Glancing at the obviously anxious Zhang Huzi, Goatee stretched out his hand to pinch the beard on his chin, thought for a while, and then slowly spoke:
“The bill was just passed yesterday, so it’s impossible for the police to take action so quickly. Besides, our size is nothing compared to those local gangs.
Even if they want to do something, they won't start with us, so why are you so anxious? Besides, we are already aware that opium is harmful to the world, and since we have chosen this path, there is no turning back.
It's too late to regret now. I think you are not worried about our own safety, but about your precious son!"
Hearing this, Zhang Huzi couldn't help but reveal an awkward smile. He only had this one precious son in his life, who had been spoiled by him since childhood and developed a domineering personality. He originally didn't want to let his son go on this mission to pick up the goods.
But this troublesome guy was so shameless that he insisted on going to see the world, and he kept saying that the goods this time were all their assets, and they were not confident that Huang Guangli, an outsider, would be in charge. They had to have a family member to look after them.
He had no choice but to agree to his request and let him go to Porto Alegre to pick up the goods as Huang Guangli's deputy. However, within just a few days, the Brazilian Legislative Assembly issued such a strict anti-drug bill.
If his son was caught on the road, it would be a serious matter and he would lose his head. How could he not worry?
"Haha... Master, you know I only have this one precious son. If anything happens to him, I won't be able to explain to his mother."
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Seeing this, the old man with a goatee gently shook his head and closed his eyes and said:
"Well, a loving mother often spoils her son. Your kid is not a worry-free person. If you hadn't insisted on letting him go this time, I wouldn't have agreed to let him go.
Now they have successfully received the goods. Didn't they send a message saying that they have entered South Casuarina? What else do you have to worry about?
A little delay on the road is not a big deal.”
After hearing what his master said, Zhang Huzi could only sigh helplessly and found a nearby stool to sit down. However, his eyes still looked out of the window involuntarily, wanting to see his son's figure under the dim light of the pier.
Almost an hour later, the cargo ship led by Huang Guangli finally returned to the manor slowly. After both sides confirmed safety through several light signals, Huang Guangli led the cargo ship to the dock.
At this time, Zhang Huzi saw the cargo ship approaching the shore and breathed a sigh of relief. As a big boss, he certainly couldn't rush down to check the situation, but could only stand outside the window and quietly watch the crowd unloading not far away.
But as he looked at them, he felt something was wrong. He did not see his son in the crowd. This made him panic. He no longer cared about his dignity and went to the dock to check the situation in person.
"Master, the number of people who came back seems to be wrong. Kui'er doesn't seem to have come back. Could something have happened? I want to go down and take a look."
Upon hearing this, the old man with a goatee, who had been very calm all along, was also stunned. He immediately stood up from the stool, walked quickly to the window, picked up a telescope and looked towards the dock.
After looking around, he found that there was indeed no sign of his disciple. He couldn't help but frown and said:
"That's right. Not only did we not see your Kui'er, but the number of people who came back was not right. You should go down and confirm the situation."
Seeing that his master also agreed with his opinion, Zhang Huzi had no time to hesitate. He agreed and rushed down with agility that was not suitable for a middle-aged man.
Lu Miao, who was monitoring the manor from a distance, was watching the cargo ship slowly approaching the dock through a telescope. The police officer next to him couldn't help but say:
"Sir, when do we start?"
Hearing this, Lu Miao, who was looking through a telescope, did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at the cargo ship approaching the shore in the distance without saying a word. After a while, he slowly said:
“No, the number is wrong. When they were in Porto Alegre, there were twenty-four of them. Excluding the four who were exploring the land route, they should have had twenty more people, but now there are only twelve people here.
Even if there is another speedboat on guard outside, they shouldn't be missing so many people. Has the person in charge of the investigation received any news yet?"
Upon hearing this, the police officer beside him quickly picked up the binoculars and looked out the window. While observing the situation at the dock, he replied:
"Sir, the news has not been sent back yet. However, since the cargo ship has returned, they should send back news soon."
"Tell them not to come back and immediately check downstream to see where the cargo ship was delayed for so long.
Why was the cargo ship delayed for so long during this period of time? Where did some of the people on board go?"
Upon hearing Lu Miao's order, the police officer immediately took the order and left.
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, another policeman took his place and picked up the telescope to observe the scene on the dock in the distance.
As time passed, the policeman noticed something was wrong.
"Sir Lu, the quantity of the goods is also wrong. We have quietly counted the number of boxes at the Porto Alegre terminal warehouse, as well as the number on their bill of lading. Now the number here is obviously wrong.
At least half of the goods never made it back here.”
Hearing this, Lu Miao's face instantly turned ugly. He adjusted the direction of the telescope, stared at the quantity of goods for a while, and found that it was indeed as the police officer said.
The quantity of goods didn't match, which made him very angry. Such an important matter had such a big mistake. This matter was a case that Mr. Fang was personally concerned about. If he messed up, he would find a piece of tofu and kill himself.
"These damn bastards, suspend the arrest operation here, send more people, and make sure to find out the whereabouts of the cargo ship during the time it disappeared.
You must also find the missing batch of goods for me and never let them flow into the market, understand?"
"Yes, sir!"
The police officers also knew the seriousness of the incident. They stood at attention and received orders. Some called to mobilize personnel. Some ran to the map to look for abnormal sections of the road. In the room where the lights were deliberately dimmed, the police officers became busy instantly.
On the opposite dock, Zhang Huzi had already learned from Huang Guangli where his son had gone, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
But soon, his heart was lifted again.
"You mean, you always felt like someone was watching your actions along the way?"
Although the cargo had been unloaded, Huang Guangli did not relax, but scanned the darkness around him vigilantly from time to time! He knew very well that the safer he felt, the more dangerous it might be.
"Yes, big brother! I have been in the underworld for so many years, and it is precisely because of my caution and intuition that I am still alive today. I believe that my intuition will not be wrong.
Moreover, even the security guard I arranged disappeared, so this was definitely not my illusion."
Hearing this, Zhang Huzi frowned. Huang Guangli was his confidant, so of course he trusted him, otherwise he would not have given him such an important task. After thinking for a while, Zhang Huzi slowly spoke:
"Who do you think is watching you?"
Huang Guangli was a little hesitant this time. Although his intuition told him that someone was targeting them, he had no way of confirming who was targeting them.
After thinking for a while, he could only shake his head helplessly:
"I don't know. At first I thought they were the police, so before entering Porto Alegre, I went ashore to investigate, but I didn't find anything unusual.
When picking up goods at the dock, we were also extremely careful and sent guards 500 meters away, but we did not find anything unusual.
Our delivery process was also very smooth.
I thought it was my illusion, but after entering South Casuarina, the security post I set up disappeared, which forced me to take this response. "
After hearing Huang Guangli's words, Zhang Huzi did not blame him, but patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction and said:
"You did a good job and your response was very reasonable. But I think it's unlikely that the police were involved in this matter. It could be that other gangs are trying to find out our background.
But if they don’t take action this time, they are probably waiting for the next opportunity.”
Hearing this, Huang Guangli felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. After all, in his opinion, no matter which party wanted to take action against them, the purpose must be for this batch of goods.
But now the goods have returned to the manor. If those people want to take action, the best time to do so is when the goods are unloading at the dock. But up to now, there has been nothing unusual, which made him a little confused about the situation for a moment.
What he didn't know was that while he was wondering why the people who were staring at him didn't take any action yet, someone in the police force who were monitoring them from a distance also raised the same question.
"Sir, these guys have already shipped the goods to the manor, why don't we take action?"
Hearing his subordinate's question, Lu Miao did not get angry, but still held up the telescope and looked at the people on the dock in the distance with an expressionless face. He said in a firm tone:
"Our goal is not only to get promoted and make money, but to completely eradicate this cancer among the Chinese people and make a good start in the anti-drug cause in Brazil.
If we rush out now, we can catch all the drug dealers, but the ones we missed will definitely flee. The missing opium will definitely flow into the market again.
Then our action was unsuccessful, and we have no way to explain to Master Fang."
"But after these guys receive this batch of opium, they will start selling it tomorrow, and a lot of it will flow into the market by then."
“So, we are in a hurry. We must find the missing part before they transfer or sell this batch of opium tonight.
We must not give them the opportunity to sell this batch of opium."
The police officers all looked serious when they heard this. They had never thought that this group of drug dealers would do something so tricky right under their noses and transfer part of the drugs they had been holding. This caused a major flaw in their entire operation.
In this way, everyone could only wait for the results of the police's investigation into the whereabouts of the other part of the opium, while keeping a close eye on this batch of opium that had already been stored in the warehouse to ensure that no accidents would occur.
Time passed little by little as everyone was busy and nervous. Zhang Huzi, Huang Guangli and other drug dealers quickly transported the opium from the dock into the warehouse of the manor.
Soon, calm returned to the dock.
Just as Lu Miao and others who had been quietly observing the movements in the manor were becoming more and more impatient waiting, the phone in the room suddenly rang. Everyone's eyes turned to the direction of the phone. The police officer who answered the phone had just picked up the phone and said a few words when he couldn't help but screamed out in surprise.
"Really? Well done, I'll report to my superior right away."
After saying that, without hanging up the phone, he turned around and shouted to Lu Miao:
"Sir, where did our people find the other people and goods?"
Lu Miao was overjoyed when he heard this. He quickly put down the telescope in his hand and walked to the phone. He grabbed the phone and said:
"Tell me quickly, what's going on? Where are they?"
The voice on the phone also revealed a hint of excitement.
"Sir, when our people were searching downstream along the river, they found a suspicious fishing boat. They monitored the movement of the cargo ship from a distance until all the cargo on the cargo ship was unloaded and everyone entered the manor. Then they started the fishing boat and headed downstream.
After we identified that the three people on the fishing boat were among the few people going to Porto Alegre to transport goods, we quietly followed them.
Later we saw them reunited with another fishing boat on a tributary, and after our identification, we found that all the missing people were there. "
Hearing this, Lu Miao was overjoyed. After taking a deep breath, he slowly spoke:
"Do you have enough manpower now? Are you sure you can catch them all in one fell swoop?"
"Don't worry, sir. We have the support of the marine police brothers who came up from behind, plus the militia brothers from Hong Yi Tang. There are nearly fifty of us. We can definitely catch these eight people in one fell swoop."
After receiving a positive answer, Lu Miao no longer hesitated and raised his left hand, looking at the watch on his hand and said:
"Now we are on the right track, the time is 11:08 pm. We have half an hour to prepare, and we will start at 11:40. Is that clear?"
"Yes, sir, it is now eleven and eight, we will start at eleven forty sharp."
"Very good, let us work together to completely eradicate this cancer!"
After saying that, Lu Miao hung up the phone and said to everyone in the room:
"Brothers, we have found the missing goods and the drug dealers. In order to avoid any more trouble, we will catch all the drug dealers tonight. Do you have confidence?"
There was a short and powerful response in the room instantly.
"have."
"Very good, our target is this manor. Everyone has seen the photos of the drug dealers in the manor. None of these people can escape. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
"Very good. Now, according to the teaming we have already assigned, our police and militia will be divided into four groups to encircle the manor.
Please remember, these drug dealers are extremely vicious. If you encounter resistance, I authorize you to shoot directly. While ensuring your own safety, try to capture as many people alive as possible. Do you understand?"
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, the people in the room began to move to their respective designated areas in an orderly manner. The house, which had been bustling just a moment ago, suddenly became quiet.
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