Seeing that everything was ready, Ning Zhiheng said to Zhang Liu Datong, "Let's begin! Be careful, don't let any suspicious person slip by!"
Upon hearing the order, Liu Datong immediately nodded in agreement. Turning around, he loudly commanded his men, "Four people per group, search house by house from east to west. Bring all renters, especially those who have rented houses in the last ten days or so, here. Passersby on the street are not allowed to leave; check their identities and register them. If anyone is found to be unidentified, detain them on the spot and bring them here for verification! In short, any suspicious individuals, better to arrest the innocent than let them go, bring them all here! Now! Move out immediately!"
As soon as the order was given, everyone sprang into action. The security police, patrol officers, and household registration officers, along with the action team members behind them, went door-to-door in batches to check each household. People who were walking on the street were also forced to stand against the wall on the south side of the street to wait for their identities to be checked. For a moment, the atmosphere was extremely tense. No one dared to breathe loudly, stunned by the murderous scene!
Such a commotion on the street naturally alerted the Zuo siblings who were hiding in the mansion, and they immediately sensed that something was wrong!
Zuo Rou gritted her teeth and said, "You all wait here. I'll go out and find out what happened."
Zuo Gang nodded and carefully instructed, "Find out what's going on, don't act rashly, and come back and let them know as soon as possible!"
Zuo Rou nodded in agreement, tidied herself up, put her hair up, and gently inserted the willow-leaf knife to hide it. She looked gentle and lovely, with no trace of ferocity in her expression.
Pushing open the courtyard gate, Zuo Rou stepped onto the street and saw a scene of heightened vigilance. All pedestrians had been herded by the police to stand in the corner on the south side of the wall, clearing a wide street. Teams of police officers were knocking on doors from house to house, their voices of reprimand and questioning never ceasing.
She crept up to a pedestrian standing against the wall and cautiously asked, "Brother, do you know what's going on here? Why are there so many police officers? Are they looking for someone?"
The man turned around and saw a pretty young woman looking at the scene on the street with a fearful expression. He couldn't help but comfort her gently, "I don't know, I heard it's a population survey, but this is too much of a fuss. They've blocked off all the roads, allowing entry but not exit! Sigh, I just came out to buy some rice, and now I'm stuck here. I don't know when they'll let me through. Girl, you should go back inside. If a pretty woman like you gets targeted by these guys in black, it'll be a real problem!"
Zuo Rou was shocked when she heard this! The road was blocked off, and people were allowed to enter but not leave. This was no census; it was clearly a search and arrest. She thanked them and slowly turned back into the courtyard, closing the gate behind her.
He said to Zuo Gang and Zuo Qiang, who were waiting, "Something's not right. All the roads are blocked off. People are allowed to enter but not leave. They're searching house to house. It looks like they're targeting us!"
Upon hearing Zuo Rou's words, the two brothers' expressions immediately changed. If that was the case, the situation was dire. Worse still, the house belonged to their boss's mistress, who had vacated the property to facilitate their work. He had already taken her away, and now, if they were to search every house, how were they supposed to cope? Moreover, there were two corpses lying in the side room!
Zuo Gang lowered his head and pondered for a while before saying to Zuo Rou, "When we're checking things later, Xiao Rou, you just deal with it and play it by ear! First, sound them out. If the police searching the house don't know the homeowner, just pretend to be her and get by. If they do know her, just say we're relatives from her hometown, here to stay with her, and that the homeowner herself is out running errands!"
After saying that, he turned to Zuo Qiang and said, "Quick, let's go and deal with the body first!"
The two turned around to deal with the body, while Zuo Rou listened to the commotion outside the courtyard gate!
The sounds from the street grew closer, and soon after, there was an urgent knocking on the door!
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