never forget [criminal investigation]

"Damn, you're alright!" The little boy chased all the way out, and saw Xiang Hai was kneeling beside a snowdrift in the corner of the yard, his shoulders were twitching, and he couldn't stop vomiting.

He ran over and patted Xiang Hai on the back kindly, "You, what did you do? It was too sudden."

Recently, Xiang Hai was promoted to be a celebrity beside Zhao Ting, and this younger brother also wanted to take this opportunity to show his closeness.

Xiang Hai vomited so badly that he felt his internal organs shifted, scrambling to get stuck in his throat, making him almost suffocate.

It took a long time before he finally caught his breath, and he breathed desperately.The cold air seemed to be wrapped in ice, pouring into the lungs.

"How's it going, are you feeling better?" The younger brother continued to shoot, looking at him with a pale face and red eyes, he looked quite scary.

Xiang Hai shook his head, signaled him to stop taking pictures, and said with difficulty, "No, cough cough, it's all right."

The younger brother squatted down beside him, and tugged at his arm again, "Get up if you have nothing to do, it's so cold."

It was only then that Xiang Hai noticed that half of his arm was buried in the snow, and slowly pulled it out, his palm clenched tightly, half of which was snow and half was ice.

He threw away the things in his hand, took out a tissue from his pocket, wiped his mouth, and his hands.

The younger brother kept poking his head and observing him, "What the hell are you doing?"

"I broke my stomach." Xiang Hai sat prostrated in the snow, wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Maybe, the meat at noon is not fresh."

The younger brother frowned and looked into the snow again, "But you didn't spit out anything?"

"I... have already vomited once before." Xiang Hai made up a lie, "Is there any water?"

"Oh, I'll get it for you." After speaking, the younger brother ran towards the car they were driving.

Staring at him walking away, Xiang Hai quickly took out his mobile phone, trembling his fingers, and entered a series of phone numbers.

-Yuan Guoping is...

His fingertips were so cold that he couldn't control them, his hands were shaking violently, white air kept puffing towards the screen, blocking his vision.

"How could this happen!! How could this happen!!!" He roared silently in his heart.

He bit down on the disobedient hand, and bit down hard until blood oozes out, before it calms down.

He took a deep breath, held his breath, and quickly finished typing the text message.

-Yuan Guoping is Zhao Lang's man!careful! !

Once the text message is sent, it is promptly deleted.

Xiang Hai put away the phone, let out a tense breath, then hugged his knees heavily, and buried his head deep in his arms.

how so......

Haven't I grown up, I'm pretty brave, and everything is getting better.

But why just now, all the pain, shame, and fear of the past came back in one go.

"elder brother..."

He subconsciously touched the neckline, only to realize that the necklace representing "concentricity" was no longer there.

"Creak creak" footsteps are approaching quickly, "Here, drink some water!"

Xiang Hai quickly regained his breath and raised his head.

"So uncomfortable?" The younger brother squatted down beside him again.

"No, it might be because I vomited too hard just now, and I'm a little dizzy."

He took a sip of the water, rinsed it, spit it out, and drank a few more, "Thank you."

The younger brother rubbed his nose, and glanced at the gate of the villa, "Qian Le, you should be careful, Brother Ting's face turned dark just now."

Xiang Hai exhaled wearily, trying to force himself to be nervous, "What should we do?"

He squeezed the half bottle of water in his hand, "Brother Ting must be angry with me."

"That's necessary." The younger brother folded his hands, "It's too embarrassing. You don't know, Brother Ting doesn't like to lose face in front of Brother Wolf."

Xiang Hai unscrewed the bottle cap and took another sip. The water was colder than before, and he seemed to shiver, "Fuck. It's terrible."

"By the way, the person in the room just now is Brother Wolf, right?"

"Have you never seen Brother Wolf?" The younger brother was quite surprised.

Xiang Hai shook his head.

"The one on the right is Brother Wolf just now, and he doesn't wear glasses." The younger brother took the initiative to introduce him, with a reverent expression on his face, "Brother Wolf is so handsome, and he is kind when he looks at him."

"Then, where's the guy with the glasses on the left? Who is it?" Xiang Hai lowered his head slightly, the water bottle in his hand creaking.

"I don't know, I haven't seen it before." The younger brother shrugged.He entered the industry earlier than Xiang Hai, but he followed Zhao Ting most of the time, and he didn't know much about Zhao Lang's situation.

Xiang Hai raised his head, filled the rest of the water, and threw the empty bottle into the snowdrift, "Let's go, let's go in."

"You still dare to go back?" The younger brother stared.

Xiang Hai stared up at the window on the second floor of the villa, stood up from the snow with his hands on his knees, "We must go back."

The younger brother squatted there pondering for a moment, too.The two of them followed to support the scene and protect Brother Ting's safety. There was no reason to throw the boss and run out and squat by themselves.Besides, just now Zhao Ting asked him to come out and take a look, and he should sneak back after reading it.

So he also stood up, and patted the snow on Xiang Hai's body, "Then be careful later, if Brother Ting scolds you, just keep your head down and listen and it's over."

"Yeah." Xiang Hai nodded, "Let's go."

The two returned to Zhao Lang's study the same way, only to find that the door was closed.There were two people standing at the door, one on the left and one on the right, and they were heavyweight players by visual inspection.

Seeing that someone was approaching, the two raised their eyelids. Seeing that they were coming with Zhao Ting, they were frightened and spit out the two featherweights on the spot, so they twitched the corners of their lips slightly and ignored them.

The younger brother felt that their attitude was quite hurtful, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he stabbed Xiang Hai quietly.

Xiang Hai understood, and the two of them, one on each side, stood next to the two big men, guarding the door of the study.

If you lose, you don't lose. You can't embarrass Brother Ting anymore.The momentum is not enough, so be bold.

The two heavyweights silently rolled their eyes.

As soon as this side got stuck, Zhao Ting yelled loudly from the door, "Fart! You fucking framed me!"

The eyes of the four people outside the door immediately became tense.

"Yuan Guoping, what the hell do you mean? Tell me clearly!"

"Zhao Ting, you first..." It was Zhao Lang's voice.

"Get lost!" Zhao Ting continued to rage, and turned his gun again, "Zhao Lang, your mother is in collusion with the surname Yuan, and you want to punish me, don't you?"

"Master Ting..."

Only Zhao Ting's voice was loud, and the rest of the voices were intermittent.

"You don't fucking pretend to be a good person here! Let me tell you, Yuan, I don't like you a long time ago!"

"You fucking meddled with J8 about our old Zhao's family?"

"I didn't bother to talk to you before, but now it's okay, I've got it on my head! What are you so worried about? If you want to lick Zhao Lang, you can do whatever you want. If you dare to use me as a stepping stone, I'll kill you!"

"Fuck! Who do you think doesn't know about my fucking pants? I..."

"Zhao Ting!" The scolding was cut off by Zhao Lang.

The younger brother standing outside the door grinned when he heard it, and desperately gave Xiang Hai his eyes, "It's over, Brother Ting is angry, we two are going to be in trouble!"

Xiang Hai also twitched the corners of his mouth at him to show his sympathy, but he was wondering why Zhao Ting was so angry, and it sounded like he was targeting Yuan Guoping.

The words of Zhao Lang and Yuan Guoping behind could not be heard clearly, only a hazy hum.

Xiang Hai clenched his fingers, hoping that Zhao Ting's fire would be more intense so that he could give more information.

"Okay, okay!" Zhao Ting's voice finally came out again, the volume dropped slightly, as if he was suppressing his anger, "Zhao Lang, let me ask calmly, where is the evidence?"

"Shut up! I didn't fucking talk to you!"

"What kind of international joke are you making? The surname is Yuan, you dare to say that I am an undercover agent for the police without any proof?"

"You also believe it?"

"Wait a minute, Zhao Lang, you and him co-authored this shit, right? If you want to punish me, you should ask someone surnamed Yuan to cooperate and put shit on my head! Can you show some face!"

"My mother's eyes are really opened today, you two are a pair of idiots!"

......

The voices behind became chaotic, the three people called each other's names, Zhao Ting's intermittent yelling mixed with the sound of tables and chairs moving on the ground, like a messy play.

Xiang Hai stood where he was, calm on the surface, but extremely shocked in his heart.

what happened?Yuan Guoping said that Zhao Ting was an undercover agent? ?Is he one of his own? ? ?

impossible!If this is the case, Jiang Yuan will definitely tell himself that there is no need to send him to the pharmaceutical factory.

His mind was a little confused, but he forced himself to calm down and think quickly.

Yuan Guoping definitely had a close relationship with Zhao Lang. From this point of view, the leak of Lin Sheng's identity back then was probably related to him!

Xiang Hai bit his lower lip hard.

Then he immediately remembered that when he met Zhao Ting for the first time, he took a picture of himself.Maybe it was for Yuan Guoping to help identify it.

Thinking of this, he shivered suddenly.

But why didn't Yuan Guoping identify him, but instead brought Zhao Ting into it?

It didn't make any sense, he couldn't figure it out at all.

Suddenly, Xing Yue's voice echoed in his ears, "Xiao Hai, don't worry, he won't find out."

"and me."

"Your job is to collect evidence and prepare for the final action. My job is to keep you safe."

"We're all going to the same place."

At this time, his tense heart suddenly relaxed, and he finally understood the meaning of these promises.

No wonder Xing Yue didn't allow him to ask, probably he already knew Yuan Guoping's identity.No wonder Captain Jiang's attitude became weird later on, always asking himself if he could hold on, maybe he knew it too.

Maybe Xing Yue's sudden run to Beijing a few days ago was also related to this incident.

Thinking of this, a blazing fire surged in his chest, dispelling the chill all over his body, and even almost sent some hot things out of his eye sockets.

It turned out that Xing Yue was always there and never left him alone.

He delivered on every promise.

Xiang Hai took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions like a sea tide.His hand touched the neckline again, and scratched gently through the clothes.

Perhaps that concentric lock has already been baked into the body and will never be broken.

The noise in the study continued.Xiang Hai calmed himself down again, thinking about what might happen next and how he should deal with it.

Now, there was only one last thing left to do, and it had to be successful.

For Xing Yue, for Jiang Yuan, for Xing Yiqing, for all the anti-drug police officers, and for the millions of families that were once beautiful but eventually torn apart, and even more for himself.

As Xing Yue once said to him, those people will definitely die under the judgment of the law, but we must live well.

There was an intermittent quarrel in the study for more than ten minutes, a series of footsteps rushed to the door, and with a "crash", the door was suddenly pulled open.

Zhao Ting stood at the door with a dark face, his usually delicate hairstyle was disheveled, his shirt collar was unbuttoned, and his tie was loose and tilted to one side.

He rushed out all the way, but suddenly stopped, turned his head, and said in a cold tone, "Zhao Lang, let me tell you, don't plot against me. I can do anything if I'm in a hurry. I can afford to lose, but you may not."

"And you, Yuan Guoping, the eggs are clamped tightly, don't fucking fall out."

After speaking, he turned his head, walked out of the study, and slammed the door.As soon as he raised his eyes and saw Xiang Hai obediently guarding the door, he gritted his teeth again.

It's not going well since this day, this kid has lost himself as an adult when he entered the door.I wanted to deal with him, but now it was time to employ people, and he was indispensable by my side, so I could only let this matter go.

He stood there, and in the end he just gave Xiang Hai a hard look, turned his head and left.

Xiang Hai and another younger brother followed closely.

When Xiang Hai received the text message, Jiang Yuan was in a meeting.He glanced at the phone, and it was like a thunder exploded above his head, and immediately ended the meeting early.

He stayed in the conference room alone, read the text message several times, and there was only one thought in his mind: Xiang Hai and Yuan Guoping met!And Zhao Lang is here too!

damn it!

He clutched the phone tightly, and the back of his thin hand was bulging with blue veins.

How did these three meet together?Will Xiang Hai be in danger?Can he hold it?Will Yuan Guoping recognize him?Do you want to get him back early?

He began to pace the conference room anxiously.

Xiang Hai has been in close contact with him, reporting what he found around Zhao Ting at any time.

But Jiang Yuan never revealed to him that he and Xing Yue used Yuan Guoping to set up Zhao Ting's work together.

It is impossible for Xiang Hai to go to see Zhao Lang by himself, he must be with Zhao Ting.

He is also very clear about the relationship between Zhao Ting and Zhao Lang, and it is absolutely impossible to visit him if there is nothing to do, let alone with Yuan Guoping present.

Then there is only one answer, and it must be that he was confronted by Zhao Lang.

Jiang Yuan lit a cigarette and inhaled vigorously.

Xing Yue's plan is very ingenious, but it cannot withstand careful scrutiny.Once these three people get together, it won't take long to find that there is a fourth person in the middle who is doing tricks.

At that time, all firepower will be concentrated on Xiang Hai, and Yuan Guoping will doubt himself.Then Xiang Hai's identity can be revealed almost without his checking.

There was not much time left for him.

Zhao Ting will definitely try his best to wash himself away, but Zhao Lang should not believe it so easily.He asked Yuan Guoping to investigate and find more convincing evidence.Maybe Yuan Guoping will notice the photo of Xiang Hai sent to him by Zhao Ting before, and then follow this clue to check...

Jiang Yuan smoked the remaining half of the cigarette in one breath, and threw the cigarette butt on the ground.

This short period of time was his, no, it should be said that it was the only and last chance for the whole case.

He had to make a quick choice, should he grit his teeth and stick to it, or call Xiang Hai back and make a long-term plan?

Up to now, Xiang Hai has obtained a lot of definite evidence.

The layout of the pharmaceutical factory, the division of labor, purchase and shipment, security guards, and so on.Documents, videos, photos, phone recordings, all kinds of evidence are there.

They even secretly monitored Yuan Guoping and Director He.Just wait for the moment when the final starting gun is fired.

But the only key evidence missing is the relationship between Zhao Lang and the pharmaceutical factory.

Without this, the pharmaceutical factory can be eliminated, but Zhao Lang will make a comeback sooner or later.

He would not be reconciled if the action was terminated at this point, really not reconciled.

In that case, he would be sorry for the scar on his body, and even more sorry for those lost heroic souls.I'm also sorry for Xiang Hai's repeated pleading.

Before the operation started, Xiang Hai had promised him many times that he would protect himself and must complete this mission.And implore yourself to trust him and let him fulfill this wish.

Jiang Yuan held his face in both hands, rubbed it heavily, and when he raised his head again, he had already made a decision.

The action cannot be terminated, it must be carried out in advance, in the short few days that Zhao Lang left for him at the end.

With this decision, he immediately summoned his deputy captain and several backbones, and at the same time contacted Zhou Xun and the heads of the anti-drug teams of several other sub-bureaus.

The day of the final battle is approaching.

Returning to his place, Zhao Ting sank gloomyly in the smoke and remained silent for a long time.

Xiang Hai also stood quietly behind him, waiting for him to explode, and at the same time preparing various countermeasures.

After a long time, Zhao Ting put out the cigarette in his hand again, pushed his glasses, "Qian Le."

"Brother Ting." Xiang Hai hurried around and stood in front of him.

Zhao Ting looked up at him.I watched it for a long time, carefully, and deeply.

For so long, he has been trying to smooth this thing out.Why did that bastard Yuan Guoping suddenly say that he was an undercover police officer?Where the fuck is this going on?

But going back along the timeline, he felt that the starting point of this matter seemed to be in that photo, which was the photo of Qian Le sent to Yuan Guoping.

After that, there was that ambiguous text message, until Yuan Guoping slandered him at the end.

He always felt that this matter had something to do with Qian Le in front of him.But this feeling is like a wisp of smoke in the wind, it seems to be visible, but it can't be held at all.

He has always felt that this money is very interesting.But if this person is really a policeman, and he was responsible for the whole incident, why didn't Yuan Guoping expose it directly?It can't be that these two are in the same group, right?

If he's not a cop...

Zhao Ting stared at him coldly, so why did Yuan Guoping involve himself?Or is there an unseen fourth person playing tricks?

"Brother Ting, what's your order?" Xiang Hai said with a smile on his face, "Why don't I light another cigarette for you?"

Zhao Ting still looked at him and raised his eyebrows, "Let me ask you, why did you suddenly throw up at Zhao Lang's just now?"

Xiang Hai twitched the corner of his mouth, his face turned bitter, "I'm sorry Brother Ting, I've shamed you..."

"I have a bad stomach. I ate a few buns in the morning. The meat might not be very fresh. Then I drank a can of cold Coke."

He rubbed his hands together in embarrassment, "My stomach was rumbling, but when I saw Brother Wolf, when I got nervous, I..."

Zhao Ting gritted his teeth, "You are so nervous to see him."

Xiang Hai lowered his head in shame.

Zhao Ting touched his chin again.He felt that the fact that Qian Le was a policeman was a little unexplainable, so let's let it go for now.What he had to deal with was Yuan Guoping and Zhao Lang, and he also wanted to hear what Qian Le had to say before continuing to find his flaws.

He stood up from the sofa, walked slowly to the window, and put his hands in his pockets.

It was already dark, and outside the window were the lights of thousands of houses and the lights of cars coming and going on the road.Zhao Lang's side face is reflected on the glass, his eyes are intertwined with static or moving highlights.

"You must know what happened just now. Tell me, what do you think?"

Xiang Hai followed a few steps forward, half of his body was also reflected in the shadow of the lamp, "Brother Ting, I think he wants to mess with you."

"Huh?" Zhao Ting raised his eyebrows and turned his head slightly.

Xiang Hai bit his lip, straightened up, with a determined expression on his face, "Brother Ting, you are kind to me, so I, I won't be around the corner."

"It's them, that Yuan and Brother Lang, they want to mess with you."

Zhao Ting's temples twitched twice, but without saying a word, he turned back and continued to look out the window.

Xiang Hai went on to say, "Maybe Brother Wolf has always been on guard against you, and has always looked at you disliked, but why was it so peaceful before and didn't this happen?"

Zhao Lang turned his eyes and looked at the shadow of Xiang Hai in the glass window.

"That's because now your strength is enough to compete with him."

This is Xiang Hai's long-awaited rhetoric, and he repeated it several times without finding any flaws.

"In the past, in our business, the channels for purchasing and shipping were all in the hands of Brother Wolf, but now it's different."

"Now the pharmaceutical factory is there. It's such a big area that you can't hold it or hug it. It doesn't matter whoever occupies it."

Xiang Hai observed Zhao Ting's expression through the glass window, "You didn't pay much attention to the pharmaceutical factory before, so Brother Lang didn't take it seriously. But since you often go to the pharmaceutical factory, you get better and better with the brothers in it. Everyone is listening to you more and more, Brother Wolf has a sense of crisis."

"With a sense of crisis, you have to find a way to suppress you."

He took another step forward and lowered his voice, "This move... is extremely ruthless and absolutely unique."

"You think, if this news spreads, who would dare to follow you? At that time, you will be alone, and it will be too easy for Brother Wolf to deal with you again."

"He doesn't even need to do it himself. As for his big backer, Huo Yan, think about it, if he also believes that you are a policeman, he won't be the first..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Ting raised his hand and cut it off.

Xiang Hai calmed down again and stood silently behind him.

The ups and downs of Zhao Ting's chest were a little obvious.He felt a chill down his spine.He is not afraid of Zhao Lang, let alone Yuan Guoping.But Huo Yan...

He was thinking sharply.Not long after, he turned around halfway suddenly, "If that's the case, why did he call me over?"

Just spread rumors, isolate him, and then deal with him, isn't it over?

Xiang Hai also frowned and pondered for a while, "I guess, he is afraid of losing the reputation of being intolerant and persecuting his brothers."

"After all, there are so many younger brothers under him who all admire him."

"Besides," he paused, looking at Zhao Ting, "before you left just now, did you say 'I can do anything if I'm in a hurry'?"

Zhao Ting turned around completely.

Xiang Hai's expression was solemn, and he lowered his voice even more, "If this word spreads, no one should be afraid that it will be you. If Brother Wolf makes another move, there will be a reason for it."

Zhao Ting's pupils dilated instantly, staring at Xiang Hai.After a long time, he let out a deep breath, then slowly turned around and continued to look out the window.

It was very late at night, and Xing Yue's car was parked downstairs.

He glanced at the balcony, which was dark and lifeless.

Xiang Hai didn't come back yet, and he didn't bother to go up, so he just sat in the car and smoked.

With a cigarette in his mouth, he took out the small red velvet box from his coat pocket, opened it, and looked at the three pieces of emerald jade lying quietly inside.

He put the box on his lap, picked up two of the pieces, and put them back together along the neat section.Strictly fit, almost no traces of brokenness can be seen.

But as soon as he let go, it became two halves again.

He sighed, closed the box, and put it in the storage compartment in front of the driver's seat.

After a busy day, he has no time to match the chain, and he doesn't know when he will have time.What should Xiang Hai do if he asks?

However, he probably won't ask.

Thinking of this, his heart felt inexplicably sour, and he pinched his evil hand again.

Yesterday's Christmas dinner was very sumptuous, they ate very happily and devoted themselves to everything.How perfect would it be without the necklace.

Unknowingly sighed again, he opened the car door, ready to go upstairs and go home.

But before his butt left the seat, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

He took out his phone to look at it, frowned immediately, and returned to his seat.

"Hey?"

"I have something to tell you." It turned out to be He Kun.

"What's the matter?"

"Just an hour ago, Lao Biao was arrested in Changqing."

"Old Biao?" A series of question marks appeared in Xing Yue's mind.

He Kun's voice was neither urgent nor slow, "The ephedrine used by Zhao Lang is the product provided by Lao Biao."

Xing Yue's breathing immediately became rapid, "Are you sure?"

He Kun just let out a sigh.

Xing Yue glanced at the time, it was 10:57 in the evening.

"Is this news reliable? How do you know?"

He Kun ignored him, and before hanging up the phone, he only said, "This matter won't be hidden for long, I guess Zhao Lang will make a big move. If you want to make a move, don't hesitate."

Xing Yue put down the phone slowly.

This happened suddenly, but He Kun probably wouldn't lie to him.And whether it is true or not, you only need to inquire with the Changqing police to find out.

The question now is, what will Zhao Lang do?What about the anti-drug gang?How much time is left for them?

He thought for a while, then glanced at the dark balcony, restarted the car, and called Jiang Yuan at the same time.