Atlas of Heaven and Man

After waiting for about five or six minutes, Wei Chang'an's Tuotu sedan arrived in front of the dormitory building. He reached out and pushed open the passenger door, saying to Chen Chuan, who was waiting on the steps, "Let's go, Junior, come with me."

Chen Chuan didn't waste any words, immediately stepped down the stairs, and got into the car.

Wei Chang'an waited for him to fasten his seat belt, started the car, and said, "After bringing the person back yesterday, the interrogation quickly made this guy confess. Scarface is hiding in the Shouguan District."

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "That place has a lot of people and it's very mixed."

The Shouguan District is located in the southwest of the city. Several counties and towns around it, and even other cities coming to Yangzhi City, basically pass through this area, so the traffic is very complex, and it is also very easy to leave the city from here.

Wei Chang'an said, "The Patrol Bureau searched the entire city before, but the focus was on the sphere of influence of the Bloodscar Gang, so they have not been able to find him."

Chen Chuan said, "The Shouguan District is close to the sphere of influence of the Iron Chain Gang. Could this matter be related to the Iron Chain Gang?"

Wei Chang'an said, "It's hard to say. Scarface is not Chou Huzi, he's from out of town, and he's only been in Yangzhi for a year. Unlike Chou Huzi, who has connections in many places, the Iron Chain Gang often opposes the Bloodscar Gang. As long as they can cause trouble for the Bloodscar Gang, anything is possible. But it's also possible that it has nothing to do with them, and someone else is helping them.

Chen Chuan said, "Brother Wei, is the Patrol Bureau so confident in us with this matter?"

Wei Chang'an smiled and said, "We've been following this all along. Otherwise, we wouldn't even have a clue where to look. Besides... Junior, you and Brother Wei are both children of the Patrol Bureau. If the Patrol Bureau doesn't trust us, who else would they trust?"

Chen Chuan understood. This world is like this, circles are distinct and exclusive, very repelling to outsiders. Not to mention the Patrol Bureau's internal cliques, now it's even father and son, relatives taking over. Even if he and Wei Chang'an are students of Wu Yi, because they are from the Patrol Bureau and have elders still in office at home, they are seen as their own people.

He thought for a moment and said, "Brother Wei, there's a commissioned company above you, right?"

Wei Chang'an nodded and said, "Although the specific assignment still depends on the company, the client's opinion is also very important. Don't worry, at least in the case of Scarface, it's definitely going to be given to us. The problem now is how to catch Scarface."

Chen Chuan asked, "Is there any specific information?"

Wei Chang'an said, "I'm going to talk to you about this next. According to 'Brother Tian's' confession, Scarface has several people around him." He took out a few documents, "Junior, take a look."

Chen Chuan took it and flipped through it. He thought for a moment and asked, "How did 'Brother Tian' know this? Isn't he just a small gang leader?"

Wei Chang'an said, "Look at the back, yes, this one. He is a fellow villager and distant relative of 'Quick Legs' Tian Yaozu, one of Scarface's men. Both of them are local to Yangzhi City. Because of this relationship, he was sent out to do this deal.

After the transaction yesterday, 'Brother Tian' should have gone back this morning to explain to them. In order not to arouse suspicion, the Patrol Bureau arranged a street closure and search operation yesterday, and also asked 'Brother Tian' to cooperate and send a letter over, saying that he would take the time to come over before noon. Currently, surveillance shows that Scarface and his gang are indeed there, and the people have been temporarily stabilized.

This gives us a period of time, but only this gap from morning to noon. We need to capture Scarface and his gang completely in a short period of time!"

Chen Chuan said, "Judging from the information alone, Scarface has recruited a few people in addition to two capable helpers. It's not enough for the two of us. Has Brother Wei arranged for other manpower?"

Wei Chang'an smiled and said, "This time, the company entrusted the commission to your Brother Wei, so I can naturally use some resources. Someone will come to cooperate with us specifically, but..."

He became a little more serious and said, "The situation in the mission process is unpredictable, and nothing can be foolproof. Moreover, this is Brother Wei's first time hosting such a commissioned mission, and there may inevitably be omissions, so Junior, I will arrange for you to be in the back later, but don't worry, you will get a share of the main credit."

Chen Chuan didn't care about this. It was also his first time participating in such a commissioned mission to capture important fugitives. He mainly held an attitude of learning and accumulating experience, and didn't think about coming forward himself.

The car drove all the way southwest. Half an hour later, it arrived in the Shouguan District.

Chen Chuan glanced out the car window. This place was roughly the same as the Xigang District. The architectural layout was very messy, but there were more people. Looking around, the streets were full of people, and tricycles and pedestrians often darted out.

The car was also driving slower and slower here, and Wei Chang'an honked the horn from time to time.

The car stopped and went, moving for more than twenty minutes, before arriving in front of a department store. Wei Chang'an parked the car here, then called Chen Chuan to get out of the car together, and then turned into a small alley.

After three turns and five turns, they came to a small red brick building. They went up from the narrow stairwell, and when they reached the top floor, Wei Chang'an went up and knocked on the door, saying, "Old Si, open the door."

The door was pulled open from the inside, and a young man with long hair appeared behind the door. He first greeted Wei Chang'an, then looked at Chen Chuan and said with a smile, "This is Junior Chen, right?"

Wei Chang'an introduced to Chen Chuan, "Cai Si, also from Wu Yi."

Chen Chuan greeted, "Senior Cai."

Cai Si waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, it sounds like I'm very bad, just call me 'Fourth Brother'."

Wei Chang'an said, "Let's go inside and talk."

Cai Si welcomed the two in, looked outside again, and closed the door when he saw there was no movement.

Wei Chang'an went inside, came directly to the window, and looked outside, asking, "How is it?"

Cai Si also walked over and said, "There's no movement. Even if they suspect there's a problem with the letter, they won't transfer without finding the next foothold, and Lao Wu and the others are still watching over there."

Wei Chang'an hummed, turned his head and pointed outside, and said to Chen Chuan, "Junior, look, that's the building."

Chen Chuan looked out the window. They were on the fifth floor here, and the other buildings were shorter, but on the other side of the street, about two hundred meters away, there was a four-story north-south building similar to a tube building, but both sides were old windows and there were no balconies.

Wei Chang'an said, "According to 'Brother Tian's' confession, Scarface and his gang are staying in the three connected rooms on the east side of the fourth floor. Both the east and west sides are residential buildings. On the northeast side, that is, behind the building, there is a road, about dozens of meters away, which is an open-air trade market. The south side is an open space."

Cai Si also explained to Chen Chuan, "It's not difficult to go up and arrest people, as long as there are enough people, but we considered that if Scarface isn't stupid, he can arrange a lookout in the residential buildings near the street entrance. As long as they find more unfamiliar faces approaching, they might be alarmed, and that would be bad."

Wei Chang'an said, "Fortunately, the tallest building nearby, besides that building, is here. And they live on the top floor, so we plan to have people split up, find a hidden location to climb up, and meet on the roof.

About two hundred meters away, there is a boxing gym. I will have them set off firecrackers in the open space on the south side to make some noise and attract the attention of Scarface and his gang. Then we will take the opportunity to flip in from the north window and implement the arrest. Even if they run out, there are people from the boxing gym below responsible for cooperating, so the chance of success will be greater."

Chen Chuan asked, "Boxing gym? Is the boxing gym here willing to cooperate with this kind of thing?"

Wei Chang'an smiled and said, "The fugitive that the Patrol Bureau is arresting is so close to this boxing gym. Afterwards, they might be searched under some pretext. Then it's hard to say whether this boxing gym can continue to operate. We are helping them get rid of suspicion by asking them to cooperate. They won't refuse."

Chen Chuan thought about it and understood what he meant. The boxing gym itself is a local tyrant, a force in itself. And such a close distance, it's simply a gang of fugitives appearing under their noses. Even if you say you have nothing to do with these people, the Patrol Bureau can still find fault with you, so they dare not not cooperate.

He said, "What does Brother Wei need me to do?"

Wei Chang'an said, "The commissioned company has sent a lot of people to cooperate with me. They are all professionals, so Junior doesn't need to participate in the direct arrest operation. Junior, you are responsible for guarding the northeast intersection leading to the trade market with Lao Si, to prevent any fish from escaping."

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