Yamada Physical Examination Center.
At 5pm, the physical examination center closed for the day.
Yang Zhichao walked out of the center neatly dressed. He was wearing a mask, brown sunglasses, and a khaki bag.
When he reached the entrance, a black car stopped in front of him. The passenger seat window opened and a woman in her thirties peeked out. "Chao Chao, you didn't drive today."
"Yeah." Yang Zhichao nodded. She was his colleague at the physical examination center.
"Chao Chao, get in. I'll give you a ride."
"It's okay, I can go back myself."
"Hey, don't be so polite with me. There are no taxis at this hour."
"It's fine. It's convenient for me to take the bus. My neighborhood is just at the bus stop."
"Alright, I'll get going first."
Yang Zhichao waved his hand. "Bye."
After watching the black car leave, Yang Zhichao's smile disappeared. Other than during work hours, he did not want to interact with his colleagues.
Yang Zhichao slung his bag over his shoulder and walked to the bus stop. He took out a pair of earphones and quietly waited for the bus.
After a while, the bus did not arrive. Yang Zhichao looked down at his watch and stomped his feet. How annoying.
After another five minutes, a bus arrived. Yang Zhichao took out a coin from his bag and entered the bus. He walked to the middle of the bus.
He took out a tissue from his bag and wiped the seat.
The bus was empty. There were only four or five people sitting on it. If it was at this hour, it would be good to get on the bus.
There were seven stops from the physical examination center to Yang Zhichao's house. Yang Zhichao just had to count the stops to get on the bus.
"Ding dong …" The bus stopped at the bus stop.
Three men got on the bus. Two of them entered the bus and walked to the back. The last man stood at the front and seemed to be chatting with the driver.
Yang Zhichao did not mind. He often took this bus. Familiar things gave him a sense of security.
The bus kept moving forward. Yang Zhichao leaned against the window and dozed off.
After some time, Yang Zhichao felt that something was wrong. The bus did not stop at any stop.
Yang Zhichao raised his head and looked outside. Where was this? It was not the bus route.
Could it be that the bus route changed? He had seen the news some time ago. Because of Fei Yan, some bus routes had been adjusted.
Yang Zhichao got up and asked, "Driver, why is the route different from before?"
"The line has been changed."
"When did you change it?"
"I just received the notice today."
"Then why isn't there a notification? Please stop, I want to get off."
"Wait a moment," the driver said. "When you reach the bus stop, I can't stop you halfway."
"Well, how long until we reach the bus stop?"
"Almost there. Wait a moment."
Yang Zhichao sighed and glanced at the bus. He seemed a little uneasy. He did not like changes, especially changes that were not part of his plan. It made him feel insecure.
Yang Zhichao grabbed his khaki bag with both hands and looked at the other passengers warily. He also looked out the window from time to time.
He saw a stop sign in front of him and shouted, "Sir, please stop in front. I want to get off."
"Okay," the driver replied.
Yang Zhichao stood up and walked to the door to wait. When the car stopped, he heaved a sigh of relief and waited for the door to open.
Just then, two men walked over and seemed to want to get off as well. They stood on his left and right, sandwiching him.
Yang Zhichao was a little alarmed. He turned around and looked to his left. It was a young man wearing a mask and he could not see his face clearly. However, there was a heroic spirit in his eyes. He was tall and had a good temperament.
Just as he turned around and was about to look to the other side, he suddenly heard a shout. "Police, don't move!"
The two men behind Yang Zhichao moved at the same time. They each grabbed one of his arms and pressed him against the door.
"Let go of me. Why are you arresting me?"
"Name?" Li Hui asked.
"Yang Zhichao."
Han Bin took out a pair of handcuffs and cuffed Yang Zhichao. "We're arresting you. Come with us."
Ma Jingbo comforted the other passengers and escorted Yang Zhichao to the Yu Hua Branch.
It turned out that after Ma Jingbo spoke to Zeng Ping, he had thought about it carefully.
There were still a dozen villagers in Wu Duogui's house. If they were detained for too long, they would attract attention.
To prevent any accidents from happening, he decided to close the net in advance and carry out the arrest.
…
Almost at the same time, Zeng Ping received the news.
Nanjie Village.
Zeng Ping led a group of people and surrounded a factory.
Previously, this factory produced wooden doors. However, due to the high pollution, it had stopped production.
That was why Wu Duogui rented out the factory.
Wu Duogui was the owner of the factory. He knew the factory better than anyone else. In order to redeem himself, he actively assisted the police and took out a blueprint of the factory.
The factory had two doors. The front door was locked from the outside, and the back door was closed from the inside. After Zeng Ping studied it, he decided to break in from the front.
Before the operation, Zeng Ping borrowed a drone from Village Chief Fang. There was a camera on the drone that could monitor the situation in the factory.
There was a dog at the front and back doors. There was an Akita at the front door and a Labrador at the back door. They were both of good breed.
There was also a white Toyota sedan parked in the empty space of the factory.
The drone searched above for a while but didn't see anyone.
In front of them was a black iron gate with an iron lock hanging outside. Zeng Ping first found a pair of pliers and cut the lock on the front door. However, because of the angle, he couldn't see if the lock was damaged from inside the factory.
Wu Duogui walked to the front door and took a deep breath. He turned his head to the right side of the wall. Zeng Ping gave him a gesture of affirmation.
Knock knock … Wu Duogui knocked on the factory door. "Is anyone there?"
"Woof woof woof …" A dog barked from inside the factory.
Seeing that no one responded, Wu Duogui knocked again. Knock knock knock. Is Boss Yang here?
After a while, a man's voice came from inside the factory. He shouted, "Stop barking."
That Akita immediately became listless.
Wu Duogui didn't dare to knock anymore.
It was a tall man in his thirties. He wore a coat and didn't wear a mask. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm Wu Duogui. I'm the owner of this factory. We met once when I was looking after the factory."
"Is Boss Yang here?"
"Nope. What's the matter?" The man lit a cigarette and took a puff.
"It's like this. The village has issued a notice. For the time being, we are not allowed to start work. We are also not allowed to hire foreign workers. I'm here to tell you."
"Got it. Is there anything else?"
"There are a few people living in the factory now. When do you plan to start work? You have to tell me. I have to report it to the higher-ups."
"It's just me. I won't start work anytime soon. I won't cause you any trouble. Is there anything else? "
Wu Duogui squeezed out a smile. "That's all."
The man didn't say anything. He just smoked and stared at Wu Duogui with a pair of slender eyes.
"Then I'll leave first." Wu Duogui was a little scared by the stare. He was afraid that the man would suddenly attack him. He turned around and left the factory.
Seeing that Wu Duogui had left, the man let out a sigh of relief. He also turned around and walked into the factory.
At this time, Zeng Ping, Wang Xiao, Du Qi, and the others held their guns and tiptoed to the factory gate.
The man was walking in with his back facing the gate. He was only a few meters away.
Zeng Ping removed the lock and then gently pushed the gate open. There was still a slight sound.
"Woof, woof, woof …" A dog barked.
In for a penny, in for a pound, in for a pound. Zeng Ping pushed the gate open and rushed into the factory with his gun in hand.
The man seemed to have heard the noise. He ran in without looking back.
"Police, don't move."
"If you run, we'll shoot!"
The man ignored them. He rolled on the ground, reached behind his waist, took out a gun, and fired three shots at Zeng Ping and the others.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Then, the man hid behind a lathe.
The sound of gunfire broke the silence of the village. The dogs in the village were startled and started barking.
At the moment when the man took out his gun to return fire, Zeng Ping and the others quickly dodged. One turned sideways, one rolled over, and one lay on the ground, each looking for cover.
To be honest, the three of them did not have much experience in gunfights. Although they had been vigilant, no one expected that the man would come to open the door with a gun.
"Bang, bang, bang." Zeng Ping and the other two also fired back.
Both sides did not hit each other.
Ceng Ping glanced outside. "You've been surrounded by the police. Hand over your gun and surrender immediately."
The man smiled and shouted, "Come out. Come out and I'll give you my gun!"
"Throw the gun out first. Raise your hands above your head and come out from behind the lathe," Zeng Ping shouted.
The man spat, "Ptui, coward."
"Don't try to resist. You're already surrounded by the police. If you continue to resist, you'll die!" Wang Xiao shouted.
The man did not respond.
"I'm telling you, the SWAT team is coming this way. Once they get here, they'll probably shoot you to death," Zeng Ping shouted.
After a while, the man said helplessly, "I surrender. Don't shoot."
"Throw the gun out first."
"Okay, I'll throw it." As soon as the man's voice fell, he threw something out from behind the lathe and it landed on the ground some distance away.
It was already evening and the sky was a little dark. Zeng Ping took a closer look. It was not a gun at all, but a lump of iron. It was most likely a part of the lathe.
A figure jumped out from behind the lathe and ran into the factory.
Zeng Ping did not understand the situation in the factory. He was worried that the man would escape from the back door. The suspect had a gun. Once he escaped from the factory, he would be a huge threat to the people.
Zeng Ping did not think much and said decisively, "Shoot."
"Bang, bang, bang …" A series of gunshots rang out.
Wang Xiao and Du Qi did not hold back.
"Ah!" The man screamed and fell to the ground. There was a bloody hole in his thigh.
"I'll kill you." The man turned around and fired three shots at Zeng Ping.
Since the suspect's leg was shot, there was no need to worry that he would run out and hurt the people. Zeng Ping and the other two were not in a hurry. They hid behind cover and let him shoot.
After a while, another shot rang out. "Bang!"
This time, the gunshot was muffled. Zeng Ping hit the ground with his right hand. "Bastard!"
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