At this point, it was almost certain that Hu Zhixin had heard some news. Perhaps it was because he felt that something was wrong with Meng Shuhai, the former county public security bureau chief, and had fled to seek refuge.
Li Rui was not surprised when he received the news. Hu Zhixin was a gang leader who had been running amok in Shuanghe County for decades. If he did not even have the ability to listen to the wind, he would have been caught by the police and even shot to death countless times. He had smelled that something was wrong with Meng Shuhai's case, so it was reasonable for him to escape. The most important thing now was to figure out what he was thinking. If he felt uneasy because he was under the protection of two rules, and just wanted to hide for a while to see which way the wind blew, then he wouldn't hide for long, and would show himself again. If he felt that the county was going to deal with him, then he might not show himself again, and run away from the law, which was also the worst result.
Unfortunately, the former possibility had disappeared due to the various actions of the special task force. Even if the special task force was only "assisting in the investigation," how could Hu Zhixin, who was a smart person, not hear the hidden coldness in this? "Oh, when Meng Shuhai was here, the county public security bureau did not ask about me. Now that Meng Shuhai was under the law, the county public security bureau immediately asked me to go to the bureau to assist in the investigation. Do you think I'm stupid and don't know what this means?"
So, the current situation was that Hu Zhixin must have known that the county public security bureau was going to arrest him and had already taken the means to escape the law. The only glimmer of hope left for the county public security bureau was that Hu Zhixin was currently hiding and had not had time to escape.
Li Rui provided Gao Jianxin with a few ideas to find Hu Zhixin.
First, they could still use Xu Guang as a surprise weapon and let Xu Guang pretend to be loyal to Meng Shuhai and Hu Zhixin. Then, they could find a way to contact Hu Zhixin himself or his confidants and get his whereabouts or escape route.
Second, they could find a way to catch Hu Zhixin's confidants like Shang Meimei. They might be able to find some clues from them.
Third, they could find the cadres in the county public security bureau who had been bribed by Hu Zhixin, such as Chengguan Town Police Chief Zhu Tao. They would definitely report the county public security bureau and the task force's action plan to Hu Zhixin in real time. Then, they would be able to contact Hu Zhixin and even know his whereabouts.
These three ideas had nothing to do with criminal investigation skills, so when Li Rui told Gao Jianxin about them, he wasn't worried about being laughed at. He believed that the task force would be able to find Hu Zhixin faster with the help of these three ideas on top of the basic investigation and search strategy.
Li Rui also suggested that Gao Jianxin should not announce the arrest of Hu Zhixin to the public for the time being. Right now, they needed Hu Zhixin to assist in the investigation. Since they could not find Hu Zhixin, this matter would be considered to have come to an end. They would not contact or look for Hu Zhixin in the future. This would give Hu Zhixin the illusion that the county public security bureau no longer paid attention to him. Even if Hu Zhixin could not completely let down his guard, he could at least let his guard down. This would be very helpful in catching him in the future.
After this phone call, Li Rui felt that he should not contact Hu Zhixin's family for now. He originally wanted to follow the purpose of the small meeting he had with Fang Qingyun and Bo Yubing. He wanted to contact Hu Zhixin's family in private to see if he could find a suitable person to take over Hu Zhixin's business. However, if he talked to Hu Zhixin's family about this matter now, it would give them a psychological hint that the county not only wanted to arrest Hu Zhixin, but also wanted to sentence him to death. They would definitely inform Hu Zhixin, who was already in hiding. Naturally, Hu Zhixin would not wait for his death. He would run even crazier and crazier, which would make it even harder to catch him. Therefore, this step should wait for a few days. It would not be too late to do it after they caught Hu Zhixin.
After work in the evening, Li Rui carried his briefcase and strode out of the government compound. When he reached the entrance, he stopped and looked at the BMW X5 parked in the courtyard of the guest house across the street. He hesitated for a moment and decided not to drive it to the rented house. After all, he was now considered half a public figure in Shuanghe County. The car he drove was so luxurious and high-profile. If he could avoid driving it, he would try his best to avoid unnecessary trouble. He also could not let people find out that he had secretly rented a house outside and that there was a beautiful woman living in the house.
He withdrew his gaze and turned right. He planned to walk west for a while. When he walked out of the county government building and Fuqian Street, where the county government offices were densely packed, he would take a taxi to the house. When he retracted his gaze, his eyes were coincidentally caught by the reflection of the setting sun from the rearview mirror of a car parked on the east side of the guest house. He subconsciously turned his head to take a look and saw that it was a gold 5 Series BMW sedan. He didn't take it to heart and continued to head west.
After walking more than 300 meters, Li Rui was about to leave the main section of Fuqian Street. He planned to stop and hail a taxi. However, he did not stop immediately. Instead, he walked forward and looked for a taxi. When he occasionally looked back, he saw that the gold BMW 5 Series that was parked in front of the guest house was slowly moving more than 100 meters behind him. He still did not take it to heart. He just remembered this change in his consciousness for the time being. He walked more than 10 meters and hailed a taxi. After he got in, he told the driver to go to the residential area.
On the way, Xuefei called him and told him that he was cooking delicious food in the house. He would be able to eat it when he got home.
After Li Rui finished the call, he was in a good mood. He looked around and saw that there was a familiar car not far behind him. He looked back and saw a gold BMW 5 Series about 30 to 40 meters away. It was the same car that he saw in front of the guest house. When he saw it, his heart skipped a beat. If it was following him when he was walking west, it could be explained that it was on the way. But now that he was in a taxi and the taxi had already passed through three crossroads, it was still following him. Wasn't this on the way a bit too smoothly? Could it be that it was following him?
"Although I haven't been in Shuanghe for a long time, I've offended some people. Last night, I was beaten up by Wang Bo, and that's a very obvious example. So, it's very likely that other than Wang Bo, there are also my enemies plotting revenge against me. Since this BMW is so strange, I can't not be careful … Uh, why don't I test him?
When Li Rui thought about it, he immediately instructed the driver, "Sir, we're not going to Yihe Garden. Stop at the entrance of the residential area."
When the driver heard it, he was a little unhappy and said, "Why are you changing your mind?"
Li Rui took out a ¥10 bill and handed it to the driver. "Sorry for the trouble. Keep the change."
Shuanghe County wasn't big. Taking a taxi from the west to the east or the north to the south would only cost about ¥7 to ¥8. Unless they were going to the outskirts of the county, ¥10 was more than enough to take a taxi. Li Rui only spent ¥6 to ¥7 on this road. Giving the driver ¥10 and telling him not to keep the change would allow him to earn ¥3 to ¥4 more.
When the driver heard it, he was satisfied. He took the money and nodded his head. "Then, I'll drop you at the Runhua Park."
Li Rui nodded and thought that he had changed his destination at the last minute. If that golden BMW was really following him, it should have stopped at the entrance of the Runhua Park.
While they were talking, the taxi had already stopped at the east entrance of the Runhua Park. Li Rui got off the taxi and quickly walked into the residential area with his briefcase. Coincidentally, there was a small supermarket on his right. After pondering for a moment, he quickly walked in.
After walking around the supermarket, Li Rui returned to the entrance. He hid behind the door and peeked at the entrance of the residential area. He frowned when he saw that the golden BMW was indeed parked at the entrance of the residential area.
"It's really coming for me. But who's the person in the car?"
Li Rui couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought about it. He suddenly thought that the other party had followed him to the entrance of the residential area. Since that's the case, he couldn't hide in the supermarket. Otherwise, the other party would think that he had discovered him. He had to return to the main road of the residential area. Thinking about this, he casually took a bottle of cola and walked out of the supermarket. He drank as he walked deeper into the residential area.
When he was about to turn right at the end of the road, Li Rui took the opportunity to take a peek behind him. He saw that the BMW had already driven in and was still fifty to sixty meters away from him. He sneered in his heart. You want to follow me home with such a clumsy method? Dream on. He started to think about how to deal with the other party. Should he wait at the corner and confront the person in the car? Or should he play a little trick to silently resolve the other party's scheme?
Of the two methods, the former was obviously more direct and effective. However, it also had obvious repercussions. If the other party didn't succeed, they would come back in the future.
However, Li Rui still decided to use the former. After all, the latter was too troublesome to set up and might not be effective. After he made up his mind, he hid in the corner and waited for the other party to drive over.
The driver of the BMW saw that Li Rui had disappeared around the corner. Naturally, he was afraid that he would lose him. He stepped on the accelerator and quickly turned the corner. However, he realized that Li Rui was no longer in his field of vision. He was stunned for a moment before the car slowed down and almost came to a stop.
Li Rui took this opportunity to jump out and block the front of the car. He was about to hit the hood of the car to ask the driver to get out when he saw the driver's face through the windshield. He was shocked and angry when he saw the driver's face. He shouted, "It's you!"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
