Chapter 535

“President Cheng, She Aizhen said that Wu Sibao has been out of town on business these past few days and is not at home. When asked where he went, she said she didn’t know.”
“That woman’s answers are watertight,” Cheng Mo laughed, “Qin Chi, you arrange for someone to keep an eye on No. 76. Report back as soon as you hear anything about Wu Sibao.”
“Yes.”
“Xu, send a message to the newspaper saying that Wu Siba is a major suspect and that Bai Saner received a large sum of money before he died. This money was given by Wu Siba’s men. Generally speaking, for this type of task, a sufficient settlement is given. In case of arrest or accident, this is the money for risking one’s life!” Cheng Mo called Xu Qinghe into his office and said.
“Boss, didn’t we agree not to publicly suspect that it was Wu Siba who ordered Bai Saner to shoot Chen Manli?“
”That was then, this is now. You go, just go.“ Cheng Mo said, ‘I want to see it in the newspaper tomorrow.’
”Yes.”
Inside No. 76, Lin Shiqun paced back and forth in his office. Even after exhausting himself on his female secretary, it was difficult to calm the restlessness in his heart at the moment.
Wu Sibao must be sent away as soon as possible, otherwise, his presence will be a destabilizing factor.
Knock knock. “Come in!”
“Zhijiang, what is it?” Lin Shiqun asked with a slightly relieved expression when he saw that the person who pushed the door in was Lin Zhijiang.
“The police station has sent someone to Captain Wu’s home on Julu Road.”
“What did they say?”
“She Aizhen sent someone back to say that he told the people from the International Police that Captain Wu was sent out on official business and is not at home.“
”That can buy some time.“
”Director, we haven’t yet replied to the International Police’s letter. Should we also tell them this?” Lin Zhijiang said, ”That way, they won’t have an excuse to target us.”
“That’s fine. We’re sending Da Tou away for a while anyway!“ Lin Shiqun said. ‘You make the arrangements and send him away tomorrow.’
”Should we notify Mrs. Wu and prepare some things for Captain Wu to take with him?“ Lin Zhijiang asked.
”No need. The people from the police station will definitely be watching her. If she makes a move, they’ll find out. Let’s not make things more complicated. Just buy new daily necessities when we arrive at our destination. Also, give Da Tou a new identity. Don’t use his current name and documents.”
“Director, that’s unnecessary. The constables in the concession only have some power in the 1 mu 3 fen area of the concession. Outside the concession, they are tigers, but they are also toothless.“
”Da Tou has offended so many people. The military and the Communist Party know that he has left Shanghai. How many people want his head? You don’t know?” Lin Shiqun glared at Lin Zhijiang. Once Wu Sibao left, the power he had left behind naturally passed entirely to Lin Zhijiang.
Lin Zhijiang had gambled away his money and stolen the guns that the military intelligence had entrusted to him for safekeeping and sold them. He was greedy by nature, and now he was in a situation where he had fallen into the rice bowl.
It was obviously impossible to take back what had been given away. As long as Lin Zhijiang was still in Shanghai, all of this belonged to him.
“Yes,”
“Arrange for capable people to personally escort Datou out of Shanghai and ensure his safe arrival at his destination before he returns,“ Lin Shiqun instructed.
”Director, where do you plan to send the person?“ Lin Zhijiang asked cautiously.
”Yuhang.“
”Yuhang…” Lin Zhijiang was momentarily taken aback. Although Yuhang was a good place, it was a bit far from Shanghai. He had thought that Lin Shiqun would send Wu Sibao to Jinling.
It turned out to be Yuhang. Wu Sibao would be like a lone commander in that place in the past, and in the current situation, I’m afraid he won’t be able to take many people with him.
“Director, what if Captain Wu doesn’t want to go?”
“Then take him there by force.”
“Yes.”
“This matter should be kept secret, and the fewer people who know, the better,” Lin Shiqun added.
“Boss, I’ve been paying attention to the cases in the Criminal Unit recently, and I’ve noticed that the number of missing persons cases has risen a bit in the past few months…”
“What are you getting at?“
”I think someone is stirring up trouble in the concession,“ said Lv Yue. ‘These missing people are of all ages, women, men, the elderly and children, basically all non-locals, and some are even black market people without identification.’
”We can’t analyze the cause of the disappearances, or rather, assuming someone has taken these people, we can’t find a motive, right?” Cheng Mo asked after a moment’s thought.
“Yes, after searching, there were no clues, and these people didn’t have much of a background. After the police station received the report, at most they would just register it, and basically they wouldn’t bother investigating,“ said Lv Yue.
”How did you notice it?”
“I also heard them chatting while eating, and that’s when I thought about asking around. As a result, after comparing the data horizontally, I was really shocked. In the past six months, the number of reported missing persons cases has more than quintupled compared to the same period last year. If you’re talking about abducting women and children or illegal workers going to sea, I’d believe it, but the missing people are of all ages, not picky at all, very random.“ Lv Le said.
”Do you want to check it out?“
”In the face of such an abnormal situation, shouldn’t the police station open a case for investigation?”
“But this is not under the jurisdiction of the political unit. What would people think of us if we meddle in other people’s cases?“ Cheng Mo said.
”So just ignore it?“
”Of course we have to do something about it. You write a report about the situation, and I’ll report it to the higher-ups,” Cheng Mo said. ”You must not investigate this case privately. Do you understand? You are responsible not only for yourself, but also for the child in Tan Xiaoya’s belly. If something happens, how will they both get by?”
Lü Yue’s face fell at this news. Cheng Mo’s reminder was very timely. If he had really investigated the matter when he was hot-headed, there would have been great danger.
“In the future, don’t make decisions alone when you encounter something,” Cheng Mo warned. “I know you and Qin Chi are competing with each other. Don’t worry, you got here before him and have been by my side longer. If you want to be promoted to detective, you will be the first.”
Lü Yue blushed with embarrassment at this.
He and Qin Chi were both detectives, and although Qin Chi had joined the team later, he was obviously being given more responsibility than him. In particular, Qin Chi was more clever and knew more, and he felt that he was falling behind, fearing that he would be marginalized in the future.
In fact, Cheng Mo had deliberately used Qin Chi to stimulate Lü Yue. Healthy competition among subordinates was also beneficial to him as the boss.
“Chief Cheng, I have some news!”
Qin Chi knocked on the door and walked into Cheng Mo’s office, his tone a little excited.
“Oh, what news?”
“Lin Zhijiang, No. 76, arranged for one of his subordinates to go to the train station today and buy six train tickets to Yuhang, all sleeper tickets,” said Qin Chi.
Lin Zhijiang wanted to go to Yuhang at this time, and Lin Shiqun would not let him go unless he was there on a mission.
What kind of task could it be at this time? Only to send Wu Sibao away from Shanghai. Lin Shiqun is ruthless enough to send Wu Sibao alone to Yuhang.
After this, will there be a place for him when he returns?