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After some inquiries, Qin Sisi had not yet been released from prison, so it wasn't likely to be her causing trouble. Luo Bo called me to attend a meeting at the Criminal Investigation Bureau. This time, I dutifully requested leave from the doctor and took a taxi to the bureau.
The conference room was the kind with a large table in the center and a projection screen at the front. When I entered, the meeting had already begun. I saw Luo Bo chairing the meeting, and Wang Zeyu was also seated at the large table in a less conspicuous position. Observing the old-fashioned large enamel mugs on the table, I quietly sat on a chair beside it, not at the table, and listened intently.
A while later, representatives from the transportation department arrived. I moved closer to the door. Then, officials from the management committee arrived, and I moved even closer to the door. Finally, I ended up sitting by the door, just a step away. At this moment, a man with a ramrod-straight posture, looking like a SWAT officer, walked in. I stood up to give the SWAT officer a seat, then stood by the door. Just then, someone at the table called me and handed me a thermos: "Hey, you by the door, young comrade, go fetch us some hot water."
"Sure thing, sir!"
I wandered around with the thermos, unable to find the water room for a long time. However, I saw Yu Xiaoluo walking out of her office in a good mood.
"Sister!"
"Aren't you in a meeting?"
"It's not for me; I'm not even qualified to sit in. By the way, what are you going out for?"
"I've taken leave, combining my annual leave with my wedding leave. I'm going to try on wedding dresses today."
"Brother Luo isn't accompanying you."
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"He has to complete this mission before he can take leave."
I chuckled and handed the thermos to a young policeman nearby: "Comrade, the first conference room needs this. This is your chance to shine." The young comrade looked at me curiously, and I linked arms with Yu Xiaoluo: "Let's go, beautiful sister, I'll accompany you to try on wedding dresses."
The main purpose of this meeting was to arrest Zhu Guang. The leaders of the Criminal Investigation Bureau attached great importance to it, and a joint operation involving multiple departments was launched to thoroughly scout Zhu Guang's villa. In the afternoon, the SWAT action team would apprehend Zhu Guang with lightning speed.
This matter had little to do with me, so I went to accompany Yu Xiaoluo to try on wedding dresses.
Yu Xiaoluo was driving a Volkswagen Golf, her mood cheerful. She was getting married, and I was genuinely happy for her. I met Yu Xiaoluo in 2000 when she was undercover for Qin Sisi. That year, she was twenty-five years old and had just been transferred from the SWAT action team to the criminal investigation group. I deeply admired her skills, but her acting was poor, making her unsuitable for undercover work.
It was also from that year that we developed many connections. She had a somewhat strong personality and a bad temper. But in my heart, there were moments when I harbored feelings of affection for her. It wasn't until 2005 that I understood a truth: Yu Xiaoluo always saw me as a younger brother, and there shouldn't be any emotional entanglements between us.
How should I put it? If a man doesn't spend money on a woman, he definitely doesn't love her. And if a woman doesn't spend a man's money, she doesn't love him either. At that time, I was cornered by Zhang Si, and I gave two hundred million to Yu Xiaoluo.
Although I later successfully counterattacked and apprehended Zhang Si, I didn't ask for the money back from Yu Xiaoluo. Yu Xiaoluo used it to buy property and invest in Beijing, and she even bought a siheyuan for me (though I haven't been there yet). But this was merely help; she didn't keep a single cent of my money. This Golf was bought by her and Luo Bo with a loan.
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While Yu Xiaoluo was trying on wedding dresses, I waited. She came out, looking pleased, and asked me if she looked good. I shook my head.
"It's not that I don't look good, is it, Sister?"
Yu Xiaoluo, with her terrible temper, became unhappy when I didn't praise her.
"No, Sister, you are breathtakingly beautiful. This wedding dress doesn't do you justice."
I pointed to the signature wedding dress in the store: "How about trying this one?"
"It's very expensive."
"Think of it as a birthday gift from your little brother."
"Alright, I accept. I'll go change."
I watched Yu Xiaoluo, who was now beaming, and asked her seriously, "Do you want me to help Brother Luo pick out a new suit? I don't trust his taste."
"No need. He'll wear his police uniform that day. I'm going to try on wedding dresses now!"
The shop assistant brought her a wedding dress, and Yu Xiaoluo, like a little girl, happily picked up the hem of the skirt and ran into the fitting room. At that moment, my heart suddenly felt a pang of sadness. Just then, someone behind me asked, "When love is in the air, one regrets not having enough poetry; since ancient times, talented scholars have been philanderers. You haven't escaped the common lot after all."
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Hearing this voice, I turned around in surprise and saw a plump, radiant woman. She looked vastly different from how she did two years ago, having gained a lot of weight, but appearing even more graceful and noble.
"Senior Sister!"
"Long time no see, Tang Nan."
"What are you doing here?"
"Trying on wedding dresses. I'm getting married."
I looked at the little girl dressed like a princess in her arms, and a flood of emotions washed over me. My lips felt dry, and I pursed them, managing to say, "Brought the child to try on wedding dresses."
Just then, a nanny-like woman hurried over: "Madam, Mr. Duan is calling for you. Leave the little darling to me."
Senior Sister smiled and actually handed the child to me. I fumbled to catch her. She said calmly, "Hold her. She's your daughter, after all."
"Mine?"
Senior Sister smiled: "Do you want to do a paternity test? There's no need. I don't plan to give the child to you."
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The child was only about a year old and couldn't speak yet. She looked at me with innocent eyes, then suddenly opened her arms and hugged my neck, before bursting into tears, leaving me flustered.
The nanny took the child back: "You're not holding her steadily. The little darling is scared."
Senior Sister laughed heartily: "Goodbye, Tang Nan. I know what you're thinking, but I want to say that this is truly a coincidence. Even the meticulously planning Senior Uncle Zhu Guang might not have expected us to meet here. However, since we've met, I'll let you in on a piece of information: Senior Uncle Zhu Guang is waiting for you to catch him."
After saying this, Senior Sister turned and left, followed by the nanny. They went into another hall where a man of elegant demeanor was waiting for her. This man must be Mr. Duan, whom Senior Sister was marrying.
Until Senior Sister left, I remained motionless, lost in thought about her words: Senior Uncle Zhu Guang is waiting for us to catch him?
At this moment, Yu Xiaoluo, now wearing a brand-new wedding dress, emerged. She looked at me demurely: "This one really looks good. I checked the price; it's tens of thousands!"
"Buy it!"
As soon as I said it, I turned and ran. Anyone who didn't know would think I was trying to skip out on the bill, but Yu Xiaoluo wouldn't think that.
"What's wrong? Tang Nan, where are you going?"
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"Back to the Criminal Investigation Bureau. Something's happened."
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After I hurried back to the Criminal Investigation Bureau, I saw that half the police cars in the courtyard were gone. My heart sank immediately. It was bad; they must have already acted. I ran into the lobby and grabbed someone, asking, "Have you seen Captain Luo?"
"Captain Luo is out on a mission."
"When did that happen?"
"About an hour ago."
"Where is he on this mission?"
"I don't know that."
I let go of the officer and strode upstairs to the conference hall. Everyone in the conference room had left; the projector was off, and the lights were dimmed.
If Luo Bo was in command this time, then Wang Zeyu must be here. Realizing this, I quickly ran to Wang Zeyu's office. Fortunately, my guess was correct. Wang Zeyu was drinking tea from an enamel mug and looking at documents. Seeing me rush in, sweating profusely, Wang Zeyu smiled and asked, "You came for the meeting, but I didn't see you when it ended."
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"You went to arrest Zhu Guang?"
"Yes. I know Zhu Guang's capabilities. To avoid him detecting us, we adopted a strategy of immediate action. Is there a problem?"
"We've been tricked. Zhu Guang deliberately exposed himself, waiting for us to arrest him."
Wang Zeyu frowned and looked at me seriously: "Tang Nan, you think our SWAT team can't handle Zhu Guang."
"In a direct confrontation, of course, there's no problem. Zhu Guang is The Schemer!"
"The Schemer?" Wang Zeyu laughed easily: "Tang Nan, I admit that the 'The Schemer' founded by Mr. Wen De is unique in its strategy. But I don't believe that just these three words can make a disabled person confront a well-equipped SWAT team. You seem very anxious right now. Tell me what's going on."
Just as I was about to tell him about Senior Sister, the landline in Wang Zeyu's office rang. He answered and, after listening for only a few sentences, his face changed drastically. He roared, "Nonsense! Didn't your action team guarantee that everything was foolproof? And now they've been decapitated..."
Decapitated? The word sent a shiver down my spine.
Could Luo Bo be in trouble?
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Wang Zeyu angrily threw the phone and stood up to leave. He shouted, "Tang Nan, come with me."
In the police car, Wang Zeyu didn't say a word. It wasn't until we arrived at the scene that I understood. The SWAT team had used thermal imaging to determine Zhu Guang's location. When they stormed in to arrest him, they discovered there was no one inside. It was a very clever camouflage technique that made a dummy appear alive under thermal imaging. When the action team prepared to inform the overall commander, Luo Bo, they found that communications had failed, and they couldn't contact the command vehicle.
"Have you contacted the transportation department?"
"The command vehicle entered an underground parking lot two blocks away."
"And then?"
"I've already sent people to that underground parking lot, but the command vehicle wasn't found. Currently, colleagues are checking the parking lot's cameras."
Wang Zeyu's eyebrows shot up: "What's the height restriction in that underground parking lot?"
"This... I don't know. I'll go check now."
"Wait a moment. If the underground parking lot has a height restriction of four meters, and a medium-sized truck appeared, they might have loaded the command vehicle into the truck and driven it away."
"I understand, Group Leader Wang."
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Wang Zeyu sighed: "Besides Luo Bo, who else was in the police car?"
"Two equipment operators, two guards, and a driver. Including Captain Luo, that's six people missing."
"Do the guards have guns?"
"A Type 54 pistol, with six spare rounds. No gunshots were heard at the scene before or after the command vehicle went missing..."
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Just then, Yu Xiaoluo arrived in a panic, asking loudly, "What happened to Luo Bo? Where is he?"
Wang Zeyu instructed the detective captain to continue the investigation according to his directions, then turned to Yu Xiaoluo and said sternly, "Luo Bo has gone missing along with the command vehicle."
"He's not going to be in trouble, is he?"
Yu Xiaoluo's eyes welled up with tears. I understood how she felt. A few years ago, Haozi's incident came to mind again. That year, Haozi and Yu Xiaoluo were also on the verge of marriage. They planned to travel to Malaysia, and they would likely get married upon their return. Who would have thought that Haozi would be killed by Leng Yan.
This time, the wedding date was already set, and Luo Bo was in trouble.
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However, Yu Xiaoluo was strong. She wiped away her tears and said to Group Leader Wang, "I request to rejoin the team and help rescue Luo Bo."
"Xiaoluo, I'll handle this. You go home and rest, and wait for my good news."
"Group Leader Wang!"
"This is an order!" Wang Zeyu shouted, then turned to me: "Tang Nan, take your sister home. Neither of you can be involved in this, understand?"
After Wang Zeyu finished speaking, he strode away. Yu Xiaoluo wanted to follow, but I grabbed her arm. Yu Xiaoluo looked at me, puzzled. I said earnestly, "Sister, come with me. We'll do it my way."