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But at that moment, Yuzelin whispered an address in my ear and said, "I owe her too much in this life. A few years ago, I couldn't bear my own responsibilities and left her to endure immense pressure alone. I have already let her down once; this time, I cannot let her down again."
"So, I'm going to that rundown park!" Yuzelin declared firmly.
Seeing Yuzelin's expression, I didn't say much. He was just that kind of person—nostalgic. Yuzelin had made his choice, and I couldn't argue with him. I told him, "Guo Guoqing has a gun. Be careful when you get there."
Time was of the essence, and we didn't have the luxury of discussing further. The Special Investigation Team would go as one unit, while Yuzelin would lead the others to the two locations. I turned to the director and said, "Right now, saving lives is paramount. We can hold this meeting another time or wait until we rescue the hostages! That's it!"
The director nodded and replied, "First, rescue the hostages; second, return safely."
The location Yuzelin provided was in the west of Tianlan City, next to the Lan River. It seemed that this was where Yuzelin and his wife had spent time together when they were dating; perhaps it was a place they often visited.
Mary said, "I have a feeling something isn't quite right. Guo Guoqing made such a big fuss before, deliberately getting caught by us and then escaping. Was it all just to play this game of who to save? No matter who Yuzelin chooses to save in the end, we from the Special Investigation Team can save the other one too. So regardless of who gets saved, there shouldn't be a situation where one dies, right?"
Mary's words echoed my own thoughts; it was something I had been pondering as well. What was Guo Guoqing's title? Demon Boy. But if Demon Boy only killed one person, could he really be called Demon Boy? Was it just that compared to the bank robbery case, Guo Guoqing's situation felt too trivial?
I shook my head; now was not the time to dwell on that.
Dezi drove us along as Yuzelin had instructed. When we parted ways earlier, he mentioned walking along the west bank of the Lan River until we reached a pavilion. Behind that pavilion was a small grove where they used to spend time together during their courtship. However, vehicles could not go any further from there.
We proceeded on foot, following Yuzelin's directions until we arrived at the small grove behind the pavilion. Sure enough, we almost immediately spotted Yuzelin's wife tied up within the grove. This place was remote; unless someone specifically came here, it would be nearly impossible to find.
At that moment, we noticed that the stick under Yuzelin's wife's feet had already caught fire and was burning dangerously close to her feet. I rushed forward to untie her ropes while carefully peeling away the tape wrapped around her mouth. Suddenly, a chilling thought crossed my mind, prompting me to hasten my actions.
During this process, I noticed a shocking similarity. Two days ago, we encountered an innocent driver who had been blown up on Rainbow Bridge; his mouth had been similarly taped shut. The direction and density of the tape were almost identical. This meant that whoever taped Yuzelin's wife was also responsible for taping up the driver!
So Guo Guoqing was actually in cahoots with these robbers! Until now, we had believed these two cases were separate incidents occurring coincidentally in Tianlan City. But now it seemed they were part of one single case!
Juan Juan noticed my sudden change in expression and asked, "What's wrong? We rescued the hostage; isn't that a good thing?"
I couldn't afford to consider Yuzelin's wife's feelings at that moment and quickly pulled off the transparent tape without worrying about causing her pain. My hands moved rapidly as I spoke: "Because Guo Guoqing never intended for them to die at all; even if we had arrived half an hour late, this fire wouldn't have been lethal."
"Then Guo Guoqing's only purpose in doing this is to draw us out. And by splitting us into two locations, he aimed to lead us away from each other."
As I spoke, I had already removed the tape from Yu Zelin's wife's mouth.
Just as she was able to speak, Yu Zelin's wife suddenly collapsed onto the ground and said to me, "It's all my fault. I'm sorry, Yu Zelin..."
We were all confused about what had happened and hurriedly asked Yu Zelin's wife to explain. She quickly recounted the events that had transpired. After listening, we were all shocked to discover that the mole I had suspected within the police department was not actually inside the department at all; it was Yu Zelin's wife.
Every night at eight o'clock, Yu Zelin would talk with his wife about what he had done during the day. Therefore, aside from those within the Police Department, Yu Zelin's wife was also aware of our Special Investigation Team's movements. She shared this information with her neighbor, who then informed Guo Guoqing.
Indeed, Yu Zelin's neighbor was none other than Angel, whom we had been searching for without success! Two months ago, Guo Guoqing had taken Angel from the Heavenly Palace Bathhouse and arranged for her to live next door to a family. At that time, Yu Zelin's wife and Angel were merely acquaintances because Yu Zelin was still living at home, and Angel could not be discovered by him.
Thus, knowing that Angel was her neighbor, Yu Zelin's wife did not harbor any suspicions towards her. Later, when Roland's Case occurred and Yu Zelin was absent from home for over a week, Angel appeared. Since Yu Zelin's wife was alone at home and felt scared at night, and Angel also lived alone, they became good friends after several interactions.
During the days when Yu Zelin was away from home, Angel stayed at Yu Zelin's house. Meanwhile, we foolishly searched for Angel’s whereabouts without realizing that the most dangerous place was actually the safest one. Consequently, every night at eight o'clock when Yu Zelin reported to his wife, Angel also learned about our movements.
From then on, Angel became Guo Guoqing's informant. Through this connection, Guo Guoqing arranged plans for both imprisonment and escape. But what exactly did Guo Guoqing intend to do by infiltrating the Police Department? Did he simply want to have some fun?
Yu Zelin's wife only knew this much. After hanging up the phone with Yu Zelin last night at eight o'clock, she did not expect that Angel would ambush her from behind. Using a handkerchief laced with a sedative to cover her mouth, she caught her off guard; before she could react or resist in any way, she fainted.
When she woke up, she found herself tied to a wooden stake. Although Yu Zelin's wife did not understand the conspiracy behind it all, she realized that Angel’s actions were not aimed at her but rather targeted her husband, Yu Zelin!
Then she heard Angel asking Yu Zelin whom he would choose to save. The fact that Yu Zelin had not arrived here made it clear to me that she was very upset. However, this situation was not one where we could afford to waste time pondering over it.
If Demon Boy and Guo Guoqing were indeed working together with the bank robbers, then what exactly did Guo Guoqing want? Or rather, what did those people intend to do? Although Guo Guoqing’s assets had been frozen by the police, the assets in the bank were only half of what he possessed; the other half must have been hidden away in cash.
Guo Guoqing had sold his property in the capital for investment; over these years he must have accumulated several tens of millions or even hundreds of millions in assets—something I believed he would not find appealing. So what could their true objective be?
A vague thought began to form in my mind but remained disjointed.
Realizing this, I rushed to my car and pulled out a pen and paper. Here, we could use basic deductive reasoning to connect all the events together.
I drew a line down the center of a piece of paper, dividing it into two sides. Then I wrote down key terms related to both cases on either side and connected them with lines in order to hypothesize the most useful theory in my mind: Guo Guoqing committing murder while setting up an ambush at the police station to draw us away; meanwhile on the other side—a bank robbery and an explosion at Rainbow Bridge.
These keywords spun around in my mind until finally they began to connect into a coherent line of thought. I finally understood what Guo Guoqing intended to do!
Extreme hatred for the police, bombs, and a sensational incident.
Indeed, Guo Guoqing wants to play a big game with us. A game larger than any I have encountered in my life. The reason Guo Guoqing deliberately allowed himself to be captured by us is that he wants to see the situation of the Police Department, specifically the condition of the Police Department's building. The robbers aim to rob the bank partly to test the power of their bombs and partly to create a sensation.
In this way, the leaders from the province will surely come to Tianlan City, and the city leaders will discuss how to respond. The police will gather to assess the situation. If all the bombs around the Police Department explode at that time, they will definitely affect the nearby City Hall!
At this moment, almost everyone is absent from the Police Department; those who protect the leaders are doing so, those who need to investigate cases are out investigating, and even we have been led here. Only some administrative staff remain in the Police Department. If that group of criminals rushes into the Police Department and plants numerous bombs around it...
Once detonated, everyone inside City Hall will become cannon fodder!
Yes, compared to killing those police officers, killing more important people would better reflect revenge against this society. At that point, Tianlan City will descend into chaos, and nearly all provincial leaders will be dead. What could be more thrilling than this game?
Thinking of this, I immediately tried to call the director, but at that moment, the call could not go through.
That group has jammed the signals of City Hall!
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