Diary of a Criminal Investigator

"Where is he?"

The police station chief asked.

"Inside, he’s getting ready to eat. He asked me for a chicken stewed with mushrooms, I came out from the back door of the kitchen."

When the boss saw this car, the person got off and went into the restaurant.

He greeted the boss, chatted for a bit, and ordered a chicken stewed with mushrooms.

The boss pretended to cook, then went out to make a phone call.

Lu Chuan and Zhang Hui didn’t go straight into the yard.

"Brother Hui, you take two people through the back door of the kitchen, I’ll go in through the front door, we’ll corner him from both sides, don’t let him escape."

Lu Chuan was quite cautious.

This Zheng Hu came to West Valley Town to probe for so long, and every time it’s like this, which shows his extremely cautious and careful nature.

Lu Chuan couldn’t be careless.

And if he were Zheng Hu, he would be suspicious if the restaurant boss went into the kitchen to cook and there was no sound for so long.

As expected, Lu Chuan guessed right.

Zheng Hu, sitting in the restaurant, did not relax his vigilance.

In their line of work, they’re always walking on the edge of a cliff.

Zheng Hu has encountered crises over the years in this business.

He had five or six lower-level contacts before, all caught by the police.

But why didn’t the police catch him each time?

Because Zheng Hu was always particularly careful and cautious with every trade.

When any of his lower-level contacts arranged a meeting, he wouldn’t appear immediately, he’d wait at least 10 days to a fortnight to conduct a trade.

During those 10 days to a fortnight, most of the time he’s identifying whether the contacts have encountered issues.

Zheng Hu typically does transactions at his contacts’ workplaces and residences.

He comes several days early.

Observing secretly, asking around, to see if there are any unusual occurrences.

If someone has been living in a place for a long time, and suddenly gets caught or an unusual event occurs, people around will naturally know a bit.

Any sign of trouble, Zheng Hu would vanish instantly.

This time was no exception.

Although Qian San has cooperated with him many times, it doesn’t mean Qian San cannot betray him.

Safety once doesn’t mean every time is safe, past safety doesn’t guarantee present or future safety.

Fortunately, Huangcheng County’s West Valley Town is quite remote.

The whole town only has a few people, he’s been here many times, familiar with which supermarket, restaurant, or inn.

So, for Zheng Hu, West Valley Town is the easiest place for him to carry out preliminary work.

However, he didn’t expect the police already set a trap here waiting for his arrival.

Zheng Hu considered one point well; West Valley Town is remote and has few people, making investigation easy.

But every advantage has a disadvantage, he overlooked that once he enters this place, getting out isn’t simple or easy.

Just now, Zheng Hu asked the boss for chicken stewed with mushrooms, which is the specialty he must eat every time he comes to West Valley Town.

The boss didn’t show any flaws initially, but there was no sound from the kitchen for a long time.

Wang Family Restaurant, bright name, but it’s actually just three small rooms.

Cooking in the kitchen, it’s heard clearly at the front.

Yet this time it was so quiet!

Zheng Hu felt something was off!

He stood up to check the kitchen, but the boss wasn’t there.

Zheng Hu noticed something wrong quite promptly.

But, West Valley Town is indeed too small.

The boss went out to call the police station, and by the time Lu Chuan and his team came out from the motel, it was just over three minutes, less than five minutes.

Zheng Hu felt something wrong and wanted to drive away.

But from the window, he vaguely saw some people coming.

Not good!

Zheng Hu decisively abandoned the idea of escaping by car and immediately dashed through the back door intending to leave through the mountains.

"Stop!"

Zhang Hui didn’t expect the other party to realize the problem.

As he was bringing people to the back door, he happened to see Zheng Hu running out.

Zheng Hu’s face changed dramatically, he cursed and ran with all his might!

"Chase!"

Lu Chuan in front heard Zhang Hui’s shout, and immediately quickened his pace, entering through the front door to pursue decisively.

"Stop!"

"If you don’t stop, I’ll shoot!"

However, Zheng Hu kept running without listening.

In this line of work, they don’t have any damn sense of humanity, who cares whether you shoot or not?

But, no matter how fast Zheng Hu runs, can he outrun Lu Chuan?

Lu Chuan, who was chasing from the front door, might have been slower, Zhang Hui and his team were tens of meters away, yet in a few breaths he surpassed Zhang Hui.

The system is remarkable.

Lu Chuan’s physical fitness is far beyond the norm, within a dozen breaths he reached right behind Zheng Hu.

Damn it!

I was careless.

Zheng Hu regretted while running.

He has big guns in his vehicle.

If only he had brought it with him.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so passive.

But it was too late now, feeling the pursuit closing in behind him, Zheng Hu spun around and kicked out!

If the opponent didn’t come to a sudden stop, Lu Chuan might have had to put in more effort to catch the opponent, but trying to entangle with him, is that a joke?

Lu Chuan sidestepped lightning-fast, his right fist brutally pinpointed Zheng Hu’s face.

Zheng Hu took a punch on the cheek and immediately saw stars.

Lu Chuan didn’t let up, using the opportunity to stop, turn around, and sweep with a leg.

Bang!

Zheng Hu was knocked down.

Lu Chuan suppressed him with a wrestling move, pinned him down with one knee, made him lie on the ground, pulled his arms back, and clapped handcuffs on him.

By the time Zhang Hui and the others arrived, the person was already subdued.

"Damn... huff huff huff... this guy can really run..."

Of course, he could run, but it’s not that Zheng Hu is in such good physical shape.

It’s because he knows once caught what he faces, so when escaping at that moment, he would go all out far more than the cops pursuing him.

"This guy’s ridiculously cautious... we barely took three to five minutes, and he already ran?"

A team member spoke.

"What’s there to say!"

Lu Chuan’s breathing was also intense.

While running over the 200-meter distance, Lu Chuan gave it his all.

Otherwise, beyond that would be the forest.

If this guy entered, it wouldn’t be easy to catch him like just now.

Zheng Hu on the ground said nothing, just panting heavily.

He ran with all his strength, his adrenaline surge while running kept him from feeling much, but being pinned down, he felt like his lungs were about to explode.

Facing Zhang Hui’s questioning, he said nothing, just stared grimly at Lu Chuan.

Trapped...

This time, it’s completely over!

The government knows well what I’ve done, he thought, with what he’s done, he’s definitely facing the death penalty, no question.

Over the years, besides himself, no one knows how many birth certificates he’s bought.

"Heh heh..."

Breathing heavily, Zheng Hu finally came to his senses.

"I was indeed careless. If I had the stuff from the car on me, otherwise... heh heh..."

Zheng Hu looked at Lu Chuan, thinking even if he can’t escape this time, if he kept that gun on him, he’d have made them pay somehow!

"For you, if I had something on me, I’d have put a damn bullet in you earlier!"