Chapter 937: Acting
After talking for a while, Lu Chuan understood what Gao Feng meant.
Tabby Cat’s return to Haizhou City for a mission was originally supposed to be a relatively simple operation.
After all, Gao Feng and his team were coordinating from Haizhou City, and Tabby Cat was the person in charge of the opposing team’s mission.
However, even such a well-prepared individual is now facing issues.
Actually, Gao Feng’s team could send people from the Haizhou City Public Security Bureau Anti-drug Detachment to investigate, but if Gao Feng got exposed, the effort would be for nothing.
But if the Criminal Investigation Team steps in, it would be different.
Zhao Kai has a legitimate identity in Haizhou City, so if he goes missing, Lu Chuan and his team have every reason to intervene in the investigation.
Among the information Gao Feng brought over was detailed data about Tabby Cat’s fake identity as Zhao Kai.
After discussing the subsequent cooperation details, Gao Feng left the Criminal Investigation Team.
Lu Chuan thought about it, then called over Wang Zhaokai, who was experienced and had worked with the Haizhou City Public Security Bureau Anti-drug Detachment before.
Among the squad leaders, Wang Zhaokai was more suitable for this type of work experience.
In the office.
"You will personally oversee Zhao Kai’s investigation. Report any issues directly to me, ensure confidentiality, and strictly control the range of personnel who know about the case—other than you and me, no one else should be informed. Keep in mind, I said none of the CID officers involved should be told the specifics."
Regarding this mission, Lu Chuan emphasized discipline. Except for Lu Chuan and Wang Zhaokai, no one else should be informed about Zhao Kai’s identity.
As for how to find him, of course, you can’t just directly look for this person; certain strategies and methods are needed.
Zhao Kai’s identity is indeed of a person from Haizhou City.
His identity is real, except that the real Zhao Kai committed manslaughter 10 years ago and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Therefore, Tabby Cat adopted this identity.
According to information provided by Gao Feng, Zhao Kai has no direct relatives left in Haizhou City. His parents had died from illness before he went to prison, and Zhao Kai never married, only had a few mistresses who cut ties after he was incarcerated.
"Captain Lu, if we suddenly start searching for him, there will surely be issues. However, Zhao Kai does have an uncle still alive in Haizhou City. Perhaps we can start from this angle?"
This is why Lu Chuan selected Wang Zhaokai for the mission; he had worked cases with the Haizhou City Public Security Bureau Anti-drug Detachment before, making him experienced with a good sense of confidentiality.
"That nickname Fatty Zhao?"
Lu Chuan pulled out a photo from the individual profiles.
Wang Zhaokai nodded: "That’s the Fatty Zhao."
"This guy has no stable job and frequently engages in gambling; he’s an old hustler."
Wang Zhaokai continued, "What do you think about this? We need to set up a situation; I’ll get a few colleagues to cause trouble for Fatty Zhao."
"To say that let’s get the police station involved..."
In just a few minutes, Wang Zhaokai came up with an idea.
Lu Chuan thought it over and deemed the plan feasible.
"Alright, let’s proceed with it!"
That evening.
Li’s Porridge Shop in Second Lane, Happy Road.
"Damn, look, look, what’s happening over there?"
"Eh? Isn’t that Fatty Zhao? Who did he owe gambling debts to this time?"
"It’s none of our business, come on, let’s drink!"
Zhao Dejun was dumbfounded.
"Who are you guys...? I don’t recognize you at all!"
Wang Zhaokai, wearing a mask, spoke ominously: "It’s been a month since Zhao owed gambling debts. What do you mean by not paying? Today, I’m telling you, if the money isn’t paid in Wuhan, the brothers..."
With night falling, Zhao Dejun couldn’t see who they were.
"Big brother, big brother! Don’t fight! Don’t fight!"
"When did I play cards with you..."
Before Zhao Dejun finished talking, a black-clad person suddenly rushed out from the side.
Without saying a word, he charged at the masked person grabbing the lapel.
In his hand was a glimmering dagger.
Thud!
Zhao Dejun seemed to hear a sound.
"Second uncle! Run quickly!"
The black-clad person dashed out quickly and retreated swiftly after stabbing the opponent.
𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
"Damn! Big brother! Big brother!"
"Zhao! You’re out of line—just asking you for debt money, and you get someone to stab my brother?"
"Stop babbling! Quickly call the police! Dial 120!"
After a flurry of activity, it was already past 10 PM.
As for Zhao Dejun, he reasonably ended up at the Happy Road police station.
"Zhao Dejun, right? Tell me, where’s your nephew Zhao Kai now?"
Facing interrogation, Zhao Dejun was clueless; he hadn’t seen his nephew in years, didn’t have his phone number, and had no idea where he was.
"Captain Song, don’t you know me by now? I wouldn’t dare to have someone stabbed, I genuinely have no idea who that person was."
Zhao Dejun lived within the jurisdiction of the Happy Road police station and was familiar due to frequent crackdowns on his gambling habits.
Song Haitao glared: "Fatty Zhao, are you joking with me, are you trying to mess with me? Everybody at the scene heard that person call you second uncle. Who else calls you that besides your nephew?"
Zhao Dejun was perplexed too.
He truly had just that one nephew, and only Zhao Kai could call him second uncle. But after not meeting for such a long time, he had no clue where the kid went this time, suddenly appearing out of nowhere.
Could it be that his nephew, like in the novels, stayed hidden all these years, secretly protecting him until he faced danger before showing up?
But, hell, this isn’t a novel; he neither has money nor power, and no significant enemies, why would his nephew protect him?
"Captain Song," left with no choice, Zhao Dejun honestly didn’t know who the person was and had to bluff, "do you not understand my situation by now? I haven’t seen my nephew in over ten years; I don’t know where he’s gone."
"Moreover, today’s incident was truly odd; those people I didn’t recognize immediately asked me for gambling debts."
"Captain Song, do you think they might have mistaken me for someone else?"
"Mistaken for what? The leader is now hospitalized, undergoing emergency treatment."
Song Haitao certainly didn’t know that it was all orchestrated by Wang Zhaokai and his team, so he genuinely reacted to the report, actually bringing in Zhao Dejin for interrogation.
Only in this way would the local police station take the matter seriously without any loopholes.
As for whether Zhao Dejun remembered the debt collectors, it didn’t matter in the overall scheme, the key point was for the spectators to believe the incident was real.