Chapter 938: Searching for Someone as Expected
Inside the hospital, Wang Zhaokai got up from the bed.
Acting was one thing, but he certainly couldn’t really find someone to assassinate him. To make it look real, he used some pig’s blood as a prop.
"Has everything been arranged with the hospital?"
Wang Zhaokai asked his subordinate after changing out of the hospital gown and into his own clothes.
"Captain Wang, don’t worry, everything’s set up."
The team didn’t understand why Wang Chaokai put on this act but knew that if Wang Chaohai hadn’t told them something, it was best not to ask.
Clearly, Wang Zhaokai had no intention of explaining.
"Alright, let’s head to Happy Road Police Station."
Half an hour later.
"Captain Wang, what brings you here so late?"
Li Weiguo, Director of East Fortune Road Police Station, happened to be on duty today.
It was quite a night; they had just handled a case of intentional injury, and within minutes, Captain Wang Zhaokai from the Criminal Investigation Team showed up.
"Director Li, did you handle a case of intentional injury tonight?"
Wang Zhaokai got straight to the point.
Li Weiguo instantly tensed up: "Captain Wang, what’s going on?"
Wang Zhaokai spoke softly, "The stabbed guy’s family has some background. They just called the higher-ups, and the leader asked me to come over and have a look."
So that’s how it was.
"So that’s the situation. I thought it might be related to a bigger case."
Li Weiguo breathed a sigh of relief.
Handling connections was easy, especially when the other party was the victim; that made it even easier. But the family really seemed to have some power.
Currently, Wang Zhaokai was indeed Lu Chuan, the head of the Criminal Investigation Team. To have him come over specially in the middle of the night spoke volumes about the other party’s background.
Li Weiguo then briefed Wang Zhaokai on the case details.
"The assault happened by someone wearing a mask, who fled right after stabbing, witnessed by many diners at the restaurant nearby. The assailant called Zhao Dejun ’Second Uncle’, leading us to suspect that the attacker is Zhao Kai, Zhao Dejun’s nephew."
Naturally, nobody knew better than Wang Chaokai about the whole incident, but he had to play along. Li Weiguo was unaware of the intricacies, so Wang Zhaokai feigned interest while hearing the case details.
After listening, he asked, "So, Zhao Kai is currently the prime suspect of the intentional injury, right?"
Li Weiguo nodded: "On the surface, yes. I plan to organize an investigation into Zhao Kai’s whereabouts first thing tomorrow morning."
Wang Zhaokai nodded, pondered for a moment, and pulled Li Weiguo aside.
"Director Li, although this case seems minor, and I’ve confirmed with the hospital that the wound isn’t lethal—just some blood loss—the party with connections is somewhat special. How about this? Start your investigation on your end, and update me on any developments. My team can also lend a hand."
Li Weiguo was delighted to hear this.
"Haha, Captain Wang, with the Criminal Investigation Team assisting, I believe the suspect won’t get far."
This was part of Wang Chaokai’s plan. Finding Zhao Kai wasn’t particularly difficult; as long as he was still in Haizhou City, Wang Chaokai was sure they could locate him with sufficient resources.
The key was crafting a scenario to find him in a convincing manner, and that was the most crucial aspect.
Over the years, collaboration between the Criminal Investigation Team and the Anti-drug Detachment in the High-tech Zone had often been handled by Wang Zhaokai.
Thus, Wang Zhaokai was quite familiar with the anti-drug tasks.
The work on the Anti-drug Detachment side required confidentiality, unlike the Criminal Investigation Team’s approach.
Whether they were drug dealers or murderers, once their identities were exposed, capturing them wasn’t difficult.
Some were crazily dangerous, making arrests risky, but with enough personnel, they weren’t insurmountable threats.
The most challenging part was, in fact, the protective nature of the work.
Zhao Kai’s current disappearance demanded careful handling to avoid alerting any criminal elements, especially since he’d been undercover for 10 years. Exposure over such a small incident would be a pity.
The Criminal Investigation Team lacked these concerns, and their involvement could potentially decrease the suspect’s alertness. This was the main reason Gao Feng sought Lu Chuan’s assistance.
If a criminal investigation was to trace someone, the most plausible justification—and one the target wouldn’t suspect—was that Zhao Kai had committed a crime.
But regardless of whether he actually had or not, as long as Wang Zhaokai could orchestrate an incident forcing Zhao Kai to act, it was sufficient.
Eyewitnesses from both the precinct and nearby diners at the Li Family Restaurant saw the night’s events unfold.
Zhao Dejun was confronted by debt collectors, and a masked young man intercepted them, stabbed someone, then shouted for his "Second Uncle" to flee.
If the drug dealers were police, they’d be searching for Zhao Kai too.
This scenario effectively safeguarded Zhao Kai’s undercover identity from exposure.
Even if the criminals harbored suspicions, any inquiry would reveal the night’s genuine events.
Wang Zhaokai’s acting talents were impeccable.
He was thorough; the bloodstains looked authentic from the arrival of the ambulance to the hospital admission.
Arrangements at the hospital ensured any inquiries received pre-prepared responses from Wang Zhaokai.
The following morning, both the Happy Road Police Station and the Criminal Investigation Team could openly embark on the search.
At the same time.
No. 18 Bright Road, Haizhou Villa District.
Zhao Kai, alias undercover Tabby Cat, gazed at the man before him, bewildered.
"Brother Hu... why are you in Haizhou?"
Indeed, the man sitting on the sofa in the villa’s lounge was the Smiling Tiger.
Following Uncle Kun’s crime group annihilation, the Smiling Tiger’s syndicate quickly ascended as the preeminent drug cartel, headed by his son.
But what brought them to Haizhou this time?
Tabby Cat Zhao Kai had planned to meet with Gao Feng three days earlier.
As his rank grew within the Smiling Tiger’s gang recently, Zhao Kai had met the Smiling Tiger himself just last month.
And even obtained his photograph.
Tabby Cat’s decade-long undercover mission aimed primarily to uncover the Smiling Tiger’s true identity.
Finally, the opportunity surfaced, but the Smiling Tiger also appeared in Haizhou City!
What was happening?
Tabby Cat’s initial thought was: had he been exposed?