Chapter 1196 - 1201: Coaxing and Intimidation
Ye Lin finally stepped down from the car, wrapped in a shawl, and gracefully walked into the small shop.
Lin Feng searched for a while and quickly found a bag of something that looked like dried herbs...
Of course, this was obviously not ordinary herbs.
Ye Lin glanced at the bag in Lin Feng’s hand, frowned tightly, "Is this all there is?"
Lin Feng surveyed the small shop and casually said, "This shop isn’t very large, so logically, there wouldn’t be much stock; it should be just these!"
After Ye Lin nodded, she looked at the unconscious shopkeeper knocked out by Lin Feng, took handcuffs from her waist, cuffed him to the legs of the table and chair, then picked up a pot of tea from the table and splashed it onto the shopkeeper’s head.
"Ah... Who are you?! What do you want?" The middle-aged shopkeeper suddenly woke up, nervously looking at Lin Feng and Ye Lin, struggling hard to free himself from the handcuffs and trying to escape outside.
"Don’t move!" Lin Feng raised his foot and stomped on the table holding the shopkeeper, speaking solemnly, "Guess who we are?"
Ye Lin cooperatively took out her police badge and flashed it in front of the shopkeeper.
"Cops..." The shopkeeper was slightly startled, seeming to breathe a sigh of relief, but simultaneously advocated his innocence with some grievance, "I haven’t done anything illegal, aren’t you mistaken?! I’ve always abided by the law, never doing anything bad!"
"Heh..." Lin Feng was too lazy to say anything, directly placing the bag that looked like herbs in front of the shopkeeper, coldly asking, "What is this?"
When the shopkeeper saw Lin Feng throw out the bag, his face instantly froze, but he still smiled bitterly and defended, "Brother, this... these are spices for making soup!"
"Still pretending!" Ye Lin snorted coldly and said, "Do you think if you pretend not to recognize these things, you’ll be fine? Let me tell you, whether you know them or not, this kind of behavior violates criminal law! I can arrest you anytime and detain you for 15 days first..."
"No, please... lady, I’m just doing a small business... don’t be too impulsive!" The shopkeeper heard Ye Lin’s threat and lowered his head, sulking.
Lin Feng glanced admiringly at Ye Lin, thinking to himself that this girl indeed had more experience dealing with these slippery suspects!
"You know our goal, so I won’t beat around the bush!" Ye Lin slightly frowned, saying to the shopkeeper, "Where did you get these goods from? Tell me your supplier, and I might consider letting you off for now!"
"This..." The middle-aged shopkeeper hesitantly glanced at Ye Lin, stuttering without speaking. He was indeed afraid of being arrested by Ye Lin but even more afraid of retaliation from his supplier!
Ye Lin also knew what the middle-aged shopkeeper feared and calmly said with a slight smile, "Don’t think being caught by us means just a light detention of half a month... I don’t know if you’ve heard of a crime called risking public safety in a dangerous way... it can lead to a death sentence!"
The shopkeeper stared wide-eyed in disbelief, looking nervously at Ye Lin—death sentence... that was too terrifying!
"It’s true! We’re honest and never scare people! You know, we have hundreds of kilograms of this stuff in our bureau, saying it’s all from your shop. Even if you won’t get the death penalty, you’d at least get life imprisonment!" Lin Feng seriously looked at the shopkeeper and said earnestly.
"Uh... okay, I’ll talk..." The shopkeeper glanced at Lin Feng, hesitated at first but finally nodded, trusting that Lin Feng would do such a thing...
"I bought my goods from a boat..." The shopkeeper spoke softly, looking scared, "The contact I have is called Mr. Qi, he’s a cripple! Every night at two, he’d appear under the small bridge for a few minutes. Anyone wanting to buy goods would go there to transact with him... That’s all I know, please keep this secret, or I’ll be doomed! Mr. Qi, he won’t let me go!"
Lin Feng and Ye Lin exchanged a glance, nodded silently, indeed, they guessed right, the goods came by waterway.
"It’s now one fifty, we’ll head over right away!" Ye Lin glanced at her luminous watch and said solemnly.
"Wait!" At this time, the shopkeeper added, "Don’t go by car... or Mr. Qi will leave immediately!"
Lin Feng nodded, gently patted the shopkeeper’s shoulder, smiled, and said, "Since you’re so honest, we’ll give you a preferential treatment, come back later and then take you to the detention center for a three-day trip!"
The shopkeeper looked nervously and unwillingly at Lin Feng, only nodded bitterly.
Lin Feng and Ye Lin directly walked out of the shop, got into the car, drove to a small road about a hundred meters from the small bridge, then stopped and walked toward it pretending to be a couple.
As Lin Feng and Ye Lin approached the small bridge, they noticed quite a few people standing around in small groups, trying various ways to hide their appearances either by wearing masks or hats.
"These people are waiting to buy the goods!" Ye Lin slightly frowned and said quietly to Lin Feng, "Looks like Mr. Qi’s business is quite big!"
"It is!" Lin Feng agreed and nodded, "Deep in the night, so many people, it’s eerily lively."
"First observe clearly..." Ye Lin, having learned her lesson, seriously instructed Lin Feng, "Don’t rush into action!"
"I’m not rushing..." Lin Feng shook his head and smiled at Ye Lin, "But you need to control your temperament!"
Ye Lin looked at Lin Feng with some displeasure, showing a hint of dissatisfaction on her pretty face.
"By the way, Lin Feng, do you have money? Cash..." Ye Lin said solemnly.
"Not much, around five thousand!" Lin Feng touched his pocket and replied to Ye Lin.
"Enough..." Ye Lin glanced at the water and whispered, "See how you can make contact with them..."
"Five thousand can’t buy much..." Lin Feng smacked his lips and shook his head, saying, "Besides, we don’t know how to transact, let’s first observe the situation."
Ye Lin nodded, if she were in her old temperament, she would have called for headquarters support to directly arrest them! With Lin Feng present, Ye Lin managed to patiently wait for the situation to develop.
At exactly two in the morning, true to the sound of rushing water, a small Wupeng boat appeared on the river surface.
"They’re here..." Ye Lin reached nervously toward her waist instinctively, only to have Lin Feng grasp her arm and hold her back.
"Don’t be too excited, they have watchmen here..." Lin Feng glanced toward a man standing by the willow tree and spoke softly.