585: Chapter 554: Lure the Snake out of the Hole 585: Chapter 554: Lure the Snake out of the Hole After accompanying Li Hongxia on a sweep of several major entertainnt venues in the East District of Yuhua City, Liu Hun realized that Yuhua City’s entertainnt industry was not just dozens of tis larger than that of Anchang County, it was hundreds of tis so.
However, the relationships within were intertwined and complex, ensuring that outsiders certainly couldn’t easily ddle.
A half-month’s cleansing operation nearly paralyzed the entire entertainnt industry of Yuhua City, causing many business owners to wail ceaselessly.
Yet, Yan Chunse remained silent, as if she had vanished into thin air in Yuhua City.
“Team Li, could it be that Yan Chunse caught wind of sothing and left Yuhua City?” Skinny Monkey asked.
Li Hongxia shook her head seriously, “My informants may not know exactly where Yan Chunse is, but they are quite clear on her movents.
If Yan Chunse had left Yuhua City, they would have notified imdiately.”
“This is really odd; Yan Chunse is indeed stubborn,” Black Ghost scratched his head as he spoke.
“Could there be such a possibility?” Liu Hun said, slowly expressing his thoughts, “After we took down that gang, Yan Chunse lost her connections and network in Yuhua City.
Moreover, our recent sweep has made her too scared to show her face or contact the local powers in Yuhua City.”
“If we stop the sweep, then with so many entertainnt venues in Yuhua City, plus those in the surrounding counties, it will be like groping in the dark for us; we wouldn’t know anything at all.
So…” Lass said, glancing at Li Hongxia, “I think if we’re really at a loss with Yan Chunse, it might be better to continue the sweeping operations, to force her to abandon Yuhua City.”
“No way!” Li Hongxia firmly rejected Lass’s idea, “Since she has co to Yuhua City, we can’t let the tiger go back to the mountain to continue wreaking havoc and endanger society!”
“Lure the snake out of its hole!” Liu Hun suddenly had a plan, “How about we arrange for soone to proactively reach out to Yan Chunse?”
“That’s not a bad choice, but since Yan Chunse dared to co here, she must be very familiar with Yuhua City and its surrounding underworld forces.
She probably won’t easily fall into our trap,” said Li Hongxia with a bit of worry.
“I have a way!” Liu Hun thought of soone.
The cleansing operation in Yuhua City continued for another half month.
In this entire month, many entertainnt venues suffered grievous losses, and nurous operators, fearful that this rectification might last, decided to sell their venues.
The word on the street was that the buyer was the sa person—Zhong Xiao!
Inside a VIP room at the QQ Sauna Club, Zhong Xiao sat puffing on a cigar, legs crossed, staring at the bald middle-aged man before him, “How about it, Boss Xue, have you decided to sell?”
Boss Xue said with a smile, “I’ve heard that Boss Zhong has been quite generous lately, seemingly intent on monopolizing the entire entertainnt industry of Yuhua City.
Now it looks like the rumor wasn’t false.”
“Hahahaha,” Zhong Xiao suddenly burst into laughter, “Boss Xue, you flatter .
I, Zhong Xiao, am just a country bumpkin; I’ve never been to the city or seen the world.
Once I got to Yuhua City, I was drawn by its glamor and couldn’t help but spend recklessly.”
“Boss Zhong has such a sense of humor.
Spending tens of millions recklessly isn’t a small business by any ans,” the bald Boss Xue didn’t ntion his sauna club and played Tai Chi with Zhong Xiao.
“Ah!
Boss Xue, do you not know?
Having too much money makes one anxious.
That’s exactly my kind of person!
Whatever business is big, whatever brings in money, I do that!
But I’ve just co from the countryside to the big city, with no guidance or leadership, so I can only buy foot massage parlors or nightclubs, a simple man.
Don’t laugh at ,” said Zhong Xiao as he feigned ignorance.
Suddenly, rembering that he had co to buy businesses, he said, “Boss Xue, na your price!”
With a beaming smile, the bald Boss Xue spoke, “My sauna club isn’t worth much, it’s not a big business.
If Boss Zhong truly has too much money and wants to make big money, I do have a business proposal that you might be interested in.”
Zhong Xiao’s ears perked up; the old bald donkey had taken the bait.
He quickly said, “Of course, I’m interested in anything that makes money!”
“This business has its risks,” Boss Xue hinted, slowly reeling Zhong Xiao in.
“Hmph!” Zhong Xiao scoffed coldly, “Boss Xue, you must not have inquired about what business I used to do in Anchang County?”
How could the bald Boss Xue not have looked into Zhong Xiao’s background, daring to invite a wolf into his ho?
He knew that Zhong Xiao had previously been a top underworld figure in Anchang County, which is why he dared to lead him here.
“Since Boss Zhong has spoken to this extent, I won’t hide it any longer, to avoid being laughed at,” said the bald Boss Xue, leaning in to whisper to Zhong Xiao, “A shipnt of arms has recently arrived in Yuhua City, I wonder if Boss Zhong might be interested?”
“Guns?
How much money can be made from that?” Zhong Xiao asked innocently, continuing to feign ignorance.
“Heh,” the bald Boss Xue chuckled, “Boss Zhong probably hasn’t dealt with this kind of business before.
Let explain it to you.” After pouring himself a cup of tea and taking a mysterious sip, he continued, “As a man of the underworld yourself, you know for certain situations, real weapons are necessary.
In the county, knives, sticks, that was enough.
Now in the city, demands have grown.
Besides…” he sipped his tea, suggesting the allure of profit, “our Yuhua City is a traffic hub.
Goods bought for a thousand can be flipped for more than ten tis the price.”
“Boss Xue, stop joking with .
If you have such a good business, why not do it yourself instead of passing it to ?” Zhong Xiao feigned disbelief.
Bald Boss Xue shook his head with a tsk, “It’s not that I, Old Xue, don’t want to do it.
It’s just that I don’t have the money, and they don’t take seriously.
I would like to be this grand dealer, but they have to approve of .
You, Boss Zhong, have the wealth and power.
They want to work with soone like you.”
“Is that so?
Then…
who exactly is the ‘they’ Boss Xue is talking about?” Zhong Xiao asked, as this was the main point he wanted to know.
“Is Boss Zhong truly interested?” Bald Boss Xue asked again for confirmation.
Zhong Xiao appeared sowhat impatient and said, “Mr.
Xue, you’re not joking with , Zhong Xiao, are you?”
The bald Xue shook his head earnestly, “No, no, no, I absolutely wouldn’t dare to joke with you, Boss Zhong.
It’s just that both of you are major bosses, and I am the interdiary here to make connections.
How about this, if Boss Zhong really is sincere, co to see the goods first at my warehouse on the outskirts in three days’ ti, and we can discuss further details after checking the goods.
What do you say?”
Zhong Xiao thought about it and nodded in agreent, “I hope Mr.
Xue is sincere so that we can make a fortune together!”
In the office of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Yuhua City Police Departnt, several people were discussing the next steps of their plan.
“According to our informant’s intelligence, Yan Chunse has taken the bait, but he still has so doubts about the informant’s identity, so we must remain patient,” Li Hongxia said with her sharp gaze sweeping around her comrades-in-arms, “The abandoned warehouse on the outskirts is the place in three days.” As she spoke, Li Hongxia pointed to the map of Yuhua City on the wall behind her, “Our informant will verify the goods there, and it’s also the best opportunity for us to plant soone and get a read on Yan Chunse.”
“Let go!” Huang Dan was the first to volunteer, standing up, “Commander Li, I’m the most experienced when it cos to undercover work.”
No one else objected, and indeed, Huang Dan was the most experienced in undercover work among all the people present.
Seeing that nobody had any objections, Li Hongxia nodded and said, “Then Huang Dan will go undercover this ti.
Everyone else prepares for surveillance and protection; follow my command and do not act rashly.”
“Yes!” Everyone stood up in unison, replying in chorus.
Three days later, outside the warehouse in the suburbs, Zhong Xiao arrived at the abandoned warehouse with Huang Dan, disguised as one of his own n, and the rest of his entourage.
The bald Xue also true to his word arrived on ti, accompanied by five n.
“Boss Zhong really is a man of his word!” The bald Xue greeted Zhong Xiao warmly as he entered the warehouse.
Zhong Xiao entered the warehouse and took a quick look around, noticing that the warehouse was filled with scrap tal, providing plenty of places to hide, with a clearing only about the size of half a basketball court.
“Cut the crap.
Did you bring the goods?
Let have a look, Mr.
Xue, don’t you try to fool with so rusty shotguns,” Zhong Xiao said impatiently.
“Rest assured, Boss Zhong.
We are all in the sa line of business; I certainly won’t deceive you,” the bald Xue said, motioning for one of his n to pick up a black case and open it to reveal a sophisticated-looking ******** pistol.
“Would you like to try it, Boss Zhong?” the bald Xue asked.
Zhong Xiao, of course, had used guns before, having seen all sorts of weapons while with Yang Rui, but he did not want to reveal his identity in front of the bald Xue, so he asked Huang Dan to test the pistol, “Danzi, give it a try.”
“Sure, Brother Zhong,” Huang Dan cooperated and stepped forward to take the pistol.
He aid at an abandoned tire and fired a single shot; the echo reverberated through the warehouse for a long while before dying down.
After testing the goods, Huang Dan returned the pistol to the bald Xue and said to Zhong Xiao, “It works very well!”
“Mr.
Xue, these one-off items, no matter how good, can’t make for big business,” Zhong Xiao wanted the bald Xue to quickly draw out the person behind the scenes.
“We agreed today was for checking the goods, just a verification.
As long as you, Boss Zhong, feel it’s good and are willing to cooperate, I will imdiately introduce you to the big boss,” the bald Xue suggested, “How about this, Boss Zhong?
Since you are in big business, it bothers to make you run back and forth and delay your money-making.
You leave one of your n with , and I’ll leave one of my n with you.
We can contact each other if there is any matter.
You’ll get to et the big boss within a week, alright?”
Zhong Xiao feigned impatience and thought for a long ti before finally nodding, “For the sake of money, let’s do it that way!
But, Mr.
Xue!
I will say this upfront, if I can’t et the big boss you’re talking about in a week, then consider this deal off.”
“You can count on it!
You will be satisfied!” the bald Xue assured, thumping his chest.
After Zhong Xiao left, following Li Hongxia’s deploynt, Huang Dan was left behind while the other party also sent soone over.
Even though both parties were in the life-risking business, Zhong Xiao always had a feeling that sothing wasn’t quite right.
The week passed quickly, and during this ti, Huang Dan continually relayed ssages about the bald Xue’s side.
In turn, Zhong Xiao had the man the bald Xue left on his side relay ssages back, and after several discussions, they decided to et again at the abandoned warehouse.
When Zhong Xiao arrived at the abandoned warehouse with his n, the bald Xue was nowhere to be seen.
Zhong Xiao’s many years of intuition told him sothing was definitely wrong.
After searching the warehouse, Erzi found a letter.
“Brother Zhong, this was conspicuously placed on top of a plastic barrel,” Erzi said as he handed the letter to Zhong Xiao.
Zhong Xiao opened the letter and imdiately realized sothing bad had happened, quickly calling Liu Hun, “Boss Liu, we’ve been exposed.”
Liu Hun and Li Hongxia, in a car nearby, after hearing this, imdiately told Zhong Xiao to pull back and discuss further.
In less than ten minutes, Zhong Xiao and his n returned safely, but the letter he brought back bore extrely bad news.
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