In the Zhanan Coast Guard compound, on the first floor of Building B, the detention center, Cheng Gang and others completed the meeting procedures and followed two coast guards upstairs for the meeting.
This place is called a detention center, but in fact it is an interrogation agency and a case-handling unit. It does not have the conditions to detain suspects, because the vast majority of people involved in judicial cases in Longcheng are detained in a unified detention department awaiting trial.
However, the case handling procedures of judicial departments in different regions are different. For example, when the coast guard faces many cases, they need to maintain the case and set off clues. Not only do they need to catch criminals, but they also need to recover smuggled goods. Therefore, once the suspects are put into detention in advance, it is easy for the news to leak, which will create resistance to the investigation of the case. Therefore, they have the right to temporarily detain the arrested suspects in their own department.
There will definitely be loopholes in doing so, and it will lead to the problem of excessive power for the regional judicial department. However, Longcheng is now in such an environment, full of peculiarities and absurdities.
Cheng Gang followed the coast guard into a very simple interrogation room. They smoked and waited for a while before the police officer on duty came in with a strong man.
The sturdy man was slightly startled when he saw Cheng Gang, then he immediately laughed and said sarcastically: "Hey, isn't this Mr. Xu's police dog? You are so busy, how come you have time to come and see me?"
Cheng Gang glanced at the other person and nodded to the coast guard next to him. The latter understood what he meant and left with the key.
The sturdy man was handcuffed and bent over on a chair, looking lazy and relaxed. But judging from the multiple injuries on his skin, he didn't seem to be doing well here.
Cheng Gang looked down at him and said, "Old Zhang, you should have heard about what happened outside. It wasn't me who betrayed Brother Zuo. It was him who went too far. He and the Yu family killed Old Gu together!"
The strong man looked at him coldly: "You said he killed her, so he did? I said your mother and I had an affair, so do you have to call me dad?"
Cheng Gang didn't get angry when he heard this: "Old Zhang, Wei Xiangzuo has already run away, he doesn't care about anyone anymore! What reason do you have to take the blame for him?! It's Xu Hu who messed with you. If he just gave the Coast Guard some information, you would be sentenced to more than 20 years in prison! Is it worth it?"
"Hehe, what do you want to say?"
"I won't beat around the bush with you. Xu Hu wants to take over our shop and business on a buyout basis." Cheng Gang raised his eyebrows and said, "Gu Baishun went to talk to Old You yesterday, but he disagreed. He said that his eldest brother had to make the decision, but his eldest brother Huabilong has already run away and can't be found."
"You want to ask me where the Brachiosaurus is?" asked the strong man.
"Yes, tell me where he is, and give up the shops you own, and I promise you'll be able to get out next week." Cheng Gang whispered, "Your brother-in-law is also from the Coast Guard. With him here and me saying a word for you, Xu Hu won't kill you all."
The sturdy man paused for a moment, then moved his lips and hooked his palm: "Come, look at my mouth shape!"
Cheng Gang frowned.
"Fuck you!!! You are such a traitor! If Old Wei hadn't helped you pay off your debt, you would have had your hands chopped off and fed to the dogs!" The strong man cursed with great integrity: "Don't think I don't know anything in there. Xiaoxuan died in your hands! Remember, if Old Wei ever gets back to Longcheng after this, he will definitely kill you first!"
Cheng Gang looked at him with a red face, speechless.
"saliva!!"
The sturdy man spat on Cheng Gang: "Get lost! Disappear! Otherwise I will jump up and bite your neck open!!"
Cheng Gang clenched his fists and remained silent for a few seconds before taking out a tissue to wipe the spit off his body: "Your brother-in-law can save your life, but he can't guarantee how many years you will be sentenced to, right?! Haha, you keep shouting, I'll be watching you in jail from outside!"
After saying that, Cheng Gang turned around and walked out with a gloomy face.
Ten seconds later, two coast guards walked into the room. They didn't beat the sturdy man, but whispered to him, "Are you stupid?! He's already here, why are you still yelling at him? He's a popular figure around Xu Hu now!"
"I'm sure I won't get better, but remember what I said, he will die a more miserable death than me." The sturdy man cursed with a squint and was taken away in handcuffs.
That night, Cheng Gang met five or six acquaintances in the Coast Guard. Some of them were completely subdued and expressed their willingness to cooperate with Xu Hu, but they didn't know where the guy called Flower Arm Dragon was hiding. Others, like the strong man, thought of Lao Wei and didn't betray anyone even after being tricked.
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It was a little after three in the morning.
A car drove into Sinalo and stopped in front of Lao Wei's residence. Xiaofeng and Su Tianyu also walked out to greet it.
Three men got out of the car, all with varying degrees of external injuries. When they saw Wei Xiangzuo in person, their eyes turned red and they were very excited.
“Brother, our family…our family is finished!” the leader said in a trembling voice.
Wei Xiangzuo looked at him and whispered, "Come on, let's go inside and talk!"
Everyone walked into the house together. Xiaofeng went into the kitchen and cooked some noodles for the three of them, while Wei Xiangzuo smoked and chatted with them in the living room.
These three men were the brothers who reacted quickly on the night when Wei Xiangzuo got into trouble. They sensed something was wrong and fled through the port. They were intercepted by people from Longkou on the way, so they all suffered some external injuries.
At the dinner table, the leading man whispered, "I don't know where Huabilong has gone! Lao Zhang, Hongjun and the others have been arrested and sent to the Coast Guard... There is no one in charge at home now. Last night I called Lao Ding in Ergang, and he said Xu Hu is closing the shop now. It was Cheng Gang who suggested it to him. They talked to Huabilong's brother Lao You, but Lao You didn't agree."
Wei Xiangzuo silently poured the other person a glass of water.
"Brother... Xiaohai is dead. He was stabbed more than ten times and was left in the Haiyan Pit." Another person added in a trembling voice.
Beside him, Su Tianyu listened to what everyone was saying without interrupting.
Silence, after a short period of silence, Xiaofeng brought the cooked noodles to the table.
Wei Xiangzuo smoked a cigarette and looked at everyone and said: "... Brothers, I'm sorry for getting you into trouble!"
"Brother, don't say that. If the brothers hadn't held you back, you wouldn't have argued with Xu Hu. This... this matter, we all know it." The leading man lowered his head and wiped the corners of his eyes, and replied in a hoarse voice: "... But now we have all run away, and the remaining brothers at home are unsure. If we don't go back... we will completely disperse."
"Go back. You don't have to go back." Wei Xiangzuo patted the other person's shoulder and said, "Take good care of him first. I know what's going on at home!"
"well."
The three of them nodded.
“Eat it!”
Wei Xiangzuo greeted them and took the initiative to push the bowl of noodles to them.
The light in the room was dim. The three men ate noodles in silence, while Wei Xiangzuo got up and walked outside, standing at the door and smoking.
Su Tianyu followed and whispered, "It has become like this, you need to stay calm."
Wei Xiangzuo looked at him: "I know what's going on!"
"I'm asking someone to investigate Xu Hu's new supply channels. Give me some time and I can protect your brothers." Su Tianyu added.
"Yeah." Wei Xiangzuo nodded.
The two of them stood outside to catch their breath before Su Tianyu turned around and went back to the house to rest.
Late at night, the three men lived with Xiaofeng in the house on the left, while Wei Xiangzuo sat alone in the living room drinking tea. Suddenly he picked up his mobile phone and sent a text message.
The next morning, the sky was bright.
After Su Tianyu got up, he habitually picked up his phone and glanced at it, only to find an unread text message.
When he opened it, he saw that it was from Wei Xiangzuo. The content was very simple: "I can't wait any longer, so I'm going back first. You stay here and take good care of my brother, and continue to lay the rest of the groundwork!"
When Su Tianyu saw this message, he sat up suddenly: "Fuck, this psychopath!!"
Wei Xiangzuo left, without taking Xiaofeng or the three brothers who had escaped. He just disappeared alone.