Two days later.
In an apartment building in District 2, Ba City, Xin Xiaoming was lying on the sofa, drunk, with an untidy beard and a listless look.
He has been hiding in this apartment for several days. Ever since his father was placed under house arrest and the company was liquidated and withdrawn, he has had nowhere to go.
He didn't dare to go back to Longcheng, nor did he dare to go to District 1. He had no way of contacting his subordinates whom he didn't trust, for fear that someone had been arrested and was secretly trying to stop him.
Lying on the sofa, Xin Xiaoming stared blankly at the ceiling, not knowing what to do next.
"Ding Ling Ling!"
A phone rang, and Xin Xiaoming immediately sat up straight, looking at the seven or eight phones on the coffee table. He finally chose the one with a bright screen and reached out to press the answer button: "Hello?"
"Hey, Xiaoming, where are you?"
The person who called was the chief of staff of the Third Division and also Xin Chaojie's most trusted old brother.
"Uncle Wu, I'm in Ba City." Xin Xiaoming immediately perked up and asked, "How's the situation at home?"
"The situation at home is fine, but you are being targeted now." The chief of staff whispered, "The investigation team has gone to Ba City."
"Why did they target me so quickly?" Xin Xiaoming stood up and said, "I... I didn't do anything after I started the company? Why did they investigate so quickly?"
"Yang Gang is dead, and the investigation team suspects he did it." Chief of Staff Wu said in a hoarse voice: "You need to run away?!"
"I did it?" Xin Xiaoming put his hands on his hips and said, "Are they stupid? Why would they suspect that I did it?"
"Someone is guiding them to the Red Group, do you understand?" Chief of Staff Wu said urgently, "It doesn't matter whether you killed the person or not, and it doesn't matter who the murderer is. What matters is that nothing happens to your line, otherwise once the problem between you and the Red Group is discovered, we will all be finished!"
"Then... what should I do?" Xin Xiaoming asked immediately, "I'm in District 2. District 3 is not protected. The investigation team has so many resources. They can just put up a wanted notice for me. I can't escape."
"Have the people from the Red Group contacted you?" asked Chief of Staff Wu.
"No!" Xin Xiaoming shook his head: "These bastards! Damn it, I couldn't contact them after I cleaned up the company! I now suspect that the arms robbery has something to do with them!"
Chief of Staff Wu was silent for a while: "You can either go to District 5, or just go to the planning area and find a place to hide for a year or two!"
"I don't dare to contact outsiders now! I'm afraid something might happen!" Xin Xiaoming whispered back, "The people around me are all businessmen. If anything happens to them, I'll be the first one to be exposed!"
"Well, well, listen to me!" Chief of Staff Wu paused and said, "You are in a passive position in District 2. I will make a phone call and have someone come to pick you up. Don't contact anyone now. Just wait for news!"
"Okay, okay, Uncle Wu!" Xin Xiaoming nodded repeatedly: "What about my dad?!"
"If you're fine, he's fine. If you're in trouble, we're all doomed." Chief of Staff Wu said in a serious tone, "The Red Group is Chinese capital, and its position is very sensitive! In addition... the higher-ups are worried about not finding someone to take the blame for the armaments. If you're caught and our relationship with the Red Group is exposed, we're all doomed."
“Yes, yes!”
"Don't worry about your dad." Chief of Staff Wu reminded again: "As long as you protect yourself, he won't panic!"
"well!"
"That's it. I'll have someone call you." Chief of Staff Wu hung up the phone.
…
In Ba City, in a temporarily rented shop.
"Come on, come on, squat down!"
A member of the investigation team pointed at a middle-aged man in a suit and tie and said something.
The middle-aged man looked up at him, then bent down and squatted against the wall.
"Which number is this?" asked the team leader, sitting at his simple desk.
"This is the eighth one." The member of the investigation team picked up a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the lid and took a sip, then said to the middle-aged man, "Wait for me to have a meal, then I'll interrogate you!"
The middle-aged man was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "Will I be extradited?"
The investigation team member smiled and said, "You came from District 1 with Xin Xiaoming. You committed such a serious crime. Do you think you will be extradited?"
"I... I have an important clue to report." The middle-aged man raised his hand weakly: "I... I roughly know where Xin Xiaoming is!"
The investigation team members were stunned when they heard the sound.
…
Ten minutes later, in an empty room.
Zhou Xian sat on the chair, frowned and asked: "Do you know where Xin Xiaoming is?!"
"Yes... there are clues in this regard." The middle-aged man swallowed and replied.
"Hurry up and tell me!"
"I... I want to ask, can you promise me... not to extradite me?" The middle-aged man tried to negotiate with Zhou Xian: "I can pay some fines, just don't take me back!"
Zhou Xian responded impatiently: "Do you think I care about your little thing?! As long as you can help me find Xin Xiaoming, I don't care about you! Hurry up and tell me!"
…
In Longcheng, inside the garrison headquarters.
Tan Hengqiang sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, and asked Chief of Staff Zhang with a bad look on his face, "Is the Ming Dynasty in a stalemate?"
"Yes, there are few clues on his side, and Xin Xiaoming has not been found yet!" Chief of Staff Zhang shook his head.
Hearing this, Tan Hengqiang cursed impatiently: "Fuck you! This old Xin! He is usually very good and behaves very well, but at the critical moment, he will be very greedy! He is so greedy that he even wants to get money from Huaqu Capital. Do you think he is crazy?!"
"Do you think... Yang Gang was not killed by Xin Xiaoming?" Chief of Staff Zhang asked.
"If he wanted to kill someone to silence him, what was his motive?" Tan Hengqiang turned his head and asked back, "They made such a big move, cut off the power, and sent people to scare Zhou Xian. In the end, they would rather let the regional council be furious than kill Yang Gang right under the noses of the investigation team! Tell me, why did they do this? Unless the Xin family was really involved in the military robbery, they have no reason to do this!"
“…That’s right.” Chief of Staff Zhang nodded in agreement.
Tan Hengqiang slowly closed his eyes: "Xin Chaojie is a major general division commander. He will definitely be promoted to lieutenant general before retirement! He is already this old. Why do you think he is robbing military equipment? Don't tell me he is doing this for some bullshit ideal. Who would believe it!"
"So what you mean is...!"
"The enemy is one step ahead and has a clear idea. They are targeting the garrison, and the greedy Xin Chaojie is the breakthrough point!" Tan Hengqiang paused and said softly: "Don't let Xin Chaojie come back. Find a way to put him to sleep! I'm tired, let's finish it as soon as possible!"
…
Ba City.
Su Tianyu looked at his elder brother and asked, "Still not moving?!"
"Why are you panicking? Wait a little longer!" Su Tiannan waved his hand.