274 Project Raid

it particularly fun anymore either. So when Thunder fell again, he simply dodged aside without paying any attention. As a result, Thunder crashed onto the ground once more. Already disoriented from b...The Guardian of Flowers - Chapter 274: The Raid by the Task Force

Cold Bingbing was puzzled but quickly went to the provincial department. She had a good impression of this Director Hu; despite his name, he wasn't foolish and had quite a positive reputation among the people.

When she arrived at the meeting room that Hu Tu mentioned, Cold Bingbing immediately noticed that there were already over twenty or thirty people in this small conference room. However, she was the only woman present, with everyone else being young men around their thirties.

The only person who seemed older was Hu Tu himself, standing on stage. At fifty, he had an average build and plain looks but exuded an aura of authority that commanded respect without the need for words. His eyes were particularly sharp, as if they could see into a person's soul with just one glance.

Seeing Cold Bingbing enter, Hu Tu smiled slightly: "Good, everyone has arrived. Let's find seats to sit down."

Cold Bingbing found an empty spot in the corner and sat down. She recognized some faces; these were colleagues from her time at the municipal bureau or criminal investigators from different divisions.

Hu Tu swept his sharp gaze over everyone before slowly stating: "Now that everyone is here, I will officially announce the establishment of the Linjiang Task Force. And as for me, I am going to be the head of this task force!"

Cold Bingbing was startled; what kind of special task force required Director Hu himself to take charge

Not only was she surprised, but everyone else in the conference room looked confused as well. Clearly, they were all puzzled. Just like Leng Bingbing, they had received a personal call from the director and rushed over immediately.

"Three years ago, I noticed that there were many drug users in Pinghai Province, so I started to use every means possible to prevent drugs from other provinces from entering our province. We basically succeeded in doing this. However, I found out that instead of decreasing, the number of drug users was actually increasing at an even faster rate. After that, we began to investigate within the province and eventually determined that there is a drug manufacturing factory located just two hundred kilometers away from our Jianghai City, in Linjiang County." Hu Tu spoke solemnly. "The purpose of establishing this special task force is to dismantle this drug manufacturing factory, which is why we named it the Linjiang Special Task Force!"

Leng Bingbing finally understood why the special task force was established, but she still couldn't figure out why all the members seemed to be from Jianghai City when Linjiang County belonged to Ningcheng City.

At this moment, a photo appeared on the screen behind Hu Tu. He turned around and pointed at it: "Everyone, take note of this woman. Her name is Liu Caixia, aged twenty-eight, she's the boss of an entertainment venue called Prince’s Palace in Linjiang County, and our target for this operation."

Seeing the photo on the screen, many male officers complimented her beauty while glancing at Leng Bingbing. They soon realized that compared to Leng Bingbing, the woman on the screen was nothing special.

"Director, is Liu Caixia really a drug dealer" Leng Bingbing couldn't help but ask.

"That's right, she’s the second-in-command of the drug manufacturing gang." Hu Tu nodded. "Our mission is to apprehend her unexpectedly and conduct a surprise interrogation to find out where the drug factory is located, then dismantle the entire organization!"

“Who is the leader of this drug manufacturing gang” Another officer asked. This policeman was someone Leng Bingbing recognized; his name was Lin Cheng, a detective from Beiqu District's Criminal Investigation Unit.

The ringleader of the drug manufacturing gang was named Cai Pengcheng, nicknamed Prince. He graduated from Jianghai Law University and is well-versed in legal matters; he now works as a judge at Linjiang County Court. His father, Cai Weimin, happens to be the secretary of the county's Communist Party committee!

Now Ling clearly understood why they needed an investigation team based on police from Jianghai City: it was simply because there was no connection between Jianghai and Linjiang.

"According to our investigation, Cai Pengcheng initially started manufacturing drugs for the purpose of controlling people to do his bidding. However, as he produced more and more drugs, he began selling them for profit. He never personally handles these matters himself, which is why we haven't found any direct evidence against him yet. We can only hope that Liu Caixia will implicate him since she not only holds the number two position in the drug manufacturing gang but also serves as Cai Pengcheng's mistress," Hu Tu continued to explain the case details. "But I must tell everyone, this arrest operation is going to be extremely dangerous!"

Although everyone thought that arresting a woman wouldn't pose any danger, since the director said so, there must be reasons behind it. Additionally, considering how seriously the director was treating this matter, they felt that there should indeed be some unknown circumstances.

"In recent years, at least ten people have gone missing in Linjiang County, including a well-known businessman. Furthermore, Linjiang experiences three or more severe murder cases almost every year. Every time it looks like a robbery on the surface, but actually, everyone who dies has offended Cai Pengcheng," Hu Tu looked very serious. "Yet none of these cases have been solved. I initially thought that the police there were incompetent and therefore sent someone over to investigate, only to later realize that their incompetence was not due to lack of ability but because they are in cahoots with Cai Pengcheng!"

For this reason, no one found it strange; after all, he is the son of the county secretary. How could local police do anything about him

"Just this morning, the detective I sent over was stabbed twice while having breakfast!" Hu Tu appeared extremely furious. "Those people are truly lawless! This time around, no matter what it takes, I will completely dismantle this gang!"

Was that detective dead

"Fortunately, he encountered a divine doctor and survived. However, I don't wish for anyone else to suffer the same fate. That's why I urgently formed this task force," said Hu Tu solemnly. "You thirty people are the elite among Jianghai City's police force. Tonight we will head to Linjiang County to launch an ambush. But we must be prepared as we might face opposition from local law enforcement and criminals, which is also why I say this arrest operation is extremely dangerous!"

Hu Tu slowly scanned everyone present: "If you have any questions, raise them now. Otherwise, get ready. We'll depart in two hours. I will lead the team personally!"

The group looked at each other but remained silent.

Satisfied with their silence, Hu Tu said: "Very well. Hand over your mobile phones from this moment on; no one is allowed to contact anyone outside of our group. Over the next two hours, everyone will check equipment, eat something and rest up."

At eight o'clock that evening, Yu Jin quietly left the hospital. He had received a call from Hu Tu earlier in the afternoon informing him that they would act tonight and he was to personally guide Hu Tu and his task force.

The two buses had already entered Linjiang County by this time; it was indeed Hu Tu and his task force causing the stir, and after meeting up with Yu Jin, they headed straight for the Crown Prince’s Palace. With thirty fully armed policemen pointing guns at them, security from the palace hardly dared to resist, and within three minutes, Liu Caixia had been brought out.

"Get her into the van and head back to the provincial department immediately!" commanded Hu Tu. That was his plan: take Liu Caixia back to the provincial department for interrogation. As long as she confessed, he could then lead a larger team in a second round of arrests.

Cold Bingbing being the sole female officer, she was tasked with escorting Liu Caixia on board the bus; after she did so, other members of the task force also boarded the vehicles.

"Yu Jin, come with me back to the provincial department first!" Hu Tu said to Yu Jin. At this moment, it was naturally very dangerous for Yu Jin to stay here.

"Director Hu, my uncle is still here," Yu Jin whispered softly.

"He Ming" Hu Tu couldn't help but frown, "Why is he still here Why didn't you make him leave first"

"Director Hu, Uncle wants to pay respects to someone. He just hasn't seen that person yet, so he hasn't left," Yu Jin said somewhat helplessly.

"Get in the bus and let's talk about it later!" Hu Tu grabbed Yu Jin with one hand and pulled him onto the bus. Then he instructed the driver, "Quickly start driving!"

A few minutes later, the bus drove out of the city area. Hu Tu slightly relaxed a little but at this moment, a large truck suddenly charged from the side and blocked the road in the middle. At the same time, urgent police sirens came from afar.

"Something's wrong, they've already caught up to us!" Yu Jin couldn't help but change his expression.

"Send some people to move that truck at the front away!" Hu Tu ordered.

A few people responded and jumped off the vehicle, rushing towards the truck. Moments later, they returned.

"Director, the driver on the car has fled and destroyed the steering wheel. Now that truck is effectively out of commission and cannot be moved!" one of them reported.

“Damn it!” Hu Tu’s expression turned grim. "Find suitable cover positions and get ready for combat!"

The sound of police sirens grew closer, and in no time, several police cars arrived on the scene. Dozens of policemen jumped out of their vehicles, drawing their guns and aiming them at this side. Meanwhile, someone used a loudspeaker to shout loudly: "Attention kidnappers ahead! This is Linjiang County Public Security Bureau Chief Qu Fen. You are surrounded now; immediately release the hostages and surrender!"

Hearing these words, Hu Tu became furious. As an official from the provincial public security department, he was actually being called a kidnapper. How could he not be enraged

"Qu Fen, I am Hu Tu from the Provincial Public Security Department. Now, I order you to immediately withdraw your people!" Hu Tu sternly commanded.

The person who had introduced himself as Qu Fen did not speak for a long time after hearing this.y doesn’t want to see me right now. It would be awkward for me to go over.”"Wah wah wah... Ice姐, don't worry about my dad, I really want to get out. Can you think of a way for me" Zhao Qingqing pleade...