Seeing Gao Fei leisurely drinking tea and playing with his phone, Xiang Nan stared blankly.
If Gao was at the task force, who was directing his boss's escape outside?
His mind was filled with questions.
"What are you spacing out for? Hurry up!"
An office of the security department yelled and pulled Xiang Nan towards the interrogation room.
Just as he was about to speak, Gao Fei glanced at him and shook his head slightly, signaling him to shut up.
As the second-in-command of Tian'an Group, Xiang Nan understood the meaning immediately.
He winked at Old Xian and the others who were still stunned. They tacitly came back to their senses and left with the investigators.
Ge Qing, walking at the very back, witnessed the exchange of glances.
He frowned slightly, ordered his colleagues to retrieve surveillance footage from all over the city, walked up to Gao Fei, and said, "Xiao Gao, I hope you don't go down this path to the bitter end.
To outsiders, you and Yu Min indeed have no dealings, but I know the connections between you.
If you know any news about Yu Min, tell me honestly, and there's still room for maneuver."
"Team Leader Ge, your colleagues have already pulled my SIM card. How could I possibly have any news about Yu Min?
I'll say it again, someone threatened me. I hope you can quickly find out who wants to kill me!"
Gao Fei shook his phone, which had no network, feigning innocence.
Seeing that he wouldn't budge, Ge Qing sighed and stopped wasting his breath.
"Keep a close eye on him!"
"Yes, team leader!"
After everyone left, Gao Fei continued to play his mobile game, but his gaze kept drifting to the clock on the wall.
...
Qinglu Apartment.
Yu Min, disguised from head to toe, now looked exactly like an uncle returning from work at a construction site.
Arriving at the designated location, he didn't go directly to the parking lot but loitered around the apartment building.
He circled it twice, ensuring there were no suspicious individuals around and no tails following him, before heading to the parking lot to find the designated truck.
"Jingxxxxx..."
Yu Min recited the license plate number from the text message.
When he reached the most remote corner of the parking lot, he saw the slightly worn-out refrigerated truck.
As soon as he approached, a man with distinct Southeast Asian features got out of the passenger seat.
"Ah#￥%*..."
The man's foreign language instantly bewildered Yu Min.
"Brother Min?"
The man asked in broken Dragon Country language.
"It's me!"
After confirming his identity, the man opened the cargo container of the refrigerated truck and waved him to follow.
Due to the language barrier, Yu Min became instantly vigilant.
He took out a handgun he had prepared beforehand, hid it behind his back, and then cautiously boarded the container.
Stepping into the refrigerated truck, a blast of cold air hit him.
Yu Min shivered and looked at the truck filled with hanging pork. Seeing that there was no one else, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The man handed him a thick cotton coat, then bent down and lifted a hidden compartment in the innermost part, signaling him to lie down.
Seeing the compartment, which could only fit one person but contained water and food, Yu Min hesitated for a moment before bending down and lying down.
As soon as he lay down, the Southeast Asian man took out pig's blood and sprinkled it around the compartment.
It was a professional way to mask his scent with the smell of blood.
Ten minutes later, the refrigerated truck drove out of the parking lot.
As soon as the truck hit the road, a black car outside the apartment gate followed suit.
A moment later, the two vehicles disappeared into the bustling streets.
...
Anti-Gang Task Force.
Two hours had passed since Yu Min's escape.
Gao Fei, who had been playing mobile games earlier, was now sound asleep, his head resting on the table.
Xiang Nan and others in the interrogation room were either stubborn or rambling, their words devoid of any important clues.
Ge Qing, meanwhile, was leading his team in watching surveillance footage, narrowing down the time frame to when the fire broke out in the building.
However, they had already watched the surveillance cameras near the group's building more than twice and still couldn't find any trace of Yu Min.
Task force members sent to stations, airports, and train stations.
As well as their traffic police colleagues at every checkpoint.
All reported the same message: no sign of Yu Min.
In the city-wide manhunt, Yu Min had vanished into thin air like a ghost.
Listening to the latest reports from his colleagues, Ge Qing knew they couldn't continue with secret investigations.
With Kyoto's population of tens of millions, if Yu Min hid among the crowd, searches at transportation hubs and roadblocks would be insufficient.
Only by mobilizing the power of the masses could they truly find him.
Ge Qing was decisive and immediately applied for a reward notice from his superiors.
Soon, the reward notice for 100,000 Dragon Country coins was approved.
The Kyoto Police Department's social media account posted the reward notice online, notifying the entire network.
Kyoto's district bureaus and police stations, following the instructions from their superiors, sent people to the streets and alleys to post the wanted notices.
The news that the big boss Yu Min was wanted spread throughout the city.
It also caused quite a stir online.
Kyoto Pier No. 5.
Yu Min, who had been hiding in the refrigerated truck for more than two hours, finally saw the light of day again.
Along the way, the refrigerated truck was stopped several times.
But fortunately, the hidden compartment was quite concealed, the pig's blood served as a cover, and the driver was a foreigner, so the refrigerated truck passed through without any danger.
The truck stopped at a secluded spot.
When Yu Min got off, he didn't attract the attention of the people around him.
After ensuring it was safe, the Southeast Asian man led him towards the pier.
Disguised, Yu Min was inconspicuous on the road.
He observed his surroundings and even found his own wanted poster.
"One hundred thousand yuan? That's a bit low! But you'll never get it in your lifetime!"
He scoffed inwardly.
Seeing customs officers and police in the crowd ahead, Yu Min immediately followed the truck driver closely, skillfully avoiding the checks.
In about six or seven minutes, they arrived in front of a fishing boat docked at a berth.
The man spoke a foreign language to the fishing boat, and a middle-aged man in his forties came out from the boat, who was the captain.
The captain looked Yu Min up and down, was slightly startled, and then led his men onto the boat.
Once on board, the captain extended his hand and said in a low voice, "No matter what your past identity was, once you're on my boat, you listen to me, understand?"
"I know!"
Having navigated the underworld for over twenty years, how could Yu Min not understand the man's meaning?
He took out a handgun from his waist, suddenly flicked the safety off, and pulled back the slide, "You recognize me?"
Instantly, the thugs in the fishing boat drew their handguns, seven muzzles pointed at Yu Min.
The captain chuckled, waved his hand, and glanced at the police on the shore, "Don't worry, Boss Yu. The person who hired us gave us six times more than your bounty. We on the water don't interfere with your affairs on land; we just take money and do the job.
If you don't want to turn yourself in, that's fine too. Just hide well in the ship's hold, and when we reach international waters, someone will escort you abroad."
Twenty minutes later, the smuggler's fishing boat, along with surrounding fishing boats, set sail.
Yu Min, once again hidden in the hidden compartment at the bottom of the ship, felt the boat rise and fall with the waves and breathed a sigh of relief as he squatted on the ground.
Onshore, as the fishing boat he was on set sail, the black car that had been following also left the pier.
...
Inside the task force.
Since the reward notice was issued, the external phone lines in the task force had been ringing non-stop.
All were tips from the public, but after verification by colleagues from the branch bureaus and police stations, none of the leads were true.
At the team leader's desk.
Ge Qing ate his cold lunch, looking at the evidence files on his computer, but his gaze kept darting to Gao Fei, who was facing away from him in the lobby.
He was quite certain that Gao Fei had been involved in Yu Min's escape.
After all, Yu Min's gunman had not yet been apprehended, and Gao Fei would certainly not be risking his own life.
But with him being in the task force, who was helping Yu Min escape outside?
Ge Qing's peripheral vision swept over a document titled 'The Hu Qing Three Brothers Murder Case.'
He suddenly froze, and a young man who looked honest and kind suddenly came to mind.
"Guo Yue!"
Ge Qing shouted abruptly.
Gao Fei, who was also eating in the lobby, showed no abnormal reaction, only a faint smile playing on his lips.
Ge Qing strode over, about to confirm if Guo Yue was helping Yu Min escape, when a stranger walked in from outside the task force.
The man looked at the task force members who were casting curious glances at him. His gaze swept over Gao Fei, who was devouring his meal, and he coldly uttered a sentence.
"My name is Lao Mo, I'm here to surrender, and I want to report Yu Min!"
(I've been busy since after the New Year, and my updates are really lagging. But I still shamelessly ask for your votes.)