Chapter 1046 Stepping into the Longtan Tiger's Den
Cross Street.
Whether you are taking a car or walking, this is the only way to get to Laosan Tiao Hutong.
Now that the weather is getting warmer, there are more and more food stalls on the streets, including fried cakes, pancakes, noodles, wontons, soy milk and fried dough sticks, etc.
Chen Lizhi, dressed in casual clothes, walked into the wonton stall and said, "Madam boss, for a bowl of wontons, put more chopped green onion and no coriander."
"Sit down for a while, you'll be fine soon." Seeing the business coming, the landlady said something to her, and started boiling water quickly with her hands and feet.
Chen Lizhi had already observed that the location of the wonton stall had the best view, and all pedestrians heading towards Lao San Tiao Hutong could not escape his eyes.
Chen Lizhi and Cao Yunfei met when they were transporting medicines out of the city, so he had to do this.
A few minutes later, Luo Tuo and Gu Xiaomai came over one after another. They mainly acted as vanguards. If they found something wrong, they would immediately warn Cao Yunfei.
Gumai Maimai was thinking that if he arrived at Laosan Tiao Alley soon, he would have to find a way to escape before the Secrecy Bureau arrested Cao Yunfei.
The problem is, Cao Yunfei and the others are all armed with short guns. It would be great if the Secrecy Bureau can be captured in one fell swoop. If the situation cannot be controlled and the two sides exchange fire, Luotuo will be the first to collapse.
A car drove from far and near. In the car were Jiang Xinyu, Feng Qingshan, and Shen Zhifeng. They also needed to pass through Cross Street to Laosantiao Hutong.
Seeing the familiar license plate, Gumai suddenly had an idea. When the car slowed down while turning, he took a few steps and hit the right rearview mirror.
Bai Jumin suddenly braked and the car stopped in the middle of the intersection. Gumaimai shouted from outside the car: "It's such a wide road and you hit me. Do you know how to drive?"
Bai Jumin whispered: "Deputy Director Shen, this is Gu Xiaomai."
Needless to say, everyone in the car understood that they met Gu Xiaomai here, which meant that Cao Yunfei was also nearby.
Shen Zhifeng didn't know Cao Yunfei, but he roughly knew his appearance through Gu Xiaomai's description. Moreover, there were people coming and going on the street, and his vision was not good at night, so he couldn't see his facial features clearly.
Feng Qingshan said: "Don't act rashly. Only when Cao Yunfei enters Laosan Tiao Hutong can we be sure of victory."
What Feng Qingshan said makes sense. If we were to catch Cao Yunfei here, with just the four of them, the certainty would be too small, and we might end up with nothing.
Seeing that Shen Zhifeng had no objection, Feng Qingshan rolled down the window and pushed out two banknotes. He said to Gu Xiaomai: "It's bad luck for us. Take this money and go away!"
Gumai didn't know what was going on and whispered: "He's right behind..."
"Okay, okay, I'll give you a little more..." Feng Qingshan stuffed another banknote.
Jiang Xinyu had already seen Chen Lizhi and knew that he was here to stop Cao Yunfei, so he urged: "Bai Jumin, drive!"
Shen Zhifeng glanced at Chen Lizhi at the wonton stall and immediately said: "Wait a minute!"
Why is Chen Lizhi here?
Shen Zhifeng thought for a moment and said, "You guys stay in the car."
After saying this, he didn't explain too much, opened the door and got out of the car, and walked towards the wonton stall.
Seeing Cao Yunfei approaching from a distance, Chen Lizhi was about to stand up and greet him when Shen Zhifeng walked straight over and said, "Hello, Major Chen."
Chen Lizhi was secretly surprised, but remained calm on the surface and said, "Deputy Director Shen, what a coincidence?"
Shen Zhifeng smiled and said: "I happened to pass by and saw you here, so I came here to say hello. Major Chen, why are you here?"
"Oh, I came to see a friend who lives not far in front."
"Major Chen still has friends in Nankai?"
"Staff Guan of the Security Command. He is a native of Yanjin and his home is in Nankai."
"When friends come to your home, that counselor Guan doesn't even entertain him a meal?"
"He's sick and it's inconvenient."
Chen Lizhi knew that Shen Zhifeng had always been suspicious of him. If he didn't explain the matter clearly, he would definitely pester him endlessly.
While the two were talking, Cao Yunfei passed by the wonton stall.
Gu Xiaomai came to the camel with three large banknotes and said proudly: "See? This is how to make money!"
Luo Tuo was speechless. He saw that Gu Xiaomai crashed the car on purpose, but he didn't expect that he was trying to extort people's money. He felt even more disgusted with this "traitor".
Back in the car, Shen Zhifeng looked around and asked, "Where is Gumai?"
Bai Jumin said: "Let's go."
Shen Zhifeng raised his wrist and glanced at his watch: "It's almost time, let's go."
The car started slowly and drove towards Laosan Tiao Hutong.
Jiang Xinyu said: "Deputy Director Shen, is that Captain Chen from the Military Police Brigade just now?"
Shen Zhifeng nodded: "It's him."
"Why did he come to Nankai?"
"I asked just now, and Chen Lizhi said that he came to see a friend, Staff Officer Guan of the Garrison Command."
Jiang Xinyu thought for a moment: "Staff Guan... Oh, I remembered. He is the operational staff of the headquarters and is often responsible for meeting minutes... right, Director Feng?"
Feng Qingshan nodded: "Yes, there is such a person. However, yesterday I went to the security headquarters for a meeting, and the meeting minutes were temporarily changed. I heard that Staff Officer Guan was ill. Why, Deputy Director Shen suspected Chen Lizhi?"
Feng Qingshan's observation skills are very keen. At this critical moment, Shen Zhifeng suddenly got out of the car, certainly not to say hello to Chen Lizhi.
Shen Zhifeng did not hide anything, saying: "I have been paying attention to him for a long time, but I have never found any evidence..."
Feng Qingshan said: "He is Commander Chen's man. Beating a dog depends on the owner's face. Deputy Director Shen, if there is no conclusive evidence, I advise you that it is best not to touch him. In the one-third of an acre of land in Yanjin, If you offend Commander Chen, it’s no joke."
Jiang Xinyu thought for a while and said: "I think we should send someone to the home of Staff Officer Guan to ask if Chen Lizhi has visited him."
Jiang Xinyu knew very well that it was impossible for Chen Lizhi to make such a stupid mistake. In order to prepare for the possibility of meeting an acquaintance in Nankai, he must have visited Counselor Guan's house in advance.
Feng Qingshan agreed and added: "Don't ask directly, ask around and the answer will be more true..."
While he was talking, the car slowly stopped on the side of the road, and Bai Jumin said, "Several officers are here."
The parking location is still some distance away from Laosan Tiao Hutong. This is to avoid arousing Cao Yunfei's suspicion.
Jiang Xinyu sighed in his heart. Chen Lizhi was entangled by Shen Zhifeng and couldn't get away. He was unable to stop Cao Yunfei and watched helplessly as he stepped into the dragon's den and the tiger's den step by step.
What happens next can only be done by adapting to circumstances.