I really don't want to be an official if I transmigrate into Qi Tongwei's life.

Chapter 156 Showdown with the Smuggling Gang (3)

How could Zhou Dequan's life be compared to his own brother's? In Huang Liansheng's view, a poor man's life was only worth ten or twenty thousand yuan.

"Captain Qi, I don't know who Zhou Dequan is, and his life is none of my concern. I only care about my brother right now."

Qi Tongwei stubbed out his cigarette and stood up. "President Huang, don't use your brother as an excuse. He's not important to me. I'm giving you a chance to live."

"Let me tell you, I've been investigating a man named Old Qiu in Jingzhou. After the events in Jingzhou were exposed, Old Qiu sent people to kill the puppet he was supporting to silence him."

A look of panic flashed across Huang Liansheng's face. He hadn't expected that Qi Tongwei had been investigating Old Qiu all along. How could he suspect that the smuggling was related to Old Qiu? Did he have some kind of evidence?

"Captain Qi, I don't know anything about this Old Qiu. Please let me know how my brother is doing."

Huang Liansheng's attitude softened somewhat, and Qi Tongwei noticed the unusual expression on his face. Huang Liansheng clearly panicked when talking about Old Qiu, which seemed to confirm his guess.

Qi Tongwei remained calm and composed, though he was a little anxious inside. But he couldn't rush things when dealing with someone like Huang Liansheng.

"Mr. Huang, if I were Old Qiu, I would send someone to kidnap your son right now, then you wouldn't have anything to say."

Upon hearing this, Huang Liansheng panicked. He and Qiu Lao were the same kind of people who would stop at nothing for profit, even murder and arson.

But Huang Liansheng still didn't want to confess immediately, because once he did, there would be no turning back. Even if he survived by chance, he would have to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Losing his freedom and having nothing was tantamount to killing an ambitious man like him.

But he only has one son. If anything were to happen to his son, it would be tantamount to having no descendants. Even though his son is paralyzed now, at least he won't be burying his son.

Huang Liansheng was caught in a dilemma; he longed for freedom more than ever before.

To say he regrets smuggling is impossible. If he hadn't taken the crooked path, someone like him with no background or resources would never have gotten ahead by working honestly.

At this moment, he had no choice but to abandon his arrogant attitude as a wealthy man. "Captain Qi, I don't know this Mr. Qiu you mentioned, but I've been in business for so many years and have offended quite a few people. The mastermind behind my son's kidnapping last time is named Huang Lianyou, a friend I used to do business with. I beg you to send someone to protect my son, please."

As a second-best option, Qi Tongwei managed to figure out the details of the previous kidnapping case.

He also knew that this was merely Huang Liansheng's decision after weighing the pros and cons. "Mr. Huang, whether it's Old Qiu or Huang Lianyou, we will apprehend them. If you want your son to be safe, the only way is to bring all those involved in smuggling to justice."

"Captain Qi, the smuggling has nothing to do with me. I'm a fabric tycoon now, I have no need to smuggle. My brother was probably just misled by others and went astray for a moment."

Huang Liansheng still didn't intend to confess, still harboring a glimmer of hope, and pretended to be an innocent and pure person.

Qi Tongwei was only worried that Cao Xinwei had escaped. Now that he has been caught red-handed, as long as the tax bureau intervenes, Huang Liansheng will not be able to escape.

Vice Mayor Cao's nephew is dead, so he certainly won't just stand by and watch his son get arrested.

Qi Tongwei left the room and dialed Zhang Zheng's number. "Captain Zhang, how's Cao Xinwei doing?"

"Captain Qi, Cao Xinwei is still in the villa, and there's nothing unusual about him. Should we arrest him first?"

Qi Tongwei steeled his heart. "Damn it, who says the deputy mayor's son can't be arrested? Arrest him for smuggling and interrogate him for 24 hours."

"Team Leader Zhang, act immediately, arrest Cao Xinwei and bring him to the hotel."

"it is good"

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Zheng immediately took action, but suddenly three police cars rushed over and blocked their way.

"Don't move!"

"Don't move!"

"Don't move!"

Luo Xiong and his men from the Xipu branch surrounded Zhang Zheng and his group with guns drawn, creating an extremely tense atmosphere where a shooting could occur at any moment.

"Hands up, hands behind your head"

Luo Xiong pointed his gun fiercely at Zhang Zheng, "Didn't you hear me? I told you to put your hands on your head!"

Zhang Zheng helplessly raised his hand. "Comrade, we are police officers too, and we are carrying out a secret mission."

Luo Xiong's face was full of sneer, "Police, you all look like robbers with your shifty eyes."

Zhang Zheng and his criminal police officers were furious. Since Qi Tongwei was using police from another region, it meant that there might be smuggling gang members in the police force. He had to stay calm, otherwise things would get messy if a fight broke out.

"Everyone, please calm down. Comrade, we're from Jingzhou. Your Director Han and our Director He have discussed this; it's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding."

"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, we'll find out when we get to the police station. We'll handcuff them all."

Luo Xiong pretended to be stupid; he had been ordered by Ding Xiangqun to come to Cao Xinwei's rescue.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

The criminal police officer from Jingzhou was very dissatisfied.

"Hands behind head"

"Hands behind head"

The officers from the Xipu branch were also aggressive and refused to back down.

Fearing an accidental escalation, Zhang Zheng said, "Everyone, please calm down. We'll go back to the police station with you. Comrade, let me call your Chief Han so you can confirm."

"No need. We'll investigate thoroughly at the police station."

Luo Xiong didn't give Zhang Zheng a chance to report the news. Zhang Zheng felt very aggrieved, but he couldn't risk his brothers' lives. In the power struggle at the top, he wasn't Qi Tongwei, and he didn't want to be cannon fodder.

"Comrade, we'll go with you."

Zhang Zheng voluntarily extended his hands so that Luo Xiong could put on handcuffs.

The officers of the Jingzhou Criminal Police Team could only helplessly be handcuffed; it was incredibly humiliating.

After seeing the Xipu branch of the police arrest the man, Cao Xinwei immediately grabbed a bag and drove away.

Qi Tongwei smoked a cigarette and waited a while without receiving a call from Zhang Zheng, so he immediately called him.

Luo Xiong let the phone ring, pretending not to know anything.

Qi Tongwei dialed several more times, but still no one answered, and he immediately had a bad feeling.

He immediately called Han Weiping, "Director Han, there might be an unexpected situation with Captain Zhang. Cao Xinwei might have escaped. You need to immediately notify the armed police blocking all exits to arrest him."

"Don't worry, I'll arrange it right away. How's the interrogation of Huang Liansheng going?"

"Huang Liansheng is stubborn and still hasn't confessed."

"Don't be discouraged, kid. We've caught them red-handed, and the amount of smuggling is huge. The tax authorities will find out soon enough. I know you're worried that some people might have run away, but please trust our comrades. Many of them are loyal to the Party and dedicated to their work."

"Yes, Director Han, I believe most of my comrades are good comrades."

"It's good that you have this kind of understanding, buddy. Also, Old Tang was saved; not a single comrade sacrificed their life."

Qi Tongwei finally breathed a sigh of relief. If it meant exchanging Cao Xinwei's escape for Lao Tang's life, he would have done so without hesitation.

"Chief Han, Captain Zhang has been a police officer for over ten years and is very experienced. It's impossible for him to disappear without a trace. I suspect it was done by the Xipu Branch."

"I'll call and ask right away. You continue interrogating Huang Liansheng."

"Yes, Director Han."

Han Weiping immediately called Ding Xiangqun and went straight to the point, "Director Ding, did the Xipu branch arrest a few police officers who claimed to be from Jingzhou tonight?"

Ding Xiangqun was surprised that he had guessed so quickly, and a chill ran through him.

"Director Han, please wait a moment, I'll call and ask right away."

A short while later, Ding Xiangqun called Han Weiping back, "Director Han, we received a tip from the public that several people claiming to be police officers from Jingzhou have been arrested. We are still verifying this with Jingzhou."

Han Weiping was somewhat angry. "No need for verification, release them immediately."