Chapter 61

Chen Zekun and his CIB colleagues had just left, and Xie Yixin immediately began to exercise her authority as team leader: "We have a big case on our hands, so we need to split into groups. Daimo!"

"Here!" Dai Yan responded.

"You and Dong will be a team." "Yes!"

"Xiao Ran!" the explosive girl called out again.

"Here!"

"You and Ferren will be a team." Xie Yixin said, stating the ideal grouping in her mind, "Qiangzi and Ning will be a team, and I will command from the center!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ferren said, "Madam, I disagree with this arrangement. Qiangzi and Ning just transferred here and are not familiar with each other. I think we should have the experienced ones lead the new ones."

The explosive girl glared at Ferren and said, "Alright, Daimo will lead Ning, and Qiangzi will team up with Dong. Is this acceptable now?" This way, Dai and Mo became the weakest team, but at this moment, Ferren couldn't say much more.

In the following days, even on weekends, the Major Case Unit of the Central Region was on a rotating shift, constantly urging the various districts to check the temporary residents and hotel guests. They themselves also went out to search suspicious residential areas and hotels, but unfortunately, by Tuesday of the week of the jewelry exhibition, their dragnet search had yielded nothing.

Not only the Central Region, but also the New Territories and Kowloon regions had found nothing in their searches. The armed individuals mentioned in the CIB intelligence were nowhere to be found, and some even suspected that the CIB intelligence was incorrect.

When they returned from outside that noon, Dai Yan and the others all had panda eyes, exhausted like dogs. Only Ferren was still energetic, and Xie Yixin, who had been directing from the office for several days, was not in good shape either.

Seeing this situation, Ferren suggested, "Madam, everyone is tired. Why don't you give them a half-day off? I can stay and take the shift with you."

This suggestion was very practical and suited the explosive girl's needs. She finally had a chance to be alone with Ferren. She immediately waved her hand and sent Dai Yan and the others home to rest.

At the same time, a restaurant on Faminglin Road in Wan Chai had put up a sign saying it was closed for renovation since yesterday. The usually bustling street store was now deserted, not even a dog in sight.

In the kitchen of the restaurant, the group of foreigners who had appeared at the Jingcheng International Hotel were now all gathered there.

The Cebu monkey said, "Boss, the police are searching very tightly. Should we change our location?"

The white man, Cesong, waved his hand and said, "Not yet. Let's stay here until tomorrow. Also, we need to dispose of these bodies."

"Easy!" The Cebu monkey opened his briefcase, took out a plastic bottle the size of a bottle of dish soap, and was about to pour it on the four bodies on the ground.

The white woman, Monica, grabbed his hand and scolded, "Ninio, you fool, what are you doing?"

The Cebu monkey, Ninio, was startled by Monica's sudden action, and Cesong and the others also changed their expressions, instinctively spreading out a bit.

Ninio carefully screwed the cap back on and then shouted, "What the hell are you doing? Do you want to ruin my hand? Do you want me to pour the whole bottle on you?"

Monica regretted her impulsive action but was still annoyed by the Cebu monkey's antics. Without a word, she cocked her Browning and pointed it at Ninio, saying coldly, "If you have the guts, pour it!"

"Enough!" Cesong roared, "Ninio, there's not much acid, don't waste it! Monica, put the gun away!"

"Actually, I..." Ninio wanted to say he had learned how to prepare the acid, but he didn't say it, reluctantly putting the plastic bottle away. Seeing Monica also put her gun away, he sneered, "Tsk, Wink hasn't come back. Did he go to inform on us?"

"Fuck, what are you talking about?" Monica's eyes widened again.

At this moment, the tall black man came over and patted Monica's shoulder, saying, "I believe Wink won't inform on us, but he might have gone back to his old job."

Monica glared at him and said, "Stranger, what do you mean?"

"Nothing, just look at this text message." The black man, Stranger, handed over his phone. "Someone has put a huge bounty on an E-boy, and almost everyone in the hitman world is moving."

Among the group, the bald man, Qiangwo, who had been relatively quiet, said, "Pfft, how much can an E-boy be worth?"

By now, Monica had glanced at the text message and read aloud, "One hundred million... USD?!"

Everyone was stunned. Why did they kill people? Why were they hiding here? It was all for the money. One hundred million dollars was definitely an amount that would make them risk their lives.

Only Cesong, after a moment of shock, sneered, "Wink going back to his old job is his business. Don't think too much about it. With such a large sum, even the Poison Crow and the Wild Fox might take action. Do you think you can outdo them?" This made everyone nod in agreement.

"Besides, our plan is so well-prepared, and we have already contacted the buyer. Once the goods are delivered, we will receive about 30% of the total value, at least two hundred million. Without Wink, the seven of us can each get a few million more. Isn't that good?"

With a few words, Cesong had rallied the team. The smallest of the seven, the Japanese man, Takashige, shouted, "I agree with the boss. Let's do this big job."

The other white man with German heritage, Feng Roler, calmly said, "The most urgent task is to dispose of these bodies."

Cesong continued, "Stranger, move these bodies to the sink. Takashige, drain the blood and cut off the heads. Use the acid to dissolve them. Cut the bodies into pieces and put them in black plastic bags. We will take them out and dispose of them separately."

"Okay!" "No problem!" Everyone responded.

About half an hour later, the body parts were packed, and Cesong divided the group into three teams, instructing, "Remember, after disposing of the body parts, check the backup weapons in Causeway Bay, Happy Valley, and Central. The jewelry will arrive in two days, and I don't want any mistakes when we act."

"Understood!"

Then, two teams rode motorcycles, and one team drove a car. The three teams, carrying the body parts, headed to Causeway Bay, Happy Valley, and Central, respectively.

In the Major Case Unit office.

"Aaron, why haven't we found any clues after so many days of investigation?" Xie Yixin pointed to the map of Hong Kong Island, reflecting and questioning, "The criminals with weapons should find it inconvenient to stay in hotels. But we have checked so many residential areas, why haven't we found any suspicious individuals?"

Ferren was also thinking about this, muttering, "If I were the criminal, what would I do? I wouldn't frequently enter and exit hotels or residential areas. Even if I changed locations every day, it would be easy for someone to track me."

Thinking about the foreigner who had been eliminated and the professional sniper rifle they had taken, Ferren suddenly realized a major mistake in their recent searches. These armed individuals might be related to the foreign sniper, possibly even the same group, and all of them were professionals. This meant their ability to hide and endure was much stronger than that of ordinary criminals. They could hide in a pile of garbage for several days and nights, so hotels or residential areas were definitely not their preferred hiding places.

With this idea, Ferren grabbed the map and began to search for possible hiding places of the armed individuals, starting from the headquarters of the Central Region and expanding outward.

Xie Yixin leaned in, curious, "What are you looking for?"

Without looking at her, Ferren replied, "I'm looking for the dark spots under the light!"

"Dark spots under the light!?"

"Yes!" Ferren pointed to the areas near Admiralty and Wan Chai stations, "These places are only a few blocks from our headquarters. The colleagues below might have been careless or overlooked something. And as long as the building's position is good, it's possible to observe the jewelry exhibition venue, the HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, with a telescope."

"You mean the armed individuals might be hiding in a building in these two areas?" Xie Yixin was surprised, "But we have already checked the hotels, residential areas, and even the hourly hotels in these two areas!"

"I mean the restaurants or even the office buildings in this area," Ferren said, "Madam, let's go to the Wan Chai area first, maybe we can find something."

"Okay!"

Then, Ferren and the explosive girl drove to the Rongli Building in Wan Chai.

"Madam, notify the control center to have the colleagues patrolling this area pay attention to any restaurants or small stores that are not in business," Ferren instructed, "We will go to the nearby office buildings to inquire."

Xie Yixin agreed immediately and quickly followed through. Then she followed Ferren, building by building, asking if any office building had recently stopped operations for various reasons.

When Ferren and Xie Yixin reached the fourth building, the control center reported that a patrolling colleague had found a dessert shop on Chentan Road with a "closed" sign.

Ferren and Xie Yixin immediately went to the dessert shop on the west end of Chentan Road. The two patrolling colleagues also briefed Xie Yixin on the situation.

"Madam, we have already asked the nearby stalls. This shop is run by a couple. This morning, the male owner went to pick up goods and had a traffic accident. The female owner rushed to the hospital to see her husband, so the shop is closed."

Xie Yixin was somewhat disappointed, as this was not suspicious at all. However, out of caution, Ferren decided to go into the shop to take a look.

At this moment, on the east end of Chentan Road, Stranger, Monica, and Qiangwo, who had just returned from disposing of the bodies, parked their car on the side of the road. Although the parking spot was half a block away from their hiding place, it was a necessary precaution. The area was busy with many cars and people, and there were many alleys, so no one would pay attention to them or their car.

However, coincidentally, two patrolling police officers turned from Connaught Road and immediately noticed that Stranger's car was parked improperly. One of the patrolling officers immediately notified the nearby traffic police, while the other ran up and pointed to the car, saying to Stranger and the others, "Sir, please wait a moment. Is this your car?"