Murder Bureau within Bureau

  Lu Yifeng got up to open the door. I thought for a moment and didn't know the contact person, so I sat with Panzi waiting for him to arrive.

  After the door opened, a tall man with a backpack came in from outside. He looked over thirty years old, and his most distinctive feature was that he was bald.

  His baldness makes him look a bit ugly, but I think to myself that someone who goes bald at thirty must have exceptionally vigorous vitality.

  Lu Yifeng was very familiar with this person, and they hugged each other with a brotherly gesture. Then he introduced us to him, his name is Cao Yuan, the captain of the serious crime unit at Longzhou Police Bureau.

  I hastily greeted Panzi and said a word of greeting to Officer Cao.

  I found Cao Yuan to be a very down-to-earth person, after nodding at us he sat together with everyone else and stopped saying polite words, from his pocket he pulled out a stack of photos and threw them at us saying "take a look at this."

  There are over ten photos, we two shared them and looked at each other. I found that in these photos, there is always a man and a woman, the man's appearance is unclear, riding on a motorcycle, wearing a motorcycle helmet, and the woman has several close-ups. My evaluation is that if this woman were placed in ancient times, she would be a typical fox spirit, extremely beautiful and charming.

  Lu Yifeng took advantage of the pause to ask a question, "Brother Cao, you showed us the photos, what did you mean by that?"

  "Cao Yuan explained, "This man and woman are very famous in the Longzhou area. The man is good at stealing, from the CEO's safe to the ordinary people's front door, as long as he wants to pry it open, there is no lock that can't be opened. And the woman is his girlfriend, responsible for helping him and selling stolen goods on the black market. People in the underworld call them 'Northwest Mandarin Duck Thieves'. Recently, these two mandarin ducks have been acting more frequently, committing over a dozen cases in just two nights. The higher-ups have given a death order to capture them within half a month. We contacted the female thief through a second-hand dealer and plan to make a deal with her tomorrow night, and then catch both of them."

  I think I understand, this mandarin duck thief has been wandering around the local area for so many years, and must be familiar with those second-hand dealers. If we try to find someone locally to trade with, it's likely to leak out that we're outsiders, making us the most suitable candidates. Moreover, this time we're only facing thieves, there won't be any danger to our lives, it can be considered a relatively easy task.

  Cao Yuan took out a belt from his backpack and put it on the table, pushing it to us and saying, "This belt has a GPS tracker at the back waist position. When you make the transaction, press the transmitter, and the police will arrive within five minutes."

  Among us three, Lu Yifeng was the leader. He took the lead in picking up his pants and putting them away after adjusting them.

  Then A Feng asked about the time and place of tomorrow night's transaction, Cao Yuan said it was at 8 o'clock sharp, and the location was a barbecue restaurant called Qianli Xiang.

  Cao Yuan finished speaking and didn't stay much longer, wishing us good luck before standing up and leaving. I thought to myself, by tomorrow night, the two of us will be hiding out in this farmhouse courtyard.

  After Lu Yu Feng looked at the photos of the Mandarin Duck Thief and burned them, he actually called for us to leave as well, saying that our residence was not here but in the city.

  I found that the treatment of special informants is really exceptional. We finally arrived at a residential area in that black sedan and entered a three-bedroom, one-living room apartment, which was clearly for special informants to live in. The decoration made the house look particularly luxurious.

  Lu Yifeng also pushed open a sofa, and I found that there was a hidden compartment under the sofa. He put some important items in the hidden compartment, including a stun gun, communication equipment with an antenna, iron rings, iron claws, etc.

  I noticed that Lu Yifeng's watch was different from ordinary people, the dial was particularly large and I estimated it to be quite heavy. I suspected it was a "treasure", but he didn't take off his watch, seemingly intending to sleep with it on, which made me wonder what function this thing had.

  We have a task tomorrow, so it's not suitable to have any activities at night, let's all go to bed early. The next day was spent in this three-bedroom and one-living room place, Ah Feng ordered takeout.

  At 7 o'clock in the evening, Lu Yifeng called us to get ready. But what's good for me and Panzi to prepare? Just take out the spring knife and put it in our socks.

  This is also the general household of our line, Lu Yifeng looked at it and smiled, rummaged through the dark grid of the sofa, and threw two half-meter-long "noodle sticks" to us.

  I didn't know what it was at that time either. Anyway, its whole body is dark and heavy, weighing over a kilogram or so.

  Lu Yifeng saw our bewildered expressions and voluntarily demonstrated it again.

  This rolling pin is also called a whip, but it's much more exquisite than the ones sold on the market. The entire body is made of titanium alloy, and when you fully extend the stick, there's even a small hammer head made of tungsten steel attached to the top. Ah Feng said that the attack range of the throwing knife was too small, and when encountering a tough opponent, the knife was basically useless, just like a decoration. It's better to use the whip, as long as you seize the opportunity to hit the enemy, they'll either die or be seriously injured.

  Panzi and I both lit up, carefully hiding it in our waistbands. Panzi was even more direct, putting away the spring knife with a flick of his wrist, saying "Useless!"

  After we finished packing, Lu Yifeng led the way downstairs. I thought we would take that black sedan again, but this time we rode a motorcycle to the transaction.

  Just by looking at the motorcycle's thick tires and exhaust pipe, I can tell that it's a military vehicle. Ah Feng is driving, and the two of us are squeezed onto the seat together.

  The name of that "Qianli Xiang Kao Rou Guan" is not bad, but the location is too remote, in the suburbs, and the scale is not big either. When we went in, there was no one in the store except for the boss and his partner.

  I really suspected that this store was about to close down, but when the boss saw us coming, his eyes lit up and he busied himself with the service staff.

  We didn't really come here for a meal either, so we just ordered something casually and sat down to wait.

  I glanced at my watch and at exactly eight o'clock, a woman came into the store. Although she was wearing a mask that obscured her face, her seductive eyes and slender figure clearly told me that this was the female thief.

  The female thief looked around cautiously after entering the store, fearing there might be an ambush. Lu Yu Feng took advantage of the opportunity to wave his hand and smiled kindly, especially since this little guy was good at pretending to be friendly.

  The woman thief walked over, moved a chair and sat down, staring at us three without saying a word.

  I didn't want the atmosphere to be so awkward, so I asked a question first, "Sister, let's take a look at the goods."

  What I'm talking about is stolen goods. In general, when trading this kind of thing, the process is like this: the thief (pickpocket) first takes the goods, and then the buyer checks them out and pays depending on the situation.

  But the female thief didn't fall for it, shaking her head and saying in a low voice, "You pay first. This stuff is worth at least 50,000."

  I and Panzi both didn't respond, looking at each other. I thought, "Indeed worthy of being a mandarin duck thief, not an ordinary rogue."

  Lu Yifeng spoke up and said it was no problem, then reached back to touch his waist again.

  He put his backpack behind him, and I sat next to him, watching clearly. When he picked up the bag, he even touched his lower back, indicating that he had sent out a signal now. We just need to drag on for five more minutes, and the police will arrive.

  Yesterday, Cao Yuan didn't give us the money. Lu Yifeng had planned for a long time and prepared a large envelope. He took out the envelope and let the female thief look at it along the opening of the envelope.

  There are six bundles of money in it, which is 600,000. The female thief looked at the envelope and then looked at us again.

  I found her eyes were somewhat off, and she said something was wrong but didn't say what was wrong.

  She reached out to grab the envelope, wanting to take it over. But what could Ah Feng do? He also held on tightly and emphasized a sentence, "Where's the goods?"

  The female thief tittered and said let's wait a moment, the goods are in her husband's hands, and her husband is outside.

  She turned around and left, I looked at the watch again, 8:04, just one or two minutes, this task would be perfectly completed.

  Suddenly, a loud "dada" sound came from outside, I was stunned because the engine was too loud, obviously someone was wildly revving up their motorcycle.

  Lu Yufeng reacted the fastest, cursing and saying to us, "We've been exposed, these two mandarin ducks are going to run."

  I was momentarily disheartened and thought that it was a case of "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory", having almost caught these two big fish.

  I'm just a regular cop, we're only responsible for gathering intelligence, the arrest is not our concern, but Ah Feng doesn't think so, he immediately grabs me and Panzi and says, "Let's go, let's chase!"