Sin City (A Dame to Kill For)

  Wen Qian didn't rush to leave the prison, she watched as the gendarmes were celebrating their victory. She knew that things would get more and more troublesome from now on. He wasn't an easy person to satisfy, he not only had to deal with those criminal gangs but also fight against the losers within the police force. The words he said to the reporter earlier were like a declaration of war. Moreover, she was still a cop, which made things even more complicated. Many colleagues recognized her and would see her meeting with Yu Fei, making it even more troublesome. Fortunately, most of their colleagues in the bureau had died in the gun battle, but there were also people from other bureaus who knew her. Those police officers who broke the law didn't do so secretly, she was indeed in danger, but he was also a rare person, at least cleaner than the people she knew. As an enforcer, having a clean wallet was the most important thing.

  "You can eat whatever you want here, I'll go back first. With me around, you don't have to be so tense. Play enough and come back." Yu Fei handed a stack of cash to Wen Yong, "Don't hold back, buy some good food and drinks for everyone. Let them eat what they want, the food in the barracks is too monotonous. Eating compressed biscuits and canned goods during duty hours isn't good for their health either."

  Wen Qian saw him about to leave and drove over, Yu Fei very naturally got into the police car she was driving. Wen Qian didn't need to ask, she knew he wanted to go back to the barracks. She drove quickly towards the barracks, Yu Fei felt a bit more at ease, but didn't know how other things were progressing. He took out his PDA and checked his email, the Ministry of Defense had already replied and approved his request to use military contractors. The security work for the barracks could be handed over to a security company, and the new prisons were also approved. From now on, the military police wouldn't need to worry about guarding their own prisons and barracks, they could focus on fighting crime. Yu Fei let out a long sigh, now he could work without worrying about anything else.

  On the way, Yu Fei didn't know what to say to Wen Qian. He felt very tired, at least leading thirty or so soldiers in a battle against thousands of criminals was exhausting work. If only he had more soldiers, it seemed that something needed to happen in this city before the constabulary would send reinforcements. The police car stopped in front of the barracks and Yu Fei glanced at his watch. "If you're free, take the police car back and we'll go for a drive in your car. If you want to drink something, I'll treat."

  "Good." Wen Qian happily drove the police car away, and Yu Fei returned to the barracks and went to the evidence warehouse to find something. He had confiscated two suitcases from the casino, one full of cash and the other full of valuables. He thought that since they agreed to use a contractor, they hadn't said much about the money, probably trying to make things difficult for him. Did they think he couldn't get anything done without money? What was the point of confiscating so much stolen money if it wasn't going to be used here? It could be used elsewhere. He took one of the suitcases full of cash and went straight to find Wu Junwen.

  Wu Junwen's temporary prison was next to the barracks, and the people from the professional security company all knew Yu Fei. He came and went freely here, this was his territory, and these people also indirectly worked for him. When he arrived at Wu Junwen's room, Yu Fei directly asked: "Is there a money counter? You count these bills to see if it's enough for your monthly commission."

  Wu Junwen was a businessman, not a soldier. The bill validator was necessary for his line of work, as some transactions were cash-only and it would be too much trouble to deal with the bank without it. He pulled out a machine, plugged it in, and Yu Fei opened a box, took out a stack of bills, and placed them on the machine. It quickly checked the authenticity and counted the bills, finishing with a soft humming noise after a few seconds. The validator didn't show any counterfeit bills, and displayed that there were 100 bills, exactly 10,000 yuan. Wu Junwen opened his safe and began putting away the counted bills. "Not bad, you also have US dollars. If it were local currency, I'd still need to go to the bank. These people are all hired from different countries, they only recognize US dollars and euros. I tried giving them Canadian or Australian dollars before, but they wouldn't take them. They're really difficult to serve."

  Yu Fei listened and only smiled slightly on his face. He had also been a mercenary, so he understood that people in this line were risking their lives for money. If you gave someone worthless currency and then troubled them to go to the bank to exchange it, who would be willing? "Take a look at how much money is in this box, just give me a receipt."

  "I think it's enough for at least half a year's commission." Wu Junwen was busy putting the money away, as he was in charge of accounting here, and all financial matters were under his control. By the end of each month, he had to pay wages to his subordinates on time, hoping that nothing would go wrong. On a peaceful working day, the salary wasn't high, but if thieves came to attack the prison every day, those people outside would earn less, and they would get risk allowances instead, which were even higher than their salaries.

  The machine quickly handed over the money, and Wu Junwen collected it well and also opened a receipt. "Now I have nothing to worry about, with this money, I can turn around and pay the material costs for building prisons to those companies immediately, enough for my company's good operation, I can go find other business without worrying."

  "I'll go first." Yu Fei returned to the barracks and continued to take money from the spoils warehouse. There was a lot of money confiscated from the casino, and he sorted out tens of thousands of yuan for himself, planning to give it to Xu Huaqing when he saw him, hoping that he would assist him in his efforts. The more criminals he killed, the less pressure he would have, and he wouldn't have to keep running to court all the time, so he could have more time to deal with unexpected events.

  Yu Fei was about to leave the barracks with his money when Wen Qian drove back in her off-road vehicle. "Looks like we can't go out and relax tonight, a serious case happened at a nightclub and many people died. The police have already sealed off the scene, do you want to go take a look?"

  "Just take a look, anyway, no need to file an investigation, let them handle it first." Yu Fei got into the car very easily and followed Wen Qian to take a look at the scene of the case. Before the car even arrived at the entrance of the nightclub, Yu Fei felt that this was a big case. The police had already sealed off many roads around the area, checking passing vehicles and pedestrians. Although it was midnight, the streets were filled with flashing red and blue lights from the police cars. Wen Qian took out her ID and the vehicle was allowed to enter the cordoned-off area. Police from the Criminal Investigation Department were coming in and out, and Wen Qian led Yu Fei directly into the scene.

  Plainclothes criminal police officers wearing badges stopped them. Yu Fei and Wen Qian showed their badges again, and the officer on duty said: "We've already taken over this case, it seems that you don't need to file a case investigation, this has nothing to do with patrol police and constabulary, if there's nothing else, you can leave."

  Yu Fei didn't listen to him and continued walking towards the nightclub. He didn't go deep into the scene, but instead looked around the hall for clues. He saw many shell casings on the ground, put on his gloves, picked them up, and examined them. He then searched for objects that had been hit by bullets. He couldn't just dig out bullet heads from the deceased's bodies. However, a sofa that had been hit became his target. He took out his military dagger and cut open the sofa, retrieving a deformed bullet head from inside. At a glance, he identified it as a Dum-Dum bullet, which was relatively hard to purchase. The perpetrator must be an expert, able to use such expensive bullets, not your average thief.

  "How is it possible for one person to kill so many people? Didn't those security guards have guns too?" The criminal police officer questioning the suspect really couldn't understand how one person could turn this place into such a mess. The police had also investigated and shut down nightclubs before, and these businesses run by criminal gangs all had armed security guards and thugs, many of whom were wanted fugitives or not good people either. When the police inspected these places, they had fierce battles with the criminal gangs, resulting in the largest loss of several dozen police officers. So later on, to reduce their losses, they gradually cooperated with each other.

  "It was just one person." A female customer who was sprayed with anesthesia continued to explain to the police, "He wore a mask and said something. He's male, about 1.8 meters tall, holding two guns and killing people on sight. I didn't see any security guards coming forward to stop him in the private room."

  "Why don't you kill yourself?" the policeman asked curiously.

  "He sprayed something on my face and I didn't know anything after that."

  Yu Fei understood after listening, the person must be Xu Huaiqing, it seems he has already taken action against those outlaws. The female customer continued: "After waking up, I found that my wallet was gone, and the money on the bodies of the other dead people had also been taken away." The police nodded, "The person who came with you, didn't they also carry a gun? Why didn't they resist? Those people were privately purchasing firearms, we've been paying attention to them for some time."

  You noticed that you didn't care, Yu Fei muttered in his heart, and casually took a look before leaving the scene. He only needed to confirm that it was Xu Huaiqing who did it, and almost all the men who survived at the scene were not killed by Xu Huaiqing. Xu Huaiqing would not kill women and children, even if those women were involved in drug trafficking or carrying guns, he generally wouldn't kill them. This had also been Yu Fei's rule when he was a mercenary, his boss didn't allow them to open fire on vulnerable groups.

  "Where shall we go?" asked Wen Qian as she led the way out of the scene.

  "I'd like to be alone for a while, today was supposed to be a rest day but so many things came up, you go back and rest early, tomorrow we'll go out and play again if you're working then I'll treat you to breakfast, just consider me your guide." Yu Fei planned to give Xu Huaiqing some money to stimulate him to take action again, he didn't want any criminal organizations in the place.

  "Shall I pick you up in the morning?" Wen Qian asked again after getting on the car.

  "I'll go pick you up, send me your address on my phone, set a time and I'll come find you in the morning, then head back to rest." Yu Fei sent her off and got into a taxi by himself, wandering around. His phone had GPS and an electronic map, so even though he wasn't familiar with the area, he could still make his way to the dock. Along the way, he switched taxis three or four times, in order to avoid letting others know his whereabouts.

  The sailboat was still moored at a small dock, Xu Huaiqing didn't dare to moor the boat in a crowded dock because of his illegal activities, and instead looked for a secluded spot with few people. Yu Fei installed another SIM card on her mobile phone to increase the secrecy of their communication, using an unfamiliar number to call Xu Huaiqing and ask him to meet up. Xu Huaiqing rowed ashore in a small boat, while Yu Fei didn't get on the boat, instead pulling out a paper bag and handing it over to Xu Huaiqing.: City of Sin