City of Vice (Fifth Section Grasping the Key)

  The military police saw the superior letting them go, so they immediately executed. On the road, as long as there was a checkpoint, cars would line up in a long queue waiting for inspection. However, not all of Wen Yong's sentry posts were visible. In addition to those stationed at checkpoints inspecting cars, there were also those inside armored vehicles holding cameras. If they discovered that any of the vehicles waiting in line had suddenly turned around and left, they would definitely take a picture and then notify other sentry posts to intercept them. There were several checkpoints on major roads in the city, making it generally difficult to escape.

  Yahuan stepped down from the command vehicle and looked at the scorching street where soldiers were on duty, she felt that military school was still relatively comfortable. Fortunately, she didn't dispatch herself to stand guard, or else she would have been sunburned to a chocolate color in just one day. Yu Fei looked at the queue of cars and came to the armored vehicle to see the sentry monitoring the road, the camera could capture the license plate number of any other vehicle at any time, and the soldier guarding the computer next to him could query the status of any vehicle at any time, whether it was a stolen vehicle or not.

  "The soldiers are like vegetables, if they stay in the barracks all day without seeing the sun, they will be unhealthy. Letting them bask in the sun every day is good for their health. When night falls, it cools down a bit, and then let them engage in some proper activities, and the day passes by like this. Since we are spending taxpayers' money, we have to do something. Tonight, we will go to raid the casino, and inspect the nightclub, where there are many drug addicts and traffickers. I like my current job. Let's go soon, we'll eat dinner early, what do you want to eat? I'm treating." Yu Fei returned to the command vehicle and briefed Ya Yun on the Military Police Platoon's mission.

  Yahuan couldn't bear the scorching air outside, wearing a bulletproof helmet on her head and a uniform with a bulletproof vest over it. The equipment made her feel even hotter. She immediately turned on the air conditioner and closed the window glass. With the cool air, she felt slightly relieved. "Is it always daytime sentry duty and nighttime inspection every day?"

  "Most of the time, it's like this. The local crime rate is very high. Street cleaners are used to finding several unclaimed corpses every day when they go to work. There are almost daily homicides. Too many people own deadly weapons illegally, and there are also drug addicts. When they don't have money, they rob and kill. They must kill whenever they rob, so they're too dangerous. There's also the sex industry closely related to drugs. Without drugs, they can't control the prostitutes who don't listen. Many prostitutes stay in this industry just for the sake of taking drugs. Moreover, the drug trade itself promotes arms consumption. A handgun can be used to rob at least several thousand yuan every day, and it can be reused. Robbery allows drug addicts to have money for drugs and living expenses. Those who sell drugs don't worry about police trouble or competition from others when they buy weapons. Only by cracking down on both drugs and guns can we effectively curb their activities." Yu Fei sat in the car, explaining the key points of fighting crime to the newcomer.

  Yahuan opened a travel guide, which introduced many high-end restaurants. Almost every country's cuisine was represented here. She chose an expensive French restaurant and drove there directly. After all, it wasn't her money, so she wouldn't be scolded by her father for being extravagant. Yufei got out of the car without even looking at the sign and walked in. In his opinion, a standalone restaurant couldn't be that expensive. Only those hotels with many stars and presidential suites were relatively pricey. Eating there was considered luxurious, but this was just an ordinary consumer venue.

  Yayun, who hadn't been to a high-end Western restaurant for a long time, was very excited. She opened the menu and ordered several dishes. She didn't like to eat signature dishes or what others often ordered. The ones she chose were not well-known by ordinary people, non-popular dishes. The waiter saw that Yayun had chosen very expensive dishes, and his service smile became even brighter. "Sir, this lady has already ordered. Would you like to order anything else?"

  "Bring two more cups of coffee, a bottle of champagne, I don't care about the brand, just take the most expensive one." Yu Fei casually pointed to a bottle of wine and put his credit card on the table. He then patted his pocket, where he still had half a cigar left. The waiter took away the menu and looked at the half-cigar in Yu Fei's hand, recognizing it as a famous brand that ordinary people couldn't afford. This guy in military uniform was quite wealthy.

  "Do you still smoke?" Yayun knew that many soldiers smoked, but she found that Yu Fei was very busy, how did he still have time to smoke? Yu Fei lit a cigarette and said: "Everyone who is on duty all day will be exhausted, I'm no exception. The soldiers drink iced coffee during the day to refresh themselves, and cola before night duty, all to keep their spirits up."

  Yahuan and Yufei chatted for a while, then all the dishes were served. The waiter poured champagne for them and stood by their side. Yufei didn't like being watched while eating, so he preferred to pour his own wine from the bottle. He shooed the waiter away and filled his glass to the brim. "I like drinking in big gulps, but they never fill it up enough. I even like drinking cognac from a beer mug, that's the most enjoyable."

  I didn't expect someone who works so seriously to also love drinking, I hope he's not a drunkard. Yayun thought while eating, she wasn't new to being in unfamiliar places, and she was getting used to the feeling of having dinner with Yu Fei, it would be great if he treated her every day, she didn't like the food made in the military camp cafeteria, although nutritious and varied, but the taste was average, even if they had lobster every day, it wouldn't be interesting. "How come you like drinking so much? You're on duty tonight."

  "I don't need to drive, you just don't drink too much and we still have an hour and a half for dinner, after finishing eating go straight to work." Yu Fei glanced at his watch and then picked up his knife and fork to eat the unknown dish. He wasn't very picky about food, as long as it wasn't too bad.

  The neon lights at night are particularly beautiful, Ya Yun drove the military vehicle directly to the front of a hotel and said: "There are not many local standalone casinos, mainly private casinos in hotels, they will arrange gambling sessions in luxurious presidential suites or card rooms. Many rooms don't necessarily gamble all the time, mainly because someone asks them to do so, they help coordinate some regular customers. In the past, it was a group of people who wanted to get into a card room and gamble, they brought a lot of money, carrying boxes full of cash, when gambling, stacks of banknotes didn't need to be opened, at the same time taking several stacks of banknotes to bet."

  "Who's in charge of the confiscated funds?" asked Ya Yun.

  "The lock is in the evidence warehouse." Yu Fei picked up the intercom and ordered, "Wen Yong, take some people into the staff passage, confiscate the security guards' intercoms, turn on the wireless jamming device, don't let them use the intercom or mobile phone to send messages. First control the security guards, then you lead the team to control the monitoring room and the main engine room, cut off all internal telephones in the hotel, finished."

  "I'm going in." Wen Yong rushed into the hotel's staff passage, snatched the walkie-talkie from the security guard's hand in a flash, and the portable wireless jamming device had already started working. Then, the constabulary rushed into the hotel's monitoring room. Wen Yong turned back to tell his men, "Two people go to the machine room to cut off the internal telephone line, one team checks the card room on the seventh floor, the second team checks the presidential suite on the twenty-first floor, and the third team guards the front and rear doors. Have the remaining people check other rooms in the guest department, open the door to see what's going on inside, don't let anyone escape, and gather all staff for inspection."

  "Understood." The constables were accustomed to searching and inspecting, quickly rushing to their respective positions. Yu Fei led Ya Yun directly into the elevator to the game room. The security guards inside the building looked at the sudden arrival of the constables in a daze. Yu Fei pulled out his gun and shouted: "All hotel staff are not allowed to enter or exit freely, wait for the constable's inspection, open all room doors, face the wall and don't move."

  Yahuan followed Yufei to the door of the card room, where other constables had also arrived. After all the doors were opened, they indeed found people gambling in every room. There were many people inside each room, including hotel staff and bodyguards brought by gamblers. The gamblers had obtained huge fortunes through illegal means and were now spending their money on entertainment. By catching them, it would be clear what illegal means they used to get rich. On the tables, stacks of banknotes were piled high. Yufei immediately pointed his gun at the people in the room, "No one is allowed to move, soldiers search them immediately."

  In the constabulary, the deputy squad leader with a rifle on his back patted down people standing against the wall one by one. Many of them were bodyguards brought by gamblers; they themselves did illegal business and feared law enforcement, so they all bought guns to carry with them. Moreover, when the boss came out to gamble with so much money, how could they not bring a gun? What if they got robbed by hoodlums or what if the people they gambled with cheated them? Whether they gambled or not, they basically carried guns on their bodies. It was easy for Yu Fei to catch them; one grab and it was a sure thing. "Report to the superior officer that they are carrying weapons." The constabulary took out several revolvers and automatic pistols.

  Yu Fei took out some plastic bags and searched the bodyguards again, then put their personal belongings in the plastic bags, including one person's weapon, lighter, cigarette case, keys, wallet, etc. However, there was a lot to be found among these things. In the local criminal underworld, few people did not take drugs, and from their personal belongings, ecstasy, methamphetamine, cocaine could be searched out. The other two middle-aged men who were gambling were also caught, on them except for wallets were only small pistols, basically no spare change.

  "This is a rare thing, I've never seen it before." Yayun put on her gloves to examine the evidence. She had always thought that the bigger the hotel, the less likely it was to break the law, because making money through crime wasn't worth it, and with such a large investment, they must have made a lot of money. But she didn't expect them to also open a casino, where about 90% of the people who came in had made their money too easily, and industries that easily made a lot of money were unlikely to be law-abiding.

  "Each person's things were packed separately and then put into boxes." Yu Fei personally instructed Ya Yun on how to collect evidence, Wen Yong directed a soldier to take photos of the scene, and afterwards the gambling funds were placed in the gamblers' own carry-on luggage. Yu Fei personally carried away two boxes of money from the scene.: City of Sin