Early morning, South District Police Station.
It was still dark outside, but all the officers had arrived early.
Chief Yang Guoming stood at the front, speaking with a serious expression.
"Today, our South District, West District, and the Criminal Investigation Team will conduct a joint operation."
"The goal is to catch all the thieves in the South District in one sweep!"
"During this time, everyone must wear plain clothes and not reveal their identity as police officers, to avoid alerting the suspects..."
After obtaining detailed information on the South District and the exact locations where stolen goods were fenced, the higher-ups took the matter very seriously and immediately formulated a capture plan overnight.
Wang Meng must be caught, and it is absolutely essential to sweep up all the thieves in the South District!
Therefore, Yunhai City mobilized a large police force for this joint operation.
Among the South District officers present, many who did not know the full situation whispered doubts quietly.
"What's going on? The thieves here are slick, sending out this many officers—aren't we afraid of wasting our efforts?"
"Yeah, Su Mo caught over forty thieves just yesterday. The thieves in the South District must be alarmed now. Is this joint operation really appropriate?"
"Exactly, it's pretty hard to catch thieves on such a large scale at this hour!"
Many officers didn't understand why the sweep was planned at this time.
Sun Jianzhong, who knew the background, quietly explained to the group:
"You guys don't know, huh?"
"Yesterday, we caught over forty thieves. Su Mo interrogated them all that night and got the locations where they fenced the stolen goods."
"Now that we caught so many thieves in the South District, the others probably got the message and dare not come out to work anymore."
"If they're not working, what else can they do? Of course, they must be fencing their stolen goods! So today's stakeout will definitely yield great results!"
After the explanation, surprised murmurs spread through the crowd.
Everyone instinctively turned to look at Su Mo standing straight at the back.
They all knew how hard it was to interrogate thieves.
But they didn't expect this rookie Su Mo to be not only great at catching thieves but also excellent at interrogations!
Seeing this scene, Yang Guoming's eyes showed a faint smile.
He then cleared his throat and said:
"Starting now, teams of five will come here to receive their stakeout locations."
"Su Mo, you'll lead four others to form a team."
At this, everyone looked at Su Mo with envy.
Today's task was a stakeout for catching thieves—a relatively easy mission.
Obviously, being the team leader meant more credit than the others.
Everyone could tell the chief was intentionally promoting Su Mo.
But even knowing this, no one felt unfair about it.
After all, Su Mo caught those forty-plus thieves and extracted the fencing locations through interrogation.
This joint operation of the South District was clearly riding on Su Mo's achievements.
"Understood!" Su Mo responded firmly.
Soon, all the teams had gathered.
Su Mo's team had three young officers and one older veteran policeman.
It was clear the older policeman was deliberately assigned by Yang Guoming to let Su Mo gain practical experience.
"Su Mo, we're all under your command now,"
the veteran Liu Xin said cheerfully.
"Brother, don't joke. I still have a lot to learn from you,"
Su Mo smiled wryly and waved his hand.
Liu Xin smiled even more warmly.
A young man who keeps humble after making big achievements in one day is pretty impressive.
After assigning all teams, Yang Guoming didn't delay.
"Move out!"
...
In an alley on Anhe Street, a nondescript large bus was parked.
The windows were all sealed shut, so no one could see inside.
Inside, six or seven officers were adjusting communication equipment.
At the front sat some of Yunhai City's most famous figures.
Criminal Investigation Team captain Su Dahai, West District Police Chief Wu Cheng'an,
and Yunhai City Deputy Director Chen Yumin.
Because this joint operation was critical, Chen Yumin personally came to the scene.
"Are all personnel in position?"
Checking the time, Chen Yumin asked.
"They're all here. The big fencing locations were personally led by Yang Guoming. They should be back soon."
Su Dahai smiled and said,
"Don't worry, Director. As long as Wang Meng shows up, he won't escape!"
As captain of the Criminal Investigation Team, Su Dahai had been worried sick over a recent shooting case, barely going home for days.
Now with a major lead, he was pleased and wouldn't allow any mishaps.
Just then, the radio suddenly crackled.
"Report, Director Wu, we have a problem."
It was a policeman from Xicheng District.
"What's going on?"
Wu Cheng'an frowned and opened the radio.
Chen Yumin and Su Dahai also looked over.
"The suspect at the fencing point refuses to cooperate despite our best efforts."
"He's involved in a huge amount of stolen goods, probably won't get out for over a decade, and fears retaliation from thieves later."
"Now he's given up, and we can't proceed with our work."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yumin, Su Dahai, and Wu Cheng'an's faces darkened.
Small fencing points might be swayed by talks of leniency for cooperation.
But large fencing points don't care.
They are already serving heavy sentences; whether they get out or not is a separate matter.
Moreover, these big fencing locations don't just deal with petty thieves.
They even host robbers and wanted criminals!
If one of them is sold out and later released, or their partners find out, it could bring trouble for the officers and even their families.
Therefore, getting these major fencing points to cooperate is very difficult.
This was a detail Su Dahai and the others had overlooked.
After all, no one had conducted such a large stakeout of fencing points before.
Furthermore, shortly after, the radio kept reporting two or three similar problems.
Several large fencing points refusing to cooperate.
Troublesome!
Chen Yumin, Su Dahai, and Wu Cheng'an all furrowed their brows tightly.
Time was pressing and action had to be taken.
If this problem wasn't solved, today's operation would likely end in failure.
Losing face was one thing, but alerting the suspects and letting Wang Meng escape would be a huge problem!
All three quickly thought of solutions.
But no ideas worked, and the atmosphere grew tense.
Just then, humming a tune and smoking a cigarette, Yang Guoming came aboard the bus in a good mood.
Upon hearing the difficulties, Su Dahai grinned, waved his hand, and said:
"Alright, no problem. Leave it to our South District!"
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