Chapter 547
Should We Take Action?
It really was him!
Wei Zixuan!
The deputy captain of the anti-drug squad—who had been yelling at Jiang Nian and his team during the day about how they couldn't close the case quickly—was now appearing at the funeral home where Wu Ming's body was kept, sneaking in stealthily. Everything about him seemed suspicious.
Could this undercover agent really be Wei Zixuan?
Upon seeing the red light on the surveillance camera, Wei Zixuan showed no particular expression and continued with his actions.
He rushed to Wu Ming's body, yanked off the sheet covering the body, and quickly removed the clothes from Wu Ming's body.
When Wei Zixuan saw the large bandage on Wu Ming's abdomen, he was stunned for a moment.
But he did not hesitate and continued to tear off the adhesive tape, directly reaching his hand into Wu Ming's abdomen.
After searching inside Wu Ming's abdominal cavity for a long time, Wei Zixuan's expression gradually became serious.
This time, he jumped directly onto the platform, squatted down next to Wu Ming's body, and searched the abdominal cavity more carefully.
"Toolbox, shall we get to work?"
Li Erniu's voice came through the headset.
"Arrest him! Wei Zixuan has already ruined Wu Ming's body like this. If this continues, who knows how badly the body will be desecrated!"
Gong Jian's voice also came over at this moment.
Jiang Nian glanced at another monitor screen and discovered that Gong Jian had also entered the funeral home and was with Li Erniu.
"action!"
Jiang Nian issued the order.
He himself stopped staying in the monitoring room and left directly, heading towards the funeral home lobby.
Just as Li Erniu and Gong Jian rushed into the hall, Wei Zixuan, who was searching inside Wu Ming's abdomen, also heard the noise. His expression changed drastically, and he immediately flipped off the platform, rolled towards the innermost door, and pushed it open to hide inside.
Li Erniu and Gong Jian rushed into the hall, caught a glimpse of Wei Zixuan's movements, and immediately gave chase.
Jiang Nian then entered the funeral home hall.
With Li Erniu and Gong Jian around, he wasn't worried at all about not being able to keep Wei Zixuan.
Just then, Jiang Nian's phone suddenly vibrated.
An unfamiliar number flashed on the screen.
Puzzled, Jiang Nian answered the phone.
"Jiang Nian, it's me, Wei Zixuan! I'm at the funeral home, please come and save me!"
As soon as the call connected, Wei Zixuan's anxious voice came through the receiver.
"what?"
Jiang Nian was truly stunned this time.
He never expected that Wei Zixuan would call him at this time.
Is this just fooling myself?
"Come to the funeral home quickly! The information Wu Ming got has been taken! I'm being chased, come quick!"
Wei Zixuan didn't have time to explain further and continued in an anxious voice.
For a moment, Jiang Nian didn't know what to say.
He gestured to Li Erniu and Gong Jian.
The two stopped.
"I'm in the funeral home lobby right now. Come out."
Jiang Nian's calm voice rang out.
Wei Zixuan on the other end of the phone seemed completely taken aback by Jiang Nian's words, and was stunned. Then, a heavy thud was heard from the receiver.
Not long after, Wei Zixuan's disheveled figure emerged from behind the door.
When he saw Jiang Nian and the others standing in the hall, his lips twitched a few times, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Let's leave here first. Erniu, you guys restore this place to its original state."
Ultimately, it was Jiang Nian who made the decision first.
Li Erniu and Gong Jian were also quite helpless.
After all, no one expected that after Wei Zixuan caused such a mess here, he would actually call Jiang Nian for help.
If it hadn't actually happened, they would both have thought it was a dream.
In particular, the current situation was clearly caused by Wei Zixuan, but it was Li Erniu and Gong Jian who cleaned up the mess.
However, they all knew that this was not the time for jokes, so they quickly restored the messy scene to its daytime state.
Jiang Nian and Wei Zixuan found an empty room and went inside.
They didn't turn on the lights, but stood by the window, quietly gazing outside.
“Comrade Jiang Nian, I received information that the documents that Comrade Wu Ming brought back were hidden in his stomach, which is why I rushed to the funeral home at this time to retrieve them.”
After a long silence, Wei Zixuan finally spoke.
This time, his tone was different from the confrontational one during the day; it carried a hint of sincerity.
"Since you received this information, why didn't you say so when you were with the anti-drug squad during the day? You came here alone and even desecrated Comrade Wu Ming's body. When you discovered that someone was chasing you, why didn't you ask your own people for help, but instead called me?"
Jiang Nian's questions came one after another.
They'd only been here two days. Logically, this was all the anti-drug squad's business. Besides Wang Dahu's phone number, Jiang Nian didn't have anyone else's contact information. So how did Wei Zixuan know his number and call him at such a crucial moment?
"There's a mole in our team!"
This time, Wei Zixuan spoke very directly.
“I got your contact information, Comrade Jiang Nian, from Wang Dahu during the day. Of course, I hoped I wouldn’t need it, but I didn’t expect there to be an ambush at the funeral home. I had no choice but to call you—after all, you are special forces sent by the military, and you can definitely do what I can’t.”
Wei Zixuan explained helplessly.
Jiang Nian didn't speak, but listened silently.
The superiors suspected Wang Dahu of being a mole; when he arrived here, Wang Dahu told him that there was a mole in the anti-drug squad; when they caught the person who was tampering with the surveillance cameras at the funeral home, the person implicated Wei Zixuan, the deputy captain of the anti-drug squad; now that Wei Zixuan has appeared, he also told him that there is a mole in the anti-drug squad.
Jiang Nian was somewhat confused about what tricks they were playing.
Wei Zixuan was also quite helpless at this moment.
He never expected that Jiang Nian had arranged for people to monitor him. He wanted to get the information first, but instead, he was caught by Jiang Nian's people.
Thinking about it this way, Wei Zixuan felt that Jiang Nian must know something.
The special forces sent by the military were originally only tasked with rescuing Wu Ming. After completing that mission, they were suddenly assigned to join forces with their own side to wipe out Wang Ba's stronghold.
But now, Jiang Nian and his group have appeared at the funeral home and even captured him.
Could it be that Jiang Nian and his team have another mission besides the known cooperation?
In that instant, countless thoughts also flashed through Wei Zixuan's mind.
Why did you have someone sabotage the funeral home's surveillance cameras?
After a long while, Jiang Nian finally spoke and asked.
"What do you mean by sabotaging surveillance?"
Jiang Nian's words left Wei Zixuan with a head full of questions, and he subconsciously asked back.
"You didn't have the surveillance cameras sabotaged?"
Wei Zixuan's subconscious answer surprised Jiang Nian.
He took out his phone.
A message from Wang Yanbing appeared on the screen.
The number that contacted Liu Rui was not registered under Wei Zixuan's name, but was an unregistered number.
"No, Comrade Jiang Nian, after I received this news today, in order to prevent leaks, I thought I would quietly come to the funeral home tonight to retrieve the data from Wu Ming's stomach. But I absolutely did not have anyone tamper with the surveillance cameras!" Wei Zixuan reacted quickly and hurriedly explained.
He swears he is completely innocent.
However, judging from this, Jiang Nian and his group probably have quite a bit of information at their disposal.
The presence of Jiang Nian's people here tonight is like a game of catching a turtle in a jar—and I happen to be the turtle.
"Comrade Jiang Nian, the information Wu Ming brought back... is actually already in your hands, isn't it?"
Wei Zixuan is not stupid; on the contrary, he is quite clever to have become the deputy captain of the anti-drug squad.
After a moment's thought, he discovered the key issue.
"Let's put that aside for now. The person I arrested confessed that the deputy captain of the narcotics squad contacted him and asked him to sabotage the funeral home's surveillance cameras! What's your take on that?"
If Wei Zixuan were the mole, there's no way he would have contacted me for help in a crisis. So who is the real mole?
Liu Rui's words didn't seem untrue. Could it be that the anti-drug squad has another deputy captain?
Jiang Nian's mind raced as he tried to figure out what was going on as quickly as possible.
"How could that be? I absolutely did not contact anyone from the funeral home! Comrade Jiang Nian, who did you arrest? I'll go interrogate them right now and see who is slandering me and making me take the blame!"
Wei Zixuan was furious.
He will never admit to doing something he didn't do, and he will never take the blame for someone else.
"What's the rush? Since you're not the mole, the real mole will eventually show up. After all, the information Wu Ming brought back is still in his head."
Compared to Wei Zixuan's excitement, Jiang Nian appeared much calmer, simply waving his hand casually and saying...
He wasn't wrong; that's the truth.
If Wei Zixuan really wasn't the mole, then the real mole would never have missed this opportunity tonight.
At the crematorium, the same excuse can't be used repeatedly. Tomorrow is Wu Ming's cremation day, and those who want the information will definitely make their move.
Wei Zixuan nodded.
He's figured it out now.
Since Jiang Nian has set up such a show, and he has already fallen into the trap, how could the real mole not take the bait?
After all, the other party is the one who most urgently wants to get this information.
Wei Zixuan glanced at Jiang Nian and could only say: As expected of someone from the military, their efficiency was much higher right away.
"As the deputy captain of the anti-drug squad, don't you have any suspects about the mole?"
Wang Dahu once said that the mole was in the anti-drug squad.
The case of Wang Ba and his gang of drug lords has always been handled by the anti-drug squad.
Jiang Nian only got involved in the case temporarily because of Wu Ming's connection.
Wang Dahu might not know the people in the anti-drug squad well, but Wei Zixuan, the deputy captain, was a different story—they were colleagues he dealt with every day. Since there was suspicion of a mole, there had to be someone to suspect.
"I don't know who to suspect... but I think some of our captain's decisions are a bit strange."
Wei Zixuan pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.
The discovery of a mole within the team came after Wu Ming's identity was exposed.
Because the information Wu Ming obtained was too important, after his identity was exposed, the authorities sought help from the military to rescue him in order to prevent the drug cartel from using torture to extract a confession.
The anti-drug squad was supposed to cooperate with the military in the operation, but Chen Hao pushed the task onto Wang Dahu of the criminal investigation squad, citing that Wu Ming was someone brought up by Wang Dahu.
Upon receiving Wu Ming, given the importance of this information, the anti-drug squad in charge of the case should have rushed to the hospital to see Wu Ming immediately, but Chen Hao showed no reaction to this.
Wu Ming was killed, and the whereabouts of his files are unknown. Chen Hao, the captain of the anti-drug squad, didn't seem to care much about the matter.
Although Chen Hao's reason was that there were no leads at the moment and they could only investigate slowly, time was of the essence. Jiang Nian and his team disarmed all the bombs in the forest belonging to the Wang Ba drug lord organization, dealing them a heavy blow.
Now is the perfect time to eliminate the Wangba organization; how can we take it slow?
Wei Zixuan didn't want to doubt anything, but these events forced him to.
If Chen Hao, as the team leader, didn't order the investigation to continue, how could the others dare to speed up the process?
Jiang Nian never expected that Wei Zixuan would suspect Chen Hao.
As the captain of the anti-drug squad, Jiang Nian also had information on Chen Hao.
Chen Hao has been here for five years as the captain of the anti-drug squad. He has solved many cases and arrested even more drug traffickers.
This person doesn't seem like a mole in a drug cartel organization at all.
Jiang Nian initially believed that Wei Zixuan was the mole.
"Since you have doubts, let's wait and see. Those who are meant to show their faces will eventually do so."
Jiang Nian didn't say anything more, only this one sentence.
The night was deeper.
At this point, including Wei Zixuan, there were already four people guarding the funeral home.
He Chenguang sent a message.
After leaving the anti-drug squad, Chen Hao got into a black sedan and drove away, eventually going to a bar.
It seems that Chen Hao didn't do anything at the bar, he just kept drinking.
Drinking alone in silence?
Jiang Nian didn't believe it.
Wu Minggang has sacrificed his life, and the information he brought back is currently missing. As the captain of the anti-drug squad, how could Chen Hao be in the mood to drown his sorrows in alcohol?
And they kept drinking one glass of wine after another without stopping.
However, since He Chenguang said that, it at least means that no special circumstances have been found so far.
Wang Yanbing finally sent back a message at three in the morning.
The crematorium's furnace did indeed malfunction.
But this problem is entirely man-made.
He investigated for a whole day and most of the night, and finally managed to get a few people to talk.
Looking at the message Wang Yanbing sent on her phone, Jiang Nian frowned and glanced at Wei Zixuan beside her.
Seemingly noticing Jiang Nian's gaze, Wei Zixuan also looked over.
"What's wrong? Have you found any clues?"
Wei Zixuan didn't stand on ceremony at this moment and asked directly.
"No. I was just thinking, it's almost dawn, do you think that mole will still show up?"
Jiang Nian spoke as if it were casual conversation, his tone revealing no emotion.
"I don't know about that. Logically speaking, the mole should be the one most eager to get this information, so they should be the one to make a move, right?"
Wei Zixuan's tone was certain and very firm.
Jiang Nian didn't reply, but sent out a few more messages.
Time slips away, bit by bit.
After staying up all night, Li Erniu and the others were quite sleepy.
Even Wei Zixuan, who had been standing next to Jiang Nian, was now sitting in a chair. His soft breathing suggested that he had fallen asleep.
Jiang Nian is naturally not sleepy.
The body, after undergoing systematic modification, possesses absolutely formidable qualities.
He can handle staying up for more than one night, let alone several.
Just as Li Erniu and the others were about to fall asleep, two people suddenly jumped over the wall and into the room.
The two men landed on fallen leaves, making a sound that immediately snapped Li Erniu and Gong Jian back to reality. (End of Chapter)