Chapter 607
Forced to Close the Net Ahead of Schedule!
In the limousine, Sang He's trusted subordinate, sitting in the driver's seat, paused, then hesitated before asking, "Secretary Sang, are you planning to wipe out Tian Guofu and his gang in one fell swoop?"
In the back row, Sang He's gaze was already fixed on the dilapidated, unfinished building. The corners of his mouth slowly turned up, forming a smile. "You're wrong. It's not that I want to wipe out Tian Guofu and his group in one fell swoop. It's just that they were already on the verge of death. I'm just making use of them."
"Understood!" The confidant sitting in the front row turned his head and asked, "Secretary Sang, if Lin Changhe asks, should we keep it from him, or tell him the truth?"
"He doesn't need to know." Sang He withdrew his gaze from the abandoned, unfinished building and said calmly, "A mere brute will never amount to anything. If it weren't for the need to utilize the power behind him, he would be the first person I eliminate."
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Early the next morning, in the temporary task force office area of the Dongfang Municipal Party Committee compound, in the task force leader's office.
Sun Liancheng and Shen Feng were sitting opposite each other, discussing their next move in Dongfang City, when their secretary knocked on the office door and strode in with an anonymous letter of complaint.
"Secretary Shen, Comrade Sun Liancheng..."
The secretary first greeted Shen Feng and Sun Liancheng, and then explained in detail: "Just now, our task force received an anonymous tip that a wanted criminal is planning to board an Eastern Airlines flight tonight to escape abroad."
"Logically speaking, the process for apprehending wanted criminals and anonymous tip-offs should go through the Dongfang City Government, but now the anonymous tip-off letter has mysteriously been delivered to our task force."
The secretary said suspiciously, "I wasn't sure either, so I came here specifically to report to Secretary Shen and Comrade Sun Liancheng."
Shen Feng and Sun Liancheng exchanged a glance, both noticing the surprise in each other's eyes. Shen Feng took the anonymous letter of complaint from his secretary and carefully examined its contents.
The anonymous tip-off letter was formatted very well, with the date, the number of wanted criminals, the boarding time for the China Eastern Airlines flight, and the destination all clearly stated.
Everything else was fine, but the number of wanted criminals made Shen Feng's pupils shrink and his heart tremble.
Because the number of wanted criminals listed was a staggering 63!
play?
Are you kidding me?
What kind of international joke is this?
Who are these wanted criminals who fled together as a group of 63?
After reading the anonymous tip, Shen Feng handed it to Sun Liancheng. Sun Liancheng then frowned and asked, "Old Sun, what's your opinion on the anonymous tip that 63 wanted criminals fled abroad together?"
"I saw it with my own eyes..." Sun Liancheng smiled, touched his nose and said, "Old Shen, this letter is quite interesting. The wanted criminal didn't go to the Dongfang City Hall after escaping, but instead came to our special task force."
"Moreover, the contents of the anonymous tip-off letter are truly explosive. The fact that 63 wanted criminals collectively fled abroad is something that probably few people would believe."
"But we're different. We need to be vigilant." Sun Liancheng held up the anonymous tip-off letter in his hand and said jokingly, "Our task force just arrived in Dongfang City yesterday, and very few people know about it, yet the anonymous tip-off letter was accurately delivered to the task force. What does that mean?"
"This means that someone among the members of the Standing Committee of the Dongfang Municipal Party Committee deliberately leaked this information to us."
Sun Liancheng changed the subject, "Let's look at it from another angle. What are we here in Dongfang City for? Officially, isn't it to apprehend Tian Guofu and his gang? Aren't Tian Guofu and his group wanted criminals?"
Shen Feng's heart pounded, and he quickly interjected, "Old Sun, do you mean that the 63 wanted criminals mentioned in this anonymous tip-off refer to Tian Guofu's group?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, that should be the case!" Sun Liancheng chuckled. "The main problem is that apart from Tian Guofu's group, the other wanted criminals can't gather 63 people in a short time. Moreover, even if they could, they wouldn't choose such a foolish decision as to escape together."
Sun Liancheng stared at the anonymous whistleblower letter in his hand and said with great interest, "It seems that the officials in Dongfang City who were protecting Tian Guofu and others have realized the seriousness of the problem and want to get rid of this hot potato as soon as possible."
"It's just that we were chasing too closely, and Tian Guofu must have realized that something was wrong. He knew that his whereabouts had been exposed, so he didn't want to stay in the country and continue to be bait."
At this point, Sun Liancheng waved the anonymous tip in his hand, "But there's one thing I don't understand. What does this anonymous tip mean? With such specific time, number of people, and location, it's impossible for an outsider to know so accurately."
"If it's infighting, that doesn't make sense either; it's completely illogical."
Shen Feng nodded. "I haven't figured this out either. The escape of 63 wanted criminals would have been absolutely impossible without the secret manipulation of the powerful Standing Committee of the Dongfang Municipal Party Committee."
"But if a member of the Dongfang Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee secretly manipulated all of this, and then passed on the news of Tian Guofu and others' collective escape to the special investigation team, what does that mean? Does he want Tian Guofu and the others to die?"
Sun Liancheng stared at the anonymous whistleblower letter in his hand, pondered for a moment, and suddenly made a bold guess, "Old Shen, do you think it's possible that this person cherishes their reputation and doesn't want to leave any stains on their resume?"
"Cherish your reputation? Don't want to leave a stain on your resume?" Shen Feng immediately laughed and denied it, "How could that be? Protecting Tian Guofu and others is a serious crime, that's an indisputable fact, how could he not leave a stain on his resume?"
"Unless, the person who protected Tian Guofu and the person who assisted and anonymously reported Tian Guofu's escape abroad are not the same person!"
Just thinking about it gave him a headache. Sun Liancheng waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Since Tian Guofu and the others have practically handed it to us, it would be unreasonable not to eat it."
"Sigh..." Sun Liancheng sighed deeply, his face full of melancholy. "I originally wanted to wait a little longer and see if I could get through Tian Guofu and his group to pull out the big fish along with the radish."
"But now, Tian Guofu is about to flee abroad, so there's no time or opportunity to keep waiting."
Taking a deep breath, Sun Liancheng's eyes flashed with intense killing intent. "Since that's the case, let's make our move. Once we've captured Tian Guofu, we'll hand this anonymous letter to him, and he'll naturally lead us to the person."
Upon hearing this, Shen Feng couldn't help but laugh and joked, "That's true. After all, at our level, the enemy isn't the most hateful; the most hateful are those traitors."
Shen Feng looked at Sun Liancheng and asked, "Old Sun, who do you think is protecting Tian Guofu and others among the members of the Dongfang Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee? Who secretly orchestrated their escape? And who sent this anonymous letter of denunciation?"
"Hmph..." Sun Liancheng smiled meaningfully and said without hesitation, "I think the person who did all three things is the same person, the current Party Secretary of Dongfang City... Sang He!"