"Lenient treatment," "lighter or reduced punishment," even "exemption from punishment"! Those key phrases drew the members of the Ma-Feng Nest gang like magnets.
Their bosses had already taken to their heels, leaving them only two choices: flee or turn themselves in!
Under the powerful deterrence of the SWAT officers and the relentless psychological offensive, Ma Dafa, director of the township government's general office, was the first to surrender.
That set off a chain reaction. Villagers offering leads on the criminal gang and criminals reporting their accomplices nearly packed the Public Security Bureau's temporary investigation center at the township government.
By then, Ma Baojin and Feng Zhihong had finally reached a dead end, with no chance of turning things around.
So it was time to close the net!
Director Zhou picked up his phone and gave the order to Deputy Brigade Leader Li Linsen, who had long been standing by.
Inside the van, which had already reached a rural road in Red Plum Town, Ma Ben secretly took out his phone, glanced at it, then slipped it back into his trouser pocket as though nothing had happened.
But Ma Baojin, who had been pretending to doze with his eyes narrowed, suddenly said coldly, "Ben, take out your phone. Let your uncle have a look too!"
Ma Ben shuddered and forced an awkward smile. "It's just a spam text-"
The rest of his sentence died in his throat, because Ma Baojin had already drawn a pistol and aimed it at his head.
"Hand it over!" Feng Zhihong snapped, a pistol now in his hand as well.
The two of them had spent years in the underworld and were cautious and suspicious by nature. How could Ma Ben's little trick escape their sharp eyes?
With no choice, Ma Ben slowly and reluctantly