"Sorry for the trouble! You can begin." Zhou Yi returned the salute, then shook hands with the other man.
Immediately afterward, once they had shown the homeowner the Search Warrant, the Provincial Public Security Department's Criminal Investigation Corps and the armed police began a thorough search of Cabin No. 1, inside and out.
Seeing this, Ji Feng, Deputy Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, stepped forward and said earnestly, "Director Zhou, we can help too."
Zhu Sijie and Deng Guofan nodded repeatedly, indicating that they, too, could do their small part.
Zhou Yi gave Ji Feng a faintly amused look and nodded. "Perfect. You can put up police tape around the perimeter and maintain order at the scene."
Ji Feng's expression froze. By helping, he had meant getting in there and digging himself!
But could he say that outright?
Deputy Department Director Zhou had already assigned him a task. He could either obey or get lost. There was no third option.
Zhou Yi turned and entered the Fish-Watching Hut with Chen Zhong.
Time to try my luck. A one-in-three chance.
If the evidence was dug up where he was, Deputy Department Director Zhou decided he would buy fifty thousand copies of the same lottery entry, which would surely win. Although he did not care about money and had no interest in it, counting it would be a nice way to pass the time when he had nothing else to do!
In the Mayor's General Office in Chuanhai City, Song Penghui paced anxiously with his hands behind his back.
Ever since learning of Zhou Yi's large-scale operation, his heart had been in his throat. The subsequent news that armed police were involved left his eyelids twitching and his nerves on edge. He had even postponed the mayor's executive meeting