Chapter 378: Chapter 182: Encirclement of the Mountain (Part 4)

“Yeah, I was curious at first, too.”

Wu Kang grabbed the helmet safety buckle and loosened his neck.

Gao Bo looked up with a smug expression.

“Don’t underestimate our patrol and special police, we’re no worse than these assault teams. You weren’t upstairs earlier, so you didn’t hear Gu Ji’s analysis and judgment. Even the on-site action commander, Liu Jianbin, was impressed. It really made our team proud.”

“Speaking of upstairs, Gu Ji, my colleague Xia Wei wants to thank you. If it weren’t for your quick reaction, he might have been injured.”

Wu Kang reached out and patted Gu Ji’s arm as a gesture of thanks. “Those thugs seemed to be on something, each crazier than the next. Luckily, you were sharp and noticed they weren’t afraid of pain, giving us a heads up. One of them, a blonde, nearly broke his wrist but still managed to slip out of the handcuffs. We pinned him down and locked the cuffs until they clicked.”

At these words,

Chen Zhiyu and Gu Ji both subtly squinted their eyes.

It was “Paradise” drugs!

Gu Ji, knowing the background of the whole event, was prepared psychologically, but he couldn’t express it outwardly. “That skinny guy’s pupils were off. Gao Bo and I once worked with Mr. Zhou from the anti-narcotics team, so we have some understanding.”

“I see…”

“Hey! Gu Ji, Gao Bo, Chen Zhiyu, Wu Kang? What a coincidence!”

At this moment, a slightly chubby, fair-skinned, single-eyelid special police officer carrying an 86 sniper rifle came over. From the voice, it was Zhou Yang!

“Zhou Yang? Oh right, your Lougu District special police unit was also called in for this operation!”

Wu Kang was initially surprised but quickly realized, “What a coincidence, I was just chatting with Gu Ji and the others a few days ago about getting together again. Now we’re just missing Monk and Zhao Hua!”

“Zhao Hua is here too, but he’s got it easier. He’s currently with the technical team, probably busy checking the surveillance footage! Alright, the team is calling me, let’s chat after the operation. Stay safe!”

“You too, Zhou Yang!”

Gao Bo replied.

Watching Zhou Yang wave goodbye, Gu Ji’s eyelid twitched.

Of the people who attended the Xiangzhou exchange meeting back then, everyone except for the Dragon and Tiger Assault Team’s Liu Weijun had been transferred here for this capture operation.

Is it really such a coincidence?

Gu Ji shook his head privately. He’s encountered too many “coincidences” since graduation. Only a fool would believe it. It’s most likely Li Ruilin’s doing behind the scenes, probably intending to train special police talents…

Everyone returned to the special police transport vehicle to await orders and rest.

Meanwhile, the National Security Special Service began systematically visiting and checking clues from local Huaizhou public security, traffic police, and shop owners who might have witnessed the main suspects, as well as nearby street surveillance.

Once the national law enforcement machine is seriously set in motion, it is extremely formidable.

In less than half an hour, the intelligence technician at the provincial command center had locked in on the location of the main suspect, Sun Hengfei, and the other three, as Gu Ji and Zeng Dan had analyzed. They had indeed escaped into Old Field Mountain!

The car door opened, and Zhang Wenjun, who had just finished a meeting with Liu Jianbin, returned to the vehicle with a stern expression, saying deliberately:

“The provincial command center just ordered an immediate lockdown of Old Field Mountain. Deploy the H155 and Bell412 police helicopters carrying four special police command personnel to coordinate with ground public security special police, armed police, and national security special service forces. Form an ’aerial and ground integrated capture net’ for a thorough search. Exhaust all means to ensure the capture of the four main suspects, Sun Hengfei, Zhao Wenwu, Liu Guanghui, and Li Youhua. The case must be solved; otherwise, we will not rest! Do you understand!”

“Understood!!”

The voices of Gu Ji and the others blended with the rousing response of the entire special police and armed police team.

Subsequently, the convoy sped off with the urgent sounds of police sirens, heading towards Old Field Mountain, five kilometers west of Yui Village.

Old Field Mountain is a comprehensive scenic area near Zhe Lake, connected to more than half of the towns and streets on Huaizhou’s west side. Covering a total area of over 120,000 mu, it also has its school, hospital, and a police station in charge of maintaining security and is relatively independently managed. However, due to inconvenient transportation, few people come to visit. With underdeveloped infrastructure, it has become increasingly desolate, turning into a paradise for wildlife. According to local villagers, snakes and wolves often appear here.

“120,000 mu, which is about 80 square kilometers, Old Field Mountain has poor transportation. Unless the thugs have ATVs or similar off-road motorcycles, they can only proceed on foot, which would take an estimated two days to reach Zhe Lake.”

Gu Ji kept his eyes fixed on the map of Old Field Mountain hanging in the center of the bus by Zhang Wenjun.

This high-precision paper map, obtained from the forestry bureau by the provincial office, is many times more detailed than any satellite map on a smartphone app.

Thud, thud, thud, thud…

As he mumbled, two police helicopters with white surfaces and black undersides, bearing “Ningzhou Public Security” markings, suddenly swept over from a distance, flying straight towards Old Field Mountain.

Meanwhile, a large number of traffic police, public security, and patrol special police forces began executing “pit-style” encirclement seals at various gorges of Old Field Mountain.

When the vehicles reached inaccessible parts of the mountain,

Zhang Wenjun instructed everyone to disembark.

By now, it was already 5 PM, and the sunset was nearing the west mountain. The western sky was a bright red, its red pupils gazing at the earth, vividly outlining the contours of Old Field Mountain.

All the armed police and special police units were assembling, awaiting the captain’s address.

“Hey, Gu Ji, did you see that? They even brought military dogs and police dogs!”

“Those guys are mountain-search artifacts!”

Gu Ji glanced and saw several German Shepherds wearing army green vests and black police dog vests, commonly known as German wolf dogs. They are large, fierce in appearance, and possess strong work abilities, making them one of the designated military and police dogs of the Wuzhou Provincial Public Security Department.

“Hey, hey! Testing, testing!”

Zhang Wenjun was testing whether his tactical headset could clearly receive the police channel. After all, losing contact with the main force and the command center in such a deep mountain forest is very dangerous. “In just over an hour, it will be dark, making nighttime forest searches extremely difficult. But likewise, those escaping thugs will also have a hard time. Everyone must follow commands, and nobody is to act alone. If you find anything, report it first. Do you hear me?”

“Understood!”

A moment later, the second and fourth armed police brigades, along with Wu Kang’s third special police team, moved in with three military dogs, joined by several national security special agents, including Zeng Dan and Chen Zhiyu.

This was also part of the provincial office’s capture plan.

The armed police, special police, and national security special agents were to be integrated and split into three groups, advancing left, center, and right into the mountain, in coordination with helicopter sweeps, ensuring nothing was left unchecked, and mutual support was promptly possible. Gu Ji and his team were assigned to the left section.

Three armed and special police dog handlers presented the main suspect’s clothing, found from Yui Zhuang District, in front of the noses of the German Shepherds.

“Zhuangyuan, it’s up to you!”

“Rurr…”

One of the largest German Shepherds wagged its tail faster and faster until its ears perked up, then suddenly barked and dashed into the forest.

“Go!”

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