CHAPTER 197: CHAPTER 96: BATTLE OF WITS (SEEKING SUBSCRIPTION AND MONTHLY TICKETS)

The command center of the XZ City Public Security Bureau.

Upon receiving the message about the change of meeting location from the other party, Zheng Changjun and the others at the command center revealed a look of "just as expected".

Fortunately, they had already made the corresponding arrangements in advance, so although everyone was anxious, their mindset remained relatively calm. Zheng Changjun and Zhou Zijie, the director of the XZ City Public Security Bureau, continued to skillfully direct everyone to proceed according to the original plan.

However, roughly twenty minutes later, they received another message: the meeting location had changed again!

This time, everyone felt a bit unsettled.

After all, this constant disruption not only squandered their police resources but also increased the risk of exposing Luo Fei.

Zheng Changjun was so furious that he almost crushed the phone in his hand, while beside him, Wucheng further cursed, "What’s wrong with this person; changing once is one thing, but it’s like he’s addicted to changing locations?"

Zheng Changjun forced himself to calm down and responded faintly, "Enough, stop shouting. Otherwise, how can you say their gang has gone unnoticed for so many years? His caution is understandable."

With that, he immediately picked up the phone and dialed Yang Su’s number again, "Continue to follow them, but remember not to get too close."

Since XZ wasn’t their main ground, only Yang Su and Zhang Fan were arranged for trailing this time, and the rest were detectives from XZ.

With the arrangements complete, Zheng Changjun took a few steps towards Zhao Donglai, "How’s it going, have you tracked the target person’s phone location?"

This time, they had a dual strategy, with one group following Luo Fei while another used equipment to locate Uncle’s position.

However, the other party was extremely cautious, immediately shutting down after each contact with Luo Fei.

Therefore, their equipment was unable to lock onto his exact location.

At this moment, Zhao Donglai sat in front of the display screen, watching the map with a blinking red dot, excitedly reporting, "Director Zheng, we’ve just pinpointed his approximate location."

"Where?"

"Near the Universal City where Luo Fei just visited."

"What?"

Upon hearing this situation, both Zheng Changjun and Wucheng wrinkled their brows.

"Director Zheng, do you think the target has already detected our plan and is deliberately messing with us?" Wucheng queried skeptically.

Otherwise, why would the other party be so close to Universal City while intentionally sending Luo Fei elsewhere?

Zheng Changjun also harbored doubts but shook his head, "It’s impossible, if he knew, he wouldn’t dare to appear here."

The suspect being so cautious indicates fear of capture, so if he had suspected anything about Luo Fei, he would have long fled XZ City, not lingered to toy with us.

Therefore, he speculated that the suspect was merely testing Luo Fei by leading him around.

During such moments, it’s crucial not to panic, lest their strategy unravel.

With this in mind, Zheng Changjun instructed Zhao Donglai, "Continue the tracking, lock down his exact location!"

Just as Zhao Donglai was about to agree, the screen signal suddenly dimmed, and the flashing red dot vanished.

He could only helplessly report, "Not good, he’s turned off his phone again!"

Faced with this, Zheng Changjun and Wucheng could only lament the suspect’s cunning, with no other recourse.

After a moment, Wucheng commented, "Luckily, we haven’t come away empty-handed; at least we can confirm he’s near Universal City."

To this, Zheng Changjun rolled his eyes, essentially implying Wucheng had said nothing new.

Feeling somewhat anxious, he pondered the suspect’s intentions, wondering if it was mere deception or if he truly detected something, playing games with the police...

However, by logical analysis, the former possibility seemed more likely.

As he was thinking about this, Zhou Zijie, having finished directing his own team, also approached.

"Director Zheng, what’s the situation on your side?"

"Director Zhou, you’re here at just the right time. Our team just managed to pinpoint the suspect’s approximate location near Universal City, but as we continued tracking, the signal cut off again."

"However, I suspect he might be creating a diversion and might ultimately set the meeting location here again, so I believe we should have Group Two be prepared to arrive here in advance and stake out."

"Alright, I’ll organize that immediately!"

...

It turned out that Zheng Changjun’s suspicion was indeed correct.

Because shortly after Luo Fei and his team reached the new meeting location, they received another call from Uncle, instructing them to return to meet at Universal City.

Luo Fei and Wang Pingchuan weren’t too affected, perhaps having mentally prepared for this, while those accompanying them on the roundabout journey weren’t as composed, grumbling profusely.

To err on the side of caution, Zhang Jun and Xu Chen weren’t allowed any contact with Luo Fei, so they ended up returning in another detective’s taxi.

Fortunately, this time, they weren’t strung along. Shortly after arriving near Universal City, Uncle powered up his phone again and told them to meet at a neighboring street’s Chinese restaurant.

Luo Fei promptly sent this information to Zhao Donglai’s team, then confirmed vital details with Wang Pingchuan before finally stepping into the Chinese restaurant.

Upon entering, they asked the staff inside, who led them into a private room.

Inside the room, a man was already seated, donning a cap and clad in black, with sunglasses and a mask, fully equipped.