Chapter 950: Major Success in Rounding Up All Suspects

Gao Feng was thrilled when he received the news that Lu Chuan had captured the Tabby Cat while arresting Sheep Milk Bee.

Anti-drug Detachment Interrogation Room.

After the arrest, Lu Chuan immediately contacted Gao Feng and sent the two directly to the Anti-drug Detachment.

Besides the arrested Tabby Cat, Old Knife, and others, this case also involved members of some northern drug trafficking organizations.

Liang Naifeng provided very valuable clues, and if these clues led to the capture of the perpetrators, Liang Naifeng could be granted leniency.

In fact, Liang Naifeng had no substantial criminal behavior associated with drug trafficking.

Although he worked under Smiling Tiger all these years, he remained dormant in Haizhou City doing legitimate business without participating in drug trafficking.

This was the only time Smiling Tiger activated him.

From a legal standpoint, Liang Naifeng’s crime was merely harboring.

The interrogation process was unexpected for many.

Old Knife kept silent during all interrogations, not saying a word, like a pig unafraid of boiling water.

In contrast, Smiling Tiger confessed everything.

The backstory of Smiling Tiger was far from just a simple capture.

Smiling Tiger being captured domestically must be kept secret.

Through him, foreign drug cartels could be controlled.

After all, Xiao Minghu often remotely directed the situation over there.

Gao Feng could, thus, dismantle the entire criminal syndicate by controlling Smiling Tiger.

Additionally, Smiling Tiger possessed information on the domestic drug trafficking networks of his syndicate.

All this information was extremely valuable.

Successfully arresting those Smiling Tiger implicated could greatly aid in clearing domestic drug networks.

That afternoon, Song Jiangguo personally visited the Anti-drug Detachment.

The implications of capturing Smiling Tiger’s syndicate were significant, watched not only by Haizhou City but also at higher levels.

The capture was tremendously meaningful.

To a certain extent, it marked a milestone in the domestic anti-drug efforts.

Even rivaled the significance of wiping out Uncle Kun’s forces a decade ago.

Following this, the Anti-drug Detachment handled proceedings, leaving Lu Chuan free with the Criminal Investigation Team not heavily involved.

However, the major contributions of this operation were attributed to the Tabby Cat and Lu Chuan.

With the Tabby Cat’s lead, Lu Chuan progressively uncovered the existence of Old Knife and Smiling Tiger during the investigation.

Moreover, while arresting Liang Naifeng, Lu Chuan conveniently captured the Tabby Cat.

Old Knife was also apprehended by Lu Chuan, essentially capturing all key figures of the drug syndicate.

Although Gao Feng had surveillance on the case for 10 years, he ended up catching only two henchmen.

With the breakthrough on Smiling Tiger, members of northern drug organizations were arrested by midday the next day.

Lu Chuan returned to the Criminal Investigation Team, finding himself with time on his hands.

Yet, Song Jiangguo called Lu Chuan personally, commending his significant success in the case, predicting at least a first-class merit award, possibly higher.

Lu Chuan wasn’t overly concerned about the accolades, but success was undoubtedly a positive outcome.

Song Jiangguo was feeling particularly joyful these days.

The Smiling Tiger syndicate was a drug trafficking organization targeted by the International Criminal Police Organization for 10 years without success.

Even at the domestic Ministry level, the syndicate was on record.

Unexpectedly, key figures were apprehended in Haizhou City by his team.

With proper handling and confidentiality, the entire organization could potentially be dismantled.

The mole Liang Naifeng, who leaked information to Old Knife, was also revealed post-arrest.

Surprisingly, this person wasn’t a frontline police officer but worked within the city bureau.

The position wasn’t high, but responsible for daily case report compilations.

Though Zhao Kai’s wanted status wasn’t widely announced, it was surely filed at the city bureau, hence the mole’s awareness.

This person was actually a distant relative of Liang Naifeng, financially supported by Liang Naifeng with tens of thousands annually.

All for the case summary he had in hand.

Quickly, a week passed, with the Anti-drug Detachment overwhelmed, while Lu Chuan was relatively relaxed.

However, a sudden case re-intensified tension back at the Criminal Investigation Team.

In the meeting room.

Wang Zhaokai was reporting the situation.

"Three minutes ago, we received an emergency call."

Three minutes ago, the Criminal Investigation Team at the High-tech Zone precinct received an emergency call transferred from higher-up.

A major criminal case occurred at Beihong Village.

"Currently, it’s known that a family of five has been murdered, except for a daughter-in-law who was visiting her parents; the homeowner couple, two sons, and a daughter-in-law are all dead!"

"Beihong Village police station has already secured the scene; should we head over immediately?"

Lu Chuan frowned.

Unexpectedly, after a period of calm, such a serious case occurred.

"Head over immediately."

Forty-five minutes later.

Lu Chuan and his team arrived at Beihong Village.

Beihong Village is a village of about twenty to thirty thousand people in the northwest of the High-tech Zone jurisdiction.

"Captain Lu, you’re here!"

Beihong Village police station director Zhang Jun saw Lu Chuan and the others arriving, hurriedly approaching.

"Director Zhang, how is it?"

Zhang Jun sighed: "The case happened during breakfast this morning. The suspect is believed to be a neighbor named Zhang Guodong, and we’re currently tracking him."

"Do we have any leads on the suspect?"

Lu Chuan asked, puzzled.

Zhang Jun nodded assuredly: "Someone saw Zhang Guodong leaving the victim’s house this morning and he had blood on him."

"These two families have deep-seated conflicts over land plots, and they even fought last year, which led to a police report and intervention."

"Following the report, we searched Zhang Guodong’s home and found a sharp knife and bloody clothes in the kitchen."

Zhang Jun explained while leading Lu Chuan to the scene.

"We’ve kept people from entering the crime scene to prevent disrupting the environment inside."

This is standard procedure for police stations; when major criminal cases occur, the scene is preserved for the Crime Scene Investigation police, preventing unauthorized entry to avoid contamination.

"From outside the windows of Zhang Guodong’s house, we saw the knife on the ground, but no one has been inside."

"Villagers saw Zhang Guodong riding his motorcycle out of the east side of the village this morning and hasn’t returned since."

Zhang Jun continued to provide information on the situation.