Gu Bai Shun rubbed his palms together and stood up, his eyes slightly excited as he instructed the middle-aged man: "I won't be going home tonight. Prepare for two possibilities. First...!"

...

Two hours later.

The personnel from the Second Criminal Investigation Team of the Municipal Police Department arrived at the Victory District Police Station, bringing with them a taxi driver.

Upon receiving the news, Liu Changming met with the group in the small conference room of the criminal investigation department.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Liu Changming immediately asked, "Tell me what you know."

The people from the Municipal Police Department exchanged glances, their expressions somewhat strange.

"What's wrong?" Liu Changming asked.

"Lao Zhang, you tell him," the captain of the Municipal Police Department's criminal investigation team instructed a colleague.

Lao Zhang slowly stood up, opened his laptop, looked at Liu Changming, and said, "Director Liu, the following information may be quite shocking, so you should prepare yourself..."

"What is it?" Liu Changming asked, feeling a little apprehensive, and stood up.

Lao Zhang, using the wireless mouse, quickly and clearly said, "We conducted extensive information gathering around the second abandoned vehicle location. First, the municipal surveillance showed that after abandoning the vehicle, they walked for a while, taking small alleys. We lost track of them for a certain distance. But we can confirm that they took a taxi to change their route and escape."

"Continue," Liu Changming said.

"Our officers visited shops around the abandoned vehicle location and found their surveillance footage in a supermarket. There were six of them, and they took a Fu Lai taxi for their third escape." Lao Zhang pointed to the surveillance footage on the computer and continued in a hoarse voice, "Based on the taxi license plate captured by the supermarket surveillance, we found the driver."

As soon as he finished speaking, the taxi driver sitting in the corner immediately raised his hand and said, "Yes, I picked up six people and took them to the Longkou District, near Xianfeng Road."

"You can fit six people in a taxi?" Liu Changming asked.

"Normally, no, but they gave me an extra hundred yuan," the taxi driver immediately replied, "The fine for overloading is only thirty, so I took them."

Liu Changming was speechless.

Lao Zhang gave a look, and the officers took the driver out of the conference room. He continued, "Based on the information provided by the taxi driver, we immediately contacted the Longkou District Police Station and asked them to check the surveillance footage near Xianfeng Road. We ultimately discovered... the last location where the criminals appeared was on Changle Street."

Liu Changming was stunned, "Why are they running closer to the city center?"

"Director Liu, the Municipal Senior Cadre Family Compound is on Changle Street," Lao Zhang reminded him.

Liu Changming was completely dumbfounded upon hearing this.

"The fact that the criminals are running closer to the center means there's only one possibility: they have a hiding place they believe is very safe." Lao Zhang pointed to a spot on the computer screen and said, "The most likely location is the Municipal Senior Cadre Family Compound. Think about it, which police unit would dare to investigate that place?"

Liu Changming blinked, "Are you suggesting they found a place to hide in the Municipal Compound?"

Seeing that Liu Changming still hadn't grasped the situation, Lao Zhang immediately said bluntly, "It's not just finding a place to hide, but that someone provided them with a hiding place. Otherwise, with so many guards in the senior cadre compound, how could they hide?"

Liu Changming instantly understood, "You don't suspect...?"

"Tongji Association is in trouble, who would be affected? The incident was sudden, the criminals had nowhere to hide, and they couldn't leave the city, so who could protect them immediately?" The captain of the Police Department's criminal investigation team stood up and said, "There's only one person!"

"Don't fucking bullshit," Liu Changming cursed, "Impossible!"

"The more impossible you think it is, the more likely it is!" The criminal investigation captain insisted, "With my experience of over ten years, I have a strong intuition..."

"Intuition my ass!" Liu Changming frowned and argued, "Those are murderers! Even if Li Mingsheng is protective, how could he hide such people in his own home? How would he explain it if they were found?!"

"He's doing it because he thinks you wouldn't dare to investigate, understand?!" The criminal investigation captain retorted.

"Both of you, stop arguing," Lao Zhang said, picking up a pack of cigarettes. "We'll soon have accurate information on whether or not they're in the compound."

Liu Changming looked at him, "What do you mean?"

"I have a friend who works as a guard there. If people entered the compound, it wouldn't be kept secret," Lao Zhang whispered, "The whole place is under surveillance."

Hearing this, Liu Changming's heart pounded.

About ten minutes later, Lao Zhang's phone suddenly rang. He immediately answered it in front of everyone and pressed the speakerphone.

"Brother, I've inquired about that matter for you. About forty minutes ago, some people did enter the compound, but they didn't take the main road. They went through the compound's gardens," a middle-aged voice said on the phone, "There's no surveillance in the gardens."

Lao Zhang excitedly licked his lips, "Are you sure?"

"That's what my friend said. The direction those people went is also the same as what you asked." The friend added, "There were six people escorted in, and the person leading the way was the one specifically in charge of Number One security. Understand my meaning?"

"Okay, okay, thank you."

"Don't ever say I inquired about this for you, okay?"

With that, they ended the call. Lao Zhang looked up at Liu Changming, "See, it all lines up, right? The people must be there!"

Liu Changming stared at him with a dark expression, "Lines up your ass! You're the only one who thinks it lines up, right?"

Lao Zhang was dumbfounded and at a loss.

Liu Changming turned and left.

...

Five minutes later.

In his office, Liu Changming received a call from Guo, the director of the Municipal Police Department, "Hello? The Regulatory Commission has approved a search warrant for you. Lead the team yourself..."

Liu Changming swallowed, "Director! I think this matter should be handled by the Municipal Police Department. After all, he's the head of the government. What do you think I should...?"

"What about you?! When you're stuffing money into bags, you're more eager than anyone else. Now that there's something going on, you're backing away?" Lao Guo roared, "The incident happened in your jurisdiction. If you don't go, who will?"

Liu Changming scratched his head in frustration.

"I'm telling you, you definitely can't avoid this. The Regulatory Commission has already spoken. We must take down Li Mingsheng tonight!" Lao Guo said with a gloomy face, "This matter has only two colors, either black or white. There's no other choice, understand?"

"Can I send someone else from my department?"

"Can they handle the situation?" Lao Guo roared back, "You have the support of the Regulatory Commission, what are you afraid of?! Many departments, including the Discipline Inspection Commission and Military Intelligence, will support you. As long as you corner them inside, that's it."

"Alright," Liu Changming knew he couldn't avoid it and could only agree.

...

At the same time.

Inside the Regulatory Commission, a plump white man folded his hands and instructed his subordinate, "Have the Police Department also send the Special Operations Team. If there's enough evidence, we'll send Li back to District One tonight..."

Miao Ziwei listened quietly from the side, a slight smile appearing on the corner of his mouth: "He's truly acting recklessly out of desperation!"