Chapter 151 In the Campsite

Inside the campsite.

Seeing the four people approaching, Yu Mingyuan immediately asked, "Is everything arranged?"

"Yes, everything is arranged," Kong ZhengHui responded first. "However, before we separated from those Lei Zi (literally 'thunder guys,' slang for tough guys), their leader wanted us to add another 100,000 yuan."

Yu Mingyuan frowned, "Why?"

"They said that pushing the boat into the harbor was not part of the plan, which increased the risk of this job, so they want more money." Kong ZhengHui bent down and sat down, "I didn't have that much cash on me, so I didn't give it to them."

Yu Mingyuan pondered for a moment, "Alright, then don't worry about it. I'll have someone give them the money."

Su Tianyu twisted open a bottle of water and stood under the sunshade, asking, "Who found this group of people?"

Yu Mingyuan looked at him, "What's wrong?"

"They're pretty average and a bit slow." Su Tianyu said in a low voice, "And they don't take responsibility. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone to drive the boat myself."

Hearing this, Bai Hongbo immediately interjected, "I think these guys are pretty fierce. They're ruthless and look professional. They started shooting and boarded the ship right away. How is that slow?"

Su Tianyu didn't argue with him and just expressed his own opinion, "Brother Yuan, in the future, when we do business on the sea, we may need all kinds of people. We can't always just find them when we need them."

Yu Mingyuan slowly nodded, "Yes, this group was introduced by a friend from the military. I'll have the middleman arrange it later."

Su Tianyu took a sip of water and said nothing more.

"What do you think we should do next?" Yu Mingyuan looked up at Su Tianyu and asked.

"What else can we do? We should enjoy our vacation." Su Tianyu replied with a smile, "What does the matter at the pier have to do with us?"

"Hehe, that's right, let's stay for two more days." Yu Mingyuan also thought this was a good idea and immediately got up and said, "I'm going to catch some sleep. You guys have fun."

Just then, An Qiqi, Wawa, and others walked over.

"What exactly did you guys do last night?" Wawa asked curiously.

"I told you, we were horny and went to find a place to 'fight with bayonets.'" Bai Hongbo replied a little impatiently, "Why don't you believe me?"

"Tch, lying!" Seeing that he wouldn't say, Wawa didn't ask anymore.

An Qiqi wore a baseball cap and sportswear and directly changed the topic, "Anyone want to go hiking or biking?"

"Great, I wanted to go to the mountains too." Su Tianyu didn't know if he wanted to ride a bike or ride a person, but as soon as she suggested it, he immediately responded.

Hearing this, Bai Hongbo also made a suggestion, "To make the male compatriots more interested in this activity, I suggest we choose tandem bikes, with one man and one woman as a team, and have a bicycle marathon. The last team to reach the top of the mountain will have to perform a show for everyone at dinner tonight."

"Hehe, okay!" An Qiqi replied with a smile.

"Let's team up, Wawa." Bai Hongbo was very good at creating atmosphere. With his encouragement, the relationship between the boys and girls was constantly getting closer, and this distance might eventually become negative. It was just a matter of who would reach that point first.

Wawa glanced at Bai Hongbo, "How could I be so brain-dead as to choose to team up with you? With your weight, I probably wouldn't be able to pedal."

"I'm stable! I can support you!"

"Let's split up by rock-paper-scissors," An Qiqi said with a smile.

"Come on, come on!" Bai Hongbo winked at the male comrades.

"I'm not going. I'm going to sleep for a while too." Kong ZhengHui wasn't interested.

"Let's go together!" Su Tianbei stood next to him and invited him.

Kong ZhengHui curled his lips and looked at the girls with great disdain, "A bunch of kids who haven't even graduated from college, their buns probably aren't even as big as Bai Hongbo's. What's the point of being all lovey-dovey all day long? I'd rather sleep!"

"You don't like young and energetic girls?" Su Tianbei asked.

"I like the setting sun." Kong ZhengHui left that sentence behind and went straight into the tent.

And so, Su Tianyu, Bai Hongbo, Su Tianbei, and the second young master of the Yu family, along with the girls, split into teams by rock-paper-scissors, and then rented tandem bikes and headed up the mountain.

The male compatriots were very tacit, and they knew what the other was up to with just a glance, so the final pairings were: Su Tianyu and An Qiqi, Bai Hongbo and Wawa, Su Tianbei and a quiet-looking girl, and the Yu family's boy hooked up with An Qiqi and Wawa's classmate. In short, it was all very clear.

...

While Yu Mingyuan's team was enjoying their camping trip in a cheerful atmosphere, the pier was in complete chaos.

First of all, with the intervention of the media and the Zha Nan police department, the goods on the fishing boat and the arrested Feng Hai and others were exposed almost immediately. No matter how strong Xu Hu's connections were at the pier, it was impossible for him to clear them.

At around 9:30 in the morning, the Dragon City Police Department held a special case meeting. After a series of discussions, they finally decided that the case would be jointly investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department and the Anti-Smuggling Department, with Li Xing and Wang Daolin in charge, respectively. The Zha Nan District Police Department, which was the first to arrive at the scene, would also play a role in assisting and cooperating.

The composition of this special task force must have been the result of a series of behind-the-scenes maneuvers. But on this point, Yu Mingyuan didn't do too much private lobbying. Instead, it was Wang Daolin himself who wanted to take on the case, so he privately found someone to get himself into the special task force.

As soon as Wang Daolin got involved in this case, he received countless phone calls from various connections. The purpose of these people was only one: they wanted Wang Daolin to give a helping hand and provide some convenience to the pier. But the latter used the excuse that he had just taken over the case and didn't yet understand the situation to reject them.

Wang Daolin was a very cunning person. The purpose of doing this was twofold: first, to earn Yu Mingyuan's favor, and the latter would definitely arrange something for him privately afterward; and second, to put a hold on the pier gang. With the case in his hands, the other party would definitely ask him for help and arrange something for him.

However, Wang Daolin was not in a hurry to reach out and take things. Instead, he wanted to observe the direction of the case before making a decision.

...

After the police department established the special task force, many media outlets in Dragon City reported on the shooting at sea and the smuggling case last night. The customs and coast guard couldn't withstand the pressure and had to hold a case press conference to introduce the case situation.

The gold bricks found on the ship weighed more than 700 pounds. In addition, the smuggled tablet computers, mobile phones, watches, and other goods were worth as much as five or six million.

If it were just a smuggling case, the sensationalism of the entire event wouldn't have been enough to push it to the point where all the media outlets were following the story. But there were two very sensitive factors in this case.

First, it involved suspected drug trafficking, with a huge amount of drugs involved.

Second, the bandits were firing automatic rifles on the sea, and the coast guard had fired multiple shots, even mobilizing helicopters.

These two points were the reason why the attention to this case continued to rise!

...

At 11:30 in the morning, Tang Baiqing, who was constantly making phone calls at the office, suddenly saw four men in suits with work badges on their chests walk in.

"We're from the Inspection Office. We'd like to ask you about something." The leader shouted to Tang Baiqing expressionlessly.

It's over, Barbie Q! (Internet slang for "it's over")

The Inspection Office people came so quickly, which meant that the coast guard's upper-level connections were unlikely to be able to suppress this matter.

At the same time.

Sitting in the car, Xu Hu roared into the phone, "Don't tell me this useless crap. I'm just asking you, did you take money every time you shipped goods?! Now that something's happened, you're all shirking responsibility! A dozen of my brothers have been arrested, and over ten million worth of goods have been seized. How am I supposed to explain this to the main gang?!"

At the main hall of the pier gang, an old man in his late fifties frowned and shouted, "This shipment was only supposed to be 300 kilograms. Why were more than 700 kilograms found on the ship? Huh?!"