Cheng Yumei's face flushed red at his words, showing a shy expression. "You noticed?"
Ignoring the woman's coquettish demeanor, Chen Fan said, "Bai He, you and the members of the Brotherhood you're in contact with, do you not hold high positions within the Brotherhood?"
"Not particularly high, I suppose."
Cheng Yumei pondered for a moment. "Otherwise, they wouldn't have been lured to Hawk Mountain, ultimately leading to this outcome."
"Does Di Sha hold a high position within the Brotherhood?"
"Very high!"
Cheng Yumei nodded matter-of-factly. "As far as I know, Di Sha is the highest-ranking person on our line. Bai He is merely a subordinate of a subordinate of Di Sha!"
It seemed he had caught a big fish.
Chen Fan asked, "Who is Di Sha?"
"Di Sha is Fei Zheng'en," Cheng Yumei replied.
Hearing the name, Chen Fan was slightly taken aback.
He wasn't entirely unfamiliar with this name.
The underworld boss of Tongcheng District, a figure who rose rapidly after the fall of the Sihai Gang, possessing considerable influence in the Kyoto underworld.
"Are you sure?" Chen Fan inquired.
"Positive."
Cheng Yumei explained, "Scorpion accidentally let it slip during a drunken phone call. I happened to overhear it at the time."
"Scorpion?"
"He's dead. Like Spider, he was a formidable and ruthless individual who frequented my place for meals."
Cheng Yumei continued, "At Hawk Mountain, he was halfway up the mountain. He likely died at your hands."
Chen Fan couldn't recall specifics. "What did he say on the phone?"
"He was talking to someone, I'm not sure who. He mentioned that many people had died near the checkpoint, including some he was close to, and he was very angry. Then he cursed the people above, mentioning Di Sha, saying that the deaths of his friends were due to Di Sha's serious miscalculation of the enemy."
Chen Fan was slightly surprised, not expecting it to be related to the battle outside the Ghost Market near the checkpoint.
"After a tirade, he hung up the phone. He was a bit drunk and then called Fei Zheng'en a good-for-nothing."
"You concluded Fei Zheng'en is Di Sha based on this?"
"There's one more thing."
Cheng Yumei elaborated, "After that incident, I paid attention. On a later occasion, I happened to cross paths with Fei Zheng'en at a club and saw one of his subordinates."
"That person's name is Cao Yiping. I happened to know he's also part of the Brotherhood, codenamed Viper. He's a ruthless character."
It sounded quite complicated. "Do you know Cao Yiping?"
Cheng Yumei shook her head. "I don't really know this person. Bai He mentioned him once, told me his codename, and warned me to stay away from him."
"I haven't lied about anything, Mr. Chen. Can you now unlock my handcuffs? And I need to book a flight abroad!"
Chen Fan didn't answer. "Think back and recall any useful information. Cooperate honestly. Once you've told me everything, I will arrange for your safety and send you to the airport!"
"Okay, okay, thank you, Mr. Chen!"
Cheng Yumei said joyfully.
She was a smart woman and decided to go abroad to lie low and see how things unfolded.
She knew the Brotherhood's influence was vast; they could dispose of her as easily as crushing an ant.
But since she had been captured by the Dawn Squad, she had no other choice but to flee the country afterward.
Of course, being abroad wasn't necessarily safe, but it was better than staying in the country.
Chen Fan left the interrogation room and found Xiang Jingzhu, repeating what Cheng Yumei had confessed and having it recorded.
Xiang Jingzhu had also found the information on the list Chen Fan requested.
There were many people on Ye Yunchen's list. After comparing them, Chen Fan was somewhat surprised to find that several of them were linked to Fei Zheng'en.
These individuals were all notorious figures in the Tongcheng underworld, and two of them had previously worked under Fei Zheng'en.
This comparison confirmed that Cheng Yumei was likely telling the truth.
But then came the question: the list provided by Du Fumin seemed to implicitly point towards Fei Zheng'en.
Fei Zheng'en held a respectable position within the Brotherhood; could it be that the Brotherhood intended to make him a scapegoat?
However, this didn't align with any discernible motive or reason.
It was similar to how Du Fumin used the list provided by Ye Yunchen to target him!
Chen Fan certainly knew that Du Fumin's actions were intended to use a borrowed knife to kill.
But he couldn't fathom the motive.
According to the information, Fei Zheng'en had owned many businesses in the past, but in recent years, he had been constantly divesting his assets, leaving him with only a shopping mall and a car repair shop.
Narrowing his eyes, Chen Fan said, "Deputy Officer Xiang, I need to know Fei Zheng'en's whereabouts now!"
Xiang Jingzhu replied, "That might take some time!"
"Then act quickly," Chen Fan urged.
"Understood!"
Xiang Jingzhu immediately summoned Ye Cheng, and they entered the system.
Soon, it was determined that Fei Zheng'en was not at his mall or car repair shop.
Subsequently, they began data acquisition through the satellite system and city-wide surveillance.
This was the most rudimentary method, but without any other leads on Fei Zheng'en, and Chen Fan's urgent request, this was the only way.
Chen Fan watched Xiang Jingzhu directing Ye Cheng and others as they worked, his mind racing.
Di Sha should hold a sufficiently high rank within the Brotherhood, and it was highly unlikely that someone of this caliber would be treated as a scapegoat.
The only remaining possibility was internal power struggles within the Brotherhood.
Chen Fan recalled the words spoken by the mysterious man surnamed Wu at the Jiuzhou Club yesterday.
"First move?"
So far, he couldn't discern where the Brotherhood's initial move lay.
"Found him!"
An image of a car appeared on the screen. From the surveillance camera's angle, a blurry face of a man in a suit could be seen in the backseat.
"Boss, this is one of Fei Zheng'en's vehicles. It was recorded the night before last at 8 PM. The location is Cloud Top Club in Tongcheng District. I'm now tracing the surveillance footage to determine his current location!" Ye Cheng reported.
Chen Fan nodded. "Continue!"
Hackers like Ye Cheng were indispensable in this era.
Of course, Jun Ruowang's provision of resources, equipment, and permissions to the Dawn Squad also played a crucial role.
Ye Cheng continued to retrieve surveillance footage.
The processing speed was impressive.
"I've infiltrated the security server of Cloud Top Club!"
"Fei Zheng'en did enter the club."
"He left the club at 3 PM yesterday."
"Wait, he returned at 8 PM last night. Has he been at the club ever since?" Ye Cheng sounded surprised.
"It appears Cloud Top Club is his base of operations?" Xiang Jingzhu remarked.
"Boss, should we go there to apprehend Fei Zheng'en now?" Ye Cheng asked.
"No need, Deputy Officer Xiang!" Chen Fan instructed.
"I'm here."
"Mobilize your personnel and arrest people according to the list we just compiled," Chen Fan said in a deep voice. "I'll handle Fei Zheng'en myself."
"Be careful, though. Fei Zheng'en seems to have quite a few subordinates!" Xiang Jingzhu cautioned.
Chen Fan nodded, exited the room, went downstairs, and drove towards Cloud Top Club.
He was determined to capture Fei Zheng'en and extract all the secrets of the Brotherhood from him.