Ping An’s idea was simple: find an identical bracelet to give to Shui Gang, and then have Shui Gang go to the designated location to ransom the person.
Meanwhile, Gao Xiaofei dispatched plainclothes officers to search the underground parking lot, trying to find the trash cans that transported the two old men and determine the approximate location of the suspects.
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Given that the suspects would likely use surveillance equipment, posts needed to be set up at different locations in the complex for monitoring. On the surface, the main team would continue the pretense of searching for people.
“No, what if they discover the bracelet is fake?” Shui Gang said with a mournful face. “My son is the one being held. I can’t fool them with a fake!”
“Then where do you expect me to get a bracelet for you right now?” Ping An suddenly lost his temper. Under Gao Xiaofei’s astonished gaze, he flung open the RV door and said, “Why don’t you leave then? I’m out of ideas. It’s not Su Tang who’s lost, so I’m only doing my best. Don’t treat me like a miracle worker, I’m really annoyed!”
Clearly, Shui Gang was also stunned by Ping An’s outburst. He looked back at the open RV door, quickly got up to close it, took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag before saying, “I remember Han Xiao had a locker at the club. Have you guys checked it? Han Xiao used to manage all the bracelets!”
Ping An and Gao Xiaofei exchanged a look and nodded silently.
“That’s more like it! This is how cooperation should be!” Gao Xiaofei said to Hei Dou outside the window as he sat in the driver’s seat. “You go help search for people. We’re going out!”
“Tell me, what club?” Ping An asked.
“It seems like an extreme running club, something like ‘Gray Zone’?” Shui Gang tried to recall.
Gray Zone! The full name was “Extreme Running, Gray Zone”! It was the largest extreme sports club in Hechuan City. Having grown up in a sports compound, how could Ping An not know this place?
The RV drove towards the club.
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Ping An ignored Shui Gang, who had been sitting in the car, and called his childhood friend.
“Bian Zi, I heard Gray Zone was started by you and some friends? Hmm, help me check a member! His name is Han Xiao. Find out which locker is his! Hello? I’m with the police, they’ll be asking you the same questions later!” Ping An said into the phone.
“Shui Gang! You’re Old Liao’s driver, and you’re familiar with that family, right?” After hanging up, Ping An didn’t dwell on other matters.
“Reasonably! I know them all!” Shui Gang replied perfunctorily.
“What about Jiao Zi? Oh, have you seen the recent news? Do you think that couple has gone too far?” Ping An chatted idly.
“Their family is complicated to begin with…” Shui Gang answered vaguely. Perhaps thinking of his son still being kidnapped, his expression turned serious again.
“Complicated? How is it complicated?” Ping An unexpectedly pressed.
“You’ll know later!” Shui Gang replied evasively, perhaps annoyed by Ping An’s persistent questioning.
The club wasn’t far from Fengdian Residential Area, and they arrived soon.
At the club entrance, Ping An’s childhood friend, Bian Zi, was waiting with a set of keys.
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“I don’t know whether to call you a great detective or a great journalist!” Bian Zi said enthusiastically as he saw Ping An get out of the car, giving him a hug.
“Alright, I’ll treat you to a meal another day. I’m really busy today!” Ping An, being his childhood friend, didn’t need to be formal. After Gao Xiaofei showed his credentials, they entered the club together.
“The Han Xiao you mentioned, he’s a skilled guy, but his character isn’t great. He often takes advantage of female members by pretending to teach new ones!” Bian Zi said. “He used to be a member of our club’s team, but I kicked him out because of his poor character. Later, I heard he got into trouble, so we lost touch!”
“A coward got caught up in a case, that’s why we’re here!” Ping An couldn’t explain the case, so he replied simply.
“This gentleman looks familiar. Is he also a member here?” Bian Zi suddenly said, staring at Shui Gang.
“Oh, I came to the club to find Han Xiao once, a long time ago!” Shui Gang said casually, glancing at Ping An and Gao Xiaofei, who were staring at him.
“Oh!” Bian Zi thought for a moment, then looked at Ping An, and fell silent.
Han Xiao’s locker was in an inconspicuous place. According to Bian Zi, although Han Xiao was kicked out of the team, he remained a member. Bian Zi hadn’t been too harsh and hadn’t repossessed the locker that was only for team members.
“After I heard Han Xiao got into trouble, I instructed my people to call his family to come and collect his belongings, but we couldn’t reach them,” Bian Zi said. “So, no one has touched his locker.”
“Has anyone come looking for him in the meantime? Or, have they been secretly looking?” Gao Xiaofei asked.
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“The club’s locker rooms are guarded by security. It’s hard for ordinary people to get in. However, someone did come looking for him. Ah, I can’t quite remember!” Bian Zi said as he opened the locker.
Inside, there was a set of parkour gear and a black backpack. Ping An opened the backpack and found it filled with stacks of cash, about four to five hundred thousand yuan. In addition, there was a train ticket to Beijing from Hechuan City in the backpack.
“Check the time!” Ping An gestured for Gao Xiaofei to look at the departure time on the ticket.
“Hmm, it’s for the afternoon of the day he got into trouble. That means, if that kid hadn’t gotten into trouble early that morning, he would have probably run away!” Gao Xiaofei said. “I wonder what that kid was planning to do that night!”
Ping An continued searching and, sure enough, found a bracelet in a hidden compartment of the bag.
“There really is one!” Ping An took out the bracelet and showed it to Shui Gang.
Shui Gang clearly wanted to reach out and grab it, but he glanced at Gao Xiaofei and obediently squatted down.
“Take the bracelet. Leave everything else here. I’ll arrange for Cheng Jian to bring people to handle the procedures and collect these items according to protocol!” Gao Xiaofei said to Ping An.
The items were found, and surprisingly easily. This was almost unbelievable to Ping An, but it further deepened his suspicion of Shui Gang.
On the way back, Ping An fiddled with the bracelet and asked Shui Gang, “The first time we went to your house, why did you sell out Hu Yi without a second thought, but refused to talk about Han Xiao?”
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“Han Xiao is a child, still young. I thought he might have a chance to do good deeds in the future! That Hu Yi was the worst. He was the one who incited others to gang-rape Wang HuAn!” Shui Gang said fiercely.
“Shui Gang, are you still unwilling to tell the truth?” Ping An suddenly said.
“I’ve confessed everything that needs to be confessed. I admit to all these things and I’m willing to go to jail!” Shui Gang said.
“Did you really want the bracelet because your son was kidnapped? You knew all along that the bracelet wasn’t in our hands and were just pretending! Bian Zi just secretly messaged me. The day after Han Xiao died, you went to the club looking for it. Don’t think they wouldn’t recognize you just because you didn’t meet them then. That kid watches the surveillance footage all the time. Look, he even sent me the surveillance video from your visit!” Ping An said.
“I wasn’t after the bracelet, I was after the money!” Shui Gang said.
“Nonsense! As soon as Gao Da got into trouble, you surrendered! We haven’t even confirmed if your son was kidnapped, and your story is full of holes!” Gao Xiaofei said sternly. “You don’t really think we’ll give you the bracelet now that it’s found, do you!”
“Then what do you want me to do? I have no other way!” Shui Gang covered his head with his hands and said painfully. “You guys investigate, my son is really kidnapped!”
“Alright, let’s not talk about that for now. What’s the password for the bracelet?” Ping An opened the bracelet and found a folder. When he tried to enter it, the screen prompted for a password.
“I don’t know the password either. According to their rules, whoever keeps the bracelet sets the password. Han Xiao was managing it during this period!” Shui Gang said. “The truth you want is out. Please, give me the bracelet so I can save my son!”
“We’ll get you a fake one. I don’t believe they’ll discover it!” Gao Xiaofei said casually.
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“No! They will discover it!” Shui Gang suddenly said.
“Hmm?” Ping An stared at Shui Gang, waiting for an explanation.
But just then, the bracelet suddenly received a call without any warning.
“The bracelet has an independent SIM card. They know the phone number, which is why I said a fake one won’t work! They can detect it!” Shui Gang said, looking at the bracelet. “Now, let me answer the call!”
It was clear that Ping An and Gao Xiaofei had been outmaneuvered.
“Hurry up! If you don’t answer, my son will be in trouble!” Seeing Ping An and Gao Xiaofei deep in thought and not giving him the bracelet, while the bracelet kept ringing, Shui Gang was on the verge of tears!
“No tricks!” Ping An gave Gao Xiaofei a look, then handed the bracelet to Shui Gang.
After taking the bracelet, Shui Gang consciously switched to speakerphone and answered the call.
“So much trouble! Fumbling around just to get a bracelet!” On the other end of the line, the same ambiguous voice said.
“I got the item. What’s the next step?” Shui Gang said into the bracelet.
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“Just a little more, and my head would have been gone!” Gao Xiaofei said with lingering fear.
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“Don’t worry, you’re too lucky!” Ping An breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the police running around outside and said, “I wonder if anyone saw Shui Gang’s accomplice! Oh, right, and Shui Gang’s sister, who’s a police officer, is she….”
“I’ll go myself!” Gao Xiaofei gritted his teeth and said.
After a simple bandaging, Gao Xiaofei, invigorated, issued the order to arrest Shui Ping. The case had dragged on for too long, and Shui Gang’s emergence had finally brought a substantial breakthrough.
Unfortunately, the whereabouts of Gao Da remained unknown.
“Shui Ping is with Shui Gang’s son at Shui Gang’s house. They haven’t gone anywhere. After we broke down the door, she wasn’t surprised at all. After comforting the child, she came downstairs with us. She’s in the car now, Captain Gao, do you want to go see her?” Cheng Jian said.
“Let’s go, let’s ask her what she was thinking! Does it befit her identity!” Gao Xiaofei said angrily.
Although Gao Da had not yet been found, the operation had temporarily concluded. With Shui Ping’s successful capture, finding Gao Da was only a matter of time.
On the police car, before Gao Xiaofei could even open the door, he noticed that Ping An had already gotten in.
“If I told you I suspected you first, and then suspected your brother, what would you think?” Ping An said to the calm Shui Ping in the police car. “However, you’ve already confessed, so there’s no point in saying anything else. So, where is Gao Da?”
“Reporter Ping An, at the moment before the police kicked down my door, I was still hesitating whether to feign innocence! But I’m tired, and the child is tired. Even if it’s a tragedy, shouldn’t it have a conclusion?” Shui Ping said calmly. “Gao Da might already be dead, or might be close to death. I also know where he’s being held, but I’m sorry. My brother risked his life for this. I can’t let him die with regrets!”
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“What do you mean? Is Gao Da’s life or death really that valuable?” Ping An said.
“Let’s just say he learned things he shouldn’t have known. Otherwise, my brother and I would have continued to live a simple life. It wouldn’t have mattered if that bracelet was never found!” Shui Ping said.
Oh no. Judging by the situation, Gao Da must have stumbled upon something, or discovered something, which forced Shui Gang to step forward! No wonder Shui Gang chose such a reckless course of action. Was he being pressured by Gao Da?
“There are no secrets that can’t be kept. Even if your brother hadn’t stepped forward, we had already found the key evidence of your and your brother’s crimes!” Ping An said. “What you wanted to hide would have been discovered sooner or later. Now, don’t let these things lead to another innocent life being lost!”
“You just said you suspected me first. Why?” Shui Ping suddenly changed her listless expression and asked sternly and seriously.
“The night I caught the shadowy figure, you inexplicably appeared. Later, I asked everyone in your department, and none of them knew when you appeared or when you entered the complex!” Ping An said. “Let me tell you, the things your brother did for Old Man Hua that night were covered in your fingerprints! Or perhaps, because you and your brother were afraid Old Man Hua might guess something, he suffered the same fate this time!”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Don’t forget, your brother was outside the complex the entire night before. Even if he didn’t help Old Man Hua, what does that prove? Besides, the security guards at the complex clearly saw my brother enter the complex…” Shui Ping said.
“Okay! It’s precisely because your brother openly entered the complex under the security guards’ noses that I started targeting you two!” Ping An said. “That night, after your brother left the complex, he crawled into a trash can, and was then sent back to the underground parking lot of the complex. But the one working for Old Man Hua was you!”