Official Career Storm
Chapter 104

Chapter 104: Chapter 104

Brother Dao Li Shuangquan learned of the matter, his first reaction was that someone was targeting him.

He ran an entertainment venue, when did it become the business of plainclothes police?

He immediately found Zhou Jun, "Li’l bro, Captain Hu from the criminal police brigade is here."

Zhou Jun’s slight buzz from the horse piss he drank instantly vanished, and he shoved away the young girl in his arms.

"Captain Hu?"

"Yeah, why’s he here?"

"How the fuck would I know!"

Zhou Jun looked towards the door in panic, "Who called the police?"

As soon as he said it, he realized he’d spoken pointlessly.

They’re criminal police, they wouldn’t come for a simple public order case.

"Did something happen at the club?"

"Nothing, just some punk got into a fight at the door, and then called over Captain Hu."

"Go find out more."

"Okay."

Seeing that Zhou Jun was clueless too, Brother Dao knew he couldn’t count on him.

He went to a first-floor private room, inside were his underlings, Lu Feng, Song Guanchao, and Captain Hu.

Among the three, he only recognized Captain Hu.

All three had cigarettes in hand, and the room was shrouded in smoke.

As soon as Brother Dao entered the room, he smiled and said, "Captain Hu, what brings you here?"

Captain Hu didn’t speak, instead looking towards Song Guanchao.

Song Guanchao pointed at the door, telling the man, "Do you mind stepping out for a moment?"

The man looked at Brother Dao, who said, "Get out."

After the man left, Brother Dao looked to Song Guanchao.

He could see that this young man seemed to be the core among the three.

Song Guanchao smiled and said, "Brother Dao..."

"You’re too kind. I’m Li Shuangquan, just call me Mr. Li."

"Mr. Li, I have something to ask you, and I hope you can cooperate."

"Of course, I’ll cooperate."

"I heard that last week, your guys were distributing stuff at the bar and got busted?"

Brother Dao’s smile froze, and the corner of his mouth twitched, "What may I call you?"

"I’m a Song."

"Mr. Song, I don’t know what you’re talking about."

"Heh." Song Guanchao knew there was a misunderstanding, "Let me put it another way, last week, did your guys get into a bar fight?"

Brother Dao didn’t know what exactly he wanted to ask, whether to admit or deny.

Song Guanchao offered him a cigarette, "Brother Dao, no need to be tense. We have no issue with you; this time, we just need your assistance with a case. So we hope you can cooperate with us."

Brother Dao asked, "Mr. Song, what case is it?"

Song Guanchao shook his head, "Sorry, I can’t say."

Brother Dao took several deep drags on the cigarette, feeling torn.

After all, these were people from the criminal police team, and the business he ran wasn’t exactly above board.

Mr. Song said it was about cooperation, but who knows if it was actually a trap.

After finishing his cigarette, Brother Dao shook his head, "Mr. Song, I really don’t understand what you’re talking about."

The smile on Song Guanchao’s face gradually faded, and he looked at Captain Hu.

Captain Hu tossed his cigarette away, his already solemn face turning even more serious.

He stared at Brother Dao, "Li Shuangquan, cooperate."

Brother Dao forced a smile, "Captain Hu, I really have no idea."

Captain Hu pulled up a number, slapped his phone on the coffee table, and said, "I’m giving you two options, cooperate, or I’ll have your place swept tonight."

Brother Dao was also getting angry, he snorted coldly, "I call you Captain Hu out of respect, and now you’re full of yourself?"

"Come on, make the call, sweep my place! I’ll stay right here and watch!"

Fucking hell, what kind of nonsense is this!

Give an inch and they take a mile!

He didn’t want to cause trouble, but that didn’t mean he was afraid of it.

Captain Hu grabbed his phone, about to dial, but Song Guanchao suddenly interrupted with a smile.

"Brother Dao, don’t get worked up, like I said, we’re here to ask you about a situation. It has nothing to do with your club, even less with you personally."

"We won’t mess with the business you’re doing, and this matter isn’t our concern."

"But I also hope you can cooperate with our investigation. Can you manage that?"

This sentence from Song Guanchao made him feel much more at ease.

Brother Dao said, "Mr. Song, it’s not that I’m uncooperative. The thing you’re talking about, I don’t know about it."

Song Guanchao said, "Brother Dao, there’s no point in saying that. Let me lay it out for you directly: the case we are currently investigating is being urged on by the provincial office. Your guys are now involved."

"Just call those guys over here. We just want to ask them some questions; it’s got nothing to do with you. But if you keep this up, then I’ll have no choice but to ask you to come back with us for further investigation."

He added, "I should remind you that the city has established a task force, and Captain Hu is now part of that task force. If you are taken away, it won’t be by normal procedures. You won’t get out until the case is cracked."

"I’ve told you what needs to be said and what can be said. Brother Dao, if you really won’t cooperate, then I can only apologize."

Song Guanchao’s tone was sincere.

He actually had many means to make Li Shuangquan talk, but there was no need for that.

Solving the case was the first priority; everything else was secondary.

Brother Dao was still hesitating; Song Guanchao’s words were too severe.

He asked, "This has nothing to do with me?"

"That’s right."

"Captain Hu, give me a guarantee."

Captain Hu nodded, "It’s got nothing to do with you."

"Okay." Brother Dao shouted towards the outside, "Hu Zi."

The man who had just come in pushed the door open: "Brother Dao."

Brother Dao said, "Call Xiao Hai and the others over."

"Alright."

Hu Zi was about to leave when Song Guanchao said, "Just call them from here."

Brother Dao said, "Do what Mr. Song says."

Hu Zi nodded and dialed the number in front of them.

Half an hour later, three guys in their twenties with a street-smart look walked into the private room.

They were somewhat uneasy.

They usually didn’t get to meet Brother Dao.

"Brother Dao, you were looking for us?"

"Tell these gentlemen about that day’s situation."

The three of them then carefully recounted what had happened that evening.

Overall, it was similar to what Lu Feng had described.

Last Thursday evening, they were dealing at a bar.

A man found them and said he wanted to buy.

The man indicated he wanted a lot, so the other two dealers went out with him too.

Leaving the bar, they went to a nearby alley for the transaction.

As soon as they walked into the alley, two other men followed and cornered the three of them, forcibly taking their goods.

They also took the belongings they had left in the car.

Of course, in their narrative, they didn’t mention goods; they said it was money that was stolen.

Song Guanchao asked, "What did the three of them look like?"

"They were wearing hats and masks, we couldn’t see clearly."

"How tall were they?"

"All three were shorter than me, about one hundred seventy centimeters."

"What about their accents when they spoke?"

"Uh, I don’t remember."

"Was there any fighting?"

"There was." As they spoke, the young man said, "They were very vicious with their attacks, and they knew how to fight. One of them took all three of us down by himself."

"Have you seen them before?"

"Never, absolutely not!" They were quite confident about this.

That’s when Captain Hu asked, "Which bar?"

"Muse."

"That’s enough, you can go."

After the three left, Song Guanchao handed over a cigarette: "Brother Dao, thanks."

Once sure that the other party was just there to get information, Brother Dao breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Don’t mention it."

"Brother Dao, don’t talk about tonight’s events to anyone."

Song Guanchao patted his shoulder, "The task force’s work, remember, don’t tell a soul. That includes your man behind you. If any information leak leads to a change in the case, nobody can protect you."

Looking at the man in front of him, smiling but with coldness in his eyes, Brother Dao felt a chill in his heart and quickly promised, "Don’t worry, I’ll keep it to myself!"

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