Free Web NovelChapter 625: Chapter 625: Zhao Xiaoguo Is Captured
At sea.
In a dark ship cabin, Zhao Xiaoguo was indulging in a feast he had never experienced in his life.
Steamed sea fish.
Although Zhao Xiaoguo was a native of Haizhou City, he had seldom been out to sea.
He had participated in luxurious yacht outings a few times, held numerous lavish sea parties, but this was the first time he ate fish straight out of the sea, steamed and cooked.
Especially in this completely natural style of cooking with sea water, without any salt or oil, he was eating it for the first time.
If this were in the past, when Zhao Xiaoguo hadn’t gotten into trouble, he would find such a meal quite novel.
It’s like someone who eats refined grains every day would find coarse grains quite different occasionally.
But at this moment, Zhao Xiaoguo had no leisure to enjoy it.
This fish was his food supply for a day.
And the captain charged him 10,000 for this fish.
At this moment, Zhao Xiaoguo was holding tightly to a box his father had prepared for him.
Originally there was 500,000 inside, now only 480,000 was left.
After spending ten thousand on clothes and ten thousand on a fish.
To be honest, Zhao Xiaoguo had never actually eaten a fish worth 10,000 in his life.
Now, he had.
Since leaving the dock, the small boat had been drifting at sea, and Zhao Xiaoguo didn’t know where he was located now.
Though the cabin was fairly clean and tidy, he could not go out.
To see what the surroundings were like.
He could only wait.
For the satellite phone in his hand to ring, to go home.
Criminal Investigation Team meeting room.
"My opinion is to initiate the process and have a talk with Zhao Guojun."
Zhang Hui patted the table, breaking the silence.
The law applies equally to both princes and commoners; although Zhao Guojun holds an unusual status, it’s not quite at the level of a prince.
Sun Jun, who sat beside Zhang Hui, shook his head.
"I think... it’s not appropriate to take action against Zhao Guojun now."
Zhang Hui has a shorter working tenure and has dealt with fewer cases compared to Sun Jun and Qin Yong.
A dozen or twenty years ago, Sun Jun and Qin Yong had also handled cases involving people of Guojun’s status.
As long as the procedure is followed and the evidence is solid, there’s no escape for the other party.
As of now, however, they had only the video of Zhao Xiaoguo killing Song Jinfu.
What does that prove? It proves that Zhao Xiaoguo is a murderer.
Finding Zhao Xiaoguo and following up on that video would be enough to convict him.
But what crime could Zhao Guojun be charged with?
Obstruction of justice, harboring a criminal, what else?
Sun Jun continued to elaborate his point of view: "One thing we need to clarify is who sent us the video and audio."
"The other party called Captain Qin’s office twice to alert us."
"The first time, the body of Zhang Manyu was discovered, then Lu Chuan found shredded newspaper pieces in Zhang Manyu’s clothing pocket."
"Through this clue, we discovered the murdered Song Jinfu, and through investigative analysis, we pinpointed Zhao Xiaoguo as a major suspect."
"And now, while we’re struggling to capture Zhao Xiaoguo, they called Captain Qin a second time, sending us the audio and video."
"Don’t you find it strange?"
"Why is the other party doing this?"
"And it seems that the other party knows every step in our operation and can even anticipate Zhao Guojun’s countermeasures!"
"If the intention was merely to trouble Zhao Guojun or capture Zhao Xiaoguo, there’s no need to go through such trouble."
"Still, the question remains, no matter whether the target is Zhao Xiaoguo or Zhao Guojun, why Zhang Manyu’s death is involved?"
"Therefore, my suggestion is... firstly, to capture Zhao Xiaoguo with full force!"
The USB drive sent to Qin Yong contained complete conversations between Zhao Xiaoguo and Zhao Guojun.
So it was already confirmed that Zhao Xiaoguo fled to the No. 3 Port.
Based on this clue, capturing Zhao Xiaoguo shouldn’t be a problem.
As for Zhao Guojun...
He probably doesn’t know that his orders to his son have already been recorded by the police.
As far as the source of the recordings, the technical team just explained the reason as well.
A virus had been planted in Zhao Xiaoguo’s phone.
All calls were recorded and sent to a mailbox afterward.
"I agree with Old Sun’s opinion."
"From the current perspective, the mastermind’s target is very likely Zhao Guojun."
"But at present, there’s too little evidence to nail down Zhao Guojun’s criminal activities."
"Finding Zhao Xiaoguo first is most advantageous for us."
"Because only when we find Zhao Xiaoguo will we know why he killed Song Jinfu."
"There’s one aspect I want everyone to focus on: who filmed the video?"
"Who filmed the process of Zhao Xiaoguo murdering Song Jinfu?"
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Ren Qiang also expressed his opinion.
After Qin Yong finished listening, he nodded.
"Does anyone else have any other opinions?"
Everyone shook their heads.
In any case, as long as we can capture Zhao Xiaoguo first, where could Zhao Guojun possibly escape to?
"Alright! Head to the No. 3 Port immediately!"
This time, Ren Qiang personally led the team, with Operation Teams 1 and 2 responsible for the specific actions.
At No. 3 Port, at No. 9 Fishing Port.
The same middle-aged man was lying on the deck chair.
"Boss, how much for the East Star Grouper?"
"Ah... buying fish...?"
The drowsy man opened his eyes, and when he saw the dark muzzle of the gun, sweat immediately trickled down his forehead.
Zhang Hui stepped forward, twisting the man’s arms behind his back, clicking handcuffs on him.
After handcuffing, he asked, "Where’s Old Mo?"
"On... on the sea..."
Three hours later.
Using the information provided by the middle-aged man, the Criminal Investigation Team contacted the Coast Guard and finally captured Zhao Xiaoguo, who had already escaped to the sea.
When Zhao Xiaoguo saw the cabin door open and the appearance of the police, he was scared half to death, but...
He also suddenly felt a sense of relief.
The feeling of being on the run was truly awful.
Extremely awful!
At 10,000 per fish, Zhao Xiaoguo originally thought he could survive at sea for more than 40 days.
But besides eating fish, he also needed to drink water, which was another 10,000 per cup.
Not even a day had passed, and he had already spent 80,000.
So, the fifty thousand he was carrying...
It was questionable whether it could last even a week.
Zhao Guojun clearly didn’t anticipate that his backup plan would be so exploitative.
At this moment, he was busying himself everywhere.
"Old Song... Yes, yes, it’s me, are you free tonight?"
"Hmm, invite Captain Qin, let’s have a meal together?"
After arranging for Zhao Xiaoguo to escape, Zhao Guojun became increasingly suspicious.
He had asked someone to investigate the person who called him.
But there were no clues.
Clearly, the other party was well-prepared.
And there lies the problem.
Why did the other party warn him?
To ignore how the other party got this information first.
What was the purpose of informing him that Zhao Xiaoguo was about to be captured?
Was it to save Zhao Xiaoguo? Zhao Guojun thought definitely not.
Then was it to take hold of him?
That seemed most likely.
But... who exactly was it?
