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Chapter 412 - 366 Southwest Storm 2

Chapter 412: Chapter 366 Southwest Storm 2

The night grew dense in the compound of the Southwest Province committee, a picture of tranquility.

Two soldiers responsible for standing guard embraced their steel guns, their expressions stern as they stood at the entrance of the compound, in charge of inspecting all personnel and vehicles entering and exiting.

Inside the compound, two members of the Yanhuang Organization lurked in the shadows, releasing their consciousness, sensing everything within the compound, tasked with protecting the safety of all Southwest Province officials and their families, except for Zhou Wu.

This wasn’t to say that Zhou Wu’s rank was insufficient; rather, it was because Zhou Wu himself was an Innate Great Perfection Master, who fundamentally didn’t need their protection.

As for his rank...

Zhou Wu’s status was on par with the top officials in Southwest Province, but due to the special nature of his institution and the exclusion he faced, his status in the Southwest wasn’t as prominent as that of the other officials.

Zhou Wu’s residence was the No. 5 villa in the compound, ranking behind the heads of the other four institutions, which also indirectly evidenced his status in the Southwest Province’s officialdom.

Having received a phone call from Bai Guotao and learning about Ye Fan’s assassination of Wu Hu and others, Zhou Wu didn’t meditate on the jade stone in his yard as usual; instead, he paced back and forth in the yard, contemplating how to handle the situation to his best advantage while waiting for the report from his subordinates.

"Beep..."

Suddenly, a light sound broke the quiet in the yard as Zhou Wu’s special communicator on his wrist flashed red, indicating an incoming call.

Zhou Wu raised his wrist, glanced at it, and immediately answered the call.

"Director, we have arrived at Tiger Roar Manor..." The call connected, and the Yanhuang Organization member leading the team to Tiger Roar Manor was the first to report.

Zhou Wu, somewhat impatient, interrupted, "What’s the situation?"

"Wu Hu’s villa has been leveled to the ground, leaving no evidence behind, the entire manor is in chaos, and all members of Nanqinghong, except for the service staff, have vanished without a trace."

The Yanhuang Organization member reported hastily, "We questioned the manor’s service staff; they didn’t know what happened, only hearing a loud bang and seeing flames soaring from Wu Hu’s villa. Afterwards, the members of Nanqinghong fled in panic, while these cowardly service staff didn’t dare run away and hid in the manor."

"Hiss—"

Hearing the subordinate’s report, Zhou Wu couldn’t help but grimace—based on the subordinate’s report, he could guess with his toes that all the evidence at the scene had been destroyed!

"Director, what should we do?" the Yanhuang Organization member asked for instructions.

"Immediately conduct a thorough inspection of the manor to see if there are any new findings. Also, investigate the surveillance footage of the manor and the roads leading to it," Zhou Wu thought for a moment and gave instructions, but held little hope—with Ye Fan’s strength that defeated Ye Long, it would be too easy to infiltrate Tiger Roar Manor without anyone noticing.

"Director, to investigate the traffic videos of those roads leading to the manor, we need to contact the traffic department of the police," the Yanhuang Organization member, also thinking the chances were slim, remembered Zhou Wu’s discord with Police Chief Ma Chaoyang and spoke with some difficulty.

"You just investigate the inside of the manor. As for the surveillance videos of the roads leading there, I’ll speak to Ma Chaoyang later," Zhou Wu caught the implication from his subordinate and said huffily.

By rank, he was one of the giants of the Southwest Province, and Ma Chaoyang, the police chief, was far below him in status. In theory, he should unconditionally cooperate with his work, but since Ma Chaoyang was a direct lineage of Ye Wenhao previously in the Southwest, and a member of the Southwest Ye Family Camp, he never took Zhou Wu seriously in the past.

"Yes, Director!"

Sensing Zhou Wu’s displeasure, the Yanhuang Organization member didn’t dare to waste words and crisply acknowledged the order.

Zhou Wu ended the call and then heard the "beep beep" sound again as the communicator on his wrist lit up once more.

"What’s the situation?"

This time, after answering the call, Zhou Wu was the first to ask. Previously, when dense gunshots rang out from the Wudang Martial Arts Hall, he had immediately sent people to investigate. The person calling now was that Yanhuang Organization member he had sent.

"Director, the Wudang Martial Arts Hall has been attacked, all the Wudang Sect’s official disciples and outer disciples have been killed," said a short-statured member of the Yanhuang Organization, looking at the bodies and bloodstains all over the ground, his voice extremely grave, "They were all shot to death by stray bullets. In addition, there are fragments of a hand grenade explosion at the scene. The assailants seem to be a group of specially trained gunmen."

"Gunmen attacking the Wudang Martial Arts Hall for what?" Zhou Wu was shocked by this abrupt news and asked puzzledly.

"I don’t know."

The short-statured member of the Yanhuang Organization inwardly cursed his luck; had he known why the gunmen attacked the Wudang Martial Arts Hall, he would have told Zhou Wu without waiting to be questioned.

"Then, are there any traces or evidence left at the scene?" Zhou Wu, realizing his own question was redundant, changed his inquiry.

"After a meticulous inspection just now, we found that apart from the shell casings used by the assailants and the grenade fragments, there are only some disordered footprints, but no other traces," the short-statured Yanhuang Organization member reported, inwardly sighing at how professional the assailants were.

So professional?

Not only the short-statured Yanhuang Organization member, but even Zhou Wu himself thought so, to the point that he was momentarily rooted to the spot.

Could it be the people from Dong hai Gang?

After a brief daze, Zhou Wu suddenly recalled the recent incident where Ye Wenhao and Ye Fan had slain Murong Gu and Father Murong of the Wudang Sect and felt a vague sense that this matter might also be related to Ye Fan.

"Director, police cars are on their way here, the police will arrive soon," the short-statured Yanhuang Organization member reported, watching the approaching police cars with sirens blaring.

"Protect the scene. I will immediately call Ma Chaoyang to request that the police fully cooperate with us in investigating this matter," Zhou Wu instructed after regaining composure.

Zhou Wu spoke and, remembering that Ma Chaoyang was a direct descendant brought up by Ye Wenhao himself, added, "Without receiving my orders, do not share our investigation information with the police. If the police inquire, use confidentiality regulations as your excuse."

"Yes, Director!"

The short member of the Yanhuang Organization took the order immediately.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wu did not waste any more words and ended the call, then after a brief moment of contemplation, he still decided to call Ma Chaoyang.

Although he and Ma Chaoyang were incompatible, and Ma Chaoyang would likely help cover things up once he learned that everything done tonight was Ye Fan’s doing, tonight’s incident was not merely a fight between martial artists; the assailant also used firearms, which both morally and logically necessitated communication with Ma Chaoyang.

What was even more important was that, considering the current situation, Ye Fan had cleverly erased all evidence and traces, making it a must to use some of the police’s investigative methods.

...

As the top official of the Southwest Police, Ma Chaoyang did not have the qualifications to move into the Provincial Committee compound; his residence was in the housing estate of the Public Security Office, a two-story villa.

In the study of the villa, Ma Chaoyang sat in front of the desk, fiercely smoking a cigarette, his expression somewhat grave.

All of this was because he had just received a report from below, informing him of a gunfight.

After receiving the report, he immediately ordered a thorough investigation of the incident at the site. However, due to the time consumed by orders passing down through the ranks and the limitations on the speed of dispatching officers, he had not received detailed reports as of yet.

"Buzz~"

Just as Ma Chaoyang was irritably snuffing out a cigarette, the mobile phone on the desk suddenly buzzed to life.

A thought struck Ma Chaoyang, and he quickly grabbed the phone, habitually glancing at the screen, only to see that the call was from Zhou Wu.

Huh?

This discovery made Ma Chaoyang slightly startled, but then he immediately realized that Zhou Wu’s men must have reached the scene and obtained firsthand intelligence.

With this thought, Ma Chaoyang adjusted his emotions and answered the phone, speaking first, "Hello, Director Zhou."

"Director Ma, have you received a report about the incident that occurred tonight?" Zhou Wu asked directly.

"I am dispatching people for an investigation. Does Director Zhou have news already?" Ma Chaoyang asked without revealing anything.

"Yes, I’ve just received a report from my subordinates. Qinghong Group’s Huaxia Branch vice president Wu Hu and his bodyguards were killed at Tiger Roar Manor, and the murderer destroyed the villa where Wu Hu lived to eliminate evidence. Later, there was a gunfight at the Wudang Martial Arts Hall, where all the formal disciples and outer disciples of Wudang were killed," Zhou Wu didn’t hide anything.

Swish!

Hearing Zhou Wu’s words, Ma Chaoyang’s face instantly changed!

On one hand, he was unaware of the incident at Tiger Roar Manor, and on the other, as the leading official of the Southwest Police, he was very clear about the kind of sensation these two incidents would cause and the extremely adverse effects they would generate.

"Director Zhou, are you certain of this news?" After being shocked, Ma Chaoyang asked in a solemn tone.

"Certain," Zhou Wu said. "Before I called you, my people had already reached the scene."

"Who is the murderer?" Ma Chaoyang asked subconsciously.

"We don’t know yet."

Zhou Wu did not share his own judgment but instead cautioned, "Director Ma, I’m sure you can judge the severity of these two incidents—if handled improperly, both you and I would be in deep trouble! Therefore, I suggest that our two sides fully cooperate to thoroughly investigate this matter and quickly apprehend the murderer to provide an explanation to our superiors. What do you think?"

"Good."

Even though he did not see eye to eye with Zhou Wu, Ma Chaoyang knew that with such an incident occurring, it was imperative that both departments fully cooperate.

"Since you have no objections on your end, we will wait until the on-site investigation is completely finished, then organize a meeting focused on this issue, inviting colleagues from the Security Office to participate as well,"

Seeing that Ma Chaoyang had no objections, Zhou Wu said, "As for the Secretary, I will communicate with him. You report to the Governor."

"Mm."

Ma Chaoyang responded absently, his mind suddenly flashing to Ye Fan’s arrival in Nanming, startling as if from a dream: could it... could it be Ye Fan?

The next moment.

Before Ma Chaoyang could come up with an answer in his heart, a figure entered the study through the window.

The person was none other than Ye Fan!

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