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Chapter 1023 - 1023 987 Playing Out of the Box!

1023: Chapter 987: Playing Out of the Box!

1023: Chapter 987: Playing Out of the Box!

“I’m acquainted with his grand uncle!”

Wu Jie couldn’t help but deride.

“Ah?

Then…

then why did he specifically ask for you by name?” Zheng asked in surprise.

Wu Jie snorted, “How should I know?

There are so many people who know me.

If I had to meet everyone who wanted to see me, I would die of exhaustion!”

Zheng said, “That’s true.

But that sly old thief wanting to see you definitely means no good.

As for Lin Yuan…

those kidnappers deserve to die.

I’ve already had people preparing to torture them!”

“First, torture them half to death, so they’re in unbearable pain, then interrogate them relentlessly with all-night bombardments.

Otherwise, I can’t swallow this indignation!”

Wu Jie smiled lightly.

“Suit yourself, but Lin Yuan definitely won’t end up a vegetable.

Those kidnappers took her to sell to Su Leige for a big profit.

Would that crafty and cunning guy pay if she were a vegetable?”

“They must have used some special hallucinogenic drug, probably a custom-made one.

Without understanding the drug’s properties, it’s better for the hospital to take a conservative approach and let Lin Yuan wake up on her own!”

“Of course, if the kidnappers voluntarily reveal the hallucinogen’s composition, or if we find a sample for pharmacological analysis, that would be even better for the doctors to prescribe the correct treatment!”

With just a few words, Wu Jie calmed Zheng down.

A vegetable?

Wu Jie thought, using his toes, that Lin Yuan wouldn’t become a vegetable.

Would those kidnappers allow Lin Yuan to become a vegetable of ‘no value’ after all their effort in tracking, stalking, and kidnapping, only to fail to deliver the goods?

That’s not the kind of blunder those shrewd and cunning kidnappers would make.

After Zheng came to his senses, he couldn’t help but laugh at himself mockingly:

“Damn it!

Thinking about it carefully, what you said does make a lot of sense!

I was really blinded by anger!”

Wu Jie chuckled teasingly, “So better save your energy to gather evidence against Su Leige.

If we can’t find anything in two days, it won’t be as simple as just releasing someone!”

“Evidence?” Zheng laughed, “Once we have the person in our hands, are we worried about not having evidence?”

Wu Jie frowned, suddenly feeling that things were not so simple.

“What…

are you planning to do?”

Zheng said with a sly smile, “Remember, our primary task is to ensure national security, not to defend fairness and justice, so we can use special methods for special situations!”

“Like with Su Leige’s gang, having evidence would be great, but without it, fabricating some would nail him just the same.

It’s just that I haven’t been pushed far enough yet!”

Saying that, Zheng suddenly sent a video call request.

After Wu Jie connected, Zheng hung up the call and switched to video chat.

“You want evidence, right?

Come on, I’ll take you somewhere!”

Zheng’s smile in the video was particularly sinister.

Before long, he left his office and entered a room.

It looked like a storage area with rows of shelves stacked with items.

Bringing the phone camera close, Zheng began filming and explaining:

“This is the latest type of drug; we got it not long ago when we raided a Mafia organization, along with other various older types.

But no matter which one, transporting or manufacturing more than 50 grams, that’s the death penalty straight away!”

“Of course, for mere consumption and illegal possession in significant amounts, that can also lead to over fifteen years imprisonment…”

“Hold on!” Wu Jie interrupted, “This Su Leige…

he doesn’t do drugs, right?”

Zheng chuckled, “I say he does, so he does.

One cup of water down the hatch, urine test positive, can he still deny it?

With an old fox like him, if you seriously talk about laws and evidence, you’ll never get him in this lifetime!”

“So, following the letter of the law and being bound by the rules is not our style.

We never tie ourselves down and don’t need to play by common sense or follow the rules!”

“Hey, aren’t you known as the King of Tricksters?

Why are you suddenly talking about the law and being serious with an old gangster like Su Leige?

Catching him off guard and hitting him hard, that’s been your style all along!”

“When you couldn’t solve a case before, you even thought of using ‘global surveillance’ as a bold move.

If you followed the rules, could you have thought of that?

How come you don’t know how to adapt and trick people now?”

The corners of Wu Jie’s mouth twitched slightly.

He felt like Zheng had suddenly picked up the wrong script.

Shouldn’t Du from the War Statistics Institute be the one to be this blunt and straightforward?

It seemed like Zheng became a different person, suddenly.

No matter how complicated or mind-bending the job, if one was willing to abandon all principles, it could be easily handled.

This kind of shamelessness was like needing to pee in public.

For those who cared about rules and appearances, they would hold it in until they found a restroom.

But for those who had no shame, they’d just find a corner and take care of business right there.

So…

Many problems that people think are difficult or troublesome are usually compounded by various conditions.

Without all those restrictions, would things be that difficult or troublesome?

Just like Zheng at the moment.

No matter how famous or powerful Su Leige was, so what?

He, along with his car, had already been nabbed in one fell swoop.

So, whatever was found in the car or on him could easily be manipulated, right?

Zheng’s storage room had plenty of things to choose from.

Even concocting some secret intelligence or a biological weapon for Su Leige wouldn’t be a problem.

In short.

They were like fish on a chopping board, to be sliced as desired at whim.

Since things had come to this point, what else was there to worry about?

But Zheng’s words served as a reminder to Wu Jie.

Throughout most of the earlier stages of the case, Wu Jie had been clear-headed and exceptionally sharp.

If conventional methods couldn’t solve the problem, it was time to try new ideas and approaches.

No matter the cost or the risk involved, there was only one word for it: do it.

So why, now that the hostage Lin Yuan had been rescued, the kidnappers had been brought to justice, and the ‘client’ Su Leige had been captured, did he feel somewhat mentally sluggish?

Old Du had complained about Su Leige’s special identity and the need for solid evidence, and had Wu Jie allowed himself to be influenced by that?

Shaking his head slightly, Wu Jie let out a long sigh.

“What’s wrong?

Why the sudden head shaking?” Zheng switched the camera view back and asked with a laugh, “Don’t tell me you’ve been staying up back-to-back nights, too tired and sleepy?

You better get some rest!”

Wu Jie nodded slightly, “Keeping my mind intensely focused on this case without a moment’s pause, I really should get some good sleep!”

“Well then, you go sleep.

Old Du and I will handle the rest of the case.

Your most important task right now is to take care of yourself.

In the future, we’ll still be counting on you to catch the criminal gang behind the scenes and the nuclear warhead case!”

After giving his instruction, Zheng disconnected the call.

Wu Jie stood up to leave and noticed that Chu Yunxuan, sitting nearby, also got up.

He suddenly realized that she must have heard everything clearly since she was neither deaf nor mute.

This was bad.

Letting her know that the secret department could be so ‘unconventional’…

“You just now…”

“I heard and saw everything!” Chu Yunxuan said bluntly, “But I definitely won’t go spreading it around.

Plus, I think that person was right.

To deal with sneaky and cunning criminals, you can’t stick to conventions.

That would be too pedantic!”

Wu Jie gave an awkward smile.

Pedantic?

That was an apt description indeed.

If one were to really talk about facts and evidence,

With Su Leige’s situation, there was simply no way to build a solid case.

There was no evidence, only Wu Jie’s illegal monitoring to know that he had placed the order to kidnap Lin Yuan.

Moreover, in his conversation with Yang Tao, he didn’t mention Lin Yuan but used the term ‘goods’ instead.

The crux of the matter was…

Recordings, because they can be easily edited and synthesized, cannot be used as legal evidence, which is common knowledge.

Nowadays, many imitation shows reveal that with the right technique and practice, ordinary people can realistically mimic celebrities or voice actors, perfectly recreating characters’ voices from TV series.

Some can even imitate singers so well that they are indistinguishable from the real thing.

Consequently, since recordings cannot serve as evidence and there is no surveillance footage, contracts, or financial records,

Finding evidence to convict Su Leige…

wasn’t that a fool’s dream?

Yunxuan’s use of the word ‘pedantic’ was undoubtedly a perfect, concise way to describe it.

“By the way, Jie, is Lin really going to be okay?

I heard everything just now: the hospital exhausting all methods and she’s still unconscious!”

Chu Yunxuan asked with concern.

Wu Jie explained with a smile, “First, the kidnappers wouldn’t give their client a vegetative person; they would deliver someone unharmed.

Secondly, after anyone is injected with a large amount of sedatives or hallucinogens, the body will be in a state of suspended animation for a long time!”

“Lastly, there are originally few medical methods to awaken coma patients, Zheng’s words were just an exaggeration.

Giving Lin Yuan enough nutrition and letting her sleep well will be more effective than anything else!”

Having said that, Wu Jie typed on the keyboard, issuing new mission instructions to Blue Planet.

The hostage rescue operation had been a great success, and even Su Leige had been caught.

There’s no wall in the world through which news does not pass.

Yang Tao, far away on the Jiazhou Continent, would surely soon learn of this.

Despite their precautions and counter-surveillance, they had been exposed.

The incident was bound to have a major impact on their organization and bring about a host of follow-up effects, so continued surveillance of her would surely yield results.

Perhaps they would even find previous victims who had gone missing or fallen out of contact.

Furthermore, the day of the nuclear warhead auction was approaching.

A warhead capable of easily destroying an entire city was the most critical concern.

Was the intelligence provided by the Xu Family of Liuli City accurate?

Was the Dark Knight Order something they concocted, or did the organization really exist?

The video of the nuclear warhead viewed with Old Du, could analysis of it yield some clues?

Numerous questions lingered, and Blue Planet, having been sharpened by the case of Lin Yuan’s disappearance, would continue to function powerfully.

The task of ‘surveillance and eavesdropping’ globally must continue, and people like Yang Tao, Xu Feng, Xu Kuishan were naturally the focus of surveillance.

After issuing the orders, Wu Jie prepared to go back to his room to rest, but Chu Yunxuan showed no sign of leaving.

“Hey, why are you following me?

Are you planning to stay the night for real?”

Wu Jie stopped Chu Yunxuan, seriously questioning her.

Chu Yunxuan’s eyes were still red, but she seemed composed and smiled gently.

“My mom insists on pushing me to date and marry, to find an excellent man, take care of him, teach our children, and live happily ever after.”

“But I’m not content with that.

Why can so many women get married after a few relationships, but not me?”

“So, can you be my scumbag ex?”