National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 578 - 525: Closing In

Chapter 578: Chapter 525: Closing In

Wu Junhao, carrying an overly heavy gun bag, led his team and gave a sigh of relief only after finding Jiang Yuan.

By then, a few of them had switched to a building with a good view and sturdy exterior walls. The police officers and armed policemen who had come to the rescue left five or six people in the house, and the rest went to encircle Yuan Yushan.

The overall situation seemed to still be under control.

After all, there were only two people left around Yuan Yushan. They guarded a position near a downhill exit, but they didn’t descend the mountain because the encirclement below had called for reinforcements, and should they go down, even more forces would accumulate at the bottom.

As for going uphill, that would be like running up to be a sitting duck considering Yuan Yushan’s stamina and abilities.

So, what was once a battlefield rife with killing intent appeared exceptionally calm at this moment.

"Captain Jiang, you can’t do this again, charging into a den of drugs by yourself. It’s too dangerous. Chief Yu and the others have given orders already. Director Huang was also very anxious," Wu Junhao said while opening the gun bag.

Mu Zhiyang and the others looked askance when Wu Junhao mentioned charging into a den of drugs alone, and nearby, Dazhuang, anxious, started to exclaim.

"I know your merit," Wu Junhao said affectionately, patting the Rottweiler’s head.

Mu Zhiyang puffed out his chest and thrust his face close to Wu Junhao.

Wu Junhao looked at him, then slowly pulled a type 97-1 anti-riot shotgun from the gun bag, and began loading the bullets one by one.

The anti-riot shotgun is essentially a type of shotgun, and the most common scenario for a type 97 is it being carried by an armored cash transport guard.

Of course, the ammunition Wu Junhao was loading was quite different from what the cash transport guards used.

Mu Zhiyang, watching Wu Junhao, softened his gaze and said, "Captain Wu, you can charge ahead with confidence, I’ll be in front of you with the shield."

"They have rifles, and you still want to carry a shield," Wu Junhao laughed, then added, "Don’t overthink it. Later, you take the shield and accompany me to call out to them. If that doesn’t work, we’ll probably have to use the sniper rifle."

"Eh, aren’t we capturing them alive?" Mu Zhiyang asked, surprised.

"We’ll try to capture them alive, but if they don’t surrender, we can’t drag this out forever. They still have nearly 10 people who have scattered, right..." Wu Junhao effectively relayed the command center’s order.

Mu Zhiyang then looked at Jiang Yuan.

"We just need to cooperate," Jiang Yuandao said.

"Captain Jiang, you shouldn’t go up there," Wu Junhao flipped the gun and said, "We don’t need many people anyway. I can take the team up."

Jiang Yuan hesitated, then said, "I am a police officer too, after all..."

"Captain Jiang!" Wu Junhao’s voice raised slightly, then he earnestly continued, "If you go up, I’ll have to assign people to protect you. There are only three people on the other side now, one of them a woman. We still have snipers..."

Wu Junhao didn’t allow Jiang Yuan a chance to reply, as he had already started communicating with the forces down the hill via the walkie-talkie.

In just a few minutes, Wu Junhao had briefly arranged the tasks, and small teams of three members each began spreading out towards the target area.

Bang!

Yuan Yushan’s side, seeing the activity, fired first.

The shots were fired into the air; it was clear they, too, didn’t want to shoot at the police. The distance of two to three hundred meters was right within the range of their rifles, and a lucky shot could hit someone.

Upon hearing the gunshot, Wu Junhao immediately ducked behind cover, since the situation was already clear, he simply pulled out the megaphone and shouted:

"Yuan Yushan, you are now surrounded with no way out. Drop your weapons and surrender immediately to receive lenient treatment!"

"Resisting will lead to no good outcome."

"You have one minute to consider, after which we will move forward."

The content of Wu Junhao’s shouting wasn’t particularly original; it was the kind of persuasive language commonly seen and heard.

However, the deterrent effect of such plain persuasion was immense in a standoff involving dozens of guns.

Death is mundane, and the deaths of drug traffickers even more so.

Behind the simple language was the plain approach of the police, a choice between the simplicity of prison and death.

Dat dat dat dat dat...

Several shots were fired in quick succession up ahead, followed by a gun being thrown out of the building.

Then another two guns.

"Put your hands on your head and walk outside the house!"

Wu Junhao continued to shout commands.

Yuan Yushan and her remaining two subordinates slowly got up, descended the stairs, and walked out the door without much hesitation, clearly having come to a decision together.

From a distance, the three of them were also covered in mud and water, as if they had been surviving in the wilderness for several days.

In reality, today’s encirclement operation had started in the morning and hadn’t even lasted a full day yet.

And the case against Jianyuan had only been going on for three days since the capture of Jianyuan’s gang members began.

From the poised general manager of the soon-to-be-listed billion-dollar Jianyuan Pharmaceutical to a prisoner caked in mud, Yuan Yushan herself felt as though she hadn’t fully woken up from the shock.

Wu Junhao led his team, spreading out as usual to approach the building covertly, then rushing up to detain the suspects, while also sending a team to search inside the building.

It was only then that Jiang Yuan made his way to the front with Mu Zhiyang.

Yuan Yushan watched Jiang Yuan’s long legs, her lips pressed tightly together, her expression changing again and again.

When she had said they "would meet again," it was at a time when she was at her most self-assured, confident, and proud. When she led her people to see Jiang Yuan again, she believed she was clever and powerful. However, it was quite clear that the confidence she had built within the Jianyuan Group did not apply to all scenarios.

At that moment, Yuan Yushan did want to utter harsh words like the captured criminals, or say something memorable that could influence the police’s judgment...

But when it came to her turn, Yuan Yushan suddenly realized, I can’t just say anything!

What I say now is equivalent to handing over evidence to the police. Although she had left behind plenty of evidence, who could say for certain? There were cases where drug traffickers received a suspended death sentence...

"I will send someone to escort them down," Wu Junhao called for half a team to take the three down the mountain.

Only when the figures were out of sight did Wu Junhao regroup and take Jiang Yuan as part of the second wave descending the mountain.

The search on the mountain would continue, but Jiang Yuan was unlikely to be needed anymore.

Upon reaching the command post at the bottom of the mountain and reconnecting with Xu Taining and others, Jiang Yuan asked, "What about Yuan Yuming? Have you found him?"

"We found him," Xu Taining’s response was equally surprising.

"Where did you find him?"

"Near the explosion site, there was a natural cave. Yuan Yuming was in there skating."

Jiang Yuan was taken aback and then realized, asking, "So he was just captured like that?"

"All his underlings ran off, and he was pretty much wasted himself. Even if we didn’t capture him, he wouldn’t have lived much longer." This time, the speaker was Liu Jinghui.

In contrast, Xu Taining’s emotions were more complicated.

All three members of the Yuan Family had been captured, and the leadership of the Jianyuan gang was now all in one place. This greatly reduced the significance of Xu Taining’s search operation in the mountains.

But still, the search for the others had to go on.

Xu Taining had to get back to organizing his team.

He gave Jiang Yuan a deep look, his mind possible already penning several volumes of maxims.

"So, who was Lao Gui in the end?" Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but ask, a little curious.

"It was the Yuan Family who went out. They were Lao Gui," Liu Jinghui easily provided Jiang Yuan with the answer.

A bit unexpected, yet not surprising.