Outside of Ta Zhai Village.
Li Fei and Song Yang had already been stationed in a secluded spot, as per Qi Tong Wei's arrangement.
They were keeping watch over the movements within Ta Zhai.
Song Yang noticed that Li Fei seemed preoccupied. “What’s the matter? What are you worried about?” he asked.
Li Fei couldn’t quite put his finger on it.
Ever since he learned that the Hong Kong businessman named Zhao Jia Liang was an undercover agent, he had been uneasy.
He couldn’t shake off a certain anxiety for the man’s safety.
“Nothing,”
Li Fei replied casually.
He continued to observe the goings-on in Ta Zhai.
This night in Ta Zhai was far from peaceful.
It was already past two in the morning.
Yet, the villagers of Ta Zhai, uncharacteristically, were still awake.
They were busy with something, but it was unclear what.
Li Wei Min and the others at the command center of the anti-narcotics task force also witnessed this activity.
They were equally perplexed by the commotion in Ta Zhai that night.
From the surveillance footage, nothing seemed particularly out of the ordinary.
However, every household appeared to be preparing for something, busying themselves with tasks.
Only Qi Tong Wei knew the truth.
Therefore, he said, “Zhao Jia Liang has gained Lin Yao Dong’s trust. Lin Yao Dong is about to start work.”
Ta Zhai Village was going to start producing sugar!?
Li Wei Min’s eyes lit up, and he sat up straight.
After all this planning, they had finally reached this point.
For years, Li Wei Min had been haunted by a mystery.
It was something that the anti-narcotics bureau had been unable to solve.
That was the source of the drug-laced ice sugar from Dong Shan.
Where was it manufactured?
How could there be such a vast quantity?
Where was it produced?
And how did they manage to evade the police?
After all, to manufacture and produce such a volume of drug-laced ice sugar, there would have to be significant activity.
Aside from the movement of personnel,
the odor emanating from the sugar production process alone,
would be noticeable to anyone within a ten-kilometer radius.
Yet, despite years of investigation,
until this day,
the drug factory and the drug trafficking ring in Dong Shan remained a mystery.
No matter how closely the anti-narcotics bureau watched,
the drug-laced ice sugar from Dong Shan continued to be produced under their very noses.
It was shipped out.
By the time they became aware of it,
the goods were already in other provinces or being seized abroad.
When the local police in those places followed the trail,
they would only discover the connection to Dong Shan when they got there.
But even with these leads,
regardless of whether it was the police from other provinces or from foreign countries,
all these clues would reach a dead end in Dong Shan.
While they did occasionally dismantle a drug manufacturing and trafficking ring,
compared to the recorded output of drug-laced ice sugar linked to Dong Shan over the years,
they had only seized less than one-tenth of the total.
And these figures only represented the confiscated goods.
What about the unseized ones?
No one knew exactly how much production and shipment had taken place in Dong Shan over the years.
No one could provide a definitive answer.
It was no wonder that the anti-narcotics bureau in Dong Shan had been under scrutiny for so long.
They were suspected of having internal problems.
There were even rumors,
claiming that they were the protectors of these drug trafficking rings.
This kind of accusation and smear campaign was disheartening for many anti-narcotics officers who were on the front lines.
Many of them had to bear undue pressure due to these misinterpretations.
What was even more infuriating and disheartening was,
the undercover agents sent out by the anti-narcotics bureau every year,
either met with no progress or vanished without a trace.
This made Dong Shan a forbidden city, both within the country and abroad.
It was even dubbed "Dong Toxic City" by outsiders.
This illustrated the severity of the problem in Dong Shan.
But no matter how hard the anti-narcotics officers in Dong Shan worked,
they were only met with a sense of powerlessness against the situation.
But now,
this predicament that had been hindering Dong Shan's development,
after Qi Tong Wei's transfer to Dong Shan,
and after the formation of the anti-narcotics task force,
was finally showing a glimmer of hope.
Dong Shan,
or rather, Ta Zhai Village that was now under scrutiny,
the drug manufacturing secret that had been hidden for so long,
was about to be exposed!
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Ta Zhai Village.
A gathering of people.
Lin Yao Dong, the head of the first branch.
Lin Yao Hua, the head of the second branch.
Lin Zong Hui, the head of the third branch.
In addition to them,
there were also the elderly clan elders.
Whenever Ta Zhai Village needed to start work, a meeting would be held in the ancestral hall.
This was a long-standing tradition.
This time was no exception.
Due to the seizure of Ta Zhai's goods by the police in a certain country,
Lin Yao Dong had recently faced pressure from Lin Zong Hui.
Lin Zong Hui, together with the members of the third branch and other villagers, demanded their share of the money.
The powder keg was about to explode.
Lin Yao Dong had no choice.
To appease the situation,
he could only start work early!
It was equivalent to releasing good news.
To mask the troublesome issue.
“You have all met Mr. Zhao,”
“I have also told you about his background and connections.”
“As long as the goods can be shipped out, the money will be divided immediately.”
Lin Zong Hui deliberately reminded him, “That’s what you said last time, but where’s the money?”
Lin Yao Dong glanced at him, calmly replying, “Money can’t be earned indefinitely.”
“In our line of work, things can’t always go smoothly.”
“Unexpected situations are normal.”
“As long as we are alive and Ta Zhai remains, ”
“We all still have opportunities to make money.”
“Just like now.”
“You forcing me for money is pointless.”
“My money is also tied up.”
“Instead of arguing endlessly,”
“we should get this batch of goods done.”
“Get it done.”
“Then there will be money.”
“I’ve said my piece.”
“Anyone in favor?”
“Anyone opposed?”
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