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After the meal.

"Director Zhang, Team Wang, we'll be leaving now."

The others left the restaurant and went their separate ways.

Only Zhang Feng and Team Wang squatted by the roadside, smoking and talking in hushed tones.

"Old Zhang, let's talk."

Halfway through a cigarette.

Team Wang rubbed his nose and looked at Zhang Feng, who was deep in thought, "Which aspect should we start with for our next investigation?"

Team Wang spoke, then looked around the street.

"Should we first screen the surveillance footage? Or what do you think?

If we check the surveillance, I'll call the other two cities now.

As you know, when we were investigating the businessman before, we retrieved a lot of video data from the city where the incident occurred.

This data is still stored and kept in their respective bureaus.

A request is all it takes to retrieve it quickly."

Team Wang said, taking out his phone.

"Once it's retrieved, I'll contact some people and apply for some manpower, so we can quickly screen it."

Because there was an initial profile of the businessman, the bureau had retrieved and saved surveillance footage of streets, businesses, and so on throughout the city.

It was a complete needle-in-a-haystack search, hoping to find the businessman's movements.

However, all screenings were fruitless, and no information about the businessman's existence could be found.

But this time, there is a portrait of the 'Honored Guest'.

So Team Wang's idea is to simply work overtime again to re-screen the surveillance footage.

"Let's not screen yet."

Zhang Feng had a different opinion, "We've been investigating for so long, and we haven't found the businessman.

As for the 'Honored Guest', I estimate he'll be even more hidden.

If we follow a normal search, the manpower consumption will be too great."

"It's unavoidable."

Team Wang shook his head but stopped dialing the phone, "Or do you have a better method?"

"Not exactly better."

Zhang Feng, with a cigarette in his mouth, took out the portrait of the 'Honored Guest' from his pocket, "I was thinking, let's do this first. Let's concentrate our manpower and visit the Taoist temples in the three cities.

And the dilapidated Taoist temple that the old scholar mentioned, although it's now been converted into a shopping mall, let's still investigate the site first."

Zhang Feng said, picking up a small stone and gesturing on the ground.

"Three cities, plus the city where the dilapidated Taoist temple is located, these add up to not many Taoist temples, the workload is small, it's like a warm-up.

After we've investigated the Taoist temples, and everyone has entered the working state for this operation, then we can re-screen the surveillance footage."

"Hmm..."

Team Wang hummed softly, not answering immediately, but thought for a while before saying, "I was just thinking about whether we should proceed on two fronts.

Surveillance on one side, Taoist temples on the other.

Or even split off some manpower for a city-wide search.

But thinking about it, it's indeed better to complete a smaller task first."

"Since you agree, let's do it this way."

Zhang Feng stood up, extinguished his cigarette, and accurately threw it into the nearby trash can.

"Also, when Team Li and the people from Dong Province come for a meeting tomorrow, we'll present the plan as we discussed it tonight.

Let's start with the investigation of the Taoist temples."

"Alright."

Team Wang patted his butt, wanting to stand up, but his leg went numb, and he couldn't get up.

"You're getting old, don't squat on cold roads if you don't have to."

Zhang Feng helped him up, "There are chairs and tables in the restaurant, it's much better to talk there.

We were just chatting for a few minutes, the restaurant wouldn't chase us out with a broom.

Look at you, insisting on coming outside to talk, I really don't know what you're after."

"The restaurant is too warm."

Team Wang said with a smile, "It's too comfortable, so I think it's better outside, the cold wind blows on my head, and I'm more awake."

"Always spouting nonsense."

Zhang Feng shook his head, "Then later, you should communicate what we talked about with Da Liu and the others.

So that when Team Li and the others have a meeting tomorrow, before they object, our own people will argue with each other first."

......

The next day, at half past seven in the morning.

Outside a small, emptied-out factory.

Whoosh—

A police car led the way, followed by several large vehicles.

Zhang Feng, Team Wang, and the others got out of the cars and, without saying much, began unloading a large pile of things from the vehicles.

At about half past nine.

The factory lights were on, files, wires, office desks, and chairs were all equipped.

A banner was also hung on the wall.

Written by an old criminal police officer who knew some calligraphy, were the four characters 'Work Together'.

"Take a break."

Zhang Feng had been working continuously for two hours, but he wasn't tired.

It was just that Team Wang and the others, after two hours of climbing high and low, were bending over and pounding their backs.

But they didn't rest for long.

Beep beep, another police car led the way outside, followed by two business vehicles and various other vehicles stopping.

As soon as the car doors opened, these hearty criminal police officers from Dong Province shouted:

"Old Zhang! What's up, still doing stuff inside? Aren't you going to greet your brothers? Did your brothers treat you to wine for nothing when you were in Dong Province?"

"That's right, that's right, eh? Your spring here is really warm, you don't even feel cold wearing a single jacket?"

"It's warm where he is, if we wore that in our neck of the woods, you'd freeze your kneecaps."

These criminal police officers and female police officers walked towards the factory while chatting.

Zhang Feng, hearing these people who gave him a headache coming over, also led Team Wang and the others to greet them.

Later, after a while.

Team Li and the others also arrived one after another.

Now, it was a little after eleven o'clock.

All sixty-seven original members of the task force gathered, as well as more than forty additional personnel.

Everyone sat in this small factory, and because there were tables, chairs, and facilities, it seemed a bit crowded.

But it was fine, once the meeting was over and people dispersed, it wouldn't be crowded anymore, and there was no need to waste funds on a larger venue.

After that.

The door was closed, isolating it from the outside.

Zhang Feng, sitting at the head, didn't waste any time, directly had people distribute the image of the 'Honored Guest', and then explained the general plan.

Because they were all veterans of the task force and had experience with the 8.03 case, there was no need to explain it in so much detail.

The newcomers had also done a lot of homework.

Even if they didn't know something, the veterans next to them would quietly tell them.

Anyway, after everything was explained, and many people spoke and asked questions back and forth, it was only a little over an hour.

But this small factory was already filled with smoke.

However, the several female comrades were already used to it and were quietly taking notes in the clouds of smoke.

"That's all for today's meeting."

Zhang Feng's figure was looming in the thin mist, and he made a final summary, "Now that the meeting is over, let's open the door of the factory and let out some of the factory's immortal energy."

"Hahaha..."

......

Investigation.

Another investigation.

And in the following days, Team Li and the people from Dong Province also returned one after another to start their respective local investigations.

As for the personnel and resources supplemented by various provinces, as well as some key members, they cooperated with them but did not intervene in the leadership.

In general, it was just doing whatever they were told to do.

Then for several days in a row, the Taoist temples in various places were investigated, but there was no news.

So on the fifth day.

Zhang Feng and Team Wang connected with the other two team leaders and held a small telephone conference.

Finally, the four reached a consensus and made a new, impromptu decision, which was to slightly expand the investigation.

Not limited to the Taoist temples in one city, but to radiate to the surrounding areas.

And temporarily transferred personnel from the police academy, as well as some information technology personnel, to start a new round of surveillance investigation.

But this time, the surveillance included a Hai City.

This was the Taoist temple city where the old scholar first saw the 'Honored Guest'.

The people from Hai City also dispatched some personnel to cooperate with the task force's actions.

Also on this day.

Zhang Feng and Team Wang were not idle either, taking four police officers and starting a search in Junshan City.

Specifically, they were taking the portrait of the 'Honored Guest' and asking the merchants and residents inside and outside the streets.

This was completely a matter of luck.

Until a little after eleven o'clock in the evening.

Zhang Feng, Team Wang, and the others gathered at the intersection, which was considered the end of today's investigation work.

"Find a place to eat something?"

Zhang Feng suggested, "My treat."

Team Wang and the others responded one after another upon hearing this.

"Let's go, let's go!"

"Brother Zhang is awesome!"

"Director Zhang is definitely awesome!"

It's not known what's so awesome about treating someone.

But everyone was tired all day, and they were really just using words casually.

At the same time, Zhang Feng thought carefully and found that no one stipulated that friends must be pedantic in their conversations.

'I'm so tired that I'm having problems,' Zhang Feng shook his head, not even knowing why his thoughts were diverging and thinking about these boring questions.

"Then let's have stir-fry."

Zhang Feng quickly pointed to the stir-fry restaurant in front.

This street was a bit deserted, and only one stir-fry restaurant in front was open.

"Let's go, let's go, I'm starving."

Team Wang and the others, without saying anything, walked quickly towards the restaurant, like they were grabbing the menu.

And they endured the soreness of walking all day, walking faster and faster.

Zhang Feng became interested and slowly walked faster with them.

In this way, the group entered the stir-fry restaurant while making a fuss.

Then, as soon as they entered the door, they heard a voice saying, "Hurry up! Quickly hand over the protection money!"

Following this arrogant voice,

Zhang Feng and the others saw only one table of eight people in the restaurant, all shirtless, covered in tattoos, and wielding steel pipes and machetes.

"Big brothers…" the restaurant owner was begging for mercy in front of them.

At the same time, as Zhang Feng and the others walked in, dressed in plain clothes,

these hoodlums also turned their gazes towards Zhang Feng and his group.

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Zhang Feng and the others had entered playfully, their postures crooked and not very serious.

"Didn't you see we're busy?" One of the gang leaders stood up, his aura extremely domineering: "The restaurant is closed today! Everyone, get the hell out!"

After the leader spoke, the others also stood up one after another, tilting their heads and swaying their waists, brandishing various weapons in their hands, trying to scare away Zhang Feng and these outsiders.

Zhang Feng and the others paused for a second, then took out their standard-issue weapons from their waists.

"Police!"

"Put down the knives in your hands!"

"Hands up! Go to the wall, hug your heads, and squat down!"

… …

Fifteen minutes later.

Two police cars came to take people away.

"Thank you, leaders!" The boss gratefully served Zhang Feng and the others with dishes.

"Interesting." Zhang Feng ate while looking at the hoodlums being escorted away, "Just having a meal, and we incidentally took down a criminal organization."

"We've taken down quite a few in the past six months." Team Wang also found it amusing, "Come to think of it, these guys are really unlucky. They just came to our city tonight to show off, and we ran into them while having a meal."

"That's true." Zhang Feng ate a chicken leg, "They haven't even made any money yet, and they're already facing several years in prison."

"By the way." Team Wang suddenly looked at Zhang Feng, "Old Zhang, you're not married yet, right? You're running around all day, you need a home base."

"Exactly!" The other police officers also looked at Zhang Feng.

"If you're not hungry, go out and work." Zhang Feng interrupted the topic, "Or pay for the meal, and I'll let you criticize me."

… …

After a while, the surveillance situation was also figured out.

The matter fell into a stalemate again.

"Let's cast a wide net."

At another meeting, Zhang Feng asked Team Wang and the others to lead their respective teams and use their own methods to gather evidence.

Team Wang saw that Zhang Feng was not in a good mood, but secretly made a call to Boss He.

Because of the investigation into the old scholar, Team Wang and Boss He were also in contact from time to time.

So, the next morning.

At Zhang Feng's home.

Ding-ling-ling—

A phone call woke Zhang Feng up.

Zhang Feng picked up the phone on the bedside table, answered, and Boss He's voice came from the other end, "Brother Zhang, are you up yet?"

"With a phone call like this, even if I wasn't up, I am now." Zhang Feng sat up, "What's the matter, speak."

"This…" Boss He was vague.

"If you have something to say, say it clearly." Zhang Feng said directly: "You've helped me before, and you've even given me books, so if there's something, don't be vague, just say it, I don't have morning grumpiness, I just talk like this."

"Okay!" Boss He said honestly: "My sister, my own sister, is the receptionist in my company, you know her, right?"

"I know." Zhang Feng knew that girl, she looked pretty good when she smiled, "What's the matter?"

"It's like this, haha." Boss He said with a smile: "She wants to invite you to dinner on Sunday, and then go for a walk?

Brother, what do you think?"

"Then you should just continue to be vague." Zhang Feng interrupted, lying back on the bed, "I have something to do, I'm hanging up."

Beep beep…

The phone hung up.

Zhang Feng prepared to go back to sleep.

Just after hanging up, Team Wang's phone call came again.

Zhang Feng answered, "What's the matter?"

"Did Boss He tell you?" Team Wang was out investigating.

"He did, I don't want to." Zhang Feng sat up again, "Are you guys idle? Stop coming up with ideas, the case isn't finished yet, I don't have time for this."

"But now we're in a stalemate." Team Wang replied: "Besides, you can't keep working around the clock.

I heard that you checked several nightclubs yesterday and didn't get home to sleep until after three in the morning."

"You know I didn't sleep until three, and you're calling me early in the morning?" Zhang Feng really didn't know what he was thinking, "Team Wang, are you making me work around the clock? Otherwise, I would still be playing chess with the Duke of Zhou."

"Haha…" Team Wang concealed his embarrassment, and then said again: "Old Zhang, take a vacation for yourself, don't be too tense.

By the way, there's a specialist from the province who specializes in psychological counseling, Old Zhang, do you think you should find some time, is it?"

Team Wang was very worried about Zhang Feng, feeling that Zhang Feng's mental state was a little off, a little 'extremely paranoid'.

So, out of concern, he wanted Zhang Feng to see a psychologist.

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and investigate the case." Zhang Feng hung up the phone after hearing Team Wang say more and more outrageous things.

Did he have a problem? Didn't he know?

It's just that his execution is so high that others think he's not like a normal person.

… …

Two days later, the mental health expert still hadn't arrived.

A murder case occurred in Hangzhou, a murder with a wooden sword burned into charcoal.

'Is this a fire sword? At most, it's a burning stick, right?'

After hearing this news, Zhang Feng also took Team Wang and others to Hangzhou, seven hundred miles away.

Nine o'clock in the evening.

The scene.

In the suburban forest lit up by large lights, the deceased was a wanted human trafficker.

Then this death is good.

After on-site identification, rune and fragrance testing, it was done by the Guest at the Table.

"Director Zhang, merge the cases?"

The person in charge at the scene looked at Zhang Feng next to the corpse.

Team Wang looked at the human trafficker with relief, feeling that this death was too easy for him.

Team Wang was abducted when he was a child, and it was because of this that he worked hard to become a police officer.

"Director Zhang, what do you say?" Team Wang also asked Zhang Feng at this time, outside he called Zhang Feng Director Zhang.

"Yes, merge, your city should also integrate." Zhang Feng instructed the person in charge: "We will share past experience and information."

As Zhang Feng spoke, he looked at Team Wang, "Wang Guoqin, Team Wang, he is responsible for this matter."

After he finished speaking, when the two began to communicate.

Zhang Feng looked at a talisman not far from the corpse, the old Taoist left a letter again.

"You guys prepare and organize first."

After scanning a few times and memorizing the information, Zhang Feng said to everyone:

"I'm going to wander around other places, clear my mind, no need to follow me."

"Yes!" Team Wang and the police officers responded and continued to examine the scene.

Zhang Feng followed the information on the talisman, walked out of the forest, and went to a lakeside three miles away.

This place was already close to the suburbs, and the streets and bridges in the distance were bustling with people and vehicles.

Continuing forward, he came to the junction of the lake and the forest.

Near the lake, a slightly fat man was standing, a businessman.

He was broad-shouldered, his steps were uneven, but there was a force in them.

Zhang Feng glanced at it and knew that this force was the force of being ready to 'slip away' at any time.

"Hello, Director Zhang."

When the businessman saw Zhang Feng coming over, he respectfully clasped his fists at Zhang Feng, his footsteps retreating imperceptibly.

"Your legwork is not bad." Zhang Feng said as he walked, "It's even better than the Thief King of the East I've seen."

"East Light?" The businessman first asked a question, then suddenly remembered something, "I heard that a few months ago, Director Zhang crippled the Thief King of the East's arm."

As he spoke, he retreated backwards,

"All of his superb thieving skills were taken away by Director Zhang, it's a pity, but it should be crippled."

"Mm." Zhang Feng nodded slightly, stopped five meters away from him, and asked:

"I thought the Guest at the Table left a letter again, but why are you here?"

As Zhang Feng spoke, he looked around the nearby forest a few times,

"If someone had to come, it should be the Guest at the Table, right?

I have no contact with you."

"Director Zhang."

The businessman cupped his hands and said with a smile: "My old man is already over one hundred and ten years old this year, and he was over one hundred when he realized the method of training internal organs.

To say something disrespectful, although my old man still has some skills and can deal with some petty thieves.

But when it really comes down to it, he can't even beat me.

With his old and frail body, meeting you, a grandmaster in his prime."

He shook his head,

"If you were to have murderous intentions, then my old man and I would both die by this lake today.

It's better for me to guard here myself, dying is just me dying, but I also brought my old man's words, I didn't fail my mission."