I Cultivate in a Government Office

Chapter 187: Chapter 114: Promotion and Case Progress

Deputy Director Zhou immediately responded, ”I suggest we make the arrest under the authority of the Major Case Team. After all, this whole case started with the letter sent after Wenqing’s promotion.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiming turned to Yang Wenqing and asked, ”Wenqing, what do you think?”

Yang Wenqing glanced at Director Gao, who gave a slight nod. Yang Wenqing then stood up and replied, ”It is the Major Case Team’s duty.”

”Excellent!” Zhang Qiming slammed his hand on the table. ”Then the arrest will be carried out under the authority of the Major Case Team. You will command on-site. Section Chief Lei, your operations section will provide full support. You’ll be given any personnel and equipment you require. We must ensure this operation is a clean and decisive success.”

Lei Dan immediately replied, ”Understood!”

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「Twenty minutes later.」

On the edge of the Old Wharf District, the second floor of an old warehouse belonging to the City Defense Bureau’s logistics division had been hastily cleared out to serve as a temporary command post.

Yang Wenqing, Lei Dan, and several key members drawn from the operations section and the Major Case Team were gathered around maps and real-time surveillance feeds.

Lei Dan pointed at the three-dimensional map of the tenement building. ”It’s an old building with a mixed brick-and-wood construction, so the soundproofing is poor. The target lives on the east end of the third floor. There’s only one entrance to his apartment, and the staircase is the only way up or down. The building currently has seven other tenants, most of whom go to bed early.”

”I recommend we send in three three-man teams to breach the door. We’ll also set up a perimeter around the surrounding streets and alleys to ensure that even if he escapes the initial assault, we won’t lose track of him.”

”Alright. You’re the experts when it comes to arrests,” Yang Wenqing agreed, then added, ”We can deploy the outer perimeter teams now. The official raid is scheduled for four in the morning.”

His decisions were quickly relayed as a series of commands down the chain of command. Half of the operations section’s tactical officers mobilized at once. Within ten minutes, everyone was in their designated position.

All that remained was to wait for the designated time.

The faint glow from the temporary Communication Array and a long-range Image-Recording Array illuminated Yang Wenqing’s chiseled profile. He sat in his chair, a hand resting on the map beside him, his fingers tapping unconsciously.

Time crawled by, second by second, each one feeling stretched to its limit.

Suddenly, a preset timing rune within the Communication Array glowed faintly, a silent signal that it was 4:00 AM.

Yang Wenqing pressed his finger on the core control rune of the Communication Array. After exchanging a look with Lei Dan, he gave the order.

”Go!”

His voice, crisp and brief, carried over the encrypted channel to every operative lying in wait in the darkness.

Instantly, the dead silence on the Communication Array was shattered!

First came the faint rustle of clothing and the sound of swift footsteps, followed by a few brief confirmations, deliberately kept to a whisper: ”Team One is in position.”

”Team Two, advancing.”

”Team Three, at the door.”

Then came the sound of wood and metal hinges splintering under immense force—

”CRASH!”

”Door breached! Secure him!”

Li Yue was in one of the three assault teams. Her voice came over the comms, clear but breathless, mixed with the sounds of impact and a few short barks.

”Target is in bed! He’s secured!”

”Package found! Check it carefully!”

”No one else in the room!”

”All clear!”

A stream of reports poured into the command post from each team’s channel. The words were fast but orderly. Yang Wenqing stared intently at the Communication Array, his ears catching every syllable as his brain rapidly processed the information.

’No fierce resistance, no traps, no accomplices providing backup.’

’It went smoothly. Too smoothly, in fact.’

”Target is cuffed. Body search is complete. No obvious dangerous items found,” Li Yue reported again, her voice much steadier now.

”Perimeter is quiet. No suspicious individuals spotted approaching or fleeing.”

Yang Wenqing took a deep breath and issued his next orders into the Communication Array. ”Withdraw along the pre-planned route. Move quickly. Team Two, you have the transport. Teams One and Three will provide alternating cover. Perimeter teams, maintain your alert status until the Flying Shuttle has departed.”

”Understood!”