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Under Gao Fei's coercion, Gu Xia finally told the truth.
"We stole the batch of jade," Gu Xia said with a mournful face, "There were three of us: , Ren Changfeng, and Cai Le. The three of us carried out the theft."
"Who is Cai Le?" Gao Fei pressed on.
"Cai Le is a friend of mine. We t at a casino, and it was he who proposed stealing the jade," Gu Xia answered honestly. "Cai Le used to be a reconnaissance soldier, he's very skilled physically and a man of honor..." Gu Xia paused here before continuing, "After stealing the jade, we sold it and then split up to hide.
Ren Changfeng and I originally planned to leave Myanmar, but before we could act, the police caught us."
"You sold the jade?" Gao Fei's expression darkened, "To whom did you sell it?"
"To the smuggling kingpin Liu Chao."
"Liu Chao? The smuggling kingpin?"
"Liu Chao is well-known on the streets. He made his fortune through smuggling and is a famous kingpin in Myanmar. He mainly smuggles jewelry and antiques," Gu Xia said, and then added, "Liu Chao has a very powerful background; it's said he has connections with many high officials, and with their protection, no police dare to investigate him."
"Where does Liu Chao live?" Gao Fei inquired.
"He owns a lot of property in Myanmar, but I don't know his exact residence," Gu Xia shook his head.
"How did you contact Liu Chao, then?"
"Cai Le contacted him. Cai Le has Liu Chao's mobile number."
...
Gu Xia recounted the entire sequence of events.
Gao Fei turned to look at Luo Mingshan: "Luo Lao, you have a broad network. Do you have any way to find Liu Chao?"
"When it cos to finding people, the police definitely have the best ans," Luo Mingshan said as he took out his phone and began calling an old friend: "Hello, Chief Song... I have to trouble you with another matter, you see, the thief has confessed. They said they sold the jade to a person nad Liu Chao, who's said to have a big reputation on the streets as the smuggling kingpin...
Yes, yes, excellent! Thank you. I'll be sure to pay a visit to express my gratitude." Luo Mingshan ended the call and looked up at Gao Fei: "I contacted Chief Song, and he said he'll imdiately send soone to arrest Liu Chao." Luo Mingshan then added, "Chief Song is the head of the police bureau, he's extrely powerful, and he won't care how powerful Liu Chao's background is."
"After being busy for most of the day, we finally have a clue," Shen Caidie sighed softly, "As long as we catch Liu Chao, we can retrieve the jade."
"Let's hope there are no more complications," Gao Fei said quietly.
Two hours later.
Chief Song called.
"What? He's already left Myanmar?" Luo Mingshan's face changed, "When did this happen... Okay, okay, I understand..."
"What's going on?" As soon as Luo Mingshan finished the call, Gao Fei imdiately asked, "Did Liu Chao run away?"
Luo Mingshan nodded: "Chief Song said, more than ten hours ago, Liu Chao left Myanmar by boat. It's too late to chase him now."
"Where did he go?"
"It's still unclear."
"In the end, an accident happened," Gao Fei said, his complexion worse than ever.
"Don't panic," Luo Mingshan consoled, "Chief Song has already dispatched people to pursue him. We should have news before long."
Gao Fei didn't respond; he was feeling extrely frustrated, with anger welling up within him, with nowhere to vent it...
They waited for three days.
During those three days, the police had no news to report, which ant that they hadn't found Liu Chao yet.
"Mr. Gao, if we can't retrieve the batch of jade... I will compensate you for all your losses," Luo Mingshan said bitterly, "Even if it ans ruining myself, I will make it up to you."
Gao Fei shook his head: "It's too early to talk about this now. I firmly believe that the police will find Liu Chao."
"I..." Luo Mingshan was about to speak when he was interrupted by a burst of urgent ringing from his cell phone. He quickly took out his phone and pressed the answer button. After listening for a few monts, excitent spread across his face, "Good, good, I got it. We'll be right there." Luo Mingshan hung up and excitedly said, "The police have caught Liu Chao!"
"What!" Gao Fei's eyes lit up, "Where is Liu Chao now?"
"At the police station. Chief Song said the police force went through a lot of trouble to arrest Liu Chao."
"What are we waiting for? Let's hurry to the police station!"
...
This ti, there were no more mishaps, and Gao Fei and the others easily t with Liu Chao.
He looked ordinary, with dark skin, a skinny build, and spectacles resting on the bridge of his nose, giving him a scholarly appearance.
"How about it? Has he confessed?" Luo Mingshan asked the police officer handling the case.
"No, he has said nothing," the officer replied. "Since his arrest, he hasn't spoken a word. Just now, a lawyer ca to bail him out, but we rejected the request."
"Hmmph!" Gao Fei scoffed coldly and took a step toward Liu Chao, seeming ready to resort to violence again.
"Don't rush things," Luo Mingshan held Gao Fei back, "Let talk to him first. If that doesn't work, then you can take action." Liu Chao was different from Gu Xia. If Gao Fei really beat Liu Chao half to death, there could be serious trouble. After convincing Gao Fei, Luo Mingshan turned to face the silent Liu Chao: "I know you're well-connected and think we won't dare harm you!
Let tell you, you're wrong. If we've had the audacity to arrest you, we don't care about your connections!"
With a composed face, Liu Chao still remained silent.
"What? You don't believe ?" Luo Mingshan took out his phone and called Chief Song: "Hello, Chief Song... I've t with Liu Chao, but he's tight-lipped, not saying a thing... I know, he's relying on his background and is fearless... Okay, we'll do as planned." After a few words, Luo Mingshan hung up.
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