Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 863 - 862: The Elevator Hidden in the Wall

The first shot Lin Gaoze fired was into the air, as a warning signal, while the second shot hit the lock on the small door in the middle of the warehouse gate.Lin Gaoze kicked the small door that had its lock blown off. With a "click," the door immediately opened.

"Search!"

Two detectives stayed at the door while the remaining dozen detectives entered one after another, each tightly gripping their pistols.

At the same time, not far from the back door of the printing factory, Mu Lingshan was driving a police car, her eyes scanning around, when the sudden sound of gunfire clearly reached her ears.

Mu Lingshan frowned, quickly turned the car around, and drove toward the direction of the gunfire, immediately hearing the second shot.

Lin Gaoze did not tell Mu Lingshan about this operation. If she hadn't inadvertently learned that Lin Gaoze had arranged a few vans and taken away a dozen people, she would probably still be in the police station.

"What on earth is Captain Lin doing? Does the gunfire just now have anything to do with him?"

Soon, Mu Lingshan's doubts were answered. She saw the several vans parked by the roadside and then noticed the folding ladder propped against the wall.

"Screech!"

Mu Lingshan braked sharply, stopping the police car by the roadside, swiftly climbed the folding ladder, and when she peeped over the wall, she immediately saw two detectives from the crime squad standing by the warehouse door with guns.

Jumping down the wall, Mu Lingshan drew her pistol from its holster and asked the two detectives, "Where's Captain Lin? What's going on?"

The two detectives remained silent. They had no idea why Lin Gaoze hadn't informed Mu Lingshan about the operation and felt too awkward to speak up now.

Mu Lingshan didn't ask any further questions. Holding her gun, she rushed into the warehouse.

Once inside the warehouse, Mu Lingshan frowned even more. Not only her but every police officer present had an unpleasant expression, especially Lin Gaoze, whose thick eyebrows almost intertwined into a tight furrow.

The warehouse was large, with some old printing machines inside. Besides the detectives, there were four individuals, who were crouching on the ground with their hands over their heads, next to a mahjong table with a newly organized set of mahjong tiles.

"Captain?" Mu Lingshan scanned the warehouse and quickly approached Lin Gaoze standing in the center.

When Lin Gaoze suddenly heard Mu Lingshan's voice, his eyes twitched slightly. He hadn't expected that despite keeping things hidden from Mu Lingshan, she still managed to find out.

Lin Gaoze had his reasons for not involving Mu Lingshan in this operation. To say he had no self-serving motives would be a lie, but more importantly, he was uncertain whether this operation would end in success or failure.

Knowing the connection between Mu Lingshan and Mu Chongyi, Lin Gaoze didn't want her to take the risk with him on what might just be a "foolish act."

That way, even if things went wrong, Mu Lingshan and Mu Chongyi would understand his intentions.

This implied that they would surely appreciate Lin Gaoze, considering a work mistake in exchange for a favor from a provincial secretary worth it in the long run.

Of course, this was a positive outlook. Who knew what changes might occur during the operation and whether Mu Lingshan and Mu Chongyi would acknowledge his effort?

In sum, Lin Gaoze primarily had Mu Lingshan's best interests at heart, but since she was here, he couldn't treat her as air.

"I got reliable information that this warehouse is problematic."

Lin Gaoze, feeling a bit unsure, explained to Mu Lingshan, his eyes still on the detectives searching the warehouse, hoping they might quickly find any hint of criminal evidence.

Unfortunately, the warehouse was just so big, its contents obvious at a glance—besides the rundown machines, there was nothing suspicious at all.

Lin Gaoze's heart sank lower and lower.

"Reliable information?" A young man crouching on the ground looked up, smirked, "Brother, are you referring to the mahjong on our table? We weren't even betting money. Could that be the issue you're referring to?"

"I say, officer, how do you entertain yourselves normally? You should also play mahjong when free, right?"

"Yeah, I genuinely wonder: when you officers play mahjong, do you bet money? If you do, doesn't that make us more morally superior than you?"

"Hahaha..."

The other three men crouching on the ground also looked up, grinning and echoing a few words, their expressions relaxing from initial tension.

Lin Gaoze's face turned darker. Seeing these people so brazen, he really wanted to land a kick on those infuriating faces.

"Report, nothing found." A detective returned, shaking his head at Lin Gaoze.

"Report, nothing found." Another detective returned.

"Report..."

As voices continued to sound in his ears, Lin Gaoze's heart sank further, the scene eerily reminiscent of when he led a team to raid Jinkai Villa for gambling.

At that time, just when he thought he would return empty-handed, Mu Lingshan miraculously appeared, bringing the stakes and concluding the gamble with a decisive blow, securing the evidence of Jinkai Villa's crime.

But this time... although Mu Lingshan has come, it seems she can no longer bring him any miracles.

Lin Gaoze clenched his fist tightly, damn it! Could it really be that Chen Jue is deliberately setting him up?

After a thorough search, all the detectives returned to Lin Gaoze's side. When the last detective shook his head, Lin Gaoze's heart nearly sank to his feet.

"Search again! Focus on the walls, the machines, and beneath us."

Lin Gaoze reluctantly gave the order, his gaze constantly scanning around.

Judging by the warehouse alone, nothing seemed amiss. But what if there were mechanisms on these broken machines? What if a secret door was hidden somewhere? And what about below our feet, what if there's a basement?

The group of police officers began another careful search. After more than a minute, a man who had been playing mahjong before stood up from the ground.

"Sorry, my legs are really numb, but don't worry, I won't go anywhere, I'm just standing up to shake it off a bit."

Lin Gaoze glanced at the young man with the impertinent smile, his face stern and silent; all he hoped now was to find something soon, having no mood to bother with this kid.

Seeing Lin Gaoze's tacit approval, the other men also stood up one after another.

"Officer, when I watch movies, it seems like police usually show a search warrant before they search a place, right? Can I ask, do you have one of those?"

Lin Gaoze still remained silent, his brows furrowing even tighter.

A search warrant? Like hell he had that! For this operation, he hadn't even informed any higher-ups, even asking for help from the tax bureau was done in his own name.

He had brought the elite of the detective squad here for this operation, and had some people ambushed at the Zhiling Company building; this time… it was indeed lively, and indeed troublesome.

"Officer? Say something, will you? Don't tell me you don't actually have that thing? Then just barging in, isn't that a crime? Hahaha... Ow!"

A miserable scream suddenly erupted, cutting off the playful voice.

"Snap"

A stone fell from the forehead of the talkative man onto the ground, making a crisp sound.

"Why so much nonsense, jabbering away, you really think Brother Lin has such a good temper? Spoiling your bad habits, huh?"

An impatient voice, accompanied by footsteps, came from behind the crowd.

Lin Gaoze's pupils contracted, he spun around swiftly, and upon seeing the man in his line of sight, he was instantly taken aback.

Swaggering steps, signature smile, who else could it be but Chu Ge!

"Chu, Chu, Chu..."

Chu Ge scratched his head, grinning, "What, it's only been a few days, and Captain Lin doesn't recognize me?"

"You, you're not..."

"Big Brother King Yama found me annoying and sent me back, let's catch up later, let's handle the serious stuff first, get a brother to cuff this guy."

As Chu Ge spoke, he tossed the man he was holding to Lin Gaoze's feet, then under everyone's gaze, strode to a tall, broken machine nearby.

Immediately after, Chu Ge tapped the ground with his toe, leapt up, placed his hands on a protruding spot of the machine, pushed down with his palms, and lifted his waist up, his right foot landing steadily on a foothold barely half a palm in size.

"What... what are you doing! Get, get down!"

Those few men, who were smug just moments ago, now showed sheer terror in their eyes and shouted stammeringly. Two even ran towards Chu Ge.

However, with so many police around, how could they possibly succeed?

Several detectives swiftly pinned these men to the ground, ignoring their yells, and all turned their eyes towards Chu Ge.

In the sight of everyone, they saw Chu Ge flip open an inconspicuous lid on the machine, quickly tapping it a few times with his fingers, and suddenly a crack appeared in the wall a few meters behind him. It turned out to be an elevator hidden inside the wall!

Holy crap!

For these detectives, even though they entered this warehouse with the mindset that there might be mechanisms, secret doors, and basements in it, their attention was on the ground, broken machines, and surrounding walls. Who could have guessed a mechanism was hidden in such an intermediary spot?

At this moment, the same thought echoed in everyone's mind: who the hell designed this mechanism? It's too damn tricky!