Tan Xiang's words left Song Guanchao silent.

But she was not wrong.

Whether a member of a criminal group lives or dies doesn't really matter.

"When has the time been changed to?"

"Monday at eleven in the morning, at Shao Yuan Town Cement Factory."

"I got it."

Remembering the time and place, Song Guanchao hung up the phone and immediately called Liang Jianfeng.

Confirming Liang Jianfeng was at the municipal bureau, he rushed over there.

As he walked through the reception hall into the inside office, he happened to run into Wen Ru.

"Political Commissioner Wen." He smiled and greeted.

Wen Ru was a bit surprised; she noticed Song Guanchao had been coming over quite frequently today.

She smiled and nodded at him, heading to the office.

As they brushed past each other, she withdrew her smile, her gaze thoughtful.

Entering the office, she picked up her tea cup and took a sip, placing her right hand on the table, her fingers lightly tapping the tabletop rhythmically.

...

Song Guanchao entered the office, closed the door, and sat down opposite Liang Jianfeng.

Liang Jianfeng stubbed out the cigarette he'd smoked to its end in an ashtray and asked, "Why are you over here again?"

Song Guanchao said, "Tomorrow's transaction time has been changed."

Liang Jianfeng let out a light 'huh': "Changed?"

Being an old cop, Liang Jianfeng has an extremely sharp instinct in this area and immediately sensed something was off.

He didn't know there was an undercover within the police, but he still detected the issue.

Normally, this kind of transaction time set between criminal groups would not be changed lightly unless there were unavoidable factors.

The trust between criminal gangs is very difficult to establish.

Changing the time recklessly can easily lead to unnecessary conflicts and trouble.

But the Lei Group had set the transaction time in the morning, and less than half a day later, they changed it.

"Is there a problem within the Lei Group?"

"Unclear." Song Guanchao shook his head, then asked, "Mr. Liang, who at the municipal bureau knows about tomorrow's transaction?"

This question invigorated Liang Jianfeng, his brow immediately furrowing as he looked at him: "What do you mean? Are you suspecting there's someone inside the police leaking information to the Lei Group?"

Song Guanchao still shook his head: "Unclear, but I think all aspects need to be considered. Just in case?"

Liang Jianfeng picked up a cigarette, holding it between his fingers without lighting it.

Song Guanchao said, "No one knows why the Lei Group suddenly changed the transaction time, but there are only a few reasons."

"Either there's some internal conflict, or they've received bad news."

Liang Jianfeng shook his head: "If someone were tipping them off from the police, they would either remain inactive or cancel the transaction altogether, not change the time."

What he thought of, Song Guanchao also considered.

Some things are not easy to say directly.

Song Guanchao smiled wryly: "But it could be possible, right?"

Liang Jianfeng also realized his concern was not unfounded and replied, "The head of the anti-drug division and several deputy directors."

"All the deputy directors were notified?"

"After all, it's the first operation."

Normally, for such operations, there is no need to notify so many deputy directors, just the two deputy directors in charge of anti-drug and public security.

But as Liang Jianfeng said, it's the first mission, covering all angles won't be wrong.

"I understand."

Song Guanchao said, "I'll head back then."

"Be careful yourself." Liang Jianfeng advised.

"I do things, Uncle Liang, don't worry."

Song Guanchao's tone was filled with strong confidence.

Liang Jianfeng smiled: "Alright, go on."

After he left, Liang Jianfeng finally lit his cigarette.

Song Guanchao's concern was not baseless.

The Lei Group could very well have received some information, prompting them to change the transaction time suddenly.

If someone inside the police was indeed leaking information, it wouldn't be a small issue.

Because those who knew the transaction time were all police higher-ups.

But he still trusted his intuition more, believing it should be a problem within the Lei Group.

He picked up his cell phone and sent a text message to several deputy directors, asking them to come to his office.

The message was barely sent when Wen Ru was the first to arrive within minutes.

"Knock knock." Wen Ru opened the door and came in: "Director Liang, you wanted to see me?"

"Close the door."

Wen Ru closed the door and walked over to sit down.

Liang Jianfeng didn't wait for the others to arrive, as deputy directors are usually busy, waiting to gather them all would waste time.

"The Lei Group's transaction time has been changed to next Monday at eleven in the morning."

"Changed?"

Wen Ru showed a look of surprise.

This was not acted; she was genuinely surprised.

Underneath the surprise was anger.

She had made it very clear on the phone with Lei Chengping not to scare them away!

But he's taken her words as mere noise.

"Yes." Liang Jianfeng nodded: "It's enough that you know, alright, there's nothing else."

Wen Ru nodded and left the office.

Returning to her office, her pretty face showed a layer of anger.

She resisted the urge to contact Lei Chengping immediately, staying in her office for over half an hour before leaving the municipal bureau.

She drove to a teahouse, got out of the car, and then dialed Lei Chengping.

The call was quickly answered, as if Lei Chengping had been waiting for her call all along.

"Political Commissioner Wen, have you received the news on your end?"

"I told you not to scare them away, do you not understand?" Wen Ru's words were icy, and anyone could hear the anger contained in her tone.

Lei Chengping chuckled lightly: "Political Commissioner Wen, don't be angry, this wasn't my decision; it's Uncle Nan's."

"Besides, Uncle Nan has considered your situation, so don't rush to anger, let me finish."

Hearing Uncle Nan's name, Wen Ru furrowed her brows: "Go on."

Lei Chengping explained Uncle Nan's plan to her.

After finishing, he added, "If we have a contact within the police, we should cancel the transaction instead of changing the time. So Political Commissioner Wen, don't worry, the police won't suspect you."

This indeed could avoid issues in that aspect.

Lei Chengping continued: "Political Commissioner Wen, can you now tell me what day Director Liang informed you was the new transaction time?"

As long as he knew this time, he could roughly identify the traitor's identity on his end.

Wen Ru did not immediately reply, but asked: "Once the traitor is found, what does Uncle Nan plan to do?"

Lei Chengping said flatly: "There's law for the country, and rules for the family."

"You can't touch him!"

Wen Ru said sternly: "Changing the time won't raise suspicion, but if you touch the traitor, the person always in contact with the traitor will immediately know."

"This way, my identity will be exposed."

Lei Chengping was briefly stunned, taking two seconds to grasp Wen Ru's meaning.

Indeed, choosing to act on the traitor now would be akin to telling the police there is an undercover within them.

And not just any undercover, but of deputy director level.

Once this range is narrowed down, finding Wen Ru would be just a matter of time.

Wen Ru said, "Send me the list of personnel who know the transaction, and also tell me about Uncle Nan's plan to notify each person of a different time. I'll handle this."

Lei Chengping frowned: "No."

"Relay my request to Uncle Nan, he'll agree."

"Get back to me promptly."

Wen Ru's tone was assertive, and she hung up after speaking.

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