163: Chapter 159 Firmly Seize the Initiative!!

"Who is it?" Liang Teng asked curiously.

"You'll know once you see him."

The two of them arrived at the door of the interrogation room. Yang Tian immediately pushed the door open and gestured for County Magistrate Liang to enter first.

Liang Teng had just walked in when he ran back out in shock the next second, his eyes wide as copper bells, filled with amazement and agitation.

"He, he, he, he... he looks very familiar!"

Yang Tian couldn't help but laugh seeing County Magistrate Liang's strong reaction.

"Yes, very familiar. Doesn't he look a lot like someone we've been looking for recently?!"

"He does!"

Liang Teng immediately walked back into the interrogation room.

When the man's indifferent expression met his complex, astonished gaze, Liang Teng finally fully realized who it was. He shouted in disbelief and uncontrollable excitement, "Is he Liu Shaohua??"

Yang Tian nodded.

Liang Teng asked in utter confusion, "How... how did you catch him?? Didn't the Provincial Department and the Narcotics Bureau say he escaped?"

"He was caught by me halfway through his escape!"

"This, this, this... you, you, you... I, I, I... I'm too excited, let me catch my breath!"

Liang Teng asked a Police Officer at the interrogation table to get up from his stool. He sat down and rubbed his chest excitedly to calm his frantic heart.

At this moment, Liu Shaohua, who was sitting in the Tiger Chair with his hands cuffed, suddenly let out a cold laugh. He looked at Yang Tian and asked, "Is this your Bureau Chief??"

"Yes, why?" Yang Tian asked.

"Why is he acting like a child? I'm not some beautiful woman, is there a need to be this excited? He's not composed at all!"

"On the contrary, you look more like a Bureau Chief. Even though you're young, you have an aura and boldness. You remain calm and collected no matter the situation!"

Yang Tian glared at him. "Cut the crap! Stop trying to sow discord!"

"Haha, I'm serious, Chief Yang. Even you weren't that excited when you caught me!"

At this point, Liang Teng, who had recovered, suddenly looked up curiously.

He looked at Yang Tian.

"That's right! When, where, and how did you catch him?? Why hasn't the entire bureau heard a word about this??"

Yang Tian took a pack of soft golden saint from his pocket and pulled out a cigarette.

"Give me one too!" Liu Shaohua shouted.

Yang Tian looked at Liang Teng.

"Give it to him."

Yang Tian walked over, stuffed the cigarette into his mouth, and lit it for him. Then, he lit one for himself, took a deep drag, and slowly began to explain.

Last night.

When they arrived at the rear to rest, Yang Tian had actually kept his Omni-Perception active the entire time.

He had guessed that Liu Shaohua was an old fox who would never leave himself in a vulnerable position. Once the mercenaries and the Armed Police force officially engaged in combat, he would surely take the opportunity to slip away.

And sure enough.

After the mercenaries fired the first shot, Liu Shaohua immediately fled toward Dongnan Province.

After locking onto his position and area, Yang Tian secretly took King Cobra and slipped into the mountain forest, slowly approaching the target.

When he was about one kilometer away from Liu Shaohua, he released King Cobra from its box and fixed a small walkie-talkie to its inner ear.

Knowing that Liu Shaohua had a Glock pistol, Yang Tian's strategy was to have King Cobra gather all the venomous snakes in the forest. They would surround Liu Shaohua's location in a pincer movement. Then, taking advantage of the difficult night travel, they would bite and wound him, causing the venom to incapacitate him before Yang Tian moved in to capture him.

King Cobra truly lived up to its reputation as the king of the forest. With a single call, it seemed all the resting venomous snakes in the woods swarmed out to follow its charge!

Hundreds, even thousands of snakes surged toward Liu Shaohua like a tidal wave. The scale and momentum of the scene were incredibly grand.

Meanwhile, Yang Tian used his Omni-Perception ability to remotely direct King Cobra's route.

At the time, Liu Shaohua never dreamed he would encounter so many venomous snakes in his life.

When he heard the massive commotion, he couldn't help but shine his flashlight toward it.

Like a horror movie blockbuster, a wave of snakes appeared before his eyes, sweeping toward him and covering the ground. It was a dark, writhing mass that was utterly terrifying!

He took a step back in horror.

In the next second, a many-banded krait bit his leg hard.

The venom of a many-banded krait is extremely potent.

Its venom primarily contains neurotoxins that can rapidly affect the nervous system of prey or threats, leading to paralysis or even death.

After being bitten, Liu Shaohua didn't dare to fire his gun for fear of revealing his position. He stomped the krait to death and continued to run.

He ran ahead while the snakes chased from behind!

Eventually, as he ran, the neurotoxins in his body began to take effect, and he collapsed directly to the ground.

By the time he woke up, he was already in the hospital.

Yang Tian had taken him to the hospital for an injection of many-banded krait antivenom. Once he had gradually recovered, Yang Tian brought him back to the Yucheng Police Station.

"We just got lucky at the time, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse. Liu Shaohua just mysteriously collapsed at our feet."

"At first, I thought he had been hit by a bullet, but after checking his injuries, I realized it was a snake bite."

"It's a good thing he ran into us; otherwise, he likely would have died on the mountain, his corpse left in the wilderness to be torn apart by snakes, rats, and wild dogs, leaving nothing behind."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Hearing Yang Tian's nonsense, Liu Shaohua, who was smoking, couldn't help but choke. He rolled his eyes at Yang Tian. "What do you mean 'corpse left in the wilderness' and 'nothing left behind'? Brother, if you don't know how to talk, then don't."

"Am I not telling the truth? If it weren't for me, you'd be a dead man by now."

Liu Shaohua took a puff of his cigarette and exhaled slowly, responding with total ease, "Dying sooner or later is still dying. What's the point of living a few more days?"

Yang Tian ignored him and looked at Liang Teng. "We caught the man. You have to honor what you said before—let our Yucheng Police Station take the lead on the case, and all the confiscated funds will belong to us."

"No problem, but before that, I have to report to the higher-ups!" Liang Teng said as he walked out of the interrogation room. Yang Tian followed him out, and just as Liang Teng was about to dial his superior, Yang Tian snatched the phone away.

"You can't call now, leader!"

"Why?"

Liang Teng looked at Yang Tian strangely. "Do you know how much the higher-ups value this case and Liu Shaohua? The Ministry has already issued an ultimatum to the Narcotics Bureau. If Liu Shaohua isn't found within two days, Director Lin will lose his position!"

"Isn't that perfect then!" Yang Tian said with a grin.

"Huh??"

"Uh, no, don't misunderstand."

Yang Tian explained, "What I mean is, we can delay the report for two days. We'll wait until the night after tomorrow to tell everyone we've caught Liu Shaohua. That way, we can keep the initiative firmly in our own hands!"