355: Chapter 355 Secretary Qin, please stay a couple more days.

Qin Chuan's words drew Director Du Qingbo's attention. He picked up the phone and made a series of arrangements and deployments, dispatching several ships closest to Gongji Island to the location.

Still feeling uneasy, he contacted a few helicopters and dispatched two additional Special Police squads.

Inside the command center, several large screens displayed images with the ocean as the background. In the darkness of night, several ships were sailing at high speed.

Time slipped by unnoticed until it was past two in the morning. Director Du Qingbo said, "Secretary Qin, it will likely take another hour or two to reach Gongji Island. The full-scale operation will commence at dawn. Why don't you and Old Gu go get some rest?"

Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "I'm fine. I'm feeling perfectly energetic."

Bureau Chief Gu Hanlin also added, "What's staying up late? When we're cracking major cases, it's often the case that we don't sleep for days and nights at a time."

This was not an exaggeration in the slightest.

Director Du Qingbo nodded. Sometimes, he was the same way. Since they didn't need to sleep, and it was already past two in the morning, their stomachs must be hungry by now.

"Bureau Chief Gu, Secretary Qin, how about we go get a late-night snack to fill our stomachs? The cafeteria at the Provincial Public Security Department is staffed 24 hours a day."

Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "No need for such trouble. Just get us a few cups of instant noodles."

Bureau Chief Gu Hanlin agreed, smiling as he said, "Then let's all have instant noodles. It's indeed been a long time since I've had this."

A while later, the command center was filled with the aroma of instant noodles.

This was hard to imagine.

As an economically developed province, Guangdong Province was not short on funds. In the Provincial Public Security Department, from the Director and Deputy Directors down to the ordinary police officers, everyone working overtime tonight was eating instant noodles. If this were told to others, they probably wouldn't believe it.

But it was the truth.

Everyone had a cup of instant noodles, and Qin Chuan was no exception. He enjoyed it thoroughly, even drinking almost all the broth.

Many police officers in blue shirts glanced at Qin Chuan quietly, thinking to themselves that Secretary Qin, who was definitely at the deputy department level, was actually eating instant noodles. This was truly down-to-earth.

When dawn arrived and the eastern sky turned pale, several drones first flew over Gongji Island to conduct reconnaissance.

Then, they discovered quite a few anomalies.

First, the people on the island had taken many precautions. Clearly, they had received news that the people receiving and transporting the counterfeit money had met with trouble.

They likely hadn't expected the police to discover the location of the counterfeit money factory and arrive so quickly. Although they were prepared, it wasn't much.

Qin Chuan's strategy of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut proved very effective. After some reconnaissance, the police began to land on the island, followed by a series of firefights.

The entire process was clearly visible inside the command center of the Provincial Public Security Department.

Director Du Qingbo felt a moment of relief after the scare, "Secretary Qin, your reminder was vital. I didn't expect that on such a small Gongji Island, there would be dozens of fully armed criminals. Fortunately, our police force was sufficient; otherwise, we really wouldn't have been able to crack this tough nut."

A total of 73 armed criminals were involved; 47 were killed, and the remaining 26 were captured. This underground factory was completely destroyed.

In the underground factory, not only did they find mountains of counterfeit money, but also a large amount of raw materials, such as specialized paper, color-shifting ink, etc., as well as advanced machinery. These were things that ordinary forces could not obtain. It was truly worthy of the Black Dragon Society from Japan.

Besides that, there was actually a workshop layer dedicated to manufacturing "ice." No wonder a lot of high-purity "ice" had appeared in Guangdong Province in the last few months. Anti-narcotics police had been investigating the source of this "ice" but had never been able to find it.

It turned out they were produced here and secretly transported to Guangdong Province and several surrounding provinces via fishing boats for sale.

While taking down this counterfeit money factory, they also destroyed this "ice" production factory!

No one was happier than Director Du Qingbo. The major counterfeit money case was completely solved, and with such an unexpected gain, it added a significant achievement to the anti-narcotics work.

By now, it was seven or eight in the morning. Director Du Qingbo was in a great mood and warmly invited them, "Bureau Chief Gu, Secretary Qin Chuan, let's go get some breakfast."

Everyone had only eaten a cup of instant noodles after two in the morning. Several hours had passed, and their stomachs were indeed getting hungry again.

The case was solved, and all the people who needed to be arrested had been caught. Everyone felt relaxed. Qin Chuan said happily, "Alright. I've heard that breakfast in Guangdong Province is very rich. Let's go experience it today."

Under the leadership of Director Du Qingbo, the group went to the cafeteria of the Provincial Public Security Department.

Although it was a cafeteria, the environment was quite good, and the breakfast variety was very rich. In any case, Qin Chuan enjoyed it thoroughly.

After breakfast, Bureau Chief Gu Hanlin had to return to the capital. He shook Director Du Qingbo's hand and said, "Comrade Du Qingbo, congratulations on solving the case successfully. My mission is complete, and I am returning this morning."

Director Du Qingbo tried to persuade him to stay, "You just arrived yesterday. Why not stay for two more days and guide our work?"

"No, no." Bureau Chief Gu Hanlin waved his hand. "I still have some matters to handle back in the capital. Comrade Qin Chuan is visiting Guangdong Province for the first time, so he could stay and look around more."

Really!

Comrade Qin Chuan is visiting Guangdong Province for the first time!

Director Du Qingbo's eyes brightened slightly. He had originally been a bit disappointed, thinking that since Bureau Chief Gu Hanlin was returning to the capital, Qin Chuan would also be leaving.

He had always wanted to befriend Qin Chuan and narrow the distance between them. Now, hadn't the opportunity arrived? As long as Qin Chuan stayed in Guangdong Province for two or three more days, he was confident he could further strengthen their relationship.

"Secretary Qin, since it's your first time in our Guangdong, you must stay for a few more days. Tonight, let's have a good drink together."

Anyway, the work on hand was going well, and today was Saturday. Staying for two days before returning wouldn't be a problem. Plus, it was indeed his first time in Guangdong Province, so he might as well walk around and take a look.

"Director Du, then I will impose on you for a bit longer."

"Not at all, not at all." Director Du Qingbo said happily, "It is our honor that Secretary Qin can stay."

After sending Bureau Chief Gu Hanlin and the others off, under the warm invitation of Director Du Qingbo, the two sat down to happily drink tea and chat.

While drinking tea and chatting, Director Du Qingbo's secretary came over several times to remind him, likely because there were important meetings to attend.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan said, "Director Du, you are busy. There is no need to accompany me personally. I will just walk around and look at things for a while, and we will meet again in the evening."

"I am truly sorry. In this position, there are a few too many things to do. I really would like to accompany you, Secretary Qin, to walk around everywhere, but it looks difficult."

"It's fine, it's fine." Qin Chuan waved his hand, "How could I ask you to accompany me personally? Just finding another comrade to accompany me will do."

After thinking for a moment, Director Du Qingbo nodded, "That works. Let's keep our phones on, and we will definitely have a good drink tonight."

After exchanging a few polite words, Director Du Qingbo made a phone call, "Xiao Xia, come over here."

A short while later, there was a knock on the door. The person who pushed the door open and entered was a young female police officer, who looked to be about twenty-four or twenty-five years old and was very beautiful.

This was at the level of a police beauty!