387: Chapter 387 Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut

The next morning.

Wang Hailong slammed his cup down furiously and tore the operation commander a new one.

The operation was a complete failure, a total disaster!

They had mobilized three hundred police officers, with the Provincial Public Security Department providing guidance, and the captains of both the Anti-Narcotics Detachment and the Criminal Investigation Detachment leading the team in person.

And yet...

Cai Family Village engaged in armed resistance, with over a thousand villagers standing united as one. They even brought out quite a few firearms, along with hand grenades and more.

You couldn't just kill all thousand-plus men, women, and children in the village, could you?

No one would dare to massacre an entire village. Because they were certain of this, they became even more unscrupulous, going so far as to detain several police officers.

For the police of Guangdong Province, the entire operation was a humiliating debacle. It was no wonder Wang Hailong was in such a rage that he even smashed his beloved teacup.

Qin Chuan had known about it early in the morning and specifically knocked on the door to enter Wang Hailong's office.

As for Wang Hailong...

Having just finished venting his temper, the fire in his heart had not yet subsided, but seeing Qin Chuan enter, his expression softened slightly.

"Secretary Qin is here."

Qin Chuan nodded slightly. "Director Wang, I heard your operation failed."

Wang Hailong blushed. "I've made a laughingstock of myself. With nearly three hundred police officers, I thought it was a sure thing, but it turned out their village not only had a large quantity of weapons but was also unprecedentedly united."

Qin Chuan said, "As far as I know, the clan forces in Cai Family Village were already very powerful to begin with. Now, drug production and trafficking have united them even further, and with so many weapons in their hands, they dare to resist the law with force, even when facing a large number of police officers."

That was indeed the logic of it.

Wang Hailong sighed. "Are we just supposed to sit back and watch them produce and traffic drugs, poisoning society!"

"No, that's absolutely not acceptable!" Wang Hailong shook his head. "A cancer like this must be excised."

"Comrade Qin Chuan, in the face of such a thorny situation, do you have any ideas?"

After speaking, he looked at Qin Chuan with full of hope.

Although Qin Chuan was young, in the hearts of many, he was the most formidable existence. No matter how difficult the case, he could crack it; no matter how thorny the problem, he always had a way to solve it.

Qin Chuan smiled easily. He had come to the right person; he really did have a way.

"Director Wang, how many people can you mobilize at most?"

As the head of Guangdong Province, his pulling power was still very strong. With one order, a large amount of police force could be assembled.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Hailong said slowly, "If you give me 24 hours, I can mobilize at least three thousand police officers."

Qin Chuan said, "Three thousand police officers should basically be enough."

Wang Hailong said in astonishment, "Secretary Qin, are you planning to use three thousand police officers to launch a frontal assault?"

Qin Chuan nodded.

Wang Hailong hurriedly waved his hand. "No, that's absolutely not acceptable!"

A frontal assault was definitely out of the question!

Cai Family Village was as solid as a rock, organized and powerful. Mobilizing a large police force for a frontal assault would inevitably lead to heavy casualties.

Whether it was heavy casualties among the villagers or the police, it was something Wang Hailong could not bear. If the situation escalated, he would lose his position as Director.

Qin Chuan said, "Director Wang, mobilizing a large police force and using forceful measures is not impossible. As long as we act with lightning speed to 'capture the ringleader first to capture the rest,' and control their core members, the other ordinary villagers will collapse on their own, and there won't be any casualties at all."

Before they could even react, the core members would all be captured, and the remaining ordinary villagers would be unable to stir up any trouble and would have no choice but to surrender.

Wang Hailong pondered for a moment, then said, "If we proceed this way, we face two problems to succeed."

"The first problem is that we don't currently know their organizational structure or the situation regarding their core members; we are basically going in blind."

Qin Chuan said, "No need to worry about that. I have detailed information on their organizational structure and core members."

Why did he have this information?

Naturally, it was thanks to the system. A quick check on Village Chief Cai Jiadong provided everything.

Wang Hailong was slightly pleasantly surprised. He didn't dwell on why Qin Chuan had these things but continued.

"The second problem is that with so many people—at least three thousand police officers, including Special Police, a large number of Armed Police, etc.—how can we maintain secrecy for such a large-scale operation? That's very difficult."

If the security work wasn't done well, they couldn't act with lightning speed. Once the operation was leaked and the other side was on guard, it would be difficult to handle.

Qin Chuan had long considered this. "Director Wang, actually, it's quite simple. First, confiscate everyone's communication devices, then say it's an exercise. Only at the very end will you tell them that this is a real operation to arrest drug traffickers."

That seemed feasible!

Wang Hailong thought about it carefully. The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

Comrade Qin Chuan was impressive; he considered everything so comprehensively. Then, that's what they would do.

Originally in a bad mood, Wang Hailong now felt completely energized. "Comrade Qin Chuan, your plan is perfectly feasible; there is no better plan than this!"

And so, the matter was decided!

The Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department immediately held a special meeting to mobilize a large number of police forces, including Special Police and Armed Police, claiming both internally and externally that it was an exercise.

In 24 hours, over three thousand people were fully mobilized, outnumbering Cai Family Village several times over.

To capture the ringleader first, several Special Police squads were tasked with controlling the core members of this drug production and trafficking group at the fastest speed possible.

Claiming it was an exercise, the next day, over three thousand people, a large number of police vehicles, and a dozen helicopters surrounded Cai Family Village before they could even react.

The encirclement was complete, and several Special Police squads had already entered the village. Only then did those participating in the operation realize that this was not an exercise, but a real operation.

After understanding their mission, many people thought to themselves, this was a classic case of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Because everything was so sudden, and a large number of Armed Police and Special Police had been mobilized, the entire process went very smoothly.

Reports of success kept coming in. Apart from three killed, all the core members of the entire drug production and trafficking group were captured, including Village Chief Cai Jiadong.

Cai Jun was the unluckiest.

He had originally been living in the capital, and having returned only two days ago after listening to Village Chief Cai Jiadong's persuasion, he was now captured as a core member.

Twenty or thirty core members walked out of Cai Family Village in a long line, hands cuffed, escorted by fully armed Special Police, ready to be loaded onto vehicles.

Cai Jun was one of them.

Suddenly, he looked shocked, staring blankly to the side, where several bigwigs in white shirts were surrounding a man in his early thirties like stars around the moon.

That...

Wasn't that the expert who was playing ring toss at his stall a few days ago? What exactly was his identity to be here?

Qin Chuan also noticed him and smiled playfully. This unlucky guy had been caught here.

The entire operation was very smooth, capturing over a thousand people, seizing over a dozen tons of high-purity crystal meth, as well as a large amount of raw materials for drug production, a large amount of equipment, and so on.

The case was too big; it was almost the largest drug production and trafficking case since the founding of the country.

Even though the security work was good, the news still spread like wildfire. A few hours later, there was related news on the internet, and many media reporters were either calling to inquire or coming to the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department in person to scout for information.