455: Chapter 455 A series of plans, just waiting for the suspect to walk right into the trap.

These two men were none other than Liu Biao and Gao Dalong.

These two guys were not only highly skilled in combat, capable of taking on ten people at once, and armed with firearms, but they were also extremely experienced, especially in counter-reconnaissance.

They knew that after the mass murder case, the police in Dongjiang City would certainly be fully mobilized. Their top priority was to leave Dongjiang City immediately, or even Jiangnan Province.

They dared not take the main roads, knowing there were surveillance cameras. They didn't even have mobile phones, fearing they would be tracked and located. Relying on their own two feet, they stuck to mountain paths.

Without mobile phones, they were unaware of outside information, but both men knew that the entire Dongjiang City was likely already covered by a dragnet.

"Let's just make do here for the night."

"Hmm, that works. Tomorrow morning, we'll head down the mountain to get some food, then leave Dongjiang City as quickly as possible."

The time gradually approached twelve o'clock at night.

Under normal circumstances, Qin Chuan would have already been asleep, but because he wanted to see the system update information the moment it arrived, he had stayed up until now.

As soon as it hit twelve o'clock, the system information updated. Qin Chuan glanced at the push notifications from the system; there were two in total, one of which was related to the two wanted criminals.

"After leaving Zhushan Village via mountain paths, Liu Biao and Gao Dalong spent the night on an unnamed hilltop at the border of Ningjiang County and Linshui County. Today, around 11:30 AM, they will sneak into a farmhouse in Baishui Village at the foot of the mountain, murder the family of three, feast and drink there, take a nap, and then leave swaggeringly in the evening..."

The information was extremely detailed, including the exact time and location, as well as the specific farmhouse. Qin Chuan felt a weight lift from his heart.

With such detailed information, they should be able to capture these two guys.

He opened the map and looked at the location of Baishui Village. It wasn't far; it would take an hour to get there from the urban area of Dongjiang City, and if they went from Linshui County, it would only take twenty minutes.

There was no rush. Sending a large number of police officers to surround that unnamed hilltop now would be a poor strategy. Primarily, the unnamed hilltop was not small, and the exact location of the two men was unknown. Going there like that would inevitably alert them. These two were experts with very strong vigilance and counter-reconnaissance abilities. In the middle of the night, if these guys dove into the forest, finding them again would be extremely difficult.

Early the next morning.

After finishing breakfast, Qin Chuan did not go to the Municipal Party Committee Compound but went straight to the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Secretary Zhang Dong and the others had faint bloodshot eyes; it was clear they hadn't slept all night.

"How is it? Are there any leads?"

Secretary Zhang Dong smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Not yet. These two people are too cunning. We now suspect they never entered the urban area and are likely hiding in some forest."

Dongjiang City had a very high forest coverage rate, and the forest area was vast. If they just hid anywhere, how could they be found?

Qin Chuan nodded slightly. It was normal for the people at the Municipal Public Security Bureau to have no leads. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the conference room. I have an important lead here."

Really?!

Everyone was pleasantly surprised and followed him.

Inside the large conference room, quite a few people soon took their seats, including members of the special investigation team, leaders from the Municipal Public Security Bureau, personnel from the Provincial Public Security Department, and so on.

Everyone was curious about what news Secretary Qin Chuan had brought them.

Hopefully, it would be an important lead!

Secretary Qin Chuan sat down in the conference room. Seeing everyone looking at him full of hope, he didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Open the map of our Dongjiang City."

Soon, the electronic version of the Dongjiang City map was opened on the large screen in the conference room.

Qin Chuan said, "At the border of Ningjiang County and Linshui County, there is a place called Baishui Village. A few kilometers away from the village, someone spotted people suspected to be the two suspects early this morning."

This was, of course, an excuse. The reason he knew such an accurate location was not because someone had seen the suspects, but because of the location provided by the system.

Hearing such an accurate location, many people's eyes lit up.

Qin Chuan continued, "I speculate that these two wanted criminals likely spent the night hiding in the forest. During the day, to avoid exposing their tracks, they might continue traveling through the forest, or more likely, being tired and hungry, they will find a nearby household, sneak in, feast and drink, and perhaps even take a nap."

Secretary Zhang Dong said with a worried face, "If that's the case, given how vicious they are, they will definitely kill the entire family."

At this, many people's expressions changed slightly, revealing looks of concern.

One mass murder case had already occurred and had surged to the top of the trending topics. If another one happened, the impact would be even more severe.

This was something no one wanted to see.

Cheng Yuan immediately suggested, "Since they might enter Baishui Village, let's quickly evacuate the entire village. Looking at the map, this Baishui Village is not large; evacuating all the villagers shouldn't be difficult."

The satellite map had been zoomed in. On the large screen, the situation in Baishui Village was clear: there were only twenty or thirty households, at most a hundred or so people.

In reality, there might not even be that many people, because most of the young and able-bodied had gone out to work, and those left behind were basically the elderly, women, and children.

Qin Chuan shook his head and rejected the idea, "That won't work. The commotion would be a bit too big. We must always remember that the other party is a very vicious Class A wanted criminal. At the slightest disturbance, they will notice."

Pointing at the map, Qin Chuan said, "Do you all see? These two or three households are located a bit further out. If the two suspects want to sneak into Baishui Village to eat, drink, and rest, they certainly won't go deep into the village. They will most likely look for a farmhouse located on the edge."

Pointing at three households on the map, Qin Chuan said, "Evacuate the villagers from these three households and replace them with our plainclothes officers. Do not touch the other villagers to avoid alerting the suspects..."

Qin Chuan carried out a series of deployments and proposals. These three households already included the one that was going to be wiped out; now that they were evacuated in advance, the mass murder could no longer happen.

Following that, Secretary Zhang Dong added to the plan, carrying out in-depth and detailed professional deployments.

The meeting only lasted about twenty minutes, and all deployments were completed. Several police cars quickly left the Municipal Public Security Bureau. The cars were full of plainclothes officers; even the Special Police had changed into plainclothes.

On the hilltop.

Liu Biao and Gao Dalong had been hiding for the whole night. They couldn't light a fire, and there were so many mosquitoes; the experience was indeed a bit unpleasant.

If it were anyone else, they would have been unable to stand it long ago and would have left immediately. The two of them were stronger than ordinary people, but by eight or nine in the morning, they were no longer prepared to stay there any longer.

The two men carefully traveled through the forest, stopping from time to time to look around. Seeing nothing unusual, they continued to move forward.

The journey of a few kilometers took them more than two hours. Around eleven o'clock in the morning, they arrived near Baishui Village.

"Old Liu, there is a village ahead with not many people. Let's go get something to eat, take a nap, and continue our journey in the evening."

Liu Biao nodded, "That's a good idea. Damn it, feeding mosquitoes on the mountain, it's really time to go get something to eat."