"Yes." Su Ping nodded lightly: "This matter really cannot be rushed. However, Xiong Yikun is suspected of murder, so we can't just let it go.

Lao Meng, you have experience in this area, do you think that if we capture Xiong Yikun and use him as a breakthrough, can we collect all the criminal evidence of the entire criminal gang and completely destroy the gang?"

"It's hard to say." Lao Meng shook his head and said: "Although he is considered a high-ranking member of the gang, this kind of gang involves a lot of crimes and has a clear division of labor. In order to avoid the destruction of the gang if one person is caught, each speaker is generally only responsible.

It’s just my own part of the channel.

To put it simply, he must know about other channels, the existence of illegal industries, and even who the people in charge are, but he doesn’t know the specific details at all, let alone produce any criminal evidence.

But this information actually doesn't mean much to us. Through undercover work, we have a pretty good grasp of the basic situation, but without evidence, we can't take action."

"Then..." Xun Mu tapped his finger on the table and asked, "If we capture Xiong Yikun, will we be able to alert the enemy?"

"That will definitely happen." Lao Meng said without hesitation: "For this kind of criminal gangs, darkness is the only soil for them to breed. Once exposed and found to be targeted by us, other than being caught, the only option is to run away.

This is the way to go.

After all, none of the criminal gangs we are targeting can escape. It’s just a matter of time, so we need to be undercover. Otherwise, once they find out that they have entered our sight, they will have dispersed long ago."

Xun Mu hummed.

Of course he understood the truth, but he just thought that since Lao Meng had been fighting against this type of criminal gang for twenty years, he might have a way to solve this problem, which could capture Xiong Yikun without alerting the enemy.

But obviously, Lao Meng didn't have any good ideas.

After a moment of silence, Su Ping spoke again and asked: "What evidence do you have about this gang so far?"

"Let's put it this way, with the current evidence, we can destroy the gang, and we can also arrest the people running errands below. However, the several responsible persons are well hidden, and the current evidence is not enough to prove that they are directly related to these criminal activities.

As for when the chain of evidence can be completed enough to take action... I'm sorry, I can't give an answer, it's impossible to say.

You also know that the duration of our investigations is often measured in years. Unless you are lucky and capture them along with the stolen goods when they commit crimes, you can only take your time.

But those smart people will not foolishly lead people to do this in person. They can only control it remotely. Even if we arrest people, they can distance themselves from each other and cannot touch them, which is very troublesome."

"Xiong Yikun must be caught." Su Ping took a deep breath.

"No," Lao Meng said anxiously: "Captain Su, you are being unreasonable, aren't you. Catching Xiong Yikun is easy, after all, he committed a murder, as long as the evidence of the crime is found.

But what about the others? If Xiong Yikun is arrested, the others will definitely have to run away. We don’t have direct evidence of their crimes, so we have no way to keep them and can only let them go. They want to..."

"I don't mean to embarrass you." Su Ping shook his head: "The person must be arrested, and this criminal gang cannot let it go. The evil must be eradicated, otherwise they will be alert and move elsewhere to resume their old business..."

"That's what it means." Lao Meng was excited: "But it's still the same problem. Without evidence, you can't get anyone.

Those guys are all monkeys. If you want to investigate, they will dare to cooperate. Once the cooperation time limit is over, they will run away or even go abroad. What should we do?"

Su Ping frowned.

They are police officers, and they have to rely on evidence and rules when handling cases. Sometimes they know that the other party has a problem, but without evidence, they can't handle it.

This gave Su Ping a headache.

Xiong Yikun must be captured, there is no doubt about this.

"How about suppressing it first?" Lao Meng asked: "When the criminal evidence of this gang is completely collected, we will arrest the people, and then..."

"No!" Su Ping said: "If there is no evidence, forget it. Once the evidence of his murder is sufficient and complete, he must be arrested, immediately."

Xun Mu took over: "If it's just one or two days, or even ten days and a half, that's not impossible, but Lao Meng, you can't give me an accurate answer. The time required is often measured in years. How can we wait?"

"That's right!" Su Ping snorted and said, "What if Xiong Yikun commits another crime during this period? Can we just watch?"

"Okay, Lao Meng, you don't have to talk to me and me so much." Xun Mu knocked on the table and said: "The cases you have handled are not just one or two.

There are so many criminal gangs, it’s impossible that they don’t have similar precedents, right? Tell me, what should we do at this time?”

Lao Meng smiled bitterly: "In the past, when faced with this kind of situation, we have almost done the investigation, and the evidence in hand is just the breakthrough..."

"Isn't it settled then?" Su Ping said: "Why don't we use this murder case as a breakthrough. Although Xiong Yikun has no evidence, he knows what they did after all, right? It's enough to be able to testify.

Yes. Once we have evidence, we can arrest the person. After arresting the person, we can then collect evidence. Isn’t it difficult?

Besides, didn't you also say that the current evidence is enough to catch the gang of errand boys down there? Catch them too, go up layer by layer, and just investigate them openly.

Your previous worries were nothing more than worries that something might slip through the net. This worry is correct. Under normal circumstances, there are still several layers between these big guys and the mazi below, but as soon as we move the mazi, they will get wind of it and immediately

He ran away, and we didn't have any evidence at that time, so we really couldn't retain him.

It's different now. If you can pry open Xiong Yikun's mouth, it's enough to temporarily detain someone, so why worry about alerting someone?"

"This is a bit risky..." Lao Meng hesitated for a moment, finally gritted his teeth, nodded and said: "Okay, then let's take the risk! I will arrange manpower to prepare to cooperate with you in the operation. In addition, inform the undercover not to resist during the operation, and directly

Surrender and wait until you are sure that the gang has been destroyed before revealing your identity."

"Well, the safety of the undercover must be guaranteed." Su Ping nodded: "He risked his life to collect evidence for the organization, we can't really let him lose his life."

As he said that, he looked at Brother Song again: "Song, you dispatch a team of people and rush to Xiong Yikun's house. Don't act in a hurry. Just keep an eye on it. I will apply for a group of special police officers from the command center to assist you in your actions.

Their smuggling business may include muskets. Although the guns are not very accurate, their lethality at close range is quite terrifying. You must pay attention to safety."
Chapter completed!