I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 202 - 149: Zhou Man’s Thoughts
Leaving one day of extra time for them to perfect the capture plan.
Currently, the police know nothing about the situation of the Mage. To capture him, everything must be considered thoroughly!
Even though Nanhua police report that Shao Han lost contact after taking a vehicle with fake license plates, who can guarantee that the owner of this fake license plate is the Mage himself?
Or rather, is this Mage a single person or a whole organization?
If they capture the wrong person, wouldn’t that alert the target?
It would be much harder to catch the Mage again.
Therefore, Li Xiang and his team devised a thorough capture plan: first, let Mi Xiaojia make contact with the Mage. Once she confirms that he is indeed the Mage, she will signal the police to proceed with the capture.
"That’s the plan. Does anyone have anything to add?"
After hearing the plan, Su Jiayi raised her hand to indicate she had something to say.
"Coach Su, please speak."
"Who will ensure Mi Xiaojia’s safety? She’s just an underage girl, without the capability to handle danger. We can’t let her take this risk!"
"Then what should we do?" Sun Zhidong instinctively asked.
At this moment, Zhou Man, the intern officer, hesitantly raised her hand and said, "If the Mage doesn’t know the real situation about Mi Xiaojia, I think she doesn’t need to go. I can take her place to meet the Mage!"
"Xiaoman, don’t even think about it. Mi Xiaojia’s social media has selfies of her; anyone can tell you two apart with a glance." Mao Ji immediately rejected Zhou Man’s suggestion.
"That’s not a problem. By the time I put on heavier makeup and let my bangs down to cover a bit, if there’s still doubt, I could say the pictures online were heavily edited by me. I would be a better fit than Mi Xiaojia for unforeseen situations. You can trust my ability to handle it," Zhou Man persistently argued. In the whole Criminal Investigation First Team, she’s relatively inexperienced and could replace Mi Xiaojia for this dangerous task.
Facing a potential murderer, asking an underage girl to make contact is too much of a risk.
Zhou Man is a formal police academy graduate, and after nearly a year of training in the Criminal Investigation Team, she has some crisis management ability. She is indeed the most suitable choice for this task.
After considering it for a while, Li Xiang agreed that Zhou Man made a good point, so he nodded in agreement: "Alright, Brother Mao, contact Mi Xiaojia again and update her on the latest situation. She should buy a ticket, and let her send the travel itinerary to the Mage to further lull them. Tomorrow, give Xiaoman her account, and let her execute the task. The Mage hasn’t met either Xiaoman or Mi Xiaojia in person, so he might not recognize them!"
"Thank you, Captain Li! I will do my best to capture the Mage!" Seeing Li Xiang agree with her idea, Zhou Man was very happy.
Because she is a girl, she rarely got involved in field capture missions, something she always regretted.
In the Criminal Investigation First Team, although it’s just her and Su Jiayi as women, Su Jiayi had her moments of glory as an excellent sniper with outstanding shooting skills.
Everyone in the First Team has their specialties, even Li Xiang, who joined the Criminal Investigation Unit later than her, is now the team captain.
She feels the pressure; she doesn’t want to be just a decorative piece in the Criminal Investigation Team.
Now, with such an opportunity, of course, she wants to seize it for herself.
"You don’t need to catch the Mage; you just have to keep him occupied. We will place a listening device on you to monitor the whole process, so don’t be afraid," Su Jiayi also agreed with the plan, believing that compared to letting an underage execute the dangerous task, Zhou Man is undoubtedly the most suitable choice.
Once the action plan was confirmed, Mao Ji communicated specific implementation details with Mi Xiaojia.
They had another day to refine the action plan, ensuring no mistakes in any step by reviewing each possible error point and validating the process repeatedly to handle everything seriously.
The more thoroughly they plan now, the smoother the execution of the task will be!
Time quickly advanced to the second day.
Small devices capable of eavesdropping and positioning were, with Su Jiayi’s help, installed in Zhou Man’s hairpin.
Concealed there, it’s the least noticeable place, yet the communication and location tracking are quite clear.
"I didn’t expect our Xiaoman to look quite good after makeup." Sun Zhidong rubbed his chin and looked her up and down.
"Be careful what you say, or I’ll tear your mouth apart."
It must be said, after putting on makeup, Zhou Man indeed looked quite convincing, especially since someone deliberately styled her makeup and clothing to resemble Mi Xiaojia; she looked completely different from the bare-faced, ponytailed Zhou Man before.
With everything ready, they prepared to depart for Nanhua. Li Xiang and his team led with a command vehicle, followed by the others.
Two hours later, they parked the command vehicle in a parking lot not far from the train station, where everyone checked their gear as part of the final preparations before the action.
"Xiaoman, don’t be nervous. Don’t let him notice any flaws. In reality, the Mage isn’t that familiar with Mi Xiaojia, so just confirm he’s the Mage to complete your task, and leave the rest to us. I’ll ensure your safety."
"Okay, thank you, Captain Li."
"Keep in touch with the Mage and see when he’ll come to pick you up."
"I’ve been keeping in touch with him since morning."
Li Xiang nodded and then looked at Su Jiayi and Mao Ji: "Coach Su, you and Brother Mao will command on-site from the command vehicle. Inform me immediately of any situation."
"Alright."
"Sun Zhidong, you drive. Once Xiaoman gets in the car, bring the car over and pick me up, then follow their vehicle."
"Yes."
"Captain Li, what does Nanhua say?"
Ring, ring~
"Here it comes."
Li Xiang glanced at his phone and answered: "Hello, Captain Wang, have you arrived? Great, I’ll wait for you at the parking lot south of the train station."
Ten minutes later, a white private car stopped in front of the command vehicle, and Li Xiang greeted them: "Are you Captain Wang?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
"Hello, Captain Li. I am the captain of the Nanhua Field Team, here to assist with your operation."
"We appreciate your strong support. How many people did you bring this time?"
"Including me, we have four groups, eight people, ready for your instructions."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiang realized that even a single field team had more people than their entire Criminal Investigation Unit, and wondered if Jinghai’s manpower allocations were somewhat conservative.
"Alright then, please join us so we can confirm the capture plan."
Given that the Nanhua field personnel were more familiar with the terrain, before the capture, they switched cars at every two intersections to continue tracking to ensure the suspect wouldn’t realize they were being followed.
This greatly maximized Zhou Man’s safety.
After reviewing the entire operation plan, Nanhua Public Security’s Captain Wang understood it all. They also established communication channels for both teams, incorporating them into a unified command system,
concluding the preparatory work.
"There’s one hour left until the train arrives. Let’s get into position."
"Yes."
Li Xiang put on a special earpiece, which also served as a camera, capable of broadcasting real-time first-person footage to the command vehicle.
After everyone checked their communications equipment one last time, they immediately got into position.
In the command vehicle, Li Xiang’s first-person view was very clear, and outside the train station, there was a car maneuvering at each key intersection.
As time ticked away, everyone grew more tense with the proximity of the mission.
"The train is now arriving. All units, please be aware, the operation has officially commenced."
Upon seeing the train arriving, Li Xiang immediately directed Zhou Man to make her way out through the flow of disembarking passengers.
