The Tempting Educated Youth Married to a Rough Man-Chapter 204 - 200: Setting the Trap, Precision in Luring
Shao Ping: "..."
For some reason, he felt that Wen Ran’s words were very insulting.
"The bicycle is still outside the yard," Wen Ran peeked out, taking a quick look, "This person definitely hasn’t left."
"We also know they haven’t left, but we just can’t catch them."
That bicycle was something they noticed at a glance.
Precisely because of this, they were sure this group of people had received some intel at some point and hidden themselves away.
Wen Ran encouraged, "Keep searching, dig deeper, unearth them if you have to. I just don’t believe it, can they really sprout wings and fly away?"
"We’ve searched," Shao Ping said more awkwardly, "Even overturned the cellar."
Wen Ran: "...?"
She turned her head, exchanging a glance with Xiao Chenye.
No way, even if not for others, for her own sake, she had to drag that scoundrel Xiao Chendong out.
"Come here, let me tell you..."
...
Ten minutes later, Wen Ran, wearing a poorly fitting police uniform, burst through the door with Xiao Chenye, bold and confident.
Under Brother Han’s suspicious gaze, she began to search around like a hound.
The yard was brightly lit, and Brother Han stood in the brightest spot.
All of his expressions and body language were completely visible.
While searching, Wen Ran glanced sideways at Brother Han’s expression.
He seemed relaxed and natural, even bold.
He seemed particularly confident that there would be no flaws revealed.
Xiao Chenye whispered, "How’s it going?"
Wen Ran shot Xiao Chenye a sideways glance, squeezing out a sentence through her teeth, "Can’t tell? We’ve got nothing!"
Xiao Chenye: "... What should we do? Maybe I should go home and bring Hetao over? Its nose could track two people, no problem, right?"
"No problem at all."
Wen Ran thought to herself, if necessary, get outside help, if Hetao’s useless, she’ll bring the head wolf! Damn it, there’s no way not to catch just a rat.
Rat...
Wen Ran’s eyelid twitched, raising her eyes again, she suddenly found the layout of this house very familiar.
She looked around, on one hand feeling that she was being paranoid, on the other hand she thought, damn, I’m so smart and sharp, if I feel the layout is similar, there’s definitely something off.
Even though she’s been around this county, she hasn’t delved into people’s small bungalows.
If it feels familiar, then it’s definitely familiar.
After pondering for a while, she abruptly grabbed Xiao Chenye’s arm, speaking rapidly, "Li Chenggang!"
Yes.
When Li Chenggang, Wang Man, and Xi Yang did that outrageous, wicked deed before, the small courtyard they rented had the same layout as this one.
The two exchanged a glance, and without wasting any more time in the yard, they rushed towards the kitchen.
As expected, a cabinet stood right in front.
Wen Ran swiftly turned around, directly meeting Brother Han’s eyes.
Inside them, there was no longer any composure, but rather a touch of panic.
Wen Ran smiled, "Caught you."
Shao Ping caught up, "Are people hiding in the kitchen?"
Wen Ran looked at the inconspicuous cabinet in the corner, "To be precise, right here."
She stepped forward and rummaged around for a bit, accidentally triggering a mechanism.
With a faint click, the cabinet shifted slightly, and Wen Ran tugged it to the side.
A hollow space appeared before them.
Shao Ping was overjoyed, taking out a flashlight that revealed several pairs of terrified eyes.
"Hahaha, you bastards, I finally found you!"
Xiao Chenye: "...?"
He was speechless, rolling his eyes while muttering, "What are you laughing at, did you find them?"
The smile on Shao Ping’s lips faltered for a moment, but then he shrugged it off.
Let him mock, anyway, the people were caught.
Wen Ran and Xiao Chenye had no interest in taking credit, now that the place was found, they turned to leave.
Shao Ping saw this and instructed directly, "Keep a close watch on the site, drag everyone out from inside, if there’s resistance, you can shoot to kill!"
With this, it snuffed out the cunning thoughts of those who had them. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
If you don’t resist, you’ll just be taken away, fined a bit, and lose some face.
Resist, and you might get a round of lead, swiftly sent into reincarnation.
...
"Thanks, once again, it was your help today."
Holding the clothes Wen Ran and Xiao Chenye had changed out of, Shao Ping was genuinely grateful to the two of them.
When Shao Ping saw this mechanism, he realized this was no longer just a simple case of illegal gambling.
Instead, it seemed like a trap.
Targeting people, precisely setting up a trap, first getting you interested in playing cards, then gradually luring you into gambling.
At first, you need to throw out some bait, invest a bit of capital.
Put in five bucks, and when it’s time to cash out, you might make two or three back.
Gradually, the stakes increase to ten, twenty...
By this point, it’s not a guaranteed win every day.
Today you make one or two bucks, tomorrow you lose three or five, losing for three days straight, then the dealer throws in something tempting.
With just ten bucks, you can win twenty in one go.
Xiao Chendong still remembers, he put down twenty bucks once, got incredibly lucky that day, and it multiplied tenfold.
When he won back two hundred, he felt ecstatic...
He got completely hooked, without anyone urging, he would slowly gamble away everything he had.
A gambler always thinks that even if they lose this hand, it’s nothing, the next one will turn things around.
And so it goes, one hand after another.
Each hand is the last one.
This thing plays on human nature.
Moreover, the dealer, if set against you, could bring ruin to your family with just a snap of the fingers.
...
Regarding Shao Ping’s gratitude, Wen Ran felt that it was purely due to good luck, stumbling upon it.
To know the truth, their initial goal was to deal with Xiao Chendong.
They hadn’t decided how to handle him yet, just had an urge to vent, maybe by smashing some glass, throwing a rotten egg in anger.
As it turned out, purely by accident, they stumbled upon such a thing.
"You’re welcome," Wen Ran yawned, it was late, and she was getting tired from all the fussing, "Well, you guys have your work cut out for you. Chenye and I are on our way now."
Shao Ping nodded, "Don’t worry, we’ll handle this beautifully for you."
"Okay then."
Shao Ping was about to say something more, but was interrupted by Xiao Chenye, who was pushing a bicycle, looking harmless, "Heading out? It’s getting late, we have business tomorrow too."
"We’re leaving now."
Wen Ran jumped onto the bike, nudged Xiao Chenye and suddenly remembered something, "Oh right, do you still remember that trafficking case from before?"
"Of course, why?"
Wen Ran wasn’t sure if she was overthinking it, but she reminded them, "Back then, I was at the scene, and the layout of this house is really similar to the previous trafficking hideout.
You guys should investigate, if there’s no connection between the two, that’s for the best, but if there is..."
She looked up, seriously saying, "Then some of the people caught last time weren’t the whole picture."
Something got missed.
It’s just that, who knows if the ones missed are small fry, or...
