The 110 emergency call center is always bustling. It's the city's most sensitive nerve, constantly taut 24 hours a day. Its presence allows people to live worry-free, enjoying the peace and beauty of life.
Duty officers stared intently at their screens, processing every incoming message. Suddenly, the alarm phone rang sharply. A young female officer quickly answered. The caller was a woman, her voice sweet and soft, "Hello, 110? This is Liu Mei, General Manager of Haizhou Grand Hotel. Around 8:10 PM tonight, my red Ferrari was stolen. The license plate is Hai A6888. Please help locate it as soon as possible. Thank you!"
In a small conference room at the Haizhou Public Security Bureau, a group of officers sat around an oval table, the atmosphere tense. Chief Zhang Xiaohua listened to the urgent report on the seaside villa murder case from Deputy Chief Li Xinjian and Major Crimes Team Leader Qiang Min.
Li Xinjian opened his notebook, "The victim, Yang Qiu, was the General Manager of Haizhou Chunqiu Brothers Film Company. His twin brother, Yang Chun, is the company's chairman and legal representative. Yang Chun was an actor who now lives overseas. The company ostensibly deals in film, advertising, and cultural business, but its real 'business' is smuggling and drug trafficking. They launder money through investments in film and real estate, avoiding law enforcement for years. The Yang brothers have been on Interpol's radar for drug-related crimes. Yang Chun rarely returns to China and remains elusive, while Yang Qiu has been under close surveillance with some evidence gathered against him. Tonight's incident was unexpected. Yang Qiu went to the Golden Coast villa for an appointment, possibly with a young woman. The call for the date came from a woman, as confirmed by the masseuse at Huashuiwan sauna; a red Ferrari was parked outside the villa; women's items were found in the bedroom; and Yang Qiu was clearly lured into the bathroom by a woman's phone call. The killers were the Zhao brothers, known as 'Ghost Axe and Gun' from Macau, who arrived in Haizhou on Eastern Airlines Flight 1445 this evening. They were arranged to stay at New Asia Hotel Room 1025 by Yuan Longping, an underworld figure. Yuan was likely acting on behalf of someone else. The real mastermind remains hidden, orchestrating the operation by providing the submachine gun and other weapons, setting up an ambush in the master bathroom, and placing a remote-controlled bomb in the car. The plan was meticulously executed."
Zhang Xiaohua pondered for a moment, then asked, "Do we have any background on Villa No. 8 at Golden Coast?"
"This villa was built in 1947, originally owned by a Nationalist Army general. After the founding of the People's Republic, it was confiscated. During the reform and opening-up period, it was returned to his descendants, then sold multiple times, and eventually purchased by Chunqiu Brothers Film Company. It became Yang Qiu's private residence for his mistress. However, due to her loneliness and subsequent drug addiction, Yang Qiu sent her abroad. For the past six months, except for the occasional night spent by Yang Qiu with other women, the villa has been essentially unoccupied."
Li Xinjian closed his notebook. Qiang Min continued, "The red Ferrari belongs to Liu Mei, General Manager of Haizhou Grand Hotel. She reported it stolen at 8:18 PM tonight. Furthermore, telecommunications records show that the last three calls from Yang Qiu's phone were to the mobile number of Lv An, Deputy General Manager of Haizhou Grand Hotel."
Zhang Xiaohua murmured, "Two lines to a point..." His thick eyebrows twitched, "Haizhou Grand Hotel?"
Li Xinjian added, "It's owned by the city's largest private enterprise, Haizhou Pharmaceutical Group." Zhang Xiaohua tapped his pencil lightly on the table, deep in thought.
Li Xinjian continued, "Additionally, among Yang Qiu's belongings, we found a methamphetamine formula in his handwriting, with several cryptic codes. This suggests that the murder might be drug-related."
Zhang Xiaohua gripped the pencil tightly, "Arrest Lv An immediately and investigate Haizhou Grand Hotel. I'll report to the provincial narcotics division right away!"