Chapter 629 - 627: Found the Evidence
"Open the door for me." Li Jun knew there had to be something hidden here. After all, besides this entrance, escaping within such a short time was impossible.
Two SWAT officers nodded and then took out a small timed explosive. A minute later, the door was blown open, and immediately there were cries throughout the warehouse, pleading for mercy and not to kill them, which were heard frequently.
"Don’t move, nobody move, we’re the police." The two SWAT officers charged in through the smoke and shouted at the crowd while holding their guns.
"Ah? Police." Someone in the crowd shouted in a bit of a panic.
Li Jun strode in, holding his pistol, pointed at the person speaking, and said, "If you don’t want to die, tell me where you’ve hidden the goods, or else, huh-huh, you’ll suffer. Don’t even think about escaping; your leader has already been controlled by us, and there are over two hundred police officers outside. Think you’re brave enough to try and run?"
"Wow."
The crowd began discussing among themselves, but soon they all knelt down and cried, "Spare us, officers, we are innocent, tricked into working here, and then couldn’t leave."
"Huh, can’t leave? That’s not for me to decide, but if you cooperate well and reveal all the goods, maybe you can redeem yourselves."
Li Jun intentionally said, even though they had captured the people, the goods had been hidden by them. It would be troublesome to find it himself, so they must voluntarily hand it over.
The crowd was silent, evidently worried, worried that if they gave up the goods and the police couldn’t suppress Earth Dragon, they would be dead by then.
"Does nobody truly want to redeem themselves?" Li Jun looked at the thirty or forty people in the warehouse and asked again, "Alright, since no one does, just wait to rot in prison."
Li Jun finished speaking and turned around, intending to walk out. Suddenly, a voice emerged, "Officer, I’ll... I’ll listen to you, the goods... they’re in the cellar."
At this moment, Li Jun was overjoyed, finally, someone had spoken up, so he quickly stepped forward and said, "Oh? The cellar? Where, show me quickly."
A young man emerged from the crowd, looking about seventeen or eighteen years old, probably afraid of prison, which is why he decided to speak up.
Now seeing the police, he felt somewhat emboldened. Anyway, he’s had enough of life here, always working and working, and even with a salary, it wasn’t spendable, life was utterly meaningless.
"Officer, please follow me this way."
The young man had made up his mind and was no longer afraid of anything else. He led Li Jun to the back of the warehouse, walked for a while, moved a few small burlap bags off a floorboard, and then lifted a cover from the ground.
Soon, a large batch of goods was revealed in front of the two, "These are semi-finished products just moved from the production line, have a look."
Li Jun took a look and indeed it was, then coldly smiled and said, "Young man, you’ve done well, don’t worry, once outside, I’ll report to my superiors, saying you’ve made amends. You probably won’t be in jail for long, if at all."
"Haha, really? That’s great." The young man also knew that at the time, it wasn’t others forcing him, but his own playfulness and debt that had led him astray into Earth Dragon.
"Of course it’s true, why would I lie to you?" Li Jun said with a bitter smile.
"That’s good." The young man apparently believed Li Jun’s words.
Before long, the two of them walked to the front of the crowd, and Li Jun stepped forward and said, "Everyone, don’t worry. We’ve found the evidence this time, though it’s a small amount, it’s enough to shut down Earth Dragon’s factory. So, it’s none of your business now. As for your crimes, the law will decide outside. I can’t give you any guarantees, but I’ll suggest leniency."
"Wow!"
There was an uproar in front, and soon, someone said, "Thank you, officer, we kneel to you."
Once said, a group of people knelt down one after another and knocked their heads to Li Jun, some too afraid to speak before, now longed to return home and see their families. Finally, someone had come to rescue them, a chance they could not wish for more.
They believed that if they walked out and started anew, revealing everything they knew, their crimes surely wouldn’t be too severe.
"Everyone, stand up. This is the only thing I can do for you."
Li Jun sighed with a bitter smile; he himself knew their hardships. If he hadn’t been undercover, and if he had actually gone to the casino and was framed into Earth Dragon, he would be a victim now too.
After speaking, Li Jun didn’t linger. Anyway, since they now had evidence, dealing with those two experts wouldn’t be difficult.
He instructed the two SWAT officers to stay there and guard, then quickly walked back. Li Jun wanted to inform Director Zhao immediately. This way, there would be no need to continue entangling with those two people.
Not far from the factory entrance, Zhao Bing and Peng Wanli were already in their tenth round of sparring. After being thrown off, he spat out blood, took a deep breath, and felt a bit light-headed.
"Oh no, this guy’s strength is above mine. If this fight continues, even if I don’t get beaten to death, I’ll be exhausted to death from the energy drain."
Zhao Bing thought, he wasn’t worried about being beaten to death. After all, behind him were fifty SWAT officers with guns pointed at the opponent, plus one hundred and fifty more SWAT officers outside the cave.
"Huh, I advise you to take your people and leave quickly. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite."
Peng Wanli knew they were police, numerous and armed. Although they also had weapons, taking them out now would clearly be asking for death.
The police hadn’t acted yet because they hadn’t found solid evidence. Drawing a gun and fighting them would be self-destructive. They could claim self-defense anytime and shoot him dead.
If it was just one or two guns, it would be nothing, but with dozens of SWAT officers, one bullet from each would turn him into minced meat.
"Leave? We’ve already verified that Earth Dragon’s factory is producing goods. Today, we’re here to bring you all to justice. You’re the one who wants us gone?" Zhao Bing sneered coldly.
"Goods? I know you’re the director, but everything needs evidence; you say this, I could sue you for defaming me." Peng Wanli clearly wasn’t backing down, as he believed that none of the workers would have been discovered; it was hidden that secretly.
"Heh, defame you? You know in your heart. Dare to let me search and we’ll see." Zhao Bing clearly didn’t want to solve this through force.