Even veteran border inspector Liu Guangbei, the station manager, could not detect any trace of the poison hidden in the macadamia nuts, but Hu Pingtao discovered it.

He went out with a patrol team, found footprints in the wild, followed the clues, and caught a smuggling group with dozens of people.

Now, in full view of everyone, he just took a slight smell and immediately noticed something was wrong with the so-called "Fengtan Wine" in the jar, and ordered the arrest without hesitation.

Kou Na is an auxiliary police officer recruited from Zhoucheng. In a place full of masculine atmosphere like the border checkpoint, the young and beautiful she is an attractive magnetic field wherever she goes. At the time of the incident, she was holding a metal detector.

Standing next to the conveyor belt, whether the young police officer cuffed the middle-aged man or Hu Pingtao rushed over and knocked down the target, it only took a few seconds. When Kou Na came back to her senses, everything was over.

She looked at Hu Pingtao, who was arranging his clothes, with little stars twinkling in his adoring eyes: "Team Tiger, you are so awesome! How did you know there was something wrong with those wines?"

Hu Pingtao joked: "I'm warning you not to have any ideas about me, I'm a married man."

This statement made several other people present laugh.

Hu Pingtao continued to smile and said: "He hesitated and stood there without moving, and kept talking about "Fengtan Wine". This in itself is problematic. Besides, no matter what kind of wine you have, no matter how expensive it is, as long as

It must be inspected when entering customs. Just think about it and you will know that there is either contraband in the jar, or there is something wrong with the wine."

"I don't know exactly what ingredients are in that wine. I won't know until the test results come out. But I guess there are just a few possibilities, including narcotics, ephedrine, stimulants, and other things that are controlled by the state.

The special chemical composition. In short, it is smuggled into the country under disguise and then extracted."

Kou Na suddenly flashed her long eyelashes: "Is it a raw material used to make methamphetamine?"

Hu Pingtao nodded: "It's possible. Anyway, let's wait for the test results!"

The inspection channel quickly returned to normal. This kind of thing happens almost every day at the border inspection station and is not uncommon.

It soon passed eleven o'clock noon.

There is still a long queue of people outside the passage, but the number of people waiting to pass the inspection is much smaller than before. After entering the customs, you must catch the 11:30 bus to the market town. Of course, there are buses later, but this way

If you can't sell goods in time, you can't make money.

Hu Pingtao's cell phone rang. He opened it and saw that it was the number of the webmaster Liu Guangbei.

"Xiaohu, come to my office." His tone of voice was no different from usual.

Hu Pingtao was a little puzzled: "Now? I'm still on duty! Liu Zhong was called away by Station Master Wang and has never come back. I am the only one in the border inspection channel."

As a general rule, no matter whether it is day shift or night shift, there must be at least one deputy captain or above present at the border inspection channel.

"Liu Zhong has passed and will be there soon. Come here now, it's urgent." Liu Guangbei's tone was non-negotiable and he spoke much faster than usual.

Hu Pingtao nodded: "Okay."

…

Webmaster's Office.

The moment he opened the door, Hu Pingtao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Why are you here?"

In the room, Lei Yue was sitting on the sofa on the side. He waved to Hu Pingtao: "Don't stand there, come in quickly."

Hu Pingtao walked into the room, closed the door and asked puzzledly: "What's wrong?"

Stationmaster Liu Guangbei sat on the chair behind his desk. He put his right index finger in the middle of his lips, signaling Hu Pingtao to keep quiet. The three of them did not speak. They held their breath and made sure that there was no sound coming from the next room. Liu Guangbei said

Then he said in a calm and slow tone: "Xiaohu, I have a temporary task. You will hand over the work in hand later and hand over the documents and data to Zhang Qingbao. Captain Lei has a car here. You can follow him after lunch.

Let’s go together.”

"Where to go?" Although he was a little surprised, Hu Pingtao nodded subconsciously. With the experience last time, he now has a full understanding of the temporary transfer task.

"Go back to the provincial capital." Lei Yue, who was sitting next to him, spoke: "This is a task directly assigned by Ran Ting. I am a mouthpiece to inform you."

As he said that, he rolled up his sleeves and looked at his watch: "That's it! Let's go to the cafeteria to eat first, and then leave after eating."

Hu Pingtao felt a little strange: "In such a hurry? Why don't Brother Lei and Liu Zhan go get food first, and I'll go back to the dormitory to clean up. It will be quick, no more than ten minutes at most."

Lei Yue smiled faintly: "No need to pack it up. This is a special mission and you cannot bring personal belongings."

…

After lunch, Lei Yue and Hu Pingtao drove to Zhoucheng.

We arrived at night and went straight to the airport without stopping.

The flight time from the prefecture city to the provincial capital is about one hour.

At around two o'clock in the middle of the night, a group of people arrived at the provincial capital public security department.

Many rooms in the office building have lights on.

Seeing Lei Yue and Hu Pingtao walking into the office, Ran Hongjun quickly stood up from his chair and greeted them with a smile.

"You came here all night from Xiluo, are you tired?" he asked with concern.

"It's okay, I often worked the night shift when I was on the station, so I'm used to it." Hu Pingtao said with a grin.

Ran Hongjun signaled Lei Yue to close the door, turned around, and said seriously to Hu Pingtao: "There is an urgent task now, which must be completed by you."

Although Lei Yue didn't reveal a single word along the way, Hu Pingtao still guessed part of the content related to the mission: "Ran Ting, are you referring to the follow-up to the smuggling case?"

As soon as the words came out, Ran Hongjun was stunned, his expression suddenly became stern, and he subconsciously turned his sharp eyes to Lei Yue, who was sitting on the chair diagonally opposite.

The latter almost jumped up from his chair, waved his hands quickly, and defended in an innocent tone: "Ran Ting, I strictly abide by the confidentiality regulations and have never said a word to him. Hong Zhitao and Li are also coming back and forth with me.

Ling, both of them can testify."

Ran Hongjun turned his attention back to Hu Pingtao, looked at him doubtfully for a few seconds, and asked, "How did you guess that?"

Hu Pingtao smiled and said: "Actually, I have been thinking about this case during this period. Nuokang is the principal culprit, and I am responsible for the preliminary trial of all illegal immigrants this time. The confessions of several principal culprits in the group all point to the eastern coast, and the content is very complicated.

There is large-scale drug trafficking and drug hiding, and it also involves border crossings

Foreign human transshipment and trafficking, and this is not the first case. Cumulatively, Nuokang and others have transported hundreds of people to the eastern coast. Such cross-provincial and cross-border cases are very troublesome and must be solved by the police of the two provinces.

, provide support and convenience to each other.”

Ran Hongjun nodded slightly. The confusion in his eyes disappeared a little, but his curiosity did not diminish at all: "Continue."

"I didn't know until noon today that I was temporarily transferred here. Although neither Brother Lei nor Station Manager Liu disclosed it, I could more or less guess that it was about this case before and after the contact." Hu Pingtao spoke calmly and rationally.

According to reports: "The border inspection station is very busy, and the arranged work plan will not be changed easily. Of course, major cases are exceptions, not to mention that Lei Ge and stationmaster Liu have made it very clear at noon: This is a special task. According to confidentiality regulations,

Don't ask, don't ask, even if they know, they won't tell."

"As for why I was selected, I think on the one hand, I am familiar with the case itself, and on the other hand, I may have an advantage in language. The smugglers involved in the case include Burmese, Annan and Jianpuzhai people. I am proficient in Burmese.

I can also speak a few words in Chinese, Annan, and Jianzhai dialect. Although I am not proficient in it, I can have no problem with daily conversations."

After a conversation, Ran Hongjun and Lei Yue looked at each other in confusion.

After a long time, Ran Hongjun sighed: "Young people are really smart in thinking. In comparison, I am really old."

Lei Yue sat silently on the sofa across from him. He stared at Hu Pingtao, his eyes full of plundering desire and a strong unwillingness to be crushed.

"Since you have guessed it, I will open the skylight and speak out." Ran Hongjun moved his slightly stiff facial muscles and said seriously: "The Donghai Provincial Department set up a task force on the last chain murder case.

Focusing on checking outsiders. After a large-scale investigation, they have already grasped some clues. But the more they investigate, the more complex the case becomes, and it is far from as simple as we know now."

Hu Pingtao asked tentatively: "A large-scale group crime?"

Ran Hongjun nodded: "There are many people involved, and it's not just murder, drug trafficking and prostitution. What we have seen is just the tip of the iceberg. Last year, the coastal provinces and departments deployed elite troops and generals to jointly handle the case, but there were too few clues and no clear information.

The search direction. Fortunately, you captured Nuokang's smuggling group a few days ago, which unexpectedly opened up a breakthrough, and some seemingly useless clues suddenly came to life."

Hu Pingtao did not inquire into the details of the case. He asked seriously: "Ran Ting, what do you need me to do?"

Ran Hongjun was very satisfied with his attitude: "You go to the guest house first. Have a good rest tonight and recharge yourself. Someone will meet you early tomorrow morning and then set off. This case is serious and involves neighboring countries and military regions.

We will provide full support and provide a special transport plane. You can read the information on the plane tomorrow and wait until you get to the East China Sea to get more familiar with it."

…

Two days later, Donghai Province, Jinzhou.

Hu Pingtao sat under the eaves of the roadside to avoid the scorching sun and fell asleep against the wall.

He was wearing a tattered top. The material was very thin, dirty and old. The sleeves and hem were frayed in many places. The cotton threads were hanging down in strands. It felt like the clothes would tear harshly as long as you pulled hard.

Dispersed in the sound.

The pants were the same, black, with dirt all over the surface, and the trouser legs were stained with dry mud.

If Su Xiaolin were standing in front of her at this moment, it would be difficult to recognize that this unkempt man was actually her beloved husband.

Apply a special paint to your body to create dirty, dark brown skin.

Makeup was applied from the eyes to the chin to create artificial bags under the eyes, and the cheeks were deeply retracted, making Hu Pingtao look thinner than usual.

Long tattered clothes and trousers, blocking the burly and strong muscles. I deliberately chose large-sized clothes and wore them loosely on my body, plus a pair of tattered cloth shoes with rips and threads exposing the toes after walking too much, and sticky

The wig on the head... In short, Hu Pingtao is now a beggar walking around the streets carrying a broken bowl.

The local dialect here in Jinzhou is Cantonese, and Hu Pingtao speaks it fluently, with a strong local accent.

Although he is a beggar, his new identity is very real. More than ten years ago, there was a large-scale demolition outside the Third Ring Road in Jinzhou. A villager suddenly became rich. He received millions in compensation and was lured underground.

He lost everything in the casino in just a few days. He was too embarrassed to see his family, so he found a deserted place and hanged himself.

At that time, the Internet was not as developed as it is now, and not many people knew about it. The Donghai Provincial Department made arrangements for the family, and asked Hu Pingtao to use the identity of the deceased and lie to the outside world that "he was not dead, but he was too embarrassed to go back."
To be continued...