Was the intended phrase actually "feint in the east and strike in the west"?
The police had mobilized so many officers, but if they were deployed in the opposite direction... In reality, the transaction location wasn’t in northwestern Guizhou at all, but in the southeast. By the time they completed the deal with their "quick resolution" strategy, the police would be too far away to intervene.
Thinking this way, everything fell into place. Why had Luo Yu taken the risk of keeping her, a police officer, by his side? He had acted deeply affectionate, enigmatic and hard to read. In truth, he was using her to set up this scheme and deceive the police. When had he ever let her witness his actual discussions and decision-making process with his accomplices?
That was why he had been so angry tonight—because she had suddenly barged into their stronghold. If she had caught even the slightest hint of something amiss, all their efforts would have been wasted. What he never expected was Xiao Yan and Yin Feng’s unexpected intervention.
If this hypothesis was correct, then Sister Yun had also been deceived by the Yunnan side. They must have secretly sent people to conspire with Luo Yu about this matter. They were turning the tables, using Sister Yun to further mislead the police.
Then why had Luo Yu still invited her to join him on this "business trip"? For a police officer, this opportunity was too tempting, but for him, it seemed overly confident.
A chill ran through You Mingxu’s heart.
If the criminals were truly feinting in the east and striking in the west, luring all the police forces to the west while she alone followed them... Even if she sensed something wrong, she would be isolated and powerless, completely under Luo Yu’s control. What couldn’t he do to her then? He could even make her "disappear" from the world without a trace.
This was Luo Yu’s true scheme. Over the past few days, even during their "cohabitation," Luo Yu had never made a move against her because he knew the police were watching. He was waiting for this moment—the perfect opportunity to strike decisively.
What would happen if the police proceeded with the original plan?
They would come up empty-handed. Luo Yu and his group would escape with a large quantity of drugs, forcefully opening up the Central and North China markets.
And she would likely fall into his hands.
Killing two birds with one stone.
Although You Mingxu had no concrete evidence—only speculation—she had dealt with Luo Yu too many times. He was, by nature, extremely cautious, shrewd, ruthless, and cunning. The more she thought about it, the more convinced she became that this was his true intention.
Even without evidence now, having suspicions was better than facing total defeat later. She was currently in Luo Yu’s home and needed to be cautious. First thing tomorrow morning, she would report to Ding Xiongwei. If the other side really planned to feint in the east and strike in the west, there would surely be clues. If the police were prepared in advance, they wouldn’t be caught off guard.
Having made up her mind, she thought for a moment and took out her phone, intending to ask Yin Feng for his thoughts.
Then she saw the text message he had sent a few minutes earlier:
"Uncultured east sun west rain = feint in the east and strike in the west? Not northwestern Guizhou, but southeastern Guizhou?"
You Mingxu read it twice and replied, "Same thought. Let’s discuss it in the meeting tomorrow morning."
Yin Feng sent back a kissing emoji.
You Mingxu chuckled helplessly, then paused and scrolled back through their chat history to a few months earlier. Back then, Yin Feng’s emojis were even more varied: kisses, hugs, wiggling figures... She knew he had downloaded many emojis and often sent them randomly. However, during the short time they were together, the one he sent most frequently was the kissing emoji. He sent it when he woke up in the morning, during lunch, in the afternoon, and a string of them before bed.His preferences, it seemed, had not changed.
Or perhaps, the closer Yin Feng got to her, the more he revealed the deeply hidden side of his heart.
Thinking this, warmth spread through her chest.
Steadying her mind, she decided to first give Jing Ping a heads-up. For some reason, she felt that Jing Ping had also sensed something, because during yesterday's meeting, he mentioned having a hunch but still needed to take Xu Mengshan along to verify it.
You Mingxu had been in daily contact with Luo Yu, observing his words and expressions, and combined with the results of tonight's reconnaissance, she had arrived at the "feint" conclusion. Jing Ping had been stationed on the periphery—what had he noticed? If he could see through the enemy's feint strategy ahead of time under such circumstances, You Mingxu would truly have to give him a big "admiration," a deep, heartfelt admiration.
But why did You Mingxu feel that Jing Ping had already figured it out? He was a prodigy—last time, with no prior signs, he knew an explosion was imminent. The moment he entered the drug dealer's house, he expertly found the hidden drugs. With a single glance, he could identify which person in a vast crowd was a drug mule carrying narcotics.
She first sent him a text: "Are you there?"
No reply.
She decided to call him instead. There were no security concerns here—if it were truly inconvenient to answer the phone, he would have set it up in advance.
Sure enough, the call couldn't go through. Out of service.
You Mingxu then tried calling Xu Mengshan, with the same result.
She put down her phone, hugged her knees, and pondered—where had these two gone?
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