"Then what about the person who brought the car?" Zhengyi asked a question. He looked bored with just sitting there listening.

"What do you want to know?" asked Zhongli.

"Of course I want to know about the basics of the person who brought the car. For example, physical characteristics."

"He was wearing a hat, a thick jacket, and sunglasses. The witnesses also said that his teeth were bared."

"The police already know, right?" Yixiong asked.

"Of course. The city police have even distributed a sketch of the car's driver's face to all police personnel on duty in areas where the car might have passed while escaping to the next town."

"Such a clear physical trait. Wouldn't that be something that would greatly assist the investigation?" Yiren asked.

Zhongli shook his head. "We suspect that the slanted teeth are also just part of the disguise."

Ah! That is true! They must have been well prepared for something like that.

"Do you have direct communication with the police in this city?" Yiren asked.

"I can say that we have limited cooperation."

"Limited cooperation?" Yixiong seemed interested in that statement. "Is it because of this kidnapping incident?"

"No, Sir. That's how it usually is. We exchange information regularly. Although sometimes we do withhold some information. So do the police. Often they provide incomplete information."

Yiren nodded. Such competition was clearly unhealthy. Nobody knew their purpose for doing such things. Yiren didn't really care, either. Whatever the police did, it's none of his business. He just wanted Xinxiu to come back quickly. It didn't matter who found him first.

"So, the police didn't tell you about this at all," said Zhongli Zhiren.

"The police never said anything about the results of their investigation," Yixiong said. "Except tonight, when the police said they were following the kidnapper's accomplice to a house not too far from here. In addition, they also only informed us of the presence of our neighbors in the vicinity of that house."

"But they must have contacted the gentlemen here soon after you came back from the park," said Zhongli.

Yixiong nodded.

"Have you told the police about the contents of the package that you found in the park?" Asked Zhongli Zhiren.

How did he know we found the package? Ah! It is possible the secret organization he works for had also sent someone to the park to monitor the ransom handover process.

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"Not yet." Yixiong shook his head quickly. "We just opened it. By now, the police should have contacted us again to inquire about the contents of this package," said Yixiong.

"Our Huaxiang haven't twinkled yet," Qiuzhen said.

"It's about time. It's a little strange that the police haven't contacted us," Yixiong said.

"Maybe they are busy with something. It could be that something extraordinary has happened," said Zhengyi.

"So this thing is called Huaxiang?" Zhongli Zhiren pointed to the communication device the police gave them.

Yiren laughed. "We don't know what it's called. So we call it Huaxiang."

Zhongli Zhiren chuckled after hearing Yiren's answer. "Although we also use this kind of tool, I don't know what it's called either."

"If the Huaxiang is on, can the police listen to our conversation right now?" Yiren asked.

"Of course not, Sir," answered Zhongli Zhiren. "If that button is not on, even though Huaxiang is on, both parties still cannot hear the voice of the other party." Zhongli Zhiren pointed at the button located next to the Huaxiang on-off button.

"But since yesterday, we never touched that button? Conversations can easily occur by simply turning on the device," said Yiren.

"No, Sir. That button, which is next to the on-off button, doesn't have to be pressed if we want to communicate. So in the earphones, there is a sensor. If we put earphones in our ears, the device will automatically send our voices and at the same time receive sound from the other end," said Zhongli Zhiren.

"So even if the device is on, as long as we don't press the button next to the on-off button, or the earphones aren't plugged into our ears, then they won't be able to listen to our conversation," said Yiren.

"That's right, Sir," answered Zhongli Zhiren.

Yiren nodded hearing Zhongli Zhiren's explanation. The police didn't tell them about it at all.

They purposely didn't tell me about it because they thought it isn't important? Or because they didn't know themselves? But there is no way they didn't know about it.

"What exactly is in that package?" Asked Zhongli Zhiren.

Yixiong sighed. "The kidnappers asked us to cooperate in deceiving the police. So they asked us to prepare another bag. The things we had to give to the kidnappers, we had to put in that other bag."

Zhongli raised his eyebrows. "They're quite clever."

Yixiong nodded. "We have to fill the old bag with other items of approximately the same amount and weight. Later, there will be two teams. The first team will deliver the fake ransom items. The second team will deliver the real ransom items. They asked us to cover up this plan. So later, the police should only monitor the first team."

"Do you intend to cooperate with the kidnappers?" Zhongli Zhiren smiled. His smile was so strange and mysterious.

That obviously couldn't happen. Does he want to test us?

"Of course not." Yixiong laughed. "We will tell the truth to the police."

Zhongli Zhiren was silent. Although he seemed to be worried about something, he didn't say anything.

"The lights are on," Jingkang shouted. He pointed to their means of communication.

Yixiong got up from the chair and approached Huaxiang. He gestured for Qiuzhen to join the conversation. They both then put earphones into their ears.

"Please don't tell the police that I am here. At this stage, the police shouldn't need to know I'm here."

Yixiong and Qiuzhen said nothing. They just nodded.

Isn't this weird? Law enforcers hide from other law enforcers. This is a far cry from the official procedure they are supposed to carry out!

Even though he didn't know the real reason, Yiren still tried to think positive. It was possible Zhongli Zhiren suspected that there were spies on the police side.