My chat group members are all legendary criminals.

Chapter 21 Preparing for Operation

"Excuse me! Are you the Chinese-American detective from the news? Could I have your contact information?"

Although the news report blurred his features, his figure and handsome Eastern face are still very distinctive.

Several nurses on duty gathered around, their eyes sparkling.

Lu Yiming was cornered at the nurses' station, feeling extremely frustrated.

"Excuse me, excuse me... It's an emergency!"

He has no time to deal with these things; all he can think about is settling scores with Mia.

This guy has gone too far! How could he leak this kind of information to the media!

……

"Where did I go too far!"

In the hospital's break room, Mia opened her mouth and obediently accepted being fed by her best friend, Chen Ruoyan.

The cake was sweet, but she was seething with anger.

"You have no idea what your husband has done..."

She swallowed the words back down her throat.

You can't exactly tell your best friend, "Your husband groped my breasts," can you?

Her face flushed instantly.

Chen Ruoyan ignored her complaints and shoved another spoonful of cake into her mouth: "How come the misunderstanding between you two is getting deeper and deeper..."

"Misunderstanding? Ha!"

Mia chewed on her cake and muttered, "He's a complete scoundrel! Aren't you really going to reconsider?"

"What's there to consider?"

Chen Ruoyan smiled, her eyes gentle. "We grew up together, we know each other inside and out."

Mia angrily bit her spoon.

No, I have to find a chance to test him and make him reveal his true colors!

Just then, the door to the lounge was pushed open.

Lu Yiming stormed in, interrupting Ju's promising start.

"Mia! Did you leak details of the case to the media?!"

Chen Ruoyan and Mia were both stunned.

"What did I say?" Mia asked, looking completely bewildered.

"Lazarus's affair! You big mouth, what if you alert them? If they escape, how will we solve this case?!"

Chen Ruoyan immediately stood up and pulled him back: "Calm down. Mia has been with me the whole time and hasn't been in contact with the media."

Mia got angry too, and jumped up: "Who are you calling a big mouth?!"

Lu Yiming was stunned. Could it be... that it really wasn't her?

"You're such a blabbermouth!"

In a moment of anger, he brought up old grievances: "Back in college! Was it you who spread the rumor about my kidney deficiency?!"

He regretted it as soon as the words left his mouth. Something about those words sounded rather strange.

"Uh, no... I mean, you've been spreading rumors about me having kidney deficiency..."

The more he tried to explain, the worse it got.

Mia's face darkened, and she grabbed her bag and left.

"I didn't say that!" she said, slamming the door as she left.

Chen Ruoyan sighed and gently pulled Lu Yiming's arm:

"Why do you two act like you're about to fight the moment you meet...?"

Lu Yiming sighed as well. Now was not the time to argue.

If the information about Lazarus was indeed leaked from within, then those cultists are likely already preparing to flee.

All his efforts may be in vain.

We must hurry.

Just then, my phone vibrated. It was a message from Mike:

"Got the address. 177 West Oak Street, the old Zion Gospel Church. My gang friend said those guys saw the news, they're packing up, and they even called a big truck. We need to act fast, they could run away at any time."

Lu Yiming's heart tightened. They really were going to run!

He immediately dialed Marcus's number: "Boss! We've found their hideout! 177 West Oak Street, Old Zion Gospel Church! They're packing up, getting ready to run!"

After saying that, he rushed outside.

Chen Ruoyan quickly grabbed him and stuffed a thermal bag into his arms.

"Take it with you and eat it on the way. Be careful," she instructed, her expression worried.

Lu Yiming tossed the bag around; it was a bit heavy.

He opened it and saw that there were three bento boxes inside.

"This one is yours," Chen Ruoyan said, pointing to it.

"The middle one is for Mia, it's a white meal, so try not to argue with her too much."

Lu Yiming nodded, then pointed to the third box: "And this one is...?"

"This is for your group's Leo."

Lu Yiming: "!!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ"

……

The atmosphere on the police bus was very strange.

The entire team rushed into action, and everyone was hungry.

In the middle of the carriage, three people were holding lunch boxes and enjoying their meals.

Mia held her vegetable salad and chicken breast, chewing as she glared at Lu Yiming across from her with murderous eyes.

Lu Yiming held his sweet and sour pork tenderloin, eating while glaring at Leo next to him with an even fiercer look.

What exactly is this guy's relationship with Ruoyan?!

Lu Yiming was going crazy.

Asking directly would make me seem petty, but not asking would leave me feeling stifled.

Mia thought to herself: If we go into battle and I accidentally miss with my shot, wouldn't it be fair to kill him?

The fully armed police officers around them, smelling the aroma of food wafting through the air, inwardly groaned:

You guys are eating, can you please stop making that smacking noise with your lips?

We're all still hungry!

"Mia, Lu Yiming."

Marcus turned around from the front row, an energy bar still dangling from his mouth.

"You two will guard the side gate later. Just keep watch."

Mia's eyes widened. "Boss, can I not go with him?"

Marcus ignored her, turned around himself, and tightened the buckle on Lu Yiming's bulletproof vest.

"Stop talking nonsense. If anything happens to you, our whole operation will be ruined. Just stay in the back with him and don't rush forward."

He then looked at Lu Yiming, his tone softening somewhat:

"Originally, we shouldn't have brought you along for this kind of on-site arrest. But if you don't participate, the contribution won't be significant enough, so just tag along and get some credit later."

Got it, there's no danger. I'll just go along and get some experience.

Lu Yiming nodded vigorously: "Understood, boss!"

……

The convoy quietly stopped a block outside West Oak Street.

Everyone got off the bus silently and quickly assembled.

As soon as Lu Yiming got out of the car, he saw a familiar figure leaning against the wall.

"Oh~ Chirp~"

The old patrolman grinned and gave him a bear hug.

Just as Lu Yiming was about to push him away, he heard Mike whisper in his ear, speaking very quickly:

"The head of this church loves cash and gold bars. I heard they've collected a lot of donations."

As he spoke, he bumped into Lu Yiming with his body and casually tucked his Glock into the side of Lu Yiming's bulletproof vest.

"Be careful, kid. Staying alive is the most important thing."

He patted Lu Yiming on the back.

"The address is a church; they usually disguise it quite well. Be careful, I'll keep watch here."

Lu Yiming understood instantly.

Mike meant to suggest that they take over the cult's slush fund, and he even gave Mike a gun for self-defense.

It's a pity I'll just hang around outside this time and not go in.

"Thanks to you this time, Mike. You patrol officers really know your stuff." Marcus enthusiastically pulled out a cigarette and handed it to him.

"No trouble at all!" Mike chuckled, waved his hand, and took the whole pack of cigarettes.

"It's all for America to be great again."

……

Marcus had already given a hand signal ahead.

All officers had their guns loaded.

The group formed a tactical formation and moved to flank the ordinary church building on the street corner.

From a distance, you could see that the side door of the church was open, and several people were hurriedly loading things into a truck.

In the backyard, flickering lights and black smoke could be seen. They were burning documents.

As expected, we had to run!

Marcus immediately used sign language to instruct the team to approach covertly from the left and right, while simultaneously sending men to block the front door and back alley to prevent anyone from driving out.

At the side door.

Lu Yiming followed Mia, crouching behind a police car, with a bad feeling about him.

I feel like Mia is unreliable; my life is more important.

He took out his phone, opened the red envelope history, and found the Texas Chainsaw Massacre killer's "Flesh and Blood Saw" skill.

Click to use.

A message pops up on the phone screen:

The skill you used last time has not expired and cannot be used again.