Chapter 148: The Big Boss Dong Cuiqin

A fleet of speeding police cars was rushing towards S County.

“Dong Cuiqin, female, 67 years old, from S County. Left home to work at sixteen, returned at eighteen while pregnant, and gave birth to Dong Qi. After giving birth, Dong Cuiqin left again at twenty and was gone for ten years. She came back at thirty to raise her son, left again at thirty-four, and took Dong Qi with her for two years before returning. At thirty-nine, she and Dong Qi left once more. At forty-one, Dong Cuiqin returned alone and settled in the village, never leaving again. Dong Qi wandered around but came back once or twice a year, staying with his mother for two to three months each time. At forty-five, Dong Cuiqin started living with a widower from the same village…”

Guo Qiang finished reading the report and glanced at Xiao Yu, who was resting with his eyes closed. 

“Boss, is it her?”

“We’ll know when we see her,” Xiao Yu replied calmly.

Why didn’t they check Dong Qi’s home at the start? By chance, the case progressed smoothly, leading them to the site of the fallen police officer Bu Wenhui’s first crime scene. Following the clues took them out of the province, and they overlooked Dong Qi’s home. No, it wasn’t chance. It was a twist of fate.

Who would have thought the big boss of the criminal gang was a sixty-something rural woman?

Finally, Xiao Yu’s mind cleared. All the inconsistencies now made sense. 

Yes, only family would not betray family. Otherwise, why would a gang leader, having already made it big, still work as an underling without betrayal? 

Because they were mother and son.

Then what about Detective Bu Wenhui’s murder? Dong Qi clearly had the chance to flee abroad, yet he came back to kill.

Did that make sense?

Yes, it did.

When the investigation first started, Detective Bu Wenhui had visited the village multiple times and had even been to Dong Qi’s home. Key point: he had a confrontation with Dong Qi’s mother, Dong Cuiqin.

For twenty years, Dong Qi never betrayed his mother. Despite being a ruthless criminal, he was probably a filial son. Otherwise, he wouldn’t return home each year to spend time with her. A criminal with more than ten lives on his hands, who saw people as mere tools for profit, was still a devoted son. Ironic, wasn’t it?

When he mistakenly believed that a police officer had bullied his mother, what did you think he would do? 

The police? 

To someone like Dong Qi, people were just pawns for him to use. Would he care about a cop’s life? This also explained why Detective Bu Wenhui’s death had been so brutal. His limbs were broken, eyes gouged out, tongue cut off… and finally, his throat was slit.

***

The police cars drove into the village and stopped at the entrance of the Dong family home. Xiao Yu stepped out of the car and walked into the courtyard.

Woof! Woof! Woof!

A mongrel dog in the yard barked loudly. Xiao Yu squinted his eyes and shot a cold glance at the dog, which immediately fell silent. Not only that, the dog whimpered, tucked its tail between its legs, and ran back to its kennel.

Why did this happen? The answer was simple.

What kind of mongrel dares to face a violent bear?

In that instant, Xiao Yu activated his system skill, Bear’s Strength. Maybe it was the barking, but an old man walked out from a nearby house. Seeing Xiao Yu and Guo Qiang, he asked curiously, “Who are you looking for?”

“We’re looking for Dong Cuiqin. She should be at home, right?” Xiao Yu walked up to the old man, showing his police badge. 

The old man’s expression changed slightly. He nodded and opened the door.

Xiao Yu and Guo Qiang went inside.

Outside the courtyard, countless police cars and a military truck were parked. A group of SWAT officers and armed police officers got out of the cars and jumped off the truck, surrounding the Dong family home like dumplings in a pot.

Wasn’t this a bit much? Even if Dong Cuiqin was confirmed as the big boss of the criminal gang, she was just an elderly woman. And they hadn’t even confirmed it yet, did they need such a massive show of force? 

When they captured Dong Qi, they deployed special forces. This case had grown far beyond imagination.

***

In Xiao Yu’s impression, rural houses were generally not very clean. Not dirty, but most had cement floors. Houses in the countryside often had stoves outside and used kangs (heated brick beds) inside, which meant they tended to gather dust and look a bit dingy.

But the Dong family home was very clean, with wooden floors and a small oil-burning boiler for heating instead of a kang. The kitchen had a gas stove and extractor hood, and there was even an air conditioner inside.

Everything about the decor was just like in the city.

With Xiao Yu’s keen eye, he could tell at a glance that it must have cost at least several hundred thousand yuan. Just the high-end solid wood flooring alone must have cost no less than fifty to sixty thousand yuan. 

Looking at the lavish decor, Xiao Yu’s expression turned frighteningly cold. He knew every penny spent on this was earned by exploiting and harming others.

Walking into the main house, they entered a large hall. A stylishly dressed elderly woman was sitting on the sofa watching TV. She didn’t look like she was 67. She seemed to be in her fifties.

The old lady’s expression was calm as she glanced at Xiao Yu. 

How to describe those eyes? 

Very serene, as if she had weathered many storms and come to terms with many things.

She was Dong Cuiqin.

“They’re the police,” the old man said.

“Police?” Dong Cuiqin’s face darkened. “What do you want now, to bully an old woman? I already told you, I don’t know where my son is–”

“No need to act anymore.” Interrupting her, Xiao Yu stared into her eyes. “Someone with such calm eyes wouldn’t have such a volatile temper.”

Dong Cuiqin fell silent, a cold glint flashed in her eyes before they turned indifferent again.

“This time, we’re here to tell you that we’ve caught your son.” Xiao Yu looked at Dong Cuiqin, whose expression had suddenly changed, and sneered. “And also, we’re here to arrest you… big boss.”

Dong Cuiqin’s body trembled slightly but quickly calmed down. Instead of fear, curiosity flickered in her eyes. “Did my son betray me?”

She actually admitted it.

Xiao Yu’s face showed mockery. “Not your son. He’s too filial.”

“Ha,” Dong Cuiqin laughed. “That’s good. At least I didn’t raise him in vain.”

“Such a loving mother and filial son,” Xiao Yu said calmly. “When you face your trial and are brought to the execution ground, I hope you can still smile. I wonder if you’ll be executed first, or your son?”

There was no need to wait for the execution ground, Dong Cuiqin’s smile had already vanished. Fear appeared in those once calm eyes.

The older you got, the more you feared death.

When the handcuffs were placed on her wrists, Dong Cuiqin collapsed to the ground.

Xiao Yu, however, smiled.

Indeed, heaven had eyes. These evil-doers would be wiped out, leaving no trace of their bloodline behind. Like sweeping out the trash, they would be removed from this world without a trace.