Chapter 945: Shocking News

As soon as Kai opened the door, Lu Chuan immediately recognized the other person—it was the Tabby Cat he was looking for!

Tracking Old Knife had led him to the Tabby Cat!

This was absolutely a pleasant surprise.

Of course, Kai was unaware that the two people in front of him were his colleagues.

"Brother Knife, they’re here to check the gas."

Kai first shouted this into the hall before saying, "What are you guys inspecting gas for at this hour?"

Opportunity!

The appearance of Lu Chuan and his companion made Kai feel this was definitely an opportunity.

Now, the Smiling Tiger was in Haizhou City, and nobody knew about this secret.

He had been undercover for 10 years just to gather some basic information on the Smiling Tiger.

And now that the Smiling Tiger was in Haizhou City, if he could get this message out and let the police capture him in one fell swoop, what was the point of continuing undercover?

But how to get the message out?

Old Knife was inside, so he couldn’t act freely.

Moreover, could these two be trusted?

Could they be Old Knife’s pawns to test him?

Lu Chuan had no idea Kai was thinking about so many things in that instant.

"Boss, really sorry, we don’t want to work overtime either, but most homeowners aren’t home during the day because they’re at work, so if we want to check the gas in homes, we can only come at night."

As he spoke, Lu Chuan and Chen Jiang had already changed into shoe covers.

At first, it felt unnatural being gas inspectors, but after checking dozens of villas in three different villa zones, they had become familiar with this routine.

"Alright, come in."

Kai stepped aside to let Lu Chuan and his companion come in.

Without any chit-chat along the way, they asked Kai where the kitchen was as soon as they entered.

"Oh? You’re checking the gas and don’t know where the kitchen is?"

Kai raised an eyebrow and asked.

Chen Jiang replied, "The villas in this community are all detached and each layout is different. Where’s yours?"

Kai pointed to the right: "Over there."

Lu Chuan and Chen Jiang nodded and walked over.

In the living room, Brother Knife was drinking tea. He merely glanced at Lu Chuan and his companion as they passed through the living room and then ignored them.

This villa was rented by his people.

Since Kai was captured, he had been watched and had no chance to contact anyone outside.

Furthermore, when Lu Chuan and Chen Jiang were at the door, Old Knife had already called the property management.

The property management knew about it, saying they had already inspected several villas.

Also, they came from the neighboring villa community.

Thus, Old Knife gradually lowered his guard.

Kai walked over and glanced at Old Knife: "I’ll go check it out."

Old Knife shook his head: "Forget it, let them do the inspection, you don’t need to worry."

Kai did not insist.

Normally, they were just two gas inspectors. If he acted too eager or did anything unusual, he feared drawing Old Knife’s attention.

In the kitchen.

Lu Chuan and Chen Jiang took out their tools and began checking.

Chen Jiang glanced at Lu Chuan: "Brother Chuan, this pipeline is fine."

Before this mission, Chen Jiang had already seen Kai’s photo, so when Kai opened the door, Chen Jiang also recognized him.

And Old Knife.

Although only Wang Zhaokai had seen Old Knife’s appearance, they had already memorized the clothes Old Knife wore from checking surveillance.

Now, with Old Knife here, and the Tabby Cat present.

Is it time to act?

Lu Chuan was also considering this question.

But he couldn’t be sure if there were others in the villa.

The situation with Kai was manageable.

As long as they revealed their identity, there should be no issue on his part.

The key was Old Knife; Lu Chuan didn’t know if he had any weapons.

Thinking of this, Lu Chuan signaled Chen Jiang to continue checking.

After a while, Lu Chuan emerged from the kitchen and looked at the two in the living room: "Boss, the inspection is almost done, the elbow connection here is a bit aged, might need replacing."

Kai stood up and walked over naturally.

"Are you sure about your inspection?"

Kai thought he couldn’t miss this opportunity.

If these two were clear, Kai definitely needed them to take the message out.

Lu Chuan grinned: "Don’t worry, we’re definitely professionals."

"Usually, the gas line itself isn’t the issue; the key is these flexible connections after the gas enters the home. We just checked and your villa’s flexible connections are the old plastic ones that easily age."

Lu Chuan explained while leading Kai to the kitchen, pointing at some of the gas flexible connections there.

"See, it’s these flexible connections."

"Nowadays, we recommend homeowners replace these with explosion-proof gas pipes."

While speaking, Lu Chuan took a piece of pipe from his bag and showed Kai.

Kai, hearing the detailed explanation, continued asking: "How much does this cost?"

"Can it be installed now?"

Lu Chuan quickly responded: "Not expensive, not expensive. Our explosion-proof pipes are ten yuan per meter. Given your situation, seven or eight meters should suffice."

"Including installation, it’s only 200 yuan."

Talking, the two walked further into the kitchen.

Chen Jiang had already prepared.

Out of Old Knife’s sight, Chen Jiang immediately took out his phone and held it out in front of Kai.

On the screen was a line of text: "Tabby Cat, we are police."

Kai saw the words and instantly froze!

Police!

They’re actually police.

Moreover, they know his code name is Tabby Cat, which means they certainly aren’t sent by the Smiling Tiger to test him.

"Boss, would you like to change it?"

Lu Chuan saw Tabby Cat was stunned and immediately reminded him.

Kai snapped out of it: "Isn’t this a bit expensive?"

"Besides, this pipe looks pretty good to me, not necessary to replace."

Lu Chuan typed on his phone while speaking: "Boss, it’s not like that. This pipe looks fine on the outside, but our professional instrument detected it is actually corroded and thinner in some places."

Text on phone: How many people are there, do they have guns?

Kai nodded, took the phone, and typed: "Three people, two more upstairs, Old Knife likely has a gun, others don’t."

Then Kai spoke: "Is this pipe usable?"

After speaking, he typed again on the phone: "Smiling Tiger is now in Haizhou City, capture him!"

Smiling Tiger?

Lu Chuan was shocked!

As soon as they identified Old Knife, they naturally knew about Smiling Tiger.

Moreover, Gao Feng from the Haizhou City Public Security Bureau Anti-drug Detachment had also mentioned some details about Smiling Tiger.

Kai had been undercover for 10 years just to get close to the Smiling Tiger.

And now he was actually in Haizhou City!

Lu Chuan set aside his shock and continued communicating with Kai: "Of course, if you want to use it, there’s no problem, it works, but we believe there’s a safety risk. If you switch to the explosion-proof pipe, you won’t need to touch it for 10 years."