"No, doing so might alert the other party, which would not only ruin the plan but also put Luo Fei in danger."

"...Then why don't we ask the tech department for a micro locator."

"If the other side really doesn't allow electronic devices, do you think a micro locator won't be found? Let's not do something so easily exposed."

"But we can't do this, and we can't do that. If it's really as Zhou Lin is worried about, won't we be wasting all our efforts?"

Everyone immediately fell into distress.

Luo Fei frowned and thought for a while, then analyzed, "Team Leader Pan, even if I can't see the exact route then, the other side can't possibly make me walk entirely by foot; most of the time in between will be by car."

"If you can then determine the approximate location based on the car, can you do that?"

"There's definitely no problem with that."

"Then that's it." Luo Fei nodded thoughtfully.

Seeing him like this, Pan Hu couldn't help but ask, "Luo Fei, have you thought of a way?"

"Team Leader Pan, you know my sense of smell is quite sensitive. If it's on foot, even if I can't see, I can analyze the approximate environment based on the surrounding scents. As long as I go over it again, I'm confident I can retrace the route."

This ability of Luo Fei's was already well known to everyone.

Therefore, the people present were not surprised, but rather ecstatic.

"If that's the case, then there's no problem."

"Since this problem is solved, now we only need to consider how to convict Zheng Yujie and the others."

"That's simple. As long as we find the drug-making site, if we stake it out around the area, sooner or later we'll catch these people going to the drug-making site. Then, with both people and evidence, they can't deny it, right?"

"That's certainly one way to go about it."

The group discussed the specific details some more and finally settled on a complete plan.

Then it was a tense wait again.

At dawn three days later, Luo Fei arrived at the previously arranged meeting place at the brickyard as scheduled.

Guo Laoer was still there waiting, just like before.

But the difference was that Liao Hao was also present this time.

"Boss Lin, you're finally here. Let me introduce you; this is our Brother Hao."

After Luo Fei got out of the car, Guo Laoer nodded and bowed, introducing the two simply.

"You're the Brother Hao. Then what about before?" Luo Fei scrutinized the other, displeased.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Guo Laoer smiled sheepishly and didn't dare speak.

Liao Hao saw that Luo Fei was upset that Guo Laoer had deceived him last time, so he quickly smiled and said, "Boss Lin, please forgive us. This is our first time working together, and without knowing each other's background, we had to be cautious. If we have offended you, please bear with us."

"I won't mention it now, but you should believe by now that I'm trustworthy, so I hope not to encounter similar issues in the future."

"Of course, of course. We'll take you there now... However, to be cautious, we'd still like Boss Lin's cooperation in a small matter."

Luo Fei frowned, displeased, "How do you want me to cooperate?"

"Boss Lin knows our factory is highly confidential, and according to our rules, no electronic devices are allowed inside, so every visiting boss needs to be searched."

As expected, it was mostly as Pan Hu and others had predicted.

Luo Fei was mentally prepared, hesitated briefly, then said, "Okay."

Saying so, he handed his phone to Liao Hao of his own accord.

"Thanks for understanding."

Liao Hao breathed a sigh of relief and immediately signaled Guo Laoer with a look.

The latter understood and stepped forward, apologizing as he began searching Luo Fei.

Just then, Luo Fei suddenly remembered something and said, "Wait a moment."

Then, everyone saw as he pulled out an unloaded handgun from his pocket.

As he gestured for Guo Laoer to continue, he said to Liao Hao, "I suppose I can carry this thing with me, right?"

None of the people present seemed particularly surprised to see this.

Being alone at such a banquet, it wouldn't make sense not to have anything for self-defense.

"Of course, Boss Lin, do as you please."

Only then did Luo Fei smile and put the thing back into his pocket.

By this time, Guo Laoer had finished searching and turned to shake his head at Liao Hao.

"Boss Lin, sorry for the offense earlier. Now please put this on, and we can head out right away."

As Liao Hao said this, he took out a blindfold.

"A blindfold? You guys are cautious enough!" Luo Fei sneered, seemingly very dissatisfied, but still quickly took the item and placed it over his eyes.

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Listening to the sound returned by the equipment, Pan Hu understood that Luo Fei was deliberately passing on a message.

"The situation is indeed as we anticipated. Immediately notify everyone to closely monitor the surrounding road sections, and keep an eye out for any suspicious vehicles."

Watching Luo Fei put on the blindfold, Liao Hao immediately handed his phone to Guo Laoer, "You stay here and wait."

After saying this, he signaled another underling to help Luo Fei towards their car.

The police had been inactive for so long; naturally, Liao Hao and the others believed they hadn't found anything out, not realizing the police had already figured them out.

So they had no idea that once their car reached the main road, it was immediately detected by the police.

"Report to Team Leader Pan, we've found the target vehicle. They are now heading toward Jiuli River Township in Ningjiang County."

"Good, immediately pull up the road surveillance along the way and closely monitor their movements."

Everyone methodically switched the surveillance monitors, their eyes fixed on the screens without blinking, fearing to miss any critical information.

About twenty minutes later, after passing the surveillance camera on a bend, Liao Hao's car didn't reappear in the next footage, nor did it show up on any returning route cameras.

"We can now be fairly certain that they're near Dawan Village in Jiuli River Township, having left the main road. This means the drug-making site is likely hidden around Dawan Village."

Pan Hu stood by a map of Ningxiang County, analyzing with everyone.

Everyone nodded in agreement with his assessment.

"Unfortunately, there are too many paths in this area and no surveillance along the way; now we can only rely entirely on Luo Fei."

Having no recourse, everyone began the restless wait.

On his side, although Luo Fei couldn't see outside as he was sitting in the car, he wasn't idle, making full use of every second to analyze the scents coming through the car window.

Despite Pan Hu's assurance, he was still worried about unforeseen events; therefore, as soon as he got in the car, he used needing fresh air as an excuse to ask Liao Hao to open the window.

Naturally, Liao Hao hadn't imagined a person could be so sensitive to smells and agreed without much thought.

Thus, after navigating for some time, Luo Fei keenly noticed the car make a turn and then enter another road; simultaneously, he sensed the unique smell of pine trees and the stench of garbage.

Though he didn't know that this was the territory of Dawan Village, he made a mental note of the situation.

After the car had traveled for about another ten minutes, it came to a stop.

"Boss Lin, you might need to keep this on for a short walk ahead, but I'll have a brother support you."

Liao Hao apologetically said.

Luo Fei didn't say much, "Then let's hurry it up."

Then Liao Hao signaled for the driver to step up and support Luo Fei, and the three slowly moved forward under the cover of night.

Upon getting out of the car, Luo Fei picked up a strong smell of duck droppings and realized there might be a large duck farm nearby.

Then, from the scents in the surrounding air and the occasional barking of dogs, he estimated that they were likely in a village with a relatively high population density.

Taking note of all this information, Luo Fei felt the person supporting him come to a stop.

"We're here, Boss Lin."

Liao Hao explained, then judging by the sounds, seemed to be stepping forward to open a door.

At this moment, Luo Fei strained to smell but detected no special odors. However, he seemed to hear the cry of a child coming from a nearby residential building.

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