The crackdown on organized crime began with the arrest of the mother-in-law.

Chapter 1280 discusses the formulation of the arrest plan.

Xiao Wang immediately reported the situation to Li Ming: "Captain Li, Zhou Hao has confessed everything. Zhang Jianjun is the mastermind. We have obtained evidence of his crimes. Please organize an arrest immediately!"

Li Ming decisively gave the order over the phone: "Act immediately! Make sure the arrest is successful and don't let Zhang Jianjun escape!"

Xiao Wang hung up the phone and strode to his office to begin devising a plan to arrest Zhang Jianjun. He knew that the investigation surrounding Zhao Baotian's murder was about to reach its final victory. Only by capturing Zhang Jianjun could Zhao Baotian's spirit be truly appeased, and justice be served.

After Xiao Wang reported Zhou Hao's confession to Li Ming, the Criminal Investigation Detachment immediately activated the emergency arrest plan. At 9:00 AM, an arrest deployment meeting was held in the conference room. Li Ming projected Zhang Jianjun's basic information, social relationship diagram, and vehicle trajectory diagram onto the screen, and said in a serious tone: "As the mastermind behind Zhao Baotian's murder case, Zhang Jianjun has a strong counter-surveillance awareness and owns a vehicle, posing a risk of escape or resistance. Based on Zhou Hao's confession and preliminary investigations, we need to divide into three groups to act simultaneously. The first group is responsible for locking down Zhang Jianjun's real-time location, the second group is responsible for developing and implementing the arrest plan, and the third group is responsible for controlling his social relationships to prevent him from tipping off others or assisting in his escape."

Step 1: Conduct investigations through multiple channels to pinpoint Zhang Jianjun's location.

The first team responsible for locating the suspect, led by the head of the technical department, quickly began their work. The technicians first retrieved Zhang Jianjun's mobile phone signal trajectory and found that his phone had been switched on since the incident, but the signal fluctuated frequently, leading them to initially determine that he was moving within the city. "Between 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM, Zhang Jianjun's mobile phone signal appeared successively at the Chengnan Building Materials Market and the Chengxi Gas Station, finally stabilizing near the 'Binhe Residential Area' in the north of the city, lasting for more than 20 minutes. We speculate that he may be hiding in that residential area," the head of the technical department reported, pointing to the signal location map on the screen.

Meanwhile, based on the clue provided by Zhou Hao that "Zhang Jianjun has a mistress living in Binhe Community," team member Xiao Chen went to the community's property management office to verify. Property registration information showed that Zhang Jianjun's mistress, Li Mei, lived in apartment 501, unit 2, building 3, and that Zhang Jianjun's black Volkswagen Lavida sedan had registered to enter the community parking lot at 8:15 AM. "We retrieved the community entrance surveillance footage and confirmed that the black Volkswagen Lavida entering at 8:15 AM was indeed Zhang Jianjun's vehicle. The driver was wearing a gray jacket and sunglasses, matching Zhang Jianjun's physical characteristics," Xiao Chen reported to command center via walkie-talkie.

To further confirm, the team member disguised himself as a deliveryman and knocked on the door of room 501. After Li Mei opened the door, the team member observed men's shoes and a coat inside, and an unfinished cup of coffee on the coffee table in the living room. The lip print on the rim of the cup matched the style of Zhang Jianjun's usual cup. "We can confirm that Zhang Jianjun is in room 501. There is no indication that he has left. There may be other people in the room. We need to further confirm whether he is carrying a weapon." After reporting this quietly, the team member secretly installed a miniature listening device at the door. The listening results showed that only Zhang Jianjun and Li Mei were in the room. During their conversation, they mentioned that "the police are investigating Zhao Baotian's case, we have to leave quickly," proving that Zhang Jianjun had the intention to escape. The arrest needed to be carried out as soon as possible.

Step 2: Develop a detailed arrest plan and clarify the division of responsibilities among personnel.

At 9:30 a.m., the arrest plan was finalized. Li Ming divided the 12 team members involved in the arrest into four groups:

The assault team, led by Xiao Wang, consists of four members equipped with stab-proof vests, shields, breaching tools, and capture equipment. They enter through the apartment building entrance and rush into room 501. Their mission is to subdue Zhang Jianjun immediately after breaching the door to prevent him from resisting or harming Li Mei.

The outer perimeter team, led by Xiao Li, consisted of 3 members who lay in ambush around Building 3 of the Binhe Community, blocking all entrances and exits, including stairwells, elevators, and areas below balconies, to prevent Zhang Jianjun from escaping by jumping out of windows or evacuating from other floors.

Support team: Led by Xiao Zhao, three team members were on standby in the community parking lot to control Zhang Jianjun's black Volkswagen Lavida sedan and prevent him from driving away. At the same time, emergency vehicles were prepared to support the assault team at any time.

The negotiation team, led by veteran police officer Lao Zhou and consisting of one member, will engage in dialogue with Zhang Jianjun before the assault team's operation to stabilize his emotions and reduce the risk of resistance. If the dialogue proves ineffective, they will cooperate with the assault team's operation.

“Zhang Jianjun is 171 cm tall and weighs 75 kg. He is physically strong and may be hiding knives or clubs inside the house,” Li Ming added. “All team members must wear stab-proof vests, carry pepper spray and batons, and prioritize the use of non-lethal weapons to control him, ensuring the safety of themselves and the people inside the house. In addition, during the arrest, try to avoid damaging items inside the house, especially areas where evidence may remain, such as bedrooms and coffee tables in the living room.”

Step 3: Carry out the arrest and maintain full control of the scene.

At 10 a.m., each team arrived at their designated positions, and the arrest operation officially began. Negotiation team member Lao Zhou first spoke to Zhang Jianjun through the listening device at the door: "Zhang Jianjun, we are from the Municipal Criminal Investigation Detachment. You are suspected of involvement in Zhao Baotian's murder case. Please open the door and cooperate with the investigation to try and receive leniency. Your family and mistress are here; resistance will do you no good."

There was a few seconds of silence in the room, followed by Zhang Jianjun's roar: "Don't even think about arresting me! I didn't kill anyone! Zhou Hao framed me! If you come any closer, I'll be ruthless towards Li Mei!" The listening device also picked up Li Mei's crying and the sound of objects clattering, indicating that Zhang Jianjun was likely using Li Mei as a hostage and was extremely agitated.

"Emergency! Negotiations have failed! Launch a raid!" Li Ming issued the order over the walkie-talkie. Xiao Wang, the assault team member, immediately led his team to the door of room 501. Team member Xiao Zhang aimed a breaching tool at the lock and pushed hard; with a loud "bang," the security door was successfully broken open. Xiao Wang, shield in hand, rushed into the room first, shouting, "Police! Don't move!"

Inside the living room, Zhang Jianjun held a fruit knife to Li Mei's neck. Li Mei trembled with fear, tears streaming down her face. Seeing the police rush in, Zhang Jianjun became even more agitated, pressing the knife closer to Li Mei's neck: "Don't come any closer! If you do, I'll kill her!"

Xiao Wang stopped, slowly raised his hands, and said in a gentler tone, "Zhang Jianjun, calm down! If you release Li Mei now and cooperate with our investigation, you still have a chance to get leniency. If you hurt her, it will only make your crime worse and will do you no good." At the same time, he gestured to the team members on the right to quietly circle around behind Zhang Jianjun, while the team members on the left prepared to use pepper spray to interfere.

Zhang Jianjun's attention was entirely on Xiao Wang, and he didn't notice the team members behind him. When the team members circled around to within 1 meter of him, Xiao Wang suddenly shouted, "Attack!" The team members on the left immediately sprayed pepper spray. Zhang Jianjun's eyes were stung by the pepper spray, and he instantly closed his eyes and released Li Mei, instinctively rubbing his eyes with both hands.