novelraw Chapter 468 - 278: August 12th Tycoon Kidnapping Case
Chapter 468 - 278: August 12th Tycoon Kidnapping Case
"At the time, we thought the same and subsequently retrieved Shen Youlin’s phone call records. We found that before his disappearance, he frequently contacted a particular number. The last call he made was to this number as well. After our investigation, we found out that the phone belonged to Li Xiaofang, a nurse at Fuhui First People’s Hospital. Three years ago, Shen Youlin had been keeping her as a mistress, buying her a house and a car. Every year, he would visit Fuhui twice under the pretense of visiting clients and would stay for a month, but in reality, he would only have brief meetings with clients and then go to see Li Xiaofang, staying a month before returning to Nanchong."
"We immediately conducted a thorough investigation on Li Xiaofang. On the night of August 6th, when Shen Youlin came to see her, she happened to be working the night shift. They only had dinner together before parting ways. After that, Shen Youlin went missing. Li Xiaofang thought he had returned home and didn’t pay much attention. It wasn’t until we found her that she knew something had happened. Our investigation revealed that during this period, she was working night shifts and had no opportunity to commit the crime. We also compared her to the person withdrawing money in the video, and it wasn’t her, so we basically ruled out her as a suspect. At this point, the case reached a dead end."
Having reviewed the entire case, Jiang Tuo closed the slideshow and looked towards Li Xiang’s guidance team, saying, "Captain Li, what are your thoughts?"
"Although I’ve just heard your introduction, I’ve got a general understanding of the case, there are still many details that I think need further study. If convenient, we would like to go through the complete case files again in detail to keep up with your progress."
Li Xiang did not hastily express his opinion. Now he only has a partial understanding of the case. Captain Jiang’s description was detailed, but without the case files, it wasn’t thorough enough, although that doesn’t mean his talk was useless.
The earlier analysis was to help them quickly go through the entire case process, so that when reviewing the files, they wouldn’t miss any important details.
"It’s convenient, we have organized the files. I’ll have someone send them to your office shortly."
"We can move them ourselves."
The group moved all the case files back to the guidance team’s office. This office was temporarily cleared by the Nanchong police but was very clean.
The 8·12 Wealthy Kidnapping Case files didn’t have as many documents as the Yuncheng Case No. 1 files; after all, that was a serial murder case, while the kidnapping case was relatively simple and had fewer documents.
"Everyone, take a look at the case files. I believe you’re already familiar with the key difficulties in this case, so I won’t say much more. Let’s meet again in three days, and I hope you will have your own insights."
Li Xiang set a time and target for everyone.
After all, they were the elites selected by the provincial department. If they weren’t pushed, would they still think they’re here to guide others’ work?
As soon as Li Xiang finished speaking, the group immediately sprang into action.
The files were divided into ten or so parts, and everyone started reading a part. After they finished, they would swap with others.
This time, there weren’t a lot of files, so three days were enough for them all to finish reviewing.
That night, Sun Zhidong got smarter. After dinner, he asked in the group chat: "Is everyone working overtime tonight?"
Qi Liyan: "I’m not sure about the others, but I will be going. I’ve gotten some ideas today that I plan to sort out."
Zhou Jian: "In that case, I’ll go too."
Yan Xindong: "+1."
Ji Huanhuan: "+1."
Seeing everyone’s replies in the group, Sun Zhidong felt a bit smug, so he said in the group chat: "How many are working overtime? Those who are, I’ll buy Starbucks drinks tonight."
Yang Ming: "Oh, nice offer. Count me in."
Zuo Yilong: "Since everyone is going, let’s all go together."
In the end, the entire guidance team got on board.
There was no choice; everyone else was working overtime. If you didn’t, only the team leader could enjoy such a privilege.
Indeed, Li Xiang was lurking in the group chat without replying; he wasn’t going to sacrifice his sleep for a cup of Starbucks.
"Xiaodong, would it be appropriate for just us to have drinks? How about bringing a cup for Captain Li too?"
Sun Zhidong thought it was reasonable. Being a direct subordinate of Captain Li, everyone should get coffee, and he couldn’t leave out Li Xiang.
So, he also brought a cup for Li Xiang.
"I’m not staying up late, yet I still get coffee?"
"Look at it this way, we can’t leave you out."
"Good man."
Li Xiang, not wanting to waste, accepted it without hesitation from Sun Zhidong. The result was that he couldn’t sleep that night.
He tossed and turned in bed, completely unable to fall asleep.
Taking out his phone, he saw today’s task had already been posted:
[Task Name: 8·12 Wealthy Kidnapping Case]
[Task Description: In a kidnapping case where the kidnappers did not receive any ransom, the victim Shen Youlin remains missing. The special task force has been investigating for three years without a clue. What is the truth? You will follow the guidance team to the scene, peeling away the layers of mist, inching closer to the truth.]
[Task Requirement: Assist the Nanchong special task force in uncovering the truth of the case]
[Task Reward: Experience +2500, Diamonds +12500]
The rewards this time weren’t as much as before, implying that the difficulty might not be as high. Thinking of this, Li Xiang relaxed but still couldn’t fall asleep despite playing with his phone for a bit.
"Too hasty, drinking a cup of coffee before bed. There’s no way I’m sleeping tonight."
Li Xiang, with no other options, got up and went to the guidance team’s office.
"Captain Li, you’re pulling an all-nighter with us today too?"
The guidance team members were surprised when they saw Li Xiang: What brought him here?
"Ah~ yes, seeing how motivated everyone is, I came to join. You all carry on, I’ll also grab some materials to review in the office."
Li Xiang certainly wouldn’t admit he couldn’t sleep after greedily drinking a coffee; otherwise, Sun Zhidong would ridicule him.
The guidance team’s office was brightly lit. When Jiang Tuo came to the office to fetch something at night and looked up, he noticed that all the lights in the guidance team’s office upstairs were on: "Still working this late?"
The guidance team is less likely to have instances where people leave the lights on after they’re gone. Even if an exception occurs, it would be isolated, not every light being left on.
Out of curiosity, he decided to go upstairs and peered into the corridor as he walked through.
Sure enough, everyone in the guidance team was heads down, diligently studying the case files in front of them.
Seeing their hard work and perseverance just on the second day was admirable to Jiang Tuo.
Those who make it to the guidance team possess both talent and diligence.
Acting instinctively, he took out his phone and snapped a picture of the team to inspire his own squad.
It’s not scary that others are better than you. What’s frightening is that others are not only better than you but also more hardworking.
"Who’s there?"
Sun Zhidong inadvertently noticed a shadow outside the window and was startled.
With the office lights on, it was difficult to see what was outside clearly from the inside.
The others, hearing Sun Zhidong’s voice, also looked towards the window.
"It’s me, don’t worry, it’s just me." Jiang Tuo quickly walked around to the main entrance and went in.
"Captain Jiang, what brings you here this late?"
Qi Liyan, seeing it was Jiang Tuo, asked curiously.
"Nothing, I just came to get something. I saw your lights on and came up to check. Haven’t you all gone to rest yet?"
Jiang Tuo sheepishly scratched his head.
"There’s nothing much back at the dorm, and we can’t sleep, so everyone decided to continue reviewing the case files to get familiar with the case earlier and keep up with your progress."
"You’re too kind. With your help this time, we’re confident about solving the case."
"Has Captain Jiang arrived?"
Li Xiang, seated in his office, heard the commotion outside and stepped out to join.