I Play Dungeons in the Police Station

Chapter 475 - 282: Owner Xiao Dan

"A former mercenary?"

No wonder he has such strong anti-detection capabilities.

"Do you know where they’ve moved to now?"

"Four years ago, his mother got breast cancer and went to the hospital; since then, she hasn’t returned, and later, we didn’t know where they went."

"Alright, thank you."

The task force visited the surrounding neighbors. They themselves didn’t have much contact with Ma Chengjun’s family because of his reputation as a mercenary, leading everyone to consciously isolate Ma Chengjun’s family.

There was no news about where Ma Chengjun’s family went afterward.

"Have you all left your phone numbers? If Ma Chengjun returns, have them call us."

"We’ve left them."

"Let’s pack up."

Everyone felt a bit down, as they had finally found a clue, but it turned into a dead end in the blink of an eye.

Back at the office, Qi Liyan said with a worried expression, "The only lead we have on Ma Chengjun is his mother’s hospitalization record. His other records, like phone calls and bank transactions, all stopped before 2010, so I boldly suspect he must have another identity. Four years ago, he had to use his identity to process his mother’s hospitalization; after discharge, he adopted another identity and concealed his whereabouts."

"I agree with Sister Qi; Ma Chengjun is his real identity, but he must have another identity for living because in this society, no one is without a phone or bank card."

"Hey, before we always found the suspects’ fake identities not knowing their real ones, this case flipped. We know the suspect’s real identity but know nothing of the fake one they’re using now."

"How do we investigate this?"

The task force discussed repeatedly, yet had no good strategy for finding Ma Chengjun’s current identity, which dampened spirits.

Li Xiang noticed everyone’s mood and reassured, "Let’s cheer up; although we hit a dead end this time, criminals won’t just stand there waiting for us to catch them, right?"

"Right, Captain Li is right; everyone cheer up, change the strategy. I think the breakthrough still lies with the woman impersonating Li Xiaofang."

Zhou Jian thought that fate wouldn’t abandon them, and their clues weren’t entirely broken.

Ma Chengjun is fake, so finding the woman impersonating Li Xiaofang could also lead to Ma Chengjun’s current identity.

"Zhou Jian is right; she was involved in a property transaction, and this was recent, so it will be much easier to investigate."

After shifting their thinking, everyone suddenly saw the light.

"I’ll make a trip to the transport department and check where they went after the house handover."

"I’ll go with you."

Sun Zhidong, hearing He Wenqiu, also joined, feeling he couldn’t contribute much at the task force currently, so he tagged along with He Wenqiu to the transport department to check the surveillance.

"I’ll check Li Xiaofang’s phone. The new landlord said Li Xiaofang’s old number still works, so I’ll see through which cell tower her signal is coming from. This way, we can roughly determine her area of activity."

Everyone didn’t need Li Xiang to assign tasks. Those with clues in hand immediately followed up.

"See, we have many leads. Let’s not shy away from the hassle; solving a case is never painless. Let’s get to work."

Without directly finding Ma Chengjun, investigating the remaining clues to trace their whereabouts would require lots of human and material resources.

Li Xiang also sympathized with them, so he contacted Captain Jiang from the special task force.

"Captain Jiang, we’ve made significant discoveries regarding the kidnapping case direction."

Li Xiang then shared their investigation results over the past few days with Jiang Tuo.

"Great! The criminals finally showed their hand. I’ll bring people to support you right away."

"That’s exactly what I was hoping for."

Li Xiang achieved his objective; without him even mentioning support, Jiang Tuo offered it himself.

Jiang Tuo knew that with only around ten people in the task force, the investigation would progress slowly. Since their task force had nothing to do in Nanchong City, he thought they’d better move people to Fuhui City.

That way, once the case was solved, they would feel part of it.

They took a bus, bringing people over, taking a full 12 hours to reach Fuhui City, by which time it was already 1 a.m. Fortunately, Li Xiang had booked rooms in advance so they could sleep straightaway.

Eight o’clock sharp in the morning.

The special task force woke up, and the two teams combined.

Li Xiang borrowed a conference room from the hotel, and everyone gathered for a case analysis meeting, which was also a mobilization meeting.

"Based on our investigations over the past few days, the fundamental aspects of the case are like this: Ma Chengjun is a strong suspect. However, this is his real identity, and we suspect he also has a false identity. The mastermind behind the 8-12 kidnapping case is likely him, with a female accomplice—the one who helped him withdraw money in Lantian. Li Xiaofang dated him, and that’s when Ma Chengjun met Shen Youlin."

Li Xiang detailed their findings and speculative connections based on the current leads.

"Currently, we have several clues, all of which will require significant manpower to investigate. The local police will fully cooperate with us. I’ll now discuss team assignments with Captain Jiang. Today’s meeting ends here. Captain Jiang, please stay back; let’s coordinate the team divisions."