novelraw Chapter 382 257: Catching Suspects Through Metaphysics!
Chapter 382 257: Catching Suspects Through Metaphysics!
"Grandpa, there's a situation at the station, I need to head back first!"
"Goodbye, Grandpa Luo~"
After answering the phone, Liu Huanhuan returned to the ward to greet the two old men.
"Hmm, be safe on your mission!"
Liu Weimin reminded her.
"Teacher Shen, is it convenient to add you on WeChat?"
Liu Huanhuan looked at Shen Qiushan. Earlier, she thought his so-called "word reading" was nonsense, but the clues they got seemed to be quite accurate.
Shen Qiushan had no reason to refuse, so they immediately added each other on WeChat.
Leaving the hospital.
Liu Huanhuan quickly returned to the criminal investigation team and then led her team straight to Xima Ancient Town.
By the time they arrived, it was already evening.
They had previously informed the local police, so they wasted no time in holding a briefing meeting at the local criminal investigation team.
"Captain Liu, we've retrieved all the check-in information from hotels and guesthouses, but we haven't found any matches with the suspect's data!"
Captain Zhang, who was in charge of assisting in the capture, said in a deep voice.
"Is there any place on Great Qing Mountain near Xima Ancient Town, like a temple, where one can stay overnight?"
Since there was no trace of the suspect in the ancient town, Liu Huanhuan decided to try a metaphysical approach.
Shen Qiushan said that the person she was looking for was on the mountain, so she decided to check out the mountain.
"There's a Qingma Temple on the mountain, not many people know about it."
A local police officer said.
"Captain Zhang, please take us there for a look."
Liu Huanhuan made a decisive decision.
"You want to go now?"
Captain Zhang inadvertently frowned, it was already after work. He had thought he could end his day after hosting Liu Huanhuan and her team, considering that no one wanted to work overtime, especially since this wasn't their case, they were just assisting.
"Yes, based on the clues we have, the suspect was spotted in Xima Ancient Town this morning, so there's a high chance they're still around. Waiting until tomorrow could be risky."
"Captain Zhang, everyone, sorry for the trouble!"
Liu Huanhuan roughly guessed Captain Zhang's thoughts and spoke very politely.
"It's all for solving the case!"
"Then let's get going!"
Seeing how polite Liu Huanhuan was, having come all the way from Beijing without asking for a rest break, Captain Zhang couldn't find a reason to refuse.
Besides, making a good connection could be beneficial if they ever needed help solving a case in Beijing in the future.
Thus, a group of people set off from the police station, heading straight to Qingma Temple.
Captain Zhang and Liu Huanhuan, along with several officers from Beijing, rode in one car, while the local officers followed in another vehicle.
"Catching someone in a temple, those Beijing cops sure think differently!"
"A woman actually sitting in the position of deputy captain, her background must be impressive!"
"It must be. Otherwise, how could she have been promoted so young?"
"But isn't she in the wrong department, trying to gain achievements in the criminal investigation team? It's not that easy here!"
"I even had plans to go fishing with friends today, all ruined..."
In the car behind, several local officers were complaining one after another.
Firstly, the unexpected overtime was frustrating for them. Secondly, they felt like Liu Huanhuan was commanding arbitrarily.
She had just arrived in Xima Ancient Town, how could she know the suspect was in the temple?
It seemed like a pure shot in the dark.
In fact, even the colleagues in the leading car were skeptical of her theory, but knowing her background and their superior-subordinate relationship, it wasn't easy to voice their doubts.
This young lady wants to take a gamble, so let her gamble; at worst, it would just be a wasted trip.
In their line of work, they're used to plenty of such wasted trips.
About half an hour later,
the two cars arrived at the entrance of Qingma Temple.
"Old Li, you and Dali watch the back door."
"Xiaogang, you and Bao Ya take the side entrance."
After getting out of the car, Liu Huanhuan observed the structure of the temple and then signaled to her subordinates.
Even though it wasn't confirmed if the suspect was inside, since they were there, they had to prepare as if the suspect was present.
Several of them left to carry out their tasks, while Liu Huanhuan, accompanied by Captain Zhang and others, entered the temple through the main entrance.
Upon finding the temple's person in charge, Liu Huanhuan showed him a photo of the suspect: "Have you seen this person?"
The old monk carefully examined the photo and then said seriously, "He is staying at the temple!"
"He arrived just today!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Huanhuan's eyes immediately lit up.
On the side, Captain Zhang and others wore expressions of shock. He asked incredulously, "Are you sure??"
"I'm sure!"
The old monk nodded, "I remember him distinctly. He even asked if he could take refuge here!"
"Where is he?"
"In the dormitory on the right!"
"Could you please take us there?"
The old monk led the way, with Liu Huanhuan, Captain Zhang, and others following behind.
When they reached the place,
Liu Huanhuan and Captain Zhang exchanged a glance, then opened the door and entered directly.
It was a four-person room, and at the moment, three people were inside, all simultaneously looking towards the open window.
Seeing this, Liu Huanhuan quickly rushed to the window. Since it was already dark, she barely saw a fleeing figure.
"Chase them!"
She was the first to jump out the window, followed closely by Captain Zhang.
At the same time,
at the side entrance, "Xiaogang" and "Bao Ya" were smoking and chatting.
"Sister Huan, today's operation is quite baffling!"
"Yeah, I wonder what's gotten into her to be so sure the suspect would be in this run-down temple."
"Once we're done smoking, we might as well call it a day!"