Dajing!

Within the high-probability zone circled by Shen Ting.

The convoy traveled for more than eight hours along the route designated by the three-person search team.

It was nearly 3 p.m. before we finished walking the entire route.

Besides the frozen Shirakawa River, the trio discussed and identified two more suspicious areas.

One is the asbestos mining area in Guodingshan, Changping District.

This place has long been abandoned; it is located in a remote area and rarely visited by people.

The mine has a complex internal structure.

It's the perfect place to kill and dump the body.

And another one!

The entire high-probability zone is located in the northern mountainous areas.

The terrain here is equally complex, with various valleys and caves.

There are even many burrows hidden in the bushes and in the snow.

These caves were formed by complex geological changes.

The shallow ones are five or six meters deep.

It is tens of meters deep and leads directly to an underground river.

Shen Ting divided the search into two teams, B and C, to search the two locations respectively.

at the same time!

Online, public opinion regarding Shen Ting's appointment as the person in charge of the missing persons case is growing stronger.

The investigation department issued a direct response.

The report highlighted all the cases that Shen Ting had solved.

In particular, it introduced those series of cases!

Even the time when Shen Ting took over the case and the time when the case was solved were explained.

This proves Shen Ting's ability to solve cases.

At the end of the announcement, Shen Ting was praised as the most talented crime-solving genius in the past twenty years.

There is absolutely no problem with him taking charge of this disappearance case.

Once the announcement was released, most netizens were convinced.

However, a minority of people still have doubts.

"It's obvious that the authorities are suppressing public opinion."

"This police officer surnamed Shen has connections that reach the highest levels!"

The investigation department even issued a statement themselves, explaining the situation on his behalf.

"That's a really strong connection."

"Check which leader in the investigation department has the surname Shen; there will definitely be a surprise."

"Sure enough, I found a deputy minister named Shen on the Investigation Department's official website."

He must be that police officer surnamed Shen's grandfather, or father.

"That's right."

That Officer Shen, so young, has solved so many cases—who would believe it!

"that is!

I observed that the investigation time for all the cases was only three to five days.

The intervals have changed from two or three days less to one or two weeks more.

"It's simply impossible for anyone to do that."

"The person who made the announcement is so careless."

They're treating us like fools.

...

Inside an office in the investigation department.

The deputy minister surnamed Shen snorted coldly:

"These people really dare to dream!"

I never even dared to dream of it; how wonderful it would be if Shen Ting were my grandson.

I'm overjoyed! I'll burn incense every day!

Muttering to himself, he called out to one of his men beside him:

"Xiao Liu, have someone deal with the online accounts spreading rumors."

Those who spread rumors should be arrested, warned, and made to apologize!

"Minister Shen, is it necessary to issue another statement to clarify your relationship with Team Leader Shen?"

"No!

They won't believe it if you post it once, and they still won't believe it if you post it again.

Instead, they will assume that we are really protecting Team Leader Shen.

Once Team Leader Shen solves the case and finds the murderer, everything will naturally become clear.

Even the biggest public outcry will eventually subside.

"But, Minister, what if Team Leader Shen ultimately fails to solve the case..."

Deputy Minister Shen looked at his subordinates as if they were idiots:

Are you kidding me?

Even a case like the one in Baole City could be solved by Team Leader Shen.

A missing person case can stump Team Leader Shen...

Forget it, you don't know the details of Chief Shen's case-solving, you wouldn't understand even if I told you.

Just do as I say!

"Okay, okay!"

...

Around 4 PM!

After just over an hour of searching, news came in succession from three key suspected areas.

First, starting at dawn, Search Team A began searching the ice for traces of holes.

"Team leader, we have indeed found a few holes here."

However, the opening is relatively small.

Then, they found a fisherman fishing at the entrance of the cave!

We confirmed with him that the holes were mostly dug out by fishermen.

The head of Search Team A sent Shen Ting a photo.

In the photo, a man wrapped up like a dumpling is huddled on a small stool, holding a fishing rod in his hand.

On the ice in front of him, there was a circular hole about thirty centimeters in diameter.

Fish floats on the surface of the water beneath the hole.

The fishing line went deep into the river.

Shen Ting looked at the picture, somewhat surprised:

"Well, for fishing, you don't really need such a big hole, do you?"

With a hole only 30 centimeters wide, how big must that fish be?

"Ahem, Team Leader Shen, we also found it strange and asked that fisherman."

His response was, "What if!"

What if you catch a fish weighing tens or hundreds of pounds, but can't pull it up because the hole is too small? Wouldn't you be devastated?

He said this is called being prepared for any eventuality.

I also looked it up online, and it seems that making the opening bigger makes sense.

The principle behind ice fishing is that there is insufficient oxygen beneath the ice surface.

Openings in the ice allow the water and air to come into contact, resulting in a higher oxygen content.

This will attract fish to the vicinity of the ice opening, making fishing relatively easier.

If the hole is made bigger, the oxygen content in the water will be relatively higher.

Actually, that makes sense.

As Shen Ting nodded, he frowned slightly:

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