Chapter 139 139 Ever since I saw the word "recording", I became particularly concerned...

Like Yongquan City, Shangshuang City is a popular tourist destination because it is close to the mountains. However, it is not the capital, so the permanent population is not large. However, it is very crowded during the tourist season.

Guan Xia and her friends arrived in Shangshuang City on August 9th, which is closer to the equator than Yongquan City. As soon as they left the airport, Guan Xia felt a wave of heat coming towards her.

Because Xu Nian and his friends were going to communicate with the local police, the group did not travel together. After agreeing to meet at the hotel in the evening, Xu Nian waved to Guan Xia, and got into the car with Jiang Yingyao, Wang Yu and Qi Bai.

After Guan Xia said they would meet in the evening, she and Pang Le hurriedly jumped into the car, dragging their suitcases.

Because they didn't know how long they would stay in Shangshuang City, the two of them brought a lot of things. Together with Zhong Xiaoyu and Ji An, the four of them had to split up into two cars.

With the air conditioning back on, Guan Xia felt much more comfortable. She breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from her forehead with a tissue. She asked Pang Le, "I remember you told me before that if you ever have the chance to visit Sister Ji's city, you must go hiking. So? Are you going again this time?"

Although Guan Xia asked with a smile, her eyes were full of teasing. After all, Pang Le kept complaining about the heat during the short journey from the airport to the car.

Pang Le first turned his head to glance at the road outside, which seemed to be steaming with heat. After hesitating for two seconds, he nodded and said, "Climb, of course I have to climb. Who knows when I'll be able to come next time? I've watched several of Song Yi's new videos recently and have my eyes on several hiking spots. Let's see how they go later. If there's time, then we can climb."

Guan Xia showed an expression of admiration, and casually crumpled up the tissue he used to wipe his sweat and stuffed it into the side of his backpack, intending to throw it away when he got off the car, so he closed his eyes and rested in the car.

Guan Xia was thinking about where to start this time in Shangshuang City. Sometimes having too many clues can be a hassle.

I got off the plane at 11:20 am and checked in at 12:30 pm.

Originally, Ji An invited Guan Xia and Pang Le to live in her house, and Zhong Xiaoyu as well, but considering convenience, she communicated with Xu Nian and the others to stay in the same hotel. In order to arrange them on the same floor as much as possible, Wang Yu spent a lot of time.

Guan Xia and Pang Le casually put the suitcase into the room. They tacitly did not open it. They turned around, closed the door, and went to Ji An and Zhong Xiaoyu's room.

Sure enough, the two of them seemed to have expected them to come, and did not open the suitcase, but pushed it to the corner.

After opening the door and welcoming the person in, Ji An sorted out the documents he had just taken out, raised his chin towards the sofa and said, "Please take a seat. While Xu Nian and the others are communicating with the local police, let's take a detailed look at the case we are investigating."

Guan Xia and Pang Le sat down on the small sofa as instructed. Pang Le asked curiously, "The local police are your former colleagues, right, Sister Ji? Why don't you come with us? It might be easier to communicate with you."

Ji An answered casually, "I've been away from work for almost five years now. Before that, I worked in the criminal police force for over three years. I was very busy and solved a few cases, but to be honest, outside of our branch, I don't really know many people there. What's more, that case happened in another jurisdiction. Although I dealt with them, I wasn't very familiar with them."

Pang Le said, "Oh," and then said, "Now that you're back this time, do you want to meet your former colleagues at the branch? They've been in touch with you for almost five years since you left, so it seems like you had a pretty good relationship with them before you left."

Ji An paused his movements, his expression filled with nostalgia. After a few minutes, he said, "Yes, I do. Let's wait until I'm done with this. I'll find them and catch up after I finish investigating the case."

After chatting for a while, Ji An handed two copies of the information to Guan Xia and Pang Le respectively, and said, "Take a look first, and we'll discuss it later after you finish reading it."

Guan Xia glanced at Zhong Xiaoyu who was standing at the window looking out, moved her butt and found a comfortable sitting position on the sofa, and watched carefully.

There were no words on the first page, only an enlarged color photo. The photo showed a middle-aged woman and a little girl standing close to her. Both of them had bright smiles on their faces, especially the little girl, who smiled with a row of small white teeth as small as rice grains.

Guan Xia had already learned from Ji An that the middle-aged woman was 36 years old when she disappeared, but judging from the photo, she looked younger than her actual age. She had round single phoenix eyes that were full of happiness. Her nose bridge was not high, but the tip of her nose was very small. In addition, she had a mouth that was neither too big nor too small. She was not very beautiful, but her relaxed eyebrows made her look very gentle and kind.

Perhaps it was because the little girl had been living with the middle-aged woman before she was even one year old. Although they were not related by blood, Guan Xia could still see some resemblance in their expressions.

Looking at this photo, Guan Xia felt a surge of joy. While looking at it carefully, she asked, "Sister Ji, I remember you told me before that she adopted this girl because of her congenital uterine hypoplasia. What about her husband? When did they divorce? Before or after the adoption?"

"After the adoption," Ji An replied, "At the end of the year we adopted this girl, I heard from my classmates that her whole family supported her sister's decision, but her brother-in-law disagreed, saying that because of her disabilities, they had finally adapted to a childless DINK life. But then she said she would adopt, and they argued many times, each time fiercely, with neither side giving in. Even mediation by both parents was useless, and they ended up getting a divorce certificate at the end of that year."

Guan Xia listened thoughtfully and then asked, "What happened after the divorce? Did your ex-husband remarry?"

Hearing this question, Ji An showed a somewhat sarcastic expression, "He remarried. Three months after their divorce, my classmate showed me photos of their wedding. It was clearly their second marriage, but the wedding was held like their first. The most important thing was that the flower girl at the wedding was a six-year-old boy who looked somewhat like the ex-husband. Anyone with a discerning eye could see it. We guessed at the time that this man claimed to be a DINK, but secretly he had been having an affair and had a child. I'm afraid he was thinking about my classmate's sister's property and her poor health, so he kept it a secret and refused to divorce."

Pang Le sighed in disgust, "No wonder you're so strongly opposed to adopting a child. I see, that's what a man is."

After mocking him for a few times, Pang Le said, "Is there a possibility that the disappearance of your friend's sister and adopted daughter is actually related to this ex-husband? After all, judging from his previous behavior, he has a very reasonable motive for murder."

Ji An said: "After the two disappeared, all social connections were checked, including the ex-husband, and there was nothing suspicious. The ex-husband and his remarried wife had very clear alibis on the day they disappeared, which completely ruled out suspicion."

Pang Le touched his chin and said, "So is the disappearance of the two really related to drug dealers? In fact, I have been thinking about it in my free time these two days. When the two disappeared, more than three years had passed since the sacrifice of the children's parents. The most important thing is that they lived far away from the city where the children's parents worked. Another point is that although I am not a policeman, I have also carefully studied that the identity of drug enforcement officers is strictly confidential both on the Internet and in real life. If it was really a revenge by drug dealers, then how did the children's identities and residential addresses get exposed? Is it possible that the surveillance video showing drug dealers passing by before the two disappeared was really a coincidence, and that someone else was the cause of their disappearance?"

Ji An said, "I've thought about what you said and tried to verify it during my subsequent investigation, but because there were no results, it has always been one of our suspicions and directions for investigation."

Although Zhong Xiaoyu had been gazing out the window, she was also paying attention to the discussion. Upon hearing this, she suddenly spoke up, "To be frank, it's because we've been investigating in all these directions and haven't found any clues to support further investigation. That's why we've included the most unlikely possibility in our scope of investigation."

Guan Xia understood what he meant. It meant that Ji An and the others also felt that the possibility of revenge from the drug dealers they suspected was not high, but because they could not find any evidence, they would not give up this last hope that was not really a hope.

Pang Le sighed, "I hope the bodies that were excavated this time will allow us to investigate smoothly. Otherwise, we really have to investigate the drug dealers. Speaking of which, I haven't come into contact with this group yet. Isn't it really like in criminal investigation dramas, where everyone carries a gun?"

Ji An didn't say anything. Zhong Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Although the serial killer we were investigating was extremely vicious, compared to the drug dealer, he is nothing."

Guan Xia and Pang Le looked at each other, feeling a little nervous. They took a deep breath and continued to read carefully.

The first page of the information was a photo, and the second page was the identity information of the two missing people. Ji An's sister's information was very detailed, but the child's was very brief, with only date of birth and information about his adoptive mother. As for his biological parents, nothing was written except two names.

Guan Xia only then learned that the missing middle-aged woman was named Ning Xin and her daughter was named Ning Ping'an. Ning Xin was born in 1983. Although she had poor health since childhood, she had a high IQ and excellent academic performance. She was admitted to a well-known domestic university at the age of 17. She started her own business while in school and achieved financial freedom at the age of 27.

Apart from her ex-husband, her life can be said to be completely spotless.

According to the information, although Ning Xin lived with her ex-husband for nearly ten years after marriage, she is actually a very rational person. She does not care too much about her ex-husband's infidelity and leaving. Apart from maintaining the daily operation of the company, it can be said that all her time and energy is devoted to her daughter Ning Ping'an, taking care of her daughter meticulously.

The two disappeared on April 12, 2019, and their behavior was normal on the day of their disappearance.

It was a weekend, and Ning Xin drove her daughter to the amusement park as usual. They returned along the main road they usually took. According to their normal itinerary and usual habits, Ning Xin would return home with her daughter around 4:30 in the evening, but that night she did not return. The live-in nanny waited until after 10 o'clock in the evening, but no one answered the phone. She contacted Ning Xin's parents, but they had not seen the two of them either, so they felt something was wrong. Although a missing adult would not be filed for a case until 48 hours, because there was a child, the live-in nanny called the police that night.

First, the police from the local police station conducted an investigation and found Ning Xin's mobile phone through positioning. Then, traces of a car accident and some bloodstains were found 1.7 kilometers away from Ning Xin's mobile phone. The police from the police station immediately reported the case, and the case was transferred to the criminal police team of the public security bureau to which it belonged.

When Ning Xin's phone was found, it was damaged and turned off. The technical team repaired the data and later found a recording in the phone data. From the recording, it can be heard that Ning Xin had been trying to guide and trick her, but the unidentified man and woman in the recording never gave a direct answer, but only verbally threatened her, and even violently beat her later.

The recording was not long, only lasting a few minutes. Then the mobile phone that Ning Xin had hidden was discovered and thrown out of the car window, causing the phone to be damaged and turned off.

Although what happened later was not recorded by the mobile phone, it can be inferred from the traces of the car accident and bloodstains that the criminals were furious after Ning Xin's mobile phone was discovered, and they beat Ning Xin and even Ning Ping'an, who was only four years old. Ning Xin must have resisted, which caused the moving vehicle to deviate from the normal road and hit the trees on the roadside, causing a car accident.

The bloodstains were from both Ning Xin and Ning Ping'an, and the DNA of two other people was also detected in the extracted biological samples. Unfortunately, no specific personal information was matched in the database, which caused the case to be interrupted for a time and eventually became an unsolved case.

Seeing this, Guan Xia asked, "Sister Ji, do you have that recording? Can we listen to it?"

Ji An shook his head and said, "The case is still confidential. I only heard it when I was involved in solving it. I didn't get the audio, but Xu Nian and the others should be able to get it. If they are quick, maybe we can hear it tonight."

Guan Xia nodded and said okay.

Perhaps it was an intuition that reminded Guan Xia. She read the information all the way through, and from the moment she saw the word "recording", she paid special attention to it. She always felt that she would gain something after listening to the recording.

After glancing at the time, Guan Xia realized that it was still early for Xu Nian and the others to return, so he perked up and continued to read the information.