Chapter 5

"Anything wrong with the police?"

Xiao Yuncheng frowned, a hint of annoyance in his eyes.

"Two police officers were injured, and another suffered a mild concussion. Both were taken to the hospital."

"Oh shit……"

Xiao Yuncheng couldn't help but swear, and called the technical department to investigate the surveillance of this street. He put on gloves and shoe covers, pushed aside the cordon and walked towards the police car.

The cordon separated the surrounding area, and many people gathered outside the cordon to watch. The police maintained order and evacuated the crowd. The noisy environment made Xiao Yuncheng feel very annoyed for a while.

The trace examination gave the results immediately. There were no fingerprints or DNA of anyone other than several policemen and Chen Hao in the car. The attacker did not enter the police car directly. The attacker took very effective measures and did not leave any unnecessary traces.

"Moses Chan's phone is still at the police station, right? Take it and have it checked."

After Xiao Yuncheng finished speaking, he handed the scene over to the technical investigation personnel and drove back to the police station. He and his colleagues collected and sorted out clues and reports, but they still found nothing. The car was □□ and the license plate number could not be found; Chen Hao's phone had been formatted, and there was no other communication record except for the only call he made. The surveillance camera was still being adjusted, and they could only see if they could find out where the car went.

Xiao Yuncheng closed his eyes and suddenly remembered that he had not watched yesterday's video yet. Without turning his head, he said to Shi Qian, "Brother Shi, I'll go check the surveillance." Shi Qian nodded in response. No one had much time to rest. They couldn't stop for a moment. The more time passed, the more chances the criminals would have to escape from the law.

When Xiao Yuncheng returned to the office, he saw Wu Tong sitting there browsing his phone, looking as leisurely as if he was watching a play.

"Are you comfortable?"

Wu Tong raised his head when he heard the voice, raised the corner of his mouth and said, "It's okay."

Xiao Yuncheng walked over with a speechless look on his face, stretched out his arm over Wu Tong, and pressed the power button on the computer.

"What? Is Chen Hao in trouble again?"

"You know this too?"

Xiao Yuncheng looked at him in disbelief. Wu Tong shrugged helplessly and said, "I can guess. After all, he's a big shot. How could he fall into your hands like this?"

Xiao Yuncheng listened and clicked the mouse repeatedly. Finally, a video appeared on the computer screen. It was the intersection where they had escorted Zhang Ming the day before yesterday. The familiar truck appeared in the surveillance camera field of view and drove into the small road. Wu Tong watched it intently. He suddenly reached out and pressed the pause button, pointing at the license plate and said, "□□."

Xiao Yuncheng had already discovered it, but when Wu Tong said it, he asked knowingly, "Why are you so sure it's □□?"

"The car body is quite dirty, but the license plate is very clean. Logically, the license plate, which is located at the bottom, is more likely to get dirty."

Xiao Yuncheng nodded and stared intently at the video playing on the screen.

With a "click", Xiao Yuncheng pressed the pause button heavily. Wu Tong was startled by his sudden reaction and asked him what he was doing.

"I know. It wasn't Chen Hao who killed Zhang Ming. It was the people in this car."

Wu Tong's eyes widened slightly. Only after he replayed the video did Wu Tong finally understand what Xiao Yuncheng said.

In the picture, when the large truck blocked the police car, its trunk was opened with a very small amplitude. The murderer found a very good angle, which just blocked the back of the truck and the other two police cars including theirs. This small detail could not be seen at all without careful observation. However, due to the obstruction of the truck, they could not see how the murderer got to the police car, but this was indeed the biggest motive for committing the crime.

Suddenly, Wu Tong thought of something. He paused and looked at Xiao Yuncheng, saying coldly, "Where is your forensic doctor's first aid kit?"

"The third police car from the left, what's going on..."

"Send the body for another blood test immediately. He might have died of an anesthetic overdose!"

In the technical investigation office, Shi Qian and Xiao Yuncheng stared at each other, then looked at Wu Tong standing in the corner. Shi Qian opened his mouth, his hand holding the notebook hesitant: "Are you sure?"

Wu Tong stuffed his hands into his pockets and leaned against the wall behind him, with no intention of answering him.

"There's a new clue."

The busy movements in the office stopped, only Xiao Yuncheng looked down at the documents in his hands without looking up.

"Captain Xiao provided new clues. We initially believe someone tampered with the forensic doctor's first aid kit. The forensic doctor revealed a needle prick on Zhang Ming's neck, and one of their sedatives was missing."

Shi Qian coughed, looked at Xiao Yuncheng, and motioned for him to say something.

"We extracted drug metabolites from Zhang Ming's blood and can confirm that Zhang Ming died of respiratory muscle paralysis and asphyxiation caused by drug overdose, not from a drug addiction attack."

Xiao Yuncheng pulled up the video and continued, "That truck is the biggest suspect. It's a rigged vehicle. The license plate is clean, but the body is dirty, and the driver's actions seem rather anxious."

After saying that, Xiao Yuncheng looked at Wu Tong who was sitting in the corner. He saw that he was staring at the floor in a daze, with no intention of listening to a word.

"Focus on this car. Write down the license plate and check it. Look for the registration information. Oh, and when the anti-drug team arrives, call me and I'll handle it right away!"

The crowd dispersed with a bang. Xiao Yuncheng took advantage of the chaos to pull Wu Tong out of the meeting room. Seeing that Wu Tong hadn't recovered yet, he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of them: "What are you thinking about, little painter?"

“Something’s still wrong…”

"What's wrong? Did you notice anything?"

Wu Tong and Xiao Yuncheng both stopped and stood face to face. The difference in their body sizes was clearly evident. Wu Tong, who was 178cm tall, looked much smaller in front of Xiao Yuncheng, who was 187cm tall.

"Why don't you check Chen Hao's residence and relationships?"

Wu Tong finally asked. Xiao Yuncheng expected him to ask, and said with a look of resentment: "Do you know where the person's residence is?"

Seeing Wu Tong's puzzled expression, Xiao Yuncheng said, "In Guangxi, his residence here is a hotel. We went to search the hotel, and those bastards cleaned it out completely, leaving no trace."

Wu Tong's beautiful peach blossom eyes narrowed into two crescents because of thinking. Xiao Yuncheng observed the expression on his face and waited for his answer.

"Impossible. If his residence is only in the hotel, then where will he go after leaving the hotel? As an addict, it is impossible for him not to have a place to take drugs here. The hotel is definitely not suitable. He must go out, and there must be someone else who can provide him with a place."

Wu Tong calmly expressed his thoughts. Xiao Yuncheng immediately memorized the key words in his mind and asked, "What if he's just here to do some business and will only be leaving for a few days?"

Wu Tong didn't rush to refute, but continued to ask: "Think about it, what would a long-term drug addict be like if he didn't take drugs for a day?"

Xiao Yuncheng choked and was speechless for a moment.

Indeed, a long-term drug addict cannot help but take drugs even when on a short business trip, but the hotel is obviously not the best shelter, so he can only take drugs in a secluded place outside.

"Hey, Brother Shi? Go check where else Chen Hao has been besides the hotel. Send me the addresses and surveillance footage."

Xiao Yuncheng immediately called Shi Qian to check, and Shi Qian came back with news after a while.

"Got it! Besides the hotel, Chen Hao also frequently visited an underground bar on Quling Street!"

Shi Qian said excitedly, adding: "Coincidentally, when we were checking the surveillance, we found that the suspect vehicle drove in there half an hour ago!"

Xiao Yuncheng was startled when he heard this, and dragged Wu Tong to the technical investigation office.

Quling Street is a remote and extremely complex alley. The disorganized streets and alleys make people dizzy, and the area is superstitious about ghosts and gods, hence the name.

Xiao Yuncheng and a group of people, who had obtained the surveillance footage, huddled together in front of the screen, watching intently, occasionally chatting and taking notes. Wu Tong stood five meters behind them, completely unnoticed. He quickly took a photo of them with his phone.

"Found it! The suspect vehicle was parked in front of a bar."

"Go check the information and location of this bar right now!"

Xiao Yuncheng was writing and drawing on paper with a pen, making a rustling sound as the paper rubbed against each other. Mixed with the sound of other people turning pages, the busy atmosphere filled the entire police station.

"Captain Xiao! We've locked onto the bar!"

A policeman held up the documents in his hand and waved them in Xiao Yuncheng's direction. Xiao Yuncheng immediately took his men, including Wu Tong, and got into the police car.

"No, Captain Xiao,"

Wu Tong was confused as he looked at Xiao Yuncheng getting into the car.

"Why do you want me to follow you when you go out on a police mission?"

Xiao Yuncheng buckled his seatbelt with his backhand. Hearing this, his expression relaxed slightly, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "You are the hero who helped us break through the clues. Of course I have to protect our hero."

"Okay, drive your car..."

The bar was filled with smoke, and music with strong drum beats blasted out from huge speakers. The bar was crowded with people, all of whom were enjoying themselves and drinking. They gathered in groups of three or five, and their laughter and chatter mixed with the earth-shaking music, burying the surge of evil activities in the dark.

Chen Hao slumped on the sofa in the private room, with a burly man dressed in black standing in front of him. Chen Hao pinched one end of the paper with two fingers, took a deep breath in ecstasy, opened his mouth and spit out a cloud of mist, which splashed in front of him and broke up his outline.

"I'm so pissed off, those cops are like idiots..."

The smoke blurred the face of the man in front of him. The man said solemnly: "What are you going to do next?"

"I'll just go hide at my dad's place. The cops can't find me there anyway."

Chen Hao folded up the paper still stained with a little white powder and threw it into the trash can. He looked up at the person in front of him and said, "Yajie, I'm sorry to trouble you during this period."

The police car drove all the way into Quling Street and finally found the bar based on the location. Xiao Yuncheng peeked at the door of the bar and waved, asking the police to come over.

"Captain Xiao, what should we do?"

"Arrange plainclothes police. Count me in, by the way."

"Stop, stop, stop! You guys in the Criminal Investigation Team are taking over our anti-drug team's work?"

A young-sounding male voice came from the side, and Xiao Yuncheng called out his name without thinking: "Lin Chen."

Lin Chen walked out from behind Xiao Yuncheng. He was wearing the uniform of the anti-drug team properly, but his overly superior figure made his temperament very noticeable compared to the hunched policeman next to him.

Lin Chen walked up to Xiao Yuncheng, touched his shoulders, and said with a smile, "I think you should just switch jobs and come to me."

Lin Chen was familiar with the criminal investigation team and quickly understood the case. He nodded and thought for a moment before saying, "Take me and a few of my brothers with you, so you don't get hurt."

"Go to hell with you, do you think we are fools?" Xiao Yuncheng scolded him with a smile and asked everyone to get ready quickly.

The policemen who received the order changed their clothes. Xiao Yuncheng handed them several miniature earphones in his hand. They acted separately. Xiao Yuncheng planned to go in first with Lin Chen, while the other team would wait outside.

After assigning the tasks, Xiao Yuncheng turned around and was about to talk to Wu Tong, but he looked around but couldn't find him.

"Where is Wu Tongren?"

Hearing this, someone popped up and said, "Ah, that... Mr. Wu said he had something to do and left first."

Xiao Yuncheng's fingers curled up unconsciously and clenched into a loose fist. He frowned, said it was okay, and left with his men.