“A place without surveillance? Then it can only be…” Liang Zichen didn’t finish his sentence, but like Wang Shen, he turned his gaze to the dirt road at the end of the wheat field.

Wang Shen turned around to face the deceased again, then walked to the deputy captain's side and said, "Hello, although this case occurred in your jurisdiction, it is related to a case in our jurisdiction, so could you transfer this case to us for handling?"

After listening to Wang Shen's words, the deputy captain nodded and replied, "It should be fine, but I don't have the authority to do so. The relevant procedures still need to be handled by the bureau."

Wang Shen nodded, then took out his phone and dialed the bureau's number, explaining the situation to them. After hanging up, Wang Shen smiled at the deputy captain and shook hands with him.

"Thank you all for your hard work today," Wang Shen said with a smile.

"Captain Wang, what are you saying? This happened in our jurisdiction after all," the deputy captain said politely, waving his hand.

“I’ve already informed the bureau about the situation here, and the handover procedures will be completed. They will also send relevant personnel to handle the scene later. But as you know, it will take some time for our people to get here from the bureau, so I wonder if it would be possible for you to stay here a little longer and protect the scene?” Wang Shen tried his best to be humble, even his tone was pleading.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing Wang Shen's words, the deputy captain patted Wang Shen on the shoulder and responded, "Captain Wang, you're being too kind. This is simply our job. Don't worry, we'll protect the scene until your people arrive to take over."

After listening to the deputy captain's words, Wang Shen nodded and smiled, "We still need to continue investigating a suspicious vehicle, so we have to leave now. We'll leave the rest to you."

After saying this, Wang Shen turned to leave, but unexpectedly, the deputy captain called him back. "Captain Wang, from what I overheard your conversation, what kind of car are you looking for? Is the car nearby?"

After listening to the deputy captain's words, Wang Shen and Liang Zichen exchanged glances. Then, Wang Shen nodded and replied, "Yes, that car is very likely the deceased's. As long as we find that car, we can quickly identify the deceased."

The deputy captain frowned, glanced at the sky, and said, "It's getting late, and it's raining heavily, so it'll be quite difficult to find them."

Wang Shen simply smiled and did not respond.

“Alright,” the vice-captain continued, “I’ll send four people with you to search. Anyway, we don’t need that many people to protect the scene.”

Hearing the vice-captain say that, Wang Shen took two steps back, walked to the vice-captain's side, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Thank you."

The deputy captain patted Wang Shen on the shoulder and said with a smile, "We're all serving the people."

After saying this, the deputy captain turned around and pointed to the four police officers closest to him. "You four, follow Captain Wang to find the car. Follow Captain Wang's orders in everything."

"Yes!" The four police officers responded and followed Wang Shen slowly out of the wheat field.

Not long after, Wang Shen and Liang Zichen returned to the dirt road they had started on. They had initially worried that the heavy rain would destroy many clues, but it seemed Wang Shen's concerns were unfounded. The rain was truly a timely boon, actually bringing previously obscure clues to light.

Liang Zichen smiled as he pointed at the dirt road, then looked at Wang Shen and said, "Captain Wang, it seems the mud marks haven't disappeared."

Wang Shen also smiled and nodded.

Because it's a rural dirt road, the marks left by heavy objects are quite noticeable. Now, the tire marks from car tires have become even more pronounced after being washed away by rain. Currently, two very clear watermarks have formed on the dirt road.

"Captain Wang, what's the principle behind this?" Liang Zichen looked at the watermark on the ground, smiling as he sought an explanation from Wang Shen.

"The road surface already had two uneven grooves from the car tires. Given the heavy rain, I suspect that the uneven force of the raindrops hitting the ground actually made the tire tracks more noticeable. That's why we have these watermarks now." Wang Shen, who had always excelled in physics during high school, could still make a rough guess using his limited knowledge in this situation.

After hearing Wang Shen's explanation, Liang Zichen and the other police officers all gaped, looking at Wang Shen and then at the watermark on the ground.

"Alright, no matter what, the trail hasn't gone cold yet. We can follow these watermarks to track down the car's whereabouts." After saying that, Wang Shen walked forward following the watermarks.

The rain finally subsided a little, but it had completely darkened. This made Wang Shen and his team's search quite difficult. Wang Shen turned on his flashlight and used its beam to search for watermarks.

Wang Shen and his group walked together, moving slowly due to limited visibility. They walked for about half an hour when Wang Shen, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped.

"Captain Wang, what's wrong?" Liang Zichen, who was walking behind Wang Shen, also stopped and asked in confusion.

Before Wang Shen could answer, Liang Zichen walked in front of him and discovered why he had stopped.

"Wow, who's so kind as to pave this section of cement road here!" Liang Zichen wiped the rain off his face, threw it aside, and shouted.

Indeed, the reason Wang Shen stopped was because of the cement road in front of him. Because it was a cement road, the watermark naturally disappeared here. It's strange to think about it; there aren't many residents around, yet a cement road suddenly appeared at the end of the dirt road.

"Fortunately, there's only one road. We should be able to find a car if we follow it," Wang Shen said, turning to comfort Liang Zichen.

Everyone sighed inwardly, then walked towards the concrete road using the light from their phones. They hadn't gone far when Wang Shen stopped for the second time.

Liang Zichen followed behind Wang Shen, smiled, and said, "Alright, three paths, which one to choose?"

Shortly after Wang Shen finished saying "There's only one road," a three-way intersection appeared in front of him, and both roads were paved with cement. Wang Shen frowned slightly, then relaxed.

“There are six of us here. We’ll split into three groups of two. Our goal is to find a car that could have been abandoned anywhere along this road, so please keep an eye out. I’m creating a group chat now. Whoever finds the car first, please let us know in the group. Thank you all for your hard work today.” Wang Shen made his message clear in one go, then saluted everyone.