“That’s right. Dong Chengjie has made two preparations. He doesn’t want the situation to escalate, and he’s doing this to try his best to cover up the fact that it was stolen!” Ning Zhiheng agreed with Chen Yanqing’s judgment. “This just proves that the jade magatama, especially the noble seal, must belong to him. It can prove his Japanese identity, which is very important to him!”

"Jin De, has Dong Chengjie ever shown any unusual behavior? What's his relationship with his neighbors like?" Ning Zhiheng asked Jin De.

“There’s nothing unusual. I live nearby, but he goes to work early and comes home late, and sometimes he has to work overtime and doesn’t come home. I also have my own things to do. Apart from meeting when I collect the rent, we don’t see each other very often.”

He was a very polite and gentle person, spoke kindly, and had a good relationship with the neighbors. He just never invited anyone into his yard. Mainly because he was very clean, as everyone knew, so I was the only one who occasionally went into his room.” Jin De thought carefully for a moment before answering cautiously.

"How long has he been renting this place? Has he always been single?" Ning Zhiheng asked.

"It's been exactly six months, I've never been late with my rent, and I've always been single!" Jin De replied.

"Did he say he was a schoolteacher and went to work every day?" Ning Zhiheng asked.

“He goes out every day, leaving early and returning late, and sometimes he doesn’t even rest on Sundays. He seems very busy!” Jin De replied.

"Da Tou, now you take Jin De and go find a few neighbors. Yan Qing, go to the car and get the white paper and paintbrushes I brought. I want to draw a portrait of this Dong Chengjie!" Ning Zhiheng instructed.

Having gathered all the necessary information, Ning Zhiheng had formed a preliminary judgment. The most important thing now was to find Dong Chengjie, as he still had a trump card up his sleeve.

That's portraiture, a deadly weapon in this era, and it has become one of Ning Zhiheng's most important tools for solving cases. Moreover, the more eyewitness accounts and the more comprehensive the information, the more lifelike the portrait will be!

With Chief Inspector Liu's intervention, the neighbors dared not neglect the task and quickly gathered six of them. Ning Zhiheng listened to their descriptions on the spot, made revisions, and finally completed the portrait of Dong Chengjie after two hours of painting. Everyone agreed that it was almost indistinguishable from the real person and praised Ning Zhiheng's painting skills highly!

Ning Zhiheng waved his hand, signaling Jin De to lead everyone away. He looked at the portrait in his hand, frowning and pondering for a long time.

Now that we have this portrait, we have a lot of information. The rest is how to find him.

Dong Chengjie—of course, this name is definitely fake, and all the information he registered is probably false. He is between 1.68 and 1.70 meters tall and around 30 years old.

He must have a job, otherwise, no matter how good he is at pretending, he couldn't have kept up the act for six months. His job is very regular, and sometimes he has to work on Sundays!

"Big Head, I'll send you a photo of the portrait tomorrow. Check with several car dealerships to see if any rickshaw drivers have seen him. He's not short of money; he's quite wealthy. It would be too conspicuous for him to ride in a car. He must frequently take rickshaws. Anyone who can provide clues will be richly rewarded."

This person is decisive and chooses to extricate themselves immediately when problems arise, without harboring any illusions! They are a very cautious opponent!

However, he has a problem: these two jade artifacts we have, especially the gold-inlaid jade family crest seal, are extremely important to Dong Chengjie. He will definitely come back to look for them after he is safe. You must pay attention to gathering information on the streets and see if anyone is looking for this jadeite jewel and the family crest seal. This is a very important clue, so we must not take it lightly!

Liu Datong nodded and agreed to each one.

"Also, how many people on the street know about your arrest of Cui Er?" Ning Zhiheng asked, remembering something else.

“They caught him at his house in the middle of the night, but Cui Er hasn’t shown his face for so many days, so quite a few people should know about it now!” Liu Datou replied, unaware of why Ning Zhiheng was asking this question.

"Then spread the word on the streets, find some excuse for this arrest—prostitution, robbery, etc.—but make sure no one suspects he was arrested for theft! Don't alert the target!" Ning Zhiheng instructed. "Tell Liu Yong and that rickshaw driver Cheng Guang to keep their mouths shut and not mention anything about Dong Chengjie's rented room being burglarized! Do the same with your men, try to block any news about Cui Er!"

"Understood! I'll arrange it right away!"