Chapter 50 Chapter 50
He Qifeng seemed to be immune to Lu Jianing's trash talk. He got straight to the point and said, "Are you doubting Ji Ruxian?"
"It's obvious." Lu Jianing said nonchalantly, "You too."
The utility room was small, and the two of them were almost pressed together.
Lu Jianing signaled with his eyes: "Captain He, don't you think we are a little ambiguous now?"
There was still no change in He Qifeng's expression, as if Lu Jianing's straightforward and unrestrained words did not make him feel embarrassed at all.
“Let’s go out first,” he suggested.
As he spoke, He Qifeng opened the door and walked outside.
Lu Jianing did not leave the utility room. She casually pushed her hair aside and leaned against the door.
She slowly opened her lips and said, "Captain He, you didn't come here just to watch the game today, did you?"
"Well," He Qifeng didn't intend to hide it from her, "I just received a report this morning."
As he spoke, He Qifeng handed a neatly folded piece of paper from his pocket to Lu Jianing.
Lu Jianing took the paper and smiled wantonly: "Captain He, do you carry the file with you?"
"It's not a file, it's a missing persons report from the police station," He Qifeng said truthfully with his head down, "I think it might be helpful to you."
Lu Jianing said nothing, but turned the paper to check the contents.
The case registered in this report is a simple missing person case.
The missing person is a girl in her 20s, a local girl, currently a senior at Linjiang University. The person who reported the case said that at 8 o'clock in the morning on the 7th, which was 8 o'clock yesterday, the missing person returned home and left after saying that she had an appointment with a classmate.
For the whole day, the family didn't feel anything wrong until nine o'clock in the evening, when the missing person, who had always been law-abiding and obedient, suddenly could not be contacted. The family called all the classmates who might have a direct relationship with the missing person, but the answer they got was - they hadn't seen her in the past two days.
Finally, after a frantic night of searching, the family decided to call the police.
Lu Jianing carefully read the report five times. After confirming that the information was correct, she looked up at He Qifeng in confusion: "This case has no direct evidence to prove that it is trafficking in women, and it does not fall into the category of missing children and minors, so it should fall under the jurisdiction of the police station. Why did the police station hand the case over to you?"
"The person involved appeared at the entrance of Zuimeng Bar before he disappeared." He Qifeng said truthfully.
"Ji Yao's bar?" Lu Jianing frowned, "Why is she going there?"
"I don't know, but the surveillance video shows that she stayed at the door for a few minutes and then left," said He Qifeng.
"The Zuimeng Bar was involved in a major women trafficking case and was forced to close by our police for investigation. The relevant person in charge is either in prison or has gone to hell." Lu Jianing said, "What's the idea of missing people going to such an unlucky place?"
After that, Lu Jianing asked, "Besides the Drunken Dream Bar, have you found any other evidence?"
He Qifeng: "According to the person who reported the case, they found a piece of red paper with the missing person's birth date written on it in the missing person's room. There was also a gold bar attached to the side, which looked like a betrothal gift from someone."
"Gold bars?" Lu Jianing repeated. "Is it possible that the missing person bought them himself?"
"The person who reported the case said it's impossible," He Qifeng told Lu Jianing all the information he knew. "The missing person was unemployed before her death and had no way to make money. No one in her family gave her extra money, so her ability to buy gold bars was almost zero."
Where did that gold bar come from?
Lu Jianing thought for a while and asked, "Do you have any evidence photos?" This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team
"have."
He Qifeng said as he turned his phone over to face Lu Jianing.
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On the mobile phone screen, there was a piece of red rice paper with the missing person's birthday neatly written in black calligraphy.
Lu Jianing stroked his chin and carefully observed the abnormality in the picture.
But to no avail.
In the photo, apart from the fact that the handwriting was so neat that it didn't look like it was written by a human, there seemed to be nothing wrong with anything else.
Lu Jianing asked again: "What else did the reporter say?"
He Qifeng said: "The person who reported the case suspected that their daughter was deceived by a man into getting married."
Lu Jianing thought about it carefully for a while and asked, "So... did the person who reported the case ever stop the missing person's love affair?"
"This is also the point of suspicion of the reporter," He Qifeng said calmly, "They said that the missing person did not tell them any information about his or her lover before he or she disappeared."
"According to the interviews conducted by the police station, people close to the missing person all said that the missing person did not have a boyfriend."
"That's strange..." Lu Jianing said, and she seemed to have suddenly discovered something strange and asked again, "So, why did you come to Ji's? Simply passing by the Zuimeng Bar is not enough for you to come here."
"A few days before the missing person disappeared, he went to Ji Ruxian's company for an interview," He Qifeng added, "According to an insider, the person who interviewed him was Ji Ruxian's secretary Feng Ji."
"Tsk—" Lu Jianing let out a long sound, "This Feng Ji, why is he everywhere?"
He Qifeng didn't say anything.
Lu Jianing continued to ask: "When you first came here, you should have questioned Feng Ji."
He Qifeng: "Well, he said that the missing person did come to their company for an interview before he disappeared, but he felt that the missing person did not meet their company's recruitment requirements, so he declined the interview and he has never seen him again since then."
Recruitment, horoscope...
No matter how you look at it, it seems like this doesn't connect.
The only person who asked about the horoscope in detail seemed to be...married...
But the missing person doesn’t have a boyfriend, and there is no sign of marriage happening at all.
Then the most likely possibility is that someone wants her to marry someone...
A bad thought flashed through Lu Jianing's mind. She took out her cell phone and quickly looked through the call records.
After searching for a long time, I still couldn't find the person I was looking for.
Lu Jianing: "Captain He, do you have the business card of your metaphysical master that I gave you this morning?"
"Yeah." He Qifeng quickly took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to her.
Lu Jianing quickly entered the number and dialed.
Soon the call came through from the other end: "Mr. Xiaolu, what's the matter?"
Lu Jianing was a frequent visitor to their store. Everyone in their store, from apprentices to masters, knew Lu Jianing's cell phone number by heart.
Even if the person involved, Lu Jianing, did not have any of their contact information, they could still know accurately that the call was from Lu Jianing.
Lu Jianing said, "I just sent you a birth chart via text message. Please help me calculate my fate."
The other party was silent for a while, then said, "This group of birthdays have very bad luck these days."
Lu Jianing didn't have time to get along with them. She said, "I didn't ask you to calculate this. What I wanted you to calculate is which birthday is the most compatible with her horoscope."
"Judging from his horoscope, this person has a kind personality and a bright Purple Star, so he should be a good match for most people," the person on the other end said.
"What I want is 'most'," Lu Jianing corrected, "which means the only one, the most accurate one."
"Then I have to ask for divination and pray for an accurate prediction, so it will take some time." said the other party.
Lu Jianing lost his patience: "How long?"
"Five minutes." The other party quickly assured.
"Okay," Lu Jianing said seriously, "I'll wait for you to call me."
After saying that, Lu Jianing was the first to hang up the phone.
He Qifeng said: "What are you doubting?"
"We'll know the result in five minutes," Lu Jianing said seriously.
He Qifeng responded.
Lu Jianing glanced up at the surveillance camera on top of the door frame in the distance.
I saw that the red recording light on it was still flashing, as if it was still working.
She and He Qifeng had been chatting under surveillance for such a long time, but Ji Ruxian didn't send anyone to check.
Did they not notice it, or after they noticed it, they felt that there was no need to pay any attention to their presence?
Or is this surveillance camera just a decoration, and the actual monitor is someone else...
Obviously, the final possible answer is the latter.
Lu Jianing smiled and said, "Captain He, your criminal police team is really full of talents. You can even control the surveillance cameras in Ji Ruxian's home."
"We didn't catch him. He was just locked up for a few minutes," He Qifeng explained. "The surveillance camera at Ji Ruxian's home is connected to the Internet, so it's easier for us police to control him."
"Jiang Yubai should be able to do it, too."
"Indeed," Lu Jianing did not deny him and continued, "Captain He, since you can quietly turn off other people's surveillance videos, you can also reverse the surveillance."
"Sure." He Qifeng answered affirmatively.
"I need to retrieve the surveillance video of Ji Ruxian's room." Lu Jianing said.
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He Qifeng did not say that he could not conduct surveillance without a search warrant. Instead, he said, "Get out first."
"Okay." Lu Jianing was the first to respond.
Everyone in the Ji family was busy outside, and few people came into the room.
Lu Jianing and He Qifeng walked downstairs openly.
Halfway through the walk, He Qifeng suddenly stopped and turned to look back.
Noticing that something was wrong with He Qifeng, Lu Jianing asked, "Captain He, are you okay?"
"It's okay." He Qifeng retracted his gaze, "Maybe I'm overthinking it."
After He Qifeng finished speaking, he walked out. Lu Jianing followed his example and looked behind him, then went out as well.
The two did not choose the main door, but chose a remote window.
Seeing Lu Jianing standing inside the house without any further action, He Qifeng, who was standing outside the house, urged, "What are you thinking about?"
Lu Jianing said truthfully: "I was wondering if I should be more arrogant."
"Hmm?" He Qifeng didn't understand what she meant.
Lu Jianing didn't explain. She closed the window with both hands, isolating He Qifeng outside.
He walked to the door in a square step and opened it.
In an instant, all the people who were busy socializing in the yard looked over in unison, including the organizer of the competition - Ji Ruxian.
The smile on his face froze instantly, replaced by resentment and anger.
Lu Jianing didn't know where his anger came from. Maybe there really was a secret in this house that she couldn't discover?
Lu Jianing chuckled without caring at all.
Judging from her expression, the direction of her and He Qifeng's investigation should be correct.
Lu Jianing calmed himself down, then shouted towards Ji Ruxian: "Uncle Ji, where is your toilet? I need to go to the toilet."
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