Chapter 90
Because they had the search warrant, the inspection department of the Public Security Bureau took action quickly. The room where Guoguo had stayed before being abducted, the walls around the association... there were police officers everywhere.
For some reason, Lin Jiafan finally called Brother Li into the two-story building alone.
"Sister Luo's friend is also a policeman? I never realized it before..." Liu Miaomiao's innocent sigh sounded in the yard. With a lollipop in her mouth, she was curiously looking through the glass at the actions of the examiners who were collecting evidence in the room.
Aunt Zhang, who was standing next to him, clapped her hands after realizing what was going on. "No wonder that young man asked me so many questions when I went to the activity room yesterday. It turns out he and Officer Lei are colleagues!"
The two of them were whispering loudly, and from time to time they would glance at Luo Jingyao who was a few steps away, but this sudden change still made them cautious. They didn't dare to come forward to get close to her, as if they were afraid that Luo Jingyao would become a police officer in the blink of an eye.
No one came forward to ask her any questions, so she was left alone.
It’s a pity that this kind of peace and quiet could not last long.
Luo Jingyao looked at the man who had reluctantly approached her, and lowered her eyelids slightly to hide the light that flashed in the depths of her eyes. When she raised her head again, only a shallow and innocent smile remained on her face: "Brother Chao."
"So your friend is also in the public security system? Then when he came here yesterday, was he..." Ah Chao's dark face showed no abnormality, but his words still revealed his inner anxiety at the moment: "Are you also a policeman?"
Shaking her head in amusement, Luo Jingyao flatly denied it: "Which police officer has as much free time as me? I'm just a lousy flower vendor."
"Officer Lin just happened to come see me yesterday and didn't expect to encounter something like this. It seems Officer Lei felt the case was too serious and the Criminal Investigation Brigade of his district public security bureau couldn't handle it, so the case eventually came into Officer Lin's hands."
"Don't worry, Officer Lin is very capable. Look, he found Guoguo in just one night." She turned her head and stared at him, her expression focused and serious.
Ah Chao curled his lips and agreed, "Yes, it's amazing. I can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that Guoguo is okay."
However, from the pair of hands rubbing unconsciously against each other in front of him, one could still vaguely see a hint of uneasiness.
Sure enough, the next second he started to berate again: "But wasn't it Xiaozhe who kidnapped Guoguo? He's been arrested, so why are the police investigating here?"
"It seems like we need additional evidence? I heard from Officer Lin that the child has refused to confess. Without the suspect's confession, we can only start with solid evidence." Luo Jingyao replied.
"This Officer Lin is quite interesting. Why didn't he identify himself directly when he came here? Can we still refuse to cooperate with the police?"
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that the person next to her was gritting his teeth when he said this.
"They follow a procedure when handling cases. I guess they want to wait for the search warrant to be approved. This way it will be more legitimate and no one will be embarrassed." Luo Jingyao gave a high-sounding reason, hoping to appease the other party as much as possible before the police finished collecting evidence.
Although there were no obvious loopholes in her response, Achao's sixth sense still made him feel a little uneasy.
Achao couldn't get any useful information from Luo Jingyao, so he thought about it and decided to stay away from this place of trouble.
Unexpectedly, he had just taken a step forward with his right foot when he was forced to retract it because of a call from behind.
"Brother Chao." Luo Jingyao still had that beaming smile on her face. "How much does our association charge for private rescue commissions? I think ordinary people don't have much knowledge about this. If they really encounter any difficulties, they wouldn't even think of coming to you. Now that we live in an internet society, why don't you think of some way to get some publicity?"
There was no way, Achao could only deal with her perfunctorily for a while, until an inspector came up and started collecting everyone's footprints with several specially made pieces of paper.
Although Liu Miaomiao, Aunt Zhang and others didn't understand why, they were still willing to cooperate. After stepping on it hard, they observed it with curiosity for a long time.
Seeing the police getting closer and closer, Achao finally panicked and turned around without saying a word and wanted to walk towards the gate.
He was quite fast, but Luo Jingyao's reaction was even faster. Without hesitation, she grabbed his arm. With a forced smile, she asked knowingly, "Brother Chao, what are you doing? The officers said they need to collect our footprints to eliminate any suspicion. If it's something urgent, two minutes won't hurt, right?"
Without deliberately controlling the volume, her questioning immediately attracted the attention of many people, including the police in the yard, who all looked at the two of them suspiciously.
At this moment, Achao just wanted to escape as quickly as possible. He tried hard to break free from the clamp on his arm, but unexpectedly failed.
The man looked up in astonishment at the pretty face in front of him, whose smile had slightly changed. He seemed unable to understand how such a thin body could have such great energy.
"Sir, please provide..."
The unusual interaction between the two finally made the police realize something was wrong, but before the inspectors came close, Achao started swinging his arms wildly again.
Fortunately, he got what he wanted this time. After realizing that the feeling of being clamped on his arm disappeared, he did not dare to delay at all and rushed out the door quickly.
The police cannot obtain definite evidence, and as long as there is no evidence, they can do nothing to him.
At this moment, Achao's mind was completely occupied by this idea, so he tried his best to escape from here. Even the police issued a stern warning but could not stop him.
Unfortunately, his luck seemed to be not very good. Two policemen on guard suddenly appeared from somewhere outside the gate and raised their hands to signal him to stop.
Achao naturally wouldn't listen, and as expected, a violent physical conflict broke out between him and the two policemen.
Until he was pinned to the ground by several policemen who surrounded him, he was still thinking about not letting the police collect his footprints. So while struggling hard, he accidentally kicked an inspector in the butt.
In the end, no matter how reluctant Achao was, he was handcuffed and carried into the police car.
After all, violent obstruction of law enforcement is not a trivial matter that can be easily dismissed.
Such a dramatic scene caused everyone in the rescue association to look at each other in bewilderment. They were obviously a little confused as to how the situation had evolved step by step into what it was now.
In a corner where no one was paying attention, Lin Jiafan came to Luo Jingyao's side at some point, and through the crowd watching at the gate, he saw Ah Chao, who did not give up struggling even though he was pressed to the ground.
"This time, it's all thanks to Coach Luo's great help."
Luo Jingyao pursed her lips, and her words were somewhat sarcastic: "It's mainly because Officer Lin's method is the best."
It's so good that no normal person would imagine it.
Through her words, she planted the seed of "the police can do nothing as long as they don't have substantial evidence" in Achao's heart. This "dirty trick" and the means of exploiting human nature to the extreme made her look at him with new eyes again.
"Coach Luo, you can't say that." Lin Jiafan said calmly while admiring the chaos before him, "You just chatted with him for a few words. He was the one who refused to accept the police's evidence collection out of guilt and even attacked the officers. He simply brought this upon himself."
"Besides, it takes time for the police to find solid evidence. By the time they can compare his footprints with those found in the bushes outside the back door, I'm afraid he would have already run away."
"This is much more convenient. We can bring the person back to the bureau and take our time."
Hearing this, Luo Jingyao moved her lips, and finally asked, "Aren't you afraid of arresting the wrong person?"
"While Pang Guang was investigating the backgrounds of the people at the Qingshan Rescue Association, he unexpectedly discovered that Ah Chao not only worked at the Qingshan Rescue Association, but in recent years he had also worked part-time as a volunteer at other relief agencies and welfare homes. Several welfare homes and relief agencies had reported missing children to the police."
"It's a little-known fact: a normal person wouldn't just run away when the police are collecting evidence. Even if this Ah Chao had nothing to do with Guo Guo's kidnapping, there must be something else going on with him."
Luo Jingyao was unable to refute and held it in for a long time before speaking again: "Officer Lin, you have worked so hard."
"It's not hard, I'm serving the people." Lin Jiafan replied with a smile, as if he didn't understand the sarcasm in her words.
That afternoon, after completing the relevant evidence collection work of the Qingshan Rescue Association, several police cars successfully returned to the Jinshi Public Security Bureau.
This trip was quite fruitful. Not only did the laboratory bring back a bag of physical evidence, but the special case investigation team also successfully arrested a suspect involved in the case.
Near dusk, Lin Jiafan and Pang Guang walked into the interrogation room where Achao was, and casually threw the freshly-made footprint comparison results on the interrogation table.
His slender and powerful fingers tapped on the stainless steel table from time to time. Lin Jiafan's expressionless face made people inexplicably frightened.
Achao, who had just finished looking at the comparison results, seemed a little uneasy. The sound again and again seemed to fall directly on his heart.
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