"The car broke down? Did you leave during this time?" Mo Jingchen was once again convinced that this matter was definitely not that simple.
"I left for ten minutes to use the restroom in this mall."
The chief listened to Xiao Zhang's account: "First, the car broke down, preventing Mrs. Mo from leaving normally. And this is the only shopping mall nearby that offers a place for leisure and rest. So, according to conventional thinking, Mrs. Mo would definitely come to this shopping mall to pass the time. The murderer planned this before tampering with the car."
"In that case, we can open a case. Someone, retrieve all the surveillance footage from the area around the mall, starting with the restrooms."
"Yes, Director. I'll take care of it right away."
"Mr. Mo, would you like to take a break? After all, reviewing surveillance footage is not an easy task," the director said.
"It's alright, I'll go with you."
According to the rules, Mo Jingchen is not allowed to check the surveillance footage, but since he is Mo Jingchen, he can go if he wants to. Even if he is the director, he still has to give Mo Jingchen some face.
Upon arriving at the monitoring room, Mo Jingchen saw that familiar figure walking in through the mall entrance and heading to Starbucks.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a pang of regret. If he had canceled his work to have coffee with An'an when she called, would this have prevented this from happening?
The surveillance footage continued to play, showing An Yiruo going straight to the restroom after leaving Starbucks, and then... she never came out again.
When Mo Jingchen went to check the restroom, he found that there were no windows or hidden doors. How did An Yiruo, a living person, disappear into thin air?
Mo Jingchen's mind raced, considering countless possibilities, but ultimately all of them were overturned.
"Chief, have you made any discoveries?"
The bureau chief shook his head: "Not yet."
Mo Jingchen could hardly stand. He couldn't imagine where An Yiruo was right now, or what suffering she was enduring...
(The scene shifts to the moment An Yiruo walks into the restroom)
When An Yiruo entered the restroom, she suddenly saw a little girl standing there alone, crying silently, looking very pitiful.
Overwhelmed by maternal love, she went over to ask, "Little girl, where's your mother? Why are you standing here all alone?"
"Auntie, my mom... I can't find my mom. Waaah!" The little girl cried loudly in An Yiruo's arms, making An Yiruo's heart ache as well.
"Little girl, don't worry. Tell me your name and I'll take you to the broadcasting room to find your mother."
"Auntie, my mom's name is..." Before the little girl could finish speaking, she took out a spray-like item from her pocket and sprayed it a few times at An Yiruo.
"Little girl, you... sprayed... what..." An Yiruo's voice trailed off, her mind growing increasingly muddled, her vision blurring, and she could no longer see the scenery ahead. Before she could finish speaking, she collapsed to the ground...
"Master, how did I do?" the little girl boasted to a man dressed as a woman.
"Well done."
The little girl jumped for joy upon receiving the praise...
Inside the monitoring room, the video was still playing. Mo Jingchen was like an ant on a hot pan, unable to wait even a second longer.
Mo Jingchen left the monitoring room and made a group call. After the call was connected, Mo Jingchen spoke first: "Don't speak yet, listen to me. An'an... is missing."
As the conversation progressed, everyone could sense Mo Jingchen's helplessness. Li Ye spoke first: "Your sister-in-law is missing? When did this happen?"
"Just now, she went into the restroom in the mall and hasn't come out since," Mo Jingchen recounted to the three of them.
"Jingchen, don't worry, let me check first. What if you run into trouble before we find your wife?" Si Shao listened to Mo Jingchen's explanation and shared his plans.
Thank you.
“Why are you being so polite with us brothers? Brothers should share joys and sorrows. Leave these things to us! In a bit, send a picture of your sister-in-law to the group chat so we can identify her!” Lu Ze said.
"good."
After the phone call ended, everyone used their connections to search for An Yiruo. Of course, the one with the most advantage among them was Young Master Si, because the Si family's intelligence network could be said to cover every corner of City A.
Si Shao turned on his computer and used special means to access the mall's surveillance video.
However, he couldn't access the video in the restroom, so he could only watch repeatedly what happened between An Yiruo entering the restroom and Mo Jingchen and the others arriving.
The bathroom has no windows or back door, so a grown person would have to return the way they came to leave, but An Yiruo wasn't seen on the security camera footage...
There must be some detail he overlooked. Si Shao opened the surveillance footage again and discovered the anomaly.
A woman with a child entered the restroom right after An Yiruo. The woman was pushing a suitcase, but judging from its weight, the suitcase should have been empty when it entered the restroom, but when it came out again, it was obvious that the suitcase was full of items!
Adding to the emotional turmoil was the oversized suitcase and the disappearance of the younger sister-in-law...
"Jingchen, I've found something." Si Shao immediately called Mo Jingchen and told him about the clue he had discovered.
"Tell me quickly!" Mo Jingchen was eager to get the new clue as soon as he heard it.
"Look at the video, there's a woman with a child. The weight of her suitcase when it went in and when it came out was different," Si Shao said, pointing out his discovery.
"The suitcase... I'll check it right away. Thank you, Mr. Si."
"Don't rush to thank me. I will also send people to investigate this woman and child. We'll talk about the specifics when we have the results."
"Um."
After the phone was disconnected, Mo Jingchen immediately told the police about the clue and began to investigate.
There is always strength in numbers, and people can always discover details that one person cannot notice.
The surveillance footage identified the woman, showing her pulling a suitcase and taking her child out of the restroom before taking the elevator directly to the underground parking lot.
However, there is a blind spot in the parking lot's surveillance cameras, and the video trail ends there!
"Look ahead and see when this mother and daughter entered the mall and what they did!" Mo Jingchen thought that since they couldn't find out where the mother and daughter went, they might as well investigate whether the two of them had a motive for committing the crime.
The surveillance video was scrolled back to find the state of the mother and daughter when they first entered the mall. They had their suitcases with them the whole time, but when they first came in, they didn't seem to be in a hurry to shop. Instead, they seemed to be waiting for someone!
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