Chapter 47: God's Assist Again
Xin Xiao's prayers ultimately turned into a futile ritual. Ji Feng felt numb from all the bad news. Fortunately, Gu Junping's call reminded him that he still had hearing.
Gu Junping said that after two days of intensive overtime training, the two purebred British drug detection dogs had essentially mastered the scent memory for searching for thuja and were ready to go. Together with two other high-quality Labradors being trained alongside them, there were four dogs in total, ready to follow Jifeng's orders at any time.
After expressing his gratitude, Ji Feng said he could take the police dog to the abandoned factory today. He sent the location to Gu Junping and arranged with the local police officer, Xiao Liang, to meet at the abandoned factory at 1:00 PM.
"The traffic jam is not moving at all. At this rate, even if we can reach Kuzhaolan today, it will be afternoon."
"We moved 300 meters in half an hour. I heard someone was driving the wrong way ahead, so both lanes were blocked."
"I moved another 200 meters forward. These people driving against the flow are so unreasonable. I want to call the police and have them banned from driving for life!"
"I just saw a traffic policeman on a motorcycle passing by. I hope the road will be cleared as soon as possible."
Xin Xiao was stuck in traffic, so he had time to send WeChat messages to Ji Feng, reporting almost once an hour.
The last message Jifeng received while he was having lunch was: "It's finally open. It will probably arrive around 4 or 5 pm."
Ji Feng wiped his mouth and checked the time. If they left for Mo Island now, they'd arrive at the abandoned factory just in time for 1 p.m. He said to Gu Xiaozheng and Ji Chuan, who had already finished their meals at the next table, "I'm done, let's go." Gu Xiaozheng and Ji Chuan immediately stood up and followed Ji Feng out of the cafeteria.
A famous dog is a famous dog. When Ji Feng first saw four identically dressed police dogs, he immediately identified two of the prized British drug-sniffing dogs. Gu Junping told Ji Feng, "Thuja sutchuenensis is a relatively rare species with a distinctive scent. If there's any in this compound, these two drug-sniffing dogs should be able to find it quickly. Of course, the other two Labradors are also excellent and have also made numerous achievements."
"I absolutely believe it, but this yard is a bit big and messy, which makes it more difficult for you."
"It's okay. I know you're busy, so I won't take up too much of your time. Oh, by the way, Captain Lu has already reported to the provincial department this morning."
"Yes. I know. Commander Lu has given us so much support. Thank you."
"You're welcome. I'll get busy then." As he was speaking, the local police officer Xiao Liang also arrived.
Jifeng was truly shocked! Just half an hour later, a British drug-sniffing dog began barking furiously at a rotting, dilapidated wooden door. The door looked dusty, its frame crooked and half-collapsed, and the lower edge of the door rotted beyond recognition. Yet, the dusty doorknob bore fingerprints from pulling.
Pulling open the wooden door, Ji Feng sniffed, and a faint scent of thuja saburo was faintly visible. He had smelled this scent at the exhibition.
The cell phone flashlight shone on the dirty and messy steps leading down, "Is there a basement down there?" Ji Feng finally realized what he had overlooked during the previous search.
I walked down the dark stairs carefully and came to two large iron doors. Four police dogs were barking at the doors together, making the sound deafening.
Shine his cell phone's flashlight through the crack in the door, Jifeng's eyes widened. Rows and rows of neatly arranged shelves were filled with a myriad of unique and extraordinary Thuja trees. A rich, exotic fragrance filled the air, inviting deep inhalations. Everywhere he looked, piles of Thuja trees were neatly stacked.
"It's so shocking! This is the treasure cave of the Forty Thieves!" Ji Feng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, and at that time he wanted to shout "Open sesame!"
Others also turned on the flashlights on their cell phones and looked inside through the crack in the door, exclaiming from time to time.
"After searching high and low for something, I finally found it without any effort." Ji Feng was overjoyed. "The most urgent thing is to find out who owns the Thuja warehouse."
Everyone excitedly returned to the courtyard. While he arranged for Gu Xiaozheng to take as many photos as possible to collect evidence, he shook Gu Junping's hand and thanked him repeatedly. In front of Gu Junping, he sent a WeChat message to the Lu team to express his gratitude for the leadership's kindness.
Gu Junping had to return to the provincial capital that day, so he declined Ji Feng's invitation to "have dinner first" and immediately embarked on the 400-kilometer return journey.
Today’s result was so unexpected. We finally found this mysterious Thuja warehouse!
Suddenly, he thought of Hua Ailing. It was Hua Ailing's seemingly "understated" tip that had exposed the Thuja thuja warehouse to the world. The funny thing was, he hadn't taken it seriously until the police dog barked.
Thinking of this, Ji Feng shook his head and smiled bitterly again, his heart torn again. He couldn't remember how many times Hua Ailing had helped him at a critical moment.
Time was running out, and he had no time for wild speculation. He logically connected the warehouse to Bo Xixi, but Bo Xixi had already returned to her hometown in the south, and there was nothing he could do until she returned.
"Xiao Liang, I suspect this warehouse is related to Bo Xixi. She's back home in the south now. Please keep an eye on it for me. Contact me as soon as she returns."
"Back to your hometown in the south? Are you talking about that tall, thin female doctor?"
"Yes, that's her."
"Are you sure she's back home? I seemed to have seen her this morning when I went to Qijiagou Community."
"You saw her? You saw her right?"
"Probably not. Although we weren't too close at the time, she was still relatively easy to identify."
When Ji Feng heard this, his eyes widened instantly. Could it be that she was lying? Thinking of this, he quickly took out his cell phone, found Bo Qianqian's number and dialed it.
"Hello, Ms. Bo."
"Hello, Captain Ji. What's going on?"
"Where are you now?"
"At home, what's wrong?"
"Didn't you say last time that you wanted to go back to your hometown?"
"Yes, I am going back to my hometown. But I didn't buy a ticket that day, so I put it off until today."
Didn't get a ticket? Ji Feng was furious. She had spent two whole days at home in Qijiagou Community. Two days wasted, and it might mean that Bo Qianqian's return would be delayed by another two days.
"Are you taking a plane or a train? When will you return?" Ji Feng asked, suppressing his anger.
"Captain Ji, if you don't have anything else, I'll hang up first. I'm about to go out and don't have time to talk to you in detail."
"Are you leaving now?"
"Captain Ji, I'm sorry, I'm really too late. I'll hang up first." After saying that, he hung up the phone in a hurry without waiting for Ji Feng to ask again.
"Oh - I didn't expect her to stay at home all the time. Two days were wasted." Ji Feng said in annoyance.
"I didn't know you were looking for her, otherwise I would have been keeping an eye on her." Xiao Liang didn't know how to comfort Ji Feng. "Oh, by the way, the previous lease contract was found."
"It's okay, I don't blame you. I didn't tell you about this specifically. Where's the contract?"
"The landlord just sent me the photos this morning, and I haven't had time to look at them." Xiao Liang said, taking out his mobile phone.
"Look." Xiao Liang opened his mobile phone, found the photo and handed it to Ji Feng.
Ji Feng took the phone and enlarged the screen with two fingers. The lessee of the contract was clearly written: Shen Zhaoran.
He stood there in a daze, his mind and pupils spinning rapidly. Suddenly he shouted, "Quick, go to Qijiagou Community and stop Bo Qianqian." After that, he didn't care about anyone else and ran towards the police car.
Xiao Liang and the other two reacted quickly and rushed to the police car.
"Xiao Zheng, drive faster. Bo Qianqian is a serious suspect. We need to stop her immediately."
"no problem."
"If it can be proved that she has a direct relationship with the Thuja warehouse, she is definitely involved in Shen Zhaoran's death." Ji Feng said in the car.
"That's right. Only this one link is missing. As long as we can prove that it was her who drove here early that morning, the chain of evidence will be complete." Gu Xiaozheng said as he drove.
"Captain Ji, why don't we split into three groups? There's no need for the four of us to go to the community. Why don't Xiaozheng and I get off here and go to the train station and airport separately. If she has already left when we arrive, we can find her faster." Ji Chuan suddenly said to Ji Feng.
After a brief thought, Ji Feng felt that Ji Chuan's plan was indeed the safest one, so he said, "Brother Chuan, you are right. Let's split into three groups. Whoever stops her first will call to inform us, and then we will find a place to gather and bring her back to Lan Valley together."
"Yes, Brother Chuan goes to the train station and I go to the airport. This way we will be safer." Gu Xiaozheng also agreed to this arrangement and stopped by the roadside with his foot on the brakes. Ji Feng briefly told them to be careful and then drove straight to the community with Xiao Liang.
"Captain Jiang, Bo Qianqian is a major suspect. I think she can be listed as a criminal suspect." After reporting to Jiang Bo the major breakthrough of finding Shen Zhaoran's thuja warehouse, Ji Feng anticipated that Bo Qianqian would ask for standardized procedures, so he called Jiang Bo for help while driving.
After listening to Ji Feng's calm inference, Jiang Bo was happy and agreed with Ji Feng's point of view, "I agree, Bo Qianqian is a major suspect in the murder of Shen Zhaoran. I understand what you mean. Arrange for someone to apply for an interrogation warrant immediately. If there is any situation, please communicate at any time." Jiang Bo once again showed his worldly-wise side.
As the phone was hung up, the police car had already rushed to the door of Bo Qianqian's unit.
"Knock, knock, knock, knock." After knocking on Bo Qianqian's door for about a minute or two, there was still no response. Instead, Aunt Zhou next door heard the sound and opened the door.
"Captain Ji, Officer Liang, you're here. Xixi seemed to have just gone out. I heard her close the door in the house."
"Hello, Auntie, what time approximately?" Xiao Liang asked anxiously.
"It will take a few minutes at most. If you're lucky, you should be able to meet."
"Do you know where she went?"
"I don't know. I didn't see her. I just heard her close the door. Did she go to buy groceries?"
"Okay, thank you, Auntie. Let's go to the vegetable market and look for it." Ji Feng didn't bother to say anything more to Auntie Zhou, turned around and rushed out of the unit.
After walking out of the unit door, Ji Feng politely said to Xiao Liang: "Xiao Liang, please do two things for me: one is to call and check the flight and train booking information of Bo Qianqian; the second is to apply to the institute to install a few cameras around the abandoned factory and the cliff cypress warehouse. We need real-time monitoring." In an emergency, Ji Feng didn't care that Xiao Liang was not his direct subordinate, nor was he from the same municipal bureau, and arranged it first.
While driving, Ji Feng called the airport police and asked them to help intercept Bo Qianqian.
After Ji Feng hung up the phone, Xiao Liang said, "Captain Ji, I can't find any booking information for Bo Qianqian."
"Nothing?" Ji Feng was puzzled. He frowned and thought for a moment before asking Xiao Liang, "What are the nearest airports and train stations to Mo Island, including those in other provinces?"
"Yungang City in southern Jiangsu Province has both a train station and an airport. It's about a hundred kilometers away from us and can be reached in two hours at most by car on the highway."
"Please contact Sunan Province again to see if you can find her booking information."
Xiao Liang agreed: "No problem."
Ji Feng parked the car on the side of the road, called Ji Chuan and Gu Xiaozheng on their cell phones, and asked them to stay on standby and wait for the next direction of pursuit.
At some point, a few raindrops landed on the windshield. As Xiao Liang shook his head helplessly at Ji Feng, a gentle drizzle had already begun to fall.
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