Chapter 149 149 That means they really got the thing...
After a restless sleep, Guan Xia and Pang Le got up at the same time at dawn.
They looked at the increasingly obvious dark circles on each other's faces. Maybe their brains were a little messy after just starting up, they looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
"What an exciting job." Pang Le sighed and jumped up to wash up.
By the time they had finished packing, everyone else had almost finished breakfast in the hotel's own restaurant.
The two of them sat down in the seats reserved for them, looking familiar with the place. Guan Xia peeled an egg while asking Ji An, "Sister Ji, shall we go directly to Dr. Hu's house?"
Ji An finished the soy milk, gulping it down in one gulp before setting it down. "I discussed this with Brother Jiang before going to bed last night. We should first go to the local police station where Dr. Hu's home is located, where we visited yesterday, greet them, and then go over there."
Pang Le was a little confused. A big bite of her bun didn't stop her from talking. "Why? As long as the paperwork is done, we can just go directly there. Why do we have to go all the way to the police station?"
Guan Xia recalled what the police officer from the police station said yesterday, and vaguely understood what Ji An meant.
Ji An joked in a rare, relaxed tone, winking, "How about a bet? If we don't give them a heads-up, even if we complete the formalities today, we might not be able to conduct a thorough search with peace of mind."
Pang Le tilted his head in confusion and said with interest, "Okay, let's make a bet. What's the bet? A meal?"
"Sure," Zhong Xiaoyu said cheerfully before Ji An could answer. "Let's make a bet on a meal. I've been eating fast food for a few days and I'm almost losing the will to live. Let's go have hot pot tonight. I want meat."
Qi Bai also joined in the fun and kept shouting, "Meat, meat, meat, I want to eat meat too."
Lu Tingfeng had already finished breakfast and was slowly wiping his mouth. Seeing this, he smiled and said, "Then I'll join in too. I bet on Pang Le to win. If she loses, then we'll find a nice place tonight and have a good meal."
"Then I bet Sister Ji will win," Zhong Xiaoyu quickly said from behind Lu Tingfeng, "Brother Lu, you are betraying the organization. We are clearly in the same group."
Lu Tingfeng smiled and spread his hands, saying, "Friendship is a matter of fate. I like Pang Le very much right now, so I'm going to switch sides for a short while."
None of them were young anymore, but at this moment they started to make noise and laugh happily like children.
Guan Xia didn't participate, but she couldn't help but smile. She noticed from the corner of her eye that Xu Nian opposite her was doing the same thing, his eyes curved with a smile.
After the meal, everyone reminded each other to be careful, and then got on the bus according to yesterday's lineup, and then sped away in different directions.
Today, it was still Guan Xia, Ji An and Jiang Yingyao. They drove along with Wang Yu and Lu Tingfeng for a while, and finally separated at an intersection.
Guan Xia took out her phone and glanced at it, then said, "Sister Ji, I made an appointment for a physical examination for the three of us last night before going to bed. This health checkup center is really crowded. All the appointments for today are taken. There are no appointments for tomorrow morning either. The only one is tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock."
"Then it's tomorrow afternoon," Ji An said. "It just so happens that we're going to search Dr. Hu's home this morning, and then go to the Nanping branch with Wang Yu and the others to investigate missing persons this afternoon. Tomorrow morning, we'll inquire about the situation of Dr. Hu's nephew. If there are no unexpected results after the physical examination, we can fly over the day after tomorrow."
When Guan Xia heard this, she exclaimed in her heart, "Wow, this itinerary is comprehensive and reasonable, and no time was wasted at all."
Putting the phone back into her bag, Guan Xia thought for a moment and said, "I have a hunch that if we fly over there this time, we might find nothing, or we might not even have enough time to fly over there."
This was Guan Xia's intuition that had emerged since yesterday afternoon. She couldn't explain it clearly, but she felt that this case might have many more emergencies than the previous cases she had investigated, making her feel like she was racing against time.
Jiang Yingyao was delighted when he heard this. "That's great! It saves us from making another wasted trip."
Compared to Jiang Yingyao's optimism, Ji An said in a somewhat low voice, "Actually, I had the same feeling after I got out of prison yesterday. Although Geng Jing looks rough and has a bad temper, and is prone to conflict, which is why you were so perceptive in finding him, a careful analysis shows that they did a very detailed job and planned everything very well, including instructing those two habitual thieves to steal the phone. Even if we discovered some clues, their identities were very well hidden. According to this habit, they would not leave too many clues if they got the phone from Dr. Hu's nephew, at least they would not let the nephew see their true colors."
Guan Xia nodded in agreement, but she was not as pessimistic as Ji An. No matter how good the disguise was, as long as she had the system, she could always accurately pick that person out from the crowd.
As they were talking, they soon arrived at the police station they had visited yesterday.
The officer who greeted them was the same officer they had met yesterday. He had a chubby face with a friendly smile. He shook hands with each of them before saying, "I received a call from the Nanping Branch as soon as I arrived at the station this morning. I understand your intentions. Don't worry about the search. We will help cover up any issues with your identities."
Ji An also said with a smile: "Then I'll trouble you, Officer Liu. But you don't have to go with us later. We will go by ourselves first. Officer Liu will go after about half an hour."
Officer Liu was clearly a man well versed in the ways of the world. He understood after a brief thought and readily agreed. "Okay, then you go first. I'll keep an eye on the time and then call my colleagues to go with us. Don't worry, they won't suspect your identities, and it won't delay your work."
Ji An expressed his gratitude earnestly a few more times before saying goodbye to Officer Liu and leaving the police station.
"Let's go," Ji An said as he fastened his safety belt after getting in the car. "By the way, Brother Jiang, just in case, Guan Xia and I will go inside. We're both women, and I've been out of the police force for several years, so I'm less likely to arouse suspicion than you. You sit outside in the car and observe to see if there are any suspicious people after we go in."
Jiang Yingyao didn't object and nodded, "Okay, then you two should be careful, especially Guan Xia. Just imagine you're here for a trip to Shangshuang City and forget about investigating the case. No matter what others ask, Sister Ji can handle it. Don't be nervous."
Guan Xia was indeed a little nervous. After all, she had always investigated cases openly in the past, but this time she had to fully use her intelligence to fight against potential criminals whose whereabouts were unknown. She was really afraid that she would reveal something unusual and her identity would be suspected.
But after a few minutes, Guan Xia relaxed again. She suddenly remembered that although she had been investigating the case, she was not a police officer. Moreover, she had only been involved in the investigation for a few months. Judging from her appearance, she was still far from the profession of a police officer.
Five or six minutes later, Ji An parked the car near Dr. Hu's residential complex. After the two of them entered the complex, Guan Xia looked around with feigned curiosity. Ji An pulled out the notes he had prepared long ago on his phone, glanced around, and then stopped a middle-aged man passing by and asked, "Hey, big brother, I want to ask, which building is Building 6? This is my first time in this community, and I have no idea where it is."
The middle-aged man was quite enthusiastic. He first pointed the way and then casually asked, "Are you looking for someone in Building 6? Which household are you looking for? I'm not bragging, I've lived in this community for 20 or 30 years. I may not know the names of all the owners, but I know everyone in Building 6."
Ji An pretended to be innocent and said honestly: "We are not looking for anyone, but were arranged by the elders at home to come to 302 to clean the house."
When the topic of Dr. Hu's house in Room 302 came up, the middle-aged man's expression suddenly changed. He looked Ji An and Guan Xia up and down with some caution and asked, "Cleaning Room 302? Who are you to the owner of Room 302?"
Ji An said with a puzzled expression, "A distant relative, could you come and help clean the house? If it weren't for the elders at home repeatedly telling us to, we wouldn't want to come here. We're having a great time in Shangshuang City. A night in a hotel is quite a lot of money. We might as well go to the scenic spots with this little time."
Hearing the impatience in Ji An's tone, the middle-aged man's attitude softened a bit, but he continued to ask, "Do you know Sun Wenrui? Who is he to you?"
Ji An showed a suspicious expression and said, "Do you know Sun Wenrui? He's our distant cousin. He inherited room 302 on the 6th floor. In terms of kinship, he's indeed closer than us."
The middle-aged man looked relieved and said cheerfully, "You're really relatives. Come on, let me take you there. I happened to be on the night shift yesterday, so I don't have anything to do today. I'll help you clean up."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man led the way enthusiastically. His attitude was impeccable, but his words were full of clichés.
Fortunately, Ji An had rich experience in disguise and answered perfectly. Guan Xia just quietly played herself. Although she seemed to be listening to the two people talking seriously, she actually paid some attention to look at everyone who passed by.
Guan Xia still had a lucky hope that he could find any suspicious people in the community, but his intuitive reminder was not triggered until he walked into Unit 2 of Building 6.
It seems that maybe they didn't value Dr. Hu as much as Guan Xia and the others imagined. After all, if their guess was correct, the things in Dr. Hu's hands had most likely been taken by them.
They successfully opened the door of Dr. Hu's house with the key sent by the Nanping Branch. The middle-aged man's expression relaxed when he saw this. As they went upstairs, they also attracted two other curious people, who were staring at Ji An's every move. After the door was opened, they did not turn around and leave, but found a broom, mop and rag from the bathroom very familiarly.
They found two basins as well, and the middle-aged man who led them said, "The tools are all here, you can clean up."
Guan Xia looked at the dusty floor and coffee table and found it a little funny. She never expected that she would be urged to clean the house while investigating a case.
But Guan Xia acted out the whole act, and she really washed the mop and sponge carefully. After Ji An swept the dust, she started to mop the floor seriously and methodically.
Seeing that they were really there to clean, without asking any unnecessary questions or rummaging around, the three onlookers also picked up rags and helped wipe the dust.
While working, the middle-aged man said, "Don't think we're meddling in other people's business. This has happened before. We really thought they were relatives of Dr. Hu, but they turned out to be burglars. They looked like honest people, but they turned out to be thieves. We noticed something was wrong from the beginning. We were still talking, but before we could finish, they slammed the door in our faces. We thought they were bad people, so we waited in the corridor. When they came out, we saw that they were carrying a lot of valuables. We immediately held them down and searched them. We found cell phones and tablets, all valuable things."
Guan Xia and Ji An looked at each other. No wonder these people were so cautious. It turned out that after the two thieves in the prison failed, they sought another way, which was somewhat similar to theirs. However, they had official endorsement, so obviously the result would be different.
Ji An pressed the issue, "What happened next? Did you call the police? Did you send those two to jail?"
The middle-aged man wiped the TV cabinet deftly and said, "It's strange that it was daytime. Everyone was at work or out for a walk. There weren't many people around. I was the only one younger. I even got punched twice. No one could stop me. They all ran away. The police didn't catch us either. I was confused. They had surveillance footage and our confessions, so why didn't they arrest anyone?"
Upon hearing this, Guan Xia guessed in his heart that the two people were probably in disguise. After all, no one stipulated that there could only be one master of disguise in an organization.
The middle-aged man probably started talking while he was talking, and soon moved on to the next topic.
"Speaking of which, Dr. Hu's nephew, the one named Sun Wenrui, also came back once before." The middle-aged man suddenly said this.
Guan Xia's heart suddenly trembled, but fortunately she was bending over to mop the floor, and the three people could not see her expression.
Ji An asked calmly, "Ah? My distant cousin came back a while ago? I haven't heard about it. When was it? If it happened recently, I'll have to call my grandma and have a good talk with her. Someone has already cleaned the house, but he insisted on letting us come."
The middle-aged man recalled for a moment and said, "It was probably around April or May. It was quite sudden, and I didn't run into him. It was Old Feng, who lives across from me. He had gastroenteritis that day, so he took some medicine from the hospital and came back to rest. I happened to run into him coming upstairs. I said hello, but he just said he was back to pick up something important and was about to leave. Old Feng asked a few questions out of curiosity, but Little Sun just kept a straight face and didn't answer. But judging by his hurried steps, he must be worth quite a bit of money."
The middle-aged man sighed and said, "This young man really doesn't understand the ways of the world. He doesn't even pretend. Dr. Hu just passed away not long ago. He inherited his estate after all. How could he sell off his things so quickly? Fortunately, there is no one in his family who would argue with him. Otherwise, based on his behavior, he would be criticized."
Guan Xia kept moving and thinking. It seemed that the other methods used by that group of people were not working. There were too many people in the community who were concerned about Dr. Hu's family, so he started with the man named Sun Wenrui.
This happened in April or May, and there has been no movement since then, which means they really got the things.
Although Guan Xia had anticipated this, she still felt it was a pity. If they had gotten the things like in the movies, she would have avoided a lot of detours.
After talking for a while about what happened in her family after Dr. Hu passed away, Officer Liu finally arrived. With him was a young but very heroic female police officer. As soon as she came in, she asked, "Who called the police?"
Without waiting for the three confused people to speak, Officer Liu looked at Guan Xia and the others and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here? How do you have the key to Dr. Hu's house?"
After going through the previously agreed-upon procedures, Officer Liu looked at the three enthusiastic people and said, "Alright, go do whatever you need to do. We'll be watching here. Nothing will happen. You all should go back quickly. Especially you, Old Pei. You just worked the night shift yesterday, and today you didn't sleep well and even helped clean up. If your wife finds out, I wonder how she'll nag you."
With Officer Liu's endorsement, the other three were finally able to leave with peace of mind.
Guan Xia quickly put the mop back into the bathroom, washed her hands, put on gloves, and began searching Dr. Hu's house.
Dr. Hu's house is not big, a typical two-bedroom, one-living room apartment, estimated to be only 70 square meters. There is no TV in the house, and the most common thing is the bookshelf, which is filled with all kinds of books.
Ji An went straight to the bedroom, while Guan Xia went to the study first. After searching all the drawers and cabinets, she thought for a moment and turned on the computer.
To Guan Xia's surprise, the computer could be turned on and used normally, but judging from the empty desktop, it was obvious that someone had cleared the data.
Guan Xia couldn't help but call out to Ji An, "Sister Ji, come over and take a look."
Ji An rushed over upon hearing the noise, and the two police officers from the police station came with him.
Without waiting for Guan Xia to explain the situation, Ji An glanced at the turned-on computer and understood what was going on.
"Do you want to take the host back?" Guan Xia asked.
Ji An nodded. "We have to take it back and give it to the technical team of the Nanping Branch to see if they can recover the data. But how to bring it back inconspicuously is the problem."
Officer Liu said, "If you take them out and make them conspicuous, we won't. Leave this matter to us. We will definitely send them to the Nanping Branch."
Guan Xia first looked at Officer Liu carefully, confirming that no intuitive reminders were triggered, and then said, "Sister Ji, I think it's okay. What do you think?"
Ji An said: "Thank you very much for your help."
Officer Liu repeatedly said that they were all colleagues and there was no need to be polite, and only then did Guan Xia start to dismantle the computer case.
In order to eliminate any possibility of being exposed, Guan Xia and the others mopped the floor before leaving, and also wiped the dust off all the tables in Dr. Hu's house. On the surface, they looked clean, and then they said goodbye to Officer Liu and the others and left first.
After finding the car parked near the community, Guan Xia hadn't even sat down when she grabbed Jiang Yingyao's seat and asked, "How's it going, Brother Jiang? Did you find anything?"
Jiang Yingyao shook his head and said, "I didn't find anything. At least I didn't see anyone stalking nearby."
Guan Xia recalled every person she had observed along the way into the community, and indeed she had no intuitive warning. She guessed in her heart that there was a high probability that the organization would no longer pay much attention to Dr. Hu's house after getting the things. That would really be good news for them.
I just hope that the computer host whose data was cleared can find something.
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