Chapter 161 Isn't this another clue delivered to them...
Liu Xiang's rescue began at around 8 o'clock in the evening on August 14 and ended in the early morning of August 15.
Except for Wang Yu and Lu Tingfeng, everyone else was waiting outside the emergency room. When the light indicating that the operation was in progress went out, everyone subconsciously stood up and looked at the doctor who opened the door nervously.
Fortunately, the result was good news. The doctor who participated in the rescue took off his mask and said, "The operation was successful. The patient's vital signs are stable. However, he needs to be observed for 48 hours to confirm that there are no problems before he can be transferred to a general ward."
With the doctor's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Guan Xia sat back in his chair, pounded his numb leg, and said, "Liu Xiang's life is saved. I don't know if Captain Zhou has any results yet. I hope the final investigation shows that Geng Jing wasn't the stabber."
Guan Xia's words reminded Pang Le of something. He looked up and asked Xu Nian, "Oh, right? Geng Jing and that skinny guy were immediately apprehended and taken to the Nanping police station. Did they get their confessions? What did they say? And who was that skinny guy who got into a fight with Geng Jing?"
Upon hearing this, Guan Xia also looked up at Xu Nian. She still remembered Zhong Xiaoyu's previous speculation and was really curious about who this young man was, and what the two people who looked like police officers following him had discovered from him that led them here.
After working day and night for several days, Xu Nian's eyes were dark circles. He pinched his brows wearily and said, "Captain Zhou and the others have already reviewed the surveillance video. They can basically conclude that Geng Jing didn't stab Liu Xiang, but he's putting on a complete show. Geng Jing can't be released anytime soon. As for his confession, Geng Jing has already spoken, after all, he wasn't the one who stabbed her. The other one is still holding on, but judging by his mental state, he won't be able to hold on for much longer. And then..."
Xu Nian paused before continuing, "That man has other cases on his hands. The two colleagues following him are from the Narcotics Squad. We don't know exactly what their mission is. Captain Zhou is currently negotiating with them. We estimate that he will be taken away by the Narcotics Squad by tomorrow morning at the latest."
Guan Xia was both surprised and not surprised, but she couldn't help but let out a deep breath. This case was just like a tangled ball of thread. They followed the clues and seemed to have a clue, but new clues and surprises appeared, catching them off guard.
After sitting on the chair in the corridor for a few minutes, Liu Xiang, still under anesthesia, was finally pushed out.
Guan Xia stood up and took a look. Liu Xiang, who was in a coma, had a pale face. Even in an unconscious state, he was frowning slightly.
The medical staff who pushed her out did not stop and went straight to the elevator.
Everyone immediately followed, and couldn't help but discuss in low voices while on the way.
"It's been 48 hours. According to our previous speculation, the news can only be kept secret from Liu Xiang for 48 hours at most. But now she has to be hospitalized for a while. Should we arrest her on the spot?" Pang Le was the first to ask.
Guan Xia thought for a moment and said, "If we arrest him on the spot, then Geng Jing's plan will be completely ruined. After all, if Geng Jing gets out, he will definitely come to the hospital to see Liu Xiang. I guess we have to wait for news from Captain Zhou."
Guan Xia thought so, and Xu Nian's thoughts were indeed the same as hers. Upon hearing this, he turned around and whispered, "Wait for a moment, wait for news from Captain Zhou. Liu Xiang can't escape anyway, so let's see how Captain Zhou needs us to cooperate with him."
"There's another question," Zhong Xiaoyu added. "Liu Xiang is injured and in the hospital. If we don't arrest her for the time being, then according to common sense, given her popularity, someone will definitely come to the hospital to take care of her. Otherwise, no one will see her. Liu Xiang is so cautious, she will definitely notice something. Who should we arrange for?"
As soon as Zhong Xiaoyu finished speaking, Guan Xia immediately thought of Fan Ya, Ge Qing and Gao Cuicui who had just been captured by them.
In order to prevent other people from talking nonsense, they had to arrange people who knew the inside story. After thinking about it, the only people who could cooperate with them and not arouse Liu Xiang's suspicion were these three people.
If Guan Xia could think of it, then naturally everyone else would have thought of it too. Ji An looked at Xu Nian and asked, "Should we arrange for one of Fan Ya and the other two? Judging from the emotions expressed in their confessions, they must have deep regrets for the crimes they committed. If it's a chance to redeem themselves from their crimes, I believe none of them would refuse. I just wonder how well they can act. Will they reveal any flaws that Liu Xiang might notice?"
Xu Nian thought about it for a moment, but didn't agree immediately. Instead, he said, "Let's talk to them first. If that doesn't work, we can think of other ways."
Seeing Liu Xiang being pushed into the intensive care unit, everyone did not stay for long. Only Qi Bai and Zhong Xiaoyu were left in the hospital to guard the patient, and everyone else left the hospital.
On the way to the parking lot, Xu Nian asked Guan Xia, "Should we go back to the hotel to rest, or go to the Nanping branch?"
To be honest, although the surveillance mission for the past two days was a bit boring, I didn't eat well and stayed in the car all the time, but I didn't lack sleep. After all, Liu Xiang went home after get off work and Guan Xia and the others also went back to the hotel to rest.
So even though it was almost a little before dawn, Guan Xia didn't feel sleepy. After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's go directly to the Nanping Branch. Liu Xiang's confession won't be available for a while. I want to see the surveillance footage of Yan Xingyu's disappearance. In addition to Liu Xiang, Fan Ya and the other three involved in that case, there were also people who picked up Fan Ya. I still remember Gao Cuicui's confession saying that Liu Xiang was picked up by a van while holding Yan Xingyu. I want to find out where that van went. Maybe it's the same one that kidnapped Ning Xin and her daughter. If we can find its whereabouts and detect DNA on it, then these two cases will be nailed down, and we can also use it as a breakthrough in interrogating Liu Xiang."
Guan Xia thought and spoke more fluently. When she finished speaking, she looked up and saw Xu Nian looking at her with a smile in his eyes.
Guan Xia was stunned for a moment, somewhat confused as to what Xu Nian was laughing at. The next second, she heard Xu Nian say, "You've grown very quickly. In just three or four months, you've already developed your own ideas for handling cases."
Guan Xia was a little surprised and a little embarrassed. She avoided Xu Nian's gaze and was about to speak when Jiang Yingyao smiled and said, "You've grown very fast. When I first joined the criminal police team, I was still a rookie for three or four months. What does this mean? It means that Guan Xia is destined to work in our field. She is really talented."
Jiang Yingyao praised Guan Xia with words, and his eyes showed not only admiration but also a hint of envy.
Guan Xia felt even more embarrassed. The reason why she grew so fast was purely because she was cheating.
However, when thinking about the system, Guan Xia suddenly thought of a problem. It has been two days since the arrest of Fan Ya and other five criminal suspects. Why has the system been silent? There is no prompt for halo charging like before. Could it be that it is not a subjective crime, but they were just deceived and used, so it is not counted by the system?
Guan Xia was guessing in his mind and couldn't help but complain in his heart. This system is useful, but it is too stupid. He needs to figure out all the rules by himself and he is not sure if they are right. He also doesn't know if the system can be smarter after it is upgraded to the maximum level.
Wang Yu and Lu Tingfeng investigated Liu Xiang's social relations, Qi Bai and Zhong Xiaoyu were left in the hospital to guard Liu Xiang, and the remaining people could just fit in one car, so they did not separate, and Xu Nian drove back to Nanping Branch at lightning speed.
When they entered Captain Zhou's office, although the lights were on, there was no one there. Guan Xia and the others waited in the office for a while before Captain Zhou, who looked a little dusty, arrived.
Compared to Guan Xia and the others, Captain Zhou looked even more exhausted. His dark circles were as thick as a panda's, and there were faint bloodshot eyes. As soon as he saw Guan Xia and the others, he asked, "How is Liu Xiang? Is she in no danger?"
Xu Nian briefly explained Liu Xiang's situation, and Captain Zhou breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. She's fine, so it won't affect the next operation."
Hearing the word "action", Guan Xia immediately became alert and looked at Captain Zhou with bright eyes.
Captain Zhou said, "I just consulted with my superiors, and he agreed with our plan of action. Our plan is as follows."
Captain Zhou briefly explained their plan, which was exactly the same as Guan Xia and the others' previous idea. They all planned to use Geng Jing as bait and continue to play the long game, hoping to catch the buyer and thus push the investigation of the entire case to a new level.
Guan Xia and the others were naturally eager to cooperate. Captain Zhou said, "To be on the safe side and to ensure Liu Xiang doesn't discover our plan, I've even had a supervisor loan two unfamiliar female comrades from the neighboring squadron. They'll pretend to be patients and their families and stay in Liu Xiang's ward. We'll coordinate and act well, and we'll make sure Geng Jing doesn't see through our plan."
Guan Xia pressed the issue, "Captain Zhou, when do you plan to release Geng Jing? Also, today's incident happened so suddenly, and the colleagues responsible for tracking him appeared at the scene almost as soon as Liu Xiang was injured. How are you going to cover this up?"
Captain Zhou laughed. "This Geng Jing is different from Liu Xiang. He's the typical guy who prefers to use his hands rather than his brain. He fooled us during the interrogation that night. He used the excuse of investigating a case while driving by and happened to hear someone screaming for help. The interrogator scolded Geng Jing, saying that if we hadn't arrived at the right time, with the injured woman losing blood at such a rate, even if he wasn't the one who stabbed her, he would still be held secondary responsible and might end up in jail for several years. Geng Jing looked very regretful. In the interrogation room, he repeatedly asked when he could get out. He really didn't want to hurt Liu Xiang. He was just too angry at the time and didn't want to lose face in front of Liu Xiang, so he started pushing and shoving with the other one. It seems that he didn't doubt what we said."
"As for releasing him..." Captain Zhou said, "Even though he wasn't the one who stabbed him, it still counts as provoking trouble. If he's released too quickly, it's bound to arouse suspicion. I estimate he'll have to be held for two days before he can be released."
Guan Xia thought about it and decided that given Liu Xiang's injuries, two days would be just enough for her to be transferred from the intensive care unit to the general ward. With excessive blood loss and severe pain from her wounds, she wouldn't have much energy to think even if she met Geng Jing. A short meeting shouldn't cause any accidents.
After briefly sharing the news and the next plan with Captain Zhou and the others, Captain Zhou left the office and continued to work. Guan Xia asked the clerk of Captain Zhou's squadron to get the surveillance video near the road where Liu Xiang left in the van in Gao Cuicui's confession. While he was not too sleepy, he quickly watched it.
We kept working until almost dawn, but still hadn't found anything. Instead, Xu Nian suddenly came to life. He went out to answer a phone call and came back saying, "The experts and colleagues from the task force have all settled in the hotel. They're looking for us to go over and learn more about the case."
Xu Nian looked up at Guan Xia and said, "Do you want to come with us? Or just stay here and continue watching the surveillance."
Guan Xia thought for only two seconds before shaking her head. "You guys go ahead. I want to check the surveillance again to see if I can find the van with the key evidence."
Xu Nian nodded. "Okay, then you guys should take good care of yourself and call me if anything happens. We'll keep in touch."
After watching Xu Nian and Jiang Yingyao leave, Guan Xia turned to look at Pang Le, who was still struggling with the surveillance camera. "We've been watching all night. You and Sister Ji should go back to the hotel and get some sleep. I'm not very sleepy yet. I'll watch for a while longer and then go back to bed."
Pang Le stretched and rubbed his stiff shoulders and neck, saying, "No need. There's no one in the office anyway. Captain Zhou and the others are preparing for the next action plan. If I feel sleepy, I'll just take a nap in the office. You can take care of yourself and don't worry about me."
Ji An also said: "Don't worry, Guan Xia, Pang Le and I are both adults. We will fall asleep on our own when we are tired."
Guan Xia then continued to look, but after looking for the whole morning, he still found nothing. Just when Guan Xia was about to go back to sleep and come back in the afternoon, a rumbling sound of footsteps was heard outside the office, as if many people were jogging up the stairs.
When they heard the noise, it felt like something had happened. Guan Xia and Pang Le became curious and opened the door to stick their heads out to see.
Guan Xia happened to see a group of unfamiliar faces escorting two people walking towards them. She wanted to ask something, but she didn't see anyone familiar, so she didn't know how to start. Until the people escorted them passed by, Captain Zhou trotted up the stairs with the two people.
Finally seeing someone she knew, Guan Xia was about to ask what was going on when Captain Zhou looked at her with some surprise and asked, "Expert Guan, did you just get here this morning, or haven't you gone back to rest yet? Have you been watching the surveillance footage for a whole day and night?"
Guan Xia nodded, then heard Captain Zhou looking at her disapprovingly. "No matter how busy you are with the case, you still need to sleep, even if it's only for two or three hours. Don't rely on your good health to push yourself like that. Look, I was so busy, but I still managed to get two hours of sleep last night."
Guan Xia listened attentively to Captain Zhou's words, quickly explained, and just as she was about to go back to sleep, she suddenly changed the subject and asked, "By the way, Captain Zhou, who were those two people just taken over?"
Captain Zhou's face lit up with a smile as he spoke, rather excitedly, "It's the buyer of Yan Xingyu who was just found. I originally thought the bureau had sent people to stake out the case for two days without any movement, so they must have heard the news and stopped coming. But who knew that at noon today, when I was considering whether to withdraw the people, they showed up. My colleagues from the third squadron restrained the two men on the spot. I was just about to go over to observe the interrogation. How about detaining the experts? Do you want to come along?"
Guan Xia was a little surprised that the two people were actually the buyers of the child, who were related to the case they were investigating, but then she nodded excitedly, "Let's go together, Captain Zhou."
Guan Xia could hardly wait to walk over to Captain Zhou. Although she had watched the surveillance video for so long without any results, as the saying goes, "when things get dark in one place, they get bright in another." Now, wasn't there another clue in their hands?
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