Unless requested by customers, these unlicensed taxis generally do not operate across bridges.
Tan Guanglin was clearly not the murderer, but merely a victim who was accidentally drawn into the case.
Although Tan Guanglin's lead was broken, he provided a new clue: the Huifa Gas Station, not far from the bridge.
After giving Tan Guanglin routine instructions such as not leaving Tanhua City in the near future and keeping his mobile phone on 24 hours a day, he was released.
Looking at the sky, which was already slightly bright, Li Nan instructed, "Old Yang, tomorrow—oh, today—we'll check the drivers who placed foam boxes in the previous sixteen days to see if their situations are the same as Tan Guanglin's."
"Also, after dawn, Ma Jie will go to this gas station to retrieve the surveillance footage. With such a small surveillance area, I don't believe we won't find any clues about the murderer!"
"Good! All violations will be investigated and all murder cases will be solved!"
However, Li Nan did not expect that the storm would come so quickly, beyond everyone's imagination!
At 6:00 AM on June 17th, Octopus Media, a previously little-known media outlet in Tanhua City, published a major news brief on its official website, which was subsequently reposted by major portal websites.
The fewer the words, the bigger the message!
The pressure from the 0609 case has increased even more!
According to an unnamed source from Andingsi, the unidentified boxed meals that appeared in our city at the beginning of the month were made from ingredients from 17 teenage girls who went missing in April!
That single sentence truly caused a huge stir!
Online, the praise for the mysterious kind person from a few days ago has instantly turned into curses that are ten or a hundred times more vicious!
Many people have even publicly declared that they will become true vegetarians from now on, and posted videos as proof!
Many more voices are calling for the Anti-Corruption Bureau to solve the case as soon as possible, emphasizing that the lives of those who have fallen are also lives. They hope the Anti-Corruption Bureau will act impartially, refrain from class discrimination, and not protect the perpetrators, thus bringing justice to the victims and their families.
The online chatter is getting louder and louder. In comparison, the sounds of delicious boxed lunches from a few days ago were like leaves falling from a lake. Now, the roars of netizens are like dragons emerging from the water.
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In the conference room of the An Ding Division, Xiong Sifu's face was flushed, clearly in a fit of anger.
"Who, who on earth, leaked this information at this time!"
There were only four people in the meeting room. Apart from Ma Jie and Yang Bairong, who had set out to search for surveillance footage, the remaining three members of the task force were already engulfed in Xiong Sifu's rage.
The news came too quickly, catching the task force completely off guard, which was truly adding insult to injury.
As the case has progressed, very few people actually know the details. Apart from the four members of the special task force, only Xiong Sifu knows the ins and outs of the matter.
As for Zhu Zhiming and Tan Guanglin yesterday, they only knew the tip of the iceberg and could not possibly know such detailed facts about the case.
Li Nan simply wouldn't believe it if it were leaked by someone from the special investigation team. Everyone had been incredibly busy since yesterday; who would leak secrets to the media at this crucial juncture?
Moreover, Qin Wen, who worked through the night, didn't finish all the comparisons until after 7 a.m. this morning, but Octopus Media released the information at 6 a.m. this morning?
Last night, during the search of the boxed lunches, the other officers involved only knew that it was a routine arrest operation and did not know the specific details.
The facts now are tantamount to saying that the media was certain that these boxed meals were related to the missing persons before the An Ding Si learned of the test results, and dared to publish them so openly.
How dare a small media company go head-to-head with the Anti-Ding Si? It's one thing to ride the coattails of a normal trend, but Octopus is the first to do so.
After eliminating all the wrong options, the only remaining possibility, however improbable, is the truth—the informant is the murderer himself!
The perpetrator, who was hiding in the shadows, was naturally aware of last night's operation and had left a provocative handwritten note in the styrofoam box beforehand.
The murderer was indeed too arrogant!
"I was too excited just now, I apologize!" Xiong Sifu calmed down and realized the key point of the matter.
The murderer's actions were undoubtedly like putting Yasusada on a hot plate.
"We don't have much time left. In the next few days, the entire city of Tanhua and even the entire internet will be filled with news about this case. Comrades, can you withstand the pressure?"
"We can hold on!" the three answered in unison.
"Well done! Li Nan, what are your plans for the next step?"
Li Nan straightened his collar and said seriously, "We will not move when the enemy moves. We cannot let the murderer's despicable methods disrupt our thinking."
Li Nan turned to Qin Wen and Li Na, "Actually, the heaviest task right now is for the two of you. Losing contact with family members and having family members tragically killed are two completely different concepts. I think, besides finding the murderer, one of our top priorities is to recover the victim's body!"
Faced with such pressure, Qin Wen and Li Na also looked worried.
However, this is their job and their responsibility, and they will do their best to do it well.
Fortunately, this media exposé seems to have also conveniently banished the bad luck of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Good news came back from Yang Bairong and Ma Jie in the afternoon.
Yang Bairong acted swiftly, working with the technical department and patrol officers to quickly identify the sixteen drivers.
They were all called to the An Ding Si to give their statements, and as expected, all the drivers claimed that they had encountered the young couple who needed help after using the restroom at this gas station.
Strangely enough, no one, including Tan Guanglin, could describe what the woman with conjunctivitis looked like.
On the contrary, everyone was impressed by the fat man. With the support of the technical department, a portrait of the fat man was quickly produced.
Meanwhile, Ma Jie, after reviewing the surveillance footage of the gas station and its vicinity, quickly identified the suspect's vehicle and the suspect.
Unfortunately, the road surveillance in the area where the bridge is located is inadequate, and the surveillance of the suspect's vehicle trajectory is not very complete.
Furthermore, there are currently no leads regarding the mysterious woman mentioned by the drivers. The surveillance cameras have only captured the suspect vehicle and the male suspect; there isn't a single frame showing the woman with conjunctivitis.
This woman seems to exist only in the imaginations of these seventeen male drivers.
However, this was no longer important. After integrating the above information, Anseiji quickly identified the male suspect.
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