Chapter 17: Disappearing Companions (IV)
It just so happened that Han Jianye and Ye Bai were in Taoyuan Community, so it was easy for them to find a wonton shop.
Qi Xiaolei continued, "Captain Han, today we received news from the Zhuming Police Station that they received a missing person case. The characteristics of the missing person are very consistent with the deceased we are looking for."
Han Jianye immediately asked: "What is the specific situation?"
Qi Xiaolei replied: "A lady named Gan Minmin reported to the police station that her ex-husband Zhang Zhenzhou was missing.
The reason she called the police was that her ex-husband had not paid child support for two months. According to the agreement they made when they divorced, the ex-husband should pay 2,000 yuan in alimony at the beginning of each month.
However, since the last payment was made in early April this year, the child support for May and June has not been paid yet, and he is currently unable to be contacted. Gan Minmin was worried that her ex-husband was deliberately avoiding paying child support, so she called the police.
The police officers at the police station believe that Zhang Zhenzhou's time of disappearance and age characteristics are consistent with the body we are looking for. We have contacted Gan Minmin and asked her to bring her child for a paternity test. ”
Han Jianye thought this was too coincidental, but he still said, "I understand. Contact me as soon as the results of the appraisal come out."
"Got it, Captain Han."
After Han Jianye hung up the phone, he turned his gaze to Ye Bai and said, "Let's go find a wonton shop in an apartment building. Zhong Menhuai might be hiding in this apartment building."
As he spoke, he quickly sent messages to other team members, calling them to act together.
They decided to focus their search on buildings with more than 8 floors, which would avoid many unnecessary searches and improve efficiency.
The team members dispersed and traveled through the streets and alleys of the community.
Ye Bai came to a dimly lit street alone, with tables and chairs from food stalls on both sides.
He was holding a box of fruit salad that he hadn't eaten yet, and his eyes were as sharp as a hawk, quickly scanning everyone at the scene.
Just as he was about to go deeper into the alley, he almost collided with a man.
The man had a shaved head, was about forty years old, carried a black backpack on his shoulders, and walked hurriedly.
Ye Bai just took a quick glance and continued walking deeper into the alley.
However, he suddenly stopped, turned around and stared at the man's receding back, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity surged in his heart.
His thoughts began to drift away. He always felt that the backpack was familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
It was not until the man's back disappeared around the corner of another alley that Ye Bai suddenly remembered something.
The black backpack that the man was carrying was extremely similar to the bag Zhong Menhuai was carrying in the bank surveillance video. The reason why he was so sure was because he had seen the small doll pendant hanging on the backpack in the surveillance video.
With this question in mind, Ye Bai immediately quickened his pace and quickly caught up.
Han Jianye walked through the bustling street and finally turned into a narrow alley.
His eyes were attracted by a wonton shop with a red sign in front of him. The four words "Laoxiang Wonton" on the sign were particularly eye-catching under the dim light.
His heart beat faster involuntarily. Looking up, he saw the towering red brick apartment building. He roughly counted and found that it had 12 floors.
A happy smile bloomed on the corner of his mouth. He was almost certain that this was the wonton shop that Qi Xiaolei mentioned.
He quickly took out his cell phone and sent the specific location information to Ye Bai and other team members.
At the same time, Ye Bai followed the bald man to a mobile phone store.
He observed secretly and saw the man take out a mobile phone from his backpack and hand it to the owner of the mobile phone store.
The two men had a brief conversation, and no one knew what they said. The bald man took back his phone, put on his backpack, and hurriedly left the phone store.
Just then, Ye Bai's cell phone vibrated and he received a message from Han Jianye.
When he opened it, his heart skipped a beat. Wasn't the location provided by Han Jianye near the place where he had just met the bald man unexpectedly?
Thinking of the black backpack that the man was carrying, a bold guess came to Ye Bai's mind: Could he be Xiao Lu?
But if it was really him, why didn’t Zhong Menhuai go with him?
Ye Bai immediately informed Han Jianye of his discovery and continued to follow the bald man.
Finally, he watched the man walk into a massage parlor and was welcomed in by the staff.
Ye Bai's eyes were fixed on the entrance of the massage parlor, his heart full of confusion and vigilance.
It was not until 15 minutes later that Han Jianye hurried over and asked, "Where are the people?"
Ye Bai raised his chin slightly and said to Han Jianye with a steady look, "He's still in the massage parlor and hasn't come out yet."
Han Jianye's eyes were as sharp as a knife. He asked, "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
Ye Bai was a little hesitant at first, but when he thought that the man came out from the direction of the wonton shop, he nodded firmly and said, "If my guess is correct, he is very likely Xiao Lu. Especially the black backpack he is carrying, which is very similar to the one Zhong Menhuai carried when he withdrew money from the bank, and there is an identical doll pendant on their backpacks. Is all this a coincidence?"
Han Jianye frowned and said thoughtfully, "Assuming he is really Xiao Lu, why didn't Zhong Menhuai show up? Why was his backpack on Xiao Lu? Besides, isn't it suspicious to carry a backpack at night?"
Ye Bai admitted: "This question is indeed difficult to explain."
Han Jianye pondered for a moment and proposed a plan: "Then let's do a test later, can't we confirm whether he is Xiao Lu?"
While waiting, Han Jianye glanced at the fruit salad in Ye Bai's hand, "Are you going to keep this box of fruit salad overnight?"
Ye Bai let out a cry, then realized that he was so focused that he forgot that he hadn't eaten the fruit in his hand yet, so he opened the box and found a few wooden sticks in the bag for later use. He looked up at Han Jianye and asked, "Captain Han, do you want to eat?"
Han Jianye leaned aside, squinting his eyes, his deep gaze carrying a hint of amusement. He raised his hand and unceremoniously picked up a wooden stick to pick up a piece of mango and put it into his mouth. He looked at Ye Bai and said lightly, "It tastes better than your vitamin tablets."
The thought of vitamin pills filled his eyes with disgust.
Ye Bai's pure eyes flashed with surprise, but soon dimmed a little, and replied softly: "How can you say whether the vitamin tablets taste good or not."
Han Jianye laughed a few times, stretched out his bony fingers, picked up another piece of guava with a wooden stick and started eating, "Vitamins really don't taste good."
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Seeing that Ye Bai didn't respond, Han Jianye stretched out his hand in front of him and snapped his fingers again, "Are you drunk from eating fruit? The captain asked you a question and you didn't even answer it."
Ye Bai chewed a plum in his mouth and whispered: "No."
He didn't drink any alcohol, so how could he get drunk on fruit?
I thought Han Jianye was really good at telling jokes.