C's face darkened further: "Send two people to Elizabeth Hospital immediately and keep a close eye on that lawyer who was sent there. I don't believe he can bribe the entire hospital! I'm going to see Inspector Zhou. This matter has exceeded our authority!"
Zhou Yan's high-rise luxury apartment is located in the most bustling area of Hong Kong Island.
Bao C and A K stood at the door and knocked.
The door opened, and Zhou Yan stood in the doorway, his black shirt half-open, revealing his muscular chest, and he was only wearing a pair of casual jeans.
He had just finished showering and was drying his wet hair with a white towel.
Water droplets slid down his sharply defined jawline, and under the soft light, his wet hair and eyes looked stunningly beautiful.
C and A-K were stunned for two seconds.
For some inexplicable reason, I felt that my boss looked very innocent, which was completely different from his usual decisive and ruthless image.
Zhou Yan raised an eyebrow impatiently, his eyes instantly turning gloomy: "You're coming to find me at this hour? Looks like you haven't caught anyone?"
BaoC and AK shuddered; the boss is the boss after all.
Boom C forced himself to explain the day's situation: "We tracked down the person, but..."
After their explanations, neither of them dared to look Zhou Yan in the eye.
Zhou Yan's voice was as cold as ice: "Did you check if the other party was really sick? You just let someone take away an important witness like that? Are you brainless, or are all the O-Team agents just good for nothing?"
Bao C and A K immediately shrank back, like scolded elementary school students.
Bao C stammered, "Inspector Zhou, that lawyer's foaming-at-the-mouth look doesn't seem fake."
Ah K quickly added, "We've already had people keeping an eye on the hospital, there won't be any problems."
Zhou Yan, his face cold, threw down the towel in his hand, strode to the coat rack, picked up the denim jacket and gun holster, and gave the order—
"Immediately contact another hospital and have someone transfer lawyer Li Baoshu away."
However, when they rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, they were told that Li Baoshu had been transferred out of Queen Mary Hospital by his "family".
C raised his voice incredulously at the on-duty doctor, "Family members? What family members? When did he have family members? His family members are all in the UK!"
The doctor was startled and immediately checked the records: "After he was resuscitated, his family completed the transfer procedures."
He paused for a moment: "Strange, the system shows that he left the hospital first, and then completed the discharge procedures."
Zhou Yan turned to look at the two O-Team members who were originally responsible for keeping watch. They were dejected, with cold sweat beading on their foreheads.
“Zhou Sir, we were clearly keeping an eye on the ward the whole time, I really don’t know how they managed to get him out of there…”
The veins on Zhou Yan's forehead throbbed, and he kicked the wall hard: "You're all trash!"
Bao C wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and immediately suggested, "I'll have someone contact customs right away to prevent Li Baoshu from leaving the country!"
Zhou Yan's eyes flashed with a cold light as he said in a chilling voice, "Have Ah K handle it. The rest of you, immediately go and find Li Baoshu's whereabouts. I need to know where he is right now!"
Just then, an O-Division officer came running up, panting: "Inspector Zhou, there's a new discovery at the Regent Hotel!"
Zhou Yan and Bao C exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of seriousness in each other's eyes.
The Regent Hotel is the very place where Rasin died.
They immediately took a few men and headed straight for the Regent Hotel.
As soon as Zhou Yan and his group arrived at the magnificent entrance of the Regent Hotel, they saw Ning Bing'an, who was already waiting at the door with his men, looking indifferent.
Their eyes met, and the air froze instantly.
Zhou Yan's eyes flashed with a cold, sharp edge and a fierce aura, while Ning Bing'an concealed a barely perceptible hostility.
Ning Bing'an stepped forward: "Officer Zhou, as the person in charge of Regent, I must remind everyone that I hope the investigation process can be kept as low-key as possible."
He looked around at the expensive decorations and well-dressed guests: "The guests here are all rich and powerful, and any slight disturbance will cause unnecessary panic."
Zhou Yan sneered and looked at him sarcastically: "Interesting. Someone died at Regent, and your first reaction as general manager is to worry about money. President Ning is indeed insightful. Business comes first!"
Several guests coming and going nearby turned their heads upon hearing this, their eyes filled with astonishment.
Ning Bing'an's face instantly turned ashen, his eyes sharp as knives: "Inspector Zhou, I hope you won't let personal feelings cloud your professional judgment and make reckless remarks. Your actions will not only damage Regent's reputation, but also negatively impact public opinion on the security of the entire Hong Kong government."
Zhou Yan's eyes were sinister. Just as he was about to speak, Bao C quickly leaned close to his ear and whispered—
"Boss, we've been specifically instructed that murders in hotels are a major taboo in business. We can't let cases cause public panic and affect the Hong Kong government's free trade and business environment. That's why we police officers all wear plainclothes when we investigate cases."
Zhou Yan stared at Ning Bing'an for a moment, sneered, and turned to walk towards the elevator.
Other officers from the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) immediately followed.
Ning Bing'an watched Zhou Yan's tall and straight back, then expressionlessly gestured to the lobby manager and several hotel managers to follow.
The elevator doors slowly closed, and in the enclosed space, the two groups stood on opposite sides, the atmosphere tense, both with cold expressions.
The numbers inside the elevator kept changing until they finally reached the floor where Rasin died.
As soon as the elevator doors opened, a mixture of disinfectant and some faint, unpleasant odor wafted out.
The entire floor has been completely sealed off under the pretext of "repairing guest rooms".
At the end of the corridor, several plainclothes O-Division officers were talking in hushed tones.
Upon seeing their boss arrive with his men, someone immediately stepped forward and said, "The scene is inside; no one has touched it."
Zhou Yan nodded slightly, glanced coldly at Ning Bing'an, and said with a slight movement of his thin lips, "Clear the area."
Bao C and the others immediately understood and stepped forward to block Ning Bing'an and his men from approaching.
With a forced smile, Bao C said, "Young Master An, I'm sorry, this is a crime scene. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter."
Ning Bing'an was not annoyed, and nodded coldly and distantly: "Of course I will not interfere with the police investigation, but as the person in charge of the hotel, I need to ensure that the safety and interests of the guests are not affected. I will wait here for Inspector Zhou until the case is cleared up."
After saying that, he led his men back to the elevator entrance, crossed his arms, and watched coldly from the sidelines.
Zhou Yan sneered, too lazy to pay attention to Ning Bing'an's hypocritical behavior. He walked straight to the room where Rasin had died, asking the police officer beside him as he went, "What about the new witnesses and evidence?"
A police officer immediately brought over an elderly woman who looked somewhat uneasy, clutching a crumpled handkerchief tightly in her hand.
The officer stood at attention and said, "Sir, this lady just started working. She was previously in charge of cleaning Racine's room. According to her, Racine gave her a small box the day before her leave, claiming that it contained important documents and asked her to help take them out of the Regent Hotel."
Zhou Yan turned to the old woman, his tone much gentler: "Grandma, don't be afraid, tell me the details slowly."
Grandma swallowed nervously, her voice trembling as she said, "Mr. Rasin... he's always been a very proper customer, he always gives me a tip..."
“The day before I was supposed to take my vacation, he stopped me, handed me a small box, and told me to put it in my cleaning cart and push it out. He said we would meet at the convenience store on the next street the next day, and he would pick up the box and give me back HK$1,000 as payment.”
Grandma trembled as she recalled, her eyes gazing into the distance, seemingly trying to piece together fragments of her memory—
“He…he said…he said someone wanted to steal his documents. They were all in English. Although I can speak some English, I can’t understand the contents, so I didn’t think much of it and agreed.”
Tears welled up in her eyes: "Who knew that I wouldn't see him the next day, and I was in a hurry to go back to my hometown to visit my relatives, so I left directly. I only came back to work today after my vacation ended, and only then... only then did I hear that Mr. Racine had died!"
Zhou Yan raised an eyebrow and looked at the police officer who had brought the old woman: "How did you find the witness?"
The officer lowered his voice and explained to Zhou Yan, "Sir, I noticed that this old lady kept asking Rasin questions, and she seemed flustered, so I became suspicious and detained her. It turns out she knows Rasin!"
A-K couldn't help but step forward, staring at A-Grandma: "Where are those documents?"
Grandma trembled, her hand shaking as she pointed to the cleaning cart next to Ning Bing'an: "It's...in there..."
Zhou Yan's eyes sharpened: "Explosive C, go find it!"
Ning Bing'an glanced at the cleaning truck beside him and then consciously led his people to move back a little.
Bao C immediately strode towards the seemingly ordinary cleaning truck.
He rummaged through the room, lifting up cleaning tools, pushing aside various bottles, jars, towels, and sheets, and finally found a small black file box in the corner.
He excitedly opened it, his eyes lighting up instantly: "Boss, look, this is it!"
He ran excitedly to Zhou Yan and handed him the file box.
Zhou Yan took the document and quickly began to read it.
His previously tense lips finally relaxed slightly, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
This is the first piece of good news since the incident.
He smiled slightly and said, "Take Grandma back to give her statement, and also take the documents back for detailed analysis and examination."
"Yes, sir!" Explosive C immediately responded, ordering his men to take Grandma away.
Zhou Yan then instructed, "The rest of you continue to track down Li Baoshu. Report back immediately if you have any news."
Suddenly, the elevator doors opened with a piercing "ding," and Ah K, his face ashen, led his people out.
Zhou Yan keenly noticed his unusual behavior and immediately asked, "Do you know the whereabouts of lawyer Chen Jingsong and Li Baoshu?"
Upon seeing Zhou Yan, Ah K immediately saluted, his expression grave: "Sir, the person has been found. Li Baoshu is in his villa in Hong Kong."
He paused, took a deep breath, and said, "But Li Baoshu committed suicide! He jumped into the swimming pool at his villa with a manhole cover tied around his neck and drowned!"
The officers' faces instantly turned extremely grim.
Zhou Yan felt an uncontrollable surge of anger rising in his chest.
He slammed his fist into the elevator wall with a loud thud.
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