The cat and mouse game is caused by naughty children
The two chatted and returned to talking about Xu Jiaxuan.
Wen Zichuan said his colleagues didn't like this student, saying he was overly ambitious, never even scratching the surface of art school, yet always thinking about making a fortune. Furthermore, his parents were also unusual: while others sent their children to institutions, they insisted on one-on-one instruction at home.
"His previous teacher resigned and no one was willing to take over, so they assigned it to me." Wen Zichuan was still in the probation period and had no qualifications to choose students.
"No one else is answering, there must be something wrong. Isn't it obvious that they are bullying you because you are new here? Why don't you refuse?" Cheng Sizhou was angry for him.
"I looked at Xu Jiaxuan's information sheet. He lives in Yangliu'an." Wen Zichuan lowered his head. "I can just come over and return the extra money that Officer Shen gave me."
It's still about money.
Sister Chen had her own considerations when doing things. Giving her more than the medical expenses was a token of her appreciation. Teacher Wen was also particularly concerned about this and refused to owe her anything no matter what.
This is considered a virtue in human relations, but I happened to meet two people who were really mean-spirited.
Cheng Sizhou understood, so he readily said, "Sister Chen is here today. Once we find the child and the matter is settled, why don't you come to our place for dinner? We can talk to you face to face if you have anything to say."
Before Wen Zichuan could respond, his cell phone suddenly rang.
"Hello, Brother Zhou." It was Zhou Han calling.
"You two are together, right? Put it on speakerphone."
Cheng Sizhou held the phone in the middle and pressed the screen. Wen Zichuan came over and said, "Officer Zhou, I was wrongly accused."
Zhou Han said in a stern tone, "Yes, I know. We found some clues at the Xu family. If you are okay, could you come up and help us solve the case?"
Wen Zichuan hesitated for a few seconds. He actually wanted to know how Xu Jiaxuan ran away from home without saying a word, and why Sister Zhao insisted that she had kidnapped the child.
"Okay, Officer Zhou, I'll be right up."
When it came to moving the position, Cheng Sizhou followed without saying a word, because he was just a temporary follower hired by Officer Zhou.
The Xu family was on the top floor of Building 1. When Wen Zichuan and Cheng Sizhou arrived, the door was open. Zhou Han was waiting for them at the door. Wu Meng accompanied Zhao Ya, who was sitting on the sofa, to comfort her.
"Teacher Wen, is this your bag?" Zhou Han handed over a slightly worn white canvas bag. "Take a look, is there anything missing?"
Hearing him call himself "Teacher Wen", Wen Zichuan took the backpack with a look of surprise, remembering that Zhou Han had never asked his name from beginning to end: "Officer Zhou, how did you..."
Zhou Han pointed at the phone screen and showed it to him: "When the elder sister pointed you out, Xiao Cheng immediately sent me your name and occupation, as well as the last time you sent Zhou Yitang to the hospital. Thank you, Teacher Wen."
Zhou Han, Zhou became Tang.
Wen Zichuan then realized that Officer Zhou was Zhou Yitang's father.
"...The money is gone." He lowered his head and looked through the canvas bag, his brows furrowed for a moment. This was the money he intended to return to Officer Shen. If it was lost, he would have no more money to pay him back.
"How much?" Zhou Han asked.
"One thousand seven hundred yuan." Wen Zichuan said.
"Good fellow, the thief is crying thief!" Cheng Sizhou was already holding his breath, and now that there were no onlookers, he couldn't hold back any more. "Isn't it simple enough? The child ran away, and Teacher Wen's money is gone. The child must have stolen the money and run away, right? Calling the police to find the child is fine, but why did she just hit him without saying a word?"
Zhao Ya was provoked by him and immediately jumped up: "Nonsense! My son couldn't possibly steal anything! Just because the money is missing does that mean my son stole it?! Do you have any evidence?!"
Just as they were about to quarrel again, Wu Meng's phone rang.
After he answered the phone, he immediately relayed, "The surveillance camera in the corridor captured Xu Jiaxuan. He did walk out of the apartment building alone, but..."
"But what?"
"Yangliu'an is an old residential complex, and the surveillance was only installed two years ago. There are blind spots. Although Xu Jiaxuan was captured leaving the building alone, he's not found in other surveillance cameras, so we can't be sure where he went." Wu Meng has helped the Xu family find their child more than once, and he's a little discouraged. "I asked them to look for Xu Jiaxuan in the place where they found him before. How about we get in touch and check all the surveillance cameras within a two-kilometer radius?"
Checking the surrounding area within two kilometers is too much work and will take a very long time.
"If we have enough manpower, we'll investigate according to the normal procedures first." Zhou Han gestured for Wu Meng to show Zhao Ya the surveillance screenshots. "Sister, please take a look at the surveillance footage. Let's talk about the evidence. Xu Jiaxuan ran away on his own. This teacher has nothing to do with him. He's here to help us find the child. Please stop doing anything, okay?"
Zhao Ya was frightened by his aura of authority without anger, and shrank to the edge of the sofa without saying anything.
Cheng Sizhou and Wen Zichuan followed Zhou Han in and found that the decoration and furnishings of the Xu family were very shabby, as if they had not been renovated for more than ten or twenty years. They were incomparable to Room 303, Building 3, of the same type.
"Teacher Wen," Zhou Han walked to the sink and motioned for Wen Zichuan to go back into the bathroom. He then said to Cheng Sizhou who was following behind him, "Xiao Cheng, please close the door and then open it again."
After they did as instructed, Zhou Han flipped an old-fashioned water valve above the sink. The rumbling sound of water was much louder than a flushing toilet, causing a significant disturbance to the hearing. The Xu family's door was an old-fashioned iron security door, extremely heavy. The sound of opening and closing was loud, but it was drowned out by the sound of the water and was almost imperceptible.
"Yes, that's the sound of water." Wen Zichuan remembered that he had heard this sound of water before.
"In the past, high-rise buildings often experienced water outages due to insufficient water pressure, so many residents would install a backup water tank. Once Xu Jiaxuan opened the valve, you wouldn't hear him leave. Once the water ran out, the sound of running water stopped. Do you remember when you heard the sound of running water?"
"About 9:40," Wen Zichuan recalled. "I thought he was washing his hands or some fruit, but when I came out I didn't see him, so I decided to look for him in the bedroom. When I went to the bedroom," he pointed to the clock by the bedroom door, "it was 9:50."
Only about half an hour had passed since Xu Jiaxuan left home, and he couldn't go very far.
"I just checked the bedroom closet, and there's a row of empty hangers." Zhou Han stared at the silent Zhao Ya. "Sister, you can see that those empty hangers were originally filled with your son's clothes."
Zhao Ya didn't turn around or answer, her eyes were dull and vacant, completely losing her previous energy.
"Xu Jiaxuan changed into several sets of clothes. I guess he not only knew where the blind spots of surveillance were, but also used them to change his clothes. Although he might not be able to avoid the cameras perfectly, the change of clothing would mislead people watching the surveillance and prolong the time it takes for the police to find him," Zhou Han analyzed.
Wu Meng thought, isn't that right? As soon as Xu Jiaxuan ran away, they had to follow the surveillance camera to find him. After a long time, they got used to it.
Zhou Han then asked Wen Zichuan, "After you entered the bedroom, you found that the closet door was not closed tightly, so you suspected Xu Jiaxuan was hiding inside?"
"...Yeah." Wen Zichuan nodded.
Cheng Sizhou was convinced. How could a 17-year-old have such cunning thoughts? What was Xu Jiaxuan trying to do? A Chinese version of cat and mouse?
"Wu Meng, Xu Jiaxuan didn't just run away from home. He has strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities and is fighting guerrilla warfare with you." Zhou Han said playfully.
"Captain Zhou! I really can't do without you today!" Wu Meng recalled the smug smile on the child's face when he found Xu Jiaxuan a few times before, and he wanted to kowtow to Zhou Han on the spot. "This time, we must solve the matter thoroughly. Otherwise, who can stand looking for the child every now and then?"
Zhou Han was also speechless.
Xu Jiaxuan ran away from home, Zhao Ya called the police, and the police helped find him. There was nothing wrong in any link, but things developed in an incredible direction.
"Could it be a histrionic personality?" Wen Zichuan suddenly said.
"Histrionic personality?" Zhou Han was not unfamiliar with this term.
"I once voiced a character with a histrionic personality. This type of personality is self-centered, expresses emotions in an exaggerated way, and uses some special means to attract other people's attention."
Attract other people's attention to him.
Zhou Han looked around the Xu family again. If Xu Jiaxuan wanted to attract other people's attention, he would not have taken the money and disappeared without a trace. He treated teasing the teacher, Zhao Ya calling the police, and the police tracking him as a game. Then he should wait somewhere, waiting for the game to end, to complete his "performance".
"Xiao Cheng, you... move aside." Zhou Han looked at Cheng Sizhou.
Cheng Sizhou had been standing near the iron gate. When he turned sideways, Zhou Han could see the corridor outside.
Officer Zhou walked out quickly and stopped at the stair railing. The Xu family lived on the top floor, and there was a little dust on the upper handrail. He noticed a faint handprint on the dust.
Handrails are for people to hold on to, so it is not surprising to have handprints on them. It was not until Zhou Han put his own hand up that he saw that the thumbprint was located in the upward direction, proving that someone had used it to go upstairs, not downstairs.
Cheng Sizhou and Wen Zichuan looked at each other and they both guessed it - Xu Jiaxuan was on the roof.
Zhou Han called Wu Meng and said, "Let's go up together. If you think the situation is not right, request rescue immediately."
"Okay." Wu Meng glanced at Zhao Ya, who was sitting on the sofa. "What about her?"
"Call two people to take care of her, and don't let her come into direct contact with the child."
Everyone climbed to the roof together and saw Xu Jiaxuan as expected.
As Zhao Ya said, he was wearing a yellow short-sleeved shirt, blue shorts, another coat tied around his waist, and even holding a parasol because the sun was too strong.
"It was too slow. It took you forty minutes from the start of your investigation to finding me." Xu Jiaxuan turned around. "But it's much more interesting than the previous times."
The view from the rooftop of Building 1 was excellent. From his perspective, he could just see Zhao Ya chasing Wen Zichuan, the crowd watching at the gate of the community, and Zhou Han and Wu Meng rushing to Xu's house to look for clues.
Xu Jiaxuan looked down at everything and proved that this was all a game.
"We found you, Xu Jiaxuan, it's time for you to go home." Zhou Han stepped forward.
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