Only the camera at the entrance of the fruit shop captured it. The first video was taken at a very long distance and the picture was not clear enough.
The man parked the car at the corner of the street and took Zeng Xi in the car. I couldn't see the license plate number clearly, but I could tell it was a black SUV.
In the second video, half an hour later, the two came out of the mall and returned to the car. The car drove past the fruit shop.
But because of the angle, only Zeng Xi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was captured in the photo, but not the driver. Also because of the top-down angle of the camera, the license plate number cannot be seen.
However, the model of the vehicle is clearly visible. It was a Toyota SUV, about 80% new. If you looked closely, you could see some marks on the wheels and body, like mud stains.
Perhaps the police have the technology to zoom in and identify his license plate number. But these alone are not enough to attract the attention of the police.
But Luo Pingjiang couldn't wait any longer. Because Qingqing and the others can’t wait any longer.
Luo Pingjiang exhaled slowly and deeply, buried his head in the steering wheel, and the joints on the back of his thin hands protruded. After a while, he raised his head with a fierce look on his face.
That person appearing next to a missing person was not enough to attract the attention of the police.
What if you had appeared next to two deaf and mute missing people?
In the online news about the missing deaf-mute girl last month, there was a reward phone number left by her family.
Luo Pingjiang dialed the number quickly and a young man's voice answered: "Hello?" His tone was unfriendly.
"Hello, are you Zhen Rongrong's family member?"
"Yes. You'd better be able to provide useful clues. We have received too many calls trying to defraud money. You can't fool us."
"I'm not here to defraud money, and I don't have any clues about Zhen Rongrong. I'm in Huaicheng, and a friend of mine, a deaf-mute girl, 18 years old, also disappeared yesterday."
The other party was silent for a moment and asked, "Then why did you call me?"
"You are Zhen Rongrong's..."
"I'm her brother, her biological brother. My name is Zhen Minghao."
"I suspect they were taken away by the same person."
Zhen Minghao responded quickly: "Why?"
Luo Pingjiang briefly recounted the circumstances of Zeng Xi's disappearance, and then said, "But because she had been missing for such a short time and her parents did not report it, they could not prove her disappearance, so the police did not file a case. I have now found out that the man once gave her an expensive skirt. I also checked the surveillance footage and captured the model of the man's car, but not the license plate."
Zhen Minghao: "So what? What does this have to do with my sister's disappearance?"
"What if that car had appeared next to your sister before she disappeared? I found out through that skirt. There was a surveillance camera outside the mall where the store was located. Think carefully, were there any similar unusual circumstances before your sister disappeared?"
Zhen Minghao was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly his voice choked up: "I remember that she seemed to have two beautiful new dresses during that time, but she said she bought them herself, and we didn't pay much attention to it. One of them is still in her closet! I'll go find it now!"
Luo Pingjiang suddenly thought and said, "I'll send you a photo of the skirt I have. Take a look and see if it's the same brand."
The two added each other on WeChat, and soon Zhen Minghao sent the photos.
Same brand, different style, same pink color, same bow.
"I'll go find the criminal police in charge now!" said Zhen Minghao.
Luo Pingjiang: "Wait a moment."
He briefly described how he found the suspect and monitored the vehicle starting from a skirt, and then said: "The man was very cautious, wearing sunglasses and a hat, and the car was parked very far away. But as long as you can convince the police over there and verify that it is the same person and the same car, it will be enough to attract the attention of the police in both places, and they will dispatch a large number of police forces to catch him."
Zhen Minghao was very perceptive: "Catch him? Where to catch him? What else did you find out?"
Luo Pingjiang said calmly: "The last place he appeared was his lair."
Luo Pingjiang's words to Zhen Minghao were not without purpose.
The condition of that man’s vehicle indicated that he often traveled in the wild.
Zeng Xi went to Qingluan Mountain yesterday and disappeared.
Today, Ruan Qingqing and Chen Muyun went to Qingyuan Mountain to look for Zeng Xi, but they also disappeared.
This shows that the man did not go far after kidnapping Zeng Xi for a day and a night, which is why it is possible that the two parties encountered each other.
So that person’s lair is near Qingyuan Mountain.
On the way, Luo Pingjiang turned back home, changed into camouflage clothes and mountain boots, grabbed a backpack, put in a self-defense baton, climbing ropes, a compass, a flashlight, water, bread and chocolate, etc., put on tactical gloves, and brought a thick coat.
An hour later, he drove to the foot of Qingyuan Mountain. Before him were dark peaks and a secluded mountain road. The mountain is next to a remote county road, and he didn't see any cameras within several kilometers.
Neither Comrade Yuan Ming nor Zhen Minghao was sure how long it would take to get news. Luo Pingjiang drove the car alone without hesitation and drove into the dark mountains.
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