A full-scale search was launched, deploying a massive police force. However, to everyone's surprise, a third body was found.
I received this latest news in the evening.
The DNA of the first two bodies has also been verified to be those of wanted individuals.
In other words, if a third body is not found, the DNA match, combined with how things unfolded, would be exactly as everyone suspected.
But……
And then, at this very moment in the evening, a third body was found.
Since neither Su Ziqing nor Lu Linghong had seen the third person in person and had no idea what they looked like, they were unable to narrow down the possibilities.
“Compare the DNA samples of all the wanted people nationwide,” Lu Linghong said softly.
To be honest, the news of finding a third body is really bad news.
This means that all the speculations were wrong.
Su Ziqing, however, was thinking about another question. She looked at Luo Jinhan and asked, "Why was the third body only found at this point in time? Did it fall into some kind of pit or uneven place?"
The time interval between this and the first two corpses is far too long.
Luo Jinhan shook his head. "No, according to the news, the third corpse is a whole mountain away from the first two corpses."
"How could that be..." Su Ziqing shook her head, her brain about to explode from thinking.
"Now that the kidnappers are all dead, it's truly an unsolved case, with no way to verify the truth." This makes it even more difficult for the person behind the scenes to identify who is behind it all.
Seeing that she was getting dizzy from thinking so much, Gong Chengjue spoke gently, "Zi..."
“No, that’s not right.” Su Ziqing suddenly realized something and interrupted Gong Chengjue, who was about to speak.
She unconsciously grasped Gong Chengjue's hand, "Was the third person murdered?"
Gong Chengjue looked at Luo Jinhan.
Luo Jinhan replied, "We are currently waiting for the forensic autopsy report."
"If it was murder, could it be like this: the mastermind made two arrangements, first letting my senior brother and me meet two kidnappers, who happened to be wanted suspects in City A with prior criminal records..."
She swallowed hard and continued to speculate, "What benefits were promised to them behind the scenes, like giving them money and helping them leave the country?"
No one interrupted Su Ziqing, but everyone's expressions turned serious.
“We know very well that if the person behind this is powerful and influential, then traveling by waterway through the mountains of City A to go abroad is not difficult. It's just a kidnapping; as long as I am not harmed, even if they are caught, they will at most serve a few more years in prison, right?”
"With such a promise of profit, the worst that could happen is being caught, and if they successfully escape overseas, they'll still have a large sum of money. The kidnappers are definitely tempted. But the person behind the scenes gives a different explanation to the third party, such as... causing a wildfire to create an accident."
“Miss Su…” Luo Jinhan wanted to say that such a speculation actually had flaws.
For example, setting up such a scheme is really unnecessary for a ruthless person.
Gong Chengjue stopped Luo Jinhan, saying, "Let her continue."
“If the two kidnappers are Plan A, and the third person is Plan B, then is there a Plan C afterward?” Su Ziqing looked at them. “The person behind the scenes never intended to leave any survivors for further investigation.”
“And my being kidnapped was probably just as bait, but also as a bomb.” Su Ziqing calculated, her mind working, and she looked at Gong Chengjue, “I think the person behind it all is your enemy.”
It's mainly because everything was too coincidental.
Lu Linghong received Feng Xixuan's request for help.
Then Su Ziqing found Chenxi, who arranged to meet them in City A. The day before the meeting, her icy relationship with Gong Chengjue inexplicably dissolved.
Then came the meeting with Chenxi, and from the information Chenxi revealed, she was subsequently kidnapped...
Then Gong Chengjue rushed over from the capital and encountered danger at her home.
Now we also have to consider that Feng Xixuan is temporarily out of contact.
Everything happens by chance, and some things that are clearly unrelated seem to become connected as you look at them.
It's as if there's a net trying to trap them together.
Silence fell; no one uttered a single word.
After a long while, Luo Jinhan gently reminded everyone, "Why don't we all have dinner first?" We need to think about things, but we also need to eat.
These past two days, no one has had much of an appetite.
The workload is piling up and there's no way to deal with it.
Originally, we were hoping to solve the case as soon as possible, but now it seems that, let alone solving it, this case may very well become a permanent unsolved mystery.
Gong Chengjue suddenly slammed his hand on the table in front of him, startling everyone.
"Are you stupid? Doesn't this hurt?" Su Ziqing stepped forward and grabbed his hand to check if he was injured.
Gong Chengjue suddenly pulled her into a tight embrace.
Some of the scratches on Su Ziqing's body had already scabbed over, but his sudden hug still caused her a lot of pain.
"Mr. Gong, Miss Su is still injured," Luo Jinhan reminded her urgently.
Gong Chengjue released Su Ziqing. "I'm sorry."
He was in a bad mood. He felt he could endlessly put himself in danger, and he was used to it since he was a child.
But he couldn't bear to see her living in such fear.
He thought he could easily expose the mastermind behind it all, but reality slapped him in the face.
It was as if they were being deliberately toyed with; the other party would cast the bait and tug at the fishing rod...
As for who the angler is? He thinks he is, while the other person thinks he is?
Su Ziqing looked at Luo Jinhan and said, "Let's eat."
After saying that, she looked at Lu Linghong and said, "Senior brother, please take a seat."
Lu Linghong glanced at them, then hummed in agreement, feeling that he had gotten used to their affectionate behavior.
Su Ziqing gently hugged Gong Chengjue, "Don't blame yourself, this is something that can't be controlled."
Gong Chengjue raised his hand and touched the smooth skin on her face, his deep eyes filled with guilt. "But if we can't find the person behind it all, we can't predict what they might do next."
"There's no such thing as a thousand-year-old thief, only a thousand-year-old thief. I'm not afraid myself, so what are you afraid of?" She smiled optimistically. "This is a society governed by law. In a civilized city, what can they possibly do to cause trouble?"
After saying that, she sneered, "They're just stinking rats who can't stand the light of day. They've escaped to the stinking ditch, are we supposed to follow them down there? They'll come out eventually."
Gong Chengjue was somewhat amused and exasperated. "Your description..."
"It's good that you're smiling." She reached out and touched his eyes. "You have no idea how many degrees the temperature around you drops when you're not smiling."
"You still have the mood to tease me?" Gong Chengjue raised his hand and gently pinched her nose, then his smile faded. "How about coming back to the capital with me?"
He would feel more at ease if she were by his side, but he also knew that such a request was unrealistic at the moment.
She has to manage the company.
Sure enough, Su Ziqing shook her head, "I'm not going."
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