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Chapter 126 Important clues
When confronted with the messenger's questions, Jin Ping'an avoided eye contact.

"These clues were discovered using some special methods, specifically..."

When asked how he obtained this intelligence, Jin Ping'an became vague.

Jin Ping'an's emotions told him that he shouldn't hide anything from the messenger who risked his life to help him, but his reason told him not to open up to a complete stranger he had just met.

In the end, reason prevailed.

Although he was grateful that the messenger was willing to support him, they were all strangers who had just met, and it was impossible for them to hit it off immediately and become sworn brothers.

Everyone has their own little secrets. Whether dealing with family relationships or social relationships, you should know how to leave room for each other and not push each other too hard.

The messenger noticed Jin Ping'an's embarrassment and tactfully changed the subject.

"Use whatever method you like, as long as the accuracy of the intelligence is guaranteed."

Upon hearing this, Jin Ping'an looked at the messenger with gratitude, but also a hint of guilt, stemming from the messenger's trust in him.

The messenger glanced at Jin Ping'an and shook his head almost imperceptibly.

Jin Ping'an is still a child at heart, his mental age is too immature, like a student who has just entered society, and his personality is too shy.

Logically speaking, refusing to answer questions involving personal privacy is the norm.

If you randomly grab an adult off the street, a person with a good temper might change the subject with a "no comment" response, while someone with a bad temper will immediately start arguing.

First, a series of questions, followed by a show of understanding, will make Jin Ping'an feel grateful.

This behavior is like someone breaking your leg, then taking care of you, and afterwards you're even grateful to them.

Once this kid enters society, it's obvious he'll be tricked into working in a coal mine.

"The previous detailed information was destroyed. The information on this paper is what I hastily summarized today, and there are still many details that have not been listed."

Jin Ping'an pulled up a chair and sat down next to the messenger: "If you have any questions, you can tell me directly."

"Butterfly tattoo, which kind of butterfly?" the messenger asked, leaning back in his chair with documents between his right and left hands.

"Ghost Face Moth".

Jin Ping'an took out a pencil and sketchbook from his bag and quickly drew a tattoo design.

The messenger picked up the drawing paper, while Jin Ping'an was still rapidly wielding his pencil across the sketchbook.

Less than five minutes later, he handed over another drawing.

"This is what the kidnapper looks like."

Jin Pingan said, "The accuracy of the reproduction is over 90%."

The drawing depicts a man's face, especially his eyes, which are drawn with remarkable realism, as if the man himself is staring at you.

Jin Ping'an's sketching skills surpass those of at least 95% of art students in the entire Asian Union, especially compared to his peers.

This made the messenger look at him with slightly more respect; it seemed this guy wasn't entirely useless after all.

Based on this skill alone, the criminal investigation team might actually recruit him as a criminal sketch artist.

The messenger frowned and asked, "Since we have the kidnappers' physical characteristics, why not let the police take action?"

"I only recently obtained this clue."

Jin Ping'an's expression was bitter: "The police have been focusing all their attention on the bank robbery a few days ago, and they simply don't have the manpower to investigate these things."

The messenger scoffed dismissively: "Is it a lack of manpower, or a lack of people to investigate?"

Jin Ping'an remained silent for a long time before saying, "...Someone was willing to go with me to investigate, but when he took my painting and was about to report it, he was transferred to another region to assist in solving the case."

The messenger raised his hand, interrupting his explanation.

"Once enough evidence is collected, the materials will be sent to police stations in other cities so that they can apply for cross-regional investigation. This would be a great achievement, and someone will always be willing to take it on."

The messenger was not affected by Jin Ping'an's self-pity.

Instead of complaining about injustice when you encounter trouble, you should use that time to find a way to get around the obstacles and solve the problem.

While cross-city investigations by Asia Union are rare, they do occur.

The main reason for this is to prevent malicious interference with local order by certain individuals.

Another issue is that it might not look good for the local police, but these aren't major problems.

With complete evidence and appeal materials, applying for cross-regional processing is reasonable and justifiable.

As for saving face... let me give you an example.

Traffic police in Nevada frequently impound vehicles belonging to urban management officers that are illegally parked, while the urban management officers also frequently keep an eye on the traffic police.

Each department's license plate number starts with a different letter, so there's no need to worry about detaining the wrong person.

You might not believe it, but the conflict between these two departments stemmed from a temporary parking incident.

One day after get off work, a traffic policeman parked his car on the side of the road to buy a drink at a convenience store. Little did he know that in just a few minutes, the car would be locked up by the urban management officers.

Upon seeing the car locked, the traffic policeman immediately called to report it.

When the traffic police leader heard this, he immediately got angry. "Are you trying to bully our department because we don't have anyone capable?"

Then, with a wave of his hand, he directly called a tow truck and towed away the urban management vehicle that was also illegally parked in front of him.

Want your car back? Come find it at the traffic police station!

The leaders of the two departments have often engaged in verbal battles over this matter.

As for the criminal investigation team, they were just watching the show with glee, because no one dared to touch their car.

Since then, the traffic police and urban management officers in Nevada have been locked in a love-hate relationship.

Even if they were about to urinate, both of them would find a parking spot first before looking for a toilet while they were working.

Look, even brother units in this city have minor frictions, so what does the face of units from other places matter?

In addition... if someone happens to be stuck in an in-between position and urgently needs to make contributions to build a foundation, there is a high probability that they will take the risk of taking over.

These methods are nothing new to messengers who are used to navigating society, but they are beyond the scope of what a fledgling like Jin Ping'an can do.

After hearing this, Jin Ping'an stared wide-eyed at the messenger: "It can be like this?"

The messenger stared intently at the documents: "Why not?"

"No... I just feel like you know so much, no wonder Ai Liang asked you to come here..."

Jin Ping'an put on an expression that said he had learned something new.

The messenger casually replied, "You're still young. You'll understand these things when you're in your twenties and officially enter society."

When the topic of age came up, Jin Ping'an immediately thought of the unusually mature Ai Liang.

So he asked, "How did you and Ai Liang meet? He's about the same age as me, how did he know you?"

The messenger glanced at him: "You mean I'm not a good person?"

No! That's not what I meant!

Jin Ping'an quickly waved his hand and explained, "I'm just curious about how you two met and how you got to know each other."

“If Ai Liang met you through the police, then his first contact with the police was only in the last few months. It seems like you’ve known each other for a long time, which doesn’t make sense.”

"So when did you two meet?" Jin Pingan asked.

The messenger paused, as if pondering: "...about four years ago."

(End of this chapter)