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Chapter 180 Investigation Approach
Is not it?
Jin Ping'an couldn't understand why the messenger would say that.

In stark contrast to Jin Ping'an, who looked completely bewildered, Tian Hao appeared thoughtful.

He sensed something was wrong from the very beginning.

Why was Hu Yingshao not worried at all that the police would find evidence?

What gives him the confidence that his subordinates can handle all the evidence?

Like the warehouse they are in now.

Such obvious DNA residue, yet no one cleans it up.

Or is it that Hu Yingshao only needs to clean up the traces he left behind, and doesn't care about his subordinates?
So what method gave him the confidence to erase all traces?
Tian Hao felt that the truth was close at hand; as long as he broke through the hazy fog, he could see the right path.

"Logically speaking, once someone is on the police's suspect list, the perpetrator will definitely clean up all the victims, evidence, and clues related to the crime."

The messenger revealed the outcome Jin Ping'an least wanted to hear.

For a moment, Jin Ping'an felt as if his heart was being squeezed, his heart pounding so hard he could hardly breathe.

"However, you were very lucky this time. Tao Jun was caught too quickly, which prevented Hu Yingshao from using many of his methods."

The messenger slowly finished speaking the second half of his sentence.

"Tao Jun's arrest disrupted this old man's plans. The reason Hu Yingshao went to the criminal police team to turn himself in today was also to disrupt your plans."

"Hu Yingshao learned through some channel that Tao Jun had already confessed to him. This would definitely lead to the police monitoring his every move, which would make it difficult to process the evidence."

But Hu Yingshao knew very well that if he surrendered himself, the police would focus their attention on him, which would provide cover for his subordinates' operations. Furthermore, if he revealed some information during interrogation, they could divert police resources to investigate his own home.

"This shows that Hu Yingshao has not yet had time to deal with the real key evidence and the victims whose whereabouts are unknown."

Even after listening to the messenger's analysis, Jin Ping'an's heart was still heavy.

He expressed his concerns: "But now the police are focusing their attention on him, Tao Jun, and Wang Youcai, which just gives Hu Yingshao's men time to process the evidence."
"Killing someone and dumping the body in the wilderness shouldn't be that hard, right..."

“But the car isn’t so easy to destroy.” The messenger glanced at Tian Hao, intending to tell the truth.

car?
The messenger's words suddenly awakened Tian Hao.

Given Hu Yingshao's personality, how could he possibly do such a thing on someone else's turf?
The warehouses he had his men rent were only for temporarily detaining the victims; none of them were used to torture them—they were all smokescreens.

Because if we compiled all the routes taken by transporting the victims from these warehouses, wouldn't it be easy to find Hu Yingshao's safe house?
Hu Yingshao, who was well aware of the criminal investigation process, must have known this as well. If he were Hu Yingshao, he would never set up a fixed location and wait for the police to come knocking on his door.

"RV."

Through reverse thinking, Tian Hao deduced a possibility.

"The victims imprisoned by Hu Yingshao were not in a fixed location, but in a mobile RV!"

"They would lock the victims in a campervan, park it in the wilderness, and then have their men drive it to a rented house when needed, or simply set up a table in the wilderness..."

This idea can be described as wildly imaginative.

But... that's exactly the truth.

The messenger nodded: "That's right, I came here to find that RV."

These words reassured Tian Hao, who, after searching for so long, had finally found a way to solve the case and some clues.

“I once had a friendly conversation with the fake Wang Sheng. He told me that the kidnapped victims would be put into a very large ‘truck.’ I thought you were also investigating that RV, but you’ve come this far…”

The messenger stopped mid-sentence.

One instance of expressing contempt is enough.

"Then why didn't you say so sooner!"

Jin Ping'an clenched his fist: "Wouldn't that allow us to find the crucial evidence sooner?"

If the messenger had been willing to share information with them, perhaps the victims could have been rescued sooner.

However, the messenger did not say anything and instead investigated on his own, which made Jin Ping'an quite resentful.

However, the messenger's words deflated his spirits: "Have you forgotten how Wang Youcai was bailed out, or how Hu Yingshao turned himself in?"

Jin Ping'an felt as if he had a fishbone stuck in his throat, unable to utter a single word.

Wang Youcai's case can be said to have followed the legal bail process.

But Hu Yingshao's surrender proved that there were wolves in the branch.

Tao Jun had just implicated Hu Yingshao when the old man voluntarily surrendered himself the very next morning, less than twelve hours later.

Only those within the police force knew about the confession.

If Hu Yingshao hadn't been tipped off by an insider, how would he have known that Tao Jun had confessed?
Jin Ping'an and his team still haven't found out who the werewolf in the police force is.

The messenger's delivery of crucial clues undoubtedly informed Hu Yingshao of the progress of his undercover investigation.

"Now is not the time to argue about these issues; finding that RV is the key."

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was awkward, Tian Hao quickly acted as a peacemaker and changed the subject: "Messenger, do you know what the license plate number of the RV is?"

“If I had known, I wouldn’t have come here,” the messenger said.

"They were very cautious. When they came into contact with the fake Wang Sheng, this temporary tool, they covered the entire exterior of the vehicle with black cloth, including the license plate."

I can only deduce a little information based on the information given by the fake Wang Sheng.

Tian Hao took out his phone and opened Notepad: "Tell me, some information is better than nothing."

"no problem."

The messenger nodded and began to recount the conclusions he had reached from his 'friendly exchange' with the fake Wang Sheng.

"Judging from the fake Wang Sheng's account, a motorhome of this size should cost more than eight million. The exposed tires, judging from the tread pattern, are XZL14.0R20."

The tires were covered with grass scraps and silt, and the black cloth was covered with leaves. Based on the moisture content of these plant leaves, it can be inferred that the vehicle had stopped in an environment with abundant water resources and high humidity, such as a river or lake.

The person responsible for contacting the fake Wang Sheng wore a Z-shaped baseball cap, had a buzz cut, was between 1.75 and 1.8 meters tall, had a chafing under his eyelids from years of aiming a gun, and had many calluses on his hands and feet. He always had a lollipop in his mouth when they met, suggesting he had worked as a mercenary.

Furthermore, based on the voice described by the fake Wang Sheng, the engine should be a six-cylinder, twenty-four-valve inline turbocharged engine with a power output conservatively estimated at over 500 horsepower.

After the fake Wang Sheng received the notification, the RV took about forty minutes to arrive at his location. Based on the vehicle's speed, I deduced several locations where the RV could be hidden..."

The messenger spoke very quickly, so quickly that Tian Hao didn't have time to type it down and immediately started recording.

When Jin Ping'an heard the messenger say that only a little information had been deduced, he was already mentally prepared to go back in time.

Before he could even put his hand on the ground, the messenger started rattling off a whole bunch of clues.

Damn, even if I went back and looked at it all again, I might not know all of this!

You call this a little bit? To you, do you only know something when you've collected all the physical evidence?
"In general, that's all the information I have."

I've already investigated all the locations I suggested, but I didn't find any RVs. I came to this warehouse just hoping to get lucky, and it just so happened that I ran into you guys.

The messenger's last sentence summarized all the clues, practically stating that those places didn't need investigation because he had already been there.

Tian Hao's hand holding the phone felt somewhat weak.

He finally understood why the messenger received the Medal of Honor.

Just when they were at their wits' end and couldn't find a direction for their investigation, the messenger was even close to locating the victim.

Sometimes, the difference between people is even greater than the difference between a person and a dog.

"Even you couldn't find the RV?"

Jin Ping'an put on his mask.

Tian Hao sighed and explained, "That's precisely Hu Yingshao's brilliance. By detaining the victims in a certain place, it's easy to find them if a targeted search is conducted."

However, RVs are highly mobile and tend to stay in remote, desolate areas, never lingering in one place. Even if you find a clue, you won't be able to catch up quickly.

Tian Hao's expression wasn't much better than Jin Ping'an's.

Hu Yingshao, that old fox, was the most troublesome opponent he had ever encountered in his career.

No, he can no longer be called an opponent; he was merely being toyed with unilaterally.

If Hu Yingshao hadn't taken the initiative to bring Wang Youde to the criminal investigation team, his attention would still be on Wang Youcai even now.

Even with the help of Jin Ping'an and the messenger, who are like cheat codes, allowing you to skip levels and lock onto the mastermind, the fight is still incredibly difficult.

Tian Hao felt a deep sense of frustration.

This is not his fault; the kidnapping case involves far too many forces.

People like Wang Youcai, one of the giants of Qianhua City, are just cannon fodder.

Not to mention that Tian Hao is just a criminal police officer, whose status is too low to easily see the whole picture.

It's normal for a mortal like him to feel powerless when a group of gods are fighting.

However, Tian Hao quickly adjusted his mindset: "Now that we have a clue, let's continue investigating along this clue."

I contacted my informant and asked him to check recent RV purchase records. RVs worth nearly ten million yuan, and only a few are sold in a year…”

While calmly making a phone call, Tian Hao instructed Jin Ping'an: "Ping'an, check the surveillance footage along the way. Don't go through the criminal investigation team or the traffic police team. Go to the narcotics squad and find Wu Ke."

"What if he doesn't agree?" Jin Ping'an asked.

"Wu Ke will certainly not agree to your request openly, so you need to give him an excuse to get involved."

While waiting for the call to connect, Tian Hao offered Jin Ping'an some advice: "Just say that someone is selling medicine in a motorhome. Since Hu Yingshao and his group want to keep the victims completely unaware of their surroundings, they will definitely continue to administer the medication to keep them in a coma."

There are definitely prohibited drugs in the RV. As for how much, just give me any number, just don't exaggerate.

Tian Hao is not a rigid person. As long as the case can be solved and the final result is good, he doesn't mind using external forces.

Jin Ping'an nodded, then immediately took out his phone and contacted Wu Ke: "Captain Wu, this is Jin Ping'an. I recently discovered... yes, yes, this time the amount isn't much..."

When Jin Ping'an reported the quantity of medicine to Wu Ke, he rattled off the numbers so easily that Tian Hao stumbled.

He snatched the phone, covered the receiver, and whispered, "Didn't I tell you not to exaggerate?"

"But it's not much. I almost got close to that in the last two times combined."

Jin Pingan also whispered something.

The weight of the spoils from the first two operations led Jin Ping'an to develop a certain misunderstanding about this line of work.

For the lame wolf, it wasn't just a matter of breaking his bones; it was like being skinned alive, having his tendons pulled out, and having his marrow sucked out of his bones—it nearly took half his life.

“People are different, okay! How can Hu Yingshao be compared to others? And ‘only’? Last time you were just lucky to run into them.”

Under normal circumstances, you couldn't find this many even if you turned an entire nest upside down!

Tian Hao scolded him impatiently.

What if Wu Ke believed it and led a group of people to search high and low, only to find less than...

He wanted Jin Ping'an to find a reason to get Wu Ke to help with the investigation, not to provoke Wu Ke and give him an excuse to lock them both up in jail.

"Oh."

Jin Ping'an nodded, seemingly understanding, and took back his phone. This time, he was much more composed: "Captain Wu, I'm sorry, I looked at it a little too long..."

Although it's not a small amount, it's still within the acceptable range.

Afterwards, Jin Ping'an used the fact that the intelligence was wrong to barely cover it up.

Tian Hao refocused his attention on his phone; the call had been connected for quite some time.

"Hey, Sea Hare?... Something just happened, yes, a big case. I need your help investigating where RVs have been spotted in Qianhua City recently..."

Tian Hao contacted an informant named Hai Tu.

This sea hare used to be one of Song Jie's subordinates, but later ran away and went solo.

He and Tian Hao had been friends for many years: "Old Tian, ​​since this is a big case, how much are you planning to give this time?"

Tian Hao considered the complexity of the case: "You should have heard of this case... Yes, it's the one Jin Ping'an investigated..."

"Goodbye."

The other party immediately hung up the phone, and Tian Hao glanced awkwardly at the messenger beside him.

He walked out of the warehouse, leaned against the side door, and dialed Hai Tu's number again.

"Let me finish. I'm not asking you to interfere in the case! I just want you to find out which areas in Qianhua City have RVs."

Fearing the other party would hang up after hearing just one sentence, Tian Hao quickly finished speaking in one breath.

"...This case is like a dead rat infected with the plague in our circle. Nobody wants to touch it. No matter what you ask me to do, it won't change the fact that I'm involved."

Tian Hao already knew what Hai Tu wanted to say, but with a sliver of hope, he asked, "So?"

"You have to pay more."

The sea hare said in a very serious tone.

(End of this chapter)