Solving the case: Combining the police dog's olfactory genes at the beginning

What's even stranger is that on either side of the main arch, there are two smaller arches that are symmetrically placed, making the entire gate structure look unusually awkward.

"This door... it looks like a giant tombstone..."

Chen Xuanran looked at the strange gate, especially the crooked characters and the overall structure, and a chill involuntarily rose from the bottom of his heart. He couldn't help but mutter a word in a low voice.

Luo Fei didn't say anything, but took a deep look at the entrance that resembled the open mouth of a giant beast, paid the fare, and got out of the car with Chen Xuanran.

As if fleeing a plague, Master Zhao dared not linger for a moment, turned his car around, stepped on the gas, and quickly disappeared from the road he had come from.

Standing before the gate, which resembled a tombstone and exuded an ominous aura, Luo Fei and Chen Xuanran both felt an invisible pressure.

Without hesitation, Luo Fei immediately contacted Zhou Xiaobei again.

"Xiao Bei, besides Guo Mengyun and Gong Xiaorui, check through the police station's internal system to see if there have been any other similar or bizarre disappearance reports in Haizhu City, especially at Hequan Villa, in recent years. Focus on checking if there are any cases like the one the driver mentioned before, where people 'vanish into thin air' after entering the area."

Zhou Xiaobei acted swiftly as always, and soon the call came back, his tone carrying a hint of astonishment at the discovery of a major clue.

"Brother Fei! We found it! It's true! At the end of June last year, two recent college graduates, a man and a woman, who were a couple, went missing at Hequan Villa!"
Local police launched a large-scale search after receiving the report, but so far, no one has been found, either alive or dead!

"Details!"

Luo Fei's eyes were sharp as knives.

"According to the case file, the couple visited friends at Hequan Villa that afternoon. According to their friends, the two left around 9 p.m., saying they were taking a walk back to their rented place, which was not far away."

But they lost contact after that. Police reviewed all available surveillance footage from the neighborhood and surrounding area, but none showed the two leaving the complex.
They seemed to have vanished into thin air from this neighborhood!

Zhou Xiaobei's voice was also filled with disbelief.

"The local police searched almost the entire Hequan Villa, including all the vacant houses, the underground garage, and even... they even checked the septic tank, but they found no clues."

These two people, just like that, are gone!

They disappeared again within the Crane Spring Villa!

The surveillance cameras didn't capture him leaving! Alarm bells rang in Luo Fei's mind. This pattern was strikingly similar to Guo Mengyun and Gong Xiaorui disappearing after taking a taxi at Haizhu Airport! Except that couple disappeared inside a residential complex!
"Also, Brother Fei," Zhou Xiaobei continued, reporting another crucial piece of information he had found.

"I found out about the developer of Hequan Mountain Villa. It was developed by a construction company under the 'Reincarnation Group'."

"The Samsara Group?"

Luo Fei felt that the name had an inexplicable strangeness about it.

"Is this a real estate company?"

"No, that's strange!"

Zhou Xiaobei immediately denied it.

"Reincarnation Group's main business is not real estate at all!"
It is a high-tech enterprise that deals in IT and the Internet! The group's founder and chairman's surname is Xie, and his name is Xie Junshan.

This person is a legendary figure. According to public information, he was once the top science student in Sichuan Province, was admitted to Tsinghua University, and later went to Harvard University in the United States for further studies.

In Silicon Valley, he founded a high-tech company researching biotechnology, and just three years later, he sold it to Bill Gates, the world's richest man, for a staggering $38 billion.

Then he took this huge sum of money back to China and founded the Reincarnation Group, initially focusing on acquiring promising startups.

He didn't establish a real estate company until 2008, but strangely, this company has only developed one residential complex, "Hequan Villa," since its inception!

A top-tier high-tech internet company ventured into real estate, yet only built one residential complex? And during the peak of the real estate boom, they held onto the properties and refused to sell? Luo Fei's intuition told him that this was definitely not normal!

"The real purpose of this Reincarnation Group, or rather Xie Junshan, in building Hequan Manor is probably not to make money!"

Luo Fei said in a deep voice.

"They must have some other ulterior motive!"

“There’s something even stranger, Fei Ge.”

Zhou Xiaobei added.

"About three years ago, Xie Junshan suddenly began selling off all of Reincarnation Group's subsidiaries and assets. Now, Reincarnation Group is basically just an empty shell, and even its headquarters are gone."

Chairman Xie Junshan himself has completely disappeared from public view; no one knows where he went.

Three years ago! And it's that sensitive time again!

Luo Fei felt as if he had touched the edge of an invisible net.

Samsara Group, Xie Junshan, Hequan Manor, asset liquidation and disappearance three years ago, Guo Mengyun started having that bizarre nightmare three years ago... Is all of this just a coincidence?

He was almost certain that the cases of Guo Mengyun, Gong Xiaorui, and the two missing college students were definitely related to this strange reincarnation group and the mysteriously disappeared Xie Junshan!

"Xiao Bei, find a way to get this photo of Xie Junshan! The more the better, and the clearer the better!"

Luo Fei wanted to use the [Genius Eye] to see if he could find any clues from Xie Junshan.

However, Zhou Xiaobei's reply disappointed him.

"Brother Fei, we can't find it! There isn't a single publicly available photo!"

This person is extremely low-profile and has never appeared in the media.

Furthermore, I suspect he intentionally had a lot of crucial information about him and the Samsara Group removed from the internet and related corporate files! Much of the information from back then is no longer available!

Zhou Xiaobei paused, his tone becoming somewhat serious.

"What's even stranger is that the chief designer in charge of designing Hequan Villa died in a car accident shortly after the community was built."

The project manager and several key foremen of the construction team also passed away one after another within the next year or two due to various accidents or illnesses. Some people on online paranormal forums say that they were followed by unclean spirits during the construction of Hequan Mountain Villa and suffered retribution…

"What kind of retribution is this!"
This is clearly a case of someone silencing him!

Luo Fei snorted coldly, a chill rising from the bottom of his heart.

To cover up a secret, all the key design and construction personnel were disposed of?

What a ruthless tactic!
Chen Xuanran, who was standing to the side, also felt a chill run down his spine. He couldn't help but grab Luo Fei's arm and whisper.

"This...this is just like an ancient emperor killing all the craftsmen after building his tomb to prevent leaks..."

Luo Fei nodded with a gloomy expression.

This Xie Junshan has grand ambitions! Moreover, he is ruthless and his actions are frighteningly meticulous!
There's definitely something wrong with this place!

Luo Fei looked around the eerily quiet neighborhood and made up his mind to investigate further.

He recalled reading information that mentioned the missing college students had gone to a friend's "party house" that night.

"Let's go check out that party venue!"

Luo Fei said to Chen Xuanran.

Based on the rough location provided by Zhou Xiaobei, the two searched the neighborhood.

As the information indicated, the layout of the residential area was chaotic and the spacing between buildings was bizarre. The winding red running track looked particularly glaring in the dim light.

Moreover, the entire community was unusually quiet, with very few residents having their lights on, and the emptiness was unsettling.

They quickly found the location of the party venue, but the door was locked, covered in dust, and the area behind the windows was dark, indicating that it had been abandoned for a long time.

"It seems that after the college students disappeared here, no one dared to come and play, so it went out of business."

Chen Xuanran looked at the dilapidated storefront and said. Luo Fei looked around and his gaze quickly locked onto a three-way intersection diagonally opposite the party venue. There was a detached villa there, which was currently lit up with warm lights and stood out in this desolate neighborhood.

Moreover, the villa's yard was very clean, which contrasted sharply with the surrounding villas that were overgrown with weeds or deserted.

"That house is occupied."

Luo Fei's eyes narrowed, and he immediately led Chen Xuanran over.

Arriving at the villa's entrance, Luo Fei composed himself and rang the doorbell.

After a while, the door was opened a crack, and a middle-aged woman in her fifties, wearing an apron and with a kind-looking face, looked at them warily.

"Who are you looking for?"

Luo Fei gave a gentle smile, quickly flashed his ID in front of the old woman, and said in a natural tone.

"Hello, ma'am, we are from the police station. We are conducting a routine household registration survey and population registration. Please cooperate."

Seeing the ID card holder and Luo Fei's composed demeanor, the older woman's wariness lessened, and she opened the door.

"Oh, it's a police officer. Please come in. But I'm not the homeowner; I'm the housekeeper, my surname is Wang."

"Hello, Aunt Wang."

Luo Fei and Chen Xuanran walked into the courtyard, but did not go inside; they just stood at the door talking.

"We're just doing a simple registration. May we ask who owns this house?"

"Our boss's surname is Xie, and we all call him General Manager Xie."

Aunt Wang replied.

"Mr. Xie?"
Does he usually live here?

Luo Fei pressed for an answer.

"I don't live here often. The owner is busy with business and travels around a lot, so he only comes back occasionally. My main responsibility is to come over regularly to clean and keep the house clean."

Aunt Wang said.

When was the last time he came back?

Luo Fei asked casually.

Aunt Wang thought about it.

"About... two or three months ago? I can't remember exactly."

At this moment, Chen Xuanran interjected and asked.

"Aunt Wang, does Mr. Xie have any other family members at home? For example, his wife or children?"

Aunt Wang shook her head.

"Never seen him. The boss usually comes back alone, but... sometimes he brings some young female friends back."

She seemed to realize she had said something inappropriate and quickly shut her mouth.

Luo Fei's heart stirred, and he continued to ask.

"Do you know Mr. Xie's full name? And approximately how old is he?"

Aunt Wang looked troubled.

"His full name... the boss didn't say, so we didn't feel comfortable asking. As for his age, he looks quite young, maybe only in his thirties, and he seems like a very refined person."

In his thirties, surnamed Xie! Luo Fei and Chen Xuanran exchanged a glance, almost certain that this "President Xie" was very likely Xie Junshan, the mysteriously disappeared chairman of the Reincarnation Group!

Aunt Wang looked at Luo Fei and Chen Xuanran's expressions and seemed to sense something was wrong. She looked at Luo Fei suspiciously.

"Officers, are you... really just here to register household registrations? I have a feeling..."

"Auntie, don't overthink it, it's just routine registration."

Luo Fei immediately interrupted her, his smile returning to his face.

"Thank you for your cooperation. We won't disturb you any longer."

After saying that, he subtly tugged at Chen Xuanran's sleeve, and the two quickly left the villa.

After walking a distance, Chen Xuanran whispered.

"That General Manager Xie is very likely Xie Junshan!"

"Nine times out of ten!"

Luo Fei's eyes were icy cold.

"It seems he hasn't truly 'disappeared,' but has simply gone underground, and it appears he hasn't strayed far from Crane Spring Manor, which he built with his own hands!"

"Then what do we do next?"

Chen Xuanran asked.

Luo Fei's gaze swept over the buildings hidden in the darkness, and he said in a deep voice.

"Go to the property management! Check the surveillance footage! We must confirm whether Guo Mengyun and Gong Xiaorui actually entered Hequan Villa that afternoon! If they did, where did they go!"

After leaving the villa that was suspected to belong to Xie Junshan, Luo Fei and Chen Xuanran quickly found the property service center located in a low-rise building in a corner of the community, following the sparse road signs.

Compared to the grand yet eerie gate of Hequan Villa, the property management here appears rather shabby and unprofessional. A sign hanging at the entrance indicates that the property management has been outsourced to a small local property management company.

Pushing open the glass door, a smell mixed with the aroma of instant noodles and cigarette smoke hit me. The front desk was empty except for a young man in his late twenties, wearing a wrinkled security guard uniform, who was sprawled out on the worn-out sofa in the reception area, fast asleep and snoring loudly.

Luo Fei frowned, stepped forward, and patted the man on the shoulder.

"Hey, wake up."

"Hmm...who is it...don't make a sound..."

The man mumbled sleepily, waved his hand impatiently, turned over, and tried to continue sleeping.

Luo Fei increased the pressure on his hands and patted them twice more.

"Get up, something's wrong!"

The man was finally woken up. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and sat up with a displeased look. He was about to get angry, but when he saw Luo Fei and Chen Xuanran standing in front of him, especially their unique temperament, he swallowed the curse that was on the tip of his tongue and instead asked with vigilance and doubt.

"Who...who are you? What do you do?"

Without wasting any words, Luo Fei directly took out his ID and showed it to the man, his tone calm and forceful.

"National Security Bureau, Special Case Team, Luo Fei."

"National...National Security?!"

The man instantly jolted awake, all sleepiness gone, his eyes wide open.

He leaned closer to examine Luo Fei's identification, then looked up at Luo Fei's face. Suddenly, an expression of extreme shock and excitement appeared on his face, and he jumped up from the sofa! (End of Chapter)