A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 209: The Million Yen Theft

The three people who were patrolling the street looked in the direction of the sound and found that the source of the sound was the communicator carried by Gufa Meiwei.

The communicator connects to the public channel of the guard force and the discipline committee.

Once there is an emergency and emergency support is needed, a broadcast will be initiated directly through this channel.

However, this was the first time that Lin Wuming and his team had encountered such a situation during their patrol.

As it happened, their patrol area was within District 7. So, under the guidance of Gufa Meiwei, the three of them immediately moved to a quieter spot on the side of the road to await further information.

After repeating the call three times, the communicator continued, "Please ask the relevant personnel in District 60 to pay attention to a silver suitcase. The outer dimensions are approximately 50 x 25 x , made of aluminum alloy, and there are no obvious markings on the surface..."

"Excuse me, is this a lost item?" someone immediately asked in the channel.

"Yes, the box contains lost property; more precisely, stolen property," the dispatcher said. "According to the information provided by the caller, the box contains 100 million yen in cash, which is stolen money."

"One hundred million yen?"

Lin Wuming and Hufeng Toumi exchanged glances, both recalling the ATM burglary that occurred yesterday. The SKILL OUT trio had also attempted to steal 100 million yen.

"This amount of money is a pretty serious theft!" Gufa Meiwei sighed. "Unless it happens on campus, cases of this magnitude generally don't involve us, the Discipline Committee."

However, this time, because the victim discovered it in time, there should still be a possibility of recovering the stolen money, so all nearby members were mobilized to search together.

"Please pay close attention and report any suspicious targets to headquarters immediately. Try not to take any action without authorization!" The dispatcher repeatedly emphasized this.

This is mainly for the Discipline Committee members. They are still teenagers, and at that age when they are young and fearless, they are prone to impulsive and unauthorized arrests. If there are casualties or the wrong target is arrested, it will be very troublesome.

But to be honest, the discipline committee members, who have undergone professional and systematic training and are composed of people with super powers, actually perform no worse than the guard forces in actual combat operations.

However, the security teachers are still "teachers" after all, and they are naturally reluctant to let students do dangerous things.

After the public channel broadcast ended, the communicator automatically switched to the internal channel of the Discipline Committee.

After eliminating the interference of adults, the painting style here is completely different.

The Discipline Committee headquarters and the commanders of each branch in District 7 were all active. Amidst the boisterous atmosphere typical of teenagers, they efficiently and orderly re-formulated their action plan, deploying all available members and weaving a surveillance network throughout District 7.

In Lin Wuming's opinion, these discipline committee members, from top to bottom, were extremely excited and actively involved in this emergency case.

Compared with the order given to them by the guard force just now, it seems that "assist" has been tampered with into "main attack".

“…Gufa-san!” Finally, the Gufa, Meiwei and other three people who had not received any orders for a long time were finally called.

The command and dispatch of the discipline committee members are issued from the headquarters to each branch layer by layer, and generally form a network structure.

However, the three members of Gufa and Meiwei's team were still "interns" and hadn't yet been assigned to a specific branch, so the order came directly from the commander-in-chief. "Gufa, you, Lin Wuming, and Hufeng Toumi, all three of you, rush to this area as quickly as possible..."

The commander-in-chief gave an address and continued, "Be sure to observe carefully, because thieves are likely to be lurking here."

Lin Wuming asked, "Is the place where the theft occurred near there?"

"That's right, Lin Wuming," the commander-in-chief said. "I'll share some undisclosed information with you. The burglary occurred at number 95 on this block—Gincheng Insurance Company. The person who reported the incident was their executive vice president, Saburo Shibata. His office safe was burglarized, and million yen in cash was missing."

"It's said that the money is the company's reserve for small claims. All cash is locked in a safe after get off work, and only a few vice presidents know the combination."

"This morning, when Saburo Shibata arrived at the office, he hadn't noticed anything unusual. But two hours later, when a staff member went upstairs to apply for cash, he found that the safe had been opened and was empty."

"Wait a minute," Lin Wuming interrupted her narration, "where is Shibata Saburo? Where was he when the crime happened?"

"He was in a meeting at the time," the commander-in-chief said. "I know what you're suspecting, Lin Wuming. But I regret to inform you that Shibata Saburo has an alibi for the entire meeting. The twenty-five people in the meeting room, as well as the surveillance cameras in the corridor outside the meeting room, all prove that he didn't leave the meeting room at all."

"In addition, when he arrived at the office that morning, he was accompanied by two other department heads and a section chief. They can testify that the safe was still properly closed at the time. Afterwards, the four of them went to the conference room downstairs for a meeting."

The commander-in-chief thought for a moment and added, "There was a slight time difference. Because he had to change clothes, Saburo Shibata left the office two minutes late. But he couldn't do anything in that short time. Besides, the other three were waiting for him at the door, so he had no chance to do anything."

Lin Wuming asked again: "Did the surveillance camera capture any suspicious persons?"

"No, there aren't any surveillance cameras installed on the floors where the important people are staying," the commander-in-chief said. "The security forces could only investigate using the surveillance footage from the lower floors. They eventually located a suspicious individual shrouded in a black robe. He was carrying the briefcase the security instructor mentioned earlier."

"We've already locked onto the target," Lin Wuming said. "As long as we follow the surveillance footage, we can find him, right?"

"Unfortunately, the suspect is very familiar with the company's internal operations," the commander continued. "He avoided surveillance cameras as much as possible throughout his journey, appearing only in a few frames. After he disposed of the briefcase, he simply took off his black robe and easily blended in with the ordinary employees..."

According to the preliminary investigation by the guard force, it is almost certain that this is how the suspect operated.

- The suitcase containing the cash is placed in a garbage bag and taken to a large trash can outside by a cleaning worker. Then an accomplice or the suspect himself will retrieve the cash and take it away.

The evidence is that there are some dents on the big trash can downstairs, which seem to be left by human climbing and jumping.

Since the suspect's appearance and physical features are completely unknown, the only thing left to do is search for the silver suitcase.

"Because we can't rule out the possibility that the suspect replaced the box, I hope you will also pay attention to other containers that can hold 100 million yen in cash." The commander-in-chief reminded.

"There are too many suspicious targets, right?" Tiger Bee Toumi couldn't help but complain.

As she spoke, she looked up and around - this was Academy City, and although it was not a school day, people carrying bags were everywhere.

(End of this chapter)