I became the police station's darling after I could understand what the furry creature was sayi

Chapter 177: A case? Want to see you? Missing?

"Thank you for taking care of Xiaoshu on the plane."

Nan Punian said to Ji Yan, "Xiao Shu's home doesn't seem to be on the way to Hangzhou University. Do you need me to call a car for you?"

Ji Yan: ...

No, no need…

Ji Yan bit his back molars until they were shattered.

Failed!
He thought that returning to Hangzhou would allow him to have his senior all to himself, but unexpectedly...

They had only been alone for two hours, during which Nan Shu had been catching up on sleep because she hadn't slept well the night before.

If he had known this would happen, he should have joined forces with Brother Wei and kept the people in the capital for a few more days.

"Okay, let's go first."

With that, Nan Punian pushed Nan Shu's suitcase and turned to leave.

Ji Yan: ...

"Senior."

Ji Yan looked at Nan Shu pitifully.

"Cough...then shall I call you a taxi?" Nan Shu was easily swayed by soft words but not by force. When she met Ji Yan's broken eyes, she immediately softened and felt a little guilty.

After all, he only did it because he cared about her, which is why he traveled all that way, making three days of round trip between Beijing and Hangzhou.

"no thanks."

Ji Yan snorted inwardly, glanced at Nan Punian and Xu Yunli who had already put down their luggage and were staring at him from a distance, raised his hand and ruffled Nan Shu's hair, "Senior, you must be tired these days. Go back and get some rest. See you at school."

Nan Shu was stunned. By the time she realized what was happening, Ji Yan had already withdrawn his hand.

"Okay, see you at school."

"OK."

Ji Yan watched Nan Shu get into the passenger seat of the Hummer, waved to her through the window, and Nan Shu rolled down the window to say goodbye.

Nan Punian didn't say a word, but silently drove the car even faster.

Nan Shu: ...

"Team Leader Nan, Forensic Doctor Xu, what brings you both here?"

Nan Shu did send Nan Punian a flight message before boarding, but she never intended for the two of them to pick her up.

She always knew that the branch was busy with a lot of work; they were busy when there were no cases, and even busier when there were cases.

"Yeah, it's on the way."

Xu Yunli spoke, his gaze fixed on the girl through the rearview mirror.

Nan Punian echoed in agreement.

Nan Shu didn't believe it. Her gaze fell on the dark circles under Nan Punian's eyes. She looked up and met Xu Yunli's eyes.

Reacted immediately.

"There's a case?"

Silence fell in the car.

really.

Nan Shu's heart sank:
"What case?"

Nan Shu glanced at the rearview mirror, her gaze questioning.

Xu Yunli: "Child abduction cases".

Nan Shu's expression instantly darkened, her face becoming grave. "How long have you been missing?"

"Based on the time the child's parents called the police, it was fourteen hours ago."

Nan Punian picked up the conversation.

"The missing person notice has been posted. It's for a 7-year-old boy who attends the affiliated primary school of Hangzhou No. 10 Middle School. He lives in Huayang Community, and his parents run a food stall in Huayang Food Street. He is an only child..."

Nan Punian glanced at the phone lying to the side and gestured for Nan Shu to turn it on.

Nan Shu picked it up; the password was the same as last time.

As soon as the screen is unlocked, the photo album pops up.

Nan Shu subconsciously tapped on the portrait, and her finger accidentally swiped to the private section below, revealing a photo of three brothers around twelve or thirteen years old. Nan Shu was startled and quickly exited, but she still recognized the three as Yan Nian, Si Nian, and Captain Nan from her middle school days.

among them.

Si Nian's smile was actually the brightest among the three brothers. Nan's smile was a bit silly, and Nan Shu found it hard to connect the Nan she first met with the boy in the photo. Yan Nian's smile was not wide, but his eyes were full of laughter.

All is well.

Pulling herself back to reality, Nan Shu clicked on the most recent picture.

In the photo, the boy is wearing the summer uniform of No. 10 Middle School, short-sleeved shirt, knee-length shorts, and a pair of black sneakers. He is also wearing a red armband for the class monitor and is making a peace sign at the camera with a bright smile.

Nan Punian's contact name for him is: Wu Qiang, 7 years old, missing.

soon.

The car was parked at the entrance of the detachment.

As soon as he got out of the car, Li Feng strode over from inside. He was stunned when he saw Nan Shu. "Xiao Nan, you're back? I saw it trending on social media. You looked so beautiful in that dress! Like a fairy... Oh my!"

Before Li Feng could finish speaking, he got a slap on the butt.

"Captain Nan, what are you doing? Did I say something wrong? Forensic Doctor Xu, you be the judge, isn't Xiao Nan pretty?"

Li Feng covered his buttocks and hid behind Nan Shu, trying to divert attention to Xu Yunli.

Xu Yunli was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Nan Shu.

Nan Shu didn't look at him, but instead teased Li Feng with a smile. Xu Yunli lowered his eyes and then let out a soft, almost inaudible "hmm".

"Team Leader Nan! I have important business to attend to!"

Li Feng hid behind Nan Shu, like a chick caught by an eagle, and hurriedly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

"explain."

Nan Shu looked at him, opened the birdcage, and released the iron lotus.

“That’s right, Wu Qiang’s parents said…” As he spoke, Li Feng’s gaze was drawn to Tie Lianhua’s ‘peerless beauty’.

Nan Punian's forehead twitched, and he slapped him on the forehead. "Let's get down to business." But his gaze unconsciously fell on Tie Lianhua.

The iron lotus is truly beautiful; when its wings are spread, they appear a pale gold in the sunlight.

Li Feng muttered to himself about the double standards, then said, "They said they wanted to see Team South."

"see me?"

Nan Punian withdrew his gaze, raised an eyebrow, and looked somewhat puzzled.

Huayang Community is located in Qingshan District, but the main force in the search is still the Qingshan District Police Station.

The Criminal Investigation Detachment is mainly responsible for criminal cases. At present, Wu Qiang is only missing. Police officers from the police station, some criminal investigation police officers, social welfare organizations, etc. are all deployed and conducting investigations in the Huayang Community and Huayang Snack Street as the center.

"Yes."

Li Feng was also puzzled.

Actually, in missing persons cases, Captain Nan is not very popular. After all, whenever Captain Nan appears, it's equivalent to declaring the child dead, and no parent can accept that.

Why did Wu Qiang's parents take the initiative to contact Team Nan instead?

Nan Punian pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's go see him."

He also wanted to take Xiaoshu to stroll around the Huayang Snack Street area.

According to roadside surveillance footage.

After getting off the school bus at around 4 PM, Wu Qiang crossed the road and entered Huayang Snack Street. After that, none of the surveillance cameras at the four entrances and exits captured Wu Qiang coming out.

The entire Huayang Snack Street is very large, with a complex mix of physical stores and mobile vendors. There are several exits without security cameras, so it is impossible to determine whether Wu Qiang is still on the snack street at this time; we can only try our luck.

"Xiao Shu..."

"I'll go too. Maybe I can help out, and I can buy some food for Lotus while I'm at it." Tie Zhu can eat some breadcrumbs, but Lotus is so pretty. If she doesn't eat well, she'll shed a lot of fur and that won't look good.

Tiezhu: ?
Nan Punian hummed in agreement, looked at Nan Shu, and sighed inwardly.

"what happened?"

Nan Shu noticed Nan Punian's unusual behavior and was puzzled.

"Now that this case is closed, I'm giving you a long vacation so you can get some rest."

Nan Punian felt sorry for the young girl's long journey, so he dragged her over to investigate the case as soon as she got off the plane.

In missing persons cases, time is money, and as a police officer, he had no choice but to do so.