Animal Detective

Chapter 337 Good heavens, begging Buddha for help

The Mercedes drove out of the garage and sped away.

Zou Cong was scared away.

Gu Dawei hurriedly told his men to follow, then pulled Zhang Songhao and jumped out of the car to discuss the matter.

Inside the car, Shen Xin asked, "Who is Yuan Jie?"

Guan Wenkang shook his head blankly. He was similar to Shen Xin in that he did whatever he was told to do and never asked any questions. Even if he did ask, no one would answer.

However, he subconsciously glanced at Gao Siyu.

Clearly, Gao Siyu knew the situation.

Seeing Shen Xin looking at him, Gao Siyu shook his head slightly, got out of the car, and went to listen to Zhang Songhao and the others' discussion.

They're not giving me any information at all.

That just means that the issues behind this case are very sensitive.

Looking at the three people outside the car.

Gao Siyu and Zhang Songhao were arguing about something, while Gu Dawei was on the phone, probably contacting Qin Chunyi.

Shen Xin took out his phone and silently began searching.

Using Yuan Jie and Sheng Hai Bank as keywords.

Since they won't say it, let's make good use of search.

Shen Xin thought Yuan Jie was also an employee of Shenghai Bank, but the search results did not show otherwise.

The first item was surprisingly a name-giving advertisement for Yuan Jie, listed nationwide.

The second entry is Yuan Jie's registration, showing a doctor at a certain hospital in a certain city.

Next up is Yuan Jie, right?

As I read through the messages, they were all unrelated.

I flipped through many pages, but still couldn't find any useful information.

Shen Xin changed the keywords again, such as Sheng Hai, bank, executive, Yuan Jie.

Still no useful information was provided.

Even after adding news keywords, there was still nothing.

I checked the Sheng Hai Bank website, but it wasn't there.

Searching for Yuan Jie and Zou Cong together yields the same result.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Xin continued to add keywords.

Matsuura, forum, repost.

It's possible that local forums will repost this news.

Try them one by one.

They even switched search websites.

And indeed, a piece of information was found.

This comes from a workplace discussion on a forum five years ago. Someone asked what JERKA Technology was like, and then received an offer.

He described himself as someone who conducts research on polymer materials, offering a high salary, and that his company is a science and technology innovation company whose founder, Yuan Jie, is an expert in the relevant field who returned from studying abroad.

Ask if it's reliable, and what the company's prospects are.

There are several comments below, one of which says that it is very reliable, and that the founder is an industry expert with an impressive resume.

They have already secured several rounds of investment, are planning to start production, and have also obtained a strategic loan from Sheng Hai Bank. Once they go public, their prospects are limitless.

Shen Xin immediately perked up, guessing that this should be it.

I then searched for this company, Jerka Technology.

no result.

There is no information available for any company.

I tried different search methods, but the results remained the same.

As he searched, Shen Xin suddenly realized that if he couldn't find it, then it really didn't exist.

Just then, Zhang Songhao and the others returned, and Shen Xin immediately closed the browser.

Gu Dawei said, "They've gone to the hotel, let's go there."

Let the sheriff come back first.

After retrieving the sheriff, the group immediately set off.

Shen Xin silently observed the three people's reactions.

Gao Siyu was sending a message on his phone, his expression serious.

Zhang Songhao and Gu Dawei both had similar expressions, their brows furrowed, seemingly lost in thought.

Shen Xin could understand them, but still felt a little awkward.

It's like I'm questioning my own discipline.

But then I thought, sometimes keeping things from you might be for your own good.

Thinking of this, Shen Xin felt a little relieved.

Looking at Guan Wenkang next to me, he ignored everything else, wearing headphones, leisurely gliding along and listening to music.

Soon, the car arrived at the hotel.

Everything proceeded as usual; they opened the room below Zou Cong's to conduct reconnaissance.

Guan Wenkang was in charge of the actual wiretapping.

I could hear Zou Cong's footsteps; he seemed quite agitated.

Not long after, he ordered takeout again.

Guan Wenkang said, "What's this? Just trying to calm your nerves?"

Shen Xin was amused.

Then I heard Zou Cong's impatient voice.

Shen Xin shook his head slightly: "It's a bit too hasty."

Sure enough, we ended up having fast food.

After hearing Zou Cong's repeated attempts and his subsequent discouragement, Guan Wenkang asked Shen Xin curiously, "Are all the others this patient?"

Shen Xinxin said, "You have no idea how lucrative the service industry is these days."

After everyone left, Zou Cong behaved himself for a while.

Then Qin Chunyi and the others rushed over.

He watched the video the sheriff had taken with a serious expression.

Especially the sentence that Zou Cong shouted in a panic.

Afterwards, the group got out of the car and discussed the matter from a distance.

Gao Siyu was naturally present.

Guan Wenkang sat leisurely and asked curiously, "Who is this Yuan Jie?"

Shen Xin observed the reactions of the others.

Zhang Songhao and Gu Dawei seemed to have suggested something, and then Gao Siyu was refuting it.

Shen Xin said, "Who knows? Anyway, he's a dead man."

If he wasn't dead, Zou Cong wouldn't be so afraid because he had a guilty conscience.

Shen Xin thought that this was indeed a direction worth exploring.

If one door closes, another opens. Since we can't find a breakthrough in the economic crime investigation, let's start with the criminal cases.

If a criminal case results in conviction, especially a murder case, then there's no point in hiding what the economic crime investigation team did. They might as well confess honestly and try to earn merit.

Just as Shen Xin had expected, this was exactly the direction the people outside were discussing. In Qin Chunyi's words, it was possible to change their approach.

He looked at Gao Siyu and said, "Xiao Gao, I don't think it goes that far as to involve intimidation or psychological harm. This should be considered a special method to get the suspect to confess on his own."

"It's just like when we interrogate someone, we use various methods to put psychological pressure on the suspect, break down their psychological defenses, and obtain key clues.

The others nodded in agreement.

Gao Siyu's expression was serious, but he still shook his head and said firmly, "Chief Qin, I know you are very anxious, but using cats for reconnaissance is already difficult to define as such behavior."

"If what you're saying is true, then it's just... playing tricks to scare the target. Well, let me say this: when he goes to court, he can simply refute all his statements and say that he was talking nonsense under extreme mental stress."

This idea was proposed by Zhang Songhao and Gu Dawei.

They continued to play tricks and frighten Zou Cong.

Qin Chunyi said, "Xiao Gao, I know what you said makes sense, but we didn't say we would convict him based on his confession."

“You’ve been following this for so long, you should know that the case is now at a standstill.”

“Yuan Jie was just a front man. Once he died, many leads went cold. Before, we couldn’t connect his death with anyone.”

"But now that we have made new discoveries, we just hope that Zou Cong can unconsciously reveal more information and provide new directions for our investigation."

"So I think this is still limited to the scope of technical investigation. Let's not argue, we're all trying to solve the case, and our goals are the same."

“Let’s discuss this further. Your procuratorate should also consider it. Let’s get together with the court staff during the day and discuss the feasibility.”

Gao Siyu hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Then he turned around and went to report the situation to his supervisor.

Qin Chunyi and the others huddled together to continue their discussion.

Zhang Songhao hesitated for a moment, then brought up a matter: "Chief Qin, this police chief is Shen Xinyang's son, and this discovery was also made because of him. What I mean is, could we let him join the special task force?"

This way, Shen Xin won't be completely clueless and just keep busy without understanding anything.

Most importantly, if the case is solved later, I can also share some of the credit.

Gu Dawei nodded in agreement.

He felt awkward because he couldn't tell Shen Xin anything now.

Qin Chunyi crossed his arms and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about it."

Seeing the puzzled looks on his face, Qin Chunyi said, "There are some things you don't understand. I know Xiao Shen has been a great help, but not letting him join the task force is also good for him."

"And these investigative methods, the key information we obtain using cats, are still quite difficult to process in the end."

“If Xiao Shen were in the task force, all of these things would have to be recorded. It’s actually easier to handle things since he’s not here.”

"As for whether the case is solved in the future, rest assured, I will not forget his contributions."

Zhang Songhao and Gu Dawei exchanged a glance, both surprised.

So there's something else we don't know about?

The two of them said no more.

Zhang Songhao thought about it for a moment and decided that this was a good idea.

Once I joined the task force, there were a bunch of rules, and I didn't know how long the case would be delayed.

Shen Xin was not from the Economic Crime Investigation Department after all.

If we don't go in, then we'll just continue doing what we were doing.

If the case is solved thanks to Shen Xin's help, Qin Chunyi has promised to take credit for it.

Ignoring everything else is fine too.

Qin Chunyi did not stay.

With new discoveries made, he needed to act on them immediately.

Zhang Songhao went along too, while Gu Dawei stayed behind to keep an eye on things.

Gao Siyu didn't leave either, but he kept his mouth shut, almost like he was invisible.

Inside the car, the listening continued.

There wasn't much noise upstairs; the curtains were drawn, and even binoculars couldn't see inside.

Then Zou Cong ordered takeout.

This time it's real takeout.

He cooked dumplings, but didn't get to eat them.

After finishing his meal, around midnight, he ordered takeout again.

"Is this considered an illness?" Shen Xin couldn't help but ask.

It feels like an addiction.

Clearly, Zou Cong was quite frightened; he ate two takeout meals and still had nightmares in the middle of the night.

You can clearly hear him talking in his sleep, saying things like, "Don't come any closer, I'm not afraid of you."

With a loud scream, Zou Cong was awakened from his nightmare.

It was just before 3 a.m.

Then this guy couldn't sleep, and the room lights were all on.

Judging from the sound, she ran to the bathroom to wash her face.

He even turned on the TV, probably to bolster his courage.

"He went online."

A pop-up notification appeared on the screen, and Guan Wenkang hurriedly went to the keyboard.

Zou Cong was connected to the hotel's public Wi-Fi. Guan Wenkang asked for the access port so he could check Zou Cong's network records.

Technical investigative methods include mobile phone tapping.

Therefore, Zou Cong's phone had already been thoroughly searched, and there was definitely nothing to be found.

Guan Wenkang is a professional.

Under his guidance, everyone quickly saw what Zou Cong was doing.

Guan Wenkang clicked his tongue and said, "Goodness, he really thinks he's encountered a ghost?"

Zou Cong was searching for what it's like to encounter a ghost.

I saw something dirty.

I have nightmares.

Why does the door open by itself?

What does it feel like to experience sleep paralysis?

All of this is related content, so as Guan Wenkang said, Zou Cong suspects he has seen a ghost.

However, as I continued searching, the results changed again.

Does this mean ghosts really exist in the world?
What exactly is a neutrino?

I also watch various science videos.

Clearly, materialistic reason began to prevail, and self-doubt arose.

But I only suspected half of it.

I'm searching for ways to get rid of the grime again.

What to do if you encounter something dirty?

He endured until dawn, and a little after six o'clock, Zou Cong hurriedly left the hotel.

Heading straight for... Jin'an Temple?

Shen Xin exclaimed, "Good heavens! He's practically begging Buddha for help!"

(End of this chapter)