Animal Detective

Chapter 340 This is science, believe it

Su Xuanqing didn't feel embarrassed at all.

He calmly sat down on the sofa and tapped the coffee table.

Zou Cong realized what was happening and hurriedly went to pour water, saying that he had some excellent tea leaves.

"Sigh, why are you drinking tea? It's red."

Su Xuanqing glanced at Zou Cong and said, "Didn't you say last time that you got a bottle of '86 red wine? Open it, I want to try it too."

Zou Cong responded, but rolled his eyes the moment he turned his head.

He regretted it a little; knowing that Su Xuanqing was unreliable, he still went to see him.

What a waste of a bottle of good wine.

He took the wine and glasses from the cellar, opened them on the spot, and was about to pour them when Su Xuanqing stopped him.

Su Xuanqing glared at Zou Cong and scolded, "Such good wine, you need to sober up."

Helpless, Zou Cong went to get the decanter.

He didn't care about anything else, poured himself half a glass and drank it all in one gulp, then said, "Old Su, I think I'm really in trouble this time."

"You've performed those spells before, so you must know something about them. Can you help me figure out what's going on?"

Su Xuanqing held the cork, gently inhaling, savoring, and appreciating the aroma.

Interrupted by Zou Cong, she glanced at him and said, "Didn't I already check it for you?"

Zou Cong countered with, "And then?"

Don't just look, come up with ideas!

Su Xuanqing put down the cork and said, "I told you to install surveillance cameras. Install several, and you'll know immediately if there's a problem."

Seeing Zou Cong roll his eyes in exasperation, he continued, "Old Zou, I'm serious. You know what I'm capable of."

"Besides, there are no ghosts in this world. You have to believe in science."

"If you ask me, you've been under too much stress lately. Psychology has said that high levels of stress can cause hallucinations or memory problems."

"Take that door for example, maybe you didn't close it properly and were just absent-minded and didn't notice."

"The curtains are blown by the wind, and I have nightmares at night. It's all the same, it's a lot of psychological stress."

"As for the cat, it's probably just a stray cat that got into the house."

"Otherwise, you should get your brain checked. It might be a brain tumor. I've read medical books, and they say that a tumor pressing on a nerve can cause hallucinations."

Zou Cong clearly did not believe these explanations.

Could a cat that claims to have seen the cat come and go without a trace be a normal stray cat?
If it were a stray cat, why would it target me?

"Old Su, there are some things that science simply can't explain," Zou Cong argued earnestly.

Su Xuanqing rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "You're telling me, a pretentious person, that science can't explain this?"

"That's why I asked you to install surveillance cameras. Whether there are any problems or not, you'll know by watching the surveillance footage."

After saying that, he lowered his voice and said softly, "Old Zou, I've heard about your matter, but I haven't heard any rumors, so I think it should be fine. Just relax and don't overthink it."

Zou Cong frowned deeply, hesitated for a long time, and then tentatively asked, "Install surveillance cameras?"

Su Xuanqing nodded.

This is science, and we should believe it.

Zou Cong gritted his teeth, took out his phone, and started making a call.

Outside the villa.

Zou Cong's phone was being tapped, so everyone immediately knew what he was about to do.

Guan Wenkang's eyes widened: "So, the master's advice was to install surveillance cameras?"

Hu Mingchuan shrugged, with an expression that said, "I told you so."

Shen Xin immediately asked, "Guan Wenkang, is there any way to block his surveillance footage, like in the movies, to replace it, or rather, just erase the sheriff's whereabouts?"

Guan Wenkang thought for a moment and said, "That's fine, but only if we installed the surveillance cameras ourselves."

Hu Mingchuan understood immediately and took out his phone to ask for the contact.

"and many more!"

Gao Mingyu, who had been completely invisible, suddenly shouted, stopping everyone.

When everyone looked at him, Gao Mingyu said, "Everyone, let me reiterate, we only suspect that the target is involved in a crime, but we have not obtained any substantial evidence."

"If, without prior evidence and without permission, as you suspect, someone impersonates an installer, installs surveillance cameras in his home, and then replaces or controls them, then..."

"Then why did we use cats for reconnaissance before? Using cats to make their behavior ambiguous is acceptable, but the behavior we are doing now is absolutely non-compliant."

Gao Mingyu's expression was resolute.

Hu Mingchuan was taken aback and slowly put down his phone.

Zhang Songhao couldn't help but complain, "This won't work, that won't work, what do you want me to do?"

Gao Mingyu remained unfazed and said in a deep voice, "You know better than I do what I need to know."

Zhang Songhao was speechless at this rebuttal.

"Old Zhang, calm down." Seeing the tense atmosphere, Hu Mingchuan quickly tried to persuade him.

He then said to Gao Mingyu, "Xiao Gao, let's not rush, let's discuss it some more."

As he spoke, he picked up his phone again and called Qin Chunyi.

He got off the bus.

Zhang Songhao got out of the car with a frustrated expression, not wanting to stay with Gao Siyu.

Despite being disliked like this, Gao Siyu's expression didn't change much.

Shen Xin suddenly felt a sense of admiration for him.

This is an absolutely upright person, capable of upholding procedural justice to this extent.

Noticing Shen Xin's gaze, Gao Mingyu looked over, his eyes unwavering, as if he could accept any questioning.

Shen Xin noticed the meaning in his gaze and said awkwardly with a smile, "I think it won't work either, just like you."

After saying that, he looked away.

This guy's eyes are gleaming with an evil light.

But after thinking about it carefully, Shen Xin realized that what he said wasn't wrong either.

Doing it this way is indeed not in compliance with regulations.

Moreover, Shen Xin felt that from the perspective of criminal investigation, given the current situation, there was no need to focus on continuing to intimidate and monitor Zou Cong.

He had been frightened twice, and subconsciously revealed crucial information.

This is like a murder case.

Several possible suspects have been identified, but there is no evidence to prove who the real murderer is.

At this moment, someone inadvertently let slip that he had killed someone.

At this point, there's really no need to stare at him and try to scare him into revealing how and where I killed him.

This is not easy.

Instead, we should return to the case itself.

He said he killed someone, so he should find evidence from the victim, irrefutable evidence, to prove that he was the killer.

Having obtained crucial evidence, why scare him? Just go to his door and take him back for interrogation.

By analogy with the current situation.

Zou Cong unwittingly revealed two key pieces of information.

It's highly likely that Director Chen instructed them to force Yuan Jie to his death.

Zou Cong was an insider, or rather, he was the one who handled this matter.

Then let's investigate the relationship between these three people.

With such a complex process, I don't believe we can't find even a trace of evidence.

With this evidence, we can take the person in immediately.

Hu Mingchuan finished making the call outside, but obviously there was no result.

He got into another car in a huff.

So for now, we'll definitely have to wait for news.

Shortly after, Gao Mingyu's phone rang; it was probably his boss calling.

He got out of the car to answer the phone.

Only Shen Xin and Guan Wenkang remained in the car.

Guan Wenkang finally relaxed, gave Shen Xin a look of lingering fear, and then said, "I actually hope they let us install surveillance cameras, so we can scare those two guys later, especially that master. That would be fun."

Shen Xin thought to himself, "It's fun, but solving cases isn't a game."

After tasting it, Shen Xin said, "This master is a true master."

A master who knows how to install surveillance cameras to catch ghosts, what else could he be but a true master? Guan Wenkang chuckled, winked outside, and asked Shen Xin if he wanted to take a gamble and see what the final outcome would be.

Shen Xin thought for a moment and said, "I bet I won't pretend."

Guan Wenkang reached out and touched the police chief, looking regretful.

Shen Xin looked towards the villa in the distance.

Pretending to be a ghost or a demon is ultimately fake; what's truly frightening is showing someone an arrest warrant.

This debate lasted quite a while.

We waited until the person who installed the surveillance cameras arrived, but there was still no result.

There's no point in arguing anymore; the opportunity is gone.

After dinner, the news finally came: retreat, the operation was canceled.

The surveillance continued, but the sheriff no longer needed to be deployed.

Zhang Songhao drove Shen Xin back to the hotel. On the way, he was so angry that he kept hitting the steering wheel and complaining to Shen Xin that Gao Mingyu was unreasonable, irrational, and did not appreciate the hard work of the investigators.

He harbored deep resentment.

Shen Xin advised, "Team Leader Zhang, I think retreating is a good sign."

Zhang Songhao was stunned and hadn't reacted yet.

But he had been doing this for so many years, and he was a criminal investigator by training. After a moment's thought, he suddenly realized and said, "You mean you're confident?"

Shen Xin nodded.

A few days ago, we relied on the sheriff's investigation.

Now that they're suddenly withdrawing, it's no longer needed.

That can only mean that there have been breakthroughs in other areas.

Zhang Songhao immediately perked up, quickly took Shen Xin back to the hotel, and then ran to the task force.

At the same time, inside the villa.

Zou Cong contacted one of their bank's surveillance suppliers.

One phone call later, the business manager personally came over and led a team to install more than twenty surveillance cameras throughout the villa.

Ensure complete coverage without any blind spots.

It didn't end until after 9 p.m.

After seeing the installation team off, Su Xuanqing asked, "How are you feeling now?"

Zou Cong looked around and shook his head, saying, "No, that's a ghost!"

Su Xuanqing rolled her eyes and continued watching the financial news on TV.

He didn't leave.

Zou Cong was scared and insisted on letting him stay, even asking to sleep together.

Su Xuanqing certainly couldn't agree to that.

Zou Cong couldn't fall asleep, so Su Xuanqing gave him some advice and told him to go buy some sleeping pills.

You're guaranteed to sleep soundly until dawn.

Zou Cong thought it was a good idea.

After taking a few sleeping pills, I felt sleepy and slept soundly until dawn.

When I got up, Su Xuanqing was already up and practicing Tai Chi in the back garden.

Zou Cong hadn't had a good rest these past few days, and hurriedly asked if anything had happened last night.

"Yes, I got up in the middle of the night last night and saw a female ghost. She had a long face and it was really scary," Su Xuanqing said without turning her head.

"A female ghost? Something's not right."

Zou Cong was taken aback; it should be a male ghost.

Then he realized what he meant and said speechlessly, "Old Su, I'm serious."

Su Xuanqing said, "I'm serious, Lao Zou. Don't overthink it. Listen to me, there are no ghosts in the world, only ghosts in people's hearts."

He turned his head and gave Zou Cong a meaningful glance.

Zou Cong's face stiffened, and he went back to check the surveillance footage, still feeling uneasy.

It's filled with high-end goods.

High definition, infrared night vision, and also features object recognition and automatic recording.

After looking around, there was nothing there, except that Su Xuanqing got up in the middle of the night to go to the kitchen to drink water.

But he was still not at ease.

Feeling that Su Xuanqing was highly skilled, the evil spirits were too frightened to show themselves.

He wanted Su Xuanqing to stay for another day.

Su Xuanqing ignored him, made a phone call to her assistant to pick her up, and left quickly.

It's fine during the day.

Even at night, looking at the empty villa, Zou Cong still felt uneasy.

I tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

He didn't take any sleeping pills and just toughed it out, thinking that if nothing happened tonight, then everything would really be alright.

I stayed up until almost 3 a.m. before I finally couldn't take it anymore and drifted off to sleep.

When I woke up again, the sun was already high in the sky.

The sun shines brightly outside the window, and everything inside remains the same.

Zou Cong got up, walked around the villa, and checked the surveillance footage.

"Am I really overthinking it?"

Zou Cong was puzzled.

But the facts are clear: Su Xuanqing isn't there, and if something happens, something bad is bound to happen.

"Believe in science."

Zou Cong took a deep breath and felt completely at ease.

It was supposed to be a nice weekend, but I wasted it all because of this annoying thing.

But there is still time.

Zou Cong changed his clothes and prepared to go out to relax.

I've been terrified these past few days.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Zou Cong's expression changed slightly after glancing at the access control at the courtyard gate.

He had seen the man who was leading the group before.

The person who came to the bank to investigate before was Hu Mingchuan, the deputy head of the Chongming Economic Investigation Detachment.

And there were several people following behind him.

Zou Cong's heart sank. After a quick thought, he opened the door.

"Captain Hu, hello."

Zou Cong opened the main gate, greeted everyone with a smile, and then asked who the people next to him were.

Why did they suddenly come looking for me on the weekend?

Shen Xin followed suit, sizing up Zou Cong.

She looks to have recovered; her complexion is alright.

Hu Mingchuan quietly looked at Zou Cong, seemingly enjoying the moment, and then took out an arrest warrant and a search warrant from his bag.

"Zou Cong, come with us."

In an instant, the smile on Zou Cong's face froze.

His gaze went from astonishment to confusion, and then to disbelief.

Finally, his eyes widened suddenly.

The terror on their faces was far more frightening than seeing a ghost.

"I……"

His voice trembled, and I refused to come out.

Hu Mingchuan gave a signal, and one of his men took out handcuffs and stepped forward.

But the moment he touched him, Zou Cong's legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground, unable to be pulled up no matter what.

Shen Xin shook his head inwardly.

Indeed, reality is more terrifying.

(End of this chapter)