The Hunter's Path: Starting as a constable, ascend to the Old Ones.

"Ah Ming, do you understand the real reason I sent you to the West Kowloon Major Crimes Unit?"

After Chen Jiaju, Wen Jianren, and the others went out to carry out their mission as planned, Uncle Biao suddenly called out to Lu Ming, who was about to leave, and asked a meaningful question.

"Isn't it just about letting me go there to make my presence known and to show the Central Police Station how much importance we place on this?"

Lu Ming said succinctly.

"I knew you were a smart person."

Uncle Biao's face lit up with joy. He glanced approvingly at Lu Ming, who understood the deeper meaning behind his actions. "Since you already understand, I won't say any more. Remember to be proactive when you get to the West Kowloon Major Crimes Unit."

"clear."

……

West Kowloon Serious Crimes Unit.

Everyone is currently extremely busy and overwhelmed. Too many things have happened in the West Kowloon Major Crimes Unit lately. The three Vietnamese brothers planted a bomb in Wah Sang's house to kill him and silence him, which led to the death of Wong Sir, the original head of the Major Crimes Unit, and replaced by Madam.

Now, three more men have fallen to Ji Zhengxiong's gun.

The West Kowloon Regional Crime Unit has been going through a very turbulent period lately.

"Officer Lu, please wait a moment, Madam is busy right now..."

When Lu Ming arrived at the West Kowloon Major Crime Unit, the officer who received him looked slightly embarrassed and asked Lu Ming to wait a moment.

boom!

Just then, a loud slamming sound rang out from Madam's office, followed by Ma Jun's angry voice: "Three men have died at Ji Zhengxiong's hands, and you're telling me to go home and sleep?"

Madam's icy voice followed, "Ma Jun, this is the Serious Crimes Unit, not a place for you to cause trouble. Your suspension for investigation is a decision made jointly by me and my superiors. You just need to carry it out."

Lu Ming blinked and saw that Ma Jun, who had just made a contribution in the case of cracking down on the Vietnamese gang, had been suspended from his duties and was under investigation.

Following this, after the police officer who received him explained, he finally understood the reason for Ma Jun's suspension: Ma Jun acted rashly without permission, seriously violated police regulations, and caused an extremely bad influence within the police force.

Lu Ming immediately understood what was going on when he thought of how Ma Jun openly kidnapped the newly acquitted Zha Ge in front of the courthouse in the movie.

Ma Jun was indeed incredibly audacious, publicly humiliating the court; it would be strange if he wasn't suspended from his duties and investigated.

No wonder Ma Jun was nowhere to be seen at the press conference.

boom!

A short while later, Ma Jun stormed out, slamming the door behind him. When he saw Lu Ming, he took a deep breath and said, "Lu Ming, I will resolve the gun license issue for you as soon as possible."

Thank you.

Lu Ming nodded.

Ma Jun said no more and left the Major Crimes Unit with a dark face.

Lu Ming glanced at his back and clicked his tongue inwardly. Given Ma Jun's personality, he most likely wouldn't obediently accept the suspension and investigation, but would choose to conduct the investigation privately.

"Madam, Lu Ming from the Central Police Station has been ordered to assist us in investigating this case."

"Lu Ming? Let him in."

In the office, Madam was furious with Ma Jun. She let out a long sigh, straightened her white shirt that represented her position, and put on a stern face, regaining her usual dignity.

"Reporting to Madam, PC9848 is here on orders."

Lu Ming saluted respectfully as soon as he entered the room.

"Inspector Dong has already explained the situation to me over the phone." Madam looked at Lu Ming with a serious expression. "Our Major Crimes Unit is currently short-staffed, so we welcome you to join us."

"I've just arranged for my men to check the hotels and other nearby establishments at the crime scene, as well as any new faces that have recently appeared... I'm giving you a task: there were many witnesses at the time of the incident. Try your best to find them; they might be able to provide more clues about Ji Zhengxiong."

She dismissed Lu Ming with just a few words, her attitude extremely perfunctory.

Clearly, they didn't want people from other police districts to interfere in their internal affairs, lest their superiors think that the West Kowloon Regional Crime Unit was clueless.

Especially since she, as a new superintendent, had just taken over the West Kowloon Major Crime Unit, it was a time when she urgently needed to prove herself.

"Madam, I'm going right now."

Lu Ming didn't take it seriously. It just so happened that he also needed some freedom to investigate the case. Going out to interview witnesses was a very feasible task.

He doesn't have to be confined to one area, which is perfect for him to showcase his abilities.

……

At the crime scene, the area was cordoned off with police tape. The victim's position was outlined on the ground with white chalk, and a pool of blood on the ground had turned black from oxidation.

"The Central Police Station's Major Crimes Unit has been dispatched to investigate the case."

When Lu Ming arrived at the crime scene, a bloodhound with a dark brown coat and a droopy face followed at his feet. He took out his police ID to make way for the patrol officers on duty, then lifted the cordon and crawled into the scene.

All footprints and traces at the scene have been collected, and any suspicious items have been gathered by the West Kowloon Regional Crime Unit.

However, the incident happened suddenly, and Ji Zhengxiong fled the scene quickly after the violent killing, so not many useful clues were left at the scene.

Instead, Ji Zhengxiong's appearance was reconstructed from eyewitness accounts:

The man had side-swept bangs, was around 37 years old, and was over 1.7 meters tall. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a baseball cap, a hooded sweatshirt, and a crossbody bag.

"Judging from the traces at the scene, the perpetrator was an extremely decisive and ruthless person who fired several shots while the three plainclothes police officers were not paying attention..."

Lu Ming squatted down to examine the lines used to fix the body of the deceased, which were drawn with white chalk. He immediately reconstructed the scene at the time. From the position and distance of the three men who fell to the ground, it was clear that they were caught off guard by Ji Zhengxiong.

According to the case report, the three men were ordered to check suspicious persons on the street. They found Ji Zhengxiong to be suspicious and immediately went up to question him. During the questioning, Ji Zhengxiong suddenly attacked and killed the three men with several shots before fleeing.

Lu Ming looked at the pools of blood on the ground, squatted down, and squinted to examine the ground.

A strange glint flashed in his eyes, his gaze sharp.

At that moment, the ordinary ground underwent a dramatic transformation in his eyes, revealing the blood splattered from the gunshot wounds of the three plainclothes policemen.

Some of the previously barely noticeable bloodstains also became visible.

Lu Ming gradually compared the blood splatter patterns on the three plainclothes police officers, and finally his gaze settled on a blank spot.

Based on the blood splatter pattern at the time, this blank spot should have contained dripping blood. However, in his eyes, there was a sudden blank space, indicating that something was blocking the blood from splashing onto the ground.

What could have stopped the splattering blood at that time?

Ji Zhengxiong!

Lu Ming's gaze sharpened slightly, instantly locking onto Ji Zhengxiong.

"Chase Life, remember this smell of blood."

He stroked the Bloodhound's head, making it remember the possible scent of blood that might have been on Ji Zhengxiong.

Given the bloodhounds' sensitivity to the smell of blood, as long as Ji Zhengxiong remained on Hong Kong Island, he could not escape the bloodhounds' noses.

Wang Wang!

The bloodhound quickly memorized the scent of blood and began barking wildly in a certain direction.

Lu Ming looked at the empty street with a knowing look; Ji Zhengxiong had fled the scene from this direction.

Bloodhounds are extremely sensitive to the smell of blood, and can still detect the scent of blood even after more than half a month. Since this murder had just occurred, there was still a lot of blood in the air.

The smell of blood on Ji Zhengxiong's body will linger for a long time.

This is enough time for the bloodhounds to track them down.

"Zhuiming, let's go."

Lu Ming's eyes flashed, and he took the Bloodhound and followed the direction where the bloodstains lingered.