Sheriff Uncle, open the door quickly! I've come to solve a case!

Lin Yuhe silently read through Ye Xiao's chat history with that man.

The man's name is An Linhai. He is handsome, rich, and cultured. Even his social media posts are often filled with photos of him doing charity work.

Just as Ye Xiao said, he was tolerant of her, understanding of her, and encouraging to her; he really was like a very good boyfriend.

Just by looking at the chat history, Lin Yuhe had to admit that he was a very good man.

However, starting in the last few days, An Linhai has begun to frequently mention investment.

He said his investment had failed, that he had invested all his existing funds, and that he didn't want to give up, expressing confidence that he could succeed.

Ye Xiao was worried about him and offered to provide financial support, but An Linhai said that he was a man and could not rely on the woman he loved, and refused Ye Xiao several times.

Later, when she asked Ye Xiao for money again, she gave it to her without hesitation.

"This is clearly a pig butchering scam." Lin Yuhe frowned and put down her phone.

"Xiaoxiao, how did you first meet him?"

Ye Xiao recalled that day when she went to the library to borrow a literary book for work, and that's when An Linhai appeared.

Because they wanted to borrow the same book, they exchanged contact information and agreed that Ye Xiao would let him know when he returned it so he could borrow it again.

We chatted casually when we had nothing to do, and gradually we became familiar with each other.

Later, An Linhai confessed his feelings to her. She also felt that An Linhai was very well-mannered and handsome, so she agreed to be with him.

Lin Yuhe handed the phone to Qin Qingzhou.

"Xiaoxiao, you can stay at my house for the time being. We'll keep your phone safe."

Ye Xiao nodded, somewhat worried: "Will nothing happen?"

Lin Yu-ho: "No, believe me."

Ye Xiao: "If you see him, please let me see him first."

Lin Yuhe patted her shoulder: "Don't worry."

Lin Yuhe left first to settle Ye Xiao in.

Qin Qingzhou and his colleague returned to the police station and formally went through the procedures to include the case in their team.

Soon, the technical department sent the WeChat sending IP address to Qin Qingzhou's mobile phone.

He immediately packed his things and prepared to leave.

"Uncle, are you going out again?" Bai Zhizhi lay on the office sofa, no longer watching cartoons, and pouted as she looked at him.

Those pitiful little eyes looked just like those of an abandoned stray kitten.

"Okay." Qin Qingzhou subconsciously instructed, "Behave yourself in the bureau..."

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he stopped himself: "Want to come along?"

"Really?" Bai Zhizhi jumped off the sofa, her eyes sparkling.

"Did your uncle really let Zhizhi go with him?"

"Um."

It should be alright, right? This isn't a murder case, so it won't have any impact on the child. Besides, Bai Zhizhi is now a member of the police force.

"Yay! Yay! Zhizhi has to work too!"

She excitedly ran to get her small bundle, and after getting it, she imitated Qin Qingzhou, standing seriously at the door with a stern face.

This is truly ridiculous. Qin Qingzhou slightly curled the corners of her mouth.

"Captain Qin, let's go!"

Li Ku was calling him from the doorway. Qin Qingzhou opened the door and went out: "Come on, or we won't wait for you."

Bai Zhizhi immediately scrambled her short legs to catch up, but she was already panting heavily just by running to the door.

Li Kuchong waved his hand at Bai Zhizhi: "Hey~ Little colleague, wanna go on a call together?"

"Hmm!" Bai Zhizhi raised her head with particular pride.

The IP address of WeChat is located in a rented room in an urban village.

The police had contacted the landlord in advance, and the landlord was waiting anxiously downstairs. When he saw the police car arrive, he rushed up to greet it.

"Are you the landlord?"

"Yes, yes, I'll definitely cooperate!"

The landlord led the two upstairs with a large bunch of keys, while Bai Zhizhi followed behind, still struggling to keep up.

An Linhai lived on the seventh floor where there was no elevator. While the landlord was looking for the key to open the door, Bai Zhizhi used both hands and feet to climb up like a monkey.

As soon as I opened the door, a stuffy, hot smell hit me.

Li Ku smelled a rancid odor, frowned, and stepped back: "What's that smell?"

Qin Qingzhou went in first and saw the leftover instant noodle soup on the table, which was the source of the strange smell.

The room was completely sealed off, and after a few days it became both smelly and hot.

It's hard to believe this is the place where someone with a wealthy persona lives.

"Is this where An Linhai lives?" Qin Qingzhou asked.

Li Ku picked up the Wi-Fi router and glanced at the address: "That's right, An Linhai used this Wi-Fi to log into WeChat."

"An Linhai?" the landlord asked in confusion. "Isn't the tenant here named An Linhai?"

They were not surprised by the landlord's doubts.

A man who would devise such a meticulously planned "pig butchering scam" would certainly not use his real name.

Qin Qingzhou: "What are the names of the tenants here?"

The landlord took out his phone and scrolled through it: "His name is Wang Dahong."

"How long has he rented this place?"

"He's about four months along. He seems like a very honest and handsome young man, and he's quite polite. What happened to him?"

Qin Qingzhou smiled and said, "It's not convenient to disclose that. You go ahead and do your work. We'll tell you when we leave."

It was a clear invitation to leave, and the landlord couldn't say anything, leaving with an expression of reluctance to miss out on the gossip.

After the landlord left, the two of them finally got serious.

Li Ku rested his chin on his hand: "Four months, that's exactly the time it took him to meet Xiaoxiao. It seems his target was Xiaoxiao from the very beginning."

"The question now is where he went." Qin Qingzhou bent down and put the instant noodle fork into an evidence bag.

At the same time, they began searching for clues in the room.

Qin Qingzhou: "Judging from the degree of spoilage of this instant noodles, Wang Dahong should have left three days ago after receiving the money from Ye Xiao. The intelligence team is also simultaneously searching for all travel information. If he did not leave City A through other means, it means he is still in the city."

Although Wang Dahong left in a hurry, he didn't leave behind anything he was supposed to take, only a few sets of clothes that looked clean.

This is clearly not the first time they've done something like this.

On the table was a book titled "Local Historical Materials," which was probably the book Xiaoxiao was talking about.

Just when the two were at their wits' end, Bai Zhizhi, panting heavily, crawled to the door.

"My feet hurt so much, and I'm so sleepy..."

Qin Qingzhou's eyelashes twitched slightly.

"Zhizhi, come here."

When animals are in trouble, the Paw Patrol comes to their aid!

Bai Zhizhi suddenly felt like a member of Paw Patrol; her legs no longer hurt, and she was no longer sleepy, so she quickly ran over.

She stood with her hands on her hips, tilting her head back to look at Qin Qingzhou: "What does Uncle want to know about?"

"Can you see anything in this room?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhizhi stared intently and began to survey the entire room.

After looking around, Bai Zhizhi blinked her big eyes and said, "There's nothing here, Uncle."

Qin Qingzhou was not disappointed.

Bai Zhizhi's abilities lean towards metaphysics, but this kind of thing has nothing to do with metaphysics or ghosts and gods.

Just as Qin Qingzhou and Li Ku were about to leave, Bai Zhizhi suddenly spoke.

"Knowledge has other abilities too."