City’s Best Divine Doctor
Chapter 838 - 0838: Mercenary Group

Chapter 838: Chapter 0838: Mercenary Group

After Ye Qiu and Zhao Ruxue finished dinner at the Jiangnan Cuisine Restaurant, Ye Qiu drove back to the Norwegian Forest Bar.

Tonight, Zhao Ruxue planned to stay at her sister’s place again.

When Ye Qiu and Zhao Ruxue entered the bar, the place had already begun bustling with activity. However, when others saw Zhao Ruxue, they mistook her for the boss. After all, it was hard to tell Zhao Ruxue and Zhao Rubing apart sometimes.

Upon entering the VIP room, Zhao Rubing wasn’t there.

"I’ll review the surveillance footage from the other locations tonight. You can have a drink or rest for a bit!"

Zhao Ruxue said, sounding a bit fatigued.

She didn’t need Ye Qiu to accompany her, knowing it would be exhausting for him, too.

After leaving the VIP room, Ye Qiu went out alone and ordered himself a vodka on the rocks.

By the time Zhao Rubing returned, it was already past eleven in the evening.

Zhao Rubing hadn’t expected Ye Qiu to visit again tonight, clearly to be with her sister, which made her feel a little jealous.

After all, she couldn’t shake the feeling that Ye Qiu seemed to care a lot about her sister.

...

The next morning, when Ye Qiu woke up, he was lying on the sofa in the VIP room, while the two sisters rested in the smaller adjoining room.

After getting up and brushing his teeth, Ye Qiu noticed the sisters were still asleep. He turned on the TV in the VIP room.

Most TV shows didn’t interest Ye Qiu, so back at the Peach Blossom Source Villa Community, he rarely watched TV at all.

But occasionally, he would check out the news.

The news was currently reporting updates about the major bank robbery case from some time ago, announcing that the trial was about to begin at the Jinling Intermediate Court.

After watching the news, Ye Qiu couldn’t explain why, but his mind suddenly connected the bank robbery to the recent jewelry theft cases.

Last time, when the robbers directly hit the bank, Ye Qiu had noticed that the robbers’ skin tone differed from that of the average local citizen. As the news just mentioned...

Besides two of them being from border regions of the country, the other seven were from Southeast Asia. According to the news, these individuals were likely part of a Southeast Asian mercenary group that had wandered into Jinling to commit crimes this time.

Mercenary group?

This surprised Ye Qiu because last time, he and Xia Jing were taken hostage and transported in the robbers’ vehicle.

As Ye Qiu continued watching, he noticed Zhao Ruxue was already up, her eyes swollen and red, evidence of insufficient rest. She hadn’t gone to sleep until after one in the morning.

"The robbers you caught during the bank heist will be sentenced soon!"

Ye Qiu remarked.

Zhao Ruxue gave him a side-eye. Those robbers had been captured by Ye Qiu himself, yet she didn’t bother attributing much credit for it. Her mind was currently preoccupied with the massive jewel theft and robbery cases.

"I have a meeting at the City Police Bureau later. Yesterday, we conducted roadblocks and searches to look for the suspects, but no leads have turned up yet."

Zhao Ruxue said.

Yesterday, both the highways and smaller provincial roads were jointly blocked by the City Police Bureau and traffic police for suspected individuals or vehicles leaving Jinling. This caused significant traffic jams throughout the day.

"I’ll drop you off then!"

Ye Qiu offered.

As they were heading out, Zhao Rubing was still asleep, so they didn’t wake her.

Ye Qiu and Zhao Ruxue grabbed a quick breakfast outside. Since Zhao Ruxue was in plain clothes, she didn’t need to change into her uniform, opting to fetch it when she got back to her office.

When Ye Qiu drove up to the City Police Bureau, Zhao Ruxue initially suggested that Ye Qiu leave and handle his own errands. However, Ye Qiu was worried about her safety.

He had noticed that the dark shading on Zhao Ruxue’s forehead seemed even more pronounced now.

Of course, an ordinary person wouldn’t notice this.

"You head inside for your meeting. I’ll wait for you in the car."

After Zhao Ruxue went inside for her meeting...

Ye Qiu sat in the car, his thoughts increasingly drawn to the connections between the bank robbery suspects and the recent jewelry theft case.

He recalled how the skin tone of the robbers from the previous case looked remarkably similar to the suspicious individual he had spotted in the surveillance footage yesterday.

If it turned out to be the same group, Ye Qiu found the situation deeply alarming.

After all, the robbers from the bank heist were currently awaiting sentencing, yet another group had seemingly emerged to commit a jewelry robbery.

If it were all just simple cases of robbery, perhaps it wouldn’t seem so odd.

But if there were other motives involved, then what could their true agenda be?

The more Ye Qiu thought about it, the stranger it seemed. Based on the knowledge he gained through his **Soul Consciousness**, and his deduction abilities, he was certain this was the work of an organized group.

Moreover, it likely wasn’t just about the money—there might even be a more sinister motive involving people.

Sitting outside, Ye Qiu debated whether he should call Cai Yong and mobilize some of the Jiangbei Gang members to investigate any suspicious individuals who might have recently arrived in the Jiangnan area.

However, remembering the heavily armed nature of the bank robbers—some even possessing weapons like AK-47s—Ye Qiu thought better of it. Sending Jiangbei Gang members after such people would almost certainly result in their deaths.

Ye Qiu wouldn’t risk their lives just to secure Zhao Ruxue’s accolades.

So what should he do?

Ye Qiu suddenly recalled the news he had just seen. The bank robbers were to be escorted from the detention center to the Jinling Intermediate Court for their trial soon.

If his deductions were right, then the suspects from the jewelry theft case would undoubtedly appear outside or near the Jinling Intermediate Court, waiting to make their move.

Ye Qiu waited in the car for half an hour before finally spotting Zhao Ruxue exiting, now in uniform.

As she got into the car, Zhao Ruxue said, "The City Police Bureau just finished a meeting. Now, personnel from the City Police Bureau, along with the precinct stations across Jiangnan and Jiangbei areas, and community police stations, are being deployed to inspect different zones, particularly urban villages, for any suspicious individuals. The photo of the primary suspect I provided has already been approved by both the Police Bureau and the investigation team."