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Chapter 398 - 398 398 Chasing the Murderer in the Night!

398: Chapter 398: Chasing the Murderer in the Night!

Utterly Vicious?

398: Chapter 398: Chasing the Murderer in the Night!

Utterly Vicious?

What’s that smell?

Wu Jie frowned slightly.

Seeing this, the forensic expert immediately explained:

“This thicket is not far from the highway and provides good cover for the line of sight, so people definitely come here to relieve themselves often!”

Wu Jie frowned and said, “Not many people know about this road, and even fewer would know to come here to relieve themselves!”

“It’s a local who committed the crime!” the forensic expert immediately deduced.

“Let’s go!

Check out the highway!”

Wu Jie quickly descended the slope and reached the highway in just a few steps.

This abandoned, pitted concrete road, long-neglected, was now somewhat muddy.

In some places, it was virtually indistinguishable from a dirt road.

Therefore, it was possible to see both footprints and tire marks.

Among the fresh tire marks, you could tell there were tires for highway, off-road, and even bicycles by the width and tread patterns.

Bicycle tires?

God damn it!

This road is so bad that off-road vehicles find it too bumpy to traverse, so who would bother to ride a bike here?

Following the marks to the thicket directly opposite the highway, indeed there were bicycle tire tracks.

A close inspection revealed that there were marks at three different spots, and it was clear there had been pauses.

Trikes are light, adults are heavy.

If the suspect was a local, leisurely taking a shortcut on a tricycle and passing by here.

If they happened to need a quick toilet stop, naturally they would brake and stop before heading to the roadside thicket.

Stand up, sit down!

The tire pressure would vary, creating tire marks with noticeable differences in depth.

The reason they noticed this was because Wu Jie and the forensic expert, under the watchful eyes of many onlookers, were almost lying on the muddy road, taking precise measurements.

Wu Jie was really going all out in the search for Yuan Zihan.

Many of the onlookers had already recognized him and were discussing animatedly outside the police cordon.

“My God!

Isn’t he the common man’s role model who married the counterattack beauty CEO?

Why is he also here to help with the investigation?”

“The couple set up a charity foundation that specifically cares for children, so if an orphan goes missing, he’s definitely going to be here!”

“With a fortune of billions, yet willing to lie down in the mud, not just anyone can do that!”

“Who the hell would kidnap such a beautiful little girl?”

“Not many people use this road usually!

It’s too bad to drive on, purely masochistic!”

“Did anyone see someone riding a bike here in the evening?”

…

While everyone was discussing, new progress was made at the crime scene investigation.

From the tire marks to the brake marks.

It was almost certain that the transportation tool of the suspect was a manually operated tricycle.

Once the brakes on these vehicles are applied tightly, the belt wheels will ‘lock up’.

Thus the tires would be clamped in an instant and then slide to a stop due to friction with the ground.

Since the tricycle was pinpointed, the investigation’s scope was drastically narrowed.

The speed of a tricycle is not fast, solely relying on human power for pedaling; it was very unlikely that it was taken away from Tianyuan.

Moreover, various signs at the scene indicated that the crime was ‘impulsive’.

The suspect had not planned or forewarned, and suddenly committed the crime.

It was as if…

Walking on a desolate road and suddenly spotting 100,000 yuan on the ground.

To pick it up and claim it as your own, that was an impulsive crime.

Since the orphanage’s wall hole formed by chance, and Yuan Zihan incidentally ran outside to play hide-and-seek,

The suspect must have abducted her in a chance encounter.

Taking all this into account, everyone inferred that the person was probably not a trafficker.

In an era where electric bikes are widespread, still riding a manual tricycle…

With this reasoning, the investigation quickly narrowed its focus.

Within three kilometers, all surveillance cameras were immediately reviewed to locate the tricycle.

Meanwhile, the officers on site also began inquiring whether anyone had seen a person on a tricycle passing by this road in the evening.

Knowing this abandoned road and also the thicket…

they definitely weren’t passing by for the first time.

On making inquiries, there indeed was a lead.

“Isn’t there a recycling station near the old cargo yard?

Lots of scavengers and cleaners live there, and they go out riding tricycles!”

A voice shouted loudly.

This statement instantly ignited the emotions of all the personnel working on the case.

The command center immediately ordered the special agents who were canvassing nearby to swiftly surround the goods yard.

The alarm blared!

Squad cars, riot vans, and special operations vehicles raced around the bumpy roads, following the guidance of locals, and rushed towards the old goods yard where the crime suspect might be hiding.

Wu Jie rode in an armored car, roaring at speed, bouncing over the uneven muddy road, and quickly arrived at the old goods yard.

The old goods yard was less than four kilometers away from the orphanage, surrounded by old neighborhoods.

The surroundings had basically been cleared for redevelopment, but construction had not started yet, so it was like a no-man’s land.

In such a place, dark after sundown, how could there possibly be a “Skynet” surveillance?

The old goods yard was adjacent to an abandoned railway track, and you could smell the foul odor from far away.

A recycling station was set up here, with a large number of cardboard boxes, drink bottles, plastic bags, and so on.

Piles of recyclables accumulated into mounds, emitting bursts of foul stench.

The riot van quickly deployed a high-definition drone.

Aerial footage was transmitted back in real time, including both high-resolution visible light and infrared thermal imaging.

The old goods yard covered a large area, but surprisingly, within these high walls, there were makeshift shanties resembling a slum.

Some were just supported by bamboo poles, covered with rainproof tarps.

Others were makeshift shacks made from the type of board used on construction sites for pouring concrete.

But the vast majority were assorted tents pieced together from various tarps, wood poles, and bamboo sticks.

At this time, most households had gone to bed.

But for those who had been out all day picking up recyclables or cleaning the streets and just returned, the majority were still cooking meals.

On simple coal stoves, they cooked their food.

The drone passed silently overhead.

For these shanties without reinforced concrete or metal barriers, the infrared thermal imaging laid everything bare.

As long as they were alive, humans and animals would emit heat from metabolism, creating infrared radiation.

Therefore, on the screen, you could clearly see how many people were inside each shanty and what they were doing.

Some were cooking, some had already laid down to sleep, some were smoking, and others were still tying up the recyclables they had collected…

The old goods yard was too large.

It had gathered too many scavengers and cleaners.

Most of them came from rural areas, were older, lacked employment skills, and were unwilling to spend money on renting a place, preferring to endure the foul smell and sewage overflow to gather here.

The tall walls concealed the vehicles.

To avoid the criminals taking extreme actions, the alarms had already been stopped, and the police lights turned off.

The command center, while closely surveilling with the drone to select suspicious individuals and pinpoint their exact locations,

recognized that children, because of their shorter stature and smaller size, had distinct infrared radiation features that appeared more petite.

Although the goods yard was large, there weren’t many children inside since it wasn’t yet summer vacation.

On another front, the units were intricately deploying rescue teams, assault teams, sniper teams, negotiation teams, and medical teams.

They prepared for various scenarios like hostage negotiation, forceful assault rescue, and infiltration rescue.

To understand the situation inside, the reconnaissance team borrowed electric bikes and trikes,

Carrying some cardboard and drink bottles, pretending to sell them to the recycling station, and took the opportunity to infiltrate the area.

Because Yuan Zihan liked Wu Jie, her big brother figure, and also had certain skills,

the command center authorized and agreed to let Wu Jie follow a rescue team, scale the wall, and infiltrate the area.

They were met with various odors, and beneath their feet was the damaged cement floor.

The armed rescue team advanced slowly.

Passing by one shanty after another, startling many onlookers.

Of course, they didn’t know what had happened, yet they didn’t dare follow.

After careful inspection, the drone identified three suspicious shanties that had the characteristic infrared signature of children.

All teams rapidly followed suit, quietly surrounding the targets.

Near a pile of cardboard boxes, Wu Jie’s rescue team came to a halt.

Next to it was one of the suspicious shanties.

This shanty was constructed of sticks and wooden boards, with a candle lit inside.

The faint candlelight shone through the cracks, revealing a door made of two plywood boards with large gaps.

Using the light from inside, you could see a tricycle parked next to the door.

The tricycle was old, with fresh mud on its wheels and mudguards.

Inside the shanty, there was the deep voice of a man.

“Such a good child!

Grandpa loves kids who don’t cry or fuss and listen well!”

“Grandpa is not a bad person, Grandpa just misses my daughter, would you keep Grandpa company for a day?”

“Grandpa will send you back tomorrow, I promise!”

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