Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 652 - 648: Video Cutting

Chapter 652: Chapter 648: Video Cutting

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Chapter 648: Video Cutting

However, she had been working on this case for several days and had exerted all her effort, using all the methods she thought possible, but as for the progress of the case, she still had nothing to show for it. The culprit’s move was extremely cunning, their anti-investigation technique and awareness were very strong; not only did the video recordings fail to capture their actions, but also, not even any fingerprints were left behind.

"Have Chen Jianguo and that Wang Dawei woken up yet?"

After contemplating for a while, Zeng Xiaomei finally decided to place her hope on these two direct victims, raising her head to look at her colleagues in front.

"No."

The police officer sitting in the front driver’s seat immediately responded, "I have already instructed the hospital to notify us the moment Chen Jianguo and the others regain consciousness."

"Hmm."

Zeng Xiaomei nodded, then suddenly remembered something, "The security arrangements over there, there’s no problem, right?"

"Please be assured, Sir Zeng, everything has been arranged properly. If the other party dares to step into the trap, they will definitely be walking into a dead end!"

The police officer once again confirmed without any hesitation.

Zeng Xiaomei nodded, not saying anything more, her eyes staring at the asphalt road ahead, silently thinking that this time, the clues to the case must lie with them. If there are no clues found on them, it would become troublesome.

Hopefully, they could wake up soon!

Zeng Xiaomei unconsciously clasped her hands together, silently praying.

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"Is this the footage?"

Sitting in the security room of Baohua Daily Chemical Group, Xiao Yi’s gaze was fixed tightly on the screen displaying the video.

"Yes, all the footage is here."

A man dressed in a suit nodded his head, his demeanor towards Xiao Yi marked with a hint of respect.

"Has anyone else seen this footage?"

Xiao Yi’s gaze remained on the relatively small screen, his expression extremely focused as if he intended to memorize every scene, every detail on the screen.

"Yes, Officer Zeng and her team have watched it several times. Originally, she wanted to take this footage directly to the police station, but because our company insisted on keeping a copy, they ended up making a duplicate to take with them."

The man nodded again.

"Besides them?"

Xiao Yi continued to inquire.

"No one else."

The man shook his head.

"Oh, are you sure?"

"I am sure. Since the incident occurred, after Officer Zeng came here with her team, I locked the footage away. There shouldn’t be any other person who could have seen it besides me."

The man stated confidently.

"What about before the incident? Or rather, before Officer Zeng came?"

Xiao Yi’s gaze slowly shifted from the screen to the man standing behind him.

"This... I’m not too sure about that."

The man’s expression froze for a moment before he slowly regained composure and shook his head.

"The footage has been tampered with. It seems that it was not just two people, but three or even more involved."

Xiao Yi sighed softly. From the first time he watched the footage, he had sensed something amiss, and after replaying it twice just now, upon carefully reviewing each scene for the second time, he finally confirmed his suspicion, his mood also inevitably turning somewhat somber.

This discovery offered no help to him, but it told him a fact that this time, the opponent’s actions were even more meticulous than he had imagined.

The opponent was a highly experienced team, not just one or two people!

"What!"

The man was startled, his eyes filled with a hint of disbelief as he looked at Xiao Yi, "Mr. Xiao, could you be mistaken? How could these images have been cut? And isn’t everything normal?"

"I hope I am mistaken, haha."

Xiao Yi observed the expression on the man’s face, gave a faint smile, but did not argue about anything. However, he knew in his heart that he was absolutely not mistaken. Although he was not a professional detective like Situ Qingfeng, he was also not a novice.

The person who had cut the footage was very professional. The traces of the cuts were well-concealed. Many of the images looked completely normal. But a cut was a cut, and traces would inevitably be left.

Hearing Xiao Yi’s uncertain words, the man’s face immediately showed a relieved expression. So, Xiao Yi was only guessing and not sure. This time, he must have made a mistake. How could this recording have been tampered with? If it really had been tampered with, how could Officer Zeng and his experienced police team have not noticed it?

Besides, although their security force was not very strong, there was always someone in this monitoring room. How could someone tamper with the footage here without their knowledge?

"Manager Li, thank you for your help today. I will take my leave now."

Xiao Yi discerned the man’s expression but said nothing. There were some things he did not need the man to know or believe. He did not expect that the man could really help him in truly investigating the mastermind behind this case.

After a light smile, he stood up and bid farewell to the man. Until now, he had collected pretty much all the information he needed. Staying here any longer was unnecessary.

"Alright, I’ll escort you out."

The man hurriedly said with respect.

Xiao Yi intended to say there was no need, but looking at the man’s expression, he instantly knew it was pointless to refuse. To facilitate gathering some information, Xiao Yi had Liu Yuan make a call to the CEO of this company. Xiao Yi didn’t know what Liu Yuan had explained, but ever since this security manager had seen him, he had been extremely respectful.

Who exactly was the person?

From all the traces, Xiao Yi had already concluded that the perpetrator this time was a highly organized entity, not an individual.

After leaving Baohua Daily Chemical Group, Xiao Yi sat in his car, silently recalling everything he had observed earlier.

From the security guards, he had obtained a lot of information. According to them, Baohua Daily Chemical’s acquisition by Jianguo Group was actually very popular internally, as everyone truly hoped for it. The reason was simple: Jianguo Group’s benefits were well known to all, a genuinely good company for everyone; whereas, the previous owner of this company was very stingy, pressing down on their wages despite significant company profits...

Several senior managers of Baohua Daily Chemicals Company were reinstated after the acquisition by Jianguo Group...

Regarding Chen Jianguo’s assassination in the company’s office building, everyone from top to bottom felt immense anger and guilt, especially their security department. Their head of security even once requested to resign...

The crime scene had been preserved as it was and no one had disturbed it. Unfortunately, the traces left behind were very limited, apart from the broken furniture, which faintly showed the assailant’s impressive Finger Strength. No other information was left.

Xiao Yi had also circled the entire office building three times but found nothing unusual. The opponent had not used any special means to flee the scene but left quite normally.

However, one thing was clear: they were very familiar with the company’s surveillance system. Apart from a few unavoidable places they didn’t evade, they skillfully avoided everywhere else, and the unavoidable places had been perfectly erased!

All these signs gradually made Xiao Yi begin to lessen the likelihood of Gao Junjie and the remaining Gao Clan being involved. Leaving aside whether he still had the capability to influence Baohua Daily Chemical, finding such a formidable assassin was also a question.

Of course, it couldn’t be ruled out that they paid an assassin, for after all, a young master like Jin Xiaohan had managed to find Liu Sandao’s organization, so it was normal for Gao Junjie and the others to find an organization as well.

Now, there was one more place to check. Hopefully, he might find some clues there, otherwise, this case might really be troublesome.

After a while, Xiao Yi slowly lifted his head, his gaze turning towards the bustling street ahead.

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"Is everything arranged?"

Inside the Presidential Suite of a five-star hotel near Z University, Li Zhengyi sat on his comfortable leather sofa. The palm print Xiao Yi had once slapped on his face had vanished, but his demeanor was void of his usual carefree and bright nature.

His handsome face was somber as if it could drip ink, his eyes uncertainly looked at the expressionless man below, betraying a hint of worry, his voice filled with an unspeakable irritability and tension.

"Please rest assured, young master. There will absolutely be no issues. They definitely won’t appear any time soon," replied the expressionless man, nodding deeply with a look of certainty in his eyes.

"That’s good."

Li Zhengyi, hearing the man’s words and seeing the certainty in his eyes, finally relaxed a bit, his tight expression easing slightly.

But suddenly, as if he remembered something, his face quickly became consumed with raging anger. He fiercely slapped the table in front of him, his teeth grinding loudly. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation on Qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation.)