Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 190 Who is Acting

Chapter 190: Chapter 190 Who is Acting

Inside the police station, because the police vehicle was attacked and both the suspects and people in transit were harmed, the higher-ups were furious. They sent someone to hold the station accountable, and they were currently in the office of the station chief, having an outburst.

Zhuo Hang was also summoned and similarly scolded. No one could have anticipated such audacity from those culprits.

After the higher-ups had left, Zhuo Hang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He then coldly glanced at the station chief, who had a casual expression, seemingly not taking the matter seriously.

"No way!" Zhuo Hang was a bit worried. He knew that some individuals within the city’s police department were colluding with mysterious powers, and some even held high positions. Could it be that even...

Zhuo Hang dared not think further. He returned to his office and sat down to contemplate while calling others to keep track of the case’s progress.

Unable to restrain herself any longer, Su Hui quickly sprinted over to inquire, "How’s it going? Are there any leads? How can I help?"

In response, Zhuo Hang shook his head, "The criminals used stolen cars and concealed their identities. They destroyed the surveillance cameras, assaulted the onlookers to prevent them from taking photos, and left no trace at the scene—it will be difficult to find them."

With her eyebrows tightly knitted, Su Hui retorted, "There’s no way that there’s not a single clue. Our investigators can not possibly miss everything."

"The hardest part of solving a case is what you’re seeing right now. This is why you were reassigned to administrative work, do you understand what I’m saying?" said Zhuo Hang, his face reflecting his agony before he sighed deeply, appearing helpless.

Realization dawned on Su Hui; the people who were sent to solve the case might be on the same side as the culprits. Even if some evidence were found, it would be covered up if someone attempted to report it.

At this point, Su Hui couldn’t help but wonder exactly how many people were associated with these mysterious forces and how many people here could truly be trusted.

Zhuo Hang shared these feelings; this police station didn’t seem like his own territory but rather seemed to be controlled by the culprits, who could deal with him at any time.

"To solve this case, we must first remove the cancer," Su Hui began, considering that the city’s police department and various sub-bureaus were infiltrated by these culprits, which allowed any wrongdoing in the city to be covered up.

With this thought in mind, Su Hui concluded that the only way to break this unfavorable situation was by establishing a completely new bureau, recruiting trustworthy officers, directly commanded by someone higher up, or adopting similar methods.

Upon hearing this suggestion, Zhuo Hang found it unfeasible as establishing a new bureau required the city government’s permission and seemed impossible to achieve.

"What can we do then? We can’t do anything in this situation," Su Hui said anxiously. It was a frustrating situation. They had finally caught two culprits, but the leads were immediately severed. The suspects did not take the police force seriously at all, which made Su Hui furious.

Zhuo Hang too felt the same way. To win, they first needed to reinstate Su Hui’s original position. But that was unworkable, and it would alert the culprits, signaling them that Su Hui had been reinstated and the police were about to take action.

If they could not investigate openly, they would have to do so covertly. Zhuo Hang had an idea—he would keep a close eye on the bureaus involved in this case to investigate the culprits. He would scrutinize these bureaus’ colleagues one by one to see who might be colluding with the mysterious forces, helping them cover their tracks.

Su Hui felt this could be a solution, and she proposed to request the higher-ups to secretly send some personnels to collaborate with their covert investigation. If the culprits were operating in the shadows, they would too, adopting the same method on them.

Zhuo Hang accepted Su Hui’s suggestion and immediately sought permission from the higher-ups. Meanwhile, he planned to personally visit the bureau, confident that inquiring about which of his colleagues were investigating this case and being unable to find any evidence would help him identify potential suspects.

Seeing Zhuo Hang heading to the bureau, Su Hui also wanted to go. However, Zhuo Hang indicated that as an administrative officer, she should stay behind and focus on her duties.

Watching Zhuo Hang leave, and then turning to see the pile of documents on her desk, Su Hui felt a headache coming on. She thought this was quite unfair, wondering when she could be transferred back to the criminal police team—she wanted to take action.

At this moment, Su Hui received a message. Gu Fan and Lu Yi were outside, looking for her, causing her to feel uneasy. She couldn’t help but feel that this wasn’t going to be good news.

When Su Hui rushed outside and saw the serious expressions on Gu Fan and Lu Yi’s faces, she knew something major had happened. Thus, she hurriedly asked, "What’s wrong? You both don’t seem to be alright."

Lu Yi showed Su Hui a video on his phone, leaving her shocked. If she wasn’t mistaken, this was the scene where the incident occurred last night. Hence, Su Hui was curious as to why Lu Yi had this video.

Therefore, Lu Yi informed Su Hui of the ins and outs of the whole matter, including what had happened to Old Xing, from beginning to end, without missing any detail.

After hearing everything, Su Hui seemed to be shocked. She looked at Lu Yi with an incredulous expression, then asked, "Why does trouble seem to follow wherever you go? Are you in cahoots with those people?"

Lu Yi was almost taken aback: "What do you mean by that, Sister Su? I am trying to help you solve the case, and this is how you treat me?"

"Alright, my apologies, that was inappropriate. Send me a copy of the video as soon as you can; I want to see if there are any clues," Su Hui realized this might be the only opportunity she had.

After scrutinizing the video once more, Su Hui was certain that the tall, burly man in it was indeed the man from Qianye Country that even she wouldn’t stand a chance against. It seemed that some mysterious force had taken action.

According to Lu Yi, Old Xing was also persecuted by this mysterious force. Perhaps Old Xing knew something about the members or activities of this mysterious force, so it was crucial to confirm Old Xing’s identity.

The bottle of mineral water had Old Xing’s fingerprints on it. This was significant. When Su Hui took the bottle, it felt unusually heavy, because this was the only key lead they had and it could potentially be the breakthrough in the case.

Su Hui urged Gu Fan and Lu Yi to keep this secret and trust no one but her. If they found any clues, they should only share them with her; otherwise, the consequences could be severe.

Gu Fan and Lu Yi naturally knew that Su Hui wasn’t joking and couldn’t help but be nervous. They felt themselves being sucked into something they didn’t want to be a part of.

"Identifying these people is one thing, but being able to bring them down is another. We might have to face huge risks, and this isn’t really your responsibility. Please don’t get involved in the future," Su Hui advised. Although Gu Fan knew Su Hui was looking out for them, he still felt irritated at her words.

Lu Yi hurriedly said, "Sister Su, we just want to live peacefully. We don’t want to get involved in these dangerous and messy affairs. However, we still got involved even though we didn’t want to. Do you think we wanted this?"

"Okay, okay. Just try to avoid it as much as possible," Su Hui, who was beginning to feel a headache, warned Gu Fan and Lu Yi to be careful and contact her immediately if they discovered anything.

Gu Fan wanted to say something else, but after hesitating, he decided against it. He and Lu Yi left together.

Meanwhile, Su Hui weighed the bottle of mineral water in her hand with a frown on her face. She hurriedly went to find a colleague in the forensics department to check the fingerprints on it, unaware that every move she made was being closely monitored.

Through an inside informant, Leng Le found out that Gu Fan had gone to see Su Hui. He thought it strange that Gu Fan had visited an unfinished building last night, and now he was seeing Su Hui and giving her a bottle of mineral water, wondering what was going on.

"There must be a problem," thought Leng Le, who immediately contacted his people to keep an eye on Su Hui’s next move. The result was that Su Hui took the bottle Gu Fan had given her to the forensics department to check the fingerprints.

Luckily for him, Leng Le also had someone in the forensics department, and the person Su Hui sought help from was one of his men. According to Leng Le’s command, the man in forensics told her that the fingerprint check would take time and then dismissed her.

But the first piece of information obtained from the fingerprint check was immediately sent to Leng Le. When he saw the man’s information, his face changed. Wasn’t this the man he had clashed with at the amusement park? Gu Fan was there too at that time.

Leng Le had Hai send someone to deal with this man to prevent his own identity from being exposed. According to Hai, the man had already been thrown into the sea. Why, then, were this man’s fingerprints on the bottle of mineral water that Gu Fan had given to Su Hui? Could it be?

A surge of bad premonition rose within him, and Leng Le suspected that the man was probably still alive and had ended up in Gu Fan’s hands. Did this mean Gu Fan already knew about his identity?

No, if it were as Leng Le hypothesized, wouldn’t Gu Fan have gone to Su Hui with the bottle to find out more about the man? In other words, Gu Fan hadn’t gotten much information from the man yet, and it was still not too late to act.

"What on earth happened?" Leng Le found himself filled with questions. He was increasingly anxious and knew he had to act quickly. But first, he had to find out where Gu Fan had gotten that bottle from. A seemingly insignificant bottle of mineral water had become so threatening.

Then it occurred to Leng Le that Gu Fan had visited an unfinished building last night. At that time, he had wondered what Gu Fan was doing there in the middle of the night. Now, everything seemed to make sense. The man must have survived and been rescued by Gu Fan, who then hid him in that unfinished building.

"Alright, take action immediately," Leng Le quickly notified Hai. He also worried about whether Gu Fan, having rescued this man, might have recognized him as the man who had caused trouble for him at the amusement park. Had Gu Fan started suspecting Leng Le’s identity? Throughout the period they had been dating, Gu Fan had always seemed very committed. Could it be that Gu Fan was an even better actor than Leng Le himself?

"Damn it!" Leng Le didn’t understand why he felt so terrified, but he could feel chills running down his spine.