Shen Hao has been thinking about it and doesn't quite understand how nine-year-old Liu Yan could be abducted in broad daylight, and no one on the street witnessed it.
This is not normal.
There are two possibilities, either Liu Yan's family is lying. The fact is that Liu Yan is dead, or even died at the hands of his own parents. Their family's reporting to the official was just an excuse to deal with outsiders.
The second possibility is that Liu Yan was covered up when she was abducted. It was possible that she was put into a carriage, stuffed into a box or a pocket, or any other means that could be used to cover it up.
but......
There are some transcripts of interviews in the files of Liu Yan's case, which were all testimonials from merchants and passers-by on the streets near Ximen. These people were also asked if they had seen "carrying sacks, pushing big boxes, People like "driving a covered carriage" passed by during the time of the crime, but the result was "no".
This is also the reason why the Yamen officer quickly shelved the case because there was no way to investigate it. There are even signs that Liu Yan's family is lying.
However, it is not clear from the files alone whether the government officials at that time launched an investigation into Liu Yan's parents.
The file on Liu Yan's case now has a few new pages in Shen Hao's hands. He personally wrote a red note of "re-investigation" and included the newly obtained clues about "yin and yang blood energy" and "calendar extreme yin and yang". Added.
He also wrote in the last paragraph: It is suspected to be the work of evil monks and will be followed up.
"Dong dong dong, the general flag, Wang Jian wants to see you."
"Let him in."
After that, the door of the public house was pushed open, and Wang Jian walked in with a smile, and after raising his hands, he said: "General Banner, Gan Lin and Zhang Qian have sent a message back, saying that everything has been arranged, and it is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, which is the fifth day of July. .”
"Well, then you can come with me then. Also, how are you preparing the things I asked you to buy for me before?"
"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, the things will arrive tonight at the latest, so there won't be any delays."
"Well, when the things arrive, they will be placed at your home first. Just remember to bring them with you when the time comes."
"OK."
"Read this dossier and tell us your thoughts after reading it."
Shen Hao pushed the files on Liu Yan's case to Wang Jian.
With a stick of incense, Wang Jian closed the file with suppressed excitement in his eyes. He saw the last line of the file and smelled the smell of a major case.
Everyone wants to handle big cases, even if you are not the organizer but just participating, it is still an proud qualification. If Shen Hao is promoted further in the future, should the vacant position be taken based on who has more seniority?
"General Qi, can I follow this case?"
"Heh, tell me your opinion first."
Wang Jian was silent for a moment before speaking: "My subordinates believe that in this case, we should first determine whether Liu Yan's parents have lied. If Liu Yan's parents are lying, everything will make sense. If Liu Yan's parents have not lied, , then the possibility that you judge that "evil monks are involved" will be infinitely magnified, and you can continue to dig deeper."
Shen Hao nodded. Wang Jian's ideas were never brilliant, but they were very stable and rarely made mistakes. According to Wang Jian's idea, it is also the safest way at present.
However, Shen Hao shook his head and said, "I want to consider this case again. You hand over the matters related to the copper cabinet to Zhang Liao, and withdraw half of your manpower to follow this case."
Wang Jian took another file and opened it: Ma Haotian's disappearance case.
Another disappearance case?
After flipping through it quickly, Wang Jian frowned. Looking at these two cases alone, he wouldn't think there was anything wrong with them, but now he doesn't think so.
"General Banner, these two cases are almost identical, and this Ma Haotian is from Jiyangri. Do you think the two cases are related to the same person? Are you ready to merge the cases?"
"More than two, here, these are all."
Following the direction Shen Hao pointed, there were dozens of old files piled up in the corner, which made Wang Jian a little dumbfounded.
"so much?!"
"The backlog of cases is not easy to investigate. Time, clues, and case details can all create obstacles. But these cases are all related to children with yin and yang blood. Do you think it is a coincidence? So, the first thing we have to do is Find a beginning, and then we can use it as a basis to merge other similar cases. Do you understand?"
"Understood, General Qi, I will go down and hand over the copper cabinet matter to Zhang Liao, and then use half of the manpower to investigate the case."
"Well, remember, we are still in the bottom-up stage now. No details can be revealed to the outside world or to the inside, and the same applies to the parties concerned."
"Okay flag general."
...
Two days later, Wang Jian found Shen Hao with the investigation results.
"General Banner, Ma Haotian's family moved from Licheng to Zhuangzi, twenty miles outside the east gate last year. They still sell pork and have a baby boy. The mother-in-law at home watches them all day long and never leaves.
We first touched the bottom of the Ma family. It was very clean. They were just ordinary people, out-and-out locals of Licheng. After that, we entered his house on the pretext of the government office verifying the population arrival, mentioned Ma Haotian, and asked him to tell some of the circumstances of Ma Haotian's disappearance that year.
It turned out that the Ma family's recollection of the child's disappearance was the same as the previous Liu Yan case. Not only was the child "gone in the blink of an eye," but neither the pedestrians nor the shops on the street saw the child or any suspicious signs at all, as if they were blind.
So General Banner, do you think based on this, can we apply to merge the Ma Haotian case and the Liu Yan case first? "
Shen Hao still shook his head: "It's not enough. There is a year between the two cases, and the cases are similar. This can be dismissed as a coincidence. There is still one decisive thing missing."
"What else is missing?"
"A possible motive." Shen Hao knocked on the table and frowned: "Why would you abduct a child of Yin and Yang blood? Once you find a motive that can be logically agreed upon, then the case can be merged."
"But where can we find the motive?"
"The library is not the library of our Licheng Guard Office, but the library of Qianhu Office in Fengri City. There should be more information about yin and yang blood energy in there."
"That's right! The security level inside Qianhu Institute is much higher, and the information about Yin and Yang blood energy must be more than what we see now. When will the general flag be going there?"
"There's no rush. I'll go see Jiang Qianhu tomorrow and then check the situation."
"Okay then, I'll take my leave now."
"Um."
As soon as Wang Jian left, Shen Hao leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and meditated. He was going to see Jiang Cheng tomorrow, so he took the initiative to surrender. Moreover, there were Tang Qingyuan and Chen Yiyun between them, so he was not sure that Jiang Cheng would definitely accept him.
What Shen Hao was betting on was whether his reputation as the "Black Flag Camp Model General Banner" was valuable enough in Jiang Cheng's eyes. At the same time, he was also betting on whether Jiang Cheng's disgust for Chen Yiyun was deep enough.
What Shen Hao now has to think about is how to deal with the probing methods that Tang Qingyuan and Chen Yiyun will use against him if Jiang Cheng succeeds; how to find another source of support if he fails.
