Dragon King Palace: Urban Affluent Son-in-Law

Ten minutes later, Sun Yulin dropped Jiang Feng off at the South City Action Department Branch.

Jiang Feng waved for Sun Yulin to leave and then entered the action department by himself.

He was quite familiar with the place and walked straight to Situ Yan's office.

Many of the team members who saw him arrive were quite surprised.

However, none dared to question Jiang Feng's independent actions; instead, they all came over to greet him warmly.

After all, these people within the system knew very well Jiang Feng's real status in Binhai, and what he had done previously was enough to win everyone over sincerely.

Jiang Feng was striding along when a familiar figure happened to walk towards him from the opposite side of the corridor—Situ Yan's assistant, Niu Tao.

"Mr. Jiang, what brings you here?" Niu Tao immediately approached Jiang Feng and asked.

"Where is Situ Yan?" Jiang Feng asked directly without beating around the bush.

"The captain is not here..."

"Not here?" Jiang Feng furrowed his brows and stopped his steps: "Went out on a case?"

"No, she took leave to go home," Niu Tao said truthfully.

"Is she feeling unwell?"

Jiang Feng was a bit puzzled. Given what he knew about Situ Yan, who was so dedicated to her work, it was impossible for her to take leave casually.

Niu Tao glanced around to make sure no one was nearby, then whispered to Jiang Feng, "Mr. Jiang, to tell you the truth, the captain deliberately took leave today to investigate a case tonight, but she intends to do it privately because Mr. Mu did not approve."

Jiang Feng's brows furrowed even tighter. What kind of case was so mysterious that it required an undercover investigation?

However, now was not the time to inquire further about that; Jiang Feng turned to Niu Tao and said, "Since she's not here, I can only ask you for a favor."

"No problem, Mr. Jiang. Just tell me! I'll do everything I can to help!" Niu Tao immediately responded.

Not only did Jiang Feng have a profound relationship with Situ Yan, but even from a personal point of view, Niu Tao respected Jiang Feng deeply and was willing to assist him.

"Retrieve all surveillance footage from around Ruijing New City for the past 48 hours, from yesterday to today, and check for anyone suspicious appearing. Especially at night, someone was abducted." Jiang Feng said calmly.

"Who was abducted?" Niu Tao asked curiously.

"Zhu Ge Yuheng!"

Niu Tao was shocked upon hearing this: "Him?"

Zhu Ge Yuheng was a well-known figure in South City, with a reputation second only to Chu Renxiong before; now he's the second-in-command in the Chu Group, and he could actually be abducted?

"Who would be so bold as to dare abduct Mr. Zhuge?"

"I don't know, which is why I'm asking you to investigate," Jiang Feng said expressionlessly.

"No problem, I'll investigate right away! But—" Niu Tao hesitated.

"What is it?"

"Mr. Jiang, there are a lot of surveillance cameras near Ruijing New City, with heavy street, vehicle, and pedestrian traffic. Conducting a thorough check could take a long time, maybe even longer than today. Is this delay acceptable?" Niu Tao asked worriedly.

Jiang Feng's expression darkened.

With Zhu Ge Yuheng's life hanging in the balance, every second wasted increased the danger he was in.

But at this point, Jiang Feng was indeed at a loss, besides assigning the task to Niu Tao, there was no other way.

"Just investigate, and do your best to find out what's going on."

"Got it!" Niu Tao nodded heavily: "I'll head to the surveillance department now."

"Wait!" Jiang Feng suddenly stopped him.

"Anything else, Mr. Jiang?"

"You just mentioned that Situ Yan took a leave day to investigate in disguise, what's the deal with that?"

Jiang Feng thought it over and decided it was best to clarify things, considering his unusual relationship with Situ Yan, it was good to have more information.

"Mr. Jiang, here's the situation: recently there have been a few rape cases in the city, and the suspected incident locations are all related to a 'Nightmare Ghost Shadow' ghost house. The captain arranged to meet the owner there tonight to secretly investigate the truth," Niu Tao said with a very serious expression.

"If it's a rape case, why investigate secretly?" Jiang Feng was puzzled and asked.

"As I mentioned before, the 'Nightmare Ghost Shadow' is only a suspected location, we cannot confirm it yet,"

Niu Tao explained: "We received reports from several female victims who claimed they were raped by a man in that ghost house. There's sufficient reason to suspect the perpetrator is the owner of 'Nightmare Ghost Shadow', but we can't find any evidence."

"The women who came forward to report were all in a daze and unable to provide effective evidence. From their descriptions, it seems like they were drugged, but no drug compounds were found in their bodies. We've summoned the owner of 'Nightmare Ghost Shadow' a few times, but he adamantly denies everything, leaving the case at a standstill."

"With no other choice, the captain decided to contact the owner privately to best investigate by going to the heart of the problem."

Jiang Feng heard this and let out a cold laugh: "Is she planning to use herself as bait?"

Frankly, Jiang Feng didn't approve or support Situ Yan's method of solving cases in this way.

"Though one might ask, 'How can you lure a tiger from its domain without entering the tiger's den?' it is too risky for her to use her body this way, it's joking with her safety!"

"We all think it's risky too, persuaded the captain not to go, but she wouldn't listen. She's fiercely resentful against those who harm women..." Niu Tao said with a wry smile.

Jiang Feng said coldly: "Never mind, as I've run into this matter, I'll check up on her later—make sure you handle what I asked properly, and once you find something, inform me immediately!"

"Okay! Mr. Jiang, rest assured, I will do my utmost!"

Hearing this, Niu Tao felt relieved.

Originally, he was indeed worried his captain might face danger tonight, thus he made preparations to stand by with some colleagues outside.

Now that Jiang Feng was willing to step in, he felt much more at ease.

After all, with Jiang Feng's abilities, protecting Situ Yan would be a trivial task, ensuring she would be safe and sound!

...

After leaving the action department, Jiang Feng took a car directly to Jinxiu City, to Situ Yan's place.

At this moment, Situ Yan was taking a nap.

To perform her task tonight, she needed to rest and recharge fully.

When she opened the door and saw Jiang Feng outside, she was somewhat surprised: "Why is it you?"

Jiang Feng saw the familiar, beautiful face he hadn't seen for some time and replied calmly: "Can't I come?"

"Who said you're not allowed to come?"

Situ Yan glared at Jiang Feng: "Weren't you supposed to be in the Provincial City? When did you come back?"

"I just got back not long ago, went by the action department, and heard you took leave, so I came to check on you," Jiang Feng said in an unwavering tone.

Situ Yan was overjoyed.

In fact, she was more than happy to see Jiang Feng come, though it seemed a bit unbelievable.

"Glad you thought of me, come on in!"

Situ Yan scoffed mockingly, stepping aside to let Jiang Feng in.