Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter

"Moreover, Li Qian's family just discovered that she hasn't returned home after work, and they can't reach her by phone, so they called their department."

This news immediately raised the alarm for Zhao Donglai and Luo Fei.

When someone goes missing in this situation, the outcome is obvious!

Zhao Donglai perked up, "Luo Fei, quickly have someone use GPS to determine the location of Li Qian's car!"

Luo Fei nodded quickly and ran out.

In no time, they successfully locked in on Li Qian's car using GPS tracking technology.

What surprised them was that the car was still moving, which was unexpected for everyone present.

In the team office.

Watching the red dot moving continuously on the computer screen, Zhang Wei excitedly said, "Could it be they're still in the car?!"

Zhao Donglai and others weren't as optimistic as he was.

With Old Wu's cunning, he surely would have guessed that they would eventually find out about Li Qian's disappearance and link it back to him.

So, there's no way he would still be in the car, foolishly waiting for them to catch him.

But whether he is there or not, they still need to check it out.

"He Xin, immediately call the people who have set up roadblocks in this area, have them get ready to intercept this car, and we'll bring the equipment and head over there right away!"

"Captain Zhao, since you're going there, I'd like to go with Zhang Wei to investigate Li Qian's route after work."

Luo Fei understood that going there now would be futile, so he thought it would be better to use the time to search for other clues.

Zhao Donglai understood this too and agreed without further thought.

"Alright, then you go quickly."

Luo Fei hurriedly took Zhang Wei and left.

Then Zhao Donglai was planning to take He Xin and the others to the scene to check the situation of Li Qian's car.

With everyone rushing out the door, only Wang Tao was left awkwardly sitting at his desk, as if forgotten by everyone else.

Everyone was busy with the case, except for him, who had nothing to do.

Wang Tao had lost his previous arrogance, and after a moment of hesitation and struggle, he finally gritted his teeth and chased after them.

"Captain Zhao, what—what should I do?"

Wang Tao called out to Zhao Donglai in the stairwell, asking with a hint of flattery.

Zhao Donglai stopped, turned around, and gave him a glance, "No need, you should go home after work."

Whether it was Luo Fei's previous speculation or Wang Tao's performance, Zhao Donglai couldn't possibly let him participate in this case.

With that said, he quickly walked away.

He Xin and the others gave Wang Tao a complicated look, shook their heads, and hurried after him.

Wang Tao, left behind, looked utterly dismayed.

According to the location data, Li Qian's car was circling in the city center.

When Zhao Donglai and his team arrived, the car had already been successfully stopped by two traffic officers responsible for this area and Zhou Fan and his team, who had arrived beforehand.

At this moment, next to the car, a young man wearing a chauffeur's vest was anxiously explaining.

"That person told me to drive like this... I'm just a driver-for-hire, how would I know he wasn't a good person... He paid me, so of course I listened to him..."

Zhao Donglai quickly walked over, "What's the situation?"

"Captain Zhao, when we stopped the car, only this person was inside. It should be Old Wu who hired him online to continuously circle this area as instructed."

Zhao Donglai had already guessed as much, and with a stern face, he said, "Bring him back for questioning, and if there are no issues, let him go."

"By the way, did you check Li Qian's car?"

"I was about to report; we found a used syringe in Li Qian's car, and there was a distinct male footprint on the back seat, but no signs of a struggle inside the car."

Zhou Fan said as he took out an evidence bag, which contained the syringe.

"I asked the driver-for-hire, and the footprint wasn't his, so I deduced that Old Wu probably used a key to open Li Qian's car in advance, hid in the back seat, and, after Li Qian drove off, he suddenly appeared and used a narcotic to subdue her before taking her away."

"Then let's go back immediately and have Zhao Tian and her team analyze this."

With that, the group rushed back to the police station with urgency.

Soon, after analyzing the residue inside the syringe, it was confirmed to be the same drug used to incapacitate Zheng Bei and the others initially.

Zhao Donglai quickly held a brief meeting with those still at the police station.

"Even though today isn't the eleventh, he's been exposed, so he might become desperate and decide to take someone down with him before he goes."

"And based on his pattern, he usually acts between three and four in the morning. It's currently eight in the evening, so we only have five to six hours at most."

After Zhao Donglai finished speaking, everyone felt a weight on their hearts.

Investigating this far, you could say the police had almost won.

But if he were to kill again, especially someone from within the police, it would be another harsh slap in the face.

Even if they solved the case in the end, the joy of victory would be greatly diminished.

"But Captain Zhao, we've exhausted every effort, conducted searches citywide, and it's as if this person vanished into thin air..."

Jiangzhou City is vast, and combined with the fact that the suspect is intentionally avoiding them, finding him within five to six hours is no easy task.

Zhao Donglai understood this as well, and as he was feeling at a loss, Luo Fei returned.

He seemed to have run all the way up, looking slightly out of breath, "Captain Zhao, what's the situation with Li Qian's car?"

"It was a driver-for-hire Old Wu found online, purposely circling downtown to throw us off."

"And did you ask where the driver got the car, and who gave him the car key?"

"We did. He said it was in an alley behind Ankang District, and the car key was given to him by a man pushing a garbage can, dressed in filthy clothes."

"He thought it was odd at the time but just assumed the man was doing some kind of performance art and didn't think much of it before driving off."

Zhou Fan added, "From his description, we can confirm that this person was Old Wu in disguise."

Luo Fei nodded thoughtfully.

Zhao Donglai asked quickly, "Luo Fei, did you find anything?"

"Captain Zhao, by reviewing the surveillance footage, I found that when Li Qian's vehicle was driving near Yongjiang Square, it suddenly came to a sharp stop, paused for about five seconds, and then continued straight, heading directly to Old Wu's Ankang District."

"After that, the car stopped in a blind spot of the surveillance behind the district, but I asked Team Leader Liao, and by comparing the time Old Wu entered the district, we can be certain it was him in the car."

"Although Team Leader Liao's team didn't capture footage of Old Wu leaving the district, shortly after he went in, a man pushing a garbage bin came out. Based on his shape and walking style, it was definitely him."

"Considering Team Leader Zhou's findings, I conclude that Li Qian was hidden in the garbage bin at the time. Later, when the hired driver came, Old Wu handed over the car key and left with the garbage containing Li Qian."

"Luo Fei, this is a major discovery!"

Zhao Donglai said excitedly, "Let's pull everyone back immediately, focus on that alley, retrieve all surveillance footage, and interview surrounding shops, focusing on people pushing garbage bins, especially those with unusual walking patterns! I refuse to believe we can't trace this guy's movements."

Zhou Fan, hearing this, also thought it was a good plan, and stood up quickly, "Captain Zhao, I'll go make the arrangements."

Luo Fei, however, poured cold water on the idea, "Captain Zhao, do you think Old Wu would leave such an obvious flaw given his cunning?"

Zhao Donglai's enthusiasm was instantly dampened.

"And did you notice, so far, we've been led around by this guy."

"I know, but right now, besides passively following his trail, we have no other choice."