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God gave man limited power, but He gave them unlimited ** 。<<<—For Monte Cristo, every day began the same way: either he would stay up late on purpose or wake up early due to insomnia. But he was grateful that his brain remained in high gear, otherwise, there's no way he could have stayed awake and watched dozens of hours of urban surveillance footage without getting tired>>>。The first rays of sunlight had just woken up the Qinhai City. Looking out from the floor-to-ceiling window, the steel and concrete structures had already begun to radiate heat. 。。"Aren't you always awake?"Meng Chong turned his head and met Jiang Jie's cold eyes with a nonchalant smile. "A cup of coffee will do." 。“In a black silk robe, Jiang Jie walked over, swaying gracefully: “You're sure to die young.” 。Meng Chong opened the black recording on his computer that he had paused earlier. The screen showed a street with "Number 19" bar, the latest one. The video time display was 3 AM on July 2nd. 。 "I think at three in the morning, you should have nothing " 。。Meng Chong yawned: "No one knows" 。Jiang Jie snorted and said she was leaving. 。"Oh, by the way, Ji Ruoya found me again, she's probably here about this mess." 。Just help me type out the things I've organized, please. Thank you! 。"Meng Chong said calmly, without a hint of pleading." 。Jiang Jieben ignored him and walked out. 。""My brother is missing!" Roya's voice was like a declaration to the world, though she was only growling softly at the person in front of her. " 。Your brother disappears every other day. 。"Meng Chong strolled carelessly, occasionally raising an eyebrow and sighing, 'Ah, summer is so hot.'" 。If Ya was angered, didn't want to outburst in front of a crowd, so she could only stare intently at the person in front of her and try her best to lower her voice, "Meng Chong, he disappeared for two weeks!""Didn't he disappear for a month last time?" Meng Chong scratched his hair, as if trying to recall something, but blurted out, "Where did he go? Oh, I think he went on a motorcycle trip with friends, almost fell off a cliff and died." 。"At that moment, Ya was speechless, but then he quickly found his focus and hurriedly pulled out his phone to show me: "But he sent me this very strange text message..." 。Meng Chong directly rolled his eyes to the sky and wailed, "He's texting you, how can he be missing?""Can't you just take a look before saying that!" Ruo Ya finally shouted. 。On July 6th, at 4:43 PM, my brother Hai and I went out to play with friends. Take good care of yourself. 。Meng Chong's expression became serious for a moment, staring intently at the screen for a long time. 。If Ya thought it was over, take a closer look. 。After a few minutes, Zhang asked, "Why did you name him 'Ge Hai'?" Luo Ya was taken aback, her hand frozen in mid-air. 。Just then, Meng Chong picked up his soda, stood up, and walked away. "Looks like you're not going to treat me to fried chicken at KFC, so I'm leaving." 。He dashed through the crowd, leaving a stunned Joanna behind at the restaurant. 。But Meng Chong didn't go far, he just went to a coffee shop across the street and took a few glances inside. He saw a woman with long hair draped over her shoulders, casually gazing out the window at the scenery, and walked towards her. 。“Hi” 。Then she saw Meng Chong and smiled sweetly. 。Meng Chong casually sat down, took two sips of his own soda, and frowned at the person in front of him: "You're wearing contacts?""Hmm, my eyesight has dropped again recently" 。<<>>。“You should take my advice and dye your hair in a shade of flax, that way no one will notice that your amber eyes are highly nearsighted, and they’ll only see…” 。"Oh, then you should also take my advice and grow your hair out, and quit drinking soda." 。Jiang Jie's coffee arrived, and she lightly stirred it. 。Okay, enough talk. 。"My information?" Meng Chong bit on his straw, raising an eyebrow. 。Jiang Jie took out a red folder from the black leather bag behind her and handed it to Meng Chong. Meng Chong took it and immediately looked at it carefully. 。Chiang Jie lightly kissed a mouthful of coffee, suspiciously said: "I thought you were just playing around, or did your stalker nature flare up again?" "A runaway teenager going missing, this requires the attention of the police. There are tens of thousands of such cases every year, and half of them result in death. 。And, I did indeed experience a stalker attack. 。"Meng Chong eagerly flipped through the photos, “I just have three reasons to prove that Ruoya's brother really —” He picked up a photo and looked at it, “Something happened.” 。"Besides the one I know of, what else?" "Answer my question first." 。"Your photos are only up to July 4th, aren't they?" "Yes, that's all we could find." 。Meng Chong put down the folder, furrowed his brow, and looked like he was lost in thought. 。"Yes" 。"What new leads?"Meng Chong shook his straw. "There's some bad news, plus my gut feeling, it's even worse..." 。" "He froze: "Message?" Meng Chong ignored him and took out his own phone, quickly pressing the keys. " 。"Hi, Officer Chen, I want to report a crime. I'll give you an address, something happened there." 。No, I'm not joking. 。Rolled my eyes 。At 4 p.m. in Tianhao Residential Area, Qinhai City, Meng Chong, who was still napping, received a call from the police. When he rushed to the scene, the outside of the basement was already crowded with onlookers, and there were people standing guard outside the cordon. 。This time, truly experienced... 。Meng Chong teased Zhang Xing, who was on duty. 。Zhang Xing was wearing a simple white shirt, looking like a fresh graduate from a public service college rather than a criminal detective. 。"What did you find?"Zhang Xing pulled up his guard and let him in: "A large pool of traces, the forensics department is inside..." 。This time, it's very close to the General Police Station, and we received your police report a long time ago. 。"——How come you're dressed in your sleepwear and out here?" Meng Chong surveyed the neighborhood. The small villas and three-story buildings were quaint, with various cars and logos gleaming under the sun. Even the surrounding lush greenery seemed brighter. 。"It's just an ordinary t-shirt," Meng Chong said, "I didn't expect that even the rich people's place is so gossipy." 。The wives of the rich are very bored. 。“Zhang Xingye looked around, “First tell me what you discovered this time?”Meng Chong shook his head, “I don’t know yet” 。— "He's in there. How does he look?" Zhang Xing helplessly: “Silent” 。Then I'm safe 。Meng Chong walked into the basement of the villa. A stench of decay hit him, and the metallic scent of rust that mingled with it made him stop. He fought back the urge to vomit and slowly descended further. 。My mind is teeming with ideas and thoughts, all of which are dispersed by the overwhelming smell in the basement. 。Chen Songzheng stood at the door, and Meng Chong bumped into him as soon as he came in. 。Chen Song was Meng Chong's father's old partner. However, his father had been dead for over ten years. All these years, Chen Song had been taking care of and accommodating Meng Chong's investigation work. Unexpectedly, Meng Chong ended up going to business school instead of inheriting his father's profession, which made him very dissatisfied. 。Chen Song is nearly old, but he still looks very young. Although he has more wrinkles, he still retains that Han-ish aura and always appears majestic without anger. 。"This time you were right again. How did you know something was going on here?" Chen Song gritted his teeth, and the corners of his eyes seemed to have gained another wrinkle. 。"I am investigating as instructed by someone. " 。Meng Chong said calmly, his eyes fixed on a dark patch of water in the distance. In the corner, it was thick and murky, emitting a foul odor. 。This is a few square meter basement, with a single white daylight lamp that barely illuminates the space, making everything shadowy. 。There isn't much stuff in here, just three shelves. The ones by the door have some old boxes on them, the shelf opposite the entrance is empty, and the biggest one against the wall in the darkness probably has tools on it. 。Two heavily armed on-site detection personnel are inspecting 。It seems like it's over. 。"This is a lot, isn't it?" 。"It's not clear yet, it splashed everywhere," Chen Song said somewhat in agreement. "It was like several bags exploded at once, there..." 。"Are there any bullet holes, or signs of impact?" Chen Song pointed inside: "There are signs of a struggle all around, but no bullet holes found." 。Meng Chong was about to spit. He turned and asked, “How long has the owner been missing?” "Four days" 。"Chen Songyi, "how did you know? No one from their family reported it" 。Because the person I was investigating was involved in this, he came here and got injured. 。Oh, he could be your killer. 。"Chen Song turned around in a hurry, surprised: "What? Who? Where?"Meng Chong said: "Calm down, I don't know where he is either. He has been missing from home for almost two weeks." 。I'm looking for him, just check the security footage here, it won't be necessary for me. 。—“It's strange, how did a person disappear?” “What?” Meng Chong whispered to himself: “If someone bled so much, how could he walk from here without a drop of blood to the door and go out? There are no dragging marks, no footprints>>>。Being dragged out of the footage 。"I found it," Chen Song looked around the ground, "There are some problems" 。 A big problem 。"Meng Chong raised an eyebrow. "It seems I'm done here, just give me a shout if you have any leads." 。"Dream on!"Meng Chong greeted Zhang Xing: "Remember to tell me the testimony from this millionaire's house." 。"It's a rich woman!" Zhang Xing shouted before she walked too far. Meng Chong walked out of the sparse crowd and began making a phone call. It was a first-time for Zhang 。"Well, 。He not only disappeared, but also... 。I see severe multiple. 。When Yo-ah arrived at the Tai Da Building, he was shocked. Would he be allowed into the surveillance room of this twenty-eight-story high-end office building? Was Meng Chong joking? 。Fifteen minutes ago, I received a text message from Meng Chong, asking me to come to the monitoring room in Tianda Building, which is located on the city center commercial street. 。But now it's rush hour, and so many men in suits, with their cold expressions, are pouring out. It's really daunting. 。Taking a deep breath, I thought to myself that if I asked Meng Chong for help, he would definitely laugh at me. So I decided to go in on my own. 。。If Luo Ya found the navigation station, there stood a woman who was 1.7 meters tall and wearing high heels that were about 15 centimeters high. She wore a tailored black suit, and an aura of invincibility surrounded her. 。"Well," Rowy took a deep breath, trying to appear more present, "Excuse me, how do I get to the monitoring room?"The girl at the navigation desk was startled, she turned her head and looked at Rowy for a moment, then gave him a slight smile. 。"This, this is..." The flight attendant froze, reaching out to the person beside her. 。"You must be Ji Ruoya, I'm Jiang Jie, the head of security here." 。“Beam with a radiant smile” 。“Well, I…” Ruo Ya truly felt a head shorter. Next time, she should wear ten-centimeter high heels too, and stop wearing canvas shoes! "Oh, come with me, it should be..." 。Jiang Jie beckoned to Miss Navigation charmingly, "Give Liu Nuo a quick note and tell him the fast food is down in the basement." 。"Jiang Jie is elegant and generous, it's really hard to imagine her being related to Meng Chong. " 。But who knows how Meng Chong got there, Ya didn't want to think about it. 。Jiang Jie carried her luggage and took the elevator to the basement. She walked to the corner of the parking lot, opened the silver iron gate. 。As soon as he entered, Ya was a little stunned. Everything in front of him glittered with surveillance cameras on every level. People came and went, making this place feel like a cold, voyeuristic room. 。“Inside 。“Jiang Jie continued to walk inside and opened an anti-theft door. “Hmm, this is a decoy, everything here is on video.” 。“Huh? Roa trailed after him in a daze.” 。Meng Chong sat inside, a long frame resting on the table in front of him. Three computers displayed black and white images, each showing different scenes, but all featuring a tall man with a flat head and a white T-shirt. His eyes were filled with anxiety and unease. 。In the first shot, he walks through the crowd in the street, constantly looking around. The camera is positioned at the traffic light outside the shopping mall near the square. 。"That's..." Ruo Ya dashed over and looked closely at... 。"Oh, that's your dear brother." 。<>。"But, that was a week ago 。"Reo asked, "Where is he now? What do you mean when you said things were serious on the phone?" "Oh, let me explain slowly," 。He is still missing, but he has contacted a possibly deceased wealthy woman. 。"I'd be happy to draw you a timeline, but I'm kind of all over the place myself right now. Could you tell me what you have in mind so I can get organized?"Joah looked impatient. 。"Okay, thanks to Chiang's help, I got access to the city surveillance footage and investigated it for a few days." 。Simply put, your brother Li Haiyang, since he disappeared on June 23rd, he was just not in your sight. He went out to play for three days with different friends in different places. 。Then he suddenly ran into some trouble. On June 27th, he was kicked out of a bar and started to seem, well, anxious. Then he took the bus and disappeared for two days. 。Two days later, he and three "friends" appeared in front of the gas station, driving a Beijing Jeep to fill up. 。That day they went to the bar from two days ago, and then to a small villa in Tianhao Community on the outskirts. The four of them went into the basement, with someone who no one knew where he got in the car," Meng Chong said "where" very heavily, "The five of them came out after ten minutes or so, and anyone looked, well, beaten up." 。They finally drove onto National Highway 301 and disappeared. 。Two days later, he appeared at the place you saw him, Xinhua Supermarket, buying a lot of supplies, water, food, and a whole bunch of miscellaneous things, kind of like he was moving. 。Then he took the bus to the last stop before Highway 301 and disappeared. 。For the next three days, he walked along that road, buying a lot of things each day. 。But I could tell he was getting more and more uneasy, acting like a thief every time, but he always paid up. 。But, on July 3rd, he changed his course, going into the basement of the building, driving a semi-new Great Wall SUV, whose license plates were fake, probably from somewhere else. 。And, I feel like he was carrying a weapon, I'm talking about a gun. 。 Yoa's face instantly turned pale. 。"Don't worry, he didn't do anything." 。I'm guessing he was fiddling with something down there, even though there was a window facing outward, I could still see it somewhat. 。He stayed there for about two hours, then he left the parking lot with a Mercedes-Benz CLS. They went in the same direction, but unfortunately they disappeared after a few traffic lights. 。Our direct supervisor checked this car for me, and it's under the sales manager of "Summer Clothing Design," tier 15. 。Oh, that villa is the home of Ms. Xia Yun, the chief designer and CEO of 'Summer'. 。。This is a declarative sentence. 。。Meng Chong raised an eyebrow at Tiaot, hard to tell if he was serious. 。At this moment, Meng Chong's phone rang. He stared at Qiao Ya and took it out. After glancing at it, he turned back in his chair and looked at Jiang Jie leaning against the wall. 。"What's wrong?" Yo-ah sensed something was off. 。Meng Chong stood up, stretched, looked at Ruo Ya, and opened his phone: "Time is right, the news is here..." He walked out of the room first. 。"Hello, Zhang...Be there soon." 。The wild fields of the countryside were like the sea in darkness. The summer wind howled fiercely, the rice stalks rippling like waves. Taking a deep breath, I smelled the earthy stench of decaying soil, just like the depths of the winter ocean. 。Meng Chong peered through the sunroof of Jiang Jie's Audi. It was pitch black inside, with just a faint glimmer from a flashlight in the distance. They slowly approached the noisy crowd. 。Her face was a little pale, probably from the cold, and her fingers were numb. Her short hair tickled her face a bit painfully. 。It's getting closer, and villagers have surrounded the outside of the yellow line. There are a few police officers on guard with red warning lights. 。Meng Chong sat down, and as soon as the car stopped he turned his head and warned Ruo Ya in a harsh voice: "Stay in the car! Or there won't be a next time!" Ruo Ya was taken aback, panicked and dazed, she could only nod. 。Jiang Jie and Meng Chong got out of the car. Meng Chong shouted from afar, "What are you interested in?" Jiang Jie shrugged. 。Your high heels might disagree. 。Meng Chong took a deep breath. 。Zhang Xingyuan saw them from afar, walked over and waved to them. 。"Good news," Zhang Xinggao said as they walked in, "Team Chen agreed." 。"Meng Chong combed Ling's hair: "Necessary..." 。"What's the situation?" "Zhang Yi, 36 years old, summer marketing director" 。"All scars, the heaviest blow to the back of the head, dead for several days," they walked through a muddy field path, not far Chen Song was checking, "This is where it was dumped, the surroundings are very clean..." "That means..." "Only two children's footprints were found, the others were probably trampled." 。Two children discovered while they were playing in the field at night. 。Chen Songzheng stood up and looked at the forensic doctor and the crime scene investigators. Meng Chong walked over to him. 。A man lay face down in the field, half-submerged in water. His suit was wrinkled as if it had been rummaged through a trash heap, and the stench was pervasive. 。"What useful news is there now?" Meng Chong asked. 。"I just arrived, but I've heard about them." 。。Footprints are searching, carrying a stone mold. 。However, we won't know until tomorrow. 。Everything in the wallet was on top, the big bills are gone, but the ten-dollar ones are still there. What a hasty and linked crime it must have been. 。He looked more like he was killed by an enemy, the killer was too ruthless. 。Meng Chong used his flashlight to illuminate the area and examined it carefully. 。"What else is there to speculate?" Chen Song sighed. 。Meng Chong shone his flashlight on his left hand: "His wedding ring? Or any ring, where did it go? How could this be? What about his phone?" "It's gone..." 。Chen Songdao said, "Perhaps in the office, Xiao Li led a team to search." 。"Oh, heaven..." Meng Chong let out a low cry when he heard the name. 。You'll get used to it. 。Meng Chong suddenly shone his flashlight on the man's right wrist submerged in the water, then walked directly towards him. 。"Hey, don't break..." Chen Song wanted to stop. 。Meng Chong didn't listen. He went around the two forensic doctors, bent down and lifted the man's right hand with a piece of wood. His wristwatch was still turning, though it had been several hours... 。"What discovery?" Chen Song asked. 。"Cheap watches, not Zhang Yi's" 。On one side, Jiang JieDao stood calmly and collectedly. 。Meng Chong put down his hand, dropped the child, and stepped onto the path with one foot, wishing for the road... 。Two cars sped down the road, fast as if they were about to crash into the crowd. Yoa hurriedly got out of the car, a little cold, and hugged her arms, gazing towards Meng Chong. Standing up made her appear even more slender. 。Meng Chong walked back onto the path, facing away from the people. He turned his head slightly to glance at the officers who were walking away. "Your trouble is here," he said. 。Chen Song looked at the four people who came out of the two cars: “It’s okay, it hasn’t reached my head yet” 。Meng Chong shrugged and took a deep breath: "I checked on Li Haiyang. He has a watch that's exactly the same as that one. You should be able to find it soon." 。He’s been missing for almost two weeks…” He paused for a long time before the next sentence, Chen Song and Jiang Jie both stared intently, “He’s probably dead.” 。"Do you have to be so dramatic? What evidence do you have?" Chen Song said angrily, stepping closer to Meng Chong and whispering, "This case involves a lot of people, it's going to be very complicated if it gets out." 。"This will be a big case," Meng Chong nodded, "He sent a text message to his sister yesterday saying, 'Take good care of yourself.' He hasn't said that since his father died. He hasn't cared about family for a long time—unless something major—" 。"His recent actions tell me this is a matter of life and death... So, I'll investigate Zhang Yi's death for you, and you help me find Li Haiyang?" "Is this appropriate?" Chen Song stared 。"I think like," he walked away, his voice fading, "I'm not needed anymore. I'll be going now. Remember to call me if anything happens." 。Chen Song thought for a while, then called out to the retreating figure, "How did you know what the text message meant!" But Jiang Jie had already blocked Meng Chong's path, only raising her hand and waving it, and the figure slowly disappeared down the path, getting smaller and smaller. 。 |
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