Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Chapter 623: A New Call

Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Chapter 623: A New Call

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Zhang Hui quickly responded.

"Someone must have tipped Zhao Xiaoguo off. When we arrived, there was only one woman in Zhao Xiaoguo’s bed."

"According to her, she was with Zhao Xiaoguo the whole night."

"However, just 15 minutes ago, Zhao Xiaoguo hurriedly left."

"She saw that Zhao Xiaoguo didn’t change his clothes and thought he just went to the bathroom, so she didn’t pay much attention."

"He didn’t change his clothes?"

"Yes, Zhao Xiaoguo ran out in his pajamas."

In the office, Qin Yong frowned deeply.

Zhao Xiaoguo’s escape... was somewhat unexpected for him.

The investigation into Song Jinfu’s murder had been progressing fairly smoothly up till now.

The case had been under investigation for a very short time, and within less than 24 hours of discovering Song Jinfu’s murder, the Criminal Investigation Team had identified Zhao Xiaoguo as the suspect.

According to the clues obtained by Zhang Hui, Zhao Xiaoguo left without his own clothes. What does that imply?

The information the other party received was extremely urgent!

Moreover, not only was the information urgent, but the informant was someone Zhao Xiaoguo trusted very much.

But it doesn’t matter, Zhao Xiaoguo ran so hurriedly that he must not be well-prepared.

The police may still catch him!

"Is there anything suspicious about the woman Zhao Xiaoguo spent the night with?"

"There shouldn’t be any. She’s just a small internet celebrity who became famous for her driving test videos. I’ll take her back for a detailed investigation and inquiry later."

"However, based on her vague recollection, Zhao Xiaoguo seemed to have received a phone call just now."

"A phone call?"

"I’ll arrange for someone to investigate. You can check the surveillance with the property management."

"If Zhao Xiaoguo ran out in his pajamas, someone must have noticed."

"Have the traffic police check his car."

"Yes!"

The police have a set protocol for capturing and identifying criminal suspects.

Through credit card transactions, mobile payment records, surveillance videos, interviews, and many other means, they can track down the suspects.

After leaving two people to take the small internet celebrity from Zhao Xiaoguo’s room, Zhang Hui immediately headed to the property management office.

The community where Zhao Xiaoguo lived was well-equipped, with excellent infrastructure and lots of surveillance cameras.

The other party fled on impulse in pajamas, probably not far.

The time window is also very short; according to the internet celebrity, it was less than half an hour.

However, things didn’t go as expected.

The surveillance at the entrances and exits of the community showed no trace of Zhao Xiaoguo.

Within the past hour, Zhang Hui checked everyone exiting through the front and back gates, but did not find Zhao Xiaoguo.

"He must have driven out!"

"But... we found his car keys at Zhao Xiaoguo’s home, and his car is parked in the basement..."

Initially, Zhang Hui speculated that the suspect had taken a taxi after leaving the community.

But after not finding Zhao Xiaoguo at either the front or back gate, Zhang Hui speculated he drove away.

Yet, Zhao Xiaoguo’s car was clearly still in the underground parking lot!

How did he leave?

Did he hitch a ride?

Or does he have another car?

Though it was time to cut through the confusion quickly, haste would not help.

Zhang Hui promptly contacted the vehicle management office to investigate the cars under Zhao Xiaoguo’s name.

He only owned one Mercedes Benz SUV, and no other vehicles.

Besides the underground parking lot, the community’s surveillance essentially covered all areas.

With no sign of Zhao Xiaoguo at the two surface exits, the assumption was that he left by car.

Everyone agreed with this conclusion.

But the investigation showed that Zhao Xiaoguo only had one vehicle under his name.

Currently, it was parked in the underground parking lot.

So, does he have another car?

Or did he leave in someone else’s vehicle?

Regardless, Zhang Hui focused his attention on the vehicles entering and exiting the community.

The community where Zhao Xiaoguo lived was relatively large, with three exits from the underground parking lot.

The time for capturing Zhao Xiaoguo was in the morning, precisely when many cars were leaving.

"Investigate the information of each vehicle leaving the community! I won’t believe we won’t find it!"

Though the number of vehicles leaving during rush hour was many, it was only just over a hundred.

Zhang Hui would eventually find that white Volkswagen by checking each vehicle one by one.

However, all this required time.

Meanwhile, Zhao Xiaoguo had already arrived at No. 9 Fishing Port at Pier No. 3.

At this time, Zhao Xiaoguo had lost the arrogance of a second-generation wealthy kid.

Following his father Zhao Guojun’s arrangement, he took two boxes out of the trunk of the white Volkswagen.

After walking into the fish shop, he found only a middle-aged man lying on a recliner.

"Excuse me... is Old Mo here?"

The middle-aged man on the recliner didn’t speak or react to Zhao Xiaoguo.

Just as Zhao Xiaoguo thought Old Mo wasn’t here and was about to call Zhao Guojun,

an old man walked in through the back door of the fishing port.

He appeared to be in his fifties or sixties, and his slightly stooped body made him look frail.

The old man’s skin was dark, likely from years of being out at sea and exposed to the winds.

"You’re looking for me?"

Zhao Xiaoguo quickly spoke: "Are you Old Mo?"

"This... this is for you!"

Saying that, Zhao Xiaoguo handed over a blue box containing a million bucks, as Zhao Guojun had instructed.

The old man didn’t open it, just took the box and said, follow me.

Meanwhile, the middle-aged man who had been lying on the recliner walked up to Zhao Xiaoguo and coldly said: "Hand over the car keys."

"Oh, oh..."

Zhao Xiaoguo quickly gave him the car keys.

Then, the middle-aged man went out through the front door, and Zhao Xiaoguo saw him driving away.

He followed Old Mo and left through the back door.

"Old Mo... I... don’t have clothes..."

"Ten thousand."

Zhao Xiaoguo: "..."

What kind of clothes would cost ten thousand?

But Zhao Xiaoguo was no fool; he knew when to act boastful and when to keep quiet like a mouse.

He took ten thousand from his suitcase and gave it to the old man, obtaining a set of washed denim clothes.

The kind of dirty clothes that Zhao Xiaoguo wouldn’t have even glanced at before.

Criminal Investigation Team.

The tech department reported the investigation to Qin Yong: "Three minutes before our departure, Zhao Xiaoguo received an anonymous call."

"The call lasted 1 minute and 28 seconds."

"The SIM card was purchased ten years ago, and the source cannot be traced."

Ten years ago?

Qin Yong sneered; the preparations were made quite early.

However, this also indicated that the person who warned Zhao Xiaoguo was probably not the same person making the call.

Because the methods used by the informant were those of a hacker.

Not as simple as using an anonymous SIM card.

Ring ring ring!

At this moment, the phone on Qin Yong’s desk rang.

He instinctively answered the call: "Who is it?"

"Captain Qin..." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Hmm?

Qin Yong instantly stood up!

That voice!

It was the disguised voice that called him the day before yesterday!

"It’s you!"

The person actually called him a second time!

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