“Captain Han, there's a clue in the surveillance footage. I found a suspicious person in the video and copied it to my phone. Take a look.”
Seeing Li Chen return from checking the surveillance footage, bringing back a video capturing a suspicious individual, Han Fei immediately shifted his attention from the hair Xu Mo had discovered to the surveillance footage.
In the video, a man wearing a cap and a repairman's uniform appeared.
“I checked all the surveillance footage from the past two weeks in the building,” Li Chen pointed at the man in the repairman's uniform in the video. “Ten days ago, this person came here. Judging by his clothes, he was a repairman, likely here for maintenance. He arrived at 6:13 PM and left at 1:37 AM. He stayed in the room for seven hours…”
As he spoke, Li Chen dragged the progress bar of the video, fast-forwarding it by seven hours.
In the footage seven hours later, the repairman opened the door and left the room.
Unlike when he entered, he left dragging a suitcase.
“Captain Han, did you notice the suitcase he's holding? He didn't have it when he came in,” Li Chen said to Han Fei. “And I checked the subsequent footage; the couple hasn't left the house since the repairman left, up until now.”
Han Fei nodded, “I saw it.” A suitcase that big, how could he miss it? He wasn't blind.
“He went in at 6:00 PM to fix something and didn't leave until 1:30 AM… No repair job should take that long, and the couple would need to sleep; they wouldn't let a repairman stay until the middle of the night. Plus, the couple hasn't come out since he left. The murderer is likely this repairman. The suitcase he dragged out probably contains the bodies of the two victims.”
Although the murderer was extremely cruel, the case wasn't too difficult to solve. The murderer left too many clues. Just by checking the surveillance footage at the crime scene, they found the suspect.
In the video, the repairman's face was captured clearly.
With a clear photo of his face, the police could easily identify his identity and then arrest and interrogate him.
...
At the police station.
“The suspect is named Li Fei, 28 years old, a sewer repairman, ID number 530xxx…”
Based on the suspect's identity information, Han Fei used Skynet to locate the suspect and prepare for the arrest.
The results quickly came back.
The results showed that the suspect was not in Ram City but in Hang City.
“Why did this guy run to Hang City?” Han Fei scratched his head. “This is troublesome; we'll have to go to Hang City to arrest him.”
Although the murderer had fled to Hang City, the crime scene was in Ram City, so the case still fell under Han Fei's jurisdiction. He needed to bring the suspect back to Ram City for interrogation.
Regarding cross-city arrests, they needed to contact the local police before carrying out the arrest.
This was simple; Han Fei had connections in Hang City, especially with Director Wang. He just needed to make a call, and he was sure Director Wang would be willing to help.
Without hesitation, Han Fei immediately dialed Director Wang's number.
After a few seconds, the call was picked up.
“Hey, old Wang… I've got a situation and need your help again.” Han Fei got straight to the point. He and Director Wang had known each other for years and had a good relationship, so there was no need for any roundabout talk.
Director Wang on the other end of the line felt a headache at the mention of helping Han Fei.
The last time he helped Han Fei was, well, the last time.
Back then, to help Han Fei capture Xu Mo, he had gone through a lot of trouble!
Even before Xu Mo fled Hang City, he had used Director Wang as a bargaining chip with Han Fei, stuffing him into a fertilizer bag.
Rubbing his temples, Director Wang asked, “What is it this time? Is Sky Eye Action starting again? Don't tell me another contestant from Ram City has escaped to Hang City.”
“No, no, this is a serious matter. A suspect in a case in my jurisdiction has run to Hang City. I plan to send a few people to Hang City to arrest him. I just wanted to give you a heads-up… We'll need your help once we get to Hang City.”
“Oh, that…” Director Wang was well-versed in the procedures for cross-city arrests and immediately agreed, “Sure, send your people over. I'll fully cooperate once they arrive.”
“Great, I won't say thanks between us, old friend. Next time I'm there, I'll treat you to a meal!” Han Fei said with a laugh.
After ending the call with Director Wang, Han Fei looked at the officers around him.
He was thinking about who to send for this cross-city arrest mission.
Soon, he made his decision.
“Xu Mo, Chen Ke, Li Chen, you three go to Hang City.”
He chose them because compared to other officers, they were more familiar with Hang City.
This would likely increase the efficiency of the arrest, especially since they knew Director Wang, which would save a lot of trouble.
Moreover, Han Fei trusted the abilities of Xu Mo, Chen Ke, and Li Chen. If he sent others for such an important task, he wouldn't be as confident. Only with them could Han Fei feel more at ease.
Chen Ke and Li Chen had no objections and immediately agreed.
But Xu Mo hesitated.
Going to Hang City was no problem for him, but the real issue was having to cooperate with the local police, which was a bit awkward.
After all, he had once stuffed Director Wang into a fertilizer bag… Wouldn't it be awkward to meet again?
“Captain Han…” Xu Mo was about to say something when Han Fei interrupted.
“All expenses incurred will be reimbursed.” Han Fei swiped his phone. “I checked; the flight is cheaper and faster than the train. You'll take a plane… There's a flight to Hang City soon. Buy your tickets now, head straight to the airport, and get back quickly. Arrest that guy as soon as possible. I'm afraid he might cause more trouble.”
Hearing Han Fei's words, Chen Ke and Li Chen immediately took out their phones and bought tickets for the next flight to Hang City.
Xu Mo also decided to go along.
Although meeting Director Wang again might be a bit awkward, so what if it is? As long as I don't feel awkward, the awkward one will be someone else.
With this thought, Xu Mo also took out his phone and bought a ticket for the next flight to Hang City.
After buying the tickets, the three left the police station and drove straight to the airport.