Breaking Through the Clouds - Chapter 7

 Translated by 231yolu :)

Autumn Rain Famous Goods, Second-hand Bags, Jewelry, and Luxury Goods Recycling.

Yan Xuan got out of the police car and slowly crossed his arms, sizing up the signboard in front of him.

Ma Xiang walked up to him. "Brother Yan, the person who called the police is over there, we just …"

Yan Xuan waved his hand, and Ma Xiang immediately stopped.

"Inform all the detective teams that there's no need to search the second-hand market anymore," he said slowly. "The target's backpack has been found."

A few police officers blocked the door of the shop, and the dumbfounded owner was excitedly talking to the criminal police officers. The forensic officers used an evidence bag to cover the eye-catching black and yellow backpack, and were taking out fingerprints for comparison.

On the sidewalk outside the shop, the police officers who were taking notes were standing. Jiang Ting was sitting on the bench, leaning comfortably against the back of the chair. His head was slightly raised, and his long legs were slightly apart. His posture was as comfortable as sitting on the leather sofa at home. Even when Yan Xuan walked over, he did not show any signs of getting up.

"My friend wanted to sell her unused bag, so I came with her to shop around, and I happened to see the backpack in the counter. I thought that since it's related to the case two days ago … "

"Just now, the owner said that you searched the bag thoroughly before calling the police. What's going on?"

"I just want to see what's in the bag." Jiang Ting paused and said, "In the bottom corner of the small pocket on the front of the backpack, there are a few pieces of tin foil stuck. It looks like it's used to wrap chocolate. You can let the technicians take a look."

The police had seen too many people come up with random ideas in the process of handling cases, so he did not take it seriously. When he heard that, he only made a few noises. Suddenly, someone patted his shoulder. "Yo, Captain Yan!"

Yan Xuan waved his hand. "Leave it to me."

The police made a sound of acknowledgement, handed the notebook to him, and walked to the side to help.

However, when Yan Xuan took the notebook, he had no intention of reading it at all. He only crossed his arms and stood in front of Jiang Ting, staring at him without saying a word.

Jiang Ting greeted him politely. "Hello, Officer Yan."

"The police haven't approved the reward yet. You're losing out by giving us clues so early."

"What are you talking about?" Jiang Ting laughed. "I just came out with Yang Mei to handle some matters, and I happened to see this bag. After all, I'm a witness. It's my duty to provide clues to the police, isn't it? "

The two of them stood and sat. The atmosphere was very calm, but there seemed to be something strange and indescribable brewing in the air.

"You did it on purpose."

Jiang Ting said, "Oh?"

"You want to know why I'm revisiting the scene, and what I found on the road. With the Nightless Palace KTV as the center, there are two second-hand luxury goods recycling centers that are closer, but you found this one. " Yan Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at him unabashedly. "You have an unusual level of attention and participation in this case, why?"

"You're thinking too much, officer." Jiang Ting smiled. "This one just offered a higher price."

A technical investigator hurried forward. "The results are out, Deputy Yan! A preliminary comparison shows that the fingerprints on the bag match with the victim's. We'll bring the evidence back to the city bureau for a detailed analysis. Also, according to the owner's account, this bag was sold at a low price by a man at around eight o 'clock on the third. The man had the keys to the Toyota. We're contacting the traffic police to retrieve the surveillance license plate record of this road … "

"Have you checked the surveillance cameras in the shop?"

The technical investigator said with certainty, "We're doing it now, it'll be out soon."

Yan Xuan nodded without saying anything.

"There's only one thing, Deputy Yan." The technical investigator was a little troubled. "Eight o 'clock in the morning is the peak traffic hour, and there are a lot of cars passing by on this road. It's very difficult to locate them, and we don't know how long it'll take to check them one by one. What should we do?"

When Yan Xuan was listening to the report, his gaze was fixed on Jiang Ting from above. He didn't even look away when he spoke to others.

Jiang Ting crossed his hands in front of him and looked back quietly.

"— Ma Xiang," Yan Xuan raised his voice.

Ma Xiang ran forward quickly. "Hey!"

"I asked you to retrieve the surveillance cameras at the intersection of the crime scene. Are there any Toyotas among the seven cars that have been screened?"

Ma Xiang was stunned for a moment and immediately said, "Yes! There's one! "Then, he reported the license plate number.

Yan Xuan's gaze didn't move, and his face tilted slightly toward the technical investigator. "Compare it with the surveillance cameras on this road. If it matches this car, go to the traffic control office immediately to check the owner."

The technical investigator was relieved. "Yes!"

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