Crazy Detective
chapter-273

It was nine at night. The police detectives that had been busy for the past few days were still discussing the case around the whiteboard.

"According to the surveillance video, the car drove into the old city one night before the robbery," Peng Xin was explaining the latest piece of information she got. "We couldn't trace the exact direction of where it came from, but we are certain that it was from the south.

"The car stopped in the alley for a night. We talked to the residents nearby. They said that they saw the car when they were going to the bathroom, but they didn't pay much attention to it as it was nothing special."

"That's weird! Did they sleep in the car? Or did they go home to sleep, then returned before the robbery?" someone asked.

"There shouldn't have been anyone in the car!" Peng Xin answered. "It was close to a toilet and the car isn't spacious. It would be difficult for five of them to sleep in there for a night. Plus, according to a witness statement, the car seemed to be empty!"

"If so, we have to count on the surveillance video. Get the investigators to look into it thoroughly to see if there were any suspicious people!" Miao Ying ordered.

"Bureau Chief Luan transferred a few colleagues from other departments to assist us with this case!" Peng Xin continued, "Team Leader Miao, from the site investigations, we have verified the identities of the sixty-six suspects that appeared around the old city during that time frame. Most of them are local residents.

"But there are sixteen with unknown backgrounds, and we couldn't locate them!" Peng Xin pointed at her cellphone and said, "These sixteen suspects' video profiles are in the shared folder! You can take a look at it. We asked the local residents, but no one knew these sixteen suspects. Now, we are looking for them via the Missing Persons Department. Maybe, the suspects will be among them."

"To pick five out of sixteen, that's not a small percentage." Zhao Yanghui clapped. His eyes were red from working continuously for the past couple of nights.

"Don't be so certain just yet!" Lan Bo shook his head. "The robbers are cunning. If they found a blind spot in the surveillance area, our efforts will all go down the drain!"

"Lan Bo, don't be so disheartened," Liu comforted him. "Nothing is impossible. I don't think these robbers are as gifted as those in Now You See Me. They will not be able to escape!"

"Look, everyone," Peng Xin turned on the screen next to her, displaying a map, "This is the old town's distribution map. The red lines indicate the route that the police dogs traced. You can clearly see that the robbers ran separately in different directions. The police dogs couldn't trace them any further after they entered the busy area! From where the smell disappeared, it was within the surveillance area. So there is a high chance that the robbers are among the sixteen people!"

"Mm!" Miao Ying nodded. She turned around and told Zhang Jingfeng, "Zhang, you are an expert in this, the task of looking for these suspects falls upon you.