Chapter 90: The Lost Contact Case (1)

  Zhou Bin opened the case file. There wasn't much content. He carefully read through it once. Two people were missing, and they were both sixth-grade female students from Erxian Experimental Primary School. No wonder such a big fuss was made today.

  The deputy director Su nodded on the main seat, indicating that it could begin. The captain of the criminal investigation brigade, Lao Bao, held a pen and said:

  "Now let's get started. I'll give a brief introduction to this case first. Comrades, also take some time to review the case."

  Dahuan City Xinghua Ridge District Second Experimental Primary School. Two sixth-grade female students in school. One is named Zhou Li, 12 years old; the other is named Chen Yumeng, 13 years old.

  March 4th, the first Friday after the winter break. Two female students from Erxianling District Second Experimental Primary School did not return home on time after school. At 17:45, Chen Yu Meng's parents arrived home but didn't see their child. They found out that school had already let out at 18:15 and searched for the children in places they usually went to, relatives' homes, and classmates' homes with whom they were close, but couldn't find them. In a state of anxiety, they reported the case to the Dongjie Police Station in Erxianling District. The duty officer took notes but since it hadn't been 24 hours yet, they couldn't file a case, so they advised the parents to go back home and mobilize relatives and friends to search for the children again.

  The next day, March 5th, Saturday. After almost a whole night of searching, the parents finally returned home. Zhou Li's parents had also arrived. It turned out that their child hadn't come back on time either. They had been searching all night too. Now both sets of parents were thoroughly anxious. They went to the East Street police station again to report the case. However, the police were familiar with this procedure and couldn't file a case until 24 hours had passed. Nevertheless, the East Street police station took this situation very seriously and immediately arranged for Officer Yuan Lu, female, 26 years old, badge number 326q931, to lead both sets of parents in continuing their search.

  Under the leadership of our comrades, we searched the entire North Ring Road area but found nothing. At 19:51 that evening, the East Street Police Station officially filed a case and promptly dispatched police to conduct door-to-door visits. All police officers, auxiliary police, and joint defense team members searched for four hours but did not find any valuable clues. Chen Yuemei's father, who was on the verge of collapse, called his relatives working in the Xinghua Ridge District Government.

  Up to now. For more and faster chapters, please go to . The two girls have been missing for over 93 hours. This case has already shocked the Xinghua Ridge District Government and the Municipal Government. The brigade's discussion opinion is to immediately establish a special case group. We all cooperate with each other. It must be completed in the shortest time to tear open the mouth and complete the rescue.

  "Comrades, if this case continues to escalate and gets upgraded, it'll be handled by the municipal or provincial authorities. Let's get straight to the point. If we can't crack the case within the time limit, you can all forget about submitting reports for your team's funding this year. You'll have to tighten your belts and eat plain food; but if we do crack the case, I'll personally deliver the funds to you without needing any reports. That's all I have to say. Director Su, what are your instructions?"

  Deputy Director Su put down his teacup and cleared his throat before speaking:

  "Comrades, due to the East Street Police Station's failure to report the case in a timely manner, and only relying on local police force for investigation, we have missed the best golden rescue time; now this case has been over 90 hours. The consequences are that the municipal bureau, district government, education department, schools, and all sectors of society have been alarmed. In recent years, there have been numerous cases of kidnapping and harming female students, which have had a very bad social impact."

  The Second Experimental Primary School is located in a bustling downtown area. The security situation is good. But even on such a street, there was a case of a female student going missing.

  Children are the hope of our nation. More and faster chapters please visit. It is also the hope of every family. But if children disappear inexplicably on their way home from school, what hope can we talk about? This case has already had a serious impact on the lives of citizens in our city. Every day, parents are taking leave, playing truant or absent from work to pick up and drop off their children at primary and secondary schools, causing massive traffic congestion and extremely bad social influence.

  The municipal party committee studied and decided: immediately set up a 4.4 special case team. Lao Bao, you will be the team leader. Xinghua Ridge Branch Bureau and... Zhou Bin. Has Zhou Bin arrived?" Deputy Director Su became more and more agitated as he spoke. Finally, he suddenly pointed at Zhou Bin's shoulder.

  "Here." Zhou Bin stood up and replied loudly. On the stage, Deputy Director Su nodded when he saw him come in and continued to speak into the microphone: "The 4.4 special case team is led by Xinghua Ridge Branch. Your original area of responsibility is also there. More chapters are available on the website. You are more familiar with the area. Do a good job assisting; you two teams will be the main force. The two of you will serve as deputy team leaders. All other teams will work together to find a breakthrough in the shortest time possible and rescue the two female students as soon as possible. After returning, immediately organize personnel to discuss the case. I think we can skip dinner today. Dismissed."

  Deputy Director Su suddenly announced the dispersal of the meeting, which made Team Leader Lao Bao almost unable to come on stage. Following the usual practice, he called everyone together to have a meal and discuss the case collectively. After all, they had to find a direction for the investigation first. However, Deputy Director Su was now in charge of criminal investigations as the deputy director. He had set the tone, so there was no choice but to follow suit.

  Zhou Bin returned to the team and found that Tian Miao Miao and Gong Qian hadn't left yet. He asked them why they hadn't left, and Tian Miao Miao pointed to the file bag in his hand, saying "You old man rushed off like your butt was on fire." It goes without saying that there's trouble again. We saw it and voluntarily stayed behind. Leaving would be pointless anyway. With just one phone call, you'd have to come back obediently.

  Zhou Bin, who had been looking gloomy, seemed to be in a slightly better mood. He raised his hand to rub Tian Miao's head and said, "That's perfect, you call Gong Qian and get everyone back here within half an hour." Tian Miao was furious and slapped his hand away, saying, "Don't drag me into this, they'll definitely blame me for this too when they get back."

  Zhou Bin said with a straight face, "Carry out the order." Then he irresponsibly went back to his office to drink coffee.

  Half an hour later, a large group of detectives sat in the conference room. More and faster chapters please go to. Gong Qian guest-starred as the office director distributing the case files she and Tian Miao had just printed. Gao Xiang and others who were on duty outside looked at the case one by one and also furrowed their brows.

  Zhou Bin walked into the house with a cup in his hand, slapped the case file on the table and looked around, saying: "Given the special nature of this case, Experimental Primary School is located in the city center. This area is also very prosperous. The disappearance of a female student at such a location, you should know how much pressure is on us without me saying it;

  The brigade has established a 4.4 special case group. The Xinghua Ridge Branch Bureau's Criminal Police Detachment and our First Squadron are the main forces. That area is originally under our jurisdiction. Many comrades are quite familiar with the situation. Everyone can share their opinions."

  Suddenly, everyone burst into laughter like a dam breaking. I started talking and couldn't stop. An old detective said:

  "Team Zhou, isn't this making things difficult for people? The deadline to crack the case is approaching. We've already missed the golden rescue time. It's been over 90 hours now. I'm going to say something that nobody wants to hear: the chances of these two female students being alive are very small."

  Zhou Bin waved his hand impatiently: "Shut your crow mouth. We can talk about this behind closed doors, but don't you dare say it out loud; don't drag these useless things in. Talk about the direction of criminal investigation."

  Team leader Wang Xiangyu carefully read through the dossier and said:

  "After the case was filed, didn't you do some visits and searches? How come there are so few leads. Just a few records and some photos. There aren't any other valuable leads. This makes it hard for us to take over. Also, all the external teams have cases they're working on now. Our team doesn't even have anyone left."

  Zhou Bin listened to what he said and scratched his head: "No one is left. How many people are still on duty outside and haven't taken a case yet?" Wang Xiangyu replied that only Luo Lin's team had just finished a case, and there was no one else idle.

  Zhou Bin fell into deep thought. Luo Lin was a group he knew well. Luo Lin was his apprentice, having followed him since graduating from police academy to the first squadron; now there was also Gao Xiang. With Luo Lin leading this younger brother, Zhou Bin felt at ease.

  They finally caught the drug dealer who had been selling yaotou pills in a nightclub after staking out for a long time. They followed the clues for a long time before catching this lead. Just now, they arrested all the drug dealers from the suburbs of Xijiao. One team member broke his leg while jumping over the wall during the arrest and is still hospitalized. In total, there were only about 4 people.

  Relying on 4 people to investigate is a joke. There's no way, I can only go to the internal affairs department now. But who in the internal affairs department can be used? Thinking of this, the door was pushed open and interrupted my thoughts. Unhappily, it turned out that Tian Miao Miao had brought a box lunch from the cafeteria to distribute to everyone. The first one naturally went to him, the big team leader. Zhou's brain flashed with inspiration, haha, laughed and gave a loud slap, almost slapping Tian Miao Miao to the ground. Not caring about Tian Miao Miao's furious eyes, he rushed towards Wang Xiang Yu, haha, laughing loudly: We have someone! We finally have someone!

  Everyone sees the captain's good mood and gathers around. Where did you come from? Zhou Bin smiled and pointed at Tian Miao Miao. You forgot our meritorious general! I announce the establishment of Team 4.4 Special Case Group; Leader: Tian Miao Miao, Deputy Leader: Luo Lin; other team members will be selected by the two leaders themselves. It cannot affect the investigation work of other cases. The remaining people, whether internal or external staff, are at your disposal to choose from. Even if you choose me, it's fine. That's all. Let's eat!

  The meeting room suddenly erupted in a loud noise. Tian Miao's protests could be heard from far away, her voice rising to an octave of 8 degrees. When Zhang Wei pushed open the door and came in, she saw Tian Miao almost jumping onto Zhou Bin's back. She was making a fuss, saying she wouldn't do it. Zhou Bin ignored her. She looked like a koala bear hanging on Zhou Bin's body, being cute. The scene of 1.62-meter-tall Tian Miao hanging on 1.9-meter-tall Zhou Bin's body was quite amusing. The police officers in the meeting room were all smiling and laughing.

  Zhang Wei smiled and walked forward, pulling Tian Miao Miao down. Seeing her, Tian Miao Miao seemed to have seen a lifesaver: "Sister Wei, you don't care about the captain either? Just me, the head of the special case group... Do I look like this?"

  Zhang Wei hadn't had time to speak. Gao Xiang chimed in from the side, "Miao Miao, what you said makes me feel like Zhang Jie and Zhou Du are a couple haha..."