Chapter 689: Playing with Open Cards!

"This is Mr. Wen. After Professor Yuan returned to the country, many things were arranged by him."

Chen Xiao briefly introduced Wen, and Qin Fei had a sudden realization.

However, Qin Fei didn't have much to ask, as he and Chen Xiao had long agreed that even if they met people related to Professor Yuan's work, they wouldn't have the right questions to extract clues for now.

Both parties fell silent for a moment.

It was Wen who spoke first:

"If you two need help, why don't I join you?"

Chen Xiao was unsure of Wen's intentions.

Perhaps in Wen's mind, Chen Xiao must have figured something out, but Chen Xiao might still be wary of his identity.

Therefore, Wen wanted to join Chen Xiao and others, to better gather clues.

Chen Xiao was hesitant.

But like Wen, he also wanted to know how much the other party was holding.

Although Chen Xiao had never investigated espionage, he believed it was hard for people in this line to trust others easily.

Hence, Wen's purpose seemed especially intriguing at this moment.

"Sure, we originally had a helper, but he has other matters to attend to now, so why don't you drive us?"

Chen Xiao asked with a probing smile.

Wen didn't hesitate and agreed with a nod: "Alright."

Qin Fei paid no mind.

Though Chen Xiao was technically there to assist him, Qin Fei was well aware that Chen Xiao's personal abilities surpassed his own.

Having settled the matter with Wen, Chen Xiao asked seriously: "You mentioned finding the origin of the video, where?"

"Not the sixth floor, but the fourth! The third row, 11th brick of the fourth-floor wall has an identical crack."

"Let's check it out."

Chen Xiao immediately stepped out of the room, and although Wen looked puzzled, he quickly followed.

Upon reaching the fourth floor, after a glance at the corresponding room, Chen Xiao moved to the edge of the tile.

Sure enough, the tile had an exactly identical crack!

Seeing the crack, Chen Xiao thought for about three seconds, then spoke with certainty:

"Notify Cao Xiuyuan to come."

Qin Fei slightly disagreed: "Shouldn't we check first?"

"No, when everyone witnesses it, there's no question of who's first. By notifying everyone, we hold the most authority."

Just from this statement, Wen seemed to grasp the implication, and couldn't help but chuckle coldly:

"You guys are really something, but the credit for this case is indeed significant."

Qin Fei glanced at Wen without speaking.

Chen Xiao didn't respond to Wen's sneer.

Everyone's work was different, and the situations they faced varied naturally.

This situation had no further significance in continuing the discussion.

After notifying Cao Xiuyuan, Qin Fei promptly informed Captain Sun and Director Chang.

His relationship with Cao Xiuyuan was indeed good.

But Chen Xiao meant to notify all member of the task force.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Cao Xiuyuan arrived first.

Upon meeting, his eyes lit up with surprise.

However, the surprise vanished upon seeing Wen, replaced by deep confusion within his expression.

"And this is?"

Wen exchanged a glance with Chen Xiao, who replied, "A friend with special skills, just like the brother of mine staying at the police station."

Cao Xiuyuan was skeptical: "You really know quite a few unusual people."

After mumbling this, Cao Xiuyuan returned to the main topic: "You said there was a major discovery, what is it?"

"Let's wait till everyone's here to discuss it." Chen Xiao responded.

Cao Xiuyuan gave Chen Xiao a meaningful look, then understanding his intent, he laughed:

"You guys are playing open cards."

With that, Captain Sun and Director Chang arrived simultaneously.

Having met at the stationed police station before, they skipped the formalities upon meeting again.

Captain Sun asked first: "What did Old Tan discover that requires all of us to come over?"

Qin Fei pointed to the tile, saying, "The issue lies with this brick."

Everyone cast their eyes on it, and Cao Xiuyuan asked curiously: "What's wrong with the brick?"

After examining it, Captain Sun said, "There's a crack on this brick, is the issue with the crack?"

Director Chang bent down, chuckling: "Could it be there's an important fingerprint here that you believe to exist?"

"We optimized the monitoring video retrieved and found a crack on this tile in the video."

Qin Fei explained the reason.

The group paused instinctively after hearing this.

Their expressions seemed to say: "Is that it?"

That's all?

Simply because of a crack, all task force members investigating in various places were summoned here?

These questions just surfaced, but neither Cao Xiuyuan nor Sun Zhou had the chance to speak before their expressions changed drastically:

"This is the fourth floor!"

Both spoke in unison.

Qin Fei nodded: "Yes, this is the fourth floor, not the sixth!"

"How can this be! We retrieved the sixth-floor footage, and Captain Cao and I went to retrieve it together!"

Sun Zhou spoke, and Qin Fei looked at Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao replied: "It's not hard to understand; just swap them. The purpose was to show you the view belonging to the fourth floor. As for the actual footage of the fourth floor, I think it might have been damaged long ago."

Sun Zhou and Cao Xiuyuan didn't respond, both turned their gazes to other rooms simultaneously.

A few seconds later, almost in sync, they looked at Director Chang.

"Old Chang, get your people to work; I'll lend a hand!" Cao Xiuyuan said.

Director Chang also understood, nodded, and put on gloves, instructing his team to focus on checking every room on the fourth floor.

After all, no one could be sure which room on the fourth floor Yuan Keyu or the suspect stayed in.

After Director Chang went in, Sun Zhou made a call to bring Sang Yupeng over.

With a problem arising in the monitoring, Sang Yupeng had to be the first to face questioning.

An uninvolved Wen saw their actions, walked beside Chen Xiao, and asked in a low voice: "Aren't you going to join Captain Cao for trace examination? Maybe there'll be a significant breakthrough in trace inspection."

"Acting requires foreseeing three steps ahead, and then fully utilizing one's advantages."

Wen frowned, puzzled: "What do you mean?"

"Didn't I mention? I have a brother stationed at the police station, so I plan to gather some materials to give him more work."

"Right, what is your brother skilled in?"

"Face-reading, fortune-telling, divination, Feng Shui… he's somewhat knowledgeable in those areas."

Wen was dumbfounded: "You still deal with this feudal superstition?"

"For those who don't understand, it's feudal superstition; for those who do, it's profound and mysterious metaphysics."

With that, Chen Xiao smiled at Wen: "You've probably already gathered detailed information on the deceased's family and those related to the deceased right? Write down their birth dates for me, or give me their info directly, and I'll have my brother analyze them thoroughly."

Wen found Chen Xiao's words ridiculous.

Yet, he didn't refuse, pulling a notebook from his pocket and swiftly started jotting down notes!