Transmigrated to 1994 (7)

Two days later, Lian Chi and the others learned that the reporter the Xiang family had found was from Mao Province.

The photos he took were naturally published along with the news report in the Mao Province newspaper.

Thus, the people of Mao Province all knew that the Chang City Police Bureau had someone named Lian... and that a building in the Chang City plastic factory complex had been drinking foul water for five days.

Lian Chi: "..."

Shen Jian She: "..."

If they weren't directly involved, when reading this news, everyone would surely pay attention to that detail.

So this outcome was not surprising.

Fortunately, the auntie at the canteen was still very kind. For the next few days, Lian Chi almost always got a full bowl of mung bean sweet soup for breakfast.

After eating, Lian Chi went to the restroom. When he returned to the office, Yang Yi Ran had already prepared everything.

Because the economy had developed too rapidly in recent years, social ills had also increased. In addition, the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and thousands of people were flocking to the city. To deter hooligans and prevent criminal acts, the entire Chang City Police Bureau, except for those handling cases, had to go on patrol every day.

In Lian Chi's group were two other young police officers from the same office.

Seeing him wearing a bulletproof vest, an ammunition belt, and a submachine gun, Shen Jian She said, "Alright, let's go."

The area they were responsible for was Zhong Yuan Street, a street that had emerged in recent years. The first half sold clothes, and the second half sold building materials, with architecture in the style of modern small counties.

This street was about five miles long, and normally Lian Chi would patrol it once every hour.

However, today was a bit sunny.

Before long, the water they brought was all consumed.

Fortunately, there was a convenience store nearby.

Shen Jian She said, "Let's go, I'll treat everyone to ice cream."

Yang Yi Ran's eyes lit up. "Uncle Shen is so generous."

The eight-fen salted popsicles weren't particularly delicious, but for people as hot as Lian Chi, whose hair felt like it was smoking, they were like timely rain.

Unfortunately, they had to finish quickly.

After all, they still had to patrol.

So after a few licks, they bit off the rest of the popsicle and swallowed it whole.

Yang Yi Ran said, "I'll go throw away the trash."

Everyone handed him their remaining popsicle sticks.

Yang Yi Ran took the sticks and walked towards a nearby trash can.

But unexpectedly, as he approached the trash can, a Santana car sped directly towards him.

Yang Yi Ran quickly dodged to the side, almost being hit by the car.

Lian Chi and the others rushed over, pulling him back to check. "Are you alright?"

Yang Yi Ran was still shaken. "I'm, I'm fine."

Only his left knee seemed to have a slight scrape.

Shen Jian She turned his head to look ahead. The Santana, after almost hitting someone, not only didn't stop to apologize but sped off dozens of meters away.

Shen Jian She was furious. "Did anyone remember the license plate number just now?"

He had to invite this guy to the traffic police team for a chat.

"Never mind."

Yang Yi Ran pulled up his pants to look. There were only a few minor scrapes on his knee, not very serious.

"Perhaps they were in a hurry."

But he didn't expect that the Santana, which had almost disappeared from their sight, suddenly turned back.

More importantly, its speed was even faster than before.

Seeing this, Lian Chi immediately raised the submachine gun at his waist.

Fortunately, as the car was about to rush towards them, the driver slammed on the brakes, and the car stopped right in front of them.

Before they could speak, the driver tumbled out of the car.

He literally tumbled out.

If Shen Jian She hadn't caught him, he might have fallen into the ditch beside the road.

He stammered, "Comrades police, my son has been kidnapped. Please help me."

Hearing this, Shen Jian She's expression changed.

Lian Chi immediately rushed into the driver's seat of the Santana. "Get in."

Ten seconds later, Du Zhi Qiang, sitting in the passenger seat, stammered, "My son is six years old this year. Last month, a new kindergarten opened on An Ning Street. I heard from friends that foreigners often send their children to kindergarten two years before primary school to develop independence and intelligence. That new kindergarten offered trial classes, so I sent my son there."

"I own a building materials store. Initially, I stayed to study with my son. But while I was there, I received a message from an employee saying a big client had arrived, so I had to go back immediately. I thought my son still had an hour until school ended, and I could meet the client and come back to pick him up, so I went back to the store first."

"But when I finished my business and returned, the teacher said my son had been picked up by my cousin."

"But I don't have any cousins."

Shen Jian She took out his walkie-talkie and reported the incident to the other patrol teams.

Very quickly, they arrived at the kindergarten.

Lian Chi asked, "Please recount the details of the incident at that time."

Having such an incident occur, the principal and teachers of the school were almost in tears. "At that time, we were teaching when a middle-aged man in a suit knocked on the door and entered. He said he was Mr. Du's cousin, and that Mr. Du had been in a car accident and was in critical condition, and he had to take young Du to see Mr. Du one last time."

"We saw that he spoke politely and drove a Santana. More importantly, young Du also said he was his uncle, so we didn't suspect anything and let him take the child."

Lian Chi asked, "What color suit was that middle-aged man wearing?"

The kindergarten teacher replied, "Grey, I think."

Lian Chi asked, "Did you see the Santana's license plate number?"

The principal said, "It was C85... I only remember those three characters."

Shen Jian She picked up his walkie-talkie again. "All units attention, the suspect is wearing a grey suit, driving a Santana, license plate may contain the three characters C85."

Then he picked up an exercise book and a pencil from the table and asked, "Was that middle-aged man's face square or oval?"

The kindergarten teacher replied, "Square, I think."

Shen Jian She asked, "Did he have any easily recognizable features?"

As he spoke, he quickly sketched a portrait on the paper.

The kindergarten teacher said, "Easily recognizable features? Would a mole on the bridge of his nose count?"

...

Five minutes later, Shen Jian She showed the sketch to the kindergarten teacher. "Is this the person?"

The kindergarten teacher quickly nodded. "That's him, that's him, but his hair seems a bit longer."

Shen Jian She added a few more strokes to the sketch.

Then he showed the drawing to Du Zhi Qiang. "Do you know this person?"

Du Zhi Qiang was bewildered. "I don't know him."

At this moment, personnel from Criminal Investigation Team No. 1 also arrived.

According to regulations, Lian Chi and the others would hand over this case to Team No. 1 and continue their patrol.

But Captain Peng saw Lian Chi and Shen Jian She and told them to stay and assist.

Although Team No. 1 had received Shen Jian She's report and immediately blocked all roads, strictly inspecting vehicles, an hour passed, and the middle-aged man and the Santana were still not found.

In the meeting room, Captain Peng said, "That license plate must be fake."

He turned to ask the information team, "How's the situation with Du Zhi Qiang?"

The information team replied, "We've reviewed all his connections but found no suspicious individuals."

Captain Peng frowned, looking at the others. "Does anyone have any suggestions?"

The leader of the comprehensive team spoke first. "The kindergarten teacher said that young Du admitted the man was his uncle, which proves the suspect secretly approached young Du and made him believe he was his uncle. In other words, the suspect had targeted the Du family in advance and may have been operating around the Du family's area. We can take the sketch to the Du family's area to investigate."

The leader of the technical team said, "Theoretically, in kidnapping cases, suspects usually act out of revenge or for money. But so far, the suspect hasn't contacted Du Zhi Qiang. I believe this is his first offense."

Others also said, "Our roadblocks have caused quite a stir; the suspect might already know Du Zhi Qiang reported to the police."

"We set up so many roadblocks and still haven't caught the suspect. I suspect he's still in the city, perhaps even hiding around the kindergarten area."

The kidnapping case gradually took complete shape.

Finally, Captain Peng looked at Lian Chi and Shen Jian She. "Comrade Lian, Comrade Shen, do you two have any additional opinions?"

Lian Chi thought for a moment, then said, "If the other party kidnapped for ransom, that Santana car cannot belong to the suspect. Because a Santana, even an old one, is worth tens of thousands of yuan. If the suspect was in financial difficulty, he could sell the car instead of risking committing a crime. Therefore, that Santana might be a rented car that the suspect used to gain the trust of the teachers."

Hearing this, Captain Peng nodded.

"Then Team No. 1 will send people to car rental companies to investigate if anyone has rented a Santana recently."

"Team No. 2 will go to the Du family's area to investigate, to see if they can find any traces of the suspect."

"The comprehensive team will immediately go to the radio station to broadcast an announcement that as long as the suspect does not harm the child, everything can be negotiated."

"At the same time, issue an arrest warrant. If anyone provides information related to the suspect, the Chang City Police Bureau will offer a generous reward."