Conan's first love is a profiler

Chapter 78 Countdown to the Critical Moment

On the street, a woman with shoulder-length hair walked in front, wearing a pink top and carrying a black plastic bag in her hand.

And at a distance behind her, there was a man secretly following her, always showing a strange expression.

He hesitated, and seemed to be struggling with something.

And Qinghai Chuantang, who was not far from the man, looked at all this and felt a little inexplicable: Could he be a stalker?

Just when she was guessing like this, a gray van suddenly stopped by the side of the road, forcibly dragged the woman into the car, and took her away.

"Don't run! Stop—"

The man immediately ran after him.

However, a car has four wheels and a man has only two legs, so he cannot catch up.

Unless, he can take the sprint.

Qinghai Chuantang walked over, picked up the plastic bag and opened it.

I saw a red thing in the transparent bag inside, which was still a little sticky.

After a closer look, I found out that it was fried rice cakes.

The man knew he couldn't catch up, so he had to run back again.

Then he said out of breath, "I, let's call the police!"

"It will take a certain amount of time to call the police. During this period of time, you never know what will happen in the next moment. The fried rice cakes left at the scene are the evidence to help find her."

When the man heard this, his face instantly became agitated.

He said in deep agreement: "You are right! The most important thing in a kidnapping search is time."

"The 12 hours after the disappearance of an adult woman is called the critical moment. If it exceeds, the chance of survival will be reduced by [-]%!"

Seeing the other party looking at him with some doubts, the man realized something.

Quickly explained: "My name is 'Ye Jiusheng' and I am a student of the police academy. These are given to us by the instructor in class."

Qinghai Chuantang nodded, and then said his name.

Then, he continued: "This is a planned crime, and it is likely to be a repeat offender."

"The fried rice cakes left behind indicate that her family lives nearby. Because the rice cakes will get mushy after soaking for a long time, so I usually choose to buy them nearby."

"And, the shallots inside are all shredded."

Therefore, as long as you find merchants that meet this condition, you can check them one by one.

"It's not too late, let's act quickly!"

As he said that, Ye Jiusheng didn't care about the principle of "a man and a woman don't know each other", and dragged her to the nearby snack street.

After several inquiries, I finally found the store that the other party bought.

And I learned from the boss that the other party is a frequent visitor here.

Although the boss didn't know the address of her home, the place where the other party worked was just down a corridor not far away.

And here is an ear picking shop.

The dim lights, coupled with the attractive posters on the corridor, always feel a little informal.

"What are you doing standing still?"

Qinghai Chuantang watched him standing at the entrance of the corridor, and asked with some puzzlement.

Ye Jiusheng turned to look at her, his face flushed.

"Then, that, I won't go in. Just, I'll leave it to you."

Qinghai Chuantang couldn't help laughing, but unexpectedly he was shy.

Soon, she came out of the store, holding a post-it note with the address of Jiang Mei's current residence written on it.

Chaohai Jiangmei is actually a high school student who came to work here after running away from home.

In addition to herself, she also lived in that room with some children who also ran away from home, not far from here.

After passing through an alley, the two came to a dilapidated, dirty three-story building.

And Jiang Mei lived in Room 303 on the third floor.

The one who opened the door was a yellow-haired man with messy hair.

He stared at them warily.

"Which one?"

"Is this the home of Miss Jiang Mei? She was kidnapped, so I want to know something about it."

As he spoke, Qinghai Chuantang turned slightly to the right and looked inside.

Asked: "By the way, are there other people inside?"

It's a pity that the opponent's body was tightly blocked, and he didn't see anything at all.

The yellow-haired man was a little nervous, then smiled and said, "Wait a minute, I'll open the door for you right away."

After speaking, the other party closed the door.

Perhaps it was also due to the fact that the house's sound insulation was not very good. She could clearly hear the sound of the other party locking the doorknob.

Ye Jiusheng immediately realized what was happening, and knocked on the door.

This time it was a girl with a ponytail who opened the door.

"He escaped through the window."

Ye Jiusheng secretly cursed "Damn it" in his heart, and then said to Qinghai Chuantang, "Miss Tang, chase after him from outside!"

And he himself chose to jump off the balcony.

There was a parked van just below.And at this height, you won't get hurt or something.

It's a pity that he seemed to have overestimated his ability a bit, and he didn't land on the roof of the car steadily. Instead, he jumped over his head and landed on a pile of garbage.

Luckily the trash pile was high enough that he didn't get hurt.

"What about that guy?"

When I ran to the fork in the road, I realized that the figure of the man had disappeared.

"I'm going this way!"

The two of them had a tacit understanding and pointed to the direction closest to them.

One goes east and one goes west.

When passing by an underground parking lot, Qinghai Chuantang heard a sound coming from inside.

And judging from the time spent just now, the other party should not be able to run far.

Qinghai Chuantang walked in and looked around to see if the other party was hiding in the vehicle.

Unexpectedly, when passing by a stone pile, the other party suddenly jumped out, holding a fruit knife in his hand.

Without saying a word, the other party stabbed at her with a fruit knife.

She was not a vegetarian at all, so she escaped the opponent's attack easily.

Then he picked up the nearby broom, and hit it like a sword in the hands of a swordsman.

At this time, it can best reflect the difference between krypton gold players and civilian players.

The yellow-haired man was quickly subdued by her, and she tied him to the stone pile with the tape found nearby.

At this time, Ye Jiusheng also just arrived.

With a look of disbelief: "You, you subdued him?"

Qinghai Chuantang pointed to the broom beside him, and then said with a smile, "I'm just lucky."

"Now that he has been caught, it's better to find clues about Miss Jiang Mei's whereabouts as soon as possible."

Ye Jiusheng nodded, groped around the other person, and found a mobile phone.

Qinghai Chuantang squatted down, keeping the line of sight parallel to the opponent.

Asked: "What is the relationship between you and Miss Jiang Mei?"

"I, I don't know! It really has nothing to do with me!"

Ye Jiusheng rummaged for a while, and finally found information related to Jiang Mei.

I saw that he had sent messages with a person named "Steel Gate".

It also provides how long the other party leaves work, where they will pass by, and even provides private information such as photos.

"Who is this man named 'Steel Gate'?"

"I don't know him very well. I'm just someone I know. He asked me to introduce him to a girl who ran away from home, and he gave me a favor after the incident."

"Where is that man now?"

"He, he's usually at the barbeque bar in Mantocho, and he has his business card in his wallet."

Qinghai Chuantang nodded, very satisfied with the way the other party cooperated with the inquiry.

So he removed the fruit knife from his neck, which made Baotiao heave a sigh of relief.

After Ye Jiusheng fumbled around Baotiao, he finally found the business card of the bar, which recorded the address in detail.

Before leaving, Qinghai Chuantang took away Baotiao's cell phone and put tape on his mouth.

It's just that after leaving the parking garage, the two didn't go to the bar immediately, but returned to the place where Jiang Mei lived, and bought some food by the way.

In addition to asking about Jiang Mei's situation, another purpose is to let the two of them leave here.

Otherwise, they may become the next "Jiang Mei".

There are two girls in the house.

One is the ponytail girl I saw before, and the other is a short-haired girl, who looks a little timid.

After the short-haired girl took the food, she ate it carefully without saying a word.

Just look up at them from time to time.

"Where did you meet Miss Jiang Mei?"

"On social software."

"When?"

"About a year ago, when we all just ran away from home. She said that she met through social software, a yellow-haired man named 'Bao Tiao', and said that she could let us live here."

Ye Jiusheng looked at her with some doubts: "So, you haven't been home for a year?"

The ponytail girl nodded.

"Anyway, my family has never looked for me. The mobile phone number has never been changed, but there has never been a call."

Ye Jiusheng expressed his apology in a low voice: "I'm sorry."

Qinghai Chuantang looked at her, and continued to ask: "Then do you know the reason why Miss Jiang Mei ran away from home?"

"She said she had been beaten by her stepfather and even passed out."

The short-haired girl who had been silent for a long time finally made a sound.

"Sister Jiang Mei, was she really kidnapped?"

Her tone was full of fear, even trembling slightly.

Qinghai Chuantang hesitated for a moment, and instead of answering her question, asked, "Have you ever thought about leaving?"

The ponytail girl nodded.

"Sister Jiang Mei said before that she would leave. Besides, she has already found a house and is waiting to move in."

"If that's the case, then get out of here."

After all, there is already a new residence, so there is no need for this place.

The purpose of the kidnappers is not for ransom.

These children have all run away from home, and their parents have never looked for them, so they will not choose to pay.

Trafficking people, or forcing them into red-light districts.

No one will look for them.

So even if these girls are kidnapped, the police will not know anything.

What a "perfect" kidnapping.

"Then, the next destination is the bar."

It is said to be a bar, but the location is the same as the previous ear picking shop, hidden under the corridor.

Only slightly better is that it has a door.

The door was ajar, so they walked in easily.

Pretending to be customers, the two ordered a barbecue and sat at the corner table.

Ye Jiusheng looked around quietly, lowered his voice, and said softly: "I have a good idea, give me the phone quickly."

Qinghai Chuantang guessed what he was going to do, so he took Baotiao's cell phone out of his pocket and handed it to him.

Sure enough, after the other party took the phone, he found a person named "Steel Gate" from the address book and dialed his number.

At the dining table on the other side, a man with chestnut hair rang from his mobile phone.

"In this way, we can know who he is."

After speaking softly, Ye Jiusheng hung up the phone.

And within a few seconds, Li Zitou called back the phone.

Baotiao's cell phone rang, making the atmosphere a little awkward for a while.

(End of this chapter)