Chapter 87

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Li Xiangdong didn't sleep well that night, as the appearance of the eagle beast made him fear a second wave of attackers. He hardly closed his eyes all night.

The next morning, as he came out of his room, he happened to see An Jianing, who had just woken up. It seemed she hadn't slept well either. They smiled at each other, and coincidentally, Shen Ge's door was open. When they went in, they were almost overwhelmed by the smell of cigarettes.

It turned out that Shen Chunyang, fearing a second wave of attackers, hadn't slept all night either and had been smoking half the night.

The three of them went to the hotel cafeteria for breakfast, and it just so happened that Old Xie and his team had arrived.

Since the black prison was in Hebei Province, and they weren't officially on a case, they hadn't informed the local police. Captain Wei was very worried about them getting into trouble.

Given the scale of their business, it was impossible that the local police didn't know anything. If the people on the other side got desperate and teamed up with the local police to take them down, even if they revealed their identities, they would still suffer a significant loss.

So Captain Wei had sent Old Xie with a few people over the night. They hadn't even had breakfast when they arrived, and they went straight to the place where Shen Chunyang had fixed the car the previous day, then headed north directly back to Huanghai City.

After arriving in Huanghai City, the group reported the investigation results to Captain Wei Zhengming.

Although this investigation had caused some trouble, the results were quite good. At the very least, they had confirmed one fact: the murdered Lu Hailong was actually running the black prison in Hebei Province.

Moreover, he might have been helping the Huang Hengfa brothers manage other illegal businesses, and his death was likely due to Chen Jie's revenge.

Chen Jie, like the Huang Hengfa brothers, was once a major gangster in Huanghai City, and they had always been at odds.

Later, they all went into business and became successful, especially in the real estate sector, where they made a lot of money. This led to many conflicts between the two companies over the years.

There were frequent fights and even several murders, but because both company bosses had strong backgrounds, the higher-ups suppressed the conflicts.

However, both companies were well-known to the Major Case Squad, and Captain Wei Zhengming and his team had wanted to take them down for a long time, but lacked support from above.

This time, the two companies seemed to have gone too far, and even the higher-ups couldn't protect them. A family massacre was no small matter.

Based on the investigation results, Li Xiangdong and Shen Chunyang speculated that the incident was likely due to the Huang Hengfa brothers' attempt to kidnap Chen Jie's wife and daughter a few weeks ago. Although the attempt failed, it enraged Chen Jie, leading to the massacre of the Lu Hailong family.

"This Huang Hengfa isn't someone who can be easily provoked. It's only been a few days, and the Bihai Manor incident has already happened. Old Shen, go home and rest, take care of your wounds, and don't let them get infected. I'll take Little Li to the scene. Xiao An, you have the afternoon off; come back in the afternoon."

They held a brief meeting, and Captain Wei assigned the tasks.

"Captain, why can't I take the afternoon off?"

Li Xiangdong joked, and Captain Wei laughed.

"You're famous now, you know. The results from the evidence collection at Lu Hailong's house came back. The bloodstains you scraped from the wall were DNA tested, and it turns out they weren't from the Lu Hailong family. Instead, they matched the bloodstains near the cut on the plastic glove you found. This means the bloodstains were from the killer, and the glove was also found at the crime scene, which is crucial evidence. Now, everyone in the forensics department wants to meet you, the prodigy, to find out how you managed to identify the killer's bloodstains so accurately among all the others."

Captain Wei laughed, and Li Xiangdong was taken aback. He couldn't tell them that he had smelled something off about the bloodstains.

"Ha, just luck, pure luck."

He could only laugh it off.

"So, while the scene at Bihai Manor is still fresh, I'll take you there to see if your luck holds and if you can find any more important clues."

Captain Wei's words made everyone in the meeting laugh. After a few days of working together, Li Xiangdong had been fully accepted by everyone. Despite his young age and short time in the police force, he was seen as someone with real talent.

This time, everyone wanted to see if he could bring any more surprises at the Bihai Manor scene.

Everyone dispersed, each going back to their work. The Major Case Squad had a heavy workload recently, with the family massacre in Luli Village and the recent murder at Bihai Manor. Many eyes were on them from above.

As Captain Wei led Li Xiangdong out of the office, they ran into Captain Wang Liming from the First Team on the stairs.

Seeing Captain Wei and Li Xiangdong, Wang Liming's face was very grim. He had heavy bags under his eyes, and he looked like he hadn't slept for days. He was covered in cigarette smoke, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"What? Wang, still no confession?"

Captain Wei couldn't resist a jab, given how Wang had been boasting in front of Deputy Chief Lei a few days ago and hadn't shown him any respect.

Wang Liming's face darkened even more.

"Hmph! It's just a matter of time. I'm not afraid of getting him to talk."

Captain Wei wanted to advise him, as the higher-ups were cracking down on torture, but he swallowed his words. If Wang wanted to, he would have to face the consequences.

"Alright, I'll wait for your good news."

He turned and led Li Xiangdong down the stairs, while Wang Liming watched them with an even darker expression.

Bihai Manor is located in the southern suburbs of Huanghai City, backed by Phoenix Mountain and facing Dàyù Lake. It is a famous high-end resort under the Shanhai Group, frequented by the city's elite. The waters here are as deep as those of the black prison in Hebei Province.