Chapter 91: No Reason at All

Chapter 91: No Reason at All

Murder is a serious matter—especially when it involves a policeman and a stolen service weapon.

And when all three of these factors collide…

Xiao Yu: “Maybe I should just go home and sleep. This case is downright scary!”

“Come on, let me take you in for a look.”

Zhao Changshan shot a glance at Xiao Yu, his eyes lighting up as he said, “You should help search for clues, too.”

“…”

Xiao Yu’s eyes narrowed as he looked at Zhao Changshan.

Is it that, Boss, you’re selling me out so bluntly? Am I just a tool to you?

Everyone’s already fled—what clues could possibly remain at the detention center?

They must be trying to figure out how the escapees managed to break out.

After Xiao Yu toured the detention center and came out,

he was completely thrown off balance.

Because he’d seen something ghostly!

What does that mean?

Both escapees were lowly ‘errands’ within the center.

These so-called “zero-status” laborers are inmates with minor sentences who are soon to be released.

There are inmates in the detention center too?

Yes—those with short sentences.

If their sentence is less than a year, they aren’t sent to prison but remain in the detention center to serve time.

The center houses plenty of such prisoners.

Typically, those assigned to menial tasks have sentences of under six months.

After a few months, they are released.

So please explain—how do you get two inmates on the verge of release,

to drink counterfeit liquor, commit murder, steal police uniforms, grab a service pistol, and then escape?

Did they encounter a living ghost?

So, could the guards really have been wary of them?

Of course not. They’re about to be released—why would they cause trouble in the detention center?

After all, causing trouble only means a longer sentence!

Normally, the guards are quite at ease with these laborers, monitoring them rather loosely.

This leniency even grants the laborers more freedom within the center; sometimes parts of the prison gates

aren’t even locked, allowing free passage in and out of the cells.

Everyone knows that as long as their wits are about them,

such inmates would never stir up trouble or attempt escape.

But then…

“This is just too absurd, isn’t it?”

Snapped back to attention, Xiao Yu looked at Zhao Changshan.

“You asking me?”

Zhao Changshan rolled his eyes, “Only a ghost would know!”

As the two stepped out of the detention center, they coincidentally ran into the head of the City Bureau…

Xiao Yu had only met him twice before, but the impression was strong.

He wasn’t the typical seasoned bureaucrat type.

How should I put it?

This guy earned his current status purely on merit.

According to Zhao Changshan, the head was once Bincheng’s celebrated star policeman.

Apart from Xiao Yu, he was the only one in Bincheng’s police system to have ever been awarded a first-class merit!

Impressive, right?

Xiao Yu knew well that being outstanding at solving cases doesn’t necessarily mean you have leadership skills.

For a veteran detective to master both investigative prowess and leadership, landing such a high position is remarkable.

Just imagine what kind of person he must be!

“Xiao Yu?”

When the head saw Xiao Yu, his normally cold expression softened into a warm smile, “You’re done? And your wounds have healed?”

Huh?

Xiao Yu’s heart skipped a beat.

Did he hear about the case I ran with National Security a while back?

That figures—with a big boss like him, the news network is second to none.

“Salute!” Xiao Yu raised his hand in salute.

When someone treats you cordially, you must at least return the courtesy.

“This isn’t a formal setting; put that on hold.”

Yun Xiangguo smiled, patting Xiao Yu on the shoulder, eyes gleaming as he teased, “Once the higher-ups finish their major job, don’t you think it’s time to put your own work to good use?”

Sure enough, the big boss was in the know… Xiao Yu looked at him with a confused, bambi-like expression, “What major job?”

“Ha ha!”

Yun Xiangguo burst into laughter, his gaze at Xiao Yu more calculating than before, “Stick with me for the next few days. That okay?”

He wasn’t really addressing Xiao Yu but was looking at Zhao Changshan.

“No problem.”

Facing orders from the big boss, Zhao Changshan nodded quickly.

It perfectly echoed my thoughts… You guys are such bootlickers!

“No, aren’t you going to ask for my opinion?”

Xiao Yu stood by, utterly dumbfounded.

Can’t handle it?

Ever since he joined the Criminal Investigation Team,

he hadn’t even spent half his time properly in the team.

One week playing with the Special Investigation Team during a family massacre case,

another hanging around with National Security on a corpse smuggling case.

Not long ago he even went to Capital City, then spent a month recovering after getting injured.

And now he’s expected to run errands for the head?

Xiao Yu felt deeply offended!

His heart rejected it, yet his legs dragged him along with Yun Xiangguo…

There isn’t any Special Investigation Team here.

The City Bureau meeting room had been converted into a command center…

Leaders from various investigative units gathered to discuss the capture of the two escapees.

“Tianyan Surveillance Camera hasn’t picked up any trace of the culprits. They likely fled through the mountain trail.”

“Even the two urgently deployed police dogs couldn’t track them—we suspect the culprits are skilled at counter-surveillance.”

“The Armed Police have already begun searching the mountains. The manpower in these wild areas is limited, making it extremely challenging.”

“Ground units even deployed twenty drones… still, no luck!”

“…”

The head of the Criminal Investigation Sub-Team stood in the meeting room, reporting on the case progress.

Yet Xiao Yu, sitting in the room, barely registered a single word, his attention fixed on two case files.

The first file:

Lu Jia, Male, 31, local resident. Address…

He dropped out at 18 to work and, at 19, received a three-year sentence (suspended for three years) after a robbery.

At 22, he was jailed again for theft…

Repeating the cycle until 27, he became a repeat offender, frequently cycling in and out of detention for theft and similar crimes.

At 28, Lu Jia, along with accomplices, broke into a house but was kept in detention due to insufficient evidence.

It wasn’t until he turned 30 and solid evidence emerged that he was sentenced to three years.

He currently has two months and five days left to serve…

In other words, he had been detained from arrest to sentencing to serving his time and was about to be released after three years.

Yet… he committed murder and broke out!

The second file:

Ma Hexuan, Male, 33, from H5.5 City…

A university graduate with a knack for computer science.

At 22, he was capable of developing software independently.

By 23, he had even formed his own software development team.

At 25, he sold an app for three million.

At the peak of his success, his personal fortune once exceeded twenty million.

At 28, he invested everything into developing a software over five years.

The result… his girlfriend’s best friend reported him for rape, with video evidence. He was arrested…

But was later released due to insufficient evidence.

After his release, Ma Hexuan went on to stab his girlfriend’s best friend and was arrested again.

Subsequently, he was sentenced to three months of detention, served in the detention center…

After reading these two criminal profiles, Xiao Yu couldn’t understand.

There was absolutely no reason for a murder and breakout!