Chapter 200: A Mysterious Passenger

Chapter 200: A Female Passenger

Two police officers left. Ten minutes later.

“Song Wanyu, female, 31, from M City, internet writer…”

“Six years ago while traveling, she got caught up in a theft case and was briefly suspected, though she was later cleared.”

“Since that outing six years ago, there have been no records of her leaving the city. Her identification and spending history are all normal—no shady records or any criminal record…”

Wang Dong put down the tablet, puzzled, and glanced at Xiao Yu, who was lost in thought. “You suspect her?”

“Why shouldn’t I?”

Xiao Yu looked up, reclaimed the tablet, and carefully re-read the suspect’s details. “There’s nothing coincidental about this. Ever since I became a cop, I stopped buying into coincidences. In our last case with the Assassin Group, when even accidents could be manipulated—do you still believe in chance?”

Wang Dong: ……

Only the truly naive still believe in coincidences.

Recalling the Assassin Group case sent shivers down his spine.

Manipulating chance with your mind—doesn’t that send chills down your spine?

And yet, a ‘monster’ like that was taken down by Xiao Yu. Doesn’t that imply…

“Don’t give me that look, as if I’m some kind of monster.”

Xiao Yu shot Wang Dong an exasperated look. “I’ll be pissed if you do!”

“Friends are friends, but if you try to take credit for my work, I’m not going to be happy.”

“Heh heh heh!”

Wang Dong chuckled quietly, letting his guard down.

Never mind whether he’s a weird one or not.

He’s on our side now, and that’s comforting.

With him backing us up, no matter what case comes our way, we can just sit back.

“I warn you—stop using me as a tool.”

Xiao Yu, sharp as ever, shot back, “If National Security keeps sending cases my way, I just want to be a regular cop.”

“Hah.”

Wang Dong scoffed, “Do you even believe your own words? Didn’t you crack this case yourself?”

“Ah, geez…” Xiao Yu was at a loss for words.

Yet in his heart he shouted: ‘I’m being framed here!’

“Cut it out.”

Wang Dong suppressed his smile. “So why investigate her?”

Our rookie digging into this female passenger must have an angle.

Smart people don’t work their brains for nothing, right?

“Her travel records.”

Xiao Yu’s face turned grim.

Their earlier teasing was just to ease the tension—seasoned detectives know

that a relaxed mind leads to clearer deductions.

“Travel records?”

Wang Dong furrowed his brow, “You’re comparing the female passenger’s records with those of the Ji Family’s three members?”

Exactly. There’s no way so many coincidences could stack up.

If the female passenger were to steal the Platinum Sphere,

she’d need to have investigated the Ji Family’s travel records.

To confirm that the Ji Family took that train together and later entered their sleeper cabin.

If she really was the thief, her travel log would definitely show discrepancies.

Can you really choose your seat when buying sleeper tickets?

No way!

Whether you buy at the station or online,

when tickets are plentiful, a group booking means you sit together, but you can’t pick your own seats.

Only high-speed trains offer that option; regular ones don’t.

Suddenly.

“Found it!”

Xiao Yu, flipping through the tablet, had a cold expression.

He wasn’t looking at the female passenger’s ticket records.

Because there was no record of her buying a ticket that day.

What the heck?

She didn’t purchase a ticket—so how did she get her sleeper ticket?

Since 2012, train tickets have been real-name only.

That’s true, but there’s one loophole:

using someone else’s ticket!

You can actually do that?

Indeed you can.

When collecting tickets, you just go to the machine with an ID.

Yet at boarding, no ID is checked.

On the train, it’s all about the ticket, not the person.

So…

“How did she get her ticket then?”

Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes, clearly baffled.

He rechecked the Ji Family’s three-ticket purchase records.

Online purchase?

“Wait… Four tickets booked together?”

Xiao Yu paused, thinking he had misread the numbers.

Exactly—the Ji Family’s three IDs plus that of a woman.

But that woman wasn’t the female passenger—it was a relative of the Ji Family.

They collected all four tickets at once…

Yet when traveling, the Ji Family’s relative never showed up.

Instead, the ticket ended up in the hands of a stranger?

Xiao Yu’s mind spun—what kind of operation was this?

0… Fresh Flowers Request 0……

Remember, the case records indicate

that the Ji Family reported on the train, claiming not to know the female passenger?

Yet the ticket mysteriously ended up with her.

Does that really add up?

“Unless…” Xiao Yu’s expression grew strangely eerie.

“Could it be that someone from the Ji Family is the mole?”

Wang Dong was dumbfounded, “Help a thief buy a ticket to steal from his own family, and then… murder his entire family?”

“This operation defies description.”

Xiao Yu’s face looked as if he’d seen a ghost, “It makes absolutely no sense!”

Or maybe I misunderstood—are we dealing with international-level trickery?

“Let’s not worry about that now.”

Wang Dong sneered, “Song Wanyu… there’s a major issue here. First, we need to bring her in for questioning.”

……………………………

Xiao Yu nodded.

Indeed, the matter was too serious.

……

Seven hours later.

In M City, within an apartment building in a residential community—a small one-bedroom apartment.

The suspect, Song Wanyu, is a homebody.

It’s true; being a writer means she tends to stay in.

Xiao Yu raised his hand and knocked a few times.

Before long, the door opened revealing a disheveled woman in pajamas. “Who are you looking for?”

It was the suspect, Song Wanyu.

Attractive with a good figure, she exuded a somewhat cold aura.

She looked as if she hadn’t fully woken up.

“Officer, there’s a case we need your help with.”

Xiao Yu showed his badge, his eyes fixed intently on hers.

She remained calm, her expression merely confused—no signs of panic.

Her demeanor was completely normal, revealing no hint of suspicion.

That only deepened Xiao Yu’s confusion.

“Officer?”

Song Wanyu was momentarily stunned. “What case?”

“May I ask, six years ago… on XX day, you left the city for a trip, didn’t you?”

Seeing that she wasn’t inviting him in, Xiao Yu pressed on.

“Six years ago?”

Song Wanyu tilted her head in puzzlement, then shook it. “Officer, I think you’ve got the wrong person. Apart from my college days, I’ve never left this city.”

Xiao Yu’s heart skipped a beat.

As he stared into Song Wanyu’s eyes, something felt deeply off… Five.