Chapter 261: Airflow Clues

Chapter 261: Air Conditioner Exhaust Duct

The Special Investigation Team discusses the case.

Gao Shengli leads the other members in tracking down clues left by him.

Xiao Yu and teammate Wu Jia head to the Stolen Goods Depot to examine the scene.

Inside a police car.

“Hey, buddy, how did you become so amazing?”

While driving, Wu Jia exclaims to Xiao Yu in the passenger seat, “You have no idea—when I first heard about you, I thought the guys from the lower unit were just bragging. At 22, boasting first class merits and cracking international jokes? Were you even a graduate from the police academy? When I got bored, I checked your file… My god, I nearly peed my pants!”

This guy is not only a joker, but also quite the chatterbox… Xiao Yu smirks inwardly.

Colleagues with that kind of personality are actually well-liked by everyone.

“By the way, buddy, got a girlfriend?” Ling Yi San

Wu Jia laughs and asks, “If you’re not married yet, I could set you up with my sister-in-law. I’m not exaggerating—she’s stunning.”

“…”

Xiao Yu chuckles in exasperation, “I’ve been married for over half a year now.”

“Really? I got hitched that early?”

Wu Jia shakes his head in mild surprise, laughing, “You must have met her at the academy, right? Back in my day, there were plenty of beauties at the police academy… Those youthful days riding horses and leaning against bridges with red sleeves fluttering… It was a dream for so many men. How did I miss out? By the way, before you got married, did you ever have any specific requirements in mind?”

“Before I met my sister, I really had no demands.”

Xiao Yu grins, “Anyone with long, wavy hair is fine.”

“Not really…”

Wu Jia is taken aback, “Man, that’s such a strange and casual requirement.”

“Just one requirement?”

Xiao Yu smirks, “No, that’s three requirements!”

Wu Jia: ???

Three requirements?

After a moment of thought…

“Damn, really three requirements! Hahaha!” Wu Jia bursts into laughter.

Xiao Yu laughs along.

That kind of laugh is understood by all men.

In truth, Xiao Yu is quite satisfied.

Not like those time travelers from novels

who follow the simple, unadorned path of a wealthy man with many wives.

He still has a mesmerizing elder sister,

a blissful family,

and a child soon to be born.

When he thinks of his sister and child, the tenderness and joy on his face are impossible to hide.

“You two must be very much in love, right?”

As someone who’s been there, Wu Jia grins broadly, “My son’s already six—everyone adores him!”

“Mine won’t be born for another seven or eight months,” Xiao Yu says, his face lighting up with anticipation.

“When he’s born, don’t forget to call me big brother.”

Wu Jia’s playful grin fades as he grows serious, “We’re here!”

“Mm.”

Xiao Yu also wipes his smile away.

Upon arriving at the Stolen Goods Depot.

……

The two step out of the car, pass the security guard, and enter the Depot building.

The scorch marks from the fire are still visible, and the entire building is cordoned off.

Multiple areas at the crime scene require careful examination and must be preserved.

So nothing can be disturbed for now.

Especially the fourth floor, which is completely off-limits and designated as the incident area.

Both Xiao Yu and Wu Jia have been here before and know all the officers guarding the scene.

They re-enter the crime scene just as they did last time, with everything untouched.

Due to the bank robbery and the Terrorist Cells, Xiao Yu had only done a brief survey last time.

This time, they need to analyze every detail and search for additional clues.

Their mission is to determine how those culprits entered and exited the Depot.

“We checked thoroughly a few days ago… there were two people,”

Wu Jia crouches down and points at a spot on the floor, “The shoe prints were disguised, but they’re still visible.”

A sharp glint flashes in Xiao Yu’s eyes as he nods silently.

The Serious Cases Department really has some skills.

Remember the last time when Wang Dong and I were here?

It was only through the Falcon’s Eye system that we detected those shoe prints and tread marks.

Yet the Serious Cases Department managed to identify clues through technology and experience—impressive.

“There are no signs of tampering on the windows.”

Wu Jia stands and points at the door, “It could only be from here.”

This confirms what Xiao Yu had deduced.

The two walk along the corridor outside the storage room…

“The strange thing is…”

Wu Jia crouches again, pointing at the corridor floor with a puzzled look, “There are no shoe prints or tread marks outside.”

No prints indicate the perpetrators didn’t enter via the corridor.

This remains a mystery that even the Serious Cases Department couldn’t figure out at the time.

Were those two murderers who stole the Fake Currency Circuit Board really airborne?

How could they possibly fly… Xiao Yu snorts.

Under the scrutiny of the Falcon’s Eye, he re-examines the entire corridor.

Not a single print matches those in the storage room.

Haunted by ghosts?

No!

Xiao Yu and Wu Jia return to the storage room.

Everything outside checks out.

The problem must lie within.

“At the scene of the two fallen officers, they were found just outside the storage room door.”

Scanning the room, Xiao Yu murmurs, “We can be sure that when the Depot caught fire, the two officers noticed something was amiss and came to check the storage room. The result…”

“Yeah, that’s how it happened,”

Wu Jia nods grimly, “They were attacked the moment they opened the door—instant death!”

Had those officers not approached, they might still be alive.

But then again, they are police officers.

How could they ignore a sign of trouble?

“Chances are… the method of entry was very unusual.”

Slowly scanning the area, Xiao Yu frowns in confusion.

It wasn’t the main door, nor the windows, and the floor doesn’t add up—so the only possibility is…

Suddenly, he looks up at the ceiling, clearly stunned.

“Huh?”

Wu Jia follows Xiao Yu’s gaze upward.

What do they see?

The central air conditioner exhaust duct!

Could it be possible?

Remember, that lotus-leaf patterned, mesh duct is only about twenty-five centimeters in diameter and square-shaped.

Twenty-five centimeters?

It would be extremely difficult for a normal person to crawl through.

Xiao Yu and Wu Jia exchange a glance.

“Let me get down there.”

Without another word, Wu Jia steps out of the storage room to fetch a ladder.

Difficulty doesn’t mean impossibility.

Even the tiniest possibility must be thoroughly investigated!