Chapter 94: Unraveling Intricacies

Chapter 94: Unraveling the Intricacies

Every high-intelligence crime leaves Xiao Yu with lingering shadows.

Over two lifetimes.

The psychological scar left behind is probably as big as a two-room apartment.

It reminds him of an exceptionally clever case from his previous life.

Two rivals for affection suddenly coupled up, ditching the goddess for a night of passion.

Then they conspired to seize the goddess’s fortune…

On the day the case was cracked, even the goddess couldn’t believe it.

In her eyes, both admirers were simply desperate lapdogs.

In the end, it was these so-called lapdogs who left her trampled.

The absurdity of it all was even more riveting than a movie.

No, these weren’t mere lapdogs – they were the kings of dogs!

But… disinfectant?

Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes, his mind churning.

It was normal to store all the disinfectant.

In densely populated residential areas, regular disinfection is mandated to prevent epidemics.

It’s sprayed every so often.

Yet the overwhelming scent in the room suggested an excessive, deliberate application.

If that were true, it made sense: a fugitive on the run might deliberately mask his odor.

But still…

Xiao Yu, along with two detectives, arrived at the detention center’s storage room.

Apart from routine cleaning tools, all consumables for janitorial staff must be duly registered.

However, when they checked the records, a problem emerged.

According to Xiao Yu’s deduction, the disinfectant used in a single cell should scarcely amount to one bottle.

Yet one bottle should be enough to spray 15 to 20 cells for 137 rounds.

This was a hefty quantity, and any withdrawal should be documented.

Why such strict control?

Because if ingested, that stuff could kill!

In a prison, incidents of self-harm or suicide are major concerns.

No record indicates that someone from the janitorial staff filched it…

“This detention center is in serious trouble!”

Xiao Yu shook his head.

It was inevitable.

It was unthinkable for a convict to make off with such a large amount of disinfectant from the storage room.

He then retrieved the surveillance footage…

But the storage room’s cameras were inexplicably offline?

A cold, sharp glint surged in his eyes as his expression darkened.

In a detention center like this,

every cell, every corridor, every corner is under surveillance.

They are regularly inspected and maintained – they simply can’t just malfunction!

Is there an insider? A ban on illicit transactions?

After a thorough investigation, a janitor was arrested.

Xiao Yu let out a long breath.

No matter how the capture of these criminals unfolded, he was never afraid.

What he couldn’t accept was an internal breach.

Fortunately, the core values of the detention center’s staff remained intact!

What had the janitor done?

He was in charge of the camera maintenance.

It was almost laughable – the prison guards actually had a janitor fixing the cameras?

No.

Never underestimate criminals; some are incredibly skilled.

Not just anyone can commit crimes.

The truth is,

even if you break into a house without legal repercussions, you can’t just take whatever you want inside.

How many people can pull that off?

Do you even know how to pick a lock?

Can you scale a building?

How would you even open a window that’s been latched from the outside?

Criminality demands both psychological fortitude and a high IQ!

This janitor was nothing less than a technical criminal.

He specialized in using surveillance cameras… for covert filming!

Once, when a camera in the detention center malfunctioned unexpectedly,

the janitor volunteered to repair it in an emergency.

And he fixed it.

From then on,

for the sake of convenience, whenever a camera malfunctioned, the guards would call on the janitor to repair it.

It turned out that he was the one who had sabotaged the storage room’s camera!

“Why help them?”

Xiao Yu glared coldly at the trembling janitor, who was barely standing. “What promises did they make?”

A criminal’s word is hardly ever trustworthy.

When you’re locked up yourself, believing in what they say makes you a fool.

Clearly, the janitor before him was no idiot.

And yet, he believed them!

The janitor trembled, head bowed, as if on the verge of uttering a confession.

“Are you stupid or what?”

Xiao Yu’s gaze was as if he were looking at someone with a severe mental handicap. “For this breakout, by assisting them you’ve sealed your fate. Two guards dead, a service weapon missing… Even if you aren’t executed, you can forget about ever leaving this prison in your lifetime!”

Thud!

The janitor collapsed to the ground, his bodily functions failing him all at once!

Getting to this point and being so utterly terrified,

he still wouldn’t utter a word.

Hmm?

Xiao Yu paused, his mind racing as he coldly asked, “Was it for family? Relatives? What kind of benefits were they offering?”

The reeking janitor trembled even more violently.

He even lifted his head, staring at Xiao Yu as though he were a demon…

Before long, the results of the janitor’s family background investigation were delivered.

After reviewing the report, Xiao Yu’s expression changed markedly.

The janitor’s daughter… had leukemia?

It all made sense now!

Further investigation followed.

Then a piece of news, exactly as Xiao Yu had suspected, emerged.

Two months prior.

The janitor’s wife had suddenly come into a lot of money.

In those two months, she had spent as much as 110,000 yuan on their daughter.

The source of the funds? Unknown!

Xiao Yu’s pupils contracted rapidly as his expression shifted repeatedly.

Two months?

Wasn’t that just after Ma Hexuan, who was sentenced to three months’ detention, had entered prison?

The money must have come from those two escapees, right?

Was it through… regular family visitations at the detention center?

It turned out this breakout had been orchestrated long in advance – not a spur-of-the-moment plan!

The investigation continued…

Through the detention center’s records,

nobody had ever met with Ma Hexuan.

Xiao Yu was taken aback.

If no one met Ma Hexuan, how did he manage to contact the outside world?

Could it be that Lu Jia was used as a go-between, leveraging his family or relatives?

The visitation records confirmed it.

Two months ago, Lu Jia indeed met with his family.

That fit perfectly!

A chain of clues began to form in Xiao Yu’s mind.

The janitor who fixed the cameras was bribed to sabotage the storage room’s surveillance, while Lu Jia and Ma Hexuan stole the disinfectant…

Something didn’t add up… Xiao Yu frowned.

Did all these elaborate measures solely serve to mask an odor and evade the police dog?

Had he overlooked something?

Xiao Yu fell into deep thought.

If he were in their shoes…

After five minutes, Xiao Yu suddenly looked up.

Disinfectant isn’t just for masking body odor.

It can also cover up other smells!

Returning to the cell once more,

Xiao Yu’s eyes landed on the squat toilet inside.

He crouched down for a closer inspection.

He found it!

The squat toilet was ceramic and embedded in the floor.

Normally, it would be seamlessly joined with the cement.

But the one before him had conspicuous gaps around it.

Soon after, the toilet was pried open by the guards…

Without the toilet’s ‘odor barrier’, an unbearable stench wafted out.

Yet Xiao Yu’s eyes were fixed on the pit beneath the toilet, his eyelids twitching.

There, he spotted a stack of papers.

They had been retrieved, and on them were…

The detention center’s access map.

It detailed where the guards and even the Armed Police were stationed…

And even the shift changes for the guards were meticulously noted.

Not only that, but in the same pit, there were also two toothbrushes.

Are toothbrushes unusual for a detention center?

Not at all.

But these two were abnormal.

Their handles had been manually refined.

They had been transformed into…

murder weapons!