The next morning, by nine o'clock, when Wan Yunting and Fang Yanxi woke up, they went downstairs and saw Jin Xiuwen, Xue Jianchao, and He Chengping still asleep on the living room sofa.
Wan Yunting greeted them and woke the three up. However, before Wan Yunting could have breakfast, Zhou Dong's call came.
At the police station, in the conference room.
"Yunting is here."
Seeing Wan Yunting enter, Zhou Dong and Wu Lei greeted him. Jia Xi and Duo Ji were also present.
"The fingerprint comparison results for the deceased have come out," Zhou Dong said.
Wan Yunting pulled up a chair and sat beside Niu Qiuling, asking, "Who is it?"
Zhou Dong replied, "The killer's name is Ba Qiang!"
Wan Yunting was stunned and immediately turned to look at Jia Xi, the deputy captain of the criminal police, sitting opposite him. He said, "This Ba Qiang is a wanted criminal in our area."
"Three years ago, he murdered a young girl in our city of Zangri Kachen and has been wanted since. After our pursuit and investigation, we discovered he had also joined an evil organization called the Heavenly Eye God Cult!"
Wan Yunting frowned and asked, "So, people from the Heavenly Eye God Cult are active in your Zang region?"
"Yes."
Jia Xi nodded and said, "In the past few years, there have been rumors of cult activities in the towns and villages in our area. Later, we found out that the cult was called the Heavenly Eye God Cult. They mainly propagated a three-eyed deity that could help ordinary people open their third eye, allowing them to receive divine guidance, avoid misfortune, and gain prosperity."
"As a result, several villagers in our towns and villages have been incited by members of the Heavenly Eye God Cult, who defrauded them of considerable wealth. They even massacred a family of three. Finally, through investigations at the crime scene, the killer was identified as Ba Qiang!"
Wan Yunting and Zhou Dong exchanged glances. The killer of the young couple murdered last night had now been identified as Ba Qiang, along with the mysterious Luosang Zhuoma!
A map of the area around the West District appeared on the big screen. Huang Yongxin held the mouse and explained to everyone, "Based on the crime scene outside the western suburbs last night, we can deduce that Ba Qiang's hiding place should not be too far away. He is very likely hiding somewhere within the West District!"
Zhou Dong nodded and said, "Mobilize all police officers and conduct a comprehensive search of every location in the West District. We must catch this Ba Qiang as soon as possible!"
"Yes."
Wu Lei, Huang Yongxin, and the other officers immediately stood up to accept the order. Zhou Dong waved them off, telling them to go out and search the West District for Ba Qiang as quickly as possible.
"Yunting, our most important task right now is to catch this Ba Qiang!"
Zhou Dong turned to Wan Yunting and said seriously, "Regardless of whether he has any connection to Guan Hongyu, once we catch him, everything will be clear."
Wan Yunting nodded and said, "I'll go with you."
Zhou Dong, who had stood up, shook his head and said, "You should continue to keep an eye on Guan Hongyu. Leave the matter of capturing Ba Qiang to us."
"Okay, you be careful."
Wan Yunting nodded, said no more, and after leaving the police station, he drove directly to Guan Hongyu's house. On the way, he called him and said with a smile, "Old Guan, are you home?"
Guan Hongyu, who was at his car dealership at the time, received his call, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a smile, "I'm here at the dealership."
"In that case, send me your location, and I'll come find you."
Wan Yunting hung up after speaking and soon received a location from Guan Hongyu, so he drove straight over.
Twenty minutes later, on a not-so-bustling commercial street, at a shop undergoing renovation, Guan Hongyu stood at the entrance, greeting a slowly approaching car. Wan Yunting got out and surveyed the shop's location, smiling, "Old Guan, why did you choose this place for your car dealership?"
Guan Hongyu smiled and replied, "Because it's cheap, so I chose this place."
Wan Yunting entered the shop, which was still under renovation, with him and said with a smile, "The location here isn't very good. You could have chosen a better spot. I can help you with the money."
"Thanks."
Guan Hongyu went to get him a bottle of mineral water and said with a smile, "However, I'm opening a flagship store. My main sales channels are online platforms and repair channels, so the location doesn't matter as long as my skills are good. I'm not afraid of not having fellow riders coming to patronize."
Wan Yunting took the mineral water he threw and nodded with a smile, "I believe you have no problem with your skills."
Guan Hongyu smiled and asked, "Why do you have time to come here today? Aren't you going to work at the hospital?"
Wan Yunting took a sip of water, his gaze sweeping over the unfinished shop. "You need to finish the renovation and open for business soon, right? The hospital isn't very busy right now, so I took a day off to help you. By the way, haven't the renovation workers arrived?"
Guan Hongyu sneered inwardly and said, "They'll be here this afternoon. I'm just busy with some trivial matters right now. You really didn't need to come; I can handle it by myself."
"Oh, if that's the case, I'm a partner, so of course, I have to come and help." Wan Yunting smiled and pointed to a door in the shop, "Where does this door lead?"
"Uh, to the backyard," Guan Hongyu replied with a smile.
"Let's go take a look."
Saying that, Wan Yunting walked over and directly pushed open the door. It indeed led to the backyard of the shop, and the space was quite large. The second floor was a living area. Wan Yunting naturally went up to explore without being polite. Guan Hongyu narrowed his eyes; he knew why Wan Yunting had suddenly come today.
"It looks quite nice."
In the small living room on the second floor, Wan Yunting smiled and said, "Will you be living here in the future?"
Guan Hongyu nodded and smiled, "If business is busy, I'll live in the store."
"That's good. The environment outside is also nice."
Wan Yunting stood on the small balcony, looking at the pleasant environment behind the shop, which was a small alley of residential buildings. "Is there no underground garage?"
Guan Hongyu's eyes narrowed slightly at this sudden question, and he shook his head slightly, saying, "No."
Wan Yunting went downstairs and said, "Then there's no place to park the cars."
Guan Hongyu followed him and smiled, "New cars are all kept in the shop. There's no need for an underground garage to park them."
"That's true, the shop is so big, it's enough to park the cars," Wan Yunting said with a smile.
It seems there's nothing unusual here!
Guan Hongyu smiled and said, "You really don't need to help me here. Why don't you go back?"
"Don't say that."
Wan Yunting picked up a hammer and said with a smile, "Since I'm already here today, I have to help you with some work. Let's get started."
Seeing him like this, Guan Hongyu also smiled and said no more. The two of them then began to arrange the decorative counters and the display stands for the motorcycles in the shop...
Meanwhile, Zhou Dong, along with Niu Qiuling, Wu Lei, and a group of police officers, as well as police officers from the West District, were making every effort to track down the killer Ba Qiang.
Centering on the small building outside the suburbs where the crime occurred last night, they were systematically searching the surrounding ten-kilometer radius.
Especially in rental residential buildings, due to lax control, many criminals tend to hide in these mixed and chaotic rental buildings...