Ye Cheng's efficiency was high, and within ten minutes, he had filtered out the results.
Chen Fan and Qi Wu entered the nanny van and looked at the screen of the onboard equipment.
"Officer, over a hundred vehicles have left the parking lot within twenty minutes of the minivan entering!"
"We've done some filtering. Ten vehicles left between the third and fifth minute after the minivan entered. They're highly suspicious!"
Chen Fan looked at the screen. Ten cars wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a few either.
"Check the information on these ten vehicles!"
"Checking!" Xiang Jing Shu said.
Chen Fan scanned the surveillance images on the screen, lost in thought.
Another team member said, "I think an SUV with a bit more space is more likely!"
This reasoning was sound, as it was three people plus a hostage. A regular small car would seem cramped.
Chen Fan, however, shook his head. He pointed to a white Dongfeng Nissan and said, "Keep tracking this car for me."
This car had driven out of the parking lot exit at the fourth minute and fifty seconds after the minivan entered.
"Yes!"
The traffic police department's feedback was quick, and information on all ten cars was transmitted.
The license plates were all normal; none were fakes.
If there were fake plates here, it would be like telling Chen Fan they were acting abnormally.
The list of owners of the ten vehicles was also presented to Chen Fan.
The information on the owners was all normal, with nothing unusual.
Of course, this was just the information recorded by the traffic department regarding the vehicles and their owners, which was generally quite simple.
"You continue to track the whereabouts of these ten vehicles and contact the owners. Bring up the surveillance footage, and I'll take another look!"
Chen Fan ordered after a moment's thought.
"Yes!"
The team members immediately complied.
Ye Cheng also brought up the surveillance footage from several exits and started fast-forwarding.
"Faster, and fast-forward simultaneously!"
Chen Fan said.
Ye Cheng glanced at Chen Fan, not surprised.
Like his teammates, they all had their own special skills. It wasn't surprising that Chen Fan, as their superior, would possess some special abilities.
The footage sped by rapidly.
Chen Fan suddenly said, "Stop!"
The footage paused.
Chen Fan opened the surveillance from one of the exits and indicated to rewind a few seconds.
After rewinding, a Porsche Cayenne was seen exiting the parking lot on the screen.
Staring at the car in the footage, Chen Fan said, "Check the information on this car!"
"Yes!"
At the same time, the roadblocks set up near the mall also reported no success.
Due to the significant time delay, by the time the roadblocks were in place, the people who had abducted Chen Xiao Zhu had already left the area, their whereabouts unknown.
They might have switched cars again later, making tracking extremely difficult unless they could obtain substantial leads from the parking lot.
Qi Wu had already started questioning people, but they couldn't confirm the kidnappers' appearances.
When the minivan entered, it used the mall's automatic gate system, which opened upon detecting the license plate. The cameras hadn't captured any valuable information, and the security guard at the entrance had no specific recollection.
The perpetrators had switched cars here and left without leaving any useful footage.
"We've contacted the owners of all ten cars. Half of them are willing to bring their vehicles back to cooperate with the investigation, while the others claim they have other commitments and refuse."
"I'm arranging for the police to interrogate them now!"
Xiang Jing Shu said.
Chen Fan nodded.
"We've also found the owner information for the red Cayenne!"
Xiang Jing Shu looked at her tablet and said, "The owner's name is Tan Wu. He's a local resident of Kyoto and the legal representative of a small construction company."
"Tan Wu?"
Hearing the name, Chen Fan's eyes lit up.
His memory was excellent, and he had seen this name in that little booklet.
"Immediately track down this car's whereabouts and have the police go to this person's residence to conduct a search!"
Chen Fan ordered in a deep voice.
"Yes!"
"What about the white Nissan?"
A team member asked.
"Have the police cooperate in apprehending and interrogating them. The hostage is likely not in this car but was taken by the Cayenne. Focus all efforts on tracking down the Cayenne!"
Ye Cheng and Xiang Jing Shu became increasingly busy.
As time passed, progress slowed down.
It was already seven or eight in the evening. The traffic flow was immense, making the filtering process much more difficult.
Furthermore, because it was night, the light was too dim, and the license plate recordings were not as clear.
Chen Fan had the team members drive away from the parking lot and wait by the roadside for results, growing increasingly anxious.
By 10:30 PM, the owner of the white Nissan was brought to the police station. Under police pressure, he finally confessed that he had given two people a ride out of the parking lot.
Based on the characteristics he described, they matched the descriptions of the eyewitnesses in Qingyan Town. It was indeed one of the two kidnappers.
However, as soon as they exited the parking lot, the two men got out and left, and the car owner did not know their names or origins.
It was now confirmed that the Porsche Cayenne had taken the remaining kidnapper and Chen Xiao Zhu.
As for where they had taken them, it remained unknown.
Under the pressure from the task force, the police cooperated unconditionally and finally found the Cayenne at 11 PM.
Chen Fan immediately drove to the location.
Upon arrival, he discovered it was a bathhouse.
With the police's cooperation, Chen Fan directly barged into a private room.
Tan Wu, who was indulging himself in the room, was apprehended by Chen Fan and slammed against the wall, his head bleeding.
His ferocity was fully displayed.
"Where is she?" Chen Fan asked coldly.
"What... what people?"
Tan Wu trembled and said, "I, I don't know what you're talking about!"
Chen Fan's expression was indifferent, and a terrifying aura radiated out, enveloping Tan Wu.
Tan Wu almost wet himself and cried, "Warehouse number seventy-eight at the Chang'an Middle Road Logistics Park. I don't know anything, I really didn't know they had kidnapped someone!"
"They just asked me to pick someone up, and it turned out to be a kidnapping!"
Chen Fan threw Tan Wu aside and ordered, "Get a confession!"
Then, he immediately left the room and drove to the logistics park on Chang'an Middle Road.
It was a bustling area with vehicles coming and going.
However, Warehouse number seventy-eight was tightly shut.
Xiang Jing Shu had someone summon the park management to open the door.
Taking out a key, the administrator pulled the roller shutter door open slightly. Chen Fan's expression suddenly changed, and he lightning-fastly grabbed the administrator's hand.
The administrator looked confused.
A middle-aged man from the Dawn Squad, listening intently, shouted, "Everyone back up, back up!"
Chen Fan's face turned extremely grim.
A muffled sobbing sound came from inside, with a hint of familiarity. It was Chen Xiao Zhu's voice.
Truly insane!
He signaled everyone to retreat, then took a set of keys, inserted them into the roller shutter door, and used his internal energy to cut a small hole.
Reaching his hand into the hole, Chen Fan withdrew his hand with a grenade!
Everyone's expression changed.
Chen Fan tightened the pin on the grenade, then handed it to a team member and pulled open the door to enter.
Inside, it was dark, and a dripping sound could be heard.
In the vast warehouse, a figure was tied to a chair. As the light shone on her, it was Chen Xiao Zhu, her face filled with terror.