Qin He glanced at the task interface on the forum.
Several people had already accepted the tasks she posted on the forum last time and should be investigating.
Qin He let out a low sigh. So many people had taken on the tasks, yet there was no progress in any of the investigations.
What was the organization hidden in the shadows trying to do?
Sitting on the bed, Qin He found some liniment for bruises and sprains in the room and gently massaged her right shoulder.
About an hour later, Mo replied.
Mo: [I've checked the map display, and the wall he climbed is connected to two major street districts, both of which have surveillance.]
Qin He looked at the dozens of pictures Mo had sent.
Mo: [Based on the approximate time you provided, I've sifted through these dozens of people based on their walking posture and belongings. See if any of them look familiar.]
Qin He frowned as she looked at the pictures.
Mo's pictures not only came from the surveillance of the two street districts but also some were clearly screenshots from small shops by the street after hacking into their surveillance, and the resolution was not high.
After picking through them, she locked onto two individuals.
One was a pregnant woman, and the other was a man in a suit carrying a briefcase.
Qin He sent the photos back to Mo: [Help me check on these two people.]
With just two targets, Mo, a master hacker, processed them quite quickly. Within a few minutes, he replied with two videos.
Qin He didn't click to watch: [What's the situation?]
Mo: [If you're sure one of these two people is the one who attacked you, then it should be this man in the suit. The other, the pregnant woman, lives nearby, is a civil servant, and is genuinely pregnant, currently on maternity leave.]
Qin He's gaze was fixed on the man in the suit: [Did you find out his whereabouts?]
Mo: [I couldn't trace him. He must have had help. Besides the surveillance he couldn't avoid, he dodged most of it. His last known location was in a development zone in the North District. That area is mostly demolished buildings, let alone surveillance, there are hardly any people.]
Qin He bit her lower lip and directly slammed the table.
"It's like this again!"
The secrecy of these people's movements made her feel so helpless!
Qin He asked Mo to continue helping her check the previous surveillance.
Although they couldn't catch the real killer of Xiang Mingjun yet, Ming Xue's suspicion had basically been cleared.
The appearance of the man in grey today would also make the police realize that Ming Xue and Gu Ranran were wrongly accused.
The only thing remaining was the issue of physical evidence.
As Qin He was thinking, she heard the sound of a car stopping downstairs. She ran to the window and saw Ming Yusheng and Fang Meiyan had returned.
Qin He changed into casual clothes and hurried downstairs.
In the living room, Ming Yusheng had a grim expression.
Fang Meiyan paced anxiously nearby.
"Auntie, Uncle." Qin He called out as soon as she came downstairs.
Fang Meiyan looked up and saw Qin He's anxious expression, which seemed to ease her own somewhat. She quickly walked up to Qin He.
"He'er, your mother told me you went to investigate clues at Swan Pond today. How did it go?"
Qin He gently held Fang Meiyan's hands: "Auntie, don't worry too much. I found some new clues there today, and I promise you Ming Xue will be out soon."
Ming Yusheng sighed from the side.
"He'er, your mother said you were attacked today while investigating clues. Were you scared?"
Fang Meiyan looked guilty upon hearing this.
"It's my fault for being too anxious. He'er, you've already tried your best, and I'm still pressuring you."
"Auntie, Xue'er is in trouble, I can understand how you feel," Qin He said in a low voice, "Besides, me being attacked today is actually a good thing, isn't it?"
Ming Yusheng understood what Qin He meant.
"Auntie, don't worry. The police have already started re-examining the evidence. It won't be long before Xue'er is out."
Fang Meiyan finally relaxed.
...
Eight o'clock in the evening, Sen Garden.
In the dimly lit living room, a slender figure sat on a black leather sofa.
Gu Qishen raised his eyes, and the three people opposite him were so terrified they dared not look up.
"Tell me, who planted the camera in the woods?"
Gu Qishen's voice seemed to carry a palpable pressure, making the legs of the three people tremble.
All three had been brought here from various places today.
After a few seconds of silence, Gu Qishen narrowed his eyes.
"You don't want to say?"
One of the plump young men's legs went weak from fear, and his voice trembled.
"Sir, we're not unwilling to say, but I... I don't know which woods you're referring to. However, I do have a camera!"
Gu Qishen's gaze was cold: "Where is your camera?"
The plump young man quickly said: "With my roommate! He borrowed it a while ago, saying he wanted to take pictures of his girlfriend!"
Gu Qishen nodded. Yu Jing took out his phone and spoke into it.
"Verify it."
The living room was silent, yet the air seemed to be filled with an invisible tension that squeezed them so hard they could barely breathe!
About five minutes later.
Yu Jing's side showed movement. He put his phone on speaker.
"What he said is true. The camera has been found with his roommate, and the model matches."
Gu Qishen nodded.
Yu Jing looked at the plump young man with a polite attitude.
"You're free to go now. Please wait aside for a moment. We'll arrange a car to take you back later."
The plump young man, guided by Yu Jing, sat on a chair not far away.
"Next," Gu Qishen said indifferently.
The remaining two young men were already scared witless.
The tall and thin one's eyes widened. What was going on? This man had tied them up in the middle of the night just to ask about a camera?!
Did that camera hold some earth-shattering secret?
And the previous guy had said where the camera was, and this man in front of them had verified it in just a few minutes!
As the young man was thinking, Yu Jing walked up to him.
"You've heard what was said before. We're investigating, and you also have a camera of the same model. Where is it now?"
The young man's voice trembled: "I was short of money last month, so I sold it on a second-hand platform!"
Would this… would this have any impact?
Yu Jing smiled: "Please show us the sales record."
The young man, with trembling hands, took out his phone from his pocket. After opening the second-hand platform, he found the record of selling the camera from the transaction history and handed it to Yu Jing.
Yu Jing checked it.
"General Manager Gu, his camera was indeed sold a month ago, and the item was insured when it was shipped. The camera and model are marked on it, so it should be correct."
Gu Qishen's gaze fell on the last young man. This young man looked very refined, with a scholarly appearance, wearing gold-rimmed glasses.
"And yours?"