[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-chasing-the-criminal-case":3,"chapter-chasing-the-criminal-case-chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-67":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Chasing the Criminal Case",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2328835,4554,"Chapter 67: Alan","chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-67",67,"\u003Cp>“I didn’t kill her. I only followed her instructions to dismember and bury the body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Question: “You say you didn’t kill her—what evidence do you have to prove that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Answer: “I have no evidence. Shao Tianyang was a target chosen by Alan herself, but I suspect—no, I think—something went wrong during the operation. Alan probably got the worse of it. Tao Xiaoyong killed Shao Tianyang before the plan even began. Afterward, Alan scolded Tao Xiaoyong and ordered me to dismember Shao Tianyang and bury him in several locations. But Tao Xiaoyong volunteered to handle it himself. That kid’s a lunatic—I didn’t want to cross him—so I lent him the car and let him take care of it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over ten full pages of testimony, He Jian detailed every aspect of Shao Tianyang’s, Xiao Fang’s, and the kidnapping of Wang Heshan’s cases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to He Jian’s testimony, these three operated under the leadership of a girl named Alan, using her beauty to lure preselected targets to a location specially arranged by them—He Jian’s meat shop. The private house, due to its poor location, was mostly rented out to merchants as storage. He Jian had originally rented half the first floor; after Alan arrived, he rented another room for her to live in, turning it into their base for murder and robbery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the confessions of He and Tao, the special task force located the crime scenes of Shao Tianyang, Xiao Fang, and Xiao Jiang. The surviving Wang Heshan also identified the girl with the ponytail at the scene as Alan, and confirmed he had met her at Luhua Dance Hall that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, He Jian was given a small dose of sleeping pills, then had his hands tied behind his back and his mouth gagged, locked inside a metal box. Alan had prepared a school uniform in advance and hid it inside too. At 9:30 p.m., when school let out and chaos ensued, Alan slipped out of the box, picked up the backpack on the ground, and walked calmly past the police.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t anticipated that the surveillance cameras near No. 3 Middle School had captured Alan’s face, nor that investigators could pick her out from the crowd as a fake student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When He Jian suddenly attacked, he truly intended to kill Wang Heshan. In his own words, whenever he was near Alan and smelled her fragrance, he became dazed and lost control of his actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the special task force believed this was merely He Jian’s petty attempt to shift primary blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most troubling issue for the task force remained Alan—her real name unknown. Although they eventually obtained a side profile photo of her and a front-facing sketch based on descriptions from Wang Heshan and He Jian, all other information about this mysterious girl was blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left the task force in a difficult position. The major criminal cases that had caused widespread public concern had finally been solved: two of the three suspects had been captured. But whether Alan, still at large, was the ringleader or an accomplice, the mastermind behind these crimes or merely a pawn coerced by He and Tao, became the central point of heated debate among task force members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Haoxuan believed He and Tao were puppets manipulated, even psychically controlled, by Alan. Alan may never have personally killed anyone, but in three of the four cases, she bore strong suspicion of planning and organizing them. As for Xiao Jiang’s death, though she may have been unaware, she was deeply involved. Therefore, Lu Haoxuan insisted: unless Alan was apprehended as the principal offender, the case could not be closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But You Xinfang disagreed. In his view, Lu Haoxuan’s position represented emotional reasoning, but law demands evidence. There was no proof that He Jian’s testimony was true, yet there was ample evidence proving He Jian murdered and dismembered Shao Tianyang and Xiao Fang, kidnapped and attempted to murder Wang Heshan. As for Tao Xiaoyong, direct evidence confirmed he killed Xiao Jiang. The criminal facts of He and Tao were clear and their evidence solid—unassailable. As for He Jian’s claim that Alan and Tao Xiaoyong were the killers, there was no supporting evidence. Conversely, if one were to speculate, one could equally assume He Jian conspired with Alan, using her beauty to lure targets, then jointly carried out the kidnappings and murders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The task force’s overall commander, Deputy Director Guo Shuqing, and team leader Captain Wang Feihong, remained silent as they watched these two top detectives from Zhen City, seemingly unable to decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Gao Jianjun, also a member of the task force and deputy team leader, spoke up—his opinion would ultimately play a decisive role in the case’s outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the arguing Lu and You, Gao Jianjun spoke sincerely: “Director Guo, Captain Wang, let me voice my opinion. Comrade Lu, Comrade You—both your viewpoints are reasonable and legally sound. Alan’s role in this case is critical—whether principal or accomplice, she must ultimately be arrested and punished. Today, our ‘Exorcist’ task force has successfully solved the case. The fastest way to uphold the dignity and authority of the law is to promptly transfer the suspects to the procuratorate for legal prosecution. Our task force should now disband. As for pursuing Alan, we will chase her to the end—this doesn’t diminish the fact that we’ve achieved a Jieduanxing  victory. My suggestion: transfer the two suspects to the procuratorate as soon as possible, begin trial quickly, and bring peace to the five million people of Zhen City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Haoxuan could find no counterargument. His opinion had nothing to do with the case itself, yet it shaped its direction—it stepped outside Lu and You’s debate yet remained tightly bound to the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sighing, Lu Haoxuan shook his head gently. But You Xinfang understood Gao Jianjun’s implication—he nodded slightly at Gao with a faint smile. Guo Shuqing and Wang Feihong exchanged glances. Wang Feihong cleared his throat and said: “Jianjun’s suggestion is excellent. We must intensify the pursuit of Alan. But for the captured suspects He and Tao, the facts are clear and the evidence chain complete. I agree with Jianjun—transfer them to the procuratorate as soon as possible so they face legal punishment. Director Guo, what do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Shuqing smiled slightly, first naming Lu Haoxuan and You Xinfang, then praising Gao Jianjun for his decisive command during Wang Heshan’s rescue. He concluded that social stability outweighed all else—especially in major cases, where any negligence was a crime against the Party and the people. He fully respected the task force members’ opinions: proceed with trial as soon as possible, seek justice for the victims, and restore safety to the people of Zhen City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the majority of the task force opposed his view, Lu Haoxuan realized he lacked the power to challenge them. He made one final decision—one that would drive him, for the next fifteen years until retirement, to relentlessly search for the mysterious Alan.\u003C\u002Fp>",1165,"2026-06-20T19:35:30.807Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ffb0d62176e137a7ec9dddc134fe45a34ac36a76215d12404c761d4d4e397b48","chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-68","chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-66",276,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fchasing-the-criminal-case-cover.jpg"]