Chapter 413: Boarding Reminder

"Wait, there's a problem..."

Hearing Xu Mo's words, everyone turned to look at him.

"What's wrong?" Chen Ke asked.

"His phone's location hasn't changed at all," Xu Mo took out his phone and opened the location interface that had been implanted from a computer: "When I just called to get the other party's location, he was at this spot. Now we've arrived here, and his phone's location is still here."

Han Fei immediately understood Xu Mo's meaning; his eyes lit up, and his tone was full of excitement.

"You mean... that person is still hiding nearby and hasn't left!?"

"We can't rule out that possibility, but another is that he deliberately left his phone here to lure us, and used the time to get away from here," Xu Mo nodded.

Then, he took out his phone and, on the call log screen, dialed the number he had just called.

No phone ringtone sounded nearby.

"The phone is on silent mode; let's go look! The location shows within this circle, with an error no more than twenty meters."

The group scattered and began searching.

If the mastermind is hiding here, the case could be solved outright.

Even if not, he must have left his phone here; at least we have a phone, which might provide some clues for the investigation.

Within a twenty-meter range, most of it is open ground, an unobstructed expanse; the only place to hide is that abandoned factory.

The officers immediately swarmed into the abandoned factory before them.

"Come quick, there's another corpse!" Chen Ke, the first to rush into the factory, shouted.

Another corpse? The officers immediately followed.

Inside the abandoned factory, following the direction Chen Ke pointed, everyone saw a corpse leaning against the left-side wall of the factory gate.

It was another male corpse.

Among the officers present, only Xu Mo could perform the autopsy.

Everyone courteously cleared a path for Xu Mo.

Xu Mo stepped forward, squatted beside the male corpse, and examined it carefully.

"The victim was bound with a Rope, covered in injuries... He must have been tortured before death; the time of death is about three to four hours ago, but these wounds aren't fatal. The real fatal wound is in the chest, just like the previous male corpse, a knife pierced the heart—a single lethal slash. From the wound shape and method, the killer of both is the same person."

Saying that, Xu Mo's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"However... aside from the torture, this corpse differs greatly from the two we previously found."

"What do you mean?" Wang Dachuan asked instinctively.

Before Xu Mo could answer, Han Fei pointed at the corpse and gave the answer for him.

"The owners of the first two corpses were dark-skinned and skinny, their skin in poor condition, with thick callouses on their hands from long periods of travel or labor. It shows they weren't in good circumstances; plainly, those two were people living on society's lower rungs. But this corpse is different..."

The biggest difference between this corpse and the previous two is that its owner is clearly a 'successful person'—fair skin, healthy complexion, slightly plump, appearing very affluent.

Moreover, his clothing shows this as well; his attire is very refined. Though the brand isn't visible, a glance reveals they're high-end. He's a rich man, at least middle class.

"So...?" Wang Dachuan's face was full of confusion; he still didn't grasp Han Fei and Xu Mo's meaning.

"He isn't part of that theft gang, or rather, he's not a member. He wouldn't crawl into sewers to steal for money," Xu Mo said, giving his conclusion.

"Then why is he here?" Wang Dachuan was even more puzzled.

If he's not with the theft gang, why would he be in the same place as them?

Xu Mo thought for a moment.

"Perhaps he was a wealthy passerby on the run, and the thieves happened to rob him."

On the right side of the corpse lay an open wallet, containing only an ID card, a passport, and business cards, but no bank card.

This is also Xu Mo's basis for judging the corpse was hijacked and robbed by the theft gang.

This brazen gang of thieves even dares to steal a stash worth close to a billion; a mid‑journey robbery is certainly something they could pull off. After all, everything they do is illegal, and stealing such a massive amount is already a grave crime; they aren't afraid of an additional charge.

With plenty of debt they don't worry; with plenty of lice they don't feel it.

The next second, Xu Mo shook his head and sighed, saying,

"Speaking of it, this gang of thieves is interesting; after stealing so much they're still not satisfied, even thinking of robbing during their escape. Aren't they afraid that the time wasted by kidnapping on the road will let us catch up?"

As he spoke, Xu Mo reached out, picked up the wallet carelessly left beside the corpse, and pulled out the ID, passport, and business card.

He barely glanced at the ID and passport, but the business card left Xu Mo stunned.

The card read: Chairman Zhang Quan of Huashield Insurance Company.

The names on the ID and passport were also Zhang Quan.

This deceased is the ever‑hidden boss of the insurance company!

Not only Xu Mo, but the other officers were also stunned after seeing the card.

"They didn't just steal from the insurance company; they also kidnapped the company's boss!" Chen Ke exclaimed.

Kidnapping, theft, murder—this is the height of villainy!

Xu Mo's eyelids twitched.

This man is the insurance company's boss; his time of death is about three to four hours ago. When I made the call, it was over an hour ago... So the person who answered the phone wasn't the boss at all. In fact, Chairman Zhang Quan was already dead when I called; the caller wasn't him!

Xu Mo now understood why the phone's location never changed.

The one who answered wasn't the owner but the murderer; he wouldn't take the victim's phone, likely tossed it somewhere after the call and left alone.

Thus, it's normal Zhang Quan didn't go to the company to check; he was kidnapped, so he couldn't have had a chance to go.

It seems the mastermind behind the scenes isn't him.

At that moment, a police officer's remark caught everyone's attention.

"Han Team, Team Leader Xu, we found the phone!" the officer shouted, holding a phone.

He brought the phone over to Han Fei and Xu Mo.

Coincidentally, when the phone was handed to Xu Mo, it vibrated.

This is a ticket‑purchasing app's notification, and the message shockingly turns out to be a boarding reminder…