Chapter 414: We Thought Alike

Xu Mo just now still thought the mastermind behind the scenes wasn't the insurance company's boss Zhang Quan.

But now, when he sees this boarding reminder on his phone, Xu Mo no longer thinks that way.

The deceased had purchased a plane ticket before death.

The boarding time happened to fall within a few hours after the insurance company theft, which forces Xu Mo to reconsider whether the deceased is even a suspect.

Although he can't unlock the phone, through the lock‑screen Xu Mo can see the flight number the deceased bought.

He looked it up online and found that it was still an international flight.

As far as Xu Mo knows, the destination of this flight has no extradition treaty with Dragon Country.

Between two countries that have not signed an extradition treaty, they cannot hand over criminals to each other; this is why criminals love to go abroad.

The insurance company was robbed, and Zhang Quan had bought an international flight ticket before that… something's fishy!

Han Fei, who had thought of the same thing, looked at Xu Mo at that moment.

The two exchanged a glance.

From each other's eyes it was clear they both thought alike: Zhang Quan was very likely involved in this theft!

He might even be the mastermind.

The murder could be due to unequal division of loot, or perhaps the thieves never intended to share money with Zhang Quan; from the start they planned to eliminate Zhang Quan and keep everything from this operation for themselves.

In the face of absolute profit, any person or thing becomes insignificant.

"You think the same?" After the glance, Han Fei spoke.

Xu Mo nodded.

The bewildered Wang Dachuan looked at Han Fei, then at Xu Mo; he didn't understand what these two team leaders were puzzling over.

"Han Team, Xu Team… what are you two saying?"

In the end, Han Fei answered Wang Dachuan's question.

He pointed at the corpse on the ground.

"We suspect Zhang Quan may have taken part in this theft; he isn't a victim but one of the masterminds."

"Zhang Quan intended to steal everything stored by his own insurance company's clients, then recruited the theft gang; the two sides drafted a plan, carried out the robbery, and before acting they had already found a buyer, intending to exchange the stolen goods for cash and then flee with a huge sum, escaping Dragon Country."

"Zhang Quan was killed, I guess because of unequal loot division, or because the thieves never intended to share money with him; after obtaining the loot they turned and killed Zhang Quan, planning to keep the money for themselves."

As for the wounds on Zhang Quan's body, that's even easier to explain.

While the stolen goods were being transported, the thieves grew malicious toward him, tied him up, tortured him, forced him to reveal his bank‑card password, then left with the bank card and the filthy goods.

Of course, this is only the judgment Han Fei and Xu Mo made based on the clues they have so far; they can't guarantee it's true, it's just speculation.

After hearing Han Fei's words, Wang Da Fei, as if half‑understood, nodded.

"How to put it… Xu Team's initial guess is very likely correct; Zhang Quan is indeed linked to this case."

"Let's not discuss these now." Xu Mo suddenly said, "These are just conjectures; once we catch the theft gang, the truth will naturally come out. The immediate priority is to capture them."

Han Fei also gave a slight nod, acknowledging Xu Mo's words.

"If we're catching them… split into two groups. Team One and Team Two come with me to check the surveillance on the road near the factory; the rest follow Team Leader Xu. You go investigate which suspicious people Zhang Quan has recently contacted, see if you can find members of the theft gang."

Xu Mo raised no objection to Han Fei's arrangement, because he thought the same; his and Han Fei's ideas coincided.

This is the suburbs; there aren't many road cameras, and checking them may not yield anything, so they need a two‑pronged approach.

Since Zhang Quan is suspected of being involved, that's another lead that should be followed.

Without delay, both sides immediately split up to investigate.

Han Fei, with some officers, inspected the tire tracks on the wasteland in front of the abandoned factory and concluded, "The car went this way; let's set our surveillance‑checking direction here."

The other side.

Xu Mo led his men straight out of the abandoned factory, heading to the Police Station, planning to use Sky Eye Search to see where Zhang Quan has recently appeared and who he's met, while also checking Zhang Quan's phone number to see recent contacts.

The three officers who came to learn naturally chose to follow Xu Mo rather than Han Fei.

The reason is, they came here aiming for Xu Mo, and they must stay close, lest they miss any detail of the case.

Moreover, Han Fei is going to check surveillance; checking surveillance is a skill every officer already has, no need to learn it; only by following Xu Mo on the case can they possibly learn something.

Police Station.

Xu Mo first contacted the carrier to check Zhang Quan's recent call records.

The call records were few; Zhang Quan's past week of calls amounted to only two pages, most of which were food deliveries and spam calls, another part were calls with his wife and brother‑in‑law.

Only one number was highly suspicious.

In the past week, Zhang Quan called this number more than five times, each call was lengthy, both outgoing and incoming, and the most recent call with this mobile number was today at noon, exactly during the time the insurance company was robbed.

After a search, Xu Mo found the number was a virtual number, impossible to trace.

Of course, even though the suspicious mobile number is virtual and the police can't investigate, Xu Mo still gained something… he can now be sure Zhang Quan is problematic.

Talking that many times with a virtual number, especially during the robbery window, is enough to show Zhang Quan definitely has issues, confirming that Xu Mo and Han Fei's speculation isn't baseless.

Finding no useful clues in the call records, Xu Mo shifted his investigative focus.

He began to trace Zhang Quan's recent movements and whom he had met.

To say the least, that's a massive "project," but thanks to the Sky Eye System, everything became simple.

Officers no longer have to laboriously check surveillance; they hand that work to the Sky Eye System and only need to filter.

In no time, the query results came out.

The officers printed everything the Sky Eye System retrieved and handed it to Xu Mo for review.

"Team Leader Xu, it's done. The places Zhang Quan has been to recently and the people he's met are listed and printed, please have a look…"