Chapter 21: Just Wait, I'm Coming to Find You

Let me explain what a special task force is.

Actually, it's similar to a major case squad, but not the kind of fixed-personnel major case squad seen in TV dramas.

There's a TV series called "Major Case Group Six," but the scenes of fixed personnel handling major cases every day simply don't exist in reality.

Real special task forces are temporarily assembled, composed of elite personnel from various departments.

Once the case is closed, the special task force naturally dissolves.

The main point lies in this character 'special'.

Members within the group must put aside all current work and focus entirely on this one case.

At the same time, outsiders cannot interfere with any aspect of the case; they cannot even view the case files.

As long as it's a homicide, the confidentiality level is raised to the maximum, allowing not a single word to be leaked.

At this moment, Yu Dazhang and Lu Zhongxin were in a car, heading to the Criminal Investigation Detachment to meet the other team members.

"Master, do you know all the team members?" Yu Dazhang asked casually.

Lu Zhongxin held the steering wheel, eyes fixed ahead:

"There's just one person who joined last year that I don't know; for everyone else, even if we aren't close, we can all call each other by name."

So they're not very familiar with each other... Yu Dazhang knew immediately that the members of this special task force were scattered, drawn from various departments of the detachment.

There must be some among them just filling seats.

The direction of this current case is very clear; as long as the main suspect, Kong Lingjie, is caught, the case will basically be solved.

Precisely because it is simple and straightforward, some opportunists have treated it like a piece of fat meat on their lips.

Unfortunately, this piece of fat meat isn't that easy to chew...

Yu Dazhang had already planned it out; the first step was to turn this piece of fat meat into a hard bone.

Let them try to chew if they dare, but they'd better be prepared to crack their front teeth.

Before long, the police car arrived in front of an office building.

Yu Dazhang followed Lu Zhongxin to the third-floor conference room, where six people were already seated.

One person saw Lu Zhongxin enter and immediately called out:

"Old Lu, come sit down; we're just waiting for you two."

Yu Dazhang glanced around; counting himself, there were eight people in total.

Under normal circumstances, the number of people in a special task force would not exceed five.

Even for a homicide case led by a deputy team leader, having two or three team members would be sufficient.

This facilitates team communication and collaboration, effectively improving the efficiency of case handling.

But the situation before him was exactly the opposite; such a seemingly uncomplicated case had established an eight-person special task force.

The reason was self-evident; those who understand, understand.

After taking their seats, the team leader spoke first.

He briefly explained the current situation, then conveyed the leadership's high regard for the case.

After finishing the clichés, he expressed his determination.

Finally, he handed over the investigation work of the case to Lu Zhongxin, the deputy team leader.

After all that, Yu Dazhang nearly fell asleep.

Actually, the team leader spoke for only about five minutes, but for Yu Dazhang, the hypnotic effect was no less than taking five sleeping pills.

He had simply heard too many of these clichés.

In his eyes, the team leader hadn't been speaking just now; he had been leading everyone in counting sheep.

"Ah~~~~~~"

Yu Dazhang couldn't help but yawn, then felt someone pinch his thigh hard.

The force was definitely full strength; it hurt so much he sucked in a sharp breath of cold air and almost cried out.

Turning his head, he saw Lu Zhongxin glaring at him angrily.

"Sorry, my apprentice just transferred to the First Brigade and isn't yet adapted to the new environment; he's been pulling all-nighters these past few days."

Lu Zhongxin gritted his teeth to explain Yu Dazhang's rude behavior just now.

"Yes, yes, I haven't slept more than a few hours these past few days," Yu Dazhang quickly added.

You can't offend the team leader; otherwise, he might give you a hard time later.

"It's a good thing for young people to have drive," the team leader seemed not to mind, even praising Yu Dazhang's initiative.

Lu Zhongxin then assigned tasks; since there were enough personnel, every task was arranged quite meticulously. Yu Dazhang's task was to investigate Kong Lingjie's social connections and any individuals he might contact.

As soon as the tasks were assigned, Yu Dazhang spoke up:

"No need to make it so complicated; I suggest directly deploying police forces to search the surrounding small inns."

Lu Zhongxin saw it was him again and reached out his hand once more.

Yu Dazhang raised his hand to block it:

"Master, I have a basis for saying this."

Seeing this, the other team members showed varying degrees of displeasure on their faces.

Yu Dazhang was a bit fat, but his face looked young; one glance showed he was an ignorant youth who had just graduated from school.

In their eyes, this kid had just come here to polish his credentials.

You, an inexperienced greenhorn, should just keep quiet; why are you making suggestions?

Calling someone "Master" the moment you open your mouth; you sound like a well-connected hire.

But Lu Zhongxin, on the contrary, became serious; he had already witnessed this apprentice's abilities.

"Speak first."

Please... collect... the... 6... 9... book....!

He sat up straight and signaled Yu Dazhang to continue.

The other members then realized something was wrong and all turned their gaze toward Yu Dazhang.

But the doubt in their eyes remained very obvious.

Could this fat man really be here to handle the case?

Yu Dazhang directly ignored their stares and said in a calm tone:

"Everyone should have heard the case briefing. The crime scene is the rental house where Kong Lingjie rented."

"Generally, people living in such temporary rental houses do not have good economic conditions."

"Moreover, he is not a local."

"According to the household registration records, he is a migrant worker from another province coming to Songhai for work, with no relatives in the area to rely on."

"Most importantly, the household registration records show both parents are deceased, and he has no siblings or children."

"That is to say, there is only him on the household register."

"Under such circumstances, where else could he go?"

"With no one to rely on and no money to flee, aside from staying at small inns that do not require ID cards, the only option left is to wander the streets."

"Let us try thinking from another perspective: if we were in such a predicament, what choice would we make?"

Upon hearing this, everyone revealed expressions of realization, and their gaze toward Yu Dazhang also changed.

It was no longer the contempt as before, replaced instead by a hint of contemplation...

Indeed, this fat man's logical thinking is clear, his reasoning well-organized, his analysis reasonable and fitting the current situation perfectly.

In fact, analyzing a case is a process of subtraction.

Integrate all known information, then eliminate the meaningless parts; what remains naturally leads to the conclusion.

In his previous life, Yu Dazhang had read the case files and knew Kong Lingjie was caught at a small inn.

Therefore, the statements above were all improvised by him on the spot.

But they were spoken according to the content of the case briefing; otherwise, the people present would not have believed him.

Among these people, there might be some who are merely filling a seat, but not one is easily fooled.

Without showing some real substance, trying to deceive one's way through is almost impossible.

"You are very right." Lu Zhongxin was the first to express agreement.

He still recognized his disciple's logical analysis ability.

The previous kidnapping case was proof of that.

"Then good." Seeing Lu Zhongxin take a stand, the team leader immediately responded:

"I will go now to allocate police forces to investigate the surrounding small inns."

That is enough... Yu Dazhang sighed with relief.

He knew Kong Lingjie was also waiting at this moment.

Waiting for the police to go to the small inn to arrest him.

After the meeting ended, Yu Dazhang stood by the conference room window gazing into the distance.

Wait, I am coming to find you.

In this life, it is my turn to clash with you.

(End of this chapter)