Chapter 239: Openly Stealing Personnel

After these words, the conference room fell silent.

Is the suspect in a hurry?

Until now, no one has paid attention to this detail in the case.

Or rather, which normal person would even consider this point?

Ding Feng has been chasing the traces left by the suspect to track his movements.

Wherever the suspect committed a crime, he followed there.

Crime scene inspection, evidence collection, analysis, investigation…

This approach isn't wrong; criminal investigators fundamentally rely on these steps.

But if he encounters a criminal equally familiar with this routine, Ding Feng will fall into passivity.

If this continues long-term, this case will break him.

In fact, he's already on the verge of collapse.

"Ninety-four days, nine victims, averaging one every ten days."

Ding Feng glared and retorted:

"This timeframe may seem tight, but it doesn't mean the suspect is desperate."

"From reconnaissance to action, ten days is more than enough for someone with systematic training."

After these words, everyone in the room cast skeptical glances at Ding Feng.

Who are the people sitting in this room?

Every single one of them is a sharp, agile elite of the Police force.

Within the system, not just anyone is qualified to wear a white shirt.

Even Ye Zhiyu and Ma Jian sensed something was off.

"What's wrong?"

Ding Feng felt insulted; his face darkened instantly:

"Did I say anything wrong?"

He was nearly driven mad… Yu Dazhang couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

Almost everyone in this room is a superior, yet he dares to speak in a questioning tone.

It shows the string in Ding Feng's mind is about to snap.

Whether obsessive or stubborn, regardless of Ding Feng's personality, he's done it all for the case.

His intentions are good, and he's persisted all along.

Unfortunately…

His thinking is wrong; all his effort is wasted.

"The ten-day interval you mentioned must be halved."

Although everyone in the room understood the point, Yu Dazhang still had to explain.

"You ignored the time each victim was tortured."

"Each victim endured several days of captivity; based on the exact number of missing fingers, the longest was a week, the shortest three days."

"During this time, the suspect had no capacity to do anything else."

This time, Ding Feng understood.

Calculated this way, once you remove the days each victim was missing, the remaining time is indeed extremely tight.

From the suspect's perspective, starting with the first victim…

Kidnapping, tormenting, then releasing.

Then immediately seeking the next victim.

For these three months, the suspect has hardly paused.

As Yu Dazhang said, the suspect seems to be in a hurry.

"So what if we know this?"

Ding Feng stared at Yu Dazhang, his tone cold:

"It only proves the suspect is brazen and doesn't fear our Police force."

In his eyes, that's exactly how it was.

In past cases, suspects either fled immediately after committing crimes or lived in constant terror.

He had never encountered one who kept committing crimes right under the Police force's nose.

"Before I spoke, I said I was only raising a doubt, not offering a lead."

Yu Dazhang spoke calmly:

"How to proceed with the investigation is still up to you."

He merely wanted to help Ding Feng shift his thinking.

Since the other side refused to accept it, he had no need to keep pushing.

"You…" Ding Feng was left speechless.

So far in the case, they haven't even touched a hair of the suspect—what's left to arrange?

Put bluntly, the leads are nearly exhausted.

The facts are before them; Ding Feng has no room to argue.

Can they say aloud: "The suspect is cunning, and we're powerless…"?

Yet Yu Dazhang, having just joined the case, found a breakthrough from the victims.

What has happened recently, everyone has seen with their own eyes.

Everything fears comparison; once compared, the superior and inferior are immediately clear, and the leader naturally knows how to choose.

"Xiao Yu, tell us, from which direction should we start the investigation next?"

The big leader looked at Yu Dazhang with a smile, concealing nothing of his regard and appreciation for him.

Oh no, he called for Xiao Yu... For Yu Dazhang, that address was a bit hair-raising.

!

Not only was Yu Dazhang a bit stunned, but the leaders present were also dumbfounded.

Clearly, the big leader rarely showed such warmth to anyone, especially a young person.

"Regarding this case, I don't know much."

Yu Dazhang spoke the truth:

"This time I was only tracking the victims; regarding the suspects, we must still follow Group Leader Ding's arrangements."

Receive, neutralize, release... He passed the ball back to Ding Feng.

"Then tell us your thoughts on the victims." The big leader wouldn't be tricked and continued pressing:

"What do you plan to do next?"

Yu Dazhang had long been prepared for this.

Since he came to S Province, he definitely had to leave some explanation here.

Having reviewed nine cases in a row, no one would believe he found no leads.

"This is the case file I organized, focusing only on the victims."

While speaking, Yu Dazhang took a document from his bag, placed it on the table, and pushed it toward the big leader at the head.

"This details the testimonies provided by each victim; although they cannot serve as evidence, their reference value cannot be denied."

When people are mad, their words naturally cannot be taken entirely as truth.

But from certain aspects, people at this time do not lie.

Because they have lost the ability to think.

The big leader flipped through two pages, and his expression gradually became heavy and solemn.

"Which psychology expert is this?" He looked toward Ma Jian and Ye Zhiyu.

Ye Zhiyu quickly raised a hand:

"It's me."

"I invited him to help," Yu Dazhang quickly explained:

"Previously, he assisted us with cases many times."

The identity of this outside aid must be clarified.

Involving a case, outsiders cannot easily intervene.

But if the police actively request assistance, that is another matter entirely.

"What is your current occupation?" The big leader stared at Ye Zhiyu and asked.

"I work at a Shangshi Company." Ye Zhiyu puffed out his chest, full of confidence:

"Currently serving in the Human Resources Department, with five insurances and one housing fund..."

Before he could continue, Yu Dazhang glared fiercely at him, forcing him to swallow the rest of his words.

In Ye Zhiyu's view, his current job was very comfortable and also very suitable for him.

Speaking of it would also bring face.

So when someone asked, he naturally wanted to say a bit more.

He had never worked within the system; in his eyes, everyone sitting in this room were police officers.

He simply did not recognize police ranks.

"A bit of a pity."

The big leader's gaze toward Ye Zhiyu grew increasingly hot:

"Have you considered becoming a police officer?"

Yu Dazhang:!!!!!

Poaching people right in front of us.

Are you even polite?

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Ye Zhiyu replied without concealing anything:

"I have been to prison; it is impossible for me to take the civil service exam in this lifetime. Besides, I am very satisfied with my current job."

(End of this chapter)