Chapter 91: No Reason at All

Killing someone was a big deal, especially when the victim was a policeman, and the culprit stole a police gun. When these three situations were combined…

‘Maybe I should just go home and sleep. This case is really scary,’ Xiao Yu thought. 

“Come on, I’ll take you in to have a look.” Zhao Changshan glanced at Xiao Yu, his eyes lit up. “You can help look for clues, too.”

“…”

Xiao Yu gave Zhao Changshan a strange look. 

‘Really, boss? You’re selling me out so easily, using me as a tool?’

The prisoners have already escaped, what clues could be found in the detention center?

It must be to figure out how the escape happened.

After Xiao Yu walked around the detention center and then came back out, he was in shock. 

Because he saw something unbelievable. 

What did that mean?

The two escaped prisoners were “odd-job” workers in the detention center. 

These odd-job workers were generally prisoners with short sentences, and they would be released soon. 

Were there prisoners in the detention center?

Yes, but their sentences were short.

Prisoners with sentences under one year did not need to be sent to prison. They could serve their sentences in the detention center.

There were many such prisoners in the detention center.

Most of the prisoners who could become errand boys had sentences of less than six months. They could be released after a few months.

Now, tell me, these two prisoners who were about to be released… 

How much fake alcohol did they drink to go as far as killing someone, robbing police uniforms, stealing a gun, and then escaping from prison?

Did they see a living ghost?

So, would the prison guards be on guard against them?

Definitely not, they were about to be released. They certainly wouldn’t cause trouble in the detention center, right?

Causing trouble would increase their sentence. 

Usually, the prison guards were very confident about these errand boys, and the management was relatively loose. This also allowed the errand boys more freedom in the detention center. Sometimes, certain prison doors were left open.

They could enter and exit freely, and sometimes the cell doors weren’t locked. Because everyone knew that as long as they had a bit of intelligence, such prisoners would never cause trouble or try to escape.

So then…

“This is too unreasonable, isn’t it?”

Xiao Yu came back to his senses and looked at Zhao Changshan.

“You’re asking me?” Zhao Changshan rolled his eyes, “How would I know?”

As they walked out of the detention center, they happened to run into the director of the Municipal Bureau.

Xiao Yu had seen the director twice before and was deeply impressed. He wasn’t the typical seasoned bureaucrat.

How to describe him?

This man earned his current position through sheer hard work and accomplishments. According to Zhao Changshan, the director was once a star policeman in Bincheng. Besides Xiao Yu, he was one of the few in the Bincheng police system to be awarded first-class merit.

Impressive, right?

Xiao Yu knew that being good at solving cases didn’t necessarily mean you had leadership skills. An old criminal investigator who could solve cases and lead at the same time, and who also held the position of director—imagine what kind of person this was.

“Xiao Yu?” When the director saw Xiao Yu, his initially stern face broke into a gentle smile, “Not busy anymore? Have you recovered from your injuries?”

Hmm?

Xiao Yu’s heart skipped a beat. 

‘Did he know I was working on a case with the National Security Bureau recently?’ 

At this level, it’s no surprise that he would have access to such information.

“Salute!” Xiao Yu raised his hand in a salute.

When someone shows you respect, it’s important to reciprocate with proper etiquette.

“It’s not a formal occasion, so put it away,” Yun Xiangguo said with a smile as he patted Xiao Yu’s shoulder. His eyes sparkled with a hint of amusement. “After finishing the big jobs up top, shouldn’t you also contribute to your own department?”

‘So the big boss does know.’ 

Xiao Yu feigned confusion, “What big job?”

“Haha!” Yun Xiangguo laughed, looking at Xiao Yu with an intriguing expression. “Stick with me for a few days, okay?”

This wasn’t directed at Xiao Yu, but at Zhao Changshan.

“No problem.”

Faced with the big boss’s request, Zhao Changshan nodded quickly.

‘It aligns with my thinking… You’re such a dog! No, seriously, won’t anyone ask for my opinion?’

Xiao Yu stood there, stunned.

Wasn’t this a bit much?

Since joining the Criminal Investigation Brigade, he hadn’t even spent half his time in the brigade.

A family-annihilation tragedy had him working with the special task force of the Criminal Investigation Detachment for a week. 

A body smuggling case had him involved with the National Security Bureau.

He went to Beijing not long ago and spent a month recovering after returning. Now he had to run errands for the bureau again?

Xiao Yu felt offended. 

His heart resisted, but his legs followed Yun Xiangguo.

There was no special task force. The Municipal Bureau’s meeting room had been transformed into a command center. Leaders from various case-handling units gathered to discuss capturing the two escaped prisoners.

“The Sky Eye surveillance didn’t find any traces of the prisoners. It’s inferred they escaped via the mountain road. The two police dogs dispatched urgently didn’t track them. It’s suspected the prisoners are proficient in counter-reconnaissance. The armed police have entered the mountains to search. The mountainous area is large, manpower is insufficient, and the search is extremely difficult. The ground staff also dispatched 20 drones. All to no avail.”

“…”

The captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment stood in the meeting room and reported the progress of the case.

Xiao Yu, who was in the meeting room, didn’t hear a word of what he said. Instead, he focused on two files.

The first file.

Lu Jia, male, 31 years old, local resident, home address…

He dropped out of school at 18 to work. At 19, he was sentenced to three years in prison for robbery, with a three-year reprieve.

At 22, he was imprisoned again for theft. Up until he was 27, he had been in and out of prison countless times for theft and other crimes. He was a habitual offender.

At 28, Lu Jia and others broke into a house to rob it. Due to insufficient evidence, he was detained in the detention center. By the time he was 30, the case had progressed significantly, the evidence was conclusive, and he was sentenced to three years in prison.

His current sentence has two months and five days left.

So, he had been in the detention center from detention to sentencing and then serving his sentence, and he was about to be released after serving his three-year term.

But… he killed and escaped from prison? 

The second file.

Ma Hexuan, male, 33 years old, from H City.

Undergraduate degree, skilled in computers.

At the age of 22, he had the ability to develop software independently.

At 23, he formed a software development team.

At 25, he sold an app for three million.

At the peak of his career, his personal assets once exceeded twenty million.

At 28, he invested all his money in developing a new software, spending five years on it.

However, his girlfriend’s best friend reported him to the police for sexual assault, with video evidence. He was arrested but later released due to insufficient evidence.

After being released, Ma Hexuan stabbed his girlfriend’s best friend with a knife and was arrested again. He was later sentenced to three months in detention, serving his sentence in the detention center.

After reading the personal files of these two criminals, Xiao Yu couldn’t understand it. 

There was no reason for them to kill and escape from prison.