Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Chapter 660: Following the Trail

Originally, Lu Chuan wanted to capture someone alive, but the opponent’s move was too dangerous.There were still many innocent bystanders around!

Lu Chuan couldn’t take the risk.

The dagger in his right hand flew out like a bullet.

Whirr!

Thud!

Before the opponent could bring out the hand, a dagger was already lodged in the throat.

"Gurgle..."

To his death, the Fierce Ghost never understood, why was this Hua Country cop’s knife so fast?

The blade ruptured the carotid artery, blood spurting as the Fierce Ghost fell straight to the ground.

"Murder!"

Unaware passersby around screamed frantically.

Due to their mission, Lu Chuan and Lan Bingyu couldn’t wear police uniforms.

At this point, Lu Chuan hurriedly took out his credentials: "I’m a police officer!"

"Everyone, don’t panic! No photos or videos, everyone leave immediately!"

Seeing the credentials in Lu Chuan’s hand, the crowd’s emotions stabilized slightly.

A few brave ones even wanted to step forward and take a look.

Lu Chuan helplessly shouted again.

"There might be other criminals nearby, please leave immediately!"

Hearing that there was still danger around, those who wanted to take a look or record immediately ran away.

Putting his credentials away, Lu Chuan walked over to the Fierce Ghost.

He checked inside the man’s clothes for firearms, but found nothing.

Damn it.

Were you just trying to scare me?

I thought, given the strict regulations domestically, how could he possibly get a gun in here?

It turned out it was a false alarm.

The guy was certainly trying to scare him and then make his escape.

In fact, the Fierce Ghost was indeed thinking that just now.

He made the motion of reaching for a gun, just to scare Lu Chuan and create a chance to escape.

But Lu Chuan didn’t fall for it at all and responded with a deadly flying dagger to the neck, taking the Fierce Ghost’s life.

The Fierce Ghost, lying on the ground, hadn’t quite died yet.

He stared wide-eyed at Lu Chuan.

His look seemed to ask how could you hit to kill?

If given another chance, he would definitely have turned and run.

Unfortunately, heaven doesn’t give second chances.

At this point, Lu Chuan didn’t have a good emergency solution either.

The dagger was now in the Fierce Ghost’s neck, and although he was bleeding heavily, he wouldn’t die immediately.

But once the dagger was pulled out, he’d be dead within a few breaths.

All he could do was wait for the ambulance to arrive and see if they could save him.

"Don’t blame me; you were the one who tried to pull out a gun."

"Hang in there for a bit, maybe the ambulance will get here in time to save you."

"Gurgle..."

Save my ass.

The Fierce Ghost had killed before.

In this situation, even if a deity came, he wouldn’t survive.

After confirming that the adversary truly lost combat capability, Lu Chuan headed to the pancake stall at the entrance of Charm Garden.

He wasn’t sure how Zhang Jianbing was doing.

"Director Lu."

Lan Bingyu saw Lu Chuan coming over: "What about that guy?"

"Dead."

Dead?

Lan Bingyu widened her eyes; she knew all too well the opponent’s skills.

Just a few rounds and he was dead?

"How’s Zhang Jianbing?"

"Oh, he won’t die; the cut on his neck wasn’t deep enough."

"When he sensed something was off, he took a step back, and just as the opponent was about to strike again, you rushed out."

"He’s lost quite a bit of blood, but the carotid artery wasn’t hit. Once the doctor arrives, they can stop the bleeding."

In the distance, the police and ambulance sirens began wailing.

Qin Yong looked at the Fierce Ghost lying on the ground, lifeless, with eyes wide open, unable to rest in peace.

"Captain Qin, there was no choice, he made a move like he was drawing a gun, I was afraid..."

Lu Chuan knew well that the Fierce Ghost’s death would be very detrimental to the ongoing investigation.

Qin Yong, however, shook his head.

"It’s okay, you did the right thing. No one could have known if he had a gun or not."

"With so many innocent bystanders around, if he really had a gun and you hadn’t taken decisive action, the results would have been unimaginable."

"As for their whereabouts, I’ve already had Sun Jun’s team look into the surveillance at the entrance of Charm Garden."

The surveillance here belonged to the municipal under city management.

Unlike mall and residential surveillance, which rarely had security footage.

Chen Kai’s hackers couldn’t have hacked into the municipal system to alter the surveillance content.

So the whole encounter where the Fierce Ghost killed and Lu Chuan stopped and fought him was recorded at the entrance of Charm Garden.

Following their route, they would surely find some clues.

"By the way, Captain Qin, how are things in Tianzhou City?"

Among the Four Kings, Chen Baojun was already dead.

One was still locked up in prison, and of the two at large, Zhang Jianbing was in Haizhou City, and the other was in Tianzhou City.

"The Criminal Investigation Team in Tianzhou has two groups rotating 24 hours, but they haven’t found anything unusual yet."

"Now we just have to await Sun Jun’s findings. If we can locate their hideout, it would be best!"

Moreover, this investigation must be swift.

The adversary had sent out the Fierce Ghost to kill Zhang Jianbing, and they likely didn’t know yet that the plan failed, and the Fierce Ghost was killed.

So, their alertness should be at its lowest for now.

Brr! Brr!

At that moment, Lu Chuan’s phone rang.

Lu Chuan looked at the caller ID and immediately answered.

"Director Lu, suspicious individuals have appeared on this side!"

"Wait for me, I’m heading over immediately!"

Lu Chuan hung up the call and reported immediately to Qin Yong: "There’s been a discovery on Chen Kai’s granddaughter’s side."

"Let’s go together!"

"Yes!"

...

At the entrance of the Lishui Garden District.

"Chen Kai’s granddaughter currently lives at her grandparents’ house."

"To avoid alerting anyone, we’ve been staking out outside the community."

"Their life is very regular, in the morning her grandfather takes the girl to the local kindergarten."

"At 3:30 in the afternoon, he picks her up."

"But today, he picked her up an hour and a half earlier than usual."

The team member in charge of monitoring Chen Kai’s granddaughter reported the abnormality to Lu Chuan.

"We just sent someone to inquire at the kindergarten’s entrance, and a security guard said they left early to go out..."

The report was suddenly interrupted, pointing to the entrance of the community.

"Director Lu, they’re coming out!"

"The old man holding the child is the child’s grandfather, and the child is Chen Kai’s granddaughter!"

Inside the car, Lu Chuan saw through the camera as the pair emerged from the community.

They seemed to be heading to the main road.

Probably about to hail a cab.

What to do?

Should the child be kept or follow them?

"I suggest following them personally."

"Although the Fierce Ghost is now dead, the other person with the dagger is still out there, and they’re pretty capable."

"Besides Xiaolan and me, no one in the team can guarantee defeating him."

"But Xiaolan has confronted him before, so sudden surveillance might alert him."

This is no time for hesitation.

Chase or not?