Unlike Bai Yu, Zhang Pengfei, who was rich in criminal investigation experience, took a glance at the manhole cover of the sewer and immediately knew that something was wrong with this manhole cover.

  Because the surface of this pedestrian road is too clean, there is no sign of recent construction at all. If the sewer was renovated, the road surface would not be able to remain so clean. In other words, the abnormality of the manhole cover is absolutely not a government behavior, but an individual behavior.

  Lu Shuwen's residential area is a well-known high-end residential area in Jinyang City. The people living there are either high-level white-collar workers or business elites. Who would have nothing better to do than play with the manhole cover after eating their fill? Therefore, it is highly likely that the abnormality of the manhole cover was caused by the kidnapper.

  "Bo Yu, it's yours!" Zhang Pengfei excitedly grasped Song Bo Yu's shoulder, then quickly pulled out a pair of gloves from his pocket and carefully opened the clean water well cover.

  The moment the manhole cover was opened, a pungent smell wafted out, and Song Baiyu instinctively covered his nose, while Zhang Pengfei dove in without hesitation.

  Two minutes later, Zhang Pengfei finally poked his head out of the sewer, the look on his face had long since disappeared, replaced by a radiant glow.

  "Bo Yu, this shell casing was given to Hu Zi by me. The bandits should have escaped with Hu Zi from this sewer." Zhang Pengfei shook the shiny shell casing in his hand and said excitedly.

  Jiji's words were confirmed, and a cold hum came from the Beryl Space. Song Baiyu let out an excited cry, and his pale face turned slightly red.

  "Has Luo been waiting for news about Hu Zi all along? Should we tell her to put her mind at ease?" Song Bo Yu also sincerely suggested with excitement, thinking of Luo Shu Yuan's anxious expression as she waited for news about Hu Zi.

  Zhang Pengfei shook his head firmly, pointing to the sewer and saying: "I paid attention to the traces in the sewer just now, and found that there was only one person's footprints, and they were not chaotic, indicating that the thief was well-prepared and had plenty of time to commit the crime. Also, take a look at the underside of this manhole cover, there are no marks on it, which means that after the thief took Tiger away, someone else covered the sewer manhole again."

  Song Baiyu was shocked by the words, and every time Zhang Pengfei mentioned a suspicious point, he couldn't help but verify it. As a result, he found that what Zhang Pengfei said was not even slightly different, and compared to Zhang Pengfei's professional vision, Song Baiyu felt that his previous analysis was simply rubbish.

  "From various signs, the bandits should have extremely strong anti-detection abilities. I'm afraid they might be secretly monitoring Luo Suo. To avoid startling them, it's better not to inform her for now. Let's surprise her after we find Hu Zi." Zhang Pengfei said in a low voice.

  "It's still Brother Zhang who is formidable, everything will be done according to your instructions." Song Boyu smiled awkwardly and nodded in agreement with Zhang Pengfei's words, handling such matters was naturally more familiar to Zhang Pengfei.

  "Song Baiyu, thanks to your meticulousness today, otherwise we would still be sunbathing. If the kidnapping case is cracked, you will be the first to take credit." Zhang Pengfei heavily patted Song Baiyu's shoulder and praised him without reserve.

  Zhang Pengfei and Song Boyu quickly reported the clues found here to the Municipal Bureau. Guo Tiezhu, who was busy sweating profusely, suddenly heard that there was news about Hu Zi and immediately excitedly drove over in a police car.

  Soon, information about the sewer was also brought out. The sewer runs east-west and has a total of two large exits and more than ten small exits. Since only the large exits can accommodate adults crawling through, everyone focused their attention on the large exits. Of these two large exits, one is located in the western suburbs of the city, and the other is next to a highway leading to Nanyun County in the eastern part of the city.

  Judging from the direction of the footprints in the sewer, the kidnapper obviously escaped towards the eastern part of the city.

  "Now the troops are divided into three routes. The first group of people and horses will check all the manhole covers along the way to prevent bandits from escaping through the manhole covers; the second group of people and horses will enter the sewer to investigate, following the footprints of the bandits; the third group of people and horses will review the surveillance videos on the main roads in the Dongcheng District and be ready to capture the bandits at any time!" Guo Tiezhu gave the order without hesitation, and he himself led the way by driving a police car towards the highway in the suburbs of Dongcheng District.

  Five minutes later, three groups of police officers reviewing surveillance footage sent an exciting message to the task force command center: while reviewing surveillance footage of major roads in the city, they found a child riding a motorcycle with no license plate leaving, and the direction of the motorcycle was Jinan Road in Dongcheng District. After careful identification by everyone, it was found that the child sitting in the middle of the motorcycle looked very similar to Hu Zi.

  Two young people sat in front of and behind the child, sandwiching the child tightly in between, making it difficult to see the child's face clearly through the surveillance video. The two young people were also wearing sunglasses, their faces completely obscured, while the child seemed to be in a state of stupor, almost entirely held by the young person behind him.

  At the same time, the second group in the sewer also sent a message. The footprints in the sewer suddenly disappeared at a main road in Dongcheng District, and there was a manhole cover right above where the footprints disappeared. After verifying the messages from the second and third groups, it was finally confirmed that the child who had been kidnapped by the motorcycle was indeed Hu Zi.

  Suspects, tools of the crime, direction of escape... More and more clues are emerging, and the case is developing in a favorable direction. However, where did the kidnapper take the hostage after the kidnapping? The safety of the hostages is the police's top priority.

  The task force on the one hand dispatched forensic experts to collect and analyze evidence from the scene, while on the other hand conducting a meticulous investigation into the road conditions.

  After more than ten minutes, the task force command center carefully studied and analyzed the feedback from various police investigations, and initially confirmed that the suspect and hostage were likely hiding in the suburbs of Jinan Highway, more than 20 minutes away from the city. However, the forensic identification results had not yet been released.

  After setting up a secret checkpoint at the intersection leading to Jinan Road, all that was left for the police in Jinyang City was to wait.

  Because the Jin Nan Highway passes through a vast mountainous area with no signs of human habitation, it is impossible to find the kidnappers and hostages unless the Jinyang City police conduct a thorough search in the Bashan Mountains. However, once they enter the mountains for a search, they will definitely startle the snakes and may even provoke the kidnappers into harming the hostages.

  Seeing the police officers one by one with gloomy faces hiding in ambush at the side of the road, Song Baiyu frowned, this way of waiting was definitely not a solution. If the fugitives already knew that the police were searching for them, every second counted, and the more time wasted, the more chance the tiger had to escape. Moreover, the mountainous area was too vast, and with just over a hundred police officers participating in the operation, it was impossible to monitor all the exits of the mountain roads.

  "Zhang Ge, I'll go relieve myself!" Seeing that everyone had made preparations for a long-term ambush, Song Baiyu leaned in close to Zhang Pengfei's ear and whispered.

  "Hmm, be careful!" Zhang Pengfei glanced at the other police officers, hesitated for a moment, and let Song Boyu go.

  In the fashionable district, Luo Shuyuan anxiously paced back and forth inside the house, waiting for the kidnapper to call and demand a ransom as well as specify the location of the money drop-off. However, half a day passed, but the phone at home didn't ring once. Mu Xiaoli stood guard beside the phone, staring intently at the landline, her eyes were even starting to hurt.

  In the house, two police officers were doing ideological work on Luo Shuqiang while occasionally casting anxious glances at the phone.

  It has been three hours since the last phone call, but the kidnapper still hasn't called back, leaving Luo Shuyi and others with a bad premonition.

  "Ding ding ding......" Just when everyone in the house thought the bandits wouldn't call again, the phone on the coffee table suddenly rang urgently.

  Luo Shuwen and Ayi Lili did not pick up the phone, but waited for the two police officers to nod before pressing the hands-free button.

  "You stinky Bawan, I've warned you not to call the police, but you still did. Initially, I only wanted to make some extra money from you, but since you're not willing to pay up, just wait for your son to collect your corpse!"

  "Mom, save me... Mom, save me, I was wrong..."

  On the other end of the phone came angry roars and loud laughter, with the faint sound of Xiaohu's crying.

  As soon as she heard the voice on the other end of the phone, Lu Shu's body went limp and she collapsed onto the sofa, tears streaming uncontrollably from her eyes down her cheeks. Suddenly, a surge of incredible strength burst forth from her body, and she sprang up from the sofa, shouting loudly into the phone: "I beg of you, don't harm my son! I'll give you as much money as you want, just spare him! I'll get the police to withdraw immediately!"

  "Stinky old woman, are you trying to fool the police into not arresting me? My brothers and I have begged you so many times before, but did you ever listen to us? Don't think I don't know about the tricks you cops play. You're probably tapping my phone right now, aren't you? I'm too lazy to waste words on you, I just called to tell you that your money can't be spent, or else..."

  When the kidnapper knew that there was phone surveillance on this side and was about to hang up the phone, both Luo Shuyuan and the two police officers' faces turned very unsightly. Because they had only been talking for a short time of twenty or thirty seconds, the two police officers hadn't even had time to confirm the kidnapper's specific location, but only knew a general direction.

  Suddenly hearing no sound on the other end of the phone, everyone's heart in the house sank to the bottom. Is Hu Zi going to die?

  "Luosuo, it's okay, Hu Zi is safe!" The voice on the other end of the phone sounded calm and gentle, with a hint of concern.

  Hearing this familiar voice, Luo Shu Fei almost thought her ears were hallucinating.

  "Bo Yu, is that you? Is it really you? Have you caught the kidnapper?" Luo Shu Jiang shouted out of control, her sharp voice making Xiaoli in the house want to cover her ears.

  Only two police officers and Xiaoli's reactions were not much better, they widened their eyes, perked up their ears to listen to the voice on the other end of the phone, and the two police officers even forgot to conduct telephone surveillance.

  "Uh, both kidnappers have been subdued by me. However, Hu Zi's condition is not optimistic. I'll treat Hu Zi first and talk later!" Song Bo Yu said simply before hanging up the phone.

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