Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 250: Lead
When the police go all out, the energy they unleash is unimaginable to ordinary people.

When Sun Chang rushed over with Bei Bei, the search for hidden cameras suddenly accelerated.

Furthermore, no matter how many different methods are used, there are only a few suitable locations in a hotel to install cameras that can be aimed at the beds. With the police responsible for the same locations in other rooms, and police cats and dogs responsible for searching for any remaining cameras, the entire six-story hotel was searched in about three or four hours.

When everyone learned that Feng Hesong had even dared to install cameras in the bathtub room of a luxury hotel, they were shocked by his audacity. At the same time, they were certain that he couldn't have done this alone.

A total of seventeen cameras were found, but it remains to be seen whether any have escaped detection.

However, this case certainly won't end in a day, and the search of this hotel will definitely not be limited to this one time. Therefore, no one is particularly worried, since what they have now is more than enough for Feng Hesong to convict.

If there are cameras, there must be equipment for processing the video. Following this lead, I'm not worried about this guy escaping the law.

The only concern right now is whether Feng Hesong's accomplices are aware of his arrest. Now that Feng Hesong's arrest is a foregone conclusion, if his accomplices are alerted and he is tempted to release the entire video, Zhangzhou City will be in turmoil.

"I have ordered the internet monitoring department to do everything in its power to monitor all possible short videos and videos containing keywords such as Zhangzhou City, Zhanghe River, hotel voyeurism, and male-female relationships."

Yang Ye reassured Yu Zhengwei.

After finishing the business, Yang Ye couldn't help but shake his head and say, "Old Yu, this has caused quite a stir! In just this afternoon, I've received several calls asking what happened."

"Who would dare to be careless about something like this?"

Yu Zhengwei smiled and asked in return, then asked curiously, "Who on earth would voluntarily come to turn themselves in? Someone with a guilty conscience wouldn't make this call, would they?"

"Oh! I just did some research, and the legal representative of that hotel is a relative of an official in the Zhangzhou Municipal Finance Bureau."

Yang Ye's casual remark immediately made Yu Zhengwei realize something. It turned out that not only were some of the threatened public officials involved, but the hotel itself also seemed to have some problems.

Because of this incident, this hotel will have to close for a while. Don't even think about getting it to reopen before the case is closed, no matter how close you are to the finance bureau or even a provincial official!
It might be innocent!
However, based on the existing evidence, there is no doubt that Feng Hesong had a mole in the hotel.

This guy is just a photographer, not a carpenter, electrician, or bricklayer. How could he install a camera in such a hidden place that he could remove at any time? Until we figure this out, everyone in the hotel is a suspect!
This case may not involve a large sum of money, nor does it involve any of the eight most strictly controlled crimes in the country. However... once it is ignited by criminals, its social impact will be far more terrifying than those eight crimes.

Everyone across the country, especially those who have stayed in hotels, will feel uneasy.

Even if 99.9999% of hotels in China are innocent, once the public begins to have doubts, it will be a hellish disaster for the reputation of Zhangzhou City, the Zhangzhou Municipal Government, the national hotel industry, and even the entire service industry.

So even though he received many phone calls, some curious and some feigning inquiries, Yang Ye still managed to handle the matter steadily.

It was already evening, but the hotel was still brightly lit, allowing people to enter but not leave.

Every person who came in added to the police's workload. But at this moment, no one dared to be careless, and no one dared to complain. They didn't even dare tell the hotel guests in the conference room what they knew; they could only try their best to appease them and let them ramble on and on. This was something that absolutely couldn't be stopped by force; the stricter the police were, the more exaggerated and outrageous the rumors would become.

So far, the explanation given to these people remains the same: they are being apprehended as fugitives. They are being collectively protected out of fear that the murderer might harm them.

As for whether to believe it or not?
God knows!
"The guests who stayed at the hotel have been checked, and there are basically no problems. At least from their movements, there was no evidence of them having multiple interactions with Feng Hesong."

Jiang Yiyi handed a stack of paper documents to Yu Zhengwei. These were the results of Li Yiduo and the Municipal Bureau's Technical Investigation Department's painstaking analysis. In this era where everyone carries a mobile phone, it's incredibly easy for technical investigation police to trace a person's movements.

"Are you going to release it?"

Yu Zhengwei turned and handed the document to Nie Guoqiang.

Nie Guoqiang glanced through the documents and found nothing particularly noteworthy. He handed the documents to Zheng Mingxing and pondered for a moment before saying, "We can let them go, but I suggest we don't let them leave Zhang City. At least for the next two days, we might need to take their statements. After all, we just tallied up the numbers, and six of the seventeen rooms with cameras are occupied. These six people definitely can't leave. We should find an opportunity to talk to them about it; we can't hide anything from the victims."

"Leave this to me. It'll be better if I handle things from my position." Zheng Mingxing put down the file, looked up at Jiang Yiyi, and said, "How are those people feeling? Have the station send a few nannies over to take care of their food, drink, and hygiene."

"It's alright for now. After all, they've seen what we're doing outside and know that the police won't let them run wild at this point." Jiang Yiyi nodded, then hesitated and said, "But there's an elderly couple from out of town who are quite agitated. They seem to be tourists in Zhangzhou City and complained about the accommodations arranged by their tour group, so they paid extra to stay here. However, the tour group is leaving tomorrow, and they're very reluctant to be left in an unfamiliar place."

"Tourists!"

Nie Guoqiang rubbed his forehead again. Tourists plus elderly people make for a very difficult situation for any police station.

"Hurry up!"

Yu Zhengwei sighed and stood up. "I'll go talk to my comrades and ask them to work overtime tonight. It would be best if this matter could be resolved in one day. If not, I'll just have to take the blame for now and deal with it later."

"Then I'll play the bad cop." Nie Guoqiang smiled and patted Yu Zhengwei on the shoulder, taking the initiative to share the burden of his subordinate's emotions.

The three of them each found something to do and parted ways without wasting any more time.

Jiang Yiyi watched this scene quietly. She knew that only those who worked in the police system knew how difficult it was for a bureau or station leader, who seemed ordinary to outsiders and only knew how to take credit, to be a pillar of strength.

On the surface, they don't have to do fieldwork, they aren't afraid of wind and rain, and they're often away from home for meetings and training sessions. But in reality, the pressure of each case is actually on their shoulders!
If the police can't solve cases, they're simply incompetent, and who can punish them for that? But as leaders, the case-solving rate and public security situation in a jurisdiction are their responsibilities, and that's the reason they get to be reprimanded by their superiors—they don't even have the right to argue!
Take this case, for example. The case itself may not be large, but the potential consequences could be extremely serious.

Are the frontline police officers the most nervous at this time?

No!

Everyone works in a routine manner, and when it comes to actually doing it, it's just the same old routine of ordinary criminal investigation, without any detailed distinction between cases of varying sizes.

Whether it succeeds or not, doing your best is enough.

The people who are truly most worried are probably Yu Zhengwei and Yang Ye, who took the blame.
Even though Yang Ye hasn't arrived at the scene yet, who dares to deny the pressure he faced and the role he played? Ordinary police officers can simply give up and quit, but for leaders, the inescapable responsibility can have serious consequences that could affect their entire lives.

Under excellent leadership, police officers can work freely and have someone to clean up their messes when they make mistakes.

In the hands of bad leaders, whether the police do something or not is wrong, so how can they really protect the safety and peace of the people in their jurisdiction?
"Mimi, our director is really amazing!"

Jiang Yiyi patted Lin Ge's head.

Lin Ge flicked his tail and ducked to avoid being touched by Jiang Yiyi too much. However, the Baka cat and the white cat, seeing the beautiful woman, shamelessly approached and rubbed against Jiang Yiyi's legs, causing the woman to instantly fall in love and beam with joy.

Just when everyone was busy, the case finally made progress.

The first person to succumb to the pressure was not Nie Guoqiang or Yu Zhengwei, but Yan Junwen, who was immediately interrogated by the police.

As the case escalated, Yan Junwen realized he couldn't handle it anymore.

He's just an ordinary video creator who usually does controversial things to attract attention.

As a result... who could have imagined that one of his photographers would cause such a huge commotion? This was clearly no ordinary case, and it might even warrant a sentence of more than a hand's breadth. Yan Junwen chickened out.

He immediately and honestly confessed everything he knew about Feng Hesong.

He not only revealed Feng Hesong's personal situation and his girlfriend whom he was about to marry, but also that Feng Hesong had a mistress outside of their marriage and that he had drunk with Feng Hesong's good friend on one occasion. He told them all.

Yan Junwen didn't know much about what Feng Hesong did before joining his company. However, he did provide a crucial piece of information: Feng Hesong's mistress had a male best friend who worked at a hotel.

See, that's how we connect things, isn't it?

Li Yiduo immediately followed Nie Guoqiang's orders and began to hack into Feng Hesong's phone.

These days, everyone has a mobile phone, and everyone is always wondering why their phone's memory keeps running out. Even if you clean up junk files every week, your phone's memory is still getting insufficient.

why?
Because a massive amount of data is stored inside, even uninstalling the software may not remove it. Typical junk cleaning apps, which prioritize stability and avoiding disruption to other applications, don't dare to thoroughly clean the phone.

Even their cleanup methods based on file extensions and file types often fail to address even empty folders. In such cases, many chat apps can still find traces within the phone's files even after deleting chat history, not to mention that these app companies can also provide chat content for a certain period of time, making finding this data relatively straightforward for the police.

Soon, Li Yiduo not only successfully identified Feng Hesong's mistress by hiding records on her phone and contacting the telecommunications company, but also obtained information on three other suspects who frequently chatted on various apps from her phone.

It's fortunate that Feng Hesong was caught on the spot; otherwise, it wouldn't have been easy to obtain these items.

When Zhanghe Police Station was short-staffed, Nie Guoqiang called Liu Shengyou and asked him to help take control of Feng Hesong's mistress and three other suspects. Liu Shengyou agreed without hesitation.

The Zhanghe Police Station's high-profile actions could not be kept secret from him.

At times like these, there's no need to undermine other companies.

(End of this chapter)