Major Crimes Unit Starts with Police Academy Students

"Okay, Director Cheng,"

Upon hearing this, Cao Jianjun realized that Cheng Suoming was clearly siding with Wu Mingcheng and didn't want him to cause any further trouble, so he didn't say anything more.

After collecting all the powder, Wu Mingcheng took out his notebook and asked the shopkeeper again,

"What's your name, sir?"

The boss answered.

"Officer, my name is Wang Shi, I am thirty-two years old..."

Seeing that Wang Shi was about to continue talking on and on, Wu Mingcheng quickly interrupted him.

At this moment, he even wondered if Wang Shi had been overstimulated.

He said,

"Okay, I understand. I'm just asking how you should address me. Just tell me the truth. As for the rest, I'll ask you questions first, then you can answer. Do you understand?"

Wang Shi nodded quickly.

"Excuse me, officer, I was just trying to provide more clues,"

Wu Mingcheng then continued to inquire,

How big were the diamonds that went missing from your safe?

Wang Shi answered truthfully.

"Sixty carats,"

Upon hearing this, Wu Mingcheng was immediately shocked. No wonder the police station was taking it so seriously; the amount of money involved was enormous.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "This boss is incredibly audacious! He keeps a 60-carat diamond in his safe, and then he goes on a trip with the receptionist girl. That's really something!"

Upon hearing his boss's words, Cao Jianjun suddenly looked up at him, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

"Wait a minute, how many carats did you say?"

Wang Shi then said with a mournful face.

"Sixty carats, police officer Tong Zhi, otherwise why would I be in such a hurry?"

The police officers present, including Li Dawei and Xia Jie, were immediately stunned when they heard the word "sixty carats."

Zhao Jiwei said in a low voice,

"In all my years, I've never even seen a one-carat diamond, let alone a sixty-carat one,"

Li Dawei also said in surprise,

"You think I've ever seen one? A sixty-carat diamond! How much would that be worth?"

Xia Jie, being a girl after all, is more concerned about the price of jewelry.

"I remember that a one-carat diamond ring now costs at least 40,000, almost 50,000. This 60-carat one, my god, I can hardly believe it."

At this moment, Wu Mingcheng took out his phone and checked today's diamond prices.

Based on his online searches, he provided a final valuation for the stolen diamonds.

"Chief Cheng, Chief Gao, the stolen diamond is estimated to be worth around 100 million RMB,"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Hao wiped his forehead, feeling his legs go weak. Wang Shouyi only told him that the amount of money involved could be enormous.

He thought it would be at most a million or two, but he never expected it to be as high as a hundred million.

This is no ordinary case! This is a massive theft case involving an extremely large sum of money!

Wu Mingcheng then asked earnestly,

"Mr. Wang, who knows the location of this safe, or the diamonds hidden inside?"

After pondering for a moment, Wang Shi replied,

"My receptionist, and... oh right, and my driver, only those two know, no one else,"

"Chao Gao said with a solemn expression,"

"Mr. Wang, think it over again. Are you sure there's no one else here?"

He thought to himself, "If the Jiulihe Police Station catches this thief this time, it'll be a huge deal!"

This is another outstanding achievement, which makes the selection of advanced units even more secure, right?

Wang Shi thought about it carefully, shook his head, and said with certainty,

“Really, that’s all, Officer Tongzhi. I’m absolutely certain. Only those two people know.”

At this moment, Cheng Hao turned to Chen Xincheng, who was standing to the side, and asked,

"Brother Chen, what about the store's security camera footage? Did you find anything after reviewing it?"

Chen Xincheng said helplessly at this moment.

"Director Cheng, Zhijie and I just went to check, and we found that their store's surveillance cameras seem to be malfunctioning. They haven't had time to fix them yet, so they haven't been running."

Gao Chao said with a worried expression,

"So, it seems we can't get footage of the suspect?"

Chen Xincheng nodded and said,

"Yes,"

In an instant, there were no clues at all, and everyone became anxious.

Wu Mingcheng then offered his suggestion.

"Chief Cheng, I think that driver might be a prime suspect. Should we try to find him and get some information?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Hao nodded and said,

"Okay, we'll do it your way."

Chapter 370 Eager to Make a Merit

Immediately, Wu Mingcheng turned to Wang Shi and asked,

"Mr. Wang, please tell me the details of the driver; we need to find him immediately."

Therefore, Wang Shi told Wu Mingcheng all the driver's information.

Just as they were about to pack up and leave, Wu Mingcheng inadvertently noticed a clear footprint on the ground.

In order not to destroy the footprint, he suddenly shouted,

"Everyone stay still, everyone stay still!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Hao and the others immediately stopped in their tracks and stood still.

At this point, Gao Chao asked curiously,

"Mingcheng, what's wrong? Have you found any important clues?"

As Wu Mingcheng crouched down to observe, he said...

"Director Gao, I found an unfamiliar footprint on the ground,"

Cao Jianjun then retorted,

"What does this prove? It's also possible that we stepped on it when we came in,"

Zhang Zhijie also said.

"Yes, Mingcheng, that's also possible,"

Wu Mingcheng shook his head.

“Look closely at these footprints; they couldn’t possibly have been made just now.”

"And didn't you notice? When we came in, the soles of our shoes were clean; there weren't any footprints."

Li Dawei, Xia Jie, Yang Shu, and the others examined the surrounding ground and, sure enough, found no other footprints.

Xia Jie said,

"Indeed, there isn't any. Mingcheng, you're really observant; we didn't notice anything."

Cheng Hao and Gao Chao, who were present, both showed admiration for Wu Mingcheng.

Cao Jianjun felt a surge of annoyance. Damn it, you tricked me again. How come I didn't notice it earlier?

Wu Mingcheng then slowly spoke again,

"I guess this footprint must have been left by the suspect accidentally stepping into a puddle or something when committing the crime."

"Once we catch the driver, we just need to compare his footprints to see if it's him."

Everyone was overjoyed to hear what Wu Mingcheng said.

With this crucial clue, Cheng Hao quickly led his team back to the Jiulihe Police Station.

Back at the police station, Cheng Hao went to Wang Shouyi's office to report to the station chief.

Wang Shouyi spoke first.

"Chief Cheng, are you confident about this case? If it's difficult, we'll have to transfer it to the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Division."