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"It's hard to say at the moment."

Ye Bai shook his head.

Breaking a neck is something even a well-trained assassin or special forces soldier can do, and it's child's play for a master of internal strength.

This alone is not enough to identify the murderer.

However, Ye Bai still leaned towards the possibility that the other party was Yan Yangshuo, because if it were someone else, there would be even less reason for them to harm Tong Yan.

Tong Yan wasn't even from Jingzhou, and he hadn't been there long, so he didn't have any enemies.

"Team leader, we found hair in the trunk, about 15 centimeters long, and it should belong to a woman..."

Another team member came to report the situation, and now it was completely confirmed that Tong Yan was brought out of the TV station in this car.

As a precaution, it was stuffed into the trunk.

"No matter who the killer is, they should be hiding in District 8. They really know how to pick a place!"

Yu Anqi muttered a curse under her breath, and started to feel a headache coming on.

In the entire Jingzhou, if the Eighth District claims to be the most difficult place to investigate, no other district would dare to claim the first place.

Not only are there very few surveillance cameras here, but the area is also enormous.

Inside, all the alleys looked pretty much the same, winding and crisscrossing, lined up one after another.

For unfamiliar people, not finding someone is out of the question; they'd be lucky if they didn't get lost.

Even if Yu Anqi only had the limited police force of her criminal investigation team, it would still take a long time to investigate, let alone if the entire Jingzhou Police Department were sent over.

"I'll have the Qin family come and help."

Ye Bai knew this too, so he immediately took out his phone and called Qin Zhong.

Yu Anqi did not refuse. Although searching for the murderer was a very dangerous task, the Qin family's bodyguards were well-trained and highly capable, and were fully competent to handle the job.

However, these people alone were still not enough, so Ye Bai simply called Chen Daguang over as well.

These local bullies may not have many other skills, but they are very good at finding people.

The reason we hadn't found Yan Yangshuo's trail before was because he was hiding in the shadows and hadn't come out.

But with a grown man like Tong Yan around today, it would be very difficult not to attract attention.

"...Mr. Ye, I've always treated you like royalty, yet you want to send me to jail?"

Upon arriving at Ye Bai's place and seeing Yu Anqi in her police uniform, Chen Daguang's face turned green instantly, and he turned to run away.

Those of them who operate in the underworld are most afraid of dealing with the police.

"You're overthinking it. We called you here to ask for your help in finding someone."

Ye Bai grabbed him and gave a helpless explanation.

"Mr. Ye, Captain Yu, I'm not exaggerating, you've really come to the right place!"

"Leave this to me, I promise I'll handle it perfectly! You don't know, I've always been a helpful and kind citizen, always willing to assist the police..."

After hearing this, Chen Daguang breathed a sigh of relief and began to confidently take on the responsibility.

Then he made one phone call after another, ordering his men to get to work.

This was a rare opportunity to establish a relationship with the police, and the shrewd Chen Daguang certainly wouldn't miss it.

"...You really do get along well with all sorts of people."

Watching Chen Daguang bustling around like a loyal lackey, Yu Anqi's gaze toward Ye Bai grew increasingly strange.

She couldn't even fathom how Ye Bai could know someone like Chen Daguang.

Although she didn't see class distinctions, the son-in-law of the most powerful family in Jingzhou and a street urchin making a living in the Eighth District were from completely different worlds.

Even excluding the Qin family, Ye Bai is still an adopted son of the Ye family and comes from a wealthy family.

For a rich young master like him, even glancing at those petty thugs would be beneath his dignity under normal circumstances.

Could this be a personality trait developed while he was in an orphanage as a child?

Yu Anqi couldn't understand it, but she felt that there were more and more mysteries surrounding Ye Bai.

The grudge between the other party and Yan Yangshuo seems to be a breakthrough point.

If Ye Bai were just an ordinary person, even if he had crossed paths with that kind of serial killer, he wouldn't have survived until now.

However, now is not the time to worry about these things; rescuing the hostages is the most important task.

"Why are you staring at your phone all the time? Do you think Yan Yangshuo will call you?"

After issuing a series of orders and deploying all available police forces to guard all entrances and exits of District 8, Yu Anqi looked at Ye Bai and asked.

Ye Bai nodded, then frowned and said, "If the murderer is Yan Yangshuo, his purpose in kidnapping Tong Yan must be to seek revenge on me. In that case, he should have called me, not remained silent until now..."

Yu Anqi pondered, "Even if he doesn't have your number, Tong Yan definitely does. And the last time Li Decai's car appeared on the surveillance footage was around 7 PM, which is almost three hours ago, that's indeed a bit too long..."

At this point, Yu Anqi's pretty face suddenly changed, and she looked at Ye Bai and said in a deep voice, "Could it be that we were wrong from the beginning, and the person who kidnapped Tong Yan was not Yan Yangshuo?"

Ye Bai sighed softly and said, "If that's really the case, then that would be a real problem!"

He had always felt something was off, because no matter what reason he gave, it was hard to explain why Yan Yangshuo had targeted Tong Yan.

As mortal enemies, both Ye Bai and Yan Yangshuo understood each other's personalities.

Especially Yan Yangshuo, since he wanted to take revenge on Ye Bai, he must have been studying the weaknesses in Ye Bai's personality all the time during the years he was in prison.

In terms of strength, he couldn't beat Ye Bai, let alone kill him, so he could only try to find a solution from other aspects.

While Ye Bai has weaknesses in his personality, such as being loyal and devoted to his friends and family, these weaknesses are limited to those close to him.

Even if the relationship isn't particularly close, Ye Bai wouldn't stand idly by if he could help.

But they would never put themselves in danger because of the other party.

The relationship between Tong Yan and Ye Bai is clearly far from reaching the level of "intimacy".

Unless Yan Yangshuo has lost his mind from being in prison these past few years, he shouldn't be using a youthful appearance to threaten others.

This is also why Ye Bai never thought that Tong Yan would be in danger because of him, so he didn't send anyone to protect her secretly.

When Tong Yan got into trouble today, Ye Bai initially felt guilty, but as time went on, he realized something was wrong.

If Yan Yangshuo had truly captured Tong Yan, he should have sent him a text message long ago, outlining his terms or setting a trap to force him to meet the appointment alone.

"Why don't you give Miss Qin a call? Since she and Tong Yan are good friends, she should know something about the situation, right?"

Yu Anqi took a deep breath, her face growing increasingly pale.

For the police, the fact that the murderer was Yan Yangshuo was not scary.

No matter how ruthless the perpetrator is, they will ultimately not escape being brought to justice.

The most challenging aspect is this kind of unknown, which is full of uncertainty!

The inability to even identify the suspect dramatically increases the difficulty of solving the case!