Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 1102 - 1098: Handling the Situation

The call from Shen Siyuan was intended for Zhong Xiaonan.

After Zhong Xiaonan received the call, she first reported to Song Meixian and then contacted the city detective team directly.

Such a criminal case should naturally be their responsibility.

And the officer in charge of this case was Xia Baokun, the captain of the city detective team one.

Xia Baokun was a bit baffled when he received the task, as this case was assigned from above, and there was even a collaborator sent from the National Security Bureau, which made everything seem quite peculiar.

However, since it was a task assigned from above, it was impossible to refuse, so he immediately called his team members, preparing to head to the crime scene.

Among these team members was a girl named Jiang Xiyue.

Jiang Xiyue was originally a police officer at Yuxiu Police Station.

However, she had been credited in a previous case, so Xia Baokun had her transferred over.

Jiang Xiyue’s father, Jiang Haitao, was also a policeman, but he had sacrificed his life when Jiang Xiyue was very young.

Jiang Xiyue was very excited to be called on by Xia Baokun; it was her first case after joining the detective team.

"Captain Xia, it’s so urgent, what kind of case is it?" Jiang Xiyue asked eagerly.

The other team members also looked at Xia Baokun with curiosity upon hearing this.

"I’m not clear either; this case was assigned from above. Let’s see after getting to the crime scene."

Xia Baokun took one last drag on his cigarette, then walked out the police station’s door in large strides, tossing the cigarette butt into a nearby trash bin.

No one minded him smoking in a public place, including Jiang Xiyue, as the stress of their job was immense, and very few in their line of work didn’t smoke; smoking helped relieve stress.

Despite Xia Baokun’s aged appearance and graying hair, he was actually not yet forty.

"From above?"

The group was very curious about this case assigned from above, but no one asked further questions. They quickly got into the police car and headed towards the crime scene.

By this time, Zhong Xiaonan had already arrived at the scene.

"Xiao Nan, thanks for going through the trouble." Shen Siyuan said.

"It’s no problem, but why did you come to such a remote place?" Zhong Xiaonan looked around, her heart filled with curiosity.

"I was planning to get a driver’s license, came here to practice." Shen Siyuan said.

"Driving practice? Do you want me to teach you?" Zhong Xiaonan asked happily upon hearing this.

"No need, I can teach him myself."

Taozi entwined her arm around Shen Siyuan’s, looking alert.

She and Ruan Hongzhuang formed an alliance to vigilantly guard against other women eyeing Shen Siyuan, as this home couldn’t accommodate too many people.

Song Meixian and Zhong Xiaonan were key observation targets.

Zhong Xiaonan gave her a glance, smiling faintly without saying anything further, and turned her gaze to Jiang Haiyan nearby.

Jiang Haiyan subconsciously gave a smile and then saw Zhong Xiaonan nodding at her.

Jiang Haiyan was taken aback.

Another person who could see her; could it be that birds of a feather really do flock together?

She hadn’t been deceased long and hadn’t encountered anyone who could see her, not even those Taoists or monks.

Zhong Xiaonan asked, "Where is your body buried? Take me there."

"Oh, okay." Jiang Haiyan said and led the way to the spot where her body was buried.

Taozi, curious as well, wanted to go along and have a look, but she had taken only a few steps before hurrying back to drag Shen Siyuan along.

Shen Siyuan knew well what she was thinking, truly such a novice yet adventurous.

He could only accompany her, heading there together.

They arrived at a spot in the corner of the parking lot, where Jiang Haiyan pointed to the ground and said, "I’m buried here."

This spot was distinctly different from others, slightly darker in color, likely due to the infiltration of bodily fluids.

Over time, small cracks had formed, and through them, clothing fabric could be faintly seen.

Had this place not been abandoned, it might have been discovered long ago.

Zhong Xiaonan paced around the spot and then said, "Tell me the names of the two who killed you, and their appearances, any distinguishing features."

"O-okay."

Jiang Haiyan glanced at Shen Siyuan before nodding in agreement.

"Let’s go, we definitely won’t practice driving today; let’s head back."

Shen Siyuan, seeing that there was nothing more for them to do here, prepared to leave with Taozi.

"Who says we can’t? We can just find another place; let me make a call."

Taozi said, taking out her phone, seemingly intending to contact someone.

Just then, a car drove up in a cloud of dust, and several people got out from it in front of them.

"I’m Xia Baokun from the city detective team, may I ask who you are..." Xia Baokun inquired of Shen Siyuan.

At this moment, the female police officer behind Xia Baokun focused her gaze on Taozi, who was on the phone, and called out with a delighted voice, "Taozi?"

"April?"

Taozi also expressed delight, quickly said something into the phone, and hung up.

"Xi Yue, not April."

"Alright, April, long time no see, I missed you to death."

Taozi stepped forward, excitedly shaking hands with Jiang Xiyue.

"You..." Jiang Xiyue shook her head helplessly.

"It’s indeed been long. The last time we met was at a class reunion organized by Zhang Pengfei. What have you been up to lately? What are you doing here..."

Jiang Xiyue’s questions came like machine-gun fire, asking several in one go.

"Still with the same company, I’m here with my boyfriend to practice driving," Taozi replied.

"Boyfriend?"

Jiang Xiyue immediately looked at Shen Siyuan, surprised, "You have a boyfriend?"

"How unusual is that? I’m almost 27, isn’t having a boyfriend normal?" Taozi retorted with a roll of her eyes.

"That’s not what I mean, just everyone knows you’re picky, and there are rarely any guys who catch your eye," Jiang Xiyue hurriedly explained.

"Well, I’ve just met someone to my liking," Taozi said with a blush.

This made Jiang Xiyue even more curious about Shen Siyuan, wondering what kind of man he must be to captivate Taozi so fully.

At this moment, Zhong Xiaonan, having finished her questions, approached them.

She first showed her National Security Bureau credentials to Xia Baokun, then led him to where the body was buried.

Xia Baokun glanced at Jiang Xiyue, who was still talking with Taozi, and signaled the others to follow.

Seeing the others leaving, Jiang Xiyue quickly said a couple of things to Taozi and hurried after them.

"Your classmate?" Shen Siyuan casually asked upon overhearing their conversation.

"Yes, a high school classmate, haven’t been in touch for a long time, didn’t expect to meet here," Taozi replied.

"A fortunate coincidence, let’s go."

Shen Siyuan turned back to wave at Jiang Haiyan, holding Taozi’s hand, and continued toward where they had parked.

"Who did you just call?"

"A distant uncle, he owns a driving school, there’s no shortage of practice spots," Taozi said.

This was the advantage of local connections; no matter what you did, there were always people around.

Jiang Haiyan, seeing Shen Siyuan gesturing to her, hesitated briefly before following.

There was also another person who noticed Shen Siyuan’s gesture, which was Xia Baokun.

So he turned to ask Zhong Xiaonan, "Who are those two?"