I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 229: The Unsolved Case from 22 Years Ago

Chapter 229: Chapter 229: The Unsolved Case from 22 Years Ago

Hmm...

Tomorrow, wear this professional outfit and high heels. Dress...

A bit more mature?

The dorm where Liao Xuexue lives is a double room.

Her roommate is Gan Lu, who was rescued by Ye Chen from the Yangliu River today.

After being rescued by Ye Chen, Gan Lu felt much better after hanging two bottles of IV fluids at the school clinic.

At this moment, she is sitting in front of the computer, looking at the online comments about Ye Chen, and frowning in contemplation.

Then, she turned to Liao Xuexue and asked, "Are you very close with this Teacher Ye?"

Liao Xuexue, who was picking out clothes for tomorrow, was taken aback, and then turned her head.

She pondered for a moment and smiled at Gan Lu, "It’s fairly good."

"What kind of person is he?" Gan Lu raised her eyebrows, revealing a cunning smile.

What kind of person...

This question actually stumped Liao Xuexue for a moment.

She thought for a while, her eyes twinkling, and said to Gan Lu who was sitting on the chair.

"He’s handsome, and although sometimes he seems unserious, other times he’s very reliable, giving people a strong sense of security."

"He might not catch fish often and be called ’Air Force guy,’ but his fishing skills are incredible."

"He is somewhat greedy for money, but he has the approach of a gentleman towards loving money, obtaining it in a rightful way."

"I really like him!"

This last statement blurted out irresistibly from Liao Xuexue.

Hearing this, Gan Lu was clearly surprised.

At the same time, a little disappointment arose within her.

After all, a woman understands a woman best; from Liao Xuexue’s reaction, she concluded.

This girl must have fallen for Teacher Ye.

Ah...

It’s not surprising that Liao Xuexue fell for Teacher Ye; who wouldn’t like such an excellent man?

"Do you like Teacher Ye?" Gan Lu knowingly asked.

Upon hearing this question, Liao Xuexue’s face flushed red.

Only then did she realize that she had let it slip.

She actually said she liked him...

"I... uh... not really, just the kind of liking... like between friends!"

Liao Xuexue, lowering her head, said somewhat awkwardly.

Gan Lu looked at the bashful Liao Xuexue and couldn’t help but sigh helplessly.

"Sigh!"

...

Meanwhile, at a decent-sized office within Jiang City Police Station.

Zhou Tao and several team members are pulling an all-nighter.

Recently, their superiors assigned them to reinvestigate a case that occurred twenty-two years ago.

Due to the underdevelopment of technologies such as sky-eye technology, fingerprint identification, and other biometric technologies at the time.

Thus, the case had remained unsolved to this day.

Since it was a case from over twenty years ago, solving it now is not an easy task.

Zhou Tao, looking exhausted and with dark circles like a panda, sat at his desk.

While slurping instant noodles, he asked, "Xiao Wang, do you have any thoughts on this case?"

This young man referred to as Xiao Wang by Zhou Tao, was sitting next to Zhou Tao.

Xiao Wang had a neatly trimmed buzz cut, his gaze was weary yet sparkled with a hint of light.

He rubbed his temples, showing a similarly fatigued expression.

His name was Wang Feiyun.

He was an intern freshly graduated and just arrived here this year.

Just after being assigned here a few days ago, he was worn out both mentally and physically by this horrific sequence of overtime.

Wang Feiyun looked at the mountain of case files in front of him and sighed.

"Captain Zhou, this gold heist from twenty-two years ago is really tough to crack!"

"Not to mention the inconclusive verified testimonies, there’s not even a piece of physical evidence left; we only know that the jewelry store lost ten Jin of gold..."

"Moreover, the only clue we currently have is from a store clerk back then who saw the true face of one of the masked robbers and at that time, our predecessors made a sketch portrait..."

As Wang Feiyun spoke, he took out a somewhat yellowed piece of paper.

On this paper was a sketch portrait of a middle-aged male.

Wang Feiyun pointed to the portrait on the paper, clicked his tongue and said, "This guy has a very ordinary face. After so many years of comparison, we still have no leads, Captain Zhou, this is clearly an unsolvable cold case!"

"Such a headache!"

Hearing Wang Feiyun’s complaints, the surrounding teammates glanced at Zhou Tao, who was eating instant noodles, with a weary look in their eyes.

"Yes, Captain Zhou, Chief Ju has assigned this case to us for several days now."

"These past days, not only do we have to go to the site to assist Professor Jin Tie with the archaeological dig, but also to investigate this case and talk to the witnesses from back then... It’s exhausting!"

"Captain Zhou, how about asking Chief Ju to let another team take responsibility for this case?"

Captain Zhou, who was eating instant noodles, immediately put down his fork upon hearing everyone’s complaints.

Then, he looked at everyone with a gaze akin to an interrogation.

The atmosphere in the room chilled upon seeing Zhou Tao’s stern face, and they realized that Captain Zhou was getting angry.

Thus, they tacitly lowered their heads and didn’t dare to speak.

Zhou Tao looked at the group, sighed helplessly.

"Look at you all, always complaining at the first sign of trouble!"

"Can’t you solve the problems when you encounter them?"

Wang Feiyun, slightly defiant, then said to Zhou Tao, "Captain Zhou, this isn’t just an issue anymore, it’s clearly a dead-end!"

"We’ve been studying these files for days now, and the only clue is this self sketch and some witnesses from back then."

"The problem now is, after all these years, many details have been nearly forgotten by the witnesses from that time."

"What do you suggest we do?"

Wang Feiyun, always stubborn, was now discouraged by the setbacks in this case, significantly affecting his enthusiasm.

And the other colleagues watched as Wang Feiyun, this headstrong young man, dared to talk back to Captain Zhou.

They couldn’t help but gasp in shock...

In a moment, everyone was worried for Wang Feiyun...

Captain Zhou furrowed his brows, pointing his finger at Wang Feiyun.

"Alright, you say it’s completely clueless now?"

"Let me analyze it for you."

As Zhou Tao spoke, he moved to a whiteboard at the back of the office.

On this board was the floor plan of the crime scene.

Captain Zhou pointed at the gold shop on the floor plan, took a deep breath, then began to explain to everyone in the room with a serious expression.

"Let me explain the progress of the case to you."

"Twenty-two years ago, one morning, right in front of this gold shop in the bustling area of Jiang City, a Golden Cup van stopped."

"Following that, five masked robbers, armed with soil guns, jumped out of the Golden Cup van."

"After entering, they shot a security guard dead, barged into the manager’s office, robbed ten Jin of gold bars, and then fled."