I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 230: The Hero’s Son

Chapter 230: Chapter 230: The Hero’s Son

"After receiving the alarm from the gold shop, our Sir sent people to chase after them. At that time, Jiang City Police Station was almost fully mobilized, ready to surround and capture those arrogant desperados."

"Among them was a car that encountered the robbers. There were three Sirs in the car. They were practically racing for their lives against these robbers. In the end, they managed to stop the robbers’ Jinbei van at an intersection."

"But because the robbers were all armed with firearms, with fierce firepower, these three Sirs did everything they could to intercept them. However, the robbers still got away. Of the three Sirs, one was seriously injured, one lightly injured, and one, in order to save his comrade, took a bullet for his teammate. He lost too much blood and didn’t make it to the hospital, making a heroic sacrifice..."

At this point, Zhou Tao was somewhat choked up, his eyes also moist.

The people in the room couldn’t help but be somewhat astonished.

Then, Zhou Tao wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes with the back of his hand: "The one who took a bullet for his teammate was named Zhou Zhengxiong, my father..."

Boom!

When Zhou Tao revealed this,

everyone in the room was stunned in their seats.

For a moment, all sorts of feelings swelled in the hearts of those present.

Especially Wang Feiyun, who then understood why Captain Zhou was so obsessed with cracking this case.

It turned out that Captain Zhou was the son of a hero...

"Captain Zhou, I..."

Wang Feiyun felt that he had indeed been somewhat willful just now. He stood up, looking at Zhou Tao with a look of guilt.

Zhou Tao gestured dismissively.

Then he let out a long breath and said to everyone, "Perhaps you young people haven’t heard about this, but I want to say, the net of heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through. No matter how long it’s been, we must bring these people to justice!"

"To justice!"

"To justice!"

"To justice!"

After hearing Captain Zhou’s words,

everyone in the room was filled with vigor.

Not just because the colleague who sacrificed that year was Captain Zhou’s father, but also because...

Their duty, after all, was to bring the bad guys to justice.

Right.

The net of heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through, no matter how long ago the case was.

And they, the Sirs, had the responsibility to see it through to the end!

That was their mission and duty...

And Zhou Tao’s own feelings at this moment were quite complicated, looking at these colleagues who understood him.

He composed his emotions and continued.

"Let me give a brief analysis of the case."

"After the incident occurred, the robbers vanished, as if they had evaporated from the world."

"However, I believe they must have left traces, clues behind."

"The reason why this case has remained unsolved for so many years is that there is one critical clue."

"A clue that all of you have overlooked!"

What clue?

Hearing Captain Zhou’s words, the group looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Captain Zhou, what clue is it?"

Captain Zhou pointed to the dossier on the table: "It’s written right there in the dossier, the gold bars stolen from the gold shop have exclusive serial numbers stamped on them."

"So to say, these ten jin of gold bars can be tracked."

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood!

Twenty years ago, gold bars needed to be registered with the authorities.

So, each gold bar had a code on it, like a series of numbers written with pen and paper.

Wang Feiyun’s eyebrows rose, as he quickly said to Zhou Tao, "Captain Zhou, do you mean..."

"The gang of robbers has never sold off this batch of gold bars?"

Zhou Tao looked at Wang Feiyun appreciatively.

This kid, though a bit stubborn at times, was sometimes very clear-headed.

Zhou Tao nodded: "Yes, but that’s also one of the best possibilities."

"Perhaps after robbing the gold bars, the robbers buried them and kept them hidden somewhere."

"It’s also possible that the robbers used some method to melt the gold bars down."

Hearing this, Wang Feiyun suddenly became despondent: "Then... Captain Zhou, if these gold bars have been melted down, the codes on them would naturally be gone. How are we going to find them then?"

Zhou Tao gave a bitter smile: "These are all my guesses, but I have a premonition that the gang of robbers probably hid the gold bars somewhere."

"Like in their own homes, or their yards, or somewhere."

"Because twenty-two years ago, after the incident, our Sirs found an abandoned Jinbei van in a suburb of Jiang City. It belonged to the gang of robbers. At the scene, they found bullet casings and bloodstains."

"I boldly speculate that at the time, the gang of robbers probably had a falling out over the division of the loot, leading to internal strife among them."

No one knew more about the gold heist from twenty-two years ago than Zhou Tao.

There was a time when he spent nights poring over the dossier.

But since there was no action taken to reopen the cold case from above, he could only put his own ideas on hold.

Now that Chief Wang has personally ordered the reopening of cold cases,

Zhou Tao is indeed full of enthusiasm. He took a sip of tea from his thermos cup and said to everyone in the office: "If we can trace the gold bars that were robbed that year, we would also be credited with a meritorious deed, but let’s strive to capture those desperados from back then!"

"Continue as before, match the self portrait of this middle-aged male against our facial recognition database, and filter out all suspicious targets."

"If there’s any development, report it immediately. Alright, work hard, everyone, let’s get started!"

"Yes, Captain Zhou!"

Thus, everyone in the office began their all-nighter of hard work.

Just as Zhou Tao returned to his seat, the door of their office was pushed open.

Upon hearing the noise, everyone raised their heads and looked towards the door.

A middle-aged man with a square face dressed in a uniform walked in.

"Chief Wang!"

Upon seeing him, everyone hurriedly called out.

Indeed, the visitor was the Jiang City Police Station’s Chief, Wang Lindong.

Lately, the entire Jiang City Police Station had been busy.

First, they encountered the Tang Dynasty Tomb Group, and they had to go there every day to help maintain order at the site.

Subsequently, the superiors ordered a special initiative to reopen old cases.

Wang Lindong had also been working overtime every night.

He gestured with his hand to the others and then called out, "Zhou, come out, I need to talk to you."

"Okay."

Zhou Tao nodded, "Continue with your work."

After speaking, he followed Wang Lindong to the corridor outside the office.

Wang Lindong pulled out a pack of cigarettes and offered one to Zhou Tao.

Zhou Tao pulled out a cigarette without any hesitation, then lit it.

The two of them stood on the corridor, and after a round of puffing and exhaling smoke, Zhou Tao spoke first, "Chief Wang, why haven’t you gone home at this late hour?"

"Go home?" Upon hearing this, Wang Lindong’s face showed a bitter smile, "I’ve been so busy lately, as you well know!"