"Concealed weapon?!" Everyone exclaimed.

The door was tightly locked, and the food was untouched. The only possible explanation was a concealed weapon.

"But there are no wounds on his body!" the forensic expert hurriedly said.

"Check carefully," Lin Chuan said solemnly. "The most likely possibility is a needle-like concealed weapon. Is there a pinhole on the body?"

"Yes!" Suddenly a forensic expert hurriedly said. "There is a red dot on the neck, this should be the injury caused by a needle-like weapon."

"Look for the weapon used!" Lin Chuan hurriedly said.

"We've already searched," the police officer shook his head. "There's nothing at the scene."

"Then there's only one possibility!" Lin Chuan frowned and said. "After the murderer killed, they took the concealed weapon back. By the way, did the surveillance footage show anything?"

"Nothing!" the police officer shook his head.

"You guys keep busy, Captain Zhang, let's go check the surveillance," Lin Chuan said.

"Okay!" Zhang Wenhui nodded.

After that, the two went to the security room to check the surveillance footage.

At a glance, indeed there was nothing to find, and, overall, the entire police station was nearly covered by surveillance, so it was impossible for someone to blatantly enter the police station unseen.

"Strange, how could this be?" Zhang Wenhui said with a puzzled face.

"Wait!" Lin Chuan suddenly spoke.

"What is it?" Zhang Wenhui asked curiously.

"Rewind!" Lin Chuan hurriedly said.

"Did you find something?" Zhang Wenhui asked skeptically.

"Drag it to the part with the green belt!" Lin Chuan hurriedly said.

Zhang Wenhui quickly rewound and played it in slow motion. Indeed, the movements in the green belt were clearly visible at slow speed. Lin Chuan, with a slight smile, then said: "See, it's right here."

"Someone?" Zhang Wenhui's eyes widened.

"Exactly!" Lin Chuan nodded and said. "Using the green belt as cover, then they moved inside the public security bureau, and using the cover of the duty room's walls, they entered the interior, and just as quietly returned."

"According to this timestamp, check the surrounding Skynet surveillance!" Zhang Wenhui hurriedly began pulling up city-wide surveillance feeds. Unfortunately, given the vastness of Skynet, it was unclear how to begin. Moreover, there are five or six roads leading here around the public security bureau, and there are over ten surveillance cameras on these roads. It seems quite challenging to check them one by one. Thus, the case was temporarily put on hold.

When Lin Chuan and Zhang Wenhui returned to the office, Tang Yumeng hurriedly asked, "How did it go, any results?"

"Yes." Lin Chuan nodded, said: "It was indeed homicide."

"What?!" In the office, everyone couldn't help but exclaim.

"Impossible?" the criminal investigation captain said awkwardly, "We also watched the footage, and we didn't see anyone come in?"

"The perpetrator used the green belt as a cover!" Lin Chuan replied.

"No wonder!" The captain quickly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he had not been observant enough. It was because the perpetrator had a cover, no wonder he hadn't seen it. Of course, mainly because he was not observant enough, he said embarrassingly: "You are more meticulous; I didn't even notice this issue."

"So, how do we pursue the murderer now?" Tang Yumeng asked.

"This..." Lin Chuan smiled and said, "It might be quite difficult."

"Either way, Ding Dahua probably just died in vain," Tang Yumeng clenched her teeth. "Clearly, someone behind the scenes is feeling guilty, thus striking swiftly, wanting to kill someone to silence them, and destroy the evidence."

"Exactly!" Director Chen hurriedly nodded and said, "This case must be thoroughly investigated."

"Director Chen, I'll leave this case in your hands," Tang Yumeng said, glancing at him. "Don't let me down."

"Yes, yes!" Director Chen hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Afterward, Tang Yumeng turned and left.

Lin Chuan drove, Xiao Xue sat in the passenger seat, and Tang Yumeng sat alone in the back seat, with her eyes closed, lying comfortably. She looked helpless and resigned, and Xiao Xue said, "Secretary Tang, now that Ding Dahua is dead, what should we do about the gymnasium issue?"

"Even though he's dead, we need to give an explanation to the public," Tang Yumeng said. "Just announce to the public that Ding Dahua committed suicide out of guilt."

"Yes!" Xiao Xue nodded.

Soon, the City Committee and the Propaganda Department unified their stance, stating that Ding Dahua had committed suicide out of guilt. As for the workers who died in the gymnasium collapse, compensations would be made according to national standards. With the City Committee's statement released, the families of the workers naturally didn't dare to continue making a fuss. The main responsible person was already dead, and compensation efforts were about to start. Nevertheless, it was the country's money that was being lost.

Following the City Committee's statement, Song Ming also recovered and was discharged from the hospital, sporting a mysterious smile.

"Secretary Song, congratulations on being discharged."

"Secretary Song, how are you feeling now?"

At the City Committee, voices filled the air.

Song Ming, glowing with health, said: "Thank you all for the concern. I am actually feeling quite well."

Tang Yumeng approached him and said, "Secretary Song, your illness really came at a convenient time, and you recovered just as conveniently."

"Haha..." Song Ming's expression didn't change, but he smiled and said, "Secretary Tang, during my absence, thanks to you for handling the government affairs. Otherwise, the City Committee couldn't have functioned."

"You worry too much." Tang Yumeng shook her head and said, "I was merely fulfilling my duties."

After speaking, Tang Yumeng turned and walked away.

Song Ming watched her depart, his lips curving into a mysterious smile. Tang Yumeng had helped him out of a great predicament; he was inwardly very pleased. Now that Ding Dahua was dead, and the stadium incident was largely resolved, his 'illness' naturally should have healed as well.

Song Ming sighed, then said, "Secretary Tang, thank you."

Tang Yumeng paused, then continued walking.

Song Ming went to his office. Several subordinates followed him in.

"Everyone, please take a seat." Song Ming spoke.

"Secretary Song, now that Ding Dahua is dead, we can finally rest easy," the head of the Urban Construction Department said cheerfully, "We have finally resolved a future trouble."

"Yes!" Song Ming nodded and said, "Indeed, we can finally rest easy now."

"Let's hope so," everyone nodded in agreement.

Song Ming thought he could rest easy now, but he didn't realize that Lin Chuan had already recorded his sins. If he knew this, Song Ming would probably be furious to the extreme. At this moment, Song Ming was completely immersed in the excitement of relief.

East District, transportation market.

Lin Chuan stood by the East River, watching the bustling sand-dredging boats.

Zhou Kai and others dove into their fervent work. Liu Cheng, after returning from Nanning, seemed like a changed person, passionately involved in transportation work alongside Zhou Kai and the others. One day, back home, Liu Cheng vowed to turn over a new leaf and gained his parents' trust. Now, determined to seriously keep up with Lin Chuan and his comrades, he had abandoned his former haughtiness and high-reaching ideals.

The current Liu Cheng just thought about working earnestly, keen on repaying Lin Chuan soon.

Zhou Kai, wearing a safety helmet, gasped for breath as he joined Lin Chuan, chuckling, "Brother Chuan, Liu Cheng has really changed a lot this time."

"Yeah." Lin Chuan nodded and said, "Maybe he truly has changed this time."

"Is that so?" Zhou Kai was puzzled and commented, "It seems like the kid has calmed down, no longer as impulsive as before."

"Young people should indeed calm down," Lin Chuan laughed.

"By the way, how do we handle that video clip of Ding Dahua?" Zhou Kai asked curiously.

"Give it to me," Lin Chuan replied, "It's time to have a good talk with Song Ming."

"Talk about what?" Zhou Kai inquired.

"The last fire at Drum Tower was definitely not as simple as imagined," Lin Chuan squinted his eyes and said, "Apart from Song Ming, it could hardly be anyone else."

"Is that so?" Zhou Kai frowned and said, "Then we absolutely cannot let this guy off."

Leaving the transportation market.

As Lin Chuan stepped out, he saw a familiar figure and a familiar car at the entrance of the transportation market. A Beetle, with a woman with long flowing hair and a perfect figure standing in front. She wore a white t-shirt and black hot pants, paired with a pair of crystal shoes. The t-shirt was short, exposing her belly button, and her fair skin dazzled under the sun, her proud chest seemed about to burst through the fabric.

"Fang Yuan?" Lin Chuan chuckled as he looked at her, "What brings you here?"

"If I didn't come to find you, I probably would never see you in this lifetime," Fang Yuan said with a troubled expression.

"Sigh..." Lin Chuan sighed, seemingly with an unspeakable frustration.

Last time, when he and Fang Yuan were intimate in a room, they were caught in the act by Tang Yumeng, barely managing to resolve the mistake during the fire at Drum Tower. How could Lin Chuan have the courage to seek out Fang Yuan again? Moreover, that time being caught in bed by Tang Yumeng was clearly a plot orchestrated by Bai Yifan and Fang Yuan against him. At that time, he absolutely detested Fang Yuan, so he certainly would not actively seek her out. However, since he had indeed taken advantage of her, he couldn't really blame her either.

"I know what you're thinking!" Fang Yuan said with a smile.

"You know what I'm thinking?" Lin Chuan asked curiously.

"Isn't it about last time?" Fang Yuan sighed, "I know I was wrong last time, I shouldn't have conspired with Bai Yifan to set you up. Actually, I just wanted to win you over. Now I understand that no matter how hard I try, I'll never have you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan's brewing anger dissipated instantly, replaced by a hint of guilt.

"It's nothing," Lin Chuan laughed; "It's all in the past now, why bring it up again?"

"So... are we still friends?" Fang Yuan asked.

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