"Is that really the case?"

Still within Zhang Feng's room.

At this moment, the room's door was naturally closed tight.

Officer Hu was sitting on the only chair.

Opposite him on the bed, Zhang Feng was sitting in the middle, with Lin Rui and Hu Huixin sitting on either side of him.

Zhang Feng seemed fine.

Lin Rui and Hu Huixin sat there like obedient children in kindergarten.

Especially Hu Huixin, whose eyes carried a hint of devoutness.

The three nodded simultaneously:

"It's really the case!"

Officer Hu's expression remained slightly unnatural, with a clear trace of suspicion in his eyes:

"Did the three of you really study the case last night the entire night and did nothing else?"

"We didn't do anything, really nothing at all!"

Zhang Feng and the others spoke in unison!

That was indeed the truth, although they weren't studying the case last night.

But indeed, they did nothing all night.

Although Zhang Feng proposed a pleasant fantasy involving Lin Rui and Hu Huixin both together.

It was clearly rejected by the two women together.

Yet Zhang Feng didn't know, once a war between women starts, it's not that easy to stop.

Officer Hu glanced at the three with devout expressions and then checked the clean and tidy sheets behind them.

He also looked at the three of them who hadn't taken off their clothes.

But why was his daughter's collar torn?

He didn't want to dwell further.

He preferred to believe the explanation the three gave.

If he didn't believe it, then what the three did last night… let alone legal or illegal.

First of all, it contradicted social norms!

How could this be okay?

Thus, Officer Hu directly shook his head, trying hard to shake off the unhealthy thoughts from his mind as he said:

"So, what did you come up with through your research?"

"We researched…"

Upon hearing Officer Hu's question, Hu Huixin instinctively wanted to answer.

But her voice immediately stiffened.

Because last night they weren't researching a case at all, it was a battle between her and Lin Rui!

What conclusion could they have come to?

It was this sudden halt in Hu Huixin's speech that made Officer Hu's face turn pale, fear gripping his heart as he thought:

"Daughter, please don't scare your dad right now! Dad's getting old and can't handle this!"

Seeing her father's face change, Hu Huixin panicked, but it was absolutely impossible for her to actually say anything!

So she directly changed the topic:

"Let Forensic Doctor Lin tell you!"

"Me?"

Lin Rui was startled upon suddenly being called by Hu Huixin.

She also didn't know what had been researched in the case!

In a panic, she directly pushed Zhang Feng and said:

"I can't make sense of it, let Zhang Feng speak!"

Zhang Feng looked left at Lin Rui, then right at Hu Huixin, feeling helpless.

Fortunately, he had something to say!

So he spoke to the increasingly nervous Officer Hu:

"Officer Hu, do you have any acquaintances in Haicheng's public safety system?"

"Haicheng?"

Officer Hu was a bit surprised upon hearing the city name.

This Haicheng was what Zhang Feng heard in that remnant soul's last scream before it vanished yesterday.

The soul of that homeless man, why did it emit a red flame, losing all intelligence, was definitely because that so-called "master" forcefully eroded the soul!

But why the master did that, Zhang Feng didn't know.

Zhang Feng only knew it was a cruel method, leaving the victim incapable of reincarnating!

Turning into a fierce ghost, causing chaos.

Even though Zhang Feng made it vanish, it couldn't reincarnate, but it did free it from suffering, escaping the "master's" torment.

So, the homeless man's soul must have been grateful to Zhang Feng from the bottom of its heart.

The place name shouted out with its last soul energy.

It must be related to the traces of that evil cultivator "master"!

To find this master, Zhang Feng obviously couldn't go.

He couldn't just take leave right after starting work, abandoning his duties for the sub-bureau to chase down an evil cultivator, could he?

Besides, he knew the advanced Celestial Eye technology within the public safety system; relying on it would save a lot of trouble in finding someone.

So, Zhang Feng was conveying this information to Officer Hu.

But Officer Hu questioned:

"Which Haicheng are you talking about?"

"Huh?" Zhang Feng was puzzled by Officer Hu's question.

Not knowing this world well, could there be more than one Haicheng in the same country?

Seeing Zhang Feng's confused expression, Officer Hu said:

"In the southernmost region, there's a city called Haicheng at the very south."

"There's another Haicheng, in the Gobi Desert of the Northwest, originally named something like Panhaicheng or Wanghaicheng, I don't remember, but later everyone habitually called it Haicheng."

"Which of these two are you referring to?"

Zhang Feng was stunned.

He really had no idea!

After all, the remnant soul yelled only two words at the end, without time for more!

Moreover, the two Haichengs' locations differed significantly!

One at the southernmost cape, the other at the northwestern horizon?

Good heavens....

If the wrong place was chosen, how much time would be wasted?

Unless...

Search both places?

With this thought, Zhang Feng looked up at Officer Hu and said:

"Do you have acquaintances in the public safety systems of these two Haichengs, Officer Hu?"

Officer Hu slowly shook his head and said:

"In the southern Haicheng, their Investigation Team Leader started working with me and Old Ma at the same time, and we still occasionally keep in touch."

"As for the one in the Northwest...not really, but if it's for a case, they'd certainly help if we requested their support."

"But...why are you asking about this?"

As long as there are acquaintances, they can work efficiently!

Zhang Feng replied directly:

"To find someone!"

"Does Officer Hu remember the photo Officer Ma's technology department restored?"

"With multiple clues, I assessed that the person with the cross tattoo in the photo might have gone to Haicheng!"

Listening to Zhang Feng, Officer Hu's expression slowly turned strange:

"Multiple clues?"

"Can you tell me what clues?"

"Ah? This...."

Zhang Feng suddenly felt awkward.

What clues?

He couldn't say a skull told him, could he?

Even if he did, Officer Hu wouldn't believe it!

What to do?

With a stiff expression, Zhang Feng could only awkwardly say:

"This.....was something the three of us realized during a chat last night, as for the specific clues...forgot, but the result must be Haicheng!"

"Forgot?" Listening to Zhang Feng's forced explanation, Officer Hu couldn't help but twitch the corner of his eye.

He looked at Lin Rui.

Lin Rui nodded quickly as well: "Forgot!"

Then he looked at his daughter, Hu Huixin, who also nodded directly: "Forgot!"

The way the three behaved, Officer Hu's heart, which had just calmed down, was once again on edge.

He coughed and said:

"Since you forgot...then just forget it..."

"I'll contact the colleagues in Haicheng later."

After saying this, Officer Hu looked at Zhang Feng and slowly said:

"Well...Xiao Zhang, could you... have a word with me privately?"

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