The omnidirectional listening visual device is a cutting-edge black technology recently invented by He Xin. It can be implanted into a person's body, making it undetectable. Otherwise, changing clothes would cause it to fall off.
Since Liu Yuning didn't quite understand, I explained it to her. She looked at me with great envy and said, "If I had a daughter like you, I would truly be blessed for eight lifetimes!"
"Uh, isn't my daughter also your daughter?"
"Hmph, but not by birth!"
"It's best not to let her hear that."
"Hahaha, what's there to be shy about? Let's go, let's go! We'll go find Director Yan again!"
"What about He Qiming?"
"I've always had people following up on him. I've sent people to question Xingzi in turns, and if this continues, they'll likely break down soon."
"Good! I didn't expect you to be so smart too!"
"Hmph, do you think you're the only one in this world who can solve cases!"
We teased each other and finally arrived at Director Yan's company. He wasn't at home this time; it seemed he was still busy. Knowing we were coming, he waited in his office.
Upon entering, Director Yan said impatiently, "Why are you here again? I've already told you everything I know!"
"A woman has gone missing recently, and we traced her last known location to your home! How do you explain that?" I asked directly.
"How did you know?" Director Yan blurted out, realizing his slip-up. He tried to backtrack, but it was too late.
"You don't need to know. Just confess, or this time you'll really have to come to the station!"
"That woman was my mistress. Isn't it normal for me to take her home?" Director Yan quickly explained.
"But An Xiaohan's parents are here, and they say she's missing. You didn't do anything to her, did you?"
"Don't talk nonsense. Do you have any evidence? Just because she was at my house, you suspect I kidnapped her?"
Director Yan remained very calm, showing no signs of nervousness.
"No, it's just that when we were testing the phone signal, we discovered her last phone activity was at your house. It's hard not to suspect you. Please understand!"
"Hmph, that's completely baseless. I'm so busy and stressed every day, can't I find a woman to have some fun with?" Director Yan's tone became increasingly dismissive and even contemptuous.
"It's not that you can't. Would you dare to take us to your home?" Liu Yuning became serious.
"Why wouldn't I dare? I'm telling you, her disappearance has nothing to do with me. Investigate the surveillance footage, and you'll see she left after 6 PM. You came during the day, don't you remember!"
We had actually investigated the surveillance footage and had indeed seen her leaving. However, we couldn't find any trace of An Xiaohan afterward, so we had to focus our attention on her last known location, which was Director Yan's house.
"We've verified that, but there was no news of her afterward. You were the last person to be with her. Don't you know where she went?" I asked.
Director Yan shook his head impatiently. "How would I know? She probably went home!"
"Her parents said she didn't go home!"
"Then I'm not clear either. Where she goes is her freedom. I didn't do anything to her anyway. Don't blame me just because she was at my house that day. This is how you police work. It was the same with He Qiming's case last time. Have you found anything yet? It's the same!!" Please don't bother me again without sufficient evidence! I'm very busy!"
We were almost kicked out by Director Yan this time. We came to see him with full confidence, but as we went downstairs, our faces were a little red, though it was all an act.
"Now he should be less vigilant."
"Is that thing still inside him?"
"Of course. As long as I don't take it out, he'll never know!"
"Haha, then let He Xin and the others monitor him 24 hours a day!"
We returned to the police station. The Missing Persons Investigation Department was already following up on An Xiaohan's case. The 'Sky Eye' system was conducting another scan, and with the assistance of the Traffic Management Bureau, we discovered that half an hour after An Xiaohan left Director Yan's house, she reappeared near Tianshui Bridge. However, along the way, a black car intercepted and abducted her.
The black car had no license plate, drove extremely fast, and headed towards Gaogang City.
"She was intercepted mid-journey. This case is getting more complicated. However, the people in that black car were likely arranged by Director Yan. But why would he do that? If he truly wanted to harm An Xiaohan, wouldn't it be more convenient to do it at his house?" Liu Yuning wondered.
"Perhaps Director Yan didn't have that intention at the time, but later he thought of it and sent people to grab her!" Gao Mingqiang speculated.
"What was their relationship like? Just lovers?" I asked He Xin.
She frantically typed on her keyboard until she found some information. To our surprise, An Xiaohan had been with Director Yan for a long time, and hospital records showed she had had abortions several times.
"Uh, quite dramatic. I wonder how many unsuspecting women Director Yan has harmed!" Gao Mingqiang grumbled.
"That's not what we should be concerned about. Look at the information below. Since she started seeing Director Yan, An Xiaohan's popularity has been on the rise. Her situation is probably very similar to Song Yiren's," Liu Yuning said.
I nodded. "It seems that Gan Xiaorui's case should also be connected to them. Could it be that He Qiming is not the murderer? But if that's the case, all my previous conclusions would be overturned. That's impossible!"
Liu Yuning caught something else in my words. "I didn't expect our great detective He to be so flustered. Didn't you say your deductions were foolproof?"
"Everyone makes mistakes. But I can see there's something going on between Xingzi and Qiming. If I'm not mistaken, they are definitely still together, but because of Xiaorui's issue, they can't be together openly. In that case, they might even be in cahoots. And could Director Yan be connected to these cases? I'm increasingly feeling that this case has become complicated, but I'm very interested!"
As soon as I finished speaking, Yuan Hezhi excitedly exclaimed, "Everyone, be quiet, look at my screen!"
The screen displayed footage of Director Yan arriving at a secluded villa, accompanied by several bodyguards. They went upstairs and entered a spacious hall, where they approached a woman.
The woman was tied to a chair. Her surroundings were plastered with numerous theatrical photos from "The Great Judge of the Southern Song Dynasty," along with scripts hanging on the wall. Director Yan, enraged, scolded, "Can you play this role now?"
"Yes, yes! Director Yan, don't kill me. I'll definitely play it well!"