Timeless Love (When Bright Moon Encounter the Dark Clouds) Chapter 27: Tan Jiao 05 (3)

Not only that, but the investigation from the police also provided me with some very valuable intel.

First, the police believe that the perpetrator was a habitual thief; this was based on their analysis of the footprints found on the crime scene. While the outer side of his shoe sole seemed severely worn, the inner side seemed relatively well preserved. Similarly, the sole of the shoe had little wear. I agreed with their analysis because that man did seem exceptionally light-footed. As such, it would seem that this man had received some level of training.

But why would an expert thief all of a sudden turn to abducting children? Did he want to change his vocation?

Previously, I thought the police were unaware of the perpetrator’s face, but they had actually examined the surveillance cameras on the streets. They had already obtained a picture of his face; it was the face I saw that night. The police had even obtained his fingerprints. Yet, the police had no records of the fingerprints or his face, so they could not identify him. As such, they failed to locate any of the children.

The case did not seem complicated from the perspective of purely the case details. However, I felt there were things hidden at every turn that I could not explain currently. I brought the information with me, intending to find Wu Yu. For some reason, on my way to the repair shop, I kept having this feeling that I had missed something important, something I just could not put together.

At the shop, Xiaohua told me that Wu Yu had gone out with two of his colleagues to a restaurant on the next street for food. He even kindly gave me the restaurant address and Wu Yu’s phone number.

I parked my car in front of an old and run-down restaurant with an oily damp patch on the street in front of it. The outdoor area was still packed with customers even though it was already two in the afternoon. I saw Wu Yu and his colleagues sitting inside right away and was thinking about whether I should head in. At that moment, he saw me and called out, “Tan Jiao.”

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