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Chapter 213 Encountering a local gossip, filtering possible locations
Lin Mofei did indeed keep Chu Yuan behind because he was the biggest and strongest of the three guests, and was probably the most capable one.

Before leaving, he still gave him some words of advice, "If you see someone come back, don't rush to arrest them. Send me a message immediately. It's best to wait for us to return before taking action. Unless it's an emergency, be sure to be careful when you're acting alone."

Chu Yuan nodded seriously after listening, "Okay, I'll remember."

"Then let's go."

Watching Lin Mofei disappear around the corner of the stairs with Jiang Hanying and Chi Song, Chu Yuan climbed a few more steps up the stairs leading to the rooftop terrace. After confirming that the perpetrator wouldn't be able to see him even if he stood at his front door, he took out a tissue, wiped the dust off the steps, sat down, and sighed softly at the camera.

[Clearly the weakest, yet treated as the strongest.]

[I want to explain, but I'm too embarrassed to.]

This is what it feels like to be mentally exhausted!

If Lin Mofei had simply watched the second episode of "Absolute Experience," or even just asked his colleagues or friends who had, about the guests' skill levels, he wouldn't have made such a completely wrong arrangement.

[Speaking of which, didn't the Dongshan Branch issue a notice a while ago related to Jiang Hanying and Chi Song? The Wangping Road Police Station should be under the jurisdiction of the Dongshan Branch, so they shouldn't be completely unaware of this notice.]

[Is it possible that even if someone saw it, they wouldn't have connected it to Jiang Hanying and Chi Song at all? In fact, if I hadn't seen the video of the fight uploaded online, I wouldn't have believed it either.]

[Now a single theft case has become a three-pronged operation; I'm finally using all my electronic devices—my phone, tablet, laptop, and everything else.]

[You're not alone!]

The team escorting the legally illiterate couple back to the police station and the team staking out the car thief's residence are both temporarily on standby. More viewers are flocking to Lin Mofei's live stream with Jiang Hanying and Chi Song in a split-screen mode.

The three of them just ran into an elderly woman in a floral shirt in the neighborhood who called out to them.

"Officer, officer?"

The three people who were called exchanged a glance, turned on their toes and walked over. Lin Mofei took the initiative to ask, "Auntie, do you need any help?"

"No, I just bought some groceries, it wasn't heavy. Oh my, I saw you from afar! And when I got closer, I saw two young men and a young woman, they're really good-looking! Do you have boyfriends? I know this area very well, I'll introduce you to someone for free..."

Lin Mofei interrupted her, both amused and exasperated, "Auntie, we still have work to do right now. If you don't need any help, we'll be leaving now."

"Has some case happened in our neighborhood, or has someone committed some crime?" The old lady's eyes gleamed with gossip, and she even put her free hand on Lin Mofei's arm, grabbing him tightly. "You're doing an investigation, aren't you? Tell me about it, maybe I can provide some clues. I'm the gossip queen of this neighborhood, I know everything about what's going on in everyone's house!"

I see it!

Lin Mofei looked down at the hand that was grabbing his arm. It was amazing that the police could grab him and ask questions directly. The gossip skills were really extraordinary. And the hand was so strong. It was a pity that he was not a reporter.

However, he had originally planned to ask the residents of the community, but this was the first time he had experienced going from taking the initiative to being forced into a passive situation since becoming a police officer.

"Which building do you live in, ma'am?"

"Building 6, Room 102, how about coming over to my place for a bit?"

Building Six—unfortunately, they had just come out of Building Six.

They even live in the same building.

The only difference is that one is at the bottom and the other is at the top.

"Do you know Chang Dagang, who lives in room 602?"

"Chang Dagang? An old bachelor, huh? I know him all too well. You've come to the right person. So, Chang Dagang got into trouble? What kind of trouble? I knew that bastard wasn't a good person. With that useless, lazy bum, he's always idling around, never has a proper job, and I don't know where he gets his money from. He doesn't even save any money, just goes out eating and drinking. He's not even married; I heard he's had several mistresses outside. Pah! Can you even keep women like that? Aren't you afraid of getting diseases? I've seen him bringing women home several times, each time a different one, all dressed up in a flashy way. He's definitely not a decent person..."

After being bombarded with words, Lin Mofei was alright. Their local police station dealt mostly with ordinary people, so they were relatively resistant to the old ladies' ability to complain.

Jiang Hanying and Chi Song were truly astonished this time, their faces beaming with shock. How could someone be so talkative? Didn't their mouth get tired?

The viewers in the live stream stopped sending comments; their minds were filled with the old lady's barely breathing voice.

She talked for almost five minutes before finally stopping, still looking a little unsatisfied.

"By the way, what exactly did Chang Dagang do wrong?" Who says that people's memory declines when they get old? The old lady remembers very clearly what she was initially focused on.

No wonder he's the neighborhood gossipmonger.

"Thank you for telling us so much, ma'am. However, we cannot reveal any specific information right now. We would appreciate it if you could keep this a secret to prevent any leaks."

"Why can't we say this? You three came all the way to the neighborhood to ask about Chang Dagang. He must have gotten into trouble. We live in the same building as him. What if we get hurt in the process? Who will take responsibility?"

"It's just a minor case. As long as you don't tell anyone, ma'am, you don't need to worry about your safety. We also have people guarding this place, so you can rest assured. Ma'am, it's getting late, you should go home and cook dinner. We'll be going now."

After Lin Mofei finished speaking, he cleverly broke free from the old woman's hand, put the hand behind his back to prevent being caught again, and at the same time subtly waved to Jiang Hanying and Chi Song. The three of them turned around and quickly disappeared.

The two cameramen followed along at a jog, not even caring that the camera was shaking a bit too much.

From a distance, you can still hear the old woman's amplified voice: "Why are you running so fast? I haven't even asked why there's a video recording. I wonder if the video makes me look bad."

Visibly, the camera was shaking even more, accompanied by increasingly heavy breathing from the person filming.

After the old lady's invincible verbal barrage was gone, the comments section finally returned to normal.

Wow, you should never underestimate an old lady's fighting power!

My head is spinning just listening to this through the screen.

Although the camera was a bit shaky, I'm still pretty sure I could tell from the backs of those three people that they were fleeing in panic.

[Jiang Hanying: I used to be fearless. But now, I've finally encountered something I'm afraid of—an old lady's mouth, it's terrifying!]

[Haha, although the old lady's mouth is a little slurred, it does reveal quite a bit of useful information.]

Come on, let's help the guests refine their points.

[I'll go first. No legitimate job, no savings or assets, yet always seems to have plenty of money. That means he has an illegitimate source of income. Looks like this isn't his first time stealing electric bikes; he might even be a repeat offender.]

If someone has a lover outside the home and doesn't go home after making money, it's very likely they're going to see their lover.

It's almost dinnertime now; who knows, he might have taken his lover out for some food and drinks.

[He's making money too quickly and easily; he wouldn't even care if he spent it all at once. Plus, he might have a mistress with him. I think we should focus on checking out the more upscale restaurants and hotels in this area.]

If there are any mahjong parlors or card rooms nearby, I might go there.

[After this analysis, doesn't the search scope seem a bit too broad?]

[That's true. I was hoping to catch them that day, but now it seems like that might be difficult!]

No matter how hard it is, you have to do it. With other jobs, you can slack off if you find it troublesome, but you can't slack off with this one. Once the money runs out, the person can just steal again, and then there will be another broken person in this world!

The three people who had just left the residential area were also analyzing the information that the old lady had revealed as they walked. They didn't ask anyone else in the area afterward, mainly because they felt that even if they asked someone else, they might not be able to get more information than the old lady had just revealed.

"It's hard to pinpoint the exact location of Chang Dagang's girlfriend, but fortunately it's lunchtime now, and Chang Dagang has the money from selling his electric scooter, so there's a high chance they'll be out spending money. For now, let's focus on restaurants and hotels in the Wangping Road area. Let's go back to the car and make a list. He has at least two thousand yuan in cash, so he should be quite generous. Let's target restaurants where the individual spending is over two hundred yuan, and hotels that are three-star or higher."

Even after screening, the three of them still managed to list nearly twenty places that met their preliminary investigation criteria by comparing the nearby map in the car.

"Next, we'll check them one by one!"

Jiang Hanying looked at Lin Mofei and said, "I suggest we investigate separately, with each person handling six or seven cases. That would be faster."

Chi Song nodded in agreement.

"But what if you run into Chang Dagang alone..."

The comments section immediately chimed in with a response.

Chang Dagang is in deep trouble.