Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 722 The most dangerous place is the safest place!
Looking at the furnishings in the small building, Jia Dongming felt that although the building was fully furnished, it lacked a sense of life. This meant that the small building was not Shen Zhongqing's real place of residence. However, Shen Zhongqing's real place of residence should not be far from here. Otherwise, why would Jiang He have seen Shen Zhongqing the first time he came here to find him?
With this thought in mind, Jia Dongming immediately used his Eagle Eye skill to observe the small building in the distance. He quickly discovered that there was an underground secret room in the storage room on the first floor of the building, and inside there was a secret passage that led to a shop directly opposite the building.

This discovery made Jia Dongming admire Jiang He's cunning. The store was only a dozen meters away from the small building. From inside the store, one could see everything in front of the small building. In this way, if Jiang He and his group came to find Shen Zhongqing, Shen Zhongqing could rush back to the small building immediately to meet with Jiang He and his group.

Upon discovering Shen Zhongqing's true hiding place, Jia Dongming looked towards the shops opposite the small building and immediately noticed that it was a trust shop. This reminded Jia Dongming of some of the things Liu Si had confessed during their interrogation.

According to Liu Si's confession, Liu Si and his gang would send the stolen goods to the black market run by Gui Laoqi and his gang to sell them. At first, Jia Dongming was wondering how the black market would dispose of so many stolen goods. Now that he has discovered this consignment shop, Jia Dongming understands their channel for selling stolen goods.

"Captain Jia! We can't be sure if Shen Zhongqing is home from here. Do you think we should go check over at the small building?" The policeman standing next to Jia Dongming asked curiously, noticing Jia Dongming staring intently at the shops across from the small building.

The policeman's questioning pulled Jia Dongming back to reality. Hearing the suggestion and thinking about his investigation results, Jia Dongming smiled and shook his head, saying to him, "Comrade Wang Kai! If you were Shen Zhongqing, after learning that Gui Laoqi and his gang had been arrested, even if you trusted Gui Laoqi a lot, would you sit at home and wait for us police to come and arrest you?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Wang Kai replied without hesitation, "Captain Jia! In my subconscious, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever. If you want to keep a secret, only the dead are the most reliable."

"If I were Shen Zhongqing, even if I trusted Gui Laoqi and Jiang He completely, after learning that they had been arrested, I would definitely hide somewhere else and wait until I was sure that they hadn't betrayed me before considering whether to come back."

Upon hearing Wang Kai's answer, Jia Dongming's face showed an expression of agreement. He smiled and nodded, then said to Wang Kai, "Wang Kai! You're right. If I were Shen Zhongqing, I would not only find a place to hide, but also a place where I could be sure whether I had been betrayed by Gui Laoqi. In this area, where do you think is the most suitable place to hide?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Wang Kai, recalling the shop Jia Dongming had just observed, immediately looked towards the shop opposite the small building and hurriedly asked Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! You mean that Shen Zhongqing is likely hiding in that shop?"

Upon hearing Wang Kai's question, Jia Dongming nodded subconsciously and replied unhurriedly, "As the old saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. If Shen Zhongqing wants to confirm whether Gui Laoqi and Jiang He have exposed him, he can only hide nearby. Only in this way can he observe his own small building up close and confirm whether he has been betrayed. I just observed all the houses around here, and I found that this shop is directly opposite Shen Zhongqing's small building. Just by standing in the shop, one can easily observe the surroundings of the building." "Furthermore, according to Liu Si, the thief we caught before, every time they stole valuable items, they would send them to the black market to sell to the people who manage it. In Beijing, you need a receipt to buy anything, except for buying things at a second-hand consignment shop. And this shop happens to be in the consignment business, so I suspect that this consignment shop is where Shen Zhongqing and his gang sell their stolen goods."

"Based on the above points, I am almost certain that Shen Zhongqing is hiding in this pawn shop. Of course, this is just my personal guess. As for whether my guess is true, we need to find out more information from the police station before we can make a final determination."

Hearing Jia Dongming's analysis, Wang Kai looked at the shops not far away. When he saw the signs at the shop entrances, he was genuinely impressed by Jia Dongming's reasoning ability and quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "Captain Jia! After listening to your analysis, I feel that your analysis makes a lot of sense."

“The entrance of this pawn shop is right in front of the small building where Shen Zhongqing lives, making it the best spot to observe the area around the building. If Shen Zhongqing is really hiding in the pawn shop, if we go to arrest him, we will definitely alert him. Once Shen Zhongqing escapes, it will obviously not be an easy task for us to catch him again.”

Upon hearing Wang Kai's words, Jia Dongming did not become arrogant because of Wang Kai's flattery. Instead, he humbly said to Wang Kai, "Wang Kai! The most important thing for us police officers in handling cases is to be meticulous and to carefully analyze the information we have to find valuable clues."

Jia Dongming paused slightly after saying this, then continued, "Alright! I estimate that your Captain Chen has probably returned from the police station. Let's go back to the meeting point first. After all, what we just discussed is my personal analysis. Whether my analysis is valid or not still needs to be discussed by everyone. After all, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang!"

Soon, Jia Dongming and Wang Kai returned to where they had parked earlier. Several police officers who had stayed behind saw them return, and one of them immediately asked Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! Is Shen Zhongqing at home?"

“Brother Zhang! The environment of Shen Zhongqing’s house is not suitable for us to conduct close reconnaissance at all. Captain Jia just led me to observe the area for a while. Captain Jia suspects that Shen Zhongqing is not at home at all, but is hiding in a shop across from his house.” Upon hearing his colleague’s question, Wang Kai thought of Jia Dongming’s observation results and told his colleagues Jia Dongming’s judgment before Jia Dongming could answer.

(End of this chapter)