Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 819 Three people traveling together, the one who achieves enlightenment becomes the teacher!
"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

Around nine o'clock in the morning, the phone in Jia Dongming's office suddenly rang. Jia Dongming, who was looking at documents, heard the phone ring and, without even looking up, reached for the receiver and politely greeted, "Hello! This is Jia Dongming. May I ask who this is?"

"Captain Jia! This is Xiao Zhong from the Criminal Investigation Division Office of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Chief Hong notified us of an emergency meeting at 10:00 AM sharp, and asked me to inform you to be at the Municipal Public Security Bureau's conference room on time to attend this meeting." Just as Jia Dongming finished asking his question, a young woman's voice came through the phone.

Upon learning of the notice from the Municipal Bureau that an emergency meeting was to be held, Jia Dongming asked Xiao Zhong with a curious expression, "Hello! Xiao Zhong! Why did Chief Hong suddenly notify us of a meeting? Do you know the specific content of the meeting?"

When Xiao Zhong heard Jia Dongming ask about the contents of today's meeting, a troubled expression immediately appeared on his face. He smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! I'm just a clerk in the office. How could I possibly know the contents of an emergency meeting?"

Upon hearing Xiao Zhong's answer, Jia Dongming realized that his question had indeed been somewhat unreasonable. He then smiled and said to Xiao Zhong, "Comrade Xiao Zhong! I was just trying to find out the contents of the meeting, and I completely forgot about the confidentiality regulations. I'm really sorry."

Jia Dongming's apology made Xiao Zhong feel a little embarrassed, and he quickly replied, "Captain Jia! It's not that I'm unwilling to reveal the meeting's agenda, but the chief captain only notified me of the meeting and didn't tell me the specific content."

After hanging up Xiao Zhong's call, Jia Dongming glanced at his watch, then picked up his briefcase and quickly walked out of the office.

"Haibo! There's a meeting at the Municipal Bureau, so I don't think I'll be back at the office this morning. If there's anything at the office, we'll talk after I get back from the meeting." Jia Dongming walked quickly to the office door, and when he saw Wang Haibo sitting in the office, he immediately told him that he was going to the Municipal Bureau for a meeting.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions and learning that Jia Dongming was going to a meeting at the Municipal Bureau, Wang Haibo, who was sitting in his office, immediately stood up from his desk and said respectfully to Jia Dongming, "Director! I will keep an eye on things at the department for you, so you can go to the meeting at the Municipal Bureau with peace of mind!"

After greeting Wang Haibo, Jia Dongming drove his jeep toward the Municipal Bureau.

Twenty minutes later, Jia Dongming drove into the city bureau compound. After parking the car, he picked up his briefcase and walked quickly toward the criminal investigation building. At that moment, a jeep stopped in front of the building. Jia Dongming saw the middle-aged man getting off at the station and immediately greeted him with a smile, "Comrade Peng! Long time no see. What have you been busy with lately?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question and seeing Jia Dongming carrying a briefcase walking towards him, Captain Peng immediately greeted him with a smile, saying, "Captain Jia! What else can we criminal investigators be busy with every day? It's all cases, cases, cases. I wonder when you, the brilliant detective, will have some free time to come to our branch and give us a lecture, sharing your experience in solving cases."

Upon hearing Captain Peng's words, Jia Dongming walked side-by-side with him into the building, humbly replying, "Old Peng! What kind of detective am I? You want me, a self-taught novice, to go to your branch and lecture your junior college-educated criminal investigation veterans? Isn't that like showing off my skills in front of Lu Ban (a legendary master carpenter)?" Captain Peng, recalling the cases Jia Dongming had solved over the years, looked at him with admiration and said, "Captain Jia! As the old saying goes, 'Three men walking together, one of them is a teacher!' In terms of crime scene investigation, our junior college-educated comrades in our branch are like toddlers just learning to walk compared to you."

Upon hearing Peng's compliment, Jia Dongming immediately changed the subject to avoid Peng continuing the discussion. Curious, Jia asked Peng, "Old Peng! The commander-in-chief suddenly called an emergency meeting. Do you know the details of the meeting?"

When Captain Peng heard Jia Dongming ask about the topic of the meeting, he immediately smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! You've really come to the right person about this."

"Two days ago, our branch received a report from a woman who said that her husband had been missing since he left home on June 1st. Before leaving home, he left a note saying that he was going to join some treasure hunting team and took 3,000 yuan from home."

“Similar disappearances have occurred in the HD district, West District, East District, and FT district. Chief Captain Hung suddenly called a meeting today specifically for this case.”

Upon hearing Captain Peng's explanation, Jia Dongming's face showed surprise. He immediately asked Captain Peng, "Captain Peng! You just said that people take money to join a treasure hunt, but then they can't be contacted, and that similar cases have occurred in several other districts besides your HD district? Is that true?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question and seeing his surprised expression, Captain Peng nodded firmly and earnestly explained to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! Actually, the first case in this series occurred in the FT district. At the time, the Fengtai branch thought it was an isolated case and reported it to the municipal bureau as a regular missing persons case. Later, after several other branches also reported similar cases to the municipal bureau, the municipal bureau discovered that this was a series of missing persons cases."

As Jia Dongming climbed the stairs, he pondered the key information of the case. After a moment, Jia Dongming asked Captain Peng with a serious expression, "Old Peng! You just said that the person who went missing in your jurisdiction joined some kind of treasure hunting team. What information do you have about this so-called treasure hunting team? Has your branch found any valuable clues?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Captain Peng subconsciously shook his head and replied with a helpless expression, "Captain Jia! We haven't found any valuable clues. However, before coming to the Municipal Bureau for the meeting, I heard that the Dongcheng Branch Bureau seemed to have found some clues, which is why Chief Hong notified us to hold an emergency meeting."

As Captain Peng finished speaking, he saw Chief Hong walking towards the conference room. He quickly and respectfully saluted Captain Hong and greeted him loudly, "Greetings, Chief!"

(End of this chapter)