Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 978 The Kidnapper's Motive!
"Team Leader! I've already asked all the police stations. Apart from Xiluoyuan Police Station, the Railway Station Police Station, Liuliqiao Police Station, and Changxindian Police Station, all of them have recently had cases of 'Boss Ban' disappearing." Just as Li Xianjin was on the phone with Deputy Chief Chen, Lao Xie ran into Li Xianjin's office from outside and reported to Li Xianjin with a solemn expression.

Upon learning that in addition to the Xiluoyuan Police Station and the Railway Station Police Station, there were two other police stations where the Banye disappearance case had also occurred, Li Xianjin immediately realized the seriousness of the matter and instructed Lao Xie: "Lao Xie! Immediately notify these two police stations and have them send the case files to the branch office overnight."

"Captain Li! I've already had them deliver the case files. They should arrive at the station within an hour." Upon hearing Li Xianjin's instructions, Lao Xie immediately informed Li Xianjin that he had already notified the police station to deliver the case files.

Upon hearing Lao Xie's reply, Li Xianjin immediately instructed him, "Lao Xie! Arrange for a few people to notify the comrades in the Major Crimes Unit to assemble at the bureau before 9:30 tonight."

Deputy Director Chen over the phone heard every word of the conversation between Li Xianjin and Lao Xie. At that moment, Deputy Director Chen also realized that the two missing persons cases in their jurisdiction were definitely a series of kidnappings targeting Boss Ban. So, after Li Xianjin finished giving his orders, he said to Li Xianjin, "Captain Li! I will personally deliver the case files to your team now."

"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

The next morning around 8 a.m., the phone in Jia Dongming's office suddenly rang.

Jia Dongming, who was sitting in his office reading a newspaper, heard the phone ring, picked up the receiver, and politely asked, "Hello! This is Jia Dongming. May I ask who this is?"

"Captain! Good morning! This is Li Xianjin from the Fengtai Branch. Are you free this morning?" Jia Dongming's question had barely finished when Li Xianjin's polite inquiry came through the phone.

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's question, Jia Dongming looked puzzled and asked curiously, "Captain Li! Wasn't the case of the headless female corpse in your branch successfully solved? What brings you here so early in the morning?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Li Xianjin, recalling the five consecutive disappearances in their jurisdiction, immediately reported to Jia Dongming: "Captain! Here's the situation: In the past month or so, five cases of missing persons have occurred in our jurisdiction. Two of these cases occurred in the jurisdiction of Xiluoyuan Police Station, and the other three occurred in the Railway Station Police Station, Liuliqiao Police Station, and Changxindian Police Station, respectively."

"Because these five cases of missing persons, which occurred in the jurisdictions of four different police stations, did not initially attract our attention. It wasn't until yesterday when the train station police station called that we discovered that in the past month or so, five cases of missing persons targeting the 'boss' under the pretext of hiring him had occurred in our FT district."

Five disappearances occurred in just over a month, and all the missing persons were manual laborers, which undoubtedly left Jia Dongming completely baffled.

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's report, Jia Dongming frowned and said to Li Xianjin, "Captain Li! These porters are all laborers living at the very bottom of society. They have no other value except for their strength. What is the kidnapper's motive for abducting these porters?"

The question Jia Dongming raised was also one that Li Xianjin had been pondering all night without finding a solution. Faced with Jia Dongming's question, Li Xianjin said helplessly, "Captain! The question you just mentioned is exactly what I want to know." "To tell you the truth," he continued, "last night I received a call from the train station police station informing me that similar cases of missing 'Boss Ban' had recently occurred in other police stations within their jurisdiction. I've been thinking about this ever since, but after a whole night, I still can't figure out the kidnappers' motives. That's why I'm calling you to hear your opinion."

After hearing Li Xianjin's answer, Jia Dongming pondered for a moment before saying to Li Xianjin with a serious expression, "Captain Li! I cannot draw any conclusions before seeing the case file. If you have time now, please send the case file to the Municipal Bureau for me to take a look."

The reason Li Xianjin called Jia Dongming was to send the case file to Jia Dongming for a look and to get some ideas for handling the case from him.

Faced with Jia Dongming's request, Li Xianjin replied without hesitation, "Chief! Please wait for me for half an hour. I will bring the case file to the Municipal Bureau for your review right now."

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's reply, Jia Dongming immediately said, "Okay! Captain Li! Then I'll wait for you in the office."

After hanging up Li Xianjin's call, Jia Dongming thought about the case details Li Xianjin had just described on the phone. So he stood up from his desk, walked quickly to the office door, and called out to the office next door, "Zhang Bin! Come to my office."

Soon, a middle-aged man strode into Jia Dongming's office and asked him respectfully, "Captain! What did you call me for?"

Upon hearing Zhang Bin's question, Jia Dongming immediately instructed Zhang Bin: "Zhang Bin! In the past month or so, there have been five cases of missing bosses under the pretext of hiring people at the FT District Branch. I suspect that similar cases have also occurred in other branches, but because they are scattered among various police stations, they have not been taken seriously by the branch."

"Call all the branch bureaus in our city now and have them contact the local police stations immediately to ask if there have been any similar cases of missing bosses in the past few months. If so, have them send the case files to the city bureau immediately."

"What! The missing bosses, Chief! Those bosses have neither money nor power, why would kidnappers abduct them?" Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions and learning that five missing bosses had occurred at the FT District Branch, Zhang Bin's face immediately showed a puzzled expression, and he asked Jia Dongming curiously.

Upon hearing Zhang Bin's question, Jia Dongming retorted irritably, "Zhang Bin! I haven't even seen the case file yet. You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Zhang Bin realized he had asked an inappropriate question, so he smiled and replied, "Chief! I'll call the other branch offices now and ask if any similar cases have occurred."

(End of this chapter)