Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

August 7

The week ended quickly. Larry was casually selecting goods in the supermarket, staring at Lawton, the daily necessities manager who was lecturing. He had worked in this large shopping mall for more than 20 years.

Larry checked Lawton's past, and there was nothing suspicious. Lawton had been working for Xu Ying and his wife, taking care of everything diligently, and has been working until now.

Xu Ying made his fortune by being a member of a gang, and he was also a member of a gang. Larry had already confirmed this with someone from Section 6. He had been briefly imprisoned before, but when the city was at its most chaotic, relying on He was reselling some things, wandering around the gray edge to make money, and finally climbed up successfully.

After that, he started a grocery business and steadily increased his wealth. 20 years ago, he relied on connections to buy a relatively good location on the upper floor. Together with Wang Degui, the current president of the Building Association, he developed some properties on the upper floor and successfully joined the He has reached the ranks of the rich, and he himself was extremely arrogant and domineering in the past.

His son Xu Kun dared to kill five people so openly, and Xu Ying was inseparable. However, during the criminal investigation last year, many of Xu Ying's companies had gone bankrupt. He personally escaped with the defense of his lawyer. Because there was no evidence that he had actually instructed something, many people under his command helped him resist everything.

Especially now that the business department is staring at him. Apart from being at home or wandering around the neighborhood every day, he basically does not participate in any company management and operation, and leaves it to some professional managers.

The administrative department is still digging up some evidence of Xu Ying's crime. Once it is dug out, Xu Ying will have to go to jail, and his few properties will also suffer from a massive search. Today is different from the past. In the past, money could solve some problems, and In today's era, once a crime is exposed, the only option is to go to jail.

Xu Ying must have kept a low profile now and in the past, especially after her son was exposed. She once held a press conference to apologize to the public due to the issue of covering up her son's crime.

In Larry's opinion, such an apology was too false. Xu Ying was a cunning businessman. In those chaotic years, he always relied on robbery.

Larry has only one idea now, he must find a way to find the connection between Lawton and Irene. Larry has also inquired a lot about things. The two people had no interaction at all in the past, but judging from yesterday's situation, the two people are very likely to The purpose of making false accounts on shopping is to avoid surprise inspections by the banking department.

After all, the people in the business department are staring at them now, especially the 2nd department. The 2nd department is the department that likes to investigate from the economic point of view. As long as there is any fishy business in the economy, it will be easy to find out something.

This means that Xu Ying’s family needs a detailed shopping list for every day’s shopping. In the eyes of outsiders, this means that Xu Ying as a businessman is more rigorous, or more petty, but in Larry’s view, these daily groceries are missing. 20% is to buy daily necessities for his son Xu Kun, who is hiding somewhere in this district.

Just this morning, people from Section 5 suddenly visited Xu Ying's home. They couldn't help but check it out. It should be that a member of Section 2 who has the same job nature as Larry found something, but what he found should be similar to that of Larry. I am different.

Larry went to ask. They were investigating the financial situation of Xu Ying's family and their daily expenses. They also sent people to the stores where they purchased some things to retrieve surveillance videos and check purchase records.

Larry is not going to tell the person in Section 2 who is secretly investigating what he has discovered for the time being, because Larry has already determined the identity of the person in Section 2 who is secretly following the investigation during the long-term surveillance. , and the other party did not discover him.

In the eyes of most people nearby, Larry is just a young man working in a nearby company. Larry feels that the other party's investigation is too reckless. No wonder Irene didn't change her hands for three consecutive days in the past few days. bag inside.

The person from Section 2 had already alerted the snake. Xu Ying's family had not gone out these days, only staying in the small yard of their own home. Just as Larry was thinking about it, a man walked over slowly and stood in front of Larry. next to.

"Let's chat when you have time."

Larry was startled and immediately saw the stern-faced man next to him. He was the special investigator of Section 2.

"Why do you notice me?"

Larry was a little surprised, and soon the other party started laughing.

"I will go back tomorrow. You will continue the investigation of this case from now on, so I want to tell you what I have discovered."

Larry hummed.

The two of them each took the items on the shelves and went to different cashiers to pay. After leaving, they nodded and walked in different directions. After making a long circle, they returned to the street entrance. Then the two of them The man found a drink shop in a secluded back street. After going up to the second floor, the man stretched out his hand, and Larry shook it with a smile.

The man in front of me is named Lu Yuan. He has been in Section 2 for more than 10 years. During this period, he has experienced changes in Section 2 and many things in the city. He is a senior investigator.

Lu Yuan directly opened the light and shadow screen and listed everything he had gained during the six months of investigation. Larry looked at many places and the investigation was very similar to his own.

But the difference is that Xu Ying used a large amount of money before when her son's matter fell apart. The money is currently missing, but Xu Ying insisted on using the money for food, drink and fun. Lu Yuan went After investigation, some of the bills were indeed correct, but the missing amount was more than 180,000.

Larry was a little shocked. He didn't expect Lu Yuan to investigate such important information, and then Lu Yuan said.

"There should be no gang members who would dare to cover up his son. After all, if he is discovered, he will be severely punished. This lack of money is not enough to tempt the gang members."

Larry nodded, then told Lu Yuan what he had discovered in the past few days, and showed Lu Yuan several sets of photos he had taken. Lu Yuan was a little shocked.

"Then there can only be one place where they brought the things to Xu Kun."

Larry looked at Lu Yuan doubtfully, and then Lu Yuan stood up directly. He probably guessed where it was, Lu Yuan said with a smile.

“Isn’t there such a bag on the shelf?”

Larry stood up in shock.

"We'll go there now."

Lu Yuan smiled and asked Larry not to worry.

"The lack of decorative buckles on the bag shouldn't be an accident. It should be a sign. When Erin goes shopping in the supermarket every day, she will take the opportunity to replace the bags on the shelf with the food she has prepared, and then Lauren will give it to Xu who is hiding somewhere. Kun, and then put the bag back. The bag without buttons should be a letter from Xu Kun to his parents or something he needs. After all, there is no one else who can help Xu Kun deliver food and drink. This can also explain why. There was food and drink in Eileen’s bag every day, although during the previous interrogation she insisted that it was breakfast she had made herself and would eat it during the shopping trip.”

With an uneasy mood, the two returned to the mall again. Soon they came to the shopping bag area with a bunch of identical styles. Soon they discovered that there was only one bag with the same color as Irene's hand. .

In order to verify the two people's conjectures, Lu Yuan lifted the temporary investigation order of Xu Ying's family from Section 5 when he returned that day, and Xu Ying's family also received a notice from Section 5 that afternoon.

For the next five days, the two of them were observing the shelves selling inexpensive shopping bags. Sure enough, no matter how they changed, there was only one color in Eileen's hand. This earthy yellow shopping bag, which looked a bit rustic, did not have any color. People buy, and most people buy shopping bags in black and white or blue, as well as some beautiful colors. No one buys shopping bags in this old and dull color.

During these five days, the two of them also determined one thing. Irene would indeed pass by this shelf every day. Larry also had the impression before that Irene would stop at the shelf for a while and then look through the bags, because the bags were all They are piled messily on the shelves. This cheap shopping bag only costs 15 yuan each.

It only takes a second or two to change the shopping bags of the same color here. The key is that this shelf is still in a corner under surveillance. It is a blind spot. There are only two aisles, and everything on the aisle can be seen clearly. Every time Larry followed here, he would selectively pass by the shelves in an aisle in order not to let Erin see it.

Lauren only needs to take the bag by herself after get off work, on the pretext of replenishing goods. As for where he will go, no one will notice, because he does not have any criminal record, and now Section 5’s eyes are on Xu Ying’s family. On the body, naturally there will be no suspicion here.

It was time for supermarket proofing. At 9:30, a large number of supermarket employees began to prepare to replenish goods, and Lawton was among them. In order to be able to see the situation in the surveillance blind spot, Lu Yuan installed a micro camera nearby. Larry was Waiting anxiously, the nearby 5th Division personnel have begun patrolling and have received orders to assist. Once confirmed, arrests will begin tonight.

Sure enough, Lauren soon pushed a recycling cart at 9:47, took back this bag from a pile of bags, and replaced it with a new shopping bag of the same color and style. Looking at the contents of the bag, there were some It's heavy, and you can be sure that the things Eileen will buy tomorrow morning are already inside.

In order to verify all this, in the afternoon, they went to investigate what Lawton bought. What they found was that some of the things outside the mall were bought by Lawton by employees, and it was not just one or two employees, but many. Employees, bought different things.

Everything is very clear. Using this daily shopping to deliver things to his son who is hiding in the area can ensure that he will not be discovered. Once this period of time is passed, everything will become much easier.

Especially as a manager, Lawton can tamper with the values ​​of some supermarkets. As a platinum member of the supermarket, Erin enjoys a 20% discount, but every payment is the original price. Lawton can calculate the goods purchased by Erin at 80%. , the extra 2 achievements can be used for other goods in the supermarket, so that the supermarket's funds will not change much, and the goods can be shipped normally and smoothly. In this case, the business department will not be able to start with funds at all.

"Arrests begin."

Following Lu Yuan's order, both Larry and Lu Yuan started running. They looked at the situation on the screen. Lawton had already gone out. Although his hands were empty, he should have gone to recover the bag in Xu Kun's hand.

Decisive Laodun did not go home, but went to the north of the area. The north of District 18 is close to the middle level. There are still many abandoned places there, because over the years, most people from the north have gone to the southeast. department.

Lawton walked very slowly, and he seemed to be familiar with the locations of all the surveillance cameras. He quickly avoided some surveillance cameras and entered the middle floor directly. In the northern middle floor, there were basically not many people on the street by 10 p.m.

In an already deserted neighborhood, Lawton quickly took the bag from a beggar, turned around and started running quickly. However, before Lawton could run a few steps, a large number of Section 5 personnel rushed out from all around. , more and more Section 5 personnel rushed directly into the area, and Lawton was directly arrested.

In less than a few minutes, under the identification of some beggars, Xu Kun was pulled out of a dirty room. Larry breathed a sigh of relief. The third case was finally solved. He and Lu Yuan were happy. Holding hands, the two hugged and planned to have a drink after Section 5 took care of everything.

After all, cases like this have tortured many people for too long, especially Lu Yuan. Although he only started investigating half a year ago, he actually started paying attention to this case two years ago and has been following it until now.

When the two returned to the Public Security Office in District 18, Xu Ying's family had been arrested. Although they hired a lawyer, the evidence was basically solid. They only needed a more detailed appraisal of the bags in the mall and an interrogation of Ai Lin's words will give you all the evidence.

Looking at Xu Ying's face, Larry knew that he could not escape this time. No matter how good a lawyer he hired, once their son was arrested, Lawton and Irene would definitely tell everything because the evidence was right in front of them.

Judging from Xu Ying's appearance, it seemed that she was still trying to find some solution. Soon the people from Section 2 came directly. Larry and Lu Yuan began to describe the investigation in detail and showed some photos taken.

After everything was over, at around 3 o'clock in the morning, the two left the Public Security Office and planned to go to a nearby night street to have a drink together. Larry had never felt so happy. He and Lu Yuan talked very well. Come.

"Now that it's all over, I'll start the next case after I go back to rest."

Larry smiled and nodded.

"Me too, what's your next case?"

"Although the group failed in the previous robbery, judging from their methods, they are habitual criminals. I must catch them."

Larry was a little worried, and Lu Yuan smiled.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."