Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 516: Chapter 516: An Unexpected Investigation!

Chen Xiao returned to the police station.

After greeting Zhang Xian, he immediately took over the latter’s office.

Zhang Xian didn’t know what Chen Xiao was up to and didn’t even bother to ask, simply handing over the office key.

Holding the key, Chen Xiao sat in the office and once again opened the video shot in his home.

The figure of the crying clown appeared on the screen again.

After opening Chen Xiao’s front door, he lingered in the living room for a few seconds, then glanced slightly towards the kitchen.

He seemed to be thinking a little.

However, his pondering was brief, as the kitchen is indeed the best place to grab a sharp object.

After all, what he wanted to do only required any random knife.

After taking a knife, the crying clown left directly.

This was the first segment of footage left at Chen Xiao’s house.

This segment of footage didn’t last long, but Chen Xiao started checking it frame by frame again, even using the Power of Capture during his examination.

He wanted to find some body characteristics of this crying clown!

He observed bit by bit, but the crying clown’s vigilance was truly too high.

During his frame-by-frame examination, Chen Xiao could see that the other had completely wrapped his face, head, and even limbs.

This wasn’t due to the potential monitoring in the house.

He was cautious to avoid being seen by coincidence.

Very often, one physical characteristic can pose a deadly threat!

The first segment of surveillance was finished.

Chen Xiao played the second video.

This segment captured the crying clown returning the kitchen knife.

This time, the crying clown stayed there for quite a while.

No one knew why he sat on the sofa for so long.

His gaze didn’t wander, as if he was contemplating something.

Chen Xiao persistently stared at the eyes behind the mask, as if trying to read something from them.

But no matter how hard Chen Xiao tried, he couldn’t see through that thick disguise.

"Who exactly are you?"

Chen Xiao murmured softly as he picked up a pen and paper again.

This time, without thinking, he used the Power of Sculpting and Painting to sketch the crying clown, bringing him to life on paper.

Chen Xiao drew stroke by stroke.

This time, he didn’t rush, just quietly rendering.

After a long while, Chen Xiao finally stopped.

Looking at the crying clown sitting on the sofa on the paper, he felt that the figure became clearer in his eyes.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao took a picture of what he had drawn and sent it as a multimedia message to Zhao Hai.

Once the message was sent, Chen Xiao put his phone aside and began a visual subtraction exercise.

The crying clown was wearing an overcoat.

In this sweltering weather, dressed in an overcoat, wearing a mask, with gloved hands.

Such a situation made subtraction challenging.

However, from the bulkiness of the clothing, he could gradually remove the garments.

With that in mind, Chen Xiao started with the clown’s clothes.

After removing the clothes, Chen Xiao subtracted the pants.

After the pants were removed, Chen Xiao glanced at his phone and, seeing no new activity, proceeded to subtract the height.

If it were the old Chen Xiao, he would think that the crying clown he saw was as tall as he appeared.

But it’s different now, as Chen Xiao knows Tracking Skill.

Though Tracking Skill requires exact footprints to determine the other party’s physical data, Chen Xiao only wanted an approximate height.

Revisiting the walker’s pattern in his mind, Chen Xiao estimated based on his subtraction sketch.

But before the data came out, the phone rang.

It was Zhao Hai calling!

Seeing the caller ID, Chen Xiao thought for a few seconds before answering:

"Hello, Mr. Zhao, did you see the drawing I sent you?"

"I saw it. Who is he? Is he the real Chen Yan you mentioned?"

"I suspect he is."

"But he wears a mask; no one can see his face, and he didn’t even show his hands?"

"That’s his caution."

"So cunning!"

Zhao Hai gritted his teeth, and Chen Xiao chuckled: "Cunning is certain, but I’m doing a subtraction on him."

"Subtraction? What do you mean?"

"You see how substantial he looks; I’m subtracting his appearance, removing excess clothing, and his built-in height increase, then deducing his approximate weight and height data."

As Chen Xiao explained, Zhao Hai asked in surprise: "You have that ability? Is this something every police detective can do?"

Of course, not every police officer has that ability.

Chen Xiao said this in front of Zhao Hai mainly as a probe.

"Of course not, this is just some personal habitual operation. Wait a bit; I’ll send it to you later."

"Alright."

The call ended there.

The entire conversation seemed meaningless.

But in fact, it served as an intimidation, a psychological shock to Zhao Hai!

Moreover, Chen Xiao was also addressing a curious aspect of the case for the murderer!

Namely, how did Chen Xiao emerge from the police force despite layered designs?

Of course, this all hinges on the premise that Zhao Hai is Chen Yan and that he’s the one who killed Zuo Shu!

Putting down the phone, Chen Xiao sat quietly, having completed the subtraction.

He felt there was no way to delve deeper into the surveillance analysis.

The only remaining approach was to tackle the problem psychologically.

But just then, Chen Xiao’s phone rang again.

This call made him frown instinctively; he thought Zhao Hai couldn’t be calling back so soon.

When he saw it was Xiaoji calling, he snapped back to reality.

"Hello." Chen Xiao answered the call, Xiaoji:

"Brother Chen, we’ve returned from the Black Cat plan. Aside from some commercial issues with Li Hai, we found nothing else."

Xiaoji’s tone was full of frustration.

Chen Xiao thought for a moment and chuckled: "If you didn’t find anything, then just enjoy Shencheng City with Black Cat. Do you have enough money on you? Since you’ve helped so much, take her shopping at malls for things girls like, don’t be too much of a straight guy."

"Straight guy? What do you mean, bro?"

"I mean, don’t be too honest." Chen Xiao laughed and scolded lightly. Xiaoji understood, but Black Cat beside him suddenly said:

"Brother Chen Xiao, how about you let me investigate someone else? This Zuo Shu is giving me a headache!"

Chen Xiao instinctively wanted to refuse, but then he realized:

"Wait, I do have someone I need you to check!"

As soon as he spoke, it felt like his mind suddenly expanded.

"Wait, I’ll send you all his details later. I need you to check all his bank transactions! If it’s difficult for you, I’ll have the police assist, especially if he made any large donations to remote areas over the past month or two!"