Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Chapter 656: Back for Revenge

"Director Lu, have you discovered anything?"During this case investigation operation, Lu Chuan arranged a joint setup for all members of the second team.

No one was allowed to act alone; they had to be in groups of at least four.

And all of them had to be armed.

Only his group was paired solely with Lan Bingyu.

Lan Bingyu was extremely skilled, at least capable of holding her own against the opponent.

Lu Chuan was very confident in his own combat abilities, so taking down the opponent wasn’t a big issue.

Thus, the two strong individuals partnered up and were a suitable team.

In the store where the encounter took place, Lu Chuan was squatting in front of a pile of dolls.

Lu Chuan didn’t directly answer Lan Bingyu’s question.

"At the time you and Zhang Hui encountered them, Chen Kai was buying something, right?"

Lan Bingyu nodded, "The two of us came up from the second floor by the escalator and walked along the path toward here."

"Just as we were about to reach this toy store, we saw Chen Kai and two others coming out."

"Then the fight broke out."

Their encounter was somewhat coincidental.

The clash involving the five people, although the fight happened inside the toy store,

actually took place at the entrance of the toy store when they met.

At that time, Chen Kai had already finished buying things and was preparing to leave, unexpectedly running into Zhang Hui and the others.

What puzzled Lu Chuan was why Chen Kai bought a doll here.

Obviously, this doll couldn’t have been for himself.

"Bingyu, what age group usually plays with these kinds of dolls?"

Lan Bingyu...

Lan Bingyu thought to himself, if you ask me what age group plays with dumbbells, I should know, but I’m really not familiar with dolls.

Meanwhile, Sun Jun’s investigation uncovered some important findings.

Eighteen years ago, the operation to arrest Chen Kai’s crime syndicate was personally planned by the provincial department, involving a mobilization of out-of-town police forces.

The crime syndicate was large, with Chen Kai as their leader.

Apart from Chen Kai, over ten people were arrested on the night of the operation.

Due to the swift and decisive actions during the operation, Chen Kai did not flee with his family, instead choosing to leave the country alone.

Chen Kai’s parents, wife, and son were all left behind in the country.

According to the investigation, Chen Kai’s wife did not participate in his criminal activities, so there was no arrest made against her.

His son was only eight years old at that time, just starting elementary school.

His parents were both farmers, farming in the countryside when he left.

Therefore, none of Chen Kai’s direct relatives ended up in prison.

During the eighteen years of Chen Kai’s evasion, his parents passed away ten and fifteen years ago due to lung disease.

Chen Kai’s wife also died of lung disease two years ago.

So, in this world, Chen Kai only has one surviving relative - a son.

However, during Sun Jun’s investigation, it was found that this son also died of lung disease a month ago.

Leaving behind only a five-year-old daughter.

The Crime Scene Investigation office.

Yang Sen and Old Bai’s work was quite successful; they managed to extract fingerprint information from the bills returned by Lu Chuan.

They immediately sent the fingerprints to the provincial department’s international police division.

Lu Chuan had already made arrangements with them to help compare the fingerprints.

According to the cashier’s recollection, the bills were handed to her by one of Chen Kai’s bodyguards.

According to Lan Bingyu, the person wasn’t from Hua Country, so their information wouldn’t be in the domestic fingerprint database.

Lu Chuan had to rely on the provincial department to contact international police for identity verification.

Unexpectedly, in less than three hours, the provincial department sent back new information.

"Fierce Ghost, Dagger!"

In the meeting room, Lu Chuan detailed the specific situation about Chen Kai’s two bodyguards.

"Members of the Myanmar Gang, well-known professional assassins over there."

"Their ages are unknown; apart from the nicknames Fierce Ghost and Dagger, no other information is available."

"However, according to information from the international police, these two have always been the top enforcers for a local fraud group of the Myanmar Gang."

"Now, they have become Chen Kai’s bodyguards."

"According to international police theories, someone paid a high price to buy them out."

"But the details remain unclear."

The two people around Chen Kai have almost been fully understood.

Sun Jun’s side also had considerable progress.

"As for Chen Kai’s interpersonal relationships, only a five-year-old granddaughter remains among his direct family members."

"Judging from the location of the encounter and the doll Chen Kai bought, it’s likely Chen Kai returned for the sake of his five-year-old granddaughter."

"Where is this granddaughter now?"

"The child’s mother died of lung disease, and she is living with her maternal grandparents."

"I’ve already assigned someone to monitor round-the-clock."

"Besides, Chen Kai may not have returned solely for this granddaughter."

"Two reasons."

"First, if he was just taking his granddaughter abroad, Chen Kai wouldn’t need two bodyguards."

"After being away for so many years, how many people would still recognize him?"

"Second, Chen Kai’s parents died of lung disease ten and fifteen years ago, his wife died of lung disease, and his son and daughter-in-law also died of lung disease."

"Our investigation into Chen Kai’s family history showed no hereditary lung disease."

"Yet all his related relatives died of the same disease..."

"Most likely... not a coincidence."

Sun Jun’s investigation results were highly significant.

"Are you suggesting... someone deliberately harmed Chen Kai’s family?"

"I’m afraid so."

"Having learned about the death of Chen Kai’s parents, wife, and son, we investigated their medical records in the hospitals."

"The cause of death showed no issues; lung disease itself wasn’t problematic."

"However, according to the doctors, their lung diseases were caused by prolonged consumption of a certain substance, which led to lesions in the lungs."

"Though the dosage was minimal, doctors suggest it could have been related to familial dietary habits."

"Dietary habits?"

Qin Yong sneered.

"Back in the day, I’m sure Chen Kai had more than a few enemies, right?"

"More than a few."

"Chen Kai reigned over Tianzhou City, with countless people losing homes and families due to his dealings in construction contracts, property demolition, and usurious loans."

"Among these people, quite a few were streetwise themselves."

"Capable of anything really."

"So, our guess is someone intentionally targeted Chen Kai’s family."

"Though their approach was extremely covert."

"And Chen Kai returning this time might be for revenge, along with visiting his granddaughter."

Buzzing sound!

As Sun Jun was reporting, his phone suddenly rang.

"What? Someone’s dead?"

The call’s contents made Sun Jun’s face change drastically!