"What case?" The man curled the corner of his mouth and asked.
Officer Gao said sternly, "We've received an alarm from here. No one is allowed to leave for now. I hope you all can understand. Start the search right away!"
As his last words faded, another group of policemen moved out, and the whole situation was completely under control.
The man turned around, looked at the bar owner, and shook his head in confusion.
He had asked the owner to call the police, but not at this moment.
Seeing the inquiring look, the owner immediately shook his head frantically. He really didn't do this.
The man stared around with a gloomy face. Just as he was about to leave, Officer Gao stopped him.
"Hey! Although we're colleagues, you were here when the incident happened, so you can't leave yet." Officer Gao looked like he was handling things strictly according to the rules.
Officer Liang had nothing to say and stepped aside.
"Sir, we've found nothing." A policeman came over immediately to report.
"Okay, got it." Officer Gao nodded, and the policeman stepped aside.
One after another, most of the reports were the same.
Officer Gao scratched the back of his head, looking confused.
Finally, Officer Liang burst into laughter. "You guys should go and check that alarm call. Maybe it's a false alarm?"
This teasing made the people nearby burst out laughing.
Officer Gao wasn't angry. He said softly, "Let's wait a bit more. Maybe we'll find something later."
"Sir, I just found a strange room." A weak voice sounded.
Following the voice, they saw a young face. The young man looked only in his early twenties, like someone who had just started working.
A smile curled on Officer Gao's lips, and his eyebrows lifted. "Let's go and have a look."
Officer Liang glanced at the panicked bar owner's face. Anger turned into a sneer, and he followed along.
They came to a remote corner. Officer Gao saw the wall full of patterns. Before he could ask, the young man in front reached out, touched the wall, and gently pushed it.
Hidden in the patterns was actually a door.
The door was pushed open, and a seemingly ordinary private room came into their sight.
"This..."
Officer Gao patted the young man on the shoulder. "Well done."
Then he stepped into the private room first, and the others followed closely.
Empty, there was nothing. That was their first impression.
Several policemen looked around a few times and shook their heads. "Sir, there's nothing here either."
"Really?" Officer Gao chuckled. He walked to the coffee table, lowered his eyes, and said, "I somehow feel there's something here."
Ignoring the reactions of the people behind him, Officer Gao picked up a cup with his gloved hand, examined it carefully, and then asked the people behind him, "Don't you think it's strange for this cup to be here alone?"
Everyone: ???
"Maybe my staff didn't put it away properly." The bar owner rushed forward, trying to take the cup, but Officer Gao dodged to the side. He looked around and murmured to himself, "It's really well - hidden here."
The bar owner wasn't discouraged. He quickly said, "Yes, yes! Some customers like a more secluded place."
Officer Gao raised his eyebrows, walked over to the sofa, and sat down. Leaning back, he said comfortably, "It's really comfortable here."
The cup was still in his hand, but the bar owner couldn't snatch it from him. He looked at Officer Liang for help with a pleading look.
Finally, Officer Liang spoke up. "Officer Gao is really enjoying himself. Aren't you in a hurry to handle the case?"
"Not in a hurry." Officer Gao sat up and casually placed the cup on the coffee table in front of him.
The bar owner stared blankly at the cup. Officer Gao glanced at the cup as if casually and wondered, "This cup doesn't seem to be cleaned properly. There's still dust in it?"
A strange cup placed in a secluded private room, especially in a place where quiet - loving customers often came, and there was dust in the cup. It seemed strange to anyone.
Several sensitive policemen immediately gathered around. They took the cup with their gloved hands and examined it back and forth.
"It seems a bit strange..."
That was their second judgment.
"Could this be their place?" a policeman asked.
The alarm they received said that there were drug users in this bar. So, they couldn't help but think in this direction.
Did someone use drugs here before? Did they run away after getting the news?
"Who was here just now?" Officer Gao walked up to the bar owner.
At this point, he had to keep making up stories, or it would be hard to explain.
"There was a woman, but I didn't see her face."
He lowered his head and answered honestly.
"Only one person?" Officer Gao asked back.
The bar owner shook his head. "I don't know how many people there were, but I only saw one. Maybe more people came later. Generally, since this is a place for people who like seclusion, our staff will deliberately avoid this area so as not to make the customers uncomfortable."
"Then take it away for inspection!" At the order, someone took out a transparent bag and put the cup in it. Officer Gao also took off his gloves, and a group of people left with him.
When passing by Officer Liang, Officer Gao suddenly said, "Get some rest early. Staying up late is bad for your health."
They came in a grand manner and left in the same way. The crowd regained their freedom but didn't dare to stay any longer and left one after another.
"But we haven't waited for that person. Will there be a problem?"
The bar owner was full of fear.
Officer Liang glanced backward. A man stepped forward and handed him a card. He took it and put it into the bar owner's hand.
"This is 200,000 yuan. I think it's easy for you to keep your mouth shut, right?"
His eyes were full of threats, as if as long as the bar owner said a word of opposition, he would die here.
The bar owner absolutely believed that the man in front of him could do it. He quickly took the card.
Although the money wasn't much, for a transaction, there had to be a process.
"I guarantee I know nothing."
He said firmly.
After the deal was done, Officer Liang led his group away in a grand manner. For the first time, the once - bustling bar welcomed its solitude.
"Sir, I've extracted a fingerprint here." The young man who found the secluded private room walked up to Officer Gao's desk and said.
"Good. Match it with the database and find out whose fingerprint it is." Officer Gao buried himself in his work without looking up.
"Yes." The man immediately rushed away.
Looking at the man's enthusiasm for work, Officer Gao nodded in satisfaction and then focused on analyzing the case again.
It didn't take long before the information was quickly matched.
When Officer Gao saw the name of the person, he wasn't surprised at all. Instead, it seemed like it was within his expectation.
"Bring this person here." he ordered.
"Yes." The man in front replied with high spirits.
Then Officer Gao noticed something was wrong and quickly called him back.
"Slow down. Stop! Remember to ask the person to come over. Don't use handcuffs."