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Chapter 71 The Tracking
Lin Feng, Chongxi, Xiao Qi, and the others walked up to the table, looked at the word that I wrote, and laughed. Tao Gang and Deputy Director Zhao did a search of the house, but they couldn't find anything. The rooms were all empty without any hard evidence left. Then Deputy Director Zhao sent someone to collect things like fingerprints. However, unexpectedly, there was no trace of the suspect in the whole house!
I took up the rice paper, folded it, put it in my pocket, and said to Tao Gang, "Do you know the reason why that man replied to you with weird and short sentences when you questioned him?" Tao Gang said, "I have no idea!" I said, "The reason was that he was the man who called the police. He made a copy of the phonecard of his neighbor from upstairs and called the police. In fear of being recognized by you that he was the caller, he had to control his speech!" I took out the cigarettes, handed one to Tao Gang, lit it, and then said, "This case has been a scheme
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