American Comics: BOSS Invasion

"You two know each other?" Yang Tao asked, her eyes wide with curiosity as she pointed at Gao Ning and Qi Shan.

"We're old friends!" Gao Ning said with a smile.

Qi Shan said, "We were classmates. Our dorm rooms were next to each other back then, so we got to be very familiar. You wouldn't have guessed, but I actually attended police university for a while. It's just that I had to drop out and transfer to another school due to unforeseen circumstances!"

Gao Ning said, "After you left, the whole dorm building became much quieter. Back in school, everyone said this kid was all about fun and games, so much so that the dorm supervisor would chase him with a broom every time she saw him!"

Qi Shan chuckled softly, shaking his head, looking like he didn't want to remember the past.

Yang Tao smiled and said, "This is quite a coincidence!"

Gao Ning nodded and said, "Let's put the catching up aside for now and let me investigate the case first. I was thinking earlier that you were doing so well for yourself, weren't you making noise about acquiring Greenland Group a while ago? The total acquisition value exceeded two billion, so why did you suddenly come to me? I thought it was some major case with heavy losses, and I was thrilled, but I didn't expect that the real victim would be Miss Lan."

Gao Ning glanced at Lan Weiwei, then turned to the door and called out, "Everyone, come in! Be careful, examine the scene carefully, and gather all the clues and bring them to me!"

"Yes, sir!"

A burst of mixed responses came from outside the door, followed by several uniformed police officers carrying boxes of all sizes. They moved carefully, their eyes constantly watching the ground and walls for any clues, as if trying to reconstruct the situation at the time.

Qi Shan pulled Yang Tao to the side, while Lan Weiwei went to explain the situation to her parents.

In any case, the police coming to the door was a good thing. He was afraid that his mother, Lan Caiping, would be stubborn again. If she started making trouble with the police at this time, it would not end well.

So Lan Weiwei's biggest task was to appease her mother.

Qi Shan watched Gao Ning using tweezers to pick up some tiny fibers from the floor cracks and put them into an evidence bag, and said, "Taozi, this kid is acting a little strange. He hasn't personally gotten his hands dirty for a long time since he was promoted. Don't be fooled by his square, upright appearance, the typical dignified look of a righteous hero. In fact, he was the most cunning and slippery when he was in school.

As long as it wasn't a real exam, all the assignments were copied from me. But today he's actually working so hard. I think there must be something wrong here!"

Yang Tao also looked at Gao Ning curiously and gossiped, "Really? What's the situation today?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Gao Ning inadvertently raised his head and looked in Lan Weiwei's direction for a full few seconds before lowering his head again and continuing to search for clues in another direction.

Qi Shan and Taozi exchanged glances, their eyes showing a hint of surprise and amusement.

Qi Shan said, "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it. When he was in school, this kid always said he must marry a northeastern woman, saying that northeastern women are forthright and unpretentious, saying what they mean and meaning what they say, which made him unable to stop thinking about it. Now he sees Lan Weiwei, and his eyes are stuck and can't be pulled out. It seems this kid is really smitten!"

Yang Tao said, "This is a good thing. Gao Ning is a top choice in terms of status and position. Weiwei has just experienced this kind of thing, and there was a burglary at home, so she's lacking a sense of security. At this time, there's nothing more reassuring than a policeman. I think this will work!"

"This kid has never been like this before. Taozi, if it's suitable, help bring them together!" Qi Shan looked at Gao Ning and shook his head. "Since graduation, he's been wholeheartedly devoted to his work. In all these years, he hasn't even had a potential partner, let alone gotten married. Every time we get together and talk about this, he always acts like he doesn't care. No matter how beautiful a woman is, she's like a passing cloud in his eyes, and his eyes won't even change, but when it comes to Lan Weiwei, he actually fell in. Sure enough, there's always someone who can subdue someone else!"

"Show off!"

After the two of them whispered and joked for a while, the police's work of taking photos and collecting evidence was almost done. The main force withdrew, and Gao Ning was constantly recording in his notebook. Lan Weiwei also led her parents to greet him, and everyone's eyes were focused on Gao Ning's face.

You could tell that everyone was wondering, is it over so quickly?

Qi Shan asked, "Is it done so quickly?"

"Under normal circumstances, it's naturally impossible. The reason why burglary cases are difficult to solve is because of their randomness and the great degree of chaos at the scene. People coming and going can easily destroy valuable evidence, leading to a complete lack of direction in the investigation!

But this time is an exception!"

As he spoke, Gao Ning took out a small blue flashlight from his pocket, picked up a small evidence bag, and inside was a small piece of broken porcelain from a teacup.

Gao Ning turned on the flashlight, and a beam of blue light shone on the broken porcelain, revealing a luminous bear head logo.

Just as everyone was puzzled, Qi Shan said in surprise, "This guy is quite bold, daring to leave his own mark!"

"Usually, the perpetrators of burglary cases are petty thieves. Their methods are crude and their actions are chaotic, unintentionally leaving a lot of evidence. However, although this scene seems chaotic, it is strangely orderly. Moreover, during our search, we collected very few clues. The mistakes that perpetrators of some burglary cases often make are not found at the scene at all, which is very suspicious."

"Do you suspect this is a copycat crime?"

"Not a copycat, but a provocation to the police. This little bear's stamp should be his blatant mark. If I'm not mistaken, this burglar is no longer a novice. He's been committing crimes for more than a year, and only habitual offenders who haven't been caught after committing multiple cases have such psychological qualities.

He should have been targeting your house two weeks ago and investigated some information, specially bought the same teacup, and printed a hidden stamp inside. He deliberately broke it while searching for valuables and threw it on the pile of porcelain.

The same pattern, broken porcelain, let alone ordinary people easily overlook it, even if the police personally come to investigate the scene, they will not know how many cups there were on the coffee table before.

He deliberately left this flaw to see if the police could detect him! This case should be an experiment!

This kid is probably planning something big next!" Gao Ning grinned.