matches up, everything matches up!

After leaving the construction site, Gu Huai explained his analysis to Hou Hao in the car.

After listening to Gu Huai's analysis, Hou Hao couldn't help but exclaim, "Huai, how did you come up with all this? I could never have figured it out."

Gu Huai frowned slightly. The reason he told Hou Hao his analysis was not to hear these flattering words.

Although he didn't know why Wu Feilin was suppressing Hou Hao like this, in his opinion, if you want to cultivate an excellent criminal police officer, you can't just treat him as a gofer.

If this continues, Hou Hao's investigative and case-handling abilities will not improve at all; he will only remain a sapling that grows under a towering tree and never grows up.

Gu Huai's long career in the business world has instilled in him a habit of developing teams.

He knew very well that a mature team was needed to do anything. Without a team, Gu Huai could work himself to death and it would be useless.

"Brother Hou, your idea is wrong," Gu Huai said earnestly. "When we're solving cases, we need to brainstorm together. Investigative approaches always need to be pieced together. One person will always miss something. So, even if you feel your idea isn't complete, you should still express it."

Gu Huai's words greatly surprised Hou Hao.

He had long been accustomed to Wu Feilin's suppressive teaching methods, and no one else ever said such things to him out of respect for Wu Feilin.

"Ah Huai, I..."

"Don't get agitated," Gu Huai smiled. "You're still driving! Just tell me your opinion."

"Okay!" Hou Hao let out a long sigh of relief, calming himself down.

"I think Zhang Zhenhua most likely made his fortune through shady means, but it's probably not the kind of shady business you're talking about."

Why?

"Because I've worked with my master on some drug-related cases, and they wouldn't do that. Although those drug dealers are all people who live on the edge and risk their lives, they always keep a low profile."

Sure enough, Hou Hao's year of frontline experience was not in vain; he gained some additional insights.

Gu Huai nodded. "Please continue."

"Furthermore, establishing any so-called drug trafficking route is very difficult for them, and they would never do anything that could expose them."

"In my opinion, even if they really wanted to silence Zhang Zhenhua, it would be very difficult for us to find his body."

Gu Huai couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praise, "Amazing, Brother Hou, you're right, we really didn't expect that."

Hou Hao nodded excitedly, his face showing a rare expression of joy and pride.

But this expression didn't last long. He immediately looked at Gu Huai with some hesitation and whispered, "Shall we go back to the station?"

Seeing the changes in Hou Hao's expression, Gu Huai knew that changing a person was not something that could be done overnight. Today was already a good start, so he didn't continue to try to persuade him.

"Of course, of course we have to go back." Gu Huai said matter-of-factly, "As I just said, one person's perspective is limited, and the information we have now is also limited. If we want to solve the case faster, we must obtain information from multiple sources."

"clear."

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Pengcheng City Public Security Bureau, First Brigade Captain's Office.

Wu Feilin listened to Ling Yue's report thoughtfully.

"Very good, your clue is crucial. It seems that Zhang Zhenhua is not a simple person either."

Ling Yue shook her head slightly, pointed behind her, and said, "These clues were mainly obtained by Xiao Gu and Haozi. My main responsibility this time was just to record them."

Upon hearing this, Wu Feilin glanced at the two people sitting in the back and said, "Monkey did a good job this time. He should learn more from Xiaoyue next time."

Faced with his master's praise, Hou Hao finally showed a bright smile, "Yes, Master."

After praising his apprentice, Wu Feilin reluctantly continued, "Ah Huai did well too."

Gu Huai's reaction was not intense; he simply nodded slightly as a response.

"However, praise is praise, but you must not be arrogant." Wu Feilin's old habit resurfaced after only a few words of praise.

"The investigation approach you proposed is too broad. It is not only time-consuming and laborious to verify, but also extremely difficult to implement. It is not a useful reference at all."

"But..." Gu Huai was about to speak and argue when Wu Feilin raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Ah Huai, I know what you want to say, but listen to what I have to say before you refute."

"First of all, if we follow your method, manpower will be a major problem..."

Wu Feilin launched into a long explanation of his theories, but Gu Huai didn't listen to a word he said.

The difficulties he mentioned certainly exist, but these difficulties are definitely not unique to this case.

Whether or not these difficulties can be overcome is simply a matter of a word from Wu Feilin.

As expected, Captain Wu still doesn't quite trust me.

Because of his distrust, he subconsciously magnified these difficulties.

Just as Gu Huai was pondering how to persuade Wu Feilin, Wu Feilin took out a document from the table.

"Take a look at this first. This was sent back from the Second Brigade. After you've read this, think about what I just said and see if there are any problems with what I said."

Gu Huai impatiently took the documents from Wu Feilin. To be honest, he originally thought that the smell of denim on him was strong enough, but he didn't expect that the smell of denim on Wu Feilin was several times stronger than his.

However, after he saw the contents of the document in his hand, all the thoughts that had been on his mind vanished completely.

"Wow!"

At Gu Huai's shout, Ling Yue and Hou Hao curiously peeked over to look at the documents in Gu Huai's hands.

After seeing the contents of the document, the two of them exclaimed in surprise, just like Gu Huai.

The document was sent back from Guangzhou, and its contents are very simple.

The gist of the story is that, based on information provided by the Second Brigade and the circumstances of the deceased's death, several similar cases have occurred in Guangzhou in recent years.

The modus operandi of these cases is basically the same as that of Zhang Zhenhua's murder case. The only difference is that the victims in Guangzhou were all women, and they were all later confirmed to be sex workers.

Furthermore, since the Guangzhou authorities have not found any clues about the murderer so far, they have not issued any notices to other units for assistance in the investigation.

This is why Ling Yue was unaware of this matter.

The notification from Guangzhou also mentioned that if it can be confirmed that it is the same murderer, Guangzhou can send police forces to conduct a joint investigation.

Just as Ling Yue and Hou Hao were marveling at the contents of the document, Gu Huai's mind was spinning.

"It matches up! It all matches up! I know what the killer was doing during the missing 36 hours!"

He remembered the case.

What was the killer's name again?