Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 459: Chapter 459: Black Cat!

Chen Xiao had the authority to summon Deng Hu and his son.

The two of them, upon hearing Chen Xiao’s words, had evident displeasure on their faces but didn’t dare to say anything.

They knew full well that they would get a hard time from Chen Xiao that night.

Chen Xiao made a call, and soon Pan Huiping arranged for a police car to come over.

After Deng Hu and his son got in the car, Chen Xiao didn’t say much along the way.

Even when they reached the police station, Chen Xiao merely gave a brief instruction and didn’t interrogate the two of them.

Standing outside the interrogation room, Chen Xiao observed Deng Xiang through the window.

Compared to Deng Hu, Deng Xiang’s patience and ability to disguise were nowhere near as good as his father’s old tricks.

However, after Deng Xiang stayed silently in the interrogation room for a while, he lay down on the table and fell asleep.

Soon, Lin Xi came to find Chen Xiao, handing him a stack of documents.

"Here’s the flight information. I just had a look; there are quite a few Chinese nationals. And Deng Hu and his son were in first class; none of the other passengers seemed to have any connection with them."

Chen Xiao nodded slightly and flipped through the pages of the document.

None of the names or ages, apart from Deng Hu and his son, were familiar.

"I have an idea, but I’ll need Captain Pan’s cooperation to pull it off."

As Chen Xiao was reviewing the documents, Lin Xi shared her thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao asked, "You want to use the police as a pretext to visit each of these people?"

"Yes, names can be changed, ages can be altered, appearances can be disguised, but any alteration leaves traces." As she spoke, Lin Xi seemed to realize her analysis might be unreasonable, so she added:

"When you asked me to investigate the flight, I seriously considered it. The speed with which Deng Hu and his son arrived was just too fast, don’t you think?"

Chen Xiao nodded without hesitation:

"Yes, the speed at which they arrived was indeed beyond my expectations. Even though Shen Shuming gave an explanation, the country where Deng Hu and his son were is a neighboring one; from the initial plan to lure them back to their arrival in Hai City, it was less than twenty-four hours in total."

"Indeed! The more you think about it, the faster it seems!"

Lin Xi agreed: "Because of this, I think everybody on that flight should be seen in person. I suspect there might be other reasons for their quick arrival!"

"Like the missing Zhang Du and a few others!"

Chen Xiao felt that Lin Xi’s thinking was becoming more mature.

He could even clearly feel her growth!

"Then you should go talk to Captain Pan and see if she can arrange for police support to help with this task." Chen Xiao agreed with Lin Xi’s suggestion, and she immediately went to conduct the investigation.

Before leaving, she told Chen Xiao that the identification of Ah Yu and Su He’s relatives wouldn’t be ready until the evening.

Chen Xiao wasn’t surprised by this timeline.

He felt that by noon, many things might turn around!

As for where the turning point was?

Chen Xiao couldn’t say for sure, it was all based on intuition.

This night.

Chen Xiao didn’t do anything.

Not even in the morning.

Until close to noon, when Deng Hu and his son started protesting.

They knew clearly that the summons couldn’t exceed twelve hours, so near this time limit, the father and son were continually pressuring the police.

But Chen Xiao remained unmoved, just saying that once the twelve hours were up, he would release them immediately.

Time continued to pass in waiting.

Lin Xi was still looking for people on the flight and hadn’t returned yet.

Finally, around eleven o’clock, Xiaoji called.

He had arrived in Hai City, and Black Cat would land in twenty minutes!

Upon receiving this call, Chen Xiao immediately drove to the airport.

When he arrived, Xiaoji had just picked up Black Cat.

Waiting at the exit, he saw Xiaoji and a strikingly styled girl walking side by side.

The girl had heavy makeup and a spiky hairstyle.

Her long, slender legs were clad in rainbow stockings.

Standing in the crowd, she was quite attention-grabbing.

If it weren’t for Xiaoji by her side, Chen Xiao wouldn’t have guessed that a girl dressed like this could be a computer expert.

Of course, Chen Xiao was sure she excelled in dance games.

Xiaoji, with Black Cat, came up to him, first greeting Brother Chen and then immediately introducing:

"Bro, this is Black Cat, the super hacker I told you about!"

Chen Xiao wasn’t one to judge by appearances, so he pulled back his scrutinizing gaze and politely offered his hand:

"Hello, Black Cat."

"Hello, Brother Chen Xiao. Xiaoji told me you’re a fantastic detective, right?"

Hearing Black Cat speak, Chen Xiao admitted he was momentarily stunned.

In real life, aside from children, it was the first time he heard a babyish voice from an adult’s mouth!

"Sort of, but right now, I really need your help, so I appreciate your effort."

"No problem at all, I’ve always wanted to visit Hai City anyway. Now it’s perfect, no need to spend my own money!"

Chen Xiao laughed heartily: "Of course, having you come all the way from Port City, I’ll cover all the expenses during this period!"

"Hehe, then thank you, Brother Chen Xiao. Um, you’re not worried Xiaoji might be led astray by me, are you?"

Black Cat blinked with large eyes, smiling as she asked.

Chen Xiao wasn’t worried about that at all.

After all, Black Cat was just ahead of the trend now, not some maverick rebel.

"I’m more worried he might lead you astray."

"Haha, then rest assured and let me take charge of him!"

Black Cat seemed like a very easygoing girl.

Her speech was straightforward and without hesitation.

Once everyone got in the car, Black Cat proactively brought up business:

"Brother Chen Xiao, you called me here to crack something on a computer, right?"

"Yes, there are two computers I want to check. But I’m not sure what exactly to look for."

Black Cat looked puzzled, and Chen Xiao simply smiled: "Just have a look at the data, and dig into those computers."

"Got it, especially focusing on deleted stuff, right?"

"Exactly."

Black Cat didn’t ask further questions, and Chen Xiao drove back to the police station.

He brought Black Cat and Xiaoji to a break room, where the luggage belonging to Deng Hu and his son was kept.

This break room had been under surveillance since Deng Hu and his son entered.

And according to Chen Xiao’s instructions, no one had been allowed inside.

Not to conceal the luggage, but to eventually show Deng Hu and his son that their luggage hadn’t been touched.

Now, Chen Xiao also called in officers from the criminal investigation team as witnesses.

He took out the computers from the luggage, while Black Cat took a few lollipops from her pocket, smilingly asking:

"Would anyone like some?"

Chen Xiao shook his head, but Xiaoji took one without hesitation and watched expectantly as Black Cat began her work.