The person who placed the foam box at Jiang Ning’s doorstep was clad in a long coat and trousers, with their face concealed by a mask and their head covered with a helmet. Even the hands cradling the foam box were sheathed in black cycling gloves, wrapping themselves up tightly.
They were of average build, and at first glance, it was somewhat difficult to distinguish their gender, but the experienced police officers could still tell from certain characteristics and the way the person walked that it was very likely a man.
The property manager had already summoned today’s duty guard, and pointing to the person on the monitor, he asked the guard, "Have you seen this person today?"
The guard took a careful look and immediately remembered, "He came by, yes, I even spoke to him. He said he was here to deliver food, so I let him in. I remember his voice, it was a man!"
After locating the first surveillance footage, the police conducted a precise search of other cameras in the community based on his appearance time and quickly unearthed the route taken by the individual after entering the community.
The man rode an electric bike, had a brief interaction with the security guard at the community entrance, and then entered the community without any hindrance.
In Jiang Ning’s residential community, which comprised six buildings in total, the man confidently rode his small electric bike directly to the building where Jiang Ning lived. He then carried the foam box upstairs and, after placing the contents at Jiang Ning’s door, turned and went back downstairs, riding away on his electric bike.
From entering to leaving the community, the entire process took less than ten minutes.
"Did you make him sign in?" the property manager asked.
The guard’s heart sank, "These delivery guys... we usually don’t make them sign in."
Bi Xiangwei turned around and asked Jiang Ning, "Miss Jiang, do you recognize the person on the screen?"
The others all turned around and considerately shifted aside to make room for Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning stepped forward, her gaze serious and concentrated, as she stared at the dynamic image on the screen.
The moment Jiang Ning saw the person on the screen, the System’s voice resounded in her mind:
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for discovering the criminal Miao Wenjun. You are rewarded with 3 days of mission rewards and 5 Merit Points!]
Upon the mission’s release, Miao Wenjun’s past criminal records flashed through Jiang Ning’s mind, but she didn’t look closely. Once she heard that name, she knew he was not within the range of people she knew.
Jiang Ning shook her head, "I don’t recognize him."
Her eyes remained fixed on the figure in the surveillance footage, appearing to watch the video intently, while in her mind, she rapidly reviewed Miao Wenjun’s profile.
A few minutes later, Jiang Ning hesitantly spoke up, "However... his build and the hunched way he walks seem somewhat familiar. That’s right! I’ve seen him before in the underground parking lot and the supermarket within the community!"
"Enlarge the screen, on his left wrist he should be wearing a black Santiro watch," Jiang Ning asserted confidently.
Seeing her so decisive, Bi Xiangwei immediately raised his hand to the computer desk to move the mouse.
The man had been very cautious, wrapping himself up tightly wherever there were cameras, making it impossible to discern any details about him.
With gloved hands and the cover of his clothing sleeves, it was impossible to tell whether he wore a watch on his wrist.
Bi Xiangwei had a brainwave, moved the mouse, and scrolled the footage to the frame where the man placed the foam box at Jiang Ning’s doorstep.
As he bent down to place the item on the ground, his sleeves naturally slid back, revealing a short section of his wrist and, along with it, the shiny silver watch on his wrist.
Bi Xiangwei paused and enlarged the footage, discovering that the watch on the other person’s wrist was indeed the brand Jiang Ning had mentioned!
"When did you see him, and do you still remember?" a police officer beside him immediately asked.
"I remember," Jiang Ning nodded, "My departure times have been fixed these last few days. Yesterday morning and the morning before, from eight to eight ten, I saw him in the underground parking lot. He was playing with a cat yesterday, and the day before yesterday, he was making a phone call in the parking lot."
After speaking, Jiang Ning paused.
The cat that she had just seen, lying disfigured in a foam box, couldn’t be the same cat that Miao Wenjun was playing with in the parking garage yesterday, could it?
Jiang Ning hadn’t lied. After seeing the information and photos of Miao Wenjun provided by the System, she immediately remembered him.
These past few days she had been going out to work at Huo Corporation every day, and she had run into Miao Wenjun several times in the residential complex’s parking garage and nearby areas.
However, every time Miao Wenjun appeared in front of Jiang Ning, he was like a passerby NPC. Each time he met Jiang Ning, he was engrossed in his own affairs, never letting his gaze fall upon her. This made Jiang Ning let down her guard, mistaking him for one of the complex’s owners.
Jiang Ning originally had no impression of him; it was all thanks to the watch on his wrist that had a high on-screen presence.
Ever since she learned that the Holographic Watch was developed by Qi Xingzhou, every time she saw someone wearing a watch passing by her or appearing in her line of sight, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but stare at the watch on the person’s wrist for a few seconds, subconsciously comparing the appearance of the Holographic Watch with that on other people’s wrists.
That’s why Jiang Ning had such a strong impression of the watch on Miao Wenjun’s wrist.
The senior police officer nodded, not asking Jiang Ning how she recognized the watch on the other party’s wrist.
Using the clues provided by Jiang Ning, they retrieved the underground parking lot’s surveillance footage and quickly found Miao Wenjun’s figure in yesterday’s and the day before yesterday’s videos.
Different from the careful disguise he had on today when he dropped off the foam box, Miao Wenjun seen in the surveillance footage of the last two days was dressed in simple clothes, revealing a slim figure and a face with well-defined features.
After careful comparison by several police officers, they realized that Miao Wenjun’s figure and walking posture in the garage two days earlier highly coincided with that of the person delivering the foam box in uniform!
The senior officer raised his hand, pointing to Miao Wenjun in the surveillance footage and said, "Check his identity immediately!"
"Yes!" Bi Xiangwei and several other colleagues responded in unison.
Under the orders of the senior officer, several police officers quickly took their leave, dividing into three groups, heading to different departments to investigate Miao Wenjun’s identity and whereabouts.
"Miss Jiang, rest assured, we will find him as soon as possible," the senior officer said to Jiang Ning.
Seeing Jiang Ning, he also recognized her identity.
Perhaps Jiang Ning herself didn’t realize that she was not only famous on the internet but also within the system.
Her videos of capturing criminals had been edited and shared one by one by internal staff in their work groups, marveling at her agile skills. Even more, several police officers had saved those videos of her subduing criminals on their phones and had watched them over and over again.
Probably only those in the know understand how formidable her techniques for capturing criminals were!
Officer Tang didn’t dare to think whether the dead cat threat Jiang Ning encountered this time was related to the criminals Jiang Ning had previously caught...