The moment the silver van appeared on the screen, everyone's face lit up with surprise.

"Try zooming in, see if you can catch the license plate number."

Under Zhao Donglai's direction, Liao Xingyu immediately zoomed the image in and in again.

But probably due to the surveillance pixel issues, plus the fact that it was nighttime, when the image was zoomed to a certain level, it became blurry, and when it zoomed in on the license plate, it was even more indistinct.

Liao Xingyu adjusted several frames in succession but still couldn't get it.

He could only shake his head at Zhao Donglai helplessly.

The latter could only give up, "According to Luo Fei's analysis, these two silver vans are currently highly suspicious."

"So, immediately check all surveillance footage related to this case, and focus on whether there are any traces of this van."

Having a target made the work naturally more efficient.

After everyone went back, each person got a surveillance tape and watched it diligently at their station.

Luo Fei, due to his extraordinary talent, directly watched nine surveillance tapes, and at three times the speed.

This move made all but Zhang Wei and the other two, the rest of the police team were inevitably shocked once again.

Just as many people were wondering what he could see this way, Luo Fei was the first to spot something odd.

Luo Fei called Zhao Donglai to his office and opened two windows on the screen.

"Take a look, Captain Zhao, around ten in the morning on March 25th, this vehicle exited the highway toll station, and judging by the direction, it drove into the main city area of Jiangzhou."

"Then around three in the morning on the 26th, this car passed by the main road near the river where the body was dumped, and during that time, it stayed for about ten to twenty minutes."

Zhao Donglai carefully checked the surveillance twice, finally confirming that the van matched the one near Zhou Lin's disappearance.

"The time and route almost match, so it seems this vehicle is indeed highly suspicious!"

"The highway toll station's surveillance is quite clear, and it captured the vehicle's license plate, so I'll go to the traffic police squad immediately to check the vehicle's owner."

"Alright, hurry… wait, I'll go with you!"

Right away, Luo Fei and Zhao Donglai rushed to the traffic police squad as fast as they could.

After checking through their system, the owner's information quickly came up.

Li Dapeng, male, 26 years old, from Changping County, Jiangzhou City, ID number 61xxxxxxxxx.

After obtaining the information, Zhao Donglai immediately called Liao Xingyu, instructing him to investigate Li Dapeng's details further.

When he returned to the police station later.

"Captain Zhao, I've already investigated the person you asked me to check."

"Li Dapeng currently rents in an old community in the eastern part of the city, doesn't have a stable job, usually relies on wholesaling some vegetables and fruits at the logistics center, then selling them elsewhere for a profit margin."

"His family's in poor condition; his father passed away from illness when he was five, and his mother, who was a masseuse, ran away with a wealthy businessman as she couldn't bear the burden of the family, leaving him and his two-year-old sister to rely on each other."

"The villagers, seeing the siblings pitiful, helped them survive with food here and there. After reaching adulthood, Li Dapeng followed the villagers to work at construction sites for several years."

"After saving some money, he simply rented a place in the city, bought a second-hand van, and started a business selling fruits and vegetables. His sister got married and moved away three years ago, so he usually lives alone."

"An unfortunate childhood, abandoned by his mother, thus it seems he does have a motive for committing the crime... this way, you all conduct a brief investigation into his friends and neighbors, then prepare for his arrest."

"Understood!"

Given Luo Fei's outstanding abilities, the task of visiting Li Dapeng's neighbors fell on him.

Luo Fei didn't refuse and set off with Zhang Wei promptly.

The place where Li Dapeng rented his apartment was already considered a suburb, noticeably lagging compared to the downtown area of skyscrapers.

All around were the old community resettlement apartments from before, with the tallest being only five or six floors, but they were very tidy in rows.

There wasn't even a community gate, let alone property security guards.

Arriving at the building where Li Dapeng rented, the two directly knocked on a neighbor's door above his apartment.

The door was opened by a woman around fifty years old. At the moment, she only slightly opened the door, gazing at them warily, "Who are you looking for?"

"Hello, ma'am, we're from the city criminal police team, here's my badge."

Hearing they were police officers, the woman sighed in relief and immediately opened the door wider.

"Please come in, officers."

She warmly invited the two inside and poured them a cup of water before sitting down opposite them, "Officers, what brings you to me?"

"Ma'am, we wanted to ask you about something... Are you familiar with the tenant downstairs in 202?"

"202? That family bought a place in the city and moved out years ago; now a young man named Li is renting there."

"Yes, that's who we're talking about. Ma'am, do you know much about him?"

"He's been renting here for almost three years. We chat for a bit when we see each other... he's quite a pitiful person too."

The woman sighed and recounted Li Dapeng's childhood, which matched what they had learned.

After she finished, Luo Fei asked, "What's his temperament like?"

"He's quite a nice guy, sweet-talking, always refers to us as Aunty this and Aunty that. Whenever he has leftover fruits and vegetables, he shares them with people upstairs and downstairs; he's well-liked around here."

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