Special Expert of Beauty CEO

Chapter 372: Chapter 373 Breakthrough Progress [Three Updates]

After watching the surveillance video twice, Qin Tian was shocked the third time he saw the footage of the robber suddenly overtaking and stopping the armored car on a highway.

”Rewind, rewind a few seconds... Yes, right there, pause!”

Qin Tian asked Xiao Zhuang to rewind the video and then pressed the pause button on the frame that had startled him.

Everyone was startled by Qin Tian’s sudden exclamation and looked up as he seemed agitated.

In the paused frame, a white van was blocking the armored car, its doors open, and four gunmen were rushing out.

The frame was frozen at the moment the four gunmen rushed out of the van.

Each of the four gunmen was holding a gun, all dressed in identical black T-shirts and wearing stocking masks, making their appearances identical and their faces unrecognizable.

The condition of the security personnel on the armored car at that moment couldn’t be seen clearly due to a blind spot in the surveillance.

”Boss, what’s wrong?” Wild Boar asked curiously.

Xiao Zhuang glanced at the screen and said, ”These four people are dressed exactly the same, nothing special. Boss, did you spot any flaw?”

Qin Tian stared at the screen, nodding solemnly, ”The shoes! Look at that robber’s shoes!”

As he spoke, Qin Tian pointed at the robber at the very back in the image!

That robber was wearing black Nike sneakers!

Hiss!

Wild Boar and the others gasped!

Black Nike sneakers, those were exactly what Qin Tian had suspected that man was wearing!

Upon a closer look, everyone saw that those sneakers were identical to the ones worn by the man who was making a phone call!

”It’s him!”

Wild Boar clapped his hands excitedly, ”Boss, your attention to detail is incredible! You even noticed that! Awesome!”

Indeed, it was a point that was easily overlooked by most, and even the police had indeed neglected it.

Initially, the police hadn’t suspected this man. If their attention hadn’t been directed toward him, they wouldn’t have reacted even if they later saw the robber’s shoes.

Furthermore, since the electronic monitoring was at a considerable distance and the highway surveillance footage was not very clear, barely revealing the Nike logo on the black sneakers, it was easy to miss if not carefully observed.

”Now we’ve got him locked down!”

Xiao Zhuang clapped his hands, never expecting it to go so smoothly, obtaining such crucial information after just a few hours of watching the surveillance videos.

Of course, this was largely thanks to Qin Tian; without him, likely none of those present would have caught this minor flaw.

”We can continue watching the surveillance, but we need to start investigating that man’s background now.”

Qin Tian calmed down and analyzed meticulously, ”Like this, Zhou Yang and Wild Boar will continue watching the surveillance here. Notify everyone immediately if anything unusual or new emerges. Xiao Zhuang, begin obtaining background information on that man from the police. Lin Yu, go to our Mercenary Team and select four people to be on standby for this mission. Tell them it’s a live training exercise, and they must seize the training opportunity.”

Qin Tian made detailed arrangements. Afterwards, he drove personally to the section of the highway where the bank robbery had occurred to investigate the site.

This section of the highway was located at an intersection. Since it was just after the peak commute period, though there were vehicles, the traffic was not heavy, and the robbers had seemingly timed this factor into their attack.

After initiating their heist, the robbers quickly transferred the money from the armored car to the van and then disappeared.

The police had arrived in just over ten minutes, but by that time, the robbers were nowhere to be found.

Qin Tian paced back and forth on the highway, recalling the events as they had happened.

Without a doubt, the robbers had come prepared; they had shot dead or knocked unconscious the security personnel and in less than three minutes, had opened the armored car and made off with the money. What did this indicate? It indicated that the gang were seasoned criminals! Their method was too practiced!

”At that time, they fled along the river to the left, where there is a riverside forest and it’s also the outskirts of the Eastern District, with its complex roads and terrain, suitable for hiding. It seems they had planned their escape route well in advance.”

Qin Tian stood at the crossroads, looking to the left.

Within half an hour of the bank heist, Zhonghai City was locked down with the help of traffic police and police, a state that persisted even now, making it impossible for the robbers to think about leaving the city with the money given the tense situation.

Thus, Qin Tian could determine that the robbers were still within the city!

Moreover, this group wouldn’t likely show their faces anytime soon!

Qin Tian glanced towards the complex and ancient buildings of the Eastern District, wondering if the robbers could be hiding in the old city of the Eastern District?

Of course, this was just Qin Tian’s speculation. It was impossible to find several unidentifiable robbers in the vast Eastern District.

”Heh, you’ve come to survey the area in person?”

Just as Qin Tian was standing by the roadside immersed in thought, a group of people came over, and the person speaking to Qin Tian was Meng Yao, dressed in a police uniform.

”I was passing by,” Qin Tian said.

”Alright, you’re quite concerned about your image, huh? I’ll tell you, we’ve made a breakthrough in our investigation...”

”A breakthrough? Or did you break something of a more ’adult’ nature? Wow, you guys are racy...”

”Didn’t you rinse your mouth this morning...”

”Enough chitchat, we’re about to make an arrest now, goodbye.”

While speaking, Qin Tian saw Zhou Yang calling him, he immediately got into the car and drove off.

”Arrest? Who are you arresting? You... you found the robbers? Hey, don’t leave!”

Meng Yao, taken aback by Qin Tian’s mention of making an arrest, quickly asked out of curiosity.

”Call me ’brother,’ and I might tell you. Heh heh.” Qin Tian had already started the engine.

”To hell with that! I can catch them too, don’t fool me!”

Watching Qin Tian drive off, Meng Yao stomped her foot in frustration, worried that Qin Tian had indeed found some evidence. She immediately ordered her subordinates to carry out a field investigation.

”Boss, I found out the identity of that guy through the police station’s household registry information. His name is Song Fei, from the Eastern District of Zhonghai City, 33 years old, previously served time for theft and robbery.”

On the way back to Wolong Mountain, Qin Tian received the message from Zhou Yang.

It turned out that Zhou Yang, using a screenshot from the surveillance video, had hacked into the police department’s household registry to perform an electronic automatic comparison of individuals from various districts in Zhonghai City, and after selecting photos with a similarity of 70% totaling 2226 images, he conducted further comparative analysis.

With the support of Zhou Yang’s advanced technology, it only took him just over three hours to filter out Song Fei’s photo. Of course, luck played a role too; Song Fei happened to be from Zhonghai City, and Zhou Yang had first compared the registry records of residents from Jinshan District, followed by the Eastern District. Song Fei happened to be a local resident of the Eastern District, which saved Zhou Yang a great deal of time.

”Wait for me, I’ll be right back!”

After hearing Zhou Yang’s report, Qin Tian was invigorated, and his speed increased sharply.