Jimmy: "Mahong, I think we still need to investigate separately. What was the name of that kidnapped car owner again? Philicia."

Philicia: "Aaron Burns, male, 38 years old, the owner of two second-hand car shops."

Jimmy: "OK, Aaron Burns. When he was found, he had no clothes on, which were probably taken by two people, and we also didn't find a wallet, mobile phone, keys, or other items in the car. We can infer that they were taken by the two people as well.

I think we should now investigate two aspects. The first is to confirm the direction of Rob Reilly, starting from this cabin and searching around. The second is Aaron Burns, whose ID and bank cards might have been used by the kidnappers. We can't rule out the possibility that the kidnappers coerced Burns into giving them his bank card PIN."

Mahong nodded. He had already considered this, "I've had people monitoring Aaron's ID and bank card information. There's no news yet. Let's start by looking for traces of that Rob Reilly nearby, hoping the two haven't split up."

Jimmy shrugged his shoulders. Mahong really thought quickly; it must have been when he was searching alone to the north that Mahong contacted the Manhattan office. Surely his experience counts for something.

Jimmy: "Has the K9 unit arrived?"

Mahong: "Not yet, they're on their way. They were busy with another case earlier."

Jimmy and his team split up to search the area, also instructing the police to continue investigating along the Hudson River for small fishing boats or the like, to make sure to check and confirm them. Jimmy also reported the small dock that they had seen; such docks are definitely for small boats, certainly not for large yachts or the like.

Jimmy continued to search north along the Hudson River. It had been almost 3 hours since they found the missing car, and no trains had passed by the nearby tracks. Jimmy's earlier judgment was correct: the track was either abandoned or a private track with very few trains running.

Once deep in the forest, the scenery became monotonous, the ground covered in a thick layer of decaying leaves. It was impossible to tell if anyone had passed through because of the forest's size and limited visibility due to the various trees and vegetation obscuring the ground.

Jimmy used Heart Eye Observation to survey the surroundings, looking for people and also for any signs of animals, with safety as the top priority.

Soon, an unusual shadow appeared in Jimmy's Heart Eye view, which confused him. Why would there be someone lying on the ground in the middle of the forest? Jimmy changed direction and headed towards the shadow he had seen, quickly arriving at the area—indeed, there was a person, but it was clear they had been dead for some time.

Jimmy approached and took a glance. It was a hunter, his hunting rifle by his side, the strap still slung over his shoulder. There was a smell of decay, though it didn't seem too advanced, but it was winter, and the low temperatures suggested he could have been dead for several days.

Jimmy's estimation of the body's time of death wasn't professional, just based on some training at the academy. That sort of thing is the specialty of forensic doctors, and detectives like Jimmy only need a rough judgement.

Jimmy took out his phone, but the signal in the forest was very poor, now indicating no signal at all. Jimmy noted the surroundings, then left the forest towards the Hudson River before he could get through to Mahong.

Jimmy: "Mahong, I've come across something unusual. I found the body of an adult male, likely a hunter based on the hunting rifle beside him. He seems to have been dead for several days."

Mahong was speechless. Didn't you know what our task is? Mahong: "I got it, I'll notify the police to investigate shortly. Since he has been dead for a few days, it's unrelated to our current task. Continue chasing the fugitives. Leave this scene to the local police."

This was utterly unexpected, but failing to report a found body would be a grave dereliction of duty. And Jimmy suspected that this person might be the owner of the hunting cabin they had discovered. However, since he had been dead for several days, he definitely had no connection with the two fugitives.

Jimmy: "But Mahong, this person might be the owner of the cabin. If that's really him, then he must have come here by car or some other means of transport. Could it be possible that the fugitives took away his vehicle? Or maybe he came by a small boat, and the fugitives used his boat to enter the Hudson River?"

Mahong paused, "We'll come over right away, wait for us nearby."

Jimmy reported his location, then stood by the river waiting for them. There was no signal deep in the forest, and only one or two bars of signal by the river—this area was just too inhospitable for them, with the nearest signal tower a considerable distance away.

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