Anyway, his team values quality over quantity. If there are more who think like Wang Tao, it would be best to clear them out, and it will reduce the number of people taking credit for nothing.

"Let's go, as if we're afraid? He Xin, let's leave, let him handle this case alone, we're not staying!"

Wang Tao shouted defiantly.

He Xin and the others didn't move.

Lin Jie pleaded earnestly, "Wang Tao, can you calm down? We're a team, behaving like this only makes other groups laugh at us."

"Fine, you won't go? Then I'll go by myself! Just don't regret it later."

Wang Tao stormed off angrily.

Looking at the three people who stayed, Luo Fei was still relatively satisfied.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, their current performance was at least a hundred times better than Wang Tao's.

He spoke more sincerely, "I wasn't joking earlier, if you're uneasy, you can all go talk to Zhao Donglai. You don't need to have any misgivings, I guarantee I won't make things difficult for you at work in the future."

These people aren't aware of their own capabilities, he could understand if they were doubtful of themselves.

If they talked to him sincerely, he might not make things difficult for them.

For those like Wang Tao, he wouldn't be afraid either.

He Xin became anxious upon hearing this, "Leader, what are you saying? We're a team, definitely should advance and retreat together. If you don't stand with the team when things get tough, what kind of team is that?"

"Exactly, isn't it just an investigation? It's not like we haven't done this before, leader, we're willing to investigate with you!"

"Me too!"

As veterans in the police force, He Xin and Lin Jie still had a strong sense of collective honor.

So even if internally they disagreed with Luo Fei's actions, they ultimately chose to stand by him.

As for Zhang Wei, although he didn't have such high determination, he trusted Luo Fei's abilities.

After all, how could someone recognized by the city's police chief be simple?

All three of them firmly expressed their stance.

Upon hearing this, Luo Fei felt a bit touched and couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you worried..."

"What can we do, we're a team after all."

"At worst, we'll just get scolded together. We've been scolded plenty over this case, one more time won't make a difference."

"Exactly, if we do get scolded, you should treat us to some hotpot as compensation, leader."

Zhang Wei's joke amidst adversity made Luo Fei laugh. "Even if we don't get scolded, I'll treat you!"

After saying that, he solemnly promised, "Rest assured, since you trust me so much, I won't let you down. I guarantee I'll lead you to solve this case and make our team famous!"

"Alright, we'll be waiting then!"

After a couple of playful exchanges, the atmosphere lightened up.

He Xin then asked, "Leader, should we start reviewing the files now?"

"No need, I've already learned some basic information about the case from Zhao Donglai, so I'd like to first review the copied surveillance tapes."

Luo Fei didn't plan to waste time on meaningless things, so he spoke directly.

He Xin and the others were somewhat surprised, thinking his way of investigating seemed too frivolous.

Investigating is a very meticulous and detailed work, involving mastering every detail of the case, reconsidering them, and linking known clues to scrutinize all evidence.

It turns out he just knows a bit of the overview then directly turns to surveillance...

Everyone held questions inside but didn't say much.

He Xin offered proactively, "Alright, Lin Jie and I will consolidate the key information in the files, then we'll analyze it together."

"Sounds good."

Seeing their hurried arrangement, Zhang Wei quickly spoke, "Then leader, I'll watch the footage with you."

At that moment, the four of them busied themselves individually.

Luo Fei decisively retrieved all the surveillance tapes.

Due to the gravity of the case back then, surveillance from Yongjiang Square and the entire Tianfu Middle School area, including recordings from storefronts in the vicinity, had all been copied.

He selected the tapes covering all road sections surrounding Old Wu's residence, opened nine windows simultaneously, and began watching at triple speed.

Not knowing he had this ability, Zhang Wei saw and exclaimed, "Leader, do you watch surveillance like this??"

Luo Fei replied without turning his head, "I'm used to it, this is how I usually watch them."

Although tempted to ask what he could see this way, Zhang Wei ultimately hesitated to voice his question.

Forget it, people from both city and provincial departments have watched these tapes countless times without finding anything unusual. It's unlikely that just by them watching something will be discovered.

So let him watch however he wants.

Thinking this way, Zhang Wei seriously focused on the footage as well.

For a moment, everyone was deeply concentrated on their work.

Midway, Wang Tao did return briefly, saw this scene, scoffed disdainfully, and left not knowing where.

Meanwhile, Wang Tao had gone to Zhao Donglai requesting to withdraw from the March 11 case investigation, which soon spread throughout the police department and stirred up a wave of discussions.

Of course, most people's attention remained on Luo Fei.

Some thought Luo Fei had become arrogant, daring to confidently tackle this case. Others believed he had real skills and eagerly anticipated his upcoming performance.

In summary, the police force became quite lively because of this incident.

Even when Luo Fei went out for lunch, he still heard people discussing it.

When he finished lining up for food and sat down, the leaders of the second and fourth groups sat beside him with their meals, warmly indicating that they had also participated in the investigation of the entire subsequent case, so if he needed help, they could analyze it with him.

These were the first people outside Zhang Wei's team to actively show support.

Feeling their goodwill, Luo Fei hurriedly thanked them.

Then, while eating, the three of them shared some thoughts on the case.

After lunch, Luo Fei didn't immediately leave but sat for a while longer.

Sure enough, Old Wu approached with a smile while mopping the floor.

"Officer Luo, did something happen in the police department today? Why do I feel like everyone is hiding something on their faces?"

The police have a rule that work-related content must not be disclosed.

So although he could see everyone gathered talking about something, he didn't know the specifics.

"There's nothing, you're overthinking..."

Luo Fei casually brushed him off and chatted with him briefly before returning to watch the footage.

In truth, investigating is like solving a math problem; without the correct answer, if any step in the solution goes wrong, the path inevitably diverges, heading completely off track.

But if you start with the correct answer, then all your steps just need to align with this standard answer.

Just like now, Luo Fei didn't need to focus on anything else, he only needed to view the footage related to Old Wu.

After a few hours of effort, he actually discovered a clue.

Since noticing issues with Old Wu, he had been secretly tracking him without being detected.

Through his observation, Old Wu's route was highly predictable, essentially a line between the cafeteria and his residence.

He finished work at six and typically reached home by around six forty, then wouldn't go out again until he left for work at nine the next morning.

Comparing surveillance footage confirmed this pattern.

However, on the days of the three incidents, Old Wu's movements were notably anomalous.

He had found a reason to review the cafeteria's attendance record from last year, showing Old Wu was working those days.

But inspecting footage near Old Wu's neighborhood during the six forty timeframe on those days didn't show him.

This suggested he didn't return home those evenings!

This discovery thrilled Luo Fei.

Subsequently, he combined the information organized by Lin Jie and the others regarding the three victims, tracked their paths before their deaths, and retrieved the surveillance along those routes.

Once Lin Jie and the others consolidated the case details, they started assisting in watching the surveillance.

Initially noticing Luo Fei watching the footage at triple speed, they felt somewhat hopeless.

Although they had mentally prepared for an unsuccessful investigation, his disregard somewhat disappointed them.

Until they realized Luo Fei was watching with focus, they began to silently speculate, maybe he indeed had some special skills?

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