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As the Director of the County Public Security Bureau and one of the main persons responsible for this case, how could he still have the mood to watch others play chess when the suspect had innocently gone missing?
However, the person waving at him was his superior. Although Gou Ping felt displeased, he couldn't show it on his face. Realizing this, Gou Ping forced a smile and said, "Director Shi, you should take over. I'm not very good at this."
Shi Ce sighed, helplessly watching Bing Tianyi remove his pieces one by one from the board.
About twenty minutes passed during their game. Shi Ce was left with only a single soldier and a minister, while Bing Tianyi still had at least ten pieces on the board, far outnumbering Shi Ce.
Just as they were about to engage in a decisive battle, a sudden urgent knocking sound came from the door. Upon hearing it, Bing Tianyi immediately dropped his piece and looked up at Gou Ping with a smile, saying, "Director Gou, it seems they've caught someone."
Naturally, Gou Ping was even more anxious than Bing Tianyi. After hearing the knocking sound from outside, he quickly stood up and walked towards the door. Opening it, he saw Junior Officer standing there and asked, "What's going on?"
The Junior Officer was sweating profusely and stammered as he spoke to Gou Ping, "D-Director, we caught someone. They were found in the partition of Master Qi's office."
Gou Ping finally relaxed his tense heart. He understood that Qiangzi not only had a gun but was also likely cornered by the police. As the saying goes, a cornered rabbit will bite; let alone Qiangzi. If Qiangzi made any unexpected moves during the arrest, it would create serious problems.
However, since they had already captured him, there was nothing more to worry about. With this thought in mind, Gou Ping's previously serious expression instantly transformed into a brilliant smile as he patted the shoulder of the young officer in front of him several times and laughed heartily, "Good job!"
"Hehe, this is all thanks to Captain Qin Qi. If she hadn't said that the person was in Master Qi's club, we wouldn't have believed it. After all, we had already checked that place twice before; this is our third time there, so it shouldn't have been possible," the Junior Officer explained with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Director Gou was somewhat stunned. To be honest, he had never seen such a situation before. A so-called fortune-telling kid managed to deduce someone's hiding place just based on five coins. If this were reported to superiors, it would be surprising if they didn't demote him.
Thinking of this, Director Gou turned to look at Shi Ce. Although Shi Ce appeared somewhat surprised, he wasn't as shocked as Gou Ping. Similarly, while Shi Ce initially believed that Bing Tianyi was telling the truth, this turn of events was indeed unexpected.
While both men were still in shock, Bing Tianyi hurriedly stepped forward and curiously asked Junior Officer, "Since you've caught Qiangzi, did you manage to catch Master Qi as well?"
The Junior Officer showed a helpless expression and shook his head at Bing Tianyi. "Mr. Bing, when we went to check earlier, Master Qi wasn't at the club. According to the staff there, Master Qi left yesterday."
Hearing this, Bing Tianyi let out a bitter laugh and sighed softly, "With Qidaxian gone, it seems capturing him will be quite troublesome."
"Listen," Gou Ping said, waving to the Junior Officer, "You can go ahead and get busy. After Captain Qin finishes her work, have her come find me."
The Junior Officer nodded in agreement and turned to leave.
Bing Tianyi casually closed the door and sat on the nearby sofa, looking at the two in front of him with a helpless smile. "You two directors, this matter is likely inescapably related to Qidaxian. Now that he has escaped, I really don't know when we can catch him."
In response to Bing Tianyi's inquiry, Gou Ping once again turned his gaze to Shi Ce beside him. Shi Ce lowered his head in thought, and after a moment, he looked up at Bing Tianyi and said directly, "You're Bing, right?"
Bing Tianyi nodded, looking at Shi Ce with curiosity. Shi Ce then whispered, "Since things have come to this point, I think it would be helpful if you could do another divination."
Hearing this, Bing Tianyi burst out laughing. He understood that Master Qi was different from others. Although Bing Tianyi initially thought Qidaxian was just a fraud when he went to him for fortune-telling last time, the words of the old monk in his dream made him realize that Qidaxian indeed had some ability. At the very least, Qidaxian was able to predict that he would encounter a blood disaster.
Moreover, just earlier, when Bing Tianyi calculated the hiding place for Qiangzi, he inadvertently deduced that Qiangzi's imprisonment would likely occur between eight and twelve in the morning. However, it was already past one o'clock; it had been delayed by more than an hour. If there were no external factors affecting it, Qiangzi should not have been caught until now.
In this county, the only one with such abilities was likely Qidaxian.
Upon hearing Bing Tianyi's laughter, Shi Ce frowned and asked, "Bing, what's wrong? Do you have any difficulties?"
"No," Bing Tianyi replied honestly. "It's just that with my current abilities, I can't figure out the whereabouts of the other party through Qidaxian."
Shi Ce looked curiously at Gou Ping beside him since Gou Ping understood the situation better in this county.
Gou Ping felt speechless at this moment. To be honest, he had never believed in these so-called fortune-telling techniques. He had sent people to investigate Qidaxian secretly many times but returned empty-handed without any evidence of wrongdoing.
However, now through Bing Tianyi's recent actions, Gou Ping seemed to realize that there really were such extraordinary skills in this world.
"This Qidaxian is indeed a highly respected elder in the divination community of the county."
Seeing Gou Ping say this, Shi Ce didn't know what else to say. He lowered his head for a moment before looking up at Bing Tianyi with a smile and saying, "Even if you don't know Qidaxian's identity, I still want to thank you properly. After all, your contribution to capturing Qiangzi is significant."
Bing Tianyi listened and chuckled, saying, "It's nothing; this is what I should do."
Sitting in Gou Ping's office, Bing Tianyi chatted briefly before turning to leave.
Back at the company, Bing Tianyi sat in his chair, his head lowered in silence. After a moment, Old Huang entered and looked at Bing Tianyi curiously, asking, "What's up? Did the police give you a hard time?"
Hearing Old Huang's question, Bing Tianyi lifted his head and asked curiously, "Where do you think Qidaxian is most likely to escape to?"
Seeing Bing Tianyi's inquiry, Old Huang thought for a moment and casually replied while sitting on the sofa, "I don't think Qidaxian will run away."
"Why?" Bing Tianyi asked.
Old Huang smiled and looked at Bing Tianyi directly, saying, "The reason is simple. Think about it: Qidaxian is quite a figure in our county. It's very difficult to build such a reputation in one place over a lifetime. If it were you, would you throw away that reputation over something trivial?"
Bing Tianyi naturally understood that in this society, making money through legitimate means requires either extraordinary ability or significant power. Alternatively, one needs to have a great reputation to attract wealth.
For Qidaxian, losing that reputation would mean losing future wealth.
However, Bing Tianyi was also aware of an old saying: where there are green mountains, one need not fear a lack of firewood. It was impossible for Qidaxian to have reached his current status by merely wandering the streets as a fortune teller without some real capability. Moreover, through recent inquiries with his subordinates, Bing Tianyi learned that after gaining fame, Qidaxian had been very close with Qiangzi and the deceased Big Head.
Given this relationship, it was impossible to claim that Qidaxian's background was clean.
Thinking of this, Bing Tianyi looked at Old Huang and countered, "What if Qidaxian has connections with Qiangzi and Big Head?"
Old Huang had some understanding of societal matters but had never heard that Qiangzi and Big Head had collaborated with Qidaxian. So upon hearing Bing Tianyi's words, Old Huang first frowned but quickly chuckled and said, "That's impossible. Even if Qidaxian knows people like Qiangzi, I don't think he would get involved in their mess."
Amid Old Huang's skepticism, a person suddenly came to Bing Tianyi's mind. He hurriedly picked up the phone on the desk and called Duck Brother.
Before Duck Brother could speak after answering the call, Bing Tianyi stated directly, "Come to my office right away."
Duck Brother was busy at the Brick Factory when he heard Bing Tianyi's words. He nodded in agreement and hurried over from the Brick Factory.
Upon arriving at Bing Tianyi's office, Duck Brother entered, picked up a cup, and poured himself a glass of cool water. After taking a big gulp, he looked at Bing Tianyi with a dusty face and curiously asked, “Brother Bing, what’s going on?”
“Do you have time today?” Bing Tianyi asked with a smile as he looked at Duck Brother.
“If you say I have time, then I have time,” Duck Brother replied with a wry smile, speaking candidly to Bing Tianyi.
Bing Tianyi nodded and smiled at Old Huang, then stood up to hand Duck Brother a cigarette. After lighting it for him, he said with a grin, “I need you to help me look into someone.”
“Brother Bing, if it’s about looking for someone, I think you should ask Crow or Brother Kun. They’ve been around this county longer,” Duck Brother suggested with a low chuckle.
Bing Tianyi shook his head, believing that only Duck Brother was suitable for this task right now.
“No, you should go,” Bing Tianyi continued in the same tone while looking at Duck Brother with a smile.
With no choice, Duck Brother frowned and asked curiously, “Who exactly is this person you’re talking about?”
Bing Tianyi smiled and said seriously, “Do you remember that young guy named Qi Xin from when we contracted the school construction last time?”
As soon as Bing Tianyi mentioned this, Duck Brother suddenly laughed and said, “Of course I remember him. What’s up? Is he planning to steal business from us now?”
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