I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 199 - 148: Mage of Liberation

"Take me to your sister’s room for a look."

"Okay, please follow me!"

Shao Gang gestured with his right hand, welcoming Li Xiang and his group into the elevator. "The police from the South Street precinct have also come to take a look before, but there’s been no news at all. I had no choice but to ask Director Cai for help."

As they spoke, they took the elevator to the 10th floor, and Shao Gang took out a key to unlock the door of Room 1003.

"This used to be my parents’ house where my sister lived with them. After the incident with my parents, she lived here alone. I come back occasionally to check on her."

"Did she ever have this situation before?"

"Never before. After our parents passed away, my sister became increasingly withdrawn, unwilling to go out, work, or communicate with others. We received a compensation from our parents’ car accident that’s kept in the bank, so even without working, my sister wouldn’t have to worry about her livelihood. So I didn’t interfere, just hoped she could work through it herself. I never expected that while she did step out, she ended up disappearing."

Li Xiang checked the doors and windows, finding no signs of forced entry.

He walked into his sister’s room, which was decorated in a girlish pink and very tidy. Books on the bookshelf were arranged meticulously, even sorted from tall to short, thick to thin, in an orderly manner.

This reminded him of the word: obsessive-compulsive disorder.

He opened the wardrobe, and as expected, the clothes inside were categorized by size and color, neatly arranged.

There truly were no signs of anything unusual at home!

"Do you know what things your sister took when she left?"

"I know. Her laptop is missing. From the surveillance in the apartment complex’s monitoring room, we saw her with a small suitcase and a shoulder bag. It looked like she was going far away, but my sister has never traveled far, let alone had friends outside. I’m worried she might have encountered a scammer; right now, her phone is off, and I don’t know how she is."

Upon hearing Shao Gang’s explanation, Li Xiang felt a sinking feeling. This case was eerily similar to a missing person case he investigated previously. Now she’s been missing for over a month without any news. She’s likely in danger.

"Did she leave any notes?"

"We’ve searched the whole house, and there’s nothing." Shao Gang shook his head.

"Did she post anything on her social media? Any unusual recent activity?"

"No, she rarely posts on social media, almost never. I remember her last post was before our parents’ car accident. Since then, there hasn’t been anything."

As he spoke, Shao Gang took out his phone, opened his sister’s social media, but found the page set to be visible for only three days.

With no clues at all, Li Xiang felt a bit lost, so he asked:

"Is this case currently being handled by the South Street precinct?"

"Yes!" Cai Yongqing answered.

"Then let’s head to the South Street precinct and get the latest update!"

Upon reaching the South Street precinct, Li Xiang identified himself, and the officers there immediately brought him to the director’s office.

When Director Lin Feng heard Li Xiang’s name, he quickly invited them in, enthusiastically. "Captain Li, Director Cai, what brings you here?"

Li Xiang was well-respected in Jinghai, being the first auxiliary police officer to single-handedly capture a three-province fugitive and get promoted, the first to win the all-around shooting championship, and the city’s youngest captain of the investigation squad. With all these accolades, he had a bright future, and building a good relationship with him was wise.

"Director Lin, to be honest, there’s a missing person case your district handles, and I want to know the progress."

Li Xiang didn’t hold back and carefully explained the ins and outs to Director Lin, expressing his concerns: "This case is very similar to the one I handled at the beginning of the year. I’m worried that given so much time has passed, the victim might be in danger. If that’s true, then this is a criminal case we need to take seriously."

"Hold on, the Shao Han case is handled by Old Xue. I’ll call him over to provide the latest updates.

"Thank you."

Lin Feng made a call, summoning Old Xue and asking him to summarize the recent investigation so he could report directly.

"Director Lin, you called me."

"Old Xue, let me introduce you. You know Director Cai. This is Li Xiang, now the captain of Criminal Investigation Squad One. They’re here about the Shao Han case, wanting the latest updates."

"To be honest, Shao Han is my niece. As her uncle, I’m very worried about her safety. I apologize for the intrusion."

"Your concern is understandable. Let me share the latest progress."

Old Xue took out the case files and began describing the situation:

"On June 19th, we received a report from Shao Gang about his sister Shao Han’s disappearance. After investigating for a few days without any leads, we also deployed officers to check her residence and movements but found nothing suspicious.

The surveillance showed her leaving alone with luggage on May 14th, and nothing suspicious appeared in the video.

Usually, we’d treat it as an ordinary missing person case at this point, for reasons you understand. But this case is unique, plus Shao Gang followed up a few times, so we increased our efforts in her search, discovering she bought a train ticket to Nanhua City.