Chapter 532: Chapter 516: Delivery Changed to Self-Pickup?

"Both of their hands are covered in ash?"

"Both of their hands are covered in ash!"

Li Shang paced back and forth at the scene, then stopped in front of the two sets of footprints. He lowered his head, his eyes flickering with the brilliance of a detective’s insight.

Case solved?!!

Li Shang raised his head again, and spoke slowly to the few people at the door:

"Those two prison chiefs are lying. They didn’t hear the explosion and come to rescue the Prison Director; they came in to look for something."

Hou Wendong squinted, deep in thought.

Feng Mu adjusted his glasses, his tone eerie and chilling, echoing:

"What are they looking for?"

Li Shang’s mind had already connected the related clues—ash on their hands, near the sofa, the explosion site, the missing bomb!

He unhesitatingly gave the answer:

"They were looking for fragments from the bomb, trying to destroy the evidence."

Hou Wendong’s face changed slightly, thinking:

"What is a detective? This is a detective. Mr. Wang set a three-day deadline to solve the case, and Li Shang solved it in seconds?"

Hou Wendong showed appreciation and asked:

"Do you mean they are the culprits? Can I report the results to the member of parliament now?"

Li Shang wished he could close the case on the spot and lock those two away, charging them.

After all, he only had a three-day deadline. If no other suspects were found after that, whether they were guilty or not, they’d have to be.

But there was still time before the case deadline.

Li Shang still wanted to make the evidence chain more complete to avoid any mistakes later when the member of parliament inquired, or someone maliciously overturning the case.

Li Shang remained calm, answering steadily:

"Don’t rush, let’s wait for now. This is just my speculation at the moment; there is no conclusive evidence yet.

Where are those two prison chiefs now?"

The first half of the sentence was directed at Hou Wendong; the latter half, he looked to Feng Mu and asked.

Hou Wendong’s view of Li Shang silently shifted, his internal evaluation of him rising straight up.

Previously, though Li Shang had saved his life, the process was a bit convoluted, which made Hou Wendong not quite appreciate him.

However, now he couldn’t help but think:

"I didn’t expect this person to handle cases so meticulously.

No wonder last time he could pinpoint the culprit precisely and find my location with those minute clues..."

Hou Wendong was aware of the "free evidence" atmosphere in the Patrol Office, but now it seemed that Li Shang didn’t join in, but rather, he insisted on evidence.

"Previously, he saved my life. In the future, perhaps I should be closer to Li Shang."

Hou Wendong’s mind raced, having made up his mind.

Of course, this closeness was fundamentally different from the kind with Ma Bin.

Feng Mu’s face was extremely gloomy, the glasses couldn’t hide his chilly demeanor.

He waved, and Liu Yi, standing by in the corridor, quickly stepped forward.

Liu Yi replied without hesitation:

"The two prison chiefs left the Second Prison together after the explosion."

Feng Mu let out a cold laugh:

"Contact them and ask them to come back to the Second Prison to assist with the investigation. If they refuse to come back..."

A chilling aura seemed to seep from Feng Mu’s bones, causing Hou Wendong, standing aside, to shiver.

"Find their location, and I’ll personally invite them back!"

"Yes!"

Liu Yi accepted the order unhesitantly and left.

Hou Wendong was secretly alarmed: "This person has such a murderous aura."

Li Shang went to the corridor and pointed at the surveillance camera above.

Feng Mu immediately understood, leading a few people to the monitoring room, retrieving the footage before and after the explosion.

The content of the footage confirmed the testimony provided by Li Bashan.

After the explosion, it indeed captured the two prison chiefs rushing into the Prison Director’s office, then hastily leaving with somewhat panicked expressions.

Later, Gong Qi was seen coming down the corridor carrying Shi Wuming out.

He indeed did not enter the office throughout and then ordered the explosion scene to be sealed off, with no one else going in or out.

Li Bashan entered through the window, naturally unnoticed by the camera.

"Unfortunately, we can’t see what those two did inside the room."

Chang Erbing spoke for Li Shang, sounding quite regretful.

Li Shang gazed steadily at the screen, a slight smirk forming on his lips: "Never mind."

A gleam flashed in his eyes as he unconsciously entered ’detective’ mode.

He froze the scene of the two prison chiefs leaving, zooming in on their cuffs:

"Look carefully, both of their palms are covered in dust, and there are tiny cuts from glass shards.

This shows they indeed rummaged for something on the floor, doing it in a very hurried manner."

Then he zoomed in on their upper body clothing, his tone icy and unwavering:

"The clothing is also stained with dark ash. Various signs indicate that bomb fragments were hidden inside their clothes and smuggled out of prison."

This reasoning was logical and well-founded, and Hou Wendong nodded repeatedly as he listened.

Feng Mu remained silent beside him, his bone-chilling aura intensifying.

To be honest, Feng Mu had a clear understanding of the two prison chiefs appearing in the Prison Director’s office.

He always had people in the monitoring room keeping a close watch, fully aware of when Qian Huan was in the office.

Otherwise, if the whole place was empty during the explosion, wouldn’t it be a joke?

The card bomb was connected to his consciousness, remotely controllable at any time, exploding in a second.

Therefore, he deliberately chose to detonate just after the two prison chiefs left the Prison Director’s office.

As for it happening today, during the live broadcast, it was partly coincidental, but not entirely.

After all, he was a confidant of Prison Director Qian, fully aware of Qian’s intention to consolidate power over the Second Prison before the end of the conference.

While plotting these plans, Qian Huan indeed did not detail everything to Feng Mu, as there was no need!

A knife only needs to kill, not know the entire plan.

Thus, the one assisting Qian with these plans was Wang Cong, his own chosen strategist.

Back to the point, Feng Mu knew instantly from the footage that the two were back at the scene of the explosion searching for something.

"Well, these two really went all out, managing to gather everything neatly, hiding it so well in their coats that not a bit was caught on camera, brilliant, absolutely brilliant!"

Feng Mu was inwardly delighted.

Originally, he intended to provide a delivery service, secretly sending the evidence to the two men’s homes.

But who would have thought these two would be so ’considerate,’ retrieving the ’goods’ themselves?

This time, it truly was a coincidence.

Feng Mu hadn’t counted on these two having such guts and wit.

One could only say, anyone who climbs to the position of a prison chief is anything but ordinary.

Additionally, regarding Li Shang’s display of professional capability, Feng Mu silently gave a thumbs up in his heart.

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