Super Zoo-Chapter 642 - 633: Sur Holmes
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Passing around the cell phone video one by one was too much of a hassle. Despite being in his fifties, the team leader was quite up to date. He had Mr. Sun create a WeChat group and added all the investigators, asking Suming to post the panda escape video to make it convenient for everyone to watch and to facilitate future case progress updates and coordination.
After the video was sent, everyone looked down at their phones. Soon, someone couldn't help but laugh.
The pandas in the video were too clever, with some climbing over walls by grabbing the iron bars, and others took the moment when the keeper turned around to place food to roll out of the gate. One little fellow even snuck out the door like a little thief, tiptoeing behind the keeper when he left the panda enclosure. If not for the surveillance, it would have indeed escaped.
There was even a panda that, while frolicking with the keeper, managed to steal the keys hanging from his waist...
Humankind has sat too comfortably and securely at the top of the food chain for far too long. Without witnessing it firsthand, who could imagine that animals could be so cunning!
"This..." the team leader was at a loss for words and chuckled as he shook his head at Mr. Sun, "Mr. Sun, it seems your future investigative work has quite a number of new opponents."
Mr. Sun remained serious and nodded, saying, "Mr. Su's suggestions were crucial. We should make bold conjectures and proceed with cautious verification."
"Su, Mr. Sun will be in frequent contact with you from now on. We hope your zoo can cooperate to the best of your ability. If it's indeed the animals escaping on their own, we will need your help in the future capture effort. Hmm, do you have any requests?" the leader asked.
Suming thought for a moment and said, "I wouldn't call it a request, but I would like to check out the scene. Also, if there's any progress in the investigation, I would like to be kept informed of the relevant information, provided that it doesn't breach confidentiality."
"Of course, that's no problem. You're a member of the investigation team, and you should certainly be informed of the team's findings."
Afterward, everyone reported the situation within their jurisdiction and quickly arranged their respective tasks. The team leader then made the final summary.
"Comrades, this case happened suddenly and the circumstances are bizarre. The difficulty of solving it is high, so I hope everyone can give it their all and not disappoint the expectations of our superiors and the public. Lastly, due to the special nature of the incident and to avoid unnecessary speculation and panic, the case of the missing animals will not be disclosed to the public and will be secretly investigated. Everyone present should pay attention to maintaining confidentiality."
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After the meeting, Suming visited Yangchuan International Airport the next day.
Initially, Mr. Sun planned to go with his colleagues to reveal his identity and facilitate the investigation. However, Suming thought it over. As the leader mentioned in the meeting, Mr. Sun was skilled at investigating people, but knew little about animals. It would be more appropriate for Mr. Sun and his team to handle inquiries with the airport staff.
So his visit could be considered an undercover one.
Of course, not just anyone could freely enter the airport apron. To facilitate the investigation, Mr. Sun had pulled some strings for his 'capable subordinate' and secured a special pass through the airport management that allowed unrestricted access to all areas of the airport.
Suming was quite dismayed when he saw this 'capable subordinate'.
Out of all people, they sent Nangong Hua, the chief of the city bureau's criminal police team, to assist him.
Nangong Hua has a daughter, named Nangong Yan.
"Uncle..." Suming said tentatively with caution.
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Sun actually meant well, knowing the relationship between the two, he thought it would be more convenient for them to work together. However, Nangong Hua probably didn't expect to see Suming so soon. In his family of five brothers, Suming had passed each one successfully; according to the plan, he was meant to be the final big BOSS.
"Work is work, family matters are family matters." Nangong Hua wasn't stern, nor did he show any warmth in his smile, his expression was calm, and he spoke indifferently, "Let's talk about the case first."
"Alright, alright, alright." Suming laughed, despite his future father-in-law's lukewarm attitude, he could still sense a touch of affection in his words. The term "family affairs" somehow acknowledged Suming and Nangong Yan, accepting Suming as one of their own.
Of course, this was only if Suming was willing to listen.
Had it been an inexperienced young man, seeing Nangong Hua put on a face, and then thinking about how well he treated his daughter, such a person might react on the spot due to the perceived slight. If that happened, whether he could smoothly get through with Nangong Hua in the future was another matter altogether.
The two, dressed in casual clothes, seemed to wander aimlessly around the airport apron and the grassy areas of the security zone, with Nangong Hua there to 'assist' Suming, simply following his lead.
Watching Suming sweep his gaze around, sometimes stopping to stare at the airplanes and workers, sometimes surveying the surrounding environment, Nangong Hua had no clue what Suming was up to.
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Being a detective, his investigations mostly involved interacting with people, he was very adept at finding loopholes in people's words and gazes, and then breaking through their defenses. This method of observing without visiting, questioning, or inquiring was something Nangong Hua rarely saw.
After wandering around for several hours, as dozens of planes took off and landed, Suming finally ended his observation "satisfied".
"Did you find anything?" Nangong Hua asked.
"Here's what I think, if it truly was an animal escape, then the staff at the airport would have had no idea, otherwise there would have been some kind of commotion right away. Based on this premise, asking the airport staff might not yield anything useful, not that they would deliberately lie, but that they wouldn't know anything at all. The only possibility is that the animal snuck away when the staff weren't paying attention."
"Did you find anything?" Nangong Hua nodded, impressed with the young man's clear logic.
"I observed all afternoon and did indeed discover a small pattern, or rather, a small problem." Suming pointed out the window at an airplane below that was being loaded with cargo, with several workers moving luggage from a transfer cart into the cargo hold.
"After the luggage is loaded, the planes don't take off immediately. At the shortest, there's about a two-minute gap between the completion of loading and takeoff, with the longest one being nearly fifteen minutes! And during this time, the cargo hold door is not immediately closed. Of course, in most cases, the door is quickly shut after the luggage is loaded."
"But there is still a time difference!" Nangong Hua's eyes lit up: "Maybe the animal took advantage of this time difference to escape..."
"Yeah! Uncle, you're brilliant!" Suming flattered him effortlessly and quickly continued: "I carefully observed the staff responsible for loading, and many of them left the scene in a transfer cart after finishing loading."
Having said that, he paused intentionally, waiting for Nangong Hua to continue his 'brilliant' insight.
"There's no need to borrow my mouth to say what you've already guessed," Nangong Hua laughed: "If there's a situation where the cargo hold door isn't closed immediately, and the workers have already left, then theoretically, the animal would have a chance to escape."
"Exactly!" Suming blinked: "So, next, I took another walk around to look for any damage to the surrounding fences or walls where the animal could have taken the opportunity to escape."
"Hmm? Did you find anything?"
