Xu Leigang had put it too bluntly. Honestly, most cases really were solved through screening and investigation.
The world always loved glorifying legendary detectives in stories—Sherlock Holmes, Di Renjie, Conan, and the like—but that was all bullshit.
A brilliant detective solving an extraordinary case was possible, but even ancient officials knew that solving cases on a large scale required relying on the city's underworld and informants. How could there be so many cases solved solely through deduction?
Otherwise, why were unsolved cases universally acknowledged as the hardest to crack? Cases with no clues at all, where crimes of passion, robbery, revenge, and every other possibility might not exist—those were hard even to investigate.
The Brocade Guards were unhappy. "Clearly, you people failed to protect the scene, and now you're talking about screening... How are we supposed to investigate something like this?"
Xu Leigang glanced at him and replied casually, "We never planned to protect the scene in the first place."
At the beginning, he would not have dared say that so lightly. But Boss Feng had already gone after the culprit, so he presumably had a lead. And honestly, neither the Police Bureau nor the people in front of them were people Luo Hua wanted involved in the missing item.
The others had nothing to say when they heard that. You had never even intended to protect the scene, so how were they supposed to respond?
Chen Shengwang flicked his wide sleeve and turned to walk outside. "I'll go find Boss Feng and see whether he needs any help."
Seeing this, Gazi and the others hurried after him. The rest wanted to follow as well, but Xu Leigang waved a hand. "Don't crowd around. Wait here for news. Be careful in case they come back for a second strike."
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