Doce Torres de Jade

Capítulo 3

Da Yu pressed further, "What about his home?"

"His mother said he went out early this morning, probably to meet his girlfriend."

Da Yu decisively instructed Xiao You: "Contact the city bureau's monitoring room immediately. Use that satellite positioning system we spent hundreds of thousands on. Search the entire city and pinpoint the location of this number! We have to find him, even if it means crawling into an ant hole." He then slapped the thin director's frail shoulder heavily with his large, fan-like hand: "We'll set off to find him right away. Please come with us to identify him."

The thin director, unable to withstand the pressure, nearly collapsed again, grimacing as he said, "I... I certainly have an unshirkable responsibility and should fully cooperate. It's just that... this just so happens, our principal..."

"Isn't that being blunt? Didn't you say this school doesn't have a principal?!"

"I mean, the new school doesn't have it, but the old school does. A country can't be without a ruler for a day, and a school can't be without a leader for a day either. Yesterday, the principal remotely instructed me to rush some materials, and tomorrow leaders from the Provincial Department of Education are coming to inspect, so I really can't get away. How about this, let that chubby trainee security guard who helped you last night go with you."

"Does he know this guy surnamed Xu?"

"Yes, I know him. Let me tell you, Xu Haibing has only been here a few days, and he's already started dating the daughter of one of my associate professors. A few nights ago, they were getting intimate by the lotus pond on campus when this fat security guard caught them red-handed..."

The chubby security guard, who thought he could finally get a good night's sleep after his night shift, was dragged out of his still-warm bed by the thin director.

Director Shou assigned him the task of assisting the police in finding Xu Haibing immediately, and then went on and on about the importance, urgency and difficulty of this task.

The chubby security guard strained his ears and didn't hear a word. He was sprayed with spittle all over his face, but he still kept nodding and bowing with a smile. He knew that although the man in front of him weighed less than a quarter of him, he held the power to decide whether he would be promoted to a permanent position. He would have to endure being sprayed with spittle or having a bucket of water poured over his head.

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"Beep beep! Beep beep!" The police car parked outside began to urge them on.

The chubby security guard, finally free from the skinny director's advances, ran out, opened the police car door, and jumped inside. The police car, already impatient, sped out of the school gate with the chubby security guard's butt still sticking out of the car...

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The police car sped off like an arrow towards the city center.

Inside the car, Da Yu finalized the arrangement with the female police officer on duty at the city's public security bureau's central monitoring room. As soon as he dialed Xu's mobile phone number, she immediately reported the exact location of the phone to him.

On the way home last night, Da Yu and a few detectives had a brief discussion about the case in the car. Given the lack of chaos and signs of struggle at the scene, and the absence of wounds or other signs of external force on the body, it seemed unlikely that the victim was murdered. This meant it wasn't directly related to his local security responsibilities, which relieved him somewhat. However, the routine procedures still needed to be followed, such as quickly finding the deceased's roommate, a man named Xu, and finding out if Shen Daxing frequently suffered from migraines or arrhythmia…

"Beep--" The phone call connected!

At this moment, an orange-red indicator light flashed simultaneously on the computer display wall in the Municipal Public Security Bureau's monitoring room!

Whether it was due to poor eyesight or not, the female police officer on duty squinted for a long time but still couldn't get the focus right and see the location of the signal she was capturing.

"Where exactly is it?!" Da Yu shouted into the walkie-talkie as the police car drove into the city streets.

"Not exceeding the Nanjiang District," the policewoman replied hesitantly.

"Nonsense! Nanjiang is huge!"

"Hmm... South Gate West Street, I guess!"

"Be more specific!"

"It's practically a paradise of happiness!"

"If it's much worse, I'll settle the score with you when I get back!" Da Yu angrily turned off the walkie-talkie, about to unleash a torrent of curses: "That little brat, I..."

Xiao You, who was driving, quickly stopped him: "Hey, hey, have some decency! I'm planning to pursue her!"

"Why is your eye so bad?! Didn't you see she's cross-eyed?!"

"Hey, I'd even be willing to have cross-eyed. Her dad's the deputy secretary-general of the municipal government, who's in charge of the political and legal system. He's a very powerful figure." Xiao You made a drooling face.

"Then you can sleep with that thick pillar for the rest of your life!" Da Yu retorted.

It was Sunday, and the weather was fine and sunny. The Happy Amusement Park was packed with visitors, creating a lively and cheerful atmosphere.

The police car, which sends chills down your spine at first sight, incongruously and tactlessly barged in, coming to an abrupt stop beneath the tall, round, and swaying Ferris wheel that could be seen from afar.

Da Yu and Xiao You jumped out of the car and looked back at the fat security guard: Well, he backed out of the back seat with great difficulty and fell directly to the ground without any transition!

However, watching the happy tourists enjoying the various amusement rides, the chubby security guard, who was in so much pain, soon couldn't stop smiling.

"Don't be so inattentive, hurry up and find someone!" Da Yu shouted sternly.

The chubby security guard responded with "Oh, oh," and began searching for his target with wide, narrow eyes. Suddenly, he caught sight of something—

The roller coaster in front was full of tourists who had locked themselves in, held their breath, and were ready to go. Among them was a petite young woman who was trembling with fear, while her boyfriend next to her was mocking her indifferently.

"Look! That's Xu Haibing!" The chubby security guard pointed at the boyfriend, and Da Yu and Xiao You quickly craned their necks to look. Just then, the roller coaster started moving and suddenly went into overdrive without warning, flipping and twisting and crashing.

Suddenly, a chorus of screams, like those of a ghost, erupted from the car.

The chubby security guard, perhaps fearing that Xu Haibing might escape from the car, stood faithfully below, shaking his head and swaying his small eyes as he followed the roller coaster.

The roller coaster is getting faster and faster!

The screams grew louder and louder!

The fat security guard's head was shaking more and more violently!

Once the roller coaster's frenzy subsided and it slowed down, the chubby security guard was seeing stars, feeling dizzy and disoriented, before collapsing to the ground.

"Hey, hey! Wake up, wake up!" Dayu squatted down and shouted.

Xiao You had a trick up his sleeve. He tilted his head back and gulped down a mouthful of Wahaha mineral water, not wasting a drop, but spraying it all over his fat face. It was much more satisfying than the skinny director's spittle.

The chubby security guard jerked his eyes open and was pulled up with difficulty by the two policemen.

"Where is he? Hurry up and grab him!" Da Yu urged.

Looking at the tourists getting off the roller coaster, after such a thrilling and exciting ride, their adrenaline was pumping, and they were all still in shock, looking dazed, as if they had just returned from the brink of death.

The young man identified as Xu Haibing was also pale-faced and panting as he helped his petite girlfriend, who was crying incessantly, stumble down the stairs.

"Xu, Hai, Bing!"

A loud shout suddenly erupted behind them! At the same time, a pair of large, fleshy hands, like bear paws, slammed heavily onto the lovers' shoulders!

The two turned around in surprise and suddenly saw a fierce-looking "pig's head" sandwiched between them, which made them scream in fright.

"...Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I made a mistake, I made a mistake." The chubby security guard glanced around, his fierce expression instantly turning into a smile. Suddenly noticing the young man's strange gaze, and then seeing the man's terrified girlfriend nestled in his arms, panting softly, he dared not delay. He hurriedly handed her back and ran away as fast as he could.

He hadn't run far when a thrown leather shoe hit him squarely on the back of the head...

The police car quietly drove out of the amusement park.

The chubby security guard slumped in the back seat, rubbing the back of his head as he confessed, "...I was so focused on how pretty the woman was, just like Xu Haibing's girlfriend, that I didn't even notice who the man was..."

Dayu gritted his teeth: "Serves him right!"

Xiao You, however, was quite understanding: "It's understandable. Tolstoy taught us long ago that all beautiful women are alike, but ugly women are ugly in their own unique ways."

The chubby security guard wholeheartedly agreed: "That makes sense, that makes sense. It's definitely those 'shills' who know how to talk."

Da Yu patiently reiterated his plan with the female officer in the city bureau's monitoring room whose eyes were unfocused: "This time, if the phone rings again, you have to stare until your eyes pop out, make sure you pinpoint the exact location of the signal! Otherwise, you'll alert the suspect and delay the investigation, and you'll be in big trouble!"

The phone rang again!

The orange-red indicator lights on the computer screen flashed simultaneously again!

This time, the policewoman didn't glare her eyes out, but she leaned forward completely, excitedly shouting into the microphone:

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"Boss Yu! You've got your eye on things this time, the target's at the South Gate Swimming Pool! Swimming pool! Ugh, if I hadn't been temporarily filling in for you today, I would have gone swimming there too, but right now all I can do is dog paddle..."

The men's changing room at the swimming pool had a strong odor.

Swimmers who were dressing, undressing, or were naked watched in bewilderment and without breaking a sweat as two fully armed police officers led in a severely obese security guard.

Da Yu stood in the center of the hall, positioning himself with Xiao You and the chubby security guard in a three-legged stance, then dialed the phone number of someone surnamed Xu.

A cell phone rang in the locker room!

The three people immediately rushed toward the lockers in different directions following the sound.

Eager for quick results, the chubby security guard slipped and landed on his stomach, slid right up to the locker, his ear brushing against the metal door of the bottom locker.

He was about to grimace in pain, but then his face lit up with a grin, and he lay on the ground shouting, "I heard it! Come quick! There's a sound coming from here!"

Da Yu ran and slid over, turned off his phone, and then redialed.

Sure enough, the bell rang again from this locker.

"You stay here and guard this place, don't leave for a moment," Da Yu instructed Xiao You, then grabbed the chubby security guard and headed towards the swimming pool hall inside. But the hall's manager was a stubborn old man who stopped them, insisting they wouldn't be allowed in unless they took off their clothes!

Da Yu felt that taking off his clothes was a small matter, but damaging the dignity of the police was a big deal, so he resolutely refused to take them off and insisted on going in!

After a standoff, it was Xiao You who heard the commotion and came to mediate, and both sides finally compromised: they would not take off their shirts, but only their pants and shoes.

Da Yu, accompanied by the chubby security guard, walked into the spacious and noisy swimming hall with his head held high, barefoot, wearing only uniforms and underwear.

All the swimmers in the hall, except for the parts they couldn't be naked, turned their gazes to the two of them. Da Yu suddenly felt that these gazes were like watching two monkeys who had abruptly wandered into the crowd, and monkeys with their bare butts. It was as if he, fully clothed, was the one who was naked, not them! Damn it, he should have just given in to that stubborn old man and taken his clothes off completely.

The chubby security guard, being fat, naturally had a thick skin and didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Seeing so many beautiful, slender women with bare chests and legs staring at him, he couldn't help but wave and fawn over them with a smile.

"Why are you cheating again! Find someone quickly!" Da Yu urged with a long face.

The chubby security guard hurriedly agreed, muttering as he scanned the man's face, "Why do all these people look the same when they're not wearing clothes... Hmm, that person looks like, oh no, Little Xu didn't shave his head... Hmm, that person is, oh no, Little Xu isn't this dark-skinned..."

Da Yu grew impatient: "Hey, can't you hurry up a bit?! Look at you, finding someone is harder than breeding a pig... Hey! Look, aren't those two over there?"

At one end of the shimmering swimming pool, a man and a woman stood side by side, seemingly about to start a competition.

The chubby security guard stared intently: "Hey! That's right! Boss Yu, are you a cat? You have amazing eyesight!"

Stop flattering me. Seriously? Don't admit you're wrong this time.

"That's right. Look, that woman has a black mole right in the middle of her chest. Last time I caught them by the lotus pond, she was wearing her clothes open, so..." The fat security guard swallowed his words when he saw Da Yu glaring at him.

Da Yu swallowed hard, trying to control himself: "I'm talking about that guy!"

"Absolutely, absolutely," the chubby security guard affirmed.

Looking into the pool, the couple indeed began to swim swiftly, cutting through the water and creating two white sprays on the surface.

Da Yu, accompanied by the chubby security guard, hurriedly walked to the other side of the pool to prepare to greet them.

Water splashed in the pool; the man moved with the agility of a dragon, and the woman with the liveliness of a carp, causing a stir both above and below the pool. Just as they were about to reach the edge, the man finally shook off the woman and sprinted forward with all his might.

Da Yu and the fat security guard squatted steadily on the pool platform, waiting menacingly.

The man dove to the edge of the pool, popped his head out of the water, closed his eyes, puffed out his cheeks, and sprayed a stream of water from his mouth. Not a drop of water was wasted; it all landed on the fat security guard's open mouth, which was about to shout something.

"Ugh!" The fat security guard stretched his neck and vomited, but unexpectedly, he also put his whole body into the pool!

Da Yu instinctively reached out to grab it, but missed, lost his balance, and unceremoniously fell into the pool with it!

Chaos erupted in the lobby as swimmers crowded around, bewildered as the two dressed and hatted people thrashed about in the water.