Chapter 189 Du Yu Ting

He told me on the phone that if I had any material in the future, we could use it together. A wry smile played on my lips. As a police officer who squeezed in writing between busy shifts, I would never sell my material to others; I kept it all for myself.

Closing the computer, I picked up my car keys. "If I have time to organize it, I'll give it to you. Alright, my dear sir, I'm off for a cup of Starbucks coffee! If you have anything else you want to tell me, we can meet at Haoming Coffee Shop!"

My name is He Sheng, thirty years old. I am currently an investigative consultant for the Fuming City Police Department. I graduated from the Forensic Medicine Department, but my grandfather was actually a coroner.

I remembered my uncle mentioning Officer Du before. She had been missing for nearly ten years, and her story was well-known throughout the department.

Before Liu Yu Ning joined, it was Du Yu Ting, who led the former criminal investigation team.

Du Yu Ting and my uncle had been together, and they were even close to getting married, but before the ceremony, Du Yu Ting disappeared.

It was a sweltering summer day when my uncle visited my quadrangle courtyard. His face was beaming with joy, and a clear glint of hope shone in his eyes. He grabbed my shoulders excitedly, "Do you know what, He Sheng? I've found news of Du Yu Ting!"

"Oh? How did you find her?" Seeing my uncle's excitement, I became happy too.

"Recently, someone saw her with several wanted criminals on Tian Yan. Eight years ago, she and I encountered a group of thugs dressed in black at Zhenguang Amusement Park. They held many children hostage, forcing us to retreat. Du Yu Ting, being a negotiation expert, communicated with them. Later, the thugs took Du Yu Ting hostage in exchange for the children's release. But as the children ran towards us, they were all killed from behind. That's when I realized we had been tricked by the thugs."

"After Du Yu Ting became a hostage, she was forced to her knees and brutally beaten by the thugs. We were ready to launch a full-scale assault at any cost, but a massive explosion occurred near the Ferris wheel at the amusement park, filling the area with smoke. We heard the sound of a speedboat, and then we didn't know where the thugs went. Du Yu Ting's whereabouts were also unknown. A body in a police uniform was found at the scene. Everyone said it was Du Yu Ting, but as soon as I touched the body, I realized it had been switched."

"Du Yu Ting is alive! The thugs must have taken her during the chaos. She must have suffered a lot all these years. I believe I can bring her back this time."

However, I harbored a different thought. Du Yu Ting had been estranged from the police force for so long; it was possible she had become one of the criminals. Mentioning the black clothes, I asked my uncle, "Was it the organization?"

"It's very possible. I didn't know about any organization back then, but there were quite a few thugs, probably over fifty."

"Yes, I also really want to find Officer Du. Uncle, don't worry, I'll help you!"

"With your support, I feel like this will succeed. There's no time to waste, let's go to the police station!"

Back at the station, I found He Xin already reviewing the surveillance footage. Seeing us, she said, "Officer Du's phone signal had been gone for a long time, but it reappeared once last month. However, it vanished again in the past week."

"Was she using her old number? Did she still keep it?" I asked curiously.

"No, it was registered with her ID card. If she hadn't used her phone, I wouldn't have been able to track her."

"Could this be an oversight on her part? After being so careful all these years, she suddenly exposed herself?"

My uncle guessed, "That's a strong possibility."

But I shook my head. "No, Du Yu Ting is definitely a very cautious person. If she managed to maintain such strict secrecy for so many years, how could she suddenly expose herself? If I'm not mistaken, she probably did it intentionally."

"Intentionally? But why would she do that?" my uncle asked, confused.

"There's only one reason: she's acting under someone's orders. She should appear again soon."

As soon as I finished speaking, all the computers in the technical department began to beep. We all wondered what was happening. He Xin and Yuan He Zhi exclaimed in unison, "We received an email."

Everyone opened the email together. It read: "Haha, are you looking for me? That's right, I am Du Yu Ting, and I'm back! Fellow comrades! However, I will be returning to Fuming City under a different identity this time, and I have prepared a great gift for you. You will receive terrifying dispatch messages soon. Enjoy! Hahaha!"

The email contained only these words, with a bloody skull marking below, its meaning unknown, but it looked quite disgusting.

Its background was adorned with many twisted red runes, and the skull had several irregular indentations on its forehead. The teeth were split by deep fissures.

"Quickly trace the sender's IP address!" I commanded.

He Xin was already on it, her keyboard clacking faster than anyone else's. After considerable time, she slammed the keyboard and cursed, "Cannot crack it. The encryption method is very unique. Look, the email has been automatically deleted somehow!"

If He Xin hadn't pointed it out, we wouldn't have even noticed the email. Gao Ming Qiang said, "Are we hallucinating?"

"How is that possible? The other party must have used some method to show us the email and then quickly deleted it. I think something will happen soon! Everyone, prepare yourselves!" I said sternly.

My uncle, however, stared at the screen, his hands clenched tightly, his teeth grinding. "Du Yu Ting, have you truly changed?"

We were all well aware of undercover work. Many people were forced into it, especially those infiltrating drug cartels, where being injected with narcotics was common.

I didn't know how my uncle would react if Du Yu Ting had truly betrayed the police force, but he would have to accept it eventually.

Liu Yu Ning had just returned from outside when the alarm at the 110 dispatch center blared: "Members of the Punishment Squad, proceed immediately to the Fuh Hao Hotel. Someone is being held hostage, and the suspect is believed to be armed. All members, please assist the Criminal Investigation Team and the Special Police Team immediately!"

Hearing the alert, we rushed out, and on arriving at the Fuh Hao Hotel in Fuming City by police car, we found many uniformed officers maintaining order. Despite the situation, there were still quite a few curious citizens gathered around. If not for the police stopping them, many would have been taking pictures with their phones.