I let Dao Zhi Yong take the fragmented notebook paper scraps to continue the investigation. Since he was so confident, I'd leave it to him. Of course, I would supervise him until those doctors and the mastermind behind them were brought to justice.
After Dao Zhi Yong departed, I wouldn't be idle either. It was just my nature. Almost as soon as he left, Liu Yuning and I went out. We were investigating who He Xin, using mobile signals, surveillance, and ID information, had already identified as having recently contacted Liu Haokang, especially doctors. These individuals were undoubtedly controlled by Liu Haokang, just like Liang Chaobang. Since the diary contained surnames, the investigation was more convenient. Don't underestimate a surname; for the police, it was a huge help.
The first was someone surnamed Tang. In He Xin's investigation of Liu Haokang's remittance records, we discovered he had sent a significant amount of money to a man named Tang Mingsheng, multiple times a week, with each transaction exceeding 200,000 yuan.
If it was three times a week, that would be 600,000 yuan. No wonder Liang Chaobang said this racket earned a lot of money. It truly did. We couldn't find the recipient of the remittance before because Liu Haokang was very clever. He used overseas accounts and routed the money through several transfers. Most technical police officers would be baffled after a few hops, but for He Xin, tracing the source was only slightly more complicated. Besides, we already knew he was the one remitting the money, so a targeted investigation made it even easier.
With this evidence, we could apply for an interrogation. Dao Zhi Yong was the one who went to find Tang Mingsheng and conducted the interrogation. Subsequently, I used the same method to find several other doctors.
The number was astonishing. When we rounded them all up, there were twelve of them, and these were not even the ones recorded in the diary. It was quite frightening. I knew there were likely others we hadn't found yet, and more implicated doctors.
"The higher-ups are taking this case very seriously now. They've given us a final deadline: three days! No matter how many are left, we cannot slack off. We must search with all our might, and let none escape!" At the end of the meeting, I sternly commanded everyone in the hall. They all saluted me in unison: "Yes, Director He!"
After everyone left, Dao Zhi Yong came over again, holding another notebook. I thought he was up to something, but then he patted my shoulder, seemingly wanting me to accompany him to the handwriting analysis department. Seeing his meaningful expression and recalling his earlier Michael Jackson-esque dance moves, I knew he had something important to share.
Upon arriving at his "workshop," he immediately put down the handwriting sample. Then he turned on a purple desk lamp, revealing a machine that resembled an old typewriter.
Dao Zhi Yong said, "This handwriting is a copy of Liu Haokang's. I've discovered something peculiar, some kind of code, which has caused me to revise my previous deductions."
"What?" I was truly disbelieving at that moment. Just then, Xia Xiaoling entered at an inopportune time, holding coffee, as if she had prepared it beforehand. "Expert Dao, I came specifically to see you!"
"Oh? Did Director He send you over to learn? To witness? To observe?"
"Stop with the nonsense, eat your betel nut!"
Xia Xiaoling shot him a glare. Dao Zhi Yong grinned, then turned on the light, gently stroking the writing in the notebook, and closed his eyes...
I had no idea what kind of new trick Dao Zhi Yong was about to pull. At that moment, I thought he was a fortune teller, deciphering ancient scriptures.
The scene was utterly mystical, with his arms trembling, eyes blinking erratically, mouth twitching, and his head swaying.
After he mumbled something indecipherable, he took out a purple flashlight, tilted his head, and sprinkled some glass fragments onto the notebook page. Then he asked me to help adjust the purple desk lamp. Note: it wasn't a UV lamp, just a lamp emitting purple light. It looked quite rudimentary, and I couldn't help but wonder what he was doing. Was he suddenly awakening some superpower and unleashing his inner cosmic energy??wΑp.kanshu伍.netkanδん
As Dao Zhi Yong shook his head from side to side over the notebook like a rattle drum, the characters on the page surprisingly seemed to come alive, emitting a strange purplish-blue glow. And these characters were ones I hadn't seen before. I initially thought it was phenolphthalein, but Dao Zhi Yong spat a piece of betel nut shell into the trash can before saying, "Aminopyrine, aminopyrine, damn it! How could I not have thought of it before? Actually, my purple desk lamp heats and enhances the clarity of the image. Combined with this divine light flashlight my grandfather gave me, I can see it now!"
Aminopyrine could be revealed this way? I looked at Dao Zhi Yong in astonishment. I remembered my own grandfather had tried something similar. At this, I couldn't help but ask him, "Who exactly was your grandfather?"
"Dao Da Dao, ahaha, the Divine Police Inspector of Character Analysis, Police Officer Dao Da!" Dao Zhi Yong said with a triumphant laugh, as if he were Kogoro Mouri, ready to conquer the heavens. But upon hearing the name "Divine Police Inspector of Character Analysis," both Xia Xiaoling and I felt a sudden enlightenment.
No wonder this guy was so mysterious and unpredictable; he was the descendant of that person.
I immediately clasped his hand. "It seems you've inherited many of your grandfather's skills. What you just did, was that the 'Purple Light Character Analysis Technique' you mentioned earlier?"
"Yes, but seeing these things, the key is what comes after. Look at these words!"
Xia Xiaoling and I both turned our attention back to the notebook. On the last page, there were several phrases: "Wood, Water, Metal, Earth, Flying high in the sky, Amidst entertainment, russell."
What on earth were these? Xia Xiaoling and I were completely baffled.
However, "russell" was likely an English name. Did it represent a person?
Dao Zhi Yong, however, looked confident. "Wood, Water, Metal, Earth must represent the numbers in the Bagua: 1 Qian, 2 Dui, 3 Li, 4 Zhen, 5 Xun, 6 Kan, 7 Gen, 8 Kun. Qian is in the south, with the number one, and its element is fire. Kun is in the north, with the number eight, and its element is water. Zhen is in the northeast, with the number four, and its element is earth. Xun is in the southwest, with the number five, and its element is earth. Li is in the east, with the number three, and its element is wood. Kan is in the west, with the number six, and its element is metal. The corresponding numbers are 4, 8, 6, 4. Next, let's look at 'Flying high in the sky, Amidst entertainment.' That should refer to a celebrity, Godfrey Gao, who died at the age of 35 in 2019. Let's take either 35 or the year 2019. Then, finally, 'russell' is the name of a police officer."