"Uncle Second! I want to go with you!"
Miaomiao stood up from the stool and blocked Uncle Second, who was about to leave in a hurry.
"Be good, this matter might be very dangerous. You stay here and accompany your dad well. Trust Uncle Second. I'll definitely find the culprit and wake your dad up."
Taking a child to solve a case was just nonsense. Uncle Second knew that Miaomiao was anxious, but he couldn't agree to such a request. He could only decline gently.
"I'm not being nonsense. I know I'm young. But Uncle Second, apart from Dad, I know the most about the characteristics of the gu worms and the people who use them. I promise I'll be obedient. I'll just help you find the person who hurt my dad. I won't interfere in other things."
When it came to matters about her silly dad, Miaomiao was extremely smart. Almost instantly, she realized Uncle Second's concerns and quickly gave her guarantee.
"Alright then. You can come with me. But you mustn't participate in any dangerous things. You can only assist. Even if you find the culprit's whereabouts, you mustn't act on your own or do anything impulsive." Uncle Second frowned and thought carefully about what Miaomiao said. She did have a point. They even needed Miaomiao to identify the gu worms. She was indeed the most knowledgeable in this aspect. Maybe with Miaomiao's help, they could solve the case faster.
However, the incident where Miaomiao had acted on her own when Lin Yao was stabbed in his room last time still left a shadow on Uncle Second. He gave repeated instructions.
"Okay, I promise I'll be obedient."
Miaomiao quickly agreed and followed Uncle Second to the police station.
On the way to the police station, Uncle Second didn't forget to ask about the key points for finding clues.
"Miaomiao, in what ways can people usually be hit by gu worms?"
"It's not certain. They might come into contact with something with gu worms on it, or the person who cast the gu might brush past them and have physical contact."
"If someone is hit by a gu worm, will it take effect immediately or will it lie dormant for a while?"
"The person who cast the gu decides when it takes effect. But people who are hit by gu worms will have a mark on their bodies immediately."
"Okay, Uncle Second will make a phone call."
After a brief understanding of the possible modus operandi, Uncle Second quickly called the police station and informed them, "The case of Lin Yao being in a coma should be filed. It might be a premeditated act. Dig out the major abduction case from twelve years ago. The two cases might be related. If conclusive evidence of the connection is found, combine the two cases for investigation immediately. And now go and retrieve all the surveillance footage from Lin Yao's company office for the month of September. Pay attention to all the people close to Lin Yao. Find out everyone he came into contact with during this period in September. Even if he bumped into someone on the street, don't overlook it. I'll go to the police station right away. By the time I get there, the surveillance footage must be in the office."
The situation was urgent. Before, everyone thought that Lin Yao had some serious illness, so they didn't even think about calling the police. Now that Lin Yao had been in a coma for so long, the culprit had probably fled long ago. The difficulty of solving the case had increased significantly. What they had to do now was to race against time. They couldn't let the culprit roam free for too long. They needed to find evidence and track the culprit as soon as possible.
When they arrived at the police station, Uncle Second's first thing to do was to take Miaomiao to watch the surveillance footage. Fortunately, the surveillance cameras in Lin Yao's office were all high - definition. With Lin Yao's high - status and powerful position, the security was very strict. There was even an independent surveillance camera on his desk.
Thankfully, they could clearly see Lin Yao's hands while he was sitting at the desk.
The surveillance footage showed that Lin Yao only got that red dot on his hand three days before he fell into a coma. That meant Lin Yao was hit by the gu worm three days before he fell into a coma.
Moreover, there was nothing on Lin Yao's hand during the morning work. But when he came back in the afternoon to sign some documents, there was a red dot on his hand.
The time range was narrowed. By mainly looking into all the people Lin Yao had come into contact with during this period, they could probably identify the suspect.
Uncle Second quickly retrieved Lin Yao's schedule for that day. In the morning, Lin Yao had been in his office dealing with work. He had a meeting in the middle, but they could ignore this because Lin Yao wasn't hit by the gu worm in the morning.
Starting from 3 p.m., Lin Yao went out to attend an auction. He was hit by the gu worm after he came back. So the culprit was most likely someone he met during the auction or someone at the auction.
Uncle Second carefully checked. The staff at the auction were all old employees. The shortest - serving one had worked there for half a year. The auction Lin Yao attended definitely wasn't a small - scale one, so the guests who attended that day were all important figures. He had been in the car with his assistant on the way there and back. He didn't bump into any strangers on the way. Among the staff, neither their relatives nor themselves had any large - amount financial transactions within a year. Moreover, no one had any grudges against Lin Yao privately.
"If there are no financial transactions, check their work movements. See if there are any promotions or unreasonable situations. You must check in detail."
Uncle Second rubbed his temples, which were about to explode from the pain, and instructed his subordinates.
Miaomiao lowered her head and thought carefully. Suddenly, she interrupted and asked, "Dad must have gone to the auction to buy something. So what did Dad buy? Gu worms can also enter a person's body through objects."
"Yes! Go and check. Bring over the items Lin Yao auctioned off that day." Uncle Second woke up as if from a dream. He had been so busy checking people that he almost forgot such an important clue.
Soon, the items Lin Yao had auctioned off that day were brought to the police station.
It was a sharpened long sword, and it was also an antique.
Although the long sword looked a bit simple and unsophisticated, it was very tough. It was so sharp that it could cut hair.
It was indeed a good sword.
Lin Yao didn't have a hobby of collecting antiques, nor did he have a preference for long swords. Miaomiao remembered that when she used to live with her daddy, she was best at swordsmanship. But that thing could easily hurt people, so her daddy generally didn't allow her to use it, for fear that she might be too impulsive and make a big mistake.
"The only person who can use this sword is me. Dad might have bought this for me?"
Miaomiao fell in love with the sword at first sight. But when she thought that her dad might have fallen into a coma because of this sword and that the culprit might have taken advantage of this opportunity, she couldn't like it anymore.
"It's very likely. Go and check who came into contact with this sword during the transportation and the auction process."