160: Chapter 160: Active Cooperation 160: Chapter 160: Active Cooperation Chapter 160: Active Cooperation
Actually, Ember Vance had also been busy these days.
Having just arrived at the grassroots station, she had to familiarize herself with various types of work, including dealing with neighborhood disputes.
At three in the afternoon, Jas Hart called her, asking her to make a trip to the Haidian sub-bureau.
Jas Hart was also called in for assistance, as the case of the six victims wasn’t under the jurisdiction of the Chaoyang sub-bureau.
However, Hart was a veteran with extensive experience in handling cases, and when the special case team was ford, the team leader directly chose him.
Jas Hart didn’t explain the reason on the phone, but Ember Vance knew about his involvent in the special case team.
Being an insider, she was of course aware of the major case that had occurred in the capital.
By four fifteen in the afternoon, Ember Vance arrived at Haidian, where Jas Hart promptly brought her to the office of the special case team.
There were quite a few people in the office, around seven or eight.
Upon Ember’s arrival, everyone was very polite; after all, they were colleagues and had interactions with each other.
“Ember, the reason I called you here isn’t anything complicated.
It wasn’t appropriate to talk over the phone, but now we can discuss it,” said Jas Hart as he poured tea for Ember Vance before starting to inquire about her knowledge in front of everyone.
This was part of the special case team’s routine for solving cases; the other mbers needed to listen and analyze as well.
“Go ahead,” said Ember Vance, nodding.
“That Yusuf Zuck—do you have his phone number?
I asked you to call him earlier, but his phone was off.
Do you know where he’s living now?” Jas Hart asked routinely about Yusuf Zuck again.
“Yusuf Zuck?
Ah, I don’t know where he lives,” Ember Vance hastily shook her head.
“Weren’t you the one following up on him before?” asked another case officer.
Ember Vance gave a bitter smile, “I was following him initially, but then wasn’t his suspicion cleared?” she explained.
“But you have his number, right?
Find it, and everyone else take it down,” Jas Hart instructed.
“Okay.” Ember Vance did not hesitate, pretending to be unconcerned on the surface, but inside she was extrely nervous!
This was the special case team, established by the general administration with senior leaders in charge.
Their authority was imnse.
Ember Vance found Yusuf Zuck’s phone number and read it out twice, with the other officers imdiately taking notes.
“Is this Yusuf Zuck related to the case you’re working on?” Ember Vance asked, puzzled.
“It’s not clear yet, we’ve just received reports claiming his involvent with the case,” Jas Hart answered without evasion, as they were all insiders, and obviously Ember Vance couldn’t tip anyone off.
“Chief Hart, should we call now?”
“Call, do it now,” Jas Hart nodded to the case officers.
A case officer picked up the landline, activated the speakerphone, and dialed Yusuf Zuck’s number, while Ember Vance was incredibly anxious.
The call connected, and a series of beeps were heard.
After the third ring, the call was answered, while the case officer began recording and tracking the location via cellphone.
“Who’s this?” Yusuf Zuck asked on the phone.
“Hello, may I speak with Yusuf Zuck?” The voice of a female case officer spoke with a sweet tone.
“Speaking, who’s this?” Yusuf Zuck queried in return.
“Take a guess?” the female case officer replied with a playful laugh.
Ember Vance knew that the special case team was buying ti because they could only pinpoint the location after the call had lasted a certain duration.
Moreover, they couldn’t risk scaring the suspect off.
If Yusuf Zuck was indeed the culprit, and they ntioned sothing like a certain sub-bureau, it could alarm him and prompt an escape.
So the first step was to ascertain his location, and then proceed with other actions!
“Guess your sister!
If you’ve got sothing to say, spit it out; if not, I’m hanging up.
And if this is so kind of door-to-door service, I don’t need it right now,” he retorted.
“What are you talking about?
Have you really forgotten ?
Can’t you recognize my voice?” the female officer chided playfully.
“Oh, I rember now!” Yusuf Zuck drew out a long tone on the phone, “You’re that little doctor from the psychiatric hospital, right?
The one who cured the ntally ill and then went mad yourself?
Are you crazy or sothing?”
“Snap.” The call was disconnected at around the thirty-second mark.
“Captain Hart, the techs haven’t pinpointed the location, but it’s sowhere in the Chaoyang area,”
“Captain Hart, should we keep calling?” a female officer asked.
“No need, let’s not spook the quarry, now we’ll look into his communi…”
“I can find him…” Ember Vance suddenly interrupted Jas Hart before he could finish.
She knew she couldn’t hide it any longer.
Once the special case team started investigating Yusuf Zuck’s call log, they would also discover the frequent communications between her and Yusuf Zuck over the past few days, and then her cover would be blown.
“Didn’t you say you couldn’t find him?” the woman who made the call earlier frowned and said.
“Why didn’t you ask where he lives?
How would I know where he lives?
But I did speak with him several tis these past days!”
“Spoken several tis?” Hearing Ember Vance’s words, all the officers felt incredulous.
They had just been discussing how to investigate Yusuf Zuck, yet now it seed that Ember Vance was quite familiar with him?
“What’s going on?” Jas Hart’s expression turned dark as he asked.
Ember Vance twirled her hair, pondered for a mont, and said, “Before I was transferred to the precinct, I had spoken with him a few tis.
Mainly because I couldn’t stand it, you know.
He insulted , and I wanted to pick a fight with him.
I threatened him, but he wouldn’t listen to .”
“After I was transferred to the precinct, I took over a case which involved him again, Bud Trujillo’s case.
Bud Trujillo had hurt soone in Fengdu, seeking him out.”
“Then I contacted him again to ask what was going on.
We spoke several tis, and he even called this morning to ask about passport procedures.
Moreover, even though I don’t know where he lives, I do know his general location.
It seems his father is hospitalized in the capital!”
“So you’re saying your relationship with him is quite well-acquainted?” the sa female officer asked, while the others looked at Ember Vance strangely.
Jas Hart was even more concerned.
What was going on with Ember Vance?
“Whether I’m familiar with him or not, what does it have to do with you?” Ember Vance’s stubbornness flared as she confronted the female officer.
The female officer’s mouth curled into a smirk: “It just feels like you’re contradicting yourself.
You said earlier you didn’t know where he lived, but now you’re saying you’ve been in frequent contact with him, so I’m confused!
I hope you can give us a detailed explanation!”
“Explanation?
What do I have to explain to you?
Do I need to report to you whom I call?
Captain Hart, I’m leaving!” Ember Vance stood up to leave, and Jas Hart reached out to stop her.
“Don’t hold back!” Ember Vance beca angry, not giving Jas Hart any face, and stared at him fiercely: “If you think I’m suspect for any reason, just arrest directly.
Otherwise, stop bothering .”
“Ember, why are you losing your temper again?
You need to cooperate with us, this case is being taken seriously by the departnt,” Jas Hart was frustrated as well.
When Ember Vance got angry, nobody could handle her.
“I can’t help, sorry Captain Hart.
If Yusuf Zuck has broken the law, just arrest him, what’s it got to do with ?
Plus, I’ve already explained everything to you, haven’t I?
If soone else didn’t understand, that’s your problem with intelligence.”
“Taptaptap…” Ember Vance said unapologetically, then strode away in her high heels.
“Captain Hart, this was one of your officers?
What kind of attitude is that?” the female officer complained as she watched Ember Vance walk away.
“Let’s start by investigating his call records,” Jas Hart said gravely.
Ember Vance hadn’t even left the Haidian precinct when she called Yusuf Zuck.
Now that Jas Hart and the others knew, she didn’t bother hiding it anymore.
The call was answered after just one ring, and Ember Vance imdiately said, “I’m at a special task force in the Haidian precinct.
The woman who called you earlier is a mber of the task force.
They now know about the frequent calls between you and and that we’re quite familiar.
Uh, they’re mainly investigating an arson murder case near the Beijing Film Academy.
Soone reported you, claiming you did it, but they don’t have direct evidence.
I estimate that by tonight, soone will co looking for you!”
“If soone asks about your relationship with , just say we have a police-citizen relationship, nothing else,” she added.
“Also, does that incident, have anything to do with you?” Ember Vance was rushed and panting heavily.
“Why would everything have sothing to do with ?
I don’t understand, what, I committed arson and murder?
When did this happen?” Yusuf Zuck sounded puzzled.
“Phew, that’s good then.
Rest assured, if there’s nothing on you, no one can touch you.”
“Okay, I understand the situation.
I’ll head to the Haidian precinct right now; no need for them to co to .
I’ll cooperate voluntarily.
I’ll just say you asked to co over, how about that?” Yusuf Zuck thought for a mont and said.
“That’s fine, I’ll wait here for you!” Ember Vance paused, hung up the call from Yusuf Zuck, and imdiately turned around!
“Taptaptap…” When she walked back into the office in her high heels, everyone turned to look at her!
“You’re looking for Yusuf Zuck, right?
I’ve asked him to co over.”
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