The Fisherman Who Never Catches Fish

Lin Wendong was now one hundred percent sure that the firearm found was the same weapon used in the previous April 22nd shooting and robbery case.

Additionally, a very important piece of information was left on this gun.

Fingerprints!

Fortunately, there were fingerprints left on the gun.

This might be the key to solving the case.

It's just that no matching fingerprints were found in the police's fingerprint database, which indicated that the suspect had no prior criminal record.

The April 22nd shooting and robbery case, the handgun, the stolen motorcycle...

Lin Wendong connected these three incidents and items in his thoughts.

With his years of professional experience, he had a feeling that these three were actually related.

And he knew he needed to find that key connection.

The handgun and the motorcycle were found in the same place, around Dragon Lake.

That was quite suspicious.

It was very possible that the criminal suspect had ridden the stolen motorcycle to Dragon Lake and, in the end... to destroy the evidence, had thrown the stolen motorcycle and the weapons into the lake.

That way, no one would know.

This deduction made sense.

If so, the motorcycle theft case could be consolidated.

However, compared to the other crimes, the motorcycle theft was relatively minor.

But on Lin Wendong's side, he still arranged for his subordinates to meet again with the owner to understand the situation when the motorcycle was stolen.

To see if anything had been overlooked.

After all, quite some time had passed, over half a year, and some evidence was now hard to find.

Lin Wendong also based on the initial crime scene of the 422 case, the motorcycle theft location, and Dragon Lake to come up with his thoughts.

Moreover,

After the handgun and motorcycle were fished out, the criminal suspect might have heard some rumors and become more cautious.

This might be Lin Wendong's chance to catch him.

The impact of the April 22nd shooting and robbery case was too significant at the time; it was of a very vile nature.

But the bandit was very cunning and had barely left any traces; it was as if he had disappeared, and the case had remained unsolved.

"Another tough problem."

Although the handgun had been fished out, there were still many issues to face.

How to resolve these issues.

How to break the case.

That's what Lin Wendong was now dealing with, and it was not simple at all.

"It looks like I still need to focus on this gun."

…

After Fang Hao had completed his statement, he stayed at the police station to eat.

He had been here before, and he was nearly familiar with many people in the station.

Then after completing his statement, he just happened to stay for a meal.

When Lin Wendong returned to the office with the forensic report, he saw Fang Hao eating.

"…"

How could this guy be enjoying his meal so much?

Does he think this place is a cafeteria? Or his own home?

Lin Wendong couldn't help but smile wryly.

Fang Hao was probably the most unique young man he had ever met.

Every time he came to the police station, he managed to get a meal, quite a mindset, feeling that after a few more visits, he might really start treating this place as a cafeteria.

But he couldn't help but thank Fang Hao; if it weren't for what he had fished out, how could he have new leads?

Perhaps the April 22nd shooting and robbery case would have remained forever unsolved.

But now it was different.

Finding the gun was like finding a clue; there was hope of cracking the case.

"Officer Lin, have you eaten?"

Fang Hao was indeed a bit hungry. While he was fishing earlier, he had hardly eaten anything; it was the other anglers who had eaten.

He had spent most of his time fishing.

"You go ahead."

"I'll eat later."

Lin Wendong had no time to eat now.

He still had many things to handle.

He could only wait and grab some food later when there was time.

That was the normal routine. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

He was still busy and thus didn't pay much attention to Fang Hao anymore.

After Fang Hao finished his meal, he smiled at Chen Lin, who was sitting nearby.

"Officer Chen, thank you for the meal."

"Do you need me for anything else? If not, then I'll head back now."

"There should be nothing else for you," Chen Lin shook her head.

The statement was done.

Indeed, there was nothing left for Fang Hao to do.

As for solving the case and capturing the suspect, that had nothing to do with him and he couldn't help much.

He was not a case-cracking expert; even if he wanted to help, it was a matter of spirit without strength.

Fang Hao knew Chen Lin and the others were busy, so he decided not to disturb them further and it would be better to go home and rest.

After saying goodbye to everyone, he then drove home to rest.

Returning home, Fang Hao took the fishing equipment from the car and placed it back in the house.

He also stopped by the bathroom to wash up and changed into clean loungewear.

Oh, right, the fish.

Fang Hao remembered the flag he had set earlier; he hadn't caught any fish yet.

But he couldn't be blamed for that. So much had happened later on, everyone's focus had shifted away, and they all forgot about the fish.

Besides, he couldn't continue fishing afterward.

Not catching fish wasn't entirely his fault.

Given the time, he believed he could catch some.

He could only wait until the next livestream to explain to his viewers.

It wasn't that he intentionally broke his promise.

He decided not to ponder on that anymore.

Fang Hao lay on the living room sofa and then remembered another thing, the system's reward.

This time, his livestream's popularity reached five million, and the system rewarded him with a Diamond Treasure Chest.

It was the highest level chest he had received so far.

Based on past experience, the contents of this chest would only be better than those of the Platinum Treasure Chest.

His interest was piqued.

He also wanted to know if there would be anything good in this Diamond Treasure Chest reward.

[Would you like to open the Treasure Chest?]

The system sent an inquiry.

"Yes."

Without any hesitation, at that moment Fang Hao opened the chest.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a 1.8m nano boron fiber fishing rod (sea fishing).]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining short-term fishing boat usage rights (one month).]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a Grapple technique manual.]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a Ten-Flavor Heavenly Yellow Pill (restores essence and blood).]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a clue to solve a robbery and shooting case.]

As Fang Hao opened the Treasure Chest, a flood of item information streamed in.

Rewards were granted one after another.

The first reward was still a fishing rod, only this rod was different in length from previous ones; this time it was a 1.8M sea fishing rod.

Shorter than the previous rods.

Different rods are used in different scenarios for different purposes, so, this reward wouldn't be repetitive.

But it wasn't much of a surprise.

His collection of fishing rods had grown; getting another one seemed to be just a difference in quantity.

Then came the second reward, a fishing boat.

But it was only a short-term right to use, for one month.

Once the month passed, the boat would automatically disappear.

Getting this reward was quite telling.

Sooner or later, Fang Hao would have to go sea fishing.

All was ready except for the opportunity.

Then, the next reward was a Grapple technique manual, which he could overlook for now.

Fang Hao had only recently started practicing his Innate Skill, where would he find the time to practice Grapple?

For now, it would remain in the System Space.

The next reward was another for bodily health.

He still had several of these health supplements.

His health was so good that he didn't need to use them yet, so into the System Space they went as well.

With all these rewards reviewed, there was just one last reward left.

This reward made Fang Hao pause for a moment.

A clue to solve a case?

This reward was a clue for solving a case.

This piqued Fang Hao's interest.

This was the only different reward from the Diamond Treasure Chest.

He was curious to see what the provided clue was.

"Do you want to view the clue?" the system asked.

"Yes!"

"Underground black market trading location (map)."

The clue came up, showing an underground black market trading location, complete with a map and additional details.

Underground black market trading?

What was this?

Fang Hao slightly furrowed his brows, pondering the connection between this trading location and the case.

Wait a minute.

Could this trading location be related to that gun?

Fang Hao suddenly thought of this.

After all, getting hold of a gun wasn't easy,

especially in Huaxia, where it was even more difficult.

It must involve some special channels.

And now, the clue given by the system might just be related to that handgun.