Chapter: 4464

That woman was quite helpless, so she could only nod her head and say: "Okay, then I'll follow you guys."

The policeman turned around and walked out, almost reaching the doorway before turning back to say to Chen Zhaojun: "Hurry up and buy a hard drive tomorrow!"

Chen Zhaojun quickly nodded: "Yes, yes, don't worry, I'll definitely go buy it tomorrow!"

The policeman turned around and left, soon seeing the two of them arriving at the police car in front of the door. He had that woman sit in the back seat of the police car and start driving away from the scene.

At this moment, only the shop assistant and Ye Chen were left inside the store, so Chen Zhaojun had the shop assistant hang a "Temporary Closure" sign at the entrance.

The shop assistant hung it up and then went to the underground room alone to rest. Chen Zhaojun sat facing Ye Chen, opening his mouth: "Ye Shao, the police is already keeping an eye on me here, I don't know what the specific reason is, but I estimate it's definitely related to you."

"What do you mean?" Ye Chen furrowed his brows and asked: "Uncle Zhaojun, are you saying that those two police officers just now were after you because of me?"

"It's probably so." Chen Zhaojun said sincerely: "You look at that woman and those two police officers, they performed such a big act just now, actually they were trying to get rid of the surveillance footage from my store, spending so much effort, definitely had another purpose."

Ye Chen asked curiously: "Uncle Zhaojun, how did you conclude that the woman and those two police officers were putting on an act?"

Chen Zhaojun explained: "Just after opening the door this morning, a middle-aged man from China came into my store, sat down, didn't seem to care about anything, just ordered a meal, then kept staring at my three surveillance cameras watching for a while. You think seriously, someone who is genuinely in a hotel would bother with the surveillance situation? So I guessed that he was either trying to steal cash from me or was an undercover police officer."

Ye Chen asked further: "What happened next? He finished his meal and left?"

"Yes," Chen Zhaojun said: "That guy quickly finished his meal, paid the bill, and then hurriedly left. As soon as he left, I quickly disassembled the hard drive from the surveillance camera's recording device."

Ye Chen nodded thoughtfully and said seriously: "Since we've ruled out that he was trying to steal cash, it's probably a police officer."

"Yes," Chen Zhaojun agreed: "I'm afraid they went to so much trouble just to find some surveillance footage related to you and Miss Gu. So I destroyed the hard drive first, then suddenly the drama at the entrance unfolded, and the purpose behind their actions became clear. They were trying to get my hard drive and take it back for investigation."

Ye Chen looked enlightened and couldn't help asking: "Uncle Zhaojun, honestly, if you hadn't given me a hint, I would have really thought there was nothing wrong with this situation. How did you figure out what was going on?"

Chen Zhaojun smiled slightly: "Their performance was quite good, but the director and actors are still a bit clumsy. To put it simply, they didn't pay attention to details. If someone writes a script without paying attention to details, even the most careful person can spot mistakes."

As he spoke, Chen Zhaojun added: "It's like what people say, there is no perfect crime in the world. In my opinion, although you can't achieve absolute perfection, you can strive for relative perfection as long as the perpetrator's heart is more discerning than all the police combined."

Ye Chen nodded slightly, looking intrigued: "Uncle Zhaojun, how did you figure out that this woman had a problem?"

Chen Zhaojun said: "You might not fully understand. Although this area is chaotic and disorganized in general, there are some rules set by the various gangs here, and they do collect protection fees from local businesses. Normally, small-time thieves wouldn't dare to act openly during the day. So it was quite unusual for her to be robbed right at my doorstep in broad daylight."

"There's another thing that doesn't add up - when you report a crime here, it usually takes at least half an hour before the police show up, but this time they arrived within 10 minutes, which suggests they were prepared beforehand."

Ye Chen was puzzled: "The Tanglin Street area is so quiet, and yet it takes half an hour for the police to arrive when you report a crime?"

"Yes," Chen Zhaojun said. "In America, minority areas generally don't get much attention from the police, partly because there are many gangs here, and the police tend not to interfere in these areas. Another reason is that there's no one providing support to the police, so the police force in this area is naturally thin, which means their response time won't be very quick."

As he spoke, Chen Zhaojun added: "In America, everything is market-driven, including the police. In New York, each wealthy neighborhood has its own police station, and these officers are paid by the local rich people, not by the city government. The patrol cars they use are also donated by the wealthy individuals in these neighborhoods. This means that there are always police on duty and patrolling 24/7, but when it comes to minority areas, the police usually don't bother to show up."

Ye Chen nodded slightly, sympathizing: "Ah, I see now - for someone like me who doesn't fully understand this situation, it's impossible to detect any abnormalities here."

Ye Chen was impressed by Chen Zhaojun's keen attention to detail and couldn't help praising him: "I'm sure they must have thought themselves to be performing flawlessly, only not realizing that you had your sharp eyes on them." JrNovels.com