CHAPTER 202: CHAPTER 98: A PROUD MOMENT (SEEKING SUBSCRIPTION AND MONTHLY VOTES)_2

The group around Zheng Changjun couldn’t resist crowding in, with Yang Su and Zhang Fan squeezing at the front.

Looking at the man captured on his phone—dressed in a black long shirt and pants, head tilted up to appear in the shot—Yang Su, after just a glance, confidently asserted, "This outfit is exactly the same as what the target was wearing at the time!"

"That’s right, even the duckbill cap on his head is exactly the same!"

Both of them had tracked Uncle earlier, so if they said so, it proved it was indeed the same person.

Zheng Changjun was both shocked and delighted, almost unable to think, "Luo Fei, how did you get this thing?! Didn’t Wang Pingchuan say the target didn’t take off his mask the whole time?"

When Wang Pingchuan was sent back just moments ago, they had immediately sought him out to understand the situation at the time.

So regarding this photo in Luo Fei’s phone, not only couldn’t he fathom it, even Zhou Zijie, who had just shown disdain for Luo Fei moments ago, couldn’t help but reveal a look of shock and confusion at this moment.

Luo Fei explained, "Because I got this photo elsewhere."

"Elsewhere?"

"Yes, when I interacted with him earlier, I noticed a scent of hand-pulled noodles on him, and he also mentioned that he had eaten before coming to meet us."

"Plus, Captain Zhao said he was always around Universal City at that time, so I boldly guessed he must have eaten at a nearby noodle shop."

"So after he left, I immediately tracked the scent he left behind..."

"Wait, Comrade Luo Fei, are you saying you can track people by scent? Is this some new equipment of your Jiangzhou police squad?"

Though it felt inappropriate, Zhou Zijie couldn’t hold back his curiosity and spoke up.

Because what Luo Fei said completely overturned his understanding.

It’s known that the best means of tracking by scent relies on police dogs, but at the time, Luo Fei certainly didn’t have the chance to get a police dog.

So what method did he use to track it? It couldn’t have been his nose, that would be too unscientific.

So Zhou Zijie instinctively assumed it was some new equipment they invented.

But the idea of equipment that can track by scent, that sounds quite unscientific too?

This trick of Luo Fei incredibly boosted Zheng Changjun’s face, making him feel instantly uplifted.

Hearing it, he glanced sideways at Zhou Zijie and, with a smug smile, said, "Forgot to tell Director Zhou, our Comrade Luo Fei has a very special ability, that is, an exceptionally sensitive sense of smell!"

"We’ve had several ambiguous cases before, all solved thanks to his ability, like that female singer Sun Ling’s kidnapping case, it was because of this reason that we solved it in less than a night."

He mentioned other cases, which perhaps weren’t all that memorable to everyone here.

But talking about the Sun Ling kidnapping case, well, everyone was familiar with it.

After all, that case caused quite a stir online at the time, and even though they were separated by thousands of miles, it didn’t stop people from knowing some details.

So quickly someone behind Zhou Zijie looked at Luo Fei, amazed and joyful, "So the policeman who solved that case was Comrade Luo Fei? Impressive, impressive!"

It was Zhang Jun speaking.

In fact, he had known about that case back then and even specifically searched online to watch an interview video of Luo Fei, just didn’t pay much attention at the time, so he didn’t recognize him.

"You’re too kind, it was just luck on my part." Luo Fei modestly expressed.

At this moment, others were shocked and bemused to look at Luo Fei, hardly daring to believe someone could solve a case just by relying on their sense of smell.

Zhou Zijie wanted to say, isn’t this just a human police dog?

But saying it seemed insulting, so he thought and asked, "Is it really that incredible, can a human’s nose be that sensitive?"

He still didn’t believe it?

Luo Fei smiled and suddenly asked, "Director Zhou, did your lunch today include celery?"

Zhou Zijie’s eyes widened, "How did you know?"

"I smelled a hint of fried celery on your clothes, albeit faint, but discernible."

Matching Luo Fei’s calm gaze, Zhou Zijie instinctively raised his arm and sniffed his sleeve.

Smelled nothing.

And those around him were also exclaiming amazement, crowding to sniff.

"Strange, why can’t I smell any celery?"

"I can’t either..."

"Seems like Comrade Luo Fei’s sense of smell is indeed very sharp!"

Listening to their chatter, Zhou Zijie realized he might have underestimated earlier through a narrow view, feeling somewhat awkward.

Luckily, although he was a big leader, he was usually quite principled.

His previous grievances with Luo Fei were merely due to perceived issues with their work attitude, not personally against Luo Fei.

Now knowing that he truly had abilities, he couldn’t act the same as before, so after a slight hesitation, he immediately lowered his posture, "Never realized Comrade Luo Fei was so outstanding, sorry Director Zheng and Comrade Luo Fei, I apologize for any offense earlier, please don’t take it to heart!"

Seeing him apologize proactively, Zheng Changjun felt satisfied inwardly.

Yet outwardly still expressed affably, "Director Zhou, don’t say that, not knowing Luo Fei and doubting for a moment is quite normal, and this actually shows you’re conscientious and responsible in your work, which I admire, wouldn’t hold it against you."

"Director Zheng, your words make me feel quite ashamed, but I’m truly envious of you having such outstanding talents under you..."

"Haha Director Zhou, don’t say that, your comrades are also excellent!"

Both were old hands, even though they clashed earlier, they suddenly were talking and laughing as if they had great rapport.

Making Luo Fei sigh inwardly, these damn social dealings!

Of course, he wasn’t foolish enough to argue with Zhou Zijie, instead making casual modest remarks, and with that, the matter was settled.

A group then moved to the conference room to sit down, where Luo Fei recounted the events.

Actually, when he discovered the hand-pulled noodle scent clue, he immediately searched around nearby, indeed finding a noodle shop.

Upon entering, he quickly detected a faint scent left behind by Uncle at one of the tables.

And that seat happened to face a surveillance camera.

In his excitement, Luo Fei immediately presented his identity to check the camera footage!

Luck favored him, as he indeed found a clear front-face photo of the suspect!

So after copying the footage, he promptly returned.

Hearing this, Zhou Zijie vaguely understood why he acted on his own at the time.

After all, in such densely populated places, the longer the time, the fainter a person’s leftover scent gets, so if Luo Fei reports and they return later, they might find nothing...

Reflecting on this, he couldn’t help feeling a bit awed.

Luo Fei’s sharp nose seemed destined for the police role.

It’s just a shame he’s not in his team.

Envious of Zheng Changjun for having such remarkable talents, he fears trouble with achievements will never stress him again.

Sighing, he spoke, "I’ve already dispatched our comrades with that photo to the database for comparison, hopefully we’ll soon have results. By the way, Comrade Luo Fei, did you discover anything further when interacting with Uncle?"

"This person is very cautious, can’t probe much. But one thing, when he contacted the boss behind the scenes, he used another phone, we don’t have that number, so our plan to dig for clues through his contacts may not work."

"Wang Pingchuan mentioned this situation." Zheng Changjun pondered, "But with the photo you retrieved, once we’ve confirmed his identity, we might trace his other number too."

Zhou Zijie nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that’s a good approach, I’ll promptly have everyone increase their pace!"