Chapter 508 Theft

An hour later, under Shen Yunyi's amazed eyes, the two left the House Casino lobby.

"Husband...how did you do it?"

Chen Yan just staged a scene for Shen Yunyi like the gambling king returns.

The two of them went around all the tables in the hall.

Chen Yan just bets casually, but you will win every time.

After only playing a dozen games, Chen Yan's original 10,000 chips had already doubled a hundred times.

"Luck?"

"No way, how could it be luck? You win every time!"

Sister Xiaoyu didn't believe what Chen Yan said.

If you are lucky, you can win three to five games, but if you win more than ten games in a row, ten thousand becomes one million. How can luck explain this?

Shasha, who had been following Chen Yan and Shen Yunyi, was completely confused.

She is actually a student studying at university in Macao, and she comes here to work part-time on weekends.

Although I haven’t taken many people with me, there are still quite a few.

But like Chen Yan, the little girl has only heard of it in legends and has never seen it before.

Chen Yan was also very generous and gave the little girl five chips worth 10,000 yuan: "Thank you for your explanation. Can we exchange these chips?"

"Oh, Mr. Chen, yes, yes, you can redeem it now."

At the exchange office, Chen Yan got a check smoothly.

After deducting personal income tax, Chen Yan sold a total of 720,000 yuan.

"So, I see you have donations from the Red Cross here?"

"Yes, Mr. Chen, you can transfer the money directly to the Red Cross and we will issue a donation invoice on your behalf."

"Okay, donate this money to 500,000 yuan."

"Mr. Chen, please wait a moment."

Shen Yunyi was naturally not dissatisfied with Chen Yan's decision.

Hundreds of thousands are naturally a small matter to Shen Yunyi, so even if he donated them all, it would be nothing.

It’s all casino money anyway.

Sister Xiaoyu was still excited about why Chen Yan was able to win.

In fact, this is indeed a bit simple for Chen Yan.

These things in the casino actually test your eyesight the most.

With Chen Yan's ability to unlock the visual gene lock, Chen Yan can see whatever cards the dealer deals the moment the cards leave the card box.

The same goes for throwing dice. The moment the dice is thrown, Chen Yan can judge the subsequent movement trajectory of the dice based on the initial change position of the dice, and can naturally determine the points.

This is the key to why Chen Yan wins every game.

However, the more this happened, the less interested Chen Yan became.

He knew all the trump cards on the card table, so there was no point in playing anymore.

As for the second floor, the two of them did not go up in the end.

I came here just to take a look and gain some knowledge.

Next, Chen Yan and Shen Yunyi still have many places to go.

Three days later, Liancheng.

Chen Yan and Shen Yunyi finally returned home after spending three days in Macao.

Although Macao is not a big city, it does have a lot of special tourist places.

Food, scenery, etc. are all somewhat different from those in the mainland.

But for both of them, they are still not used to the lifestyle in Macao, especially the eating habits.

It's okay to taste it once in a while and try it out.

But I am not used to it after eating it for a long time.

Bamboo Garden.

A table of Liancheng seafood and a bowl of seafood noodles are Chen Yan's favorites.

After picking up an oyster for Chen Yan, Xiao Yujie's beautiful face showed a happy and satisfied smile: "Eat slowly."

"No one will rob you."

Chen Yan nodded and swallowed the oysters that Shen Yunyi brought over in one gulp: "Liancheng's food is still delicious."

Chen Yan left Liancheng for a relatively long time this time. He stayed in Hulu City for five days and also went to Bingcheng for one day.

In addition to the seven days in Aocheng, it is almost half a month since I left Liancheng this time.

It's already August.

Monday, August 2nd.

Liancheng Detective Team.

"Captain Chen, you are finally back!"

As soon as Chen Yan entered the Liancheng Detective Team office building, he was stopped by Wang Jun, the team leader.

"What's wrong? Did any case happen during my absence these days?"

"Isn't that right? There was a theft case five days ago, and there are no clues at all yet. It makes Captain Zhang very worried."

"We originally wanted to call you, but Captain Zhang said you were cooperating with the team to complete the mission, so we never called."

Theft?

Five days ago, Chen Yan was still in the Meiya Hotel.

"What's the specific situation?"

"Go to Team Zhang's office first. I'll report to you on the way."

After a few minutes on the road, Chen Yan had already roughly understood the basic situation of the case.

Five days ago, on July 28, Detective Squadron 4 received a report of theft.

"According to the confession of the reporter, 300,000 yuan in cash and some gold and silver jewelry were stolen. The most valuable one was a one-kilogram gold Buddha, with a total price of about 2 million."

"However, no suspicion was found during the on-site investigation."

"Also...we suspect this was a locked room burglary."

Locked room burglary?

"Why do you say that?"

“Because of the Golden Buddha!”

It turned out that the stolen family lived in a Chinese-style courtyard house.

The house where the cash and the golden Buddha were stored was the owner's study. The door was locked when it was stolen, and the security windows in the room were not damaged in any way.

"Based on the receipts and invoices provided by the stolen owner, we found the gold store that sold the gold Buddha and found an identical gold Buddha."

"The Golden Buddha weighs about one kilogram and is a solid Golden Buddha. It is larger in size, but the gap in the security window is very small. It is impossible for the suspect to get the Golden Buddha out through the security window without destroying the security window."

"Are you sure the study door has not been opened?"

"The key to the study is with the owner of the villa. It is impossible for outsiders to enter without permission. Moreover, there is surveillance in the courtyard. When the crime occurred, no suspicious persons came in or out..."

"In other words, according to the current judgment, the suspect completed the theft without destroying the security window of the room, without alerting anyone, and without being photographed by surveillance cameras?"

"Currently...that's it."

This is interesting.

Chen Yan had solved a case of secret room murder before, but this was the first time he encountered a secret room theft.

However, judging from the secret room murders, the so-called secret room is actually nothing more than a deception.

The so-called secret room must have been deliberately created by the suspect.

Either the person died before the chamber was closed, or the atmosphere of the chamber was created after death.

The crux of the matter is whether the investigators can discover the suspect's means of creating a secret room.

Regarding this case, Chen Yan only had a brief understanding of it and did not inquire in depth.

The specific situation still depends on the file and on-site investigation.

Three minutes later, Zhang Yunhu's office.

"Chen Yan!"

"You're back!"

Seeing Chen Yan entering the door, Zhang Yunhu's face showed joy and he hurriedly stood up from behind the table: "As soon as you leave, a big case will come up. Wang Jun introduced it to you, right?"

Chen Yan nodded: "Team Leader Wang said it was a case of suspected secret room theft."

"Yes, but I'm not sure yet whether it was a secret room theft."

"In this way, since you are back, Wang Jun will hand over the file to you later, and you will be the one to take the lead in handling this case."

As for the cases Chen Yan handled in Hulu City and Aocheng, Zhang Yunhu didn't ask much.

After Chen Yan went to Aocheng, Qin Chuan personally called Zhang Yunhu and explained that Chen Yan was assisting the team in handling the case.

Whatever case you handle and when you will come back, all processes must be kept confidential.

When Wang Min left, he also told Chen Yan that the situation about this case would be kept secret for the time being.

Therefore, neither of them mentioned Chen Yan going to Macao to handle the case.

Back in his office, Chen Yan already had the case file in his hand.

Now, Chen Yan is studying it carefully.

At 6 pm on July 28, the Fourth Detective Squadron received a report.

A major theft occurred in the villa area of ​​Huanhai No. 1 in DC District.

Huanhai No. 1 villa area is a Chinese-style villa residential area developed by Changhai Group 5 years ago.

The entire community is built on the mountain and close to the sea. The scenery is very beautiful and the environment is very good.

There are duplexes and single-family villas in the community.

But unlike ordinary villa communities, all the buildings in Huanhai No. 1 villa community are new Chinese-style buildings.

The theft occurred in a single-family Chinese courtyard house.

The owner is Wang Beifang, the owner of a wood manufacturing factory.

I bought this courtyard house three years ago.

In the file, there is a layout plan of the courtyard.

The room where the theft occurred was the east wing, which the owner designed as a study.

Cash and gold and jade jewelry were stored inside.

But there was no safe in the room, and the cash was placed in the desk drawer, totaling three hundred thousand.

There are also some gold and jade products stored in jewelry boxes, and a golden Buddha placed on the bookshelf as a decoration.

After the incident, it was found that 300,000 yuan in cash, a one-kilogram gold Buddha, and gold jewelry such as bracelets, earrings, and rings were missing.

The specific case value is estimated at two million.

Because the amount of money involved was relatively large, Li Yun, the captain of the Fourth Detective Squadron, went there in person and then reported it to the Liancheng Detective Squadron.

However, after preliminary investigation, Li Yun found that things were more difficult.

Because there was no trace of theft at all.

There were no unfamiliar fingerprints, the door was intact, the security windows were not damaged, and there were no suspicious persons in the surveillance video.

There are more than a dozen photos in the file, showing the general layout of the stolen study.

The room is about 80 square meters, facing east and west.

In order to get better lighting, windows are opened on both sides of the east wall of the room.

But they are all closed with anti-theft nets.

Judging from the photos, the anti-theft net is intact and has not been damaged at all.

Moreover, the gap between the anti-theft net wires is very small, only about the size of a finger. Some rings, earrings and other gold jewelry may be sent out from here, but it is impossible for the golden Buddha and the bundles of cash worth 300,000 yuan to be sent out from here.

As for the door, the camera in the yard kept taking pictures and found nothing unusual.

The criminal did not have any suspicious persons coming in or out that day.

How did the suspect steal the items?

After studying for a long time, Chen Yan still had no clue.

Picking up the phone, Chen Yan directly dialed Li Yun, the captain of the Fourth Detective Division.

An hour later, Chen Yan arrived at Huanhai Villa No. 1.

Li Yun was already waiting for Chen Yan at the gate of the community.

"Captain Chen, you are back!"

Just like when Wang Jun and Zhang Yunhu met, Li Yun made an exclamation first.

"It's been five days and we have no clue."

"Don't worry yet, let's go to the scene and take a look."

"good!"

Inside the community, Chen Yan began to look at the surrounding surveillance arrangements.

As a villa area project directly invested by Changhai Group, the property services and security work of Huanhai No. 1 are very good.

There are surveillance cameras at almost every intersection in the park, and security guards patrol from time to time.

"Have you checked all the surveillance videos in the community?"

Li Yun nodded: "After checking, according to the information provided by the owner, the golden Buddha and the money should have been lost during the day on the 28th."

"Because they went into the study last night, and there were people there during the day. Although it was not confirmed whether the cash was there at the time, the golden Buddha must be there."

"In other words, the suspect committed the crime during the day?"

"Yes, based on the current clues, it should be like this."

Who is so brave to steal in broad daylight?

Building 28 is the courtyard where the theft occurred.

Not to mention, the entire community was built with great care.

The overall layout and landscape have the feel of a Chinese-style courtyard house, and most of the plants planted are bamboo.

Although most southern plants do not grow well here due to climate reasons, they still look good.

The courtyard has an opposite bronze door. There are two stone lions in front of the door. Although they are not big, they already feel like they are there.

Chen Yan had already studied the layout of the yard in the office.

The southeast of the courtyard is the gate for pedestrians to enter and exit, and the southwest is the parking garage.

Facing north and south is the main room, which has two floors. The first floor is the living room and guest bedroom, and the second floor is the master bedroom.

The east wing is the study room, and the west side is the kitchen, warehouse and guest room.

Above the two wing rooms is a flat-roofed structure with a terrace.

The reporter was the wife of the owner Wang Beifang, named Guo Pan.

The lost gold and jade jewelry belongs to her.

When Chen Yan called to come to the site for inspection, Li Yun had already contacted the owner.

The hostess of the house, Guo Pan, is waiting for Chen Yan and the other two at the door.

"Ms. Guo, this is Chen Yan, the deputy captain of our Liancheng Detective Team."

"Hello, Captain Chen, my name is Guo Pan, please come in."

Chen Yan had learned about the owner's background information.

Wang Beifang started from scratch in his early years. He started out as a carpenter, making furniture for others.

Later, I came into contact with the lumber business. Over the past twenty years, I have grown step by step and am now where I am today.

Unlike some nouveau riche who become prosperous when they have money, Wang Beifang and Guo Pan are the first couple.

In their early years, the two of them worked hard together to buy this family business.

"Ms. Guo, on the day of the incident, were there any outsiders at home?"

Entering the gate, you will see the screen wall of the east wing, carved dragons and painted buildings, which are very characteristic of the courtyard house.

"There are no outsiders coming to my home. Lao Wang and I are both locals and have many relatives. It was my birthday a few days ago. Many relatives came, but there were no outsiders."

July 26, two days before the incident, was Guo Pan’s birthday.

Relatives from both families came here to celebrate Guo Pan's birthday.

There were still people left on the day of the incident.

Chen Yan has already learned about it in the dossier.

The yard is very large, about one hundred square meters.

A portion of the garage occupies the southwest corner, with a camera mounted on the corner.

Li Yun had checked the relevant video footage a long time ago, but on the day of the crime, there was nothing unusual.

That day, the study door was locked.

Although Wang Beifang had not gone to school for a few days, when he was a carpenter, he loved tinkering with wood products.

Therefore, Wang Beifang generally does not allow others to enter the study.

It is also locked on weekdays.

Because of a theft, a cordon was set up around the study room.

"Ms. Guo, when did the study door open on the day of the crime?"

"When I reported the crime, the key to the study was in the drawer of my and Lao Wang's bedroom."

"Because I am celebrating my birthday these days, there are many people, so I locked it up. No one else can go in alone except Lao Wang himself or me going in to get jewelry."

"alone?"

"Yes, Lao Wang and I went in alone. Other times when others went in, Lao Wang was always inside."

"In this case, I'll go in and take a look first."

Without entering the study directly, Chen Yan carefully checked the door lock.

The door lock is very new, there are no signs of prying, and there are no scratches on the lock core.

This shows that the suspect either entered the study using the door opened by the key, or did not use the door.

After confirming this, Chen Yan opened the door and entered the study.

The olfactory gene lock was opened and no peculiar smell was found.

The room was very clean. Facing the door was a desk and a landscape painting on the wall.

On the right hand side there are some wooden semi-finished furniture and a small workbench.

Above are some of the tools used by carpenters.

But the floor was very clean, with no sawdust, and it was obviously taken care of regularly.

"Ms. Guo, who usually cleans this house?"