When we arrived at the coal yard, Xiao Yuande was already speaking with the manager."Is this your captain?" the manager asked, turning his attention to me."Hello, sir. Have you seen a white Porsche pass through here recently?""I've already told him—I did see such a car, and at the time, Zhang Jiye was still inside," the manager confirmed to me.After leaving the coal yard, Zhang Jiye reportedly got out of the car, but it's unclear when he disappeared.I asked the manager to show us the surveillance footage from around his factory. Inside the monitoring room, the security guard started playing the recordings from the 18th, covering the entire day and evening.As soon as the footage began, I called out, "Speed it up!""Double speed!""Four times!""Eight times!""Sixteen times!""No, that's not enough. Thirty-two times!"The security guard, confused by my rapid commands, asked, "Officer, can you even spot anything at this speed?""Just keep going and don't ask questions!"I didn't answer him. My sharp observational skills, enhanced by my unique "deep gaze," allowed me to process multiple frames and detect subtle details even at high speed.Finally, when the footage was running at 64 times speed, I shouted, "Stop!"Everyone jumped in surprise. I instructed the security guard to zoom in on the upper-left corner of the coal yard's waste disposal area."Closer. Zoom in more!"Sure enough, we spotted Zhang Jiye exiting the car and making a phone call. The timestamp showed it was around 5 PM. However, after this point, there was no trace of him in any subsequent footage.This indicated the coal yard was likely the last place where Zhang Jiye had been seen.Turning to the manager, I asked, "Do you recognize this young man?""Him? I think I've seen him before. I was with a female client, and he seemed unusually interested in her. He even tried to flirt and ask for her WeChat.""Really?""Yes. At the time, I thought, 'What's wrong with kids these days?'"It appeared Zhang Jiye had a habit of pursuing women. While Xiao Yuande copied the footage, I continued questioning the manager. "Do you remember what he was saying?""He had his phone out and seemed to be saying something like, 'Just wait and see. Tonight, I'll meet that cute chick.'""You're certain of this?""That's what I recall."I decided to test the manager further, adding, "As the last person to see the missing individual, you are a prime suspect."Hearing this, the manager waved his hands nervously. "No, officer, I swear I didn't do anything!"His response seemed genuine—not rehearsed or calculated—so I believed he was telling the truth.From this, all I could confirm was that Zhang Jiye had been on a call mentioning someone he referred to as a "cute chick." The number he had dialed was his classmate Huang Xueming's.With nothing else significant to uncover, I instructed Xiao Yuande and the others to wrap things up. Just as we were about to leave, a convoy of luxury cars suddenly pulled up near Dexing Coal Yard.One of the cars, a black sedan, opened, and out stepped Zhang Huilong. He stormed over with several men in sunglasses and immediately kicked the coal yard manager in the stomach, yelling, "You bastard! Hand over my son right now!""I didn't take your son! Aren't the police still investigating?" the manager gasped, clutching his stomach in pain.As Zhang prepared to strike again, I and Xiao Yuande quickly intervened, pulling him back. "Mr. Zhang, calm down! We're still investigating.""I'm sure it's this rat-faced bastard who kidnapped my child!" Zhang shouted, flailing his arms, his bodyguards holding him back.Under the circumstances, I had no choice but to detain the coal yard manager, Lai Yangze, and bring him back to the station for questioning. After resolving the situation at the coal yard, I returned to Li Xiude's house with Xiao Yuande. It was surprisingly close to the restaurant we had visited earlier.Upon reaching the estate, I noticed that Li Xiude had returned. His wife had previously claimed he was still away on a business trip.Today was the 20th.Given that the white Porsche had reportedly been seen leaving his property, I felt it was necessary to question him directly.As we approached the residence, Li Xiude noticed us but remained calm. "Who are you looking for?" he asked, holding a watering can."Are you Li Xiude? We have some questions for you," I said, presenting my badge."Police? What's this about?" he asked, appearing genuinely puzzled."We'll discuss this inside."Inside the spacious living room, I immediately noticed that behind one of the walls was a large graveyard. Ancient sunflower trees encircled numerous tombstones, adding a heavy, eerie atmosphere to the space.It was unsettling.