When Ye Feng left the hospital, it was already bright. The early morning in Yudu was still gray, as if a snowstorm was going to fall at any time.
At the foot of Maoer Mountain in Yudu, there is a construction sign that reads Tianyuan Group’s No. 1 Mine.
The mine that was robbed was Tianyuan Group's No. 1 mine, an old mine purchased from Jade Prince last year. The ores produced here are of high quality and of very high appearance.
The robbers obviously knew that the jade produced in the No. 1 mine was of high quality, so they came prepared.
The warehouse in the four-story office building has been cordoned off with yellow warning tape, and the iron lock on the warehouse's large iron door has been cut open with hydraulic shears.
The warehouse was in a mess, the shelves were knocked over, jades were scattered all over the floor, some were thrown directly outside the door, and the walls of the office were full of bullet holes.
Due to such a serious incident, Mine No. 1 has stopped production and only two security guards are left on duty.
Ye Feng came to the warehouse that had been robbed. One of the security guards on duty was a middle-aged man, thin and dark. He did not recognize Ye Feng and thought he was there to watch the fun.
"Don't look at it, young man. There's nothing to see."
Ye Feng revealed his identity: "My name is Ye Feng and I am the medical consultant of Tianyuan Group."
Everyone in Tianyuan Group knows Ye Feng's name. The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then asked in disbelief, "Are you Mr. Ye, the medical consultant of Tianyuan Group? Are you often with Mr. Jiang?"
Ye Feng half-jokingly said: "Is there anything wrong? It's absolutely genuine."
The other security guard was young and smart. He quickly found Ye Feng’s photo on his mobile phone and confirmed that it was Ye Feng, the medical consultant of Tianyuan Group.
The young security guard quickly invited Ye Feng into the office and made a cup of tea for him. He smiled apprehensively and said, "It's Mr. Ye. This is the first time we meet you. It's too cold outside. Please come in and have a cup of hot tea to drive away the cold. The headquarters has finally sent someone. Something big has happened here."
Ye Feng was not in the mood to sit down, let alone drink tea. He walked around the office and looked around.
The two security guards also followed Ye Feng around, with respectful expressions, like two little followers.
Ye Feng asked casually: "Were you two on duty here last night?"
As if afraid of being implicated in last night's robbery, the young security guard pointed at the middle-aged uncle and answered first: "I am on the early shift today and just came this morning. Uncle Zhao was on duty here last night and he saw everything."
Uncle Zhao recalled what happened last night and was still terrified: "I was on duty here last night and heard some noise outside. I found someone picking the lock. I wanted to go out and catch them, but they fired a volley of bullets at me. Fortunately, I dodged quickly, otherwise I would have been shot like a hornet's nest. You can see the walls are full of bullet holes. I couldn't beat them with my baton."
He specifically pointed to the bullet holes on the wall and showed them to Ye Feng. Ye Feng was helpless as the security force was a bit weak.
Ye Feng comforted Uncle Zhao and said, "It's not your fault. Human life is more important than jade. Besides, the other party has a gun and you only have a baton. The difference in strength between the two sides is too great."
After hearing what Ye Feng said, Uncle Zhao's expression looked better. He was afraid that Ye Feng would say that he was timid and would hold him responsible.
"How did Lu Dayou get shot?"
"Boss Lu was also on duty here last night. He had a gun in his office on the second floor, and he engaged the enemy directly. However, there were four of them, and he was alone. He was outnumbered and was shot twice."
Ye Feng came to the door of the warehouse and looked inside. More than a dozen shelves in the warehouse had been knocked over and raw stones were rolling everywhere.
Ye Feng crawled under the yellow cordon at the warehouse door. The young security guard Xiao Liu reminded him, "Boss Ye, the police had just left before you came. The police wouldn't let us in. They said this was a crime scene and they had to protect the scene."
"Didn't the police come to investigate the scene?"
Uncle Zhao explained: "The police came to investigate a long time ago. They came after the incident last night, but they said they might come again and wouldn't let us in. We were afraid of destroying the scene, so we didn't dare to go in."
"Since we've already inspected it, let's just ignore it. Come in and help me put up the shelf."
Two security guards also crawled under the cordon into the warehouse, and together with Ye Feng, they propped up more than a dozen knocked-over shelves, and put the raw stones back on the shelves in different categories.
After a while, the warehouse became tidy and clean again.
While arranging the shelves, Ye Feng suddenly found a small piece of yellow cloth with a little cotton on it hanging on a sharp protrusion on one of the shelves.
It looks like someone's clothes were scratched.
After leaving the warehouse, Ye Feng found two surveillance cameras above his head, facing the warehouse door.
He curiously asked Xiao Liu and Uncle Zhao: "Did our surveillance video capture the four robbers?"
Xiao Liu rushed to answer: "We did take pictures, and they were very clear, but they were all masked, so it was useless to take pictures. We all watched the video, and no one recognized them."
“Oh, show me the video too.”
Ye Feng followed Uncle Zhao to the security room's monitoring server, and Uncle Zhao played the video of the robbery that took place last night for Ye Feng to watch.
The lights were on at the door of the warehouse all the time, so the surveillance video was very clear. It captured exactly what the four men were wearing, what guns they were holding, how they picked the lock, and how they fired the guns.
Ye Feng suddenly discovered that one of the robbers was wearing a yellow cotton jacket, the fabric of which was exactly the same as the one on the shelf.
Only then did he realize that the piece of fabric was obviously torn by the sharp iron spikes on the legs of the shelf when the robber pushed it over.
At this moment, the surveillance monitor showed a black SUV slowly approaching and stopping in front of the office building.
The car door opened and two people got out of the car. Ye Feng recognized one of them, it was Prince Jade.
He was wearing a gold-threaded Tang suit and gold-threaded glasses. He had a solemn expression and an extraordinary demeanor. In his hand was his pet, a snow-white dog.
The other was a tall and strong man wearing a black suit with a stern look on his face. He was obviously his driver and bodyguard.
Looking at the bullet holes on the wall of the office building, Prince Jade shook his head, revealing a trace of reluctance.
Ye Feng walked out of the office: "Haha, what brings Prince Jade here?"
Security guard Xiao Liu and Uncle Zhao also knew Prince Jade, who was a big shot in Jade City, rich enough to rival a country. They watched from afar with envy on their faces.
Hearing Ye Feng's voice, Prince Yu was a little surprised and looked at Ye Feng in surprise. He didn't expect Ye Feng to be here and thought that Ye Feng had been in the capital.
He quickly clasped his fists and bowed to Ye Feng, saying, "It's you, Brother Ye. It's been more than a year since we last met. When are you coming to Yudu? Tell me earlier so I can pick you up."
"I just arrived this morning too."
"How about we go to Zuixianlou for a drink at noon?"
Ye Feng waved his hand and refused: "I am here to solve the case. I won't drink until the robber is caught."
(End of this chapter)