Chapter 125: Chapter 60: The Municipal Bureau Demands a Deadline for Solving the Case (Requesting Subscriptions, Favorites, and Monthly Tickets)_2
At this moment, he was still a bit nervous, but it was the kind that was normal for a regular person.
Because Luo Fei did not see any dark aura above his head.
"Don’t be nervous, we just want to check the surveillance at your hotel and ask you a bit about the situation." Luo Fei smiled and reassured him.
"Oh, I see." Wang Chuanzhi relaxed a bit and quickly said, "Then follow me, I’ll take you to the surveillance room first."
On the way, Luo Fei chatted casually with Wang Chuanzhi and suddenly said seemingly unintentionally, "By the way, I heard that the female singer Sun Ling has been staying at your hotel for the past few days, right?"
The kidnapping of Sun Ling certainly couldn’t be casually spread, so he could only hint at it indirectly.
And the news from the concert side was also temporarily blocked, so Wang Chuanzhi really hadn’t noticed anything amiss.
He chuckled and teased, "Why, are you also her fan? That’s right, Miss Sun is indeed staying at our hotel."
"But she’s a celebrity, with several accompanying staff. Even our staff rarely get to interact with her, so if you want her autograph, you’d be better off trying your luck at the concert rather than waiting here."
Evidently, he mistook Luo Fei for one of those fans seeking Sun Ling’s autograph.
Luo Fei didn’t explain, instead continuing with his words: "From what you say, it seems I really don’t have a chance. But Manager Wang, does your implication mean that other fans have come to the hotel to look for her during this time?"
"Oh, of course! Ever since Miss Sun moved in, many of her fans come by every day, and our guest rooms are fully booked. Today is the concert, otherwise, you’d see them all here."
Upon hearing this, Luo Fei exchanged a glance with Yang Mei, thinking this could potentially be a clue.
At this point, Wang Chuanzhi suddenly thought of something, "By the way, since you’re Miss Sun’s fan, why didn’t you go to her concert?"
"I would love to, but work keeps me tied up." Luo Fei deliberately gave a bitter smile.
Wang Chuanzhi slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing, "Look at me, I forgot about the nature of your job. But officers, why exactly are you checking the surveillance, has something happened at our hotel?"
"It’s nothing, don’t think too much. It’s just that the authorities are a bit worried with a celebrity coming to our county, concerned that something might go wrong, so they sent the two of us to check things over, you understand?"
With the prevalence of the internet age, even the tiniest incidents could easily become sensational, especially since Sun Ling came with a fan base.
Wang Chuanzhi immediately nodded vigorously, "Understand, understand."
As they spoke, the three of them reached the surveillance room.
"Here we are." Wang Chuanzhi said, pushing the door open and speaking to a chubby security guard inside, "Old Zhang, these two officers want to check our surveillance, please handle it."
Upon hearing that they were detectives, Old Zhang dared not neglect them and quickly said, "Officers, what time frame are you looking for?"
"Starting from the day Sun Ling checked in."
Luo Fei thought for a moment and said, upon hearing this, Old Zhang immediately started to operate the equipment.
At this point, Wang Chuanzhi added, "Officers, take your time. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll leave you to it."
"Thanks a lot, Manager Wang, you can go ahead."
After exchanging a few polite words, Wang Chuanzhi left, and Old Zhang also extracted the surveillance footage, then stood up to offer a seat, "Officer, it’s ready."
Luo Fei glanced at the images on the eight or nine surveillance screens, "Old Zhang, which of these shows the floor where Sun Ling is staying?"
"It’s the one in the middle. You see, that’s the room where Sun Ling is staying, right in the center, and the adjacent rooms are for her staff."
Perhaps for security reasons, the hotel arranged for Sun Ling’s floor to be at the top level.
Moreover, Luo Fei had just learned that besides Sun Ling and her staff, there were no other guests on that floor.
Luo Fei looked at the room layout, feeling confident, and then asked, "By the way, Old Zhang, I heard from Manager Wang that quite a few fans have come to the hotel to look for Sun Ling in these days? Do they know her room number?"
"They certainly don’t." Old Zhang responded without a second thought, "You wouldn’t believe how crazy these people are, standing around the hotel lobby daily, affecting guests’ comings and goings."
"If they knew Sun Ling’s room, the situation would be unimaginable. So the manager gave orders early on to strictly keep Sun Ling’s information confidential and also posted two security guards to watch the elevator entrance on her floor, just in case these people come up to disturb her."
"I see, got it, thanks."
Having learned what he wanted to know, Luo Fei sat down and started to watch the surveillance footage.
As usual, he set the speed to triple, keeping an eye on several screens at once without feeling strained.
"Luo Fei, with so much surveillance footage how long are you planning to watch it alone? Maybe you should copy it and let everyone at the station view it together, at least it would be quicker..."
Yang Mei pulled up a chair and sat next to Luo Fei, commenting casually, until the next moment when she stared at the fast-moving frames on the screen, almost choking on her own saliva.
"No way, Luo Fei, are you really watching the surveillance in triple speed? Can you even see anything clearly?"
From the Wang Fu case, Luo Fei’s feat of watching surveillance in triple speed had long been spread around the police team by the big mouth Wang Lei.
Yang Mei naturally had heard of it, but she always thought Wang Lei was exaggerating.
After all, triple speed, what normal person could manage that?
But now she realized, Wang Lei might not have been exaggerating.
Luo Fei replied without turning his head, "It’s alright."
He remained focused, eyes glued to the screen, particularly fixated on the surveillance window showing the hotel lobby.
Because according to Old Zhang, the perpetrators were certainly unable to reach the top floor, so the most likely place they would appear was indeed the lobby.
Seeing this, Yang Mei decided not to disturb him further, she stood up, "I’ll go out and investigate a bit more, gather some information."
"Alright, oh right, remember to ask the front desk for a list of recent guest information."
Just as the manager mentioned, it was after Sun Ling’s arrival that the hotel became fully booked, so it’s possible the culprit might be hidden among the guests.
"Got it." Yang Mei replied.
After she left, Luo Fei continued watching intently for quite a while.
Much like the manager described, from the time Sun Ling checked in, there were many fans in the hotel lobby.
As for why he could be so certain they were fans and not hotel guests, it was because these people were either carrying flowers or holding gifts.
Not much different from the frenzied fans he recalled from celebrity fandom, thus making it difficult for Luo Fei to analyze useful information from the footage for now.
But he did not give up, persisting in his review.
However, Sun Ling had checked in several days ago, and even with triple speed, he couldn’t possibly go through it all in a short time.
After some time, he was planning to call Old Zhang in to copy the footage back to the police station for further review.
It was then that Yang Mei returned, followed by Zhao Donglai and Yang Su.
"Captain Zhao, you’ve come."
"How’s it going, Luo Fei? Any findings?"
Upon entering, Zhao Donglai asked anxiously.
"Not yet." Luo Fei shook his head, "But I suspect the person who kidnapped Sun Ling is likely one of her fans. Coincidentally, there’ve been quite a few fans coming to the hotel recently; perhaps the person is hiding among them."
"So I plan to copy the footage and work overtime tonight to review it, perhaps we might discover something."
After hearing his plan, Zhao Donglai’s expression turned grim, "We might not have that much time."
Luo Fei was somewhat surprised, "Why?"
"Because Sun Ling’s agent just made a fuss about it to the city bureau, Director Zheng personally called me, ordering us to find Sun Ling by tonight, or else the city police will take over first thing tomorrow morning."