1183 I Want to Make You Stay 61 (1/2)
An Xiaoning shifted her gaze onto the items in the coffin and said to Wang Jinsheng, ”Get someone to put on a pair of gloves and remove the items from the coffin.”
”Alright.” Wang Jinsheng immediately did as instructed.
The moment An Xiaoning saw the items, she immediately understood why they had waited for her to arrive before retrieving them.
The items were of no archeological value and were merely just tools used for performing rituals.
She could tell that the corpse was indeed not an ordinary one.
”Can you guys deduce when this corpse dates back to?”
”It has been around for about three decades.”
”Got it. I'll be making a trip to the police station now. Keep me posted and call me if there are any updates,” An Xiaoning instructed.
”Alright.”
She pondered over the incident throughout her journey to the police station.
The matter was rather serious. If the people had gone missing because of the corpse, she could easily solve the problem by nabbing the zombie in time and getting rid of it afterward. However, her greatest fear was that she might not be able to get a hold of it in time. Things would blow out of proportion, and it would be difficult to keep the situation under control if that were to happen.
Upon arriving at the police station, An Xiaoning alighted from the car and sprinted toward the lobby.
Before she even reached Pan Zhenghui's office, she heard him hollering at the top of his voice. As soon as she opened the door, the deafening sounds of him barking filled her ear.
”What do you want!?!” he exclaimed in frustration. Upon discovering that it was An Xiaoning, he immediately mellowed his tone and said, ”Xiaoning… you're here.”
”Bureau Chief, why are you so riled up?”
”I'm being driven to my grave. Are you here because of that corpse too?” Pan Zhenghui asked sulkily.
”Yes, I just came from the archeological research center.”
”The higher-ups have ordered us to find the missing corpse and solve the issue within a day, by hook or by crook. Otherwise, they're going to strip me of my position. How could I not panic? Everything was going fine peacefully and yet something like that had to crop up again. We're already busy enough as it is.”
”No matter how busy you may be… you'll still have to solve the problem when it arises. Do assign more manpower to work on this case.”
Stomping his feet in anger, Pan Zhenghui said, ”We were told to keep this matter hidden from the public and not to divulge any details, lest we instill fear amongst the citizens. However, I think it's a good idea to let the news spread. At the very least, it would be easier for us to find the target with the additional aid from the public.”
”There are more cons than pros to that. There hasn't been any reported injuries or casualties that arose because of the corpse, has there? So, we must step on it,” said An Xiaoning.
Pan Zhenghui said with a frown, ”That's all we can do for now. Should we find the corpse, we'll have to trouble you to step in and resolve the issue. Xiaoning, you're our country's hope and support. You'll have to render aid whenever your help is needed.”
An Xiaoning was speechless. The only reason she was willing to help the police out was that she wanted to do something meaningful, like doing her best to reduce the number of innocent victims of crime.
Unsure when there would be an outcome, she said to Pan Zhenghui, ”Why don't I wait at home first while you keep me posted? Call me when there are any updates. There's no point in me waiting aimlessly right now.”
”Alright, alright. Xiaoning, you must keep your phone with you at all times. We never know when I might call you. It'll be troublesome if we can't contact you.”
”Yes.”
An Xiaoning returned to her car and called Fang Erlan. Xiao Yue was the one who picked up.