"I don't mean it like that, it's just a routine investigation. Tell me everything you know. Someone is injured now, and this matter can be big or small. If you don't confess, it won't do you any good."
"I'm confessing, I didn't do anything. And before Yan Yonghua disappeared, I had meticulously checked. It should be his equipment that had a problem, or his improper operation."
Kuangg Junxiong pushed all responsibility onto Yan Yonghua, but I didn't say anything to him. I just replied, "As an experienced skydiving coach, didn't you notice anything amiss before Yan Yonghua departed?"
"Many things are unknowns. I can't control everything every time, that's why I said it was an accident," Kuang Junxiong explained again.
I observed his reaction carefully and found him to be very calm, without any fear. At this moment, Professor Huo arrived on the island with several teachers and some students.
When his close friends learned that Yan Yonghua had an accident, they came immediately. I also followed them to the medical room. Under the suggestion of an old doctor, Yan Yonghua should be sent to the hospital for treatment now, otherwise, his condition would only worsen.
Professor Huo was the person in charge of this trip. With such a situation, he had to bear significant responsibility. Without saying much, he arranged for a boat to take a few students and Teacher Huang away from Rainbow Island. Zhang Keying and I were a little dejected and scared at the time, not knowing if this trip could proceed smoothly.
I knew that this trip was very important to Zhang Keying, but there was nothing I could do to prevent the current situation. Watching Professor Huo and the others depart by boat, we temporarily returned to the Rainbow Island Hotel. There was no other news yet, and some teachers and students had returned to their rooms to rest.
Back in the room, while Zhang Keying was showering, I accidentally found an envelope on the windowsill. I picked it up, opened it, and saw another letter hidden inside: "Detective He, it's me again, haha. Was the scene just now exciting? Yes, it was all me. I'm only telling you now that I was there. Don't think it's over. The graduation trip has several more days. At midnight tonight, I will take someone away from the hotel. You better be vigilant, haha. This person might be a friend of yours. If you let her be taken away this time, I will mercilessly kill him and plunge you into eternal sorrow."
I squeezed the yellowed letter tightly. I didn't expect the other party to leave me another challenge. He even specified midnight tonight. Could he really do it?
Regardless, there was no time to waste. I banged hard on the bathroom door. Zhang Keying thought something was wrong. I told her about the challenge letter. She quickly got dressed in the bathroom and came out. Seeing the letter in my hand, she anxiously said, "Then we must notify the students! And have the police on alert!"
"There's only an hour left. I don't know if it's enough time, but I've already called."
Twenty minutes later, everyone gathered in the hotel lobby. Due to the first disappearance incident, the police were extremely vigilant. Captain Guo, a criminal investigator from the Rainbow Island police station, told us upon arrival, "We have dispatched all our forces and are currently sealing off the hotel. Please don't move around if you have nothing to do. We will not let the culprit succeed."
With that, countless police officers began to assign tasks. All entrances and exits of the hotel, as well as the elevators and back doors, were guarded by police, making it extremely secure. Theoretically, with this setup, it should be impossible for anyone to infiltrate and carry out a kidnapping.
As a police officer, I continued to conduct further investigations, hoping to ensure there were no loopholes. Zhang Keying stayed by my side. With twenty minutes left until midnight, my phone suddenly rang. It was Liu Yuning calling.
I stood by an escalator and answered the phone.
"I heard you received another threatening letter?"
"Yes, the situation is a bit serious. Captain Guo here has dispatched over a hundred police officers to guard every entrance and exit of the hotel. Theoretically, there shouldn't be any problems!"
"You should still be careful. If something happens during the trip, your responsibility will be quite significant. If necessary, I'll have to come over myself, otherwise, I won't be at ease!"
"With you in command, I feel much more at ease. Although Rainbow Island is a bit far from Guangming City, any incidents here are still under our jurisdiction. Bring Gao Mingqiang and Xiao Yuande with you!"
"Alright, give me some time. I really didn't expect you to run into trouble on this trip. He Sheng, I really don't want to say it, but you truly have a Conan-like attribute!"
I felt a little embarrassed by Liu Yuning's words, but it wasn't a time for jokes. We had to act immediately. More people coming to help would definitely be a good thing.
After hanging up, I kept looking at the time on my phone. For us now, midnight was like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment.
A phone call had taken up five minutes of my time. When I paid attention to the time again, the students in the hotel lobby were all huddled together nervously, comforting each other. Many boys even held their friends' hands, and some girls held their best friends tightly, or clung to their boyfriends, as if letting go for a moment would result in someone being taken away.
But this was also good. Since everyone was crowded together, if someone was taken away, the people next to them would immediately react. With ten minutes left, I went outside the hotel again and checked a few entrances. Besides the front and back doors, the hotel had two other exits, C and D, and a fire escape. However, these entrances and exits were all guarded by police. Theoretically, not to mention people, not even a fly could get out or in.
Looking at the meticulous deployment of the police, I thought there would be no slip-ups this time. Seeing that time was running out, I went to Captain Guo and greeted him. He solemnly said to me, "Don't worry, Officer He. I won't let anything happen again. If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known. Recently, there have been such brazen criminals, daring to give you advance notice before committing a crime. When I was young, many were revenge killings, or love killings. Today's criminals are truly becoming more cunning."