While the police officer with Cao Shixiong was having his medical check-up by Juewen at Jincan Temple, Juewen quietly spoke a few words to him, asking him to pass the message along to Cao Shixiong.
After leaving Jincan Temple with Cao Shixiong, that police officer faithfully relayed Juewen's words. Upon hearing them, Cao Shixiong was utterly astonished—Juewen's thoughts turned out to be strikingly identical to his own!
Both of them believed that the most urgent task was to locate the missing Zhitong as quickly as possible. Otherwise, two scenarios were highly likely to occur: first, Zhitong might commit suicide out of fear of punishment; second, Zhitong might be murdered by someone plotting against him in secret. Regardless of which scenario came to pass, it would have a profound impact on the progress of the investigation. Only a living Zhitong could truly crack this case.
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