Chapter 41: The Tingling Scalp of Xu Changsheng, Huang Yan on the Ferris Wheel!!!

“I already know where Huang Yan is…”

Su Ming’s confident words.

In an instant, Xu Changsheng froze for a moment, even subconsciously releasing the accelerator under his feet for two seconds.

Then he quickly snapped back to reality, pressed the accelerator again, and asked in astonishment.

“Are you sure?”

“Xiao Ming, did you discover any crucial clues just now?”

It was evident.

Although he had asked Su Ming to search again for any clues, hoping to narrow down the scope, Xu Changsheng hadn’t held out much hope internally.

After all.

With only a single photo album to go on.

Determining the suspect’s current location was nearly impossible.

Because there were no clues, relying entirely on logical deduction was incredibly difficult.

To be honest.

It was already astonishing that Su Ming was able to pinpoint that Huang Yan was at Fantawild Amusement Park just from the photo album.

And now, not long after, Su Ming had even unearthed her exact location?

This was truly… too unbelievable!!!

……

Sensing the shock in Xu Changsheng’s voice.

Su Ming didn’t try to keep him in suspense and narrowed his eyes, gazing at the nearby circular amusement ride, speaking slowly.

“I did indeed discover an important clue.”

“Now, let me explain to you how I determined that Huang Yan is at the amusement park.”

He paused for two seconds, collecting his thoughts, before continuing.

“Brother Sheng, you also flipped through this album that Huang Yan carefully organized.”

“So, think back…”

“Were the last 25 photos in this album all related to some amusement park visit?”

“Although the third-to-last photo was taken away by Huang Yan, we can infer from the surrounding photos that it must have been taken at the amusement park.”

“And after this visit…”

“There are no more updated photos, which indicates that Huang Yan’s parents became busy and didn’t have time to take her anywhere else.”

“Thus, the last place she visited would naturally be the one that left the deepest impression on her!!!”

“Now, combining this with the suicide note left by Huang Yan…”

“She said she wanted to die during her happiest time, which undoubtedly points to that last visit to the amusement park with her parents.”

“Once we determine Huang Yan’s target, all we need to do is identify which amusement park it was.”

“And the last photo happens to feature a bus, which is why I asked you earlier…”

“About the starting point of bus route 19, and from there, I concluded that the amusement park was Fantawild Amusement Park!!!”

“This is the general process I followed to determine the main location!!!”

Upon hearing this, Xu Changsheng was already in shock, secretly biting his teeth. He hadn’t expected such a detailed logical deduction.

If it were him, with his years of experience in criminal investigation, he might also have figured out Fantawild Amusement Park, but it would have taken him much more time…

Possibly ten times, or even a hundred times more time than Su Ming!

And in a case like this.

Time was life; it was the key factor in solving the case.

If Su Ming had been in the Huaihai Team twenty years earlier, perhaps…

The so-called “perfect crime” of the Magic City University dismemberment case could have been solved in no time.

As Xu Changsheng pondered this, Su Ming’s voice once again sounded.

“The main location has been determined, so next, we need to narrow down the search area.”

“Because Fantawild Amusement Park is just too large, finding Huang Yan without narrowing the scope would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.”

“Looking back at those 25 photos, it’s actually easy to make a guess.”

“Why, out of the 25 photos, did she specifically choose the third-to-last one?”

“Could it be that…”

“The third-to-last photo was the most important to Huang Yan, holding some precious uniqueness, which is why she took it with her?”

“So, we just need to figure out the content of that third-to-last photo to determine Huang Yan’s current location.”

“First, we can rule out places like the roller coaster or the swing ride, where taking photos isn’t allowed.”

“Since you can’t take photos there, Huang Yan naturally wouldn’t have any photos to help her remember!!!”

“Next…”

“We need to discover the uniqueness that might exist in the third-to-last photo, and this is the most crucial part.”

“So I kept recalling and analyzing the last twenty photos in the album, trying to figure out if there was something important missing.”

“Finally.”

“After thinking for a while, I suddenly realized something extremely important…”

“There are no family photos!!!”

“Yes, in those last twenty photos, there happens to be no family photo of the three of them!!!”

“So I immediately concluded that the photo Huang Yan valued so much, the one she took with her, was most likely the last family photo with her parents.”

“Then we can deduce that all we need to do is find the location where they took that family photo, and we’ll have Huang Yan’s current location.”

“This might sound difficult, but after careful analysis and imagination, it’s actually not that hard!!!”

“Because.”

“From the other twenty photos, I noticed a few important details.”

“First.”

“The photos fall into three categories: facility photos, photos with dolls, and quirky candid shots!!!”

“But the photos with dolls and the quirky candid shots only feature Huang Yan, with no parents, so it can only be a family photo taken at some facility!!!”

“By analyzing the facility photos, I found that even in rides like the carousel or bumper cars, only one of the parents would be in the picture with Huang Yan, while the other would be helping take the photo.”

“Because.”

“During rides, it’s not easy for other people to help take photos, so to get a family photo, they must find a spot where all three can be together, without needing to hold a steering wheel or handrails.”

“The most important thing is…”

“The scenery and atmosphere must be great, so there’s meaning in taking and printing the photo.”

“With all these requirements, even though there are many attractions at the amusement park, the range is now small enough that we can deduce the answer.”

“That is…”

At this moment.

Su Ming paused for two seconds, then pointed out the car window at the circular structure inside Fantawild Amusement Park.

“The landmark building of Fantawild Amusement Park, 160 meters high, overlooking most of the city, ranked third in the entire Dragon Country…”

“The Eye of Magic City—the Ferris Wheel!!!”