The city had a long history, with a large number of quaint, old-style buildings. The city police station was in a dignified old building.
Li Du and the others got out of the car, and a group of reporters gathered at the entrance of the police station to take pictures of them.
Godzilla covered his face with his hands out of habit, and Brother Wolf covered his head with his clothes in advance.
Seeing this, a reporter said, "Ladies and gentlemen, what we are seeing now is the culprit in the child abduction case..."
The reporter's misunderstanding made Li Du, Hans, and the others depressed. They hurriedly shouted to the police, "How could this be?"
The police officer who was with them stopped the reporter and explained, "You are mistaken. They are not suspects, they are the people who discovered the case."
Li Du looked back at the two of them and said helplessly, "What are you two doing?"
Godzilla smiled and put down his hand. "I'm used to it."
Brother Wolf refused to let go of his clothes and said, "I can't be on TV."
The cause and effect of the matter were introduced, just as Li Du had learned from the news.
More than twenty days ago, Howard, a four-year-old boy who lived in Sydney, went with his mother to his grandmother's house in Kendall, New South Wales. It was the first time the little fellow had been there, but it turned out to be a nightmare for the family.
At about 10: 30 in the morning, Howard was wearing his favorite Superman jacket and playing in the front yard. Just as his mother went back to the house to pour tea, the little fellow disappeared. She looked all over the house but could not find him.
After receiving the call, the police and some local residents carried out a carpet search near his grandmother's house, even using police dogs and helicopters, but to no avail.
Howard's disappearance caused a great stir in Australia. For a while, the whole country paid attention to it, and many television stations reported it. That was why Li Du saw the report on the news.
In the past two or three months, there had been a lot of missing children in Australia. Howard was the eighth child to go missing, and the police had been unable to find him. They had been criticized and under a lot of pressure.
Now that Howard and the other four children had been found at the same time, the Hobart police could breathe a sigh of relief. This meant that there was a clue to this huge child abduction case.
That was why the police were so friendly to Li Du and the others. Li Du and the others were their saviors. If they could not solve the case, some of them would have to resign.
The case of the missing children was almost certain, because such cases of missing people were not uncommon in Australia, and a considerable number of people had been missing for more than a decade and had not been found. The age and time span of the missing people was huge.
According to the data provided by Australia's National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC), more than 38,000 people went missing in Australia every year, with an average of 104 people going missing every day!
However, 95% of the people were able to find them immediately. Currently, there were about 1,600 people who were unable to find them.
The National Missing Persons Coordination Center played an important role in the case of Howard and the other missing children. They had been working hard and persisting in paying close attention to the case.
Therefore, when Howard and the others were found, the core members of the organization rushed to Hobart. Countless media outlets from all over the country also rushed over.
Li Du and the others were invited into the police station. Someone brought them coffee, juice, snacks, and cakes. The three little ones also got their hands on dried fish, meat, and fruits.
The person who took their statements was the chief of the Hobart Police Department, Inspector Quentin, whom Li Du had met before. After receiving the police notice, he immediately rushed to William's Pier with his subordinates.
The atmosphere was friendly. Quentin smiled and kept giving them a thumbs-up. When he asked questions, his tone was gentle.
Li Du explained what had happened. He used Lu Guan as an excuse, saying that his subordinate had extraordinary hearing.
The focus of the statement was on Lu Guan, which was exactly what Lu Guan wanted, because he liked to be in the limelight.
"At that time, the driver was reversing and turning repeatedly. The container was swaying, and then I heard a child's voice coming from inside. If I remember correctly, he said, 'I want to breathe, I want water.'
"I was shocked at the time, man. I was scared. I've never heard a sound in a container before. You know, it's easy to associate it with horror movies and ghost stories …"
"But I believe in my hearing. I'm good at this. I'm like those guys in X-Men. You know, we have to believe in our superpowers. This is a gift from God."
Lu Guan kept talking and began to take credit for himself. Li Du glared at him and said, "Get to the point. This is a police statement, not a reporter's interview!"
Quentin said with a smile, "It's okay, Mr. Li. I'm very interested in Mr. Conrad's special ability. It's really a great talent."
Lu Guan said excitedly, "Yes, I've been waiting for this day. You don't know, this ability has never brought me any benefits. But I always believe that God gave me this ability for a reason. Now I believe it. Thank God! "
At this time, someone knocked on the door. A policewoman came in and said, "The head of the Tasmanian branch of the NMPCC is here. Chief, would you like to receive him?"
Quentin was about to speak, but then he changed his mind. He stood up and whispered a few words to the policewoman. Then he said to Lu Guan, "Mr. Conrad, did you hear what I just said?"
Lu Guan said, "Invite them for a cup of coffee. Don't these guys always accuse us of taking taxpayers' money? Let them see who's doing the work! "
Quentin gave him a thumbs up and said, "Not a bad word!"
Obviously, the relationship between the police and the Australian National Missing Persons Coordination Center was not good, but it was understandable.
The Australian National Missing Persons Coordination Center, originally under the Ministry of Justice, was established in May 1995 to effectively deal with the growing problem of missing persons, to raise the attention of the Australian public, and to strengthen cooperation with relevant international organizations.
The organization was placed under the jurisdiction of the Australian Federal Police in 2003 and expanded to become the National Missing Persons Coordination Center in 2006.
Their main role was to cooperate with the police and the media at the national level to build a broad information network, promote the dissemination of information, and provide effective intelligence. In addition, they also played an important role in educating the public to prevent missing relatives and friends, and providing data support for scholars' research.
In fact, these jobs originally belonged to the police.
Although the Australian National Missing Persons Coordination Center belonged to the police, they had just arrived. They used to belong to the Ministry of Justice, which was on the same level as the police.
Now that it had become a subordinate of the police, they were naturally dissatisfied. The two organizations had overlapping functions and were both responsible for missing persons.
In this way, if a person went missing and could not be found, neither side wanted to take responsibility and passed the buck. Once the missing person was found, both sides would fight for credit.
Because of these reasons, the relationship between the two sides was very delicate.
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