Memory inheritor

Chapter 108 Closing the Net

Looking at Zhou Huai's information on the large screen, Yu Zhen pondered for a moment and then suddenly said, "This Zhou Huai is a musician."

"So it's young people?" Du Heng didn't quite understand his logic.

"That's not what I meant," Yu Zhen shook his head. "Peng Jun and Li Yunxiang, in a sense, were killed by sound. So someone who understands music should be a very important part of the Guide Light Society."

"That makes sense!" Du Heng couldn't help but clap his hands.

Director Liang stood up, looked at Zhou Huai's information on the large screen, and said, "Immediately set up remote surveillance on Zhou Huai and notify Wei Hongbo that if conditions permit, 'invite' him over first."

"Yes!" Yu Zhen responded and began making arrangements in the command room.

The task force's routine investigative work was generally directed and arranged by Director Shi. However, when it came to unconventional methods, Director Liang gave the orders directly.

What makes this case special is that if the police follow the standard procedures, by the time they get the evidence, the suspect will either have fled or be dead. They have no choice but to take some special measures.

So since a proper investigation is impossible, they might as well not investigate at all and "invite" the person in to find evidence later. Director Liang wouldn't delegate such irregularities to others; he would take full responsibility.

A short while later, Guo Weiran returned, a look of anxiety on his face.

"Reporting to Director Liang and Director Shi, the suspect, Chen Xuemin, booked a flight to an Eastern European country at around 5 PM on July 4th, departing at 1:45 AM on July 5th. She arrived at the airport around 11 PM on July 4th and went through security shortly after. There is currently about an hour until her flight's departure."

(Note: It was past midnight, early morning of July 5th.)

The expressions of the people in the command room all turned serious.

Chen Xuemin's actions strongly suggest she is fleeing the country to avoid prosecution. Her public identity is that of a kindergarten principal, and her decision to leave the country at this time greatly increases the suspicion surrounding her.

Du Heng asked, "How did she get the visa?"

Guo Weiran said, "She has a Schengen Area D visa, but it's unclear when she obtained it. She has no record of leaving the country in the past three years."

Director Shi said, "If she is Ms. Chen, a core member of the Light Guiding Association, obtaining a visa would not be difficult."

Du Heng said, "She booked the plane ticket at 5 pm yesterday. She must have noticed something was wrong around that time, but she wasn't sure yet, so she left a few more hours to observe."

As of 5 p.m. yesterday, the three Professors Finch had been "missing" for about 20 hours. If "Ms. Chen" had maintained regular contact with them, she would have noticed something amiss.

The task force anticipated this and did not take any chances. However, they were unable to confirm this because they did not know how the "round-faced student" communicated with Finch and his group.

Guo Weiran said, "I think there's another possibility: she wants to observe and confirm further to see exactly where the problem lies. This should be very important for the Light Guide Association."

As they were talking, the airport footage was transmitted to the command center, and Chen Xuemin's boarding information was also attached to it.

She sat on a chair near the boarding gate, carrying a small shoulder bag. She would look down at her phone and then look around, her expression very calm, just like an ordinary traveler.

"She's definitely not normal," Yu Zhen said, looking at the large screen. "Someone who rarely travels abroad, whether for business or leisure, shouldn't be as calm as her, right?"

"That's not all." Du Heng tapped the boarding information on the big screen. "She bought a business class ticket, but she's sitting here so she can better observe her surroundings."

"Will she tell Zhou Huai about it?" Yu Zhen asked with some concern.

This possibility certainly exists. Both "Round Face" and "Student" have been to Mu Jie's safe house. Even if "Student," like Mu Jie, doesn't know the true identity of "Round Face Lady," he at least knows she's an accomplice.

Realizing this, Yu Zhen once again instructed the remote monitoring personnel to intensify their efforts to confirm Zhou Huai's movements, and reminded Wei Hongbo to remain calm and not act rashly.

Soon after, the latest information about Zhou Huai was also relayed to the command center.

At this moment, Zhou Huai was in his apartment. Footage taken by a beyond-visual-range drone confirmed that Zhou Huai was sitting in the living room watching TV, occasionally glancing at his phone.

"He's still awake at this hour, could he be waiting for news from Chen Xuemin?" Yu Zhen guessed.

"Wei Ran's guess might be correct," Du Heng said in a deep voice. "These two people may be trying to determine whether there is a problem and where the problem lies through their own observations."

"This is troublesome," Yu Zhen frowned.

"So, should we arrest her or not?" Guo Weiran asked, pointing to Chen Xuemin on the big screen.

Since they knew Chen Xuemin was highly suspicious, they couldn't let her leave right under the police's noses. But if they took action against her, her "circuit breaker" would be triggered, and she would die quickly, leaving the police with a corpse, and Zhou Huai would suffer the same fate.

The reason they were able to successfully "invite" the three Professors Finch before was because the professors were completely unaware of the situation. Now that Chen Xuemin and Zhou Huai have become highly vigilant, the old methods are no longer effective.

"Remotely monitor her without alerting her. Zhou Huai should remain inactive," Director Liang said, standing up. "Send me Chen Xuemin's information, and I'll figure something out."

Guo Weiran responded and quickly went to handle it.

"Director Shi, you'll be in charge of planning the next steps. I'll be leaving for a bit," Director Liang instructed before leaving the command center.

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After obtaining the necessary information from Tang Jinxia, ​​Wei Hongbo left with Zhang Shengyong.

After the two left the club and got into the car, Wei Hongbo immediately reported the situation to the leadership team and then waited for further orders.

Zhang Shengyong first drove the car towards the headquarters, saying as he turned the steering wheel, "I didn't expect to be able to benefit from Hongsi's influence. Speaking of which, Ji Cheng is really insightful."

"He's someone important." Wei Hongbo nodded.

He hadn't expected to get the information so easily. But whether Zhou Huai was a suspect still needed further confirmation.

The two had only been walking for a few minutes when Wei Hongbo received a call from Yu Zhen, who then briefly relayed the message to Zhang Shengyong: "Chief Yu wants us to act expediently and 'invite' someone when the opportunity arises."

"Hey, this is great!" Zhang Shengyong perked up as soon as he heard it.

"You're so enthusiastic about doing illegal things?" Wei Hongbo questioned.

"Aren't you excited?" Zhang Shengyong retorted. "Don't you feel like you're a secret agent?"

"Come on. What kind of secret agents are we talking about on our own turf?"

After exchanging only a few words, the two received a notification from Yu Zhen, instructing them not to act rashly, as the suspect might already be on guard.