Gaowu invasion, I can see the future

24: Subtle ‘disguise’, Lai Shang’s cousin“Captain, for this serial murder case, we’ve temporarily locked down an area, and the Seventh Team has identified four suspect targets.”

Just as he finished speaking, Li Yunbin pulled the car over to the side of the road.

“Everyone, take a look at the suspect information.”

Everyone picked up their respective tablets.

The main intelligence analyzed this time was: multiple images captured by the psychic camera during the first and third murder cases.

If the murderer wasn’t too cunning, then the two action trajectories and the three crime locations could be used to delineate an area.

Another issue in the intelligence was that no images were captured by the psychic camera during the second murder case.

One guess was that the murderer lived very close to that crime scene.

Through this analysis, even considering the possibility of indiscriminate killing, they could still narrow it down to the Yun’an Electronic Factory area.

The four suspects identified now were chosen based on the victims’ independent social connections.

After all, criminals with extraordinary power, as long as their self-awareness exists, generally choose to retaliate against those they hate. This is human nature, and not all criminals are highly intelligent.

Bai Yu saw a suspect in the intelligence that matched his known information very well, and his heart settled down.

It was just a little awkward.

The case analysis mentioned the record about ‘dropouts’ that he had sent to the analysis team.

He was still thinking in his heart, hoping Team Leader Li could pretend not to see it and let it slide.

It was like doing a small action in class, hoping the teacher didn’t see it.

Thinking of this, he turned his head slightly and secretly glanced at Li Yunbin.

But coincidentally, their eyes met.

Li Yunbin merely smiled faintly and asked, “Bai Yu, which of these four suspects do you think we should approach first?”

Seeing that smile, Bai Yu’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, feeling somewhat seen through.

But his reaction was still very quick.

It looked like Li Yunbin was testing him, and he was thinking seriously.

“We’re closest to Yun’an Electronic Factory, why don’t we go there?”

Saying that, Bai Yu scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, “My Da Gu’s niece works there, I don’t know if she’s still there now.”

As he spoke, he also looked at Li Yunbin’s eyes.

He couldn’t see anything unusual.

But Bai Yu vaguely felt that Li Yunbin didn’t like his ’disguise’.

Zhao Bin and Jiang Chen probably also noticed a slight problem.

As for Qin Wanqing… on the surface, she seemed like that kind of cold and intelligent goddess, as if she could understand everything. However, there was also a silly feeling about her. So the conclusion was: he didn’t know if she understood or not.

As for Liu Feifei…

She excitedly said, “Your niece? Perfect, we can meet her and see if she’s suitable to be friends with.”

“...You definitely won’t like being friends with her.”

“Why?”

“You’ll understand when you meet her in person.”

After the conversation ended, Bai Yu began to ponder Li Yunbin as a person.

As the Team Leader of the Seventh Team, and with a strong background.

From their brief interaction, Li Yunbin was a cold and assertive person.

To be able to serve as a Team Leader and manage such a large team, he must possess some leadership qualities.

Bai Yu knew in his heart that a person like Li Yunbin would definitely want to have a thorough understanding of all members in his team.

Compared to Li Yunbin, Bai Yu clearly appeared too mysterious, beyond his ‘control’.

To exaggerate slightly: when humans face the unknown, they often feel fear.

Li Yunbin might not be afraid, but he would always worry that Bai Yu could pose a threat to the team.

What if Bai Yu was a pawn of the Odd Gods, and that’s why he behaved this way?

That possibility was certainly not zero.

Bai Yu understood this concern, which gave him a headache.

‘A showdown is impossible, after all, we’ve only known each other for less than a day.’

‘However, I shouldn’t over-disguise myself. Actions like deliberately scratching my head and shifting the topic to my niece, as I just did, won’t fool people like Li Yunbin. Instead, it will only make him more wary and create distance.’

‘The best outcome would be to reach some kind of unspoken understanding, I suppose.’

He couldn’t believe that everyone in this world was foolish.

Just like Zhang Youpeng, he wasn’t foolish either; he probably guessed something.

Bai Yu could pretend nothing happened because his status was much higher than Zhang Youpeng’s!

But for Bai Yu and Li Yunbin, it was the opposite.

Yun’an Electronic Factory.

It only took them five minutes to reach the entrance.

They had already notified the factory in advance that they needed to enter for investigation.

Coincidentally, Yun An Group, which was behind them, had sent people to inspect the factory today.

Upon learning of the Investigation Bureau’s arrival, several leaders also enthusiastically rushed over, ready to welcome them.

Leading them was a middle-aged man wearing glasses, with a slightly protruding belly, who exuded a strong leadership aura—Xu Deputy Director of the Production Department, Xu Guangsheng.

He enthusiastically said, “Haha, Team Leader Li! I didn’t expect it to be you coming.”

Team Leader Li, seeing this, also exchanged a few polite words.

From the stance, this Xu Deputy Director was more deferential.

After a few words, Xu Deputy Director looked around. It was currently 11:30 AM, almost time for workers to get off work, and the flow of people was large, so he said, “Why don’t we find a place to talk in detail?”

“Hmm. But don’t make it too complicated.”

He was also worried that a full reception process would waste too much time.

Xu Deputy Director, on the other hand, was thinking, if the Team Leader of the Seventh Team is here, could it be that there’s some troublesome supernatural monster in his factory?

He had heard about the employee dormitory deaths last time; it was said the bodies were very gruesome.

But later, the investigators didn’t thoroughly investigate within his factory.

Now they’ve come...

Could it be that they’ve now determined the murderer is still in the factory?

That would be troublesome! He needed to ask clearly, at least to have some idea.

It was now closing time, and workers were streaming out of the factory building in batches.

Chen Man was walking and chatting with a few familiar sisters. As they passed a crossroads, they saw the leaders who had come to inspect the factory that morning.

A close friend next to her said, “It’s these old guys! Because our team’s production wasn’t standardized, they deducted two hundred from each of us! It’s infuriating!”

“By the way, who are those six young people? How come these leaders seem so respectful towards them?”

“They must be rich second-generation heirs, with higher status, of course.”

“The guys are all so handsome!”

Chen Man, however, remained silent at this moment. She stared intently at one person in the crowd, examining him closely.

The girl holding Chen Man’s hand asked, “Manman, who do you think is the most handsome?”

But Chen Man stood still.

“What’s wrong?”

Chen Man still didn’t speak, but walked straight towards the group of leaders.

The other girls wondered, “What’s wrong with Chen Man?”

“I don’t know.”

“She’s not going to try to hit on them, is she?”

“Don’t even think about it. These rich second-generation heirs only care about looks, and who knows how many women they’ve secretly been with.”

“Even if I knew it would end in a breakup, I’d still be willing to start!”

“That’s roughly the situation. Currently, these are just suspect targets, and it’s not confirmed whether they are the murderer.”

“Understood. So, should we call the person over? Or should Team Leader Li go directly?”

“Call them to an empty building within the factory. It’s best to handle it under the factory’s name, so as not to alert them.”

“Don’t worry, this small matter can definitely be handled well!”

After speaking, Xu Deputy Director looked at the factory manager. The factory manager was just about to send someone to call Zhu Chen over.

Then he heard a shout from behind.

“Bai Yu, cousin!”

Hearing this voice, Bai Yu instinctively turned around.

Li Yunbin and the others also turned around, and the accompanying leaders were also curious, looking back.

They saw a girl with a few strands of green hair excitedly looking at Bai Yu, then she jogged over and opened her arms for a hug.

Due to the height difference, she only hugged his neck, looking as if she was hanging there.

Chen Man quickly scanned the people present, then let go of her arms and excitedly said, “It really is you!”

Bai Yu’s expression, however, was one of helplessness.

He knew his cousin quite well.

Since junior high, she had been extremely rebellious, the type of delinquent girl. Later, when she went to vocational school, she often didn’t come home at night and spent her summer and winter breaks hanging out outside, and no one knew how she managed her accommodation.

A complete problem child, who had given his Da Gu high blood pressure.

They barely had any contact.

Yet now she was acting so excited and enthusiastic...

She definitely had an ulterior motive.