"Of course not," Qing Chen explained, "When a question is posed, the answer is actually already written in the sands of ti."
He sat at the back of the lecture hall, silently watching the screens play at sixteen tis speed.
Morning stretched into noon, noon turned into dusk, and dusk dragged on until midnight.
At that mont, Lu Yuan and the others suddenly noticed blood dripping from Qing Chen’s nose.
The Kunlun mbers truly understood how hard Qing Chen was pushing himself. Even just fast-forwarding through a single video would make them see stars, let alone doing what Qing Chen did and watching dozens of them.
Lu Yuan handed a napkin over in silence.
Qing Chen rely wiped away the blood with no intention of stopping.
In the next mont, Qing Chen stood up and shouted, "Rewind videos 131, 137, 141, 147 to 30 minutes ago and play them slowly!"
Lu Yuan was startled; from morning till now, this was the first ti Qing Chen had given orders. The extra Kunlun mbers were barely containing themselves.
Just when everyone thought today would yield no results, Qing Chen finally spoke!
The young man stood up and stepped in front of several screens, ticulously observing sothing.
Lu Yuan and the others held their breath, fearing they might disturb Qing Chen’s train of thought.
Qing Chen pointed to the left wall and said, "Open screens 12, 19, 31, 47...121 for . Set the ti to 35 minutes 12 seconds, 34 minutes 28 seconds, 32 minutes 12 seconds...1 minute 56 seconds respectively!"
Qing Chen rattled off precise numbers, causing the Kunlun mbers to scramble in a frenzied operation. The screens that were originally black on the wall all turned on with a bang, conforming to the sequence and tis he specified.
Qing Chen observed for a while longer before saying, "Now open screens 20, 37..."
In that mont, everyone fell silent.
The Kunlun mbers realized Qing Chen had found a clue!
Such an important clue that Qing Chen couldn’t help but stand up!
They saw a transport fleet entering through the southern border gate; the fleet moved seamlessly from one screen to another, as if driving across the wall, with the video’s transitions so deft one had to admire it!
Slowly, during the transport fleet’s journey, the leading vehicle suddenly broke away from the convoy, heading toward the Fifth District.
Everyone in the lecture hall watched as it drove out from the dark screens into the area of the Fifth District, then arrived at the Flying Bird Building and entered the parking lot.
The video ended there.
Qing Chen said, "This transport fleet makes a round trip every three days between City 10 and City 20, responsible for transporting beef and lamb from the north. They should arrive at the Third District together, where the Food Quarantine Bureau conducts three inspections before the goods flow into the high-end markets of City 10. This lead vehicle, carrying raw at, did not go to the Third District, which is itself illegal, and they had never done this before."
Qing Chen continued, "Moreover, screens 131 and 137 are all high-definition caras. The Third District is all high-definition. You can see the convoy’s drivers are very consistent, they’ve never switched before, except this ti."
The Kunlun mbers exchanged glances—what kind of mind, what kind of analytical power does it take to notice a driver switch in a convoy amongst so many screens?!
It’s terrifying!
Qing Chen said, "It’s more than just a driver switch. Previously, the drivers never used Bluetooth headsets while driving, but this ti they did. Xiao Ying, zoom in on the high-definition cara of screen 131. Yes, confird, they are wearing Bluetooth headsets, they are executing a mission."
Qing Chen turned to Lu Yuan, "To create a rat infestation, a prerequisite is transporting Jindai Chika’s body to City 10. Therefore, as long as we find this transport thod, we’ll also find Jindai Chika’s body and the Rat King."
He pointed to screen 149, "The Flying Bird Building parking lot, right here. From what I know, Federation sewer inspection access points are habitually built at the edges of underground parking lots to make it more convenient and cost-effective. So, they entered the sewers through here and placed Jindai Chika’s body inside."
The lecture hall was silent.
Everyone felt this mont to be utterly surreal, yet had to admit that everything Qing Chen had analyzed was traceable.
Lu Yuan recalled Qing Chen’s earlier words, "When a question is posed, the answer is actually already written in the sands of ti."
This was Qing Chen’s answer!
Lu Yuan scratched his head in frustration, wondering why he couldn’t co up with such thoughts or possess a mind like Qing Chen’s.
However, Qing Chen’s analysis wasn’t over. He instructed the operator, "Screens 134 and 137, rewind to 24 hours earlier. With Jindai Chika’s distrustful and cunning nature, he would certainly supervise the mission’s execution. This plan was too important; he had to see his own body put inside personally. So, before the vehicle entered, either he or soone he trusted the most would enter or exit the Flying Bird Building, or loiter outside the parking lot."
But this ti, Qing Chen didn’t find any suspicious figures.
"How could it be? You must be here," Lu Yuan asked, "Could it be he’s staying inside? That way he wouldn’t need to go in and out to monitor the mission’s execution."
Qing Chen looked at Lu Yuan in surprise, "Sleeping atop a rat infestation? Doesn’t fear dying fast enough...This must be the earliest area in the Fifth District to experience a rat infestation; he wouldn’t be that foolish. Open all the videos around screens 134 and 137. He must be hiding in the blind spot of surveillance, which is easy to do, but he will definitely leave that area, so I need to expand the search range."
Qing Chen’s eyes shone brightly; he knew he was getting very, very close to the opponent.
The videos played continuously, and Qing Chen’s eyes began to feel sore. This was the first ti since drinking the realm callia that he experienced eye soreness.
But then, Qing Chen suddenly shouted, "Stop!"
Xiao Ying and the others imdiately hit the pause button.
Qing Chen was smiling now.
In the corner of screen 148, he saw a young man in sunglasses and smiled with utter joy.
Lu Yuan followed his gaze, "Has this person appeared in other videos, and what did he do?"
"It’s precisely because he hasn’t appeared in other videos that it’s suspicious," Qing Chen stated calmly, "In 8 hours, the Fifth District’s floating population reached 210,000, appearing in each surveillance at least 6 tis, but only he, as if erging from thin air, appeared just this once."
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