Chapter 289: Time is Running Out for the Expert Group!

"Xu Jiajin."

"35 years old."

"Professor in the Department of Physics at Hong Kong University..."

"He came to Yanjing in mid-May this year for an academic seminar. He was originally scheduled to return to Hong Kong in mid-July, but because he discovered his passport and wallet were missing before boarding, he did not leave Yanjing until the beginning of this month."

"After investigation, we discovered that Chu Chen borrowed his identity to board an intercity bus and escape Yanjing..."

Inside the Expert Group's Command Room.

After Liu Xuemin finished speaking, Lin Xu immediately pulled up a high-definition screenshot from surveillance footage and projected it onto the large screen!

This screenshot was the very image captured by the Sky Eye System of Chu Chen boarding that intercity bus!

Because he had changed his appearance, the Chu Chen in the photo had completely disguised himself as Xu Jiajin, and one could not see any flaws at all.

"Everyone, the Xu Jiajin in this photo is Chu Chen..."

As soon as Liu Xuemin said this, the expressions of the experts seated there became complex, especially those of the newly joined Li Changyu and Shui Ge.

"Is it really him?" Li Changyu asked tentatively.

"It is indeed him." Lin Xu looked at him and said, "Because at the same time, the real Xu Jiajin was still at the airport."

Hearing this, Shui Ge, who had not spoken until now, said with slight shock:

"To complete a change of clothes and a disguise in such a short time, and without leaving any traces—how did he do it?"

Shui Ge's observational skills are absolutely in a league of their own in "Super Brain"!

Yet at this very moment, even this genius who can identify Water by microscopic observation could not see the flaws in Chu Chen's disguise!

It was not that he had never seen Chu Chen's disguises before, but he truly had not expected that Chu Chen's disguise skills would reach such a level!

Because so-called disguise is merely replicating someone else's appearance.

Since it is a replication, there must inevitably be more or less discrepancies in the details.

Even without understanding micro-observation, as long as one observes carefully, one would certainly be able to see some clues.

But Chu Chen's disguise had perfected every single detail to the extreme!

It was almost impossible to tell the difference!

If Liu Xuemin had not told him the truth, he would absolutely not have believed that the person in this photo was Chu Chen!

It was simply too outrageous!

"This question also puzzled us for a long time before. We still haven't figured out how his disguise technique is achieved... After the last competition ended, I even specifically visited some experts in the fields of face-changing and makeup artistry for this, but they knew very little as well..." While Shui Ge was puzzled, Chen Zijin, who was sitting next to him, added.

Hearing him say this, Shui Ge's expression became even more solemn.

Just then, Liu Xuemin spoke slowly again, continuing the previous topic:

"Using this identity of Xu Jiajin, he successfully evaded our investigation and pursuit, and then returned to Hong Kong without any obstacles."

As he spoke, another surveillance photo appeared on the large screen.

The location was Hong Kong International Airport.

In the image, Chu Chen was wearing a black suit and a pair of sunglasses, carrying a leather bag, preparing to go through airport security.

"After arriving in Hong Kong, he did not commit any crimes; he didn't even linger. He only stayed for one day before going to France."

"This photo was captured by the surveillance at Hong Kong International Airport. That day, he used Xu Jiajin's identity to successfully board a flight to Paris, France. Even the airport security did not detect any abnormalities."

After Liu Xuemin finished speaking, the experts present all frowned, feeling very puzzled by Chu Chen's behavior.

Wang Ruomei said: "Paris? What is he doing in Paris?"

Hearing this, Liu Xuemin scanned the crowd and continued: "I don't know. He changed many identities and went to many places while in Paris. Our leads also broke off here."

Inside the Command Room, there was silence.

After a while, Li Changyu slowly said: "So, whether he is currently in France or not is an unknown?"

Liu Xuemin nodded and said: "Yes, because the identities he used this time were all fake."

"Are there no leads at all?" Li Changyu asked again.

Hearing this, Lin Xu replied: "I checked those accounts on the dark web that sell fake identities, but I didn't find any connection between Chu Chen and them. I suspect these fake identities were all forged by him personally."

"Forged by himself?" Li Changyu asked in confusion.

"Mm..."

Lin Xu nodded and stopped speaking.

Forging a fake identity is not a simple matter.

The links involved in this are extremely complex.

It is by no means as simple as forging a passport.

In addition to the passport, data such as fingerprints and personal history are all indispensable; it is no different from forging a real person.

Such a thing could not be accomplished by one person alone.

Those fake identities sold at high prices on the dark web all have official backgrounds.

Without an official background, one simply cannot do this kind of thing!

That he, a fugitive criminal, could actually achieve this is simply incredible!

At this moment, the large Command Room became quiet again, but the barrage in the live stream was incredibly frantic, flooding the screen:

【Holy crap!】

【Too awesome, holy crap!】

【A real fake identity! The main thing is that it's real!】

【Impressive, my brother!】

【Whenever I see the Expert Group holding a meeting, I know that the gold content of Chu God is rising again!】

【If they knew that Chu God used magic to empty the vault of the French National Bank in Las Vegas, their jaws would definitely drop!】

【The Expert Group looks so pitiful!】

【There isn't much time left for the Expert Group!】

Inside the livestream chat, the barrage comments were buzzing with discussion.

But the atmosphere inside the Command Room remained heavy!

After a long silence, Zhu Guowei let out a long sigh and said, "What on earth does this guy want to do?"

This was a question the other experts also very much wanted to know.

But based on the information they currently possessed, the answer was not yet very clear.

After a while, Chen Zijin suddenly said, "I think France is likely his final destination, and his next crime will most likely be here, but as for what exactly he wants to do, we still need to find more clues."

Hearing this, Shui Ge nodded: "I agree with Teacher Chen's point of view, because tracing this lead to this point has not been without results. We must firmly continue to investigate along this line regarding France; there is definitely something here worth us uncovering!"

When they obtained the lead on Xu Jiajin, they had originally thought they would certainly track down Chu Chen's whereabouts, but all the clues ended abruptly in France.

Yet even so, this was the most valuable investigative direction they currently possessed; if they were to just give it up now, it would truly be a loss that outweighs the gain.

After Chen Zijin and Shui Ge finished speaking, the other experts also expressed their opinions one after another, agreeing to continue the investigation along this line.

After the meeting ended, they coordinated directly with the Pursuit Team, having the two captains, Zhou Yun and Chen Xiong, personally make a trip to France to search for clues!

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