Chapter 59: The Expert Group's Decision!

Is reaching the summit only a part of it?

Is the final parachuting the real point?

After hearing this analysis from Chen Zijin, the four experts were suddenly enlightened!

But right now, this hindsight could no longer change anything.

They were, after all, one step behind Chu Chen!

If they had discovered these clues before he reached the summit of Mount Everest, perhaps there would have been room to maneuver.

Now, there was absolutely no way!

Because they could not directly order the Pursuit Team to cross borders to make an arrest.

The area around Mount Everest is sensitive in itself; if any unpleasant incident were to occur due to unauthorized action, it could very likely lead to very serious consequences!

At this moment.

Everything happening inside the Command Room was seen by hundreds of millions of viewers!

In an instant, the entire live stream room was like a giant rock falling into a deep pool, splashing up countless sprays of water; various bullet comments rose and fell, unable to stop at all:

【Holy crap! So it was Heavenly Birth!】

【As expected of the Extreme Eight Items, every challenge is pursuing the ultimate!】

【A single word awakens the dreamer; why didn't I think of that before!】

【If you could think of it, you wouldn't be here watching the live stream; you would have long been specially recruited by the Expert Group!】

【I feel like no one except God Chu could replicate this challenge!】

【Be more confident, remove the "should"!】

【You might not believe me if I say it! The moment he jumped down, my cerebellum even withered!】

【I was scared to the point of peeing myself! My pants are still not dry now!】

Following this, Chen Zijin looked at everyone, and then continued to speak:

"Everyone, it seems now that my previous conjecture regarding the Extreme Eight Items was not wrong. Every crime he designs coincides perfectly with his criminal motive."

"Whether it was the previous Earth Awakening or the current Heavenly Birth, he is pursuing an ultimate that cannot be replicated! Swallow Cave is the pinnacle of Fixed-point Parachuting, and Mount Everest is the pinnacle of Peak Parachuting! If nothing goes wrong, the remaining six challenges should also be the only ones of their kind within their respective categories!"

"Right now, the Heaven and Earth challenges within the Extreme Eight Items have already formed a perfect closed loop... In this loop, the remaining six challenges will likely continue to be staged... Just as he said in that edited video, his journey will continue, and later he will surely commit more heaven-defying, grave crimes that we cannot imagine!"

"This guy is truly a nearly insane criminal genius, and only someone like him could plan such a magnificent crime!"

Chen Zijin spoke incessantly.

At this moment, his mind was overflowing with inspiration, and he wished he could start writing immediately to adapt Chu Chen's deeds into a crime novel!

He believed that this work would surely become a masterpiece for the ages, crushing everything else!

Just then, Wang Ruomei suddenly spoke up to interrupt him: "Then what do you think his next challenge will be?"

Chen Zijin shook his head, and then sighed deeply:

"I don't know, but what is certain is that Ultimate Trust should be the final one. Excluding the two already completed, the next challenge will likely be one of the five: Wind, Ice, Water, Force, or Life..."

"These five challenges have no priority order. To know what his next challenge is, we must follow the previous line of thinking and place all objective conditions that satisfy the challenges on the table for detailed study and judgment!"

"For example, the nodes where key weather appears—to challenge Wind, there must be wind. Or, for example, the causes that trigger the events, the motives for the crimes, and so on. Only after satisfying these objective conditions and then combining them with his subjective choices to deduce, can we possibly obtain some clues..."

Chen Zijin's investigative line of thinking was correct.

But the difficulty was also immense!

If it were really as he said, to find all the locations on Earth where relevant extreme sports could be performed, and then analyze whether Chu Chen had the possibility of committing a crime there, the workload would undoubtedly be enormous!

There are so many countries in the whole world.

Screening them one by one is no less than looking for a needle in a haystack.

But the problem is, if they don't do this, they might always be led by the nose by Chu Chen and will never be able to seize the initiative!

"Everyone, we have no other choice now. This is the only way we can stop him from continuing to commit crimes. Rather than letting the pursuit personnel run around like headless flies, it is better to have them withdraw first and help us do some basic screening work."

"Chu Chen is not an ordinary criminal. Facing such a criminal, we must also take an unconventional path in our investigative methods and cannot be rigid."

"If this time we still go about the pursuit blindly like we did before in Mexico, the outcome can also be foreseen. Everyone has witnessed his anti-reconnaissance awareness and anti-reconnaissance methods. Carpet-style searches simply won't work on him. By then, even if we turn all of Nepal upside down, I'm afraid it will be of no use."

"Next, I think we still need to put the focus of our investigation on the remaining five challenges!"

After Chen Zijin finished speaking, the other four experts all fell into deep thought!

During this period, their investigative direction and investigative thinking had indeed gone wrong.

If they continued like this, even if they fought another ten thousand times, the result would be the same.

After a long silence, Zhu Guowei was the first to speak.

He looked at Liu Xuemin and said: "Liu Lao, what do you think?"

"I think Xiao Chen's words make sense. We really cannot continue like this anymore, because this is no longer a simple cat-and-mouse game. We must unearth more valuable clues from the criminal motives!"

Lin Xu: "Hmm, I agree."

Wang Ruomei: "I agree too."

"Good, I will go notify the Pursuit Team now, let them abandon the pursuit for now and plan for the long term."

At this moment!

At the foot of Mount Everest!

Upon receiving the call from Liu Xuemin, Zhou Yun's brows furrowed:

"What? Withdraw? Is this an order from the Program Team?"

On the other end of the receiver, Liu Xuemin shook his head and said:

"No, no, no, this is a conclusion reached by our entire Expert Group after careful study. It's not something that can be explained clearly in a few words over the phone. How about this: you and Chen Xiong withdraw first. Once we meet, I will explain the situation to you."

Regarding this decision by the Expert Group, Zhou Yun was completely baffled, but he had no other ideas at the moment and could only sigh helplessly:

"Fine, let's do that then."

After the two finished their call, Chen Xiong, who was to the side, hurriedly leaned in and asked, "Team Captain, what's the situation? What did they say?"

"They want us to withdraw to Yanjing."

"Withdraw? Why?"

Zhou Yun shook his head: "The plan must have changed, or it might be the higher-ups' intention; the specific situation is unclear. Notify the brothers and prepare to evacuate. Everything will be discussed once we reach Yanjing."

"Alright, I'll go right away."

(Second update)