Chapter 242: Finding the Right Hiding Spot

That's right, there is an opportunity, but besides that footprint, I also found this thing on it.

After speaking, Xiao Yunzhe took out the tissue and then placed it in front of Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming just held it in front of himself, sniffed carefully, and indeed smelled a very pungent odor.

He lightly touched it with his hand, but after some time of settling, this place seems to have completely dried up.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a kind of paint, but there's really too much of it."

"Yeah, he has some paint on him—what could that mean? Could he be a paint worker?"

"Heh, it's just our simple guess, but the key point is, this paint always feels somewhat different from the ordinary paint we use."

"Ah, what's different about it?"

"Looking at its color and sedimentation, it really is somewhat different; hey, when you got this paint on paper, wasn't it not completely dry?"

"That's right, it's still wet; but after being on me for a while, it finally dried completely."

"Look, ordinary paint wouldn't be like this; the more distinctive the paint, the more it could help us. Right, that Mr. Wu—didn't he used to teach chemistry?"

"Hmm, he seems to have taught it—what's up, you want to ask him?"

"Come on, let's go find him; when I arrived, he was still in the company."

"Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, so he pressed the accelerator and the car rushed toward Minghui Group."

"In Wu Pengqing's office, he simply opened the paper, placed it under the desk lamp, and kept looking at it continuously."

"After a while, he took out a lighter from there, placed it on the paint, and lightly baked it."

"Finally, he put it under his nose again and smelled it."

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a new type of paint."

"What, new-type paint?"

"Yeah, I once saw a report saying that abroad there's an invention of an eco-friendly paint; its smell is quite pungent, but it doesn't emit any harmful information."

"Then, where can this paint be bought?"

"Currently, it hasn't been fully launched domestically, and this paint cannot be shipped as a finished product; it must undergo simple processing and refinement here before it can be officially launched."

"If that's the case, does that mean the paint should be in a factory?"

"Yes, that's right, but not many people can purchase this paint, so let's search online now; I believe we can find some relevant information."

"While speaking, he quickly opened a computer website and entered some information on it."

"Soon, detailed information appeared on the site, and he clearly saw a place called Qingyang Chemical Factory pop up directly."

"Qingyang Chemical Factory—according to this, they purchased a batch of such paint in October this year; is that what you mean?"

"Yes, that Qingyang Chemical Factory is a well-known factory in my locality; I used to go there and give lectures to the workers, and if I recall correctly, they have four factories in the suburbs."

"Four factories in total?"

"After saying that, Xiao Yunzhe felt a bit overwhelmed."

"Now, suppose their hiding place is in this factory; then just searching one factory might be simpler."

"The key is, there are four factories—where would I find the time and energy to do all that?"

"Although Xiao Ming has quite a few people at his disposal who could be used for him."

"But the key issue is, he doesn't want more people to know about this, after all, he can't afford to alert the enemy."

"Right, in Chengxi, Chengnan, Chengdong, and Chengbei there is one of their chemical plants each; this has been the case for many years."

"Oh, okay, I get it now, General Manager Wu—you go ahead and get busy; I'll keep looking on my end."

"Wait a minute, what exactly happened between you two?"

"Oh, nothing, I just wanted to see where this paint is from; nothing else, I'll head out first."

"He wouldn't leak too much to Wu Pengqing."

"You know, Wu Pengqing is a professional manager I hired, so many things don't need to be explained to him in excessive detail."

"He took Xiao Yunzhe with him, and the two hurried out of the company."

"Yun Zhe, I just thought of something."

"He suddenly turned his head and looked at Xiao Yunzhe, asking."

"Dad, did you think of something? If not, we'll just search the factories one by one."

"No, I don't need to check them one by one; do you remember when we found that muddy footprint on it?"

"Oh, I do remember that, Dad—what's up?"

"Take a look at this cloud distribution chart and see which area had overcast rainy weather these past few days."

"Dad, if it's going to rain, normally the whole city would get rain, right?"

"That's not necessarily true, and it also depends on our luck; if it really happened to rain only in one spot, wouldn't that make things even simpler for us?"

"While speaking, he took out his phone and searched a bit on it."

"Did you see? In Chengnan, it rained this morning, but nowhere else did."

"Indeed, Dad, if that's the case, then their hiding place should be right here, right?"

"I'd say eight or nine out of ten it's like that, but normally there would be people at a chemical plant—how did he get inside?"

"I think it's probably around here, not necessarily inside the factory; let's go over and see what's going on."

"Xiao Yunzhe could no longer contain his inner anxiety, and he hurriedly jumped into the car,"