Chapter 123

Approaching, Ye Lin swept a whip kick toward Li Mingzhao's face.

If that kick landed, Team Li Zuzhang would have to go to South Korea for plastic surgery... Yu Dazhang realized Ye Lin hadn't held back at all.

Not only was the force immense, but the technique itself was ruthlessly vicious.

Trying to stop it now was too late; he could only hope Comrade Li Mingzhao could dodge this kick.

Unexpectedly, Li Mingzhao had no intention of dodging at all.

He simply raised his right arm, flipped his palm, and caught Ye Lin's lower leg in one motion.

What surprised Yu Dazhang was that Li Mingzhao's body didn't budge an inch.

Such a powerful, heavy kick was blocked by him with a single hand.

He thought a single kick was just for show, but after Ye Lin retracted her leg, the other was already coiled and ready; a knee strike shot straight for Team Li Zuzhang's face.

Yo~ a combo move... Yu Dazhang watched with a racing heart; this Ye Lin was truly trying to kill.

If that knee hit Team Li Zuzhang's face, South Korea wouldn't be needed; he'd just wear a mask from now on.

From then on, the State Security Bureau would lose a Team Li Zuzhang and gain an Iron-Faced Ghost.

"Enough!" This time, Li Mingzhao blocked Ye Lin's knee with his palm, then pushed outward while shouting:

"Stop!"

He didn't seem to exert much force, yet Ye Lin lost her footing and stumbled backward repeatedly.

After stabilizing her stance, she crouched again, her eyes fixed intently on Li Mingzhao.

Again?

Yu Dazhang quickly intervened:

"That's enough, that's enough, stop fighting."

Hearing this, Ye Lin immediately straightened up and walked slowly to stand behind him.

This bodyguard is good; he really steps up when there's trouble.

"You believe me now, right?"

Li Mingzhao shook his hand; it seemed blocking those two strikes hadn't been easy for him either.

You two aren't acting, are you... Yu Dazhang was completely confused.

If it were fake, those two kicks from Ye Lin just now certainly showed no mercy; both speed and force were lethal moves.

If it were real, he wasn't hurt at all.

Do these two spar like this privately all the time?

"Leader, actually..." Yu Dazhang tried to look as panicked as possible:

"I was just joking just now; who could have thought she would really attack."

"Ha, a joke?" Li Mingzhao laughed in anger.

Even if what he said were true, how many people would dare make such a joke with the State Security Bureau?

"I will do my utmost to complete this mission!" Seeing the leader about to explode, Yu Dazhang immediately stood up to declare his stance.

Saying what the leader wants to hear at this moment is never wrong.

"Is two days enough?" Li Mingzhao asked in a deep voice.

I have a habit of never making military pledges... Yu Dazhang puffed out his chest:

"Please rest assured, Leader, I will do my best to complete the mission."

Don't ask.

If asked, the answer is "do my best."

Li Mingzhao raised his hand and rubbed his brow, then waved at Yu Dazhang:

"I await your good news."

Moments later, only he remained in the room.

Looking at his reddened right hand, Li Mingzhao couldn't help but sigh:

"This fatty is too slippery."

Exiting the main gate of the Municipal Bureau, Yu Dazhang and Ye Lin boarded a jeep.

This was a temporary vehicle prepared by the Municipal Bureau for State Security personnel to facilitate their operations.

After starting the vehicle, Ye Lin held the steering wheel and glanced at Yu Dazhang in the passenger seat:

"Where to?"

Yu Dazhang thought for a moment and replied:

"Let's check the suspect's home first."

On the road, watching the streetscape constantly recede outside the window, Yu Dazhang felt somewhat irritable.

He really shouldn't have taken this job.

If even the State Security Bureau couldn't catch them, on what basis could he?

Damn, I acted impulsively.

The content of that document was simply too infuriating.

I seem to have fallen for their goading tactic... Yu Dazhang suddenly realized this point.

Constantly reminding himself to be careful, he was still outmaneuvered.

At the same time, he also felt this was very likely a test from the State Security Bureau for him.

Arriving at the destination.

This was a luxurious residence; just looking at the exterior and decoration made it clear the resident was no ordinary person.

Taking the elevator to the relevant floor, the target room was already under police control; the door was open, and technical division officers were examining the scene inside. "Brother Qian?"

Yu Dazhang soon spotted an acquaintance.

"Dazhang, how did you get here?" Qian Cheng hadn't expected to run into him here.

"I came to look for clues," Yu Dazhang replied.

Qian Cheng was stunned, then asked:

"Did you go to the National Security Bureau?"

"How could that be possible." Yu Dazhang waved his hand:

"Just helping out temporarily."

Glancing at Ye Lin behind him, Qian Cheng's eyes showed a flicker of surprise, but he quickly returned to normal.

"It's good you're here; saves me from asking someone else." Yu Dazhang scanned the spacious living room:

"What discoveries have been made so far?"

Please... save... 6... 9... Book....!

Qian Cheng thought for a moment, then spoke slowly:

"Five sets of footprints and fingerprints were found inside the house; two of them have been confirmed to belong to the nannies here."

"According to the on-site inspection, the other three fingerprints were left yesterday at noon, and no new fingerprints have appeared since then."

"Through footprint analysis, the ages of those three people are estimated: the youngest around 29, the oldest around 32."

"The three are of similar age; the youngest one walks with a pronounced pigeon-toed gait."

He still trusted Qian Cheng's professional knowledge.

Yu Dazhang committed each piece of information to memory.

Actually, it boils down to three points.

1, Those three all lived in this large flat, at least yesterday.

Given the wealth they possess, they wouldn't be crammed into one house.

The reason they are here indicates this is merely a temporary resting place for them.

A temporary residence before they act collectively.

2, They left yesterday at noon and haven't returned since.

The arrest operation starting yesterday afternoon; they must have known something was wrong.

And the timing of their departure was likely aimed at the stem cells scheduled for extraction that afternoon.

3, Their age information.

And one person's walking habit differs from the norm.

Do you think judging age from footprints sounds ridiculous?

Actually, it's not as difficult as imagined.

You can judge it by looking at the high-pressure area on the forefoot of the footprint.

The smaller the high-pressure area, the younger the age.

As age increases, the pressure area shifts backward and outward, and its area increases.

Then the "multiply by five" method can determine the basic age.

"Brother Qian, you get busy."

Yu Dazhang came here just to obtain the latest investigation information; now that he knew, there was no need to waste more time.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to add one instruction:

"Contact me anytime if there are new discoveries."

"Okay." Qian Cheng agreed.

Only after Yu Dazhang left did he realize.

Why does it feel like I've become his underling?

Whatever, being an underling is fine... Qian Cheng felt he wasn't exactly losing out.

Since participating in the arrest yesterday, he clearly felt he was being taken seriously.

Today, the National Security Bureau investigated the case, and the department specifically named him to participate in the on-site inspection.

If it were before, such a task would never have fallen to him.

Back in the Jeep, Yu Dazhang opened the investigation materials organized by the National Security Bureau, then immediately wrote the inspection record from just now behind them.

Flight records show that the three of them arrived in Songhai the day before yesterday, and there are no records of them leaving Songhai since.

People like this treat airplanes like buses; the permanent address on their ID cards holds no meaning for them.

Fleeing using fake identities?

Impossible.

Starting yesterday afternoon, the airport checkpoints were under martial law; they had no chance to leave at all.

Besides, they wouldn't dare take such a risk.

Then if they didn't leave, where would people like them hide?

Yu Dazhang glanced at Ye Lin beside him and suddenly felt the National Security Bureau was playing with him.

Songhai is so big, where do we even look!!

(End of this chapter)