Zhang Yutao, the leader of the Special Investigation Team, rushed to Ancheng with his team at the fastest speed possible. After taking over the personnel responsible for the explosion case at Gene Building, he urgently arranged the work.
As expected, just as Xu Lie had predicted, the first line of inquiry was to check the recent passenger lists for travel between Ancheng and Xing Cheng. Compared to the extremely unlikely scenarios of internal leaks or a copycat in Xing Cheng, the Special Investigation Team believed that it was more plausible that a perpetrator from Ancheng had traveled to Xing Cheng and blown up the cold storage facility.
To be on the safe side, Zhang Yutao even extended the timeline to two weeks. In those two weeks, the passenger lists for flights and high-speed trains between the two cities were plentiful enough to leave staff feeling dizzy.
Zhang Yutao led by example, personally conducting checks and mobilizing his team, who naturally had no objections and worked hard to assist in the investigation. With everyone working together, efficiency soared. In just one day, the Special Investigation Team screened over ten thousand individuals and noticed Xu Lie's name on the list.
There was no way around it; Xu Lie stood out too much. He had taken leave from school and was traveling back and forth between the two cities, plus he had been at Gene Building on the day of the incident. If he didn’t raise suspicions, that would be truly bizarre. Just looking at Xu Lie’s whereabouts over the past week made it glaringly obvious that something was amiss.
"Impressive! This Guo Zi Lian leader found a suspect so quickly; now let’s see how he tries to hide," some viewers commented eagerly. "Xu Lie anticipated this; ever since the explosion at Xing Cheng's cold storage began, he never thought he could keep his identity hidden." Others noted, "I have to say, this new Special Investigation Team is incredibly efficient."
The audience was excited and eager to know how the plot would unfold next.
After completing their screening, Zhang Yutao instructed his assistant to call everyone for a meeting while he projected Xu Lie's information and photo onto a large screen in the conference room. Staff members crowded into the meeting room one after another. Many were puzzled upon seeing Xu Lie’s image on the screen, unsure why their leader was showcasing this young man.
Some of the more unscrupulous subordinates began speculating in hushed tones—was this perhaps a child of their leader? Or maybe a junior looking to transfer to the Special Investigation Team to gain some credentials? If this young man were truly capable, he could easily be placed in an important position to earn some credit and establish a good rapport with their leader. If he were merely an idler, they could assign him to busywork in the investigation team.
Although many people were responsible for screening, only a few noticed Xu Lie and took it upon themselves to report directly to Zhang Yutao.
Others were still unaware that Xu Lie was the suspect.
Within three minutes, everyone had arrived, and Zhang Yutao stood up with a serious expression: "After investigation, this individual is the one with the highest suspicion on the recent list of travelers between the two cities."
What? This isn't just some team leader's child or a junior; this is a suspect in a bombing case?
Fortunately, discipline was strict. Despite their inner doubts, everyone maintained a serious demeanor, mirroring Zhang Yutao as if they accepted this conclusion.
However, when they looked at the unusually young photo and then back at the age in the documents, the majority of the staff were reluctant to believe that this high school student was a criminal.
Zhang Yutao wasn't blind; he could naturally see his subordinates' thoughts. He scanned the room, and many people understood immediately, eagerly raising their hands.
One person was called upon and immediately stood up to ask, "Team Leader, this suspect does not match the characteristics summarized by the Explosives Expert and the psychologist."
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