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In the office of the Special Investigation Team, Zhang Yutao felt immense pressure. He downed his cup of strong tea in one go and instinctively slammed the cup onto the solid wood table. The sound echoed heavily in the room.
The assistant who had come to refill Zhang Yutao's tea sensed his frustration but felt powerless to alleviate it. Like Ancheng's former lead investigator on the bombing case, Zhang Yutao was under pressure from above to solve the case quickly. However, it had already been three days since Xu Lie went missing, and the Special Investigation Team had yet to find any trace of him.
Even though the team had identified a suspect and was fairly certain they were linked to both bombing incidents, without an arrest, all their words were merely excuses. It was important to note that Zhang Yutao had ordered an immediate investigation as soon as Xu Lie disappeared, even coordinating with airports and train stations to prevent the suspect from fleeing Ancheng.
Now, it felt as if Xu Lie had vanished into thin air; there was no sign of him anywhere. Despite deploying a large number of personnel and reviewing all surveillance footage from the airport and train stations over the past three days—conducting repeated facial recognition checks—there was still no sign of Xu Lie. This did not rule out the possibility that he might still be in Ancheng; with so many small roads leading out of the city, it was impossible for the Special Investigation Team to monitor them all.
Continuing to search in Ancheng felt like looking for a needle in a haystack, and many team members speculated that Xu Lie had likely left the city. Zhang Yutao waved his hand, signaling his assistant not to refill his tea; he had already consumed too much at once and felt a bit bloated. Did they really have to rely on a young girl?
In three days, the Special Investigation Team had done everything they could—tracking phone locations, investigating leads, and reaching out to everyone in Xu Lie's network—yet they had found nothing. The only lead was Lu Youyou, who was closely connected to Xu Lie. Zhang Yutao speculated that Xu Lie might try to contact her, so he decided to temporarily enlist Lu Youyou's help in the investigation.
To reassure Lu Youyou's parents, Mo Meilin took charge of this matter, speaking highly of her to Lu Ba and Lu Ma, assuring them there would be compensation and an internship certificate. They also promised that Lu Youyou's contributions would be documented in her file, which would benefit her future prospects.
Finally, Lu Ba and Lu Ma felt at ease and reminded Lu Youyou to assist the Special Investigation Team diligently. This left Lu Youyou utterly confused; how did she go from being a suspect in Xu Lie's case to suddenly being part of the Special Investigation Team? She didn’t know anything! How could she possibly assist?
The Special Investigation Team neither showed her any surveillance footage nor sent her out for field investigations; instead, they assigned her a lounge where she mostly ate, played on her phone until she got tired, slept, woke up to eat again—essentially wasting time without purpose. This made Lu Youyou feel like she was turning into a couch potato.
Fortunately, a psychologist was monitoring the mental health issues of adolescents involved in the case and occasionally asked Mo Meilin to check in with Lu Youyou about her thoughts on Xu Lie.
Lu Youyou felt a slight sense of purpose in her work; otherwise, she would surely become restless. The assistant who understood the situation immediately replied, "It should be fine."
Even though Xu Lie had not used his phone or social media accounts for the past three days, humans are social creatures. After being alone for too long, one inevitably craves connection with others. Just because Xu Lie could endure three days of solitude did not mean he could withstand a lifetime of it.
Zhang Yutao raised his hand and pointed at the assistant playfully. "You, you." He understood that the assistant was trying to provide emotional support and comfort with kind words, but did he really have such weak willpower that he needed reassurance?
Seeing that the assistant meant well, he decided against scolding him.
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