Master of Deception System-Chapter 38: Before Departure

"Shuwei!"

"Shuwei!"

Ye Gaoyi woke Kang Shuwei up and looked at his heavy dark circles. He asked, "Did you not sleep all night?"

Kang Shuwei struggled to open his eyes, somewhat drowsy. He said, "I probably know where Li Xuan went."

Then he slouched back onto the table, mumbling, "Let me lie down for a bit more. Call me when everyone's here..."

Although Ye Gaoyi really wanted to know what Kang Shuwei had figured out, he didn't rush. Instead, he pulled out a piece of paper from under Kang Shuwei's arm and looked at it.

However, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't make sense of it. He gave up trying to decipher it and just waited for everyone to gather.

Around half-past eight, the other members of the special investigation team arrived one by one.

But Sun Ting hadn't shown up.

It wasn't until nine-thirty that Sun Ting appeared at the entrance of the special investigation team's office.

She had a big shoulder bag slung over her and, upon entering, she dropped it onto the table and said, "I'm exhausted!"

"They called me at six in the morning to pick up the surveillance hard drive!"

"Don't they know that the transportation bureau starts work at eight-thirty too?"

After venting her frustration, Sun Ting finally noticed that the atmosphere in the office was a bit different.

She realized that everyone's gaze was focused on her.

She glanced around and then cautiously asked, "Have you found Li Xuan?"

No one answered her. Instead, Ye Gaoyi immediately woke up Kang Shuwei and said, "Wake up, wake up! We've got the surveillance footage!"

Kang Shuwei shook his head again, sat up with a groggy expression, and as soon as he saw Sun Ting, he seemed to suddenly become alert. He stood up directly from his chair.

"Come on, friends. We're just one step away from pinpointing Li Xuan's exact location!"

"Starting from September 1st, these eighteen days of surveillance footage..."

"Li Xuan's figure is bound to be captured in these surveillance recordings!"

Sun Ting was puzzled for a moment, then asked, "Surveillance footage from various universities?"

"That's right."

Kang Shuwei shuffled through the stack of papers and pulled out a neater one. He said, "Since Li Xuan stayed in Jingling until September 1st, it indicates that he must have made some preparations during this time."

"And September 1st is not only a mishmash of various holidays, but it's also the start date for twelve out of the eighteen universities in Jingling!"

"We know that all of Li Xuan's actions are highly purposeful. Since he chose to leave on September 1st, he's bound to appear in one of these twelve universities."

Hearing his words, the rest of the group were suddenly shocked and quickly caught on.

"University!"

"So, it's a university!"

"He's actually hiding in a college!?"

Ye Gaoyi suddenly realized, "Right, the false identity he used before, Liu Yang, was also a student at Jingling Engineering University. It's very likely that his original plan was to go to a school!"

Dong Yang nodded, "I see... If it's a university, there will be a high population density. He could easily hide among the students."

After hearing Kang Shuwei's explanation, Sun Ting was also stunned for a moment. "We should have thought of this earlier..."

At this moment, all members except for Ye Gaoyi realized why Li Xuan was so difficult to figure out.

Kang Shuwei smiled, "Exactly! On September 1st, Li Xuan, carrying a suitcase and a backpack, walking into a school, wouldn't attract anyone's attention."

"In that case, by looking at the surveillance videos from the entrances of various schools on September 1st, we can determine which school Li Xuan went to!"

"The approximate time periods to travel from Xuanning District to each school have already been calculated."

"We only need to examine a few hours of surveillance footage from these twelve schools, and we'll definitely find Li Xuan!"

Upon hearing Kang Shuwei's vigorous and enthusiastic words, the expressions of the other six people suddenly changed.

Luo Luan suddenly spoke up, "Uh, Shuwei, I... well, yesterday that lady, she's still feeling unwell, I'll go check on her."

Dong Yang also spoke at the same time, "Right, there's a demolition and blasting project on the east side of the city today. I almost forgot... I'll go check it out, I'll be back soon."

Sun Ting immediately added, "Oh, I haven't handed over the several online fraudsters I've been following up on. I'll go to the Technical Division and do that..."

"Everyone, stay put."

"No one can run away from these few hours of surveillance!"

In the end, the seven members of the special investigation team once again huddled around the computer, fixating their eyes on the screen.

They attempted to spot any signs of Li Xuan's possible appearance in the surveillance footage.

As Ye Gaoyi watched the surveillance footage, his heartbeat began to accelerate.

He knew that the day he would come in contact with Li Xuan was not far away.

In that moment, he got lost in thought, not realizing how close he was to Li Xuan.

However, he suddenly remembered the things Kang Shuwei had written on the paper.

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September 19th.

Li Xuan didn't have any classes on this day. He had packed up the books he had borrowed from the library and returned to the library.

The library administrator, Uncle Yu, was already familiar with Professor Lin's face. He warmly greeted Lin Yi when he came over. Li Xuan smiled and greeted him back. He took the books out of his backpack and stacked them on the table.

"Uncle Yu, I'm here to return the books."

Saying that, Li Xuan handed his student card-like card to him.

The administrator scanned the card, looking at the list of books Li Xuan had borrowed over the past two weeks.

"University Physics"

"Advanced Mathematics"

"Linear Algebra"

"Advanced Mechanics"

"Brief Introduction to Aerodynamics"

"Exploration of Aerospace Power"

And so on...

Li Xuan had borrowed many books here, and cross-referencing them took quite some time. He waited for more than twenty minutes before finally leaving the library.

At this moment, he was finishing up his work to leave Jingling Aerospace University.

On his way back to the apartment, he encountered students who had just finished their classes.

"Professor Lin!"

"Professor Lin!"

When these students saw Professor Lin, they couldn't hide their enthusiasm.

In their eyes, Professor Lin Yi was a person of great temperament, sophistication, and witty intelligence. He had a high popularity among the students.

Although he took attendance for every class, even if he didn't, no one would skip his lectures. Especially with his teaching style that didn't rely on PowerPoint presentations, his serious and responsible attitude alone was enough to earn their respect.

Lin Yi smiled and waved to them in acknowledgment.

"Professor Lin, are you going out?"

Li Xuan smiled and nodded, "I'm going to buy some kites."

Hearing this, the students felt even more fond of Professor Lin.

"Do you need any help, Professor Lin?"

"We don't have classes this afternoon. Let us help you."

Li Xuan shook his head, "No need, I can handle buying kites myself."

Then, Li Xuan walked out of the school gate.

After leaving the school gate, he took out a garbage bag from his backpack.

It didn't seem to contain much, but when he threw it into the trash can, it made a crisp metallic sound upon impact.

It was a hard drive.

After disposing of the last piece of garbage, he checked the time. It was now noon on September 19th.

There were twenty-five hours left until Li Xuan's plan was set to begin.