บท 36: New Clues
Evening of September 18th.
In a guesthouse in Xuan Ning District.
Ye Gaoyi walked into the guesthouse with heavy steps.
"Hello, I'm the officer in charge of inspection."
Ye Gaoyi said, "Recently, there's been a fugitive spotted around here, a slightly chubby young man. Has anyone like that checked in here?"
Standing before Ye Gaoyi was an elderly lady. Upon hearing his words, she thought for a moment and shook her head.
Seeing her shaking her head, Ye Gaoyi retrieved a photo from his wallet and said, "Madam, does this fugitive look familiar to you?"
Squinting her eyes, the elderly lady examined the photo but eventually shook her head. "Officer... I don't remember seeing anyone like that."
"You should ask elsewhere. We have many guesthouses around here!"
Hearing her earnest response, Ye Gaoyi didn't press further.
This method of searching was proving highly inefficient.
After three days of intense visits, he was feeling mentally and physically exhausted.
However, just then, a voice came from inside the room, "Mom! Who's there?"
Ye Gaoyi, who was about to leave, was taken aback. He turned his head back to look inside the room.
A middle-aged woman peeked out from the room. Upon seeing Ye Gaoyi, she hesitated for a moment and then spoke, "Do you need accommodation?"
Shaking his head, Ye Gaoyi said, "I'm patrolling the area nearby. We received a tip that a wanted criminal might be around. I wanted to ask if a slightly chubby man has checked in here."
"A wanted criminal?"
The innkeeper was surprised, "We have wanted criminals here in Xuan Ning?"
"No, no, I've never had a wanted criminal here, nor have I seen any slightly chubby person."
Listening to the innkeeper's words, Ye Gaoyi took a deep breath but remained patient. He reentered the room, showing her the photo.
"Do you recognize this person?"
The innkeeper's expression changed, "Xiao Wang?"
Seeing her reaction, Ye Gaoyi's exhaustion vanished in an instant.
There really was information about Li Xuan!
His energy surged, and he quickly asked, "Have you seen him?"
The innkeeper's gaze shifted slightly, "Come to think of it... when he first came... he did seem a bit chubby."
"But he slimmed down within a month. He was quite regular in his activities and very polite."
"Sir... are you saying he's a fugitive?"
Ye Gaoyi chuckled and didn't explain much, continuing to ask, "Do you still have his registration information?"
Upon hearing this, the innkeeper hesitated once again.
After hesitating for a while, she finally said, "Yes... I think so."
"But it's like... um..."
Ye Gaoyi raised an eyebrow, "You didn't register it?"
"Ah..."
"If i register, i have to pay taxes. We... we just charged less."
Hearing this, Ye Gaoyi was almost infuriated.
But before he could start a lecture, the innkeeper continued, "However, when I chatted with Xiao Wang, he mentioned..."
"He mentioned something about traveling, seeing the beauty of our country..."
"It seemed like that's what he said."
Ye Gaoyi nodded but didn't reply further.
There were many clues here!
This innkeeper had conversed with Li Xuan before! This was a significant breakthrough!
Now... it seemed like they could determine Li Xuan's next target!
As he contacted Kang Shuwei, he took out paper and a pen, jotting down notes.
"Hello, Shuwei?"
"I found it! Li Xuan's whereabouts!"
"Have Xiao Dong and Xiao Sun come for questioning. You come too, ask them for every detail!!"
Meanwhile,
Liu Niyun was on her way to the library.
Since the last encounter with Professor Lin at the library entrance, she hadn't really doubted his identity as Professor Lin anymore.
After all, everything that Professor Lin displayed was completely different from her impression of Li Xuan.
Moreover, the assignment Professor Lin gave them today was beyond belief for Chinese students.
A purely Western-style education!
However, she still wanted to confirm it in the end.
It was partly to dispel that lingering doubt in her heart...
She had already asked her academic advisor for Professor Lin's English full name.
If she could find it, it would naturally extinguish that last flicker of doubt in her heart.
If she couldn't find it...
"What if I really can't find it?"
With these thoughts in mind, Liu Niyun once again entered the library.
E-library.
The light from the computer screen was reflected in Liu Niyun's pupils as she entered that long string of English names into the search bar.
Then she hit the "Enter" key.
"No results..."
"No results..."
She quietly hoped for this outcome.
But as the loading screen completed, she still felt disappointed.
"Dr. Leon Z. Hawkville."
"Affiliated with the Eagle Country's Houston Aeronautics Research Base, Second Aeronautics Institute."
"Participated in 36 research papers..."
And the photo on that profile was none other than Lin Yi's photo.
She felt a bit let down, but it was within her expectations.
"It's not him after all."
"I was thinking too much."
"How could Li Xuan be in Jinling?"
...
Meanwhile, Li Xuan was in his apartment.
Unusually, there wasn't a single light on in his room.
Only his computer screen was softly glowing.
"Of course, she checked again."
As Li Xuan thought this, he accessed the campus intranet and removed the paper he had uploaded earlier.
Then he cleared his browsing history.
His false identity had naturally been subject to investigation.
Except for the recently removed profile, which he had fabricated, the rest of the research papers were genuine.
He didn't go for his nightly run today.
It wasn't just to deal with Liu Niyun's investigation, but also to prepare for the 20th.
He glanced at his watch. It was 8 PM on September 18th.
There were about 40 hours left until the estimated time...
Standing up from the computer, Li Xuan looked out of the window.
Behind him on the wall was a huge map of Jinling, illuminated by the moonlight.
A red asterisk marked the location of Jinling Station on the map.
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