A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 99: Nothing is Missed (Bonus Chapter for 400 Monthly Tickets)

"Jacaranda trees, iron railings, license plate number, May 9th, 07:17..."

Zhou Yu had originally dialed the number intending to comfort Chen Hui, but after hearing Chen Hui's words, he immediately went to stand behind his colleague in charge of cyber investigation.

The colleague skillfully extracted the images. Although Gao Gang had deleted all the posts, they had already secured evidence when Wu Huachun reported the case. Not only that one post, but also all the posts Gao Gang had made before were preserved, including the profile picture.

They had already obtained the EXIF ​​information of the photo, but they had indeed overlooked that reflective area.

After increasing the contrast, a fragmented license plate number was actually visible!
There are also railing patterns.

The cyber police officer took a screenshot of the railing image, processed it to make it clear, and sent it to another colleague, saying, "Old Li, check the approximate location of this type of railing."

They quickly found the answer by searching professional databases: "According to the construction drawings from that year found in the urban construction archives, this pattern should be from Huaxi Dam!"

"Old Zheng, contact the traffic management department and retrieve the surveillance footage of Huaxi Dam from 7:10 to 7:30 a.m. on May 9th, for the vehicle with license plate 'Rong A·L7'. Pay special attention to streets with jacaranda trees."

Zhou Yu's expression shifted, and he turned to give instructions.

"Boss, we've got a lead!"

"A refrigerated truck with license plate Rong A·L7329 was seen on Section 3 of Renmin South Road at this time—the starting point of the century-old Jacaranda Avenue in Huaxi Dam!"

With the support of new technologies such as intelligent retrieval and image recognition, accessing surveillance footage no longer requires visual identification. The search speed is now vastly different from what it used to be, and they obtained accurate clues in just over ten minutes.

After revealing the final location.

Inside the office, the six men in hats looked at each other, and they all saw surprise in each other's eyes.

They never expected that a problem that a group of experienced professionals had been studying for three days without success would be solved by a high school student.

The ability to extract so much information from a single profile picture is truly astonishing!
Is this what genius is?
They were in charge of the case, so they were naturally very familiar with Chen Hui's personal information.

They were originally handling the case out of duty, but now they genuinely believe those people are spreading rumors!

"Avenue of Blue Flowers for a Century!"

Chen Hui, on the other end of the phone, also received a clue.

He paid the bill, turned off his phone, and took out his mobile phone to open Gaode Maps to search for public transportation routes. He wanted to go and see for himself. He could extract more information from the photos, but he needed to go to the site to confirm it.

1 hour and 39 minutes!

Gaode Maps also quickly provided an estimated time.

After leaving Feiyu Internet Cafe, Chen Hui walked towards the nearest subway station.

Buzz... Buzz buzz buzz...

A roar came from behind; it was the sound of a motorcycle engine.

Chen Hui subconsciously stopped in his tracks, standing motionless on the sidewalk. He dared not provoke the young man with the ghost fire these days; it was best to let him go first.

whoosh,
A sleek, heavy motorcycle with a matte black finish and dark red flame patterns sped by, the cold, sharp sound of the motorcycle tearing through the air filling the air.

hiss!
Suddenly, the motorcycle's dual disc brakes emitted a sharp screech, white mist billowed from the chrome exhaust pipe, and the inverted triangular lens headlights on the front of the motorcycle, like the pupils of a ferocious beast contracting, came to a steady stop in front of Chen Hui.

The tight-fitting matte cycling suit accentuated the rider's slender waistline and muscular shoulders and back. Leather knee pads covered his calves, which were taut and braced against the ground. A helmet was handed to him, and Lin Xiaotang opened the helmet visor with her left hand. "Let's go, ride with me."

Chen Hui then noticed that the female rider was actually the girl with the ponytail from the internet cafe earlier.

But he didn't take the helmet; Chen Hui walked around the motorcycle and continued towards the subway station.

Are you sure that's the right location?

The girl's cold voice came from behind, "Are you just going to search all over Huaxi Dam on foot?"

Buzz... Buzz...

The motorcycle started and sped away with the two of them on board.

Chen Hui was eventually persuaded.

"There are opposite sexes but no humanity!"

Behind the two, Xia Mi, whose hair was dyed ice-blue, remarked, then...
The girl drove recklessly, overtaking and weaving through traffic... speeding like lightning.

It was surprisingly stable. Despite the seemingly thrilling journey, Chen Hui, sitting in the car, didn't feel any danger. Of course, Chen Hui's hands were ultimately placed on the girl's waist to steady himself.

In the end, the journey that should have taken 1 hour and 39 minutes was completed in less than an hour.

He got off the bus, took off his helmet, and stood at the intersection of Daxue Road and Renmin South Road. The sunset was sliding down from the top of the Huaxi Clock Tower, casting a golden glow that enveloped Chen Hui.

Judging the distance by sight and comparing it with the projection of the railing in the photo, Chen Hui strode forward, stopping only at the fourteenth lamppost.

There is a noticeable dent in the middle of the railing, which perfectly matches the mark in the photo!

Chen Hui turned his head and looked at the residential building across the streetlight.

The plane trees grow wildly on both sides of the road, and it's impossible to take photos from this angle from below the second floor.

Looking up, Chen Hui saw the half-open window on the third floor. The crack in the cactus pot on the windowsill perfectly overlapped with the green shadow 0.5 centimeters from the edge of the photo!
found it!
The process was much easier than Chen Hui had imagined.

Waaaaah...

As the siren sounded, a blue and white police car pulled up in front of Chen Hui and his companion.

Zhou Yu got off the car, looked at the motorcycles by the roadside and the boy and girl standing under the streetlights, and walked towards the two of them.

"You're Chen Hui?"

Chen Hui nodded, then pointed to the half-open window on the third floor of the opposite apartment building, "The person we're looking for is right there!"

Zhou Yu nodded, not surprised by the result.

Once the person is found, collecting evidence becomes much easier.

"Who is this?"

He looked at Lin Xiaotang and asked with some curiosity.

Lin Xiaotang didn't even glance at him, but instead pulled down the helmet visor and looked at Chen Hui.

Once the matter was settled, Chen Hui didn't hesitate; he put on his helmet and got on his motorcycle.

With a roar, the two sped away.

"Wow, kids these days are pretty cool!"

Li Baiyao came up behind Zhou Yu and made a teasing remark.

"If you had their skills, you could be just as cool!"

Zhou Yu said irritably.

"You can't blame me for this. Finding someone based on a profile picture is something I've only ever seen in novels..."

Before Li Baiyao could finish speaking, Zhou Yu strode towards the residential building across the street.

……

An hour later, Chen Hui returned to the entrance of Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School.

It was already late at night.

He took off the helmet and returned it to the girl, saying, "Thank you so much for today!"

"You're welcome."

After putting away her helmet, the female rider twisted the throttle and prepared to leave.

"What's your name?"

"Lin Xiaotang".

"Why help me?"

"To stand up for what is right when you see injustice on the road."

After saying that, Lin Xiaotang didn't linger any longer, twisted the accelerator, and sped away.

(End of this chapter)