Did the world end today?

Chapter 103, The First Jump?

Chapter 103 The First Jump?
After dropping Jiang Xingye off at home, Lin Xu immediately contacted Qin Feng.

The latter arrived quickly, but did not get straight to the point. Instead, he took him to a newly found office specifically for the "coordination working group".

And without a doubt, this office is located in the vacated office building next to the Sky Dome Technology Park.

Looking at the large characters "State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission Coordination Working Group" on the plaque at the building entrance, Lin Xu couldn't help but ask Qin Feng beside him:

"So that's what we'll call us?"

"Don't you think this name is a bit too plain?"

"The fewer the words, the bigger the matter; the simpler the name, the greater the responsibility."

Qin Feng answered seriously, leaving Lin Xu speechless.

The two entered the building, where staff members responsible for investigating clues related to Zhou Yue were already waiting in the conference room on the first floor.

After a brief meeting and greetings, Qin Feng quickly got down to business.

"We've found Zhou Yue's new identity."

"??? So fast?!"

Lin Xu was stunned.

He had thought that finding a "dead person" in the real world would be quite difficult.

But to everyone's surprise, Qin Feng made a breakthrough in just one night.

"How did you find it?"

he asked.

Qin Feng paused slightly before replying:

"We started our investigation by focusing on the funeral home that issued Zhou Yue's cremation certificate. The current result is that we have confirmed that he was resurrected after entering the funeral home."

"The files are incomplete, not to mention the procedures; it's all done perfunctorily, and there's a problem at a glance."

"The person in charge of issuing cremation certificates at the funeral home at the time was a funeral director named Liu Qi, who died of illness in February of this year."

“The staff member responsible for moving bodies at the funeral home was named Sun Chao, who left his job and went abroad last December.”

"And the time he left his job was exactly the day after Zhou Yue's cremation."

“We checked Sun Chao’s entry and exit records and found that he flew to Thailand on December 12, 2024, and then traveled from Thailand to Vanuatu.”

“Vanuatu is a small country in the South Pacific, and it is also the most common way for many cybercriminals to launder their identities.”

“We have issued a notice of assistance to the country and it has been confirmed that Sun Chao obtained Vanuatu citizenship this year, in February 2025.”

“We directly requested access to the list of all people in that country who applied for status at the same time, and found Zhou Yue’s photo in the list of people in the same batch.”

It turned out to be the case.

Lin Xu breathed a long sigh of relief.

There was no detective-style reasoning, only state power operating in a brutally simple manner.

This is the true style of the National Security Bureau!

If you reveal even the slightest flaw, they can investigate thoroughly right away!
how?

Do you expect them to deduce things bit by bit like Conan?
It seems that the clues I obtained weren't really necessary.

"And then? Where is he now?"

Lin Xu then asked.

Qin Feng gestured to the other scouts to bring up the tree diagram, and then continued:

“It is clear that Zhou Yue is still using his original name.”

“We tracked his movements and found that he left Vanuatu at the end of April, flew to Dubai, and then transferred to a flight to Cameroon in Africa.”

"He arrived in Cameroon in the early morning of April 30, which was 11 days ago."

"But after arriving in Cameroon, his whereabouts became very difficult to track."

“We can’t find his entry and exit records, his flight information, his car rental and accommodation information, etc.”

"This is strange. Although Cameroon's overall management system is indeed chaotic, it shouldn't be to this extent."

"He seemed to have vanished."

"So, our trail goes cold here."

"But it's almost certain that this person is still in Cameroon."

"We will continue to invest manpower and resources, and we will also apply to overseas colleagues and local official agencies for assistance in the investigation."

"It should take one or two weeks to get results."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xu nodded slightly.

But then he noticed something was off.

Disappeared?
This is not right.

According to the information obtained from the bracelet, he should have hotel check-in records.

Lin Xu recalled the few "dreams" he had heard from Zhou Yue in the bracelet world.

He said he was on vacation and was staying at the Prince Hotel.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu spoke up:
"The follow-up investigation is proceeding normally, but now I have a question."

Is there a hotel in Cameroon called the Prince Hotel?

As soon as the words were spoken, the investigators in the conference room immediately began their investigation. A moment later, the results popped up.

"There is no Prince Hotel in Cameroon."

No?

Lin Xu frowned deeply.

"If Cameroon doesn't have one, which countries or cities have 'Prince Hotels'?"

The investigator continued in his reply:

"Many. Including Amsterdam, Brussels, Bruges, Tehran, Paris. And this is just the result of a precise search."

"If we take into account the errors caused by abbreviations and colloquialisms, there are conservatively estimated to be more than 400 hotels with this name."

So many.
Lin Xu carefully recalled the series of information Zhou Yue had mentioned, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't extract any valuable clues from it.

He tried to deduce things from scratch, and soon he discovered a rather important problem.

If Zhou Yue's only goal was to obtain a new identity, then he was already safe from the moment he arrived in Vanuatu.

He has no pressure to survive—because, according to the information Qin Feng gave him before, he holds a large amount of USDT assets.

These assets can be easily cashed out on the black market, especially in a country like Vanuatu where there is little regulation. Converting these digital assets into US dollars is incredibly easy.

If he doesn't want to stay in Vanuatu, he can certainly use it as a stepping stone to other developed countries.

But why did he go to Cameroon?

What was there that was drawing him in?
High-dimensional channel.

Lin Xu suddenly opened his eyes wide.

This person spent his entire life pursuing higher-dimensional pathways.

Everything he did was closely related to higher-dimensional channels.

Even before the apocalypse arrived, he risked everything to return to China, most likely to find a high-dimensional passage that was sure to appear near Jinling!

Regardless of how he predicted the appearance of the higher-dimensional channel or the specific location of its appearance.

One thing is absolutely certain.

That is, he went to Cameroon specifically to access the higher-dimensional passage.

He may have already found the high-dimensional passage that appeared in Cameroon.

What did he do with this passage?
In the world of the bracelet, he once said that he had "gone to Mars" through a higher-dimensional channel.

This proves that, given sufficient information, high-dimensional channels may have functions similar to "wormholes".

那他
Is he really still in Cameroon?

No, he's most likely gone.

This is likely his first "leap".

He used a high-dimensional channel to leave Cameroon and reach other countries!

is it possible?

Probably.

And this is the most reasonable explanation for his disappearance from Cameroon.

But he was able to check into the hotel without any problems.

I checked into the hotel without any immigration procedures.

This is an absolutely impossible operation. Even if it were possible, even if he used his financial power, at the very least, the country would have to be visa-free.

Only with visa-free access can there be basic operational flexibility.

Lin Xu looked up at Qin Feng, then said:

“Screen out all ‘Prince Hotels’ from countries that do not offer visa-free access to Vanuatu.”

"Understood, there are 12 results left."

Lin Xu nodded and continued:

"Screen out non-tourist destinations."

"There are two results left."

The scout replied:

"Botswana, Mauritius".

Botswana
That was in Africa.

There is no woman named Ayana in Africa.

This is an Indian name.