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Chapter 7 The Rabbit When It Gets Serious (Please read and add to your favorites)
She quickly took out a specially made tablet computer from an encrypted folder she was carrying and operated it rapidly.

“By conducting a point-to-area investigation, we first carried out a thorough review and investigation of all the information of tourists and short-term visitors who entered and exited the Zhurihe Training Base and its surrounding areas in the two weeks before the time portal appeared.”

"Using the latest AI image recognition and behavior analysis retrieval tools, we conducted in-depth mining and cross-comparison of massive amounts of surveillance data, online traces, consumption records, and other information..."

The woman spoke quickly, clearly excited by the discovery.

"Ultimately, we identified a highly suspicious individual as the target."

He turned the tablet screen toward Li Weiguo.

Three photos appeared on the screen.

The person in the first photo is Lin Li now, but younger; it's a photo from when he graduated from university.

Lin Li in the photo has striking eyebrows and bright eyes, a sunny smile, and while he is heroic, he also exudes the approachability of a boy next door.

The second photo shows a significant difference in appearance.

The second photo of Lin Li is a screenshot from a live stream. The background appears to be him playing games at home. In the photo, Lin Li looks much fatter, has stubble, and seems less energetic.

The third photo shows Lin Li, who has lost even more weight, in the hospital.

He looked happy and cheerful, clearly having encountered something joyful.

Li Weiguo frowned slightly, looking at the two young but very similar faces in the photo, a look of doubt flashing in his eyes.

"This kid is quite handsome. Is he alone?" He looked up at the woman who was giving the report.

"Report, all the photos are of the same person. His name is Lin Li, male, from Henan Province, a chemistry undergraduate from Zhengzhou University, who graduated two years ago. He now mainly makes a living by playing games and creating videos. His parents mysteriously disappeared before the Lunar New Year..."

"Do you think he's connected to the time portal?"

The person who opened the portal was a burly man with a darker complexion and a distinctively XJ-like face, almost entirely different from the facial features of the people of the Central Plains.

"Yes! The other party may have used some kind of special technological creation to disguise their appearance."

Seeing the interest revealed in Li Weiguo's expression, the woman said.

“We used an AI retrieval model to search for everyone in the vicinity of Zhurihe and confirmed the information of 6890 people who had arrived in the last three months. We found Lin Li to be the most suspicious. Subsequently, we began to study this key target of our investigation.”

After he finished speaking, several photos of surveillance cameras lining the streets appeared on the tablet.

"How did you gain so much weight in this photo from a month ago?"

"Mr. Li, you really have a keen eye! Look, these are the changes in his physique over the past two days!" The woman reporting on her work then played several comparison photos of Lin Li taken by the city's security surveillance cameras.

Li Weiguo stared wide-eyed, first looking at the timestamp, then observing Lin Li's physique. In just 24 hours, he had gone from obese to lean, and he immediately gasped in shock!
"These clues alone are not enough to confirm that the other party is related to the time portal, are they?"

"Yes, after we noticed a drastic change in his physical condition within 24 hours, we began to focus on collecting information about him! Then, we learned that he had cancer."

"Cancer?" Li Weiguo frowned.

"Yes, brain cancer, scientifically known as glioblastoma, mid-stage cancer! Doctors estimate he has a maximum lifespan of two years; this is his latest medical report."

Li Weiguo directly instructed the other party to report.

"He was diagnosed with cancer at the provincial public hospital. He was discharged after several months in the hospital, and his physique hadn't changed at that time. The key thing is that about half a month ago, his physique underwent a drastic change..."

"His height increased by 7 centimeters, and his weight dropped from over 200 jin to over 170 jin! We also discovered that he disguised himself and went to a prestigious private hospital in a neighboring province for a medical check-up. During this time, Lin Li did not use his own ID card to register... but he left his phone number!" "After confirming that his physical condition and behavior were abnormal, we expanded our investigation. By investigating the information registered with his ID card, we found that he had repeatedly used Zhihu, Weibo, Tieba, and AI tools to inquire about how to make it in another world... These are the posts he viewed."

Li Weiguo's eyes gradually brightened.

The above information is generally sufficient to determine that the other party has a problem.

"...Subsequently, his colleagues discovered that he had purchased many specialized tools offline! Prior to this, Lin Li had done 95% of his miscellaneous shopping online, from small hardware tools like screwdrivers to large computer and digital products..."

"...He also enrolled in fitness training courses and watched a lot of wilderness survival videos... Well, because of this, he has significantly reduced the frequency of downloading certain 'learning teachers' from magnet links..."

Li Weiguo was carefully reading the posts that Lin Li had previously viewed.

Besides the majority of views being searched using keywords, there were two posts that Lin Li himself posted seeking help from.

Nickname: Rabbit Loves Carrots (Lin Li).

Post type: Bounty request for help.

Specific content——

"If one day you obtained a portal that could connect you to the world, but for some reason you couldn't communicate with the official channels, what would you do?"

Looking at the various messages below, some reliable and some unreliable, Li Weiguo raised an eyebrow: "It seems he is the one who opened the time portal."

"Yes, Mr. Li! But considering the target's unusual behavior and the unspeakable difficulties he mentioned in his posts, we haven't taken the initiative to contact him for the time being to ensure his safety!"

Where is he now?

"It's right near the Zhurihe Grassland Hotel, very close to us."

Li Weiguo was speechless: "He's still here? What's his personality like? Is he someone I can get to know?"

The woman shook her head: "Mr. Li, through our investigation of his online behavior, we confirmed that he is emotionally unstable. He's even on the verge of a repressed outburst! Since his parents disappeared, Lin Li's personality has changed drastically. He's become a recluse, and many of the games he plays are quite extreme. Even when he's streaming games, he maintains a pessimistic attitude towards women!"

"This is his behavioral analysis report!"

Paradox Interactive has been accused of war crimes in games such as "Stellaris"!
My girlfriend during my school years was a former MILF (Missing Person). After being provoked, she started posting sarcastic and inappropriate gender-related posts online and even started boxing for a few days!

A classmate borrowed 5000 yuan from me, and I haven't paid it back yet.

Upon seeing this, Li Weiguo rubbed his temples and said, "Their experience is quite outrageous. However, the fact that they were able to open a time portal under certain conditions and even give us hints shows that their hearts are still with the motherland!"

"You should make contact with him first. In any case, he is a citizen of the University of Tokyo. It would be extremely irresponsible to take action before confirming his condition and whether he would cause harm to our people or to public safety."

We must prioritize seizing such strategic opportunities.

The fact that the other party was able to place a time portal in Zhurihe and hide it already shows their attitude. Since the other party has their own difficulties and cannot cooperate directly, they can also keep their distance.

Of course, they are also willing to protect each other's personal safety.

"understand!"

Li Weiguo rubbed his chin and said, "By the way, check if this guy's ex-girlfriend has any illegal or disorderly conduct. Investigate her too. Investigate the classmate who borrowed money!"

"Ok!"

(End of this chapter)