Memory inheritor

Chapter 83 Removing the Fuel

Yu Zhen escorted Wei Hongsi downstairs and arranged for a car to take him back to his dormitory.

When they returned to the task force's command center, it was filled with smoke, and even Director Liang, who rarely smoked, had a cigarette in his hand.

When Director Shi saw Yu Zhen come in, he tossed him a cigarette. The three of them sat around the small conference table, and no one spoke for a long time.

Director Liang watched the pale blue smoke rising from his fingertips, the words Wei Hongsi had just spoken still echoing in his mind.

Although he was surprised by Wei Hongsi's youth upon their first meeting, he did not treat him with disrespect. After all, Wei was an expert they had invited, had made previous contributions to the case, and was a direct disciple of an academician; he must have some extraordinary abilities.

However, he was quite surprised when he heard Wei Hongsi's suggestion to "not investigate first".

This young man is too audacious; he's practically lawless.

One of those three Finches was a professor at their Yuecheng University, yet he showed absolutely no qualms about it.

However, after careful consideration, Director Liang had to admit that Wei Hongsi's suggestion was not only the best way to break the deadlock, but may even be the only way.

It seems that the young man was laying the groundwork while analyzing the basic information about the three Finch professors.

Finally, he reminded them that the Light Guide Society was a terrorist organization. Perhaps that's why he dared to make that suggestion.

Director Liang hadn't seen such a special young man in a long time.

He stubbed out his nearly burnt-out cigarette butt in the ashtray and said, "Except for the on-site investigation of that 'safe house,' all other investigation work is suspended. Notify all members of the leadership team to immediately report to the command center and await orders."

Director Shi hesitated before asking, "Director Liang?"

"Do as I say." Director Liang's tone was calm, but his attitude left no room for argument.

Director Shi nodded and, together with Yu Zhen, conveyed the orders and deployed the work.

The most pressing issue for the task force right now is how to investigate and identify the suspects. Because of the "circuit breaker mechanism," they not only have to be extremely cautious at every step, but also have to be careful not to make any moves that could backfire.

According to conventional case-handling methods, this problem is almost unsolvable.

But if we "break with convention" as Wei Hongsi said, those pain points will disappear, but the cost of doing so will be very high.

Director Liang said he was waiting for orders rather than holding a meeting to discuss the matter, which means he has already made a decision and is prepared to bear the consequences alone.

Director Shi felt that it was Wei Hongsi's last words that prompted Director Liang to make up his mind.

Without a doubt, the Light Guide Society is a terrorist organization and cannot be analyzed using traditional investigative methods. R country has already set an example in this regard, although their approach was somewhat simplistic and crude, failing to fundamentally damage the Light Guide Society.

Director Shi's hesitation was not a questioning of Director Liang's decision, but rather a feeling that Director Liang should not bear the responsibility alone.

However, if he were in Director Liang's position, he would have made the same choice, so he didn't say anything more.

Neither reporting upwards to shift decision-making power nor holding a meeting of the leading group for collective decision-making should be considered at this time.

Twenty minutes later, Du Heng, Wei Hongbo, and Guo Weiran, another key member of the brigade, arrived at the command room.

Director Liang first gave a brief overview of the situation. Those present were the core members of the task force, and it was essential to make them understand why this was necessary. Afterwards, work arrangements were made.

Du Heng, Wei Hongbo, and Guo Weiran will each be responsible for one Professor Finch. They will first find out their schedule for the next few days, and then choose a suitable time to act at the same time.

Yu Zhen was responsible for organizing and coordinating the emergency response team to provide necessary support to the three action groups.

Director Shi was in charge of the preparations for the monitoring center, and the three new monitoring rooms were to be established as soon as possible, along with the corresponding equipment and personnel.

Director Liang is in charge of assembling industry experts. This time, the dream interpretation work will still utilize the resources of Yuecheng University, but the specific interpretation work will be taken over by police experts.

It wasn't that he was dissatisfied with the decoding team's work, but rather that the nature of their work had changed.

There is nothing wrong with extracting clues from the brain of a suspect who is already in a coma.

However, knocking someone unconscious before their guilt status is clear, and then deciphering information from their brain, raises serious issues from both a legal and ethical standpoint.

Feng Weixu and the others are still students who have not yet graduated, not police officers, so it would be inappropriate to ask them to do it again.

Furthermore, the Light Guide Society is no pushover. This round of interpretation may touch upon some of the organization's secrets, and if they target us, the consequences are unpredictable.

For these reasons, Director Liang naturally did not want Feng Weixu and others to be involved too much. Therefore, when introducing the situation and making arrangements, he did not mention Wei Hongsi's name.

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July 3, Wednesday, 17:40.

School of Foreign Languages, Yuecheng University.

Professor William Finch concluded the day's academic discussion and returned to his office.

He has taught at this school for over ten years and is a leading expert in the field of Western literature and cultural studies. He has accumulated more and more titles and is invited to attend more and more events.

He would either decline some less important events or send his assistants or students instead. But today's event was scheduled a month ago, and as the keynote speaker, he had to attend.

Perhaps because he had talked too much at the meeting, he felt very thirsty. So as soon as he entered his office, he boiled water and made a pot of tea.

He enjoys drinking tea, but only a few varieties. In the summer, he prefers Longjing tea.

After brewing the tea, he poured it into a small cup and sipped it. This way of drinking tea is very effective in relieving thirst.

He sipped his tea and picked up the magazine to browse through. After reading a few pages, his eyelids felt heavy, and drowsiness began to creep in.

I guess it's because I'm getting old, I'm really tired today.

Professor Finch thought to himself, drank two more cups of tea, leaned back in his chair to read, and fell asleep without realizing it.

The office door was pushed open, and two men walked in.

One of the men stepped forward and checked Professor Finch's breathing and pulse. Then, he took out a small plastic bag from his inner pocket, removed a disposable syringe from it, inserted the needle into the back of Professor Finch's neck, and slowly pushed the medicine into the syringe.

Another person took out a file bag, put all of Professor Finch's personal belongings into it, and then washed the teapot and teacups and put them back in their original positions.

After they finished doing these things, one of them whispered, "You know what, the experience of doing this kind of thing is really quite unique."

Another said, "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and send the message, get ready to take the person out."