"So, there are now three missing people?" Lin Fan said as he buckled his passenger seatbelt. "Should we continue investigating, or..."
Normally, missing persons are reported directly to the police.
Lin Fan subconsciously felt the same way.
Besides, many things that are done in public are easier for the police to handle. Just like what they did today, if they hadn't used fake IDs to impersonate someone, they wouldn't have been able to get the job done.
Although they are also an agency of the G family, they are unknown after all, and they are often constrained in their actions.
Wu Yusen activated his Prado and slid out of the parking space. "Let's take a look and confirm which side this matter belongs to."
If it is just a common case of missing persons or personal restraint, the special affairs office cannot easily intervene.
Putting aside the inconvenience of movement, every unit has business assessment requirements, and you will be criticized for poaching people based on performance.
Besides, for ordinary cases, the special office's handling methods are indeed not as good as those of the police station. Whether in terms of procedures or methods, they can only be dispatched when there are special circumstances.
"How do we confirm it? Should we go directly to the place where he is on a business trip?" Lin Fan asked.
"No need. Let's check the video first. See if there are normal people coming and going in that area recently." John Woo turned the steering wheel and merged the car into the traffic flow.
I have just asked that company for the distribution map of areas with no signal. By overlaying the map, it will be easy to confirm the area where the incident occurred.
"What difference does it make whether people come in or out?" Lin Fan didn't quite understand.
"Normally, if people are coming and going normally in a place, and only Ma Baobao and the others are missing, it's likely a rare incident, and the case will most likely be transferred," Wu Yusen explained. "If there are no unusual people coming and going..."
"What if there's nothing unusual?" Lin Fan pressed. "What does it mean to be considered abnormal?"
"If there's no normal entry or exit of the area for a long period of time, or if some people enter but some don't, then that's an anomaly," Wu Yusen replied. "No matter how small the population movement is, people will always come and go. For work or supplies, there will always be people coming and going. A place with no people coming and going is either an uninhabited area or..."
"That's not normal!" Lin Fan replied. "If that's the case, we'll have to go out, right?"
Wu Yusen took the time to glance at Lin Fan on his right, and said teasingly with a smile, "Why do I feel like you really want something abnormal?"
"Hey, what are you saying?" Lin Fan quickly suppressed his excitement. "I don't want anything to happen. It would be best if it's just a misunderstanding, nothing happens, and I can just sit back and get paid."
How could she wish for something bad to happen to someone when everything was fine? Lin Fan shook her head. Her dream was world peace.
Wu Yusen didn't expose his feelings. "Actually, it's normal for you to want to go on missions. When I first joined the institute, I couldn't wait to go on missions every day. I felt like I was so cool even when I walked."
"What happened next?" Lin Fan looked at him with interest. He rarely heard John Woo talk about the past.
"Later..." John Woo closed his mouth after saying a few words.
Lin Fan looked back and saw a zebra crossing right in front of him, with pedestrians crossing the road.
Wu Yusen stared intently at the pedestrians walking slowly in front of his car, and remained unmoved even when the car behind him honked at him. He did not start the car until the pedestrians reached a safe area.
"Later, for a long time, I just hoped I wouldn't have any tasks every day." John Woo thought about himself at that time and laughed. "Now, I don't think about anything. If I have tasks, I'll do them well. If I don't, I'll just have fun."
After hearing what he said, Lin Fan could probably guess what was going on, so he didn't ask any further questions.
In their line of work, any mission means trouble, danger and injury.
It’s like the people in the police station would rather deal with neighborhood disputes and look for cats and dogs every day than have any serious incidents occur.
Firefighters would rather help people pick locks and open doors every day than face fires and natural disasters...
Behind all the major events that bring them honor are tragic consequences that cannot be thought about too closely.
But hope is hope precisely because it is impossible to achieve.
Compared to the professions that everyone can see, the sacrifices made by the special affairs office's field staff are even more silent...
Lin Fan's eagerness to try suddenly cooled down.
"You don't have to worry about it too much," Wu Yusen said soothingly, sensing her change in mood. "Just keep a normal mindset. You'll understand over time that cherishing every day is the life attitude of all of us in the Special Affairs team."
"Yeah." Lin Fan nodded. Just hearing these words, dozens of movies played out in her mind.
Wu Yusen knew that it was useless to say anything at this time. Lin Fan was already worried, so it would be more effective to change the subject. "Come to think of it, you behaved very well last time on the subway."
"Really?" When this was mentioned, Lin Fan instantly thought of a red shadow and the big mouth split in the middle of his black hair, and his expression became painful.
"Yeah." Wu Yusen nodded, "If she had been pursuing me, I wouldn't be any better than you."
Wu Yusen's strength over Lin Fan lies solely in experience and the strength that is unique to men. If he were to chase a fugitive with his bare hands and no props, he wouldn't be much better.
Lin Fan felt a little happy after hearing this. "Don't just praise me. If you have any questions, you should tell me."
"I'm really not trying to praise you." Wu Yusen heard the smugness in Lin Fan's tone and smiled, "If I have to say the problem, it's your mindset. Sister Xu is right. When dealing with this kind of situation, you can't be afraid. If you're afraid, you'll lose. But there's no rush. Just try a few more times, and you'll have experience."
"Well, I've noticed. When I was first scared, my hands and feet were paralyzed. But after she caught me, even though I felt sick, I wasn't as scared anymore." Lin Fan nodded in agreement. "So you're right. Experiencing these things more often is helpful to me."
It wasn't just Sister Xu's case; the times Wu Yusen had taken her on missions before were all bizarre and mind-blowing. However, none of those things had caused Lin Fan to feel so terrified as this unspeakable thing.
"Actually, you've been making rapid progress," Wu Yusen continued. "Strictly speaking, you've only been back at the Special Affairs Agency for less than five months, and yet your strength is already nearly unmatched. Your performance on these missions has been remarkable. Even without Xingchen, your overall performance would still be among the best among the new recruits at the agency. So don't worry, it won't be long before you'll leave us behind."
Lin Fan smiled and said no, and the little bit of depression he had felt before was unconsciously thrown into a corner.
After returning to the Special Affairs Office, the two went straight to find Wang Fengfeng.
"Look, the surveillance cameras are all here, but they are all old equipment and not very clear. This type of equipment can only store data from the last month, and the earlier data has been covered." Wang Fengfeng quickly called out all the surveillance cameras that could be found near the compared area.
There are actually more than ten of them.
After thanking him, the two took the information and returned to Lin Fan’s office to start watching the video.
Lin Fan was watching on her computer, while Wu Yusen went to his office to get a tablet and sat on her sofa to watch.
Even if they fast-forwarded, it took the two of them three days to watch through all the dozen or so surveillance videos.
During this month, surveillance cameras captured many people entering that area. They counted them carefully and found that there were not many, about thirty people.
But the strange thing is, there is only in, no out.
Lin Fan looked at John Woo's face. Although he didn't want to be happy, he knew that this mission was probably a sure thing.
