Chapter 89: Send Advertisements!

I said, "This matter is of great importance. Even Old Lin didn't have the guts to ask me about it, so we shouldn't spread the word about this for now. There's definitely more to it here."

Tang Jingjing nodded and said, "Do you really think Old Lin won't inquire into this? He even hid such an important detail from the commander-in-chief, just to take care of you?"

I asked Tang Jingjing in puzzlement if she was going to tell me something.

Tang Jingjing replied, "Actually, I asked you out for a walk was Old Lin's idea. Old Lin is also very concerned about this issue, but he just couldn't ask you himself."

I felt grateful to Old Lin.

"Alright, it's getting late. I should go back to rest." Tang Jingjing stretched her back, smiling and saying, "Our current situation, I only want to describe it with a poem."

"Which poem?" I asked.

"Mountains and rivers upon mountains and rivers, it seems there is no way, what what what village again?"

"It's 'Willows Darken, Flowers Brighten, Yet Another Village.'"

Tang Jingjing glared at me: "Do you think I don't know? I'm just teasing you, idiot."

The next day, we were about to head to Hunan Road and Huidong Road to check if the chemical factory down there was indeed a base for the Hujun Sect, but we waited and waited, unable to reach Li Xingchen.

Tang Jingjing said angrily, "This kid must be playing games again. Xiao Yang, come with me and grab this kid."

I had no choice but to go with Tang Jingjing to Li Xingchen's room.

Without knocking, Tang Jingjing kicked the door open. Li Xingchen was hunched over the keyboard, typing rapidly, his hair disheveled and dark circles prominent under his eyes.

He must have been tinkering with the computer all night.

Tang Jingjing went over and pulled Li Xingchen up: "You little rascal, what are you doing?"

Li Xingchen immediately said, "Don't move, don't move, I have a major discovery."

"What major discovery?"

"Don't move, I'll tell you in a while, wait a bit over there."

I saw Li Xingchen was using an IP tracking software to repeatedly compare an IP address.

This was an extremely complex task, because tracking an IP isn't something one software can accomplish; Li Xingchen also had to hack into numerous systems to analyze the IP addresses of various cities.

In other words, Li Xingchen's brain was the true supercomputer, and the software was merely an auxiliary tool.

I knew that once Li Xingchen got serious, there was a good chance of a big discovery, so I told Tang Jingjing to calm down and went to report the situation to Old Lin.

Old Lin attached great importance to this 'must-have' clue and instructed us not to disturb Li Xingchen, but to wait patiently.

After waiting more than an hour, Li Xingchen suddenly shouted out in excitement: "I found an important clue. Old Lin, Old Lin?"

Old Lin had been waiting outside, and upon hearing Li Xingchen call his name, he hurriedly entered: "Li Xingchen, what did you discover?"

Li Xingchen said, "Old Lin, didn't the commander-in-chief previously say that if someone finds an important clue, they get rewarded in RMB? Look at how much this clue is worth?"

Li Xingchen pointed to an address on the screen and analyzed it.

"I have confirmed that this chemical factory is indeed the location of the Hujun Sect. You see, I searched on Baidu for information about that chemical factory, and found that it keeps posting recruitment notices, and they use many different IDs to post them. So I analyzed the IPs from which these recruitment notices were posted."

"Guess what I found? About half of the quantity came from the same IP."

"That must be Officer Wang's villa! Another part came from an internet cafe near Tian Feier's father's small restaurant, and some more from a female dormitory in a university, which should be Feier Tian's dormitory."

"Why would a chemical factory's recruitment ad keep being posted like this? Not from the factory's HR department? Of course, some are definitely posted from inside the factory. But those aren't important, so we can ignore them."

After this analysis, we suddenly felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

We could basically confirm that the chemical factory was problematic.

But why would such a chemical factory post so many advertisements? Recruit so many people?

Old Lin said the reward question could wait for now; first, let's look at whether this recruitment ad has any special meaning.

Li Xingchen printed the ad, one copy for each person, and we analyzed it line by line, word by word.

However, the result was not satisfactory; it was just a very ordinary recruitment ad with no special meaning.

I suddenly remembered the ashes we found in Officer Wang's villa. The forensic report showed that some of them were paper with printed text on them. Could it be that those papers were actually printed recruitment ads?

It matched perfectly.

My idea received Old Lin's full approval; Old Lin said it was definitely the case.

Li Xingchen said, "I think the next step should be to secretly investigate that chemical factory. See what they're processing, maybe everyone inside has problems."

Little Warrior firmly disagreed: "That's too dangerous. Even if we investigate secretly, it has to be our own people doing the secret investigation."

Old Lin suddenly smiled: "I thought of a suitable person."

Looking at Old Lin's mischievous smile, I knew exactly who he was thinking of.

No need to say, it was definitely Old Huo. The always benevolent Old Lin only had this scheming expression when it came to Old Huo.

I asked, "Old Lin, you mean... Old Huo?"

Old Lin nodded: "Have Old Huo and the commander-in-chief come over right away. Li Xingchen, you did well. When it's time to apply for the reward, name your own price. Just don't make it too much."

Li Xingchen nodded excitedly: "Old Lin, rest assured, I won't forget you!"

So I immediately called Old Huo and the commander-in-chief, told them to come over, saying we had an important discovery. Meanwhile, Li Xingchen and Tang Jingjing discussed how much the bounty should be.

After Old Huo heard this news, his first reaction was excitement. This time he finally had a chance to make a contribution, and this time he would definitely bring out the culprit.

The commander-in-chief's brows were furrowed deeply, saying, "Old Huo, I disagree with your opinion. It's too dangerous, I won't approve."

Old Huo urged, "We can apply for a team of undercover agents to protect me in secret."

The commander-in-chief said, "Once discovered, you might be in danger!"

Old Huo got a bit anxious: "Commander-in-chief, can I sign a death certificate?"

Old Lin advised, "Commander-in-chief, just give Old Huo a chance. If you don't give him the opportunity, he won't close his eyes in death."

"Pfft pfft pfft, crow's mouth, what death won't he close his eyes to." Old Huo immediately cursed: "Commander-in-chief, I have full confidence that the other side won't do anything to me, otherwise I wouldn't be alive from last time."

The commander-in-chief hesitated for a long time, and seeing Old Huo insist, couldn't say anything more, and could only nod with difficulty. Then he had the equipment department prepare for Old Huo, followed by negotiation experts.

On one hand, equip Old Huo with excellent weapons, of course all small weapons hidden on the body. On the other hand, provide Old Huo with knowledge for communication to make it easy for him to interact with people.

Everything was ready, just lacking the east wind. Before leaving, the commander-in-chief bade farewell to Old Huo with red eyes. Old Lin couldn't help but taunt coldly: "Just go in peace."

Old Huo left, with an atmosphere of wind blowing and the water running cold.

Old Lin suddenly had tears in his eyes, his voice a bit hoarse as he called out, "Old Huo, if you return safely, I'll call you my master."

Old Huo laughed heartily: "Good, you wait for me!"

After returning, everyone felt uneasy. Old Huo was advanced in years; could he withstand this turmoil? If something went wrong midway, we wouldn't be able to save him.

The commander-in-chief gave Li Xingchen a special task: monitor all the posted recruitment posts around the clock. If Old Huo had a chance to access the internet, he would contact us in this way.

After the commander-in-chief left, I asked Li Xingchen how much reward he had asked for. Li Xingchen said with a regretful face, "Don't mention rewards or not, look at how selfless Old Huo is, how can I let Old Lin down? So I didn't even bring up the reward."

Seeing Li Xingchen's regretful expression, I laughed and said, "It was right not to ask!"