(Day Four)
"…" Guhan stared blankly at the Past Water Sword in his hand, unable to say a word … This time, it was Guhan's turn to repeat Shishui's previous state of stupefaction. He was the same as Shishui just now, completely unaware of what had happened. He could only try his best to accept the facts in front of him.
And the truth was that Shishui and Qidian were the same as Qing Pin. They had already recovered their true consciousness and memories, and had regained the sword maiden's ability … The Past Water Sword in Guhan's hand was the best explanation.
Although this result was excellent for Guhan, the process was hard for Guhan to understand. Clearly, before Qing Pin and Qidian fell in love with him, that incantation-like line had no effect at all, but when it came from Shishui's mouth, it hit the mark. After the other party said that line with a tone full of hatred, Shishui actually awakened just like that.
Why did this happen?
Guhan was puzzled no matter how he thought about it.
Actually, for Guhan at this time, the best way was to ask Shishui what had happened before and after she recovered her memories.
But when the words were at the tip of his tongue, Guhan couldn't ask. His relationship with Shishui was really too awkward.
"There are two explanations!"
After thinking for a period of time, Guhan, who was originally like a lump of paste, faintly had two clearer ideas and explanations appear in his mind.
"Either Shishui didn't have any feelings for me before entering the illusion, so she didn't need to be like Qidian and Qing Pin, using strong feelings to stimulate her lost memories. She only needed that line!"
"Or, Shishui hated me to the extreme no matter in reality or illusion. From a certain point of view, extreme hate and extreme love are different approaches to achieve the same result. Being able to use this incantation to stimulate her own memories can also be explained!"
These were the two conclusions that Guhan came up with after careful consideration. In his heart, Guhan hoped that the first conclusion was true, but Guhan had a vague feeling that the second conclusion might be the truth.
Guhan really didn't know if it was a good or bad thing for him to have a Sword Lady who always held a grudge against him by his side. Would it cause a huge storm in the future?
But no matter what, Shishui had already recovered, and three of the eight missing swordmaidens had already awakened. As long as the remaining five were awakened, there would be hope of leaving the illusion.
"Heavenly Reliance?"
Guhan looked at the phone in his hand and the serious smile on the beautiful police officer's face. The corner of Guhan's mouth curled up into a smile. "Yitian, Yitian, have a good taste of the fine wine and feast I've prepared for you!"
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"Captain, we've found something. An eyewitness reported seeing a guy who looked very similar to the suspect near the train station. He even bought a pack of cigarettes in a shop … In fact, the informant was the shop owner!"
After a sleepless night, Cao Yitian finally received an exciting news.
After the meeting yesterday, Cao Yitian stood his ground and decided to use the method of alerting the criminal suspect to make a move.
Therefore, Cao Yitian asked the suspect's photo to be posted on Weibo and WeChat Moments. Through the police network, he asked all the Internet celebrities to forward the photo on a large scale. As a result, in less than a night, almost one-fifth of the people in Shanghai learned about such a major wanted criminal on the Internet, and Guhan's face was also trending all over Shanghai. Hot searches related to Guhan dominated Weibo's hot search list for a whole day. In a sense, Guhan had also become a super Internet celebrity.
At the same time, Cao Yitian asked all the criminal police to block all the entrances and exits of Shanghai, whether it was the airport, the highway, the train station, or the intersection of the national and provincial highways. Cao Yitian arranged sufficient police forces at all the places that could leave Shanghai. He also used black technology to distinguish faces to ensure that once the suspect showed up, they would be able to recognize him on the spot.
Every veteran criminal police officer knew in their hearts that there were generally only two results of alerting the suspect. Either the suspect really came out and was forced to expose himself, or the suspect would completely hide in the crowd, not even daring to go out. In this way, it was almost impossible for the police to find him.
Therefore, when Cao Yitian made this decision, many people expressed their opposition, but in the end, Cao Yitian still carried the huge pressure and made the decision to alert the suspect.
As the saying goes, if you don't succeed, you'll die for a good cause. If the suspect really didn't come out, then Cao Yitian would undoubtedly be a big scapegoat.
Fortunately, the suspect finally couldn't help but jump out. Just as Cao Yitian expected, when the Weibo post spread throughout the entire Shanghai, the suspect was determined to leave Shanghai.
"Captain, someone called the police again. They said that the wanted criminal who looks like the person in the photo kept loitering near the ticket office at the train station. His behavior is very suspicious."
"Captain, an auntie who was taking a stroll called the police and said that she heard someone planning to spend 300 yuan to get a nearby student to buy a train ticket for him. That auntie swore to God that the person was the criminal on the wanted notice!"
Following the appearance of the first report, more and more calls followed. In just a short span of 30 minutes, there were more than 20 calls to the police, all reporting that there was a criminal suspect who looked exactly the same as the one on the arrest warrant.
"Captain, it's obvious that the suspect is planning to escape on a train. We can't wait here any longer. Hurry up and organize a team to search for him at the train station!" Cao Yitian's subordinates yelled out.
The criminal suspect's action of knocking out more than half of the police officers in the detention center had completely angered the entire Shanghai public security system. They couldn't believe that there was such an arrogant criminal suspect in this world. Everyone wanted to immediately bring this bastard who dared to look down on them to justice.
"Idiot, when can you use your brains? Can't you see such an obvious trap?"
Cao Yitian helplessly glanced at his subordinates around him and said with a cold face, "The criminal suspect was able to easily sneak into our Public Security Bureau and knock all of you out without us noticing. Obviously, he has very high anti-investigation skills, and his IQ is much higher than that of ordinary people. When our wanted notice is all over Shanghai, how could this guy take the initiative to appear at the train station where our police force is the most concentrated?
"Besides, even if he really wanted to escape by train, he would definitely disguise himself and make himself look completely different from the person in the photo. He would also try his best to cover all of his tracks. He might buy cigarettes, eat, or even ask a college student to buy a train ticket for him on the street.
"So I can conclude that it's just a trap. It's a shallow trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain. He deliberately exposed his whereabouts so that we could mobilize all our main forces to the train station. Then, he would use other methods to leave Shanghai!"
When Cao Yitian finished speaking, the criminal police officers were so ashamed that they could not even lift their heads.
Yes, Cao Yitian was right. How could a criminal suspect who had turned the entire Shanghai upside down make such a stupid mistake? This must be a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain. There was no mistake about it.
"Captain Cao, we understand. We will continue to guard all the intersections. We won't be disturbed by the other party's trick!" the criminal police said one after another.
"No!"
Unexpectedly, Cao Yitian waved his hand and showed a faint smile. "Since he has spent so much effort to set up such a trap for us, we can't let his efforts go to waste.
Xiao Xu, Xiao Chen, Xiao Jin, the three of you will transfer 1,000 police officers from the 32 police stations around the train station and set up an inescapable net for me at the train station. Everyone has to be questioned carefully. Whether it's your aura or your actions, the bigger the better. Do you understand? "
"Captain, what do you mean by this?
Didn't you say that it was just a trick set up by the criminal suspect to lure the tiger away from the mountain?
Why do we have to go to the train station with such great fanfare? "After hearing Cao Yitian's order, the other criminal police officers asked in confusion.
"That's why I said you guys are stupid. Do you still need me to explain it to you?"
Cao Yitian rubbed his forehead helplessly. "If the criminal didn't see us searching the train station with great fanfare, and I saw that we fell into his trap, how could he jump out from somewhere else and escape?"
"I haven't finished my order. Whether it's the airport, the port, or the highway, half of the police officers in those places are to pretend to go to the train station. In fact, change out of your police uniform and hide in a hidden place nearby … If my guess is right, the criminal will make his move soon."
"Yes!
Understood! "
After hearing Cao Yitian's explanation, all the criminal police officers came to a sudden realization and began to act according to Cao Yitian's order. Soon, the entire police force in Shanghai began to be mobilized frantically. The citizens around the train station suddenly found that teams of police officers in police uniforms were gathering around the train station from all directions and began to carry out strict inspections and searches. This made the citizens speculate that they had received an alert of a terrorist attack.
"I want to see just who exactly this fishing trick of Jiang Tai Gong will be able to hook up!"
Seeing the icons on the computer in the command room that marked the deployment of each police force, Cao Yitian clenched his fist and said.