Chapter 1 I Remember This Person!

In the Quan Tong Bureau’s business vehicle, the receptionist from the Fu’er Teahouse recognized He Yan’s photo and hurriedly shouted, “I remember! I have an impression of this person!”

Guo Zhengdao quickly asked, “What kind of impression? Tell me about it!”

The receptionist scratched the back of his head. “I remember, this person came two or three times, I think.”

The owner reminded him from the side, “Xiao Li, think carefully, don't misremember. These are officials from the Quan Tong Bureau… investigating a very important case.”

The receptionist thought again, this time speaking with certainty, “That's right, it’s him. Mainly because every time he came, he would meet with someone. That person always liked to wear a peaked cap, covering himself up tightly, acting all mysterious. Our teahouse has a certain level of prestige; the guests who come here are all VIPs, and their attire is very proper. There are very few people like that, so I have a deep impression.”

Guo Zhengdao’s eyes lit up, and he pressed, “What does that person look like? Can you still remember?”

The receptionist tried hard to recall, and finally shook his head. “I never saw his specific appearance. This person always covered his face very tightly whenever he came, and didn’t need us to refill his water. And our teahouse has a lot of people every day. Apart from regulars, I don’t have much of an impression of the faces of ordinary customers.”

Hearing this, Guo Zhengdao thought for a moment, and said to the receptionist, “You have to come back with us to cooperate with the investigation, but you don’t need to be afraid. It’s just normal work, and we won’t make things difficult for you.”

Saying that, he turned his head and looked at the owner, saying, “In addition, you need to retrieve all the surveillance footage from the teahouse from the past three or four months.”

“Our teahouse has never engaged in any illegal or criminal activities, and the guests who come here are relatively high-end, so the surveillance footage is generally not kept for too long.” The owner said cooperatively, “But don’t worry, I’ll go back and check the records for you. I’ll try my best to get you the footage from the entrance, the lobby, and the parking lot!”

Guo Zhengdao nodded, and reminded him, “Okay, then you all come with me first. And this matter must be kept strictly confidential. You can’t tell anyone. Otherwise, you’ll be in a lot of trouble.”

“Don’t worry, we guarantee our cooperation!”

“Yes, yes, Officer, look, I’ll turn off my phone right now.”

The owner of this shop was clearly a man who had seen the world. They were very cooperative and showed respect for the Quan Tong Bureau from the bottom of their hearts.

Guo Zhengdao turned his head and glanced at Qiu Ge, who was sitting next to him. “I’m pretty much done here. Do you have anything else you want to ask?”

“No, let’s go back.” Qiu Ge waved his hand.

“Okay, let’s go!”

Guo Zhengdao ordered, and the driver started the car. The group quickly returned to the Quan Tong Bureau.

…

Half an hour later, the group returned to the bureau and found Gu Baishun and Liu Hongxu, who were waiting in the conference room.

Guo Zhengdao stood in front of the two and reported truthfully, “Director Gu, according to our investigation, He Yan went to the teahouse twice and met with someone there twice. It is suspected that he was contacting his superior.”

Hearing this, Gu Baishun waved his hand without even thinking. “Investigate it. Work overtime tonight. Tell the brothers below to have an extra meal tonight. Order whatever they want. It’s on me.”

“Understood! Thank you, Director Gu!” Guo Zhengdao immediately left the office.

Gu Baishun glanced at Liu Hongxu. “Director Liu, are you going back to rest first, or are you waiting here?”

Liu Hongxu smiled and said, “We finally have a breakthrough, so I’ll stay here for now.”

“Okay, then I’ll go back to my office first. If there’s anything, just come and find me directly.” Gu Baishun nodded and got up to leave the conference room.

…

Soon, the An Corporation and Quan Tong Bureau had arranged their work plans.

A large number of An Corporation intelligence personnel entered the Quan Tong Bureau and began to flip through the surveillance footage, watching it frame by frame.

Although the surveillance footage spanned several months and had a specific date range, it needed to be examined very carefully, so the workload was very heavy.

Five or six hours later, Qiu Ge stared at a surveillance video, his eyes bloodshot, and his head began to spin.

He took a big gulp of coffee, but the intense sleepiness didn’t diminish at all, and his eyelids were barely open. His heart was also pounding.

He stood up and looked at the others in the office area. Many people also had blank stares and were becoming drowsy.

Qiu Ge thought for a moment, pushed back his chair, and went to Guo Zhengdao in his office. He said to him, “Chief Guo, our people haven’t slept for days, and they can’t hold on anymore…”

Guo Zhengdao said to Qiu Ge understandingly, “It’s okay, it’s okay. You guys go back and rest. Let our people do the work below.”

“Okay, we’ll come back to relieve you when you’re tired.”

The two sides quickly handed over the work. The An Corporation people went back to rest first, and the Quan Tong Bureau’s investigation department continued to review the surveillance footage.

…

Another two hours passed.

The entire office area was very quiet. Everyone was silent, staring intently at the screen, with only the sound of clicking mice.

Guo Zhengdao took a sip of coffee to refresh himself and continued to watch the surveillance footage.

Just then, a staff member next to him shouted, “Chief, there’s a discovery!”

“Let me see!” Guo Zhengdao was jolted awake, immediately got up, and walked to the staff member’s side.

The staff member flipped through the video on the screen, and the figure of He Yan indeed appeared.

“Where’s the person he’s meeting with?”

“Here.”

The staff member continued to drag the timeline, and the screen froze on a frame. A man in a black windbreaker and a peaked cap appeared in the shot.

However, the other person’s figure was very blurry, and he was indeed covering himself up tightly, making it difficult to identify him. But judging from his general shape, he should be a man.

“Continue to pull it forward.” Guo Zhengdao frowned and gave the order.

The staff member dragged the mouse, and in the picture, the man who was making the connection came in from the side door of the teahouse, went straight up the stairs, and never faced the camera head-on.

An hour later, another staff member discovered the scene of the two people’s first meeting, but this man also came in from the side door and flashed across the screen.

Guo Zhengdao frowned. He told the investigation department to check the teahouse’s reservation records according to the dates of the surveillance footage.

But when the records were sent over, they found that the reservations were all made under aliases, and there was no way to find any clues.

The head of the investigation department, smoking a cigarette, said to Guo Zhengdao with a headache, “This isn’t easy. This kid has strong counter-surveillance abilities.”

Guo Zhengdao took a sip of coffee and thought for a moment. Relying on his own experience, he said, “Check the cars. Turn out the surveillance footage from the parking lot on those two days and take a look. If you can’t find any information in the parking lot, check the surveillance cameras on the nearby streets.”

“Okay!” The head of the investigation department stubbed out his cigarette and went to flip through the surveillance footage from that day himself.

…

At the same time, the people from the information department also went to the transportation department and the police department near the Fu’er Teahouse. Without telling them the reason, they requested a large number of surveillance archives from the two days of the meetings, under the guise of cooperating with work. They also had everyone in the other units sign confidentiality agreements.

In this way, they stayed up for another half night. Finally, early the next morning, there was news.

In the surveillance footage at the intersection of two streets, the mysterious man in the black windbreaker and peaked cap was discovered.

The Quan Tong Bureau immediately retrieved all the nearby footage according to the timeline, and this man’s movements began to be discovered in large quantities.

Including some shots of him driving and walking were captured, but he always used his peaked cap to cover his face, making it impossible to see his appearance clearly.

Guo Zhengdao sat in front of the computer, examining the other person’s figure. He didn’t know why, but he felt a little familiar.

He glanced at the car the person was driving and found that it was a very ordinary SUV.

He had someone check the license plate number, but it was also fake.

Guo Zhengdao thought for a long time. His gaze suddenly fell on the lower left corner of the car window in the picture, and he was attracted by a small blue object.

“Zoom in on this area!”

“Yes!”

After zooming in, it could be vaguely seen that this blue object seemed to be a pass. But the image was too grainy, and it was impossible to see what specific unit it was from.

Guo Zhengdao thought for a moment, turned his head, and ordered, “Tell the information department to find a way to restore this pass for me! Go quickly!”