From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 248 - 202 Capture_2

Although Su Muyu and Lin Zeyu were with him, as the two of them were regarded as a pair, it still counted as walking alone even with the three of them.

"I'll follow along," said the head of the security team, You ZhanYu, waving over a guard to accompany Lu Heng out.

Lu Heng walked into the corridor seen in the surveillance video—the end of the hallway was the restroom.

In the entire surveillance video, the victim, Mr. Liu, was always present, except for one second of out-of-frame time at the restroom door.

The victim was an ordinary person, had no superpowers, and theoretically, couldn't accomplish anything in just a second.

However, this was the only position not monitored, so if there was a problem, it had to be here.

Lu Heng stood at the restroom entrance and looked inside.

At the entrance of the restroom were the sinks, with the men's restroom to the right and the women's to the left.

"Is it possible there's something wrong inside the restroom?" guessed Lin Zeyu.

"The probability is low, one second isn't enough time to go inside and come back out," Lu Heng shook his head.

"I'll take a look inside this one," Su Muyu said, pointing to the women's restroom and then stepping inside.

Although Lu Heng felt there was no issue inside the restroom, checking didn't take much time, so he also went into the men's restroom to have a look.

After checking, they found nothing suspicious.

Lu Heng walked back to the entrance of the restroom and looked around to determine the positions of the two surveillance cameras.

The captain of the security team, You ZhanYu, went to the sink, turned on the tap, washed his face, and refreshed himself: "Staying up this late, I'm getting a bit sleepy."

The accompanying officer complained, "Captain, I think we are engaging in a futile effort."

There was a cylindrical stainless steel trash can at the entrance of the restroom.

Lu Heng walked over, lifted the lid of the trash can, and peeked inside.

You ZhanYu said, "We've already checked the trash can. The trash inside was treated as evidence, bagged, and taken back to Iron Blood for analysis."

The officer commented, "Actually, there was no need for an analysis—it's just some tissues, makeup pads, all very normal items."

Lu Heng shook the trash can slightly, nudged the round marks on the floor with his foot, and then headed straight back.

"We've seen enough, let's go back."

Su Muyu quickly caught up and asked quietly, "Did you notice anything?"

Lu Heng casually replied, "Not yet."

Then, he leaned closer to her ear and whispered a few words.

When they returned to the surveillance room, Lu Heng asked, "Inspector Li, is the analysis report of the evidence from the restroom ready? Can I see it?"

"Yes."

Li Zhaofeng pulled out a report, handing it to Lu Heng.

Lu Heng took it, flipping through the report, which included photographs taken during the evidence collection at the scene, photographs of the evidence, and the chemical analysis report of the evidence.

As the guard mentioned, there was nothing suspicious in the trash can.

The trash can by the restroom entrance usually contained these items.

While Lu Heng was looking at the photos on the lab report, a communications officer rushed in and loudly reported, "Alex Austin was spotted in the Jingwei District. The search team exchanged fire with him and needs high-rank superpower soldiers for backup."

Zhuo Hongjun, upon hearing that Alex Austin had appeared, grabbed his hat and headed for the door, then turned back and asked, "Aren't you all coming?"

Jian Qing had already risen and was considering going to provide support.

Alex Austin's combat power was at the peak among the superpower users at this stage. In alley warfare where high-powered thermal weapons couldn't be used, high-rank superpower soldiers were needed to confront him directly.

Lin Zeyu also stood up, looked at Lu Heng, and asked, "Shall we go?"

Lu Heng thought for a moment, looked at Jian Qing, and said, "You guys go ahead. I'll check the surveillance again."

Zhuo Hongjun snorted coldly and walked straight out, immediately leading the team.

Jian Qing also set off at once.

She wouldn't be of much use if she stayed, and she also wanted to meet this Thunder God from the White Eagle Federation.

Lu Heng, on the other hand, continued to look through the photos on the lab report, with no intention of joining the battle.

Li Zhaofeng asked curiously, "I heard from Captain Jian that your combat power is far above hers. Why aren't you going? This could be an opportunity to distinguish yourself."

Lu Heng looked up at him, smiled, and said, "What's more important, capturing Alex Austin or recovering the hard drive?"

Li Zhaofeng replied matter-of-factly, "Of course, it's recovering the hard drive."

"Then what we're doing is the most important."

"Right. Did you find any clues?" Li Zhaofeng asked.

"Let's look at the surveillance again. Bring up the footage of the restroom area from an hour after the victim passed through," Lu Heng said.

Li Zhaofeng realized that many of Lu Heng's analyses matched his own thoughts after the recent case discussion, so he was eager to hear what Lu Heng intended to investigate.

The surveillance footage began playing back the segment showing the victim, Mr. Liu, passing through the restroom area within one hour.

Li Zhaofeng said, "We've already watched this segment many times. From the victim's death, to the Academy of Science triggering the alarm, to us securing the scene, it wasn't an hour, but only fifteen minutes.

"In those fifteen minutes, no suspicious figures passed by the restroom, only six guards who passed in three groups, consecutively.

"I've already asked; after the alarm was raised, the guards were ordered to secure all key intersections; their passing by the restroom door was routine.

"Moreover, these six guards didn't even stop in the restroom. Since they were running, their time passing by the restroom door was less than a second."

Among these six guards, a few were met tonight, including the guard captain You ZhanYu and the deputy captain He Jiandong.

As Li Zhaofeng explained, Lu Heng continued to watch the surveillance footage and then said, "Could you play the segment with the second pair of guards passing by again?"

After replaying once.

Lu Heng said, "Play it again."

After the second time.

Lu Heng said, "Sorry, one more time."

The investigator cut the clip and set it to loop.

In the surveillance footage, two guards jogged towards the corner and then passed by the restroom door, appearing on the second camera.

"Why isn't it there?" Lu Heng stared at the screen, feeling something was off.

"What do you suspect?" Li Zhaofeng was also puzzled.

"Let me think." Lu Heng furrowed his brows and closed his eyes in thought.

Li Zhaofeng turned back to stare at the looping guards on the screen, one of whom was You ZhanYu.

Suddenly, Lu Heng's eyes snapped open, and he muttered, "Let's take a gamble."

Then, pointing at the surveillance screen, he said, "Inspector Li, could you detain these two guards?"

Li Zhaofeng furrowed his brows, puzzled, and asked, "Are you sure?"

Lu Heng nodded, his eyes showing a firm resolve.

Quickly weighing the options, Li Zhaofeng pressed the transmitter and said, "Detain guard captain You ZhanYu and guard member Cui Chengye, and bring them here."

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