Genius Club-Chapter 223 - 52 The Show Begins

"But in this world, there indeed exist geniuses, and there’s no correlation between appearance and profession."

Ji Lin’s tone shifted as he cast the images of several news screenshots onto the large screen behind him for the special task force members to see:

"In recent times, the scientific community has been advancing by leaps and bounds. Due to Xu Yun and Tang Xin, we predict that the next murder victims are likely to be scholars and experts related to the Hibernation Field."

"This is a summary I’ve made of scientists who have either made significant breakthroughs or shown great potential in hibernation research; take a look," he continued.

Following Ji Lin’s gesture, every member of the special task force raised their heads to look at the projection screen, which displayed the names of several scientists in the hibernation field.

These scientists had made breakthroughs in hibernation equipment, developed maintenance drugs for use during hibernation, proposed innovative hibernation theories, or presented new ideas for post-hibernation recovery stages.

Without a doubt, these scientists listed on the screen were leaders in the hibernation field. According to the task force’s speculations, these individuals were the most likely next targets for murder.

Lin Xian noticed that most of these scientists were from abroad, with three residing and working in cities outside Donghai City.

A male colleague next to him also realized this and looked at Ji Lin to ask:

"But Ji Lin... most of these scientists are abroad, and their travel isn’t within our surveillance, if the killers were to target them, we wouldn’t be able to ambush them in advance. And there are just too many of them... we can’t cover them all!"

Ji Lin nodded:

"That’s right, our police resources are limited, and so is our authority. Apart from Donghai, we don’t have the power to mobilize local police forces. Moreover, incidents like these have so far only occurred in Donghai City, and the city authorities do not wish to amplify the impact."

"However... our opportunities are also limited, and maybe if we don’t catch the killers at the next crime scene, we might miss them forever and never find their trace again."

"Thus, I’ve decided to split up and act separately."

He paused for a moment, looked around solemnly, and continued:

"Personally, I have certain connections and influence among international police forces; I’ve assisted them in solving numerous cases in the past, and they owe me a few favors and are willing to cooperate with me."

"So, in the future, I intend to act separately. I will use my influence with the international police to organize ambushes and capture operations abroad; meanwhile, you all should continue in Donghai City, looking for the right opportunity to ambush the killers. This time, we must not let them escape again."

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The members of the force widened their eyes in surprise at Ji Lin’s words, then burst out speaking:

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"Wait, Ji Lin, you mean to say... you are leaving Donghai?"

"Isn’t this too sudden?"

"Why go abroad now? Have you discovered some new clue?"

"If Ji Lin has made such a decision, there must be a good reason, perhaps he has identified a certain scientist as a target?"

The news of Ji Lin’s departure surprised everyone, but upon further reflection, they realized Ji Lin was not the kind of person to give up mid-way or desert his post during battle; he must have his reasons.

Indeed...

Ji Lin nodded, stood up, and pointed to the photo of one of the scientists on the projection screen behind him.

It was a white-haired elder, working in a Japanese laboratory, a former doyen in the field of cryogenics who was now entrusted by Japan to lead their national hibernation project:

"This Japanese academic doyen has been traveling more frequently lately, and I believe the killers are likely to make him a target, so it’s necessary for me to go to Japan and try to work with foreign police forces to set an ambush in advance and catch the killer."

...

So that was it.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

What Ji Lin said made sense.

With potential murder targets all over the world, if the killers were to strike anywhere other than Donghai, what would be the point of staying put?

Abroad, aside from Ji Lin’s connections and influence, anyone else would be of little use, and no one could replace him for overseas missions.

As for the team remaining in Donghai...

Though Ji Lin would be gone, he had left behind a detailed work plan. They simply needed to follow it step by step.

However...

Lin Xian had a different take.

He couldn’t understand what Ji Lin was really aiming at.

Even though Ji Lin’s rationale to the team seemed perfect—to go abroad to ambush the killer, considering the possibility that the killers might not keep operating in Donghai—

Yet, in Lin Xian’s mind, Ji Lin was the killer!

He was calling out to catch the thief while playing a game of Catch Me If You Can with himself; so what was this sudden withdrawal about?

Suddenly...

Ji Lin’s gaze swept over and, with a smile, he looked at Lin Xian and addressed the team:

"Everyone, though I invited Lin Xian here, I believe you have all come to understand his capabilities through our time working together. Many of the breakthroughs made in old cases these past few days were the result of our joint reasoning. His sharp observational skills and analytical abilities are evident to all."

"Furthermore... the most important task ahead is to filter out the most likely targets for the killer and set up an ambush in advance. In this respect, I believe Lin Xian, who has personally experienced two crime scenes, will have better judgment and a more reliable intuition than I do. So, during my absence from Donghai, I hope you will all consider Lin Xian’s input when determining potential murder targets. I trust he will not let you down."