Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared-Chapter 69 - Secret Surveillance

69: Chapter 69: Secret Surveillance

69 -69: Secret Surveillance

This was the first time Gu Fan faced the parents of his missing classmate, and his mood was rather solemn.

Before coming back, he had prepared himself for being scolded or hit, but luckily, none of that happened.

Because in Gu Fan’s description, he didn’t take Xia Yue to a dangerous place.

It was a museum, not some godforsaken place with wild beasts running around, hence Xia Yue’s parents had no reason to blame Gu Fan.

After Gu Fan breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt drained.

He went home and collapsed onto the sofa, sighing heavily.

Because in truth, Gu Fan had indeed led Xia Yue into a dangerous situation, and he knew he was responsible.

“We must urgently solve all the mysteries.” Gu Fan didn’t want to bear this burden any longer, this condemnation of his conscience.

Seeing Gu Fan looking rather spiritless, Lu Yi said, “Gu Fan, I know you’re exhausted.

We’ve finally found some clues, and you mustn’t waiver now.

You can’t keep blaming yourself for Xia Yue’s and Zhou Yu’s disappearances.

As you said, this is something we all bear together.

Don’t think you’re the one who pushed Zhou Yu and Xia Yue into dangerous situations.

The crisis was already looming over all of us long before, it’s definitely not your doing.

What you’re doing now is trying your best to find the answer, to defuse the crisis.

You’ve done more than any of us, no one can blame you.”

“Thank you.” Gu Fan mustered a weak smile, as his friend’s support was crucial at this time.

At this point, Lin Xi sent a message.

The screenshots showed her conversation with Du Jun, who explained that it was Xia Yue’s parents who had asked him about the last person to be with Xia Yue, and Du Jun had only mentioned Gu Fan’s name under questioning, insisting he didn’t mean to shift the blame onto Gu Fan.

Seeing this message, Lu Yi couldn’t help saying, “It seems your rallying cry last time was quite effective.

Everyone seems to be on the same page now.”

To this, Gu Fan responded with a bitter smile, “I keep thinking that if only we had been more careful, then Xia Yue would not have disappeared, and Xia Yue’s parents wouldn’t have to suffer such pain and anger.”

Lu Yi added, “I’m not trying to shirk responsibility.

I think we’ve been doing our absolute best.

It’s simply that we’re out in the open, and the enemy is hidden, making them hard to guard against.”

“Even if defense is insufficient, we must still defend.” After saying this, Gu Fan furrowed his eyebrows, adding, “What I worry about now is whether the other party will strike again during the winter break, and who their target will be.”

Hearing this, Lu Yi remembered something, “Right, when are your parents coming back?

It’s already winter break, and what about your sister?”

Gu Fan shook his head, “My parents have a lot going on overseas, and the last time they came back was when I coincidentally wasn’t home.

As for my sister, she basically stays wherever my parents are.

They think that my being able to live independently has already exceeded their expectations.

They don’t expect me to be able to take care of my sister.”

Lu Yi was puzzled, “Is that supposed to be an affirmation or a critique?”

“Never mind that, let’s focus on how to decipher this map.” After saying this, Gu Fan took out the two pieces of map paper from his bag, spread them out, and began to study them carefully, then asked, “Did you find the translation of the text I asked you to look for in the library?”

“It’s hard to find, but while looking, I accidentally came across a book on foreigners which contains illustrations of foreign maps, so I borrowed it to compare with your map, we might find some matching parts.” After finishing speaking, Lu Yi took out that book.

So, the two of them started comparing, unaware that they were being monitored.

Before Gu Fan came back, Sister Leng had ordered people to sneak in and install a video camera.

At this moment, Sister Leng could clearly see what Gu Fan was doing through the camera.

She squinted when she saw him examining the maps.

The screen zoomed in so she could see the specific type of map that Gu Fan was holding.

“Strange, where did he get that map?

And the text on it seems to be in a foreign language, it couldn’t be…

the map we’ve been searching for.” Sister Leng was taken aback, her hands balling into fists unconsciously, her eyes pinned on Gu Fan who was on the screen.

“Bright young man, getting ahead of us.

But you couldn’t dream that we’re watching your every move.” Sister Leng revealed a sneer, then started issuing commands, “Listen up, everyone, keep a close eye on Gu Fan’s house.

As soon as he leaves, sneak in and retrieve the map.”

But just as Sister Leng finished speaking, she saw Su Hui returning home.

She knew that a night operation wouldn’t be possible, but believed that there would be more opportunities in the future.

Su Hui, being a cop, was usually busy and couldn’t stay home much, and Gu Fan couldn’t stay home all the time.

“I’ll wait, I’m patient.” Sister Leng thought to herself, feeling this was a sure shot.

Although breaking into Gu Fan’s house would alert him that he’s being watched, thereby raising his vigilance, none of that mattered any more.

What mattered most was to get hold of the map.

Sister Leng waited till the next day.

As she predicted, Su Hui went to work, and Gu Fan was also planning to leave.

But the surveillance camera captured Gu Fan stuffing the blueprint into his bag, seemingly intending to take it with him.

This instantly irked Sister Leng: “This kid really knows the value of keeping valuable items on his person.”

At that moment, someone suggested, “What should we do, Sister Leng?

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That was indeed a possibility, but after some thought, Sister Leng figured that considering Gu Fan’s caution, this method might not work.

Instead, it could expose their agents, posing a risk of disclosure.

Someone else suggested, “But even if we get the blueprint, it’s no use since this kid threw the key into the river.”

Just then, the camera captured Gu Fan changing his clothes, taking items out of the dirty clothes he had removed one by one.

Then the camera saw a key, which both shocked and delighted Sister Leng.

She couldn’t help shaking her head, “Impressive, he managed to deceive even us.

This kid has some nerve.”

“Now that the key and blueprint are both in his hands, we can take direct action.” Some people seemed very excited, as if this was a golden opportunity.

Sister Leng also felt that, although there were risks, it was worth a try.

Possessing the key and blueprint would be equivalent to mastering all the initiatives.

At this time, Gu Fan made a phone call in the surveillance camera, and his voice could be heard, “Hello, Lin Xi, gather everyone.

I feel unsafe keeping the key and blueprint alone.

I want to hand over the key to one of you for safekeeping.”

Hearing this, Sister Leng’s heart skipped a beat, secretly thinking that this couldn’t be true.

This kid had actually considered such a scenario.

He seemed to be able to predict the future.

This made forcibly taking the key and blueprint from Gu Fan unfeasible because there was no guarantee they could snatch both the blueprint and the key at once.

Plus, since a surveillance system was installed in Gu Fan’s house, no one had been assigned to monitor the area around his house.

“If we had known earlier, we should have assigned someone to tail this kid 24/7, then pounce on him as soon as he left his house to grab the blueprint and key,” Sister Leng still had some regrets.

Then she asked, “When will the closest team to Gu Fan’s house get there?”

“At least twenty minutes.” As soon as her subordinate finished speaking, Gu Fan was seen opening the door, then Lu Yi and Jie came in.

The three of them exchanged a few words and then left together, dashing any hopes of seizing the key and blueprint.

Sister Leng was a bit anxious, “Send someone to follow them quickly.

If you can’t follow this kid, then follow Lin Xi.

Even if we can’t get the key and blueprint, at least we know who he has entrusted them to.”

“Understood.” As her subordinate issued Sister Leng’s order, he also offered a suggestion, “Lu Yi is the person most trusted by Gu Fan.

I think there is a high probability that Lu Yi is the ideal person to help Gu Fan keep the key.”

“Really?” Theoretically, Sister Leng also thought so, but Gu Fan was acting unpredictably at the moment.

Would this kid really play his cards as expected?

Someone else said, “Didn’t Gu Fan ask Lin Xi to gather everyone and then entrust one of them with the key?”

In response to this, Sister Leng shook her head, “This kid is thoughtful, once he figured it out, he won’t do it that way.

Because if he entrusted it to another classmate, and if that classmate disappears, he might lose his stuff.

So, Lu Yi and Jie, who have never been to the secret room, are the most likely.”

Perhaps in the moment after they left the house, Gu Fan had already entrusted the key to Lu Yi or Jie.

This was Sister Leng’s judgment.

One person said, “What I am most worried about right now isn’t that the person keeping the key is Lu Yi, but rather Su Hui.”

The second person countered, “But Su Hui and Gu Fan live under the same roof.

If the two people’s guarded belongings are all in one house, it’s still not very safe.”

Hearing these analyses, Sister Leng casually remarked, “What if Su Hui hid the key in the police station?

There’s no place safer than the police station.

Although we have informers in the police station, it doesn’t mean we can track Su Hui’s every move.”

Watching the screen and considering how Gu Fan would act, Sister Leng suddenly started laughing.

Her eyes lit up with interest.

She suddenly found this game quite amusing, “Not bad, kid.

If you want a game of wits, I’ll play with you till the end.

Let’s see who’s orchestrating this game.”

“Lu Yi, Jie, and Su Hui are the three most likely to be entrusted with the key.

If Gu Fan is to entrust the key to Su Hui, he must either give the key to Su Hui at home or meet with Su Hui at the police station.

We have surveillance in Gu Fan’s home, let’s send people to closely watch Su Hui at the police station.

The key will definitely be entrusted to someone today by this kid.

Once today is over, we can rule out Su Hui, leaving only two possibilities.” Having said this, Sister Leng smiled faintly, seemingly confident in her superior strategy.