Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Both of the real estate developers used to be business partners. For reasons unknown, they had a fall out eight years ago. Both of them moved out of Whitehorse and their business declined steadily. The burst of the property bubble resulted in their staggering debt.
“It seems like the duo did something unspeakable eight years ago. Do we have any leads on that? Was it on the news?” someone asked.
“Eight years ago? I recall a huge incident involving impersonation of public security officers. It should be on the files. I can’t remember where did I see it,” said another person.
“Now that you’ve mentioned it, something like that did happen,” the seniors who could recall the incident chimed in.
“What about the internet? Did anyone publish information relating to the game on the websites?” Xiao Feng asked.
“No. Lately, they seem to be on guard. We couldn’t get a response even if we tried applying to be an administrator. The top administrator’s account originated from Laos. We’re planning to get in touch with the police at Laos to secure their cooperation.” The person in charge of internet-related matters reported.
“No, I think there’s no need for that,” Xu Lan spoke with squinted eyes.
Everyone who was participating in the discussion stopped and stared at Xu Lan. This was the first time Xu Lan was contributing to the discussion on the investigation.
“Uh, excuse me, Sergeant Xiao. This is just my conjecture,” Xu Lan said awkwardly as he scratched his head.
“Don’t worry, tell us what’s on your mind.” Xiao Feng smiled nonchalantly and handed the files over to Wang Meng. He crossed his fingers and rested them against his knees.
“I’m sure that everyone here knows that we drew in the net once. However, it was a failed attempt due to bad timing and insufficient preparation.” Xu Lan stood up and addressed all of his audience.
Due to the lack of preparation, it turned into a cross-border operation. Xu Lan was subsequently informed by Wang Hao that the account had been inactive for a long time. Both Xu Lan and Meng Chengjun did not liaise with the terminal account when they were applying to be an administrator.
Hence, Xu Lan opined that the suspect was using the terminal as a diversion tactic.
“However, there are countless hidden administrators in this game, how do we know which account did the suspect use?” Lan Er asked.
“Logically, the account he used would be the most active account over the past few months. As long as we find out the location of the few relevant accounts, we should have a rough idea by then,” Xu Lan spoke, still scratching his head.
“Hmm, this sounds logical. We will have a team to look into the old case concerning the impersonation of public security officers and the other team should continue tracing information on the internet. Find out if the terminal is just a sham,” Xiao Feng stood up and said.
“Yes!”
“Let’s have dinner tonight. Everyone’s been working really hard lately. We still have a long way to go, hang in there!” said Xiao Feng.
“Heck! Finally a proper meal! We’ve been having takeaways every day, I’m sick from the watery and tasteless meals!” Wang Meng stood up suddenly and said.
“Watery and tasteless?” asked Xiao Feng in a low tone as the corner of his lips curled upward.