Chapter 114 Using Fluorescence as a Guide, Tracking a Hundred Miles

The atmosphere in Director Zhang's office was so oppressive it felt like you could wring water out of it.

"Reporting to the commander!" Wang Hao's face was ashen, and he was holding a telegram in his hand.

"The Beijing authorities replied that Staff Officer Gao Jianjun has already begun the investigation."

Lu Jingyan grunted in response, his eyes fixed on the two unconscious police officers on the ground, without uttering a word.

He knew this couldn't be rushed. The other party dared to do this because they were certain he wouldn't be able to get to the bottom of it anytime soon.

The fact that they could plant a mole within the military region and execute a prison break with precision shows that their influence runs very deep.

“The mole…those who have old grudges against Lu Wenbo, or whose interests are intertwined, will be thoroughly investigated.” Lu Jingyan’s voice was icy.

"Yes!" Wang Hao accepted the order and turned to leave.

"etc."

A clear, cold female voice came from the corner.

The two turned around and saw Bai Shu leaning against the door frame, holding a steaming cup of tea in her hand.

Her composure inexplicably suppressed some of the nameless anger in Lu Jingyan's heart.

"Commander Lu, getting so angry can damage your liver."

Bai Zhu blew on the steam in the cup without even lifting her eyelids.

It's not worth getting angry at a bunch of idiots.

Wang Hao opened his mouth, but didn't dare to speak.

He glanced at his commander, Lu Jingyan, and saw that Lu Jingyan's gaze was completely fixed on that woman.

"Do you have a way?" Lu Jingyan's voice unconsciously softened.

"There's no solution to speak of."

Bai Shu finally raised her eyes, her beautiful peach blossom eyes resembling two bottomless, icy pools in the dim light.

"However, I should at least have my dear sister sign for the 'farewell gift' I gave her, shouldn't I?"

As she spoke, she took something out of her delicate little leather bag.

A silver powder box.

It's the one she used for touching up her makeup yesterday.

Under the puzzled gazes of Lu Jingyan and Wang Hao, she opened the powder box and gently pinched a small, inconspicuous compartment on the inner wall of the box with her slender fingertips.

"When it comes to business, I'm all about being absolutely sure of everything."

A very faint smile appeared at the corner of Bai Zhu's mouth.

"So I like to make some marks on my 'goods'."

She showed them a tiny, almost invisible speck of powder that she had tucked between her fingertips.

"This stuff is colorless and odorless. It's made from the pollen of some exotic flowers from Southeast Asia. It's nothing special in itself, but it has one characteristic."

She paused, then took something else out of her purse.

A modified flashlight.

"It emits a special kind of plant fluorescence that is invisible to the naked eye and only becomes visible under light of a specific wavelength."

She pressed the flashlight switch, and a beam of pale blue light shot out.

Bai Shu aimed the beam of light at the cold iron doorknob of the solitary confinement cell.

A faint blue light suddenly appeared on the doorknob, like a will-o'-the-wisp.

“I was here yesterday,” Bai Shu’s voice was calm and even, yet it carried a chilling power.

“I wiped the doorknob of the interrogation room, the water glass she drank from, the lunchbox that was delivered to her… I wiped them all.”

She looked at Lu Jingyan, her cool gaze carrying a hint of mockery.

"This powder, finer than dust, will constantly transfer through any form of contact. The person who rescued her, touched her, or touched anything she touched."

"Now, each of them, along with their cars and the roads they travel, has become a moving..."

"lighthouse."

Lu Jingyan took the flashlight, his tall frame stiffening for a moment.

He looked down at the small but terrifyingly intelligent tool in his hand, then at the woman in front of him.

Her methods were unprecedented and impossible to guard against.

This is no longer a scheme; it's almost a principle.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart, and gave Wang Hao the briefest instructions possible.

"Notify all reconnaissance soldiers! Level one combat readiness! Under the pretext of an emergency training exercise, take this and search every inch of the surrounding area within a hundred miles!"

"Yes!" Wang Hao's eyes were filled with fervent worship. He looked at Bai Shu as if he were looking at a god.

The tracking has begun.

The night was as dark as ink, and the cold wind in the wilderness stung one's face.

A dozen or so reconnaissance soldiers, each with an ultraviolet flashlight, were like a pack of silent hunting dogs, scattered across the dark plains.

The mole was indeed cunning.

They drove a military jeep, circled around several times on the dirt road, then abandoned it and switched to a beat-up truck that they had hidden beforehand. They even waded through water on foot halfway through the journey, trying to erase all traces.

Any tracking expert would be at a loss in the face of such counter-tracking methods.

Unfortunately, they were not facing conventional tracking.

"Boss! Tire tracks found at point three! There's light on them!"

"Report! There are footprints in the grass on the other side of the river! And it's lit up!"

"A discarded cigarette butt was found at point number five! There are cigarette butts on the cigarette itself!"

Reports from various squads came intermittently through the communicator.

Fluorescent powder, like maggots clinging to bones, can penetrate anywhere.

...

The escape was smoother than expected.

Su Yuting and two men wearing military overcoats hid in an abandoned mine.

The cave was cold and damp, and the sound of dripping water was particularly clear in the silence.

"Miss Su, you're safe now." One of the men reported in a low voice after checking the surroundings.

“We changed cars three times and even walked a section of the river to remove all traces.”

Su Yuting leaned against the cold stone wall, a smug sneer finally appearing on her pale face.

Su Wantang!

You idiot, no matter how much you schemed, how could you possibly have known that I have "Master" behind me!

She was convinced that Su Wantang was probably running around like a headless fly, furious and raging on the farm.

“Very good.” Su Yuting nodded, her eyes flashing with resentment.

"Contact your superiors immediately and tell them I need new instructions. Also, investigate that bitch Su Wantang's background again! I don't believe she can predict the future!"

She felt that this failure was strange in every way.

Su Wantang seemed to have anticipated all of her predictions.

This feeling made her very uncomfortable.

But soon, this discomfort was replaced by the thrill of the impending retaliation.

She escaped!

She firmly believed that she was the chosen one.

Once she has recharged and is ready to make a comeback, she will ensure that Su Wantang dies without a proper burial!

......

Late at night, outside the mine.

Lu Jingyan personally led the team and they had already reached a point less than fifty meters from the cave entrance.

He held up his ultraviolet flashlight, and a clear trail of footprints, emitting a faint blue light, snaked from the grass all the way into the dark mine.

That road, in the darkness, resembled a path leading to the underworld, a route for souls to be guided.

Wang Hao, who was following behind him, watched this incredible scene, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down. In the end, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

"Boss... what... what kind of divine power is this?"

Lu Jingyan turned around and glanced at him.

In the darkness, a rare, boastful, and proud smile crept onto his otherwise cold and hard face.

"Your sister-in-law's methods."

His voice was filled with an undisguised smugness.

"Think carefully and study hard."

Wang Hao: "..."

He felt like he'd been force-fed a mouthful of dog food, and it was even military-grade dog food.

Inside the farm's guesthouse.

Su Wantang was not involved in the arrest at all.

She changed into a comfortable silk robe and sat by the window, slowly brewing herself a pot of the finest Longjing tea that was unique to the space.

Outside the window, there was an endless night.

Inside the window, the aroma of tea wafts through the air.

She picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and seemed oblivious to all the chaos in the world.

The prey is now in the cage.

As a hunter, all she had to do was sit comfortably in her tent and wait for good news.

......

"Bang--!"

A loud bang.

The dilapidated wooden door of the abandoned mine was kicked into pieces from the outside!

Amidst the flying sawdust, a tall and imposing figure, backlit, blocked the only exit.

Lu Jingyan held a Type 54 pistol, its muzzle pointing into the cave.

Terrified, Su Yuting and the two men in black froze on the spot.

The smug look on Su Yuting's face was still frozen, making her look incredibly ridiculous.

"You...you all..."

Lu Jingyan's gaze swept past the two insignificant fry and precisely locked onto Su Yuting.

His voice was colder and harder than the stones in the mine.

"My wife asked me to give you my regards."