"Professor Lin was officially removed from the project team two months ago because of serious disagreements with the project leader regarding research direction, and because some experiments were deemed by the ethics committee to pose a risk of overstepping boundaries."
Officer Xie handed the tablet to Ji Shuyun in the back seat and continued:
"He knew the location of all the temporary research stations, the security rotations, and even some... hidden passages that were unknown to others."
"From motives to capabilities, he is the prime suspect."
However, his brow furrowed even more deeply:
"But the problem is that we only have suspicions, no evidence, and no trace of the other party."
Officer Xie frowned as he gripped the steering wheel: "The scene was eerily clean. There were no fingerprints, no footprints, no hair."
"All surveillance cameras were out of service within three hours before and after the theft due to line failure."
"Professor Lin himself seems to have vanished into thin air, with no trace of him."
“We have mobilized a large number of police officers and conducted a thorough search of nearly 100 square kilometers of virgin forest and permafrost overnight. We have even deployed thermal imaging drones…”
He shook his head, his voice weak and powerless.
"Nothing was found. No fresh traces of human activity were discovered."
The car fell silent for a moment, with only the roar of the engine and the howling wind and snow outside the window.
A former project leader, familiar with the environment and possessing extremely high intelligence, perfectly stole the core reagents from a heavily guarded, confidential unit, and then completely disappeared into the vast forest and snowfield.
Xia Zhining's heart skipped a beat: Had she run into another master of locked-room crimes?
Beside her, Ji Shuyun was carefully reviewing the crime scene files handed to her by Officer Xie.
The laboratory in the photo is eerily tidy, as if nothing had ever happened, there was no struggle, no destruction, and not even a speck of dust.
Officer Xie's voice rang out again, this time faster and conveying a strong sense of urgency:
"More importantly, we must retrieve the reagents within seven days."
He held up his finger, emphasizing the critical timeframe: "This batch of reagents consists of ten vials, and they are key samples from the collaboration between the life-tracing project and top private medical strategic partners."
"The other party was fully armed and came with a large team and follow-up experimental plans to take over, but the reagents were stolen the night before they arrived."
He sighed heavily: "Both sides are in a terrible predicament right now. The reagents will become completely inactive after seven days, and the hundreds of millions of clinically active drugs that the other party prepared for this cooperation will also be wasted."
"Two days have passed."
The air inside the car suddenly became tense.
Xia Zhining's heart also tightened: "Captain Xie, can you tell me? What exactly are the reagents for the 'Resurrection' project used for?"
Officer Xie looked troubled and shook his head: "The specific purpose is too highly classified, and I do not have the authority to know."
"When you meet the research team members later, they will explain it to you."
He paused, then lowered his voice, "All I can say is... it's directly related to 'treating the sick and saving lives'."
The off-road vehicle drove north, deeper and deeper into the remote mountains, and finally stopped in front of a temporary police station set up on the leeward side of a mountain ridge.
Ji Shuyun and Xia Zhining put on heavy police coats and got out of the car.
A biting wind swept in instantly, and the breaths of the two condensed into puffs of white mist in the air.
Xia Zhining even took the warm, sleeping Xue Tuan out of her arms and used it as a natural hand warmer to keep it tightly warm.
“It’s too cold outside, let’s go inside first.” Officer Xie led them quickly toward the police station. “I’ll introduce you to the direct ‘victims’ of this incident first.”
Xia Zhining followed him into the station, where the warmth mixed with the tense atmosphere hit her face.
Her gaze swept across the room, but instantly settled on one person—
Why is Secretary Jiang, who works for Gu Huaiye, here?
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