Chapter 316 What are you doing here? Xia Zhining and her brother immediately set off, boarding a private jet to fly to the scene of the case.
The stolen temporary research site was located in the northeast of China, hidden deep in the primeval forests of the Lesser Khingan Mountains.
The terrain there is extremely complex, a mixture of ancient coniferous forests and frozen swamps in winter.
It was deep winter. Xia Zhining looked down through the airplane window and saw the continuous snow-capped mountains and snow-covered plains stretching silently beneath the wings.
Her heart was beating a little fast.
This is not only because it's my first time setting foot on such northernmost land in our country, but also because of the entity involved in this case—
A national-level biological project with an extremely high level of secrecy.
And her mother, Xia Tang, was a biological researcher.
Hu Zisheng, a close friend of her mother, revealed that Xia Tang was participating in a highly confidential national biological project and promised to return to reunite with her siblings after the project was completed.
My mother's initial workplace was a field environmental research station on the southwestern border.
At this moment, she and her brother are flying to the northernmost snow-covered forest.
However, this stretches across the entire map of China...
Given the distance, could this biological project be the same one my mother is involved in?
Xia Zhining gazed at the boundless snow outside the window.
A vague yet exciting guess quietly surfaced in my mind.
The military transport plane carrying the brother and sister landed at the military airport closest to their destination.
The hatch opened, and the chill of the north, carrying fine snow, rushed in.
The officer who came to meet them was wearing a thick police overcoat and a furry earmuff.
Upon seeing Xia Zhining and her brother, his eyes immediately lit up with eagerness, and he quickly stepped forward to salute:
"Greetings, esteemed leaders!"
"I'm Xie Yirong, the local criminal investigation team leader. We've been waiting for you!"
He spoke of the "leader" with utmost respect.
These two are the "police twin stars" who have shaken the entire system with their outstanding achievements.
After exchanging pleasantries with Officer Xie, Xia Zhining and her brother quickly boarded the waiting SUV and drove through the swirling snowflakes toward the secret research site surrounded by primeval forests and permafrost.
Officer Xie personally drove cautiously along the snow-covered mountain road, while keeping the two men informed of the situation:
"The core reagents were stolen at 6:37 a.m. yesterday, when the researchers on duty were changing shifts."
He paused, his tone becoming somewhat complicated:
“Unlike before, this time… we already have a clear suspect.”
Xia Zhining, sitting in the passenger seat, raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this.
In the past, cases required layers of deduction to identify the culprit, but this time the target is so clear?
"Has the other party already fled?" she asked.
Outside the car window, the snow fell thicker and thicker, turning the forest into a vast expanse of white.
Officer Xie nodded, his expression grave:
"Yes, we have high suspicions about Professor Lin Maoyuan, who was one of the original leaders of the 'Retracing Life' project."
He pulled up a photo on his tablet. The man in the photo was about fifty years old, wearing thin-rimmed glasses, with a refined and scholarly appearance.
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