From the moment Gao Ang arrived near Zhang Youwei's home, he smelled a very familiar scent.
By comparing it with the database, the source was immediately found.
But a question arose in his mind: What is this woman doing here?
Why is she involved with Zhang Youwei?
Could it be his mistress?
After watching the surveillance footage, he had a rough idea in mind:
The smells at Zhang Youwei's doorstep and inside his house were indirectly and accidentally transmitted through some channel.
Gao Ang reviewed nearly a week's worth of surveillance footage but found not a single trace of that woman.
This smell must have appeared within the last two days, or more precisely, within the last 24 hours.
Not to mention outdoors, the smell dissipates quickly due to ventilation.
The strongest odor in the house was in the laundry room, meaning the source of the smell was a piece of clothing worn by Zhang Youwei within 24 hours.
What happened in the last 24 hours?
He was kidnapped and disappeared for almost a day and a night.
In other words, the smell came from the kidnappers or their location.
During this time, the kidnappers would not allow Zhang Youwei to contact anyone, unless they were the mastermind behind it.
So here's the question: Why did this woman kidnap Zhang Youwei?
For money?
Nonsense. The Dort family is so rich they could rival a country. Why would they care about a mere five million?
"Lillian, Lillian, I've finally caught you red-handed."
That's right, the photo that Gao Ang showed to Zhang Youwei was of Lillian herself.
The scent he smelled was Lillian's unique scent.
This smell had been present in his room before, and the woman's body temperature was very abnormal.
Moreover, Robert's ring didn't seem to have any effect on her.
This woman harbors many secrets.
Gao made a decision to uncover this secret.
If he hadn't had that indirect encounter with her in the deep sea, he would have almost forgotten that such a person existed.
"Your Excellency, can you pinpoint this woman's exact location?"
"Yes, she's using a domestic mobile phone. I've sent you her location."
After hailing a taxi, Gao Ang pointed out the destination to the driver and continued his conversation with Qian Sui.
"I need to monitor her 24/7, and I need to know what color her underwear is."
"By observing the light reflecting off the gaps in her shirt, we can tell that her underwear is red. Generally, women who wear red underwear also wear red panties, and this particular bra was from last month..."
"Can't you do something productive? I mean..."
"Sir, I understand. I was just trying to ease the tension."
Gao Ang turned off his phone and realized that the three of them were getting more and more mischievous.
"She's online, but I can't access it. She's probably using their own private network, and their communication method is likely via satellite."
Gao Ang looked up at the sky, but couldn't see anything.
"It seems I'll have to take matters into my own hands."
Gao Feng handed the driver a hundred-yuan bill and got out of the taxi.
He didn't get too close to Lillian's location, but got out of the car at a coffee shop two kilometers away from her.
I randomly ordered some things, took out my phone, and pretended to chat and read the news.
The magnetic pole signal followed the traces left by Chitose smoothly and easily located Lillian's position.
"As long as you use computer languages, you won't escape my grasp."
Lillian wasn't chatting with Zhen Feitian, but with someone else whose contact information was: Ruan Hongyu.
The matter they were talking about had absolutely nothing to do with the kidnapping case; it seemed to be some kind of experimental progress or something.
Neither of them revealed the specific details of the experiment.
It's just that we've made great progress and need to find a test subject.
Ruan Hongyu suggested using his people, but Lillian said she had better options.
She also said that her choice would be of great help to their plans, both financially and in terms of information channels.
After talking with Ruan Hongyu, Lillian turned off the signal transmitter.
The high magnetic pole signal also instantly lost its target. Due to the distance, he did not know where Ruan Hongyu was or who he was.
"Your Excellency, I've noted down Lillian's independent network signal band. Can you use this to track it in?"
"No way, sir. If you can't track it down, how could I possibly?"
"That makes sense," Gao Ang slapped his forehead. "What if we make a signal transmitter using this frequency?"
"There's a high chance we'll expose the location of the signal transmitter. In an independent network like theirs, each signal transmitter and receiver should have a unique marker. Suddenly having one would seem very jarring. And if nothing unexpected happens, each of them should have a unique signal marker. Even if we simulate Lillian's signal, the probability of it being discovered is still very high. That would be like alerting them."
After thinking for a while, Gao Ang realized that Qian Sui was right and that he had been taking things too seriously.
Magnetic pole signals are simply the essence of computer language, and are similarly subject to the constraints of the computer language itself.
The reason they can roam freely in the general network is because the user base of the general network is large enough.
It's like a great river; who can distinguish even a single drop of water within it?
But what if it's just a drop of water?
With such a small number of H2O molecules, wouldn't it be detected if there were even one more?
"Anyone who dares to say that having superpowers means they can do whatever they want, I'll smash their head in."
Robert's example is right there.
After cutting off contact with Ruan Hongyu, Lillian made no further moves.
She went about her normal work and movie-watching routine, making it seem like she had nothing to do with the kidnapping case.
"Sir, it's time for you to pay your bill. You've been in the coffee shop for 53 minutes, and the waiters have noticed you."
The notification sound from the thousand-year-old interrupted Gao Feng's interest in continuing to observe.
"Alright, Lillian is yours now."
Pay the bill and leave.
Zhang Youwei's resignation procedures were completed smoothly.
He didn't belong to any faction and didn't have much backing; he relied solely on his own abilities and perseverance.
No one tried to persuade them to stay; some might even be relieved, since every position has its own role, and the departure of one executive would simply create another.
Dongxing Power, the company he and Gao Ang jointly owned, quickly completed its business registration and equity distribution.
Gao Feng Technology invested, holding a 70% controlling stake; Zhang Youwei held 30% of the shares and was responsible for all matters.
To put it bluntly, GaoGao is another hands-off manager. He only needs to provide the SAR, and the production of NSG is not difficult with the instruction manual.
The reason for choosing Zhang Youwei is that he has advantages.
Qian Sui investigated and evaluated him; his character was impeccable. Although he had been in the business unit for a long time, he had never embezzled funds.
He is considered successful in his career and has not been involved in any extramarital affairs.
Coming from a rural background, he's unlikely to be overly ambitious or impractical, as evidenced by his previous work in research and development.
The only problem is that the network of contacts may be slightly insufficient, which may create a bottleneck for the company's growth and expansion.
However, this shortcoming should not be too obvious in the short term.
As long as they can produce NSG finished products, the drone segment alone will make them incredibly wealthy.
In addition, there are many new energy vehicle manufacturers in the Shenhai area, which should be able to occupy a sufficient market share.
The Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau has essentially determined the nature of this kidnapping case to be: kidnapping for money.
The hostage was safely rescued, and one kidnapper was killed and another injured. Both were severely punished by law, and the matter was thus concluded.
Gao Ang knew, however, that the two people were nothing more than shields pushed out by Lillian.
He was somewhat interested in what methods she used to bewitch the two men into kidnapping Zhang Youwei.
But what intrigued him even more was why she kidnapped Zhang Youwei. Was it really for NSG?
It's true that Lillian and Zhen Feitian are connected, and their relationship doesn't seem to be a simple superior-subordinate one, but more like a cooperative one.
But aren't they working on some kind of "longevity plan"? How did they get involved in the new energy sector?
It's true that Zhen Feitian has a new energy vehicle company, but isn't that all just PowerPoint presentations?
From that phone call between Lillian and Zhen Feitian, Gao Ang could clearly sense how much importance the two of them placed on the "Longevity Project".
However, he has already ruined the immortality plan.
Could it be that the destroyed longevity plan was not the real longevity plan?
Furthermore, what does Ruan Hongyu mean by "experimental subject," and what kind of experiments is he conducting?
Even though Chitose can query a lot of information on the network through magnetic pole signals, he still cannot answer the questions above.
"These days, independent networks are everywhere?"
"It's not difficult to build an independent network. All it takes is a highly skilled computer engineer. Only certain classified units, such as government departments or other units that require confidentiality, would develop one. Compared to the dark web, an independent network is more secretive and private."
This is the answer given by Chitose.
In the past two days, Lillian has connected to three independent networks, one of which is Ruan Hongyu's, and the other two are unknown.
However, some information can be inferred from her chat history.
The second one should be related to the longevity plan, that is, the real longevity plan.
In line with Gao Feng's previous speculation, the longevity plan that Robert was involved in was likely a conspiracy devised by certain financial magnates in the mountain country.
But the immortality plan held by her, Lillian, and Zhen Feitian is the real immortality plan.
The third one should be an independent network within the Dort family; Lillian simply sent an email.
The email content uses an encryption algorithm...
Gao Gao can only copy the email content; unless he finds the password book, it will just be a bunch of gibberish.
The reason for the inference that it was an independent network within their family was that Lillian was more focused and respectful than ever when sending the email.
Every character had to be carefully considered, and it took a full three hours to write one email.
"Sir, Lillian has booked a flight to the Mountain Country."
"Let her be. I can't go to the mountain country anyway. I can't possibly travel another 10,000 kilometers, can I?"
Gao Ang wasn't afraid she would run away; he always felt that this woman would come back.
"Book a ticket, go home. Don't buy a plane ticket, take the high-speed rail."
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