269: monitor

Although Ji Tao's parents had just heard the other party mention surveillance, seeing it truly displayed before them now still felt unbelievable.

They looked at the images on the television screens; many of the streets were ones they had walked before.

They actually knew about things like photographs, as they were among the wealthy who could afford cameras, but they only viewed photos as static pictures and never imagined there was something as magical as video.

However, at this moment, they only felt extremely fortunate that such a magical thing existed.

They stood there observing carefully, unable to spare any thought for anything else.

In the few short seconds they stood observing, images appeared on several more television screens, indicating that several more surveillance cameras had been successfully installed.

Although they hadn't planned to install surveillance everywhere in Province B, they had covered most areas.

In any case, the more surveillance, the better; even if nothing was discovered in real-time, they could review the footage later to find clues.

Mr. Number Three: "How is it? Have you found anyone behaving suspiciously yet?"

"Report, nothing has been found yet."

Everyone present knew that the suspicious people Mr. Number Three referred to were those involved in the kidnapping.

Therefore, even if they spotted other petty thieves, they temporarily ignored them.

However, they also knew that this surveillance footage could be reviewed later, and when that time came, none of the criminals would escape...

"Good, continue observing. Report immediately if you find anything, and simultaneously track the person's route and locate their hideout."

"Understood."

Qi Weiqi was the person in charge of observing the surveillance this time. When he first received the assignment, he thought he would need to secretly stake out locations outside.

Because his previous tasks always involved staking out, observing, and then tracking suspicious personnel, he was surprised to be brought here today.

When the research assistants first introduced this machine, he found it incredibly magical, but he wasn't familiar with studying such things. Therefore, as long as the device was useful, there was no need to worry about how it was made.

Now they only needed to sit here to observe the situation outside and could simultaneously monitor so many places. Having this device would be extremely beneficial for their future case work.

Qi Weiqi's heart burned with excitement, wondering if this machine would be left to them after this incident was over.

Qi Weiqi shook his head, forcing himself to calm down. Now was not the time to think about that; the most important thing now was finding the two children.

Qi Weiqi was most famous for his eyes; if he looked at a person once, he could remember every detail, rendering any disguise useless.

Qi Weiqi currently had two tasks: one was to observe a target only after the observer confirmed them, keeping his eyes on the target's movements and ensuring the target couldn't disguise themselves and escape his sight.

The other was to watch the surveillance footage and confirm whether there was any sign of the two children.

However, the kidnappers shouldn't be that foolish, so the primary task was the former.

After all, the people who kidnapped the two children surely knew they couldn't bring the children out to wander freely, as the Guard Team would definitely be patrolling outside looking for them...

Xu Bai casually found a spot to sit down and then closed his eyes.

Seeing his actions, the others also found places to sit. Next came the waiting.

Waiting for what?

It was waiting for the messenger to appear, and also waiting for news from the Guard Team searching outside.

Waiting was extremely trying.

Ji Tao's parents couldn't sit still after a few seconds. They stood up and moved closer to the surveillance screens, observing the scenes inside, hoping to catch a glimpse of the children.

However, they also knew the possibility was very low.

They were not obstructing anyone else, so the people nearby did not stop them.

Was Xu Bai asleep at this time?

No, judging by his occasionally trembling eyelids, one could tell he was not sleeping.

How could Xu Bai sleep now? His mind was racing, simultaneously thinking about what other methods could be used to find Xu Le quickly, and contemplating the kidnapper's objective...

Evening arrived, the temperature gradually dropped, and the sky slowly darkened.

Fortunately, it was a clear day, so even in the evening, the sky hadn't completely turned black. Furthermore, the streetlights had already turned on, so the surveillance footage remained bright and clear, not overly dim.

"Discovery on Surveillance 4! This person has been here for more than 10 minutes!"

This sudden voice in the monitoring room caused everyone to gather in front of the screens. Xu Bai also opened his eyes and looked toward the surveillance.

At this moment, Qi Weiqi immediately looked at Surveillance 4. The footage showed a small, thin person reading a newspaper in their hands.

Qi Weiqi: "Report the reason you find him suspicious."

"On the surface, this person is reading the newspaper in their hands, but I haven't seen them turn the page. What kind of newspaper is worth spending ten minutes on one side without finishing it?"

Qi Weiqi nodded and continued to use his eyes to record the person's figure and posture.

The target likely never dreamed that the reason no one was stationed outside staking them out wasn't out of fear, but because they could observe the target without them knowing.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the target was so careless, believing they had evaded observation.

"I've also found a suspicious person here, on Surveillance 19. He just handed a letter to a little boy, and that little boy is heading toward the Ji Family."

These words immediately drew everyone's attention to Surveillance 19.

Qi Weiqi continued to use his eyes to record the various features of the person in front of him.

Immediately afterward, he did something that surprised everyone: instead of moving closer to the surveillance screens, he took several steps backward, moving away from them.

Someone found this behavior very strange. Now that suspicious personnel had been found, shouldn't he move closer to observe? Why was he retreating instead of moving forward?

Qi Weiqi: "Could I trouble everyone to step aside?"

Hearing this, everyone quickly moved aside.

This was no time for stubbornness; the other party was the professional. Professionals do professional work, and if their own stubbornness blocked the screen and allowed the person to escape, they would never forgive themselves.

Xu Bai looked at the screens, then looked at Qi Weiqi, and a suspicion formed in his heart.

Qi Weiqi's steps backward allowed all the television screens to be fully visible to him.

After all, there was no way to have someone follow the target and film them; they could only observe via the surveillance cameras installed on the roads. If the person moved, they would jump from one video screen to the next.

The current video footage was displayed on individual television sets, not multiple feeds on a single screen.