527: Night Action

“He... he just ran away like that?” she exclaimed in surprise. “By diverting attention, escaping through a ventilation duct to another room, and finally slipping away through the fire escape... Is this a movie? Do you mean he had planned all of this in advance?”

Li Yang nodded and said, “If it wasn't planned in advance, how could he have taken such actions?”

“I heard that after Su Yue arrived on the first floor of the restaurant, he was blocked by two Officers, but he disguised himself as an Officer to blend in and then left directly.”

Chu Qing frowned in thought, the image of Professor Lin Liqun appearing in her mind—handsome, dashing, and intelligent, giving people a sense of being in control of the overall situation.

She realized that she had struck gold this time.

“Is this Su Yue...” she murmured to herself. This kind of man was too charismatic. Her curiosity about Su Yue instantly soared to the extreme.

After learning about the Zhonghai Restaurant incident, she asked again, “Besides the Zhonghai Restaurant incident? Did he do anything else in Shanghai?”

Li Yang fell into deep thought. He frowned and thought for a long time, then said, “Probably not. However, in order to catch Su Yue, the City had particularly strict inspections for a period of time. Later, I don't know when they were gradually canceled. By then, Su Yue should have already left Shanghai, right?”

Chu Qing nodded, took a pen, and recorded some content in her notebook. Then she stood up, smiled brightly, and said, “Thank you, Mr. Peng. Oh, I won't reveal your information. Thank you for providing the first-hand news.”

Li Yang nodded and smiled as well. However, what he was thinking about was not thanking Chu Qing for not revealing his information, but rather the five hundred yuan. If he couldn't find a decent job, he would have to leave this City.

With a bang of the door closing, Chu Qing left. Li Yang realized that the exposure of “Professor Wu Qing's identity” was just the beginning, and the impact of Su Yue's actions would become increasingly significant.

He didn't know what else Su Yue could do, but because of the female reporter's question just now, Li Yang also recalled something.

He remembered seeing Su Yue alone in the elevator carrying a paper bag in the surveillance room.

At that time, Su Yue already knew that the Municipal Bureau was pursuing him, but he was not flustered and even used his body to block the elevator button.

Li Yang knew that such a person was destined to become the focus.

Even if he still hid in the crowd, his actions would eventually become known to people.

A sense of ambition suddenly arose in Li Yang's heart. Why didn't he also experience such a life?

What was the point of living a life of subservience for five hundred yuan?

The restaurant executives made him a scapegoat for their mistakes, his life was so easily manipulated by others...

And now, at his age, how could he start over?

His eyes gradually became sharp, as if he had been inspired by something.

He quickly walked to his study and pulled out the blueprint of Zhonghai Restaurant that he had kept from the bookshelf.

After all, he was the former Manager of Zhonghai Restaurant, and the most familiar place in his life was Zhonghai Restaurant.

...

Qi Si returned to the apartment.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhong Qi idly flipping through TV channels one after another.

“You're back?” Zhong Qi looked at Qi Si who was taking off his shoes at the door and asked casually.

Immediately after, Zhong Qi brought up the next topic: “How was today? Did you find any clues about Su Yue?”

As soon as the words left her mouth, she seemed to realize something, her tone paused, and she added, “Uh... did I ask too much... If you can't say, I understand.”

Qi Si shook his head and said, “There's nothing I can't say. I got nothing today. Not only did I get nothing, but also...” He sighed, relaxed his body, and sat directly on the sofa.

Looking at him, Su Yue could also guess the psychological twists and turns they had experienced. So he comforted him, “It's okay, it's impossible to get results on the first day. There are still a few days left. He is very likely to be exposed, so you don't need to be too anxious.”

Qi Si wanted to retort, but he couldn't reveal too much information.

Zhong Qi didn't know their specific plan, only that there would be an operation against Su Yue in yesterday's news.

He thought for a moment, but still couldn't find a way to communicate without revealing information, and finally said nothing.

The Professor's instructions were clear: absolutely no one else could know their plan, otherwise, it might fail.

“Oh, Brother Zhong,” Qi Si changed the subject, “The Special Task Force is going to my Professor's place tonight, so I can't have dinner with you tonight. Professor Gu has mobility issues, so if we have a meeting, we will try to center around him.”

Su Yue glanced at him, nodded, and said “En.” “Go,” he asked again, “Do you want me to bring you back a bowl of noodles?”

Qi Si thought for a moment and said, “That's not necessary. I estimate there should be something to eat there.”

Su Yue asked again, “Then when will you be back?”

Qi Si shook his head: “I don't know, but I estimate it won't be too long. Professor Gu doesn't like crowds.”

Around seven o'clock, Qi Si left the apartment, and Su Yue followed closely behind.

Even if Qi Si said it wouldn't be too long, it would be at least an hour.

The time Su Yue needed was also roughly within this range.

The operations related to the fingerprint System should not be too complicated, but it still takes some time to become familiar with the System.

But no matter what, the time should be sufficient.

Breaking into the Taiyang City Bureau at night... it's time.

The Special Task Force's actions were carried out quickly, and Su Yue's actions today were intentionally slowing them down.

He even gave them a few misleading directions. But as time went on, his opportunities would definitely become fewer and fewer.

Given this, tonight is a good time.

However, he did not go directly to the Municipal Bureau, but first confirmed the location of Lin Liqun's room.

Standing in the distance, he could vaguely see the figures in the room.

Their meeting must be in the living room. Once the living room light goes out, or everyone stands up, it means Su Yue should hurry back.

He must get back before Qi Si returns to the apartment, and absolutely not arouse any suspicion!

November 5th, seven o'clock in the evening, the sky had completely darkened.

Su Yue skillfully avoided the cameras, climbed over the Municipal Bureau's courtyard wall, and jumped in lightly.

He knew the layout of the surveillance here like the back of his hand, and the angle of this wall climb was also carefully calculated.

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He was dressed in black clothes and wearing black gloves, like a night walker.

After landing, he pressed against the wall, moved three steps to the left, and the “Mind Palace” in his mind began to operate.

He had memorized the surveillance range of each camera and marked the visible range of the monitors in his mind with different colors, like walls appearing out of thin air.

He flexibly moved through the gaps between these “walls”, walking as if in a narrow alley, occasionally stopping and waiting for a moment before passing through.

His steps were light and quick, like a mime artist performing.

He knew that every step he took must be careful and precise, because once he climbed into the courtyard wall, there was no turning back.

He could not be photographed by any cameras, leave any evidence, or let anyone know that his target was the fingerprint. Otherwise, this plan would be a complete failure.

Su Yue clearly knew that he had no room for error in this operation.

If discovered or alerted, he must quickly abandon this identity.

At this moment, Su Yue stopped. He was two meters away from the back door.

He took a deep breath, leaped up, and jumped outside the range of the camera.

He had personally tested this distance many times before, and he jumped very accurately.

When he stood still, the tip of his nose was only a few millimeters away from the wall.

He did not walk directly to the door, because there were cameras completely covering the area in front of the door, and it was impossible to enter directly.

He breathed a sigh of relief and checked the time. It was already seven fifteen. Everything went smoothly from climbing the wall to the back door, but this was just the beginning.

The reason he chose to enter from the back door was not complicated: the front door was completely covered by the camera's view from the stairs; although the back door also had a camera, its range was limited.

This back door was the same size as an ordinary household anti-theft door, and importantly, there was a rain eave extending about one meter above this back door.

Su Yue leaped up, grabbed onto the rain eave with both hands, and used his arms to stand on the rain eave.

This set of movements was smooth and silent. He stood on the rain eave and moved his arms, preparing to climb through the window on the Third Floor.

He knew that the cameras inside the Municipal Bureau building were infrared cameras that could see at night. Although the turns on the stairs would not be covered, it was still very difficult to continue moving forward.

But he was prepared.

Before that, he had to get the key to the archives first.

During his time at the Taiyang City Bureau, he knew that the electric scooter of the security guard at the main entrance would often ring by itself at night, and if it was not dealt with, it would ring all night.

Moreover, the main entrance was not open at night, only the back door. According to the security guard's walking speed, it would take a full five minutes to go back and forth, which was enough time for Su Yue to get the key and leave.

But first, he had to get into the stairwell window on the Third Floor.

Su Yue reached out and grabbed the window sill and began to free climb. Fortunately, the Municipal Bureau building was of good quality and the window sill could support his weight.

He climbed into the window on the Third Floor alone and landed safely on the stairwell turn.

After landing, he turned his head to look at the situation in Lin Liqun's apartment room. Although he couldn't see clearly, he could distinguish Tang Xiao's figure. She was sitting with her back against the windowsill at this time, and the meeting should have already started.

Su Yue frowned and thought to himself: “Didn't they eat?” If they didn't eat, the timing would be difficult to control. Even a difference of more than ten minutes would disrupt his plan.

At this point, the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. After all, he only saw Tang Xiao's situation at this time. Even if Qi Si asked, he could say he went to eat. According to the current time, this was reasonable.

Then he didn't walk down the stairs, but instead stood on the stair railing.

The surveillance cameras at each stage were facing the stairwell. If the landing point could be controlled well, it would also be possible to avoid being discovered.

If it were someone else, it might not work, but after all, Su Yue was very good at calculations.

He carefully stepped on the stair railing through the narrow gap between two flights of stairs all the way to the first floor, and then jumped into the first-floor lobby. This was a blind spot without cameras, perfectly bypassing all cameras.

Then Su Yue walked in the lobby just like he walked in the square before. He squatted in a corner near the guard room and took out a radio transmitter from his pocket, which looked like the kind used in toys.

Although simple, it was practical. After he pressed it, the anti-theft alarm of the electric scooter outside rang out harshly. This was naturally also Su Yue's doing.

Since it was broken, no one would find out if Su Yue made it even more broken.

After that, Old Man Zhang, the security guard, cursed and slammed the door out of the guard room, using extremely unpleasant foul language.

After he went out, Su Yue caught the door of the guard room that was closing, and quietly entered the guard room.

“Keys... keys...” Su Yue felt a little strange after entering the door. He remembered that a large string of keys was hanging on the wall, but why was it gone? He suddenly thought of a bad reason, “Did he take it out?”

“Did he take it out?” Su Yue frowned, his heart filled with doubt.

He tried to recall the scene when Old Man Zhang went out just now, but he only saw his back and didn't notice if he had keys in his hand. Moreover, such a large string of keys should make a sound when walking.

Su Yue tilted his head, his gaze falling on the slightly old-fashioned table. He casually pulled open the drawer, and a large string of keys lay quietly in the center of the drawer.

“That's right, I haven't been here before...”

“Do they put away the keys at night?”

While thinking, he quickly took off the keys, and at the same time loosened the hard disk box of the surveillance equipment slightly, causing the surveillance equipment to immediately go into a blue screen state.

In this way, although the surveillance cameras were still working, they could not store the video information on the hard disk.

This meant that Su Yue's ascent upstairs would be easier, and it also solved the problem of possibly being exposed in the surveillance video. It was already seven twenty, and the alarm caused by the electric scooter had not stopped.

However, all the surveillance inside the building had been interrupted, and Su Yue seized the opportunity to rush out and head straight for the archives office on the fourth floor.

He ran extremely fast and silently.

When he rushed to the Third Floor, the alarm happened to go off. He had been listening to this sound. From the moment the alarm went off, he only had four minutes to return the keys.

But for Su Yue, who had no surveillance inside the building, these four minutes were also within his plan.

“Time is enough...”

“Absolutely no problem.”

Su Yue took three steps at a time, rushing to the archives office door fiercely, and gently pushed open a narrow gap.

However, he did not enter, but turned around and went downstairs! He had to return the keys before the security guard returned to the guard room! Every detail had to be perfect!

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