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　　TL: Zhao

　　Editing: Krisaia

　　"Where's that b.a.s.t.a.r.d gang leader?" Lin Lu asked as she struggled to stand up from her bed, her body still weak from the after-effects of Chen Quan's treatment.

　　"Right downstairs. Li Yiming didn't go light on him." The young agent shuddered as he remembered the gruesome state in which he found the man in question.

　　"Bring me to him." Lin Lu said with anger flas.h.i.+ng in her eyes.

　　"Secretary Lin…" The young agent hesitated.

　　"What is it?" Having recruited the agent herself and worked together for many years, Lin Lu could tell that he had something to say.

　　"Well… you might want to have a look at this…" The young man took out a file folder which contained two photos.

　　"What?! Where did you get this?" Lin Lu was bewildered when she saw the pictures. The photo depicted an ordinary scenery of dusk at a beach in the Southern part of the country. The orange glow of the setting sun created an atmosphere of relaxation and serenity, as the tourists on the beach enjoyed themselves with leisurely activities. What highlighted the abnormality in the scene was the second picture, which was a zoom-in on a few clouds in the sky.

　　"Is this a mirage?" Lin Lu scrutinized the picture - she saw a woman between the clouds with long hair.

　　"That's the only explanation. I've had people in the a.n.a.lytics department take a look at it. They confirmed no traces of digital modification."

　　"Where did you get this?" Lin Lu asked with a grave countenance, as she recognized the woman between the clouds, who seemed to be looking back with a confused expression.

　　"From one of our stations. One of the agents there caught a thief. We found it in the stolen goods while searching for evidence."

　　"What?"

　　"This was taken from a digital camera which was among the stolen goods. It's part of the standard protocol for finding the owner of the camera and returning the stolen goods, but this picture, in particular, caught the attention of the investigation team, as it matched the profile of the woman we're looking for."

　　"Did you figure out where the picture was taken?"

　　"We've interrogated the thief without finding anything interesting. The owner of the camera lives in Shangbei. Curiously, he didn't call the police after his home was broken through. When I asked him about the photo, he did not want to discuss it further."

　　"Why?"

　　"We suspect it has to do with the nature of his trip. The man in question is a manager, and he went on a personal vacation with his personal a.s.sistant. The man had a wife." The man shrugged his shoulders as he retold the information he had gathered, knowing that Lin Lu would understand the implications.