Chapter 556: Chapter 556: Who’s the Loser, the System or Me?

Book Chapter 556: Who’s the Loser, the System or Me? (Update 4)

Something’s happened!

Xiao Yu signaled for the National Security agents and Zhao Long and the others, who were about to arrest the suspect, to withdraw. Lin

“What’s wrong?”

Once everyone returned, Zhao Long asked.

“There’s an issue over at Wang’s,” someone replied.

Xiao Yu stated, “The buyer isn’t ordinary. We didn’t find him.”

Zhao Long’s expression darkened.

“Someone the National Security can’t even locate?”

No ordinary person could pull that off.

Zhao Long understood why Xiao Yu hadn’t moved to arrest anyone.

They must be tracking this group of ‘buyers’ through arms deals.

If we nab the ones selling bullets, having only guns without ammunition would ruin the deal.

Right now, not only can’t we act on the suspect selling bullets, but the one selling guns is also untouchable.

Only by monitoring their transaction might we find those ‘537’ buyers.

The buyer intends to use five guns and seventy bullets to do something as critical as matching gunpowder formulas.

Both matters are of equal importance—we must take them down!

“Let’s stake it out first,” Xiao Yu ordered.

Xiao Yu instructed the National Security team, “Figure out where the bullets and gunpowder are coming from!”

For one day, National Security collaborated with local police on an investigation.

The result…

“Suspect Gong Xu, 31, unemployed with a robbery record… That small factory was left to him by his late father. Besides, he only has a middle school education, never learned lathe or metal forging, and has no exposure to the arms industry… In that day, Gong Xu did not manufacture any bullets in his factory.”

“Analysis of his verified gaming account revealed that Gong Xu spent the whole day playing mobile games.”

“Our preliminary conclusion: he isn’t the one making the bullets!”

After listening to his team’s report, Xiao Yu frowned and asked, “Have you checked their phone and social media accounts?”

“We have,” came the reply.

The team nodded then shook their heads. “Nothing suspicious, and no sign of him contacting any other suspects—he was playing mobile games all day!”

What the hell?

Could the bullets have just materialized out of thin air? Xiao Yu’s doubts ran deep.

But one thing was certain: in six days, Gong Xu would deliver the bullets.

Are we really just going to sit around and wait another six days?

Xiao Yu said, “Zhao, you stay here with the team. I’ll check on Wang. I should be back within five days.”

Xiao Yu planned to head to Wang Dong to see if they could locate the buyer group.

Capturing these guys would definitely simplify the situation.

After briefing his team, Xiao Yu headed straight for the airport and flew to City Z…

…

At the exit of City Z’s airport.

Xiao Yu met up with Wang Dong.

“Didn’t you involve the local police?”

Stepping out of the airport, Xiao Yu asked.

“We did,” Wang Dong replied.

Wang Dong, looking extremely frustrated, shook his head, “We just can’t find anyone.”

Team Two’s technicians had already pinpointed the area where the buyer was located.

Although the phone card wasn’t registered, calls still require a signal tower.

The tower used during the call was on the rooftop of an apartment building.

It was clear that the buyer made the call from this residential complex or its vicinity.

Moreover, National Security isn’t like the Criminal Police—they have far more advanced tracking technology.

They can locate a suspect solely through his phone.

How do they do it?

It all comes down to the principles of phone signal waves.

First, many might not realize this.

Even when a phone isn’t calling, texting, or browsing, it remains connected to the nearest tower.

Otherwise, your phone wouldn’t show a signal or receive real-time tower data.

This constant connection ensures the phone always hooks up to the strongest signal.

All to guarantee high signal quality.

Unless you switch to airplane mode or lose service.

That’s when the connection drops…

So, with the phone always connected to a tower,

using technology and signal waves to track you isn’t that difficult.

Even if you power off, your last known location can still be traced.

Team Two used this method to lock onto the buyer’s final location after his call.

Even if he turned off his phone or switched to airplane mode immediately after the call,

they still managed to pinpoint the spot in the residential complex where the signal vanished.

They determined that the buyer likely made the call from an apartment building in that complex…….

Once Wang Dong arrived, they began scrutinizing every owner and temporary resident within the complex.

Even the local police were brought in.

Yet, no suspect was found.

Unless he turns his phone on again and can be pinpointed by his number.

Otherwise… tracking the buyer will be extremely tough.

The fact that he switched off right after the call shows he’s highly adept at counter-surveillance.

Of course, it could also be that he’s well aware of how the police and National Security operate.

Maybe he deliberately called from the complex and then vanished.

Wang Dong and Team Two had suspected as much.

Even after checking the surveillance footage, no suspect was identified.

Crucially, a call between the seller and suspect Lu Weiting mentioned a suspect known as ‘Jie’.

All residents and temporary occupants with ‘Jie’ in their name were investigated.

Yet, no suspect turned up.

All these clues clearly indicated top-notch counter-surveillance tactics.

Otherwise, how could Team Two have failed to locate them!

After Wang Dong’s report, Xiao Yu smiled.

When facing an ambiguous crisis, sometimes the best move is to stay put and wait for backup.

That maneuver from the old man was executed so skillfully it nearly broke your heart!

So we have to wait until their deal to nab them? Xiao Yu winced at the thought.

In a situation like this, even cheating wouldn’t help.

His cheats weren’t exactly something he could calculate precisely.

Here’s an amusing question:

Is the system the loser?

Or am I the loser?

It must be the system… Xiao Yu grinned and told Wang Dong, “Even immortals have their off days, but don’t worry—we still have five days. Even if we don’t locate them, they’ll have to deal by day six.”

Wang Dong: ???

What does ‘even immortals have their off days’ even mean?

Then he started regretting not studying harder in his youth.

Lacking proper education, he just couldn’t keep up with the young ones.

Ignoring Wang Dong’s silent complaints, Xiao Yu prepared to search the complex himself for clues.

Without knowing who the suspect was, with his phone off and Team Two drawing blanks, how can we track him down?

Xiao Yu declared, “We can still find him!”

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