103: Chapter 97 Disguise 103: Chapter 97 Disguise The doughstick that was about to be put into his mouth was soaked back into the soy milk again.
Luo Di imdiately raised his wristband, logged onto the Internal Investigation Bureau’s website, pulled up all the missing persons potentially related to the case, and displayed their information on the sa page for comprehensive review.
He had reviewed these materials no less than three tis yesterday, but now seemingly unrelated information started to connect.
The records hardly ntioned the ans of transportation of these individuals, or rather, to the previous investigators, this routine thod of transport did not warrant attention.
After all, the key issue was a non-existent nursing ho.
Only three of the missing persons’ records clearly stated that they regularly chose to take the bus.
Now it seems that about 80% of the missing persons co from lower to middle-inco families; otherwise, they would hardly be linked to a nursing ho.
These families probably don’t own private cars and seldom choose the more expensive ride-hailing services.
Since their hos, workplaces, and the nursing ho are all a considerable distance apart, it’s very likely that they all traveled by bus.
This has also been Luo Di’s mode of transportation since he was young.
After all, in this nation built with the human and material resources from all over the world, the urban planning was also quite advanced, with very efficient and affordable bus service.
The bus is the “commonality,”
Perhaps, to reach the “non-existent nursing ho,” an important prerequisite condition is “to take the bus.”
But there is still a problem,
They spent the whole day outside yesterday, and several tis they took the bus to the nursing ho, but they didn’t encounter any problems.
But Luo Di still wanted to try, focusing all of his attention today on “taking the bus to the nursing ho.” If it still doesn’t work, then give it up for good.
Having identified a different direction of investigation than yesterday, the operation comnced.
Luo Di imdiately ssaged Yu Ze, who was staying at the Crystal Hotel, and the team quickly assembled.
Yu Ze appeared as relaxed as the day before, not at all like soone here to investigate a case.
However, as Luo Di shared his discovery of the “commonality” and the direction of today’s investigation, sothing ink-like seed to flash through the sunglasses-covered eyes of Yu Ze.
He beca slightly more proactive in attitude.
“Hold on a mont, before starting the investigation, put these on first.”
Yu Ze took out two yellow talismans folded into triangle shapes from his pocket.
“What are these?”
“Peace charms.
I made them last night at the hotel when I had nothing to do.
After all, you’re also my temporary teammates.
Consider them welco gifts; an extra talisman for safety.”
When Luo Di received the talisman, he felt nothing special, it felt simply like a piece of folded talisman paper.
However, the talisman was ticulously crafted, clearly a labor of love from Yu Ze.
Luo Di nodded in thanks and took them.
Anna did the sa, carefully keeping her peace charm.
The team arrived at the bus stop, ready to head to a nursing ho five stops away.
To avoid being separated, the three of them sat together, trying their best to put aside investigation matters and focus solely on reaching the nursing ho.
After reaching the station on the bus, everything still appeared normal.
Anna said: “Luo Di, we took the bus like this yesterday.
Even if ‘taking the bus’ is indeed the common point among the missing persons, it doesn’t seem to have affected us…
Maybe the only change is that we didn’t check any materials on the bus.
Is this really going to work?”
Luo Di persisted with the idea, as this was the only investigative direction he could think of, and this ti he was prepared to take certain risks.
“Let’s try one more ti; this ti we’ll operate separately.
I’ll walk ahead by myself, and you two stay at least five hundred ters behind .
Don’t contact in any way until after we take the next bus.
The missing persons have one thing in common, Anna, and you know it well, they were all alone.
The perpetrator is surely a very cautious Pseudo-Person, casting the hook to catch only one fish at a ti, never more, which may also be one of the reasons for the lingering incidents.”
Anna was very concerned about this suggestion, “It’s too dangerous alone!
If you are really swept up by the nursing ho, and fall into enemy territory alone.
The arrangent from the Investigation Bureau requires us to maintain the integrity of the team throughout the investigation, never to be alone, precisely because of this.
If that’s the case, I’d rather suggest switching to a different task.”
Luo Di did not argue with Anna but turned to look at the other person in the team, “It’s okay, as long as this guy is here, even if I disappear in public, he will definitely sense my location.”
Following Luo Di’s gaze, Anna also looked back to see Yu Ze, who was reading a novel by the roadside and occasionally laughed.
The labels of [Capital Investigation Bureau] and [Special Action Group] surfaced in Anna’s mind.
“Alright, let’s do as you say.”
Anna went to Yu Ze, who was engrossed in his novel, and briefly explained the situation.
He did not shift his gaze from the text but nonchalantly nodded in acknowledgnt.
After Luo Di walked more than five hundred ters away, the two slowly followed.
…
Luo Di strolled the city streets alone, his mind as empty as he could make it.
He arrived at a bus stop two streets away and sat down on a tal bench near the edge, waiting quietly.
During the wait, sothing didn’t feel right.
Although he had emptied his mind as much as possible and shed his investigator role, only thinking about applying for a job at a nursing ho, he felt sothing was off.
The more he thought about it, the more irritated he beca, even starting to feel inexplicably hot.
Just then,
Swish!
His backpack moved again, and the sensation of hair, through the separation of the backpack and his clothes, transmitted over.
Strands of familiar, ice-cold hair floated slightly on his back.
It was as if two people were sitting on this tal bench, and the other person was quietly leaning against Luo Di’s back.
The restlessness inside Luo Di dissipated in an instant.
He seed to rember sothing.
Wasn’t what he was doing called “Disguise”?
From childhood to adulthood, the people he t who were best at disguises were like Wu Wen.
Wu Wen’s disguises were far superior to other Pseudo-People, not even in the sa league, engraving the title “class leader” deep into everyone’s minds.
Even those currently reading (text error).
“Is my disguise still not good enough?
I just put the nursing ho job application at the forefront, but fundantally, the investigation is still the priority.
I must imrse myself in the role completely like the class leader and consider what those missing persons might have felt the last ti they took the bus.
Economically struggling or even impoverished, besides the botherso work every day, they still need to go to the nursing ho for errands, or they are already working in the nursing ho with annoying duties.
Yes, even though the elderly live well with the support of state welfare, these ordinary people who carry the burden of life and face the elderly at the nursing ho might feel different.
A feeling of “Disdain”?
Thinking about going to the nursing ho makes you feel disdainful, yet you have to go…”
Luo Di’s inner thoughts sank, he glanced at the crowd waiting for the bus beside him, and locked his gaze on a middle-aged man with a mix of weariness in his expression,
Trying to incorporate thoughts about the nursing ho, empathize with this man, and manifest the sa weariness in his mind.
“Why do I have to go to the nursing ho?”
“Why have I ended up like this, only able to find work at a nursing ho.”
“I really don’t want to go there…”
The more he thought, the more irritated he beca,
Gradually letting this feigned irritation take over his thoughts, Luo Di’s expression also naturally changed, his hands unconsciously starting to twiddle his hair.
Ti passed, unaware,
Zzzt!
The sound of brakes interrupted his thoughts.
A bus ca to a halt in front of him, its front door opening right before Luo Di.
And Luo Di himself had completely entered the role.
The strong irritation from his aversion caused him to board the bus unconsciously, even forgetting to check which route it was.
…
Due to the requirent of maintaining a distance of over five hundred ters,
Anna and Yu Ze could only stand at the corner on the other side of the street,
Utilizing her height advantage and naturally excellent vision, Anna could barely see Luo Di sitting at the bus stop, but passersby occasionally interrupted her view.
Yu Ze, who was reading a novel, unusually took the initiative to talk: “Miss Anna, you should stop staring at Luo Di.
Those Pseudo-People with deep disguises and strange abilities are very shrewd.
Perhaps it is precisely your observation that prevents Luo Di from being ‘independent’ and not chosen by the other party.”
“Alright.”
Anna shifted her gaze from the bus stop, scanning the situation across the street, but within less than two minutes, out of concern, her eyes moved back.
Luo Di, who should have been at the bus stop, had disappeared.
“Where did he go?
I’m sure I didn’t see a bus pass by just now?”
As Anna was puzzled,
Yu Ze had already closed the novel page and, calculating with the small Liuren astrolabe, revealed a look of joy, “Got it!”
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