Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter-Chapter 491 - 242: Not in the Game, Someone Else

With clues, there’s motivation!

Next, within the stairwell of the hospital, in the safety passage, Luo Fei and Liao Xingyu started searching floor by floor.

They observed the subtle traces of friction and dragging.

Quickly, they made their way from the first floor to the third floor, where the traces of friction became more pronounced.

It was clear that due to the weakness of the one dragging, the marks deepened progressively.

"Stop!"

Liao Xingyu suddenly called out to stop, and their gaze paused at the exit, where there were no traces, indicating the clues again broke off as they transferred.

"They must have exited through here."

"The subsequent events can be found through surveillance. The stairwell was their last hiding place. Wherever they went, as long as they entered the monitored area, they can’t escape!"

"Exactly."

Then the two returned to the control room, where the security chief immediately began working cooperatively, locating the critical surveillance point of that day after much searching and reviewing.

The video showed a figure suddenly appearing at the stairwell door on the third floor.

The person was wearing a white lab coat, fully dressed in standard doctor’s attire, with a tightly sealed mask.

Immediately as the figure stepped into the frame, they walked briskly out of the surveillance area, but quickly returned into view.

Except this time, they had a pushcart in hand. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

With people bustling about, only this figure was pushing a cart into the stairwell.

Luo Fei furrowed his brows, his eyes locked on the screen, afraid to miss a single detail, as every frame could hold clues to the person’s identity.

Soon he pushed the cart back out, covered securely with white cloth.

And then, he simply watched as the cart was pushed away...

"Interesting."

Luo Fei sat aside, contemplating the person’s actions.

If, by usual logic, Ni Zhigang and the mysterious individual were alone in the stairwell, Ni Zhigang should have incapacitated or subdued the other, then donned his clothes for action.

Afraid of being discovered, he concealed himself thoroughly.

Then, exiting the stairwell, he would have gone from the stairwell door on the third floor to a nearby equipment room to find a cart, and returned.

He’d use the cart to discreetly remove the mysterious person from the stairwell.

"Old Luo, this is very strange."

"Why would Ni Zhigang go through all the trouble to bring the person to the third floor and then go find a cart?"

"Clearly, the matter could be resolved on the first floor. This is indeed unnecessary. In such a place as a hospital, moving someone around like this is quite risky."

Hearing these doubts, Luo Fei nodded.

"Indeed, I’ve also considered this. There’s definitely something odd here."

"It makes sense to act on the first floor; taking someone to the third floor and appearing in the corridor under surveillance could easily lead to mistakes."

"Could it be just that he didn’t want to linger on the first floor? But that doesn’t add up."

"Forget it, let’s not dwell on this. Let’s head to the hospital’s check-in area to see if anyone has gone missing these past few days."

Liao Xingyu agreed.

According to the video footage, the figure that appeared on the third floor chose to push the cart around, indicating the person lying on it was the mysterious individual Ni Zhigang had kidnapped.

But after checking with the check-in area and recent personnel records, they realized they were mistaken.

No one had disappeared during this period!

Everyone was accounted for, all on duty, and signing in on time, including even the cleaning staff.

This led them to another deadlock.

The information from Ni Zhiwei had indicated he wanted someone to apologize to their mother. This mysterious person was neither Director Feng nor any other medical staff, so who could it have been?

"Let me think..."

Luo Fei fell into deep thought, suddenly interrupted by his stomach growling.

"Hmm, why don’t we eat first."

"Good idea."

Liao Xingyu and he changed clothes to avoid unnecessary attention in the cafeteria; they decided to settle lunch at the hospital.

The two casually ordered some meals, then sat by a window.

Unexpectedly, a figure approached them. Looking up, they saw it was Director Feng, who wore a smile.

The director also happened to come over for a meal at this time, so they sat together.

"Officers, although I don’t know how this matter will be ultimately dealt with, I’m very thankful for your trust."

"During this time, I’ve had troubles both at work and home. Life’s become quite grim, but with your help, I’m truly grateful."

Liao Xingyu quickly offered comfort.

"Director Feng, no need for such formality."

"If you didn’t do anything, that’s your matter, and since we’ve chosen to believe you, we’ll certainly support you on this issue. Rest assured."

"Hmm."

As they were chatting, another figure approached and sat right beside Director Feng.

"Wen Song, what a coincidence, I haven’t encountered you in days."

"Old Zhang? You’re here for lunch too."

"What else? Isn’t it lunchtime?"

This suddenly appearing man seems friendly and cheerful, the kind of smile shared only among friends.

"And who are these...?"

"Oh, let me introduce. These are officers investigating at our hospital, Officer Luo and Officer Liao."