"However, there’s no particular rush for this. We can go according to Lin Beichen’s schedule. He can come over when he has time."
"I see."
After hearing Wang Kai’s statement, Hao Jianhua felt reassured, thinking it sounded more like Wang Kai wanted Lin Beichen’s help rather than suspecting him of any crime.
"Alright, I’ll go back to Lin Beichen and tell him to visit the Xiaoqianmen police station as soon as possible."
"Thank you, Principal Hao."
Wang Kai hung up the phone thinking that he didn’t need to trouble Principal Hao for more investigation. He would talk to Lin Beichen properly when he came to the station.
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Of course, it would only be a conversation.
No matter how strange or peculiar things seemed...
Lin Beichen was not a criminal suspect.
Wang Kai certainly wouldn’t interrogate him.
Just then, a police officer walked over and said, "Team leader, it’s been four days. We’ve used all possible means both here and at the Wuling Mountain police station, but still haven’t found those foreign nationals. This approach isn’t working. What should we do?"
On the same day Sun Chao’s interrogation was completed, Xiao Peng also finished interrogating Zou Huaide and the other two human traffickers.
Based on the information provided by the four of them.
The Xiaoqianmen and Wuling Mountain police stations launched a joint operation to investigate the foreign nationals who had contact with the traffickers.
Three human traffickers were identified that day.
Initially, it seemed like the investigation would proceed smoothly until its conclusion.
But things often don’t go as planned.
Soon enough, trouble arose.
The police discovered that the identities of the three foreign nationals were as clean as a blank sheet of paper — they couldn’t find any information about them.
These people were adults, not newborn babies.
Not being able to find any information on them at all...
That was definitely abnormal!
And this abnormality suggested there were hidden secrets about them.
The police continued investigating these three foreign nationals and also started searching for them.
But these three seemed to have vanished into thin air.
Up until now...
They still were missing.
"What should we do?"
After a moment of thought, Wang Kai said, "We can’t drag this case out. The longer this ’boss’ remains free, the more children are at risk of being trafficked. Our current method won’t work. We should report the case to the higher authorities and ask for help from the Municipal Bureau. That would be the fastest and most effective way."
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Meanwhile.
Dormitory 207.
Seeing Principal Hao Jianhua return, Lin Beichen and his roommates were surprised and puzzled. Hadn’t he just left? Why was he back so soon?
Lin Beichen approached and asked, "Principal, what brings you back...?"
"I’m here to deliver a message from Team Leader Wang Kai at the Xiaoqianmen police station."
Hao Jianhua smiled and then relayed the phone conversation with Wang Kai.
It was just two or three sentences.
But...
Lin Beichen still caught a lot of information from those few words. So, the human traffickers already started their revenge on the mountain and got struck by lightning while chasing him?
So unlucky?
Lin Beichen didn’t think the matter was related to him, as he couldn’t kill someone remotely. But he certainly felt no sympathy or pity for the traffickers’ deaths and thought: Serves them right, they deserved it!
At the same time.
He caught another piece of information that made him uneasy; the police had started noticing him and his research.
Could it be...
That his Thunder Skill might soon be exposed?
Before Lin Beichen could think more about it, he felt a tap on his shoulder.
With a serious tone, Hao Jianhua said, "Lin Beichen, though Team Leader Wang didn’t set any urgent deadline for you to visit the police station, I think it’s better to go as soon as possible."
"Understood, Principal."
Lin Beichen nodded and said, "I’ll go buy a new phone at the mall tomorrow morning, then head straight to the Xiaoqianmen police station to see Team Leader Wang."
He didn’t mind when he had to go to the police station.
It was something he had to face sooner or later.
Besides...
Who knew what would happen once he got there?
It might just be a false alarm. The sooner he went, the sooner he could confirm the situation and stop overthinking and scaring himself.
Hao Jianhua nodded in satisfaction, then seemed to think of something, and asked, "By the way, Lin Beichen, in which direction do you primarily research Thunder?"
"Direction?"
Lin Beichen was surprised by the sudden question, one he had never considered before. After a moment of thought, he said, "Mainly in the direction of enhancing Thunder."
Not only the principal but his roommates also looked perplexed. Enhancing Thunder? What kind of research direction is that?
The principal, puzzled, asked, "What’s the ultimate goal of that research direction?"
"To control Thunder."
Lin Beichen answered boldly.
Upon hearing his answer,
the principal and his roommates were dumbfounded. Controlling Thunder? What’s so special about that? There are plenty of modern power generation devices that can do that already, right?
What Lin Beichen meant by controlling Thunder was beyond ordinary comprehension.
They didn’t realize he was talking about directly manipulating natural Thunder with his powers, just thinking it involved various devices to control Thunder.