Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 372 The Golden Ratio

However, after taking a closer look, he immediately understood Yu Dazhang's intention.

After a while, the police officers in the office all gathered around, their eyes fixed on the map.

Time ticked by, and everyone's expressions grew increasingly grave...

Two minutes later, everyone turned their attention to Yu Dazhang.

Judging from the direction of the arrow, it can be seen that he was identifying the direction of the underground prison.

The final question mark marks the point where the clues end.

It's easy to understand why he stared at it for so long.

Moreover, he drew this path himself, so why does it seem like he stumped himself?

Just as everyone was completely confused, Yu Dazhang spoke up.

“You should look at the entire N province first.”

He pointed to the map and said:

"Then look at the position of the question mark and combine them together."

As he spoke, he gestured with his hand above the map.

After Yu Dazhang's reminder, one of the police officers quickly noticed something different and exclaimed in surprise:
"East-central, you mean this area is right on the golden section line of the entire N province!"

Upon hearing this, the other officers also realized what was happening and immediately focused their attention on Liancheng's location.

“That’s true.” One of the officers chimed in:

"From this perspective, Liancheng's geographical location in N Province is very advantageous. It is closest to Jianning and not far from other cities."

As we all know, the most central location is not necessarily the best; otherwise, there would be no concept of the golden ratio.

Another officer chimed in:
"If it were me, I would definitely choose Liancheng as my base. Here, I can supply Jianning's labor needs at any time and also take care of other cities."

These provincial police officers are all locals from N province, so they naturally know much more about the various cities than Yu Dazhang, an outsider.

Yu Dazhang also wanted to hear their opinions.

At this moment, another police officer pointed to the location of Xingcheng on the map and said:
"From a national perspective, the city with the most convenient transportation in our province should be Changsha."

"Its comprehensive transportation system covers aviation, high-speed rail, highways and urban rail transit, forming a nationwide hub network."

His words drew the attention of everyone present, and they all turned their gaze to the star city on the map.

The police officer continued:

"But from the perspective of the province, Liancheng has the most convenient transportation, and at the same time, it is the city that is most easily overlooked."

"It is both convenient and discreet."

After he finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement.

It's not enough... Although what they said made a lot of sense, Yu Dazhang still felt that something was missing.

The clues we have so far can only give us a general direction, not enough to pinpoint the exact location.

If a decision is made hastily, it could waste a lot of human and material resources.

The amount of police manpower, financial resources, and time required to search a mountain far exceeds expectations.

At this point, some people will surely have questions.

Don't we have drones? Why not just use drones to search?

Drones can indeed detect things quickly, but the mountains are covered with vegetation.

This means that the drone's observation range is limited to the surface, and it cannot effectively detect areas hidden under vegetation.

Therefore, even with today's advanced technology, a thorough search of a mountain still requires human resources.

Liancheng is not just a mountain; if a real operation were to be launched, the required police force would be enormous.

Everyone was waiting for Yu Dazhang to draw a conclusion, but he changed the subject and asked a question:
"Does N Province have a port? I mean a port that connects to the sea."

This left everyone in the room completely bewildered. It wasn't that they didn't know the answer, but rather that they didn't understand why he suddenly asked this question.

We were just having a great time talking about Liancheng, how did we suddenly switch to the port?

Are these two topics related?
That's not how you chat.

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions revealing that no one could keep up with the fat man's train of thought.

Fortunately, one of the officers reacted quickly; after a brief hesitation, he replied:

"Baling Port meets the conditions you mentioned; it is the only port in N Province that connects to the river and the sea."

"Which city?" Yu Dazhang asked.

The officer pointed to a location on the map and replied:
"In Baling City, the port is named after the city, and this is one of them."

Yu Dazhang nodded, then drew a triangle pattern on the city of Baling with a pen.

He originally wanted to draw a boat, but considering his own drawing skills, he decisively gave up the idea.

"How long does it take to drive from Liancheng to Baling?"

He believed that some of these provincial police officers must have driven back and forth between the two cities.

Just like in Songhai, if you ask him how long it would take to get to cities near Songhai, he can name at least a dozen routes.

"Two and a half hours," the two officers replied in unison.

This distance is also within a controllable range... Yu Dazhang calculated in his mind.

If the other party is sending people from Liancheng to Baling Port, the risk of being detected will be greatly reduced due to the time and distance involved.

Yu Dazhang then turned his attention to the map.

At present, it seems almost impossible to catch Zhang Chao and his wife in Jianning.

Zheng Ting has also made it clear that she cannot get Zhang Chao and the others to come out.

Even if Zhang Chao and his group agree to meet, it will definitely be another trap to test the police.

Moreover, with the successful completion of today's rescue operation, the other party will soon receive word and may have already escaped.

However, even if the police cannot find them for the time being, the couple will not be able to leave N province.

Because their identities have been exposed, it's impossible for them to leave through normal channels.

In addition, given their current popularity, they dare not easily attempt to escape.

Since they are still in Province N, which city are they most likely hiding in?
Yu Dazhang stared at the map, his gaze wandering back and forth among the thirteen prefecture-level cities, finally settling on Jianning and Liancheng.

Zhang Chao's mother's family is from Jianning, while he and his wife used to live in Liancheng.

Although the two companies are not in the same city, they are not far apart, as the two cities are only 25 kilometers apart, and it only takes half an hour to drive between them.

It's clear that Zhang Chao and his wife wanted to be closer to his mother, but they didn't choose to live in the same city.

Why is this happening?

When something happens, it's easy to hide... This is the only possibility Yu Dazhang can think of.

Their hideout must be in the same city as their residence, so that they can skip the step of leaving the city.

Cunning Rabbit Three Caves.

The residence they took Zheng Ting to earlier was most likely deliberately exposed by them. It's estimated that they didn't stay there again after Zheng Ting went there.

Therefore, they should have other places to stay in Liancheng.

Just then, Yu Dazhang's phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, he quickly answered it.

"We have arrived at the location Zheng Ting mentioned."

Qi Fang's voice came through the phone:
"There are three households on the fourth floor. Two of them were home. When we unlocked the door to the remaining household, we found that there were a total of eight cameras installed inside, providing almost complete coverage."

(End of this chapter)