I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 302 Professor Niu

"Binhe District, Song Xinju..."

"Knew it……"

Zhang Guang stared at the map for a long time before finally speaking.

But there was no excitement in his voice.

Instead, the atmosphere remained incredibly solemn.

"This human beast knows a lot of information; he's a big fish."

"Among the people and animals outside, probably no one knows more than her."

"but……"

He clenched his fist and pressed it against the table.

"Binhe District is the most densely populated area in the northern part of the city. This area is still too large."

“It has been a full month since the outbreak of the epidemic.”

"We've spent so much time and energy, and sacrificed so many brothers..."

"We've only just managed to catch such a big fish, and we've only just locked onto a district for the sixteenth month..."

Zhang Guang slammed his fist on the table.

"This result is simply not good enough..."

He said through gritted teeth.

The air was also scorching hot.

"...Minister, you can't say that."

"It didn't take a month to achieve results. Our special operations team was established for less than a week, and we narrowed down the scope of the sixteen months to just one district."

"This is a remarkable effect!"

Mai Lingbu said with some excitement.

After all, great success is within reach!

With a designated area, they no longer have to wander aimlessly every day.

"Little Bu".

Mai Yuran glared at Mai Lingbu.

"Minister, let's go and dispose of these human and animal carcasses."

"So that some colleagues won't be able to resist eating it if they see it."

She cleared her throat, nudged Mai Lingbu, and the two of them carried Wen Wen's body out of the room.

"I'll go keep an eye on it."

Zhao Wuji also got up and left.

Only Zhang Guang and Lin Xing'an remained in the room.

"...An'an, what are your thoughts?"

"Even if I send all the current action teams, two or three days is not enough to thoroughly search the entire riverside area."

"Moreover, our numbers will only decrease, and we also have top-notch methods of concealment for humans and animals."

"Are we just going to rely on luck?"

Zhang Guang looked at Lin Xing'an.

After all, just a few hours ago, Lin Xing'an was confidently saying in the car that he could kill Sixteen Months in just two days after he opened his eyes.

"It was indeed difficult to find in the 16th month. We searched the Binhe District at least three times."

"However, this Song Xinju and these few animals from the South City are a weakness."

Lin Xing'an pursed his lips slightly, the water ball in his hand rolling as if he had thought of something.

Zhang Guangze frowned.

"You mean, shift the search focus from the sixteen months to these animals and humans?"

"...This is no simpler than finding Sixteen Months."

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Guang shook his head.

“These animals came from the South City. Before they came, all their information was destroyed in the South City.”

"Our understanding of these animals is limited to the abilities they demonstrated at the train station at the time."

"I know more about the sixteen months than they do."

Zhang Guang said in a deep voice.

Then, gritting his teeth, he said, "Let's use the hard and simple methods to find it!"

"I'll immediately notify everyone to go to the Riverside District. Forget about any bans. Turn the Riverside District upside down. Do you think the Sixteen Months will just disappear?"

He was panting heavily, and his eyes were even spitting fire!

It was as if they were determined to fight to the death with the Sixteenth Month.

"Minister, it's not time yet, it's not the end."

Lin Xing'an quickly replied.

"When we caught this beast in Tiexi District, we had already disturbed the 'muddled ghost society'."

"If everyone acts freely in the riverside area, it will be difficult to supervise them. What if someone uses this as an excuse to kill innocent people at will?"

"Secondly, dealing with the 'muddled ghost' side will be even more difficult after the sixteen months are dealt with."

Lin Xing'an's words calmed Zhang Guang down.

indeed……

Lin Xing'an and the others are sensible; he was able to suppress what happened at the primary school this morning.

The higher-ups won't pursue this matter.

But what if everyone ignores the rules and conducts a muddle-headed search in the coastal area...?

Even if Sixteen Months is killed, this matter will still be brought up...

"...An'an, what are your thoughts?"

"Now that it's come to this, tell me."

Zhang Guang noticed Lin Xing'an's hesitation and waved his hand before sitting down in a chair.

Then he gave a wry smile.

He then thought of Xu Zhe's dying words.

But now, Zhang Guang really wished Lin Xing'an knew where Sixteenth Month was...

He really couldn't hold on much longer...

For a moment, I even thought about just giving up.

“Minister, I still think Song Xinju is currently with Sixteen Yue.”

"So compared to the sixteenth month, I still prefer to go find Song Xinju."

Lin Xing'an lowered his head and said.

"...Do you have a way to find the Sixteenth Month?"

"What special abilities do you have?"

Zhang Guang also realized what was going on and raised an eyebrow to ask.

He mentally reviewed his abilities related to finding people.

The best one is Liu Yang's [Smell].

The rest are not as convenient as their self-developed AI.

Then there's the shrine; they might have some special abilities.

But the Shrine...

A cold laugh rose in Zhang Guang's heart.

These guys took the three owners who were the first to get infected away from him on the very first day.

They said they wanted to study the vaccine for the epidemic.

There hasn't been a single piece of news since.

"Minister, do you know Professor Niu?"

Lin Xing'an paused for a moment before speaking.

"Professor Niu? Professor? From Beicheng University?"

Zhang Guang frowned and slowly shook his head.

He besieged the minister, so why would he know what a university professor did?
"Yes, it's Beicheng University. The committee organizes innovation competitions and the like at the university every year."

"Winning an award will give you the opportunity to intern on the committee."

“I signed up right away, along with Jiang Xiaojiang. The person in charge was Professor Niu, Niu Chuqing.”

"Professor Niu... took good care of me back then, but that was all."

"After Jiang Xiaojiang died, Director Xu suspected that I killed Jiang Xiaojiang because of this incident."

Lin Xing'an gave a brief introduction.

He then searched for information about Niu Chuqing on his phone and handed it to Zhang Guang.

"An'an, what's the use of this person? What special abilities does he have?"

Zhang Guang glanced at it.

The above only describes Professor Niu's academic research.

"Professor Niu is a glutton, and his ability is... Grade C [Bazi]."

"Eight characters? Grade C? Grade C ability..."

Zhang Guang thought about it and realized he had never heard of this ability before.

"Simply put, as long as Professor Niu knows a person's birth chart, he can use his abilities to temporarily see what that person is doing and their surrounding environment." "But there are also many limitations."

"First, the birth chart must be accurate. Second, just like this type of ability, the birth chart can only reveal people whose abilities are at or below level C."

"But most importantly, this ability will consume Professor Niu's life force."

After Lin Xing'an finished speaking, Zhang Guang rubbed his chin and squinted his eyes.

“We do know what year and month Sixteen was born, but [Epidemic] is a Class B ability, so that's why you wanted to get it through Song Xinju…”

"But An'an, let's put aside whether Professor Niu is willing to use his abilities for now."

"We know absolutely nothing about Song Xinju, this beast."

"Even if the ability she demonstrated was only at the C-level, we still couldn't possibly calculate her birthday."

Zhang Guang paused mid-sentence.

"...An'an, do you know Song Xinju's birthday?"

He squinted at Lin Xing'an.

If Lin Xing'an knew nothing, he wouldn't waste time saying these things.

"I know."

Lin Xing'an nodded.

"How did you know?"

"You found it in the southern part of the city? How did you find it?"

Zhang Guang asked, both surprised and suspicious.

After all, when Song Xinju first arrived in Nancheng, he had Nancheng send over the information.

Unfortunately, Peach Blossom Spring has completely erased all traces of it.

"Minister, I'm lucky that I was able to find it."

"When we were in Nancheng, Xiaoye's legs healed very quickly, so we thought we might as well settle down in Nancheng in the future."

"After settling down, we'll have a child and raise a cat or dog."

As Lin Xing'an spoke, a happy smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

"That's what we were saying. One day we passed by a kindergarten, and Xiaoye and I watched the children playing in the yard from outside."

“A teacher probably thought we were choosing a kindergarten for our child, so she took us inside to have a look.”

"Then, on that list of outstanding teachers, I saw Song Xinju."

"I still have this roster; I took a picture of it back then."

Lin Xing'an opened the photo album and showed it to Zhang Guang.

"Oh? What a coincidence?"

"Yes, it was such a coincidence. The kindergarten wasn't very big, so Xiaoye and I just strolled there."

Lin Xing'an said with a smile.

Zhang Guang calmly took Lin Xing'an's phone.

I glanced at the shooting time.

It was exactly two weeks ago.

No problem, Lin Xing'an was indeed in Nancheng at that time.

Then I swiped left and right to look at other photos.

No problem...

These are all photos of the inside of the kindergarten.

There are also solo photos of Xu Ye taken by Lin Xing'an, as well as photos of the two of them together.

Finally, Zhang Guangcai looked at the roster.

This is a kindergarten enrollment roster, but since it's not enrollment season yet, it's probably from last year.

The text above includes descriptions of each teacher's style and introduction.

"Teacher Orange, a veteran teacher..."

"This beast has hidden itself quite well..."

"There are two other faces..."

Zhang Guang looked at Song Xinju's photo and introduction.

The introduction includes Song Xinju's date of birth.

The difference between that photo and the wanted poster, and the expression and eyes of Song Xinju, make it seem like they are two completely different people.

"I only remember you mentioning it to me once, and I only glanced at this Song Xinju."

"So at the time I wasn't sure if it was this person, so I just took a picture and didn't send it to you."

"I had this idea when I saw Song Xinju's wanted poster later."

"But at the time... I hesitated and didn't say anything."

Lin Xing'an leaned over again to look at Teacher Ju's birthday.

"Heh, Taoyuan isn't without flaws either..."

"He could delete those electronic files on the internet, but he just happened to miss this one. Even the most meticulous plans can have a flaw."

Zhang Guang handed the phone to Lin Xing'an.

His fingers tapped the table repeatedly as he pondered something.

"【Eight Characters】, doesn't the Eight Characters also require the specific birth time?"

"Yes, it is necessary, but it doesn't matter. There are only twelve hours in total. If we try them one by one, it will only take a maximum of twelve times."

Lin Xing'an waved his hand and said.

"Hmm... It's feasible, very feasible. You've determined from that animal's memory that Song Xinju isn't at the base, so she's most likely in Shiliuyue's place."

"Even if she's not here, she knows exactly where Sixteen is hiding!"

"In other words, finding Song Xinju is the same as finding Sixteen Months!"

Zhang Guang excitedly slammed his hand on the table!
Only now did he finally show a look of joy!

Only now can Zhang Guang finally see the light at the end of the tunnel in finding the Sixteenth Month!
"An'an, what's the problem now? Professor Zhu might not be cooperative?"

"...Minister, it's Professor Niu..."

"Who cares if he's Zhu or Niu! If he doesn't cooperate, then we'll make him cooperate!"

Zhang Guang snorted coldly!
"It is an honor for a mere professor to have his services."

"If you can't deal with humans and animals, can't you at least deal with him?"

Zhang Guang took a deep breath and stood up, his face full of disdain.

"Minister, this Professor Niu... might be much more difficult to deal with than you imagine..."

"Firstly, using his abilities would consume his own life force, and he is already very old."

"Secondly... he had a grudge against the committee, and that's the most important thing."

Lin Xing'an gave a bitter smile and sighed.

"A holiday? There are plenty of gluttons who have grudges against the committee, what's his situation?"

Zhang Guang, on the other hand, had long since stopped finding it strange.

"He is the worst-case scenario."

"When I was young, I was capable and wanted to join the committee. I got first place in both the written and oral exams, but in the end, my spot was taken by a second-generation member of the committee."

"He went to the judges and the committee members to reason with them, but he was humiliated again."

"at last……"

Lin Xing'an didn't continue.

Zhang Guang sighed, rubbing his forehead in exasperation, "Damn it..."

"Therefore, Minister, we must not force him in this situation. The more we force him, the less likely he is to do it."

"This is what I've been struggling with."

Lin Xing'an said, controlling the water.

A silence fell over the room.

"But if we're determined to use Professor Niu's abilities..."

"It's not like there's no way."

After a long while, Lin Xing'an finally spoke again.

"This Professor Niu had a grudge against the committee, so he married a muddle-headed woman."

“My son was raised like a fool, and my daughter-in-law is just as foolish.”

"Foolish people who want children can only rely on luck, on whether the mother will favor them."

"But Professor Niu's family is not lucky; their son and daughter-in-law have been married for many years but have no children."

After Lin Xing'an finished speaking, Zhang Guang understood.

"You want to send that baby over there?"

"But this is a human-animal baby. Professor Niu's daughter-in-law and her family are idiots. Do they even know how to raise a child properly?"

"Letting fools raise humans and animals is such a waste..."

Zhang Guang clicked his tongue and frowned as he spoke.

Lin Xing'an shook his head.

“Minister, the fool doesn’t know the value of humans and animals, but Professor Niu does.”

"By sending this child over, aren't we letting Professor Niu know our sincerity?"

"With such sincerity, Professor Niu... will definitely not refuse."

(End of this chapter)