A perfect crime? To me, it's full of flaws!

At this moment, the police network covering the entire Linshan District was completely deployed.

Municipal Bureau Command Center.

The large screen occupied an entire wall, with hundreds of Skynet surveillance images flashing wildly.

The head of the municipal bureau personally oversaw operations from the rear, coordinating resources across the city.

Zhao Gang was given supreme command on site.

Zhao Gang stood in front of the main control panel.

The old detective who had been furious and smashed the wall ten minutes ago is gone.

At this moment, he stood upright, his eyes cold and composed, because he knew that anger could not solve the case, nor could it catch the criminal. As the commander, he had to remain calm.

"Traffic Police Team One, block all ramps along Dongfeng Road."

"Special Police Squadron 2, move towards the Chengdong toll station, set up checkpoints to inspect all vehicles, with a focus on van trucks!"

Zhao Gang issued his orders methodically, one by one. The bottom line was always the child! He had to bring the suspect to justice!

Qi Feng stood to the side and behind Zhao Gang, his arms crossed, his brows furrowed, and a fire burning inside him.

A ball of evil fire capable of burning through the internal organs.

He stared at the blurry surveillance footage on the large screen, his fists clenching so tightly they cracked. The system was a cheat code, but not an omniscient and omnipotent tool. "My Eyes Are the Ruler" only worked in the physical setting; he couldn't see any information in these cold, lifeless video pixels.

He could only stand there, staring at the screen, hoping that the deployed police force would get lucky and catch that beat-up bread truck.

But that's not enough.

That was a nine-month-old baby! A newborn who had just lost its mother and had never even had a drop of milk!

Every second that wasted brought the child one step closer to death.

Qi Feng endured it for ten minutes.

In the eleventh minute, he strode over to Zhao Gang's side.

"Captain Zhao," Qi Feng's voice was low, but it carried an unyielding ruthlessness, "I request to be on the front lines of the pursuit."

Zhao Gang turned his head and stared at him without saying a word.

"I have a keen eye and I'm sensitive to clues at crime scenes." Qi Feng met Zhao Gang's gaze and said, word by word, "As long as I can find her abandoned vehicle or her transit point, I can dig her out."

Qi Feng had barely finished speaking.

"Whoosh!"

Several criminal investigation team members, including Da Li, Xiao Liu, Lao Zhu, and Sanzi, who were standing in the back row, all took a big step forward in unison.

No one spoke.

But their straight backs and bloodshot eyes made their attitude crystal clear.

They wanted to arrest him. They wanted to personally smash the handcuffs onto that devil's wrists.

Zhao Gang looked at his group of young subordinates with a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

"Alright." Zhao Gang made the decision, his voice crisp and decisive. "Da Liu, San Zi, you two will follow Qi Feng and obey his orders."

"Old Zhu, Xiao Lin, you two go to the front line to assist the traffic police."

Zhao Gang suddenly raised his voice: "Remember! This suspect is extremely cunning and extremely cruel! In case of an emergency, your primary task is to save that child! And your own lives! Do you understand?!"

"yes!"

"Mission accomplished!"

The four officers roared in unison, making the glass of the command center vibrate.

Qi Feng didn't waste any words, turned around and walked out, with Da Liu and Sanzi following closely behind.

"Bang!" The car door slammed shut.

Sanzi sat in the driver's seat, turned the key, and the police car let out a low roar.

"Advisor Qi, where to?" Sanzi gripped the steering wheel tightly and turned around to ask.

Qi Feng sat in the passenger seat, looking down at the electronic map on his phone screen. The cold light from the screen shone on his face, illuminating his hard jawline.

"Head north of the city, onto National Highway 201," Qi Feng said without looking up, throwing out a place name.

Liu, sitting in the back seat, paused for a moment, then leaned forward: "North of the city? Consultant Qi, the traffic police command center just reported the latest trajectory. That unlicensed white van disappeared on Chemical Industry Avenue in the east of the city. The entire fleet is now heading east."

Da Liu wasn't questioning Qi Feng. After the unexpected turn of events in the hospital's basement, he now had complete admiration for Qi Feng's judgment. But he had to offer a reminder, because this involved two lives.

"The east side of the city is the bait."

Qi Feng swiped the screen and handed a complex route analysis map to Da Liu.

"Chengdong Chemical Avenue has a complex road network and many blind spots in surveillance, making it an excellent escape route. But have you considered that what we can think of, she can also think of? Previous crime scenes have proven that the suspect has very strong counter-surveillance capabilities."

"The day before yesterday, I sent all the information about the three crime scenes I had investigated, as well as all the known movements of her, to the provincial department."

"Just now, my senior sister Lin Haitang ran the model through the provincial department's big data terminal." Qi Feng's lips curled into a cold smile. "Data doesn't lie. The east direction of the city does match the typical escape route of criminal suspects, but it's too far from the previous crime locations, and there's already a large number of police officers in the east direction. Going there would be futile; it's better to find another place to check for omissions."

"Think about it, along National Highway 201 in the north of the city, there are large areas of abandoned logistics parks and old township enterprise factories that went bankrupt years ago. The area is sparsely populated and the buildings are structurally intact."

Qi Feng paused for a moment, then continued, "My senior sister's analysis concluded that there is a 37% probability that her hideout is along the national highway in the north of the city."

There was no mystification, nor was there blind confidence based on a systematic approach.

Qi Feng broke down the logic into its purest form and laid it out clearly before the two of them.

"Let's do it!" Sanzi's eyes lit up, and he slammed the gas pedal to the floor.

"Buzz..."

The police car's tires screeched wildly on the concrete, emitting a piercing screech, before it suddenly sped out of the underground parking garage, merged into the main road, and raced toward the north of the city.

The night wind blew in through the half-open car window, making Qi Feng's hair fly wildly in a mess.

Half an hour later.

The police car drove onto National Highway 201 in the north of the city.

The road conditions suddenly deteriorated; the asphalt surface was riddled with potholes, and there were no streetlights on either side, only large trucks and police cars constantly whizzing by. On both sides of the road were vast stretches of dark wasteland and shadowy abandoned factory buildings.

"Third Brother," Qi Feng suddenly spoke.

Sanzi's hands tightened on the steering wheel: "What's wrong?"

"Turn off the police lights, slow down, and drive slowly along the route." Qi Feng's eyes were fixed on the outside of the window, scanning for any suspicious traces.

The way he called him "Third Brother" came out very naturally. Although Zhou Sanguo was the youngest in the criminal investigation team, he was actually five years older than Qi Feng.

Qi Feng was not someone who didn't understand the rules, and he didn't get carried away just because someone called him Advisor Qi.

"Okay." Zhou Sanguo didn't waste any words. He snapped off the flashing red and blue police lights on the roof and released the accelerator.

The police car glided silently along the dark national highway.

In the back seat, Da Liu was constantly listening to the sounds coming from the municipal bureau's radio station.

"Attention all units, a suspected vehicle has been spotted near the East City Fertilizer Plant. Special Police Team 3 is closing in..." The radio crackled with static and delivered an urgent report.

Da Liu glanced subconsciously at the back of Qi Feng's head. The main force was closing in on the eastern part of the city; if Qi Feng's judgment was wrong, they would find nothing.

But he gritted his teeth, said nothing, and chose to believe unconditionally.

The carriage was deathly silent. The only sounds were the low rumble of the engine and the crunch of the tires over gravel.

Qi Feng lowered the car window.

The cold night wind swept over me, clearing my somewhat muddled mind.

His eyes shone remarkably bright in the darkness.

Just as the police car rounded a bend.

Qi Feng's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints.

"Third Brother! Stop the car!"