Ye Shuang and Serifu fell silent with heavy hearts in different senses.
After returning to the apartment, the first thing to solve was the accommodation problem for Su Zheng and the two of them. It's impossible to stay in a hotel. The identity of these two people is as sensitive as that of Ye Shuang and Han Chu, especially Serif, who is the focus of attention in country C... Although his only previous case has been withdrawn in seconds.
But it's not good to live too close. Firstly, it's easy to think of the relationship between several people. Secondly, it's not easy to find two adjacent rooms in this building.
"Or leave it to Howard?" Han Chu typed on the keyboard and stared at the map of Fengyuan City and thought for a while: "From another perspective, Serifu and Howard have the same purpose. The former is to investigate his biological mother, and the latter It’s to investigate that organization, and we happen to suspect that Mrs. Gracie is the top executive of the organization, so they both ended up in the same place by different paths.”
"Good idea." Ye Shuang applauded, and then said seriously: "Then first question, have you found Howard?"
Han Chu was silent for a few seconds, closed the computer and rubbed his brows: "...remember what we discussed before, right? Antonis' investigation concluded that even the surveillance cameras did not capture the slightest trace of the mysterious evaporation, except for the kidnapping of Howard. Besides the possibility of being extremely powerful, is there another possibility?"
Ye Shuang recalled: "Well, 'It's like he walked to that invisible corner and opened a certain door'?" After realizing something, Ye Shuang was a little surprised and asked: "Now the conclusion is almost certain. ?”
"Originally, the clues were not enough to piece together the truth, but now they are almost there." Han Chu nodded, pushed away the computer, took out the pen and paper lying nearby, and drew a derivation diagram for Ye Shuang to explain: "First of all, this building The apartment is the private property of the film and television company, which is the one where Luo Mingxin is currently filming. Among the known incidents involving this film and television company, the only one related to us or Howard is the arrest of the prop master."
"The prop master is most likely the new contact of the money laundering organization, and Howard and we are both involved in that organization. Howard's involvement is more obvious. Relatively speaking, you and I have not been exposed." Han Chu said Next to the money laundering organization that the film and television company is connected to is a small arrow pointing to Howard's name: "So in other words, if this film and television company has been unknowingly involved with that organization, Howard moves into this apartment. It’s already an act of throwing yourself into a trap.”
"Ah, a critical moment." Ye Shuang suddenly nodded: "This conclusion was deduced only after the identity of the prop master was revealed. So it turns out that we have unknowingly fallen into such a dangerous situation?"
No wonder Mrs. Gracie has the confidence to arrange so many people to lurk around Brother Shuang. If the money laundering organization itself has penetrated into the film and television company, this result is not unexpected.
Although the former Xia Cheng had fallen into disgrace and was photographed dead on the beach before he could unify Xiangjiang, his management in the entertainment industry was not fake after all. And the resources and relationships at hand have maintained a two-way flow with the organization during the construction process... Even if they can't move because they don't have mature relationships, after so many years, there are still a few remnants left in the circle. Influence is nothing magical.
Ye Shuang motioned to Serif and Su Zheng to find a place to sit, and then he sat down opposite Han Chu: "So, the struggle between Howard and that organization started the moment we entered the apartment?"
"His identity has not been exposed, but it is impossible not to have hostile forces in the organization." Han Chu directly admitted: "Holding each other back, competing for each other's right to speak, and competing for resources... In an organization with a deformed system If you want to sit in a high position, ability and merit alone are not enough; committing dirty tricks or assassinating and counter-assassinating are also indispensable elements."
Even if he admits and believes that Howard is a companion, it does not mean that others in the organization will not be hostile to him.
Assume that the right to speak or resources can be regarded as a fixed integer "1". The larger the denominator, the more numerators are allocated to others, which means the less you can have.
When everyone has the same goal, that is, everyone also wants to obtain as much benefit as possible, then the opponent who is competing with you at the same time becomes an eyesore—not because you did something wrong, but because you The very existence affects my interests.
"Assuming that the competition between others and Howard is unscrupulous and ever-present, after discovering that Howard is so undefended and suddenly exposed to his own sphere of influence, the methods or thinking patterns that the other party will adopt can be easily understood at a glance." Han Chudun He paused: "But again, because this situation occurred so suddenly, even if the other party discovered Howard, it would be too late to organize a sophisticated and perfect kidnapping plan in a moment... On the contrary, under the same conditions, Howard quickly It’s not that difficult to retreat and hide.”
Before coming to Fengyuan City, Howard had already been mentally prepared to meet with members of the organization. The second reason is that it is easier to hide on your own than to kidnap others.
So even if this unexpected situation is relatively sudden, it is not too difficult for Howard to react.
... At this point, Ye Shuang has understood what Han Chu meant. The arrest and background of the prop master are the last piece of the puzzle that helps him piece together the truth.
Given that there are unknown enemies in this building, Howard's disappearance is almost certain to be his own hidden act.
So after the speculation of being kidnapped was rejected, the only question left was how to get in touch with Howard who was hiding somewhere
The atmosphere in the room was silent for a moment, and Han Chu also closed his eyes and stopped reasoning.
Although the truth was pieced together, he had not yet decided on the way to proceed. This was why Han Chu did not communicate with Ye Shuang immediately after getting the answer. After all, the opponent now had to deal with a wolf-like tiger. Mrs. Reese was already very troubled.
After a while, Ye Shuang finally seemed to have made up his mind, and then slowly exhaled: "Luring the snake out of its hole? Then we have to find a reason that Howard can't refuse... Although I don't have a complete idea for the time being, I think Serif It should be a key enough to impress Howard." (To be continued)