茶杯狐 -CUPFOX

As Xiang Kun just walked past the Passat, he firmly adhered the bubble gum wrapped around the ballpen bead to the rear of the car.

Even if the people in the car later discovered the chewing gum stuck on the rear of the car, they would at most curse “uncivilized” or “low-life”, without thinking anything was out of the ordinary. Even if they picked apart the chewing gum and meticulously scouted out the ballpen bead, there wouldn’t seem to be a problem.

But this thing, to Xiang Kun, was equivalent to a GPS locator.

Considering what he had just overheard, there was a high chance that the two men inside the black Passat were police officers, otherwise, they wouldn’t use the term “suspect”.

Even though the police appearing here might not necessarily be targeting Guo Tianxiang, Xiang Kun had the feeling that their “suspect” likely referred to Guo Tianxiang.

This was because they mentioned that the “suspect” went to * *City, and * *City was the city where Xiang Kun arranged to meet Guo Tianxiang.

Regardless, even if it is Guo Tianxiang, it is not easy to say why the police are specifically targeting him.

After all, the cases he’s involved in are numerous, from illegal medical practice, fraud, murder, money laundering, to even transnational crimes, all are possibilities.

But regardless of the case, it should be a big one. Otherwise, the police wouldn’t stake out his clinic 24 hours a day, even after knowing that he went to *City.

From Guo Tianxiang’s memory, Xiang Kun knew that over a month ago he had already stopped accepting appointments. He initially assumed it was due to problems with his blood drinking habits. Ordinary biological blood could no longer satisfy him; he required mutant blood, and thus, was searching fervently for other mutants, including forcing Mijoe to search for other vampires using luring tactics.

But now, might it be that he had also sensed being tailed by the police?

If not, why did the police start watching his clinic on October 12, shortly after Guo Tianxiang’s trip to * *City on October 8?

Could it be…that he was already being observed by the police during his previous visit to * *City, but subsequently lost them?

Xiang Kun couldn’t help but retrospect on every single thing he did in * *City, deliberating whether the police might have noticed him while investigating Guo Tianxiang.

His direct contact with Guo Tianxiang was when he lured him into that secluded spot for the life-or-death showdown. Prior to that, there didn’t seem to be any clues linking them together.

If the police found the surveillance footage of Guo Tianxiang crossing the road near the pedestrian street on the evening of October 8, they also wouldn’t suspect him of tailing Xiang Kun. Guo Tianxiang kept dozens of meters distance when tailing him. Unless someone knew about his abilities, no ordinary person watching the surveillance would assume he was following Xiang Kun.

Xiang Kun pondered over it again, wondering if he was captured on any surveillance cameras when he led Guo Tianxiang into the secluded wasteland. For example, if they were the only ones who went in there in a short period, they might be connected.

But after thinking, all cameras along his planned route were scouted in advance, and he deliberately chose a path with no cameras at the end. The entrance nad more tratt1C and security cameras, but ne smartly used tne Side ot a passing train to block the camera’s view and wasn’t captured.

However, that doesn’t mean there’s no risk. If the police arrested the dreadlocked female hacker Mijoe, and found out their purpose for going to * *City, it would be easy for them to find their connection to Zhang Jinan, who takes bribes in bitcoin, either through the dark web or the woman in blue who had a meetup at the “Long Time No See Cafe”.

The moment the police question Zhang Jinan, they will find out he was threatened at home.

Although Xiang Kun was very careful not to show his face to Zhang Jinan and to avoid all surveillance cameras nearby, he would never underestimate the capabilities of the authorities. He knew very well that when they set their mind on investigating a matter or tracking someone, the resources they could mobilize were far beyond anyone’s expectations.

Even though he was wearing a baseball cap and a wig at that time, he couldn’t guarantee that he hadn’t inadvertently exposed himself, which could lead them to uncover his real identity.

The best-case scenario would be if the authorities were completely unaware of his existence.

Following the address from Guo Tianxiang’s memory, Xiang Kun located the accommodations arranged for Mijoe in Yangcheng.

As before, he very carefully observed from a distance first, and indeed found police officers staking out the area as they had outside Guo Tianxiang’s clinic.

After the discovery, Xiang Kun somewhat let out a sigh of relief.

This proved that female hacker Mijoe must have escaped and was not caught by the police. That way, the police should have no knowledge of Guo Tianxiang and her going to * *City, and thus wouldn’t have any lead on the woman in blue or Zhang Jinan, remaining oblivious of his existence.

Xiang Kun then went to the vicinity of Guo Tianxiang’s residence in Yangcheng City. However, after surveillancing the surroundings, he found no sign of police.

It seemed that the police probably didn’t see the need to patrol Guo Tianxiang’s residence. If he were to return, he’d probably go to the clinic first. They likely found some cash, jewelry, or other things at the clinic that they believe Guo Tianxiang would have taken with him if he had run away.

The main purpose of Xiang Kun’s visit to Yangcheng was to use Guo Tianxiang’s previous living environment to anchor the memories, help connect some of the fragmented memories, and try to discover details he might have missed.

But now, since the police were after Guo Tianxiang, he couldn’t put himself under the police’s radar. If they randomly found his image while investigating Guo Tianxiang’s movements in * *City, they would certainly become suspicious.

Therefore, even when he didn’t detect any police near Guo Tianxiang’s residence, he still didn’t dare to go near. He could only wander around the vicinity, trying to retrieve some of Guo Tianxiang’s memories triggered by the surrounding environment. It was better than nothing.

While wandering around Yangcheng City, he received a message from Tang Baona.

Opening it up, it was a video.

It was a video of him singing “Big Husband” on stage in a bar the time he went there with Chang Bin, taken by a customer.

The one-minute clip of his singing made even the now thick-skinned Xiang Kun blush with embarrassment. He quickly turned it off after barely ten seconds.

The recorded video had no “emotional assimilation” effect, his performance was exactly as it was, absolutely objective and real.

“How did you get this video?” Xiang Kun replied.

Tang Baona sent a line of laughing emoticons then said: ‘You better think about how to bribe me, otherwise I’m going to post it in the group chat.”

Xiang Kun: “How about I cook you a rabbit meat feast?”

Tang Baona: “Three meals!”

Xiang Kun: “Deal.”

Next, Tang Baona sent him a screenshot of a WeChat Moments post, including a series of comments.

Looking at those comments, Xiang Kun couldn’t help but facepalm..