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Chapter 119
After listening to Xu Ting's analysis, the people on both sides of the camera fell silent.
Lao Fang took the teacup cover and tapped it twice on the conference table.
"I know you are upset.
If there is no new situation at Wang Zhao's side in the afternoon, we can completely check out the hotels one by one now, and we don't have to hold hands like we are now.
But to be honest, even without those ten children, this auction still has to be carefully touched according to the original plan.
This may be the only breakthrough for us to grasp the details of the dark web auction and find the huge criminal organization behind it."

Lao Fang took a sip of hot tea along the rim of the cup.
"Lingyou, this operation is still under your command.
Your side."

While Fang Ju was speaking, the phone next to Fang Ning's hand buzzed and vibrated.
She got up slowly, and walked lightly to the side to answer the phone.
"Mo language?"

The loud voice on the other end of the phone hit the eardrums.
"Oh, big sister, I sent you more than ten WeChat messages this afternoon and you didn't reply to me.
Why, do you want to spend time with Lu Lingyou behind my back?
Pay more attention to sex than friends."

Fang Ning quickly walked to the French window, opened the door leading directly to the outdoor swimming pool and walked out, then whispered while covering the microphone.
"Are you there?"

"I just entered your door, and I reported the itinerary to you before my butt was warm.
It still has to be me, you learn from me.”

Fang Ning smiled lowly.
"All right, all right, you're the best."

Jiang Moyu pouted angrily on the other end of the phone.
"Oh, no, I don't understand, you have some top-secret actions that even I don't know.
And you asked me to see Cheng Che's mother, you have to tell me what you want me to do.
I'm just a passerby who has provided a little help to others, and I haven't even met his mother.
What do you want me to do?"

Fang Ning thought for a while.
"How many days can you stay in Shencheng?"

"A week.
I'm flying to Paris next week, I've brought all my luggage, and I'm going directly from your side."

Fang Ning nodded.
"Then I can almost go back.
I can't tell you more about it, your task is to chat with her often.
Don't deliberately emphasize anything, just talk about it from the heart.
Wait for me to go back."

Jiang Moyu rolled his eyes.
"I'll go, I'm such a key person, flying all the way here, you let me chat about the pain of bereavement?"

Fang Ning glanced at the people in the meeting in the floor-to-ceiling windows.
"People's emotional transition needs a slow breakthrough, now only you can sit down with her calmly and have a heart-to-heart talk.
If Lu Lingyou and I go again, we will be beaten and scolded and kicked out.
Don't ask any more questions, I'll explain it to you when I get back.
But remember better this time, don't tell anyone about the fact that I called you here.
It's because you are worried about the state of Cheng Che's mother, so take the time to come and have a look."

Jiang Moyu sighed.
"Okay ancestor, in order to create more alone time for you and Captain Lu, I'm so desperate.
You have to remember this grateful heart, I hate this kind of sensational picture the most in my life, you know."

Fang Ning hummed several times.
"Yes, yes, my Jiang Damei is the most considerate.
But you still have to remember, don't tell me that Lu Lingyou and I are together."

"Oh, I see, why are you talking so much all of a sudden?"

Jiang Moyu sat down on the sofa, stretched his long legs lazily, and asked Fang Ning on the other end of the phone.
"Right, there is one more thing.
Do you still have contact with Huo Cheng?"

Upon hearing the name Huo Cheng, Jiang Moyu immediately became furious.
"Fuck, why did you mention him all of a sudden.
It scared my ass tight."

Fang Ning knew that Jiang Moyu must have this reaction.
"Don't get excited.
It's nothing serious, I just want you to do me a favor."

Jiang Moyu straightened up vigilantly.
"No contact, not familiar, maybe dead."

Fang Ning almost laughed angrily.
"Be serious, it's really something."

There were two cold snorts on the other end of the phone.
"No, you are a psychiatrist, and you have just entered the threshold of criminal investigation.
Why are you looking for a big fool who only has mathematics in the world?"

After coaxing and deceiving Jiang Moyu on the phone for more than ten minutes, Fang Ning hung up the phone and went back to sit down beside Lu Lingyou.
"Zhao Zifeng and Deputy Liu started checking the hotel check-in list according to what I just said.
After a while, I will take the device and go around the floor to see if I can find the signal source you mentioned.
Wang Zhao has been sending people to watch several entrances and exits around the hotel. If Xu Ting is really in this hotel, it is not so easy to transfer out.
Now there are several key issues that we must clarify.”

Fang Ning sat back in his seat lightly, and then he heard Lu Lingyou next to him continue talking.
"First, there is a high probability that Xu Ting is alive, otherwise there is no need to spend so much effort to delay her family.
Always kept in touch with family members in an orderly manner, either to contain Xu Ting, or some kind of threat.
But if this premise is true and she is alive, then what is the thing she holds in her hand that can save her life?
Second, we initially believed that the protagonist of this auction was Xu Ting.
But now it seems that Xu Ting is just an accessory other than the ten children, or she is not on the auction list at all.
What is the purpose of the criminals traveling thousands of kilometers to hide Xu Ting in this hotel?
If you just want what Xu Ting holds in her hands, wouldn't it be safer to take her away from this place of right and wrong?
And judging from the content of Xu Ting's message, she gave up sending the message for help in the limited time, but sent out the content of the dark web invitation letter.
It's not the best option for a person who is in danger."

Zhao Yue pouted, with a puzzled expression on his face.
"I just can't figure it out.
So at the beginning, I didn't count in this direction at all.
Her behavior seems to be a bit like a dead fish."

Fang Ning shook his head.
"Although this behavior is unreasonable, it is certain.
If Xu Ting is a person, the only connection with this criminal organization is what we guessed.
Then she gave up her chance to ask for help and provided clues to the police instead.
Does this mean that there is something more important than her own temporary escape?"

Zhao Yue let out a cry.
"Xu Ting is in this hotel, waiting for the auction together with criminals.
Does this mean that she may know that those ten children will be killed by .
Or, she might even know where the kids are."

Lu Lingyou nodded.
"So, for us, rescuing Xu Ting is still the top priority.
As long as Xu Ting is rescued, it is possible to know the next course of action.
But there is one more thing we need to clarify.
That is, in the auction, what form of secret operation will be carried out.
If we don’t know the rules, it might be an ordinary jade auction for us onlookers.”

Zhao Yue straightened her messy hair.
"I remember Fang Ning said before that if the buyer who conducts illegal sales is hidden among the same bidders as us.
Then there must be something mysterious about the way they bid.
Maybe some kind of digital code like Morse code.
But the problem is, the auction is only for a short time, how can we guess the rules while listening to the bids on the spot.”

Old Fang on the other side of the screen hummed.
"I've thought about this question.
At the beginning, we planned to let Zhao Zifeng connect with you at the venue in real time, and then analyze them one by one in the computer program according to the bidding.
I am afraid that this rule may not only be the difference of a certain number.
If there is a specific codebook reference, even if we analyze it, it will be difficult to find the pattern in a short time."

When the few people were frowning, Lu Lingyou turned to look at Fang Ning.
"What do you think."

Fang Ning let out a surprise, paused for two seconds before speaking.
"I think it may not be as complicated as we thought.
You think, after our cracking program received the invitation letter, we did not receive any so-called codebook-related things or prompts.
In other words, the people who participated in illegal auctions may be the same as us.
If this password reference exists, it may be something that we all can get."

She looked at the plain invitation letter on the desktop.
"For example, those garbled text messages that were passed through the customs.
For another example, maybe even this invitation letter.”

Everyone looked at the invitation letter on the table.
Zhao Yue reached out and took a random sheet, flipping through it twice.
"But the bidding is for numbers, and there are no numbers on this invitation except for the date.
How is this connected?"

Fang Ning also took an invitation letter and looked at it.
"We got the invitation letter temporarily and unexpectedly, so we don't know any specific rules.
But I think, if the hidden items in this auction are those children, then the people who participated in the auction must not be "new customers" like us.
It may be an "old member" who has participated many times in dark web operations."

Lu Lingyou gave a low hum, and looked up at the screen.
"Old Fang, can you apply to the Provincial Bureau to find us an expert in this field?
Sometimes the analysis and calculation of computer programs may not be able to cover everything.
After all, this is a specific law set by people, and there may be some subjective bias.”

The old man raised his head hesitantly.
"The idea of ​​asking experts is okay.
But this case involves too many areas, and it is an operation of absolute secrecy.
For Shen Qingrang's status, I approved it for you all against the thunder.
Moreover, there are less than 24 hours now, where do you ask me to find you a professional and safe expert."

Fang Ning turned his head to look at Lu Lingyou's reaction, and slowly raised his hand.
"I don't think it's necessary to present the case to experts.
Just let me know the invitation letter, the garbled text message, and the bid price at the auction.
With the subjective emotional impact of the case, it is actually not conducive to rational analysis.”

The old man summed it up for a while, then nodded.
"That does make sense.
But is this the candidate, I can't think of where to look for it for a while.
Don't worry, I will call my old comrade-in-arms and ask him."

However, after listening to Fang Ning's words just now, Lu Lingyou probably already has an idea in his heart.
He waved his hand towards Old Fang on the other side of the screen.
"no need."

Several people looked up at him, but Lu Lingyou looked at Fang Ning alone.
"You already have a choice.
Stop hiding it, tell me, who is this again?"

The old man let out a surprise.
"Oh? Fang girl, if you have a candidate, just say so, and I will be responsible for helping you communicate.
As long as there is no dispute over the identity of this person, I will coordinate with the provincial bureau."

Fang Ning coughed in embarrassment, then nodded.
"Well, I did think of someone.
Huo Cheng."

Under everyone's anxious gaze, Fang Ning explained.
"Hey, that.
This Huo Cheng is Jiang Moyu's ex-boyfriend, a very powerful young mathematician.
He can be regarded as a proper third-generation red, and his family members all serve in the army.
Only he himself was not very interested in these since he was a child, and he devoted himself to mathematics.
Currently teaching in the Mathematics Department of University A."

Old Fang slapped his thigh.
"Is the kid you're talking about the grandson of General Huo Fanglin Huo?"

Fang Ning nodded.
"Yes, that's him.
I think his identity background is a bit more secure.
And we don't need to reveal too much.
During the auction, I asked Jiang Moyu to go to the Municipal Bureau, and all I needed was for her to send the numbers recorded by Zhao Zifeng and the invitation letter to Huo Cheng.
In this way, humans and computers can analyze the laws at the same time, and the possibility is a little bigger.”

(End of this chapter)