Commander Zhou led his men in a pursuit that brought them to this location, yet what they found left them deeply disappointed. The house, which should have been occupied, was now completely deserted.
The cigarette butts scattered across the floor and the tea still warm on the table only heightened the anxiety of Commander Zhou and Su Yihan. They had arrived a step too late. Even more concerning was that, unlike before, they found no trace of the arborvitae leaves that usually pointed the way. This was not a good sign. Furthermore, judging by the fresh tracks left at the doorway, the suspects had split and retreated in three different directions. Facing this, Commander Zhou and Su Yihan had no choice but to divide their forces into three teams to continue the pursuit.
However, they were unaware that Su Qianli had in fact left a clue before they arrived. Near the wall, slightly to the right of the main entrance, she had dropped a piece of an arborvitae leaf. Unfortunately, this did not escape Liu Xiaohui’s notice. Having been suspicious from the start, he had kept a close eye on the direction Su Qianli was taken. It was this glance that allowed him to keenly spot the tiny, shredded fragment of the leaf. To someone with Liu Xiaohui’s extensive military background, the arborvitae was as familiar as any plant in the service. Even though it had been torn into such small pieces, he immediately realized this was the key that had led to Su Qianli being tracked so quickly. He promptl…
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