{"id":10116,"date":"2020-01-01T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=10116"},"modified":"2020-02-19T12:14:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T17:14:27","slug":"cpsy026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/cpsy026\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Psychology 26"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Luck is simultaneously the most reliable and most unreliable thing in the world.<\/span><\/p>

When luck is good, it\u2019s as if one can do anything. But when luck is bad, it can feel as though there is no hope within sight.<\/span><\/p>

So, if possible, don\u2019t try your luck.<\/span><\/p>

Lin Chen thought that if they were lucky, the teenager just wanted to mess with the police. Something more along the lines of false alarms, car accidents caused with malicious intent, chemical spills, or the like.<\/span><\/p>

But now, a bus full of 26 children is lost.<\/span><\/p>

This luck was terrible.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cBoss, two hours. The bus has been lost for almost two hours!\u201d Wang Chao had seen many things and had dealt with many crises. But this time, a bus with 26 children had disappeared and they only became aware of it after two hours had passed. This panicked him. \u201cTwo entire hours! If the bus was hijacked, it could be anywhere in the world now!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Xing Cong Lian finally got away from the continuous phone calls. Hanging up the phone, his eyes and voice were icy as he said, \u201cSpeak carefully. After you seriously ponder over it, tell me the specific radius.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Wang Chao was so frightened, he jumped straight up. He snatched the paper from Lin Chen and continued his calculations.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cBased on the average speed of 80 km\/h, a two-hour travel time, the area should be around 160 km radius\u2026\u201d Wang Chao ran to the computer, then rapidly typed in a series of code while muttering, \u201cExcluding the field of reeds and roads that are jammed, the area they might have arrived at is\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The enter key clacked and on the screen, a red circular sector slowly covered the middle of the green topographic map.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cTake us to the monitoring center to check all the vehicles that passed by the toll stations within this radius.\u201d Xing Cong Lian turned the display to face the chairman.<\/span><\/p>

The chairman was gloomy. He had been in this position for three years and had never met with any major incidents. Then, a policeman comes to him asking to blockade the highway without giving a solid reason. Of course, he thought the policeman was exaggerating the situation, but now, a tourist bus goes missing. How could this be so coincidental?<\/span><\/p>

He still held a hope that it was all a fluke. \u201cCaptain Xing, don\u2019t be too agitated. Nowadays, every car has GPS positioning. You can find out where the bus is once you check it. How can it be lost\u2026.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cGPS positioning?\u201d The corner of Xing Cong Lian\u2019s lips curled up and he looked at the chairman coldly. \u201cJust now, my colleague told me that according to that GPS positioning, the bus should be in the reed fields right now!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThat\u2019s impossible, the bus shouldn\u2019t be able to enter the field.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Hearing this, Wang Chao stared at Cong Lian in disbelief. \u201cWhat the fuck, we were already fooled by the GPS this morning. Boss, don\u2019t tell me it\u2019s that boy!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cEven if the GPS is malfunctioning, every bus has an independent emergency call system. In the case of an accident, our management center will automatically receive an alarm. That\u2019s not happening right now, so the bus should be fine. It might have just broken down in the middle of the road. And maybe we can\u2019t contact them because their phones are in an out-of-service area!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Xing Cong Lian stared at the chairman sitting on the sofa and said, emphasizing every word, \u201cTake. Me. To. The. Monitoring. Hall. Now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Hong Jing Highway\u2019s monitoring hall was located on the first floor of the administration bureau. A hundred staff were stationed there year round.<\/span><\/p>

Stretching as far as the eye can see, the display screen densely packed with information was dizzying to look at. And on the wall in the middle of the hall was a giant LED screen the size of half a basketball court — it displayed all of the roads along the highway.<\/span><\/p>

On the screen, the traffic was so heavy it was impossible to search for something just by looking.<\/span><\/p>

Six people stood in a line in front of the glass door. Xing Cong Lian looked to his right which prompted Assistant Liu Hang to take out a card and use it to open the door.<\/span><\/p>

The sound of electrical current buzzing hit them right in their faces along with the heat as they walked in.<\/span><\/p>

The six people\u2019s footsteps were disorderly and out of place in the quiet hall, which made the staff turn to look at them.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhere\u2019s the main monitor station?\u201d Xing Cong Lian asked as he looked around.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThere.\u201d The chairman pointed at the space closest to the big screen.<\/span><\/p>

Xing Cong Lian glanced at Wang Chao. The tech geek tugged his hat down, then ran to the front.<\/span><\/p>

The chief technician on the main monitor felt someone tap on his shoulder. He looked up and saw a very young boy.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cPlease make way,\u201d Wang Chao said, bowing politely before pushing the person away.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWho are you guys!\u201d The middle-aged man was pissed at being pushed aside.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThe police, police handling a case,\u201d Wang Chao murmured to himself, tapping on the keyboard. Within seconds, he turned to Xing Cong Lian. \u201cBoss, I\u2019m in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cNo unrelated personnel is allowed to touch with the monitoring system!\u201d Seeing the screen switch to another interface, the middle-aged man rushed to snatch the mouse from Wang Chao.<\/span><\/p>

At that moment, Xing Cong Lian stepped forward and chimed, \u201cBelieve me, he has definitely touched more monitoring systems than you have.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThe rules are the rules!\u201d The middle-aged man said as he noticed the chairman also coming over.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThis is about the safety of 26 children, so don\u2019t talk to me about rules!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Xing Cong Lian\u2019s expression was cold. He stood tall and still, exuding a domineering temperament without even trying.<\/span><\/p>

The middle-aged man shut up and no longer dared to open his mouth.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYou can rest assured. The core module of this system is the VA system, which I have experience with when I hacked the highway system of Country X\u2026\u201d Wang Chao\u00a0 comforted him.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThat\u2019s a bit of an exaggeration.\u201d Xing Cong Lian kicked Wang Chao\u2019s chair. \u201cGet the recordings of all the toll booths after 8:30, check for license plates.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cOkay!\u201d Wang Chao\u2019s hands flew over the keyboard as he continued to chatter, \u201cTo check the license plate, we only need to access the VLPR System<\/span> to the toll station. Thanks to the VLPR<\/strong><\/a>, we can automatically scan and detect the vehicle\u2019s license plate numbers, thereby generating data that could give us our clues. That is to say, it\u2019s about time to witness a miracle in five, four, three…\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Before the countdown finished, the technician\u2019s hands hung in the air, his body stiffening like a statue.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhat\u2019s the matter?\u201d Xing Cong Lian asked, impatient.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cNo\u2026\u201d Wang Chao turned the screen to the side and pointed at the empty search result. \u201cI set the time to after 8:30, but there\u2019s no record of the bus entering or leaving any toll station\u2026\u201d Out of habit, he spun the pen in his hand. \u201cThis is impossible. The total length of Hong Jing Highway is 317 km, it\u2019s already 12:30 now, how could they still be on the highway after 6 hours. This is unscientific!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

As soon as the chairman heard this, he was re-energized. \u201cLike I said, maybe the bus broke down and parked by the road. I\u2019ll send the road maintenance team to check the whole highway.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThere are already people doing that.\u201d Xing Cong Lian pondered for a moment. \u201cWe can think of the highway as a closed system. If the bus wasn\u2019t off the highway, then it means it\u2019s still somewhere within. It can\u2019t disappear into thin air. Except for parking temporarily on the roadside, the only possible places left are the rest stations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cFrom Mei Village to the Qiong Mountain, there are only two rest stations in between.\u201d Wang Chao checked some information and exclaimed, \u201cThere are a total of 270 parking lots for large vehicles!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI\u2019ll get some staff to check it right away,\u201d the chairman offered, eager to help now.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAh! Please wait a moment\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The surveillance video of the rest area parking lot appeared on the screen in the middle of their conversation. As the camera turned, the scenes switched rapidly, all kinds of trucks, buses and lorries flashing across the screen\u2026.<\/span><\/p>

However, there wasn\u2019t any bus with white background and blue clouds among them.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cLooks like it\u2019s not in An Ting rest station,\u201d Wang Chao said, before moving on to the next.<\/span><\/p>

The pictures on the screen changed within seconds, then Wang Chao all of a sudden stopped the camera.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThere!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

He paused the video and pointed at the bottom right corner of the screen.<\/span><\/p>

There, a white bus parked in a hidden corner at the edge of the lot, obscured by nearby trees. Though hard to catch, the blue clouds on it were still visible.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cInform the rest station\u2019s security team. Tell them to check it and to be careful,\u201d Xing Cong Lian said to the chairman. He turned to Wang Chao. \u201cZoom in.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWatch properly!\u201d Wang Chao said as he did as told, continuing to babble, \u201cThis surveillance system is a little old, so the resolution won\u2019t be that high. Don\u2019t be surprised if all you see is a mosaic image, \u2018kay?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cStop!\u201d Xing Cong Lian exclaimed.<\/span><\/p>

As Wang Chao said, the pixel counts of the surveillance system were very low. After zooming in several times, the image became a blurry mess.<\/span><\/p>

But they could still see that the clouds above the rear wheel of the bus were unfinished. This was likely to be the missing bus with 26 children.<\/span><\/p>

The chairman sighed in relief, but Lin Chen walked up to Xing Cong Lian. \u201cThere\u2019s a problem. The curtains are all down.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Although the video was blurry, it was clear that the windows were covered by curtains.<\/span><\/p>

By now, the notified security personnel had already rushed to the lot.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cIf it were you, after racking your brains to hijack a bus, why would you let it be found so easily?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cTell the security not to pull on the door!\u201d Realizing something, Xing Cong Lian shouted at the chairman who had just hung up.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAren\u2019t you making too much of a fuss!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The chairman muttered while unlocking his phone screen. The call beeped twice, but before it connected, the security guards on the screen already reached the side of the bus.<\/span><\/p>

Standing in front of the door, the two didn\u2019t even think twice before reaching out to tug at the locked door.<\/span><\/p>

Yet, nothing dangerous happened.<\/span><\/p>

Everyone in the monitoring hall let out a sigh of relief.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cConnect to the security personnel\u2019s walkie-talkie and place it near the phone,\u201d Xing Cong Lian said, seizing the chairman\u2019s phone.<\/span><\/p>

The security guard on the screen seemed to hear something and picked up his walkie-talkie as well.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cHello.\u201d The hissing sound of the electric noise came from the speaker.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cSir, I need you to carefully back away from the door and then go to the front of the bus to see what the situation inside is like. If you hear me, turn southwest, face the M logo and nod.\u201d Xing Cong Lian enunciated each syllable.<\/span><\/p>

A moment later, the security guard on the screen nodded then went around the front door, walking up to the front of the bus.<\/span><\/p>

On the screen, the figures of the two security guards were no longer visible.<\/span><\/p>

The monitoring hall fell silent. The only sound was a rustling noise from the phone by Xing Cong Lian\u2019s ear.<\/span><\/p>

If you strained your ears, you could still hear the muffled conversation between the two guards.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThere\u2019s only the driver.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhat\u2019s that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhy is it flickering?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cIs that a…detonator?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The whole space was silent. A second later, sounds of panic and hesitation came from the speaker.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cOfficer…We seem to have seen a time bomb\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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TL Checker(s): Velvet
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