Memory inheritor

Chapter 80 Chopping Off the Hand

No matter how detailed the written description, it is difficult to clearly present a person's appearance in the reader's mind, let alone accurately identify a specific person based on it. Unless the person has very obvious physical characteristics, such as uneven eyes, a crooked nose, an ear, or a noticeable scar on the face.

The description of "Narrative Reconstruction-3" is actually quite vague. At least from the three photos of Professor Finch on the big screen, there are no obvious discrepancies.

At this point, it is up to the person making the statement to identify the suspect.

Although Mu Jie is currently in a coma, the method that has already been successfully implemented can still be verified. All that's needed is to process the three Finch data points into a multimodal stimulus package, then apply the stimulus and interpret the dream. However, the timing and content of the feedback are uncertain.

However, bad news came from the monitoring center.

It is very likely that the dream containing the words "professor" and "guide" gave Mu Jie too much stimulation. After outputting the previous few key dream narratives, his brainwave activity level dropped significantly and was no longer sufficient to support conscious thinking.

Zheng Han's advice is that no further stimulation should be applied until Mu Jie's condition improves; otherwise, not only will he not receive feedback from his dreams, but it may also lead to brain death.

This news left the core members feeling somewhat depressed, but mostly relieved.

If Mu Jie falls into this state before he can output a dream containing key clues after being stimulated by the "safe house," then we will be at a loss again.

Director Shi couldn't help but recall that when formulating the "Dream Translation Operation" plan, Wei Hongsi had suggested using a more "gentle" approach. If this hadn't been taken into account at the time, the operation might have failed from the very beginning.

He said half-jokingly, "Let's not get stuck on dream interpretation. At least we have clear leads on suspects now, so why should we be afraid of not finding anything?"

Director Liang said, "Director Shi is right. Let's proceed according to normal investigative principles and first find out about these three Professors Finch."

Du Heng volunteered, saying, "Director Liang, let me take charge of this task!"

"Okay." Director Liang nodded.

The State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs only registered basic information online; they would have to investigate further to obtain comprehensive and detailed data. Even the round-faced "student" was described more vaguely in the dream narrative, but finding such a young man next to Finch would corroborate this.

Wei Hongbo said, "Director Liang, I'd like to investigate whether Mu Jie has any connection with these three Finches."

Their team carefully examined Mu Jie's whereabouts over the past six months. Although they only accurately reconstructed certain time periods, this work could still be further explored.

Since Mu Jie and the suspect Finch knew each other and both had legitimate identities, they should theoretically have had some overlap in their movements, even if it was only a few times, which could still be considered as evidence.

Director Liang had carefully reviewed the preliminary work on the case and naturally agreed to this approach, so he immediately gave his consent.

Seeing this, Yu Zhen also became a little restless and said, "Director Liang, I'll go check out the place where Mu Jie is hiding. Maybe I'll find something."

"Old Yu, don't go." Director Shi raised his hand to stop him. "I know you're good at crime scene investigation, but they don't need you there."

Yu Zhen glanced at Director Liang, who remained silent with a smile, then looked at Director Shi and asked, "Then where should I go?"

Director Shi said, "Your team was the first to get involved in this case, and you were the ones who made several key breakthroughs. I think you should focus on analyzing the case instead of running around outside."

"I didn't do those things." Yu Zhen waved his hand. "The investigation was mainly carried out by Hongbo and his first team. I just did some supporting work."

"How did you discover in the early stages of the investigation that the two victims had undergone brain-computer interface modifications and ability implantation?" Director Shi asked as he took out his cigarette case and offered cigarettes.

Yu Zhen thought to himself, "Aren't you just asking a question you already know the answer to?" As he accepted the cigarette, he glanced at Director Liang beside him and immediately understood what Director Shi meant. He then said, "It was Hongbo's younger brother, Teacher Wei, who discovered it."

Director Shi nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Director Liang: "Director Liang, I think this case is very special. There are many situations that we can't consider or understand using our conventional investigative thinking. Do you think we should invite an expert in this field, such as Professor Wei, to analyze it with us?"

Director Liang asked with great interest, "You're talking about Teacher Wei from the decoding team, right? Is he suitable?"

"Perfect!" Director Shi nodded. "He's Captain Wei's younger brother and provided a lot of crucial help in solving this case. He could theoretically be an advisor to our task force. He's also a student of Academician Zhou Qihong. Although young, he has very strong professional skills."

"That's certainly suitable." Director Liang nodded. "Chief Yu, please invite him over."

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When Wei Hongsi received Yu Zhen's call, he had just finished having dinner with several classmates at the school gate.

With the release of that crucial decoding report, their work had achieved a significant milestone. Mu Jie's brain was no longer capable of conscious thought, and he naturally stopped dreaming, so they took the opportunity to relax. If Mu Jie's brain activity returned, the monitoring center would notify them, and the decoding operations room would no longer require anyone to remain.

Upon hearing Yu Zhen say that he should consult him if he had any questions, Wei Hongsi said goodbye to everyone at the school gate. Not long after, a car arrived, driven by a police officer who had recently been on duty in the decoding operations room.

He greeted the people, got into the car, and after about half an hour, arrived at the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Division.

The police officer who was driving parked the car in the yard, took Wei Hongsi to the task force's command center, and then said goodbye.

There were only three people inside. Yu Zhen and Director Shi had met each other before, and they introduced Director Liang to him.

Although Director Liang had heard that Wei Hongsi was very young, he always used Wei Hongbo as a reference. When he met him, he was surprised to find that Wei was only twenty-three or twenty-four years old.

After sitting down, without much small talk, Director Shi explained the purpose of inviting him and gave an update on the latest developments in the case.

Wei Hongsi secretly brought up the "System" panel.

[Mission: Find the mastermind behind the GG Drink trap at the amusement park (Completing this mission will grant a system level boost)]

[Mission: Assist the police in obtaining information about the mastermind behind the scenes (Completed)]

Sure enough, the side quests were all completed, leaving only the final main quest.

The current contribution value has increased from 470 points to 670 points. The reward for this side quest is higher than the previous one. Considering the extra effort required, it's understandable.