Dragon City.
Inside a villa.
"Bang!"
Another cup was smashed against the wall.
A middle-aged man's face was ashen, looking furious and exasperated.
"Still no clue who it is?"
"Reporting, sir, not yet. However, we have sealed the city gates. And from the information of personnel who left the city since this morning, none of them appear suspicious."
"Useless! Didn't you see the hole in the research institute's wall? You're still checking the main gate. That person already escaped through that hole!"
Immediately after, an ashtray was flung, hitting the person who had just spoken.
The man dared not dodge. The ashtray struck his forehead, and blood immediately flowed down from his brow.
Yet, even with one eye obscured by blood, the man did not dare to wipe it away.
"Follow the clues from the city's exits. And reinforce the research institute for me. If this happens again, you don't need to report to me anymore. Useless, all of you are utterly useless!"
"Yes." The man quickly exited the room. The moment he closed the large door, he dared to wipe the blood from his face.
"Brother Daqiang, are you alright?" A young boy in military uniform, waiting outside the door, walked up and asked with concern.
"I'm fine. I'm going to the research institute first." Zhao Daqiang glanced at the bloodstains on his palm, then clenched his fist and walked out of the building.
The young soldier looked at the door Zhao Daqiang had just left through. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and then he lowered his head, quickening his pace to catch up with Zhao Daqiang.
Not long after the two left, the middle-aged man who had been shouting in the room suddenly opened the door and yelled at the guards outside, "Prepare the car quickly, I need to go to the command building."
"Yes, Staff Officer Lin." The soldier outside the door saluted the middle-aged man and then hurried out of the small building.
A short while later, the middle-aged man had changed into a military uniform. He quickly left the villa, carrying a document, and got into the prepared car, heading towards the command center within the city.
...
Third floor of the Dragon City Command Center.
"Is the existing information all you have in your hands?"
In the dimly lit room, a man sitting around an oval conference table looked down at the documents in his hand, his fingers incessantly tapping on the table, producing a "dong dong dong" sound.
"Yes, but these are the latest research reports. I'm used to them sending them to me first when they make progress."
On the other side of the conference table, a man in military uniform looked towards the shadowy figure who had just spoken and replied cautiously.
"You've done well. But I've also looked at them, and there's no substantial progress in this information. It seems those useless people at the research institute are still incapable."
The tapping sound on the table became more rapid, making everyone present feel a sense of unease.
"Have you found out who stole the lost data?" the person in the head seat asked again in the silent room.
"Not yet. That person broke through a passage from outside the city to enter Dragon City, so it's certain it wasn't someone from within Dragon City."
"Heh!"
After a cold laugh, the man in military uniform who had been reporting quickly added, "However, we found something unusual outside the research institute's door.
Someone urinated on the outer door of the research institute. We are extracting DNA, and I believe in a short while, we will definitely find someone whose DNA matches."
"Then hurry up."
With that, the sound of tapping on the table ceased, and the person who had been speaking from the head seat also disappeared.
Yet, even so, no one present relaxed. After a long silence, someone finally broke the quiet.
"Lin Zhongshan, you just said someone urinated outside the research institute's door. Didn't the cameras record it? What about the internal surveillance equipment of the research institute? Are there no clues?"
The research institute in Dragon City had always been the place with the highest level of secrecy. Its surveillance equipment was the most comprehensive in Dragon City, covering almost every angle.
"The research institute's surveillance equipment was all destroyed. That person entered the research institute by digging a hole through the underground section.
The outdoor surveillance equipment is fine, but the equipment did not capture anyone standing at the door to urinate."
"Is there any outdoor footage? Could it be a speed-type ability user who..."
"How is that possible? Even a speed type couldn't increase the speed of their urination, could they?"
Everyone...
After the person in the main seat left, the meeting quickly concluded.
Lin Zhongshan left quickly, clutching his folder. The discussions of those people in the conference room had given him a reminder. If it was indeed someone who had increased their speed and urinated outside the research institute, he could check by slowing down the footage.
The true master of Dragon City had put immense pressure on him. Although that person said nothing, Lin Zhongshan knew that what truly concerned that person wasn't the theft of data, but rather who had silently entered Dragon City.
It was like being asleep and having someone stand by your bedside, ready to strike at any moment. This was a feeling no superior would want to experience.
...
In the following days, Dragon City remained on high alert. Their investigation into the thief was as fruitless as their research on the zombie virus.
Although DNA samples had been extracted from the urine outside the door, after comparing them with the entire city's population, they still had no leads.
"Bang!" Lin Zhongshan slammed his fist on the table, his brows furrowed tightly.
"Damn it, why can't we find any clues?"
This person had specifically targeted Dragon City's research institute. The lost data was all related to zombie virus research.
He had also asked people to inquire at other bases. Although research on the zombie virus in various bases was still kept confidential, the situation of Dragon City strengthening its city management due to the loss of virus research data had not occurred in other bases.
Of course, they had increased security within their bases, publicly stating it was to prevent another zombie attack, without mentioning any internal theft.
They had also slowed down and repeatedly studied the footage from outside the research institute, but they only saw an image of a stream of liquid being splashed towards the door.
Therefore, the urine being splashed might just be a coincidence. Someone was dissatisfied and decided to splash urine on the door.
In that case, the DNA samples collected from the urine would be worthless. Perhaps the urine didn't belong to the perpetrator, as who would use their own urine to leave traces of their crime?
Lin Zhongshan was now caught in deep self-doubt, feeling that his investigative direction might be wrong.