Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 168: Chapter 166: Give Me All the Surveillance Videos of the Surrounding Area

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Fortunately, Yue Pengju immediately denied Lincoln’s words.

“Why would you think so?” Yue Pengju said while driving, “Don’t you think it’s impossible for anyone to lay a hand on Daxia’s top scientific researcher?”

“Aren’t America and Europa almost as powerful as Daxia?” Lincoln used his shallow understanding of the great powers’ game.

“Indeed, they are, but precisely because everyone is more or less on the same level, they dare not act recklessly. Especially since world peace has been so hard to come by, who can afford the cost of igniting war again?” Lincoln was somewhat unconfident: “Am I that important?”

“Every scientific researcher who makes a significant contribution to Daxia is that important!” Yue Pengju’s response was clear-cut.

When Lincoln and Yue Pengju arrived at the experience store, the police had taken a back seat, and the security group was questioning the store employees one by one. Even store manager Liang Tian did not escape questioning.

As the store manager’s office was temporarily used for questioning, Lincoln was sitting in the rest area, waiting for the outcome of the case.

Tn fact. he didn’t really want to come- For him. who had tens of millions at his

fingertips, the ten plus game consoles weren’t important.

However, Yue Pengju was so enthusiastic that he didn’t even give Lincoln a chance to mention the destination, pulling him directly to the experience store.

Lincoln could understand this. A skilled special forces soldier, spending all day as a driver for him, must not only be bored to death but also often be dragged into big meals.

For someone who wants to muddle through, this life is definitely like heaven.

But for a soldier who is self-disciplined, always vigilant, and full of fighting spirit, it really weakens morale.

What irritated him most was that he had earned the Third Class Merit, even though he had nothing to do!

This made him feel that his abilities were not only useless, but almost meaningless.

Now that he finally had an unforeseen event, he was as eager to take a look as a cat smelling fishy.

Lincoln was completely understanding!

Comparing himself, who only liked to stay at home playing games and sleeping, to Yue Pengju’s mental state when he was forced to get up early and commute every day, doing dull work, was enlightening.

So Lincoln didn’t say anything and just went along with it.

Soon, Yue Pengju brought the news: “The insider has been caught.”

“Who?” Lincoln asked instinctively, but as soon as he asked, he realized he had said something superfluous.

After all, he only knew Liang Tian. The store employees were all recruited by Liang Tian, and Lincoln just knew them by face.

“A worker named Liao Fangming. She tried to deny it, but our questioners are professionals and quickly uncovered her intentions,” said Yue Pengju, not caring whether Lincoln knew the person or not, and continued explaining the situation. “She was one of the first employees that Liang Tian recruited. She had a clean record and no criminal history.”

“So what’s going on?” Lincoln’s curiosity was piqued, “She suddenly needs money?”

Yue Pengju nodded. “Her child suddenly became seriously ill, and the surgery was urgently needed. She had to pay for long-term medications after the surgery. She is a single mother, unable to bear the financial burden. Suddenly someone approached her, promising that if she could steal the console and sell it, they would give her 200,000 yuan.”

“Wait!” Lincoln was a little slow, “200,000? I’m only selling a console for

10,000. Seventeen of them are worth 170,000. Are they offering her a reward of

200,000? At the second-hand market, how much could my console be selling

As he spoke, Lincoln felt genuinely angry, even angrier than when the console was stolen!

“It’s not as much as you think,” Yue Pengju reassured him. “These people probably didn’t intend to give her the money in the first place. Now she can’t even remember what the person who made the deal with her looks like.” “So, what’s the next step? Are there any other clues?”

“These people are very professional; they didn’t leave a single fingerprint. The surveillance footage in the store and property management’s monitoring system doesn’t have any clues, as the hard disks were replaced. The security group is now looking for video surveillance backups of surrounding businesses, hoping to find useful content. However, since these people are so cautious, it’s probably difficult to find their flaws.”

At this point, a light bulb went off in Yue Pengju’s head. Who could beat this computer expert in front of him?

“Can’t you track the lost consoles?”

Lincoln rolled his eyes. “Do you think I’m a god? Without power, can I find their location just by guessing?”

“Well, then there’s nothing we can do.” Yue Pengju heaved a disappointed sigh.

If these people stood before him, and there were no more than ten of them, he would rush up confidently, believing he could defeat them all as long as they didn’t run.

But asking him to play detective and solve the case was too much; he could hardly get a hand in it.

After all, different professions are worlds apart.

Seeing Yue Pengju’s disappointed appearance, Lincoln felt a little reluctant. “Haven’t you thought about the fact that you might have asked the wrong direction?

“What do you mean?” Yue Pengju looked up.

Without further ado, Lincoln said, “You should collect all the surveillance footage you can find in the area, the more, the better, and the wider the range, the better. I can help you locate one or two suspects.”

“That’s great!” Yue Pengju was immediately excited and rushed to find members of the security group.

When Liang Tian came up to Lincoln at this time, he apologized profusely, saying that it was all due to his negligence that the theft had taken place.

Lincoln didn’t pay much attention to what he said.

Once Liang Tian finally stopped talking, Lincoln’s first question was: “Do you know about the employees’ family situation?”

Instead of Lincoln’s blame, Liang Tian was greeted with this question, and he was stunned. “I only know the basics, like how many family members they have and their previous work experiences, which is stated on their resumes.”

Lincoln knew that this was a normal situation. After all, it wasn’t a crucial position.

They were just receptionists at the experience store, no different from internet cafe waiters. It would be unreasonable to ask about their families’ details for such a job.

“Tell everyone about Liao Fangming’s situation, then tell them that if anything like this happens again, they can speak up. The medical expenses that the medical insurance does not cover, I will pay!”

Upon hearing this, Liang Tian opened his mouth in surprise and said gratefully, “What about Liao Fangming… should we drop the charges?”

Lincoln looked at Liang Tian strangely. “Are you kidding? She has committed a crime! Is this something we can forgive? Proceed as you should.”

Liang Tian nodded, “I understand.”

“Also…” Lincoln added, “Ask her which hospital her child is in. I’ll cover her child’s medical expenses..”