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Chapter 26: Shen Ye

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At two in the morning, in the quiet office of the special task force, the sound of papers falling on the table was particularly clear.

Su Wan reached out and took the identity verification materials from Lin Xiaoyu, her gaze fixed on the one-inch ID photo.

The young man in the photo is wearing a white shirt against a standard dark blue background, with delicate features and a calm, reserved expression, showing no trace of hostility.

Name: Shen Ye

Age: 27

"Captain Su, the final result of the facial recognition is 97.3% similarity. It's completely certain that the person who was posing as a deliveryman at the barbecue restaurant is him," Lin Xiaoyu said, suppressing the seriousness in her heart.

Su Wan stared intently at the pair of eyes in the photo.

That night at the barbecue restaurant, through the shadow of the delivery helmet, she briefly met those eyes. At the time, it seemed ordinary, but now, looking closely, she realized the strangeness hidden within.

There was no viciousness or sinister intent, only an extreme indifference and tranquility.

This detached and indifferent demeanor, appearing in a food delivery worker who lives a life of hardship, sends a chill down one's spine.

"Is his resume information ready?" Jiang Chen's voice came slowly from the doorway.

Su Wan turned her head at the sound and saw Jiang Chen leaning against the door frame, a cup of black coffee that had long since gone cold between his fingers, and faint dark circles under his eyes. Since returning from the investigation of the barbecue restaurant, he hadn't slept all night, constantly going over the entire case's details in front of the whiteboard.

"Found it." Lin Xiaoyu quickly flipped through the file. "Shen Ye once worked as a technician in the academic affairs system of Chengxi Vocational College. He joined the company a year before the school closed down. Three months before the college completely closed down, he hastily went through the resignation procedures and quietly disappeared."

Jiang Chen approached slowly with a cup of coffee in his hand, glanced down at the ID photo, remained silent for three seconds, and then slowly spoke.

"This timing is too deliberate."

"You mean he foresaw the academy's closure?" Su Wan asked casually.

Jiang Chen shook his head, walked to the whiteboard next to him that was covered with clues, picked up a marker, and drew a line under the words "Chengxi Vocational College".

"A mere academic affairs technician, whose position is not high-level, yet he has the highest level of data access privileges in the entire college. He can freely access and view all core information, including student records, faculty and staff resumes, financial statements, and campus asset details."

He picked up a pen and wrote the word "data" in the center of the whiteboard, circling it to emphasize it.

"As the academy teetered on the brink of collapse, internal chaos ensued, with a large number of old secret files and shady accounts facing destruction and cleanup. What others saw as waste paper became the most deadly bargaining chips in the hands of those with ulterior motives."

Su Wan's brows furrowed suddenly: "You mean, Shen Ye stole all the academy's core data without permission?"

"It wouldn't be considered theft." Jiang Chen turned around, his gaze calm. "It was pre-preservation for security."

"preservation?"

"He sensed early on that there was something fishy going on inside the academy and knew that many of the shady secrets would be completely wiped out when it closed down. So he made sure to preserve all the data properly before all the information was destroyed or altered."

The office fell silent instantly, with the night breeze rustling softly through the blinds.

Su Wan's mind raced, and she instantly grasped the key point: "So he knows many of the academy's hidden secrets."

"That's right." Jiang Chen slammed the marker down on the table, making a soft sound. "It's precisely because he holds these secrets that he's been targeted by forces in the shadows, and has become an object of both sides' attempts to win him over or eliminate him."

"That's why he got involved in Liu Qiang and Li Yutong's murder case."

Status label: To be photographed

Five simple words, yet they instantly made people feel suffocated.

Jiang Chen silently handed the phone back to Su Wan, his expression remaining calm, though his slightly trembling fingertips betrayed the turmoil in his heart.

"They had prepared a spot for me in advance."

Su Wan took a deep breath, suppressing the shock surging in her heart, and completely overturned all previous characterizations of the case.

"This is no longer an ordinary serial murder case."

Jiang Chen looked out the window at the gradually dawning sky and, word by word, solemnly revealed the truth behind this dark scheme.

"This was a pre-arranged, behind-the-scenes trial broadcast live."