Chapter 190: The Butcher in a Suit, Leaving Gusu by Commuting Across the City!

Leaving Gusu through a tourist group?

I have to admit, this is definitely a bold yet safe idea.

Tourist groups like this are not connected to any monitoring system. Even if participants register their ID cards, it’s only for backup in case of loss.

In most provincial tourist groups, a coach bus is used as transportation, which allows for easy stopping and departure, and the prices are affordable.

The police system would have no idea who might be hiding in one of these buses leaving the city.

The key point is…

These provincial tourist groups, with simple itineraries, allow people to book tickets at any time through internal apps, without needing to book at a specific time.

So even if a ticket is booked at 3 AM, as long as the butcher finds a group with available spots, he could easily leave Gusu City.

Sometimes, due to tight schedules, many provincial groups leave as early as 6 or 7 AM.

Once the butcher hides in one of these tourist groups, all he needs to do is wait until the bus leaves Gusu, head to the designated tourist city, and then casually find an excuse with the tour guide—or even leave without any excuse at all—allowing him to easily escape from this tightening net.

…

At this moment.

Hearing Liu Yang’s words, Su Ming, who originally thought he had found the key clue, frowned in confusion.

In his countless crime simulations, he had actually used provincial tourist groups to escape capture in several cases.

So he was very clear… if he wanted to evade the police, these tourist groups were a huge advantage. No matter how tight the search was, there was a chance to slip through unnoticed.

But… if the plan was to use a tourist group to leave Gusu City, why was there a suit missing from the wardrobe in front of him?

And it wasn’t just the suit.

Su Ming looked at the suit pants and noticed the missing pair of 2XL pants, then glanced down at the various accessories and bags.

He found student backpacks, handbags, wallets, waist bags, and so on, but there was no briefcase—a classic item used by men for work.

All the missing items combined seemed to form… a complete, formal set of men’s workwear?

Was it a coincidence?

But could it be a coincidence?

But why would the butcher wear a suit? If he was using a provincial tourist group to escape Gusu, why would he wear such formal attire, which would make him stand out more?

It should have been an easy escape from Gusu, but now his clothing might raise suspicion.

Unless…

The butcher had a more reliable method for leaving Gusu in a suit, and this method was safer and harder to track than using a tourist group.

After all, strictly speaking, if the full force of the police and national authorities were used, the butcher could still be found even if he booked a spot in a tourist group at 3 AM.

Whether it’s a temporary ban on all tourist groups leaving the city or immediately questioning all travel agencies in Gusu about who booked a ticket at 3 AM yesterday, it would help pinpoint the tourist group the butcher was in.

Of course, it seemed easy to say now, but if Su Ming hadn’t deduced that the butcher might have come to this house and hadn’t seen the information about the travel agencies, they wouldn’t have known about the possibility of using a tourist group to leave the city, let alone launch a full police search.

But still, the major flaw remained: Why wear a full suit?

Just as Su Ming was pondering the possible escape methods the butcher might use, Bai Yu’s voice suddenly rang out, following Liu Yang’s earlier words.

“Brother Ming, come take a look.”

“The piece of paper on the desk in the study does indeed list the phone numbers and addresses of several travel agencies within Gusu. Based on the depth and fading of the handwriting, it looks like it was written not long ago, probably just a few hours ago. When I lightly rubbed it with my hand, I could still wipe off some ink, so it’s likely the butcher who wrote it.”

“Then, I personally believe… with the butcher’s exceptional counter-surveillance abilities, using a provincial tourist group, which doesn’t have a real-name registration system, to escape our Gusu encirclement is very likely.”

At this point.

Bai Yu suddenly paused and walked out of the study with the paper. He approached An Quan, who was typing at the keyboard, and asked in a low voice.

“Brother Quan.”

“Can you help me check…”

“Those provincial tourist groups on the paper, do they still have available spots for today’s departure? I want to…”

Before Bai Yu could finish speaking.

An Quan adjusted his glasses and confidently interrupted.

“No need to trouble yourself.”

“I can use special methods to hack into the backend of these travel agencies’ apps and check the internal logs to see if anyone booked between 1 AM and 5 AM.”

“The traffic for these small programs is almost non-existent at that time, so if someone booked a ticket, it’s highly likely to be the escaping butcher.”

Upon hearing An Quan’s words, Bai Yu paused for two seconds, then nodded with respect and agreement. He glanced toward Su Ming’s bedroom with some curiosity and walked over slowly.

Because from the beginning, Su Ming had not responded at all.

…

Meanwhile, in the bedroom.

Su Ming was squinting, staring at the wardrobe with the missing suit, his mind imagining various possibilities or escape routes.

What kind of occasion… would require wearing a suit?

A wedding? Hosting? Work?

It was only 6 AM, and there couldn’t be a wedding yet. Even the process of picking up the bride hadn’t begun, let alone any hosting work.

So, wearing a suit must be for work, and the butcher even brought a briefcase.

But if it’s for work, what route could he take to leave Gusu?

A business trip? Running errands?

But both of these would be too conspicuous, and it’s rare for companies to require business trips or errands at 6 AM. These could be temporarily ruled out.

Was there a possibility that a large group of people, due to work reasons, were leaving Gusu to go somewhere else?

At this moment.

Su Ming suddenly remembered that when he arrived at the World Trade Center complex earlier, he had seen many people in suits on the road.

They were mostly heading to the subway station or standing at bus stops, and their final destination was mostly Gusu Railway Station.

Because of Gusu’s unique geographical location, it’s very close to the city of Modu (Shanghai), with high-speed trains that take less than half an hour. The housing prices in Modu are much higher than in Gusu!

Since the high-speed rail was introduced, many people have bought property in Gusu and commute to Modu for work. They wake up at 5 or 6 AM and spend several hours commuting.

The butcher likely took advantage of this…

He wore a suit and commuted across cities, escaping Gusu, and then completely hid in Modu!