Chapter 191: Cross-city Commuting? Is this Really a Clue that Can Be Inferred?

Using cross-city commuting to escape from Gusu.

After Su Ming pieced together this extremely unique escape method, all the confusion and doubts that had been clouding his mind were completely cleared.

The reason the butcher wore a suit when leaving was to disguise himself as a commuter traveling across the city for work.

Because of the high property prices and salaries in Modu, many office workers have to spend two to three hours commuting daily, traveling from Gusu to Modu for work.

Wearing a suit, the butcher could blend in with this large group of workers, taking various forms of transportation without drawing attention or suspicion.

Additionally, since the police net in Gusu was tightening, the butcher couldn’t afford to stay any longer. It was crucial to escape as quickly as possible.

Therefore, commuting to Modu starting at 6 in the morning was one of the fastest options.

The most critical point is…

Cross-city commuting is safer and less noticeable than traveling with a tour group.

Because of the authorities’ determination to root out the drug trafficking organization, the Gusu police could easily stop all tour groups from leaving the city temporarily, searching all suspicious individuals before allowing them to depart.

But the Gusu police couldn’t and wouldn’t stop all the high-speed trains going to or passing through Modu just to catch the butcher. The higher-ups wouldn’t approve of such an action, which indicates that cross-city commuting is safer.

Of course, the most important reason the butcher chose this escape route is that…

Using cross-city commuting to evade the police net is an incredibly rare and unconventional approach.

In previous cases, there was likely no reference or precedent for such a method, making it very covert.

If it weren’t for the unique geographical environment of Gusu and Modu, and the economic gap between the two cities, the butcher would never have been able to use such a rare method to escape.

Had Su Ming not been highly experienced and sharply noticed the missing suit in the wardrobe, and failed to connect the suit with the tour group, he might never have deduced that the butcher was using another method to escape Gusu. He would have never thought of cross-city commuting as a possibility.

To put it plainly, if Su Ming hadn’t had far more experience than ordinary people and firmly trusted his judgment, the butcher would have easily escaped to Modu.

Once the butcher reaches Modu, it would be nearly impossible to gather information about his whereabouts in a short period.

Given the current lack of main investigative forces in Modu, it is the safest place.

Furthermore, based on the actions of the special task force so far…

Even if leads were to suddenly dry up, the task force would simply focus on solving other unresolved cases, continuing to search for a breakthrough.

So, in the short term, these people are unlikely to return to Modu.

This was the butcher’s plan: using his exceptional counter-surveillance skills, boldly escaping Gusu and hiding in the safest place—Modu, where he could lie low until the storm passed.

Meanwhile, Su Ming further deduced…

The paper Liu Yang found, which contained the addresses and other details of travel agencies, might have been a misdirection by the butcher. However, using a provincial tour group to escape from Gusu is indeed a good idea.

Although it seemed strange that the butcher hadn’t cleaned up the paper, which might have been a careless mistake, to be cautious, it was crucial to rule out the possibility that the butcher was trying to escape using a provincial tour group.

Therefore, it was necessary to check the situation carefully. The paper was probably a time gap left by the butcher, allowing him to quietly escape using another method.

There’s also a possibility that the butcher originally planned to escape with a tour group.

Thus, he wrote down the names and contact details of several travel agencies, preparing to use this method to leave Gusu.

But seeing the clothes in the wardrobe, the counter-surveillance expert butcher suddenly thought of another escape method—cross-city commuting, which was more discreet.

This could explain why the paper was left behind on the desk: the butcher simply didn’t have time to dispose of it.

After all, the butcher thought that the Gusu police or the task force would never trace the house that was originally used to monitor Fat Cat’s parents.

That’s why he stored the murder tools he hadn’t replaced in ten years here.

As for the hidden listening device that had yet to be discovered by anyone, it was probably a backup measure prepared by the butcher to assess how exposed his movements were.

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At this moment.

After Su Ming was completely sure of the butcher’s escape method, he immediately walked out of the bedroom without hesitation and happened to meet Bai Yu, who was walking in quickly.

Before Bai Yu could say anything, Su Ming glanced at the position of the listening device and spoke first.

“There are no clues in the bedroom.”

“I also overheard the conversation you had with Director Liu just now.”

“Those provincial tour groups without real-name registration are indeed a good way to escape. They’re also extremely hard to control precisely.”

“Can we confirm which tour group the butcher booked? We need to act fast, or he’ll escape this net we’ve set up.”

At this point.

An Quan, who had been sitting on the sofa with a notebook on his lap, had just finished the preliminary search and looked up, saying.

“Xiao Ming.”

“I’ve narrowed it down to six provincial tour groups departing at 7 this morning.”

“I just accessed the travel agencies’ back-end system and found that these six tour groups all have booking records between 3 and 5 AM, all booked under the same name.”

“These six are definitely the ones the butcher booked at dawn, but we can’t confirm which one he actually chose yet.”

“But time is critical, I think…”

Although he didn’t finish his sentence, the meaning of An Quan’s words was clear. Since they couldn’t confirm which one of these six tour groups the butcher had booked, they should check all of them to ensure they could catch the butcher.

At this moment.

Su Ming squinted his eyes, then glanced at the position of the listening device again, and immediately said without hesitation.

“Let’s go. Let’s split into teams!”

“We need to get to the departure point of these tour groups as quickly as possible and find the butcher who’s trying to escape Gusu.”

“Leave two or three people behind to continue gathering evidence in the house.”

After saying this, Su Ming led the way, quickly walking out of the house and opening the car door, sitting in the front passenger seat.

A few seconds later.

As Liu Yang, Bai Yu, and the others sat in the car, Su Ming spoke authoritatively.

“Director Liu.”

“Don’t go to the tour group departure point. Go straight to the Gusu High-Speed train Station as fast as possible!”