Near dawn, in the staff meeting room of the bus station.
"Captain Guo, I've already asked about every coach that departed between eleven-thirty and twelve-thirty, as well as the private-car drivers who also cooperate with us... Based on the clues you provided, we did find one that matched the conditions. However, it may take a while before I can provide the specific in-vehicle surveillance footage."
"What did the driver say?" Guo Hongfeng asked, looking at the stationmaster.
"According to the conductor, there was indeed a medium-built woman wearing very concealing clothes who boarded the bus with a very heavy suitcase..."
"Ma'am, does your suitcase contain rocks? It's so heavy—one of yours weighs as much as three or four other people's!"
"It's full of gold. Want to take a look?"
"...Regardless, it's overweight. We have to charge you extra!"
"How much?"
"One hundred!"
"Thirty at most. Otherwise, I'll take the next bus."
"The bus got on the highway and arrived at Yucheng's toll station at around two-fifteen." The stationmaster paused before continuing, "However, not long after leaving the toll station, that woman asked to get off... You know how it is. Coaches are rather lax about this sort of thing."
Guo Hongfeng nodded. "Did you get a clear look at that woman's appearance?"
"It was late at night, so I didn't see her clearly. But she had long hair, was slightly plump, and wore a mask and scarf... How about you wait until the surveillance footage is sent back and look into it then?"
"All right. Sorry for the trouble." Guo SIR nodded. "Notify us immediately if you get any news."
"Of course."
Guo SIR walked out of the meeting room and saw Wang Zai and Hua Nv hurrying over.
"Captain, we compared them. Chen Yuan's fingerprints were indeed