Today's Me Is No Longer Yesterday's Me
If the number of laboratories was limited and they were all built beneath natural fortresses like the Dong family's, getting inside would be as hard as reaching the heavens. But if there were places like that inside the city buildings, it would be much easier.
Of course, those places might not be where the children Dr. Zhang had raised were taken. Still, it was worth trying their luck.
"The Water Supply Bureau should have water-use records for all the companies and residences in the city. It's not easy to build a separate water system here, so whether it's a company or somewhere else, its water consumption should match its actual usage," Xu Huo said. "Even if records from years ago are gone, a company's approximate water consumption should be similar to that of other companies of comparable size. If there's a significant difference, it means the building has some hidden source of water consumption."
"But if there are no records, won't it be a pain to investigate?" Chi Minghong said. "These companies may list their businesses publicly, but who knows what they're doing behind the scenes? Even companies of the same size working on the same projects might use different amounts of water. Comparing them would take a lot of time."
"We can narrow down the targets as much as possible," Xu Huo said. "There can't be many families capable of secretly setting up a human laboratory. We should focus on them and government agencies. It won't be hard to narrow down those targets."
Naturally, they wouldn't be able to pinpoint a single target at once. But if there weren't too many, they could check them one by one.
Chi Minghong, who had been racing ahead, suddenly stopped and pointed in front of