Chapter 719: Returning Home, So Difficult!

Chen Xiao thought of Wen again.

Just thinking about that guy, Chen Xiao felt a wave of helplessness in his heart.

If Wen were here now, many things wouldn’t need to be asked of others, he could confirm them directly.

But now Wen is missing, and if he doesn’t want to appear, Chen Xiao probably wouldn’t find him even if he searched the entire country.

Helplessly, Chen Xiao could only resort to seeking verification from Yuan Keyu’s family and some other things.

Qin Fei also noticed the expression in Chen Xiao’s eyes.

Although he thought Guo Zhengchang’s suggestion was ridiculous, Chen Xiao’s reaction made him feel it might be worth trying.

After all, proving conditions doesn’t require much effort.

"Alright then, I will go and brief Captain Cao and Captain Sun. After the briefing, we’ll invite Professor Yuan’s family in the name of the task force. However, his colleagues may not be here now, they did come when the incident occurred."

"But they are busy with work, and the task force can’t keep personnel here indefinitely."

Qin Fei said, and went to find Cao Xiuyuan and Sun Zhou first.

As he left, Chen Xiao took Guo Zhengchang’s cup to refill with water.

Guo Zhengchang looked at Chen Xiao’s pensive appearance, holding the cup and asked:

"Chen Xiao, do you really think what I said makes sense?"

Chen Xiao sat down with a smile: "Grandpa Guo, how long have you been thinking about what you said before?"

Guo Zhengchang paused and smiled bitterly: "Ever since I knew you were coming to Xiaozhuang South Town, I’ve been pondering."

"Then how did you know the deceased in Xiaozhuang South Town’s case was Yuan Keyu?"

"That’s a question for you. Who did you tell that the deceased in Xiaozhuang South Town was Yuan Keyu?" Guo Zhengchang asked with a smile.

Chen Xiao was taken aback: "Xiaoxi told you!"

"Otherwise, with my old brain, I can only think of Qin Fei’s strong ties with Qin Wei from East Province, suspecting that you could leverage Yun Shan Group to assist us already seems quite good. A case almost completely confidential to outsiders, how could I know the inside story."

Chen Xiao nodded.

Except for the people in the task force, the only outsider who knew about this case was Lin Xi.

However, even with Lin Xi, Chen Xiao had only mentioned Yuan Keyu.

Of course, no matter what, this was against protocols.

"Originally, Xiaoxi didn’t intend to tell me about the case you were handling. It was my curiosity about what kind of case could bring you to Xiaozhuang South Town despite the imminent major event at Dragon Cauldron."

"Under my questioning, or maybe Xiaoxi felt that you, her, and I could trust each other, so she didn’t conceal it from me anymore."

"But I didn’t expect that asking wouldn’t matter, yet after asking I was quite shocked. Things happened to coincide, and the deceased in the case you’re investigating, I’d actually met a few times."

"Knowing him, I naturally think about the case based on my understanding of him. Ultimately, after much thought, I felt it was better to come see you personally, given we hadn’t met for a while."

Guo Zhengchang clearly explained his reasons for coming to Xiaozhuang South Town.

Chen Xiao didn’t doubt Guo Zhengchang, but he did have some curiosity.

These curiosities are human nature.

Guo Zhengchang didn’t mind it after explaining, and continued to ask Chen Xiao’s opinion on the case:

"When I saw Captain Qin, he seemed to think what I said just now was unreasonable. When I initially thought of this possibility, I also found it astonishing. But my experiences traveling abroad years ago tell me that Professor Yuan doing that is possible."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao’s eyes brightened:

"Grandpa Guo, have you heard any rumors?"

"Actually, it’s not really a rumor, but something that has existed for a long time. Those events that others hear as rumors are fundamentally about the competition for talents."

"Back when the domestic situation was weak, it was difficult to compete with top-tier countries in various aspects. Thus, many talents pursued supreme knowledge overseas. Some stayed abroad after completing their studies."

"Yet, many continued to hold the desire to serve their country after their studies and sought ways to return. But returning was far more difficult than leaving, many talents had their intentions vanish mysteriously soon after considering returning."

"Professor Yuan’s field has been increasingly commercialized globally, yet the technology is held by foreign enterprises. Hence, allowing his smooth return would break the monopoly on industry technology."

"For the sake of technological monopoly, human life is sometimes considered insignificant. Talent, if usable, receives grand treatment. But if not, the best method is to kill, destroy, eradicate!"

Guo Zhengchang’s tone grew more serious, and Chen Xiao also furrowed his brows.

"Grandpa Guo, do you have any understanding of domestic talents in Professor Yuan’s industry?"

Guo Zhengchang shook his head: "Though the Guo Family’s enterprises venture into that field’s development, ultimately, it’s merely one of many businesses. So, I don’t know much about the top-notch talents in that field."

"But I don’t believe Professor Yuan is the only one. Moreover, to my knowledge, there are numerous domestic talents working in that field, yet very few have returned in recent years."

"Though it’s only a vague understanding, if there’s no mistake in these understandings, there should be a problem."

"Yes, based on these understandings, I came up with the previous idea. Professor Yuan likely used his life to pave a way for more peers to return home."

"In my view, such an idea is extremely noble, yet the sacrifices are immense. But Chen Xiao, having traveled far and wide for so many years, there truly are noble people out there, and quite a few!"

Chen Xiao merely nodded, giving no reply.

This wasn’t because he thought Guo Zhengchang was wrong, on the contrary, he felt Guo Zhengchang’s analysis was very reasonable.

Only, if that’s the case, then it requires one more condition.

In recent years, many talents yearning to return but unable to succeed have faced issues rooted in domestic spies!

Nonetheless, if it involves these matters, new questions arose in Chen Xiao’s mind.

"Grandpa Guo, why Xiaozhuang South Town? Although we retrieved Yuan Professor’s private messages with the suspects online, why did Yuan Professor readily agree when Xiaozhuang South Town was mentioned?"

Guo Zhengchang chuckled: "Though you’re skilled at solving cases, you ultimately have some shortcomings in specialized knowledge! Actually, Xiaozhuang South Town is not special, the truly special place is Zhushan City!"

"In the industry related to Professor Yuan, an essential material is abundant in Zhushan. This, I learned by asking the talent responsible under the Guo Family about that field."

Chen Xiao’s gaze tightened: "If that’s the case, then I understand why Wen vanished suddenly and was able to conduct work far ahead of the police!"