As Sheyan wolfed down his food, he took the documents from Zi and carefully skimmed through them.
It wasn't that he didn't believe in Zi's judgement, but he had to have a clear understanding of such matters. Following the crowd was not Sheyan's style. There was not much information in the portfolio, only about 6 sheets of A4 paper. However, the words on each sheet were densely packed. Sheyan could not help but wonder if the agent was short on funds and couldn't even bear to use a few more sheets of printing paper.
After Sheyan finished his stew, Zi still approved of Sheyan's strategic planning. As a former party leader and a prideful woman, she still hoped for her viewpoint to be affirmed. She stared at Sheyan longingly, hoping to hear his approval.
Sheyan swallowed the last mouthful of stew and seriously skimmed through the A4 pages. Then, he gazed at the expectant Zi and earnestly asked.
"Oh, can you help me order another portion of stew? It tastes pretty good...."
Zi: "....."
Half an hour later, Sheyan was finally full after ordering 3 portions. He picked his teeth and lazily said.
"Zi, I can't say that you're going in the wrong direction, but this involves a problem of looking forward to the future. If we follow in the footsteps of the mastermind who has completed this mission before, we'll be in a very passive position. Even if we go through a lot of hardships to complete this mission, who can say for sure that the mastermind hasn't sabotaged the next mission?"
Zi rolled her eyes at Sheyan.
Sheyan chuckled and nonchalantly replied.
"Therefore, I feel that our main focus should be placed on the clue that the enemy probably hasn't obtained yet. That is, the signal of the miniaturized SOS. Back then, I used my Lieutenant Colonel rank to analyze the signal multiple times before I discovered this suspicious point. That Drubal shouldn't be a party leader, so his military rank shouldn't be high. Therefore, for someone like him who has completed this mission, he probably hasn't grasped this clue yet. This is probably the reason why his mission completion rating isn't high. "
Zi pondered for a moment before asking.
"So what you're saying is, we should focus our efforts on the miniaturized aspect?"
Sheyan earnestly replied.
"That's right. Look, this is the photo I brought out."
As he spoke, he displayed a high-definition photo of the SOS engraved on the screw cap. Under the terrifying magnification, the screw cap was as wide as the California wasteland, and the letter SOS was very clear and meticulous. It even showed an obvious personal handwriting style.
"To be able to do this, it's obviously not something an amateur can do. If we were to carve an SOS on the wooden table now, it would be as ugly as a dog gnawed on it. "
Sheyan stretched out his finger and knocked on the greasy table as he solemnly concluded. "The person who wrote this letter must be an expert in micro-carving!"
Zi pursed her lips.
"Alright then, I want to hear your answer."
"At first, I thought I could find a special precision lathe specially used for micro-carving in the list, but unfortunately, there's no such thing," Sheyan said confidently.
"But I wasn't defeated by disappointment. Instead, I continued to reason with the most basic common sense. It's impossible for a human eye to carve on a screw cap, right? "
Sheyan was probably a little thirsty, so he picked up the coffee in front of Sanzi and took a sip.
"Based on this inference, I was pleasantly surprised to find 'One, Two, Three' on the list in the warehouse... There are a total of four high-powered microscopes that fit the criteria. Or rather, something that can be used as a microscope. Wow, fate is really amazing. We were just anxious because we didn't have an answer, but now we have to face a multiple-choice question with a high probability of making a mistake. "
Sanzi rested his chin on his palm and asked with great interest.
"So what should we do? Should we look for the person who has the qualifications to use these four instruments? "
Sheyan smiled and shook his head.
"From the way our artist asked for help in such a secretive way, we should be able to deduce several key points. No one would be so stupid as to take an ordinary screw cap to look at under a high-powered microscope. Even those of us who know that there must be something wrong with the screw cap would almost ignore this point. Therefore, this screw cap should be designated to a specific person, and only this specific person would take it under a microscope to look at it."
"What can we deduce from this? The only reasonable explanation is that the creator and the person who received the screw cap must be friends who knew each other, and they got to know each other through micro-carving. The creator told the person who received the screw cap that this was his latest work, and the subtext was that he wanted the person to open his eyes and see the very erotic and violent things he had carved on it.... If everything went well, his secret would have been leaked. "
"Secondly, the creator used such a secretive method to transmit information. In this highly developed civilization, the number of communication methods has increased exponentially, and the law is so perfect that even contacting the president is not difficult. This can only mean one thing, the creator is under strict surveillance, I'm afraid it's much stricter than we imagined."
"Okay, the two points I mentioned may seem unrelated, but they will play a very important role in the next screening. If you want to carry out micro-carving under a microscope, the area around the microscope stage cannot be semi-enclosed. You have to leave room for various tools to carry out the micro-carving. Based on this point alone, we can eliminate two microscopes. These two microscopes seem to be used to observe biological samples. In order to prevent biological contamination, the area around the stage is sealed very tightly and does not meet the requirements for micro-carving operations."
"Then, this is our target. This is a high-powered microscope produced in the Renedine factory in Alaska! The reason it's sealed is because... it's rusty.... "
Sanzi suddenly coughed twice and said,
"Brother Yan, your explanation seems to be a bit too fast. Don't we have a total of four options? Since you've eliminated two of them, there should be two more. "
Sheyan sighed and said,
"Sanzi, the maximum magnification of the remaining microscope is fifty times... and to carry out micro-carving, the magnification should be at least one thousand times! Do you need me to explain such a simple principle? "
Sanzi stuck his tongue out and stopped talking. Sheyan looked around.
"So, do you have anything to add?"
Reef and Mogensha shrugged their shoulders. Zi looked like she wanted to say something, but in the end, she probably found that there was no reason to complain, so she gave up. Sheyan took out the information given to him and read it out loud.
"Renedine high-powered microscope. Usage period: March 1987 - January 1992."
"Usage: Inspection."
"Usage location: Quality Inspection Department of Workshop III."
"Photo attached."
After reciting this, Sheyan closed his eyes, as if he was organizing his words. Then, he slowly said, "That's right.
"The person we're looking for: Used to work in the quality inspection department of Workshop III. Had an unusual experience. Doesn't drink, but he must be a heavy smoker. He's taciturn and possibly balding. Oh, and more importantly, he's left-handed."
This time, even Zi was surprised.
"How do you know so much?"
Sheyan chuckled and replied.
"Although all of this has been destroyed by the violent negative energy, there are still many things that can be traced. I'm sure no one objected to the first two points I raised. "
"As for not drinking, he must be a heavy smoker. This is because this guy was closely monitored, yet he still had to keep a huge secret in his heart. He must have been under a lot of pressure, so he must have found some ways to relieve himself. Smoking and drinking are the most common ways, but long-term alcohol abuse will cause his nervous system to become sluggish and his hands to tremble violently. As a person who loves sculpting, he must not be able to accept this, so he can only take in a lot of nicotine to refresh himself."
"Similarly, baldness is also a manifestation of great psychological pressure. As for left-handed people, look at this photo. Although it's a little blurry, it's not difficult to see that the left handle of the microscope is obviously white and peeling off. There's no need to say more, right?"
Zi suddenly asked.
"Why can't this person secretly borrow the microscope of his colleagues to sculpt?"
Sheyan answered calmly.
"It's possible, but the probability is very small. First, he was closely monitored. Second, the price of the Renedine high-powered microscope was not cheap. This kind of instrument was still considered an expensive part at that time. If the user accidentally damaged it, a large sum of money would be deducted. Therefore, the user of the microscope would definitely take good care of it. It's very difficult for someone else to come into contact with it, so...."
Mogensha frowned.
"After what we did tonight, the Knox Processing Factory should be very heavily guarded tomorrow. I suspect it will be very difficult to investigate."
"So we don't have to go to that damned place tomorrow."
Sheyan said leisurely, "According to my investigation, the Knox Processing Factory does not seem to provide permanent housing for its employees. Since we have a clear goal, we only need to pay a visit to the head of the HR department of the processing factory, or.... the person in charge of the quality inspection department of Workshop III. Whether they cooperate or not, it won't take too much of our time." If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. "
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