I Received Messages From Future Self!

Chapter 145: Chapter 145 Song Lin Takes Action

Having received instructions from Song Lin, a man dressed in a security guard uniform immediately removed his jacket, took off his hat, and left them on the sofa in the hotel lobby before quickly exiting through the hotel doors.

Clearly, he was the detective temporarily assigned to track Han Xue.

A janitor moved toward the sofa.

Seamlessly, he rolled up the uniform and hat that the detective had discarded and picked them up.

This janitor was also a detective from the city bureau.

Watching Han Xue leave the hotel, Song Lin switched the surveillance to the fifth floor of the hotel and stared at room 512’s door, lost in thought.

Now in room 512, there was only the eight-year-old boy whose silhouette resembled Axi.

Thinking of this, Song Lin felt slightly moved.

He was tempted to investigate further.

If it was a false alarm, all would be well.

He could call back the detective who had followed her out.

But if it really was Axi, it would be a great opportunity to catch him while his accomplice was out.

Song Lin’s gaze flickered, his mind racing nonstop, weighing the pros and cons.

Taking any action now was undoubtedly against the rules.

But Song Lin always believed that rules are dead and people are alive; living people shouldn’t be constrained overly by rules when enforcing the law and solving cases.

One shouldn’t adhere strictly to regulations and miss the optimal chance to solve the case and rescue hostages.

“Do it!”

Song Lin gritted his teeth and said.

“All groups, assign one person to gather at the fifth floor stairwell.”

“Use the stairs, don’t take the elevator!”

Song Lin picked up the walkie-talkie, pressed the talk button, and issued the command to the detectives stationed in the hotel.

Axi had left such a deep impression on Song Lin that he could not rest or eat in peace until he verified whether the child was Axi or not.

“Received!”

The walkie-talkie crackled with responses.

The detectives scattered throughout the hotel immediately began moving toward the stairwells.

They were disguised variably as security guards, janitors, guests, and restaurant waitstaff.

Song Lin stood up and pulled out his service pistol from his waistband.

He checked the magazine and slid it back into the holster.

Grabbing the walkie-talkie from the table, he turned and left the surveillance room, heading up the stairs to the fifth floor.

This time, Song Lin was staking his career.

Just to resolve a lingering doubt.

After the explosion, when the tech team cleaned up the scene and didn’t find Axi’s body, Song Lin wondered whether Axi was truly dead.

Now, seeing a child whose silhouette was so similar to Axi’s, Song Lin’s doubts resurfaced.

Just as there are no two identical leaves in the world, Song Lin also didn’t believe there could be two people who looked so similar.

Even twins have their differences.

Especially when…

Axi was decades older, so how could he possibly be twins with a normal eight-year-old boy?

Of course, Song Lin couldn’t see through Axi’s face-changing technique, and to his eyes, Axi and this little boy looked nothing alike.

The only similarity was the silhouette.

Song Lin’s suspicion of Axi was because of this silhouette.

Based on his many years of detective experience, Song Lin felt his judgment was correct.

Even if this boy wasn’t Axi, there must be a deep connection between the two.

Perhaps it could even be a case of Axi the Second!

Song Lin quickly ascended to the fifth floor via the stairs.

He saw a group of people already waiting there.

Song Lin glanced over, counting six individuals.

Four men and two women!

The Major Case Unit in total had about a dozen people.

Half of them were already here.

“Captain Song!”

Upon seeing Song Lin, the six people greeted him in a low voice.

“Hmm, everyone’s here now, right?”

Song Lin nodded slightly and spoke softly.

“We’re all here!”

The deputy head of the Major Case Unit answered.

“Good, check your equipment!”

Song Lin nodded and said in a deep voice.

As he spoke, Song Lin was the first to take out his gun.

He checked the magazine, chambered a round, and disengaged the safety.

The six were all seasoned hands, each busily checking their own service weapons.

They checked the magazines, chambered rounds, and disengaged the safeties.

“Captain Song, should we call for backup?”

The deputy head of the Major Case Unit asked cautiously.

The deputy head of the Major Case Unit was named Luo Fei.

A seasoned criminal investigator who had spent decades on the front lines.

He was on the verge of stepping back from front-line duties to a less active, though still vibrant, retirement.

Seeing the serious preparations Song Lin was making, not only gathering such a force but also arming them, Luo Fei thought of calling for backup as a precaution.

Upon hearing Luo Fei’s words, the other five members of the Major Case Unit all looked toward Song Lin.

Hearing this, Song Lin paused in his actions.

After a moment of contemplation, he spoke, “There won’t be any backup, because this operation is against the rules.”

“The boy in room 512, his silhouette is very similar to that of a fugitive with dwarfism.”

“Although I don’t know what’s going on with his face, why it doesn’t look like him at all,”

“the fact that the silhouette of an eight-year-old child coincides with that of a vicious murderer tells me it’s not a coincidence.”

“So I need to verify it myself, if it’s not the fugitive, I alone will take responsibility.”

“If it really is him, I might get shot, and then you all will go in together, you must kill him, we can’t let him escape and commit more crimes.”

Song Lin’s tone was very steady, without a ripple, yet it carried a sense of determination.

Upon hearing Song Lin’s words, everyone fell silent.

This operation hadn’t been reported.

If nothing went wrong, it might be all right.

Even if it was reported, at most they would be scolded.

But if something went wrong, everyone involved might be penalized.

In severe cases, they might be stripped of their uniforms.

“I understand the seriousness of this matter, I won’t force any of you, anyone who doesn’t want to be involved can leave now and return to their posts,”

Song Lin said solemnly to the members of the Major Case Unit.

“Captain Song, shouldn’t we report this?”

“And request a temporary inspection of the hotel.”

Luo Fei pondered for a moment and made a suggestion.

“We don’t have time!”

“He is an extremely dangerous person.”

“The time it takes to apply for a temporary inspection would delay the best moment to apprehend him.”

Song Lin sighed and said.

“If it really is him, then the woman with him must also be an extremely dangerous person.”

“Letting the two of them meet up before we move in to apprehend would drastically increase the difficulty and might even lead to massive casualties,”

Song Lin said helplessly to Luo Fei.

Upon hearing Song Lin’s words, Luo Fei fell silent as well.

Undoubtedly, Song Lin was correct.

As a seasoned criminal investigator who had spent his entire career on the front lines, Luo Fei understood that Song Lin was absolutely right.

Some opportunities, once missed, could lead to grave disasters.

During his career, he had encountered such situations more than once.

Although it was not his fault, every time he awoke from sleep at midnight, he would be filled with regret.