Memory inheritor

Chapter 81 Chopping Off the Hand

Director Shi gave a detailed account of the case, including several related cases that occurred overseas.

Then he asked, "Professor Wei, based on the basic information of these three Professors Finch, who do you think is the suspect?"

Wei Hongsi was somewhat puzzled: "This information doesn't contain any clues related to the case, and I haven't had any contact with them, so it's not appropriate to make any assumptions, is it?"

"This is not reasoning based on existing clues," Director Shi explained. "We hope you can analyze from a professional perspective which Professor Finch had the means to commit the crime."

"Professor Wei, please speak freely," Director Liang said with a smile. "The investigation into these three foreign professors has only just begun, and our thinking has become somewhat rigid. Therefore, we hope you can help us find a starting point from different angles."

Wei Hongsi nodded, roughly understanding what they meant.

The intention was to use his analytical opinions to help subsequent investigative work focus on certain aspects and avoid significant blind spots in the investigation due to insufficient professional knowledge.

He glanced at the information for the three Professors Finch, pondered for a moment, then placed William Finch's information separately on the large screen and said:

"Our school's Professor Finch has a long career, giving him ample time to build a complete team. He has a good social and academic reputation, which provides him with excellent protection. At the same time, he is very active in academic activities and must have a lot of resources at his disposal."

"He is a doctoral supervisor in Western literature and culture, and over the years he should also have in-depth research on Eastern culture. This professional background can support him in identifying and evaluating potential recruits with specific psychological structures, so his ability to control the team members should be very strong."

"Furthermore, understanding the essence of manipulation involves the precise triggering of nerves through semantics and symbols, which is something that purely technical personnel cannot accomplish, and this happens to be his area of ​​expertise."

Wei Hongsi pressed a button on the remote control and switched the person on the big screen to Lucas Finch.

"Professor Finch of the School of Business at the Normal University is not outstanding in teaching and academics, and should not receive much attention, which makes it easier for him to get away from academic focus and do other things. The fact that he came to Yuecheng at about the same time as Mu Jie is a rather obvious 'coincidence'."

"The operation of an organization inevitably requires substantial financial support. Given his professional background, he should be very familiar with cross-border fund operations, offshore account management, and international business processes. Judging from the loan and tax refund cases in Country R, ​​the organization behind the scenes always had financial operators involved in carrying out its criminal activities."

"Furthermore, his identity makes it very convenient for him to frequently cross borders, carrying nanomaterials or micro-neural electrode chips under the guise of 'academic samples.' If he has close ties with cross-border trading companies, it would be even easier for him."

Wei Hongsi switched the information on the big screen to the last Evan Finch.

"Professor Finch is a key talent introduced by the University of Science and Technology of China. He leads the condensed matter physics laboratory and has independent research facilities, equipment allocation rights, and research funding control. He can also use the university's computing resources, making it very convenient for him to do anything."

"His professional background is a perfect match for the 'hardware' of brain-computer interfaces. Condensed matter physics is a core discipline for micro-nano devices, semiconductor materials, high-precision sensors, and chip design. At the same time, its intersection with electronic engineering can perfectly support the acquisition, conversion, and transmission of neural signals."

"That concludes my analysis," he said, placing the remote control on the table.

While Wei Hongsi was recounting the story, Director Liang, Director Shi, and Yu Zhen took some notes, as they were all quite traditional in this regard.

Those logical deductions were nothing new to them, but when it came to academic and professional topics, they certainly broadened their horizons.

Yu Zhen scribbled a few notes in his notebook, then looked up and said, "Hong Si, you've analyzed so much, but you haven't said who's the most suspicious yet. Why don't you share your opinion?"

Wei Hongsi remained silent for a while before saying, "They all have the ability to organize and commit crimes individually. But I think that if three people work together, they can form a gang that perfectly covers all core needs. Of course, this is only in theory."

"Hey!" Yu Zhen shook his head. "That's the same as saying nothing at all."

Director Liang couldn't help but frown slightly.

Wei Hongsi may be unwilling to make unfounded speculations due to a lack of clues and evidence. But is it really impossible that he described a three-person working group?

Based on Wei Hongsi's analysis of the professional aspects, it would already be very difficult for them to conduct an effective investigation and collect evidence without alerting "Finch".

If it really is a three-person gang, if one "Finch" notices something amiss, the other two will inevitably find out as well. How much of value can they find then?

Director Shi said, "Professor Wei, I have another question. If we identify a suspect, is it possible to avoid a situation like Mu Jie's during the arrest?"

Wei Hongsi said, "Director Shi, I'd like to ask a question first. Was the main culprit in that loan case in Country R really killed?"

Director Shi paused for a moment, then said, "That's how it's recorded in the materials. Is there a problem?"

Wei Hongsi said, "I think it's a bit illogical that he was shot dead and it took so many days to find his body."

Director Shi couldn't help but look at Director Liang.

The task force also took note of this when studying the materials related to the R country credit case.

The main culprit was indeed shot, but he probably didn't die on the spot. He was wounded and fled, which is why it took the pursuers several days to find his body. Otherwise, the "Giant of Corruption" phenomenon wouldn't have occurred.

As for the direct cause of death, the case file recorded it as being shot, which at least resulted from a gunshot wound, so they did not investigate that further.

Director Liang asked, "Professor Wei, is this point important?"

"It's very important." Wei Hongsi nodded. "In the cases that Director Shi mentioned earlier, which occurred overseas, the main culprits all died after being arrested. The causes of death were mostly shock or brain failure. Only that main culprit was shot dead. I suspect that his direct cause of death was not being shot, but something similar to what happened to the others."

"I can verify that, but it will take a considerable amount of time, and the result may not be accurate, after all, fifteen years have passed." After saying that, Director Liang asked, "Why is Professor Wei concerned about this issue?"

Wei Hongsi said, "I think it's an accident that Mu Jie has survived until now. The main criminals from that organization have all been implanted with a 'circuit breaker' mechanism in their brains. Once they are caught, it will be triggered actively or passively, with an effect similar to poisoning, but the method is more covert."