novelnext Chapter 1348 - 1347:
Chapter 1348 - 1347:
According to Lin Fan’s speculation, the behind-the-scenes manipulator obtained the only source of information that the target individual would board this flight to the United Kingdom, and they had already purchased a ticket. Upon checking the ticket information, a total of 69 people had booked this flight.In other words, the target individual is among these 69 people.
However, to ensure the target individual can successfully board, the manipulator does not dare to conduct an in-depth investigation on these 69 people, nor do they dare to contact them, fearing that once they alert the target, the individual might cancel the flight.
If that happens, they would then be unable to get any more information and certainly couldn’t locate the target individual, let alone eliminate them.
For the sake of caution, they decided to remain inactive, not to investigate, and let the target individual board the flight smoothly.
But they’re not doing absolutely nothing; they’ve made two preparations.
One preparation is arranging the death warriors, who, when necessary, would hijack the plane and crash it into a mountain, killing everyone on board. Although it means sacrificing two hundred innocent people, it ensures the target individual is eliminated.
However, this approach is too costly, and the manipulator is also worried that it would blow things up, leading to unnecessary consequences.
Thus, hijacking the plane could only be a last resort. For caution, they arranged three death warriors in two separate groups.
One group comes from an assassin organization called Guangming. These two death warriors are violent criminals. They were chosen to ensure the success of the task, indicating that the assassins of Guangming are trusted by the manipulator. The manipulator might not be using Guangming for the first time and may even be a frequent client of theirs.
The other death warrior is Zhang Zhilong, a former mercenary and a loose cultivator in the assassin world. His background is complex but has no connection with Guangming. He is meant to take the blame.
If the plane hijacking event occurs and is investigated in the future, the trail will lead only to Zhang Zhilong and not involve Guangming, thus protecting the manipulator.
Even the manipulator doesn’t wish to resort to hijacking the plane, so they have made the second preparation.
At this time, a passenger on the flight caught the manipulator’s attention, and that passenger is Chen Long.
Chen Long, an international detective, micro-expression crime-solving expert, has cracked many major cases in his life, proving his rich experience.
Thus, the manipulator made a decision to hand over the chance to solve the case to Chen Long, letting him find the target individual on the plane, while they provide Chen Long with as much informational support as possible.
The flight from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom takes about 12 hours. The manipulator gave Chen Long 6 hours.
In 6 hours, the plane would have just left Huaxia and entered Russian airspace, a place sparsely populated with extremely harsh terrain. If the plane crashes here, it guarantees there would be zero chance of survival for anyone onboard, as rescue would be extremely challenging, and even if someone survived, they wouldn’t last until help arrived.
It can be said the manipulator has meticulously planned for this flight, with two preparations to ensure the target individual cannot land alive in the United Kingdom.
However, regardless of who the manipulator is, they would likely never dream of the emergence of a variable on this flight.
That variable is Lin Fan.
They would have never imagined Lin Fan, who needed to find Li Zixia, would have to travel to the United Kingdom. Coincidentally, no flights were available that day, forcing Lin Fan to transfer from Yun City to Hong Kong, then from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom, coincidentally boarding this flight.
Lin Fan’s intervention directly led to the bankruptcy of the manipulator’s plans.
If the manipulator knew at this time that their death warriors were all dead, the plane hadn’t crashed, even the undercover purser was under Lin Fan’s control while the target had yet to be found, they’d probably be driven mad.
Of course, the headaches for the manipulator are just beginning.
Because Lin Fan is about to launch his counterattack.
Lin Fan’s plan now is to find the target individual, take control of the target, seize the initiative, negotiate with the manipulator, first rescue Chen Long’s daughter, then use the target individual to lure out the manipulator and wipe out the manipulator’s base.
Indeed, whether or not they offend him, the manipulator wants to destroy the plane, which means they also want to destroy Lin Fan’s life. They’ve already provoked Lin Fan; knowing later that Lin Fan thwarted their plans, they wouldn’t let Lin Fan go either.
In that case, Lin Fan won’t hold back either and simply wipes them out.
Lin Fan neither seeks trouble nor fears trouble. Since things have reached this point, he must act. It’s a situation of either you die or I die, and of course, it’s you who dies.
"Young man, how do we find this target individual?" Chen Long asked.
By this point, Chen Long was utterly convinced by Lin Fan. This experienced international detective felt ignorant in front of Lin Fan and had to consult Lin Fan. Without Lin Fan, today’s matter would have gone another way.
Without Lin Fan, everyone on the plane would face certain death.
Lin Fan said, "The information the manipulator gave you doesn’t include that the target individual had already purchased a ticket three days ago. Why?"
Chen Long said, "Maybe because the manipulator has many concerns?"
Lin Fan nodded, saying, "Yes, and their concerns are more than just this. Perhaps they don’t expect you to find the target individual because they fear you acquire too much knowledge. This relates to the most critical piece of information: why do they want to kill this target individual? What’s the root of all this?"
Chen Long pondered, saying, "In my experience, when someone wants to kill another person, it’s usually due to a conflict of interest."
Lin Fan said, "Exactly, a conflict of interest. I speculate the target individual is involved in very significant interests for the manipulator. This time, the target individual is going to the United Kingdom with a certain purpose, to accomplish something, something directly related to the manipulator, threatening their interests, hence must be eliminated. That’s one point."
"Secondly, our target individual is highly likely to have a false identity. If my guess is correct, one group is fighting against the manipulator, with our target individual under their protection. To ensure the target individual reaches the United Kingdom smoothly, this group must have made meticulous preparations. For instance, if the manipulator alerts the target, they can seamlessly transfer the target."
"How can they seamlessly transfer the target individual? That’s by using a false identity to buy tickets. This way, naturally, anyone can board with this identity."
Chen Long stood up, now brimmed not with despair but hope, filled with motivation.
"With these two points, it’s not hard to find the target individual!" Chen Long said.
Lin Fan smiled, saying, "It’s time to chat with these passengers."