417: Chapter 416 Planning

The Middle-aged man looked at Wang Shuo, then at his daughter, wearing an intriguing expression, smiling without saying a word.

As for Zheng Yi, she had indeed been opened up to a new line of thinking by Wang Shuo's reminder.

"Ning Hao is indeed a breakthrough point."

Zheng Yi said slowly.

This minor character, who had always gone unnoticed, had at this moment brought her the only glimmer of hope.

"But there is still one problem now."

Zheng Yi frowned slightly: "Under the cover of this organization, we cannot find Ning Hao."

"That is easy to handle."

Wang Shuo showed a hint of a smile; as long as it was a technical problem, it was his domain: "The only reliance they have to conceal their identities is a type of human skin mask. We can resolve this through technical means."

"I have seen this kind of mask."

Zheng Yi thought of the mask she had peeled off Ning Hao when she captured him previously, and showed a trace of doubt: "This kind of mask is crafted extremely delicately. Even if one searches carefully, it is not certain that flaws can be found. What method do you have?"

"It is very simple, through reverse comparison."

Wang Shuo explained: "The opponent's mask is crafted extremely delicately and can almost replicate any expression of the wearer. Even Zero cannot analyze any useful information from the surface. However, the person who made the mask committed a most basic error: he trusted his own technology too much."

Wang Shuo revealed a confident smile: "He did not think his mask would be seen through, so when he made the mask, he was merely creating, not copying."

Zheng Yi frowned slightly: "You mean..."

"That's right."

Wang Shuo snapped his fingers and said calmly: "The face on this mask does not exist at all."

"When the wearer puts on the mask, he changes from a specific person into a person who does not exist at all."

Zheng Yi was still somewhat puzzled, but the Middle-aged man showed an expression of great appreciation and patted Wang Shuo on the shoulder: "young man truly has a sharp mind; to be able to come up with such an idea is truly impressive, haha."

Wang Shuo was a little embarrassed by the praise and showed a shy smile. Seeing that Zheng Yi was still puzzled, he explained: "Sister Zheng, if I asked you to pick a mung bean out of a pile of soybeans, would you have any way to do it?"

Zheng Yi said calmly: "Look at the color."

"That's right, look at the color."

Wang Shuo nodded and said: "There is a big difference in appearance between soybeans and mung beans; this is a feature. If we extract this feature and compare it, we can find that mung bean in a pile of soybeans at a glance."

Zheng Yi understood and frowned: "But these are people; they cannot be distinguished directly by color."

"There is no difference."

Wang Shuo smiled helplessly. After all, Zheng Yi was not in technology, so he patiently explained: "From a computer's perspective, everyone's face is composed of one feature after another. The more features extracted, the more accurate the identification will be."

"In recent years, China has developed very rapidly and has established a very complete population database and entry-exit management database. So, as long as we use the Sky Eye System to extract the target person's facial recognition information and compare it with the information in the database, then..."

Zheng Yi murmured: "As long as there is no information about this person in the database, then it is very likely that this person is the mung bean we are looking for!"

Wang Shuo nodded with satisfaction: "That is exactly it."

Zheng Yi looked at Wang Shuo: "Can this really be done? China has over a billion people!"

"We don't need to determine that many."

Wang Shuo said with a smile: "Technically, all problems can be solved through models, and this one certainly can too. We can classify the information database by drawing up information profiles of relevant people, such as the cities they live in, their range of activities, interests, and hobbies. By performing targeted comparisons according to the areas where Ning Hao might exist, such as Hanzhong City, we can reduce the comparison data from over a billion people to tens of millions."

"Of course, even so, it would have been impossible to do before, but now..."

Wang Shuo pointed to the ceiling: "We have Zero."

"Artificial Intelligence is truly powerful."

Before Zheng Yi could speak, the Middle-aged man on the side sighed: "The country attaches such importance to the development of Artificial Intelligence; it seems correct now. If we were to assign the analysis of tens of millions of people's information, we would have to mobilize at least one hundred thousand people."

Zheng Yi ignored her father. She certainly knew Artificial Intelligence was powerful, but what was more important now was finding Ning Hao.

"What exactly should we do?"

"It is very simple. We can directly have the Hanzhong City Police Department send out all available Drones to patrol, combined with the Sky Eye System to scan all passersby in real-time. As long as suspicious information is found, we will send a Drone to confirm."

"But doing this would cause too much of a stir and would likely alert the enemy. Ning Hao's personality is cautious and suspicious. Given your experience of finding him last time, he will not risk appearing on the street again."

"So we need a process of adaptation."

Wang Shuo stated the idea he had long conceived: "We can have Director Jiao and the others issue an announcement. Using the excuse of improving the Hanzhong City Police Department's police response speed and efficiency, we can expand the area for replacing cameras and include Drones in full-time police equipment for duty."

"At the same time, during this period, we can secretly investigate Ning Hao's tracks. Once discovered, we can tail him first. When the public in Hanzhong City gradually adapts to the Police Station's new changes and new equipment, that will be the time for us to truly take action."

Zheng Yi pondered and nodded slightly.

"Hmm, the idea is good, but it is still somewhat lacking."

The Middle-aged man said with a chuckle: "Having the Hanzhong City Police Department directly issue an announcement is too obvious in its intention. If it were me, I would have run away long ago."

Wang Shuo asked curiously: "Does Uncle Zheng have a way?"

"The method is similar to yours."

The Middle-aged man smiled calmly: "I can speak to my old leader and have the document issued directly from the central government."

Zheng Yi nodded seriously: "That is better."

Wang Shuo was a bit confused: "Uncle Zheng, isn't this the same?"

"It is not the same."

The Middle-aged man looked at Wang Shuo and said with a smile: "Wang Shuo, although you are very smart, there is still some gap in your grasp of human nature."

Wang Shuo listened humbly.

"Having the Hanzhong City Police Department issue the announcement directly is certainly faster, but it gives Ning Hao more direct information. This will make him 100% certain that the announcement is aimed at him. With this mindset, the probability of him sticking his head out will be very small."

"But if it is a document issued by the central government, then it is different. This is equivalent to reaching the highest authority and mobilizing the power of the entire nation. In the situation where Ning Hao is temporarily unclear about our attitude toward the organization, what probability do you think Ning Hao will believe that China will mobilize the power of the entire nation to deal with a small organization? Ninety percent? Eighty percent? Or will he simply lower his guard?"

Wang Shuo seemed to understand a little: "Uncle Zheng, you mean that whether it is ninety percent or eighty percent, their effect is the same."

"You are teachable."

The Middle-aged man laughed with satisfaction: "People, as long as they harbor a fluke mentality, then whether it is eighty percent, ninety percent, or even ninety-nine percent, it is possible to lead them to complete ruin!"

"This one percent of fluke mentality is his path to destruction!"