He pondered for a moment. "Then let's use the process of elimination. Focus on those who left the rest station before 5:07 and went to that patch of woods."
The time, location, and people were identified: Zhou Zheng was one, but it couldn't possibly be just one person. That anonymous 'do-gooder'—were they simply trying to help or did they have other motives? Being able to silently procure such things, no matter the reason, was a latent threat.
Jiang Jinghuai summoned a few subordinates and instructed them to question and investigate one by one—who had done the aforementioned actions before that time.
Zhou Zheng observed him throughout, working methodically and decisively, and panic suddenly overtook him. An investigation? Why was it escalating into an investigation? Did this mean they didn't trust him? It was just a few bags of supplies, wasn't it? Shouldn't their concern be more about whether the disaster victims had food to eat?
