Chapter 65 The Mirror of Time

Hearing their words, Chen Yong was terrified! He knew that if they performed a DNA test, he would undoubtedly be exposed. No matter how thoroughly he disguised himself, he could never alter his DNA!

Yet, up until this moment, he still refused to accept how he could have been exposed when his disguise had supposedly been completely flawless.

To conceal his identity, he had not even used this forged identity once, never posted on any social media platforms, refrained from digital payments, and avoided communicating with anyone.

"You've arrested the wrong person!" Chen Yong shouted, still clinging to a shred of hope. "I want a trial! I'm going to sue you for illegal law enforcement!"

"Quiet!" said the captain of the criminal police. "Whether we've made a mistake or not, a simple blood test will tell."

"Begin!" Immediately, someone dragged him down to a specially equipped vehicle parked downstairs, outfitted with doctors and DNA testing equipment.

"Is it really him? This looks nothing like his original appearance!" In the command center, everyone was still filled with doubt.

"Could it be that we really arrested the wrong person?"

"If we got the wrong guy, this blunder is going to be massive!"

Hu Yaowen was still worried, but the moment the needle pierced Chen Yong's arm, they watched through the vehicle's internal surveillance cameras as Chen Yong collapsed to the ground, entirely limp as if his soul had been sucked out of him, his legs trembling uncontrollably!

"It's him!" All the criminal police officers were certain now. A normal person would never react this way.

Sure enough, as soon as the DNA test results came out, a doctor immediately announced: "The DNA is a 100% match with Chen Yong. He is Chen Yong!"

"It's him!" Everyone cheered with excitement.

"We finally caught him, that traitor!"

"Haha, this Fiery Eyes system is too incredible! It can actually identify someone just by their walking posture!"

"Who knows how much effort this system is going to save us!"

"Why?" Chen Yong's face was ashen, his eyes filled with fierce reluctance. "Why? On what grounds did you determine it was me? Tell me why!"

The captain of the criminal police chuckled. "I have to hand it to you, kid; your anti-reconnaissance skills are quite impressive. You managed to fool all of us at first. You altered your face, changed your voice, and swapped your identity. You even disguised yourself as a woman!"

"Too bad our technology has been upgraded. A petty disguise like yours can't fool us anymore!"

"What on earth is it?" Chen Yong was consumed by bewilderment, but no answer was forthcoming.

The captain of the criminal police sneered, "Not a single person who betrays their country will ever get away! You'd better start thinking about how you're going to confess!"

The successful maiden voyage of the Fiery Eyes system greatly inspired the comrades from the Ministry of Security, the criminal police, and the researchers alike. With this system, handling similar cases in the future would undoubtedly become much easier!

Meanwhile, at the press release center, He Xingzhou had already made his public appearance.

"Hello, I am Shen Bingbing, a reporter for the National Television Station. Mr. He Xingzhou, you mentioned today that you would be demonstrating biometric recognition technology and face-swapping technology. Could you tell us what methods you will be using?"

In the front row of the press section, a petite and lovely female reporter stood up and asked her question.

This was not her first time meeting He Xingzhou; Shen Bingbing had interviewed him previously during the live broadcast of the electromagnetic levitation vehicle. That episode's viewership ratings had exploded, which was why the television station now prioritized assigning Shen Bingbing to interview He Xingzhou for all his related events.

He Xingzhou replied, "We have three segments for our demonstration today. The first segment is in cooperation with the police department to search for missing persons; the second segment gives lucky audience members a chance to experience face-changing technology; and the third segment involves experiencing related technologies alongside partner enterprises."

"We will now begin the first segment. Allow me to introduce Comrade Guan Jie from the Rongcheng Police Department, who is here with me, to brief you on the situation."

Standing beside him was Guan Jie, a police officer with a square jaw and a serious expression.

Guan Jie began his address, "Hello, citizens and viewers across the nation. With the assistance of Comrade He Xingzhou and his team, we have achieved a major breakthrough in biometric recognition technology."

"Today is its first day integrated into our police system, and we will demonstrate live how it is used to search for missing persons."

"Now, let us invite our petitioners."

Three citizens, two women and one man, all over the age of forty, arrived at the scene.

Shen Bingbing handed the microphone to the first petitioner and asked, "Dear petitioners, who is it that each of you is hoping to find?"

This was a dark-skinned woman dressed in simple clothing. As soon as she took the microphone, she said, "My name is Li Chunhua, and I want to find my son, Wang Hai. Thirteen years ago, I went to the market with him, and he got lost. He was only eight years old back then..."

As she spoke, her eyes welled up with tears that she could no longer hold back.

"My name is Yao Min, and I want to find my father!" the second petitioner continued. "He suffers from amnesia and went missing three years ago. My relatives and friends all said he probably perished, but I don't believe it. I know he must still be alive!"

The third petitioner took the microphone. His hair was gray and his face weathered, clearly bearing the marks of a life filled with hardship. In a raspy voice, he said, "My name is Chai Ming. I am not here to look for a living family member. That is because my wife and daughter both perished in a man-made tragedy twenty years ago!"

"What I am looking for is the murderer who killed my wife and daughter twenty years ago! He has been on the run for twenty years and has yet to face justice! Today, I hope to use the power of science and technology to bring the culprit back into the net of the law!"

After the three petitioners finished their self-introductions, Guan Jie said, "Please rest assured, we will do our utmost to fulfill your requests and live up to the trust of the people!"

This scene was being broadcast live simultaneously on television and across the internet.

As the viewers saw the petitioners, they began to discuss among themselves: "I hope their wishes come true! They are all such suffering souls!"

"A mother who lost her child, a child whose father wandered away, and a pursuer bearing a blood feud. This is so heartbreaking!"

"Every single target has been missing for years, with the longest being twenty years without a trace. Is there still any hope?"

"Is this live stream going to crash and burn today?"

Not only the audience thought this, but the reporters at the scene harbored similar doubts.

He Xingzhou said, "Ladies and gentlemen, all three petitioners have provided us with corresponding information. Let us begin the search immediately!"

"Activate the Fiery Eyes system!"

On the electronic display screen, photographs of Li Chunhua's son appeared—several pictures showing him at full-term, one year old, three years old, and five years old.

He Xingzhou explained simultaneously, "The Fiery Eyes system has been trained on hundreds of billions of human photographs. It can render a person's appearance based on their age progression. I call this feature the 'Time Mirror'."

"Target age set to twenty-one years old. Begin generating facial models." Very soon, the Fiery Eyes system generated tens of thousands of different faces, extrapolated from the facial features of the young Wang Hai and aged forward to his current age.

These various faces represented the potential facial changes that might occur under different circumstances, such as gaining weight, getting tanned, or losing weight, while keeping the core facial characteristics consistent.

"Begin comparative searches within the national population database." The Fiery Eyes system initiated the screening process.

In fact, according to the intelligent framework designed by He Xingzhou, this process should have been quite easy to complete. However, the intelligent system was still constrained by hardware processing speeds, and the computing center at the research institute could not finish the calculation process instantaneously.

After patiently waiting for a few minutes, the Fiery Eyes system finally produced the three individuals with the highest similarity matching scores.