Moreover, the usually cautious Director Hou is standing right beside them without interrupting or questioning, which in itself adds weight to Jiang An's inference.
Director Lu's gaze lingers momentarily on Jiang An's calm and serious expression, then slowly shifts to Director Hou, seemingly trying to capture more subtle attitudes from the face of this experienced superior.
Zhang Biao also looks in that direction, both of their eyes filled with exploration and anticipation.
As their gazes meet in the air, Director Hou doesn't say much; he gives a subtle but affirmative nod.
This simple gesture seems calm but is like a stone thrown into a still lake — silently conveying approval of Jiang An's preliminary judgment, which means that this clue has received initial investigatory support.
Sensing this silent approval, Jiang An elaborates further, "Of course, I understand that making such an inference based on the existing data might seem rather bold and lacks direct evidence."
