Chapter 37: The Absent Murder Case (5)

  When Xia Zhu ran away from Sheng Yuan, she didn't think much of it. However, when Sheng Yuan really disappeared without a trace, she quietly looked at her palm and suddenly realized that her palms were full of sweat.

  Unfortunately, there was no time to think about it for a moment. Xia Zhu gritted her teeth and tried hard to calm down.

  The voice inside wasn't Lin Yuanxi, she could tell, but since a conflict had erupted, the situation inside must not be good.

  She hid behind the rear window, but could only guess when to lift her head and take a look. The pointer moved one minute and one second at a time. Every extra second it moved, Lin Yuan might be in an extra bit of danger.

  Xia Zhu admitted that she didn't dare gamble.

  Just as Xia Zhu decided to get up and take a look at the situation inside, a pair of strong arms trapped her whole body, then flipped her over backwards with great force.

  That silent movement was accompanied by an inexplicable sense of anger, and Xia Zhu almost cried out in surprise, but her mouth was covered by a cool hand: "It's me."

  His voice was calm but with an obvious discontent. Only when they retreated to a safe position did he let go of his hand: "What's going on?"

  Xia Zhu looked at Lin Yuanxi dazedly for a while, suppressing all her emotions and bowed: "Sorry."

  Lin Yuan could see the effort she was making to hold back her tears, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly. He rubbed his temples and pulled her into a hug: "Did Zou Mianyuan let you come alone?"

  "There's... also Shengyuan-senpai." said Natsumi.

  Lin Yuan's expression turned cold: "You came looking for me yourself?"

  This time Lin Yuan didn't say anything, Xia Zhu himself also understood: "Shengyuan has encountered some trouble."

  Seeing that Xia Zhu was not there, Sheng Yuan must have been unable to wait for the main force's reinforcements and would certainly be putting himself in danger. Lin Yuanxiao muttered to himself, thought for a moment, then walked back a few steps, briefly explaining the situation: "That couple is also here, time is pressing and I don't have a way to explain all the situations to you, but..." Lin Yuanxiao pondered for a moment, finally deciding: "You come with me, no matter what happens, don't leave my side."

  I don't know why, in such a pressing environment, Xia Zhu actually still had time to think about Lin Yuan's implicit meaning. She knew that this person with low EQ was unlikely to speak double meanings, yet she couldn't help but feel a slight flutter in her heart. Thinking again about Sheng Yuan risking his life to rescue his companions, Xia Zhu's expression turned solemn: "I understand."

  Lin Yuanxi's gaze fell on her for a moment, nodded, and pulled her forward.

  They chose to enter through the tunnel, which was discovered in the previous episode. Xia Zhu knew that it ultimately led to a place filled with animal experiment corpses. Perhaps due to her previous experience or perhaps because of the temperature transmitted from Lin Yuan's palm, Xia Zhu didn't feel tense at all and quietly followed him all the way.

  "Be quiet and hold your breath." Lin Yuanxiao mouthed silently.

  The two of them had been working together for some time now, and although they couldn't be said to have a deep understanding of each other's thoughts, at least... Xia Zhu was still able to discern all of Lin Yuan Ke's words. She nodded obediently, but for some reason, in the darkness, Lin Yuan Ke kept feeling that Xia Zhu's eyes seemed red, with a look of tension or grievance.

  She still didn't say a word, obediently following Lin Yuan behind him. Lin Yuan's thoughts moved slightly, but in the end, he didn't say much, only silently increasing the strength of his hand, imitating her comforting manner, trying to comfort her back.

  Xia Zhu looked up with some surprise, and from this angle, she couldn't see Lin Yuan's expression clearly, only his tightly pursed lips, which made him look a bit cold. His palm had become warmer at some point, and when Xia Zhu thought of this, she gently shook her head and quietly put away all the thoughts that shouldn't be there.

  She still likes him, no matter from which angle.

  It was as if on that day long ago, before he calmly pointed out that his father had killed his mother, her first impression of the boy had been so good. He didn't understand human emotions and couldn't say pretty words, but he had an admirable appearance that made people admire him. Xia Zhu liked Lin Yuanke, unlike all the admiration or others, just liking, clean and simple, yet not daring to speak directly.

  Xia Zhu lowered her eyes and the most important thing was to rescue Sheng Yuan from here, everything was because of her carelessness, because of her recklessness.

  They didn't know how long they had walked, but finally they arrived at the place where they used to leave. The underground was still as it used to be, looking cold and terrifying. Xia Zhu followed Lin Yuanxie in tiptoes up a flight of stairs and stopped at the top. They listened carefully to the sounds outside, only separated by a thin layer of board, the soundproof effect was not good, and they could vaguely hear the conversations of people outside.

  "How is it?" a female voice asked, Xia Zhu tried to distinguish, subconsciously looking at Lin Yuan's eyes, nodding in agreement with the lip shape, Lin Yuan's expression was sarcastic and nodded, indicating that Lin Yuan had not made a mistake.

  "Just as I came in, I bumped into something and now I'm unconscious." The voice was unmistakable, it was Yang Yan.

  Xia Zhuo leaned forward slightly, trying to listen more clearly.

  Lin Yuanqie stretched out his hand and pulled her back, and the two of them rolled down the stairs. Fortunately, the stairs were not made of wood, so the noise was not too loud.

  Before long, the local gate was pulled open by someone, and a faint light shone down. Lin Yuan stood at the top and looked for a while, asking somewhat suspiciously: "Has someone just arrived?"

  "It's probably just your imagination." Yang Yan shook his head and seemed to have come over to take a look as well. Lin Yuan and Xia Zhu hid behind a large container, breathing lightly, their whispers intertwining in each other's ears.

  After a while, Lin Yuan Nian hummed softly and closed the secret passage with a bang. Xia Zhu and Lin Yuan Qi exchanged a glance, and only then did Lin Yuan Qi release Xia Zhu. He gently patted the dust off his body and signaled to Xia Zhu to be careful.

  Xia Zhu nodded, this time she didn't dare to get closer either, and could only try her best to listen.

  "This time's incident, I didn't expect Lin Yuanxi to not cause any trouble." Lin Yuanni's voice was slightly smiling, as if speaking to a third person: "It's still the two of your credit."

  "'I don't dare, I don't dare,'" This time it was an unfamiliar female voice, sounding very young, with a hint of a smile in her tone: "Speaking of which, no one knows where the Lin family's kid went either."

  "Have you seen him?!" Lin Yuan's voice suddenly changed.

  "It was previously discovered that the bookshelf and tunnel had been moved, probably because of that little girl's visit." In comparison, the stranger's voice was much older, roughly in his fifties or sixties.

  Xia Zhu raised an eyebrow, looking at Lin Yuanke with some confusion, and asked in a low voice: "Not husband and wife?"

  "The failed products of the experiment." Lin Yuan sneered, "Now they have hostages, Lin Husheng and Sheng Yuan. The one who previously said he had triggered the mechanism was probably Sheng Yuan."

  "Then..."

  "It's simple," Lin Yuanqi stood up straight, with a warm and determined smile: "I can handle it."

  Mingming trusted Lin Yuanxi very much, but for some reason, Xia Zhu felt a drum beating in her heart: "Why don't we wait for the captain instead? The police won't be slow to respond."

  Lin Yuanxiang glanced at Xia Zhu and suddenly asked: "Are you worried about me?"

  Xia Zhuo couldn't quite tell what tone Lin Yuanqi had used, but she could only rely on her instincts and nodded.

  Lin Yuanxu smiled instead, his smile was very good-looking. After a while, he shook his head and stretched out his hand to touch Xia Zhu's head as if touching a child: "Wait for me here."

  "Why don't we wait for the captain?" Xia Zhu was unusually persistent and reached out to grab Lin Yuan's sleeve.

  Lin Yuanji put his index finger to his lips, signaling Xia Zhu to be quiet. He was listening intently to the movements above and said calmly, "It's too late, trust me, I have a way."

  Xia Zhu thought there was no way out, but he could hear the people upstairs discussing leaving here and boarding a ship. The city is not far from the sea, once several people got on the boat and left the territorial waters, it's likely that they would really be unable to catch up again, at that time, Sheng Yuan or Lin Husheng, would probably become sacrifices for this group of madmen.

  She understood the pros and cons of this better than anyone else, so she quietly let go of his hand and said seriously: "I'll wait for your return."

  Lin Yuanqi fell silent for a moment, then nodded.

  His method was simple. Xia Zhu watched him walk up the stairs step by step, this time not deliberately suppressing all sounds, but instead pushing open the underground door with a loud noise that was unbearable to look at directly.

  "I'm here."

  His tone was still as calm and self-possessed as ever, but it made people want to punch him.

  Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with a hint of anger: "I knew it, I knew you'd come."

  Lin Yuan did not close the door properly, Lin Yuan Nian took a few steps forward, gesturing to Yang Yan to search his body.

  Sheng Yuandao said faintly as he suddenly woke up: "No need to search anymore, he doesn't have a gun permit."

  Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and remained silent.

  He could see that Sheng Yuan had suffered a serious injury, apparently from being beaten or perhaps due to the effects of the couple's medicine. The bleeding on his body couldn't be stopped, and even if he wasn't a doctor, Lin Yuanxi understood that if this continued, Sheng Yuan would soon lose his life. On the other hand, Lin Husheng's injuries were much lighter, and he was in a deep coma, unaware of what was happening around him.

  Lin Yuanxu's gaze turned to Yang Yan: "If Lin Yuanlian is for the power of the Lin family, then I don't understand your reason. Moreover, Lin Yuanlian, you killed someone and can't go back to the Lin family again. The shares in your hand are equivalent to waste paper."

  "Perhaps I should say, Far Seven, you're still too young," Lin Yuan Nian smiled, her smile as beautiful as ever, just like before: "Power will never become scrap paper, the Lin family is going public tomorrow, and at this moment, any slight change can be a fatal blow, and that's exactly what I want."

  "You hate Lin's family." Lin Yuanli said with a frown.

  "That's right," Lin Yuan sneered: "This is what Lin Hesheng deserves."

  Lin Yuanxi hugged her arms, with a hint of pity in her eyes.

  Lin Yuan shook his head: "Making a fuss over nothing."

  "Mr. and Mrs. Li, I suppose," Lin Yuanxiao suddenly turned his gaze to the two people beside him and asked with a smile: "If you knew that the last trick Lin Yuanxiao set up was to let you take the blame for her, would you still be able to stand here so calmly?"

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