Lingqiu Lake and Saunter (3)

  Mu Lin Hao stared at Xia Zhu for a long time before breaking into an odd smile: "Do you know what love is?"

  Xia Zhu looked at Mu Lin Hao, feeling that this person seemed a bit off, and saw Mu Lin Hao playing with a pen in his hand, sometimes pressing the pen tip out and sometimes pressing it back in: "You probably haven't been in love before, looking like a blank sheet of paper, so..." His voice was very low, carrying a mysterious tone: "You probably don't understand what it means to be trapped by emotions."

  "You don't look like someone who's troubled by love," Lin Yuan said, quietly pushing Xia Zhu behind him: "On the contrary, you don't love Yan Moqiu."

  "No...!" Mu Lin Hao's eyes bulged forward, almost hysterical: "If I didn't love her, how could I have done so much for her?! You don't understand anything, any of you!!"

  It seems that he realized his behavior was too excited, Mu Lin took a deep breath and stepped back, smiling wryly: "You don't understand anything."

  "Some things you don't say out loud, no one will understand," Xia Zhu said softly, she furrowed her delicate eyebrows and whispered: "Do you mind if we take a look at your bedroom?"

  Mu Lin Hao suddenly looked up and asked in a low voice after a while: "Will you help me? Sometimes, I don't know what I'm doing."

  "Of course," Xia Zhu interrupted Lin Yuanbai who was about to speak, saying resolutely: "We came here just to help you."

  Lin Yuan raised his head and gazed at the sky with a lack of interest, suppressing the urge to mock.

  Mu Lin Hao looked at Xia Zhu deeply and nodded seriously: "Alright, don't mind me, I..."

  "Oh, nothing to worry about," Lin Yuan said lightly, his tone somewhat chilly. He walked ahead in big strides, not forgetting to add, "Among so many people with split personalities, you're considered mild."

  Mu Linhao: ……

  "Never mind him, he will help you."

  No matter how sharp his tongue is, when someone really needs help, Lin Yuan will still lend a hand.

  However, the scene behind the door still left Xia Zhu speechless, because it was a bedroom that was completely out of place with the living room.

  Inside, things are cluttered and disorderly. The ceiling is plastered with many Gothic-style paintings that give off a gloomy atmosphere. Thick curtains are tightly drawn, making the whole room feel somewhat stifling, as if it's hard to breathe. There's nothing in the entire room that a boy of this age should have, no game consoles, exercise equipment, or comic books - not even a hint of their existence. Let alone photos.

  At that moment, Xia Zhu suddenly thought of something. She took a glance at Lin Yuanxiao in front of her, who maintained his contemplative expression, with his index finger pressed against his lips, everything seemed normal.

  Xia Zhu sighed in her heart and walked over to ask: "What's going on according to Senior?"

  "A typical self-enclosure," Lin Yuanxi explained: "The extroverted personality in the double personality occupies the dominant position, and he arranges everything on the surface neatly, while in his private space, the introverted personality comes to life again. People like this are often from single-parent families, with a 76% chance of their parents being divorced, and it's even more likely that they were abused or ridiculed by others when they were young. That's why they pay more attention to external things, but deep down, they have an irrepressible sense of inferiority... so what are you staring at me for?"

  Lin Yuan asked expressionlessly, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, clearly not very pleased.

  Xia Zhu nodded to indicate that he could stop now. Mu Lin Hao's face turned white as he turned around: "You... you..."

  "Guessed it?" Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow, his face however was solemn.

  This made Xia Zhu somewhat unexpected, he had always expected praise from others, like a child, and did not think that this time he would guess so many but with such a solemn expression.

  "What happened that night, you need to tell me in detail," Lin Yuan added: "If you don't say everything, we have no way of helping you."

  Here is the translation:

  "Mu Linhao's expression was somewhat hesitant, but he still spoke up: "That night, I sent Mo Qiu back to her dormitory. On the way, she saw her ex-boyfriend and pointed him out to me, joking that her ex-boyfriend was better than me. At the time, I knew she was just kidding, but I still felt very dissatisfied, so I glared at the guy. As a result, he came over," Mu Linhao said with great effort, tugging at his hair in frustration: "He and Mo Qiu chatted for a few sentences, and Mo Qiu kept laughing. She had never had such a relaxed expression when she was with me... I... I was so jealous that I almost went crazy, and I scolded the guy a few times. Mo Qiu seemed especially disappointed at the time, and she cried as she ran away... I should have followed her, I..."

  "That's enough," Lin Yuanqi stood up: "What have you done since you came back?"

  "After returning......" Mu Linhao's expression became more and more dazed, and after a long time, he stammered: "I forgot."

  Lin Yuan stared deeply at Mu Linhao for a while, as if to confirm whether he was telling the truth. He nodded and asked: "What's that boy's name? What does he look like?"

  "It seems his name is Lu Zhi, tall and thin, not from our school," Mu Linhao said.

  "Let's go." Lin Yuan said with a nod. He then rode his horse to the front and left by himself, leaving through the gate.

  The two men walked to the door and suddenly heard Mu Lin Hao ask: "Officer..."

  Lin Yuanxi turned around and asked calmly: "What?"

  "Am I the one who harmed Mo Qiu?" Mu Lin Hao almost summoned all his courage and looked at the two of them.

  Xia Zhu could see the fear in Mu Lin Hao's eyes, she was about to say something when Lin Yuan Ke spoke up firmly: "Yes."

  Mu Lin Hao's eyes widened, and Lin Yuanxi continued bluntly: "If you had sent Yan Moqiu back to her dorm that day, or contacted her afterwards, this tragedy wouldn't have happened. But remember, the perpetrator wasn't you."

  Mu Lin Hao's face was filled with despair and regret, he slapped his palm on the table.

  Lin Yuanxi looked at him for a while, then opened the door for Xia Zhu: "Let's go."

  Xia Zhu sighed in her heart: "Hmm."

  After a while, Xia Zhuo finally asked: "At that time, I originally wanted to say it wasn't your fault."

  Lin Yuan snorted with laughter: "Indeed, he has his responsibilities. A man should know how to take responsibility and having a long memory isn't a bad thing."

  "Senior, how did you know it wasn't him?"

  "Even in his most furious moments, his methods of venting were not very extreme, unless he's a great actor, otherwise he couldn't be the murderer," Lin Yuan said calmly: "The murderer has a meticulous mind and ruthless means, these don't match Mu Lin Hao's cowardly personality at all, so I've ruled him out. Now, let's go to the Ghost Building."

  His lips curled up again, showing that he was extremely interested. After a while, he restrained himself and raised an eyebrow: "If you're afraid, I don't mind lending you a hand."

  Xia Zhu smiled silently: "Thank you, senior... I love horror movies the most."

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