Lingqiu Lake and Saunter (6)

  Ning Ziting looked at the interaction between the two, and with a helpless gesture, he spread his hands to indicate that he had no ill intentions. After a while, he reluctantly pulled the little guy back a few steps: "You chat."

  Lin Yuan furrowed his brow and looked at Xia Zhu with an expression of obvious disapproval.

  Xia Zhu then let out a soft sigh: "Senior, I think we should talk."

  "What's the matter?" Lin Yuan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, clearly unwilling. He was used to being alone and didn't need others to understand or point fingers at him. Most of the time, in front of everyone, he was a decision-maker, and any decision he made didn't even require an explanation. But now, it was clear that Xia Zhu was about to break his habit.

  "I am your apprentice, but I cannot become a second you." Xia Zhu said.

  Her tone was sincere, and her eyes were deeply gazing at Lin Yuanbai in front of her.

  Lin Yuan's eyebrows flickered with a hint of impatience: "Since you know he's my disciple, then in terms of criminal investigation, please follow my instructions."

  "Sorry," Xia Zhu said firmly, "there are some things I just can't agree with."

  They remained deadlocked like this until Zou Muyuan called, and Xia Zhu held out the phone helplessly to Lin Yuanbo, who took a few steps aside, his expression still aloof.

  She knew that Lin Yuan was being stubborn, but from the very beginning, their relationship had been too unequal. She didn't know how much longer she could keep this up.

  "Officer Zou." Xia Zhu said.

  Zou Mingyuan said: "We are on this side of the haunted building, are you coming over?"

  "What did you used to do?" Xia Zhu asked.

  Zou Mingyuan smiled: "There's a little guy sneaking around in the haunted house, bumped into the SWAT team and is being questioned."

  Xia Zhu suddenly had an epiphany: "Did he mention his name? Is it Mu Lin Hao?"

  "How did you know?" Zou Muyuan's tone was puzzled: "No wonder it's Lin Yuan, he's simply a godly stick!"

  Xia Zhu: ...This seems like something I said.

  Xia Zhu put down the phone and walked towards Lin Yuanbo, who was silent beside him: "Officer Zou said that Mu Linhao is in the haunted building on the other side, asking if we want to go over."

  Lin Yuan glanced at Xia Zhu with a cold tone: "I'm not going."

  He is as lively as a naughty child.

  Xia Zhu's eyes welled up with tears as she gently tugged on Lin Yuanxi's sleeve, her voice soft and gentle: "Master..."

  Lin Yuanxi looked at Xia Zhu and said, "Let's just go take a look."

  "En, hao." Xia Zhu Xi smiled and said with a twinkle in her eye.

  Ning Ziting beside him, however, spoke up. His face was solemn, as if he had been holding it in for a long time before carefully saying: "What you're talking about... is Mu Linhao?"

  "Oh..." Lin Yuan took over the conversation: "These things are now part of the case's confidentiality, we can't reveal them."

  He stuffed his belly full of other people's food and then turned to Xia Zhu: "Let's go."

  Xia Zhu followed with some helplessness and said goodbye to Ning Ziting and the little guy.

  She was still gentle, while Lin Yuanxi was extremely indifferent.

  Two people walking together, yet inexplicably complementing each other perfectly.

  Zou Mianyuan and his group were waiting in the haunted building, with special police on the car asking Mu Linhao questions. When Zou Mianyuan saw the two of them, he waved his hand: "Hey, you two are inseparable now."

  "That's right, day and night together." Lin Yuan said.

  Xia Zhu: ...Boss, please don't ruin my reputation like this, I still want to get married.

  Zou Mianyuan patted Lin Yuanxi's shoulder meaningfully: "You're moving fast, don't forget to treat me to dinner."

  "Xia Zhu," Lin Yuan said faintly, seeing Xia Zhu turn around and then asked languidly: "Can you cook?"

  "...I won't." Xia Zhu replied frankly.

  "Alright," Lin Yuan's eyebrows slightly raised in a happy arc: "I won't either, so I can't invite you."

  "I had no idea Lin Yuanqi was so poor that he couldn't even afford a meal." Zou Mianyuan teased.

  Lin Yuanxi turned to Xia Zhu: "I'll invite you to a seafood feast when we get back."

  "Oh, okay." Xia Zhu smiled and nodded, then turned to Zou Mianyuan and asked: "Officer, can I ask Mu Linhao a few questions?"

  Zou Mianyuan furrowed his brow: "He's a bit emotionally unstable, do you want to wait for a while?"

  "It's not necessary," she said in a measured tone. "When people are emotionally unstable, they tend to reveal the most about themselves. And given his current state, he may very well expose his second personality. I'd like to have more contact with him."

  Lin Yuanxi stood aside with his arms around him, expression silent.

  Xia Zhu took a step forward and then turned back to smile warmly at Lin Yuan: "Please instruct me, Master."

  "Alright." Lin Yuanxi responded casually and patted Xia Zhu's shoulder before walking forward.

  He quietly stepped forward half a step in front of Xia Zhu, always with a protective posture.

  Zou Mianyuan was watching from behind, sighing and muttering to himself: "I never thought that Lin Yuan would one day become a good master."

  The forensic expert nodded beside him: "He was a good man."

  Is Lin Yuanxi a good person? Zou Muyuan thought for a moment and smiled faintly. At that time, when Lin Yuanxi was just rescued from there, his eyes were cold and indifferent, with a kind of deadly thinness. In that instant, he met Lin Yuanxi's gaze, and heard Lin Yuanxi say: This life will not send the snake into the gate, he vowed not to be human.

  It has to be said that at the time, many people were wary of Lin Yuanlie, and it was only due to the director's strong recommendation that the police station gradually accepted Lin Yuanlie as a criminal psychologist.

  He is efficient in doing things, rarely considering others' feelings, yet extremely high in efficiency, and whatever he does is meticulous, with a strong potential for workaholism.

  At that time, someone said that if Lin Yuanlie chose to commit a crime, he would definitely be the most terrifying criminal.

  But Zou Muyuan chose to believe, believing in Lin Yuanbai as a person, and believing that he would make the best choice.

  Whether it was then or now, Xia Zhu who slowly led Lin Yuanxi out of the dark abyss also did not doubt his own decision.

  He needs someone to redeem each other.

  And that person was Xia Zhu.

  At this moment, Xia Zhuo was sitting in front of Mu Lin Hao, while Lin Yuan Li sat beside him, tapping his thigh irregularly with a somewhat disgusted expression.

  Before long, Mu Lin Hao spoke up: "What is it that you want me for? I need to go back."

  "What are you doing in the haunted building?" Xia Zhu asked.

  "I've come to explore, this place isn't a school or a restricted area!" Mu Lin Hao said with some indignation.

  Lin Yuanxi suddenly intercepted from the side: "Oh? Didn't you already go in three years ago, why are you interested again this time?"

  Mu Lin Hao's pupils suddenly enlarged and then tightly locked up again. He asked in a cold voice, "You know... you all know..."

  "Why?" Xia Zhu asked further.

  "They've come for our lives, they're all here." Mu Linhao painfully clutched his head.

  "We were just fooling you," Lin Yuan said lightly, his pen twirling effortlessly in his hand as he sneered word by word: "But you exposed everything, so now you have no choice but to cooperate. What's the story behind what happened back then?"

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