Copycat crime

  Sometimes when looking at Xia Zhu, Lin Yuanxi would unconsciously recall his initial self.

  What was I like back then? Or should I say, the one in Xia Zhu's memory must not be like the current Xia Zhu who has just started her career, with a strong sense of urgency and passion that only newcomers have, being very serious and considering others' feelings when speaking.

  At that time, I spoke directly and without skill, piercingly but also hurt people extremely.

  He has always been like this, never changing for anyone.

  After being discharged from the hospital for so long, it was Zou Mu who opened the door of the villa and said in a serious tone: "I want to find an apprentice for you."

  Lin Yuan still remembered how impatient he was. Apprentices were always a nuisance and annoying, without any likable qualities at all.

  But still couldn't surpass Zou Muyuan's persistence.

  Zou Yunfan is always gentle but also piercing to the heart.

  Having been with Xia Zhu for less than a day, if I had to make a definition...

  Lin Yuanxi just wanted to say that it seemed like being an apprentice wasn't so annoying after all.

  Intelligent and clever girl, always carrying a kind of fresh and passionate air, inexplicably making people unable to dislike her.

  Lin Yuan thought for the first time that having a disciple wouldn't be bad either.

  The atmosphere at the police station was very tense.

  As soon as Xia Zhu arrived at the scene, Bi Tianqi came over with a stack of materials and handed them to her: "You and Lao Lin take a look, this suspect doesn't seem quite right, make a report in half an hour."

  "Okay," Xia Zhu took over and thought for a moment before adding: "That... senior."

  Bi Tian stopped in his tracks, looking at Xia Zhu with some curiosity.

  Xia Zhu hesitated and said: "You call him Old Lin, will he be unhappy?"

  Bi Tianqi scratched his head, seemingly a bit perplexed. Xia Zhu looked at the residual bloodstains on his hand and wiped them onto his disheveled hair, unable to help but twitch the corner of his mouth. However, Bi Tianqi shook his head without hesitation: "Of course not, you call him Xiao Lin, he won't be happy."

  "Tian Qi," Lin Yuanqi's voice emerged from behind Xia Zhu like a ghost, and he calmly took the materials from Xia Zhu's hand: "Follow me."

  The sound of an ancient well without ripples. Xia Zhuo hastily apologized and followed along with Bi Tianqi.

  A good idea was interrupted and completely lost its chance to be implemented.

  Lin Yuan took a stack of materials and thought for a moment before putting them in the copier to print out a copy, which he then handed over to Xia Zhu: "Let's take a look together."

  Xia Zhuxin knew this was a lesson for his junior brother, so he hastily took it over and sincerely thanked him.

  Lin Yuanxu hummed a sound from his nose, apparently not taking it seriously.

  This time, the method of murder was different from usual, it was clear that the victim had to suffer and die in agony, and at the end, an arched stiff lip corner was added, which made people feel inexplicably chilled to the bone.

  "What did you see?" Lin Yuan asked suddenly.

  Bi Tianqi's report was very long, and the professional terms were too numerous to read through one by one. Xia Zhu found it a bit strenuous, and when she looked up, Lin Yuanke had already closed the document, apparently having made up his mind.

  "What...?" Xia Zhu scratched his head: "What do you think?"

  Lin Yuan's long fingers lightly tapped the thing in his hand: "Not a murderer."

  "Huh... what?" Xia Zhu was stunned.

  Lin Yuanjie explained: "Imitation murder," he looked at the statement above him: "Not to mention the 502 glue, let alone the way of killing. Judging from the scene, this time the arrangement of the murder is not as neat and tidy as before, and the object of the murder is different. What's even stranger is that there has been a huge change in the choice of the person involved, and after the media released the information, it can only be an imitation murder."

  Xia Zhuang thought of the victim's family members he had seen before and felt a chill in his heart.

  She still remembers that she didn't dare speak loudly when talking to him, only worrying about destroying his last spiritual pillar. Now thinking back, it always feels a bit ironic.

  Lin Yuanxi looked at her with a serious expression, but still sneered: "Next time remember not to easily believe others, even if that person just lost his wife."

  Xia Zhu nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "I understand, thank you."

  She thought for a moment and then raised her head again, looking puzzled: "Then... how about you?"

  It took half a day's effort to finally understand Xia Zhu's meaning. Lin Yuan furrowed his brow slightly: "Me?"

  His tone rose slightly, his usual overbearing demeanor: "As your teacher, I sincerely hope you can believe me, otherwise..."

  Xia Zhu blinked her eyes, expecting his response, and saw that Lin Yuan had already lowered his head again, casually throwing out a few words: "I will expel you."

  How unoriginal, Xia Zhu thought in her heart, her lips curled up slightly and a hint of a smile appeared.

  People who are hypocritical, always speaking ill of others on the surface, but when something happens, their first reaction is still to take it for themselves. Xia Zhu followed him to look at the materials, sizing up Lin Yuan's expression.

  His eyebrows were firm and his eyes were sharp, when he looked at materials, he was fully focused, as if he wanted to dive in headfirst.

  Lin Yuan's mouth was always pursed, as if he was somewhat displeased. It wasn't until then that Xia Zhu realized she had rarely seen him smile, and when he did, it was usually a sarcastic or mocking one, with only a hint of a genuine smile, which would flash by in an instant.

  Xia Zhu shook her head and forced herself to dive into the case, no longer thinking about these unnecessary things.

  Half an hour passed in a flash, Lin Yuanxi stood up and threw all the case files to Xia Zhu: "Follow me."

  Few words, clear meaning, most familiar command.

  Xia Zhu also got used to it and quickly followed up after tidying up the case files.

  This combination is very strange, Lin Yuanxi, who was walking with big strides, had nothing in his hands and didn't even leave the door open for Xia Zhu. Xia Zhu spent half a day's effort to get herself and a stack of shaky files into the room, almost scattering them all over the floor.

  Lin Yuanxi didn't even turn his head: "Let him come over."

  Classic big brother style.

  Xia Zhu spat blood in her heart, but she obediently put down the things and said, "Yes, please."

  Lin Yuan rubbed his hands together, his expression once again filled with a hint of excitement. Facing the familiar faces of the homicide team, he began to speak: "Obviously, I don't have time to explain my reasoning process in such a short period. What you need is just a conclusive result." His gaze swept across the faces of several people before finally settling on the materials on the whiteboard: "The suspect from the previous cases will strike again soon, either today or tomorrow. You need to handle incoming calls with caution. I think that given his personality, he will definitely call the police station. If I'm not mistaken, after the case is made public by the media for the first time, he will make a call to the hotline immediately; as for the other one, go catch the victim's husband, who has been suppressing himself at home and imitating the crime."

  The phone rang.

  The homicide team looked at each other in dismay. Xia Zhu subconsciously glanced to the side at Lin Yuanxi, who slightly raised his chin and smiled.

  "Bingo! Xia Zhu secretly cheered for Lin Yuanli in her heart, but when she heard the phone ringing, she suddenly felt inexplicably tense."

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