Chapter 56: Prelude of Despair (5)

  Xie Bi once asked Ah He a question, he said: "Ah He, do you believe in fate?"

  Ah Hua was busy guessing what Teacher had in mind, thinking back and forth before finally answering with a sentence: "Where's the teacher?"

  I remember that at that time, Xi Bi smiled slightly, with an inexplicable sense of satisfaction on his face: "Me? Of course I don't believe it."

  But if I really had to die, probably no one would be able to catch me anyway.

  Life has become an infinitely extended curve, without time to say hello and goodbye.

  Or maybe such days will inexplicably make people feel annoyed too.

  No matter how much is done, no one will notice, there are always some evidence that is so tricky, leaving the police at a loss.

  Is there still someone who can match strength with me?

  She furrowed her brow and turned back into the house.

  The door closed behind him, along with the last remaining twilight.

  A stared blankly at the closed door for a while, then shook her head slightly.

  At this time, Lin Yuanlie was lying on the edge of Xia Zhu's bed, his eyes had obvious dark circles, he was exhausted.

  Xia Zhu struck a gentle tone, drowsily closing her eyes, only able to stretch out her hand to lightly touch the man's slightly raised hair, feeling Lin Yuanxi's temperature and breath, so she finally fell asleep peacefully.

  ……

  This dream was indeed unpleasant. When Xia Zhu woke up, her whole body was covered in cold sweat. Lin Yuanli's face was solemn as he called out her name beside her. Only when he saw Xia Zhu dazedly open her eyes did he let out a sigh of relief: "It's okay."

  Xia Zhu was stunned and her voice was a little hoarse: "Am I having a nightmare?"

  "It's just human nature, nothing's wrong." Lin Yuan was still concise with his words.

  His thick palm hesitated over Xia Zhu's hair: "Afraid?"

  "It's okay." Xia Zhu smiled, with a clean and gentle expression in her eyes.

  "This time's matter is hard to say unrelated to Xi Zuo."

  "Xī Zhuó's feelings for Xī Bǎo have become distorted, I don't know if we can use this emotion to find Xī Bǎo's weakness." Xià Zhú analyzed.

  Lin Yuanji was slightly surprised, he thought for a moment before rolling up the quilt and seriously said to Xia Zhu: "Sleep."

  "But..." Xia Zhu struggled.

  "There's no need to worry, now your most important task is to rest and recover, leave the rest to us." Lin Yuan said a rare long sentence, but didn't speak again.

  From Xia Zhu's perspective, Lin Yuanxi leaned against the headboard with one hand supporting his chin, looking handsome and captivating. Looking at the dark circles under his eyes, Xia Zhu felt even more heartache: "This time... are you tired?"

  Lin Yuan was stunned.

  His long fingers stiffened in the cool air for a while before moving: "Xia Zhu..." His voice was a bit hoarse: "Sorry."

  Xia Zhu was stunned and looked up.

  Lin Yuan's voice was still warm, but it carried a heavy sorrow: "I've never experienced the taste of losing someone, not even my mother... I never have..."

  He didn't finish speaking, his hand was covered by Xia Zhu's slightly cool fingers, followed by Xia Zhu's warm embrace, trying hard, extremely hard to hold Lin Yuan tightly: "It's not your fault."

  It's not your fault.

  From the very beginning, I was inferior to others in terms of ability. You can treat me so well, it's already the biggest surprise in my life.

  "I'll investigate your father's case again." Lin Yuan said calmly.

  "Are you saying..." Xia Zhu was stunned:

  "That's suspicious," Lin Yuanxi's emotions stabilized, he took two steps back, avoiding Xia Zhu's gaze. "I'll investigate again, and what you need to do now is to take good care of yourself."

  "I know, don't mess around." Xia Zhu said seriously after a moment of contemplation.

  Lin Yuanxu seemed to have smiled slightly: "He's looking for me."

  Xia Zhuo slightly raised an eyebrow, with a hint of puzzlement in her eyes.

  "Xī Bó," Lin Yuan continued, "he'll definitely come looking for me."

  "Why..." Xia Zhu asked halfway, but had already understood.

  Because they are too similar, except for Lin Yuanlie, Xi Zuo can't find a second person like this.

  It was for this reason that Xi Zuo did not kill Lin Yuanxi like he had killed others, but instead kept such a troublesome character by his side.

  Even trying to change Lin Yuanlie into a second Xi Zhongxun.

  It's a pity he failed... No, it should be good that he failed.

  Xia Zhu had some relief in her heart.

  To this day, she can't help but think about whether or not to pursue Lin Yuan's report on her father, but no matter what, she hopes Lin Yuan is doing well.

  This has never changed.

  "Wait." Xia Zhu saw him about to leave and hastily called out.

  Lin Yuan stopped and turned around: "What?"

  "Where are you going?"

  "I'm going to find Zou Muyuan." Lin Yuanqi replied quickly.

  Xia Zhu furrowed her brow and thought for a moment before saying: "I want today's newspaper."

  Although somewhat unexpected, Lin Yuanxi nodded and said: "Alright, I'll get a nurse to give it to you."

  "Far away......" Xia Zhu said: "Don't go look for Xi Biao, at least, wait for me to go together."

  Even if it's a dragon's lair or a tiger's den, I'll accompany you.

  Only when I hold your hand can I feel that everything is not so important.

  But Lin Yuanxi did not see the determination in Xia Zhu's eyes, he just walked back with big strides and gently touched Xia Zhu's hair: "Wait for me to come back."

  Lin Yuanxi went out just as the nurse came to check on them and handed the newspaper to Xia Zhu.

  Xia Zhu tightly grasped the newspaper, and tears fell down uncontrollably.

  Some things are crystal clear, but she can't stop them, and no one can.

  Before this, she had thought that no matter how difficult and obstructed the future would be, she could still walk side by side with Lin Yuan.

  What a pity...

  After all, nothing can surpass the phrase "all things are impermanent".

  Wiping away tears, she gave the nurse an embarrassed smile. Xia Zhu flipped open the newspaper and, as expected, on page A3 was a big headline:

  "Ah, you're looking at this? The nurse said with some confusion: "Tsk tsk, I didn't think of it before, but the world is really scary."

  Xia Zhu felt that her hands were having trouble holding onto the newspaper, she hesitated for a moment, and finally showed weakness to the nurse: "Sorry, can you tell me what's going on here?"

  The enthusiastic little nurse was about to speak when she saw Sheng Yuan push open the door and enter.

  Sheng Yuan looked at Xia Zhu's newspaper with some confusion and his face immediately didn't look good: "You shouldn't have seen this."

  Xia Zhu's eyes were a little red from crying, but she still gazed at him persistently: "After all... what is..."

  Seong-won took over the newspaper: "Sie Be put out all the photos of the victims who were abused before, we are also unexpected, and are investigating evidence."

  "This is contempt for police authority." Xia Zhu's face turned slightly cold.

  "Not..." Shengyuan was also visibly exhausted, he leaned back and poured a cup of water for Xiaozhu, handing it over: "Hold on to warm your hands, this matter has been under investigation all along, but unfortunately there is no evidence, so we can't determine the sentence, Xizhang... doesn't know why he moved up the schedule, he's forcing us."

  Xia Zhu suddenly thought: "Sheng Yuan senior, did you just see Yuan Ke?"

  Sheng Yuan nodded: "He said he's going to the police station to find Captain Zou, and by the way, Mengyuan said he'll come over tonight to see you."

  Xia Zhu felt a weight lift off her shoulders, perhaps because Lin Yuan had too many past offenses, and as soon as she looked for him, she immediately thought of the possibility that he might not return.

  "No need to trouble Captain this time, Xi Biao has issued a battle book, our team must be very busy," Xia Zhu said with some guilt: "Sorry... I haven't been of much help all along."

  "We should be the ones apologizing," Sheng Yuan sighed: "This time it was my fault, which put you in danger, I'm sorry."

  "Right, Senior Shengyuan, now that I know... can you show me the case information?"

  "Wait until your injury is stable," Sheng Yuan thought of the dark and cramped little black room before and frowned, thinking for a moment before handing over the newspaper: "You can take a look at this first and do some analysis."

  Xia Zhu took it over, only to feel her brain buzzing with shock. She forced herself to calm down, and then slowly focused her gaze on the past.

  Those are five photos, each with instruments of torture or the victims' miserable state, still vivid despite being mosaiced by the media.

  Xia Zhu raised an eyebrow: "Has public opinion already reached a boiling point?"

  "Yes." Sheng Yuan sighed: "The director means, let us quickly appease the people's hearts, speed up the case progress, and cannot let the people's lives and safety be unguaranteed."

  "This is a demonstration." Xia Zhu picked up the paper again and sighed, "It's contempt for the police's ability to handle cases, and what Xi Bi wants to do is convey this point to the crowd. Only in this way can he continue."

  Sheng Yuan's eyebrows suddenly rose: "You think so too?"

  "Did Yuan Qi say so?" Xia Zhu was somewhat perplexed.

  "Yes," Sheng Yuan added: "He also said that the next action will not be slow, probably within 4 hours."

  Xia Zhu frowned and clenched his fists, his hands slightly trembling as he held the newspaper.

  "Mr. Shengyuan, may I borrow your phone?"

  "Call Far Seven?" Sheng Yuan picked up his phone and thought for a moment: "I'll go, I should be with the captain."

  The phone connected quickly, but unfortunately, Shengyuan soon furrowed his brow.

  After a while, Xia Zhu withdrew her hand and looked at him with a hint of understanding in her eyes: "You weren't at the police station, were you?"

  "Hurry up and go on an outing with Captain He, don't worry."

  Xia Zhu shook her head, her eyes drifting vaguely towards the window.

  If it's a place chosen by both Xi Jinping and Lin Yifu, where would it be?

  "Senior!" Xia Zhu suddenly said: "The place where Yuan Qi was rescued before, is there still a seal now?"

  "It should have been unsealed long ago, you're saying......" Sheng Yuan's eyes widened.

  "That's right, please dispatch some special police officers there as soon as possible. I think it's very likely that this is where Xi Bao will commit his next crime." Xia Zhu said firmly.

  Will continue to work hard! Momo da!