Chapter 57: Prelude of Despair (6)

  Arriving at the place where he was once imprisoned, Lin Yuan also felt a little short of breath.

  Such a place is very much in line with Xi Bi's aesthetics.

  Lin Yuanxiao thought so, suppressing the nausea that rose from his lungs, and walked forward firmly.

  He also wants to live a good life because there is a Xia Zhu waiting for him.

  Even if one foot has stepped into hell, it must come out intact!

  Lin Yuan saw nothing but an empty room.

  In the middle of the hall, there was an open TV. Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment and saw that the TV had already started playing automatically.

  That was a fragment of Xi Bei's brutal murder of innocent people, interspersed with Xi Bei's chilling laughter that had been etched into his bones.

  Zou Muyuan led the team over and saw Lin Yuanli sitting on the sofa, repeatedly watching the video content.

  A cigarette butt on the ground, while Lin Yuanxi sat calmly beside it, seemingly oblivious to the people entering.

  Zou Mianyuan furrowed his brow and looked over: "Yuan Qi."

  He whispered and reached out to turn off the video.

  Lin Yuan finally reflected, he fiercely pinched out the cigarette butt in his hand and looked at Zou Mianyuan with a very calm gaze: "Don't turn it off," his voice was a bit hoarse, slowly rubbing his brow: "If you turn it off, you won't be able to get it back. This is important evidence, you'd better take a good look."

  Zou Muyuan didn't know what to say.

  In psychology, there was once a therapy called abreaction.

  Replay a period of time that was severely stimulated to achieve the purpose of maximizing human reaction and find the crux.

  But now, Lin Yuan is calmly sitting here, watching all the processes from start to finish, again and again.

  Zou Mianyuan sighed and reached out to pull Lin Yuanxi up: "Want to go for a walk?"

  "No need," Lin Yuanxi tossed the manual in his hand over: "I've remembered something, let's file a case, there's enough evidence."

  Zou Muyuan took over the densely written manual and sighed, asking: "Xia Zhu is very worried about you."

  Finally, there was a hint of spirit in Lin Yuan's eyes. His empty gaze fixed on Zou Mianyuan's face for a moment before nodding: "I'll go back now."

  "Hey," Zou Mianyuan stretched out his hand and called over a team member: "You send him off."

  "Yes." The team member immediately responded and followed Lin Yuan ran out in small steps.

  It was raining outside, Lin Yuanxi didn't plan to use an umbrella. By the time his teammates arrived in their car, he was standing in the rain, letting the heavy downpour soak through his thick clothes.

  The overcoat had a scarf wrapped around its collar, which was knitted by Xia Zhu before. It didn't look good but it was warm and cozy. Lin Yuan wore it for a long time and almost couldn't bear to part with it.

  It was someone who said that there will always be a warm place for oneself.

  Lin Yuanqiu closed his eyes tightly and forced himself to leave all the illusions behind.

  It's all over now.

  Now what needs to be faced is how to bring him to justice, nothing more. Lin Yuanxiang sat in the car and drove away with a flourish.

  Not far away, the camera quietly captured everything.

  On the other end, Xi Ze was sitting in the dark room, watching the scene on the camera. The corners of his mouth involuntarily rose: "Heh... Ah Qi, you are indeed my only opponent."

  Ah He stood outside the door, a bit at a loss, yet somehow inexplicably excited.

  I remember that psychology said before, like Xi Zuo such a crime expert, according to common sense is not fond of gathering, so Ah He fundamentally did not know why he would be chosen.

  He doesn't have any special talents, if he does, it's probably because he is very persistent.

  A He couldn't figure it out and decided not to think about it anymore, carefully knocking on the door.

  There was not a sound inside.

  A He did not dare to enter rashly and could only hold his food outside for a while.

  Seeing Lin Yuanxi return, Xia Zhu finally put her mind at ease and patted the bed beside her to signal Lin Yuanxi to come over and sit down.

  Lin Yuanxi did not move, he looked at Xia Zhu, his eyes almost greedy.

  "What's wrong?" Xia Zhu asked, noticing Lin Yuanxi's unusual behavior.

  "......You guessed it was a villa, great." Lin Yuanxiao took off his clothes and unwrapped the scarf circle by circle.

  His tone returned to its original state, as if they were still the same as before.

  One is a young police officer who has just started his career, and the other is a renowned psychologist in the police department.

  Xia Zhu was taken aback and shook her head: "I just followed your train of thought."

  Lin Yuanxiao smiled slightly: "Not bad."

  Xia Zhu didn't know how to respond and could only ask: "Isn't Xi Zuo inside the villa?"

  "How did you think of it." Lin Yuan asked calmly: "Tell me."

  "Given Xi Zuo's personality," Xia Zhuo analyzed painstakingly, "he should like to be in control of the overall situation. Therefore, Xi Zuo should choose to quietly observe from a corner instead of going on site and waiting for death. This doesn't conform to his way of thinking about the game."

  Lin Yuan quietly watched his little apprentice for a while before faintly smiling: "Wait for me."

  He took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Zou Mu Yuan, looking at Xia Zhu with a smile: "Give Xi Bi a big gift."

  "What do you want to do with the monitor?" Xia Zhu asked with a smile.

  Lin Yuanxi smiled but did not speak.

  Before long, the screens in front of Xi Bao all changed their appearance -

  Some were a mushroom head, some were a banner, and the most exaggerated one even brought out that video and replayed it repeatedly in close proximity to the monitor.

  The corners of Xi Bao's mouth rose even higher, in the final shot ——

  The monitor suddenly burst into flames, filling the entire screen with fire.

  "Can you find out where it came from?" asked Zou Muyuan.

  On the other side, Bi Tianqi was frantically typing on his computer and only looked up in shock after a while: "Captain."

  "What?" Zou Muyuan's heart skipped a beat as soon as he heard this tone.

  Bì Tiān Qí made an effort to calm himself down: "If I'm not mistaken, the source of the surveillance is near you, a villa very close by. I've sent you the map."

  Zou Mianyuan opened his phone as he said, and sure enough, he saw a map. The location was right behind him.

  Across from this villa is another quietly standing European-style villa.

  Not just Zou Mu-yuan, this time all the SWAT team members felt a chill run down their spines.

  Mantis catches cicada, yellow sparrow behind.

  But this time, they were nothing but mantises.

  "Whether it's a trap or not, we seem to have no choice now." Zou Mianyuan looked back and only then remembered that Sheng Yuan and Lin Yuankai were not there.

  He could only nod and wave his hand to signal everyone to surround them from above.

  "If Xi Bao is really inside, don't bother with the arrest warrant, just take him away directly." Zou Mianyuan gritted his teeth and said.

  The team members looked over in surprise: "But captain..."

  "The director is looking for someone to blame, and this time he absolutely cannot escape." Zou Mianyuan's tone was calm.

  "Yes." The SWAT team member took orders immediately.

  He leaned back in his chair and glanced at the time: "It's about time..."

  He opened the door and beckoned Ah He to come in from outside.

  "Teacher." Ah He's expression was somewhat excited: "Did you guess it again?"

  "The game is not as interesting without A Qi." Xi Bao smiled lightly, his expression calm.

  Ah and Xiao carefully covered their faces, eager to ask: "...... Can I take a look at the teacher's work?"

  "Not now," said Xi Bao, waving his hand, without noticing Ah He's expression, and smiled: "Because for now, the largest fishing net has not been reeled in yet."

  He watched Zou Mianyuan and his party sneak away towards the opposite villa, his lips curling up coldly.

  The closer you get, the more you feel something is off.

  Zou Muyuan muttered to himself in his heart, it wouldn't be a huge bomb, would it?

  If it's like that place before, then this is really frustrating.

  But this time it was not so.

  Because the door opened, two people walked out from inside.

  It was a young couple with tears all over their faces, holding a child in their arms: "The police... have actually arrived."

  Zou Mingyuan immediately waved his hand to signal the bomb disposal police to come over, but unexpectedly, those two people saw the situation and seemed to collapse, shouting loudly: "Don't come over!"

  The woman slowly squatted down, wiping away the tears from her eyes: "Don't come over," she said gently to the child in her arms, "Baby, why don't you go find Police Uncle?"

  "No..." The little girl was obviously scared and clung to her mother: "I want to be with Daddy and Mommy."

  "Okay, go," the father was also trying to comfort her: "Daddy will come find you soon."

  The little girl looked up at her mother and asked in puzzlement: "Why didn't Daddy come with Mommy?"

  "We still have things to attend to..." The woman struggled to hold back tears as she persuaded her own daughter.

  The little girl slowly walked in the direction of Zou Mu Yan, looking back three times with reluctance in her eyes.

  Zou Muyuan picked up the child in one arm: "Don't be afraid, well-behaved, wait for Dad and Mom to rescue you later."

  The little girl seemed to understand but didn't make a fuss and nestled in Zou Muyuan's arms: "Thank you, police uncle."

  Zou Mianyuan's lips curved slightly, giving the little guy a good-looking smile.

  "What's going on?" he asked in a low voice to the person beside him.

  The team members nodded in agreement and took a few steps forward, whispering to each other.

  Before long, the team members returned, their faces solemn: "It's Xi Bao's trap. When they woke up, it was like this. As soon as they touched the bombs on those two people, the countdown would start, and there were only thirty seconds left. For a bomb of such complexity, thirty seconds is absolutely not enough time to defuse it."

  "Can it be thrown into the isolation layer?" Zou Muyuan frowned and asked.

  "It shouldn't be possible." The bomb disposal officer took a glance and shook his head.

  Choosing to save means using a policeman's life in exchange, and choosing not to save, I believe that side of the countdown will also be activated.

  Zou Mianyuan furrowed his brow tightly and couldn't think of any foolproof plan.

  In an instant, a young police officer stood up beside him: "Captain, I'll go."

  He was a doll-faced young cop who had just joined the bomb disposal unit for a short time and was recognized as one of the best in defusing bombs.

  He looked at Zou Mufan with a firm expression and smiled: "If I can't handle it within 20 seconds, please ask the captain to lead the team to retreat."

  Zou Mianyuan looked at him for a long time, stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder: "First, resolve the crisis of people in distress. Twenty seconds later, I will let everyone evacuate, and I will stay behind."

  "Captain..." The doll-faced team member wanted to hold on.

  Zou Muyuan's expression was calm and firm, but he cracked a warm smile: "No need to say more, go, time is running out."