Chapter 62: Prelude of Despair (11)

  Lin Yuanxi also couldn't tell what was wrong with Xia Zhu.

  He had seen through so many people, but now for the first time he found that he couldn't see through Xia Zhu.

  Can't see Xia Zhu's mind, can't tell all of Xia Zhu's expressions and emotions.

  "Xia Zhu." Lin Yuanqi spoke up, seeing Xia Zhu look over and then stopped: "Nothing."

  Xia Zhu went out to answer a phone call and came back in silence. She remained silent for a long time, her gaze was very calm, as if nothing had happened, yet it seemed like she had settled on too many things.

  "It's Xi Bao." Lin Yuan asked suddenly, but with a certain tone.

  He saw Xia Zhu shiver slightly, almost uncontrollably.

  Lin Yuanhui paused for a moment, then reached out and pulled Xia Zhu into his arms: "Why didn't you tell me?"

  Xia Zhu looked at Lin Yuanli: "Yuanli."

  Her voice was a bit ethereal, but Lin Yuanxiang immediately understood. His face suddenly turned cold: "He said it was me."

  Xia Zhu was silent for a moment before nodding: "He said... if it wasn't you, he wouldn't have killed Father."

  Lin Yuanxu lost his smile.

  He slowly released Xia Zhu from his arms and asked seriously: "Do you believe me?"

  "I believe..."

  It was a long time before Xia Zhu spoke word by word.

  Her expression remained firm and resolute, as if nothing had ever happened.

  But Lin Yuanxi knew that some things had died, just in Shi Biao's phone call a moment ago.

  "I'm sorry about Uncle's matter." Lin Yuan said with a measured tone.

  "Never mind, it's not Far Ge's fault."

  Although that's what she said... Lin Yuanxi looked at Xia Zhu's expression, her eyelashes slightly drooping, clearly not wanting to make eye contact with herself.

  Lin Yuanxu sighed in his heart, this game was destined to be won by Xi Zuo.

  When Xia Zhuo was in a mess, Lin Yuan found it difficult to remain calm as well.

  So he quietly opened his mobile phone and flipped out Xi Bao's number.

  What should I say after connecting?

  Lin Yuan suddenly realized that he seemed to have no suitable handle, and it was precisely because of this that he could only choose silence.

  Xia Zhu suddenly spoke up: "Yuan Qi, Xi Zuo just said that the decision-making power is now in your hands."

  When she said this, Xia Zhu's heart also trembled slightly.

  Lin Yuan's gaze lingered on Xia Zhu for a moment before he sketched out a cold smile and said, "If the choice fails, will you continue to slaughter?"

  Xia Zhu's silence is equivalent to consent.

  Lin Yuanxu was silent for a long time, then nodded and smiled: "Of course, I will go see him."

  "Xia Zhu was taken aback: 'Yuan Qi'."

  Her voice was thick with disapproval, Lin Yuanxi heard it at his ear, and the smile at the corner of his lips deepened: "Not now."

  This sentence was just said by Xi Jinping too.

  A faint chill ran through Xia Zhu's heart for no reason.

  But neither of them continued speaking.

  Xia Zhu just glanced at her watch and said, "It's time to head back, Captain should be looking for us."

  Lin Yuanxi's phone had several unconnected calls, all of which were indeed from Zou Mianyuan.

  The two returned to the team, and Zou Mu-yuan hastily came over: "There's a situation."

  Lin Yuan furrowed his brow: "Is it Bi Tianqi who is passing on the message?"

  "No," Zou Muyuan's eyes showed a deep incomprehension: "He said he wanted to confess."

  This is really too fast, so that everyone has some misunderstanding.

  If Bi Tianqi suddenly had a change of heart, it would be somewhat inexplicable.

  Lin Yuan slightly nodded: "I thought of this situation, recording all the way, and also..."

  Lin Yuanke paused for a moment before continuing: "Get the armed police ready."

  Zou Muyuan was stunned: "What's going to happen?"

  "For Bi Tianqi, we are now the only guarantee, because Xi Bao has probably given up on him." Lin Yuanxi said, with an inexplicable light in his eyes.

  "Why did he give up on him?" asked Zou Muyuan.

  Lin Yuanxiao paused for a moment before continuing: "Because...for Xi Zuo, it's better to err on the side of caution."

  Nowadays, Bi Tianqi is undoubtedly a suspected person.

  Zou Mianyuan remained silent for a long time before nodding and saying: "Far Seventh... I have an idea."

  "You want all of Bi Tianqi's information, just being friends is not enough." Lin Yuanxi said without hesitation.

  Xia Zhu took over: "Yes, if it's about dealing with Bi Tianqi, the best way is to put it on hold."

  When Bi Tianqi was busy preparing for his handover, putting it off was undoubtedly the best approach.

  Capable of exhausting all of Bi Tianqi's emotions until he is completely drained.

  Zou Mianyuan nodded: "Alright, then... I'll go prepare for the recording."

  Bi Tianqi had already turned ten laps in the room, his whole person somewhat violent, even scratching his hair, after seeing the monitor on the wall, he stopped all movements, silently sat to one side, silent.

  Lin Yuanxi looked at the past in the surveillance screen, his lips slightly pursed.

  The bamboo in summer is drowsy and sleepy beside me.

  It seems that since Xiaozhu's father passed away without warning, Xiaozhu has been in a state of inexplicable fatigue, not even having the energy to say a single word.

  Lin Yuanxi looked over, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes: "Go rest for a while."

  "Sorry."

  This sense of isolation made Lin Yuan's heart inexplicably ache: "I'm saying... go rest for a while, you're now overly fatigued and can't continue working."

  Xia Zhu was silent for a moment, then applied some wind oil on her temples: "Sorry, I'm fine now."

  This time Lin Yuan wisely chose silence.

  Xia Zhu is now as stubborn as he was a long time ago, refusing to listen to others' advice.

  He even saw his own shadow from years ago in Xia Zhu.

  It's just as hard to trust others, equally lonely but striving.

  Lin Yuan sighed and took off his own coat to put it on Xia Zhu, trying to soften his tone: "If you don't want to go back and rest, it's fine here too."

  After a while, Xia Zhuo finally smiled slightly and said: "Thank you."

  A little less estrangement, a little more warmth.

  Lin Yuanxi sat back down, and only then did he feel a deeper warmth in his heart.

  "Gu Yan." Xia Zhu said suddenly.

  She pointed at the phone on the table that kept ringing and said: "The phone rang."

  "Hmm," Lin Yuanqi took a glance and his expression immediately turned cold: "Xi Bao."

  Xia Zhu was dazed and leaned back against the chair for no reason.

  Lin Yuanxi noticed this dodging action, his eyes became even colder, he picked up the phone and pressed the recording key: "Hello."

  Xī Bó's voice sounded pleasant: "It seems you've found Bi Tianqi, your good friend."

  Lin Yuanxu fell silent for a moment, then smiled faintly: "Is it your chess piece... or should I say... a sacrifice?"

  Xī Bǎo smiled happily on that side: "Yuàn Lì, you're still so sharp. It seems Xià Zhú has already brought the words over."

  "You want me to jump into the net myself." Lin Yuan said.

  Xie Bao was silent for a moment before asking: "Is being a police officer interesting?"

  Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment: "I'm not a police officer, I'm more of a consultant."

  "Hmm, or should I change the subject, is being a good person interesting?" Xi Bao's tone was light and casual, as if he were only asking what to eat for dinner.

  "This time Lin Yuan paused for a long time: 'Do you want me to be your accomplice?'"

  "There's a game," Xi Bao smiled and blew a light kiss into the microphone: "I hope Ah Qi will join."

  His tone was ambiguous and unclear, as if it carried endless malice.

  But also like a child's delight.

  "What?" Lin Yuan furrowed his brow.

  "At the police station entrance, I asked your good friend to place a bomb. Your police station has an insider... " Xi Biwei smiled slightly and leaned back: "Boom."

  Lin Yuan's fingers tightened slightly as he beckoned to Xia Zhu. Xia Zhu understood instantly and rushed out to find Zou Mu Yan.

  "Are you looking for help?" On the other side, Xi Biao accurately understood Lin Yuan's meaning. He asked, "Besides you, who else can provide assistance? Don't scatter, otherwise I will directly detonate."

  "So... you want me to find out who the traitor is." Lin Yuan asked.

  Xie Bao smiled: "Yes, this should be A Qi's specialty. Disabling the bomb would directly trigger an explosion, but when A Qi found the mole, he had a way to defuse the bomb."

  Lin Yuanxu hesitated for a long time before lazily asking: "I think... I might be able to trust you."

  "I won't lie, lying would make the game too boring." Xī Bó asked: "Two hours, if you can't guess, I don't mind you asking me directly."

  There was an unmistakable malice in his tone this time.

  "You want me to choose you." Lin Yuan said, his voice calm and peaceful: "Because you've never been God's favorite, you haven't even had the feeling of being chosen by others, this is your psychological need."

  Xie Ba was silent for a long time before he smiled, his laughter very soft: "You want to break through my mental defenses? Ah Qi, you're really adorable. Two hours, let's begin."

  A "ding" sound.

  Xue Bao hung up the phone.

  Lin Yuan looked at Zou Mufang and Sheng Yuan who came in a hurry and nodded slightly: "He didn't lie."

  "Does 'no lie' mean... there's really a bomb?" Zou Muyuan furrowed his brow: "I just checked the surveillance, and half an hour of it mysteriously stopped working."

  Sheng Yuan nodded: "Just now Bi Tianqi was still at the technical post, perhaps it was what he did..."

  "Can we still retrieve the footage?"

  Zou Mianyuan shook his head: "It might be a lot of trouble, it's better to just ask someone to come and defuse the bomb."

  "Alright, let's hurry up." Lin Yuanxi nodded and thought for a moment before turning to Xia Zhu: "Let's catch the internal ghost."

  For some reason, Xia Zhu hesitated for a moment this time before catching up.

  Her words were left unspoken, settling in Lin Yuan's eyes. Lin Yuan slightly furrowed his brow: "Very tired?"

  Xia Zhu's body no longer had Lin Yuanxi's jacket on her. She shook her head: "It's okay."

  Lin Yuan patted her shoulder and didn't say a word.