Chapter 64 The Last Case (Part Two)

  Do you know? Even after all this time, Xia Zhu still believes in Lin Yuan.

  I believe Lin Yuan will be fine, I believe he will settle everything well and then return safely on a certain day in the future. Even if no one believes this anymore.

  "That's it." Sheng Yuan smiled a bit tiredly.

  Zou Mianyuan stared at the screen for a moment: "Are you sure Lin Yuanli will send a message later?"

  "No matter what will happen, at least we should make good preparations." Xia Zhu said firmly, her expression calm and quiet, yet inexplicably captivating.

  Zou Muyuan was taken aback: "Now that I hear you say this, it's just like Lin Yuanbai."

  He said this with a hint of a smile, but was suddenly slapped on the shoulder by Sheng Yuan. Xia Zhu watched this, but only smiled and said: "He is my master, you're talking like this, I think I'm probably out of apprenticeship." After a slight pause, without looking at the two people's expressions, Xia Zhu's face turned serious and said: "In that case, if the initial announcement wasn't changed due to Lin Yuan's arrival, of course, I think this is more in line with Xi Bai's habits. Then there are three minutes left before the explosion."

  Zou Mianyuan's face changed: "Disperse, disperse quickly!"

  "Is it confirmed that the surveillance screen on his side is okay? Senior Shengyuan." Xia Zhu asked.

  Sheng Yuan reconfirmed it again, and couldn't help but furrow his brow: "Wait a minute, if..." He paused for a moment, his hands quickly typing on the keyboard: "If I can't accurately confirm the time, it's hard to determine the broadcast time of the explosion scene."

  Xia Zhu listened, her face getting increasingly ugly: "What does Senior Shengyuan mean?"

  Sheng Yuan looked at Xia Zhu quietly, his expression warm and solemn: "A great man once said that all great wars must be accompanied by sacrifice."

  The calmer he spoke, the more unbearable it was for Xia Zhu: "If someone must be sacrificed, then leave me behind."

  "What's wrong?" Zou Muyuan, who had just rushed back, saw that the atmosphere in the house was not right and shouted loudly: "What time is it now? You two should also hurry up and evacuate. From here to the exit, it will take at least half a minute."

  Xia Zhu looked at Zou Mu Yuan: "I should stay."

  "Take Xia Zhuo and go." Sheng Yuan furrowed his brow: "If we're discovered, the three of us will be the ones to die!"

  His tone and expression were both severe, to be honest, Xia Zhu had never seen him like this before.

  Accustomed to Shengyuan's gentleness, accustomed to his quiet eyebrows.

  And his first time losing his temper was for protecting others.

  "Wait," Xia Zhu rummaged through her belongings with a flustered expression: "I remember that Yuan Qi gave me a small button before."

  "Contact device," Zou Muyuan's eyes lit up, but he shook his head again: "Xibai won't leave anything for him."

  "Xia Zhu shook her head: "No, this thing was implanted in his own little arm."

  There is only one minute left.

  All the sounds around her ears became inexplicably hazy, Xia Zhu could hear it, Zou Mu was urging herself to hurry up in a low voice, and Sheng Yuan was also pushing herself. But what was so anxious, so urgent, was that she was desperately pressing the button.

  No time left, no time left.

  We just need an exact countdown, exactly the same as that crazy Seabury's countdown.

  In half a minute, Xia Zhu raised her head, her eyes fixed and her tone urgent: "Hurry up, if there's any problem, I don't guarantee that Shi Bo won't have other tricks up his sleeve."

  If it can't be solved from the root, then this matter is doomed to come with sacrifice.

  It's just because people like Xi Bo never act according to expectations.

  In the last fifteen seconds, none of the three people moved. Sheng Yuan seemed to be nailed in front of the computer, with a faint red thread in his eyes.

  In the last ten seconds, Zou Muyuan lightly hugged Sheng Yuan and then smiled and hugged Xia Zhu.

  In the quiet air, there was no sound that shouldn't be there.

  In the last five seconds, the button made a rustling sound.

  In the last three seconds, a familiar voice sounded: "Is it now, right?"

  "Of course, the good show has begun, my dear Ah Qi."

  The fireworks exploded.

  The button rustled again, as if the current was not good, until it finally fell silent.

  Sheng Yuansong let out a sigh of relief and only then did he realize that his hands were covered in sweat. He leaned back, turned to Xia Zhu and sighed: "Not listening to superior orders."

  Xia Zhu hadn't even had time to speak when Zou Mianyuan slapped her shoulder heavily: "I'm not saying, she's exactly the same as Lin Yuanke."

  Sheng Yuanwu felt a bit embarrassed, but Xia Zhu smiled slightly: "He will come back."

  Zou Mianyuan was slightly stunned, and then he heard Xia Zhu continue: "Don't worry, I know."

  No reason at all, nor knowing any reason, but just firmly and persistently believing like this.

  "Well then, let's go take care of some loose ends," Zou Muyuan smiled slightly, just taking a step outwards when the deafening explosion wave sent him tumbling backwards.

  Blood, spreading blood.

  Zou Mianyuan lay unconscious with his eyes closed, while Sheng Yuan calmly dialed the emergency number, but his hand slightly trembled.

  "What's going on?" Xia Zhu closed her eyes and bent down to give first aid.

  "Something's probably happened on Lin Yuan's side." Sheng Yuan put down the phone, his expression not looking good.

  Xia Zhu furrowed her brow, and didn't say a word until the ambulance took Zou Muyuan away.

  Shengyuan tidied up everything and turned around to see Xiaozhu's expression, then slightly stunned: "I didn't mean it that way."

  "I know, thank you Senior Shengyuan. We just...," his hand slowly clenched and unclenched, as if grasping for something: "We just made a mistake in clearing the mines."

  But who would have thought that from that day on, Lin Yuanxiang seemed to truly disappear from people's sight. In this concrete forest, he thoroughly disappeared.

  "About that thing before, the bureau had a lot of opinions about Lin Yuan, or rather, they never liked people who acted on their own initiative." Zou Mianyuan lay in bed with a pale face and his head wrapped in gauze, looking quite pitiful: "When you go back, remember to liven up the atmosphere."

  Shengyuan sat beside him, his hands slightly clasped together: "I know."

  "Sheng Yuan," Zou Muyuan asked after a moment of silence, "Although I don't want to ask this, but are you suspecting Lin Yuankai?"

  Shengyuan's fingers trembled slightly, and Zou Mufang sighed: "He won't betray us, no matter what the reason is."

  Shengyuan nodded: "I understand."

  Zou Mianyuan's expression turned serious: "Then don't let Xia Zhu discover your thoughts, the heavy case team is relying on you all."

  "Good." This time, Sheng Yuan responded very quickly.

  Outside the door, Xia Zhu closed her eyes and made her expression look more natural.

  The button was tied around her neck with a knot, but from that day on, it never rang again. Whether it was due to an accident or some other reason.

  No matter what, I am no longer fighting alone now.

  That's enough.

  Lin Yuanxi, no matter where you are, and no matter where I will be in the future, I firmly believe that you will return safely and soundly, bringing all good news.

  However, few people in the police station thought so. Most people were not familiar with Lin Yuanke to begin with, and now they are even more suspicious of him after this commotion.

  "Shengyuan, we must get to the bottom of this. You also know that there's been another serial murder case recently, and such cases are often dominated by psychologists." said Li Yun, a veteran of the police bureau.

  Sheng Yuan shook his head, his face solemn and serious: "I can tell you with certainty that although Lin Yuan's psychology has reached the pinnacle, he absolutely would not use such knowledge to harm people."

  "I hope you can take a look at the latest news," Li Yun said with a serious expression: "We are not making empty noises."

  In front of the TV, Xia Zhuo was sitting with rapt attention.

  Shengyuan walked over and gently patted Xiaozhu's shoulder: "I remember you dislike the media's gossip the most."

  "That's right, but this time it's not gossip." Xia Zhu turned around, her face a bit pale: "The handwriting on top is indeed very similar to Yuan Qi's. Because our team wants to avoid suspicion, we can't participate in the search. If the forensic team finds Yuan Qi's DNA next to the deceased, then..."

  "Now the person who can't afford to be confused is you." Sheng Yuan interrupted Xia Zhu's words, his expression still slightly smiling: "If your formation is chaotic, then no one will be able to cooperate with Lin Yuan as tacitly as you do."

  Xia Zhu and Lin Yuanqi are a match made in heaven.

  If Xia Zhuo were gone, Lin Yuanxi's situation would undoubtedly be even more dangerous and isolated.

  "I'll bring the fragments to you, and then you can carefully consider whether this case can be blamed on Xi Bao." Sheng Yuan calmed down and said.

  Xia Zhu shook her head: "Xi Bao never kills people with his own hands."

  A more terrifying guess is taking shape. If Xi Bei didn't kill with his own hands, would the killer be Lin Yuanbai whose mind was being controlled?

  "Speaking of which, Xi Bao is also an expert in psychological influence and hypnosis." Xia Zhu furrowed her brow, almost unable to suppress the worry at the bottom of her heart.

  "Xia Zhu," Sheng Yuan waved his hand in front of her: "People can change, and Xi Buo is also human, he's not a god. At this time, he's the easiest to get out of control, besides, you must believe in Lin Yuanke."

  Please, on a day when everyone has lost faith in him, you must stand by his side unwaveringly.

  Only in this way can we have the final chance of winning.

  Believe in him with all your heart and do everything you can.

  Xia Zhu's gaze stared out of the window for a while, before nodding slightly, with no hesitation in her eyes.

  In the afternoon, Sheng Yuan finally brought over the materials, only a thin stack: "This is all the material I could get my hands on, just photocopies."

  "That's enough." Xia Zhu quickly spread everything out on the whiteboard and flipped through it page by page.

  "Poker cards." Sheng Yuan said in a low voice.

  "Besides, the first time was J, the second time was Q, and the third time was K. Also, there were disordered messages next to me."

  Sheng Yuan furrowed his brow: "Going on like this, next will be A, Little Wang, and Big King?"

  "Not necessarily, the way of playing poker is different, we can't be certain," Xia Zhu furrowed her brow: "However, what can be confirmed is that all the deceased had their throats cut and then their abdomens were slit open."

  "Is this a symbol?" Sheng Yuan felt somewhat uncomfortable: "This method is too cruel."

  "This is a sacrifice." Xia Zhuo looked at the note beside him: "If these words are read aloud, it might be a strange way of making an offering. However, as far as I know, Xi Bao doesn't believe in anything."

  Regarding the unfamiliar topic, Sheng Yuan didn't say a word. He just looked at those corpses: "Old men and women, does this represent that the murderer is very weak? Also, are you certain that this was done by Xi Bao?"

  "Yes." To the latter question, Xia Zhu nodded slightly: "Because this is the best time for a demonstration."

  At least if I were the murderer I would have done it this way.

  Summer bamboo closed its eyes...