Chapter 50: The Person Who Wants to Become a God (8)

  When Xia Zhu asked to find Zhou Jiancheng, the little girl at the door was obviously stunned, and her face showed a hint of fear. Xia Zhu saw it in his eyes, but also calmly asked: "Excuse me, is Mr. Zhou in? I had an appointment before."

  "The little girl tried to make her expression look normal and explained in a low voice after a while: "Hmm, Mr. Zhou has left, didn't you see? The car that just drove out was his."

  Xia Zhu looked regretful, the little girl looked at Xia Zhu for a while and asked hesitantly: "Excuse me... are you a police officer?"

  Few people can tell that Xia Zhu is a police officer. It's all because she has a doll-like face and looks too unlike a police officer. The little girl said, and it made Xia Zhu pause for a moment, looking at her several times before smiling: "I am, what do you want to find us for?"

  The little girl heard it as if she had seen a lifesaver: "I knew, I knew..." She rushed out from behind the counter and grabbed Xia Zhu's hand: "Please save us."

  Xia Zhu glanced at Lin Yuanbai beside her, the man's expression was as usual, with a hint of coolness, but when she looked again, his dark eyes were full of seriousness.

  Xia Zhu looked at Lin Yuanxi for a moment before shifting her gaze away: "You speak."

  "Our boss has been possessed by a ghost." The little girl's tone was somewhat clenched and fearful.

  This wasn't the first time they heard this phrase, Xia Zhu's expression became increasingly solemn: "What's going on, don't be afraid."

  "Last time it was like this, and this time is the same..." The little girl took a deep breath before whispering: "Before, Mr. Zhou's house had no one in it, but he started talking, and the phone wasn't even busy... From the surveillance footage, Mr. Zhou was just talking to himself, with no one entering or leaving."

  She finished speaking and carefully handed over a CD: "We've been preparing for a long time."

  The little girl's expression was filled with anxiety, yet it seemed like she had grasped the last straw. Xia Zhu looked at her with a worried heart and could only pass on a pleading glance to Lin Yuanke.

  Lin Yuanxi didn't say anything, he just took over the CD: "Do you know who is a ghost?"

  His question was ambiguous, but the little girl answered quickly: "It's Xiao Mingyue."

  Xia Zhu's expression froze completely, but Lin Yuanxiao smiled slightly: "Xiao Mingyue?"

  "Uh, we all know, it's her." The little girl said, carefully hiding behind and sobbing: "In recent years, the people hired by the company are all from very difficult families. Far Yang Company's welfare has been getting better and better, if not forced by life, no one would be willing to stay here..."

  "She finished her sentence and looked up, immediately falling silent: 'Please save us.'"

  This last sentence was brief and with an inexplicable tremolo, before long, she had already answered the phone with a normal expression.

  Xia Zhu followed Lin Yuanli out the door with a heavy heart, Lin Yuanli's strides were very large, Xia Zhu was struggling to keep up, and could only stretch out her hand to lightly tug on his sleeve: "I..."

  Before he could finish his sentence, Lin Yuan's movements had slowed down considerably: "What are you thinking of?"

  Xia Zhu was stunned and looked up at Lin Yuanke: "You already know everything?"

  Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and didn't respond, Xia Zhu sighed and asked sincerely: "Master."

  Lin Yuan chuckled softly and gently wiped her hair with his hand: "It's nothing," his voice was low and pleasant, "Xiao Mingyue had a problem, I found it from the very beginning."

  "Why?" Xia Zhu was somewhat puzzled, trying hard to think of what they had said before.

  "I've checked her out." Lin Yuan said concisely, "Sometimes, apart from studying criminal psychology, the simplest method can also be used, and Bi Tianqi is very useful."

  Xia Zhu lost her smile, it seemed indeed to be the case. Since entering the door of criminal psychology, she rarely relied on simple file checking, and such methods were often simple and reliable. She nodded solemnly and asked seriously: "So, what's wrong with Xiao Yi's file?"

  "She's dead." Lin Yuanjie answered her question in the simplest way possible.

  Xia Zhu was stunned on the spot. Even if one's heart is strong, it's hard to accept the fact that an acquaintance is dead.

  "I and Xiao Yi..." Xia Zhu finally found her own voice after a long time: "It's just been a few years since we last met, how could it be..."

  "That's right," Lin Yuan continued in a flat, emotionless tone: "She was indeed dead, having passed away from a brain tumor several years after her aunt's death."

  Brain tumor... Xia Zhu tried to recall the happy scenes of the two families together, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't remember. Too many memories were covered up, and in the end, they were all shrouded by a dull and lifeless face.

  She felt her head was a bit dizzy, fortunately Lin Yuanke handed over a peppermint in time and said with some annoyance: "I knew I shouldn't have told you."

  Xia Zhu apologized with a smile and continued to ask: "So... what happened afterwards?"

  "There's nothing, someone impersonated your Aunt Xiao. For now, it seems the purpose is related to Far Yang Company." Lin Yuan said: "The only thing that makes no sense is that their chairman is real."

  Zhou Jiancheng is true, Xiao Mingyue is false. What is their ultimate goal after all? Is Zhou Jiancheng aware of it?

  All of this is like a big net, Xia Zhuo being trapped inside, unable to see clearly.

  She suddenly understood the difference between her and Lin Yuanxi. Lin Yuanxi was used to being detached, even when it came to things that concerned himself, he could always manage to distance himself as much as possible, standing on the sidelines with an extremely calm and objective expression, but Xia Zhu couldn't do that.

  Xia Zhu looked at Lin Yuanbo beside her, trying to keep up with the pace of thought: "So... if Zhou Jiancheng knew about it, why didn't we go after him just now?"

  "Zhōu Jiān Chéng has someone chasing after him," Lín Yuǎn Bā's smile was a kind of familiar must-have for Xià Zhú, he smiled and said: "And we're going to do something even more interesting."

  "Shall we go find Xiao Mingyue?" Xia Zhu blinked her eyes.

  Lin Yuanxi's smile grew even wider: "Of course, we have to make Xiao Mingyue see a ghost."

  Xia Zhu ran a few steps to catch up, and suddenly remembered the first time Lin Yuanke woke up in the hospital, his eyes were filled with emptiness and confusion. At that moment, Lin Yuanke was really pitiful.

  "It's all right, it's all over." Xia Zhu muttered.

  Lin Yuanxiang turned his head and glanced at Xia Zhu, the two of them no longer needing too many words, everything was already understood without being said.

  "Now you have the most important task." Lin Yuan said.

  Xia Zhu nodded: "Naturally, what should we do?"

  "This is something you should consider." Lin Yuanxiao smiled faintly and gazed into the distance, ignoring Xia Zhu.

  Xia Zhu didn't know about Lin Yuanqi's methods, and she couldn't figure out how she ended up in Xiao Mingyue and her husband's home. Thinking that Xiao Mingyue's husband had unknowingly lived with a strange woman for two years made Xia Zhu feel unimaginable.

  It was clear that the visit of the two people had surprised both Xiao Mingyue and her husband, especially Xiao Mingyue.

  A hint of unease flashed across her face, but it was quickly replaced by a faint smile: "Look at you, child, why didn't you say something ahead of time? I haven't even prepared anything good to eat for you."

  Two people brought Xia Zhu and Lin Yuanxi into the house, and Xia Zhu glanced over with her remaining light, only to see Xiao Mingyue give her husband a signal.

  This simple action made Xia Zhu feel a chill run down her spine. She suddenly thought of the most terrifying possibility...

  She gently tugged at Lin Yuanxi's sleeve, and Lin Yuanxi silently pinched her fingertips to show he understood.

  If it's said that not only is Xiao Mingyue fake, but also her husband is fake, then isn't everything explained?

  If everything they've done, all the murders and fires, had the same purpose, and the apparent master-disciple confrontation was just a play to lure you in, then aren't these two people now really delivering themselves to your doorstep?

  The more she thought about it, the more terrifying it became. Xia Zhu felt her palms slowly sweating, fortunately... at such a tense moment, there was still an immovable Lin Yuanbei by her side.

  "Don't worry." Lin Yuanxiao gently drew a few strokes on her palm.

  Xia Zhu thought she understood.

  Xiao Mingyue went into the kitchen and sliced a plate of fruit, placing it on the coffee table. Her smiling face was reminiscent of the person from several years ago, but Xia Zhu knew that everything could be fake, except for one thing - death certificates are never fake. The Xiao Mingyue who had treated her like her own daughter was definitely gone.

  Along with Xiao Mingyue's sidekick, this man Lian Yan had long since replaced her without her knowledge.

  Thinking of this, Xia Zhu smiled and politely declined the fruit on the table. Lin Yuanke, on the other hand, thanked her with a smile and quietly picked up a piece to put in his mouth.

  At that moment, Xia Zhu's heart almost jumped out, and she wished to rush up and throw away the fruit on his lips. However, Lin Yuanbo just smiled, pressed down Xia Zhu's fingers, and put the piece of melon into his mouth.

  Xia Zhu worked hard to keep her expression normal, then asked Xiao Mingyue: "Auntie Xiao, about the fire at Yuanyang Company earlier, are you okay?"

  "It's all right......" Xiao Mingyue's eyes were a bit unfocused: "In recent years, Yuan Yang Company has never been at peace, and we're all used to it."

  "Has it ever been peaceful?" Lin Yuan asked suddenly: "I heard that the Far Yang company is not only the chairman's office, but also other places are always haunted."

  "It's a ghost," Aunt Xiao said with a mysterious tone: "Only those who have done something wrong will have ghosts knocking on their door."

  It's a bit like what you said, so-called purification, and those raging fires in the sky.

  Thinking of this, Xia Zhu suddenly asked: "By the way, Aunt Xiao, that set of photo albums I left at your house when I was a kid, are they still there?"

  Her eyes were piercing, and Xia Zhu believed that even if Xiao Mingyue had the slightest wavering, she would be able to see it.

  Who would have thought that Xiao Mingyue just thought about it vaguely, and then smiled slightly: "Ah, you're talking about that book, of course, I have it. Wait for Auntie Xiao to get it for you."

  She finished speaking and handed the untouched cookies on the table to Xia Zhu, and had already quickly walked towards the bedroom.

  Xia Zhu and Lin Yuanqi exchanged a glance, Lin Yuanqi quietly grasped Xia Zhu's fingers, he glanced at his phone, his eyebrows furrowed.

  Xia Zhu only saw with her peripheral vision that it was a message from Zou Mu Yuan.

  "Zhou Jiancheng went in and didn't come out."

  Looking at Lianyan who was still calm and composed across from her, Xia Zhu felt that everything was now within sight.

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