Chapter 24 The So-Called Truth

"I heard that the Donghai police found some incredible things in the dead driver's phone."

Inside the tea room of the Chu Shanhe Manor.

Chu Shanhe poured tea for himself and looked up at Lin Xian.

"He was a retired U.S. Special Forces sergeant named Sam, but he continued to work for the U.S. after retirement, doing some shady jobs. According to the information cracked from his phone... he was the one who ran over Xu Yun and Tang Xin."

Lin Xian took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and shook his head.

"It wasn't hard to see from the forged chat records of Tang Xin that fabricating false evidence is commonplace for these murderers. My intention was to find a suitable opportunity to coordinate with you and force the taxi or truck to stop outside Donghai's jurisdiction."

"But judging from the pre-hidden bomb... I'm afraid they weren't planning on letting Sergeant Sam live, whether I deliberately exposed myself last night or not. Even if I hadn't been there, I estimate that taxi would have exploded in the same place."

"Therefore, considering this, those so-called records and materials in Sergeant Sam's phone are completely unreliable. Obviously, those were deliberately fabricated by the murderers for us to see, with the aim of using a dead man to clear their suspicion and superficially put a false end to this series of serial murders."

Chu Shanhe nodded silently after hearing this.

He poured more tea for Lin Xian, then poured the remaining tea onto the tea stone and started boiling water again.

"My thinking is the same as yours, but the problem now is that we can't prove this false evidence is false until we find the real evidence. The fact that you caught Sergeant Sam, coupled with the fabricated evidence in his phone that's even more real than the real thing, means the police have no problem closing the case like this, after all, it's a fact that he ran over Academician Lyon."

"Moreover, as I told you before, the Donghai police are under a lot of pressure... Three murder cases targeting scientists at 00:42 have occurred on this land. If this can't be thoroughly investigated, there will be big problems on many levels. They always have to give the people an explanation, right?"

"I understand that too."

Lin Xian said with a smile,

"So, that's why I deliberately exposed myself and asked for your help... This is the only way to continue playing this game."

"I'm really grateful to you, Mr. Chu, for trusting me so much without asking any questions and doing such a troublesome thing for me... I'm very grateful to you."

Chu Shanhe chuckled and waved his hand, signaling Lin Xian not to say more.

"Lin Xian, let's not even talk about the fact that you saved my daughter and I owe you such a big favor."

"Just the fact that you proposed to catch the murderers who killed Xu Yun and your classmate Tang Xin, I would definitely help without hesitation. This is a righteous thing, it concerns the safety of countless scientists in the future, even the direction of the national scientific research community. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Even if we didn't have so much acquaintance, I would definitely not refuse if you told me about this."

"So, I won't ask too much about many things that you don't say. I've been through too much to know the truth that loose lips sink ships. I trust you enough, so you don't need to explain anything to me. Since you said you want to wait for the next opportunity, then I can patiently wait for your news."

"As for you saying that this matter is difficult and troublesome..."

Chu Shanhe smiled, his face gentle.

"Over the years, I've done many big things for the country and the scientific community, and provided a lot of help both openly and secretly. So... even if it's not in Donghai, I, Chu, have some influence anywhere. The things you're asking me to do aren't difficult, you don't need to keep them in mind."

"The only thing I'm worried about now is... your safety."

Chu Shanhe paused, then continued.

"When you first told me that you intended to expose yourself and lock the next murder target on yourself, I was also very conflicted. This plan is too..."

"Risky, and more importantly... now that both sides have revealed their hands to this extent, are you sure that those hidden in the dark will really come out to kill you?"

"They will."

Lin Xian nodded confidently.

"It's precisely because it's close to revealing all the cards that they have to personally take action to kill me."

"I now have a list of three suspects in my heart, but I'm sorry, I can't tell you yet. From today onwards, I won't appear outdoors anywhere at 00:42, and I won't give the murderers any chance to kill me."

"But, there's an exception for those three! If one of those three invites me out in the middle of the night, or takes me to a place where I'll be exposed outdoors at 00:42, I will definitely agree. I will actively give them this opportunity to kill me. Except for those three... even if the gods come, I won't go out in the middle of the night."

"I believe they won't wait too long. Now the hands of both sides are close to being transparent, and the longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for them. And I already have a general plan in my mind... I can roughly guess which day and which event they will use to lure me out and expose me outdoors in the middle of the night."

"At that time... I will notify you a few days in advance, and we will prepare an ambush in advance. We'll still do it as I said before, without anyone from Donghai, to absolutely guarantee confidentiality. When the killer taxi arrives as scheduled that day... everything will be self-evident."

...

Listening to Lin Xian's plan.

Chu Shanhe sighed softly.

He wasn't sighing at Lin Xian's bravery, but simply sighing that this is already a peaceful society, and such malicious organizations and incidents still occur.

When he was young and making his way in the world, this kind of thing was commonplace.

But to still see such magical and arrogant things happening on this land of China today really makes him sigh that there are really too many bad people in this world... and too many people with ulterior motives.

Although he didn't understand Lin Xian's detailed plan, and didn't ask too much.

But he believed in the young man in front of him.

His bravery, his integrity, and his sense of justice all made him see a kind of light that is extremely rare in this era.

This is also why he has always admired this young man.

He raised his teacup and looked at Lin Xian.

"If one day Anqing can grow into someone as responsible, brave, and kind as you, I will be very gratified."

Lin Xian smiled and also raised his teacup.

"Don't worry, I think Anqing will definitely be fine. Anqing has a more precious quality... that none of us have. This is all the result of your and Auntie's good education."

The two chuckled and drank the cup of tea together.

Afterwards.

Lin Xian left the manor.

He drove his blood-red Ferrari towards the Donghai City Public Security Bureau...

The reason why he came to Chu Shanhe first today was to discuss the subsequent deployment with him.

The bomb in the taxi yesterday was not within Lin Xian's expectations.

He thought that Ji Lin and the others were already ruthless enough to kill their accomplice, Academician Lyon, but he didn't expect that they wouldn't even let go of the killer driver who had been working for them... These are really a bunch of beasts who treat human lives like dirt.

So, precisely because of this, Chu Shanhe's trump card was not used or exposed last night, but instead turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

After all, the next 00:42 between him and Ji Lin, Ji Xinshui, and Zhou Duanyun will be the real decisive battle in this cat-and-mouse game!

Earlier, Lin Xian had already suspected that Ji Lin was testing him.

But he didn't understand exactly why he was testing him and what the purpose of the test was at the time, so he didn't dare to expose himself when he saw Tang Xin's chat records being forged.

But now the situation is different.

The incident with Academician Lyon has made Lin Xian completely see through Ji Lin's conspiracy and plan, and he himself has enough strength and information to fight against them, so he chose to deliberately expose himself at this time.

Soon...

The Donghai City Public Security Bureau will announce to the whole society the good news of "The Serial Murder Case Perfectly Solved!" The blame for killing Xu Yun, Tang Xin, and Academician Lyon will all be placed on Sergeant Sam.

No one knows that the next target to be murdered is himself.

This may be what Ji Lin and the others want.

It's just that they can't imagine...

At this time, he is no longer the hiding mouse of the past, ignorant and drifting with the tide; now, he has turned into a cat with golden vertical pupils in the dark night, staring at them, this group of mice.

Just waiting for the moment they show their tails!

...

Squeak——————

The Ferrari Laferrari stopped in the parking lot of the Donghai City Public Security Bureau. Lin Xian got out of the car and walked towards the Public Security Bureau office building.

On the way here, the director had called him and asked him where he was. It seemed that he had something to discuss.

As a result.

As soon as he entered the office building gate.

Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap!!

Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap!!

A burst of warm applause sounded, and Lin Xian was stunned.

In the crowded hall, there were leaders, colleagues, and police officers from various departments... and some other people who were not wearing uniforms, whose department was unknown.

After everyone saw Lin Xian enter the door, they applauded enthusiastically in unison, their faces filled with relieved smiles, and their eyes were full of extremely grateful affirmation.

Lin Xian then understood what the director meant by calling him just now. It turned out that everyone was intentionally waiting for him here.

"Good job, Lin Xian!"

The director walked over with a smile on his face, clapping his hands and patting Lin Xian on the back, saying,

"Thanks to you, we were able to solve this serial murder case! If it weren't for your cleverness in detecting the real intentions of the murderer... we would have failed again yesterday and become a laughing stock to the people of the whole country!"

"But it's different now. Thanks to your wit and bravery, we have finally caught the murderer who killed Professor Xu Yun, Miss Tang Xin, and Academician Lyon! Giving the people of Donghai, the people of the whole country, and the people of the whole world an explanation!"

Boom!!!!!!

The applause behind him started again, and everyone congratulated Lin Xian.

"Thank you so much, Lin Xian. It turns out you had already guessed that Academician Lyon was the real target!"

"You must have been afraid that the information would be leaked and detected by the enemy, so you kept the plan in your heart and went to pursue them alone, right?"

"It's a pity... the enemy was still too cunning, and in the end, they would rather commit suicide than be arrested... But fortunately, we have obtained a lot of valuable information from his mobile phone."

"The work of the special investigation team for the Xu Yun case has finally been successfully completed! Everyone is happy!"

In the cheers of the crowd, a familiar figure also walked over with a hunched back, bent waist, and smiling, clapping his hands.

Ji Lin.

He returned to China so quickly.

Ji Lin walked up and shook Lin Xian's hand.

"Congratulations, Lin Xian, on successfully catching the murderer and returning victoriously."

Lin Xian also shook hands with him.

"Welcome back to China too. When did you come back? Why so fast?"

"Fast?"

Ji Lin smiled.

"I even regretted coming late, not being able to see your heroic moment."

"Not late, not late."

Lin Xian shook his head and smiled slightly.

"You came just in time."