A transfer letter?

He wasn't a detective, so why would the Donghai City Public Security Bureau send him this?

Lin Xian took it.

In the lower right corner, it was indeed stamped with the administrative seal of the Donghai City Public Security Bureau. The heading read "Transfer Letter," addressed to MX Company.

The content was a very formulaic explanation, informing MX Company that in order to solve a case, Lin Xian was being transferred to the [Xu Yun Case Special Investigation Team] to assist in the work, for a period of one month, with possible extensions as needed.

"Why suddenly transfer me?" Lin Xian was completely puzzled.

"I don't know." Zhao Yingjun shook her head. "We don't know about this. Generally speaking, the police won't disclose the details of a case before it's completely solved. However, this kind of transfer letter isn't mandatory. You can go if you want, and if you don't want to, you don't even have to show up. Our company can just send back a letter of refusal."

Lin Xian lowered his head, looking at the red stamp on the transfer letter.

Normally, the Donghai City Public Security Bureau would never transfer a small fry like him. He really couldn't help in the field of solving cases, nor did he have any experience.

So, after thinking about it, there was only one possibility…

Ji Lin must have recommended him to the Public Security Bureau. In other words… Ji Lin behind the scenes was inviting him to join the [Xu Yun Case Special Investigation Team].

The current Ji Lin had extremely high prestige and a lot of say in the Donghai City Public Security Bureau, so it would be easy for him to do this.

This transfer letter… really felt like a banquet at Hongmen.

Now, Lin Xian was basically certain that Ji Xinshui, Ji Lin, and Zhou Duanyun were in cahoots.

Not only were the three of them related to the murders of Xu Yun and Tang Xin, but they were also currently trying to find flaws or evidence on him… and once that was confirmed, they would almost certainly try to use the same car accident to kill him at 00:42.

This was the "cat and mouse game" that Huang Que had mentioned.

For a while, Lin Xian had been running around trying to find more information about the killers.

So, it was conceivable that his opponents hadn't been idle during this time either.

Ji Lin sending him this Transfer Letter was almost like sending a challenge. His purpose was definitely to call him to his side, and then, through daily contact and work, to find out his secrets.

"No."

Lin Xian thought to himself… this didn't count as a challenge, because his discovery of Ji Xinshui's name and the past between Ji Xinshui and Zhou Duanyun were all accidental. Ji Lin shouldn't know about this.

In other words, Ji Lin didn't know that he had already been exposed.

From his perspective, he hadn't noticed that he was also one of the killers; he was still playing the role of a good person, someone who was trying to find the killer who killed Xu Yun, a good person who was mourning for Tang Xin.

Looking at it this way…

The advantage had actually returned to his side; he had one more piece of information than Ji Lin.

So.

Should he go to this banquet at Hongmen or not?

Lin Xian was still hesitant.

Reality wasn't a dream; he didn't have that many lives to try and make mistakes countless times.

Although nothing ventured, nothing gained, it was very dangerous to rashly go alone to Ji Lin's territory, under Ji Lin's nose.

Ji Lin was so smart that he would definitely set many traps for him. One careless move and he might be finished.

But then again.

Now that he had locked onto Ji Lin, Ji Xinshui, and Zhou Duanyun… if he wanted to bring them to justice and avenge Xu Yun and Tang Xin, he really needed to contact them to find flaws and clues.

This cat-and-mouse hide-and-seek game was a competition of who could catch whose flaws first, who could get rid of whom first.

From this perspective, risk and reward went hand in hand. He really should enter the game himself, pretending not to know anything, pretending to fall into Ji Lin's trap, and then turn the tables on him.

After all…

Since Ji Lin and the others could set traps for him, why couldn't he use their plan against them and then design a trap for Ji Lin and the others to expose themselves?

"I'll think about it."

Lin Xian put away the transfer letter and looked at Zhao Yingjun. "To be honest, Professor Xu Yun and we were so close, and he helped us so much. If I can really help the police a little bit and catch the killer as soon as possible… I'm still very willing to help."

Zhao Yingjun nodded. "You decide about this."

…

After coming out of Zhao Yingjun's office, Lin Xian looked at his watch.

It was still early; there was still a long time before noon.

Yesterday, Zheng Chenghao had said that he worked the day shift as a taxi driver, and now was his work time.

So, if he went to the hospital at this time, he would probably be able to find Zheng Xiangyue alone in the ward.

To understand whether Zheng Chenghao was suspected of killing Professor Xu Yun and Tang Xin… he just needed to ask Zheng Xiangyue.

Moreover, Lin Xian was also very curious about Zheng Chenghao's true identity and experience; it seemed that he didn't want to talk about the past, but Zheng Xiangyue was much simpler and should be able to tell the truth with a few casual questions.

Leaving the company, Lin Xian directly took a taxi to the Donghai University Affiliated Hospital and came to Xu Yiyi's ward on the 17th floor.

The curtains inside were open, and sunlight poured in, shining on Xu Yiyi, bathing her eyelashes and hair in a layer of light.

She was still so quiet.

It was as if the world had never changed, and she was still the same as when she fell from the slide.

It was just a pity…

In the years she had closed her eyes, the whole world had undergone earth-shattering changes, and even her beloved father had passed away.

The nurses here took good care of Xu Yiyi every day, and the sheets and bedding were very clean. Lin Xian was still very relieved about this. Zhao Yingjun always handled things very carefully, and she would definitely not mistreat Xu Yiyi.

Lin Xian paced around the room, making some noise from time to time.

He knew that Zheng Xiangyue should be alone in the next room at this time. If she had nothing to do, she would probably run in. If she didn't come over after a long time, he would have to go to the next ward to talk to her.

However, a child's mind was easy to understand. Before long, Zheng Xiangyue's cute little face with long black hair peeked in from the half-open door.

"Brother Lin Xian?"

Presumably, Zheng Chenghao had told Zheng Xiangyue his name after he went back yesterday, and today she directly called it out.

"Xiangyue?" Lin Xian turned around and smiled, pretending to be meeting her by chance. "I came to see Yiyi. Where's your brother?"

"My brother went to work as a taxi driver!"

Because they had just met yesterday, Zheng Xiangyue wasn't shy at all and walked in happily. "My brother usually goes out to work during the day, so I stay in the ward by myself… Sometimes I come to chat with Xu Yiyi, but I'm just talking to myself. She probably can't hear me."

"It's hard to say." Lin Xian turned his head, looking at the calm Xu Yiyi. "Maybe she can hear you faintly. One day she wakes up, and you'll be good friends right away."

Afterwards, Lin Xian chatted with Zheng Xiangyue.

It was just as he thought.

Zheng Xiangyue had a severe congenital heart disease and had to be monitored at all times. Therefore, she hadn't left the hospital for so many years. At most, her brother would take her for a walk downstairs.

She had monitoring equipment attached to her body 24 hours a day. Zheng Xiangyue proudly showed Lin Xian the instruments on her body, saying that she felt it was cool, like a robot.

Because she had no friends and no one to chat with during the day, she was very talkative after seeing Lin Xian… Lin Xian didn't need to deliberately guide her at all; Zheng Xiangyue directly revealed everything about her family.

According to Zheng Xiangyue.

She and her brother were both born in a poor rural village in Jiangsu Province, but she had very little memory of her childhood, almost none at all. She heard most of it from her brother.

Their parents had a dispute with the village tyrant over the issue of homesteads in the early years, and when Zheng Xiangyue was very young, the village tyrant brought people to fight, and her parents died as a result.

But the village tyrant was not brought to justice as Zheng Chenghao had said yesterday. In those days, the countryside wasn't as developed, and there wasn't enough surveillance. After a series of manipulations by the village tyrant, the ones who struck first actually became the siblings' parents.

In the end, the matter was concluded with one of the village tyrant's lackeys going in for a few years. After that, Zheng Chenghao and Zheng Xiangyue became orphans.

At that time, Zheng Chenghao was already an adult and had witnessed the tragic scene of his parents being beaten to death, but for the sake of his young sister who had just been weaned, he could only endure it and support Zheng Xiangyue by doing manual labor.

But the village tyrant's bullying was endless. Zheng Xiangyue couldn't remember exactly what happened later. She only remembered that the village tyrant's family had a very large hunting dog that was very fierce and had a loud bark. They let the dog out to chase and bite them.

And the scar on Zheng Chenghao's face was from that time.

"Actually, my brother has more injuries on his body." Zheng Xiangyue continued. "Actually, he could have run away a long time ago. My brother is very strong. But in order to protect me… that's why he was bitten like that."

"I heard all of this from my brother. My memory before that is very vague. The doctor said that witnessing my brother being bitten was too psychologically stimulating for me, so I developed a certain degree of protective amnesia. I don't know if that's the reason."

Lin Xian sighed and touched Zheng Xiangyue's head. "Then what? How did you come to Donghai?"

"My brother said that after that, he knew he couldn't stay in the village anymore, or he would be bullied to death by these people sooner or later, so he took me far away from the village and came to Donghai."

Zheng Xiangyue became more and more aggrieved as she spoke. "At first, I didn't live here. I lived in a rental house, but later my illness became more and more serious, so I was transferred to this hospital. But life got better afterwards, and my brother found a job driving a taxi. Those bad guys were also arrested and put in jail!"

A child's face really changed quickly. Zheng Xiangyue wiped her eyes and became happy again. "My brother always says that good is rewarded with good and evil is rewarded with evil. This world is really like that!"

Lin Xian smiled and didn't say anything more.

In Zheng Xiangyue's small mind, the world was so simple.

But if good was really rewarded with good and evil was rewarded with evil… then what had Xu Yun and Tang Xin done wrong? What had Ji Lin and Zhou Duanyun done right?

But…

The more complicated you thought, the unhappier you became. Lin Xian didn't plan to ruin Zheng Xiangyue's innocence and happiness.

"That's right, since life is getting better and better, why keep thinking about burying yourself on the moon? You're also a good child, and your illness will definitely be cured. You should think about what you want to do when you grow up."

Lin Xian looked at Zheng Xiangyue. "What's your dream when you grow up?"

"Grow up…" Zheng Xiangyue sighed, smiled weakly, and looked at Xu Yiyi, who was lying quietly on the bed. "I've never thought about what I want to do when I grow up."

"Why?"

"Because I…" Zheng Xiangyue blinked. "Because I can't grow up…"

She raised her head and looked at Lin Xian. "I actually know that you're all comforting me. But I've secretly heard the doctors and nurses whispering many times… They all say that I can't grow up, that I won't live much longer, and they've said almost every year that I won't live to see the New Year."

"But haven't you been growing up slowly? You have to believe in miracles."

"The doctor said that the older I get, the more dangerous it is."

Zheng Xiangyue raised her hand and stroked her heart. "My heart is so weak. The doctor said that it can't support my growing body… and because my blood type is special, it's impossible to wait for a suitable heart… They were still saying a while ago that I wouldn't live past my 14th birthday."

Lin Xian thought of what Zheng Chenghao had said yesterday, that Zheng Xiangyue's birthday was next month.

It wasn't long before it arrived; she would definitely live through it.

It should be fine, otherwise Zheng Chenghao wouldn't have gone to work with such peace of mind.

"Look, it's almost your birthday. The doctors were wrong again." Lin Xian took Zheng Xiangyue's hand. "You'll grow up. You'll grow tall and beautiful. Believe in yourself, and believe in the scientists. They'll definitely conquer the hibernation pod soon."

"By the way, since you like the moon so much, then your dream when you grow up should be to be an astronaut!"

"Astronaut?" Zheng Xiangyue tilted her head.

"Yes, astronaut." Lin Xian nodded and said seriously, "When you become an astronaut, you can take a rocket to the moon for sightseeing. Looking back at Earth from there must be very beautiful."

He hooked Zheng Xiangyue's little finger and made a promise with her. "Then let's make a promise. When the time comes, you'll stand on the moon and wave to me and your brother. We'll definitely see it."

"Hehe, okay!" Zheng Xiangyue's world was small, and she didn't think too much about anything. She smiled and made a promise with Lin Xian.

Lin Xian stood up. "Does your brother only come back at night?"

"Yes." Zheng Xiangyue nodded obediently. "He usually switches cars with the night shift driver at six o'clock, and then he comes to the ward to be with me at seven or eight o'clock."

"Does he work the day shift every day?" Lin Xian began to probe for today's main purpose.

"He basically works the day shift. Occasionally, when the night shift driver has something to do, they'll switch… Then he'll be with me during the day and go to work at night."

Zheng Xiangyue answered every question very seriously. "Actually, I really want my brother to rest more… But he comes to be with me whenever he has time. He's really good to me. And he gives me gifts every holiday! Not just my birthday, he brings me gifts for every holiday!"

"Then… what gift did your brother give you on New Year's Eve?" Lin Xian asked with a smile. "Although New Year's Day isn't strictly a holiday, your brother definitely wouldn't miss it, right?"

"Of course!"

Zheng Xiangyue proudly puffed out her chest. "On New Year's Eve, my brother and I watched the fireworks outside together here! And then he gave me a surprise right after midnight! He brought me a Ragdoll cat doll that I'd been trying to collect! I love Ragdoll cats the most!"

"Is that so? He's really a good brother."

Lin Xian stood up, and the stone that had been hanging in his heart fell.

This place was far from the clubhouse where Xu Yun had the accident that day. One was located on the east side of Donghai, and the other was located on the west side of Donghai. Even if he sped there when there was no traffic at night, it would take at least an hour.

So, since Zheng Chenghao was still in the ward watching fireworks with Zheng Xiangyue at midnight… that meant that the driver who killed Professor Xu Yun in a car accident at 00:42 wasn't him.

After all, he couldn't be in two places at once, and Zheng Xiangyue wouldn't lie.

This result was pretty good.

In his heart, Lin Xian still hoped that Zheng Chenghao, this suffering and strong older brother, was a good person, that this world really had good being rewarded with good and evil being rewarded with evil, and that he really could one day proudly see Zheng Xiangyue waving on the moon.

"What gift do you want for your birthday?" Lin Xian looked down at Zheng Xiangyue. "I'll come to celebrate your birthday with you then."

"I want to go to the moon!" Zheng Xiangyue said stubbornly.

"But you really can't go now." Lin Xian smiled helplessly. "At this stage, no country has the ability to send people to the moon."

"No, they do! Tickets to the moon have already started selling!"

"What?"

Lin Xian was at a loss. "In a game?"

"It's not a game… it's real! It was said in the news! I'll go get it for you!"

Seeing that Lin Xian didn't believe her, Zheng Xiangyue slowly ran back to the next ward and then took out her phone and opened a news screenshot in her photo album. "Brother Lin Xian, look, what I said is true!"

Lin Xian took the phone with some suspicion and saw that it was indeed a news report from not long ago.

《SpACet CEO and world's richest man, Jia Sike, announced that while selling space travel tickets, he will also simultaneously open reservations for moon travel tickets! There are only ten seats available!》