Chapter 23 Gift

"Lin Xian, accept my condolences."

The day after returning to Donghai from Hangzhou, Zhou Duanyun's Rolls-Royce Phantom appeared downstairs of Company X. He came to Lin Xian's office, sat on the sofa and looked at Lin Xian:

"I know you must be very sad, but... no one wants this kind of thing to happen. I am also heartbroken by Tang Xin's death."

"Actually, I didn't intend to tell you, but I was afraid that you would feel more guilty after hearing it... Tang Xin had something to give you that night. I prepared it for her for a long time and put it in my car, so she had an accident because of it."

Zhou Duanyun sighed and crossed his hands:

"If you really want to blame someone, I am actually more responsible."

...

Lin Xian sat at his desk, supporting his cheek with his left hand, turning a pen with his right hand, and did not speak.

Gao Yang once went to the Donghai Public Security Bureau with Tang Xin's brother to understand the situation.

For them, Tang Xin's death was a big deal, as if there were countless conspiracies entangled with her.

But if you look at it on a larger scale, Tang Xin is not that special.

In this city, there are an average of 500 car accidents every day, with an average of four people dying and 30 people injured every day.

This is just the data for one city. If we look at the data for the whole country and the whole world... the number of people who die in car accidents every day on the earth is about 3,200.

Tang Xin is just a very insignificant one.

Compared with Professor Xu Yun, her death is as light as a feather. Or, if it weren't for the fact that her death was a bit similar to Professor Xu Yun's, her death would not even be a feather to the people of Donghai City.

No one cares who, where, and when the other 3,199 people who died in car accidents on the day Tang Xin died were.

The answer Gao Yang and Tang Xin's brother received was -

The vehicle that caused the accident has not been found yet, and there is insufficient evidence. Please refer to the final police report.

Lin Xian and Zhou Duanyun were also questioned by the police, and they both answered truthfully.

It seems that this is just a simple case of a girl going to the car across the street to pick up a gift and then accidentally died in a car accident...

Of course.

The premise is that Xu Yun had not had an accident before.

If there was no unsolved case of Xu Yun, Tang Xin's death would probably be simply defined like this.

But are Tang Xin's cases really related to Xu Yun's cases?

The police are also uncertain, because, as I said...

There is no evidence.

Case handling requires evidence. Without evidence, it is impossible to determine the nature of the crime, unless the criminal himself admits the crime. In this case, the confession can be used as evidence for the case handling.

Xu Yun died at 00:42:02 seconds. He was hit and killed by a black Audi sedan, and a taxi escaped with him.

Tang Xin died at 00:42:41 seconds. She was hit and killed by a taxi, and no vehicle escaped with the taxi.

If these two incidents are said to be related and similar crimes, it can be justified.

But these are all forced and put together. The police do not recognize such speculation without evidence.

So...

The key lies in...

Evidence].

These days, Lin Xian has also deliberately stood on the edge of the sidewalk at 00:42 many times, testing the edge of danger.

But everything went smoothly without any disturbance.

If Huang Que hadn't reminded him that the "cat and mouse game" had begun, he would never have thought that he would be the target of those murderers.

He is not a scientist, and he doesn't study hibernation, so why should he be the target?

But Lin Xian still believed what Huang Que said, so it was not difficult to infer...

He was indeed being targeted by the murderers, but they didn't intend to kill him now. The reason may also be that there is no evidence.

Lin Xian stopped spinning the pen and looked up at Zhou Duanyun sitting on the sofa.

Maybe...

The facts are the same as he guessed now-

He can't find evidence that they killed Xu Yun and Tang Xin, and they can't find evidence that he and Xu Yun are accomplices! 】

And in this constant pulling and testing... whoever is first grasped by the other party The evidence and the handle will lose the cat and mouse game! 】

That's it.

Lin Xian finally understood what Huang Que meant by the cat and mouse game.

He originally simply thought that this was a game of hide-and-seek, and that he was very passive and could only hide carefully to avoid being discovered.

But now it seems that this is not the case!

The cat and mouse are in a state of uncertainty, and this is a game of racing against time. Although his current situation is very passive, but...

Lin Xian looked at the row of Rhine cats of various shapes on his desk...

If the mouse is a little smarter, it may not be impossible to turn the tables and become a cat!

Seeing that Lin Xian was hesitant to speak.

Zhou Duanyun stood up, smoothed the folds of his suit, and looked at Lin Xian:

"Lin Xian, the gift that Tang Xin prepared for you is still in my car. Do you still want it? If you want it, I'll let the driver give it to you..."

"No need." Lin Xian shook his head:

"Help me throw it away."

Lin Xian does not trust Zhou Duanyun now. Who knows whether the so-called gift that Zhou Duanyun brought up is true or false?

What's more, what's the use even if it's true?

Tang Xin is dead, and he is sure that she was killed by someone, and it is very likely that this old classmate in front of him participated in the planning.

What's the use of this bloody gift?

"Ah?"

Zhou Duanyun was surprised and looked at Lin Xian with wide eyes:

"Are you really... sure you don't want it?"

"I watched Tang Xin die in front of me. How could I have the nerve to ask for her gift." Lin Xian stepped back, leaned on the boss's chair, and looked at Zhou Duanyun with a chuckle:

"I really hope that when I go to visit Tang Xin's grave one day in the future, I can give her a gift."

"You may not know Lin Xian very well..."

Zhou Duanyun shook his head and smiled:

"Hangzhou now promotes civilized sacrifices and has long stopped allowing paper money to be burned."

"Really."

Lin Xian replied calmly:

"Then let's burn something else."

"..."

Zhou Duanyun was speechless.

Is the point about paper money?

The point is to burn!

…

Zhou Duanyun left after a while.

Lin Xian pulled down the blinds and watched Zhou Duanyun leaving the parking lot through the gap.

this person……

What on earth is he busy with?

What on earth is he doing?

Every classmate,

Including Lin Xian himself, everyone thought he was a successful person before, but why and where does he succeed?

Lin Xian was surprised to find that once he took a closer look at Zhou Duanyun, he found that he didn't understand him at all.

Whether it was in high school when he had low self-esteem and was withdrawn, or now when he was successful and famous, I knew nothing about him.

Lin Xian doesn't believe in any inherent evil in nature.

If Zhou Duanyun really turned from a child from a poor family into a murderer, there must be some opportunity for change.

And this opportunity for change...

Maybe that’s the key to finding out all the answers!

Ding dong

A few minutes after watching Zhou Duanyun leave, his WeChat message rang.

Lin Xian picked up the phone and found a message from Chu Anqing——

"Senior Lin Xian, are you free at noon tomorrow? My father said that he would like to invite you to our house for a meal. He said that he would have a drink with you. My mother has cooked a lot of delicious meals and is preparing to entertain you. !”

Chu Shanhe actually invited him to his home for dinner?

This is still some

Unexpected.

In modern society, when eating in restaurants is so convenient, there are only two situations where others would be invited to your home:

1. I feel that eating out is too expensive, so in order to save money, I choose to cook at home.

2. People who are very close to each other or value each other very much will choose to cook and entertain guests at home.

obviously.

Chu Shanhe definitely did not do this to save money.

After thinking about it, Lin Xian replied to Chu Anqing:

"Okay, I'm free tomorrow."

Chushanhe's status in Donghai City is unrivaled.

He even knew that Donghai police secretly hired a "non-staff member".

Since Chu Shanhe wanted to thank himself, he felt that he owed him a favor. Then there is no need to shirk it, it is better to accept it and get some useful information from him.

Perhaps, at some point in the future...

Chu Shanhe can provide him with extraordinary help on the land of the East China Sea.