Chapter 47 Living Together

"Then let's do this, Lin Xian. Go back and pack your personal belongings today. From now on, our special investigation team will adopt a high-intensity centralized office mode... There is no time for going to work and leaving work. We will not leave work until the case is solved, so... we all have to live here. There is a dormitory specially arranged for us in the back."

"Live here?" Lin Xian was a little surprised:

"The secondment letter didn't mention these things."

"Are you embarrassed?"

"That's not the case." Lin Xian shook his head:

"It's just that I didn't expect the work arrangement of the investigation team to be so tight that I can't even go home."

Ji Lin smiled and walked over to pat Lin Xian on the shoulder:

"Lin Xian... Since we are already colleagues, I can tell you a lot of things directly. In fact, letting you live here and be under our surveillance 24 hours a day... is also for your protection."

"Protect me?" Lin Xian smiled inexplicably:

"Is someone going to kill me?"

"Not that kind of protection." Ji Lin Shaking his head:

"It is to help you eliminate the suspicion of the murderer."

"As I said just now, Lin Xian, there is almost no clue to advance the death of Xu Yun and Tang Xin. As the most direct party in the two cases, you were the last to intervene in the scene accurately, and you had frequent contact with the two before the incident, and finally gained huge benefits..."

"Although there is no evidence to show that you planned all this, think about it from the perspective of the police. In a case without any breakthrough, you have many coincidental overlapping clues... It is natural for them to doubt you."

"So, you stay in the bureau, live in the bureau, and stay with me during this period. It would be best if we can solve the case during this period. If we can't solve it, and a similar case appears outside, it also proves that this series of events has nothing to do with you. At that time, your suspicion will naturally be cleared."

...

Lin Xian didn't speak.

This kind of plot was something he hadn't thought of before he came.

He thought that if Ji Lin was the murderer behind everything, he called him here just to catch his flaws.

But I didn't expect that this guy would force me to be tied to him for a reason that seemed true or false, and monitor me 24 hours a day in the name of protecting me.

This is not just a Hongmen Banquet, it's simply house arrest.

"Do you still need to lock us up with an iron chain? The kind that requires us to go to the toilet and take a shower together?" Lin Xian laughed and teased.

Then he picked up the black notebook in his hand and threw it on the table:

"Do you still suspect that this notebook of mine is a death note? Can you kill people by writing someone's name on it?"

"You've read too many Japanese comics, Lin Xian."

Ji Lin smiled and said:

"You should also understand my painstaking efforts and the difficulties of the Donghai police. Now the whole society is condemning their inaction, they have to do something, right?"

"Of course we won't restrict you from dying like this. If you have something to do, you can go out, but I hope you'd better take me with you. If there is a similar death of a scientist outside, I can testify for you at any time."

"Of course, I personally still hope that you'd better not go out and concentrate on solving the case... The sooner the murderer who killed Xu Yun and Tang Xin is caught, the better for both of us."

"Okay."

Lin Xian responded casually.

No risk, no gain, so I'll meet Ji Lin properly.

Now the two of them are basically pretending to be confused.

Lin Xian wanted to catch Ji Lin, and Ji Lin also wanted to catch Lin Xian, but they both had no concrete evidence, so forcing them to stick together for 24 hours was not all bad for Lin Xian.

Because...

While Ji Lin was getting to know Lin Xian, Lin Xian was also getting to know Ji Lin.

It all depended on who was more

careful, who was more cautious, and who could piece together a complete puzzle faster from the chat.

"Then I'll go home and get my toiletries now." Lin Xian turned and walked out the door:

"Anyway, it's hot now, so I don't need to prepare too many things. I'll be back in the evening."

...

Back home.

Instead of packing clothes, Lin Xian immediately began to check all the papers on the desk and in the drawers.

Although he usually burned it in time, since he had fallen into the suspicion of the Donghai police, it was difficult to guarantee whether they would search the room while he was under house arrest.

Almost burning everything related to it, Lin Xian looked at the fake invitation letter of the Genius Club in his hand, and the wax wax block with the seal of the Genius Club.

Should we burn them together?

Lin Xian hesitated...

Although this invitation letter was fake, it was the only clue related to the Genius Club in his hand.

Moreover, the club seal on this wax wax block was real, exactly the same as the pattern on the moon in the dream.

"It's better to keep it, but not at home."

Lin Xian stuffed these two things into his backpack, and then took a taxi to MX Company.

He also had to check the things in his office...

Waste paper, manuscript paper, and paper with reasoning written on it were all burned.

Then, he sat in the office, waiting for Zhao Yingjun to get off work.

After watching Zhao Yingjun's Alpha leave the company, he directly picked up the fake genius club invitation letter and the paint seal, went to the elevator, pressed the 22nd floor button, and came to Zhao Yingjun's office.

Click!

The thick double-layer password door opened, and Lin Xian entered the empty and tidy office.

Although this is Zhao Yingjun's office, all the layouts inside are neatly arranged by Lin Xian, so... Lin Xian is much more familiar with this office than Zhao Yingjun himself.

He directly opened a file cabinet in the corner, then took out a file box from the penultimate floor and put the fake invitation letter and the lacquer seal in it.

"Perfect."

Lin Xian smiled slightly.

Zhao Yingjun's office is the most suitable place to hide this fake invitation.

First of all, the fake invitation itself was given to Zhao Yingjun, so it was reasonable for it to appear in her office.

Secondly, Lin Xian knew Zhao Yingjun's habits very well. She would never touch this filing cabinet in her life, and her things were safe here.

In the end, only he and Zhao Yingjun knew the password of this office. At most, there was another oriole, who was not an enemy. He can come and go as he pleases and is perfect for hiding things.

After everything was ready, Lin Xian carried a backpack with personal toiletries and a change of clothes on his back, took a taxi and came to the Donghai City Public Security Bureau.

bureau.

…

"..."

Standing at the open door of the double dormitory with Ji Lin, Lin Xian was speechless.

"No, we two sleep in the same room?"

Lin Xian turned to look at Ji Lin, who was slightly hunched over and yawning:

"Are we two going to live in this dormitory?"

"Any questions?"

Ji Lin pointed to a twin-bed layout that is the same as a hotel standard room. The two large beds are arranged in the north and south of the house. All other facilities are available, including independent bathrooms, and there are two desks with computers. In fact, it depends on the grade. In other words, it is still very advanced.

only……

"I thought we would all live in single rooms." Lin Xian snorted softly:

"I'm not very used to sleeping in a room with other men."

"You want me to find another woman for you?"

"Your thinking is very clear."

"If you really mind, I can have someone draw a curtain between the two beds."

"That's not necessary."

Lin Xian waved his hand and threw his backpack on the bedside table by the window.

superior.

This is Ji Lin's territory. The Donghai police are now under his command, so there is no point in complaining. This is a surveillance plan they have planned... Since there is no point in raising opinions, let's just not mention it.

Through the peripheral vision…

He caught a glimpse of Ji Lin closing the door to the dormitory, then lying on his back on the other bed with his eyes closed to meditate.

He understands.

This cat-and-mouse game is really about to begin.

"I'm going to wash up first."

It was getting late, so Lin Xian found his toiletries and went to the bathroom to wash up.

He thought as he brushed his teeth.

In fact, he is quite secretive in all aspects. The only thing that makes Ji Lin aware of something abnormal is——

I will always wake up on time at 00:42].

This is a very unusual and uncontrollable thing, and others may not care much about it. But the person across the bed was Ji Lin, a genius theorist... It was impossible for him not to notice.

Ji Lin is so smart, it's hard to guarantee that he will be able to deduce any details from his abnormal behavior of being unable to wake up after falling into a dream and coming out of the dream at 00:42.

That would be dangerous.

so……

Stay up late].

Lin Xian plans to revive the trick he used as a child to avoid dreaming - just stay up until 00:42 and then go to sleep.

…

night.

Early morning.

Ji Lin was lying on his back on the bed next to him, with his hands on the back of his head and his eyes closed. He didn't know what he was thinking or whether he was asleep.

On the other side of the bed, Lin Xian was wearing headphones and scrolling through his phone, preparing to go to bed after 00:42.

"Lin Xian, aren't you going to sleep?"

In the darkness, Ji Lin turned over on the bed and looked at Lin Xian.

Through the diffuse reflection of the phone, Lin Xian saw Ji Lin's bright eyes, and the faint dark circles around his eyes... He knew that this guy was obviously a night owl and a champion of staying up late.

Okay, let’s all act.

This room is not big, and every one of them is a movie star.

This year the Oscars will be awarded here.

"I usually sleep late." Lin Xian took off his headphones and sat up from the bed leaning on the pillow:

"Did it disturb your sleep?"

"That's not true." Ji Lin shook his head and sat up from the bed at the same time, leaning on the bedside and looking at Lin Xian:

"My mind is quite confused. I have been thinking about the case. There is one thing that I can't figure out and I don't have any clue."

"What is it?"

Lin Xian turned off his phone and turned to look at Ji Lin.

The room was dim, and only the moonlight, as thin as silk, shone through the gaps in the untightened curtains... turned into bits of pulsing fluorescence, and hit Ji Lin under the gentle caress of the curtains.

"I don't understand why the murderers must control the time of the crime to 00:42."

Ji Lin held his chin and said softly:

"The time of death of Tang Xin and Xu Yun was between 00:42 and 00:43. Not to mention that this is a time point that is difficult to control accurately. What is the significance of this time point itself?"

"It's often difficult to guess the murderer's thoughts." Lin Xian said casually:

"Maybe this point in time has extraordinary significance to him. Just like many murderers will deliberately leave special symbols and special items at the assassination scene, just to prove that I did this case. There is a The mentality of showing off or showing off.”

"Just to show off and show off, there is no need to lock in the time of the crime. There are other smarter and more covert methods." Ji Lin shook his head and expressed his opinion:

"As you said, leaving special symbols and special items is enough. There is no need to fix the time of the crime at 00:42. Not only is it easy to attract attention, but it also directly tells the police the time of the next crime. Point, to the murderers

It is also a very dangerous behavior in itself. "

Lin Xian looked at Ji Lin in the darkness: "Then what do you think..."

"I even think that the murderers' weird killing methods were deliberately shown to someone, just like holding a ceremony or passing some kind of exam." Ji Lin paused and continued:

"My parents also died at 00:42."

"Real or false?" Lin Xian was a little surprised. He didn't know whether what Ji Lin said was true or false, and he hadn't considered the deeper meaning of the murders at 00:42. He didn't understand why Ji Lin wanted to confess to him. These:

"Is it also a car accident?"

Ji Lin shook his head:

"It was not a car accident. So I have never been sure whether the murderer who killed my parents 20 years ago and the murderer who killed Xu Yun and Tang Xin now are the same kind of people."

"It was a shooting that happened at 00:42. The gangsters killed my parents on their way home. After that, I became an orphan and was sent to an orphanage. I was raped by a now very famous big shot. adoption."

Ji Lin changed his position and faced Lin Xian:

"Ji Xinshui."

He smiled and looked into Lin Xian's eyes:

"Have you heard of this name?"