Chapter 54: Chapter 54: Hello, Chen Xiao! Hello, Si Ying!
In Chen Xiao’s mind, a scene begins to form.
He finds himself within the scene, holding a book from Si Ying’s desk, with a thoughtful expression as he arrives at No. 506 Swallow Lane.
Pushing open the already abandoned gate of No. 506, he proceeds to the backyard.
In the backyard, he encounters a woman.
The woman has long hair down to her waist, wearing a plain white dress decorated with lotuses.
Seemingly aware soone has arrived, the woman turns around and smiles: "Hello, Chen Xiao."
Chen Xiao: "Hello, Si Ying."
The woman glances at the book in Chen Xiao’s hand, and, smiling, asks: "Can you understand the book in your hand?"
Chen Xiao also looks at the book he’s holding and replies: "I haven’t finished it, but I’ve heard of it."
"Do you know who the murderer is?"
Chen Xiao nods: "All the evidence points to a lunatic."
"Then why did it lead to Only the River Flows?"
Chen Xiao thinks for a mont: "Because arrogant judgnts and clever assumptions caused investigators, witnesses, and the real murderer to make consecutive mistakes by the river."
"What if you were the investigator?"
"I might make the sa mistakes."
"What if you made the judgnt earlier?"
The woman smiles silently at these words, and then her shadow gradually fades away in the yard, ultimately causing the backyard and Swallow Lane to crumble in Chen Xiao’s mind.
"Bang!"
The book in Chen Xiao’s hand suddenly falls to the ground, and he instinctively bends to pick it up.
But a voice seems to echo in his mind, repeatedly questioning him: "Arrogant judgnts? Clever assumptions? Unreasonable imaginations?!"
These questions make Chen Xiao’s actions to pick up the book stiffen.
He knows his conversation with Si Ying was entirely imagined, constructed by the Power of Construction’s imagined scenario.
Yet Chen Xiao is uncertain whether all of his judgnts and assumptions are truly arrogant and clever.
As the deceased in his past life was Luo Dali, and the deceased in this life is Su Haidong, he judges the murderer likely acted without motive.
Then, he and Zhang Xian both suspect Su Ting has issues, as she avoids eye contact during questioning.
But Su Ting stayed honestly in school, without the ti to commit the cri, and moreover, Su Haidong was her father. Could she be connected to the case?
The appearance of Si Ying ultimately leads Chen Xiao and Zhang Xian to seek connections among several people.
Could this also be an arrogant judgnt?
Since his rebirth, Chen Xiao has never approached an investigation without confidence.
But today, he feels like his mind is about to explode!
Just then, the phone in Chen Xiao’s pocket suddenly rings, instantly pulling him out of his head-splitting state.
Glancing at the caller ID, it’s Lin Xi calling.
Chen Xiao answers: "What’s up, sweetheart?"
"Are you with Captain Zhang right now?" Lin Xi asks.
Chen Xiao responds affirmatively: "Yeah, we’re at Si Ying’s house."
"Have you found anything?"
"Not yet, initially thought we might discover sothing, but now it seems it won’t be that smooth."
At these words, Lin Xi’s voice softens: "Then take it easy, don’t let the stress get to you; it feels terrible."
Chen Xiao chuckles: "Got it, are you coming over?"
"I won’t co; I’m investigating a case here, Sister Liang is leading but I’m the main investigator, huh...you know what I an?"
Chen Xiao feels delighted: "Wow, in such a short ti my wife can handle things independently?"
"Yeah! But also because my husband is amazing, Captain Zhang and Sister Liang are returning a favor to you."
"Then do your best and work towards solving the case soon for recognition."
"Got it."
With these final words, Lin Xi hangs up.
Just as Chen Xiao is about to put down his phone, it rings again unexpectedly.
Thinking Lin Xi might have left sothing unsaid, he’s surprised to find it’s Xiaoji calling.
Chen Xiao quickly answers, hearing Xiaoji’s voice:
"Hey, Brother Chen, I couldn’t get the photo of Si Ying you asked about, seems like few people know her."
For Chen Xiao now, this news no longer matters much, so he responds casually: "No worries, it’s not needed anymore."
"Okay, Brother Chen, but Brother Chen, Brother Liu wants to et you."
Brother Liu?
Chen Xiao doesn’t react imdiately, then recalls Xiaoji ntioned Brother Liu was responsible for the Swallow Lane demolition, currently the boss of a construction company in Dongzhou.
"What does he want with ? You just queried a few of his subordinates, could this have caught his attention?" Chen Xiao asks.
Xiaoji replies: "Yeah, he heard I was looking into Swallow Lane, thinking soone might be causing trouble for him. With rumors of progress on Swallow Lane’s demolition, the murder case is giving him a headache, so any disturbance makes him keen to find ."
"You and Xiaoji Knife Man didn’t have any issues, right?"
"No, Xiaoji Knife Man and I figured your investigation doesn’t conflict with Brother Liu’s, so we talked it out. Brother Liu said he’s quite familiar with Su Haidong, might be able to help you."
Chen Xiao perks up at these words: "Where’s the eting?"
"He said as long as you’re willing to et, he’ll co directly to you."
"Good, tell him I’ll be waiting at the gate of Xingfu District."
After instructing Xiaoji and pocketing his phone, Chen Xiao turns to Zhang Xian: "Captain Zhang, I’m going to et soone. You can keep searching here for now."
"From the call, it sounds like your underling ntioned Brother Liu, is it Guo Qing?"
"I haven’t heard his real na, only that he’s called Brother Liu due to having six gunshot wounds."
"So that’s him, he contacted , but I’ve ignored him. That guy wants to know the progress of the case to determine when his project can resu." Captain Zhang responds unenthusiastically.
Chen Xiao laughs: "eting him isn’t a problem, especially since he says he’s familiar with Su Haidong."
"Su Haidong familiar with him? That’s impossible!" Captain Zhang’s expression changes.
Chen Xiao sharply senses the oddity and asks: "Is there sothing about Su Haidong?"
"Such an ordinary person as Su Haidong, how could he know soone like Guo Qing? Besides, soone like Guo Qing who could end up behind bars at any mont, Su Haidong’s background shows he’s exceptionally upright and cares about his reputation...well, this is related to Su Haidong’s parents; they were university lecturers."
"But Su Haidong himself didn’t inherit his parents’ great genes, becoming an ordinary company employee."
Hearing this, Chen Xiao is quite surprised.
From his knowledge, Su Haidong’s family isn’t special. The most notable aspect is the early death of his wife, leaving him to raise two daughters alone.
Chen Xiao pauses to think on the spot, subconsciously feeling Captain Zhang’s words are important but unable to pinpoint the crucial part.
After so thought, he doesn’t continue the conversation with Captain Zhang and goes downstairs to et the so-called fad figure of Dongzhou, Brother Liu.
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