Chen Xiao carried Jiao Yue on his back, step by step, towards the police team.

When they arrived, Chen Xiao didn’t immediately put her down.

He knew that Jiao Yue had already fallen asleep.

But he wasn’t sure if Jiao Yue was deeply asleep or not.

At this time, he thought Jiao Yue must be feeling very insecure.

A child without a sense of security is easily startled awake.

Once startled awake, fear could very likely engulf her.

So Chen Xiao carried her around the courtyard of the police team.

Coincidentally, there had been wind all day today.

Hiding in the shade of the trees could not only dispel the worries in a person’s heart but also drive away the heat on one’s body.

It wasn’t clear how much time had passed, when Lin Xi, who had gone out for investigation, returned.

Seeing Chen Xiao carrying Jiao Yue, she was quite surprised.

After Chen Xiao made a small hush gesture to her, he found a chair to sit down, then laid Jiao Yue flat on his lap.

Jiao Yue seemed to sense some discomfort, so she turned on her side, hugging Chen Xiao’s waist as she continued to sleep.

Seeing this, Lin Xi couldn’t help but smile.

Chen Xiao whispered, “She probably hasn’t slept this soundly these past few days.”

Lin Xi nodded, “Yeah, she’s been sleeping restlessly, I heard she gets startled and cries every midnight.”

Chen Xiao softly murmured, and Lin Xi couldn’t help but notice his eyes, then said:

“I’ve never seen this side of you before… Now you make me feel like you’ll definitely be a great dad in the future.”

“Maybe, but I’ve never been one.”

“If you can be this gentle with other kids, how could you not love your own? Unless you’re pretending.”

Chen Xiao shook his head, “There’s nothing to pretend about. Xiaoyao saw me interacting with kids even earlier than you did.”

“You’re talking about Zhao Xiaoyu, right?”

“Yeah, she’s about the only one I’ve interacted with so far.”

“Once we’re through this busy period, I’ll give you one to play with.”

Chen Xiao quickly gave a thumbs-up.

Lin Xi then carefully wiped the corner of Jiao Yue’s mouth with a tissue.

Then, Lin Xi started talking about the real business:

“After the visit, I feel like the amount of work ahead is colossal.”

Chen Xiao paused, understanding the implication.

“Jiao Guoxuan had many enemies?”

“Yes, that person was truly remarkable. Once he gained power, he was merciless. Moreover, aside from business partners, none of his relatives or friends liked him, and every one of them spoke of him with gritted teeth.”

Chen Xiao glanced into the distance and asked, “What about Jiao Yan? What’s her reputation like?”

“Very good, everyone says she’s one of the only two conscientious people in the Jiao family.”

“The only two? The other being Wei Rong?”

“Yes!” Lin Xi confirmed, then explained:

“I originally thought that Wei Rong’s reputation among Jiao Guoxuan’s relatives and friends wouldn’t be bad but not great either. But to my surprise, Wei Rong’s reputation was even better than Jiao Guoxuan’s ex-wife! It’s said that he handles social relations with everyone well. Unfortunately, neither Jiao Yan nor Wei Rong has any say in the Jiao family.”

Chen Xiao didn’t analyze Lin Xi’s investigation results too much; instead, he pointed to the bag containing posters beside him.

“Earlier, while I was out with Jiao Yue, I bought some celebrity posters, and I think I confirmed something.”

Lin Xi was curious and took out the posters.

Chen Xiao said nothing throughout.

But Lin Xi, being sharp, began to understand Chen Xiao’s intention as she looked at several posters of the same person from different angles.

Then, just like Chen Xiao had done in the store, she started arranging various combinations together.

Finishing up, Lin Xi exclaimed, “You suspect Yuanyuan made a mistake?”

Although Chen Xiao had anticipated this, hearing Lin Xi say it still shocked him.

“You figured that out so quickly?”

“Why are you so surprised? The posters and the fact that you said you confirmed something, though you didn’t say explicitly what, what lies before us is nothing more than whether Yuanyuan identified the wrong suspect.”

“So, given the angles of these posters, it’s not surprising that I guessed.”

What Lin Xi said made sense.

And it was logical.

But to Chen Xiao, Lin Xi’s quick thinking still took him by surprise.

Catching his breath, just as Chen Xiao was about to speak, Lin Xi continued rearranging those posters.

She was a detective who knew how to empathize.

Lin Xi, at that moment, if Chen Xiao’s guess was correct, must have been placing herself in Jiao Yue’s shoes.

About half an hour later, Lin Xi finally put down those posters.

She looked deeply at the sleeping Jiao Yue on Chen Xiao’s lap and seriously said:

“The angle, Yuanyuan likely saw from a different angle, leading to a misidentification. I think Teacher Han overlooked a critical issue at the instant Yuanyuan identified the suspect.”

“He didn’t take into account Yuanyuan’s state, position, and age! If considered comprehensively, Teacher Han might have questioned the suspect on the spot instead of realizing it only when the suspect resisted through self-harm!”

“Since you’ve thought of this, you should discuss it with Teacher Han; I’ll continue to let this girl sleep for a while. It’s rare for her to find safety in me, can’t let that easily break.”

Lin Xi’s eyes flashed with a trace of emotion.

That emotion was her feeling Chen Xiao’s painstaking care for her.

“Hmm, if you get too tired, let her sleep on a bed; there’s a place arranged for her in the team.”

Chen Xiao nodded, and Lin Xi immediately went off with the posters to find Han Zai.

Once she left, silence returned beside Chen Xiao.

But soon, Jiao Yue might have had a nightmare.

Her arms around Chen Xiao’s waist suddenly tightened.

And in her dreams, Jiao Yue made sobbing sounds, uttering some indistinct, tearful words.

Listening to those words, Chen Xiao couldn’t help but reflect:

“Jiao Guoxuan, was it you, or Jiao Yan, or Wei Rong who brought on this slaughter? If it was one of you, do you regret what you did before?”

“If not, why should someone as young as Jiao Yue have to bear such unfathomable fear?”

Chen Xiao sighed, and at this moment, he couldn’t help constructing a scene in his mind.

The scene wasn’t of the crime scene but of the dissection room with Jiao Guoxuan and the other two lying on the autopsy table.

But when the white cloth covering them was lifted, Chen Xiao’s consciousness transformed as if into a pair of hands.

That pair of hands began examining every inch of their bodies!

In the Power of Construction, combined with the scene built using Chen Xiao’s prior Power of Capture, Chen Xiao was astonished to find a marked change in his consciousness.

And all the changes felt as if Chen Xiao were personally conducting the autopsy on those three bodies.

The sudden change instantly reminded Chen Xiao of the new Power of Bathing he had gained.

However, the manifestation of the Power of Bathing seemed not so obvious.

As Chen Xiao puzzled over it, a section of the scene in his mind became unusually clear.

That was Jiao Yan’s entire right arm!

Her right arm seemed different from her left arm!

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep