Chapter 34: Chapter 34: Do You Believe in Metaphysics?

Zhang Xian saw it?

His reaction indicated that his gaze was sharp at that moment!

But did Chen Xiao see it at that time?

Of course, he didn’t see it!

He was focused solely on entering Building 314 to check, not observing on the road.

But he couldn’t tell the truth; he had to use sophistry.

Otherwise, he would have an inexplicable problem in this case.

He couldn’t possibly tell Zhang Xian: Sorry, I come from the future and know that a murder case will happen in Building 314!

Zhang Xian walked back from the alley and patted Chen Xiao on the shoulder, saying, “Sorry, it was just professional instinct.”

“Understandable, as the captain of the criminal police, it’s natural for Captain Zhang to suspect anything suspicious.”

Zhang Xian rarely smiled: “But your eyes are too terrifying, right? I took a lot of effort to see clearly, yet you could observe while walking on the road?”

“I can’t help it; my parents gave me these eyes,” replied Chen Xiao.

Zhang Xian nodded and sighed, “What a pity, really a pity.”

Pity for what, Chen Xiao didn’t ask.

At this point, Lin Xi and Lin Yao finally arrived.

As soon as she reached the scene, Lin Xi hurriedly asked Chen Xiao, “Honey, how is it? What’s going on?”

“Ahem… Lin Xi, at least I’m also a captain here, right? As a police officer in my team, shouldn’t you greet me first at a time like this?” Zhang Xian deliberately coughed.

Lin Xi smiled embarrassedly, “Oh, sorry, Captain Zhang, I only have my husband in my heart right now.”

“Alright, alright, since you’re off duty, I won’t hold it against you. However, I suggest you follow Liang Yan upstairs now,” Zhang Xian advised.

Chen Xiao also nodded continuously, “Yes, I’m fine, sweetheart, listen to Captain Zhang, going upstairs will expand your knowledge.”

Seeing that Chen Xiao was indeed fine, Lin Xi was no longer as tense as before.

“Alright, I’ll go upstairs first. Xiaoyao, stick with your brother-in-law, don’t run around.”

Lin Xi instructed as she went upstairs, and Chen Xiao glanced at Lin Yao, “It’s late at night, why did you come along?”

Lin Yao didn’t throw a tantrum but answered seriously, “I was afraid my sister wouldn’t be safe alone on the road, so I came to accompany her. Do you think I’d really want to see such bloody and death scenes?”

“Thinking this way, you are still a normal girl…” Chen Xiao said, then suddenly stopped speaking.

He suddenly thought of something.

The murder case in Swallow Lane was known as the fishbone case, not because the killer used a fishbone but because the killer killed as if stripping the fish meat to get the bones.

And the original victim of that case was a girl. Just as the killer was harming the girl, Luo Dali appeared.

In the end, the girl escaped, and Luo Dali was murdered.

After the case occurred, due to the killer’s extremely special method, it caused a huge impact in Dongzhou City.

But even with such an impact, the girl never showed up from beginning to end.

It wasn’t until more than a year later that Lin Xi found her, and the key person who helped Lin Xi find her was her sister-in-law, Lin Yao.

She happened to overhear some discussions and learned that the girl didn’t dare reveal the truth because her father was afraid of taking responsibility and thus concealed it for so long.

Chen Xiao remembers clearly that someone told him that when reporters blocked the girl’s father for an interview, he still showed no remorse, coldly saying it wasn’t he who begged Luo Dali to save someone, and Luo Dali’s misfortune was just bad luck!

Now, the case had happened earlier, and even the victim was different. But remembering Luo Dali’s tragic and unfair encounter in the past, Chen Xiao was still filled with hatred.

Yet, thinking about the deceased upstairs, Chen Xiao’s emotions became complicated again. Was that person counted as being killed by him?

Chen Xiao was unsure and didn’t dare think much about it.

He just hoped that the advance of the murder case and the difference in the victim would also change the nature of the case.

Because in the past, even Lin Xi couldn’t find the real killer, she only managed to make Luo Dali’s death less humiliating and insignificant!

As for the killer, he remained at large for over a decade!

So, in this life, Chen Xiao wants to catch that demon with his own hands!

And now, Lin Yao, the key figure, is standing beside him, making him need to think of a way to take Lin Yao upstairs to see.

His intuition told him that letting Lin Yao get more exposure to the victim and even the crime scene would be beneficial for solving this case!

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao nonsensically blurted out, “Captain Zhang, do you believe in metaphysics?”

Zhang Xian looked over, “I don’t believe it. I believe in science! If I believed in that kind of thing, who would give me a chance for promotion? So don’t ask, the answer is I don’t believe.”

Chen Xiao was slightly speechless, “Do you still remember what I said about Dali’s dream?”

Zhang Xian immediately showed interest, “Of course, how could I forget what we just talked about? Is there more in the dream?”

Chen Xiao nodded, “That’s why I asked if you believe in metaphysics. Dali told me that in the dream, he was being followed and chased by a shadow he couldn’t see clearly, and that shadow kept taunting him about cutting him alive.”

“However, at the end of the dream, he was dragged out of Swallow Lane by two people while he was running. Although he couldn’t see their faces clearly, he saw they both had shoulder-length hair and were women!”

Chen Xiao had no better reason for Lin Yao, who wasn’t involved, to participate.

So he had to make up a reason, still using Luo Dali’s dream.

When he made it up to the two women, Chen Xiao suddenly pulled Lin Yao in front of him:

“Let me introduce you to this person beside me; her name is Lin Yao, my sister-in-law! Originally, I just laughed at Dali’s bad dream, but when he disappeared tonight, the nightmare immediately became profound. Afterward, I found Swallow Lane, and later saw my wife appeared here with my sister-in-law. Captain Zhang… I think there is really a metaphysical premonition!”

After finishing, Zhang Xian looked at Lin Yao with a smile full of meaning, “This is a bit far-fetched, isn’t it?”

“Far-fetched or not, I’m not sure. If you believe, it exists; if not, it doesn’t.”

Seeing Chen Xiao’s serious expression, Lin Yao cautiously asked, “Chen Xiao, what are you up to? Although I don’t understand, I feel you have ill intentions, don’t forget my sister said you are my good brother-in-law!”

“Haha, no trouble; Chen Xiao the street slicker, in trouble; Chen Xiao the good brother-in-law. But I’m serious, maybe there is indeed a premonition in the unseen.”

Because of Chen Xiao’s words, Zhang Xian’s eyes immediately showed a playful color: “Miss Lin, your brother-in-law’s words don’t make any sense, but something about the unseen premonition makes me interested. So I want to ask your opinion, do you want to go to the scene and take a look?”

Seeing Zhang Xian swayed, Chen Xiao looked at Lin Yao, “Xiaoyao, you’re not scared, right?”

Lin Yao swallowed and arrogantly replied, “Why would I be scared, do you think I’m the kind of girl who likes to cry?”

“Alright then, come with me upstairs.”

After speaking, Chen Xiao pulled Lin Yao upstairs.

Upon reaching upstairs, Chen Xiao saw the deceased still hadn’t been taken down, that’s probably because the police hadn’t finished their investigation.

So, as soon as he stopped, Chen Xiao pointed at the deceased and said, “Xiaoyao, walk over there and look at his face, see if you’ve seen him before. After all, you grew up in Dongzhou, and coincidentally returned here, so maybe you know him.”

Chen Xiao was making an excuse but, while speaking, discovered Lin Yao did not respond, nor did her body move.

Chen Xiao gently tugged Lin Yao’s sleeve, and she slowly turned her head, her face pale, as if devoid of any color.

“Xiaoyao?” Chen Xiao called out.

“Ugh!”

Lin Yao covered her mouth, rushing to a side to vomit.

The reaction was intense, even more so than Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao quietly stood behind Lin Yao, waiting.

After a long while, Lin Yao finally calmed down, but after a long silence, she suddenly said with a complicated expression, “Brother-in-law, is this what you’re doing for my sister? I’m sorry!”

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