Genius Club-Chapter 216 - 48: Spy in the Disc_2

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"So... looking at it from the perspective we currently have, it seems very mysterious that the incident happened at 00:42. But if we widen the perspective and expand the statistical range, there are many deaths from accidents around the world at 00:42 every day, too many to count each month,"

...

Listening to Ji Lin’s words, Lin Xian nodded.

He had also searched online for car accidents occurring at 00:42 around the world.

The results he found... were simply too numerous.

The world is too big, with a population of 7 billion; there are always people dying from car accidents every moment, indeed too many.

He didn’t know what Ji Lin meant by telling him this, was he trying to diminish the significance of 00:42?

"Lin Xian, I want to ask for your opinion,"

Ji Lin suddenly asked:

"Do you think... the person who killed my parents and the one who’s now killed Xu Yun and Tang Xin are the same group of people?"

Lin Xian shut his eyes.

This was most likely a trap question.

Based on the information Lin Xian had, he could almost be 100% sure that Ji Lin’s parents’ death was definitely related to their research.

[Mathematician], Big Face Cat’s father was also a mathematician, and he too died because of that.

[00:42], and if you include Ji Lin’s parents, just among the scientists known to Lin Xian who died at this time, there were already four.

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But in the real world, with the information currently available, no mathematicians have died at 00:42. If he was too certain, it would surely arouse suspicion.

"I don’t think so,"

After considering for a while, Lin Xian answered:

"The two scientists who died in Donghai City were both involved in the Hibernation Field. I think the scientists from the hibernation sector are the targets of these murderers. If your parents were mathematicians... they probably wouldn’t be within their target range."

"Moreover, the manner of death, shootings and car accidents, are too different, right? Compared to that, car accidents are more likely to hide the real intent, killings by gunfire are too obvious."

Ji Lin looked at Lin Xian.

After a while, he nodded:

"Is that so... I think so too."

He turned over and crawled back into his blankets:

"It’s getting late, let’s sleep."

...

In the following days, the Xu Yun Case Special Investigation Team, under Ji Lin’s leadership, started to work intensively, gradually creating a detailed portrait of the murderers, specifying their criminal activities, and narrowing down the range of their murder targets.

This progress surprised Lin Xian.

He had originally thought Ji Lin was just going to be a troublemaker in this team, obstructing the police investigation.

But that was not the case.

He methodically combed through the threads of the two cases, affirming that the main murder victims were scientists engaged in hibernation research and planned to set up an ambush for the next time related scientists came to Donghai City, aiming to catch the murderer at 00:42, arresting them, and unraveling the plot in one fell swoop.

Lin Xian didn’t know what Ji Lin was really up to.

His plan, unexpectedly, coincided with Lin Xian’s own thoughts...

Lin Xian’s initial idea was also to set up an ambush at the crime scene; he absolutely couldn’t let the culprit’s vehicle escape again.

The reason the previous two cases had no breakthrough was because the killers had fled and the vehicle had disappeared, leaving no clues to pursue further.

But if they could set up barriers on-site, or place roadblocks on the escape route, they could stop the culprit’s vehicle, arrest the driver inside, and bring an end to this series of murders!

But the problem was...

Lin Xian twirled his pen, glancing at Ji Lin who was summarizing the meeting at the conference table.

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Wasn’t he also a member of the murderers?

If the police really do catch the hit-and-run driver... Ji Lin, Ji Xinshui, Zhou Duanyun, these masterminds behind the scenes, can they really get away scot-free?

...

Inside the Chu Shanhe Estate’s dining room.

A family of three were having dinner and chatting.

Su Xiuying served Chu Shanhe a bowl of soup:

"It’s been several days, and there hasn’t been a peep from Su Su. How did her blind date with Lin Xian go? Did it work out or not?"

Chu Shanhe chuckled:

"Youthful matters should be left to them. Let’s not inquire too much and let things take their course. Asking too much might pressure Lin Xian. Affairs of the heart depend on fate; if it’s meant to be, it’ll happen. If not, we can’t force it."

"Chances are slim." Chu Anqing huffed:

"Auntie has never been in love before. She’s always disliked playing with boys since she was little; if she did play, it was to chase them and fight. She definitely isn’t the type to quietly date someone. And Senior Lin Xian... I feel Senior Lin Xian, being so refined and cultured, won’t like someone as straightforward and lawless as Auntie. You two are just blindly trying to play matchmaker!"

"That’s not necessarily true."

Su Xiuying smiled:

"Su Su is my sister; I’ve watched her grow up since she was little, and I know her very well."

"It’s not as if we haven’t set her up on blind dates before. Every time she came back, she would either curse or have a temper tantrum. Not once did she discuss it calmly."

"But this time... when she came back that night, it was quite late, and there was no trace of alcohol on her. Clearly, she didn’t go out with her rowdy friends but stayed late with Lin Xian instead. This suggests the two must have talked for a long while."

"Then when she saw me, surprisingly, she was very composed, didn’t say a word, just told me the blind date was over, and immediately demanded that I unblock her bank card, and then left without another word."

"Ah? Auntie didn’t say anything?" Chu Anqing was very surprised:

"That’s not like her at all. Too strange!"

"One thing tempers another, let’s not fuss so much, and let them be." Chu Shanhe laughed merrily, putting down his chopsticks:

"It’s normal not to hear anything from them for a while. Lin Xian is now transferred to the Donghai City Public Security Bureau, part of the Xu Yun Case Special Investigation Team; he’s very busy. All team members reside in the police dormitories and work intensively; they barely get time to step out."

"Is he that busy?" expressed Chu Anqing with concern.

"There’s no helping it." Chu Shanhe admitted:

"Now, the pressure on the Donghai City Public Security Bureau is tremendous. Following two consecutive murders of scientists, they haven’t found a single clue, and the pressure is mounting from all sides, with leaders worrying their hair white in desperation to solve the case, even if it’s just to find a lead. So indeed, Lin Xian and his colleagues are very busy."

"I see..."

Chu Anqing picked up her phone, tapped on Lin Xian’s profile, and checked his social circle.

Indeed, there hadn’t been any updates for several days.

Their chat box was the same, not a word exchanged for many days.

Gathering her courage, she sent a message:

"Senior, are you still busy? Have you eaten yet? Dad mentioned that you’ve been transferred to work on a special case team."

Lin Xian replied rather quickly:

"Not yet, my colleagues have gone to eat. Ji Lin and I are here doing overtime, as you’ve seen."

Ji Lin, right.

Chu Anqing certainly knew him.

He wasn’t just a genius mystery novelist but also a famous screenwriter. They met at the New Year’s Eve dinner, and her father had mentioned Ji Lin’s involvement in the special investigation team several times.

"Skipping meals is not good for your health..." Chu Anqing thought to herself.

Seeing a lot of food left in the kitchen, she took out food containers from the cupboard and packed meals for two:

"I’ll be back shortly!"