False evidence

Chapter 237 The Most Familiar Stranger (8)

Pidan said to me, "If anything happens to her after you do this, you'll be responsible."

I laid Li Meizhi flat on the sofa, zipped up her down jacket, and turned to shake the medicine bottle at Pidan—this was a tranquilizer that Gao and his lover had specially given me during the day.

I didn't need it, but I gave Li Meizhi a double dose.

I said to Pidan, "Extreme emotional fluctuations in a short period of time can cause great harm to a person, and in severe cases, can lead to death. If that happens, who will be responsible?"

Pidan looked up at me for a moment, then nodded: "Okay. You're ruthless. So... what do we do now?"

I gave a wry smile: "Wait until dawn. Wait for her to wake up naturally."

At daybreak, I called Turing.

An hour later, Turing arrived at the store.

Seeing that Li Meizhi was still asleep, Turing asked me what exactly happened.

I gave a brief explanation, and then said to Turing:

"No one can say what her condition will be after she wakes up. I suggest you take her to the hospital for a check-up. And... if she's a good friend, it's best to stay by her side during this time."

Turing nodded.

I said, "Let me remind you—pay close attention to her personal safety as much as possible."

Turing was taken aback: "I don't understand what you mean?"

"She may have been followed last night, or someone may have come to her door."

I tried to be conservative and said, "Don't ask me any more questions. This is all I can do."

As if realizing something, Turing nodded and said, "I will take good care of her."

After waking up, Li Meizhi was in a daze.

Turing took her directly to the hospital, while the French Bulldog named Puff could only stay at the clinic.

When Turing left, I asked her to take Pidan and Fangling home with me. After hesitating for a moment, I locked the shop door, wrapped myself in my coat, and fell asleep on the sofa...

"Clang clang clang!"

I was woken up by the sound of knocking on the glass door. I glanced at the door and checked the time on my phone.

—12:11 PM.

I got up and went to open the door.

Gao He walked in, a toothpick dangling from his mouth: "What's wrong? Had a fight with Pidan and got kicked out of bed?"

"You're used to being chased away by your sister-in-law, aren't you?" I rolled my eyes. "Please, can you stop trying to speak with a northern accent? You're clearly a southerner, but you insist on speaking with a northern accent. Doesn't it make you feel awkward?"

Gao He spat the toothpick into the trash can, turned around and said, "I was just trying to take care of you. Hearing your hometown accent might ease your homesickness, right?"

"Just tell me, you ate your fill before coming over, what are you planning to do?" I said irritably.

I already know Gao He's character very well.

He genuinely considers me a friend now, but he's definitely the type who'll be there for me when I need him, and if there's nothing going on, he'll keep his concern to himself.

Also, I have a bad temper when I wake up.

Although I was sleeping on the sofa, there were few cars on the quiet Erma Road, it was snowing outside, and the heating was on full blast inside... It was really annoying to be woken up from a deep sleep.

Gao He already understood my personality, and he made a 'V' sign with his hand.

I took out a cigarette and placed one between his fingers.

He lit my cigarette first, then lit his own, and then made a 'V' sign with his fingers.
"Two things. One is about Ji Jianjun... Your sister-in-law told you yesterday, right? I've found that this guy is really fucking weird. We also have psychological and behavioral analysis experts, and whether it's at the interrogation site or through video recordings, they've determined that those fucking, deserving-to-go-to-hell kidnappers are telling the truth! They really can't describe what Ji Jianjun looks like!"

I waved my hand holding the cigarette in frustration: "Then let's fucking go."

Gao He lowered one finger: "The second thing, there was a car accident on Houshan Street. The license plate is XXXXX. It was a stolen car." I subconsciously rolled my eyes, but at the same time, a thought struck me: "What color car was it?"

Gao He narrowed his eyes: "Silver gray, Ford hatchback."

"How did the car accident happen?" I gestured for him to sit down. "Why did you become a traffic cop?"

Gao ignored my teasing and asked, "Do you know Back Mountain Street?"

I rolled my eyes.

Gao He pointed to the twin mountains across the street through the glass window: "Right behind these mountains, two-thirds of the street, all the way to the back gate of the cemetery, which has never been open. That Ford was driving around in circles, leaving more than fifty tire tracks on the road."

"Spinning around?"

“Going around in circles!” Gao He nodded. “A proper going around in circles! Just like cracking a whip, with one person standing in the middle cracking it; the car is like the tip of the whip, going around in circles.”

Before I could even speak, he gave me a light slap across the face: "The passenger compartment test was done, and the blood alcohol level was zero, ruling out drunk driving. The driver was on drugs, but that's unlikely too. Do you remember how we first met? We know all too well what happens when people take all sorts of popular drugs these days... I won't go into too much detail, but anyway, we can rule out the possibility that the driver was high."

"So?" I glanced at him sideways.

"Being trapped in a maze..."

"What about the driver?"

Gao and I said at the same time.

"Snapped!"

Gao He clapped his hands together, "You said you did the splits, didn't you?"

She then leaned closer to me and whispered, "Your sister-in-law said that you first mentioned Li Meizhi yesterday, and then you started acting strangely. Tell me honestly, is something going on?"

I was stunned: "Your sister-in-law's investigative skills are just as good as yours!"

“That’s true, but she’s still not as good as me. Otherwise, when I first met you, I gave you that ‘little treasure’, how come she didn’t discover it?” Gao He said with a hint of pride.

"Clang!"

Upon hearing the knock, the two of them looked towards the door.

As soon as the door opened, Xiao Shensan walked in carrying an old-fashioned copper hot pot.

"Damn, this is really tough." Little Shen San gestured at me with his chin. "Hurry up and get a mat, don't burn the table!"

Sparks flew from the fire poker in the middle of the copper hot pot on the cushioned coffee table.

The broth in the pot was bubbling and churning, but Gao He and I were both staring blankly at Xiao Shen San.

The reason I was staring at Shen San was because the first thing he said when he came in was out of character.

He has always spoken with a Northeastern accent.

However, once inside, apart from the first sentence being spoken in a Northeastern accent, the rest of the accents were all Southern.

Who is Gao He?

They must have noticed this too, which is why they were staring at Xiao Shensan with such a strange look.

Gao He stares at someone; it's a professional habit.

He ultimately couldn't see anything in Xiao Shen San.

So, after a moment, she turned back to me and started talking about the 'car accident' again: "This car accident was really too weird, it was like being trapped in a maze... By the way, the 'Sky Eye' surveillance footage showed that the car came to Shuangshan Road, and someone tried to get close to the car. That person, judging from the figure, looks like you."

"I didn't see the license plate clearly," I replied 'resolutely,' and then started unpacking the disposable chopsticks.

"That's him!"

Xiao Shen suddenly spoke, his eyes sweeping over me and Gao He before finally settling on my face. He then extended his right hand towards me: "This second meeting means we're destined to meet. Let's continue the deal!"

(End of this chapter)