Genius Club.

Chapter 161 Declaration of War
"Zhou Duanyun...went after the taxi."

Gao Yang sighed:
"Your attention was focused on Tang Xin at the time, and you probably didn't notice what was happening around you. As soon as the taxi drove away, Zhou Duanyun got in the car and asked the driver to turn around and chase the car."

"I just contacted him and he said he didn't catch up with the taxi driver. In the end, the taxi driver ran away, but the dashcam still captured a lot of things. He plans to go directly to the police station and hand over the dashcam videos to the police. With the help of these police officers, it will be much easier to find the car."

Lin Xian didn't say anything...

He was indeed very suspicious of Zhou Duanyun, and almost directly confirmed that he was definitely involved in the murder of Tang Xin.

But they handled it smartly.

Zhou Duanyun had no direct motive or behavior to murder Tang Xin, and even if the police investigated the matter, they could not find any evidence.

Even if I told the police all my reasoning, all these speculations were too subjective. Without any objective evidence, they were just empty words.

If you need to be more cautious...

If the murderers of Xu Yun and Tang Xin were indeed Xu Yun’s mentor + Zhou Duanyun and his group...

Then they are most likely the ones playing the "cat and mouse game" with you.

Like Xu Yun and Tang Xin, I am their target, it is just a matter of time.

"Just wait, mice!"

……

The next day, in Chu Anqing's ward.

Lin Xian pushed open the door.

Chu Anqing, who was sitting on the hospital bed, raised her head and smiled slightly:
"Senior Lin Xian, you're here. I was just saying I wanted to contact you."

Lin Xian placed the gifts on the bedside table:

"It's okay, just take a good rest. Are you okay?"

Chu Anqing scratched his head embarrassedly:

"No, no... I'm actually fine. I just fainted because I've fainted since I was a kid. My dad was too nervous and wouldn't let me leave the hospital. He even did a bunch of tests. I'm actually fine."

After saying that, Chu Anqing's expression immediately dimmed and she looked at Lin Xian:

"Sister Tang Xin..."

Biting her lips, she seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Lin Xian shook his head:
"He couldn't be saved and died on the spot in the car accident."

Chu Anqing sighed:

"My father said that the Donghai City Police Department is also fully investigating this matter. I heard that because they have the specific escape route and video footage of the vehicle involved in the accident... there are still many clues to look for."

Lin Xian remembered what Gao Yang said...

These videos from bicycle recorders were most likely provided by Zhou Duanyun.

He thought that the vehicle this time would disappear without a trace just like the time it hit and killed Xu Yun, but... from what Chu Anqing said, the police actually had a lot of clues this time.

This was very surprising to Lin Xian:
"What did your father say? Can the police find the murderer?"

"My father said that because there has been no breakthrough in Xu Yun's case, the Donghai City police are under a lot of pressure and have thought of many ways..." Chu Anqing got off the bed, stood up and continued:
"Especially this time, Sister Tang Xin's case is easily linked to Professor Xu Yun's previous case. The Donghai City police are more anxious than anyone else. Therefore, they invited a very powerful [non-staff member] to assist."

"Non-staff personnel?"

Lin Xian thought for a while:

"Is he a private detective? Or is he seconded from another province or city?"

"Then I don't know." Chu Anqing shook his head:
"My father didn't tell me that much. He said that this is still a secret that cannot be disclosed to the outside world. The Donghai City Police are not willing to let the outside world know about this."

"But my father told me that this [non-staff member] is very smart. He quickly figured out the context of the case and formulated a corresponding investigation and search plan. It is estimated that the murderer will be brought to justice soon!"

"Is it so powerful?"

Lin Xian scratched his head, it felt like he was listening to "Detective Conan".

But since the news came from Chu Shanhe, it must be true. He has a very high status in Donghai City, both openly and secretly, so he naturally has channels to know many things that others don't know.

not to mention……

This case almost implicated his precious daughter, so he has to investigate it thoroughly before he can feel at ease, right?
"Speaking of which, Senior Lin Xian, my father is very grateful to you!"

Chu Anqing smiled and said:

"He said that after these few days are over, he will thank you very much and repay you for saving my life."

"No, no, you're too polite."

Lin Xian waved his hand and refused:
"It was just a small favor from me. It can't be considered a life-saving favor... Actually, I came to you today because I wanted to know what happened when Tang Xin left the dressing room."

After a pause, Lin Xian continued:

"Can you tell me what happened between the time you bowed and went backstage and until Tang Xin left you?"

"of course can."

Chu Anqing nodded and said:
"After we came down from the stage, we kept chatting together, taking off our makeup and changing clothes together... Then someone called Sister Tang Xin, and she hurriedly packed up and left."

"Do you know who hit you and what they said?"

Chu Anqing shook her head:

"I don't know about that. After she ran out, I realized she had forgotten to take her phone, so I quickly packed my things and ran after her... Then you know what happened. Right in front of the theater, I was about to chase her and give her the phone, but you pulled me back."

“Did the police take your phone away?”

"That should be the case... I was in the hospital when I woke up, and I don't know what happened during my coma." I see...

Lin Xian originally planned to confirm it from the call records or WeChat chat records on his mobile phone.

It’s not that he doesn’t trust the Donghae police…

But Lin Xian has his own plans.

However, based on current speculation, it is not difficult to guess that the person who called Tang Xin at that time was Zhou Duanyun, and he must have urged her to go to the theater entrance to get something.

"Okay, I see."

Lin Xian stood up and prepared to leave:

"Then you should have a good rest. I won't disturb you."

"Senior Lin Xian..."

Chu Anqing came over, grabbed his sleeve, looked up into his eyes:

"Thank you so much for saving me, otherwise I would..."

Thinking of Tang Xin's miserable condition, she was speechless and didn't know what to say next.

She knew that Tang Xin was Lin Xian’s high school classmate.

At this time, Senior Lin Xian must be very sad, right?
She survived, but Tang Xin died...

If I hadn't shown up at that time, would Lin Xian have been able to save Tang Xin in time?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help feeling uncomfortable again.

"fine."

Lin Xian naturally saw Chu Anqing's guilt and comforted her:

"Don't worry, everything will come out."

……

Two days later, Tang Xin's parents rushed over from Hangzhou, took care of Tang Xin's funeral, and took Tang Xin's ashes away from the Donghai City Crematorium.

Tang Xin's parents were young, middle-aged, and their family conditions seemed very good. But at this moment, they felt as if the sky had fallen. They cried and cried in grief at first, and then became dazed because of excessive grief, and could not communicate normally.

All the formalities were handled by Tang Xin's younger brother.

He is three years younger than Tang Xin and is still a college student, but now that his sister is gone, he has become stronger.

Lin Xian, Gao Yang and the three people from the Tang family met and talked to each other, but it was almost the same as not saying anything.

The person is dead, there is no point in saying anything.

A few days later...

Tang Xin's ashes were buried, the noise of the funeral dissipated into the fields, and the unburned paper money on the grave flew to the sky and the earth in the spring breeze.

Just a few days.

This smiling girl at the age of a flower turned into a handful of soil in the world and walked into the days of being gradually forgotten.

Perhaps decades later, many classmates will forget this girl named Tang Xin.

Just like she did back then, she came and went in a hurry.

In the lonely field...

Lin Xian stepped on the newly sprouted crops and walked towards the grave which was only half a meter higher than the ground.

It was one of the few graves that could still be seen in the entire field.

Under a number of policies to protect farmland, more and more graves will become flat, fade, turn into flat land, be planted with rice, and return to the earth over the years.

Lin Xian stepped on the mud and stood there under the blood-red afterglow of the setting sun.

For a long time.

Lower your head:
"Tang Xin..."

He whispered:
“Your research could have changed the world, changed the future, and made this world a better place.”

"But the damn thing is... there is a group of people in this world who don't seem to want to make the world a better place. They don't like science, they don't like change, and they regard all uncertainty as an enemy."

"I don't know what their purpose is..."

Lin Xian looked up and watched the sun gradually sinking into the earth:
"But...even if they have a million reasons, I don't think they are right."

He bent down, placed the flowers in his arms on the grave, and stood up:

"wait for me a while……"

"Wait till I uproot them, and then I'll come and see you."

He turned around.

The sun had completely sunk below the horizon, leaving only blood-red clouds as evidence of where the sun had once risen.

The spring breeze blows.

Blowing up the corner of Lin Xian's clothes,
Blowing up the buds he crushed,

The wind blows the newly green willow branches beside the fields,

Blowing up the bouquet of lilies in front of the mound...

It sways like a nod.

(End of this chapter)