Genius Club.

Chapter 187 Mission: Impossible

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Season's favorite.

Lin Xian had more than just heard of this name.

It was he who invited Tang Xin to come to Donghai for research, and it was he who pushed Zhou Duanyun into a desperate situation a year ago, but ultimately spared his life instead of killing him.

He was also the former dean of the Graduate School of Tunghai University, Xu Yun's mentor, the matchmaker who introduced Xu Yun to a girl, and the one who eventually expelled Xu Yun from his school because of his hibernation research.

He has too many identities.

He was also involved too much in the deaths of Xu Yun and Tang Xin.

Therefore, Lin Xian has always regarded Ji Xinshui as the "mastermind" like Zhou Duanyun.

Moreover, because Ji Lin and Ji Xinshui have the same surname and are relatives, Lin Xian identified them as accomplices.

And now...

Ji Lin actually admitted it directly and told me about this relationship...

What is his purpose?
Is it a test?
Is it a trap?
Or do you simply want to test your own words and see how far your investigation has progressed?
However, there is no point in thinking about these issues now.

Because Ji Lin's question was right in front of him, Lin Xian had to give an answer quickly.

This name.

Should I admit that I had heard of it?
Should I continue to play dumb or admit it?

After thinking quickly, Lin Xian nodded:

"I know this guy."

"Oh? How did you know? News?" Ji Lin was obviously interested.

"Tang Xin told me."

Lin Xian said calmly:

"During the Chinese New Year, our high school classmates had a reunion, and Tang Xin told us that she would come to work at the East China Sea Research Institute after the Chinese New Year. And the person who invited her was a very prestigious person, who was also Xu Yun's mentor, Ji Xinshui."

"When Tang Xin and I met several times later, she often mentioned this name, saying that her colleagues took good care of her and introduced her to jobs in the symphony orchestra. We talked about these things a lot."

……

After thinking it over again and again, Lin Xian felt that pretending to be stupid in front of Ji Lin was not a wise move.

Because Ji Lin is too smart.

Can't take any chances in front of him.

If the death of Xu Yun, the death of Tang Xin, and the careful plan of calling himself to the investigation team were all traps designed by Ji Lin.

It was hard to guarantee that if I accidentally knew the name Ji Xinshui, was it part of his plan? Was it part of his trap?
Denying it at this time would be too risky and would not bring any benefit.

It is better to admit it generously. There is no risk anyway. Tang Xin did say these words to me, but she didn't mention the name, mainly because I didn't ask at the time.

"So, you are Ji Xinshui's adopted child?"

Lin Xian took the initiative and began to ask:
"Then the relationship between you and Xu Yun... I'm a little confused. Is the sister you're talking about Ji Xinshui's biological daughter? Or is she adopted?"

"She's his little niece, but we grew up together."

"But didn't you say that you lived in Ji Xinshui's orphanage since you were a child? How could his niece live in an orphanage?"

"Our family is very complicated." Ji Lin raised his head, looked at the ceiling, and said slowly:

"Ji Xinshui never got married and devoted himself to his career, so he adopted many children from orphanages. But later on, he would take the smarter children to raise with him... He said he was raising them, but in fact, he just left them to the care of servants and relatives. I was raised by my sister."

"Ok."

Lin Xian nodded silently.

This big family is indeed complicated.

To sort out the relationship, Ji Lin's parents were killed in the 00:42 shooting, and then Ji Lin was adopted by Ji Xinshui and raised by Ji Xinshui's niece. Later, the niece married Xu Yun and gave birth to Xu Yiyi. Then Xu Yiyi fell and became a vegetable. Xu Yun and Ji Xinshui broke up, which led to the subsequent deaths, and Ji Lin came to Donghai for this reason.

But Lin Xian has no interest in this family tree...

What he cared about more was that Ji Lin's parents also died at 00:42, but not in a car accident.

This is somewhat intriguing.

According to Lin Xian's speculation, the murderers had to use a car accident to kill people at 00:42. Could they have used other means under certain special circumstances?
If that's true... then I'm in danger!

I thought 00:42 only needed to avoid the road, but if they were really forced to find another way to kill people, danger would be unavoidable no matter where they were.

However, it is too early to draw conclusions now.

Lin Xian couldn't tell whether what Ji Lin said was true or false.

"Ji Lin, are your parents also scientists? What do they research?"

"They are both [mathematicians]." Ji Lin replied:
"But... I have looked up their relevant information. They were still very young 20 years ago. In fact, they didn't have any particularly great achievements. I was still young at that time, and I didn't know what they were researching."

"So this is also what I am confused about. My parents' achievements are far inferior to Xu Yun and Tang Xin's, and the way they died was not a car accident. On a global scale... [On average, 106 people die on Earth every minute due to various reasons]."

Ji Lin raised his hand and looked at the glowing smart watch:

"It is 00:43 now."

"In the past minute, about 106 people died in all corners of the world. Many of them must have died in accidents, but we can't say that every person who died in an accident at 00:42 was caused by these murderers, right?"

"It is worth mentioning that since I came to Donghai and joined the investigation team, there was a gas explosion at 00:42 in Donghai, killing three people; there was another car accident at 3:00, four people were seriously injured, but two were pronounced dead after being rescued in the ICU for several days."

"So... from the perspective we know, it seems that the incident happening at 00:42 is a very strange thing. But if we zoom out and expand the statistical scope, there are many deaths happening at 00:42 every day and every month around the world, too many to count."

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

He had also checked on the Internet for car accidents that occurred around the world at 00:42.

The results found... are simply too many.

The world is so big, with a population of 70 billion, and people die in car accidents every moment. It is really too many.

He didn't know what Ji Lin meant by saying these words to him. Was he trying to weaken the concept of 00:42?

"Lin Xian, I want to ask your opinion." Ji Lin suddenly asked:
"Do you think...the people who killed my parents are the same people who killed Xu Yun and Tang Xin now?"

Lin Xian closed his eyes.

This is most likely a trap question.

Based on the information Lin Xian knows now, he can be almost 100% sure that the death of Ji Lin’s parents must be related to their research.

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

[00:42] If we count Ji Lin’s parents, there are 4 scientists that Lin Xian knows have died at this time.

However, in the real world, according to the information currently available, no mathematician has died at 00:42. If you are too sure, it will definitely arouse suspicion.

"I don't think so."

After thinking for a while, Lin Xian replied:
"The two scientists who died in Donghai City were both involved in hibernation research. I think scientists in the hibernation field are the targets of these murderers. If your parents were mathematicians... they should not be within their target range."

"And the manner of death, shooting and car accident is very different, isn't it? In comparison, a car accident is easier to hide the true purpose, but a shooting would be too obvious."

Ji Lin looked at Lin Xian.

After a while, he nodded:
"Yeah...I thought so too."

He turned over and got back into bed:

"It's getting late, go to bed."

……

In the next few days, the special investigation team of the Xu Yun case began to work intensively under the leadership of Ji Lin, gradually detailing the murderer's portrait, specifying the criminal behavior, and narrowing the scope of the murder target.

This development surprised Lin Xian.

He originally thought that Ji Lin was just a troublemaker in this investigation team, obstructing the police investigation.

But this is not the case.

Step by step, he sorted out the context of the two cases and determined that the main targets of the murderers were scientists engaged in hibernation research. He planned to ambush in advance the next time relevant scientists came to Donghai City, close the net at 00:42, arrest the murderers, and catch them all in one fell swoop.

Lin Xian had no idea what Ji Lin was up to.

His plan actually coincided with his own thoughts...

Lin Xian's original idea was to ambush at the crime scene and never let the vehicle that caused the accident get away.

There was no breakthrough in the previous two cases. The fundamental reason was that the murderer escaped and the vehicle disappeared, so there were no clues to further investigate.

But if a barrier net could be deployed at the scene, or a roadblock could be set up on the route the escape route must take, the vehicle involved could be stopped, the driver or murderer inside could be arrested, and this series of homicides could be put to rest!
But the problem is...

Lin Xian twirled his pen and glanced at Ji Lin who was summarizing his speech at the conference table.

Isn't he also one of the murderers?

If the police really catch the driver who caused the accident...can Ji Lin, Ji Xinshui, Zhou Duanyun and other masterminds behind the accident really get away with it?
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Chushanhe Manor, inside the restaurant.

A family of three was having dinner and chatting.

Su Xiuying served Chu Shanhe a bowl of soup:

"It's been several days, and there's been no news from Su Su. What do you think happened to her blind date with Lin Xian? Did it work out?"

Chu Shanhe chuckled:
"Let's not ask too many questions about young people's affairs and let them develop on their own. Asking too much will only put pressure on Lin Xian. Fate is very important in relationships. If it can work out, then it will work out. If it can't work out, then don't force it."

"It's probably impossible." Chu Anqing snorted:
"My aunt has never been in a relationship. She has never liked playing with boys since she was a child. When she plays, she chases boys and fights with them. She definitely doesn't want to be in a relationship. And Senior Lin Xian... I feel that Senior Lin Xian is so gentle and refined that he wouldn't like a carefree and lawless girl like my aunt. You two are just randomly matching people up!"

"Not necessarily."

Su Xiuying smiled:

"Su Su is my sister. I have watched her grow up since she was a child. I know her very well."

"It's not like I haven't introduced her to blind dates before, but when she came back, she either cursed or got angry about this or that, and she never spoke in a nice tone."

"But this time... she came back quite late that night, and she didn't smell of alcohol at all. It was obvious that she didn't go out to play with her friends, but stayed with Lin Xian until that late, which means that the two of them chatted for quite a long time."

"Then when she saw me, she was surprisingly calm. She didn't say anything, just told me that the blind date was over and asked me to immediately abide by the agreement and unlock her bank card. Then she left without saying anything."

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

"This isn't her style, it's so abnormal!"

"Everything has its own strengths. Let's not worry about it and just let them be." Chu Shanhe laughed and put down his bowl and chopsticks.
"It's normal that there's been no news about the two of them. Lin Xian has now been seconded to the Donghai City Public Security Bureau to work in the special investigation team for the Xu Yun case. It's very busy. All the team members live in the unit dormitory and work intensively. They can't go out at ordinary times."

"Are you so busy?" Chu Anqing asked with concern.

"There's nothing I can do." Chu Shanhe said frankly:

"The Donghai Public Security Bureau is under too much pressure right now. There have been two consecutive murders of scientists, and there is still no clue. The pressure from all sides is huge. The leaders are so worried that their hair has turned white. They just want to solve the case as soon as possible, even if it's just to find some clues. So Lin Xian and his team are really busy."

"That's it..."

Chu Anqing picked up her phone, clicked on Lin Xian’s profile picture, and looked at her circle of friends.

There has indeed been no activity for several days.

The same goes for their conversation boxes; they haven't chatted for many days.

She summoned up her courage and sent a message:
"Senior, are you still busy? Have you eaten? I heard from my father that you have been transferred to work in the special task force."

Lin Xian responded quickly:
"Not yet. My colleagues have all gone to eat. Ji Lin and I are working overtime here. You have seen it."

It’s Ji Lin.

Of course Chu Anqing knew him.

He is not only a genius mystery novelist, but also a famous screenwriter. The two met at the New Year's Eve dinner, and Dad has also mentioned Ji Lin's membership in the task force many times.

"It's not good to not eat on time...it's not good for your health." Chu Anqing thought to herself.

Seeing that there was still a lot of food left in the kitchen, she took out a lunch box from the cupboard and packed enough food for two people:

"I go out for a while!"

(End of this chapter)