Chapter 2400: Chapter 2401: Donât Play With Fire Chapter 2400: Chapter 2401: Donât Play With Fire âSo you are well aware that this car is very likely a stolen vehicle, arenât you?â
Li Xin gave an awkward smile, âOfficer, I wonât hide it from you. This is a small place, we just want to make some quick money and might do slightly sketchy stuff, but we never break the law, so we took it.â
Li Xin stubbed out his cigarette.
âIf you had come a bit later, I might have already flipped this vehicle. Now that you are here, I can only accept my bad luck.â
âSeeing that you are an honest person, we wonât hold you accountable for this, but we still need your cooperation.â
âSure, sure, whatever you need, Iâll definitely cooperate.â
âThe person who sold you the car is a murderer. We are currently tracking him down and need you to describe his appearance.â
âAh! A murderer!â
Li Xin immediately looked deflated.
He had thought he was dealing with just a petty thief, but it turned out to be a murderer!
âI remember he was quite tall and strong, almost one meter ninety, wearing a mask, and there was a scar around his eyes. I donât remember much else, but there are surveillance cameras in the house; you can check there.â
âLetâs go!â
The three were taken inside, where a computer as ancient as an antique sat on a table, displaying the courtyardâs surveillance footage.
The footage was of the very place they had just been.
Li Xin, knowing what he had to do, fiddled around at the computer for a while and pulled up this morningâs surveillance videos.
Soon, Lin Yi saw the van driving in from outside.
A person got out of the van, just as Li Xin had described: the individual was indeed tall, perhaps not exactly 190 cm, but close.
He was also very robust, weighing at least over 200 pounds.
Beyond that, he wore a mask on his face and gloves on his hands, dressed in long clothes that covered him well.
Even Lin Yi could not see much of his facial features with that kind of get-up.
But the general outline was distinguishable.
âThink again, besides the scar on his face, are there any other characteristics on him?â
âThisâŠâ
Li Xin tried hard to recall, âHis skin was quite dark, and he had wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he must be over forty years old, thereâs nothing else that I remember.â
âHow did you carry out the transaction? Cash or WeChat?â
âCash.â
Lin Yi was not surprised. If it had been through WeChat, the person wouldnât be fit to be the criminal in this case.
Just then, a police car drove in from outside.
Zhu Junchi arrived with Fang Zhiping, and Lin Yi also walked outside.
âHeard you found that car?â
Lin Yi nodded and pointed to the van not far away.
âSeems like thatâs the one. Let Fang Zhiping take a look.â
Under the escort of two other policemen, Fang Zhiping walked up to the car handcuffed, took a few glances, and then said:
âItâs our familyâs car!â
Fang Zhiping was visibly agitated, âOfficer, have you found the murderer who killed my dad? Where is he?â
âWe just have some clues, havenât found him yet.â
After saying a few words to Fang Zhiping, Lin Yi turned to Zhu Junchi, âBrother Zhu, get someone to take the car back. This might be a big clue, thereâs a very good chance his fingerprints are on it.â
âWill have someone take it back in a bit.â
Afterwards, Lin Yi and Zhu Junchi reviewed the clues they had just gathered.
The latter was very excited as this brought them a step closer to solving the case.
After handling everything, it was already past two in the afternoon, Lin Yi grabbed something to eat quickly and then went to Xiangyang Village.
Standing at the entrance of the village, Lin Yi looked towards Granny Sunâs house.
Under the scorching sun, it appeared even more eerie.
It was as if separated by a shadow into another world.
As an atheist, Lin Yi naturally wasnât afraid of these things; he pushed open the decrepit courtyard gate and walked straight in.
Step by step, Lin Yi walked toward the courtyard.
But after just a few steps, he saw that snowy white fox, appearing about ten meters in front of him.
âAll things have spirits,â best described the fox in front of him.
Man and beast locked eyes, Lin Yi drew the dagger from his lower back and stepped forward!
Seemingly sensing the murderous aura emanating from Lin Yi, the snowy white fox continuously retreated.
Then, it vanished like a wisp of smoke.
But Lin Yi did not sheathe his dagger; he continued walking into the courtyard.
Because this time, he was very aware that this mansion was not as simple as it appeared.
Step by stepâŠ
Lin Yiâs footsteps were light and slow.
But upon reaching the middle of the courtyard, he found no one there.
The old rocking chair was still under the sunlight, but Granny Sun was nowhere to be seen, and the snowy white fox had also disappeared.
âCould they be inside?â
Muttering to himself, Lin Yi walked to the door, preparing to go in and check.
But just as he touched the door handle, a hoarse voice suddenly erupted from behind Lin Yi.
âYoung man, youâve come.â
Lin Yiâs nerves tensed up, and he abruptly turned around!
There he was startled to see Granny Sun standing about half a meter behind him, with that snowy white fox perched on her shoulder!
Lin Yiâs heart pounded wildly!
He hadnât noticed her approach at all!
If Granny Sun had attacked him from behind, it might not have killed him, but he certainly would have been injured.
Lin Yi turned around, abandoning the idea of entering the house.
But he didnât speak, just standing face-to-face with Granny Sun.
The dim old eyes shrouded in wrinkles, looked like two hollow pits.
Facing Lin Yiâs fierce glare, they showed no discomfort.
But eventually, Granny Sun could not help but speak first.
âYoung man, why is it just you today, heh heh⊠Where is that young ladyâŠ?â
âWhat if I said sheâs dead, would you be surprised?â
âNo, because I knew she would die.â Granny Sun said in a hoarse voice:
âYou looked at what you shouldnât have seen, so you must die. Now sheâs dead, and youâre about to die too, so you can come to my house anytime, we donât bother much with the dead.â
Lin Yi raised his eyebrows, looked at Granny Sun, and took a step forward.
The two were close together.
The next second, Lin Yiâs right hand shot out, grasping Granny Sunâs neck.
She had not expected Lin Yi to do such a thing, and her face showed panic.
âI donât care whether you are really sick or just pretending, pass my message to the killer. If he dares to touch Gu Yiran again, I will come and kill you first.â
Granny Sun was restrained by Lin Yi, unable to utter a word, her face turning red, at any moment she might be choked to death by him!
But Lin Yi did not let go, muttering to himself:
âI donât know if thereâs any connection between you two, but I believe youâll understand what Iâm saying, so donât play with fire.â
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