Chapter 125 Tumi 16

Early in the morning, Luo Siwei woke up.

She stood up and looked in the mirror. The woman in the mirror was tall and had long legs. She chose a white shirt with a high collar to cover the hickey on her neck.

Afterwards, Luo Siwei simply combed her hair into a loose ponytail, returning to her usual capable image.

When she finished washing up and came to the living room, she saw Chi Li already sitting at the table, looking through some documents.

Chi Li's expression was focused, his eyes lowered, and he supported his chin with his fingers. The morning sun shone on his body, giving his eyelashes a faint golden glow.

Luo Siwei walked closer and saw that Chi Li was looking at information related to this case. He was wearing the clothes he bought from the supermarket yesterday. The ordinary clothes looked clean and refreshing on him.

Luo Siwei said good morning to him, and Chi Li put the documents aside, went to the kitchen, heated milk in the microwave, and brought out two breakfasts.

Luo Siwei sat at the table: "You... are still looking at the information related to the case?"

Chi Li hummed, "I was wondering where Lin Shuangting might be hiding. Old Yu is conducting a city search."

Urban investigation is a slow and meticulous process, requiring a thorough search area by area. As long as Lin Shuangting remains uncaptured, the case remains unsolved.

"Forensic Doctor Chu and his team performed an autopsy on Hua Wenyi's body last night and concluded it was suicide. Hua Yanming hasn't woken up yet, and Mu Yuexin has been temporarily transferred to the Second Detention Center." Chi Li briefly summarized the progress.

Luo Siwei took a sip of milk and said, "I have a direction for investigation... When I was checking Lin Shuangting's personal experience, I found that some places were not very detailed."

As she ate her breakfast, she spoke seriously, "Lin Shuangting... perhaps he should be called Yu Qingchen. He's lived his entire life in Donglan City. His mother died when he was in fourth grade. Yu Qingchen attended No. 3 Middle School for both junior high and high school. His father died unexpectedly in junior high, and he was adopted and renamed Lin Shuangting. It was during this time that he became a disciple of the fortune teller Zhou Jingwang."

"I also noticed a detail in his file. In his second year of high school, Lin Shuangting, despite not being an art major, still signed up for the art exam. He failed the exam and was subsequently admitted to Donglan Medical College."

"While pursuing his graduate studies at Donglan Medical College, he returned to No. 3 Middle School and worked as an intern school doctor for a while. After graduating from graduate school, he went to the Third Hospital and then applied for a transfer to the First Detention Center."

Having said that, Luo Siwei took a pen from the pen holder beside him, picked up a piece of useless information and wrote the year and some keywords on the back.

Chi Li discovered something, he sorted it out and said: "He is eight years older than you."

Luo Siwei nodded. "That means, back when I was in high school, he was occasionally at No. 3 Middle School..." She drew another arrow, going back to Lin Shuangting's middle and high school years. "Also, when my mother first came to No. 3 Middle School to manage the art studio, which was when I was in elementary school, he should have been there too."

Luo Siwei was now increasingly certain that the dream she had had must have actually happened. The person who had drawn the Hell Transformation was most likely Lin Shuangting.

It seemed as if she had never formally met him in the past, but this man seemed to be everywhere.

He was like a strange shadow, existing in her life.

Chi Li frowned slightly: "In other words, he, you, your mother, Mu Yuexin, and Hua Wenyi all have overlapping time and space."

Luo Siwei suddenly looked up and asked Chi Li: "Chi Li, you are actually the Thinker, right?"

Chi Li was stunned by her question. He admitted it and then asked, "How did you figure that out? When did you confirm that?"

"The tone, the details, the habits, the experiences... a long time ago, when you were analyzing the case, I felt a sense of déjà vu. There are some things I've only told the Thinker, but you know them." Having said this, Luo Siwei looked at him and smiled cunningly, "I wasn't so sure at first, but now that you ask me this, I am certain."

This was what Chi Li, the Thinker, had said when she first tested him. Many years later, Luo Siwei returned it intact.

At the table, Chi Li looked at Luo Siwei. The woman in front of him had bright eyes. She was no longer a helpless girl, but a mature and beautiful woman.

It's like a Möbius strip, returning to the starting point. Nothing seems to have changed, yet everything seems to have changed.

Destiny is sometimes so magical. After many twists and turns, they finally sat together from two ends of the network to face the problem together.

They are the best companions and the best partners.

Luo Siwei put down the pen and said, "So I think that as the last victim and the only survivor of the wax figure artist case, this incident may not be accidental."

In the case of the wax artist, the police checked the information of various victims but found no pattern. In the end, they concluded that the victims were randomly selected and the bodies were randomly dumped.

However, in Chi Li's later reasoning and the police investigation, it was gradually discovered that each location was carefully planned, so the choice of the victim might not be so simple.

It is obvious that Luo Siwei and Lin Shuangting are related. Lin Shuangting even deliberately approached her in the detention center. There must be connections in the past that they have not yet discovered.

Chi Li asked: "So how are you going to investigate now? Start by re-examining Mu Yuexin?"

After all, those things happened several years ago. Now things have changed and people have changed. No. 3 Middle School has become a private school, and it is extremely difficult to find the people who worked there to understand the situation.

Luo Siwei shook her head slightly, her eyes drooping. "No, if I ask her now, she won't tell me anything without evidence. It's probably a waste of time. I have a better option..."

Chi Li lowered his head and thought for a moment. They had repeatedly researched and considered the case of Luo Siwei's mother. He quickly thought of someone: "Go ask Yan Yeran?"

Luo Siwei hummed. "I've been looking up some information recently. Principal Yan admitted to the cheating case back then, but since it happened over half a year ago, some of the students involved come from wealthy and powerful families, and their children are underage. So, only Yan Yeran knows how many people were involved in the cheating, and he may not have provided a complete list."

Chi Li nodded. Because the cheating case involved many people and took a long time, it was difficult to find conclusive evidence and impose legal penalties on the students and teachers involved. Therefore, only a few students who were exposed in the incident were punished, their grades were invalidated, and their admission was revoked.

Faced with this situation, Ye Ling had no choice but to catch the big ones and let the small ones go, using the limited police force where it counts the most and strictly investigating the infringement cases.

Fortunately, there was solid evidence that Yan Yeran molested female students, and he was eventually tried and sentenced. Yan Yeran is still in prison.

Luo Siwei continued, "Back then, I swore a vow that no matter how difficult it was, I would work hard to find the real culprit in the cheating case. To my mother, and also to myself."

At this point, she changed the subject: "But I also told myself that regardless of whether the cheating perpetrator was the same person who killed my mother, I had to stop here. I could clear my mother's name and prove she was wrongly accused, but it would be difficult to prove whether she jumped on her own. I couldn't let this matter dwell on me, get caught up in it, and ruin my life."

This was her original perception, both crazy and rational.

It was crazy that as a little girl she decided to try to stop a chariot with her bare hands and investigate the real culprit of the cheating case without knowing her own limitations.

Reason made her retreat when she knew it was difficult. After finding the mastermind behind the cheating case, she stopped investigating further. She couldn't risk everything for an unknown factor.

Chi Li fully understood what Luo Siwei said.

At the beginning, he had repeatedly advised Luo Siwei, fearing that she would be in danger. After Yan Yeran was sentenced to prison, he felt relieved to see Luo Siwei start a new life.

Luo Siwei raised his eyes and looked at Chi Li and said, "But now, all our clues point here. I think the answer we are looking for may be hidden in the past. Before, I didn't dare to touch these things, just like I didn't dare to face the case of the wax artist, but now it's different..."

When she said this, Chi Li felt something in his heart, and he gently covered the back of Luo Siwei's hand.

The scorching temperature came from his fingertips, and Luo Si smiled slightly and said, "I have you now."

As long as she thinks of Chi Li, as long as he is by her side, she will be invincible.

Chi Li said: "Okay, I'll go with you."

In the morning, the two went to the hospital together to handle the formalities, and then went to Landong Prison in Donglan City.

As a prison, it is stricter than a detention center and requires more procedures to enter.

Chi Li helped Luo Siwei go through the procedures, and finally met Yan Yeran in the reception room. After the two of them sat down, Luo Siwei took out a pen and paper, opened the recorder and put it in her pocket.

After a while, Yan Yeran was brought out. Having not seen him for so many years, Luo Siwei almost didn't recognize him.

Yan Yeran looked much older than when he was vice-principal. His hair was completely silver, and he had become thinner and gaunter, completely lacking his former spirit. He sat down and squinted for a moment before recognizing the person across from him. "Are you... Luo Siwei?" He then sighed, "You're a police officer now."

Before Luo Siwei could ask any more questions, Yan Yeran continued, "I was involved in the cheating case back then, and I feel sorry for your mother. But I didn't kill her. I was also surprised that she fell from the building."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Chi Li and then at Luo Siwei: "My case has already been judged. What do you want to do by coming to see me today?"

"Investigation into other cases together." Chi Li replied simply.

Yan Yeran asked: "If I say something, will it be considered a meritorious performance?"

Chi Li said: "If you really tell the truth and help the police find the murderer, it will be considered a major meritorious service."

Yan Yeran seemed to think this was a good deal. He sat up straight and asked, "So... what do you want to know?"

"Back when you were the vice principal of No. 3 Middle School," Luo Siwei asked him, "did you know someone named Lin Shuangting?"

Yan Yeran nodded. "I remember this name. I think he was... an intern at the school clinic back then? I remember him being a very gentle and refined young man. However, I didn't have much interaction with him."

The questioning had just begun when Luo Siwei calmed down and continued, "As long as it's about what happened in the past, about Mu Yuexin, Hua Wenyi, my mother, and Lin Shuangting, whatever you remember, you can tell me."

"Mu Yuexin..." Yan Yeran repeated the name. "Back then, there was one thing that I didn't tell the investigating officer, no matter how much he asked me. But now, I can tell you."

After hearing this, Luo Si raised his eyes slightly.

"I was involved in cheating among students back then," Yan Yeran said. "At that time, No. 3 Middle School was one of the art exam centers, and I was the vice principal. I always had channels and ways to get some exam information in advance. In the past, if a student's parents asked me secretly, I would do a few jobs before the exam if the price was right. But that year... the matter suddenly became a big deal."

Yan Yeran said here: "I really like young and beautiful female students. Some female students in art schools are very open-minded..."

Looking at the two police officers in front of him, Yan Yeran changed his words: "Yes, I am a beast and a bastard, and I have done some inhuman things, so I am in jail here and being punished. But Mu Yuexin, she is not innocent at all, she took the initiative to find me."

Luo Siwei looked puzzled.

Yan Yeran continued, "At first, it was Mu Yuexin who came to my office crying. She said her father was abusive and asked me for help. She also said that she lacked fatherly love since childhood and liked older men, especially knowledgeable teachers... She was very proactive. One time when it was raining, she suddenly ran to me soaking wet. She said that she was halfway there when the rain suddenly got heavier and she came back to borrow an umbrella from me..."

At this point, Yan Yeran said, "Thinking about it now, it was probably all lies, a clumsy trick by the little girl, but back then, when it came to me, I couldn't resist. But then I thought about it, this might have been a trap set for me. Or maybe it was a honey trap..."

After so many years, facing the police again, Yan Yeran seemed to have no need to lie to them about this matter.

Even though Luo Siwei guessed that Mu Yuexin was holding back and not telling the whole truth, she never imagined that things could be like this. You can only know a person's face but not his heart. She had no idea that her good friend had done such a thing behind her back.

Yan Yeran tapped the table with his finger, his face drooping as if he were regretting his decision. He sighed, "Later, Mu Yuexin took pictures of us and me and threatened to publish them. Naturally, I had to find a way to shut her up. Then, she made me a condition..."

Chi Li asked: "What are the conditions?"

Yan Yeran looked up, his eyes tired and bloodshot. He said, "She gave me a list of names, saying these students came from wealthy families and wanted me to help them cheat. I had to split the money I earned with her in half."