Chapter 229 229 Will be the best ending

Perhaps having guessed something from Guan Xia's constantly changing expressions, Lin Jinnan suddenly became somewhat bored. He leaned back in the interrogation chair, curled his lips, and said in a bored tone, "Talking to smart people is troublesome, but it doesn't matter. Meng Lan was injured so badly anyway, and it's not certain whether she can survive. If she really doesn't make it, she must be very sad that you care so much about her. If you are sad, then I am happy. It's just a pity that I can't see your sadness anymore."

Lin Jinnan propped up his chin and looked at Guan Xia with interest. "Come to think of it, I was curious about you for a while. How could a child have a personality like yours? You live like an ascetic every day, spending all your time burying yourself in painting. Except for the occasional lively moment in front of Meng Lan, you are numb like a puppet at other times. In my experience, honest people like you either become distorted in silence or explode in silence. I used to expect you to change, but then I checked you out, and you still acted like a normal person. It was too boring, so I guided Meng Lan to discover your half-sister, but you're still so boring."

Lin Jinnan showed a rare look of confusion. He asked doubtfully, "How can there be people like you in the world? Why aren't you jealous or resentful? Seeing someone with a face so similar to yours living a completely different life, how can you be so calm and even not care? Why?"

Lin Jinnan looked at Guan Xia and asked sincerely, "Why don't you care? How can you not care?"

This time, Guan Xia was able to answer Lin Jinnan's question without reservation. She said calmly, "Because I'm living a good life now. I have money, time, and plenty of energy to do whatever I want. I don't have enough time to enjoy life, so why would I bother myself with troubles?"

Guan Xia said these words from the bottom of her heart, but Lin Jinnan looked at Guan Xia as if she were a monster. "I don't believe it. As a human being, you have seven emotions and six desires. You have hatred, resentment, and blame. No one would be bullied like this and not think about revenge."

Guan Xia sighed inwardly, but her expression remained calm as she spoke, "Because you only see suffering, your world is surrounded by it. But many people in this world not only see suffering, but also see laughter and happiness. Suffering can certainly cause people temporary pain, but laughter and happiness support them through it. This is the fundamental reason why we can remain calm and not be surrounded by pain for a long time."

Guan Xia spoke sincerely and honestly. She certainly did not expect that just a few words would make Lin Jinnan change her already distorted worldview. She just wanted her to know that if she had seen some love and laughter in addition to hatred and resentment at the beginning, perhaps her life would have taken a different path. At least if she had not been so deeply influenced by Wu Yang, with her intelligence and talent, her life would have been very good.

But villains are villains, and Guan Xia was ultimately disappointed. The moment she finished speaking, Lin Jinnan smiled knowingly and said, "So this is why you can't become one of us. Luckily, I didn't waste too much time. Otherwise, I would have spent so much energy only to find that I couldn't turn you into one of us. Wouldn't I regret it to death?"

Lin Jinnan said with a melancholy expression, "Actually, I regret it too. I should have held on a little longer, both for you and Meng Lan. That way, I could have found you sooner."

Lin Jinnan suddenly revealed another brilliant smile, muttering to himself, "If I had found you earlier and killed you, we would definitely still be fine now. It's a pity that our ideal has only just begun, and there is still a very long distance to success. If I had known earlier..."

Lin Jinnan seemed to have suddenly lost interest in the conversation and began to repeat these sentences over and over again. Her eyes were still looking at Guan Xia, but her gaze was looking through her and not at anything specific. It seemed as if she was recalling something or fantasizing about something.

Guan Xia still had the patience to deal with her for a while longer in the hope of getting more information, but Lin Jinnan was stuck in that state and couldn't get out of it. Even when Guan Xia and Captain Zhang took turns talking to her, she acted as if she couldn't hear them. She didn't answer and her eyes didn't change. She just kept repeating those few sentences. It seemed that she really regretted not discovering earlier that Guan Xia had killed her, so that the entire organization was uprooted.

In response to Lin Jinnan's last few words, Guan Xia said nothing, but she answered in her heart.

Even if they had known earlier, or even if Guan Xia was not there, the ending of Wu Yang and Lin Jinnan would not have changed.

Guan Xia still remembered the original introduction that the system interface had given her. There was no Guan Xia, no system, and no external plug-ins, but Pang Le and the others still won. After all, it was a world of criminal investigation literature. The perverts were indeed perverted, and the villains were indeed powerful, but in the end, evil could not defeat good. No matter what, the only side that would win in the end would be the side of justice.

They sat in the interrogation room for a while, until Guan Xia and Captain Zhang were sure that Lin Jinnan had completely lost the possibility of communication in the short term, and then they stood up and left one after another.

Director Gao patted Guan Xia on the shoulder as usual and gave her a few words of praise and encouragement before leaving with the other colleagues from the task force. Captain Zhang also followed. Now, Guan Xia and her group were the only ones left in the small room watching the interrogation.

During the interrogation of Lin Jinnan, Guan Xia was still in fear, and so were Pang Le and the others. Even after Guan Xia came out and stood in front of them, Pang Le and Zhong Xiaoyu still circled around her and looked at her several times, as if Guan Xia was not going for an interrogation but to enter some dangerous place, and they were afraid that she would have any more wounds on her body.

Qi Bai also said with some fear: "It turns out that we were so close to death. If Guan Xia had contacted Meng Lan earlier, or if Lin Jinnan had reduced his attention on Meng Lan later, the grass on our graves would be three feet high by now."

Guan Xia looked at him without saying anything, thinking that in the original plot, Qi Bai's final ending was indeed similar to what he said.

Wang Yu, for once, agreed with Qi Bai. He nodded seriously and said, "Fortunately, everything turned out just right. Although the process was a bit thrilling, the ending was perfect. We all survived, but the criminal organization centered around Wu Yang and Lin Jinnan collapsed."

Speaking of perfection, Guan Xia couldn't help but think of Meng Lan. She couldn't help but glance at Xu Nian and ask, "Did Director Ren call you last night? How is Meng Lan? Is she awake?"

Everyone's expressions were just a little excited, but when they heard this, their expressions became gloomy again, and they looked at Xu Nian with the same concern.

Xu Nian shook his head and said, "Director Ren sent me a message saying Meng Lan hasn't woken up yet, but Lu Tingfeng and Meng Lan's sister have been watching over her, and her condition hasn't worsened. The doctor said Meng Lan has a strong desire to live, and since she's young and in good physical condition, I believe she'll recover and wake up soon."

The best news was that the situation hadn't deteriorated. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Pang Le asked Xu Nian curiously, "It's fine if Meng Lan's sister is watching over her, but why is Lu Tingfeng also watching over her? I remember they weren't familiar with each other. When did they become so close?"

Xu Nian forced a smile and said, "Lu Tingfeng regretted that he was late that day, which caused Meng Lan to be seriously injured. Director Ren has already told him that it is not his responsibility, but he just feels bad and insists on staying with Meng Lan until she wakes up, saying that otherwise he would be too embarrassed to see Guan Xia."

Guan Xia was confused. How could this be related to her?

Ji An had known Lu Tingfeng for a long time and understood him better. Seeing this, he explained, "Although it was an accident that the case of Lu Tingfeng's sister was solved when Ping'an's case was investigated in Shangshuang City, you still helped him a lot and even saved him once. That's why he feels bad about it. He is just like that. On the surface, he looks carefree, but in fact, he values ​​love more than anyone else. Although he is not familiar with Meng Lan and has never had much close contact with you, in his eyes, you are already one of his own. Correspondingly, Meng Lan is also one of his own."

Ji An explained for several sentences, and everyone finally understood. Zhong Xiaoyu said with emotion: "Brother Lu is really different. Others talk more than they do, but Brother Lu does everything but talks nonsense. Only we, who have been through life and death with Brother Lu, know him better. If it were the average person, they would probably think he has some serious illness and is not a good person."

After hearing Zhong Xiaoyu's words, the others didn't react much, but Guan Xia and Pang Le instinctively looked at each other and agreed.

Isn't it? Guan Xia had thought Lu Tingfeng was a bad guy with ulterior motives when they first met. If it weren't for the coincidence that Xu Nian later reunited with him, Guan Xia would probably be on guard against him now, fearing that he would use her without her knowledge.

But thinking of this, Guan Xia couldn't help but look at Pang Le again. She remembered that in the original plot, Pang Le and Lu Tingfeng were a couple, but looking at the current situation, the two of them didn't have any signs of being together, and their unfamiliarity was almost written on their faces.

Guan Xia couldn't help scratching her face and felt a little embarrassed. She wondered if this little butterfly of hers had accidentally blown away the destined fate between the two of them.

Guan Xia thought about it and decided to find a chance to test Pang Le's attitude. If Pang Le intended to collect the beauty Lu Tingfeng as in the original plot, then she wouldn't mind secretly helping out. If Pang Le really had no intention in this regard, then she could only say sorry to Lu Tingfeng in her heart.

After a while of random thoughts, Guan Xia suddenly heard Xu Nian ask her, "It seems like you've only interrogated Lin Jinnan halfway. Are you going to continue the interrogation tomorrow? Or are you going to rest at the guesthouse tonight and go home directly tomorrow?"

Hearing this, the others looked at Guan Xia curiously. Guan Xia didn't hesitate for a second and said firmly, "I've been out for too long. Anyway, most of the doubts I wanted to solve have been solved. The rest will be solved after the case is concluded. I can also apply to see Lin Jinnan's transcript. So I plan to leave for home early tomorrow morning."

"Then I'll go back too," Pang Le was the first to respond. "I miss my home, my bed, and my gym so much."

"What about you?" Guan Xia looked at Xu Nian, then at Ji An and Zhong Xiaoyu, and asked them about their next plans.

Zhong Xiaoyu flexed the muscles on her arms and said, "Of course I'm going home too. Although I don't miss my dad, I miss my aunt very much. She called me a few days ago and said that a new private restaurant opened near her house a while ago. The food is delicious and the environment is nice. She wants to take me there to try it. She also said that she just renewed my annual membership card for the gym I often go to not long ago and told me to go whenever I want. If not, she can open a membership card for me at another gym. Although I am considered a wealthy woman now, I can't waste money like this, so I plan to go back and use the annual membership card my aunt gave me, and then go to find Pang Le to play."

Zhong Xiaoyu said this, still somewhat reluctantly hooking her arm around Pang Le's neck, looking at her with sparkling eyes and asking, "How is it? Will you welcome me then?"

Pang Le patted her arm with a smile, "Welcome, of course you are welcome. After all, you are not just a friend, but a friend of life and death. I will definitely welcome you with the highest standard I can think of."

Zhong Xiaoyu also laughed happily, "That's pretty good."

The two of them started to link arms without saying a word. Ji An found it funny and patted Zhong Xiaoyu on the back. Then he looked at Guan Xia and said, "I'm also planning to go back to Shangshuang City. Although Ping'an's situation has stabilized a bit, he's been imprisoned for too long. It's a bit difficult for Ning Xin's parents to take care of him alone. I just want to take this opportunity to spend some time with her."

Wang Yu didn't know what he was thinking about, and suddenly asked Ji An a question, "Sister Ji, now that Ping An has been found and Ning Xin's case has been solved, will you return to the police force?"

Not only Ji An did not expect this, but no one else did either. They could not help but look at Wang Yu in surprise.

Ji An was also a little surprised. After thinking for a few seconds, he said hesitantly, "I've never thought about this question before, but now that I'm back safely, I really should think about it. I'll tell you after some time, when I've thought it through."

Everyone showed an expression of surprise and joy. Zhong Xiaoyu wanted to say something, but she forced herself to hold it back. Instead, she patted Ji An's back soothingly with some force.

After asking Ji An this question, Qi Bai easily thought of Lu Tingfeng. He couldn't help but look at Xu Nian with some anticipation and asked, "Captain Xu, the case of Brother Lu's sister has been solved. Can he come back too?"

Xu Nian seemed to have thought about similar questions before and was not surprised. He just shook his head and said, "Your brother Lu doesn't know yet? His ideas are so wild and unrealistic. Who knows if he will come back? If you want to know the answer, you can only ask him yourself."

Qi Bai said with some disappointment: "Okay, then I'll ask him again when we return to Yongquan City."

Xu Nian suddenly seemed to remember that he hadn't answered Guan Xia's question. He turned to look at her and said, "Although Wu Yang and Lin Jinnan have been arrested, there's still a lot of follow-up work to do if we want to wipe out the entire criminal organization. Director Ren didn't mention it, but I've discussed it with him. Next, we'll follow Captain Zhang to Jianyang City and return to Yongquan City after the case is completely concluded."

Guan Xia wasn't surprised to hear this. She just smiled and said, "It seems we won't see each other for a while. I wish you all the best. We'll get together again when you return to Yongquan City."

Before Xu Nian could answer, Qi Bai agreed immediately, "Okay, we still need to get drunk. And Sister Ji and Xiaoyu, you must not be absent. You must get drunk on the day of our dinner. You will also be one of the great contributors."

Ji An said nothing, but nodded with a smile. Zhong Xiaoyu raised her chin and said, "Do you even need me to tell you that? How can such an important occasion be without me? Don't worry, we will definitely be there early and drink you all to the ground, haha."

Even though the party wasn't even about to start, the two of them were already competitive, showing off their drinking capacity, determined to outdo each other.

Everyone watched curiously for a while at first, but soon began to yawn uncontrollably. Wang Yu immediately suggested, "It's already past one in the morning. I checked, and the earliest flight from Linchang to Yongquan is at 8:20. If we go to the guesthouse at this time, we can still get a few hours of sleep."

Except for Qi Bai and Zhong Xiaoyu who were still arguing about who could drink more, everyone else nodded, "Okay, okay, let's go back to sleep. We're so sleepy."

Leaving the two energetic people behind, Guan Xia and Xu Nian took the lead and walked out.

As they were going downstairs, Guan Xia suddenly remembered something and asked Xu Nian, "By the way, how are your injured colleagues? Are they out of danger?"

Xu Nian smiled faintly and said, "It was a close call. They're all awake now. Aside from one person's injury, which will affect his future on the front lines, the others will be able to return to work once they've recovered."

Xu Nian was genuinely happy for his colleagues, but Guan Xia found it difficult to smile. For a criminal policeman, not being able to work on the front line and having to be transferred to logistics was already a very serious consequence.

Perhaps sensing Guan Xia's sadness, Xu Nian gently patted Guan Xia's shoulder and consoled her, "Compared to the results of our work, this is already a very perfect ending. At least everyone is still alive, and no one sacrificed their lives."

Guan Xia finally cheered up a little. Yes, although there were some imperfections, it was still perfect compared to the ending of the original plot. At least everyone was alive and there was hope for the future.

Guan Xia walked out of the office building and looked at the bright moon hanging high in the sky. Suddenly, her mood improved.

All the haze has passed, and they have welcomed a bright tomorrow, not to mention that there is still a promising future. When Meng Lan wakes up again, it will be the best ending.

She liked the ending, too.

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