Lin Zijie!

I was stunned the moment I heard the name, especially after she said he was a staff member of the Mingzhu City Research Institute.

I remember when we first moved into the research institute, we found a body in the basement. The body was wearing clothes with a name tag that read "Lin Zijie".

My mind went blank. Lin Zijie shouldn't be dead. Who is this guy in front of me? Why is he impersonating Lin Zijie?

Or is it that the body I found in the research institute wasn't Lin Zijie at all, but someone else?

When I was listening to Xu Qing's recorded diary, I found it strange. In the diary, Lin Zijie was supposed to have left the research institute, but the body found in the basement...

I stared at the guy in front of me with a furrowed brow, unsure of what to say.

Lin Zijie looked at me and said, "Judging from your expression, you really want to get to know me?"

I said, "Come in first."

They let him into the house, and Sister Jing and Song Muyuan looked at the stranger with suspicion.

After I closed the door, I asked, "Are you Lin Zijie?"

Lin Zijie nodded, "Yes, you used to be one of the researchers at the institute. I heard you were a doctor..."

I raised my hand to stop him from continuing and asked, "What evidence do you have to prove that you are Lin Zijie?"

Lin Zijie looked at me with a puzzled expression. "I am Lin Zijie. Do I need any proof? What do you mean by that?"

Song Muyuan looked puzzled, not knowing what I meant by the question, but Sister Jing was surprised and stared at Lin Zijie in front of her, clearly also suspicious.

I said, "I found a body in the basement of the research institute. The name on the body's clothes was Lin Zijie. Do you think I would believe you if you told me you were Lin Zijie?"

Lin Zijie was stunned for a moment, his face showing surprise. "You said you found a corpse wearing my clothes?"

I said, "Well, so if you are Lin Zijie, please prove yourself, otherwise I don't believe you."

Lin Zijie hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know how to prove it to you. I lost my ID card a long time ago, but I really am Lin Zijie. You have to believe me on that."

"Why should I believe you?" I said.

Lin Zijie said helplessly, "But I really am Lin Zijie!"

I said, "Okay, let's not talk about that for now. We'll talk about who you are later. First, tell me, what is your purpose in coming to see me?"

Lin Zijie thought for a moment and said, "I came to find you so that you can take me back to the research institute. Oh, right, the research institute must have my identity information, my photo and my file. When I get to the research institute, I can just show you the file. When you see the photo, you will know that I am definitely Lin Zijie."

I said, "We'll talk about your identity later. What are you planning to do back at the research institute?"

Lin Zijie said, "I just want to go back to get some of my things. I won't be staying there permanently."

Looking at this guy, I suddenly remembered what Ye Qian had told me before: he had saved someone, and that person told Ye Qian that the research institute was very important, which was why Ye Qian spread the word to let various plunderers occupy the research institute.

Could it be this guy in front of me?

I asked, "Wait a minute, wasn't it Ye Qian who saved you earlier?"

Lin Zijie nodded blankly.

I asked with a smile, "And then did you tell him that the research institute was very important?"

Lin Zijie hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and said, "Yes, I did say that."

I then asked, "Okay, tell me, what exactly is so important about the research institute? What is it about that you care so much about?"

Lin Zijie said, "Really, no, I just want to get my things back. It's not as complicated as you think, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, I stepped forward, closing in on him, and said, "Do you think anyone can believe what you're saying? Putting aside whether you're really Lin Zijie, just the fact that you told Ye Qian the research institute is very important is suspicious. If you don't tell me what's in the research institute, I can't take you there."

Lin Zijie frowned, staring at me as he said, "I really didn't lie to you. If there were anything really important in the research institute, I would have gone there myself long ago. Why would I have waited until now?"

In the end, Lin Zijie seemed very impatient and slammed the door shut as he left.

Jingjie looked at me and asked, "Xiaonan, weren't you a little too extreme just now?"

I asked doubtfully, "Really?"

Song Muyuan nodded and said, "Yes!"

I feel a bit helpless.

Jingjie asked, "I felt that what that guy said earlier was probably true."

I said, "Whether it's true or not is none of our business. When we get back tomorrow, let's go and see if we can find the files of the institute's staff. If what he said is true, there must be files in the institute."

"Um."

And so, this Lin Zijie, who I don't know if it was really Lin Zijie, never came again. Perhaps I was a bit too harsh just now, and this guy seemed to not want to see me anymore.

But when we were about to leave the next morning, I discovered that this guy had actually followed us in his car.

Not only him, but that bastard Ye Cheng also followed him.

Seeing them following us in their car, not long after leaving the town center, I decisively told Song Muyuan to stop the car, then got out and went to the back, calling out, "Get out!"

Ye Cheng gave me the middle finger, clearly not wanting to get out of the car, while Lin Zijie in the passenger seat looked at me with an indifferent expression.

I smiled and nodded. "You're not getting off the bus, right? Okay, then be decisive."

I decisively pulled out my gun from behind and fired a shot at the tires of their car, not just the front tire, but also the rear tire.

The two tires on the driver's side went flat instantly. Ye Cheng got out of the car with wide eyes, stared at the two flat tires, and pointed at me, yelling, "Are you crazy?!"

I raised an eyebrow and said, "I told you to get off, but you wouldn't. I had no choice but to do this. Now that you're off, we can have a proper talk, right?"

Ye Cheng was furious: "Talk my ass!"

I said, "Don't follow us anymore, and don't even think about coming to the research institute. If I see you near the institute, I won't hold back. Maybe next time I'll shoot a tire instead of a tire."

After I finished speaking, I got back into the car, ignored their cursing, and drove off.

It was quite funny to see them staring at each other, looking at each other blankly, in the rearview mirror.

(End of this chapter)