Chapter 397 Silencing
Seeing him come back, Su Tong stood up and called his grandfather and Lin Xiuqing.
Lin Xiuqing slept for an afternoon and felt much better.
Seeing the food Su Tong made, he said happily:
"Our Xiaotong is amazing! She can cook such a big table of dishes!"
Su Wenqian also couldn't stop smiling.
"What did Xiaoyu say? My uncle will be accompanied at night, so I don't need to stay here."
Su Tong nodded and said, "I called and asked, the escort and the military district people are all here, my brother has come back and should be here soon!"
Everyone was happy and sat around the dining table chatting. Although there was nothing substantial to talk about, the atmosphere was relaxed and pleasant.
Not long after, the gate of the yard rang and Su Yu came in with a strange look on his face.
Su Tong keenly sensed something was wrong and asked:
"Brother! What's wrong? What happened?"
Su Yu came back from washing his hands, pulled a chair and sat down, saying:
"I'm fine! I was on my way back from the bus when I saw a fire inside the Public Security Bureau. There was a lot of smoke! I wanted to get off the bus to check it out, but I gave up when I saw a fire truck passing by!
Sister! How could there be a fire at the Public Security Bureau? "
Su Tong's heart skipped a beat, and he asked hurriedly:
"Which police station?"
"It's the Chaodong District Public Security Bureau! Today, the comrades from the Public Security Bureau went to the hospital to interrogate Lin Jiao!"
Su Tong suddenly couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up and ran to the phone.
Her hands were shaking as she dialed the number.
However, the reply came from the signalman, but no one answered the phone.
"Xiaotong! What's wrong? You don't look well!"
Lin Xiuqing came over and asked with concern.
Su Tong looked back at Lin Xiuqing and said:
"I'm fine! I wanted to call the military district, but no one answered!"
"There's a fire at the Public Security Bureau... yes, do we need to inform the military district?" Lin Xiuqing asked.
Su Tong shook his head and helped Lin Xiuqing walk back.
"No, no need to notify! Oh! No! Even if you need to notify, you don't need me to notify..."
Su Tong's answer was incoherent, and she realized that she was nervous. She murmured:
"You're overthinking it! Maybe I'm overthinking it! Maybe it was just an accidental fire!"
Everyone at the table was looking at her. She took a deep breath and smiled.
"It's okay! I've been following the previous case for so long that I tend to overthink everything I hear! I'm just a little scared!"
As she spoke, she picked up her chopsticks and said:
"Eat, eat! Just to wait for my brother! The food is getting cold!"
Su Yu hurriedly continued:
"It's my fault! I came back late! If I had known that Xiaotong was going to cook, I would have come back an hour earlier! And my uncle-in-law thought I was boring and said that I was bothering him by sitting there!"
The whole family burst into laughter, then picked up their chopsticks and started eating happily.
Although the dinner was a little late, it was a joyful one and everyone felt like they wanted more.
Just as Su Tong and Su Yu were scrambling to clean up the dishes, the phone rang.
Everyone else was fine, but Su Tong's hand slipped and he dropped a plate on the ground, which broke into two pieces with a "bang".
"It's okay! It's okay! Xiaotong, don't worry about it! I'll clean up after I finish the call!"
Lin Xiuqing sat closest to the phone.
"Wait a minute!" Su Tong suddenly shouted.
Lin Xiuqing was stunned.
"Brother! You clean up!"
Su Tong didn't even bother to wipe his hands, he strode over and picked up the microphone first.
Cheng Gang's voice came through immediately and clearly.
"Sister Tong! Lin Jiao is dead!"
Su Tong's face turned pale instantly, and she asked:
"Where is Zhai Yuanzhi? Since he was arrested, has he had any contact with outsiders?"
Cheng Gang said with certainty: "No! His crime is serious! He has been wearing a hood since he was arrested, transported alone, and detained alone! He has never seen outsiders!"
Su Tong thought for a moment, then said to Cheng Gang word by word:
"Tell Qin Yi that Zheng Xinguo is most likely not Mr. Peng! Also, Zhai Yuanzhi needs to be strictly guarded. If I am correct, he will either be rescued or die in the next two days!"
Cheng Gang was silent for a moment, then said firmly:
"Understood! Pass it on immediately! You'd better not go out in the near future and stay safe!"
"good!"
Su Tong hung up the phone and slowly turned around.
Lin Xiuqing was sitting beside her, staring at her blankly.
Su Tong sat down next to her, held her hand and placed it on his lap.
Lin Xiuqing realized something and said:
"Is... is something wrong?"
Su Tong was thinking in her heart, not knowing how to start...
"Or...or has there been any new changes in the case?"
Su Tong was silent for a while, then looked up at Lin Xiuqing. Her eyes were still swollen. She had cried so hard in the morning that the tears had not subsided yet.
She finally said, "Listen to me, no matter what happened! Everyone is responsible for their own life! You don't need to carry other people's lives on your shoulders!"
Lin Xiuqing looked at Su Tong steadily, and after a moment of silence, she asked:
"It's Lin Jiao...what happened?"
Su Tong looked at her and said, "You were beside her when she was giving her statement this morning, and you know what she did. You may think that you didn't fulfill your responsibility and she went astray! But I still want to tell you that there are some things that you can't change no matter how much responsibility you fulfill!"
"Lin Jiao still has the life of a soldier on her hands! An outstanding soldier from the Gale Company followed her to Xiaoya Village to protect her, but she took advantage of his unpreparedness and injected him with anesthetics, gouged out his eyes, and cut his tendons in his hands and feet! This method of killing was exactly what Zhai Yuanzhi taught her in class! It's even recorded in the archives of the Cultural Palace!"
With every word Su Tong spoke, Lin Xiuqing's face turned paler, until she was on the verge of collapse.
"And the reason why she was willing to give up Zhai Yuanzhi and provide evidence was that she wanted to use the police to nail Zhai Yuanzhi to death and quickly settle the case of Mr. Peng! She felt that if she did this, perhaps no one would know that she had killed someone!"
Lin Xiuqing's legs went weak and her body fell limply to the ground.
Su Wenqian and Su Yu had already gathered around. Seeing this, Su Wenqian hurried forward to support Lin Xiuqing and looked at Su Tong and said:
"Xiaotong! What's going on? Why do you have to tell your mother these things?"
Su Tong's face was as pale as paper. She said softly:
"If I tell you these things first, will Mom feel better when she learns of Lin Jiao's death?"
Lin Xiuqing completely fainted.
Su Wenqian and Su Yu hurriedly got the person into the room.
Young and old are all doctors, so there is no need to panic too much.
Su Yu took Lin Xiuqing's pulse and found that it was still the same old problem and she needed to have a good rest.
When the father and son settled Lin Xiuqing down and came out.
Su Tong was still sitting in the same position without moving.
The two of them sat down on Su Tong's left and right.
Su Wenqian said: "Xiaotong, Lin, Lin Jiao..."
"Silence her! Someone is trying to kill Lin Jiao to silence her!"
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