Chapter 130 Tumi 21
Donglan City, this is destined to be a restless night.
The city bureau headquarters was brightly lit.
The Propaganda Department released the urgent news of the female police officer being kidnapped on the police platform, issued a wanted notice for the main culprits including Lin Shuangting and Yin Anran, and solicited clues about the case from the general public.
Soon, the police received relevant information one after another.
The hotline kept receiving calls providing clues, and the recorder recorded the content.
After Ni Xiang settled Su Ye Nan, she came over to help answer the phone. She picked up the receiver and heard a timid girl's voice on the other end: "Hello, my name is He Jin. I've been working at a milk tea shop in the center of Donglan City lately. When I was leaving get off work today, I saw someone who looked like Officer Luo being taken into a car by a man. I still remember the license plate number..."
Ni Xiang still remembered the girl. It was Luo Siwei who helped her clear the suspicion. She had just hung up the phone when it rang again.
"I'm a student at No. 3 Middle School. I once saw Teacher Yin go somewhere..."
Other police officers also received some information.
"I'm a food delivery driver, and I've been driving around the north end of the city lately. Six months ago, someone ordered food from a strange place. I don't know if it's related to what you police said..."
Huo Cunsheng was also answering the phone and taking notes: "Officer Huo, I'm Guan Junyi from the investigation company. I went to the Municipal Bureau with Manager Liu before, so you should remember me. I want to report a clue. I know a lot of renovation workers. They renovated an abandoned nursing home a few years ago..."
Upon hearing the news, the police officers felt their blood boiling in their chests.
Many of those who provided information were police informants, and some were even people Luo Siwei had helped before. Now these people are also trying to save her life and want to provide information to the police.
Various clues came together.
Tang Xi reported: "Based on the power characteristics, we can basically conclude that the base is located in the area north of Donglan City. It's between the Third Fertilizer Plant and the Smelter, which is here..."
Huo Cunsheng walked over and said, "Several clues I have here also point to this location. The information provided by Guan Junyi is relatively complete. This used to be an abandoned sanatorium, but it later closed down and became deserted. Years later, it was purchased and used as a warehouse. After renovation, it is now fully functional."
Guo Zhengyao added: "The back of the sanatorium faces a river, which also matches the characteristics of the soil we previously obtained from the tires."
Ni Xiang retrieved the original blueprints of the building.
"It should be here," Chi Li said after comparing the latest satellite photos. "This square building originally had a double corridor structure, but later the room in the middle was opened up. There must be many windowless rooms hidden inside."
Huo Cunsheng said, "Yes, the workers said that this place is built like a maze."
Chi Li asked: "Do those workers have the decoration drawings?"
Huo Cunsheng said: "No one stayed... We can only let them provide some information based on their memory."
In any case, these are already important clues. As the night grew deeper, Chi Li stood up and discussed with Director Chen for a while.
Director Chen said solemnly, "It's a bit risky, but saving lives is the most important thing. We must make good logistical preparations to minimize casualties. You should take your men there as soon as possible."
Chi Li stood up and said, "Members of the Armed Police Detachment and the Third Criminal Police Detachment, prepare to depart."
In that studio, the conversation continued.
Luo Siwei tried to keep her voice calm: "Didn't you say that my mother... was very good to you? But why did you kill her?"
Lin Shuangting said: "Yes, she is a good teacher. She taught me how to paint and encouraged me to maintain my own style."
"But she did the same thing you did later. Teacher Tao also investigated the cheating case. And... she obviously knew more about the school situation and quickly discovered that Yan Yeran was behind the deal. She also found out the students involved. She's likely to ask everything, and I can't let this get out. So, I had to kill her to silence her."
Luo Siwei asked: "How do you know this?"
"Maybe now I can make the plan more perfect and leave no traces, but back then I was not mature enough and left a lot of traces."
Lin Shuangting's gaze was as cold and ruthless as ice. "I sensed something was wrong and asked her in person. I'm a school doctor who sympathized with her situation and a former student of hers. She had no defenses against me and even asked me what she should do. I used this opportunity to get close to her, comfort her, and try to manipulate her emotions and get her to give up those investigations. But she simply became less stable and remained steadfast in her ideas. In the end, I made the decision to get rid of her."
At this point, Lin Shuangting lowered his head and arranged the pens under his easel. "Fortunately, Teacher Tao didn't know that Yin Anran was also part of the plan. As your mother's assistant, he easily obtained her signature on the timetable. We cut off the header and forged a suicide note, saying that she committed suicide because she couldn't bear the suspicion of others. Although she was reluctant to leave you, she ultimately decided to die."
"We were ready, and Yin Anran tricked her onto the rooftop and pushed her off. I then appeared as the school doctor who was there to rescue her, destroyed all traces, and stuffed the blood-stained suicide note into her pocket."
In the dark room, Lin Shuangting sat in front of the wax figures and spoke softly.
"When she fell, she wasn't dead yet. She was conscious. I stroked her chest, called her name, and encouraged her. I pretended to give her artificial respiration."
In the dark studio, Lin Shuangting lowered his head, as if recalling the scene.
"Actually, I didn't send any air in. It was more like kissing her. I touched her cold lips and used my hands to press the broken ribs into her lungs one by one..."
"She must have understood by then. She just lay there, staring at me blankly. Blood kept flowing from the corner of her mouth. She was clearly dying, but there was a look of pity in her eyes, as if I was the one suffering."
"She was like a blood-stained angel. She made me look like a poorly acted clown, or even a monster. I... couldn't even look her in the eyes."
As Lin Shuangting said all this, he looked down at his hands, as if they were still stained with the woman's blood, which could not be washed off no matter how hard he tried.
After many years, Luo Siwei finally learned the truth about her mother's death.
She felt a chill spreading from her chest and flowing to her limbs. Just by listening to these descriptions, she felt as if she had died like this once.
The truth was even more cruel and terrifying than she had originally expected.
Lin Shuangting paused for a moment before coming to his senses.
He brushed the dust off the easel beside him. "After killing her, I got my comeuppance. I witnessed my mother's death, and as a doctor, I've seen so many people die. I thought I was hardened. But I didn't expect her death to have such a profound impact on me. After killing your mother, I became restless and unable to sleep. I couldn't concentrate on anything, including painting. Whenever I picked up my brush, I would think of Teacher Tao, but when I looked back, I found nothing behind me."
"This feeling was about to drive me crazy. Until one day, I went to Lü Mingsi's place. He had just killed a woman, dressed her up, and placed her on a chair. I sat next to her and sketched for a while. When I looked back and saw the body, my feeling of emptiness... disappeared..."
Luo Siwei asked: "So, you started killing those women?"
Lin Shuangting said, "Most of them were killed by Lü Mingsi, a natural born pervert. However, I personally selected them all. I chose each woman based on my memory of your mother's appearance. Then, I drew a picture of hell in front of them."
Luo Siwei understood why she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity when looking at those women. Rather than saying that they looked like her grown-up self, it would be more accurate to say that they looked like her mother when she was young.
Lin Shuangting continued, "You reported Yan Yeran in high school, right? Your actions almost ruined my entire plan. Fortunately, Yan Yeran didn't dare to say anything more, and Mu Yuexin was very cooperative, so the wax figure artist plan could proceed as scheduled. I didn't pay attention to your existence at first. But later, when I started working in the detention center, I accidentally learned about what you had done. At that time, I felt that sooner or later, you might find out about these things. You are a huge hidden danger, and I must get rid of you."
"But when you lay in that chair, I suddenly realized that you looked so much like your mother. In fact, you were younger and more beautiful than her. At that moment, I realized the difference between a fake and the real thing."
Lin Shuangting tilted his head as he spoke, gazing longingly at Luo Siwei beside him. His face was a sickly pale, his eyes filled with endless obsession. He spoke slowly, as if expressing deep affection: "But you were too naive and immature. I suppressed my desires and stopped the device. You were rescued by the police, but that's because I let you go."
Luo Siwei awakened some fragments from the depths of her memory. She lay on the bed, and Lin Shuangting looked down at her: "We met at that time."
Lin Shuangting nodded. "Later, I injected you with a large amount of anesthetic, causing you to lose your short-term memory. The police came to rescue you, and I left Lü Mingsi with them. You should know what happened next."
He raised his eyes and stared at Luo Siwei, like a beast staring at its prey: "I think it takes enough time to create a perfect work of art. I can wait until you grow up a little. I let Mu Yuexin lurk around you, and I also slowly got to know you through work relationships."
"You're even more interesting than I imagined, and even more righteous and brave than I expected. During that time, I looked forward to you bringing the prisoner over every day. I often looked at your WeChat and imagined talking to you. Sometimes, after getting off work early, I would even go to the city police station and the gate of your residential complex to wait for you..."
As Luo Siwei listened to this, her heart pounded and her breathing became rapid.
It turned out that the feeling of danger was not her illusion, it all came from the man in front of her. If Chi Li had not been by her side, she might have been in danger long ago.
Having said this, Lin Shuangting stood up and said, "I have almost finished my story. Let's go."
Luo Siwei raised his head and looked at Lin Shuangting.
The man smiled and looked down at her. "Your anesthetic is almost wearing off. I have to cuff you to prevent you from doing anything dangerous to yourself."
Late at night, the armed police and criminal police teams had arrived outside the sanatorium. From the outside, it was pitch black inside, like a castle in the dark night.
It doesn't look like anyone lives here, but through infrared equipment, some shadowy figures can be seen.
Chi Li confirmed that this was the base the police had been searching for for a long time.
Armed Police Captain Zhang and Chi Li analyzed: "There are two sentry posts at the door. Judging from the vehicles outside, there may be more than ten people inside, and they have some weapons."
These people are the believers who are most brainwashed by Lin Shuangting. They are crazy people who don't care about life and death and follow him unswervingly.
Chi Li said: "I will bring a few police officers with good physical strength to go in with you later."
Captain Zhang said, "It's very dangerous in there."
"I know." Chi Li said, "We don't have much information. Back then, I participated in the operation. I also destroyed some of the traps they set. Things set up by the same person, even if the details are different, will have some similarities."
"Also." Chi Li added solemnly, "There must be jammers inside. If we encounter a fork in the road after entering, we won't have enough time to explore the situation, and the team will naturally be dispersed. Therefore, we must ensure that the main force confronts the enemy."
His fingertips landed on the sketch and gently tapped two locations. "Based on the drawings provided by the workers, I judge that these two areas are the enemy's core positions."
Their manpower and equipment are much better now than before, and the police have also obtained a lot of information. But at the same time, the other side is also more prepared.
A team of armed police officers were fully armed, checked their equipment and prepared to set off.
In the dark night sky, two thin ropes shot out from the direction of the fertilizer factory not far away and were deeply embedded in the outer wall of the sanatorium.
Then several dark shadows slid down from the ropes at a rapid speed, landed steadily on the ground, and circled to the other end of the building.
The two stalkers were quickly subdued before they could react, their mouths covered and they were dragged away. Captain Zhang wanted to ask about the situation, but those people had obviously been brainwashed, and not even one was willing to lead the way. Chi Li waved his hand and escorted them out first.
Afterwards, more than ten armed police officers were divided into two teams and began to enter the building along the wall...
Inside the base, Lin Shuangting brought Luo Siwei to another room. The lighting here was even dimmer, with a small orange light on the ceiling.
Several surveillance screens were mounted on one wall of the room, and a reclining chair for treatment was placed on the other. Lin Shuangting lowered his head and handcuffed Luo Siwei's hands to the chair's handles.
His movements were gentle, and he didn't rush to inject her with the drug. He asked her, "Officer Luo, I'm curious. Have you ever come into contact with a criminal like me in your daily work? How would you analyze and explain my psychology?"
Luo Siwei flexed his wrist. "You are a clever criminal with an antisocial personality. I believe your initial uneasiness stems from your own guilt."
Lin Shuangting paused for a moment and asked her, "Really?"
"Because you killed my mother, who had no grudge against you and was even very kind to you. Facing her death, your subconscious mind kept condemning you."
Luo Siwei looked at Lin Shuangting, but her brain was thinking about how to continue delaying time.
She continued, "I think... my mother holds a special significance in your heart. You lost your mother when you were young, and you've been deprived of a lot of emotions. To you, my mother represents tenderness, motherhood, protection, and care. For an adolescent boy, these feelings are invaluable, even a reflection of your own emotions. But this warmth was destroyed in your hands."
Lin Shuangting lowered his head as he sorted through the medicines. "Perhaps. Your analysis makes some sense. By now, my memory of my mother has become blurry. But if I could choose my own mother, the woman I would think of would be Teacher Tao."
He poured out some anesthetic, and a pungent smell of medicine filled the air.
Sweat broke out on Luo Siwei's forehead. She tried to remain calm. "You were originally a normal person, but your experiences have changed you. You killed someone, so naturally you feel guilty. Then you kill someone again, and then you create a wax figure. It's a poison-filled method of quenching thirst. When you see the lifelike wax figure, your eyes deceive your brain, and it creates an illusion, the illusion that she's still alive. You're relying on this illusion to numb yourself."
Hearing this, Lin Shuangting suddenly raised his head and looked at Luo Siwei. He stretched out his hand, lifted Luo Siwei's chin, and looked at her: "Yes, so when I face you, I have an irrepressible excitement. This feeling is too complicated. I can't even tell whether I want to kill you and make you into a wax figure, or I want you to be alive, want to talk to you, and want you to be with me..."
Luo Siwei felt that these conversations made her feel sick.
Lin Shuangting was the one who killed her mother, so it was a blasphemy to her mother for her to talk to him about her mother.
But facing this perverted lunatic, this dangerous serial killer, Luo Siwei still tried to put on a smile: "Then let me go, I can accompany you."
Lin Shuangting seemed to be moved for a moment. He leaned down, his eyes blazing with desire. He lowered his voice and asked, "Really?" Then he said, "What about your boyfriend? What is he?"
Luo Siwei said: "Didn't you say that he is my brother? I can get rid of him quickly."
That was the lie Lin Shuangting had told the cake shop clerk, but Luo Siwei felt that it shouldn't just be a hypothesis. Perhaps this idea once existed in Lin Shuangting's imagination.
Lin Shuangting gazed at her affectionately. He stretched out his hand and gently stroked her cheek with his warm fingertips, as if it were an intimate gesture between lovers.
The man in front of her was handsome, wearing glasses, gentle and refined, and looked spotless. He was more feminine and pale than Chi Li, and had another slightly gloomy temperament.
If they didn't know what he did, perhaps a simple girl would be deceived by his appearance. Even though she knew that he was a bad man and was constantly hurt by him, Mu Yuexin still loved him deeply and obsessively.
But Luo Siwei had no good feelings towards him at all, only fear and disgust. Her fear of him had already penetrated deep into her bones.
Lin Shuangting's touch was completely different from Chi Li's caress of her. Chi Li's touch made her feel safe and yearning, but Lin Shuangting's contact with her was like a poisonous snake licking her skin.
Luo Siwei tried hard to restrain herself, but she still trembled involuntarily. Goose bumps appeared on her arms and she felt a strong discomfort in her stomach.
Lin Shuangting pretended to kiss her.
Before he even got close, she clenched her fingers, her whole body tensed, and she tilted her head and closed her eyes.
Lin Shuangting straightened up and laughed. The fire in his eyes died down, and he regained his clarity.
The man reached out and patted Luo Siwei's cheek: "Look, your reaction can't deceive me. You are such a righteous person, you won't be with someone who killed your mother and almost killed you before."
Luo Siwei opened his eyes and licked his lips: "You have to give me some time to adapt."
Lin Shuangting lowered his eyes and shook his head. "Maybe it was possible in the past. If I were a good person, I might have fought with your boyfriend for you. But now I've killed so many people. There's no chance anymore."
He lowered his head and expertly prepared the potion. "I've imagined what the outcome would be if your justice faced my evil. I've imagined you becoming my wax figure, and I've also imagined you blowing my head off with a gun..."
Having said that, Lin Shuangting picked up the needle of the infusion tube and skillfully squeezed out some liquid.
He was about to use a rubber band to strangle Luo Siwei's arm and inject the liquid: "In the end, I won. I have imagined your death countless times... You should just turn into a wax figure and stay with me."
At this moment, a strange sound suddenly came from the surveillance camera nearby, and an alarm sounded in the building.
Just now, shortly after entering the building, Chi Li and Captain Zhang led their men to the left and right sides respectively.
The team following Captain Zhang chose a path on the left. They used the light of flashlights to pass through a dark corridor and captured two more people quietly.
Guo Zhengyao, who was following the team, suddenly saw a sitting figure and was startled: "What is this?"
Captain Zhang and other team members also looked to the side. A room they passed by seemed to be a warehouse. There were strange sculptures on the ground, which were not sure whether they were the Eight Immortals or Arhats. Those statues were all smiling strangely, which looked a bit scary in the dark night.
Captain Zhang said, "Everyone, be careful, this place is too weird..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a clay sculpture's head suddenly turned. A soft sound echoed through the endless darkness. The sculpture opened its mouth, revealing a camera hidden within it, which was now pointing towards them...
Just as Lin Shuangting turned around to look at the surveillance screen, Luo Siwei suddenly moved and broke free from the handcuffs that bound her hands.
Over the years, she sewed tiny steel knives on the corners of each piece of clothing and wrapped wire under the buttons. She practiced countless times when she was alone at home, and she could get out of it by herself whether her hands were tied or she was blindfolded and handcuffed.
Just now, while Luo Siwei and Lin Shuangting were talking, she had secretly opened the handcuffs on her hands, waiting for the moment when the other party was distracted.
Luo Siwei grabbed the IV tube beside him, climbed up Lin Shuangting's body with his legs, and with a backhand, the IV tube went around his neck, tightly strangled his neck, and deeply embedded in his body.
Lin Shuangting was caught off guard by her.
Luo Siwei exerted force with her arms and gritted her teeth, "I've been waiting for this moment and imagined it countless times..."
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