31 Buddha's Eye
Fang Cheng remained silent for a moment, then suddenly thought of Xia Yi.
"What?" Zhou Yun asked, puzzled.
As Fang Chengjin walked, he said, "Let's go back and find Xia Yi first. If we want to find a breakthrough, we still need to focus on her. She has a lot of secrets."
Zhou Yun followed up: "How did you know?"
The two approached the car, and Fang Chengjin said, "The taste."
"The taste?" Zhou Yun repeated.
Fang Chengjin got into the car and closed the door: "I smelled oranges at Xia Yi's house. She actually had contact with her sister. We still need to go to her house again."
Zhou Yun then sat in the passenger seat and carefully sorted out her thoughts.
The car sped along the road. Fang Cheng remained silent, but his mind was constantly trying to sort out the relationships involved, especially the smell.
Zhou Yun sat to one side, also remaining silent.
Suddenly, the phone rang; it was Team Leader Lin calling.
Zhou Yun swiped the screen, and Lin's voice came through.
“We found out that at the highway exit, Xia Xue’s car was clearly heading towards Huaihai. I guess she went to find Xia Yi, or she went back to her hometown. But Xia Xue doesn’t have a house in Huaihai. She lives in a hotel. Her only residence is in Hong Kong Island, where she rents a two-bedroom apartment.”
“Let’s go to Xia’s house now,” Zhou Yun replied.
"Okay, I've already arranged for my colleagues over there to assist you. Just get to the residential area."
After driving for about two hours, the two finally returned to Huaihai City. The moment they landed, Team Leader Lin called again.
"Xia Xue's car was monitored as soon as it entered Huaihai City, and the direction she was heading was Xia Yi's home."
Having identified their goal, Fang Cheng drove even faster, and soon the two arrived at the entrance of the residential area.
They drove to the vicinity of the road in the residential area. When they got out of the car, the police officers who were lying in wait quickly recognized Fang Chengjin and walked over quickly.
"Professor Fang, Team Leader Lin asked us to assist you."
Fang Cheng nodded and led them into the residential area.
When Fang Chengjin reached the foot of Building 7, he paused for a moment, closed his eyes, and took a careful sniff.
Zhou Yun was already used to his habit of smelling things anytime, anywhere, so she couldn't help but ask, "What did you smell this time?"
"The smell of oranges, and the smell of ammunition."
Upon hearing this, the officers around him were all taken aback.
Zhou Yun exclaimed in surprise, "Impossible! Could it be that Xia Xue is going to...?"
Blow up Xia Yi? That's absurd.
Or do they already know they suspect her? Are they planning to bomb the police officers?
Fang Chengjin: "There is never any illogical reasoning in this world. If there is, it must be because there is some secret that we do not yet know."
The group quickly went upstairs and arrived at Xia Yi's room.
Knock knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside.
After receiving a signal from Fang Chengjin, one of the officers knocked a few more times, and there was a sound coming from inside the door.
"who?"
It was Xia Yi's voice.
Zhou Yun and Fang Chengjin exchanged a glance, and Zhou Yun spoke up, "It's me, Xia Yi."
There was complete silence inside the door.
Fang Cheng signaled to one of the police officers to kick down the door and enter. Upon receiving the signal, the tall and burly officer began the operation.
After a few loud bangs, the lock on the door broke.
As soon as the door opened, the two people inside were clearly startled, especially Xia Xue, who immediately came out of the kitchen with a knife and pointed it at them.
"We are police officers. Xia Yi, Xia Xue, you are suspected of murdering Jiang Huai. Come with us." Zhou Yun subconsciously stepped forward, stood in front of the group, and reprimanded Xia Xue.
Upon hearing this, Xia Yi stumbled and fell against the sofa.
Xia Xue, standing to the side, had a gloomy expression and slowly put down her knife.
Xia Yi and Xia Xue didn't resist much and left with the police officers. As they left, Xia Xue turned back to look at the two people inside the house, especially Zhou Yun and Fang Chengjin, her brows furrowed.
Inside the room, only Zhou Yun and Fang Chengjin remained. Zhou Yun was waiting for Fang Chengjin to leave together, but Fang Chengjin showed no intention of leaving.
Zhou Yun stepped forward and asked, "Professor Fang, shall we go back to the police station and question the two sisters?"
Fang Cheng shook his head. "No rush. We won't get anything out of you by asking. We need to find out more."
Things? Zhou Yun raised an eyebrow, wondering what Fang Chengjin was up to.
At this moment, Fang Cheng glanced around. He stood in the center of the room, closed his eyes, and carefully inhaled the scents: explosives... the smell of the kitchen... oranges...
In particular, there was a strong medicinal smell in one place, and Xia Yi also had this medicinal smell on her; it was a faint smell of mentholatum.
Fang Chengjin suddenly opened his eyes and came to the jade Bodhisattva statue. This was where Xia Yi burned incense and prayed to Buddha. Logically speaking, all that was needed was to wipe the statue or burn incense. However, the base of the statue was filled with a medicinal smell. If it was only wiped occasionally, it wouldn't be so strong. It seemed that Xia Yi had picked up the statue many times.
Fang Cheng took out gloves from his pocket and put them on. Then he slowly removed the statue. He flipped it over and found a hole underneath, which was plugged with a wooden stopper.
Fang Cheng carefully pulled off the stopper, then shook the statue, and a delicate red nail sticker slid out.
Fang Cheng's gaze suddenly sharpened; that smell...
Zhou Yun walked over at this moment and asked in surprise, "Is this manicure the poison that killed Jiang Huai?"
Ethamibutanol.
Long-term use of this medication may cause side effects such as blurred vision, eye pain, red-green color blindness, or decreased vision and narrowed visual field. When the daily dose is too high, it can lead to optic neuritis.
......
Zhou Yun was surprised, then suddenly a thought struck her, "Could it be...?"
However, Zhou Yun felt it was highly unlikely, and without evidence, she couldn't make wild guesses.
Fang Cheng asked cautiously, "What came to mind? Tell me."
it goes without saying.
"You'll have to ask Xia Yi. She's been hiding a lot from us. Let's go, it's time for the interrogation."
**
Police station interrogation room.
Xia Yi and Xia Xue were placed in different rooms. Team Leader Lin had also arrived in Huaihai City and met up with Fang Chengjin.
Inside the interrogation room, Captain Lin interrogated Xia Yi and Xia Xue separately, while Zhou Yun and Fang Chengjin watched everything from behind the interrogation room.
Xia Yi's interrogation room.
When Captain Lin entered, he saw a frail-looking girl sitting peacefully in a chair. She was expressionless, even somewhat indifferent, but the paleness of her lips revealed that she was not in good health, especially her cloudy eyes.
"Xia Yi?" Team Leader Lin sat down.
Xia Yi did not respond.
Team Leader Lin stared at her and continued, "What's your relationship like with your sister?"
Xia Yi bit her lower lip, pondered for a moment, then relaxed, her gaze distant. "I want to know how the investigation into Jiang Huai's case is going."
Team Leader Lin frowned slightly. The woman in front of him was frail, and could even be considered a vulnerable group in today's society. It seemed that she was not that kind of person inside.
Team Leader Lin adjusted his posture, resting his elbows on the table and clasping his hands together.
"Xia Yi, you are very intelligent. To be honest, the admission rate for this major in Hong Kong Island is very low. I have seen the admission situation of other students in your class. Basically, more than half of them came in through various means. You are one of the people who got in based on your own strength. You once won the first prize in the National Youth Mathematical Olympiad. I also watched the interview video at that time. You were very spirited. I remember it very well, especially the last sentence in the video, 'I am still young, and I will definitely stand on the pinnacle of academia.'"
Xia Yi's expression finally showed some change; she gripped her fingers tightly, very forcefully.
"I think if it weren't for what happened back then, if your eyes could still see, you would already be pursuing a doctorate, and perhaps even the youngest postdoctoral fellow."
"Dr. Xia."
These words were like a knife to the heart. Xia Yi lowered her head, her shoulders trembling involuntarily; her emotions were beginning to break down.
"...After all these years, I never thought anyone would still remember. I also thank you...Officer, I had completely forgotten about this..."
Xia Yi's voice trembled, and when she finally raised her face, the curve of her lips was unusually strange, like mockery but even more so, hatred.
Team Leader Lin pointed directly to the contradiction, asking, "So back then, you couldn't have let the murderer who harmed your eyes go so easily. I think you must have had some compelling reason that made you give up your dream."
Xia's chin trembled; her emotions were already very unstable, but she still held back and didn't respond.
After all these years, if she wanted to pursue this matter, she would have done so long ago.
Behind the observation room, Fang Chengjin kept observing Xia Yi, his eyes deep and sharp.
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