Chapter 57 Chapter 57 How can the little green tea be better than the old green tea...
Lu Hean was driven to the car by Pei Shuyu and asked him to send Shen Yan off.
"I'll send him off?" Lu Hean's mouth twitched.
Pei Shuyu pretended not to see it and said to himself, "Well, I have something to say to Gong Wen alone."
Lu Hean, who was already in a bad mood because of Shen Yan, became even more annoyed after hearing this. He just stood there, not showing any intention to move.
What a joke, asking him to send his love rival home? He doesn't want to.
The atmosphere was still and the situation was deadlocked for a while.
Ana Shen's eyes rolled, and she took Pei Shuyu's arm and whispered, "I can go back by myself. I won't bother Colonel Lu. He doesn't seem to want to see me off."
"Is it that I don't want to see you off? Or do you want me not to?" Lu Hean retorted with a forced smile.
Gong Wen had no intention of participating in their Shura battlefield. He just stuck to Meng He's door and felt that the smell of tea and gunpowder was too strong here.
Pei Shuyu quickly pulled Lu Hean, forcing him to lower his head, and leaned over to whisper something.
From Shen Yan's perspective, the two of them were so close to each other with their heads pressed together that their hair was touching. It was no different from their ears rubbing against each other!
Damn it! I don’t even know what they’re whispering about!
Ana Shen was envious to death.
Pei Shuyu finished speaking and stepped back.
After hearing this, Lu Hean's eyes lit up at first, then he asked doubtfully, "Really?", fearing that he was being fooled.
Pei Shuyu nodded, his face serious, "I really didn't lie to you this time."
Then, Lu Hean happily sent Shen Yan away.
Only Pei Shuyu and Gong Wen were left at the door.
Gong Wen was still trying to look inside through the peephole, but it was all in vain.
The evening sunset is orange and red. The orange is bright and gentle at the top, while the red is like blood below.
Pei Shuyu raised his palm and gestured.
In the vast sky, I suddenly felt a deep sense of insignificance in my heart, like a speck of dust in this world.
“Click.”
Gong Wen took out his lighter and lit a cigarette, took a puff, and slowly blew out smoke rings. The smoke drifted towards Pei Shuyu on the wind. Pei Shuyu didn't like the smell of smoke, so he held his breath and quietly moved away.
"Captain Pei, would you like one?" Gong Wen thought he wanted to smoke too, so he handed him one.
His hand hovered in the air, still offering a cigarette. Pei Shuyu watched, hesitant to take it. Just as Gong Wen was about to ask him to send him a second time, Pei Shuyu pulled out a lollipop from his pocket, bit off the wrapper in a few seconds, and stuffed it into his mouth, mumbling, "No, I don't smoke."
"Okay." Gong Wen put away the cigarette and leaned against the door. The two of them kept the same action silently, like programmed robots.
Until the cigarette butts and candies are all gone.
The minute hand on the watch moved a few more times. Gong Wen threw the cigarette butt into the trash can and prepared to leave.
"Let me tell you a story." Pei Shuyu suddenly spoke.
Gong Wen stopped and walked back, "I'm all ears."
"Once upon a time, there were two good friends. One was a beta and the other was an alpha. The beta had always had a crush on the alpha, but the alpha didn't know."
Gong Wen's eyes turned cold, and his whole body was shrouded in the shadow of the house, with a gloomy expression.
Pei Shuyu continued, "Originally, Beta planned to stay by his side as a friend. But who knew that Alpha actually had someone he liked. And an A."
"What do you want to say?" Gong Wen interrupted him. "Captain Pei, just say it. I don't have the patience to listen to your stories anymore."
"Are you impatient already?" Pei Shuyu took out another lollipop and handed it over, "Or you can eat one, and I promise to finish the story before you eat it."
Gong Wen stared at the lollipop and didn't take it. He slapped Pei Shuyu's hand away and said in a cold voice, "No need, keep talking."
"B was upset with A's lover, but he couldn't do anything about it. He spent days in jealousy. Finally, his chance came. He stumbled upon A's lover, who was insecure and trying to get a gland transplant."
"The Alliance has regulations, and this is illegal. He began his plan by deliberately setting a fire to attract the attention of the investigation team. Following this line, the scope was quickly narrowed. After successfully infiltrating the investigation team, he deliberately leaked some clues. He even used himself as bait to make the investigation team suspect him. The key was the last step. Among the clues he revealed, there were only two people who met the requirements. The investigation team also knew that the matter could not be so simple. If one of them was arrested, the other would also be investigated from beginning to end. In the end, he was caught red-handed."
That's the end of the story.
"Snap! Snap! Snap!"
The applause and laughter seemed particularly abrupt and harsh in the quiet street. He had a smile on his face, but his eyes were icy cold.
"Brilliant, truly brilliant reasoning, Captain Pei." He said slowly, "Your imagination is rich, your logic seems rigorous, and you've created a tragic Beta character whose love turns to hate, a carefully planned plot. But unfortunately—"
He paused, took a step forward, and his gaze behind his glasses was as sharp as a knife, piercing Pei Shuyu: "Where's the evidence? This whole wonderful story of yours, is there any substantial evidence other than your conjectures and associations? Who saw me set the fire? Meng He? Or...Qiu Tingxuan?"
Pei Shuyu sensed a hint of malice and his eyelids twitched.
"As for leaking clues? I've only been actively cooperating with your investigation. Even using myself as bait? Oh, Captain Pei, solving cases relies on brains, not writing novels."
His rebuttal was clear and logical, and his tone even carried a hint of sarcasm and composure of being wronged, as if Pei Shuyu's accusation was really just a ridiculous joke.
Pei Shuyu looked at him quietly, his face expressionless. He simply took the remaining lollipop stick out of his mouth and twirled it around between his fingertips. Suddenly, he smiled and said, "You can't hide it behind you."
Gong Wen frowned slightly.
"Excited at the thought of getting to know him firsthand, huh?" Pei Shuyu continued slowly, "You led us to suspect Qiu Tingxuan, and every step was flawless. But when he was surrounded, you immediately approached him and provoked him. Qiu Tingxuan couldn't escape, but he deserved to die under the laws of the Alliance. After I just told you a 'story', you refuted me with such a logical and analytical approach, trying to completely clear yourself."
"A truly innocent person, upon hearing such a ridiculous accusation, would first react with anger and find it ridiculous, rather than... calmly dismantling my 'story' point by point like you did, as if you had already prepared this story."
The muscles on Gong Wen's face tensed slightly.
"Also," Pei Shuyu's voice deepened, "Qiu Tingxuan has long been aware of your feelings for Meng He. Do you think he's unprepared?"
Gong Wen's breathing quickened almost imperceptibly for a moment. Although it was extremely brief, it did not escape Pei Shuyu's eyes.
"Do you remember the day he committed suicide?" Pei Shuyu pressed on. "There was a chip hidden in his scalpel. It contained some footage of the lab fire."
"What?"
Gong Wen's pupils suddenly shrank.
Pei Shuyu did not say anything more about the content of the film.
The last rays of sunset completely sank into the horizon, and the houses were plunged into dim twilight.
Gong Wen stood in the shadows, the calmness and sarcasm on his face gradually faded away, leaving only a cold, dead silence as if he had been completely seen through.
He was silent for a long, long time, so long that he seemed to have turned into a statue.
Finally, he very slowly took off his glasses and gently wiped the lenses with his fingertips. His voice was so low that it was almost inaudible, "Captain Pei, you said... why is it so difficult to love someone?"
Pei Shuyu had no way to answer him.
The sky darkened and the moon was already hanging in the sky, but it was not white.
Today is a total lunar eclipse, a rare and bizarre sight.
The red moonlight hung high overhead, casting a shadow on Gong Wen's back, making him seem slightly hunched.
“…”
Based on the evidence submitted by Pei Shuyu, the arson case and the omega gland case were determined to be two different cases and closed.
Qiu Tingxuan has paid for his mistakes, but the anger of the omegas' families could not be calmed down, and they directed their anger at Meng He.
Considering that Meng He is in very poor condition now, Pei Shuyu is thinking about finding him a new place to live.
"Stay with me." Seeing that he was troubled by this these days, Lu He'an offered timely help.
"Don't you have only three empty rooms?"
“Actually, there are rooms upstairs.”
“…”
"So you did it on purpose on the first day, right..."
Lu Hean^_^: "I don't understand what you are saying."
Pei Shuyu closed the rental interface on his phone. Forget it, at least it’s safe enough here. Let’s deal with it later.
Gong Wen, however, committed arson, a minor offense with no casualties, but was convicted of arson under Article 114 of the Union Criminal Law and sentenced to up to three years in prison or criminal detention.
Until the end, Meng He never came to see him.
Pei Shuyu submitted all the materials and prepared to go back for a good sleep. After settling Meng He, he set off back to Saifan.
Meng He had been in a bad state for the past few days, staying in his room upstairs. Pei Shuyu always brought food to his door, and today was no different. He knocked on the door a few times, "Meng He, it's time for dinner."
No one responded.
Pei Shuyu was a little afraid that Meng He would do something stupid, so he didn't care about anything else and pushed the door open.
The bed was empty, the quilt and other items were neatly folded, and there was only a letter on the bed.
…
Seeing that he hadn't come downstairs yet, Lu Hean called out, "What's wrong?"
Pei Shuyu stood at the head of the bed, holding the letter in his hand. Upon hearing this, he immediately went downstairs. "Meng He left, and I don't know where he went. He left me a letter, telling me not to look for him."
Lu Hean took the letter. The paper was very thin and the handwriting was a little sloppy, as if the writer was extremely uneasy, but with a determination to go all out.
After spending more than ten seconds reading, Lu Hean gently folded the letter and handed it back to Pei Shuyu. He looked at Pei Shuyu's furrowed brows and worried eyes and was silent for a moment.
"He's an adult alpha and knows what he's doing." Lu Hean's voice was a little deeper than usual. "What he needs most right now isn't comfort and protection, but time and space. Let him be alone and quiet."
Pei Shuyu pinched the letter, his fingertips exerting a little pressure. He knew that Lu Hean was right, but as a friend, he couldn't help but worry about what might happen to Meng He in his current mental state if he were alone.
He took a deep breath and tried to suppress the irritability and powerlessness in his heart.
Gong Wen's words were meant for him to hear.
"...You're right." Pei Shuyu finally loosened his clenched fists and let out a long breath.
The case was closed, the people had left, and they had no reason to stay in the port city anymore.
A few days later, Sevan was free to organize.
The familiar city atmosphere hits you in the face, but it inexplicably makes you feel a sense of emptiness after being tired.
In Pei Shuyu's office, Fu Zhouxing placed a stack of case reports on Pei Shuyu's desk. "It's finished. Twelve thousand words."
Xiao Qingyang collapsed on the sofa next to him, humming weakly: "Finally back... I feel like I'm about to fall apart..."
Pei Shuyu picked up the report, flipped through it, and nodded. "Thank you for your hard work. I'll apply for leave from my superiors."
Everything seems to be back on track.
If Lu Hean hadn't caused trouble.
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Author's note: I started writing yesterday and am stuck right now. I'm a little stuck on this chapter.
[Burst into tears] I want to see the young couple eating each other's lips.
I'm halfway through writing it. If I update it daily, it will be finished by the end of October.
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