Chapter 185 185 Guan Xia was so angry that she forgot to be afraid...
Guan Xia and the others arrived at the Nanping Branch a little late, and it took them a while to find Lu Tingfeng.
Captain Zhou was not there, he must have gone back to rest. Without anyone familiar to lead the way, Guan Xia and the others searched from the second floor to the third floor, and finally found him in the technical team's office.
At this hour, groups of people were still standing outside the office, chatting. One of the policewomen, a person she had met before but whose name she couldn't remember, noticed Guan Xia and her group and greeted them, "Expert Guan, Captain Xu, are you back from Baofeng City?"
Guan Xia forced a smile and nodded, wanting to go in straight away, but since it was someone else's office after all, she had to use all her social skills to greet them. "Yes, I'm back. I just got back tonight. Are you guys... working overtime?"
Everyone paused in their conversation and turned to Guan Xia, answering, "Yes, there's still some work to be done. Our superiors haven't pressed us for time, but we figured we'd already been working overtime for so many days, so we might as well finish it all in one go and then have a good vacation."
After a few forced exchanges, Guan Xia finally got to the point. "We came here to look for a colleague. I saw him inside. So, you guys are busy, I'll go in first?"
Guan Xia was about to push the door open when she was pressed on the back of her hand that had just been placed on the door handle by the policewoman who had greeted them first.
Guan Xia looked over in surprise, and saw the policewoman say with a serious yet somewhat embarrassed expression, "Expert Guan, I know you're worried about our comrades, but the video he's watching isn't suitable for so many people to watch together, so we hid out. I know I'm a bit nosy, but I still suggest you wait a few minutes until your comrades have finished watching before you go in."
Looking at the enthusiastic policewoman's serious expression and eyes full of sympathy, Guan Xia felt her heart go cold.
Although the enthusiastic policewoman spoke very tactfully and did not reveal the content of the video at all, it had indirectly confirmed Guan Xia's guess. The data recovered from Dong Yihong's mobile phone by the technical team was indeed very likely to show the process of Lu Tingfeng's sister being murdered.
Guan Xia understood and suddenly felt that the door handle, which had been cold to the touch, was now extremely hot. As she let go of her hand, she looked inside through the closed window with some worry.
Lu Tingfeng was seen sitting in a corner. His expression could not be seen clearly because he lowered his head, but judging from the bulging veins on his forehead, he was obviously in a very bad mood. Guan Xia even suspected that after watching the video, he would probably jump up and kill someone.
But Dong Yihong is dead, and Lu Tingfeng doesn't even have a channel to vent his anger. Guan Xia can't imagine what Lu Tingfeng's state will be like next.
After hurriedly thanking the enthusiastic policewoman, Guan Xia took advantage of the time she still had to pull Xu Nian to a corner and asked him, "What do you think? You know Lu Tingfeng so well, you should be able to calm him down, right?"
On the one hand, Guan Xia was worried that Lu Tingfeng would never recover from this, but she was even more worried that he would make the wrong choice due to his extreme irrationality.
After all, Dong Yihong is dead, and his official boss Wu Xingxian is also dead. But if you think about it carefully, the criminal organization that is inextricably linked to Wu Xingxian may still exist, and it is even very likely that they have only discovered the tip of the iceberg. Guan Xia is really a little afraid that Lu Tingfeng will be blinded by hatred, so she simply goes to investigate some things on her own regardless of the consequences.
Guan Xia is not familiar with him. At most, she has more contact with this case. Even if she has a cheat, it will be useless at this time. The only person she can pin her hopes on is Xu Nian.
She was very worried that Lu Tingfeng's actions would have a ripple effect. It would be disastrous if he accidentally exposed them to that organization in advance. Guan Xia didn't forget that Meng Lan was still under close observation by that organization.
Guan Xia's face showed anxiety. Xu Nian understood her worries without asking any further questions. He nodded without giving it much thought and said, "Don't worry. Lu Tingfeng may have a bad temper, but he's smart and knows his limits. He won't act rashly. I'll also keep an eye on him and will definitely not let him do anything wrong."
Xu Nian emphasized the word "wrong". Guan Xia knew that Xu Nian understood what she meant. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. I feel relieved with your words."
Xu Nian looked at Guan Xia, who said she was relieved, but there was still a hint of worry in her eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he finally reached out and gently patted Guan Xia on the shoulder, and said again in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I'm with Lu Tingfeng."
Guan Xia raised her head and looked at Xu Nian silently without saying a word, but her mind was spinning rapidly.
She had originally planned to stay in Shangshuang City for two more days to see if the task force had found any clues about the criminal organization during their time in Baofeng City.
But now it seems that time is really pressing, so she should leave tomorrow and go directly to the orphanage to verify whether the people in the orphanage are human or ghosts through the system's shared vision. As for Meng Lan, too many things have happened this time, and it is not safe for Meng Lan to continue staying in Linshan City. They have to discuss and see if they can find a more reasonable excuse to let Meng Lan come to Yongquan City.
With Xu Nian, the Pingjiang District Branch, and the special task force, it is much safer than Linshan City in any case.
Guan Xia was making hasty plans in her mind when she heard Pang Le suddenly call her, "Guan Xia."
Guan Xia turned her head and saw Pang Le waving at her anxiously, motioning her to come over.
After Guan Xia walked over, before she could say anything, Pang Le tilted his head slightly, motioning her to look towards the technical team's office, and said, "Look at Lu Tingfeng..."
Guan Xia's heart skipped a beat and she subconsciously turned around to look, and then she saw Lu Tingfeng still sitting in the same position, but the difference was that he sat up straighter, with no expression on his face. The veins on his forehead were still bulging, but tears kept flowing from his eyes. The most important thing was his eyes, angry, hateful, and red eyes.
Guan Xia was about to take a closer look when she saw Lu Tingfeng suddenly stand up. Before anyone could react, he walked out of the technical team's office like a whirlwind.
Everyone subconsciously gathered around him and wanted to say something, but Lu Tingfeng didn't give them any chance. As soon as Zhong Xiaoyu opened her mouth and uttered the words "Brother Lu", Lu Tingfeng ran away from them in big strides.
This situation looked like something was about to happen. Guan Xia instinctively raised her legs to chase after him, but Xu Nian reached out and pressed Guan Xia's shoulder, saying, "I'll go." Then she ran away after Lu Tingfeng.
It wasn't until the distant thumping of footsteps descended the stairs that everyone looked at each other in confusion for a moment. Zhong Xiaoyu couldn't help but ask, "Guan Xia, what's the clue? Why did Brother Lu suddenly become like this? Now that we've found the clue, shouldn't we all investigate together? Why did Brother Lu run off alone? Doesn't he need our help?"
Everyone looked at Guan Xia with doubt as they listened to Zhong Xiaoyu's question.
Guan Xia shook her head and said in a low voice, "It's a clue and also evidence. If I'm guessing correctly, what Lu Tingfeng just saw should be the entire process of the victims that Dong Yihong saved in his phone and later deleted."
Although everyone had some guesses in their minds after seeing Lu Tingfeng's condition, they couldn't help but widen their eyes after hearing Guan Xia's words.
"What?" Even the calmest Ji An was shocked. "You said Lu Tingfeng was watching the video of his sister being murdered?"
Guan Xia nodded with a grim expression.
Zhong Xiaoyu murmured, "No wonder, no wonder Brother Lu is in such a bad state. I've known him for several years, and this is the first time I've seen him like this. He's like an active volcano that's about to erupt at any moment."
As Zhong Xiaoyu spoke, she suddenly thought of something and shuddered, "Wait, Brother Lu looked like he was going to kill someone, right?"
Qi Bai also said in horror: "No way? Brother Lu wouldn't know the law so well... and break it, right?"
Although Qi Bai said this, his face was pale and it was obvious that he did not believe what he said.
Zhong Xiaoyu suddenly became anxious, "What are we waiting for? Let's go after Brother Lu. We can't just watch Brother Lu become a murderer."
Zhong Xiaoyu was about to run away when she spoke, but Ji An quickly grabbed her and said, "Don't panic, didn't you see Xu Nian has already caught up with you?"
Zhong Xiaoyu finally realized, "Oh, yes, Xu Nian has already gone."
Guan Xia added with a somewhat amused look, "Have you all forgotten that Dong Yihong is dead? He died on the same day as Wu Xingxian. He was stabbed in the heart with a sharp object in the corridor. It was Brother Jiang who first confirmed the cause of death."
Qi Bai also reacted, "Oh, I forgot, the murderer is dead."
Qi Bai thought of something and exchanged glances with Zhong Xiaoyu. "No, the murderer is already dead. Then Brother Lu..."
Just when everyone felt relieved, their worries suddenly became strong again, and they looked at the direction where Lu Tingfeng and Xu Nian were going with worried expressions.
This was Guan Xia's first time at the Nanping Branch and it wasn't for investigating a case, so she was still a little uncomfortable. They discussed for a while in the corridor while waiting for news, and finally decided to watch the video that Lu Tingfeng had just watched. This would also allow them to infer Lu Tingfeng's mental state and see if they could do something.
The others were fine, but Guan Xia really overestimated her ability to endure. After only one-third of the video was played, she couldn't control herself and ran out of the technical team's office.
Since activating the system, Guan Xia believes that she has a better understanding of human nature than before, but she still didn't expect that people could be so evil.
She couldn't imagine how anyone could have the heart to do such a thing to such a young child. Guan Xia watched as such a beautiful and lovely child was tortured from innocence and liveliness to a state of complete exhaustion, and her bright black eyes went from clear to despair and dim. She endured it again and again, but ultimately couldn't force herself to see it to the end.
Although Guan Xia knew in her heart that the child had died before she knew her, she still couldn't help but deceive herself in her heart that as long as she didn't finish watching the video, the child would still be alive.
While feeling sad, Guan Xia also felt a flame rising uncontrollably in her heart. All the information she had found out about the criminal organization made Guan Xia know how cruel it was, but she had never seen it so directly.
Guan Xia could clearly see that her angry rationality was on the verge of collapse. She had never wanted to solve a case and eradicate a criminal organization so badly as at this moment.
Guan Xia was so angry that she forgot about being afraid. She had only one thought in mind, which was to catch this criminal organization in one fell swoop and not let a single person escape.
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