Chapter 228 She Will Become One of Us
Seeing that Guan Xia didn't believe what she said at all, Lin Jinnan didn't get angry. He just looked at her with a half-smile, curled his lips and said nonchalantly, "If you don't want to believe it, then don't believe it. Anyway, I've already told you the truth. Okay, I've answered your question, so now it's your turn to answer mine."
Before Guan Xia could speak, Lin Jinnan leaned forward, staring intently at her, eager to ask, "We've always been very cautious and low-key. I don't think we've left any obvious traces or flaws. How on earth did you find us? And how did you so accurately locate Wu Xingxian and Lijia Village? You even tracked down the rainy night murder case in Quming City, which seemed to have nothing to do with Mr. Wu. I've been thinking about it all the way on the run, but I still can't figure out where we failed."
Faced with Lin Jinnan's question, Guan Xia did not answer, but just smiled without any meaning.
Why did they lose? Of course, they lost to the system. Whether it was Zhang Weiyan, who first discovered the existence of a criminal organization, or the fake Wu Yingze, who discovered a serious problem and linked it to Wu Xingxian, the system played a vital role. Who can say it can see through the surface and get to the core?
Even though they were not connected at the beginning, after checking piecemeal, everything was finally restored like a puzzle.
However, there was no need and no way to tell Lin Jinnan all this, so Guan Xia quickly thought about it and said sarcastically, "I ask one question, and you answer another. You're so uncooperative and you still want me to answer your questions?"
Lin Jinnan's puzzled expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Guan Xia with hatred again, "I answered, and also attached a message. I think you want to make fun of me."
Guan Xia sneered, "I asked you about the orphanage, and you told me about Meng Lan. Who is making fun of whom?"
Guan Xia had long known that Lin Jinnan would definitely not confess obediently, and would definitely play tricks if given the chance, so she avoided the main issue and specifically mentioned Meng Lan. Guan Xia was not surprised, but she could not help but feel annoyed.
Seeing Guan Xia's cold and stern look, Lin Jinnan smiled instead. He leaned back in his chair and said calmly, "I really prefer you guys showing this aggressive look. If you had been like this back in the orphanage, maybe we could have become a family."
Guan Xia frowned and looked at her, feeling more and more that she was a pervert. What kind of family? Was it a family like Yao Qingyan, who was treated as a knife by them?
Guan Xia was too lazy to engage in such a verbal argument with her. She just glared at her and said, "If you continue to talk nonsense like this, there is no need for us to talk anymore."
Perhaps because he really wanted to know how Guan Xia had noticed them, Lin Jinnan, although still very reluctant to cooperate, was evasive and finally told some truth.
Lin Jinnan stopped looking at Guan Xia and instead stared at her own slender fingers, as if she had suddenly discovered they were very beautiful. She kept looking at them over and over while she said, "Although you may not believe it, I did not lie. The children from the orphanage who were recruited by us to become members of our organization were indeed connected through a network. I was also telling the truth about getting them involved in changing other people's lives and changing the world. After all, I also came from that orphanage. Whether you admit it or not, we can be considered brothers and sisters. As an older sister, how could I harm those children who were also pitiful? So Yao Qingyan and the others are the knives, but those children are not. If they really participated, at most they discovered the target and initiated the mission."
Lin Jinnan's words were vague, so Guan Xia had to frown and ask, "What do you mean by discovering the target and initiating the mission? Is it doing something like what Feng Xingping and Wang Huiqin did?"
"No, no, no," Lin Jinnan said with a smile, shaking a finger. "I consider myself a good person. Of course I have to take care of my brothers and sisters. How could I let them do something so boring and likely to be targeted by the police? As my brothers and sisters, of course they should live the most relaxed lives, but do the most important and meaningful things. You would never imagine that they all have their own jobs. They may be insignificant receptionists, managers of companies, or even start their own businesses. But no matter what level of society they are in, without exception, they will always encounter or see unfair things. Just like you, Officer Guan, you have encountered it too. Although you don't care, it always makes others angry and upset."
Lin Jinnan began to play with his fingers again, and said nonchalantly: "Take Meng Lan for example. It's unfair that she was abandoned by her biological parents and sold for fame and fortune. It's also unfair that she was targeted by that manager of the construction company surnamed Luo. Didn't Meng Lan have no choice but to try to commit suicide? If I hadn't sent people to keep an eye on her, do you really think she would have lived to see you find her again? Speaking of which, I am still her benefactor. And why do you think that Luo gave up? If I hadn't asked Yao Qingyan to threaten him with his son, how could he give up the meat that was already in his mouth?"
Guan Xia was not shocked, but just felt a sense of relief. They had always speculated that Luo Deye's son's kidnapping was related to that organization, and it turned out to be true.
Guan Xia instinctively asked, "Did you send people to keep an eye on all the people who walked out of the orphanage that you targeted?"
Lin Jinnan regained his nonchalant demeanor and said casually, "Most of them, after all, they are people I'm optimistic about. If one of them were to die accidentally, I would still feel a little sorry."
Guan Xia only now realized that although Lin Jinnan's crimes were equally numerous, she was different from Wu Yang after all. She was still a human being after all. Although she also despised the law and trampled on life, at least she still had a little compassion for the weak as a human being.
Guan Xia didn't show any sarcastic expression this time, but just listened to her quietly.
Lin Jinnan continued, "Actually, my initial idea was for Yao Qingyan to take care of Meng Lan's parents and her brother. Who knew this girl would be so reckless and almost die with the three of them? Although Yao Qingyan made a wasted trip that day, I'm very happy. It's been a long time since I've seen such a resilient and courageous child. I really have high hopes for her. I also thought that maybe it won't be long before President Wu and I will have another person by our side to carry forward our ideals together. But to my disappointment, I waited and waited, but she never opened that website. I was very angry. This child is courageous, but most of the time she is too timid. She has never dared to open that website, which means she is not worthy of being one of us."
Guan Xia really wanted to ask what the URL was, but she was afraid that changing the subject would make Lin Jinnan shut up again, so she could only control her temper and continue listening.
Lin Jinnan said, "Although I was very disappointed in her, I still held out hope. I looked forward to her transformation and even mentioned her in front of Mr. Wu just to give her a push. But what disappointed me even more was that after that near-death experience, she seemed to have changed back to her former self, once again fading into obscurity. I waited patiently for almost two years, but she never changed again. I gradually lost interest in her and stopped paying much attention to her."
Guan Xia's heart moved when she heard this, and she quickly calculated the time. It was almost two years, and she and Meng Lan had been separated for almost two years. So it seemed that the time when Lin Jinnan lost interest in Meng Lan and stopped paying attention to her was exactly the time when Guan Xia persevered in finding Meng Lan and they reestablished contact.
From this point of view, Guan Xia and Meng Lan are really lucky. If the two of them had contacted each other earlier, or if Lin Jinnan had been interested in Meng Lan for a longer time, then Guan Xia would have entered Lin Jinnan's vision much earlier than now.
In this case, Guan Xia and her team's investigation would be much more difficult. They might be killed right after they discovered the organization because they were completely unprepared and knew little about it.
Thinking of this, Guan Xia felt very fortunate, and was afraid that his expression would reveal anything, so he used almost all his strength to maintain a serious face.
Guan Xia deliberately waited for a few seconds, and when she saw that Lin Jinnan had no intention of continuing, she asked, "What would happen if Meng Lan opened that website?"
Lin Jinnan smiled and said, "Of course, they will join our big family. Just like other children who have walked out of the orphanage, they will send us any injustices they see or hear about through that website. When we receive it, we will naturally send someone to verify it. If it is true, it will be like the Zhang Weiyan case you investigated. If there is revenge, there is revenge. If there is grievance, there is grievance."
Guan Xia's eyes widened when she heard this. "That is to say, they will unconsciously become accomplices of your organization."
Lin Jinnan smiled again. "How could she be unconscious? They're not fools. They contacted our people, accepted the note, and opened the website. Coupled with the injustices she herself had resolved by us, even if she wasn't very smart, the moment they sent us the injustices around them, they knew she would become one of us and change the world."
Guan Xia was stunned when he heard this. Many things that didn't make sense before now made sense.
No wonder Yao Qingyan and Wang Huiqin were at the scene when a natural gas leak occurred in Meng Lan's home and she almost died along with her parents and brother. It turned out that one of them was responsible for keeping an eye on Meng Lan, and the other was responsible for helping Meng Lan clear the trouble and thus recruit her into the gang.
Meng Lan may have sensed it, so she did not wait for Yao Qingyan to take action, but instead took the lead in solving her own troubles. This is also the reason why she did not dare to open that website.
Guan Xia also guessed that the reason why Meng Lan did not contact her for nearly two years was because she sensed the danger and was afraid. Later, when she resumed contact, it was naturally because she felt that the intensity of surveillance had been relaxed.
Meng Lan covered up the matter and pretended nothing happened because she was worried about implicating her. It was not until she found out that she had many new friends around her, all of whom were police officers, that she dared to tell him everything that was wrong.
Guan Xia couldn't help but sigh in her heart, Meng Lan was really bold and smart, and she was also very good at disguising herself. She was dealing with dangerous criminals like Lin Jinnan and Wu Yang without her knowledge. If her disguise wasn't so good, just the slightest difference, Meng Lan and Pang Le and Xu Nian would be in danger.
But one thing Guan Xia didn't understand was that since Meng Lan knew that something was wrong between Wu Yang and Lin Jinnan, why didn't she tell her directly?
Just when she thought of this, Guan Xia was stunned again. No, Meng Lan had actually hinted at it. The two of them had only met a few times in half a year, and Meng Lan had mentioned Wu Yang in her words. She vaguely remembered that Meng Lan seemed to have mentioned a secretary beside Wu Yang.
Guan Xia thought about it and remembered another detail. She remembered Meng Lan told her that Wu Yang had seen her portrait hanging in the corridor of the orphanage training center and seemed to admire her very much.
Perhaps Meng Lan was worried that Wu Yang and Lin Jinnan would set their sights on her, so she tried desperately to hint at her. Or perhaps she was worried that she was too superficial and couldn't disguise herself, and would easily be exposed in front of Wu Yang and Lin Jinnan, so she only hinted at them instead of saying it directly. Or perhaps Meng Lan just felt that something was wrong between the two of them but had no substantial evidence, so she only hinted at them.
Guan Xia recalled all the details after their meeting. Although he guessed many possibilities, he was not sure whether it was true or not. In the end, he could only wait until he returned to Yongquan City to confirm it with Meng Lan.
Guan Xia was already eager to go home, and with this added to the mix, she couldn't wait to fly back tonight.
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