Chapter 127 Another Identity - Mystery: Beware of Fire, Wolf, and Punch
"That child really doesn't take care of his body."
"Luckily, her agent arrived in time and pulled her out of the fire, preventing her from being destroyed along with her paintings."
Ando Hui paused, then continued, "After watching the video, I realized how serious the child's mental health issues were."
"She has always been so independent and outstanding that one would forget that she was only sixteen when her parents died."
Toru Amuro:......
Wait, wait a minute.
Traumatized by the death of her parents, a talented young artist develops severe mental problems and even self-destructive tendencies...
Could such a tragic story really have anything to do with Lin Xi?!
Is this the Lin Xi he knew, the one who was always cheerful, had great social skills, and was so lively that it was almost unbearable?
The kind of person who would burn himself and his work in a fire due to a mental breakdown?
At least Amuro Toru didn't notice it at all...
He thought that guy was just a second-generation rich kid who came to Japan with a lot of money to enjoy life.
"Mr. Ando, could you tell me in detail about Lin Xi...Xiao Xi's family's death?"
Ando Hui pondered for a moment and shook her head. "I rarely go to China. When Xiaoxi's parents passed away, I was teaching in Japan. I just heard the news and went to their funeral."
"The cause of death was reportedly a car accident. The driver was drunk. A seemingly simple mistake like this destroyed a family."
"However, I'm sure Xiaoxi's parents love her very much." The man smiled. "I think that's why she was so devastated."
Amuro Toru was silent.
After suddenly knowing Lin Xi's past, he was surprised and felt a little sorry for the girl.
After all, this was a completely unannounced visit—
The protagonist of their current conversation and the person being discussed had no idea that Toru Amuro had come to see Ando Kei.
In other words, it’s about learning about her past without her even knowing it.
In addition, the feeling Lin Xi usually gives people is so different from her past experiences that people always feel that they have accidentally discovered the secret she deliberately hides.
"Mr. Amuro." Ando Hui crossed his arms and looked at Amuro Toru sincerely: "The reason I told you so much is because you are the first person who came to me to learn about these things in such a long time."
"You are Xiaoxi's friend, right? Please take good care of her."
"Also...if possible, please persuade Xiaoxi to pick up her paint brush again."
"Sometimes, facing past pain is the only way to move on. And we need 'X' too."
Toru Amuro: "...Okay."
My head hurts even more.
How could he speak?
Was he the first person in such a long time to ask Ando Hui about Lin Xi??!
Also, was the dean hinting that he was Lin Xi's only friend and that he had to take responsibility for his friend with mental health issues?!
Amuro suspected that he was being morally kidnapped, but he didn't dare to say it.
Seeing that he agreed, Ando Hui smiled slightly and said, "Thank you. Also, I made a backup of the surveillance video in the guard room. I deleted the rest, and that's the only copy."
"I thought you'd want to see it."
He stood up and took out a CD from the interlayer of a book on the wooden bookshelf beside him.
Toru Amuro followed his hand and noticed at that moment that many things in his office were made of wood.
The tea table, tea chairs, desk, bookshelf, and the simple climbing frame for vines in front of the flower pots are all made of wood.
This dean seems to like green plants and wooden products...
Ando Kei handed the CD to Amuro Toru.
Amuro Toru took it subconsciously, rubbed his fingers over the plastic surface of the CD case, was silent for a moment, and put it in his pocket.
Seeing him accept it, Ando Hui pushed up his glasses, and the smile on his overly handsome face became even bigger: "Please, Amuro-kun."
Toru Amuro: "..."
Ando Hui's smile always made him feel that he and Ando Hui were conducting some illegal transaction here. Ando Hui was the briber, the CD he had just received was a valuable gift, and he himself was the bribee.
This CD is really hot to the touch.
Moreover, why did he feel like he had been burdened with a heavy responsibility for no apparent reason??!
Could it be that as long as Lin Xi is involved, things will become troublesome?!
"...Okay." He said with difficulty, "Can I ask you a question, Mr. Ando?"
Ando Hui: "Hmm?"
Amuro Toru: "Why are you so... so confident in leaving this matter to me?"
It was clearly their first meeting, but just because she heard that he wanted to ask about Lin Xi, she trusted him so much that she told him everything and even gave him the CD.
"I believe in your abilities, Amuro-kun."
Light shone through the window onto the man's face. As if the sunlight was too glaring, Ando Hui narrowed her blue eyes slightly.
Toru Amuro: ...?
It’s good to believe it, but don’t believe it next time.
Besides, he wasn't asking about that; it had nothing to do with ability.
What concerned him was that the dean had revealed Lin Xi's information to him so easily...
If it was someone else instead of him who came today, would the dean tell anyone who came to inquire about Lin Xi's information?
Wait, that's a bit strange. He clearly came here to find out about that guy, so why did he feel even more uncomfortable after completing the task so easily?
never mind……
He said goodbye to Ando Hui in a trance, and his shoulders were drooping when he walked out.
There is one more task to be added to the taskbar.
…
Toru Amuro pushed open a glass door on the street and returned to his studio.
This is the house he rented, which he uses as his detective consulting room.
Ever since he last worked on a case with the detectives and said that he was an unknown and idle detective, Toru Amuro took advantage of his free time to rent this place, slightly renovated it into a studio, and confirmed his identity as a detective.
Having a detective identity will make it easier to act in the future.
This is a very small store, but as you walk through the narrow corridor, you'll find the space inside is quite spacious.
Toru Amuro checked everywhere and made sure that all the networks were disconnected. To be on the safe side, he plugged in a signal blocker. Only then did he feel at ease to turn on the computer and put the CD in.
There is no way, beware of fire, wolf and punch.
Toru Amuro hates hackers, especially when the Public Security Bureau's hackers aren't as skilled as the ones on Punch's side.
The surveillance video is not very clear, the pixels are not high, and there is thick smoke, so only a blurry back can be seen.
But Toru Amuro recognized it as Lin Xi at a glance.
He watched intently and soon discovered that what Ando Hui said was true.
The girl in the surveillance video poured gasoline on her own work, then set it on fire, and repeated this process throughout the exhibition hall.
The surveillance camera's perspective kept switching, like a mechanical eye, watching the girl burn her own work.
Toru Amuro quickly realized that the girl did it on purpose - just like Ando Kei said, control the fire she ignited and prevent the fire from spreading to an uncontrollable level - God, she even prepared fireproof boards and left open areas to prevent the fire from spreading!
After doing everything, the girl seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
She stood quietly for a while, then slowly walked to the deepest part of the exhibition hall and stood in front of her largest work.
She watched the huge work in front of her gradually engulfed in flames, the lines and symbols beginning to twist and melt under the intense heat. She herself stood there in the fire, seemingly insensitive to the pain, letting the flames spread up her clothes, arms, and hair.
Amuro Toru frowned as he watched.
The smoke grew thicker and the surveillance video became blurrier.
Before the screen was completely covered by thick smoke, Toru Amuro saw a figure in gray clothes grab Lin Xi's hand, hold the girl's wrist tightly, and lead her away from the fire.
The video ended when the two people walked out of the screen.
Amuro Toru looked at his face reflected on the darkened screen.
The face was now filled with confusion.
Mystery. The more Lin Xi investigated, the more mysteries he uncovered.
In this respect she was exactly like Punch.
First of all, Lin Xi stood in such a big fire for such a long time, he would definitely have suffered serious burns.
Then why didn't he notice any signs of burns on Lin Xi when he met her?
Secondly, who is the gray-clad figure who appears later? Is she "Ms. X's" agent?
The fire was already very big at that time, how did he get in?
Although he appeared for a very short time in the video, Toru Amuro still noticed that he was not wearing any protection.
Toru Amuro closed his eyes, dragged the mouse, dragged the progress bar of the video to the starting point, and watched it attentively again.
There's nothing we can do. He's the one who wants to investigate, so let's get to the bottom of it.
No matter how many mysteries there are, he can always figure them out one by one; whether it is about Lin Xi or Punch.
Anyway, he is never afraid of trouble.
.
…
Later.
On a mountain road, in a well-protected car.
"Tsk tsk, look at you young faces, well-trained public security police... How could you be so foolish at such a young age and take on the task of escorting me?"
"If a carjacker comes and you get killed... just imagine how heartbroken your parents will be."
Feng Tanxing leaned against the iron compartment of the escort vehicle and laughed at the glass through which he could see the front seat.
None of the well-trained policemen responded to his words, leaving him alone to talk to himself;
He himself did not feel embarrassed, but rather enjoyed it, and talked more and more.
"If you die, the pension for your family will be quite generous, right? The police are quite generous in this regard. If I hadn't failed the exam, I would have wanted to be a police officer for fun."
"Why did you make the exam so difficult? Aren't you just trying to make it difficult for me?"
"It's fine if they're taking the law exam, but why are they taking the pharmacology exam? Are you training police officers to protect the safety of citizens, or criminals who are good at finding legal loopholes and toxicology?"
"Hey... a bunch of taciturn people. What? Do you have a rule that says you'll have your salary docked if you chat with prisoners?"
"Why are you looking for such a dead-end job? Look at you all, you are so strong and healthy. It would be great if you could join our Fengtan team!"
"High salary, good benefits, vacation time... If you come, I can even let you go home every week to see your families! That's special treatment!"
"We have wine and brothers over there. If we get caught, I can even put you in jail together!"
"Don't look down on us gangsters. Let me tell you, I look down on you even more."
"Corruption, profiteering, abuse of personal power... the police are rotten. I love to tell the truth."
"They do all sorts of bad things, yet they still pretend to be righteous on the surface. What a bunch of hypocrites, even worse than us real villains!"
"What I said is not directed at you. I don't make things difficult for workers."
"Hehe... I just feel sorry for you... You're so young, and yet you're going to walk this path to hell with me!"
"Honestly, why don't you replace this crappy iron box with a fence? That way, when that guy's people come to kill me, they'll prioritize sniping, and I'll be the only one left dead."
"Tsk tsk tsk, now look what? I don't know which idiot designed this enclosed iron carriage and locked me in. If you want to kill me, you have to kill me first."
"Could it be that golden-haired guy? He's a breath of fresh air in the public security department. But he doesn't look like such a fool. I've already warned him!"
“…”
"You better get out of this car, you little brats! Damn it, didn't your trained ears hear that ticking sound? Someone's planted a time bomb in this transport!"
“…”
"Humph, you think I'm kidding you?... Forget it, it's hard to persuade a dying ghost with kind words."
"In the final analysis, it's just your bad luck. Who put you in this position?"
"Still ticking... I knew that bastard wouldn't let me live and ruin his plans."
"Hehe...I have to disgust him before I die."
The man's voice gradually became quieter and eventually became inaudible.
"I curse you to never get what you want..."
"Punch... I have high hopes for you."
“…”
The dripping sound stopped.
Boom...!
Flames and violent explosions sounded at the same time.
The escort vehicle stumbled and hit the guardrail, falling off the edge of the cliff.
The heavy, muffled sound startled a flock of birds flying in the jungle.
…
"A-choo!"
Lin Xi touched his nose.
Who is always teasing her behind her back?
She's been sneezing all afternoon!
Do you dare to say it in front of her!
She reached out, picked up the clothes that were lying aside, and stuffed them into the suitcase.
She is preparing for a trip to the United States soon.
After knowing that she had returned, Sugishima Jun'e and Kashimura Hiroki sent her several long emails, expressing how much the children missed her.
Apart from briefly reporting their experiences over the years, they hinted to her in words and deeds that they missed her and wanted to see her and be with her immediately.
Lin Xi's heart melted when she saw it.
Two wonderful babies! Wait! She will fly to the United States soon!
What is this? Little Hiroki? Touch it! What is this? Little Junji? Take a bite!
Hehehehehehe…
Just when her heart was pounding, the system, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly gave a prompt.
Lin Xi was stunned.
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