Chapter 297 Sinner "Hiro, don't be blinded by personal feelings...
Lin Xi and Punch are the same person? ?
How could that be? They look completely different, their temperaments are different, and their personalities... well, they are somewhat similar. They both have a bit of a dark side hidden beneath their lively nature...
But they're not even the same height! Punch is shorter than Linxi, right?
But the most important thing is—
"Zero, how did you know?" Zhu Fujingguang blurted out, "Did you see her disguise?"
Amuro Toru sneered.
"I've done a DNA test."
Looks can be deceiving, height can be deceiving, voice can be deceiving, but DNA cannot.
Back on Moon Shadow Island, when Lin Xi and he were staying in the same hotel, he had obtained her hair, including the follicle, and preserved it. And not long ago, when Punch came to the Public Security Bureau to meet Kiichiro Numabuchi, she had cut her arm and bled, and it was he who bandaged it!
If you are so careless as to let others help you bandage your wound, you should be prepared for the biological samples to be retained!
Zhu Fu Jingguang was shocked.
"What... Zero, how did you get the DNA testing materials? Did you..."
"Don't think about those unfounded things." Amuro Toru was amused by his friend's expression. "Now that you know they are the same person, have you changed your mind?"
Zhu Fu Jingguang pondered for a moment and shook his head.
"I still think she's a good person, and uh...?"
"? Do you want to listen to what you are saying."
"But everything she's done so far has been good." Zhu Fu Jingguang spread his hands. "Talking to you, I feel like I can recall even more memories. From what I recall, the missions she took were all gang-on-gang, and some were even about punishing evil and promoting good, right? Besides, she saved me... If we truly expose the organization's evil deeds and bring it down in the future, is it possible to apply for witness protection for her?"
Amuro Toru recalled the conditions Lin Xi had forced him to agree to not long ago by using her friend as a threat, and he gritted his teeth. "Witness protection program? I guess that's out of the question. From what I hear, she's about to be prosecuted for intentional homicide. The public security department has received evidence and an indictment from the police who followed her to solve the case."
"What??!"
"The evidence is sufficient. If the police hadn't suppressed it for the time being, she would have been prosecuted soon," said Amuro Toru. "There's no doubt that she's a murderer. Although we've both committed murder, she was found guilty as Lin Xi, not Punch, and Lin Xi is an ordinary person. I've already applied to the higher authorities and attached her DNA test report. Once she's arrested, she'll be secretly detained in a public security prison."
"The hospital she is currently in has been surrounded by police."
"Hospital?" Zhu Fujingguang glared again, "Is she injured?"
"...Hiro, you... forget it. Anyway, this is an opportunity to interrogate information about the organization from her. It's worth it to capture Punch, even at the risk of being exposed."
Zhu Fujingguang was dizzy from the information that came one after another.
But while his mind was still confused, his mouth had already opened uncontrollably and asked: "But this is impossible, Zero, you know this is impossible... Even if she wants to kill someone, it is the organization's order. Besides, she won't do it as Lin Xi, she has a sister..."
"It's not important." Toru Amuro raised the teacup, stared at the clear tea leaves in the cup, and drank it all in one gulp.
"What's important is that the police need to use her to bring down the organization."
"But she could be a victim too! We can't..."
"Hiro, don't let your personal feelings cloud your judgment." The purple-gray eyes were calm as usual, but at this moment they made Morobushi Kagemitsu feel unfamiliar.
He suddenly realized that in the three years since he was "dead", everything in the world had changed, including his best friend.
During his absence, his best friend stayed alone in the dark organization, facing blood, death, fraud and injustice alone.
Morobushi Kagemitsu knew his friend was a strong and kind man, but he had been in the dark waters for too long, and he was afraid he would forget how to breathe after reaching shore. Now, Amuro Toru—no, Bourbon—was always thinking in a way that prioritized profit.
This should be a commendable mature way of thinking, but it made Morofushi Kagemitsu feel heartbroken. Those who hadn't seen the vibrant youth of Furuya Rei wouldn't have empathized with Morofushi Kagemitsu when they saw Bourbon today. However, from Furuya Rei to Amuro Toru, and then to Bourbon, Morofushi Kagemitsu had witnessed the gradual transformation of his close friends and understood the difficulty of burying a sincere heart within a frozen shell.
After all, for three years, he had shouldered everything, he had been the one working for the country, he had shouldered the pain of losing his best friend, he had been the one who had to bury his feelings. Those who remember everything always bear more than those who have lost their memory.
Therefore, Zhu Fujingguang could not blame his best friend for being ruthless. After all, the public security is an agency that sacrifices individuals to safeguard collective interests. Even if Punch is an innocent person, he must be sacrificed without hesitation when necessary.
He should have avoided these principles, but...
"Zero..." He called out to his best friend, as if begging, "If possible, please give her a happy ending."
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Haibara Ai stood in the corridor.
Upon learning that Lin Xi had woken up, the doctor immediately came to give her further examinations, mainly asking about her past medical history, medication records, and other information. She stood alone in the corridor, with Lin Xi's words still echoing in her mind:
"What if I tell you that I'm the murderer and I did all this?"
Haibara Ai tried to analyze this sentence using logic.
On the surface, it seems that Sister Lin is the mastermind behind Kiichiro Numabuchi's case.
However, from another perspective, this sentence does not seem to simply refer to the case of Kiichiro Numabuchi.
I did all of this——What exactly does "all of this" mean?
Lin Xi's expression as she spoke seemed to treat this sentence as a kind of judgment. If it were a judgment, she would be the sinner.
Think about it carefully, Sister Lin's original motive for re-investigating the case of Kiichirō Numabuchi.
It seemed like it was because of himself, to reassure himself, but…it was now clear that there was organized involvement in Kiichirō Numabuchi’s case.
Haibara Ai knew that Lin Xi was related to the organization and Punch. She even intuitively felt that they were the same person, although Lin Xi never took the initiative to reveal his identity to her - she even contacted Gin, and Gin did not deny it!
That would be very strange.
It was known that Lin Xi was a member of the organization, and that the organization was also involved in the case of Kiichiro Numabuchi. However, after she participated in the investigation, she first encountered a fire and explosion, and then developed such a serious physical condition. It was as if someone deliberately wanted to stop her investigation or frame the murderer on her - doesn't this mean that there is an internal struggle in the organization!
The struggle between the forces that support Sister Lin and the forces that want to harm Sister Lin.
Haibara Ai didn't know what exactly happened in the organization, but she had already guessed the truth.
So why did Sister Lin's mental state deteriorate rapidly in the past month?
Could it be that Sister Lin really did something that he couldn't accept?
No, don't be fooled by the surface...grasp the core, Miyano Shiho...
Haibara Ai closed her eyes.
It's a well-known fact that Sister Lin's mental state is very bad. She even fainted today.
But that was only part of the facade. What was really happening behind the scenes? Sister Lin wasn't someone to be manipulated. She was the kind of person who, even if she accidentally bumped into a utility pole, would have it torn down. If anyone wronged her, she would absolutely retaliate double. Facing an attack from a hostile force—no matter who they were, there was no doubt they were there—it was impossible for Sister Lin to be unprepared. She collapsed on the hospital bed, so fragile and delicate.
So what preparations did she make?
Find Itakura Taku... Get in Gin's car... Agree to the witness protection program...
Wait, witness protection program?
Ai Haibara suddenly opened her eyes.
What if the FBI's witness protection program wasn't something Sister Lin fought for herself, but something she fought for?
She anticipated that something big would happen in the near future and arranged her escape route in advance. After these few days, she would be sent to the United States under the protection of the FBI.
But, but...why didn't Sister Lin tell her directly?
It has been like this since the beginning. Although her feelings are sincere, Sister Lin has always refused to tell her what she is facing.
If this is also an appearance, what does it mean?
It means...if she knew, it might cause trouble for Sister Lin.
Why does it cause trouble?
Because... her every move might be being monitored, and Sister Lin's every move might also be being monitored! That's why Sister Lin had to act so vulnerable and was unwilling to communicate with her, because Sister Lin wanted the person monitoring her to think that she had been completely defeated and had given up resistance.
——Sister Lin was pretending to be defeated.
After living with Lin Xi for nearly four months, Haibara Ai has developed a deep trust in Lin Xi.
This trust includes not only confidence but also faith.
At this moment, Haibara Ai was full of blind confidence in Lin Xi, and her keen observation immediately gave her evidence to support her idea.
Her eyes followed the male nurse who had just walked past.
...There's a bulge on the lower back. Isn't that a gun?
Also, why are there so many young and strong men sitting on the chairs in the corridor of the inpatient department?
You know, this is the inpatient department. When people are hospitalized, most of the people who come to accompany and care for them are women.
And why didn't they just go inside to accompany her when she came to visit? These people were sitting outside when she arrived, and they were still sitting outside three hours later?
Sure enough, they are not ordinary people! This inpatient department is probably surrounded by Sister Lin’s enemies!
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