Wang Shen parked his car near Xu Xiaolin's building and quickly got out. He was about to rush into the building when he discovered the entrance was locked. He glanced around anxiously when a security guard happened to walk by.
Wang Shen rushed to the security guard's side, took out his police ID, and said, "Hello, I am a police officer. Please open the access control for that building immediately."
Wang Shen looked at the security guard with a serious expression, without explaining the reason. The security guard glanced at Wang Shen's police ID and then at Wang Shen's expression. Knowing that the matter was urgent, he didn't ask any further questions, took out his access card, and opened the door for Wang Shen and Liang Zichen.
With a beep, the glass door opened. Wang Shen rushed into the apartment building and quickly pressed the elevator button. Soon after, he arrived at Xu Xiaolin's door.
Wang Shen's hurried steps suddenly slowed down. At that moment, Liang Zichen was about to knock on the door, but Wang Shen stopped him. Wang Shen grabbed Liang Zichen's arm and pointed to a thin crack in the door.
"Why is the door open?" Liang Zichen asked Wang Shen in surprise, turning to him in a low voice.
Wang Shen put his index finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture. Then, he gently pressed his ear against the crack in the door. Sure enough, there was a sound coming from inside the room.
"What do you want to do? I will expose your crimes! You can't escape!" This was Xu Xiaolin's voice. Judging from her voice, Xu Xiaolin was extremely agitated at this moment, and her tone revealed an unwavering determination.
"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer! Ah!" Xu Xiaolin suddenly shouted a few more times.
Before Xu Xiaolin's screams had even stopped, Wang Shen shoved the door open. He already had a gun in his hand. Without even taking in the room, he yelled, "Don't move! Move again and I'll shoot!"
Time flew by, and everything seemed to freeze in an instant. Inside the room, Lin Su was on top of Xu Xiaolin, holding a fruit knife in his hand. The tip of the knife was almost touching Xu Xiaolin's throat. Xu Xiaolin's hands were gripping Lin Su's wrist tightly, desperately resisting his attack.
But this scene changed the moment Lin Su pushed open the door. Lin Su was naturally the most shocked; the instant he heard the door open, he glanced at it in alarm. Judging from his expression and demeanor, he seemed extremely surprised by Wang Shen's arrival.
Xu Xiaolin, perhaps to resist Lin Su's attack, kept her hand tightly gripping Lin Su's wrist and did not turn her head to look at him.
Hearing Wang Shen's shout, Lin Su's grip didn't seem to lessen. Wang Shen saw the tip of the fruit knife slowly approaching Xu Xiaolin's throat. At that critical moment, a bullet fired from Wang Shen's gun, striking Lin Su's right shoulder.
Lin Su was hit by a bullet, and his grip suddenly loosened. At that moment, Xu Xiaolin seemed to have taken the initiative. Xu Xiaolin straightened up, shouted, and then, with all her might, snatched the knife from Lin Su's hand. Finally, Xu Xiaolin plunged the knife into Lin Su's chest.
All of this happened in just a few seconds, leaving no time for an ordinary person to react. Lin Su gripped the hilt of the knife stuck in his chest, his eyes fixed on Xu Xiaolin. Xu Xiaolin pushed Lin Su away from her, then retreated to a corner of the sofa, curling up and looking at Lin Su with terrified eyes.
Lin Su stood up from the sofa, turned to look at Wang Shen. Lin Su reached out his hand to Wang Shen, took two steps in Wang Shen's direction, and then fell to the ground.
A few seconds later, Wang Shen finally reacted and rushed to Lin Su's side. Wang Shen checked Lin Su's breathing and pulse with his hand. Unfortunately, apart from the residual warmth of his body, Lin Su's vital signs had disappeared.
Wang Shen glanced at Lin Su's corpse, then stood up. He walked to Xu Xiaolin's side and gently patted her shoulder.
Xu Xiaolin's body trembled slightly, but she maintained the posture of hugging herself. She buried her head in her arms and remained in that position for a long time.
Wang Shen glanced at Xu Xiaolin, then waved to Liang Zichen, who was standing not far away. "Send some people up to handle the scene," Wang Shen said softly to Liang Zichen.
"It's all over." Wang Shen looked at Xu Xiaolin and said softly.
But Xu Xiaolin still didn't react. A dozen minutes later, Xu Xiaolin, curled up in a corner of the sofa, suddenly burst into tears. Wang Shen and Liang Zichen were startled and went to her side.
"It's all over." Wang Shen gently patted Xu Xiaolin's shoulder and repeated what he had just said.
Unexpectedly, Xu Xiaolin hugged Wang Shen tightly, buried her face in his shoulder, and burst into tears. At this moment, all the police officers at the scene looked at Wang Shen. Wang Shen had rarely encountered such a situation before and was at a loss for what to do.
Wang Shen could only keep comforting Xu Xiaolin.
After crying for a while, Xu Xiaolin finally took her foot off Wang Shen's shoulder. Looking at Wang Shen with her red, swollen eyes, Xu Xiaolin asked, "Is Lin Su dead?"
Wang Shen nodded.
Xu Xiaolin asked again, "Did I avenge my sister?"
Wang Shen nodded again.
Xu Xiaolin asked again, "Am I now a murderer?" After saying this, Xu Xiaolin started crying again.
Looking at Xu Xiaolin's expression, Wang Shen found it inexplicably amusing. Some of the police officers nearby couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh as well.
Wang Shen thought for a moment and replied, "What you did probably count as self-defense. Liang Zichen and I can both be your witnesses."
After hearing Wang Shen's words, Xu Xiaolin immediately stopped crying, looked up at Wang Shen, and asked, "Are you sure?"
Wang Shen thought for a moment and replied, "That's probably it."
Hearing Wang Shen's reply, Xu Xiaolin's emotions seemed to calm down considerably. Xu Xiaolin glanced down at Lin Su's corpse lying on the ground, then immediately looked away.
"Alright, now can you answer some of my questions?" With that, a notebook and pen appeared in Wang Shen's hands. Wang Shen's expression turned serious.
Xu Xiaolin glanced at Wang Shen and then nodded.
"First, let me confirm Lin Su's identity. Is Lin Su the murderer who killed your sister?" After saying that, Wang Shen looked up at Xu Xiaolin, waiting for her answer.
Xu Xiaolin glanced at Wang Shen and then nodded.
Wang Shen nodded in agreement and then said, "At Qi Huan's wedding, did you deliberately let us know Lin Su's shoe size and his taste preferences? Actually, that wedding was a setup you orchestrated for Lin Su, wasn't it? Before that, you had already suspected Lin Su, hadn't you?"
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