Chapter 21
Xu Guannan just rushed out of the bedroom and shouted to Lantian,
"Get down!"
Lantian reacted instantly and squatted down with his head in his hands. The next second, he felt a chill on his head.
A chair flew straight out from above Lantian's head and landed precisely at the man's feet, blocking his way.
The man's pupils shrank slightly, and he immediately retracted his feet and took two steps back, narrowly avoiding the flying chair. His eyes flashed, and he jumped away, as if to rush out. When he looked up, he saw a black shadow suddenly flash before his eyes.
Lantian picked up a broom and rushed towards the man.
The man instinctively dodged backwards, and in a hurry, he turned around and rushed towards the door.
Xu Guannan rushed forward and kicked the man directly, sending him flying. The man crashed directly into the small stone table in the living room, groaning in pain. The force on his wrist was taken away, and the bloody dagger was knocked off. He fell to the ground instantly, and struggled to get up again, but was restrained by Lantian and could not move.
Lin Sheng hurried over from the next room, walked quickly to the man, and just as he was about to reach out to tear off the man's mask, the man turned his head to avoid it, and his move failed.
Lin Sheng couldn't help but frown slightly, raised his hand and slapped the man in the face unexpectedly, with an unhappy tone.
"Be honest, you are in my hands."
The man didn't expect this slap, and glared at Lin Sheng with a hint of resentment in his eyes. Unexpectedly, Lin Sheng slapped him again, with just the right amount of force, so that he was stunned but not hurt.
"Try to glare at me again? You can kill me, but I can't slap you twice to vent my anger. Do you really think I'm a little kitten? Even a small old man has a bad temper."
After saying that, Lin Sheng stopped talking nonsense with him and pulled off the man's mask. When they saw his true face, all four of them were shocked.
The old man came in from the door pushing his wheelchair manually. When he saw the man's face, he couldn't help but exclaimed,
"Xiao Zhao, why is it you?"
When Zhao Zhao heard the old man's voice, a light flashed in his eyes. He struggled hard as if he saw a savior.
"Old man Li, old man Li, please save me, save me."
The old man was confused for a moment and turned his wheelchair quickly, stopping in front of Zhao Zhao. He held his shoulders with both hands and asked doubtfully,
"Why are you here with a knife in your hand? Do you know you are killing someone? Do you want to sacrifice the rest of your life for this?"
But Zhao Zhao showed an innocent look, tears in his eyes, and tried to defend himself in panic.
"I...I don't know what happened. I opened my eyes and found myself here. She slapped me twice for no apparent reason. Old man Li, Brother Lantian, you must help me."
When the old man met Zhao Zhao's eyes, his heart was clenched and he felt a pang of pity. He helped Zhao Zhao up and said anxiously,
"Do you know that you almost stabbed Lantian just now? What happened?"
Hearing this, Zhao Zhao's originally aggrieved face turned pale in an instant, his hands couldn't help but tremble, and his eyes glanced at the dagger that fell to the side, which was still stained with blood. A glaring bloodstain seeped out on Xu Guannan's white shirt.
Zhao Zhao finally understood his situation. He looked up at Lantian, knowing that he had gotten into great trouble. He said tremblingly,
"I don't know, I really don't know. I just remember that I drank Amin's wine secretly, then passed out. When I woke up, I was slapped twice. I don't remember anything that happened in between."
As Zhao Zhao spoke, he covered his head and squatted down. His emotions became more and more broken, and he fell to the ground weakly.
Lantian saw the situation and couldn't bear it, so he stepped forward and helped the man to the sofa beside him, and comforted him.
"Okay, if that's the case, it's not your fault, but it's really weird."
Xu Guannan stood aside, his eyes fixed on Lin Sheng's face, paying close attention to her emotions, and asked calmly,
"What are you going to do now? After this failure, he's sure to come back. This room is no longer useful. It seems he anticipated your plan and sent Zhao Zhao here."
Lin Sheng looked at Zhao Zhao in front of him. He looked like an underage child and was very scared. His subconscious reaction could not be faked. It only meant one thing: the child in front of him could not be the murderer.
Recalling Zhao Zhao's description, Lin Sheng suddenly caught a detail and asked,
"From what you just said, you and Amin are very close. What is your relationship with him?"
Zhao Zhao didn't think much about it, his whole body still trembling, and he answered in a trembling voice,
"He's my older brother. When I was three, my parents and older brother all died at sea. I grew up eating at other people's homes. Later, I met Brother Amin. He told me that I was alone like him, so he accepted me as his brother and has been taking care of me ever since."
"You've lived with him for five years? Did you notice anything strange about him?"
Hearing Lin Sheng's question, Zhao Zhao realized that something was wrong and suddenly became emotional, blindly defending Amin.
"Brother Amin can't be a bad guy. I've been with him day and night for five years, and I know him inside and out. If you don't believe me, you can ask the people on the island. Without any evidence, what makes you doubt Brother Amin?"
The situation suddenly became deadlocked. Zhao Zhao met Lin Sheng's gaze angrily, his previous fear gone.
Seeing him being so rude, Lantian pushed him down with a slightly reproachful tone.
"This is Miss Lin, the nobleman invited here to pray for rain. You little brat, hurry up and apologize to Miss Lin!"
Lin Sheng couldn't help feeling a little guilty. She had never expected that Lantian would be so convinced of her identity. She curled her lips slightly and gave Lantian an admiring look.
When Zhao Zhao heard the words "praying for rain", he immediately calmed down. He knew the importance of praying for rain and sincerely apologized to Lin Sheng, but he also added,
"I respect you. After all, you can pray for rain, but you can't slander Brother Amin. You need to provide evidence."
Lin Sheng curled his lips and smiled. Seeing Zhao Zhao with a puppy face and a righteous and angry look, he felt itchy and grabbed a handful of Zhao Zhao's hair. He said slowly,
"Then go back and tell Amin that in three days, I will hold a rain-making ceremony in front of the Poseidon statue and require all villagers from Siyuan Island to be present."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhao ran back and conveyed the news to Amin.
Lantian took a step forward, his eyes lit up slightly.
"Ms. Lin, it's scheduled for three days from now. Isn't that too urgent? Is there anything I need to prepare?"
Lin Sheng's eyes flashed with cunning, and he said slowly,
"Then please inform all the villagers on the island that I will hold a rain-making ceremony in three days. Make it as grand as possible."
Lantian nodded and left.
The cool breeze from outside the window blew into the room. Under the darkness, thunder split the sky, bringing a moment of cold light, which passed through the thin curtains and fell on the eyebrows of the person on the bed.
In the hotel room, a black figure quietly opened the door and entered silently. He walked to the bedside, with the dagger in his hand hidden in the darkness. The tip of the knife quietly traced the eyebrows and eyes of the person on the bed, and then went all the way down to the neck.
I felt a hint of coldness in my sleep, and the slight pain on my butt brought me back to consciousness. The person on the bed woke up in an instant, his heart tightened, but he didn't dare to open his eyes.
But then I heard that familiar voice again.
"Lin Yiyi, your heartbeat betrays you. Are you afraid to open your eyes?"
Lin Yiyi was shocked, cold sweat broke out on her forehead, she closed her eyes tightly, her lips turned slightly pale, and she didn't dare to say a word.
"What a pity! I failed tonight. Lin Sheng is not dead, but the Poseidon statue can't wait that long. If you die..."
"don't want!"
The fear in her heart filled her whole body. Lin Yiyi didn't care about anything else. Her rationality lost its defense and she screamed in the dark night.
When she opened her eyes, Lin Yiyi saw only darkness and no movement in the room.
The people around her were also awakened. Wen Qingrou was very worried and quickly turned on the light in the room. Seeing Lin Yiyi's frightened eyes when she sat up, her eyes were full of heartache. She hugged her in her arms, patted her back, and comforted her softly.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's just thunder. Don't be afraid, Yiyi. Mom is here."
Only then did Lin Yiyi slowly see the scene in front of her clearly. Wen Qingrou's words came to her ears, and she felt her warmth. Only then did she come to her senses. It turned out that it was just a dream.
But, is it really a dream?
Lin Yiyi didn't dare to think too much about it, and she was reluctant to fall asleep in the second half of the night.
It was not until dawn that Lin Yiyi heard the sudden announcement outside. She found it incredible that Lin Sheng had become a celebrity on the island overnight.
The luggage has been packed, Wen Qingrou urged Lin Yiyi,
"Yiyi, we should go."
Looking at the announcement in front of her, Lin Yiyi couldn't help but think of her dream last night. If Lin Sheng didn't die, would that voice continue to cause trouble for her?
"Mom, I'm not leaving. I want to stay here for two more days."
Wen Qingrou was holding Lin Yiyi's small handbag in her hand. Suddenly she heard Lin Yiyi's answer and looked at her in confusion.
For three consecutive nights, the sky over Siyuan Island was always covered with dark clouds, and muffled thunder tore through the darkness, accompanied by the howling of strong winds in the middle of the night. The weather was extremely hot and humid, but not a drop of rain fell.
The entire atmosphere seemed to be foreshadowing a rain-making ceremony.
Three days passed quietly. Early in the morning, the villagers of Siyuan Island gathered in front of the statue of Poseidon, waiting for the ceremony to begin, but there was no sign of Lin Sheng.
A group of people were waiting anxiously under the sun.
Lantian saw Xu Guannan appear and hurriedly chased him to ask,
"Officer Xu, why hasn't Miss Lin arrived yet? We were supposed to start at nine, but it's already half an hour past. How about you go and invite her?"
Xu Guannan heard something wrong. Although Lin Sheng was sometimes not in tune, he was never careless about such things.
"Did you call her before nine o'clock?"
Lantian answered honestly,
"I called her once at eight o'clock. Miss Lin said she had a cold and her throat was uncomfortable, so she asked me to call her back later."
Xu Guannan recalled the scene when he saw Lin Sheng yesterday. He was so lively that he could eat three rabbits. He didn't look sick at all. He glanced at the people at the scene. It seemed that something was missing. Suddenly, an idea popped up in his mind. His tone was full of urgency.
"Where's Amin? Why isn't he here? Oh no!"
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