Chapter 52
Cui Yu lost his balance and fell on An Yun, who held him firmly. A look of surprise flashed across his eyes, and he frowned, then rushed towards Lin Hetao again.
"I'm going to kill you!"
Lin Sheng grabbed Cui Yu's hand in time, tightly clasped her wrist, met Cui Yu's angry eyes, and whispered in her ear,
"You can't kill him now because you don't have evidence. Do you want to see him get away with it while you go to jail? What would the deceased Cui Linlin think if you did that?"
Seeing Cui Yu quiet down and no longer coming forward, He Tao took the opportunity to shout to Xu Guannan,
"Officer, you saw it all. This crazy woman attacked me. You must arrest her immediately before she causes any substantial harm to me!"
Cui Yu stared at He Tao with hatred in his eyes, his thoughts written all over his face, his anger intensified, and he was about to step forward with a ferocious look.
"You killed Linlin, you deserve to die!"
Lin Sheng tried his best to stop Cui Yu from getting close to He Tao, fearing that she would act impulsively.
"If you go in, what will happen to Lele? Lele is Cui Linlin's child, right? Are you confident in handing him over to He Tao?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Yu's expression calmed down, his eyes became gentle, and he restrained his excitement. He turned his head and met Lin Sheng's eyes, with a sense of powerlessness in his eyes.
Lin Sheng took the knife from Cui Yu's hand, held Cui Yu with his backhand, and spoke in a soft but firm tone.
"I will help you. He will definitely receive the punishment he deserves."
Cui Yu felt a sense of comfort in his heart. Looking into Lin Sheng's eyes, Cui Yu felt inexplicably relieved. He nodded silently and chose to believe.
Lin Sheng turned around and met He Tao's arrogant eyes, and spoke calmly,
"It's just a minor scrape. It didn't cause much damage. Mr. He is too serious."
He Tao didn't expect Lin Sheng to side with Cui Yu. He frowned slightly, but still refused to let Cui Yu go.
"Everyone heard what she said just now, Master. The police also saw it. You can't just protect this crazy woman, right?"
"Because of her suspicion, she has reason to question you, and your behavior just now is enough to prove that you have something to hide. This just proves that her suspicion is reasonable, right, Mr. He?"
He Tao was eager to solve the trouble with Cui Yu, but forgot his previous stress reaction. He began to blame Lin Sheng for being sharp and tried to change the subject.
"In that case, I won't pursue the matter further. Master, you can see that the female ghost is dead. There's no need to waste your time staying here. Please go back."
After finishing hastily, He Tao raised his voice and said to the people present,
"So much has happened at today's funeral. I'm really sorry to everyone. The funeral will be rescheduled. Please go back home and rest early today. Let's disperse for now."
"Wait."
Lin Sheng suddenly shouted, immediately attracting everyone's attention. He took out a police ID and put it in front of He Tao with a serious face.
"Regarding the case of Cui Linlin's death, at the request of Ms. Cui Yu, the police will formally launch an investigation. We hope that those present will cooperate with the investigation. Thank you."
He Tao's expression suddenly changed, his eyes filled with confusion and shock, he looked at Lin Sheng puzzledly.
"Master, what do you mean by this? This ID isn't yours, is it? Do you still want to investigate the case without Officer Xu?"
Xu Guannan then realized that his ID card had somehow gotten into Lin Sheng's hands. He walked over to Lin Sheng and spoke in time.
"Her meaning is my meaning. Mr. He, please cooperate with the investigation."
He Tao felt uneasy, his face turned colder, and his tone was obviously unhappy.
"Ms. Lin, although I asked you to come today, you didn't do anything. The investigation cannot be counted as part of the fee I paid you."
Lin Sheng returned the ID to Xu Guannan, patted Cui Yu's hand suggestively, and looked at He Tao.
"Consider it a wasted trip today, and I won't charge you any wages. Mr. He, please take me to visit Cui Linlin's house first, please—"
Lin Sheng came to Cui Linlin's mansion, but as soon as he entered, he found that there were still traces of a woman's life in the house.
As soon as the bedroom door was opened, He Tao entered first, walked to the bedside seemingly nonchalantly, and introduced happily,
"This is the master bedroom. The inner room is Linlin's study. She usually works or reads in the study. There's nothing special about it."
Lin Sheng turned his back to him and walked into the inner room.
Seeing this, He Tao immediately hid the photo on the bedside table, his expression showing no change at all.
When Lin Sheng came out from the inner room, there was no emotion on He Tao's face.
Coming out of the master bedroom, Lin Sheng casually mentioned,
"The room on the right belongs to Lele, right? Why isn't he home?"
He Tao was stunned by the question for a moment, but he quickly reacted and answered without hesitation.
"I asked An Yun to take him out to play. It's better not to let him see this kind of scene. Children are shy."
Lin Sheng nodded in understanding and stopped asking questions. Since he didn't find any clues, he planned to go back.
As soon as Lin Sheng walked out of the house, someone called him. When he turned around, it was the little boy at the funeral.
"Hello! Are you a police officer? Do you want to help He Tao?"
Lin Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes showing doubt.
"He Tao? Isn't he your father?"
The child nodded frankly, not intending to hide it.
"Yes, but my last name is Cui, and my name is Cui Lelin. You haven't answered me yet, are you here to help He Tao?"
"Why do you think I would help him?"
The child in front of him spoke arrogantly and looked displeased when he mentioned He Tao.
How much can a child who doesn’t even call his father “Dad” love his father?
"Because I saw that he was very respectful to you, and I heard that he invited you here to catch the female ghost."
The child in front of me didn't show any fear at all, which was quite interesting.
Lin Sheng's lips curled up into a smile.
"Cui Lelin? I can call you that. You know a lot. However, I don't want to help He Tao. I'm a police officer, and I specialize in catching bad guys."
After hearing this, Cui Lelin smiled and his expression softened. He approached Lin Sheng and handed him a photo.
"I hope you can arrest He Tao. My mother told me in a dream that He Tao killed her. He also wanted to steal the money my mother left me. He is not my father. A father would not do this to his own son."
Cui Lelin's attitude changed too quickly. Lin Sheng looked at the child in front of him, who was a little wary but not too cautious, with admiration in his eyes.
"You are very smart. Your mother didn't raise you in vain."
After saying that, Lin Sheng took the photo. The photo showed He Tao and An Yun. The two of them were close together, looking like a sweet couple in love.
"He Tao plans to let An Yun take care of me, but I don't want her. Pretty police sister, you will help me, right?"
When the name changed, Lin Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a look of satisfaction. He couldn't help but reach out and rub Cui Lelin's head, saying without comment,
"You have such a sweet mouth. I will help you make your wish come true. Go back early. It's not safe for you to be out there alone."
Looking at Cui Lelin's leaving figure, an idea suddenly popped up in Lin Sheng's mind. The female ghost at the funeral was already dead, but there was no trace of sadness on the child's face.
How can a son not be sad when his mother dies?
Lin Sheng became suspicious and went to the crematorium to investigate the situation. He asked to see the surveillance camera in the morgue, but heard the security guard casually say,
"Why do so many people like watching surveillance footage of dead people? Is this some special fetish?"
When Lin Sheng heard this, he stopped the security guard with a puzzled look in his eyes.
"Has anyone else checked the morgue's surveillance?"
The security guard did not intend to hide it. After all, He Tao only paid him for guarding the door, not including the cost of keeping it confidential.
"He's a wealthy, young man, but he's a psychopath with a bit of a mental problem. He insists that surveillance footage showed a corpse sitting up on its own. Tell me, if that's not mental illness, what is it?"
Lin Sheng took out the photo and asked,
"Look carefully, is this the person in the photo?"
The security guard took a look and nodded in response.
"It's him, I can't be mistaken."
Lin Sheng immediately asked the security guard to play the surveillance video. The picture was enlarged and the morgue in the video was dead silent. But in the middle of the night, a freezer was suddenly opened from the inside, and the female corpse sat up and walked towards the door of the morgue.
The female corpse was dressed exactly like the one at the funeral. It was Cui Linlin.
The security guard's eyes widened instantly, and he stood up from his chair. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and rewound the scene again. He clearly saw a moving female corpse, turning around and walking towards the door, muttering to himself,
"It's over. I'm mentally ill. I'm going to the psychiatric department of the hospital across the street to make an appointment."
Before he even reached the door, the security guard just opened the door and fell straight forward to the ground and immediately fainted.
As soon as he walked out of the crematorium gate, Lin Sheng felt a chill behind him. When he turned around, a face appeared in front of him, rapidly enlarged. The face was very close to Lin Sheng, and their noses touched for a moment. A hint of coldness condensed on the tip of Lin Sheng's nose. The other person's body temperature was extremely abnormal.
No matter how powerful Lin Sheng was, he couldn't stand such a close attack. The hairs on his body stood up, his face was terrified, and he jumped ten meters away almost at the same time.
"ah!"
After seeing the appearance clearly, Lin Sheng's throat moved slightly, and he looked at the other person up and down with a slightly vigilant look.
"Big sister, you can't play like this. If I get hurt here, you won't be able to pay me back."
The other party showed a dead fish face, staring at Lin Sheng with unfriendly eyes, ignoring Lin Sheng's accusations, and talking to himself,
"You want to help He Tao?"
Lin Sheng heard the same question again, looked at the woman in front of him carefully, and asked tentatively,
"Cui Linlin?"
The woman did not respond directly and repeated the question.
"You want to help He Tao?"
This persistent character is exactly the same as Cui Lelin's.
Lin Sheng had the answer in his heart and sighed helplessly.
"I am only responsible for investigating the case and finding out the cause of your death. As for He Tao, the police will make the final decision."
The woman's eyes suddenly turned, but her gaze softened a bit, and she spoke lightly,
"Lele, I'm worried about him."
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