Special Forces Medic-Chapter 611 - 574 This is not the Middle East
Both men were waiting to hear more, but unexpectedly, the owner of the guest house tilted his head and slumped onto the table, falling asleep. Xiao Lin shrugged at Hua Qingyi, who then went to the service desk and exchanged a few words with the middle-aged woman seated inside before returning to the table. Shortly after, the middle-aged woman came over with a few disposable meal boxes and helped the owner away.
"Take the food up to Dan Qing; let’s go for a walk." Xiao Lin glanced at the raindrops outside the window, but finally gave up the idea of going out. "Annoying rain."
The phone in his pants pocket rang a few times before it stopped—a text from Xia Xue. "Lian ran out on her own." He handed the phone to Hua Qingyi who had come downstairs, rubbing his own forehead in frustration.
"Is she with Xia Xue now?" That seemed to be the gist of the message. "I think it’s not so bad; instead of letting them fend for themselves, bringing them together for protection would be more convenient. Didn’t you send Xiao Lang and Consort Ling over? If it’s not enough, we could send more people for protection, it should be fine. After all, the Xia Family still has some renown, so it wouldn’t be that easy to target them."
"I’m not worried about that. I’ve already arranged for Zilin and Zimu to protect them secretly. I’m concerned that they might not follow conventional logic. I haven’t found a way to treat the issue with Lian, and I don’t want Xia Xue to suffer the same harm."
Hua Qingyi couldn’t comfort Xiao Lin on this point, as he had no say. He was worried about the Middle Eastern situation repeating itself, and this time the target was an utterly inexperienced Xia Xue. If it were him, he couldn’t ignore it completely either.
The rain water that had gathered into small streams dripped from the roof onto the slate, making a steady plopping sound. The two stood at the entrance, gazing at the falling raindrops in a daze, while the figure that had been standing at the police station entrance earlier had disappeared.
"Both these spots—front and back—have issues." Hua Qingyi agreed with Xiao Lin’s view. The owner conveniently passed out at such a crucial moment, and you couldn’t exactly blame him. Xiao Lin glanced at Hua Qingyi, requested an umbrella from the service desk, and headed out.
Hua Qingyi naturally walked alongside him. At this moment, Xiao Lin wouldn’t be bothered by women. Their intuition told them that the waters of the North District ran deep, with too many hidden figures, and the surface criminal case was merely the beginning. If they hadn’t come here, perhaps the female corpse case might have just faded away.
If not for the highway accident, the city bureau wouldn’t have sent anyone to inspect, and the perpetrator’s sudden change of testimony was deliberate, possibly arranged by fate.
"North District, how do you plan to deal with it?" Xiao Lin reached the lakeside, and the rainwater was soaking the cuffs and soles of his shoes. The seemingly fine raindrops were densely packed.
"I don’t have a specific plan yet; I’m not fully involved in politics, so I need to go back and consult the old man. However, I have a preliminary idea—starting from the North District Police Station. Since I’ve caught the people, I must see it through."
"Hmm, this isn’t the Middle East." Xiao Lin’s plan was simple. If following Fourth Master’s way of doing things, it would certainly start with the most backward place, because it lacks management, money would be the best tool. Though sensitive, money is a good thing; no one finds it too hot to handle.
"I understand. One can act at will in the Middle East, but here, there are still many innocent people." Hua Qingyi understood Xiao Lin’s meaning. Concerning the illicit drugs issue, if it could be solved without military force, naturally that would be best. "Now, I’ve only seen the drug trade, haven’t seen the arms business yet, which makes me a bit worried."
Any area with a concentration of prostitution openly trades illegal drugs; similarly, here would surely involve gun and arms deals, like with patrons and gamblers, inseparable. Those who enjoy gambling also enjoy women.
"I’ve been pondering a question: Why did Liu Wei, whom the city bureau caught as the highway accident culprit, initially point to Ah San as the manipulator behind it? We’ve come to the North District, all places show this person as a real recluse, just a poor loser. Don’t you think Liu Wei’s two testimonies are problematic?"
"Brother, you wouldn’t really want to get involved in the woman’s case, would you?" Hua Qingyi’s mind was alerted, finding Xiao Lin’s belated perception of women truly speechless.
"Remember that policeman I rescued that day? He didn’t fall into the water naturally."
"What do you mean?"
"When I found him, his feet were caught by the seaweed at the lake bottom, causing him to drown."
"That’s quite normal; the Central Park is an artificial lake with soil underneath growing water plants. It’s not unreasonable; why do you think this way?"
"Two people fell in at the time. Only one crawled ashore on his own, while the other, sinking simultaneously, didn’t resurface. Do you recall when I rushed out, the person left on the shore didn’t rescue the other, isn’t that a bit unreasonable?"
Hua Qingyi began to remember the process Xiao Lin described. That night, driven by curiosity, they went to the police station at the end of the street, not expecting the people inside had already left for the lakeside. Sensing the problem, they hastily went over.
Hua Qingyi was the first to see Director Zhao’s strange expression, later attributing it to distaste for the sight of a decomposing corpse. Xiao Lin was the one who immediately jumped into the lake, being the most aware of the underwater situation, yet none of this was reflected in the report.
"I just felt that the expression of that director at the time was very strange, and was completely different from Director Zhao we met the next day."
"Usually when someone’s legs are entangled with water plants, it’s the entire calf that’s wrapped, but at that time the small police officer’s ankle was wrapped a few times by water plants, and what amazes me is that the leaves of that water plant were obviously twisted by someone, showing signs of being broken."
"You want to ask why someone wants to kill this small police officer, and why the whole police station wants him dead."
"Remember what Wang Canghai said? Every year he would give out a big red envelope to feed those people, just one director isn’t enough, to settle people below, how big does that envelope need to be?"
"Let me have someone investigate the identity of that small police officer."
"For now, we don’t need to worry about the life safety of this small police officer, thanks to Wu Shuang, the more attention the case receives, the harder it is to make a move."
"In the end, you still want to handle this case." Hua Qingyi knew that no matter how he persuaded, it wouldn’t work, as Xiao Lin inherently has a persistent spirit towards such suspense cases. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"It’s not that I must handle it, but coincidentally two cases are connected, Ah San’s death is related to the female corpse by the lake. Based on what the hardware store girl says, that woman is likely the missing Xiao Mei. If I dare to speculate, this case might be connected with forbidden drug channels behind the scenes.
Ah San might genuinely have liked the woman Xiao Mei, accidentally getting involved, whereas Xiao Mei should be part of this channel. As for the perpetrator Liu Wei, he might be a figure in the smuggling transport line, and those two non-Huaxia men who died in the car have several possibilities, buyer? seller? intermediary? or maybe even swindlers."
"Well, everything you’ve said so far about the case already makes it sound like it’s solved." Hua Qingyi pouted. "The key person we are looking for hasn’t been found yet, you’re a bit overwhelming."
"Am I? I don’t really feel that way." Xiao Lin stared at the large pit that had been dug out. "Huaxia has so many places, why did Fourth Master choose Yanjing, and specifically the North District?"
"It’s easier to operate under the Emperor’s nose."
"Didn’t the old man say before? Back then Mu Rongyun escaped with Hong Lian, so the reason Fourth Master chose here might also be because of Hong Lian." Xiao Lin lit a cigarette by the lake. "Earlier we assumed forensic Mu Rongyun came for the Dharma Seal from our Xiao Family, while Xiao Mu joined forces to stand against the Xiao Family."
"Exactly." Hua Qingyi agreed with this idea.
"Actually, we were all wrong. That was just our speculation, because things should be like that so it appeared that way."
"What do you mean?"
"Never mind whether Xiao Mu knows about Mu Rongyun’s relationship with the Xiao Family, personally I think their meeting is just a coincidence, that’s all. Due to my relationship with the forensic, I suddenly realized his target is Xiao Zhenfeng, not the Xiao Family. From the way he acted several times, he wanted me personally, not the entire Xiao Family, we’ve simply exaggerated these matters."
"Their acquaintance with Fourth Master is also true."
"It’s a fact, but not familiarity." Xiao Lin was somewhat certain about this aspect. Given his perception of Mu Rongyun’s character, he wouldn’t have someone like Fourth Master as a friend. "Judging by the timeline of forbidden drug trafficking in the North District, it should have happened long before the old man approached us. Forensic Mu Rongyun targeted me starting when I treated Dan Qing, merely two months ago. Looking at it this way, the period of his acquaintance with Fourth Master doesn’t exceed three months."
"So you’re thinking of leveraging familial bonds?"
"Am I that naive?" Xiao Lin began walking back, as the rain falling from the sky was no longer describable as dense. "Tomorrow you take Dan Qing back, I’ll stay here first, bring some clothes over."
"How do you plan to make contact with Shaoqing?"
"Oh?" Xiao Lin blinked at Hua Qingyi. "You brought Miao Shaoqing over as well?"
"The Sharp Sword Special Forces is just cooperating with me, among those who can track, I can’t think of anyone more suitable than Miao Shaoqing. During the time in the Middle East, his talent in this aspect stood out, and after returning, Dragon Soul also strengthened his training in this area, probably not losing to Night Eagle."
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