Chapter 140: Friend or Foe?
With less than a month to go before the college entrance examination, Muzi's study has entered the final sprint stage. Although the school was still full of all kinds of gossip, Mu Zi didn't have the heart to pay attention to those things that came out of nowhere.
After the campus homicide, Mu Zi was once regarded by the police as a key suspect in the murder of Ling Xiang, and was questioned by the police several times. However, as the investigation progressed, the police found that Mu Zi was not the only student suspected of committing the crime. Mu Zi's classmate Jin Zhe also had a motive to kill Ling Xiang, and there was no alibi at the time of the crime.
Because there was no substantial evidence of the crime, the police had nothing to do with the two suspects, who had never pleaded guilty. The case is deadlocked, and the police have recently withdrawn their surveillance.
But in recent days, Mu Zi always felt that a pair of eyes were secretly peeking at her from somewhere, whether it was on the way to and from school, or walking in the huge campus, or even when she was sitting in the classroom, she felt a strong chill pressing towards her heart, making her feel the cold to the bone in the warm early summer.
Mu Zi is not a superstitious person, but in the face of such a strange situation, she sometimes can't help but think wildly, maybe it is Ling Xiang's unjust spirit quietly following her, waiting for an opportunity to ask for her life. Although she had not hurt Ling Xiang and was calm in her heart, it was hard to guarantee that Ling Xiang did not understand the situation when she was killed, and mistakenly thought that the murderer who appeared on the roof of the building that night was her.
Muzi knew that her thoughts were naΓ―ve, but every time she sensed that chill, an inexplicable sense of fear would arise in her heart, making her want to escape from the world in front of her.
She wanted to tell Xia Jinyu how much she felt, and how much she hoped that Xia Jinyu could be by her side, help her, and protect her, just like the previous times, but she knew that she couldn't do that again. Because she was born destined to be an unfortunate person, destined to go through ups and downs, and destined to endure all kinds of tricks on her by fate.
She has caused too much trouble to Xia Jinyu, causing him to be involved in two terrible murders, causing him to be gossiped about by his classmates, causing him to be blamed by his parents, and causing his grades to decline before the college entrance examination.
She couldn't bother that gentle and kind boy anymore. Xia Jinyu has done too many things for her all the time. Looking back carefully, it seems that since the second semester of the second semester of high school, after Ling Xiang leaked her secrets and some unbearable rumors began to circulate in the school, Xia Jinyu has always defended her in secret, and occasionally stood up for her, and clashed with her classmates for her.
At that time, Mu Zi didn't know why Xia Jinyu did this. For Xia Jinyu's help, Mu Zi's heart was full of gratitude, but because the life backgrounds of the two people were very different, Mu Zi never dared to have any illusions about Xia Jinyu.
Once upon a time, Mu Zi thought that he and Xia Jinyu were people living in two worlds, and it was impossible for them to come together in this life. She envied Xia Jinyu for having a happy and wealthy family, envied him for having many friends around him to talk to, and envied him for having a good brother who looked cold but doted on him very much. Until not long ago, Xia Jinyu personally told her a secret, a secret about growth and life experience. Mu Zi finally stopped envying Xia Jinyu, on the contrary, he began to sympathize with Xia Jinyu's experience in his heart, and he had to admire Xia Jinyu's bravery and strength.
She finally understood why Xia Jinyu was so kind, why she always loved to fight and be uneven, why she couldn't see the weak people around her being bullied, and why she always reached out to those in need. After learning about Xia Jinyu's life experience, seeing Xia Jinyu's warm and smiling face again, Mu Zi's heart was often stung.
After experiencing so many things, Mu Zi deeply understood that his feelings for Xia Jinyu were not just as simple as gratitude. She likes Xia Jinyu, and she has reached the point where she can't extricate herself. Because of this, there are some things that she must bear alone.
After the evening self-study, Mu Zi sorted out his schoolbag and walked out of the door of the teaching building with the noisy crowd.
Recently, Mu Zi has been living in the house arranged for her by Xia Jinyu, and occasionally goes back to her home to get some change of clothes.
At about ten o'clock in the evening, it was raining lightly in the sky. Mu Zi walked out of the campus with an umbrella, and just after taking a dozen steps, the strange feeling of being watched suddenly appeared again. Mu Zi was startled, and looked around nervously, except for the junior high school student like her who had just finished self-study at night, there were no suspicious people on the road.
Strange, is this an illusion? Mu Zi frowned unhappily and immediately quickened his pace. Along the way, she tried to take the brightly lit roads, looking back a few times from time to time to make sure she wasn't being followed by the bad guys. When I arrived at the small alley near my home, the surrounding environment instantly became silent and eerie.
If it weren't for the fact that he came back to get a very important study material, Mu Zi didn't want to return to this "ghost building" at this time. Although it is a home where he has lived for more than ten years, Mu Zi has long been accustomed to walking here alone in the middle of the night. But since the middle-aged couple in Room 103 was brutally killed at home, Mu Zi no longer has any good feelings about this place.
She almost trotted all the way into her home. I turned on the light, walked to my room to get my study materials, stuffed a few clean clothes into my school bag, turned off the lights, locked the door, and left, all in one go, and it took less than three minutes.
As she passed through the hallway, she didn't dare to look at the door of room 103 opposite, and she didn't dare to imagine what had happened inside. She walked out of the hallway quickly, and when she heard the sparse raindrops falling on the eaves again, and felt the cool evening breeze on her cheeks again, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in the alley in front of her, paused for two seconds, and walked slowly towards her. Mu Zi was startled, held his breath, and held the handle of the umbrella in his hand tightly. Through the dim light, she gradually saw the man's face clearly, dΓ©jΓ vu, but a little unfamiliar.
"Are you ......" Mu Zi asked, her voice hoarse that even she was a little surprised.
"You're Muzi, right?" The man looked at her and smiled and asked, "Remember me?" We've met once because of the case that happened here. β
Mu Zi looked at the young man in front of him suspiciously, thought about it seriously for a moment, and suddenly said, "Oh, I remembered, you are Officer Zhao." On the night of the crime, you sent me and Xia Jinyu back to the criminal police team, and also helped us arrange a place to live. β
"That's right, it's me." Zhao Xiaolin nodded with satisfaction. Then, almost in unison, the two of them asked, "What are you doing here at such a late hour?" β
The atmosphere was stalemate for a moment, and Zhao Xiaolin replied first: "I'll go back to the scene of the crime to confirm some information." β
Muzi said, "I'll go home and get something." Then he asked, "Is there any progress in your case?" β
"Of course, we already know the identity of the murderer."
"Really?" Mu Zi asked excitedly, "Have you found him?" β
"Yes." Zhao Xiaolin smiled, but there was an unpredictable expression on his face. "By the way, where do you live now? I'll send you back. β
"Don't bother, I'll just go out and take a taxi myself." Mu Zi excused himself embarrassedly. Zhao Xiaolin looked at his watch and said, "It's too late, it's not safe for you to walk by yourself, so let's take my car." β
Mu Zi thought about it and didn't refuse the other party's kindness again. She followed Zhao Xiaolin through several pitch-black alleys to the front of a black Volkswagen. As soon as she opened the car door, her mouth and nose were covered with a damp towel. Then, her eyes went black and she lost consciousness in a daze......