Genius Club-Chapter 207 - 44 Going to the Moon

Secondment letter?

He wasn’t a detective, so why was the Donghai City Public Security Bureau sending him this stuff?

Lin Xian took it over.

In the bottom right corner, there indeed was the administrative seal of the Donghai City Public Security Bureau; the header read ’secondment letter’, addressed to MX Company.

Looking at the content, it was a very templated notification, informing MX Company that, in order to solve a case, they were seconding Lin Xian to the [Xu Yun Case Special Investigation Team] to assist with work, for a period of one month, to be extended if necessary.

"Why suddenly second me?" Lin Xian was utterly puzzled.

"I don’t know," Zhao Yingjun shook his head:

"This, we are not clear about, Generally speaking, such case-related details won’t be disclosed by the police before a case is completely resolved. However, this secondment letter isn’t mandatory; if you want to go, then go, if not, you don’t even need to appear personally, our company can simply reply and refuse."

Lin Xian looked down at the red seal on the secondment letter.

Normally, the Donghai City Public Security Bureau definitely wouldn’t second someone insignificant like him; in the field of solving cases, he really couldn’t be of any help and had no experience whatsoever.

Therefore, after much deliberation, there was only one possibility—

[It was Ji Lin who recommended him to the Public Security Bureau. In other words... it was the behind-the-scenes Ji Lin inviting him to join the Xu Yun Case Special Investigation Team.]

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Nowadays, Ji Lin’s prestige within the Donghai City Public Security Bureau was extremely high, and he had a significant say in matters; this kind of thing was easy for him to arrange.

This secondment letter... really did have the air of a banquet with ulterior motives.

By now, Lin Xian had almost confirmed that Ji Xinshui, Ji Lin, and Zhou Duanyun were in cahoots.

Not only were the three linked to the murder of Xu Yun and Tang Xin, but they were also attempting to find flaws or evidence on him... and once they confirmed this, they would nearly 100% try to kill him in the same manner of car accident at 00:42.

This was the "Catch Me If You Can" that Huang Que spoke of.

A while ago, Lin Xian had been running around, aiming to find more information on the murderers.

So, it was imaginable that his opponents hadn’t been idle during this time either.

Ji Lin sending him this "secondment letter" was pretty much like throwing down the gauntlet. His goal was certainly to summon him to his side, then in the daily interactions, during work, fish out his secrets.

"No, that’s wrong."

Lin Xian thought silently... This wasn’t a gauntlet, because so far the name Ji Xinshui, along with Ji Xinshui’s past with Zhou Duanyun, all came as accidental coincidences, and Ji Lin was probably unaware of this matter.

In other words, Ji Lin didn’t know he had given himself away.

From his perspective, Lin Xian hadn’t realized that he was one of the murderers; he continued to act the part of a good guy, one trying to find Xu Yun’s killer, a good guy mourning Tang Xin.

Looking at it this way...

The advantage had shifted back to his side; he had one more piece of information than Ji Lin did.

So.

Should he go to this banquet with ulterior motives?

Lin Xian was still hesitant.

Reality isn’t a dream; you don’t have that many lives to err repeatedly.

Although there’s a saying, ’No venture, no gain,’ recklessly going alone into Ji Lin’s territory, right under Ji Lin’s watchful eyes, was incredibly dangerous.

Someone as clever as Ji Lin would surely set many traps and setups for him, and one misstep might be fatal.

But on the other hand.

Since he had already pinpointed Ji Lin, Ji Xinshui, and Zhou Duanyun... if he wanted to bring them to justice and avenge Xu Yun and Tang Xin, he indeed needed to interact with them to find their slip-ups and clues.

This game of cat and mouse, of hide and seek, was all about who could catch whose flaws first, who could eliminate whom first.

From that perspective, the risks and rewards were there together. He really should put himself into the game, pretending to be unaware, pretend to fall into Ji Lin’s traps, and then turn the tables.

After all...

If Ji Lin and his crew could set traps and pitfalls for him, why couldn’t he use their tactics against them, then design a trap for Ji Lin and his crew to expose themselves?

"I’ll think about it," Lin Xian said.

He put away the secondment letter and looked at Zhao Yingjun:

"Honestly, if I can actually help the police a bit, and help catch the murderer sooner... given how good a relationship we had with Professor Xu Yun and how much he helped us, I really would like to lend a hand."

Zhao Yingjun nodded:

"You decide on this matter for yourself."

...

After leaving Zhao Yingjun’s office, Lin Xian glanced at his watch.

It was still early, a long time till noon.

Yesterday, Zheng Chenghe mentioned he drove the taxi during the day shift; now was his working time.

So at this time of day, visiting the hospital, it was very likely he would encounter Zheng Xiangyue alone in the ward.

To figure out whether or not Zheng Chenghe had the suspicion of having hit and killed Professor Xu Yun and Tang Xin... he just had to ask Zheng Xiangyue.

Moreover, Lin Xian was curious about Zheng Chenghe’s true identity, his real past; it seemed that he himself didn’t want to talk about his history, but Zheng Xiangyue was much more naive and would probably spill the truth with just a casual inquiry.

Exiting the company, Lin Xian took a taxi straight to the Donghai University Affiliated Hospital, arriving at Xu Yiyi’s ward on the 17th floor.

Inside, the curtains were drawn back, allowing sunlight to pour in, casting a glow over Xu Yiyi’s eyelashes and hair.

She was as quiet as ever.

As if the world had never changed, always like how she was when she fell from the slide.