Chapter 206: The Final Move

In the office of Donghai City’s Criminal Investigation Department, Officer Liu laid a stack of documents in front of Lin Xian before sitting opposite him.

“Zheng Cheng He, that’s the driver’s name,” Officer Liu started, breaking the silence.

“I know,” Lin Xian responded coolly, not even glancing at the papers.

“You know him?” Officer Liu asked, surprised.

“I’ve seen him a few times at the hospital,” Lin Xian explained. “We’ve actually met more than a few times. I’ve been to his sister’s birthday party and even gave her gifts.”

“That makes sense,” Officer Liu nodded, understanding better now. “No wonder that taxi braked and swerved so suddenly at the last second. He must have recognized you.”

Officer Liu clicked his tongue, opened his thermos, took a sip of his tea, and savored the goji berries it contained.

“Zheng Cheng He has had a tough life... I just had my colleagues in the next province pull his file. About ten years ago, in 2010, his parents were killed by a local thug over a land dispute. His mother died right in front of him. Back then, in those small, backward villages, there was little anyone could do.”

“When his parents died, Zheng Cheng He was just a teenager, barely an adult, and his sister was just a toddler. They faced a lot of bullying in the village. That thug was ruthless, even setting dogs on them. Once, when Zheng Cheng He was trying to protect his sister, a dog bit him on the face, and he nearly died from the infection. But luckily, he survived.”

“Eventually, the siblings left their village and moved to Donghai. It wasn’t until a few years later that the thugs met their end. They all died.”

“Died?” Lin Xian looked up, interested. “How did they die? Did Zheng Cheng He kill them?”

He recalled seeing a news story about a son who avenged his mother’s murder years later.

“No, not at all,” Officer Liu quickly corrected. “Zheng Cheng He is a law-abiding citizen, never been in trouble with the law. He’s a hard worker and honest... The case was reopened a few years ago. The investigation showed that the wrong person had been punished initially. The real culprits, the main men from the thug’s family, were found guilty and executed.”

Lin Xian’s pen spun faster as he went over all the clues and knowledge he gathered thus far:

On that rainy night, Yellow Finch lounged on the sofa and told him, “This invitation is fake.”

In the dream world, Big Cat Face was smoking a cigarette in the van, “I need to try... to get a Genius Club invitation.”

Ji Lin leaning against a door at the villa, “Lin Xian, have you heard of the Genius Club?”

Lin Xian furrowed his brow at the last thought.

Ji Lin had mentioned two groups involved in the 00:42 incident: Group A, the Genius Club, and Group B, Ji Lin and Ji Xin Shui’s team, who were imitating Group A to prove something to the Genius Club.

What were they trying to prove?

Ji Xin Shui, already at the pinnacle of success, still sought something—something beyond power, money, or status. It had to be something more potent, more mysterious, something that could manipulate human fate.

Lin Xian’s eyes snapped open. “Perhaps, Ji Lin and Ji Xin Shui both aspired to join the Genius Club. It’s worth the risk,” he decided, stopping the pen and clenching his fist.

Ji Lin and Ji Xin Shui were aware of the Genius Club, and Lin Xian’s intelligence might match theirs. With only 14 hours left before they had to be released, he had to make them confess. He decided to take the risk.

“I need to step out,” Lin Xian stated, standing and heading for the door. He turned back to Officer Liu. “Please keep an eye on Ji Xin Shui and Ji Lin. Don’t let them interact... until I return.”

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