Chapter 68 - Eliminating Suspects (1/2)

“Xu Lan! Why did you call me to come over! I have many manuscripts to write, I have no time for you!” Shen Xiang said without giving any thought about her image when she looked up and saw Xu Lan smoking on the third floor. Although she was quite fond of Xu Lan before this happened, it was still not enough to replace Wu Wendi’s place in her heart.

Xu Lan invited Shen Xiang up and handed over the photos he was holding, “I want to ask if Xiao Wu had any preference of using ‘0’ and ‘1’ to symbolize a certain code or characters?”

Shen Xiang stared at the photos for quite some time and said, “No!”

“Please think carefully, did she show any abnormal signs recently?” Xu Lan frowned and asked hoarsely.

“Abnormal signs? She was never normal ever since she started getting involved in this case! She spent all day at the police station and continued to analyze information when she got home at night! What kind of codes and clues, was she supposed to worry about them? She even lost her life in the end!”

“What code was she deciphering?” Xu Lan narrowed his dark eyes and asked sternly.

“How would I know what code was it. It was so messy that it makes me dizzy! I’m here to demand justice for Wu Wendi! If the police are still as useless as before, I don’t mind making our relationship worse! I don’t want to repeat what happened five years ago!” Shen Xiang was getting angrier while she spoke, her delicate make-up suddenly seemed quite vicious.

“… I’m so sorry for the way things turned out. We’ll not shirk our responsibilities and will definitely do justice to Xiao Wu! If you’re not that busy, you can stay with us and help out.”

Xu Lan was looking at the clock on the wall when Xiao Li pushed open the door and entered.

“Sergeant Xu, Officer Li is here.”

The meeting room was full of people, only this time, the atmosphere was not as heavy as before. Some could say that they were excited. There was a constant exchange of whispers. Finally, all of them looked at Xu Lan who was sitting beside Hu Cheng, who was also the person in charge of the case.

He announced that he knew the identity of the killer!

“Xu Lan, we’re ready, you can start now,” Hu Cheng said, feeling a little uneasy while he opened his notebook.

“Okay, thank you everyone for trusting me. I’m also responsible for Xiao Wu’s death. Because of me, Xiao Wu fell into the hands of the killer alone…”

A cup of hot water came pouring down from his head!

“Sergeant Xu! Are you alright?” Zhu Jing who was minuting beside Xu Lan sprung up to check on him, “Shen, you!”

Zhen Xiang broke down in tears while she remained in the position from where she splashed Xu Lan. Her delicate make-up had smudged due to her sobbing and her whole body started to convulse.

“No worries,” Xu Lan wiped the water off, his face was bright red due to scalding, “Ms. Shen, I’m bringing justice to Xiao Wu today.”

Xu Lan turned on his laptop and strung the time, method and victim of the crimes together. All of them were directed toward Li Xiu. Once he finished, everybody could hardly sit still as the news was as shocking as thunder. People started to raise doubts and discussions.

“Silence! Let Xu Lan Finish!” Hu Cheng was sitting in the middle, where he used his tobacco pipe to knock on the table to stabilize the situation.

“Officer Li, are you feeling better?” Except for the time when Xu Lan suspected Li Xiu as the killer which gained a surprised look from him, he remained seated on the chair with a stoic composure.