1242 I Want to Make You Stay 120 (1/2)

”Give me the phone, call him, call him!”

”Okay, I'll call Mr. Shi now.”

Just as the nurse was about to call Shi Shaochuan, Wen Lele changed her mind and quickly stopped her. ”Forget it, don't call him…”

The nurse had no choice but to stop.

Wen Lele began to calm herself down gradually. What use would it be if I make him come here and question him? I can't move and he won't admit it anyway. There's nothing I can do with him.

Wen Lele teared up again, unable to contain her misery.

Once I get discharged, I must verify if Shi Bao'er was the culprit. If she was the one who had done it, I must torture her to no end!

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An Xiaoning initially wanted to visit the tomb together with Jin Qingyan tomorrow and get Fan Shixin to take over at the office for a day.

However, there were sudden changes that had to be made to her plans.

Team Leader Zhang gave her an emergency call at about six o'clock.

He desperately pleaded for An Xiaoning to make a trip to the police station.

After learning about the exact situation, An Xiaoning immediately rushed to the police station on her car. What she dreaded most had ultimately happened.

”Where was the deceased found?”

”The wheat field nearest to the lake. The deceased was a farmer from the village, and his wife was the one who had found his body. We headed to the site immediately after we received the report. However, we couldn't find anything at all. There weren't even any footprints. We've also checked the surveillance cameras, but they were all damaged and we couldn't get any footages.”

An Xiaoning frowned and stared at the corpse, which was in a similar state as the archeologist's corpse. ”When was the police report made?”

”5:23 am.”

An Xiaoning murmured, ”5:23 am… The crime must have been committed before that, then…”

The first thing that came to her mind were the bizarre calls that she would receive at 5:08 am every day.

Could it be the same culprit?

That's very likely, she thought.

Did I happen to miss the owner of that tomb because I simply got lucky and he happened to be away at that time?

But the amulets had all gone missing. How could that be explained?

Did the tomb belong to more than one person?

”Let his family bring his corpse back to be buried. Inform Bureau Chief Pan about it and tell him to bring some men to the lake. I'll go home to get my stuff before rushing there to meet him.”

”Okay.”

....

When they arrived at the lake, the sky was already starting to darken.

Having to delve into the tomb at night was indeed a hair-raising feat.

However, she had no choice.

The police officers waited outside in two groups while An Xiaoning and Jin Qingyan entered together. Pan Zhenghui initially offered to accompany them. However, An Xiaoning decided to let him stay outside upon seeing his trembling legs.

Being middle-aged, Pan Zhenghui was definitely not at the peak of his fitness. Thus, it was a better idea for him to sit it out, lest they'd have to take care of him while they were inside.

Hence, An Xiaoning decided to bring Zu Dong and Gong Le instead.

After all, they were young and fit and could carry the things that she had brought along. Moreover, they were brave as well and did not seem at all intimidated when she suggested that they go in with her, unlike Ma Jianguo, who seemed like he was about to pee himself. Ma Jianguo was quivering from head to toe in fear that An Xiaoning would pick him.