Director Zhuang stood up from his seat, walked to Lin Xi, and said with concern:
"I wouldn't even know if I didn't call you. Didn't I tell you to go home and rest for a few days? Why did you come here to work again?"
As he spoke, he walked to the sofa in the office and the two sat down side by side.
"It's already nine o'clock in the evening, why aren't you home yet?"
"We cooperated with the Huangzhou police to search for files today. Everyone left very late."
"Oh yes."
There was a brief silence in the room, only the smoke in the room was rubbing against each other.
Finally, Lin Xi broke the silence and asked, "Uncle Zhuang, please call me and ask me to come over. What's the matter?"
Director Zhuang didn't know what to say for a moment. His real thoughts were actually very simple. He just wanted to know what Lu Sheng had said to Lin Xi just now.
Director Zhuang didn't know what to say, but he called Lin Xi over and had to answer her question, "Oh, actually, it's nothing."
Lin Xi looked at Director Zhuang, waiting for him to continue what he had not finished.
In desperation, Director Zhuang had no choice but to give the suggestion he had made before, "Why don't you take a period of leave first and take a rest."
Lin Xi said hurriedly, "I can't do anything special anymore. I can work in the police station thanks to you, Uncle Zhuang."
"Hey, don't say these polite words anymore. I am Master Lin Xi, and we are all a family." When Lin Xi was mentioned, Lin Xi's eyes were lonely, and sadness immediately took over her.
Director Zhuang did not choose to stop because of Lin Xi's sadness. He still could not hold back and finally began to ask questions step by step.
"Lin Xi, does your brother know anyone in Huangzhou?"
"I don't know about this, but most of our relatives and friends live in Meizhou."
"Then has he ever mentioned something to you, something special?"
Hearing his question, Lin Xi suddenly remembered something and immediately became wary. On the surface, she still acted like a junior and politely said to Director Zhuang:
"Uncle Zhuang, I don't quite understand what you mean."
"It means if he has anything special to tell you."
"Uncle Zhuang, do these questions you ask have anything to do with my brother's death?"
Director Zhuang knew that he might not be able to ask anything for the time being. Regarding Lin Xi, he confidently believed that Lin Xi was not deliberately hiding anything. He also really thought that Lin Xi really knew nothing.
However, in the video surveillance in the corridor, Lu Sheng and Lin Xi briefly looked at each other. Something must have happened, and Director Zhuang really has no way to ask now.
"It doesn't matter. Don't think too much. Your brother's case has already been concluded."
Director Zhuang didn't want to waste any more time, so he said, "It's getting late, so let's go back and rest early."
Lin Xi nodded in agreement, then stood up and walked to the door. Just as she was about to leave, she immediately stopped at the door, turned around and looked at Director Zhuang and said:
"Uncle Zhuang, why did my brother drive to the Meijiang River?"
Unexpectedly, Lin Xi would ask this suddenly. The direct raising of this question seemed to indicate that the seeds of doubt were sprouting in Lin Xi's heart.
Director Zhuang's eyes were also undergoing subtle changes when he looked at Lin Xi.
"He just drove by there, Lin Xi, don't think too much and trust our comrades' investigation."
Lin Xi just nodded slightly, turned and left.
Director Zhuang was upstairs, watching through the window as Lin Xi quickly walked into the car.
Meizhou at night has lost its urban vitality. The streets in the city are very deserted. After 9:30, there are almost no buses anymore. There are occasional cars on the road, and there are more cars driving.
It's just a late night taxi.
The road conditions were very good. Lin Xi tried her best to control the speed within the limited range, but the cars that appeared in front of her were still left behind one after another.
She kept thinking about her brother and the beautiful hotel. She stepped on the accelerator with her right foot, but she couldn't control the right foot. Naturally, she drove much faster.
Just after passing another traffic light intersection, she realized that she had run a red light just now?
However, what made Lin Xi feel even more panicked was that the car behind him just now also ran the red light with him?
Lin Xi suddenly felt a little nervous. She took up her left hand and held the steering wheel tightly. She took the initiative to slow down the car and began to pay careful attention to the car behind her.
The speed of the car also slowed down tacitly, and it began to deliberately keep a certain distance from Lin Xi.
Lin Xi kept looking at the car's rearview mirror. She crossed several streets one after another, and finally determined that she was being followed.
The car was about to reach Xingfu Road where the Meijia Hotel was located. Lin Xi stepped on the accelerator and passed by the intersection of Xingfu Road quickly.
…
In Huangzhou City Library, Lin Xizai led Lin Xi forward. At a row of book storage boxes, the brother and sister stopped.
"Lin Xi, you must remember this place." Lin Xi said, putting the USB flash drive in his hand into the book box No. 157.
"Brother, what is that you saved?"
"You don't need to worry about this yet."
Lin Xi saw Lin Xi being so nervous about the USB flash drive, and suddenly thought of what Lin Xi had anxiously asked her to scan in the archives a few days ago.
"Is it the file you asked me to scan before?"
Lin Xi just nodded and continued, "Maybe someone will come to ask you for this in the future, if anything happens to me..."
Hearing what Lin Xi said, Lin Xi frowned and said with worry, "Brother, you are so good, why are you talking nonsense?"
"Lin Xi, please listen to what I have to say first."
Lin Xi looked at Lin Xi seriously. The brother-sister relationship was thicker than water, allowing him to trust Lin Xi with confidence. His eyes were full of unshakable trust.
"If I am gone, someone may find you and mention this file to you. I will put it in the Huangzhou Library now. Remember..."
Lin Xi listened intently to every word her brother said, and looked worriedly at the person closest to her.
"If the Huangzhou police come to find you, you can hand it over with confidence. However, if you are from Meizhou, you must be careful and never tell anyone about this file."
"What if Director Zhuang asks?"
There was an indescribable light in Lin Xi's eyes. It was a light that would make people feel particularly uneasy after seeing it. "If I am really gone, you must be careful and don't trust any Meizhou people easily."
"After all these years, I have left nothing behind. I only have this in my hand now, but I hope I won't need it."