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Chapter 45 Your Uncle Asked Me to Pass on a Message

As time went by, everyone's lives gradually returned to normal.

Because Xu Zhihai was involved with the Thousand-Faced Man, the two cases concerning Gao Jiajia and Wang Qiang were also transferred to the Countermeasures Bureau for handling.

By reading the brains of the corpses, it was determined that Xu Zhihai was the mastermind behind both cases. Thus, the murder case, which had troubled the criminal investigation team for nearly half a month due to a lack of evidence, was closed.

The only drawback was that Gao Bin was seriously injured in the fight and had to temporarily leave his post, but that was a minor matter. That salted fish wasn't dead, and as long as he wasn't dead, it wasn't a big problem with the armor. Thus, the world where only Gao Bin was injured was completed.

The criminal investigation team can close the case perfectly, the countermeasures bureau has dealt with a group of masked individuals, and everyone has a bright future.

On a sunny morning, Shi Feng drove his armored vehicle on the road leading to the hospital.

Don't you have your own car?

Shi Feng looked straight ahead and said.

"You think I want to ride in your car? If my car hadn't been sent for repairs and Director Yang hadn't asked me to go with you, I would have preferred to take a taxi."

Wearing sunglasses, Xia Qinian rested his elbow on the car window, looking at the scenery on both sides of the road, and said with a disdainful tone.

Shi Feng snorted coldly and said, "This case is quite serious. You should be grateful that Director Yang spared you because of our past relationship, otherwise you would be waiting to go to jail!"

"You're just talking nonsense. I haven't done anything illegal or illegal. I think you're just trying to find an excuse to send me to jail."

Xia Qinian spat dismissively: "Wasn't this case closed? Why did you call me over?"

“Go ask Director Yang. I went to visit a colleague, but you insisted on coming over.”

"Don't talk about knocking me down."

Shi Feng had no idea why Yang Xingguo wanted Xia Qinian to go to the hospital with him. Gao Bin and Xia Qinian were clearly unrelated. Could they be long-lost brothers?
Neither of them would give in, and neither of them uttered a sound the rest of the way.

After parking his car in the hospital parking lot, Shi Feng glanced at the fuel gauge. He had been so busy running around these past two days that he hadn't had time to refuel his car, and the tank was almost empty.

Shi Feng got out of the car, but Xia Qinian remained inside, groping something on his body.

"Get down quickly." Shi Feng mocked, "You're itchy, go back and take a shower, don't get lice on my car."

"Damn it, I'm looking for my fare. Who rides a bus without paying? You know what I mean." Xia Qinian retorted, "Consider this five yuan as fare, keep the change."

As he spoke, Xia Qinian stuffed the banknotes into the armrest box.

He fumbled around for a while, only managing to pull out a crumpled banknote from his back pocket—the change he got from buying beer at the supermarket last time.

Shi Feng ignored him, closed the car door, and drove away.

Xia Qinian wanted to chase after him, but his eyes darted around mischievously, and a wicked smile appeared on his face.

Shi Feng wasn't walking fast, and Xia Qinian easily caught up with him before he entered the inpatient department.

Upon arriving at the inpatient department, Shi Feng and Xia Qinian, unusually, both quieted down and stopped bickering. In the past, if the two walked together, they would start arguing within ten minutes.

The inpatient department remained quiet; they at least had that basic courtesy.

If they really couldn't hold it in, it was all Shi Feng's (Xia Qinian's) fault.

The two walked side by side into the elevator and arrived at the private ward area.

Following the information on his phone, Shi Feng found Gao Bin's hospital room.

dong dong dong.

"Please come in."

Shi Feng opened the door and went in, with Xia Qinian following behind him. The two looked closely and saw that the person speaking was a strange man wearing an earpiece.

"Hello, my name is He Jun. I've come here to ask about Xu Zhihai." He Jun didn't get up from his chair, but instead crossed his legs and picked up his notebook.

Shi Feng frowned, instinctively feeling a slight dissatisfaction with this attitude towards handling the case. It reminded him of his past self, but out of consideration for He Jun's status, Shi Feng did not speak up to correct his posture.

"I have finished compiling the report on Xu Zhihai and handed it over to you." Shi Feng sat down in the chair opposite him, looking He Jun up and down. "I'm here to visit a colleague."

After saying that, he pointed to Gao Bin, who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, pretending to be dead.

Shi Feng had heard from Yang Xingguo that the person in front of him belonged to a secret department, but was it appropriate for a secret department to show itself so openly?

All the materials have already been handed over, so why send someone to ask again?
Xia Qinian, who had nowhere to sit, didn't care about any of that. He walked straight to the window and sat on the windowsill.

For some reason, looking at He Jun always made him feel uneasy, like a student who had made a mistake seeing his teacher.

“I know, but I prefer interviewing the parties involved to reviewing the documents. Files are static, but people are dynamic, and people’s records will always deviate from the facts.” He Jun glanced at Gao Bin and continued, “He’s been having trouble sleeping lately because of the pain from his wound. He just took sleeping pills, so don’t worry about disturbing his rest.”

After saying that, He Jun slammed the stun gun down on the bedside table, making Gao Bin's heart skip a beat.

Putting everything else aside, Gao Bin's ability to pretend to be asleep is absolutely unmatched by any international actor; even Shi Feng couldn't detect anything amiss.

Shi Feng glanced at the 'sound asleep' Gao Bin, nodded, and said, "Then I'll give a brief overview."

As Shi Feng recounted his experience, He Jun gained a clearer understanding of the two cases.

"What is Xu Zhihai's personality like?" He Jun asked the first question after understanding the general process.

"He's very cunning. His behavior is completely different from what others have told him." Thinking of Xu Zhihai, Shi Feng's expression was not very good. As long as he didn't confess his crimes, he couldn't do anything to him.

He disposed of all the evidence meticulously, and even the murders were not committed by him; he used others to achieve his goals, just like a puppeteer manipulating puppets.

"So do you think Xu Zhihai has been pretending all along, or did his personality change drastically because of some event?" He Jun's question was completely unrelated to the case; it was more like he was doing criminal profiling.

Upon hearing this question, Shi Feng pondered for a moment before saying, "Personally, I tend to think that his personality changed drastically after birth. Because if a person always pretends to be an honest person, as long as there is no mental illness, he will inevitably be affected to some extent. Xu Zhihai's behavior before and after is completely different, so the possibility of having a dual personality cannot be ruled out."

"Is it possible that he was subjected to some kind of..."

"He Jun." A warning voice came through the earpiece.

"Tsk, Lao Yue, you really are something else," He Jun complained in a low voice, a little impatient.

"Alright, that's enough about Xu Zhihai's personality, Xia Qinian, right? What is your purpose in contacting Xu Zhihai?" After being warned, He Jun tossed the question to Xia Qinian, who was enjoying the breeze by the window.

Xia Qinian was stunned for a moment.

Originally, Shi Feng's visit to his colleague had nothing to do with him, but Yang Xingguo insisted that he come along as well. Out of respect for his elder, he could only reluctantly get into Shi Feng's car.

“I heard from people in the underworld that he knew about the Cat's Eye Gang. My uncle disappeared while investigating the Cat's Eye Gang. So I approached Xu Zhihai just to see if he knew the inside story from back then.”

Xia Qinian answered honestly.

"Your uncle has been missing for ten years, right? Are you so sure he's still alive?"

He Jun's fingers tapped away on the notebook, making Xia Qinian restless.

Xia Qinian lowered his head and said, "From my perspective, even if the hope is slim, I believe he is still alive until I see the body."

Shi Feng had previously told him that Xia Qiyuan was still alive and had joined a secret department.

After returning home and calming down, Xia Qinian took it all in stride, assuming it was a well-intentioned lie by Shi Feng. He was an adult and no longer believed in the whole "mission" thing, unless Shi Feng could produce evidence that Xia Qiyuan was still alive.

Xia Qinian, who was already in his thirties, looked like a big boy with a droopy face, his fingers fiddling with his socks, which made people feel a little sorry for him.

Xia Qinian had hoped to find clues about Xia Qiyuan through the hermit and Xu Zhihai, but unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and he was just used as a tool.

He Jun took off his headset and said, "Your uncle's name is Xia Qiyuan, right?"

"Ah."

He asked me to pass on a message to you.

He Jun's words startled Xia Qinian so much that he almost fell out of the window.

"Really?! Is he still alive? Where is he now?!" Xia Qinian jumped down and grabbed He Jun's shoulders, shaking him violently. "Does that person have naturally curly hair at the back of his head? And a mole in his eyebrow?"

“Yes, but his identity is a confidential matter. Even if you ask me, I won’t tell you, including his family.” He Jun pushed Xia Qinian away and said, “Someone will tell you after the confidentiality period is over.”

"He asked me to pass on the message: 'Have you stopped chewing on your pillow while sleeping?'"

These words brought tears to Xia Qinian's eyes.

This is a little quirk that only Xia Qiyuan knows about.

(End of this chapter)