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Shi Jin: “…”

He tried to narrow the scope of suspects further: “What if we only consider interested parties…”

Xiao Si:

Shi Jin was shocked.
“How come the number increased?”

answered Xiao Si.

Shi Jin: “…”

The analysis seemed to have reached a dead end.
Shi Jin sprawled on the sofa, feeling brain-dead, and Xiao Si accompanied him in his daze.

A few minutes later, Shi Jin sat up, his eyes flashing light like the TV detective’s who had found a vital clue to solving the case.
He said excitedly, “Xiao Si, we have neglected a very important issue—the motive.
Why would someone want to kill an underage high school student? What makes him special?”

Startled, Xiao Si tried to follow his train of thoughts and replied hesitantly, Except for that, there didn’t seem to be anything significant about ‘Shi Jin’.

Shi Jin nodded his head vigorously and discreetly encouraged the system to think things through: “Now if we take these two things into consideration and sift through the possible suspects again, the people who have the motive to kill the original ‘Shi Jin’ are…”

The lightbulb seemed to flash above Xiao Si’s head, and it roared,

Shi Jin almost choked to death trying to stop himself from screaming in despair.

Xiao Si continued, its mechanic voice becoming excited.

Shi Jin calmed down, feeling slightly relieved—it seemed his ‘golden finger’ wasn’t totally hopeless.
He nodded and added, “There are still some people we can’t ignore, that is, Shi Xingrui’s close subordinates.
I suspect some of them betrayed ‘Shi Jin’ and colluded with his enemies because the car accident happened soon after ‘Shi Jin’ contacted them.
It’s just that the timing was too well-chosen and I can’t be sure who seized the opportunity to get rid of ‘him’.”

Xiao Si started to feel anxious.

“It’s all right.
We will keep eliminating them one by one, and sooner or later, we will uncover the real mastermind,” consoled it Shi Jin.
Taking a look at the clock, he noticed it was time for dinner, so he stood up, exhaling loudly and letting go of his feelings.
“I don’t want to think anymore, let’s eat! Only after eating can I have enough strength to investigate!”

Influenced by him, Xiao Si agreed with an enthusiastic “uh-huh”, echoing,

After a moment, it added quietly,

“It doesn’t matter.” Shi Jin waved his hand with a smile.
He opened the door and headed towards the dining room, comforting it warmly, “If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have a chance to live this life.
You’re already very formidable, and you will be even better in the future.
I believe in you.”

Xiao Si was so moved it wanted to cry, but it was afraid Shi Jin would scold it for being too noisy, so it tried to choke its emotions back.
In the end, what it let out was,

Shi Jin: “…”

When Shi Jin walked into the dining room, Lian Jun was already present, and there were seven or eight dishes on the table.
Shi Jin gave them a cursory glance and found that unexpectedly, most of them were his favorites.

“Sit.” Lian Jun put his tablet down when he saw Shi Jin come in.

Immediately, Shi Jin sat down and smiled at Lian Jun as always, trying to flatter him again with his usual lack of skill: “Jun-shao, you seem to be full of energy today.”

Lian Jun eyed him briefly and picked up his chopsticks.
“Don’t smile, your swollen face is too ugly.”

Shi Jin: “…”

Even so, they had a quiet meal in a fairly harmonious atmosphere.
When dinner was over and Shi Jin was about to leave, Lian Jun called out, “I need to talk to you.”

Shi Jin turned back at once and sat down, looking attentive.

Lian Jun asked the waiter to bring them something to drink and said, “Usually, I would simply command my subordinates without discussing anything with them in advance, but your situation is somewhat special, so this isn’t an order, but a request.
The government wants us to cooperate with them for a task, and I’m thinking of letting you go.”

Shi Jin was surprised for a moment, then nodded his head to show he understood—when he decided to follow Lian Jun, he already knew it wouldn’t be all flowers and sunshine.
It was obvious he couldn’t just eat for free and laze about, so he had been mentally prepared to fulfill some assignments.

“Don’t agree too fast.” Lian Jun raised his hand to stop him and elaborated, “You would need to participate in this mission alone, without Gua Two—the only people you will cooperate with will be from the official side, what’s more, this task is rather dangerous.
You can decide whether you want to take part in it or not, I’m not going to force you.”

Independent task? And Lian Jun wants to let a rookie undertake it?

Taken aback, Shi Jin was asked, “Jun-shao, why would you want me to go? Aren’t you afraid I’ll screw up?”

“It doesn’t matter if you screw up, this time I can help you out even if you do,” Lian Jun answered, his slender finger circling the rim of the glass.
“As for why I want you to go… The objective reason is, your age and qualifications make you the most suitable person.
Letting you go is the optimal choice.”

Shi Jin decided to probe further: “Is there any subjective reason?”