236: Chapter 236 Let's put away our supernatural powers

"Dead?"

Hearing Lin Xiao's words, Officer Zhang was very confused.

According to Lin Xiao's description just now, the murderer was less than twenty years old back then, so he would be around forty now.

He shouldn't be dead so soon, right?

Lin Xiao sighed softly.

Actually, he didn't want to continue talking either, but since things had reached this point, he didn't want the police to waste more effort.

He might as well see it through to the end.

"Smash open that wall over there and take a look."

Lin Xiao pointed his finger at the outer wall of the women's Restroom on the other side.

Officer Zhang seemed to have realized something, his face full of disbelief, "You mean…"

"Yeah, when that worker killed someone and hid the body, he happened to be seen by a passing homeless man. The homeless man was terrified and made a scene, wanting to report it to the police. The worker wanted to silence him, but unexpectedly, he was killed in retaliation instead."

Lin Xiao said indifferently.

"This, how did you know this?"

Principal Wei was seeing Lin Xiao demonstrate his great powers with his own eyes for the first time, and couldn't help but ask.

Lin Xiao casually picked up a tree branch and drew a simple Bagua Technique formation on the ground, "Look, this is the Gate of Life, this is the Gate of Death. The position of the Restroom is here, so as long as you deduce it using time and space, you can…"

"Alright, alright, stop talking, I don't understand."

Principal Wei had a bit of a headache.

Of course, Lin Xiao was just spouting nonsense; he didn't know any Fortune Telling at all.

Besides the gossip system, the Bagua Technique in his mind operated automatically, so he didn't need to put in any effort at all.

He just needed to find a reasonable excuse to brush it off.

At this moment, Officer Zhang's subordinates had already started chiseling the wall on the other side.

Before long, they discovered another corpse wrapped in plastic film.

This undoubtedly confirmed Lin Xiao's deduction.

The gazes of everyone present turned reverent as they looked at him.

"What about that homeless man? He couldn't have died too, right?"

Officer Zhang asked casually.

"Uh, he died."

Lin Xiao nodded, "That homeless man had been sleeping rough for years, and his health was already poor. After the killing, he was too nervous and died of sudden cardiac arrest as soon as he got back under the bridge."

"…"

Officer Zhang opened his mouth, feeling not a shred of joy from having his guess confirmed.

He immediately called the bureau and had his subordinates check for cases of homeless men dying of sudden cardiac arrest twenty years ago.

Very quickly, the results came back.

Twenty years ago, there really was a homeless man who died of sudden cardiac arrest under a bridge, and the location was right near the school.

After Officer Zhang hung up the phone, it took him a while to come back to his senses.

These successive events made him start to doubt life.

He doubted whether his work even had any meaning anymore.

If it were before, this kind of murder case from twenty years ago would have had an eighty or ninety percent chance of becoming a cold case.

Because too much time had passed, it was very difficult to collect evidence, and the difficulty of the investigation was simply too high.

Even if there were clues, his team of over a dozen people would have to work overtime for a long time to investigate it.

But now?

Lin Xiao only needed to do a quick calculation, and he could deduce all the circumstances of the case.

This was simply cheating!

However, as a veteran criminal police officer, Officer Zhang naturally couldn't be truly defeated.

Lin Xiao having the ability to solve cases was a rare good thing, whether for them or for the public.

It could allow more buried corpses to be discovered and prevent more murderers from going unpunished.

It gave them, the criminal police, more competitive pressure, thereby improving their professionalism.

Lin Xiao didn't know the drama playing out in Officer Zhang's mind.

Amidst the surprised and envious eyes of the people around him, he turned around very dashingly and waved his hand casually.

"Alright, there's nothing left to do here, everyone continue with military training! Let's break it up, break it up!"

As he said this, he also made a gesture as if he were about to walk toward his own squad.

Principal Wei suddenly jumped out from the side and hugged his thigh.

"Lin Xiao, Lin Xiao! Forget it, don't continue!"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Lin Xiao scratched his head, pretending not to know.

"I approve! You don't have to participate in any further military training, you're on vacation immediately! And don't bother coming to PE class in the future either!"

Principal Wei truly didn't dare to provoke the power of metaphysics anymore.

"How can that be? As a student who strictly follows school rules and discipline, I cannot receive special treatment!"

Lin Xiao said with a straight face.

"Tell me, what will it take for you to give up!"

Principal Wei saw through Lin Xiao's little scheme and asked through gritted teeth.

Lin Xiao gave a mischievous smile, "Principal Wei, look, it's boring for me to rest alone. How about…"

"I'll let Xiao Fu accompany you!"

With such an obvious hint, how could Principal Wei not understand?

He immediately made the decision and exempted Xiao Fu from military training as well.

When Xiao Fu heard these words, his eyes instantly lit up.

As if afraid that Principal Wei would go back on his word, he grabbed Lin Xiao and quickly left this place of trouble.

Principal Wei wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, took a deep breath, and called Chuge again.

"Miss Lin, this military training for Lin Xiao, it absolutely cannot continue!"

Before Chuge could even ask, he recounted what had happened here.

Chuge was also very shocked.

However, since things had reached this point, she felt embarrassed to make Principal Wei persist.

Moreover, to express her apology, the investment was not reduced.

Only then did Principal Wei heave a sigh of relief.

…

After Lin Xiao and Xiao Fu left the school, they leisurely went to a nearby restaurant.

After working so hard for the past two days, he had to treat himself to a good meal no matter what.

But as soon as he sat down, he received a call from his third sister, Su Yu.

"A-Xiao, I know everything about what happened on your end. What are your plans for next?"

"Uh, no plans."

Lin Xiao was not surprised by Su Yu's well-informed nature.

Of course, to avoid being criticized, he didn't dare to say directly that he planned to continue slacking off.

Unfortunately, this little thought of his couldn't be hidden at all, even if he didn't say it.

Su Yu said indifferently: "A-Xiao, since you are so free now, I will contact a tutor to help you catch up on your lessons. You've fallen behind quite a lot during this period."

Lin Xiao was practically on the verge of tears, "Don't, Sis, you know my grades; even if I don't go to class, it's not a problem."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Su Yu chuckled.

She had specifically called, so it was impossible that it was just to help Lin Xiao with tutoring.

Therefore, she stated the second option.

"A-Xiao, if you don't want tutoring, then come to S City to find me."

Su Yu's tone left no room for refusal, "Choose one of the two, you decide."

Lin Xiao sighed deeply.

This looked like she was letting him choose, but it was actually clear that she wanted him to go to S City.

Although he didn't know why yet, given Su Yu's personality, she didn't seem like the type to toy with him.

"Alright, I'll set off tomorrow."

"Today!"

"Alright, alright, then I'll pack my things and set off in a while."

"…"