"This person really can’t be mentioned lightly."
Wang Kai shook his head and smiled at Qian Yi, "Alright, Captain Qian, no need to hurry. The person is here."
After speaking, he turned to the door and said, "Please bring Lin Beichen here."
"Yes!"
The officer outside quickly left.
Wang Kai rummaged through the documents on the desk and pulled out a few photos, while saying to Qian Yi, "Captain Qian, since you’re still here, let’s listen together to what Lin Beichen has to say."
"Sure."
Qian Yi was willing.
While they were talking, the officer brought Lin Beichen in.
Seeing a room full of policemen, Lin Beichen was stunned. Wasn’t he supposed to help? Why did it seem like he was about to be interrogated?
Wang Kai noticed his unease and greeted him with a smile, "Hello, Lin Beichen. I’m Wang Kai. Don’t be nervous. These are colleagues from the headquarters, investigating the foreign organization related to this human trafficker gang case. It has nothing to do with you."
Lin Beichen: ...
So it was a misunderstanding!
Thought they were here for him.
He quickly composed himself and greeted, "Hello, Team Leader Wang."
"Come, come, don’t stand, please sit."
Wang Kai guided Lin Beichen to sit down. After some pleasantries, he got to the point, placing the photos in front of Lin Beichen, "Lin Beichen, please look at these photos carefully."
These photos were taken at the crime scenes, the two special areas.
However...
Instead of horrifying corpses, there were white outlines fixed with site traces.
"Have you been to the places in the photos?"
"Yes."
Lin Beichen nodded frankly, recognizing the blackened trees and ground.
At this point, Wang Kai pointed to one photo, showing the first special area, saying, "A human trafficker was struck dead by lightning here."
He then pointed to another photo of the second special area, continuing, "Twelve human traffickers were struck dead by lightning here."
After speaking, he stared unblinkingly at Lin Beichen, asking, "Does this have anything to do with you?"
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"What does this have to do with me?"
Lin Beichen was dumbfounded, crying and laughing, "I indeed went to those two places, but only stayed for a short while and left. I didn’t even meet them. How could it be related to me? Maybe it’s just their bad luck."
Despite saying so.
But...
After speaking, a question inexplicably surfaced in his mind—
Why did these human traffickers die in the special areas?
Before he could think more.
Wang Kai laughed heartily, comforting, "Lin Beichen, don’t get excited. I’m only asking routinely, not suspecting you."
Since asking the question, he had been observing Lin Beichen’s every move.
From his eyes to his body language.
His overall state...
Gave him the impression that Lin Beichen was truly perplexed and unaware of the situation.
Lin Beichen was not a suspect, besides he came to the police station quickly, making it hard to suspect he harbored any guilt.
He had made up his mind—Lin Beichen was not lying, it had nothing to do with him!
Moreover...
He trusted his judgment.
Not just him, Qian Yi and the other officers, witnessing it, shared the same thought.
At this point, Wang Kai remembered something and asked, "Lin Beichen, you said you stayed at those places for a while. Were you conducting scientific research during that time?"
"Yes."
"Researching thunder?"
"Correct."
"May I ask, Lin Beichen, what specifically are you researching about thunder?"
Lin Beichen had expected the police to ask such questions.
Having answered this to the principal yesterday, he replied smoothly, "Researching human electricity generation."
"????"
All the officers were dumbfounded—seriously?
They looked at Lin Beichen, seeing he wasn’t joking.
Human electricity generation?
Wasn’t that absurd?
They shared the principal and Han Yuan’s thoughts from yesterday, doubting the feasibility.
Some research can succeed.
But some, even without research, is known to fail.
Human electricity generation was the latter.
Isn’t researching human electricity generation a waste of time?
Is there a need for the study?
If Lin Beichen weren’t a student of Imperial Capital University, they’d think he might have mental issues.
Though they internally grumbled, none said anything. As police, they weren’t researchers, and couldn’t critique others’ scientific work or objectives.
"..."
The room fell silent.
After a while.
Wang Kai reacted, awkwardly smiling, "Lin Beichen has high ambitions. I hope you succeed one day."
He discreetly looked at Qian Yi.
They exchanged a glance.
Qian Yi subtly nodded, signaling he found Lin Beichen fine and had no questions.
Wang Kai understood, then said, "Thank you for your cooperation, Lin Beichen, we have no more questions."
"It was my duty."
Lin Beichen smiled, then got up to leave. Though with no concerns, upright, he didn’t want to linger.
Seeing him off.
Qian Yi felt something odd but couldn’t pinpoint it. Handling this tricky case was the priority.
Holding a folder, he stood up, "Thanks for your explanations, Team Leader Wang. It’s late, I need to handle the case urgently. Continue your investigation as planned and update me with any developments."
"Alright, Captain Qian."
...
...
Lin Beichen boarded a bus returning to school, having just bought a phone worth thousands.
Taking the bus back to school... fitting an internet saying: riding a bike to a bar, save where needed and spend where wanted.
On the bus.
Lin Beichen sat on a single seat by the aisle, looking out the window, his mind distant.
"I walked so much in Wuling Mountain, they pursued me, yet they died in the special areas, struck by lightning."
"To say it’s a coincidence, bad luck..."
"Feels implausible."
"Is there something special about the areas I missed?"
"Could this unrecognized special aspect have caused their deaths?"
"But..."
Suddenly, he wondered, why police inspecting the areas were fine.
"Why is that?"
"Could it be..."
"Not related to the special areas?"
"Just divine retribution, cause and effect?"
"Human traffickers faced karma?"
His mind was chaotic, realizing the dilemma stemmed from not understanding the areas.
Must find answers to the special areas quickly!
Lin Beichen took out his phone to check for future thunderstorms in Wuling Mountain.
At that moment.
Suddenly!
He felt tightness in his neck and nape again.
Very tight!
The feeling of being watched returned!
"???"
Lin Beichen instantly frowned, something was off, for the umpteenth time today!
This time, he didn’t turn around hastily.
He discreetly opened his phone’s camera, hid the phone with his body, and adjusted the lens to focus on the bus’s interior rearview mirror.
Instantly!
The rearview mirror image appeared clearly on his phone screen.
"Money well spent."
He zoomed in, analyzing every person in the rearview mirror.
Soon!
He noticed something.
The same man seen at the mall!
Now in different clothes, sitting in a discreet corner, head down but eyes raised.
Even through the mirror and screen.
Lin Beichen felt a sense—
Eye contact!
The man saw him looking.
"It’s him again!"
Lin Beichen instantly recognized the man, now convinced it wasn’t mere sensitivity or coincidence.
His gaze practically adhered to him!
The stare almost devouring him!
"He’s definitely following me!"
Judging this, he was puzzled—why follow? Who is he? With what aim?
He recalled Wang Kai’s words at the police station.
Foreign organization?
Could it be...
He’s from the foreign organization? Here to retaliate?
Uncertain, Lin Beichen wasn’t scared. Undetected, a surprise attack could be dangerous.
But now...
He had discovered the follower!
Roles reversed, he was in hiding, the follower exposed, and he had mastered the Palm Thunder.
No reason to fear.
He observed the follower throughout, ready to strike if needed even if it meant revealing Thunder Skill.
Watching him watching, no action occurred.
The bus reached a stop.
Lin Beichen moved to the door, wary of sudden attacks.
Exiting the bus.
The man remained seated.
He doubted, could it really be an insane coincidence? Was the staring due to the peculiarity of the situation?
As the bus started moving, leaving the stop.
Seeing the bus depart.
Lin Beichen stopped thinking, walking into Imperial Capital University.
His every move.
Watched by the man through the bus’s external rearview mirror.
He retracted the knife hidden in his sleeve, muttering, "Looks like I’ll have to find another chance."