Special Forces Medic

Chapter 1152: Insufficient Evidence

"Is Young Master Xiao not here?" Xia Xue flashed a faint smile. "I’m very sorry, I’m here for Young Master Xiao’s affairs, but as far as I know, if I want to see him, I need to start with you. An average person wouldn’t easily meet him."

Xia Xue suddenly chuckled, this woman’s smile was truly captivating, Director Meisai suddenly thought, the whole face instantly brimmed with vitality, incredibly infectious, from a man’s perspective, a woman like this could make him fascinated by her smile.

"He’s that kind of willful person, but that’s my intention, it has nothing to do with him." Xia Xue pushed the ashtray in front of Director Meisai. "You can smoke here, Lin is a heavy smoker, I’m already used to it. But I’m afraid you’ll have to wait a bit longer to see him, the storm from a while back really exhausted him." Saying this, Xia Xue glanced at Director Meisai intentionally or unintentionally, the astonishing aspect of a businessman instantly revealed.

"Though Sin City is heading towards commercialization, I know its essential existence, I think our mayor is also aware of this, but we were extremely shocked how Miss Xia could bring such transformation to Sin City. However, although I came wanting to talk to Young Master Xiao, some of it also pertains to Miss Xia."

"Me?" Xia Xue showed a surprised expression. "I’m just a businesswoman."

"Your business is quite legitimate and compliant, it’s just..."

"Director Meisai, feel free to speak."

"Two weeks ago, several events occurred. I’d like to confirm with you." Xia Xue blinked her big eyes, filled with confusion.

"Do I look like a criminal?"

"No! I want to know what Young Master Xiao was doing at that time, and with whom."

"Two weeks ago, I don’t know exactly which day you’re referring to."

"Well, let’s put it this way! These three quiet occurrences can be said to have happened on the same day." Director Meisai took a deep breath. "In ’tomor,’ two girls suddenly collapsed and mysteriously died on the way to the hospital. Before this, a street away, a man jumped to his death from a tall building, we found another corpse on the top floor of this building and signs of a fight. Moreover, according to eyewitnesses at the time, before the man jumped, there was a shooting incident..."

"I think I somewhat understand the director’s intention, but I haven’t found anything in this that could relate to Lin, can you provide evidence?"

"Miss Xia, you’ve misinterpreted my intention. I’m not here to suspect Young Master Xiao, but an eyewitness described the victim in the shooting incident as very similar to Young Master Xiao, so I wanted to come over to inquire about the circumstances."

"If you’re talking about two weeks ago, I think you’re unlikely to encounter Lin; he’s been in Sin City." Xia Xue seriously scrutinized Director Meisai’s flickering eyes.

"Of course, I trust Miss Xia’s words, but I think you should be able to easily identify the person in this photo." Meanwhile, Director Meisai took out a printed photo from his bag. "This is a photo we captured from a scene camera, can you recognize who this profile is?" He placed the photo on the table, pushing it towards Xia Xue.

The photo was a bit blurry, looking like it was under a tall building on a certain street, the side profile person looked very similar to Xiao Lin, and the figure next to him should be Ye Lvshou, the two seemed to be on high alert for something, especially tense, this shot was one among many, Director Meisai only presented a part hard to identify as evidence for Xia Xue to discern. If this was one among them, it could be clear without her verifying or certifying who these two were, but why did Director Meisai choose to do this? Xia Xue put down the photo, frowning.

"Looks very much like Lin, but it’s difficult for me to distinguish." Saying this, Xia Xue picked up the photo and looked at it a few times. "However, at the time of the incident, Lin was performing surgery for his friend Troy."

"Are you sure?"

"I’m not familiar with Palermo, Troy is the original owner of Sin City, now here, around the 23rd, he was helping me receive a batch of goods, and ended up being assaulted on the dock. Director Meisai, didn’t you know about this?" Xia Xue’s counter-question instantly made Director Meisai stiff, this woman was more thoughtful than he had imagined. "Are you really unaware of this case?" Another inquiry quickly shifted the conversation to another angle, facing Xia Xue’s aggressive gaze, Director Meisai suddenly felt pressure, realizing he underestimated the woman before him.

Xia Xue retracted her sharpness, raised a corner of her mouth, unveiling that mesmerizing smile. "I’m sorry, Director, I didn’t mean to offend you, but this photo indeed puzzles me. Since you mentioned this matter, I must speak." Director Meisai listened quietly. "Lin always said that in Palermo, Director Meisai is a trustworthy person, you handle cases fairly, but this time, I’m a bit disappointed, Lin’s been waiting for you to inquire about the dock assault case, but didn’t expect you to come suspecting him instead."

It’s often said that a woman is skilled at acting, from gentle to sharp to now sorrowful, Director Meisai couldn’t find a hint of pretension, in fact, he indeed miscalculated a step, the sudden explosive fire at the dock’s ship, yet he didn’t receive any casualty reports from subordinates, hence didn’t pay attention, merely treating it as an accidental equipment maintenance failure, but at this moment this accident has become his deadlock, put differently, without resolving this matter, he can’t continue his questioning, he knows very well, as long as he continues, Xia Xue will bring this matter to the forefront.

"I think there must be a problem with that link, indeed I received the ship explosion case, but the report didn’t show any casualties, I think..."

"Director, can I interpret this as negligence from your police department? At the time, it wasn’t only Troy injured, but other staff were also hurt in this case, are your subordinates blind?" Xia Xue was furious, her words carried weight, making Director Meisai feel not only pressure, but signs of an internal spy emerging.

Just as Director Meisai was feeling awkward, Xiao Lin lazily walked out from inside the room, silently hugged Xia Xue from behind, pulling her into his embrace, chin resting on her head, breathing through his nose. "Hmm! Grass scent, I like the smell, you developed a new fragrance again? Is there a perfume this time?" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian.com to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)