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At this very moment, Qiao Xia finally understood the fury, frustration, and helplessness a protagonist feels when a crucial character in a TV drama dies before finishing their important last words.
Watching the stout officer selflessly pin the recovered Liu Dali beneath him, Qiao Xia desperately wanted to tell him that Liu Dali, having received the injection, had regained his sanity and would no longer harm anyone as before.
“Qiao Xia, what were you thinking? Don’t you know how dangerous that was? Liu Dali’s strength is beyond that of an ordinary person; one wrong move and he could snap your neck!”
Even as Qiao Xia yearned to speak to the stout officer, the square-jawed officer, who had rushed forward to restrain Liu Dali, didn’t forget to scold Qiao Xia severely.
Just moments before, as the two officers were leading Liu Dali out of the elevator, Qiao Xia had suddenly charged forward without a word, reaching into Liu Dali’s pocket.
After he pulled out a syringe, the red-eyed Liu Dali broke free from the officers’ grasp, letting out a hoarse roar, and immediately lunged at Qiao Xia.
Qiao Xia, however, was already backing away, swiftly retreating out of the elevator, which prompted Liu Dali to chase after him.
Reacting swiftly, the two officers immediately gave chase as well, fearing Qiao Xia would be harmed by Liu Dali. Once they finally caught up to Qiao Xia and Liu Dali, the officers acted quickly, leading to the scene they were now in.
“Officer, I was wrong! But Liu Dali has returned to normal!”
Though Qiao Xia had only just recovered from his own ‘darkness,’ seeing the used syringe in his hand allowed him to piece together what had happened. Judging by the original scenario—the elevator doors opening and Liu Dali lunging at him—he must have seized the initiative instantly.
In that case, the method of acquiring the injection wasn’t stealthy theft under their noses, but outright抢 (snatching).
It was fortunate that his supernatural ability had controlled his body; otherwise, if Qiao Xia had to do it himself, he doubted he could. To snatch something right in front of the police—he must have been incredibly bold!
With the square-jawed officer’s assistance, the stout officer, who had been pinning Liu Dali down, was now able to get up.
“How could Liu Dali have recovered? Look at his eyes…”
As the stout officer spoke to Qiao Xia, he immediately reached out, lifted Liu Dali’s face, and turned it towards Qiao Xia.
His gaze, too, fell upon Liu Dali’s face as he spoke. His words then paused for a moment before he continued, utterly perplexed, “Huh, his eyes really aren’t as red as before!”
Disbelievingly, he lifted Liu Dali’s chin, examining him from side to side. Once the stout officer confirmed he hadn’t mistaken anything, his confusion only deepened.
For the past few days, dealing with numerous inexplicable assault cases had exposed the stout officer to many red-eyed perpetrators.
Even those who had been apprehended and detained at the police station for days showed no signs of the redness fading from their eyes. So, how had such a miraculous change occurred in Liu Dali?
If they could uncover the reason, perhaps they could solve these assault cases!
Unlike others who attributed the assaults to some mysterious illness, the police held a different view. They suspected the emergence of a new type of narcotic was causing severe after-effects in users.
Reports of drug-induced assaults had previously circulated abroad, so it wasn’t surprising for such a situation to arise domestically now.
Moreover, the perpetrators of these recent assaults were either notorious hooligans or repeat offenders with criminal records—all high-risk individuals for drug use.
“…Qiao… Xia… go… my…”
As Liu Dali was finally freed from the stout officer’s physical restraint, he looked at Qiao Xia, who stood nearby, and began speaking in broken sentences. The meaning he wished to convey was instantly clear to Qiao Xia, who had experienced the precognitive visions.
Liu Dali wanted to tell him to go to his house and search for that diary.
“Liu Dali, first tell me what’s inside this syringe!”
However, Qiao Xia had no intention of letting Liu Dali finish. He quickly raised the empty syringe in his hand, desperate to know what liquid it had contained.
But just as Qiao Xia lifted his hand, Liu Dali’s features contorted in pain. The redness in his eyes intensified once more, quickly filling every part of them.
Seeing Liu Dali in this state, Qiao Xia sighed inwardly, ‘It’s over!’
‘I can’t ask him now.’
‘Why is my fate so cruel!’
Just as he was about to learn what was in the syringe, the stout officer suddenly intervened, causing the crucial information to vanish in an instant.
“Qiao Xia, isn’t the syringe in your hand the one you just snatched? Could it be that the liquid inside can cure Liu Dali?”
While Qiao Xia was silently lamenting his misfortune, the square-jawed officer spoke up, his voice tinged with doubt.
Connecting Qiao Xia’s impulsive actions with Liu Dali’s sudden recovery and the now-empty syringe, everything pointed to Qiao Xia knowing how to resolve Liu Dali’s abnormality!
Perhaps this was the key to solving the case!
If they could follow this lead from Qiao Xia, the root cause of the assault cases would finally come to light!
“Actually, I just wanted to try it out. Liu Dali and I are good friends; we often work out together and chat a lot. Last week, while we were exercising, he suddenly told me out of the blue, ‘If I ever become abnormal, just use the syringe in my pocket to inject me.’ After he said that, he actually pulled a syringe from his pocket. Oh, and Liu Dali also said he stole it from the hospital.”
Unaware that the square-jawed officer was already scrutinizing him, Qiao Xia smoothly fabricated a story, a practiced lie.
At the same time, seeing the square-jawed officer’s gaze fixated on the syringe, a flash of inspiration struck Qiao Xia, and he promptly handed the syringe to the officer.
“So that’s how it is! I’ll take this syringe to the bureau’s forensics lab for testing; perhaps we can identify its components.”
Seeing Qiao Xia’s cooperation, the square-jawed officer didn’t press him further and simply reached out to take the syringe.
‘Regardless, we’ll analyze it first.’
‘Qiao Xia lives in this community; he won’t be able to run.’
“Um, could you please let me know the results? Because Liu Dali’s abnormality has caused him to target me repeatedly. Without any protective measures, I’m quite anxious. My parents are always away on business trips, and I’m just a student living alone at home.”
Indeed, seeing things unfold as he’d hoped, Qiao Xia quickly pressed his advantage.
After he finished speaking, the square-jawed officer hadn’t yet responded, but the stout officer standing nearby cast a sympathetic glance at Qiao Xia, thinking how unlucky this child was to be targeted by Liu Dali.
Although Liu Dali would be confined to the police station for a while, there was no telling when he might be released, so Qiao Xia’s concern was quite reasonable.
“Alright, add me on WeChat. Once we have the results, I’ll send them directly to you. But don’t spread this around; if our superiors find out, they’ll surely chew me out.”
Following the stout officer’s rambling words, Qiao Xia quickly nodded.
Though he had just missed the chance to learn about the mysterious liquid in the syringe, a new hope had now emerged.
Next, he would go to Liu Dali’s house and search for that diary.
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