Fatty returned home, Lin Han went to the west wing to chat with my mother, and I lay on the bed holding the *I Ching*, lost in thought. Luo Bo had truly given me a lesson in metaphysical planning. Now I analyze, Yu Xiaoluo is not an actress. Therefore, Yu Xiaoluo must be a tool.
I can't guess what Luo Bo is doing now? He must have evidence before acting. He kept it from Yu Xiaoluo and pulled me in, which means Luo Bo is not confident in dealing with that person.
The current Luo Bo is no longer the captain of the special investigation team; he is now solely responsible for a special investigation team.
The Criminal Investigation Bureau is not a criminal investigation brigade. They generally do not handle case investigations but supervise the investigation of criminal offenses, as well as cross-provincial, cross-border, high-value economic cases and the arrest of important criminals.
From a functional perspective, even if Zhang Peng of Yinhe Bathhouse were a drug dealer, it wouldn't require Luo Bo to arrest him, nor would it fall within Luo Bo's purview.
Economic crimes?
How much money can be made selling happy pills? I shook my head and dismissed this as well.
Cross-border, cross-provincial? I haven't dealt with Zhang Peng, but I have dealt with Li Wenwen and those tattooed men. They are all small fries, not qualified to engage in any cross-provincial business.
Therefore, the only remaining possibility is supervision work in combating criminal offenses.
Is there something wrong with Zhang Cheng Ruixue?
Once I figured it out, I called Yu Xiaoluo: "Sister, I haven't thanked you for Lin Han's matter yet."
"No need to be polite with me."
"By the way, why didn't you ask your brother-in-law about the planning, but instead asked Zhang Cheng Ruixue."
"Your brother-in-law recommended Xiao Xue. She's a capable girl, a former SWAT officer, a psychologist, and now she can even plan schemes. She will definitely be an outstanding person in the future."
I gave a wry smile, as expected, Yu Xiaoluo knew nothing. "Sister, I need you to investigate something else for me."
"I'm not your tool."
"Dear sister, no one else can do this but you."
Yu Xiaoluo smiled: "Then tell me."
"Help me check if Lan Jie has any hidden accounts or if he has transferred money to anyone."
"What for?"
"How should I put it, this Lan Jie is someone who time-traveled two months ago. I suspect he's a criminal."
"Time travel, Tang Nan, are you alright? Why don't you go to the hospital."
"Ask Zhang Cheng Ruixue for details. I'm hanging up, sister. Thanks for your help, you've worked hard."
After hanging up the phone, I quickly went outside, pulled Lin Han from the west wing, and left. My mother chased after us and quietly pulled me aside, saying, "Nanzi, tell me what happened between you and Lin Han, are you having a spat? Why postpone the wedding? Did you ask her for money?"
"I'll explain when we get back."
I drove Lin Han to the "Temporal Pathway." I got out of the car at the entrance and asked Lin Han to drive to the exit and wait for me. Before entering the "Temporal Pathway," I called Zhang Cheng Ruixue.
"Zhang Cheng Ruixue, I don't believe in time travel in this world, so I've decided to enter the 'Temporal Pathway' again?"
"Are you being reckless?"
"There are only two outcomes: either we meet in two months, or I solve this mystery today."
"Where are you? I'll go in with you."
"I'm already here, thank you. Wait for me at the exit."
...
After speaking, I hung up and entered the "Temporal Pathway" without hesitation.
It was late at night, and only the sound of footsteps echoed in the small path. Faintly, I felt someone following me. I shone my flashlight behind me but saw nothing. In fact, I was quite brave, but at this moment, I couldn't help but feel a chill, as if countless ants were crawling under my skin.
Since I was here, I could only grit my teeth and continue. Gradually, I couldn't tell if the path was straight or curved.
However, as I walked, the dim path suddenly opened up, and a bright light appeared before me.
...
When I walked out of the "Temporal Pathway," the lights were as bright as day. Many utility poles had been erected on that barren piece of land, and many cars were parked on the leveled ground. At this moment, Lin Han, with tears in her eyes, ran towards me and hugged me tightly: "I thought I would never see you again."
Besides Lin Han, there were also Wang Ren, Wang Zeyu, Zhang Cheng Ruixue, Yu Xiaoluo, Fatty Ding Tai, Chang Dachun, and my parents. As soon as Lin Han let go of me, before I could speak, my mother slapped me and cried, "You must have reverence for gods and spirits. You can't do this again next time."
"What? What happened? Don't tell me it's two months later now."
As I said this, Wang Zeyu said with a solemn expression, "That's right, Tang Nan, it is now two months after you entered the 'Temporal Pathway'."
Then, like a lab rat, I was taken to the Forensic Psychology Department.
In the past two months, Lin Han had bought the property management of these two communities and even bought this barren piece of land. She had erected utility poles and connected the power. However, these were all done externally. Lin Han didn't dare to touch the internal structure, fearing that I wouldn't be able to return from time travel in two months. She just followed Zhang Cheng Ruixue's example, installing infrared cameras and synchronizing the footage to the property management office. They conducted twenty-four-hour surveillance on the "Temporal Pathway."
Since I was familiar with everyone, I watched the surveillance footage with them. The several infrared cameras showed nothing unusual. Soon, I appeared, as if walking out of a wall. Then I appeared successively within the range of the following cameras. I couldn't see anything unusual in the gray footage of myself.
"Impossible, this is impossible. I've seen this footage before. Wasn't Lan Jie like this just now?"
Zhang Cheng Ruixue said expressionlessly, "Lan Jie, that was two months ago."
"Oh, two months. Then find him and ask him what exactly happened?"
Wang Zeyu sighed, "Lan Jie is dead. He died in a car accident fourteen days after time-traveling."
"Ah~ dead? Wasn't there another one?"
"You mean Sun Dabao? Sun Dabao died before Lan Jie, also fourteen days after time-traveling."
"Accidentally?"
"Yes! Electrocution!"
Hearing Wang Zeyu's answer, the scene became chaotic. Lin Han grabbed Wang Zeyu, "Director Wang, will my husband die?"
"I don't believe in these ghosts and gods."
Wang Zeyu tried to calm the situation, but my mother had already started crying, sobbing uncontrollably. My father didn't know what to say, and my mother, overwhelmed, fainted. I looked around and asked Yu Xiaoluo, who was pretending to be calm, "Sister, do you think I will die?"
Yu Xiaoluo didn't speak and pressed Wang Ren, "Teacher Wang Ren, you won't just stand by and watch, will you?"
Zhang Cheng Ruixue also looked at Teacher Wang Ren, her gaze earnest.
Only Teacher Wang Ren remained calm in the room. She smiled and said to me, "Tang Nan, this is a scheme, isn't it?"
"What scheme?"
"There's no one outside here, and your mother's health isn't good. You don't need to hide it from us."
"Teacher Wang Ren, I really have no reason to lie to you. At that time, I firmly believed it was a scheme, which is why I entered the 'Temporal Pathway.' I never expected that coming out would mean two months later. Doesn't the Forensic Psychology Department have a polygraph? Ask me, and I'll answer truthfully. Also, please examine me to see if I've been hypnotized."
Wang Ren didn't speak, but Wang Zeyu interjected, "Big sister, I think Tang Nan isn't lying. Why don't we do as he says and use the polygraph?"
Within this system, Wang Ren was a psychology professor, but Wang Zeyu was the one with the authority to speak. Since Wang Zeyu had decided to do so, Wang Ren couldn't object: "Alright!"
After the polygraph was attached, I answered whatever they asked.
Wang Zeyu stared at the polygraph and finally asked Wang Ren with a worried expression, "Big sister, is this thing useful?"
"The principle of the polygraph is to judge emotional fluctuations based on physiological and emotional indicators. However, you are dealing with a schemer who can tell a huge lie without batting an eye."
"Then what should we do?"
"I'll listen to you."
"Take it off!"
"What about Tang Nan?"
"Let the child go home first."
Zhang Cheng Ruixue notified us that we could leave. I looked at Zhang Cheng Ruixue and smiled, "Zhang Cheng Ruixue, do you remember something you promised me before I time-traveled?"
"What is it?"
"Lin Han's matter, whose scheme was it?"
"Mine!"
Zhang Cheng Ruixue answered without hesitation, and I smiled, "You don't count as a schemer."
"I consulted with Teacher Wang Ren and obtained some techniques from her. But I swear, I only asked her some practical questions. This scheme is definitely not Teacher Wang Ren's."
"Thank you!"
I bid farewell and left. My parents, Lin Han, and Big Brother Chang, along with Fatty, returned home. My mother said she would cook us a meal so that Lin Han and Fatty could have some drinks with me to celebrate that Heaven had spared my life.
After our parents left, we started laughing in the study. Lin Han made a gesture for a hug: "Husband, how was my acting? Tears in my eyes, a flight of doves into my arms."
"Best Actress!"
Big Brother Chang smiled and changed the subject. During these two months, he had been very busy hiding me. But he was more curious about how Fatty managed to make me walk out of the wall in full view of everyone.
Fatty said shyly, "Big Brother, you have to let Tang Nan explain this. How did he time-travel?"
There is no such thing as time travel in this world. This was all my scheme.