Chapter 57 Happy New Year

  Xia Bai was already dead, the dagger had pierced his heart directly.

  "Tang Xiaosheng, what's going on? Didn't you say that Xia Bai was just unconscious?" Lin Shishi looked at Xia Bai, who had no signs of life, and asked in confusion.

  Tang Xiaosheng was stunned, and his mind suddenly became a bit dizzy. Although he didn't like Xia Bai as a person, seeing Xia Bai lying dead in front of him with blood all over made his heart skip a beat.

  After all, it's a human life.

  Tang Xiaosheng was very clear in his mind that he did not kill Xia Bai. Previously, he had only inserted the dagger into the ground beside Xia Bai, and not into Xia Bai's chest, this was a fact that was absolutely true.

  Before Tang Xiaosheng went to the grocery store, Xia Bai was only poked in the acupuncture points and had not died, and there was no dagger in his chest. However, at this time, Xia Bai's left chest had already been pierced by a dagger, it is clear that during the time Tang Xiaosheng went to the grocery store, someone came here and inserted the dagger into Xia Bai's heart.

  "Officer Lin, I don't know what's going on either. I think someone took advantage of my absence and killed Xia Bai." Tang Xiaosheng sorted out his chaotic thoughts and tried to analyze the situation calmly.

  Lin Shishi glanced around, finding the place to be very secluded and quiet, with no one likely to pass by. After a moment of silence, she stood up and looked at Tang Xiaosheng, saying seriously: "Tang Xiaosheng, don't be afraid, tell the truth."

  Tang Xiaosheng frowned: "What I said is the truth."

  Lin Shishi seemed to still not believe it, and slowly, with a serious tone, said: "Tang Xiaosheng, listen to me. Xia Bai took out a dagger and tried to kill you, in this situation, your life is under serious threat, even if you accidentally killed him, it would be considered self-defense, and you wouldn't need to take legal responsibility. Can you understand my meaning? You don't need to lie or hide anything, just tell the truth..."

  "Officer Lin, Xia Bai wasn't killed by me." Tang Xiao Sheng hastily interrupted, he had already figured it out, Lin Shi Shi seemed to suspect that he was the one who accidentally killed Xia Bai.

  Lin Shishi thought he still didn't understand, and continued to explain: "Don't be afraid, even if Xia Bai was killed by you, it was self-defense, and you didn't commit a crime, got it?"

  Tang Xiaosheng sank his voice and said seriously: "Officer Lin, I completely understand what you're saying. However, Xia Bai was not killed by me, but someone took advantage of my absence to kill Xia Bai."

  Lin Shishi hesitated for a moment, pondered for a while, and asked again: "Xia Bai wasn't killed by you?"

  Tang Xiaosheng nodded and said very affirmatively: "I didn't kill him, I just knocked him unconscious."

  It wasn't until then that Lin Shishi began to slightly believe his words, but this made things even more complicated. If Xia Bai wasn't killed by Tang Xiao Sheng, it meant there was a third person who came here and used a dagger to kill Xia Bai.

  So, who is this person?

  Considering the complexity of the case, Lin Shishi himself was unable to cope and immediately called Deputy Director Bao Zhiming to report on the case. More than half an hour later, seven more criminal police arrived.

  After arrival, the police conducted a detailed investigation and evidence collection at the scene of the murder case, and made a detailed record of inquiry with Tang Xiaosheng, which lasted until after 11 o'clock in the evening.

  Due to the limited information currently available to the police, the case is not clear. So far, Tang Xiaosheng is the only person who appeared at the scene of the murder, and the police suspect that he has a motive for the crime, so they took him back to the police station for further investigation.

  Although Tang Xiaosheng knew he was innocent, the police could not possibly believe him just because of his own words, so he could only be temporarily treated as a criminal suspect and detained in the detention center at the police station.

  Suddenly being locked in a prison cell, Tang Xiaosheng felt that this matter had occurred somewhat inexplicably. He was constantly pondering in his heart, who exactly was the murderer of Xia Bai? Although Xia Bai couldn't be considered extremely evil, he usually relied on his wealth and power to act arrogantly, offending many people, so it's possible that there were also many people who harbored murderous intentions towards him. This way, finding the murderer would be much more difficult.

  Tang Xiaosheng can now only hope that the police will find clues as soon as possible, crack the case as soon as possible, and clear his name.

  Xiaolongnv and Guo Xiang learned that Tang Xiaosheng was detained at the police station, so they rushed to see him that night with the help of Lin Shishi.

  "Hey, what's going on? I heard from Officer Lin that the police suspect you of killing Xia Bai." Long Nü asked anxiously. She also understood that if the charges were confirmed, he might face a long prison sentence, or even worse.

  "Dragon, don't worry, I'll be fine." Tang Xiaosheng seemed relatively calm, thinking that the truth would eventually come to light. The person he was more worried about now was actually Little Dragon Girl, fearing she might do something out of line because of this, so he reminded her, "Dragon, the police should find the killer soon, no matter what, you just wait for news quietly, don't take any rash actions."

  The little dragon girl nodded slightly and said: "I understand."

  Tang Xiaosheng reached into the pocket of his jacket and pulled out 10,000 yuan. This money was the prize for being a "model of bravery". He handed the money to Little Dragon Girl's hand, smiling as he said: "Long'er, use this money first, it should be enough to get by for a while. Tomorrow is New Year's Day, you and Xiang'er both go buy some new clothes, make some delicious food, and welcome in the new year with a fresh start."

  Thinking that Tang Xiaosheng would spend the first day of the New Year in prison, Little Dragon Girl couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for him. She asked softly: "Xiao'er, what do you want to eat? Tomorrow I and Xiang'er will bring it over for you."

  Tang Xiaosheng thought for a moment and said: "Instant noodles."

  Xiao Longnv's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, she actually didn't like Tang Xiaosheng eating instant noodles, but since he had spoken up, she didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm either. After a moment of silence, she asked again: "What else?"

  Tang Xiaosheng said, "As long as there's instant noodles, the rest is up to you." He turned his head and looked at Guo Xiang beside him, reminding her, "Xiang'er, remember to ask Long Jie to take you shopping for new clothes tomorrow."

  Guo Xiang pursed her lips and nodded slightly. Seeing Tang Xiaosheng imprisoned here, she was also very unhappy, and said in a childish voice: "Big brother, tomorrow I'll ask Long sister to buy you a new set of clothes."

  Tang Xiaosheng smiled: "Okay, remember to pick something more handsome."

  "Uh-huh."

  The three of them chatted for a while longer, and the visiting time was up. Little Dragon Maiden and Guo Xiang had to leave first. By this time, it was already past one o'clock in the morning, and the first day of the new year had actually begun.

  Before leaving, Guo Xiang pouted and said to Tang Xiaosheng: "Big brother, Happy New Year!"

  "En, Xiang Er also Happy New Year."