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It was as if a ferocious beast was lurking in the shadows, ready to devour someone at any moment.
Luo Fei's face turned deathly pale in an instant.
It was like suddenly seeing something terrifying?
Even someone as bold as Xiong Yuan couldn't help but choke up a couple of times.
The atmosphere instantly plummeted to freezing point.
Everything returned to normal only after Lin Yang smiled again.
Luo Fei took a breath, tried to calm himself down, and spoke with a choked voice:
"How...how did you know the case wasn't under our task force's jurisdiction?"
Lin Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing an unfathomable light.
He spoke slowly:
"There is nothing in this world that I do not know."
"I can know if I want to."
He glanced at Luo Fei, then continued:
"Even the April 18 Incident from back then, I know the truth."
Luo Fei was shocked when he heard about the April 18th case.
He felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and instantly became excited:
"You...you know the truth about the April 18th case?"
Lin Yang looked at Luo Fei, a smile playing on his lips, and coaxed, "..."
"Customer, do you want to know the truth about the April 18th case?"
Luo Fei nodded almost without hesitation: "Yes, of course I want to know!"
Lin Yang's smile deepened:
“I can tell you the truth, but…”
He paused deliberately.
Seeing Luo Fei nervously swallow, he continued:
"But you need to give something in return for pawning it."
Chapter Seventeen: Luo Fei's twenty years of life were wasted on a middle-aged man! (Please give him flowers and monthly votes!)
"Pay? Give something in exchange for pawning?"
Luo Fei paused, his brows furrowing.
What can I pawn?
Lin Yang glanced at him:
"Your lifespan, your body, your crime-solving abilities, and so on can all be pawned."
Luo Fei was shocked, his eyes widening: "These can be pawned too?"
"At Pawnshop No. 8, anything that belongs to you is yours."
"Anything of equal value can be pawned to obtain what you desire."
Lin Yang calmly recounted an ordinary matter.
Luo Fei fell into thought.
What should I pawn?
Crime-solving ability?
No, those are the skills I rely on to survive.
Without it, how can I solve the case?
Body? But without a healthy body.
How can we continue to pursue the truth?
Lin Yang seemed to have noticed Luo Fei's hesitation.
He said, "Why not pawn your lifespan?"
Luo Fei suddenly looked up, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes: "Lifespan? This..."
"To be honest, your health isn't very good."
"My luck is so-so, and I have neither love nor family."
Lin Yang's words were straightforward.
But it pierced Luo Fei's heart like a needle.
He paused, then continued:
"There doesn't seem to be anything else worth pawning."
"That is, lifespan and detective ability."
Luo Fei fell silent; he knew he had no other choice.
He was willing to pay any price to seek the truth.
He took a deep breath and mustered his courage to say:
"Then, I'll pawn my lifespan."
Lin Yang nodded, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
He took out the golden abacus, gently turned it a few times, and then said:
You are in your thirties.
"Under normal circumstances, you should live for another thirty years or so."
"I will pawn twenty years of your life."
Lin Yang's voice rang out again:
"In exchange, I will tell you the truth about the April 18th case."
Upon hearing Lin Yang's words, Luo Fei was immediately stunned:
"Twenty years of lifespan? This..."
Lin Yang looked at Luo Fei, a slight smile appearing on his face:
"Twenty years of lifespan may indeed be a bit too much for you."
"But you should know that the April 18th case is no ordinary case."
He paused and continued:
"This case is similar to the current Darker case."
"They are intricately connected."
"If you want to uncover the truth, you have to pay the price."
Luo Fei took a deep breath, looked into Lin Yang's eyes, and said:
“Okay, I’m willing to pawn twenty years of my life.”
Lin Yang nodded and glanced at Zhu Suosuo beside him.
She immediately understood, took out a contract, and handed it to Luo Fei:
"This is a pawn contract."
"Once you sign your name on it, the contract will be effective."
Luo Fei took the contract and glanced at it.
Then he signed his name without hesitation.
The moment he signed his name.
A beam of light entered his body.
He felt that there seemed to be a new connection between himself and Pawnshop No. 8.
"Congratulations, customer, you have now signed a contract with Pawnshop No. 8."
Lin Yang looked at Luo Fei with a satisfied smile on his face.
Luo Fei disregarded everything else and hurriedly asked:
"Now, can you tell me the truth about the April 18th Incident?"
Lin Yang nodded and slowly said:
"On April 18, 2002, Deputy Police Chief Xue Dalin was murdered at home by Darker."
"On the same afternoon, an explosion occurred at a warehouse located in the suburbs."
"The accident resulted in the deaths of Meng Yun and Yuan Zhibang..."
As Lin Yang narrated.
Luo Fei's thoughts were gradually drawn back to that dark day.
He seemed to see Meng Yun and Yuan Zhibang in the warehouse.
I heard their shouts...
A sharp pain shot through Luo Fei's heart, and he clenched his fists tightly.
Seeing Luo Fei's pained expression, Lin Yang continued:
"On the day Meng Yun learned that Yuan Zhibang had received a notification from Darker."
"They rushed to the rescue but discovered a bomb."