Chapter 2213: Love Trapped in the Cycle of Fate 12

204.

"Uncle Wang, this kind of thing at the investigation scene should be left to us."

As Jin Chen approached, his aura was no longer lax; his steadiness carried a hint of oppression.

The sudden change caught everyone off guard.

Wang Bo even instinctively made way for him; after reacting, his face darkened.

Only Xie Guan.

He watched Jin Chen's broad, tall back, not knowing what he was thinking; after a few moments, he lowered his eyes and tugged at his lips.

This idiot, when he gets serious, is actually not annoying.

Jin Chen pulled Chen Xiao Fei up from the ground, "Police, get up and cooperate..."

Jin Chen's words hesitated.

He saw the cut on Chen Xiao Fei's left calf.

Not deep, but it will definitely affect his movement to some extent in the short term.

Jin Chen and Shao Huai exchanged a glance, reaching a tacit understanding; they changed it so Shao Huai would support Chen Xiao Fei and take him to the hallway for questioning, while Jin Chen walked into the living room.

A male corpse lay on the sofa.

Jin Chen glanced over quickly; the method was more brutal than that used to kill Song Gong on Tuesday—the corpse's hands were chopped off and fell to the ground, both eyes were gouged out, leaving only two empty blood holes staring at the ceiling, mouth wide open, expression still holding fear and despair.

Various shattered vases and shelves were scattered on the ground, mixed with wet bloodstains, a gruesome sight.

Behind Jin Chen, Xie Guan's first glance caught the contract on the ground that Wang Bo had unintentionally blocked; he couldn't help clenching his fingers, exhaling silently.

Wang Bo quickly walked toward the sofa; his blood‑stained shoe sole happened to step on the contract, the fragile paper was crushed by the wet sole, becoming completely unrecognizable.

Xie Guan's body shifted slightly; he slowly lifted his gaze to fix on Wang Bo, his eyes cold and light, hiding the complex thoughts in his depths, his trembling fingertips then lowered.

In an instant, Xie Guan's eyes were gently covered by a warm palm.

"Reacting this strongly, did your face go pale?"

Jin Chen asked quietly.

"…… 'Yeah, I wasn't prepared; the scene was too bloody.' Xie Guan rarely refuted, allowing himself to be blindfolded, appearing somewhat obedient."

"Then wait for me outside."

"No."

Xie Guan refused; finally he had the strength to raise his hand, his icy fingertips brushing away Jin Chen's arm.

The earlier daze and unreality were like only a moment; in the blink of an eye, real warmth called him back to the human world.

Xie Guan silently glanced at Jin Chen several times, then tilted his head and firmly bit his tongue tip.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +7, total 20!】

Jin Chen looked back, raised his hand and rubbed Xie Guan's hair.

——

"Get out! This is someone from our apartment, why are you meddling so much?!"

Wang Bo finally couldn't tolerate it; he even wanted to step forward and shove Jin Chen.

Jin Chen nimbly stepped back half a step, his expression turning cold: "Wang Bo, you're obstructing police work."

"Or do you think there's something at this murder scene that I shouldn't know?"

Wang Bo stood in front of the corpse, unfazed by the blood‑filled smell of the room: "Our apartment has had plenty of incidents; you police never bothered before, and now you have no authority to intervene."

"Tonight I will remove the corpse, you……"

Jin Chen grew impatient, pressed down on Wang Bo's shoulder and shoved him out, shouting, "Shao Huai! Don't let him in!"

The response to Wang Bo was the door in front of him being shut.

Shao Huai placed a hand on Wang Bo's shoulder, solemn: "Wang Bo, I also have something to ask you."

Seeing this scene, Song Gong also heard Shao Huai say he was a police officer; his lips trembled a few times: "Police… police, how could they come to our place?"

Wang Bo's feet shifted slightly, his gaze dark; he glanced at Shao Huai's rear and sneered.

Indoors.

Jin Chen took advantage of the lack of interruption, had Xie Guan turn his back and wait obediently, then examined the corpse and scene as quickly as possible.

Not as neat as Song Gong's death.

The victim may have struggled with the killer while alive; the scene was messy, and the corpse's surface bore many struggle marks.

More importantly……

Jin Chen frowned, pressed heavily on the severed upper arm wound of the corpse, then looked toward the empty eye sockets.

"What's wrong?" Xie Guan asked.

"The killer's strength isn't greater than the victim's, and the method differs from how Song Gong was killed; it doesn't seem to be the same person."

Xie Guan exclaimed, "Not just one killer!"

Jin Chen hummed, "Perhaps…"

Xie Guan searched for usable clues; his gaze fell on the yellowed book pressed under the coffee table, he crouched, went over, picked it up, and glanced at it hastily.

"Jin Chen, look at this."

Xie Guan handed the book to Jin Chen.

It was a debt‑collection record, with Fang Ru's name appearing multiple times; in the last few entries, a parenthetical note read: "Use Duoduo to threaten that slutty woman, feasible."

Xie Guan whispered, "This dead person is called Zhou Jin, one of the hooligans living in Room 204."

Jin Chen read it at a glance, stuffed the book into his pocket, "Take it back to analyze, we'll…"

【Host!! Hurry! The protagonist attacker is about to be killed!】

Jin Chen was startled, he stepped forward and ran toward the door.

Shao Huai was pressed to the ground by Wang Bo and Chen Xiao Fei; Song Gong had already disappeared; Zhao Chunmei appeared at some point, raising the kitchen knife high and chopping down fiercely.

"This place doesn't welcome you!!"

"Shao Huai!"

The moment the door opened, it was already too late.

Jin Chen rushed over to seize the knife, but still couldn't make it in time.

In a daze, Jin Chen seemed to see a figure at the stairwell entrance in his peripheral vision……it was Song Gong.

Everything fell into darkness.

Jin Chen jerked awake, sitting up from the bed.

It refreshed again.

His heart sank, he picked up his phone.

May 12, Monday.

It's Monday again.

Jin Chen quickly got out of bed.

In the neighboring room, as Jin Chen pushed open the door, he bumped into Shao Huai, who still had a fearful look in his eyes.

Shao Huai sat dazedly on the bed; upon seeing Jin Chen, he froze for a moment, raising his hand to his chest.

"Chenzi, I……I'm not dead."

Jin Chen pulled Shao Huai up, facing the mottled old floor mirror: "You're not dead, you're uninjured."

Seeing his whole self in the mirror, the fear pent up in Shao Huai's heart finally crashed down, and he let out a long sigh.

Outside the house came a knocking sound; it was Xie Guan and Xu Yi.

Xu Yi also looked rather frightened: "What's going on? How did it refresh already in broad daylight……Shao Huai? What happened to you?"

Shao Huai sat on the sofa, weakly waving his hand: "It's fine now."

Xie Guan stared at Shao Huai's chest, then looked at Jin Chen, frowning as he guessed: "Could it be because Shao Huai was killed?"

"What?!" Xu Yi jumped in fright, hurriedly went to Shao Huai's side, nervously pulling at him and looking again and again.

"It's possible."

Jin Chen slowly organized his words: "……Among us four, if any one dies, it will reset to the start of that day."

"Damn."

Shao Huai finally came to, kicking the coffee table hard.

"What's the point of looking for the murderer? I don't think there's a single good person in this building."

Now recalling Zhao Chunmei's murderous intent when she brandished the knife, Shao Huai felt panicked inside.

"And Chen Xiao Fei—I just promised to help him find the killer, and the next moment he lunged at me and pinned me down……damn."

Xu Yi's face turned pale: "The only reason we four can reset time couldn't be……because everyone else is the murderer, right?"