Chapter 2230: Love Entangled in the Cycle of Fate 29

Xie Guan's first reaction upon regaining consciousness was to sense his heartbeat.

He closed his eyes, feeling the familiar aura surrounding him—it was Jin Chen's embrace.

In the embrace, he felt as if every cell in his body had come back to life, and his icy body warmed.

"Xie Guan, there won't be a next time."

Jin Chen knew he had awakened and started to loosen his hold, but Xie Guan hugged him even tighter.

Xie Guan buried himself in Jin Chen's embrace, lifted his head to look at him, and a gentle smile finally appeared in his brows and eyes, also the relief and sincerity after shedding his shackles.

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -10, total 60!】

Jin Chen poked his brow and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

"Idiot." Xie Guan instantly restrained his smile, poked back, narrowed his eyes, and lifted the corner of his mouth.

Jin Chen slightly raised his brow and took a small step back.

Only then did Xie Guan realize that this time their reset was not on the bed but in the hallway.

Shao Huai and Xu Yi were hiding in different directions, waving at them.

"Now?"

"Monday."

Jin Chen pinched Xie Guan's finger and said, "I just discussed with Shao Huai; Zhou Jin probably didn't die at Professor Luo's hands. Once we find the killer, we'll report it immediately."

Jin Chen paused, then said, "It's likely that the longtime residents here are in collusion."

"Is there a signal?"

Xie Guan looked surprised and hurriedly checked his phone.

The blank signal bars finally restored.

This meant……

"We've left the time loop."

Jin Chen flicked Xie Guan's forehead and said, "Don't just stand there; there's movement."

Five minutes later.

204.

The tragic cry came to an abrupt halt.

Jin Chen pushed open the door and saw Zhou Jin, who had almost been killed, and……

Zhao Chunmei and Aunt Li.

"Holy shit."

Shao Huai's body reacted faster than his mind; Jin Chen seized the knife, and he rushed over to lift Zhou Jin up.

Xu Yi: "Don't move! I've called the police!"

Xie Guan stood at the doorway, glanced outward, and saw Xiao Jin in a white dress observing from the hallway.

He walked over.

Xiao Jin turned to leave, her steps swift.

"I want to see Professor Luo."

Xie Guan did not pursue; he stood below and looked up.

Xiao Jin's back stiffened; she clung to her skirt's edge, tilted her head to look at him, paused a few seconds, then sped up and ran upstairs.

Jin Chen knew reasoning was useless, didn't waste more words, and skillfully tied the person up.

"You killed him today; if you discover the knife isn't cleaned up, would you buy bleach?" Jin Chen asked.

The struggling Zhao Chunmei: "Ah?!"

"Ah damn, no wonder!"

Shao Huai suddenly realized, "No wonder that time we just broke into 204, Aunt Li came back right after to question, no wonder Zhao Chunmei still had time to stab me too!"

The time Zhou Jin truly died, Aunt Li never appeared.

Zhou Jin couldn't understand what they were saying, collapsed on the ground, doubting life.

"Just debt collection……Why are you making a fuss? What do you mean I'm bullying Fang Ru and her mother? ……They……cough cough cough, didn't pay rent, the landlord wants money, this too……is it my fault?!"

"Enough, talking to them is useless." Jin Chen dragged him up, "Save your strength to speak at the police station."

Zhou Jin shuddered.

Zhao Chunmei and Aunt Li struggled even more angrily.

The hazy mist outside the apartment building dissipated.

As the police cars' sirens echoed through the streets, Luo Wenbin descended the stairs holding an urn, his expression unclear, yet lacking the deathly stillness they had seen in previous time resets.

Everything is still in time.

Jin Chen stood outside the convenience store, saw police entering the apartment building one after another, and suddenly straightened his body.

Shao Huai shouted.

"Old Wu!"

Old Wu got out of the police car, then sat back in.

"Just now, did you see him with his student?"

"Probably an illusion……"

"Old Wu." Jin Chen also waved.

Old Wu prepared himself mentally, then opened the door again,

"How did you two end up here?!"

Shao Huai vented his frustrations, telling him all the evidence he could gather, including the diary and hard drive.

Ah, Old Wu, taking a break feels like I've been off for a lifetime...

"Anyway, this is a big case!" Shao Huai patted Old Wu's shoulder. "We need to investigate thoroughly!"

Old Wu: "...... Do you guys know things a bit too clearly?"

If it weren't for his own students, Old Wu would almost suspect that these two guys have some kind of connection with the killer.

Jin Chen said solemnly: "It's all thanks to your teaching."

Old Wu immediately agreed: "Me too."

Shao Huai: "......"

All residents of the apartment building must be taken in for investigation.

Jin Chen's gaze swept over, precisely meeting Xie Guan, who stood in the shadows of the hallway, and he reached out his hand.

Xie Guan personally experienced this arrest, also prepared to go to the police station to cooperate with the investigation, but he always felt as if his soul was drifting above, coldly observing as a bystander.

Only upon seeing Jin Chen did he feel a moment of being grounded.

Xie Guan walked out of the hallway, into the sunlight, toward his brightness.

They embraced under the sunlight without any burden.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +15, total 75!】

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -10, total 50!】

Shao Huai looked, then stepped back a few steps, moved to Xu Yi's side, and leaned in to look at him.

Xu Yi smiled at him: "It's great to leave alive."

He could hardly remember when he last saw the sunlight.

Xu Yi took the initiative to embrace Shao Huai.

"Right?"

"Yes... yes!" Shao Huai replied, grinning.

——

Police station.

Involving the case from two years ago, with an extremely large scope, the mastermind may still be on the run; the bureau set up a special task force to investigate, systematically integrating the evidence collected from the apartment.

Due to his special identity, Xie Guan was separately questioned many times; each time Jin Chen waited outside, accompanying him, and each time brought a different small gift.

After the final interrogation, they saw Luo Wenbin at the police station.

After investigation, they found Luo Wenbin had a tendency toward attempted murder, so they thought he needed further detention and processing.

And residents like Wang Bo, who had committed a murder two years earlier, were also unseen before the verdict came out.

Upon leaving the apartment, Luo Wenbin seemed like Ru Meng early awakening.

He told Jin Chen: "I have no doubt that by Tuesday I will personally kill the selected... first murderer who was to be buried with Si Xi."

"I came here and hid for a long time, just to risk my life for revenge; it's you who stopped me, stopped... another mistake from happening."

"Children, even the teacher feels that you are the ones Si Xi invited to save me."

Jin Chen's expression eased slightly as he asked: "You know what Sun Liwei has done, right?"

"...... Yes and no." Luo Wenbin's sorrowful gaze turned to the distance outside the police station window: "I initially didn't know my daughter had died; I only thought Sun Liwei had run off with money, taking Si Xi as well."

"Although they had many marital conflicts, it never came to the point of killing for money."

"...... I've taught all my life, yet I still underestimated human evil; how could I forget... Sun Liwei could betray anyone, so how could he have feelings for his bed partner?"

Xie Guan asked: "Who told you the news of Si Xi's death?"

"It's Xiao Jin and Xiao Jing, the two sisters," Luo Wenbin said, his gaze withdrawing to focus on the substance: "They are the children sponsored by Si Xi; Xiao Jing... ah, the girl in the red dress, personally witnessed Sun Liwei entering and leaving the apartment building."

"They are brave, and also...... innocent."

Luo Wenbin's voice suddenly became hoarse.