The Case of Love

Chapter 89 Recovery
Zhou Yifeng walked over after hearing the sound, knocked on the wall, and said with certainty: "Yes, this place is empty."

Li Zhisong casually picked up the chair next to him and said, "Boss, Junior Sister, please move aside. I'll break it open and see!"

Zhou Yifeng subconsciously pulled Su Xiaohan aside, and with a "bang", a big hole was smashed in the wall. Li Zhisong leaned over and looked, and said in surprise: "Boss, there is something here!" He reached his hand into the hole and took out a steel pipe.

Zhou Yifeng and Su Xiaohan came forward and found a clear red mark on one end of the steel pipe.

"Captain Zhou, do you think this could be blood? Otherwise, why would they hide a steel pipe in the wall?" Su Xiaohan asked.

"Yes, this is definitely blood! Take it back to Sister Sun for testing. Maybe this is Zhang Tai's blood." Compared with Su Xiaohan, Li Zhisong was more certain.

"Put this away and let's take it back. Let's look through it carefully to see if there is anything else useful!" Zhou Yifeng agreed.

Li Zhisong and Su Xiaohan agreed and walked around the house separately, searching every possible place, but found nothing.

Although the three of them did not find Chen Hongjie, they gained something. They took the steel pipe back to the bureau and gave it to Sun Yidan for testing. If the blood on the steel pipe was Zhang Tai's, Chen Hongjie would be a major suspect.

Because of this case, the team hadn't had a good meal for a few days. In the evening, Zhou Yifeng invited everyone to dinner. Su Xiaohan was going to go with them, but she suddenly received a call from Xia Mo's mother, saying that Xia Mo had woken up and not only recognized them, but also kept repeating her name. Su Xiaohan was surprised and happy, and explained the situation to Zhou Yifeng and went to the sanatorium.

Zhou Yifeng was also very happy to hear the news. He proposed to go see Xia Mo with Su Xiaohan, and Su Xiaohan did not object.

"Boss, aren't you going too far? You followed my junior sister as soon as she said she had something to do, and you didn't even invite us to dinner!" Li Zhisong deliberately teased Zhou Yifeng, glancing at Su Xiaohan from time to time while speaking.

"Xia Mo was rescued by Xiaohan and I. Now that she's better, I naturally have to go see her. Moreover, maybe she can provide us with clues. I always feel that Sun Xiaofei and the old lady are not the bosses of their gang, and there must be someone behind them. But these are just my guesses, I'm not sure." Zhou Yifeng was too lazy to argue with him and explained seriously.

"Hearing what the boss said, it seems to make sense. You guys go! But this meal has to be put on the account, and the boss has to treat us to a good meal some other day!" Li Zhisong still loves food.

"Okay, you help me remember it!" Zhou Yifeng looked at Li Zhisong with an expression of anger at his lack of fighting spirit.

"Captain Zhou, you invite me once, and I'll invite you again. Now you can finally let us go, right?" Su Xiaohan said loudly.

"Okay, it's happily decided! You and the boss can go quickly, we won't stop you!" After saying that, he looked at Ma Nan and the other two.

Ma Nan and Xu Jungang ignored him. Only Zhu Xiaofeng cooperated and said, "Go ahead, Xiaohan! We would love to have two meals in a row!"

After dealing with the two foodies, Zhou Yifeng and Su Xiaohan left the office and walked towards the elevator together.

On the way, they met Sun Yidan who was rushing over.

"Sister Sun, are you looking for me?" Zhou Yifeng asked.

"Yifeng, I just compared the steel pipe you sent with the scar on Zhang Tai's head and found that they are exactly the same. The wound on his head should have been caused by this steel pipe!" Sun Yidan said.

"So, this steel pipe is the murder weapon?" Zhou Yifeng asked. "It is basically certain now, but we still have to wait for my test results. If we can confirm that the bloodstains are Zhang Tai's, then we can be sure that the steel pipe is the murder weapon." Sun Yidan was very serious.

"Okay, let's wait a little longer. But we haven't found out where Chen Hongjie is yet. Apart from this steel pipe, we don't have any other clues for now." Zhou Yifeng sighed subconsciously.

Seeing Zhou Yifeng and Su Xiaohan were about to leave, Sun Yidan did not stay long. After telling them about the steel pipe, she returned to the forensic room.

Zhou Yifeng and Su Xiaohan drove to the nursing home. In the lobby on the first floor, they saw from afar Xia Mo's father, Xia Dongjun, queuing at the payment counter.

They walked over to find him, and when they saw Su Xiaohan, Xia Dongjun had a complicated expression on his face.

"Uncle Xia, I heard from my aunt that Xia Mo is awake?" Su Xiaohan confirmed with Xia Dongjun.

"The child is awake, but she remembered a lot of things from the past after she woke up. I'm really worried that she won't be able to get over it." Xia Dongjun looked worried.

"Uncle Xia, don't worry, I will stay with Xia Mo and persuade her well. She listened to me when we were young, and I don't think she will be upset." Thinking of Xia Mo, Su Xiaohan felt sad, but she still forced a smile to comfort Xia Dongjun.

Xia Dongjun forced a smile and said, "Okay, Xiaohan, try to persuade Xia Mo. I'm counting on you!"

"Uncle Xia, don't worry!" Su Xiaohan responded. She looked confident, but in fact, she was completely unsure.

It is hard for anyone to let go of the inhuman torture of several years. The wounds on the body can be healed, but the wounds in the heart can only heal slowly.

When Su Xiaohan and Zhou Yifeng walked into the ward, Xia Mo was leaning against the head of the bed with a book in his hand.

Hearing footsteps, she looked up at Su Xiaohan. In just a moment, her tears flowed down. Su Xiaohan knew that this was the grievance and resentment that she had accumulated for several years.

She walked over, held her in her arms, and let her tears soak her shirt, leaving marks like blooming flowers.

"Xiao Han, I remember everything! That beast locked me up in that small house, afraid that I would run away, so he tied me to the bed like a dog... I..." Xia Mo choked up more and more as he spoke, his body shaking.

Su Xiaohan stroked her back, not knowing how to comfort her. It had been five years, and she couldn't imagine how she had survived. She was so gentle and delicate, as if a gust of wind could blow her down. What kind of demon was it that had the heart to treat her like this!
After Xia Mo calmed down, Zhou Yifeng walked up to her and asked tentatively, "Xia Mo, do you still remember how they abducted you? Who abducted you?"

Xia Mo lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "I remember when I went out to buy something, I saw a little girl crying very sadly. She said her grandmother fell and broke her bones. She had no money to go to the hospital for treatment, so she asked me to help her. I followed her to her house, sat in the house for a while, drank a glass of water, and suddenly I felt dizzy and knew nothing. When I woke up, I found myself tied up, and there were a few people beside me..."

Recalling the situation at that time, Xia Mo was still frightened and started to tremble again.

"Captain Zhou, let her rest. We'll ask her again when she feels better." Su Xiaohan couldn't bear it and discussed it with Zhou Yifeng.

"Okay, you stay with her, I'll go out to buy some food." Thinking that Su Xiaohan was in a hurry to come over and he hadn't eaten yet, Zhou Yifeng pushed the door and walked out.

(End of this chapter)