I was a rookie reporter in the 00s

Chapter 352 The murderer surfaces

At this moment, the door of the emergency room suddenly opened and the doctor came out. Fu Siyuan and Li Wei immediately went up to him and asked anxiously, "How is she?"

"She is out of danger for now," the doctor said. "But we still need further observation and treatment. Her injuries are serious and she will need a long time to recover."

"Thank you, doctor." Fu Siyuan breathed a sigh of relief, his heart filled with gratitude. "Can we go in and see her?"

"Yes, but only one person can go in," the doctor said. "She is very weak now and needs quiet."

Fu Siyuan nodded. He walked into the ward and saw Zhang Wanqing lying quietly on the bed, with various tubes inserted into her body. Her face was pale, but her breathing was relatively steady. Fu Siyuan sat beside her bed, gently holding her hand, and whispered, "Wanqing, you must hold on. We are all waiting for you outside."

Li Wei stood outside the hospital room, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He knew that this investigation had already cost a life, but he also knew that they couldn't give up. They had to continue to pursue the truth and seek justice for Zhang Wanqing and all the victims.

"We have to continue investigating." Li Wei whispered, a hint of determination flashing in his eyes, "We can't let the murderer go like this."

Li Wei returned to the police station and sorted out all the clues, trying to find more evidence.

One evening after Zhang Wanqing was discharged from the hospital, the three of them sat in the office, sorting through the final details of the case. The investigation seemed to be nearing its conclusion, but Fu Siyuan still felt something was amiss. He repeatedly pored over the documents and evidence, trying to find a clue he had overlooked.

"Siyuan, what are you thinking about?" Zhang Wanqing noticed that Fu Siyuan's expression was a little solemn.

Fu Siyuan raised his head, a trace of confusion in his eyes: "I feel like we seem to have missed something... Although the 'Mind Technology' company and that man have been brought to justice, I always feel that things are not that simple."

"What do you mean?" Li Wei also noticed Fu Siyuan's uneasiness.

"We have always suspected Professor Wang, the 'Mind Technology' company, and even that mysterious man, but is it possible that the real murderer has always been by our side?" Fu Siyuan's voice was low and slow.

Zhang Wanqing and Li Wei exchanged a glance, a chill running down their spines. They recalled the entire investigation, every detail, every witness, every suspect. Suddenly, a figure flashed through Li Wei's mind—Lin Hao.

"Lin Hao!" Li Wei blurted out, "He's been acting suspiciously, but he's someone we trust."

Zhang Wanqing's expression changed slightly: "He does have many suspicious points, but he is also one of the victims..."

"No, Wanqing, we can't ignore any possibility." Fu Siyuan said, "We have to re-investigate him."

Lin Hao sat alone in a corner of the graduate school library, his eyes empty and lost, as if lost in endless darkness. His heart was filled with contradictions and struggles, and those repressed memories surged like a tide, making him unable to calm down.

He knew what he had done, but he couldn't control himself. The side effects of the drug split his personality into two halves, one half was the kind and upright Lin Hao, and the other half was the cold and cruel murderer.

"Who am I?" Lin Hao kept asking himself in his heart, "Am I the Lin Hao who wants to protect everyone, or am I the demon who kills without blinking an eye?"

The faces of the victims, their blood, their fear, their despair...all of this made him feel extremely painful. He knew that he was controlled by the drug, but he could not get rid of this control.

"I...I didn't mean to." Lin Hao's hands gripped his hair tightly, his nails digging deep into his scalp, leaving bloody marks. His body trembled slightly, as if he was fighting against the demons within him.

"I can't let them find out. I can't let them know I'm the murderer." Lin Hao muttered silently in his heart, "They will hate me and think I'm a monster..."

He recalled his actions during the investigation, the disguises, the lies, the deliberately hidden evidence. He knew that he had been deceiving Zhang Wanqing, Fu Siyuan and Li Wei, but he could not stop.

"I... I need more time." Lin Hao said in his heart, "As long as I can find the antidote, as long as I can break free from the control of this drug, I can be myself again."

He pulled a small bottle from his pocket. Inside was a clear liquid. It was the antidote he had secretly mixed in the lab, but he wasn't sure if it would work. His hand trembled slightly as he poured the liquid into his mouth, then closed his eyes and waited for a miracle to happen.

"I will return to my original self... I will definitely." Lin Hao prayed silently in his heart.

Fu Siyuan, Zhang Wanqing, and Li Wei decided to find Lin Hao again and try to get more clues from him. They went to the graduate school, but found that Lin Hao was not in the office. After searching for a while, they finally found him in a corner of the library.

Lin Hao looked up and saw the three people standing in front of him. A trace of panic flashed in his eyes. He tried to hide his uneasiness, but his hands were shaking slightly.

"Lin Hao, we want to talk to you again." Fu Siyuan's voice was calm and firm.

Lin Hao nodded and forced a smile: "Okay, what do you want to talk about?"

"Regarding those murders," Zhang Wanqing said bluntly, "we think you might know something we don't."

Lin Hao's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure: "What else could I know? I've already told you what I know. As for the rest, I don't know anything."

"Lin Hao, do you really think we will believe you?" Li Wei's voice was harsh. "You have been acting suspiciously. Why did you hide so many things?"

Lin Hao's breathing quickened slightly, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes: "I...I really don't know what you are talking about."

"Lin Hao, we've uncovered too many suspicious points," Fu Siyuan said. "You've been in contact with the victims, you've been to the crime scene, and you've even deleted the library's surveillance footage... What exactly are you trying to hide?"

Lin Hao's body trembled slightly, his eyes filled with pain and struggle. He lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. Finally, he raised his head, his eyes filled with a hint of despair.

"Lin Hao, in the end, whether you confess or not, the result will be the same." Li Wei wanted to trick Lin Hao into telling the truth. "Let me tell you, we already knew everything you did when we caught Professor Wang. It's just that you were one of the victims at that time. You were receiving treatment in the hospital, so we didn't bother you. Tell me..."

"Okay, I'll tell you...but you have to believe me, I...I, I didn't mean it." Lin Hao said, his eyes revealing nervousness and uneasiness.