“W-Wang Linhua?” Mu Yu was extremely shocked to learn that Wang Linhua, who had evaded Rong Jian’s search, was now calling her.
“I have some very important physical evidence for the murder of Zhao Yongli that I wish to hand over personally to you. I’ll wait for you at the Phoenix Village bus station at Phoenix Gully.”
Feeling wary of the danger, Mu Yu questioned him, “Why didn’t you send the evidence to the Bureau?”
“I have my reasons. If you don’t trust me, I’ll call it off.”
“Hey! Wait!” Fearing that he would hang up on her, she immediately changed her tactic. “I’ll go! However, the Phoenix Gully is rather secluded and I don’t know how to drive. Can I have a friend accompany me?”
“No, you can’t! You can only come alone. If not, I will not hand you the physical evidence. Doctor Mu, if you cannot do it, I’ll…”
“I can! I will!”
“Good. Take a cab over and we’ll meet at the Phoenix Village bus st
“Are you really the murderer?” When Mu Yu spoke in shock, she stepped back for fear that her reaction would provoke Wang Linhua, who had murdered Zhao Yongli in an extremely cruel fashion.“Yes, I’m the murderer, and Kiki is merely taking the blame for me.” Wang Linhua stood in his spot unperturbed. “Why would she do that?”Wang Linhua flashed her a faint smile. “By now, you have probably known that I’m her biological father. She doesn’t want to see me suffering in jail.”“Are you really her father? But you look like you’re in your mid-thirties!” Even though she knew the DNA test result, she still felt doubtful.“Let’s just say that I take good care of myself.” Wang Linhua evaded the topic and went straight to the point. “Doctor Mu, Kiki is innocent, and she has nothing to do with the case. It’s all my doing. I hope that you can convey my message to Chief Rong and have Kiki released.”While speaking, he h
“Yu, what’s the matter?” Rong Jian asked anxiously in the call.“Yu, what happened?” Qin Jinhuan stared hard at Mu Yu.“Chief Rong, you have sent your men to protect Zhao Yongli’s wife and child. Am I right? I am referring to Nie Xiaoxiang and her son.” Ignoring Qin Jinhuan, Mu Yu demanded to know the answer from Rong Jian.“Yes. Why?”“Call them immediately and ask them to be alert. I suspect that Wang Linhua shook the police off in order to find the mother and child!”“Didn’t he say that he was going to visit his late wife’s grave? Anyway, I’ll make a call now!” Rong Jian knew that Mu Yu would not give a suggestion for no good reason. In a rush, he hung up the phone before asking for her reasoning.“Huan, let’s go,” Mu Yu ordered him to follow as she was walking out and making some calls.“Where to?” Qin Jinhuan followed suit.“Yu, Huan, where are you going?” Sensing that someth
“Kiki? Kiki?” Mu Yu desperately wanted to follow her but was stopped by the policeman who was cordoning off the area. “Please stay back. This building is temporarily…”“She is Doctor Mu from the forensic lab,” Liu Xiaofan who just got out of the car pointed at Mu Yu, introducing her to the policeman.“Oh, Doctor Mu. I’m sorry.” The policeman immediately made way for her.“What’s the situation here?” While hurriedly walking toward the apartment block, Mu Yu anxiously asked Liu Xiaofan.“Wang Linhua knocked Nie Xiaoxiang unconscious and took Little Guo hostage.”“Little Guo?”“Yes, he’s the four-year-old son of Zhao Yongli and Nie Xiaoxiang. Little Guo is his nickname.”Her predictions came true after all. She took a deep breath and quickly followed up, “Why is he holding the kid hostage?”Liu Xiaofan shook her head. “I’m not sure about the details. Anyway, right after I shared Chie
In Wang Linhua’s hand was a body checkup report from a hospital in An City. The report clearly stated that the patient tested positive for HIV; the patient’s name was Luo Jiahua, which was Kiki’s real name.It took Wang Linhua a long time to collect himself, and with a trembling voice, he commented, “I heard that some HIV-positive patients live up to ten or twenty more years.”Kiki only shook her head at him. “The doctor says that I have three months tops.”“No! How is that possible? How did that happen?” Wang Linhua grabbed his hair and yelled in sorrow and disbelief.“Dad…” Kiki was at a loss for words to comfort her grief-stricken father, and she ran up to give him a hug while crying. The father and daughter hugged each other and cried hard.“Dad, promise me that you’ll live well. Okay? Please don’t get involved in Zhao Yongli’s case. I beg you,” Kiki pleaded to him in tears. He let go of her and wiped away her tear
"Don't move!""Little Guo!""No!""Dad!""Don’t come close!" Wang Linhua had shoved Kiki away and glared at Rong Jian and the rest. "Nobody can stop me today!""Dad!""You stay away too!" he yelled at Kiki. "Today, I'll end things with the Zhao Family!""Dad, don't do it…""Hua, listen to me!" Due to his excessive movements, his injured hand bled even more and was scary to look at, especially for Kiki, who had been staring at his hand and crying nonstop.Feeling pained and scared, Nie Xiaoxiang had fainted upon hearing Wang Linhua's declaration. Mu Yu and Liu Xiaofan were busy performing first aid on her."He's just an innocent child! He's got nothing to do with this!" Rong Jian stared angrily at Wang Linhua, who was ready to harm his hostage."Innocent child?" Wang Linhua sneered. "What about Hua? Isn't she an innocent child too? What right
“Chief Rong, look out!” When everyone screamed in unison, Rong Jian stood frozen on the ground, shaken by the fact that he’d killed Luo Mingan. He had only wanted to prevent Luo Mingan from hurting Little Guo and did not intend to take his life.Rong Jian found Zhao Yongli and Sun Meilan utterly despicable, and he had much sympathy for the father and daughter of the Luo Family. However, he was a police officer who could only educate the public to protect themselves with the help of the law, and he could not allow for criminal activities. Moreover, the hostage whom Luo Mingan planned to hurt was an innocent four-year-old. He fired the shot out of desperation.Seeing that the sharp blade in Kiki’s hand was about to pierce into Rong Jian’s chest, Mu Yu, who was the nearest to him, flung herself on him.“Yu!”A loud gunshot and a scream were heard. The bullet hit Kiki’s leg, and she promptly fell onto the ground about a meter away from
“What? Luo Mingan was not the murderer? H-How is that possible?” Liu Xiaofan’s eyes widened in disbelief. “But he admitted to it! He even turned in the murder weapons!”Mu Yu wiped away her tears and explained, “There’s no fingerprints on the blade, so there’s a possibility that it’s not the weapon.”“He had a very strong anti-reconnaissance ability. He would have wiped away the fingerprints when he got back from the murder. Anyway, the murder weapon he handed in was shaped similarly like the one used at the scene. If he was not the murderer, how could he have submitted a similar murder weapon? If he was not the murderer, why would he admit to it? He’d get the death sentence for it!” Liu Xiaofan was puzzled.Mu Yu only replied with a heavy sigh as she looked at her colleagues moving away Luo Mingan and Kiki’s bodies through teary eyes. She really had no mood to explain to Liu Xiaofan.Sensing her sadness, Qin Jinhuan hugged her gen
“Who was that? Mu Yu immediately asked. “Do you remember Linda? She’s Kiki’s good friend.”“Yes! I remember Kiki had been staying at her home recently.”“Yes. She’s in a hurry to meet me probably because she has something to tell me about Kiki,” Rong Jian responded while heading toward the entrance of the rooftop. Mu Yu and Qin Jinhuan immediately followed up.“Yu, it’s almost dawn. Just head home with Huan and rest,” Rong Jian suggested when they entered the elevator.“I want to…”“You need rest!” Qin Jinhuan rudely cut her off. “Huan also needs to work in the morning.” Rong Jian helped to persuade her, but instead she suggested, “Huan, why don’t you go home? Chief Rong and I…”“No!” Qin Jinhuan gripped her hand tightly and said firmly without any room for discussion. “Yu, Linda has stated that she only wanted to see me. Even if you follow me back, you cannot meet