Everyone turned their heads to see Rong Jian coming in with Liu Xiaofan and Fan Lifeng. “Chief Rong! What brings you all here?” Mu Yu quickly straightened up.
“Stay still! Be careful of your wound!” Qin Xiaozhi reminded Mu Yu nervously without reacting much to the arrival of Rong Jian and the others. On the other hand, Rong Jian greeted Qin Xiaozhi and Mu Yu’s parents before turning to her. He expressed his concern for her by asking, “How are you feeling, Yu? Can you have your testimony recorded?”
“No!”
“Yes!”
Both Qin Xiaozhi and Mu Yu responded simultaneously. When Qin Xiaozhi heard Mu Yu saying so, he admonished in a grave voice right away, “You’re very weak right now—you need a good rest!”
“I’m feeling just fine right now, Grandpa.”
“How could you be fine with such a sickly complexion?” Qin Xiaozhi retorted. He then rebuffed Rong Jian dismissively and said, “You just want Yu’s testimony record
“The murderer?!” Rong Jian was shocked. “Do you mean Gong Lilan had made preparations long ago to protect herself and her daughter because she predicted that the murderer would deliberately retaliate against Zhao Yongli?!”Mu Yu nodded. “I think the murderer has planned for a long time before committing these murders. These three victims must be connected in a way that we don’t know, and this connection is precisely why the murderer wanted to kill them. Gong Lilan divorced Zhao Yongli and quickly disappeared from public view with her daughter for fear of being retaliated against. In other words, everything will be clear once we find her.”Rong Jian pondered for a moment and then shook his head. “I think it’s plausible that the three victims were killed because of some connection between them, but I don’t agree with what you said about Gong Lilan having predicted long ago that the murderer would deliberately take revenge. Gong Lilan and Zhao Yongli go
Qin Jinhuan tucked Mu Yu up in her quilt again. Then, he slowly stood up and walked out of the ward.Meanwhile, Bian Zijun had been waiting for him outside the door. When he saw the latter coming out, he immediately whispered, “Old Master Qin is waiting for you in Director Rong’s office, Boss.”“What’s the matter?”“Qi Hao didn’t say anything; he just said that Old Master Qin wants you to go over there. Could he have become suspicious?”Qin Jinhuan’s expression changed at once. “Become suspicious of what? What’s there to be suspicious about? Have you done anything that gives you a guilty conscience?”Since he knew that he had said something wrong, Bian Zijun looked somewhat embarrassed in an instant.“Qin Wentao and Dong Yueyun’s leaving as well as Dong Wanqing’s death are the results of their own actions. We have nothing to do with everything.”“Yes, I’ll keep that in mind.”
A warm breeze caressed one’s cheeks while flowers bloomed beautifully outside, for spring had arrived once again. When the first ray of sunlight peeked through the curtains, Mu Yu rose up from the bed excitedly the moment she opened her eyes. Meanwhile, Qin Jinhuan stirred from the movement and stared at her in surprise. “What’s the matter?” “It’s a new day. Time to get up,” she urged him as she put on some clothes. He glanced at the clock and lazily dragged her back to his side. “It’s only a little over 6.00AM. It’s still early, so let’s sleep a little longer.” However, Mu Yu didn’t want to lie down. She reminded him in an urgent tone, “Have you forgotten that we’re going hiking today?” “We can take our time hiking later—we’ll be staying the night over there anyway. There’s no need to rush.” “There are flowers to see and photos to take—of course we need to get there as early as
“Why do you think he’s acting strange?” Mu Yu expressed her confusion. “The way he reacts to Jiang Wenwen’s pregnancy is quite unusual.” At this point, Mu Yu became even more confused. “Isn’t he treating Wenwen quite well?” “He…” “Hey, Huan! Yu!” Just then, a voice came from a distance away, interrupting Qin Jinhuan’s speech. “It’s Xi! She’s calling for us!” Mu Yu’s face lit up with glee. Before she could shout in reply, Feng Qiqi’s cheerful voice chimed in from afar, “Yu! Huan! Where are you guys?” “Hey! Hang in there, guys—” Shang Qi’s voice came after Feng Qiqi’s. Perhaps the booming echoes were intriguing to them, for they were shouting one after another without waiting for Mu Yu and Qin Jinhuan to answer. The tones of their screams became more and more upbeat, and soon enough, the valley was instantly filled with the rhythmic, melodious echoes of their voices.
Qin Jinhuan smiled as he whispered to her. Mu Yu was initially taken aback by his words, but then she burst into laughter.“Who would have thought that Chief Rong would be capable of being such a romantic!”“It’s because he truly loves her. That’s why he’s willing to rack his brains to win her over.” He then pulled her into a hug. “Just like me when it comes to you.”Mu Yu laughed as she flicked his face. “What does this have to do with you? And I thought that our trip here today was to celebrate my escape from ‘prison’. I didn’t expect that I’d just be here for the ride.”“Nope! The main purpose of this trip is so that you can enjoy springtime out here to celebrate your discharge from ‘prison’. Chief Rong is the one who’s actually here for the ride, what with his pursuit of Feng Rubing.”“You gave him the idea?”“He thought of it himself.”“Does it mean that Madam Feng doesn’t know abo
“A murder?!” Mu Yu was shocked as she stuttered, “Don’t tell me t-that, that it’s…”“Yes, it is!” Rong Jian replied immediately without waiting for her to finish, knowing very well what she was about to say.“I-In that case, is it tied to Qing Tian in any way?” Qin Chengxi asked anxiously once she came rushing over with Qin Jinhuan. Her eyes were filled with hope for an answer that would refute her statement. Unfortunately, Rong Jian couldn’t refute her—Qing Tian was indeed involved with the case.“The murder victim was an employee at Qing Tian Group.”Even though he had already mentally prepared himself for it, Qin Jinhuan’s face instantly drained of color. On the other hand, Mu Yu was so disturbed that her scalp crawled.“What was the victim’s name? Which department did he come from? Did he…” Wen Zeyu was still throwing out question after question, but Rong Jian didn’t answer him, for Feng Rubing
“W-What?!”Mu Yu could not believe her ears. Instantly, she felt absolutely repulsed, and the scrap of flesh fell into the evidence bag as her hand shook.Feng Rubing did not seem pleased with Rong Jian’s direct and colloquial description as she shot a look at him and corrected, “It should be a man’s genitalia.”Mu Yu, who still had a chill running up her spine, couldn’t stop herself from asking, “Was it cut off while he was still alive?”“From the looks of the victim’s expression, it most likely was. Still, I’ll have to trouble you guys with further tests on it.” When he saw how Feng Rubing lowered her head and got to work again, Rong Jian continued instead, “The culprit tied up the victim’s limbs with packing rope before taping his mouth shut. He then cut off the victim’s pe—genitals before chopping it up into little pieces, causing the victim to die from excessive blood loss.”“Has the time of death been dete
“Yes?” Rong Jian immediately turned around.“Before we report to Director Gu, shouldn’t we meet up first? Lifeng and Zihao are already waiting for you in your office.”“Okay, then we should…” When he suddenly saw Feng Rubing staring at him, Rong Jian immediately changed his words. “Get them to come here so that we can regroup.”Liu Xiaofan’s eyes wandered for a little, but then it clicked for him. By the time he nodded, his legs had already carried him out of the forensics lab.Mu Yu, who initially wanted to follow Rong Jian to his office so that she could listen in as well, let out a sigh right then. Just as she was about to sit down, Weng Yun came in.“Yu, the boss is here to pick you up from work.”“It’s the end of the work day already?” Mu Yu glanced at her watch and immediately said, “Tell him to go home first. I’ll head back a little later.”She didn’t want to miss the chance to g