Since Tan Kang was killed, he will need to have executed or ready to do one thing that crossed the killer’s backside line.

There have been, after all, psychopathic killers who would simply kill in the event that they didn’t assume you had been pleasing to the attention, however clearly this was an excessive instance that didn’t apply to Dr. Tan Kang’s homicide. He was killed in a premeditated conspiracy, they usually had been all positive of that.

However being positive of this didn’t imply that they had solved the case. It was only a route; they nonetheless needed to examine who the killer was and why Tan Kang was killed.

Xing Conglian went with Wang Chao to seek for clues earlier than Tan Kang’s dying on the Zhourui Pharmaceutical headquarters, whereas Lin Chen stayed alone within the hospital. The workplace wasn’t a spot the place one would wish to disguise secrets and techniques. The slightest actions and adjustments in feelings can be observed, remembered, and mentioned secretly. This wasn’t essentially a foul factor. This was how social interplay works.

The workers at Zhourui Pharmaceutical had already ready tea early on.

Xing Conglian sat alone within the reception room, listening to the opposite occasion politely provide to exchange the inexperienced tea with espresso or every other beverage if vital.

He didn’t appear keen to analyze the case, however as a substitute smiled and requested if in addition they supplied an alcohol menu.

The feminine worker in skilled apparel out of the blue turned crimson when she heard this. Simply then, the workplace door was pushed open once more, and the feminine worker out of the blue stood at consideration and reverted to her skilled routine look.

From the sound of the sharp excessive heels getting into the workplace, Xing Conglian might most likely guess that the particular person coming have to be a chilly and boastful girl who didn’t tolerate nonsense. He took a sip of tea and stated to the feminine worker in entrance of him, “Simply inexperienced tea,” earlier than turning to look behind him.

The perfume of chilly fragrance, tall and styled black hair, excessive heels over 10 cm, and the pure black skilled go well with of the woman coming in direction of him had been extra terrifying than he had imagined.

Yesterday, after the case was reported, some law enforcement officials from the bureau had already performed a spherical of investigations at Zhourui, and the 2 who got here again advised Xing Conglian that the supervisor of the general public relations division, Zhang Min, was significantly…

They couldn’t consider any adjectives to explain her after saying “significantly”. Xing Conglian might now fill within the lacking adjectives for these two folks.

Supervisor Zhang of the general public relations division at Zhourui Pharmaceutical was significantly exact, significantly meticulous, and significantly robust like a well-oiled machine on the meeting line.

Xing Conglian stood up and shook arms with the opposite occasion.

“Hiya, Captain Xing, can the kid who got here with you wait within the foyer?” The very first thing Supervisor Zhang requested was this.

Xing Conglian sighed secretly, understanding that the investigation work from Zhourui Pharmaceutical was rather well executed. He and Wang Chao entered the door one after the opposite, and the opposite occasion even knew that Wang Chao got here with him. He sighed and half-jokingly replied, “Sure, my spouse is just not feeling properly, and the kid has nobody to maintain, so I needed to deliver him to work with me.”

Supervisor Zhang didn’t take a look at him suspiciously however identified the issue straight. “You don’t appear to be sufficiently old to be the daddy of a highschool pupil.”

“Primarily as a result of I’ve a child face.” Xing Conglian replied.

A traditional particular person would most likely be choked and unable to talk after listening to such an clearly evasive reply, however Supervisor Zhang insisted on making herself clear. “Should you’re right here to analyze Zhourui Pharmaceutical with some secret personnel, there’s no want to do that. Every little thing in our firm is open to the police.” She paused, then continued, “In fact, apart from some industrial secrets and techniques. You want a search warrant from the courtroom to see these.”

“Why hassle?” Xing Conglian raised his voice. “Zhourui Prescribed drugs pays a lot tax to our metropolis yearly, and the higher-ups have already defined it to me. We should not be too troublesome on our taxpayers. This can be a routine investigation. You don’t have to fret an excessive amount of.”

Supervisor Zhang crossed her arms and smirked coldly.

“So, Captain Xing, how do you propose to analyze?”

“I’d prefer to go to Dr. Tan Kang’s workplace first and see if his secretary is on the market to accompany me,” Xing Conglian stated, considering for a second. “I’ll additionally want your cooperation to speak to the workplace workers and ask for his or her cooperation within the investigation. I’d discover some clues and have to ask somebody just a few questions…”

“Please relaxation assured that Zhourui Prescribed drugs will certainly cooperate with the investigation,” Supervisor Zhang stated confidently, gesturing to the aspect.

Xing Conglian tilted his head and smiled. “Then, would you please prepared the ground, Supervisor Zhang?”

With just some phrases exchanged with the top of the general public relations division, Xing Conglian was already lacking Lin Chen. With out Lin Chen by his aspect, he might solely cope with these troublesome folks himself throughout the investigation.

Xing Conglian walked alongside the hall within the workplace space, smelling the faint scent of disinfectant within the air, and casually remarked, “Zhourui Pharmaceutical has had a number of hassle just lately. There was even an worker who held a health care provider in Yongchuan hostage earlier than and was killed…”

Supervisor Zhang out of the blue stopped in her tracks, and Xing Conglian nearly bumped into her.

“Captain Xing, please communicate plainly when you’ve got one thing to say. Don’t beat across the bush,” Supervisor Zhang circled and stated coldly.

“Hey, hey. I used to be simply speaking casually. Don’t get excited. It’s not good in your well being.”

“As a Zhourui worker, how might I not get excited? Captain Xing, aren’t you implying that our firm has some shady dealings within the strategy of selling our new drug, and even maliciously attacking the specialists from the Meals and Drug Administration throughout the evaluate course of? However have you ever ever thought of how this is able to have a extra unfavorable influence on our firm than advantages? Do we have now any purpose to tarnish our new drug on this method? If we’re not cautious, the drug may very well be completely banned, and the billions of {dollars} in preliminary funding can be wasted.”

“That is sensible…” Xing Conglian rubbed his chin. “However now, your new drug—what’s it’s referred to as—’Nordron’, has already been accepted for advertising. It doesn’t appear to have a big effect, does it?”

“Nordren,” Supervisor Zhang stated straight. “Your dialog simply now was filled with ridicule. I can really feel your bias in opposition to our firm.”

In Xing Conglian’s impression, these answerable for the general public relations division had been normally soft-spoken and straightforward to speak to. Zhourui Pharmaceutical had a novel style, since that they had employed such a strong-willed particular person in cost.

“I wouldn’t name it bias. Look, for the sake of a drug, a number of folks have died in your organization. Even when I’m not a detective, bizarre folks can be suspicious, proper?”

“When you’ve got any doubts about our firm’s treatment, you’ll be able to apply for intervention from the Meals and Drug Administration to analyze…”

“Properly, I don’t actually have any suspicions for now!” Xing Cong interrupted her. “Chemical medication is one thing that actually offers me a headache. Don’t make me look into that. What I imply is, you’ve been working right here for therefore lengthy, you should have eye for issues, but you didn’t discover something uncommon, particularly with Dr. Tan Kang…”

The feminine supervisor was about to talk, however Xing Conglian interrupted her once more, his tone severe. “Consider carefully earlier than you reply. Answering too shortly will make it appear rehearsed.”

After talking, he walked straight to the massive workplace of the analysis and growth division, not saying something extra to Supervisor Zhang.

As he walked into the workplace, no less than a dozen pairs of eyes checked out him. Xing Conglian smiled and appeared again on the most cautious-looking pair of eyes within the nook. The particular person shortly appeared away, and Xing Conglian famous the place of that desk earlier than he got here to the door of Mr. Tan Kang’s workplace.

There was nonetheless a nameplate with “Tan Kang” on the door, and a police seal was posted on the aspect of the door.

In truth, this seal didn’t fairly meet the requirements, however Xing Conglian was aware of it earlier than the forensic law enforcement officials got here right here to do their work yesterday. He instructed the officers to not contact something inside after amassing the proof, put all of the gadgets again of their unique locations, take photographs of the scene, after which submit the seal earlier than leaving.

He tore off the seal, walked into the workplace, and closed the door. There have been no indicators that the seal had been eliminated, and the workplace didn’t seem like somebody had sneaked in. This indicated that there won’t be any essential clues in Mr. Tan Kang’s workplace that the killer was desirous about, which upset Xing Conglian. He placed on gloves and sat in Mr. Tan Kang’s workplace chair.

The identical was true of the desk. Lin Chen would most likely make some character evaluations if he had been right here. In truth, with Lin Chen’s stressed persona, he was most likely mendacity in mattress now, trying on the photographs of the workplace taken by the forensic law enforcement officials yesterday…

Positive sufficient, simply as he thought this, Lin Chen’s voice sounded in his ear. “Tan Kang’s is left-handed.”

“Didn’t we comply with give attention to the medical examination?” Xing Conglian requested as he scanned the structure of your complete desk. There was a photograph of Tan Kang engaged on the desk, and Dr. Tan Kang did certainly maintain his pen together with his left hand. The lighting and the location of some essential gadgets on the desk all indicated this. Lastly, his gaze fell on the mouse subsequent to Mr. Tan Kang’s keyboard.

“Is it affordable to have a left-handed mouse on the suitable aspect?” he requested.

“In fact not,” Lin Chen stated.

This example might solely imply that after Mr. Tan Kang final used his laptop, a right-handed particular person had additionally used it.

Considering of Dr. Tan Kang being murdered, Xing Conglian requested, “Do you assume the folks from Zhourui Pharmaceutical deleted essential data from his laptop, or did they arrive over to test if Dr. Tan Kang had ‘smuggled’ firm secrets and techniques out?”

“Anyway, we have to examine to search out out. I hope the forensics division has collected fingerprints from the mouse.” Lin Chen’s voice got here by means of the earphones, making him really feel itchy. Since he began relationship Lin Chen, Xing Conglian felt that his enjoyment of life had been growing day-to-day.

“In fact, we’ve collected them…” Xing Conglian was about to talk however was interrupted by a lightweight cough on the earphone channel.

“Boss, there are two black-clothed bodyguards from Zhourui sitting ten meters away from me, monitoring me. Are you able to cease relationship for a second? Do you assume they are going to do one thing to me?”

Solely then did Xing Conglian keep in mind that Wang Chao was nonetheless within the channel. He thought {the teenager} was most likely taking part in video games on the couch within the foyer, and he was indignant. “Do you seem like you’re price somebody doing one thing to you? I have to test the pc utilization data of Tan Kang…”

“However I’m being monitored now.”

“Cease speaking nonsense.”

Wang Chao dragged his tone. “First, please activate the pc.”

Upon listening to this, Xing Conglian bent right down to activate the pc. The workplace door was pushed open by Supervisor Zhang, who was accompanied by Dr. Tan Kang’s secretary. Supervisor Zhang stated sharply, “Captain Xing, what are you doing?”

“Tying my shoelaces.” Xing Conglian replied.

“I believed you had been secretly checking the workplace laptop of our firm’s essential developer,” Supervisor Zhang sneered. “This laptop belongs to the corporate’s property. Its proprietor was essentially the most senior R&D personnel of our firm. Except you affirm that there’s proof or clues intently associated to the homicide of Dr. Tan Kang, and acquire a search warrant from the courtroom, you’ll be able to’t…”

Xing Conglian smiled and raised his hand, “No, no…”

Nevertheless, the pc’s startup sound betrayed him.

The display screen out of the blue lit up, and Xing Conglian glanced on the fundamental interface. The one hope was that Wang Chao’s hand pace was quick sufficient. Zhang Min stepped on her excessive heels exhausting and rushed over at lightning pace. Xing Conglian needed to fake to face up with an excessive amount of motion and swept the mouse to the bottom. In that instantaneous, Zhang Min nearly impossibly picked up the mouse; her gaze chilly.

Xing Conglian took a step again and apologized, “I’m sorry to hassle you.”

Though he stated so, there was no trace of regret on his face. The feminine supervisor bent down to select up the mouse, and Wang Chao’s remark “It’s executed, however your performing abilities are too poor, Boss” got here by means of Xing Conglian’s earphones.

The pc was turned off once more, and Xing Conglian started to wander across the workplace as if nothing had occurred. He wore gloves, and his fingers swept throughout Tan Kang’s bookshelf.

Zhang Min was nonetheless emphasizing to him, “Captain Xing, the state has given us taxpayers the suitable to just accept honest and simply investigations. Our firm has opened Mr. Tan Kang’s workplace to you, which reveals our sincerity.”

Xing Conglian circled and requested the feminine secretary, who had been standing by silently, “Why is Supervisor Zhang so nervous? Is there something significantly unusual in your boss’s laptop?”

The feminine secretary rubbed her garments’ corners along with her fingers, hesitant to talk.

Xing Conglian shifted his gaze to Zhang Min. “Supervisor Zhang, that is nonetheless an issue for us police.”

“When you’ve got something to say, Mr. Police Officer, ask it,” Zhang Min stated solemnly.

“No, Supervisor Zhang may be very nervous as a result of there are certainly some firm secrets and techniques on the boss’ laptop. Principally, all of the supplies from the R&D division and the medical division are collected by the boss. It’s actually not as a result of we don’t need you to see it.”

“Understood,” Xing Conglian stated. “Do you may have issues like Mr. Tan Kang’s schedule? I need to have a look.”

“Sure.” The secretary ran out shortly and got here again in a rush.

Zhang Min stood along with her arms crossed and supervised their dialog.

Xing Conglian flipped by means of the schedule e-book. Positive sufficient, Tan Kang’s schedule for yesterday was initially filled with conferences, however out of the blue it was canceled and altered to a day without work.

“The boss out of the blue proposed to take the day without work. It was about 7 p.m. the day earlier than yesterday. He out of the blue referred to as me and stated that he had a extreme chilly and would take a day without work tomorrow, canceling all his schedule.”

“Did he come to work on the day he requested for depart? Was there something uncommon occurring?”

“The boss got here to work that day. As for uncommon issues… there doesn’t appear to be something… besides that he left a little bit late.” Ms. Secretary fell into deep thought. “There was nothing particular besides that.”

Xing Conglian nodded and out of the blue requested, “Seeing that Supervisor Zhang is so nervous in regards to the laptop, I suppose Mr. Tan Kang’s workplace is off-limits to outsiders, proper?”

“Sure, if the boss is just not right here, we can’t enter. There are additionally surveillance cameras on the entrance. Certainly, there are too many industrial secrets and techniques concerned right here.”

“I see.” Xing Conglian put away the schedule e-book and requested, “Can I take this e-book with me?” He handed the pocket book to Zhang Min. “Does Supervisor Zhang wish to test it once more to see if it entails any of your organization’s industrial secrets and techniques?”

Zhang Min shook her head and handed it again, saying, “No want. Our firm is just not that secretive.”

Xing Conglian put the pocket book in his pocket and walked across the workplace once more. He out of the blue stopped in entrance of a small e-book on the desk and flicked it together with his hand. A loose-leaf pocket book with the brand of Zhourui Pharmaceutical was scattered.

He pressed the pocket book together with his finger and requested the secretary, “Is that this pocket book completely in your boss? I see that the quilt is identical as yours.”

“Sure, they’re all distributed uniformly by the corporate.”

Xing Conglian checked out Zhang Min, casually flipped by means of the pocket book, appeared on the picture of a little bit woman inside, and silently put it again.

He symbolically appeared across the workplace just a few occasions and at last smiled and stated to the 2 folks within the workplace, “I’m executed.”

“Captain Xing’s effectivity is certainly excessive.”

“Properly, as I stated, it’s only a routine matter, however Supervisor Zhang is so uneasy.” He walked to the door and stated, “I’m very desirous about Mr. Tan’s pocket book. If Supervisor Zhang thinks the content material is inconvenient, I can depart it, however can I take the shell?”

……

Lin Chen sat on the hospital mattress, very stunned to listen to Xing Conglian’s phrases.

“What did you discover?” he requested.

Xing Conglian took some time earlier than answering, “That lady may be very highly effective.”

“Boss, you’ll be able to’t be afraid of girls simply since you’re homosexual!” Wang Chao stated.

Then Lin Chen heard the same old sound of pulling hair and a scream, adopted by the sound of the automotive door opening and shutting.

He calmly peeled off the grape pores and skin beside him and waited for the 2 to complete their struggle.

Lastly, the voice of Xing Conglian sounded. “Have you ever ever seen a supervisor of a public relations division who can struggle higher than your brother Zhang Lengthy?”

“So highly effective?”

Lin Chen didn’t know when boastful Comrade Zhang Lengthy grew to become a benchmark for combating, however Xing Conglian added, “That child is definitely a coward.”

“I don’t fairly perceive,” Lin Chen stated.

“That Supervisor Zhang’s response is simply too agile, and her posture and demeanor point out that she is sort of expert,” Xing Conglian stated.

“Boss, do you believe you studied that this horrible lady is the assassin who killed Dr. Tan Kang?”

“I didn’t say that, however I keep in mind that massive pharmaceutical firms have world safety departments, and Wang Chao…”

Earlier than Xing Conglian completed talking, Wang Chao stated, “Zhang Min, 2001 to 2016, served as a workers member, deputy director, and director of the safety division of Zhourui Pharmaceutical…”

“So that they specifically discovered the top of the safety division to cope with us police. Why are these in public relations by no means happy with their work?” Xing Conglian laughed. “What’s Zhourui Pharmaceutical afraid of…”

“Boss, are you able to not snigger so sinisterly?”

“Can we entry Tan Kang’s laptop now?”

“I simply set it to routinely activate, and it ought to have already turned on.” Wang Chao paused and stated timidly, “Boss, what do you wish to test?”

“Solely test the utilization report of this laptop. Are there any irregular emails and exterior gadget utilization data within the three to 5 days earlier than Tan Kang’s dying?”

“Hey, Boss, it’s not straightforward so that you can use the time period ‘exterior gadget’!” Wang Chao made a deadpan, sarcastic comment once more.

Lin Chen stuffed the peeled grapes into his mouth and saved {the teenager} earlier than he was crushed once more. “Did you discover something?” he requested.

“Nothing.”

“What does that imply?” Xing Conglian’s hand was nonetheless…

“Boss, there have been no irregular e-mail and exterior gadget utilization data.” Wang Chao stated.

Lin Chen was very stunned. Though nobody had talked about it earlier than, everybody was guessing of their hearts that Tan Kang was more likely to have been killed as a result of he had stolen company-related data and was prepared at hand it over to related events, similar to in films. However now, Tan Kang hadn’t used his workplace laptop to steal any data, which was exhausting to grasp.

There was silence within the communication channel. In the long run, it was Wang Chao who spoke. “It’s additionally attainable that Mr. Tan Kang used a lab laptop, and the important thing data is just not right here?”

“Ought to we modify our considering?” Wang Chao stated, “Perhaps Mr. Tan Kang was a loyal particular person and was killed by a traitor. It’s like the sport Legends of the Three Kingdoms*!”

*Chinese language card video games based mostly on the Three Kingdoms interval of China and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Within the sport, one of many roles is a traitor.

“Don’t guess for no purpose,” Xing Conglian angrily stated. After a second of contemplation, he requested, “Who entered his workplace after Tan Kang left two nights in the past, and what did that particular person do on the pc?”

“I can’t let you know who it was.” Lin Chen heard Wang Chao munching on potato chips in his earphones. “As a result of all the corporate’s surveillance cameras had been out of order throughout that point. How unfortunate.”

“What’s the reply to the second query?”

“From the time Tan Kang turned off the pc and left two nights in the past till the day he was murdered, there was just one report of turning on the pc at 9:03 p.m. two nights in the past. Oh, that large brother or sister did the identical factor as us and checked the utilization of exterior units.”

“So…” Xing Conglian dragged his tone.

“Somebody additionally suspected that Tan Kang had stolen firm data?” Wang Chao exclaimed incredulously.

“Comrade Xiao Wang…” Xing Conglian started to talk.

“What the fuck?!”

“We should always thank the pc for altering human life…” Xing Conglian stated proudly.

“However how will you decide who the final particular person was that operated the pc?” Wang Chao requested.

“The mouse will depart fingerprints,” Xing Conglian stated. “Thanks fingerprint identification expertise.”

“What’s the usage of fingerprints if you happen to don’t have a comparability object?” Wang Chao started to pour chilly water on it.

Lin Chen thought to himself, then stated, “Did you get Zhang Min’s fingerprint… from the schedule e-book?”

“Hey, why are you so sensible?” Xing Conglian stated with satisfaction.

Maybe it was Xing Conglian’s proud tone that left Wang Chao speechless.

Lin Chen continued with the primary query, “Why did you out of the blue cease the search simply now? What’s incorrect with Tan Kang’s personal pocket book?”

“Tan Kang’s pocket book is a spiral pocket book with loose-leaf pages.”

“Um…”

“And he’s left-handed. Left-handed folks, as a result of writing in a spiral pocket book is uncomfortable, usually tend to get used to ranging from the final web page of a pocket book and writing from left to proper.”

Lin Chen was very stunned. “Are you saying that somebody tampered with Tan Kang’s pocket book however put the paper within the incorrect order?”

“Thanks to the lefties. Even after dying, they will depart a lot proof.” Xing Conglian modified the topic, and stated very critically to him, “Marketing consultant Lin, your appointment for a bodily examination ought to have began by now.”

“Mm, I’m placing on my sneakers.” Lin Chen appeared on the time and felt that Xing Conglian was actually sharp.

“I’m going to the police station to ship the bodily proof. It should take some time earlier than I can come and accompany you.”

“It’s okay. It’s only a small matter, and also you’ve talked about it a number of occasions already.”

“No, it’s not a small matter for me. The proof of passing the bodily examination is essential…” Xing Conglian raised his tone evenly, emphasizing the phrase “passing”.

Lin Chen understood the implicit that means in his phrases and laughed.

Kinky Ideas:

I imply… it’s not like utilizing his arms or mouth would put Lin Chen in danger… or vice versa. Simply saying…