The lengthy avenue is noisy with a by no means ending circulation of vehicles, and the hustle and bustle of metropolis walkers.  The solar shines brightly within the lane that Bo Jinyan disappeared via just some minutes in the past.

Jian Yao decides to comply with.  She will get out of the automotive. 

It’s harmful.  However she might be cautious.  Bo Jinyan is an educational. Now he’s chasing after a mentally unstable killer.  She will be able to’t let him go alone.

A thought involves her thoughts as she passes via the gang –

Although he retains saying the bodily work must be left to the police, each time when he’s head to head with the suspects, or sees somebody in peril, he would rush to assist.  He knocked Solar Yong unconscious with a stick, ran over to rescue the boy held captive by Huo Xiao Lu. And this. 

Conceited, however agency in his beliefs.

Jinyan, please keep protected.

She is about go into the lane, when just a few officers seem.  Jian Yao is relieved.  One of many taller officers blocks Jian Yao: “Keep right here.” Then he and three different officers hurried into the slim lane.

Jian Yao anxiously appears in.  Behind her, a whole lot of pedestrians are gathering.  It’s too far-off for Jian Yao to see precisely what is occurring.  The law enforcement officials are blocking her view.  She will be able to vaguely work on the market’s lot of actions, after which she hears a ‘dong’ sound, like one thing has fallen on to the bottom. 

“Don’t transfer.  Don’t transfer.  Put down your knife.” She hears the police shout out.  

Jian Yao’s coronary heart tightens.  She sees Bo Jinyan’s face for a break up second. Then extra law enforcement officials rush previous her.  Her views are fully blocked.  

“We obtained him.  We obtained him.” Somebody yelled out.  

“Keep down!”

“Somebody is injured.  Please ship an ambulance.” Another person says.

Jian Yao runs in the direction of the officers and tries to squeeze previous them to get to Bo Jinyan: “Excuse me.  Excuse me…  I’m Professor Bo’s assistant.”

“The Professor is damage too.” Somebody mentioned.  

This isn’t excellent news.  She pushes via even tougher.  Individuals begin to make approach.  She sees 4 or 5 officers holding on a person with blood shot eyes.  He’s nonetheless struggling to interrupt free because the officers stroll him in the direction of the road to the police automotive.  Jian Yao rapidly stands to the facet to allow them to go.  She recognises him from the photographs emailed to them by the police.  That’s Zheng Chang.  

She hurries ahead to seek out an officer mendacity on the bottom.  He has been stabbed within the abdomen.  There’s a pool of blood beside him.  He appears very pale.  He’s nonetheless acutely aware, respiration closely and clearly in ache.  Bo Jinyan stands subsequent to him.  There’s blood smeared on his face and go well with.  A couple of officers are standing round him.

Jian Yao’s coronary heart aches as she sees blood dripping all the way down to the bottom from Bo Jinyan’s sleeves. 

“What occurred to you?  Are you okay?” She asks anxiously.  She desires to carry his hand, however she is afraid she may by chance contact the wound.  She appears nearer. There’s a knife wound from his left shoulder that extends to his chest. 

She appears on the officer mendacity on the ground.  His wounds are rather more severe.

“I’m okay.  It’s only a flesh wound.” Bo Jinyan says to her.  

When Bo Jinyan entered the lane, there was one other policeman who was going in the direction of Zheng Chang from the wrong way.  The police officer thought he regarded suspicious too.  The 2 of them tried to cease Zheng Chang.  The policeman was stabbed within the abdomen, and Bo Jinyan has a deep reduce on his arm.  Luckily, extra officers appeared on the proper second.  

The medics arrives with stretcher.  They attend to the officer on the bottom first.  Then one in every of them asks Bo Jinyan: “Do you want a stretcher too?”  Bo Jinyan appears at her arrogantly: “After all not.”

Jian Yao did not see what truly occurred, however she will think about how harmful it will need to have been.  She appears at his arm once more.  She asks gently: “Is it very painful?”

Bo Jinyan appears at her pale face.  He begins strolling in the direction of the primary avenue: “Probably not.  Let’s go.” 

Jian Yao follows suspiciously.  There may be nonetheless blood coming from his wound.  Although he can nonetheless stroll freely however the wound might be fairly a deep one.

This man….

She walks as much as him and says: “You might be so courageous.”

Bo Jinyan smiles again at her: “After all.”

Jian Yao laughs.  She whispers in his ears: “So… does it damage?”

Bo Jinyan pauses.  He decides to not reply this time. 

Two medics stroll as much as him.  The ambulance is simply behind them.   Bo Jinyan follows them to the automobile.  Then he turns spherical to say to Jian Yao: “Don’t include me.”

Jian Yao is shocked: “Why?”

Bo Jinyan says calmly: “That goes with out saying.  Zheng Chang is the primary unorganised psychopath we encountered in China.  And he’s alive.  I want you to comply with up along with his psychological evaluation.” 

———————-

Jian Yao stands by the pavement.  A police automotive stops in entrance of her.  An officer opens the passenger door for her: “We’ll provide you with a trip to the station.”

She nods and will get into the automotive.  Then she takes out her cellphone to name FZY.  “Ziyu, Jinyan is injured….sure… on the best way to the hospital.  Okay. I’ll come over to seek out you as soon as I end what I have to do.”

FZY will take care of him.  She feels higher now.

On the ambulance –

Bo Jinyan is mendacity down on a stretcher.  His eyes are closed.  

Simply seeing the scars on his physique made her cry.  How might he let her comply with him to the hospital?  She’s going to bury him along with her tears.

As he’s considering of Jian Yao, the medical employees is taking off his jacket to look at the wound.

“It’s fairly severe.” says one of many medics. “You must have used a stretcher.”

Bo Jinyan sweeps them a glance. 

“You could lie down flat any further.  Don’t transfer anymore.” He says to Bo Jinyan.  He cuts away his shirt.  A few of the dry blood is caught to the material.  When the medic was peeling it off, Bo Jinyan can’t assist however frown. 

Oh…

Jian Yao, it’s truly very painful.

——————

Within the interrogation room.  Zheng Chang is cuffed onto a chair.  He has a dismal look on his face, and his eyes are uninteresting. 

Two officers are going through him.  Jian Yao and some others, together with some docs from the psychological well being institutes are listening within the subsequent room separated by darkish non see via glass.  

“Why are you killing folks?”  Asks the officer.

Zheng Chang appears confused: “Why did I kill folks?  I have to take revenge.”

The 2 officers have a look at one another: “Why?”

Zheng Chang says quietly: “My brother.  He has been assassinated.”

“Who assassinated him?”

“Brokers.  They’re American brokers, disguised as Chinese language.  They had been making an attempt to ship codes again to US.  It was very loud.  I found them.”

The 2 officers don’t know what to say.  They transfer on to the subsequent query: “Why did you stab the ladies of their personal components?”

Zheng Chang pauses.  He isn’t talking.

Then progressively, his face turns into pink.  He begins to scream and yell.  The 2 officers are startled by his behaviour. They requested him to cease.  However Zheng Chang is getting increasingly more agitated.  He tries to wrestle and break away…

—————

When Jian Yao leaves the room, she sees a forty yr previous man sitting quietly along with his head down.  He appears fearful.  His fingers are grabbing the hair on his head.

Moreover him sit a girl in her thirties.  She is scolding him in a low voice: “Look what has occurred.  He’s killing folks.  I knew your brother is nothing however bother.  I instructed you to go away him alone.  To go away him alone.  Let the state take care of it.  However you insisted it is best to deal with him.”

The person appears out and retaliates: “Shut up!  If it’s not as a result of I left him for you for the previous few months, his situation wouldn’t have worsen.”

“You might be blaming me?” The lady slaps him on the face.

—————-

Jian Yao’s coronary heart is saddened by the household’s story.

It’s truly a easy one.

A standard household that has a baby with psychological sickness.  It progressively put stress on their monetary state of affairs.   When his mother and father had been nonetheless round, there have been three folks took turns to take care of Zheng Chang – dad, mother, elder brother.  They may nonetheless cope.  

After the mother and father handed away, Zheng Chang grew to become the only real accountability of the elder brother.  A thirty yr previous man, spending virtually all his earnings on his brother.  No lady would come close to him.

Lastly, he discovered a girlfriend.  The bride’s solely situation was to not dwell with the youthful brother in the identical home. He considered it, and determined, after all of the years of sacrificing, he’ll do one thing for himself.

However what about his brother?  Non-public hospitals are too costly, and he doesn’t qualify for longterm public hospital care.  Additionally, he’s afraid the brother is likely to be mistreated within the hospital.  His spouse was not eager to ship him to the hospital both.  However for a distinct purpose.  She is afraid the hospital would cost further charges which they must be accountable for.  That’s a lifelong burden!

The issue dragged on.  Within the first few months after the marriage, the elder brother would sneak out to see Zheng Chang.  These days, his pregnant spouse demanded extra consideration, so he had not seen Zheng Chang for 2 months.  His spouse had a hidden agenda for preserving him to shut to her.  She secretly hoped that he would depart the brother alone and never have any contact with him anymore.  

So Zheng Chang was alone in the home for just a few months.  The brother he was ready for by no means turned up.  His psychological state worsens and his world collapsed.  

My brother is lifeless.  He thought to himself.  I’ve to take revenge. 

———————

When Jian Yao leaves the station to go to the hospital, it’s previous 6:00pm.

The final rays of the afternoon solar casts a golden glow on the tall buildings.  The home windows are brilliant and reflexive within the mild.  Jian Yao is feeling somewhat torpid.  Maybe it’s as a result of she hasn’t slept all night time?  Or maybe she remains to be fascinated about the case? 

She obtained a name from Fu Ziyu earlier.

“The docs requested him to remain within the hospital for every week.” Fu Ziyu mentioned. “However he insisted he wished to go house.”    

She takes out the entrance door keys.  Simply earlier than she unlocks the door, she thinks of one thing.  She takes her cellphone out and calls the Police Group Chief: “Officer, is there something uncommon in both of the crime scenes or Zheng Chang’s home?”

The officer replies: “No,  no codes written in blood, no English phrases… we didn’t discover something uncommon.”

Jian Yao hangs up and feels significantly better.  Two circumstances.  No extra messages.  “He have to be lifeless.

She walks into the condominium.  There may be mild within the lounge, however it’s empty.  Bo Jinyan will not be there.  Then she hears some sound coming from his bed room.

She removes her sneakers and stroll into the main bedroom.  Two males flip to have a look at her. 

Bo Jinyan has become his black pyjamas, mendacity straight in mattress.  There are just a few extra pillows than common below his head and higher again.  His face is pale.  He stares at her along with his brilliant black eyes. 

Fu Ziyu stands to the nook of the mattress.  He smiles at Jian Yao and asks: “How’s work?”

Jian Yao smiles again: “Good.”  She walks to the mattress and appears at Bo Jinyan.  However she is asking Fu Ziyu: “How is he?”

“Minor damage.” Fu Ziyu says “About twenty stitches.”

Jian Yao frowns.  Bo Jinyan frowns too.

“Thanks, large mouth.  You possibly can go now.” He says faintly, “Shut the door and don’t disturb us.  Thanks.”

Jian Yao glances at him, then turns to say to Fu Ziyu: “You recognize what he’s like.  Let’s have dinner collectively.”

Fu Ziyu will not be one bit bothered by his finest good friend’s abandonment: “No, I’ll get going.  I’ve no intention of hanging round watching you guys smooch.  However…”

He appears at Bo Jinyan: “Your wounds grew to become extra severe since you stored shifting round after the damage.  Now please hearken to your physician and relaxation.  Jian Yao, please watch him so he received’t do something silly anymore.”

Bo Jinyan appears at him coldly. Jian Yao replies rapidly: “After all.”

After Fu Ziyu leaves, Jian Yao asks Bo Jinyan: “So, what are the physician’s orders?”

Bo Jinyan slowly solutions her: “Much less fish.  What else can or not it’s.”

Jian Yao laughs: “Oh… that might be arduous for you.”

There are two opposing views to consuming fish when recovering from stab wounds. One college of thought is that it would trigger an infection. However others assume that it’s filled with nutritional vitamins and proteins so it should assist muscle restoration.  Maybe Fu Ziyu is making an attempt to problem him by saying he can’t have fish.  

Bo Jinyan doesn’t need to speak about this anymore.  He says to her: “Come and sit by me.”

Jian Yao shakes her head: “Let me take a bathe first.”  How can she sit on his mattress with the identical garments that she wore to Zheng Chang’s home?

Bo Jinyan: “Then give me a kiss first?”

Jian Yao: “No.  You keep there. Don’t transfer.”

He watches her as she walks into the toilet. 

Bo Jinyan provides a sigh.

His mobility is affected, so he can’t stroll as much as kiss her each time he desires.  However what’s worse is…

Not strenuous train for every week….Shit!