Bliss and Demise

Sensing that the therapy course of was getting out of hand, Ou Tingyun modified techniques and guided his affected person from a hypnotic state into a real deep sleep.

Yi Zhize’s respiration steadily levelled out because the physician pale into the evening and disappeared on the finish of the therapy room.

The subsequent morning, Yi Zhize awoke early.

He had no recollection of final evening’s occasions, he simply felt that he had slept notably effectively.

After showering, he modified his garments. He made breakfast within the kitchen and sat down on the desk to take pleasure in it.

It was as if he had already made this his house.

Inside a second, Ou Tingyun adopted the scent downstairs and greeted him, “Good morning, Zhize.”

“Morning.”

He sat down subsequent to Yi Zhize and grabbed his plate and milk with no second thought, “I am hungry.”

Yi Zhize helplessly mentioned, “Director Ou, there’s extra within the kitchen.”

“No, I would like this one, I can not wait.”

“Physician Ou, have you ever ever examined your psychological age?”

“No,” Ou Tingyun lifted the glass and took a sip of the recent milk, “what is the level of testing that?”

“Nothing.” Yi Zhize fetched one other breakfast from the kitchen, “Did you get the invitation?”

“You imply, Meng Xing’s celebration?”

Yi Zhize nodded.

In fact, with out Meng Xing, they in all probability would not have identified one another.

“I bought it,” Ou Tingyun requested, “are you going?”

“I do not suppose so.”

“I am going to go for those who do.”

“Director Ou, it is his birthday, not mine.”

“It would not matter, I do not care about that.” Ou Tingyun mentioned, “I solely care about you.”

Yi Zhize choked violently on a mouthful of milk and feigned composure as he wiped the nook of his mouth along with his serviette, “Thanks.”

———

After breakfast, Yi Zhize drove to work on the legislation agency.

Victor requested for his assist in the British physician’s homicide case.

The 2 of them went to the police station and met with their consumer James.

The case was very clear: James, a British physician, labored in a non-public hospital and had a particular fetish for using prescribed drugs as an support to pleasure. A hallucinogen of unknown composition was misused, ensuing within the dying of his same-sex lover.

This case was disputed as a result of James maintained that he had dedicated manslaughter, whereas the court docket couldn’t exclude that he had dedicated intentional murder. James claimed that he had not ready the hallucinogens himself however had bought them from another person, however as the vendor couldn’t be discovered, his testimony was not substantiated as a consequence of lack of proof.

“There is no option to discover the provider for this type of underground deal,” Victor complained, “Until the police can remedy the case primarily based on the pitiful clues he offered, it is a pipe dream.”

“The distinction in sentencing between the 2 expenses is big,” Yi Zhize mentioned as he went over the fabric once more, “It is higher to be extra cautious.”

As soon as he noticed Victor, James acted as if he had seen a member of the family: “Oh my pricey pricey Victor, so glad to see you right here once more!!! How is the case going?”

Victor replied gently, “Let me introduce you to my colleague, Mr.Yi, an skilled of worldwide legislation affairs.”

James instantly took Yi Zhize’s hand with tears in his eyes, “Ah! Mr. Yi!!!! Please, please assist me!”

Yi Zhize: “I’ve just one query.”

James: “You have got all my consideration.”

Yi Zhize stared into his eyes, “I have to know the reality, that’s, did you do it accidentally or on objective?”

James: “I positively deny any accusation of my intention!!!! I like him and have by no means dreamed of wounding him. Oh God! Jesus!! Rattling it!”

Victor took over the dialog and started to query James in regards to the particulars of the case.

Officer Zhou knocked on the door and waved at Yi Zhize.

Yi Zhize left the room and stood alongside him within the hall.

Officer Zhou mentioned, “The outcomes of the investigation into that case of Mu Xin’s final time have come out, and I feel it’s crucial to tell you. But it surely would not appear to make any distinction if I inform you or not.”

“En.”

“Mu Xin grew up within the Xin Yuan Orphanage in A Metropolis. He began his musical coaching on the age of six, and as a young person was despatched to review on the Curtis Institute of Music, the place he had slightly success on the piano…” Officer Zhou scratched his head, “The data after that appear to have been intentionally coated up.”

“Is there any connection between him and my father?”

“Sorry, it’s not but identified.”

“All you have mentioned is thought data.”

Officer Zhou rubbed his nostril in embarrassment, “So I mentioned, it would not appear to make any distinction!”

“Okay, thanks on your onerous work.” Yi Zhize requested, “Has there been any progress on this British physician’s case, the half about hallucinogens?”

“The bureau is trying into it.”

It had been a busy morning, however nothing had been discovered.

On the best way again, Victor saved speaking to him, “Yi, did you hear the story from the crime scene?”

“No.”

“Then I need to share it with you, it was an unusually aromatic scene. It was excessive pleasure and dying. Typically, excessive pleasure makes you wish to die, would not it?”

“Maybe.”

“It’s mentioned that that hallucinogenic drug makes folks extraordinarily aroused and their needs run excessive. They used an overdose of hallucinogens once they had been engaged in some form of intimate change. The acute euphoria misplaced its sanity in pursuit of the brink of sensual stimulation. Guess what he did?”

“What?”

“He did it whereas holding his lover by the throat.” Victor’s voice lowered slightly: “It was in all probability not the primary time that they had tried it. However the medicine overwhelmed him, made him neglect in regards to the depth. His lover then met his dying in utter bliss. What a tragedy!”

“Not a foul option to go…. A novel option to die.” Yi Zhize regarded out the window and whispered.

“Wow, Yi! Do you wish to strive it?”

“Do not wish to.”

“You all the time speak out of flip, I perceive.”

“You do not perceive.”

“If the police do handle to crack this unlawful hallucinogen case, perhaps I can sneak some out, do you wish to strive it with me?”

“Victor,” mentioned Yi Zhize, “please.”

“No offence,” Victor instantly apologised, “sorry, my apologies.”

Again on the legislation agency, Yi Zhize took out the invitation he had obtained.

The time written on it was at seven o’clock tonight.

After work, he drove straight to the venue of the birthday dinner.

He didn’t inform Ou Tingyun.

He didn’t know why he didn’t inform him.

He felt that if he might meet him, he would meet him.

Meng Xing was Yi Zhize’s classmate in London, actually not likely a classmate, simply an alumni.

He was a second technology within the leisure business. He studied artwork since he was a baby and went overseas to pursue his diploma after his undergraduate research.

Meng Xing’s villa was adorned in an impressive method, and in the intervening time it was much more full of life.

After Yi Zhize confirmed his invitation and entered the corridor, he merely thought he had mistakenly entered the dance corridor of some membership.

He did not just like the hustle and bustle, so he ordered a glass of wine and deliberate to go exterior to benefit from the evening breeze.

He did not count on to see a horny lady blocking his path only a few steps away: “First time right here?”

Yi Zhize checked out her in silence.

“You are not typically seen on this circle,” the lady leaned in near him and gently caressed the aspect of his face: “Need to play collectively?”

Earlier than Yi Zhize might refuse, he noticed her wipe one thing on the nook of his lips.

The extraordinary pleasure instantly shot straight to his nerves and Yi Zhize virtually misplaced his breath.

The lady took the glass from his hand and positioned it on the plate of the waiter on the aspect, whispering in Yi Zhize’s ear, “There are too many individuals right here, let’s go some other place, hmm?”