Chapter 8

That afternoon, three o’clock had simply handed, and the minute hand pointed on the 5 minute tick. Rao Feifei walked into the workplace, a younger girl trailing behind her. 

Ji Fanyang stared at her for an excellent whereas, then stated: “You’re Miss Hu?”

“Sure.” The lady nodded, her voice faint and wane, “Could I ask, who handed?”

“The proprietor of this cellphone quantity.” Ji Fanyang handed her a paper. 

Miss Hu scanned the paper, and her face turned white: “He’s lifeless?”

“I’m Wang XX’s ex-girlfriend.” Miss Hu stated, “We simply broke up lately.”

“So, you suppose…?” Ji Fanyang drew out. 

“I don’t know.” Miss Hu shook her head, “I admit it, I cheated on Wang XX, it was my fault.”

“It doesn’t matter to us who you cheated on.” Lu Hui walked as much as the door simply then, leaning on the body, “This clue could be disregarded.”

“This might be the motive.” Rao Feifei frowned in disagreement, “How can we disregard it?”

Lu Hui raised an eyebrow: “I don’t really feel like coping with individuals. I’m going to the crime scene.”

“Wait.” Ji Fanyang spoke, “You’re going to be on the scene for the entire afternoon?”

“No, I’m additionally going to play some golf, have some barbeque, and sing karaoke.” Lu Hui drew again the corners of his lips, “In fact I’ll be on the crime scene all afternoon. Even when I’m going to beat the water, it’s not like I can inform you all.”

Though Lu Hui had made enjoyable of him to his face, Ji Fanyang’s temperament was good: “If you happen to consider something, you’ll be able to inform me.”

“Understood, my caring brother.” Lu Hui rolled his eyes, then rotated and left. 

“Alright, let’s proceed the place we left off.” Ji Fanyang’s gaze fell on Miss Hu. 

———Crime scene

Returning as soon as once more to the dusty scene, Lu Hui stood within the heart. 

The constructing was so previous and decrepit that it appeared prefer it might collapse with one good stamp of the foot. 

Gaze wandering, Lu Hui sat in the midst of the lounge, as if he was reeling in a web. In comparison with interacting with others, he was extra accustomed to being alone, sitting amongst the wordless proof in peaceable seclusion, ready for a flash of perception. 

The solar rose within the east and set within the west. 

Like softly blowing out a candle, the final wisps of daylight alongside the horizon had been snuffed out. 

Lu Hui stood up and shook out his numb legs. His gaze froze on the drugs bottle laying beside the rattan chair. He rotated and noticed the bottle of antifreeze behind the door. 

His expression modified. His intense, frigid eyes steadily lit up, a flame immediately leaping up within the deep recess of his pupils, like a blade scorched in raging hearth. He set free a breath. 

Lu Hui left the room, locked up fastidiously, and stepped frivolously on his manner down the steps. 

He drove house first, ate a whole bowl of noodles within the automobile, acquired out of the automobile, closed the automobile door, then threw the take-out container within the trash.

Then he went upstairs. 

Returning to his pigsty-of-a-room on the highest flooring, Lu Hui reclined on the couch with the lights off, his eyes lit up scarily. 

He laid that manner for half the evening. He immediately acquired up, grabbed a random coat, then went downstairs. 

He ran off in a unique course. 

Two within the morning. 

He knocked on Ji Fanyang’s door. 

The door quietly opened a sliver, and a beige baseball bat flashed by. Lu Hui coughed, and a younger man’s face appeared on the crack within the door: “Ch-Chief Lu?”

“Mm.” Lu Hui stood with out transferring, wanting on the barely opened door. 

“Are available.” Ji Fanyang rubbed his eyes, “No want to vary footwear.”

Lu Hui strode into Ji Fanyang’s little condo. He seldom entered different individuals’s residing areas, so he felt in poor health relaxed. 

Till now, apart from his mother or father’s home and his personal little doghouse, he had solely been to Captain Wei’s house. 

Trying round, Ji Fanyang’s condo was a one bed room, one lavatory. Although small, it was clear and tidy, every thing organized methodically. 

In comparison with Lu Hui’s hellish doghouse, Ji Fanyang’s place was certainly heaven. 

Standing in another person’s territory, Lu Hui felt unsteady. He was like a canine with fleas, uncomfortable in all places. 

“Chief Lu made a breakthrough?” Ji Fanyang set free an extended breath, half-shutting his eyes as he leaned on the couch. 

Lu Hui was abnormally excited, which was expressed by his scarily shiny eyes. He stated: “The deceased comitted suicide, utilizing two strategies concurrently. One was the sleeping tablets, and the opposite was the antifreeze. Then, why was the bottle of sleeping tablets by the deceased’s leg, whereas the antifreeze was behind the door?”

Ji Fanyang pushed himself upright. He didn’t appear utterly clear-headed, and he lifted a hand and ran it by his disordered hair: “Yeah, why?”

Lu Hui frowned as he seemed on the muddle-headed group member. He picked up an empty glass and walked into the kitchen to fill it with chilly water. When he returned to the lounge, he raised the glass and splashed the water onto Ji Fanyang’s face. 

“Pfff…cough cough cough.” Ji Fanyang shivered from the chilly, bending over to cough for some time. 

The corners of Lu Hui’s lips hooked upward: “Awake now?”

“…I’m awake, I’m awake.” Ji Fanyang hurriedly pulled out just a few napkins to wipe off his face. Internally, he thought Chief’s Lu’s mood was fairly dangerous, even demonic. 

“So, why?” Lu Hui introduced up the query from earlier than. 

“As a result of…” Ji Fanyang noticed Lu Hui tilt the water glass, hesitated for a second, then continued, “As a result of he wished to go for a stroll earlier than committing suicide?”

The second glass of water efficiently splashed onto Ji Fanyang’s face. 

Lu Hui stated, gritting his enamel: “As a result of the deceased didn’t combine within the antifreeze himself.”

“Sss…Why?” Ji Fanyang requested beneath menace of a 3rd glass of water. 

Lu Hui narrowed his eyes, utterly shedding the intention of instructing his group member: “As a result of Wang poured him a glass of water.”

“…” Ji Fanyang instantly returned to his regular self, swiftly gathering up the entire clues, “The deceased initially deliberate to commit suicide. He hoarded a month’s provide of sleeping tablets. As a result of he couldn’t decide up too many directly, he collected some extra every week, planning to eat all of them that day. Then, as a result of Wang knew about his girlfriend dishonest on him, he deliberate to kill him with the antifreeze that very same day.”

“An ideal coincidence, and an ideal plan.” Lu Hui lowered his voice, “As soon as the proof is consolidated tomorrow, the case could be closed.”

“It was due to one thing as incidental as this?” Ji Fanyang continued his evaluation, “Wang wore the plastic gloves given to him by the restaurant and took benefit of the deceased not paying consideration whereas he was consuming to combine the antifreeze into the water glass. The primary element of antifreeze is ethylene glycol, which tastes candy. Wang returned the antifreeze to its unique location to keep away from arousing suspicion…”

“The deceased had not pushed his automobile for some time. Have Shen Pei examine the antifreeze, verify for impressions of the gloves on the clear spots.” Lu Hui stated, “The homicide and suicide collectively represent the case.”

Ji Fanyang might now perceive the provincial Bureau of Public Security’s evaluation of Lu Hui. A bastard, from head to toe, however a helpful one. 

“I’m leaving.” Lu Hui put down the glass and rotated to depart. 

“Wait.” Ji Fanyang stood up, then raised his head to take a look at the wall clock, “It’s three within the morning. How did you get right here?”

“I ran.” Lu Hui answered. He casted a sidelong look at Ji Fanyang, “I’ll run again. I can nonetheless get 5 hours of sleep in.”

“5 hours…” Ji Fanyang was speechless, “Gained’t you be late?”

“I used to be on the crime scene till seven, which counts as extra time.” Lu Hui stated boldly, with full confidence. 

“…” Ji Fanyang blinked, pondering that it will be finest to insist on elevating a suggestion, “How about Chief Lu sleeps at my place? I’ve a pull-out sofa.”

“No want, I’m going.” Lu Hui felt uncomfortable simply standing there, so sleeping in another person’s home was past point out. He straight-up rotated, opened the door, and walked out, “See you tomorrow.”

“See you tomorrow.” Ji Fanyang checked out Lu Hui dully as he left, “Take care in your manner again.”

Lu Hui didn’t reply. He ran off even sooner.