Chapter 50: Fugitive Girlfriend

Within the investigation report offered by Lin Heyu, the details about Zhao Shen’s girlfriend was temporary: Qiao Ruofei, feminine, 26-year-old saleswoman at a cosmetics firm. She had lived with Zhao Shen for 2 years, that they had an excellent relationship, they usually deliberate to get married subsequent 12 months.

Zhao Shen’s mother and father had met Qiao Ruofei and had a good impression of the fair-skinned, big-eyed lady. That they had organized for each units of oldsters to satisfy within the subsequent half 12 months to finalize the wedding. Unexpectedly, a sudden flip of occasions occurred, and their son turned a assassin and went into hiding.

Upon studying that Zhao Yang’s so-called “girlfriend” was Qiao Ruofei, Lin Heyu instantly contacted colleagues on Haijing’s aspect to research when Qiao Ruofei left Haijing. Quickly, his colleagues offered a response: After the police investigation concluded, Qiao Ruofei left Haijing Metropolis on a enterprise journey, and her vacation spot was Ye Cit. Surprisingly, she ended up in Shengzhou.

“Why did she come to Shengzhou Metropolis?” Zou Bin was puzzled. “Is she right here to seek out Zhao Shen?”

He Wei nodded, contemplating the likelihood.

“However Zhao Shen is a fugitive! He’s even killed two folks. Wouldn’t she be afraid?”

“You probably have the time, you’ll be able to study ‘prison adoration syndrome.’ It’s usually reported overseas. Some serial killers obtain love letters in jail, many from girls of all walks of life, together with intellectuals. If Qiao Ruofei has this psychological inclination and in addition harbors a need to rescue, it wouldn’t be unusual for her to return to seek out Zhao Shen.” He Wei checked out Lin Heyu. “What’s your tackle this?”

“It’s fairly potential, however her relationship with Zhao Yang—” Lin Heyu’s gaze was significant, “We will’t rule out the likelihood that she’s right here for Zhao Yang.”

He Wei stated it’s easy; observing for a couple of extra days will reveal the reality. Qiao Ruofei may know the place Zhao Shen is, so let’s not tip her off.

Yun Xiaoxiao emerged from the room and shook her head at Wen Huabei. She had fastidiously noticed through the registration, and there have been solely traces of Qiao Ruofei residing within the room. There was no signal of Zhao Shen hiding right here.

Nonetheless, that didn’t imply Zhao Shen wouldn’t contact Qiao Ruofei. It was extremely seemingly that he would come quietly through the evening. So, Lin Heyu organized for Zou Bin and Wen Huabei to maintain watch downstairs within the outdated residential space, intently monitoring Qiao Ruofei’s each transfer. In the event that they seen something suspicious, they had been to report it instantly.

On the identical time, Zhao Yang’s aspect was additionally tailing her. After a couple of days, the outcomes had been disappointing: Zhao Yang had a routine of going forwards and backwards between residence, the shop, and the outdated residential space. Qiao Ruofei hardly left her residence, and nobody else came over her aside from Zhao Yang.

“Why do you suppose he comes over every single day and stays for a couple of hours? What’s he doing?” Zou Bin requested whereas munching on bread. Wen Huabei rubbed his sore neck and requested in return, “Two single folks in the identical room, what do you suppose they is likely to be as much as?”

“I don’t suppose we have to doubt it; they positively have one thing occurring,” Zou Bin stated, tapping his chin together with his index finger in a traditional detective pose. “I think Zhao Shen may need been killed, they usually teamed as much as do it.”

“Is that actually crucial? Zhao Shen was a fugitive to start with. If he’s caught, wouldn’t they only be overtly collectively?” Wen Huabei questioned.

Zou Bin scratched the again of his head, his eyes shifting as he continued, “Zhao Shen may not have trusted them. After he got here to Shengzhou, he may need hidden himself. They’re attempting to bait him out, make him offended about being cuckolded, and get him to return to them. Then they’ll ship him again behind bars and stay collectively freely.”

“…Wouldn’t that deserve a ‘Good Citizen Award’ for them?” Wen Huabei sighed. “Let’s simply concentrate on our personal jobs, hold a detailed watch, and never fake to be Sherlock Holmes and Watson right here.”

The cellphone rang, and when Zou Bin answered it, his eyes lit up. He grabbed Wen Huabei and stood up, saying, “Let’s go, Captain Lin desires us to carry this lovey-dovey couple again to the bureau!”

——

In the course of the lunch break, the ambiance within the Felony Investigation Division workplace was quieter. Folks had been drowsy from the warmth, and a few officers had been napping on their desks, whereas others had been on their telephones. A head popped in by means of the door, and somebody referred to as out, “Hey! Xia Liang!”

This shout awakened those that had been napping, and Xia Liang chuckled as he walked in. One among his arms was in a sling, and within the different hand, he carried a bag of chilly drinks. He had come to go to his hardworking colleagues.

Everybody gathered round him, and Chong Zhen walked over, tousling Xia Liang’s quick hair. “Child, how’s your arm? Your restoration velocity is sluggish. It’s been fairly some time, why is your arm nonetheless in a sling?”

“Xiao Xia, don’t hearken to him. A gunshot wound isn’t like a scraped knee. Can it heal in simply three to 5 days?” Hu Songkai rolled his eyes and slung his arm round Xia Liang’s shoulder. “How are you doing at Captain He’s place? Is his lifestyle okay? His household’s residing circumstances are respectable, proper?”

Xia Liang nodded incessantly. It was merely improbable there, virtually to the purpose the place he had forgotten his personal identify. He was referred to as “younger grasp” all day lengthy, with meals introduced up by servants to his room and each day choices of rooster, duck, fish, and all types of contemporary seafood, all ready by famend cooks. They had been so scrumptious that he wished he may swallow his personal tongue. Within the evenings, he acquired medicinal soups and numerous dietary supplements, rotated each few days to assist heal his wounds. After one other month of such care, he may turn out to be unable to deal with himself.

“…” Chong Zhen unwrapped an ice cream popsicle and took a giant chew. “Such extravagant indulgence!”

“From frugality to extravagance is straightforward, from extravagance to frugality is difficult!” Hu Songkai twisted open a bottle of cola and by accident sprayed himself.

Two enticing girls from the pre-trial workforce had been enthusiastically chatting with Xia Liang, asking about Captain He’s residence. That they had heard rumors that Chief He’s household background was uncommon, however he was so low-key in his demeanor that nobody within the division actually knew if the rumors had been true or not.

Xia Liang casually stated, “It’s alright, not too exaggerated. It’s most likely a couple of hundred sq. meters upstairs and downstairs mixed. You may hear echoes if you discuss indoors, and there are such a lot of rooms that I usually get misplaced. Bear in mind the mansion case from final month? It’s about half the scale of that mansion.”

“…”

Chong Zhen sighed in frustration, “Have a look at you, so proud and complacent!”

Xia Liang immediately broke the phantasm, grabbing onto Chong Zhen’s shoulder and exclaiming, “Oh my, what good karma did I accumulate in my previous life? I used to dream about residing in a mansion, and now I’m truly residing in a single! Captain He’s actually wonderful. I’m beginning to imagine increasingly that his diligent case-solving is solely pushed by curiosity. Our salaries wouldn’t even be sufficient to rent a servant in his home!”

“Is that for actual?! Captain He has the proper male god picture!”

“They all the time stated Captain He lived within the division dorms due to monetary difficulties. Now I notice he’s truly experiencing life!”

The group chattered away, and simply then, the protagonist of the subject entered and singled out a couple of folks. “Chong Zhen, Da Wei, and Ke Bo come to the interrogation room. Transfer shortly.”

The chosen people instantly sprang into motion. He Wei noticed Xia Liang amidst the group and smiled. “Xiao Xia, why are you right here?”

“I’ve been away from the group for too lengthy, feeling a bit nostalgic. I took a break to return see everybody.”

He Wei noticed him and nodded. “Not dangerous; you’ve placed on some weight. Are you getting alongside nicely with my mother?”

Xia Liang shortly nodded. Auntie was actually nice, treating him like a son. Even when there have been firm conferences, she would name to ask if he had eaten and what he needed to eat, then instruct the chef accordingly. His organic mother wasn’t even this caring.

“That’s good then. My youthful brother and I’ve been away from residence quite a bit, and he or she’s been lonely for some time.” He Wei patted Xia Liang’s shoulder. “Thanks.”

Xia Liang flashed his two distinguished entrance tooth in a smile. “Auntie actually misses you guys and sometimes talks about you. Captain He, subsequent time you come residence, don’t rush to go away. It wouldn’t harm to have dinner earlier than heading again, proper?”

He Wei stared at him. “I haven’t been residence currently.”

“Oh? However a few days in the past, somebody got here to tidy up the garments…”

“That was most likely He Lu, foolish child.” He Wei ruffled his hair. “Alright, I’ve issues to take care of. You must head again early.”

After He Wei left, Xia Liang tilted his head in contemplation. “Huh? Did I see incorrect? However I did name him ‘Captain He,’ and he circled and smiled at me.”

———

When the police knocked on the door of Room 302, Zhao Yang and Qiao Ruofei had been flustered. They had been raveled, their garments had been in disarray, and even their belts weren’t mounted. Wen Huabei and Zou Bin exchanged glances: Properly, that they had arrived simply in time for a caught-in-the-act scenario, interrupting one thing.

The 2 of them had been introduced in for separate interrogations on the police station. Qiao Ruofei was tight-lipped, sitting behind the interrogation desk, cautiously trying on the two cops in entrance of her. Particularly one in every of them, who was the “neighborhood committee younger woman” who had come a couple of days in the past for household planning registration.

“Title.”

“Q-Qiao, Qiao Ruofei.”

“Age.”

“26.”

“The place is your family registration?”

“In Haijing Metropolis.”

“Why did you come to Shengzhou Metropolis? Are you right here to seek out Zhao Shen? The place is he?”

Going through the police’s questioning, Qiao Ruofei’s gaze dodged round, and he or she lowered her head, portraying a picture of fragility and helplessness. Cloud Xiaoxiao slammed her pen down. “Communicate up!”

Zou Bin was bowled over by her sternness and muttered quietly outdoors the interrogation room, “She’s surprisingly fierce.”

Qiao Ruofei was startled too, with tears shortly welling up. Choking again her feelings, she stated, “I-I’m apprehensive about Zhao Shen…”

Based on her assertion, Zhao Shen had organized to contact her as soon as he discovered a protected place. However he disappeared with no hint. Qiao Ruofei had additionally tried reaching out to Zhao Yang, who was trying to find his cousin. Anxious and anxious, she had come to Shengzhou Metropolis alone.

After arriving in Shengzhou Metropolis, Zhao Yang had organized for Qiao Ruofei to remain in his mother and father’ outdated home in the intervening time. He promised to assist her discover Zhao Shen. Afraid of unveiling her whereabouts and being found by the police, Qiao Ruofei hardly left the home and even had her meals delivered by Zhao Yang.

“You suppose he got here right here on trip? And also you truly got here to seek out him? He’s a fugitive!” Wen Huabei, who was taking notes, felt speechless. Qiao Ruofei shook her head, tears welling up in her massive eyes. “No, I don’t suppose so. I don’t imagine he’s a assassin. He may need been framed!”

Wen Huabei walked over, slamming a report in entrance of her. “That is from April this 12 months, DNA extracted from the s*males of the feminine sufferer, Deng Wan. It completely matches the DNA from the cigarette butt we present in your rented residence! We’ve additionally carried out a paternity take a look at with Zhao Shen’s mother and father, confirming that it’s his DNA. How are you going to nonetheless imagine he didn’t commit homicide?”

Qiao Ruofei dared not have a look at the proof, her expression filled with anguish. “Even when… even when he killed somebody, I nonetheless love him.”

“You like him? Then how come you’re with Zhao Yang now?” Cloud Xiaoxiao tapped her pen on the desk. “Zhao Shen left not too way back, and also you’ve solely been in Shengzhou Metropolis for about ten days, proper? How did you so shortly find yourself cohabitating together with his cousin? Or is it that you just already had one thing occurring between you earlier than?”

“That’s not it; it’s as a result of… It’s as a result of I’m actually apprehensive about Zhao Shen, and he comforted me…” Qiao Ruofei weakly defended.

“In the event you’ve fallen for another person, simply admit it outright. Don’t give you such grandiose excuses.”

“I actually haven’t!” Qiao Ruofei clenched her fingers, her frail physique trembling flippantly. “I didn’t need to do that. It’s all due to Zhao Yang…”

“He stated he would inform me the place Zhao Shen is that if I obeyed him.”