Chapter 51: “Do you want me?”

He Wei, Lin Heyu, and Hu Songkai had been all observing your entire interrogation means of Zhao Yang by means of a one-way glass.

Zhao Yang sat behind the interrogation desk, wanting considerably impatient. “Officers, what number of instances have you ever questioned me already? And now you’ve introduced me to the police station for no obvious cause. I’m a law-abiding citizen.”

“For no obvious cause? Should you’re sincere, why would we convey you in?” Chong Zhen tapped his index finger on the desk. “Confession earns leniency; resistance earns severity!”

“Oh come on, I actually don’t know the place Zhao Shen is! We haven’t seen one another since he got here to Shengzhou Metropolis. Why received’t you imagine me?!”

He Wei held the microphone and stated, “Ask him about Qiao Ruofei.”

“And also you declare to not know, however you know the way to make use of that excuse to get somebody’s girlfriend into mattress?!”

“… ” Ke Bo, who was recording, silently edited the phrases a bit to make the transcript sound much less vulgar.

Zhao Yang’s expression modified. He shuffled his neck and muttered softly, “I-I used to be simply attempting to delay issues… She appeared fairly, and I couldn’t assist myself…”

“So that you made it up? Preserve making, and utilizing delaying techniques? Do you suppose women are fools? Do you suppose anybody would willingly get entangled with you simply since you blabbered a bit?” Chong Zhen threw the pen on the bottom and stated, “I counsel you to admit shortly. I’ve a brief mood. If I flip off the video and audio recording and lock the door, you’ll have a troublesome time!”

Hu Songkai nudged He Wei’s arm. “Isn’t Lao Chong going a bit overboard? What if somebody complains about us intimidating and utilizing torture? That will be a large number.”

He Wei didn’t say something; his eyes had been mounted on Zhao Yang. Maybe Chong Zhen’s air of menace was too sturdy, as Zhao Yang appeared genuinely frightened. His gaze wandered round, his expression hesitant, as if he had been hiding one thing.

Lin Heyu stood up, walked in, and whispered one thing in Chong Zhen’s ear. After he got here out, Chong Zhen instantly stated, “Qiao Ruofei has already confessed! You’ve been refusing handy over Zhao Shen all alongside. She reported to us, suspecting you killed Zhao Shen!”

Zhao Yang turned pale with fright. He shouted, “Officers! This can be a mistake! Even if you happen to gave me ten instances the braveness, I wouldn’t dare to kill anybody! I… I’ll let you know the reality; don’t hearken to that lady’s nonsense. She’s framing me!”

Zhao Yang spilled every thing, saying that on the finish of April when Zhao Shen abruptly wished to come back, he knew one thing was up. However as cousins, that they had relationship, and he wouldn’t let him die with out assist. On the day Zhao Shen arrived, he contacted Zhao Yang with a unique quantity. Zhao Yang instructed him to go to Dangshui Village and even anticipated that the police may examine the surveillance, so he suggested Zhao Shen to disguise himself earlier than coming over.

Initially, Zhao Yang deliberate to rearrange for Zhao Shen to remain in the home his grandmother had simply acquired, hiding for some time. Later, he supposed to get him a faux ID and assist him go away the nation. Nevertheless, when he went to the designated location to search out Zhao Shen, he couldn’t find him. He drove across the space and known as him, however his telephone was off. They fully misplaced contact, and he genuinely didn’t know the place Zhao Shen had gone.

Just a few days later, Qiao Ruofei got here to ask about Zhao Shen’s whereabouts. Zhao Yang answered in truth that he hadn’t seen him and hadn’t acquired any messages. Unexpectedly, she got here all the way in which to Shengzhou Metropolis, tears streaming down her face, wanting pitiful. Zhao Yang’s coronary heart stirred, and he comforted Qiao Ruofei, telling her he would assist discover Zhao Shen. He even despatched himself messages from one other quantity, pretending they had been from Zhao Shen, to deceive her.

On this approach, Qiao Ruofei obediently adopted his lead and acquired concerned with Zhao Yang, believing she may discover her boyfriend. She didn’t understand she had been deceived the entire time.

“Officers, that’s the true story. I actually don’t know the place Zhao Shen is. Have a look at me, I wouldn’t even dare to kill a rooster, not to mention an individual!” Zhao Yang regretfully began his self-critique. “I’m despicable, I’m at fault. I by no means ought to have deceived an harmless lady. Simply please don’t suppose I’m a assassin!”

He Wei and Lin Heyu sat collectively. After observing for some time, Lin Heyu stated, “He doesn’t appear to be mendacity.”

“Yeah, evidently Zhao Shen certainly known as him earlier than, and so they organized to satisfy at Dangshui Village, however they by no means crossed paths,” He Wei stated.

After some time, Chong Zhen got here out holding a chunk of paper, which contained the brand new quantity for Zhao Shen supplied by Zhao Yang. Lin Heyu requested somebody to examine the latest exercise of this quantity. Chong Zhen got here out of the room, his voice hoarse from shouting. He took a sip of water, then requested, “Hey, Captain Lin, does that lady subsequent door actually suspect Zhao Yang of homicide?”

“No,” He Wei chuckled, “He by no means went over there, so how would he know what’s taking place on the opposite facet?”

“… ” Chong Zhen gestured together with his hand, implying that every thing was understood with out phrases.

After asking sufficient questions, He Wei checked the time and instructed them to take Zhao Yang again for the evening and proceed questioning him the following morning. He stood up, picked up his coat, and Chong Zhen requested, “Hey, the place are you going?”

“House,” He Wei pointed to his watch, “Are you hooked on time beyond regulation?”

“…Shouldn’t that line be directed at you?” Chong Zhen teased, “Prior to now, in such a state of affairs, you’d positively drag the suspect off the bed for an additional spherical of questioning at evening, to point out them who’s harder.”

“You stated it your self; he’s not even a suspect, not to mention a felony. Watch out of complaints.” He Wei didn’t waste any extra phrases and ready to move house. Lin Heyu was going out to seize some meals, and so they went downstairs collectively.

He Wei accompanied Lin Heyu for a bit earlier than Lin Heyu rested his hand on the automotive window, gazing on the surroundings outdoors. He casually requested, “You’ve been going house so typically as of late; is it since you’ve acquired a household now?”

“What household?” He Wei was puzzled by the query, “Who did I get a household with?”

“The pervert at house.”

“… “

———

If He Wei had a case available, it wasn’t unusual for him to not return to the dorm for a number of days. Typically, to alter garments, he would make a fast journey again, however it could solely take the time for a bathe, and he could be again on the police station inside half an hour.

Nevertheless, with the addition of Cheng Zesheng to his house, He Wei discovered himself subconsciously returning house at a set time each evening. He would attempt to keep away from time beyond regulation if doable. He in all probability hadn’t realized it himself, however over the previous month, his time beyond regulation hours had considerably decreased, to the purpose that Zheng Youqing couldn’t even discover an opportunity to convey him late-night snacks.

Lin Heyu’s phrases at the moment introduced this to his consideration, describing it as “getting a household”. He Wei didn’t take it significantly at first, however when he acquired house and took a bathe whereas mendacity on the sofa studying a guide, he realized that there may certainly be a touch of fact in that description.

Maybe it was as a result of Cheng Zesheng’s presence was considerably distinctive, and other people had been all the time interested by unusual occurrences. In He Wei’s view, Cheng Zesheng was one thing of a “unusual incidence”. Each time he spoke to him and even simply encountered him, he felt an odd sensation.

Furthermore, recently, their interactions have change into more and more frequent. He was seeing Cheng Zesheng increasingly typically. Typically, he even acquired the sensation that he ought to see Cheng Zesheng as quickly as he opened the door, an phantasm that this particular person was simply ready for him.

Eager to see him was maybe on account of a mixture of curiosity and amusement. He Wei mused.

Cheng Zesheng has additionally been busy with a brand new case as of late. It was a homicide case disguised as a site visitors accident, with the sufferer being a girl who had been concerned in an affair. All proof pointed to the person who had been taking good care of her, however Cheng Zesheng felt that it wasn’t that easy. He was presently re-evaluating the proof from the start, on the lookout for any neglected particulars.

He had been so engrossed in his work on the station that he misplaced observe of time. Glancing on the clock, he realized it was already ten o’clock. He clapped his palms collectively. “Alright, alright, let’s proceed tomorrow. Let’s head again for now.”

Cheng Aiyue, holding a magnifying glass, exclaimed in shock, “Am I listening to this proper? Vice-Captain Cheng is definitely not working time beyond regulation and sending me house to relaxation?”

“…You might need misheard; keep and proceed screening.”

“Please, due to a frontrunner such as you, I’m turning from a younger lady right into a middle-aged lady.” Cheng Aiyue shortly packed up her gear, afraid that Cheng Zesheng may change his thoughts and maintain her within the lab.

Cheng Zesheng, adorned in shimmering stars, returned to the Future Area. He observed that He Wei had been coming again often, virtually each three to 5 days. It was unsure whether or not he would return at the moment. He appeared extra devoted and dedicated to his work than Cheng Zesheng himself, typically spending nights on the bureau.

With a “click on,” because the anti-theft door swung open, although the home was quiet, the lounge gentle was on, indicating that He Wei had returned. Cheng Zesheng entered, took off his coat, and was about to casually throw it onto the couch when his arm froze mid-air, nonetheless holding the coat, as he stood there in astonishment.

He Wei was mendacity on the couch together with his eyes closed, a guide resting on his chest. It wasn’t “Forensic Toxicology,” however “Journey Underneath the Midnight Solar.” Cheng Zesheng often indulged in suspenseful detective novels, and coincidentally, he had an entire assortment of Keigo Higashino’s works. The primary time he found this shared curiosity with He Wei, a touch of pleasure surfaced inside him.

He Wei gave the impression to be asleep, one hand resting on the guide whereas the opposite lay on his stomach. His respiration was regular. He wore unfastened house garments—a grey round-neck T-shirt and white shorts. His legs, which not often noticed daylight, had been honest and slender. The lamplight on his pores and skin made it virtually gleam white.

At this second, he was relaxed on the couch, his left leg barely bent in a really casually relaxed sleeping posture.

A sleeping magnificence.

These three phrases popped into Cheng Zesheng’s thoughts, and he froze for 3 seconds earlier than leaning down as if enchanted.

The space between them stored narrowing, and simply as Cheng Zesheng’s lips had been about to the touch He Wei’s brow, He Wei abruptly opened his eyes. His pair of black eyes had been chilly and sharp, mounted on Cheng Zesheng above him.

Cheng Zesheng’s breath caught. He had one hand bracing in opposition to the again of the couch chair. The angle of his lean was unmistakably that of somebody about to awaken a sleeping magnificence with a kiss. No excuse may cowl up the intention behind it.

The lounge was stuffed with an awesome sense of awkwardness, and He Wei’s voice was chilly and deep, like a bucket of chilly water being poured over Cheng Zesheng’s head.

“You need to kiss me?”

Pierced by that direct query, Cheng Zesheng’s face turned barely purple, “Ah—no.”

“Then what are you attempting to do?” He Wei’s lips curled barely, his tone mocking. “Are you planning to provide me CPR in case I faint?”

“…”, Cheng Zesheng acted decisively. His proper hand slid into He Wei’s comfortable hair, cradling the again of his head, and he leaned right down to kiss him.

As his lips touched the comfortable and barely cool ones beneath, Cheng Zesheng’s thoughts exploded, and an enormous query replayed incessantly in his head—Cheng Zesheng, what are you doing???

One other thought flashed on the pace of sunshine: how ought to he clarify issues after the kiss?

In only a matter of two seconds, his thoughts had waged a conflict inside itself. The temporary and lightweight kiss ended, and he straightened up as if nothing had occurred. His face carried an expression that appeared to say, “I’ve kissed you, so what are you able to do about it?”

“…”, He Wei touched his lips together with his hand. The stolen first kiss didn’t trigger a lot turmoil in his coronary heart. As a substitute, he discovered himself captivated by the novel sensation of being kissed.

His lips had been so heat, as if holding a blazing hearth inside.

Cheng Zesheng feigned calmness and casually talked about that he would go seize some garments for a bathe. He added that they may focus on the case if He Wei was nonetheless round later.

He quickened his tempo towards the staircase. He Wei lastly spoke up: “Do you want me?”

Cheng Zesheng’s whole physique tensed up, as soon as once more caught in a psychological wrestle.

Who would do such a factor to a person in the event that they didn’t have some kind of affection?

What he instructed Xie Wenxi was the reality – He Wei was only a common roommate. Nevertheless, after seeing He Wei at the moment, Cheng Zesheng’s thoughts began to entertain inappropriate ideas. In that prompt, He Wei was not extraordinary.

Being all discuss and no motion, what sort of man was he? Cheng Zesheng gritted his tooth, having already made up his thoughts to boldly admit his emotions, embracing the trail of being brazenly homosexual. However He Wei threw a bucket of icy water on him.

“You’d higher not like me. Given our circumstances, there received’t be any consequence.”