The rain has stopped. Again to a transparent blue sky.  The water droplets on the leaves sparkle below the solar.  

Strolling alongside the tree lined avenue, Jian Yao enjoys the stunning surroundings and feels a way of peace and contentment inside her.

She’s going to say goodbye to Bo Jinyan quickly.  Even ‘Frankenstein’ deserves a closing farewell.

The villa stands amidst greenery. It’s a beautiful place.

Jian Yao walks in the direction of the doorway.

The entrance door is large open.

Often, the door is closed when she comes over. She knocks on the door, and it’ll routinely open.  Bo Jinyan has a distant management in his room. It’s by no means large open like this.

She walks by and sees numerous folks in the lounge.  They’re whispering amongst themselves. 

An unprecedented state of affairs.

Jian Yao stops and stands on the door, listening rigorously. One of many folks turns round and sees her. “It’s you!!”

Then just a few folks come out from the home, Jian Yao recognises them.  They’re the safety guards she met this morning.

————

The safety guards are conversant in Jian Yao.  She at all times goes to the dormitories they guard.  That’s the place her step father lives.  A few of them know her by title. One of many oldest guards raises his voice: “ Jian Yao, why are you right here?”

They give the impression of being tense. A few of them have picket sticks with them.  Jian Yao says: “ Eh.. I got here by to eh… take a look….. eh… Why are you right here?  Is Lao Xiao’s son discovered but?”

Lao Xiao” is the daddy of the lacking boy.

Certainly one of them solutions. “. Not but.  The Frankenstein shouldn’t be dwelling but.”

Jian Yao is about to ask one other query.  One other safety guards abruptly thinks of an thought. “ Are you able to give us a hand?”

Jian Yao appears to be like at him, nods firmly:”Inform me what you need me to do.”

The safety guard is aware of that Jian Yao has an excellent buddy that works within the Police Division.  If she is keen to place in a phrase for them, the police would possibly conform to tackle the case sooner than the required 48 hours.  .

They provide her the main points of what occurred.  

The kid went lacking yesterday afternoon.  All of the kinfolk and buddies had searched in each attainable place they may consider.  Nonetheless, there was no hint of the boy. The one clue is from a shopkeeper close to the practice station. He noticed the kid going right into a gaming parlour within the morning.  He additionally noticed “Frankenstein” there on the time, speaking to the younger boy.  

Jian Yao asks: “How did the shopkeeper know the one who talked to the younger boy is the proprietor of this home?”

A safety guard replies: “Ms Jian, do you not know that he’s well-known for sporting a trench coat and a masks on all over the place he goes?.  He’s such a wierd man.  All people is aware of he lives within the mountain,  All people thinks he’s loopy.  He will need to have kidnapped the kid!”

Jian Yao is shocked – She is simply again on the town for the varsity time period break.  She has no thought. 

————

Jian Yao enters the home with them.

The home nonetheless appears to be like the identical as when she left within the morning.  The safety guards go searching to see if they’ll discover any clues.  Two of the guards stroll up the steps to the second flooring. 

A middle-aged safety guard squats beside the couch.  His eyes are crimson.  He appears to be like crushed and determined.  Jian Yao recognises him.  He’s Lao Xiao.

When the safety guards instructed her that Bo Jinyan has kidnapped the youngsters, her first intuition was ‘It’s not possible.”  She has at all times thought he’s novelist that specialises in detective tales.

Nevertheless, he did communicate to the kid…

All of a sudden, her cellular phone rings.  It’s from a quantity she shouldn’t be conversant in.

She walks away and solutions the telephone: “Howdy?”

The voice of the caller is exceptionally low, with a extra nasal hoarse sound than final evening,  like somebody who simply wakened: “Please inform them to depart instantly.  Thanks. ” he says in a really calm tone.

With the cellular phone nonetheless by her ears,  she appears to be like on the individuals who have congregated in his home.  

FZ has her resume, in order that’s how he is aware of her telephone quantity. So, he’s at dwelling in any case. 

Jian Yao speaks in low voice: “Mr.Bo.  They’ve one thing essential that they should communicate to you about.  Are you able to please come downstairs?”

Bo Jinyan offers amusing: “If I meet with each one who desires to fulfill me , I shall be lifeless by now.…”

–  Huh? Jian Yao is barely confused.

“… from exhaustion.” 

–

Jian Yao retains quiet for a second: “Since you do not need to speak to them, are you able to inform them your self.  I can’t inform them for you.”

She is clearly aggravated.  Bo Jinyan pauses for some time. 

Then he says: “Nicely, inform them that what they’re on the lookout for is within the room on the primary flooring.  The important thing to the room is contained in the kitchen cabinet, on the third shelf.” He hangs up.

With these directions,  Jian Yao goes to the kitchen and retrieves the important thing.

She walks again to the lounge, and says to the guards: “.. Really, I’m doing a bit of labor for Mr.Bo, however I don’t know him that nicely.  He simply phoned me and requested me to point out you this.”

–

That is the room that’s purported to be out of bounds.  Yao inserts the important thing into the slot and unlocks the door.  Her coronary heart is pounding. 

What’s going to they see? Why is Bo Jinyan main them to this room? 

A safety guard opens the door slowly.

The lighting inside may be very dim.  Slowly, she realises what’s inside these jars and bottles on the cabinets.

Everyone seems to be surprised.  No one made a sound.  

Contained in the bottle that’s sitting on the shelve closest to them, is an eyeball.  Pale, with lax pupil, as whether it is gazing them.

Different bottles within the room comprise lips, tooth, wrists, coronary heart, male genitals ……

A safety guard exclaims: “Assassin!  Psychopath! !!” Then he turns and runs down the steps and out of the home.  Others instantly observe him.  “We now have to maintain this place safe earlier than the police arrives.  Let’s guard on the entrance door.”  . Lao Xiao is standing there like a statue. “Come on, Let’s depart this place first.  The police shall be right here quickly.”  Says one of many guards.  He then helps Lao Xiao down the steps and again out into the courtyard. 

Jian Yao feels  a chill slowly infiltrating her limbs and her physique. She takes a glance across the room.  .  No one is right here anymore. Besides her.  All of a sudden a thought involves thoughts.  

She picks up the jar with the attention.  She tilts it and appears on the backside of the jar.  There’s a small yellow sticker. 

It’s an English label:

“Quantity: 42;

Content material: left eye;

Gender: Feminine;

Age: 27;

Reason behind dying: accident, extreme bleeding;

Time of dying: 15 August 27 

Donation hospital: Ohio State Hospital. 

There may be additionally a hospital seal: –  human organ specimen for analysis.

Jian Yao is relieved.

She hears the sound of police siren, and it’s getting louder.  Then it stops. She walks downstairs to the doorway.

Simply stepping out of the entrance door, she sees two policemen being surrounded by the safety guards.   In the meantime, she hears a bang behind her.  The door is shut.

Jian Yao appears to be like on the closed door.

Bo Jinyan led them to the room with all of the specimens to scare them away. 

–

The 2 policemen which are listed here are civilian police. Jian Yao tells them what  had simply occurred.   Though she explains that these bottles are solely specimens for analysis functions, the safety guards are nonetheless satisfied that Bo Jinyan is the one who kidnapped the youngsters.  

The 2 policeman knock on the door.  They need Bo Jinyan to personally clarify what’s occurring. 

No response.  Safety guards begin to speak amongst themselves: “He’s making an attempt to cover from us as a result of he’s responsible.”

– What’s on his thoughts? Jian Yao can also be puzzled by his actions.

One of many police walks over to Jian Yao. “You will have his telephone quantity, proper?  Are you able to please name him to open the door?”

Jian Yao nods. On the request of the police, she dials the quantity and activates the speakerphone perform. “The police is exterior your own home.  They should communicate to you.  Please open the door.”

Bo Jinyan stays quiet for just a few seconds earlier than answering: “ They’ve a search warrant or an arrest warrant?”

The policeman shakes his head.  Jian Yao replies: “No.”

Bo Jinyan: “Then why ought to I open the door?  Goodbye.” He hangs up once more.

The policemen have a look at one another.  They’re getting very aggravated: “Name the bureau to seek the advice of!” Jian Yao can also be offended by his angle.  However she thinks to herself.  He isn’t a prison.  Criminals don’t behave this fashion. 

One other police siren sound will get nearer.  Everybody appears to be like towards the path of the place the sound is coming from.

A middle-aged man, surrounded by a number of cops are strolling in the direction of them. One of many officers is Li.  Jian Yao recognises the middle-aged man.  He’s chief Inspector.

–

On this little courtyard, the state of affairs appears to get considerably difficult.

Lee is shocked to see Jian Yao here- “What are you doing right here?”

Jian Yao: “Lengthy story.  Why is Chief right here?” 

Li Xunran offers a little bit chuckle.  “Lengthy story.  We solely simply discovered from central workplace that ‘he’ lives right here.   So, we’re right here to see him. “ There’s a sense of pleasure in his voice. “ Are you right here to assist discover the lacking youngsters?  Stories have been filed about him being a suspect for kidnapping.  There have to be some mistake.  How might he presumably be the offender? I’ll clarify later.  Gotta go.”  Then he runs off.    

–

As soon as once more, somebody is knocking on the entrance door.  This time, it’s Li.

As soon as once more, the request has been denied.  Nobody solutions.

And as soon as once more, Jian Yao is requested to name him together with her telephone.

All eyes are on her.   Jian Yao has no alternative however to press the numbers once more. Speakerphone perform is on… as soon as once more.  Earlier than she will be able to even say something , Bo Jinyan speaks with a barely aggravated voice “Are you so incapable? Looks like you’ll be able to’t even keep in mind occasions that occurred throughout the final 24 hours?  Did you neglect how late I went to mattress final evening?  What number of occasions are you going to name me?”

Jian Yao is about to reply, however abruptly she feels the group taking a look at her unusually. It’s too laborious to clarify to them what he meant.  She decides to surrender.  So she goes straight to the purpose: “Bo Jinyan, The Chief Inspector is right here to see you.”

“I don’t wish to see him.”  He replies.

“Let me speak to him.” The Chief Inspector stretches out his hand and ask for Jian Yao’s telephone.  

He walks away from the group.  They speak for some time.  He walks again with a smile on his face.  

–

Chief walks to the entrance door.  This time, the door opens.  Chief, Li Xunran and Jian Yao goes inside the home.

Jian Yao faucets Li Xunran on the shoulder: “Who’s he?”

Li Xunran appears to be like at Jian Yao: “How have you learnt him? What’s the relationship between you two?”

“I’m working for him. As a translator.”

Li Xunran grabs her by her arm: “You’re employed for him!” He says with an envious voice. 

“Bo Jinyan. Affiliate professor from College of Maryland. The world’s youngest prison psychology knowledgeable, Marketing consultant for the Ministry of Public Safety. And he selected to remain in our little city! “