2 weeks later, on a flight going to Maryland, US.

Bo Jinyan is sitting on a cushty and spacious firstclass seat. He seems at Jian Yao, who’s mixing his tuna fish salad for him.  Then she butters a bit of toast for him.  Fu Ziyu observes for some time. Then he cannot stand the sight anymore. He says disapprovingly to Bo Jinyan: “Don’t you’ve got any arms? Do it your self!”

Bo Jinyan can’t be bothered to argue with him.  He continues to admire Jian Yao’s each transfer. All the things about her is ideal.

Jian Yao simply smiles.

She does not ‘serve’ him on a regular basis.  However from time to time, she simply needs to pamper him.  As a result of.. properly… that’s simply what lovers do for one another. 

Sitting subsequent to Fu Ziyu , is Yin Ziqi,  She smiles at her brother and Jian Yao.  Then she seems out to the window.  She thinks about her fiancé. She is anxious for his security and wellbeing.  

Anam is in the identical cabin too.  He sits on the again, away from the 4 of them.  He’s taking part in video video games to maintain himself occupy throughout the lengthy flight.

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Xie Han’s case just isn’t monitoring a lot progress.  It’s a tough process to research the wealthy in any nations.  There’s at all times a number of hindrances. It’s laborious to hint their belongings.  And there are sometimes difficult household relationships and illegitimate kids…  It’s not straightforward to place an inventory collectively. 

The explanation they’re going to the US is as a result of Bo Jinyan obtained an electronic mail from his mentor from the college.  A few years in the past, this professor obtained an nameless letter on areas of legal psychologist.  Nonetheless, the views are very excessive.  He thought the tone of the letter and the views offered within the letter matches Xie Han’s writing fashion and profile.  So he invitations Bo Jinyan to research additional and analyse it with him.  

Bo Jinyan has invited Anam to return alongside as they might want his assist with fingerprint matching and different technical evaluation finished to the letter.  Like Bo Jinyan, he’s additionally an college professor, a particular marketing consultant employed by the division of Social Safety.  However he isn’t a police officer.  Due to this fact, he can solely come alongside as a part of a tutorial change programme.  

As for Yin Ziqi and Fu Ziyu , they’re each going house for Christmas.  Yin Ziqi’s fleet of bodyguards are with them, assuring their security.

It’s early winter.  The final of the autumn leaves covers the bottom.  One can begin to really feel the winter chills because the cool wind blows.  

Jian Yao and Bo Jinyan are strolling facet by facet.  

Whenever you love somebody, all the pieces you do with him/her, and  each place you go collectively turns into lovely.  Even if you end up in an unfamiliar place, the ambiance turns into cordial and relaxed.

“What are you taking a look at?” Bo Jinyan asks Jian Yao.

“It is a good place.”  says Jian Yao.

“Actually?  The buildings are ugly.  There are too many individuals.  It’s too noisy. The one factor good about this place is that they’ve the most effective faculty of legal psychology within the US.”  

Jian Yao: “….”

Effectively, no surprises right here.  He is ready to fully change the temper and smash any atmosphere by saying just some sentences.  

Fu Ziyu  is following behind enthusiastically.  He’s displaying Anam the well-known sights of the college campus.  Bo Jinyan, Jian Yao and Anam are solely staying within the US for 3 days.  After that, they are going to be flying again to Hong Kong.   So, they’ve agreed to have dinner collectively right now. 

Behind them, there are 5 bodyguards.  The Chinese language police can’t ship any officers to accompany them to America for political causes.  Due to this fact, Yin Ziqi has organised bodyguards for them.  

They’re nearly on the constructing for legal psychology.  Bo Jinyan turns to face Jian Yao.  He provides her a peck on the cheeks, then turns to inform Fu Ziyu : “Please take care of her for me.”  

Fu Ziyu is speechless: “You might be solely leaving for a couple of minutes!?”

Bo Jinyan solutions casually: “We made a promise.  I’ll keep by her facet 24/7 after we are on an investigation.” 

Fu Ziyu : “Oh, that’s sickening for the remainder of us.” Jian Yao face blushes.  She provides Bo Jinyan a push: “Simply go.” 

Bo Jinyan takes one other have a look at her, and provides her a smile earlier than strolling off.  

As a result of sensitivity of the data, the professor t doesn’t wish to reveal the data to anybody else apart from Bo Jinyan, to keep away from moving into bother.  So Jian Yao, Fu Ziyu and Anam, along with their 5 bodyguards of their black swimsuit, wait outdoors the doorway of the constructing.  Naturally, the sight attracts the eye of a number of college students.  However they simply have a look at them curiously as they stroll previous.  Nobody comes as much as trouble them.  

After ready for some time, they see a champagne colored sports activities automotive, adopted by a Hummer, approaching them.  Fu Ziyu  smiles and admire the good automobiles.  Quickly, the automobiles cease within the carpark that’s roughly 50 metres from them.  Yin Ziqi will get out of the sports activities automotive carrying a white fur coat.  She is surrounded by a number of physique guards too.  She has come to take them for dinner.  

Bo Jinyan and Jian Yao had been too busy to fulfill up with Yin Ziqi when she was in Hong Kong.  Jian Yao notices that she seems somewhat gaunt, regardless of the calm smile she has on her face.  She feels unhappy for her.  

Yin Ziqi walks as much as her and says: “Somebody needs to talk with you.”

Jian Yao is shocked.  Yin Ziqi smiles and says to the 2 different males: “We’ll discuss over there.”  Then she alerts to Jian Yao to enter the automotive together with her.  

Fu Ziyu  laughs: “Hey hey, your brother emphasised  that I can’t let her out of my sight whereas he’s away.  The place are you bringing her?” 

Yin Ziqi glances at him: “Do you wish to come alongside?”

Fu Ziyu  stands up.  He follows them to the automotive.

Jian Yao and Yin Ziqi are contained in the automotive.  Fu Ziyu  stands outdoors and appears round.  Yin Ziqi passes her a cell phone.  The road is linked.  It’s Bo Jinyan’s father. 

She says politely: “Howdy, uncle.” 

The voice of an outdated man on the opposite facet of the road: “Howdy.  I hear that you’re Jinyan’s assistant.”

“Sure.” She solutions.  She has overcome the preliminary shock.  She just isn’t as nervous anymore.

“He didn’t even name me.  I’d not  have recognized he’s again on the town if Ziqi hadn’t informed me.” He mentioned: “Come house for dinner tonight.”  

Jian Yao smiles to herself: “Certain.  I’ll cross in your phrases to him.”

Like father like son…

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Whereas Jian Yao is concentrating on the cellphone name with Bo Jinyan’s father, Yin Ziqi takes her purse and will get out of the automotive.  She walks in the direction of a white constructing, the place the bathrooms are.  Two bodyguards comply with her.  Fu Ziyu  takes a look at her, however he isn’t too involved about her.  Firstly, she has physique guards together with her.  Secondly and extra importantly, Bo Jinyan has assigned the duty of taking care of his girlfriend to him.  He can solely concentrate on one particular person at a time.  

Anam is sitting on the bench simply outdoors the constructing of the legal psychology division.  He’s searching by means of the web together with his lap high.

It’s simply after noon.  The solar is excessive within the sky.  It’s the primary time Jian Yao is talking to Bo Jinyan’s father.  It’s somewhat sudden, but it surely’s additionally fairly a pleasing expertise.  He’s asking her all kinds of questions on how Bo Jinyan is doing.  His tone sounds chilly, however he clearly cares loads about his son.  Jian Yao can’t assist however smile.

Once in a while, she seems up on the window of the room the place Bo Jinyan is.  She wonders how his dialog with the professor is coming alongside.

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All of the sudden, Fu Ziyu  notices there are a crowd gathering across the white constructing the place Yin Ziqi is. 

“Oh my gosh!  Somebody is damage.” Somebody shouts from that course.  Fu Ziyu  takes a glance.  There’s a particular person mendacity on the bottom.  He recognises the fur coat.  It belongs to Yin Ziqi.  There’s blood on elements of her physique.

He rapidly runs in the direction of her.  The 2 guards which are standing by the automotive additionally rushes ahead: “Chairman!”  Anam notices what’s occurring. He too stands up and takes out his cellphone whereas dashing there. 

However after Fu Ziyu  takes a few steps. He stops.  Simply as he needs to show again to take a look at Jian Yao, he hears two delicate sounds –  “Zi.. Zi…”. Then he seems like one thing has hit his left chest and proper stomach.  

It’s… gunshots!

He slowly seems down.  Blood is seeping by means of his shirt and onto his swimsuit jacket.  

Jian Yao simply completed speaking to Bo Jinyan’s dad when all these occurred.  She sees from the corners of her eyes lots of people are working in the direction of some extent.  She seems up.  Earlier than her eyes, she see Fu Ziyu  all of the sudden freezes, then slowly falls to the bottom.  

She is horrified.  Simply as she is about to open the automotive door, somebody jumps into the drivers seat.  A tall man with broad shoulders.   She will be able to solely see his again.  

……

In only one minute, so many issues have occurred.    

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Bo Jinyan is standing within the professor’s workplace.  He has simply completed studying the letter.  

His instincts inform him that this letter is written by Xie Han.  As for whether or not there’s fingerprints on the letter, he’ll  must cross it to Anam for additional testings.

He retains the letter within the inside pocket of his jacket.  He says goodbye to the professor, and reminds the professor to maintain himself secure.  Whereas he’s within the hall, he feels one thing just isn’t fairly proper.  He can’t clarify it, however this causes him to stroll sooner.  

Even earlier than he reaches the doorway, he can hear the noise of the gang.  His face tightens.  He begins to run.  

Within the vivid daylight, a gaggle of scholars stands within the sq. subsequent to the white constructing.  Yin Ziqi is mendacity sideways on the bottom, with a knife caught in her abdomen. He can hear somebody’s voice: “It’s suicide…  I noticed her stabbing herself.”

Within the automotive park not distant, Fu Ziyu  is mendacity on the bottom.  His physique is shivering.  His swimsuit soaked in blood.  Anam is kneeling subsequent to him. He presses laborious on his wound.  He provides Bo Jinyan a glance as he comes in the direction of him.

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When Jian Yao wakes up once more, the very first thing she sees is a metallic door.  She is in a small cell.  She is mendacity on a mattress with a metallic body.  Her limbs really feel very heavy.  Her arms and ft are hooked up to thick lengthy chains.  

A terrific concern covers her like a tidal wave.  Each inch of her pores and skin, each muscle appears to really feel painful.  It’s from the concern that’s inside her.   As a result of she is aware of what’s forward of her.  Ache, and despair.  

Her chest feels prefer it’s crammed with giant items of rock.  Even her respiration has turn into tough.  

All the things occurred so rapidly.  It’s not lengthy since she mentioned goodbye to Bo Jinyan.  

Mother, Jian Xuan, Xunran.

And Jinyan.

I may be leaving you.  

She doesn’t understand how lengthy she has been within the cell.  Then she hears footsteps coming from outdoors the cell. It’s coming nearer in the direction of her.  She additionally hears a person whistling.  

He… is right here.

Jian Yao closes her eyes.  Then she opens it.  She sits up.  She places on a stern face, and appears in the direction of the metallic door.  

He seems out of the darkness.  A easy and properly tailor-made shirt and trousers on a properly proportioned physique.  Quick black hair.  A pair of vivid black eyes are taking a look at her, with a smile.  

Jian Yao all of the sudden remembers.  Pictures from the previous runs previous her thoughts.  She feels extra hopeless. 

She has seen him earlier than.  

Now that she has seen his face.  He won’t let her reside.