The police automotive continues to be touring on the nationwide freeway.  

Jian Yao is misplaced for phrases.  She can’t consider this.

The policeman that’s driving the automotive asks Bo Jinyan: “Professor Bo, you imply …… these children are useless?”

Bo Jinyan says slowly: ”I’m afraid so.”

The surroundings exterior the window modifications quickly. Jian Yao asks: “Even when there’s just one particular person that’s committing the crime, he should be a trafficker. Why are you so certain that it’s a serial killer?”

Bo Jinyan’s pale good-looking face has no expression.  Wanting exterior the window, his eyes appear to be staring into a special world. 

Bo Jinyan:  “As a result of I perceive them.”

–

Jian Yao calls Li.

Regardless that she has her doubts, she calls Li Xunran to inform him what Bo Jinyan simply informed her.  

Li Xunran stands within the workplace together with his speakerphone operate on.  The entire police station is in uproars after listening to Bo Jinyan’s phrases: “Why? How did he attain such a conclusion?”

Jian Yao: “Wait.” she places down the cellphone and appears at Bo Jinyan: “They need to know the explanations behind your conclusion.”

Bo Jinyan leans his physique again and closes his eyes: “I’ll do the briefing later.  Ask them to seek out the our bodies first.”

“Our bodies?”  The police can’t consider what they heard.  Neither are they aware of the idea of briefing.  They nonetheless have their doubts about whether or not they need to change their course of investigation.  “Jian Yao, that is too large a choice to make with out understanding the information totally.  Chief is with me.  He asks if Professor Bo can clarify his findings to us first?” 

Jian Yao ponders. She appears to be like at Bo Jinyan once more: “Cannot you simply give them a briefing over the cellphone?'”

Bo Jinyan opens his eyes: “The final time I did a  briefing,  it was within the central corridor within the College of Maryland. Now you need me to….” He glances exterior the window: “……  in entrance of the tolling sales space of the 18th Forrest part of the Nationwide Freeway?”

Jian Yao desires to snicker: “So, will you be much less convincing simply since you are briefing exterior the tolling sales space?”

Bo Jinyan pulls out his sleep masks from his coat pocket and turns his head away from Jian Yao.  His response is evident.  Cease bothering me.   

Jian Yao appears to be like on the time.  It’s solely one other hour until they are going to arrive the police station.  She will’t probably inform them instantly that he’s reluctant to do it over the cellphone.  So she says: “ Professor Bo is making ready the content material for the briefing proper now.  We additionally have to return to the villa to gather some data that we are going to use on the briefing.  We’re virtually again on the town.  We’ll come over to the police station as quickly as attainable to current to you all our findings.”

Jian Yao places down the cellphone and offers a sigh.  Bo Jinyan removes his googles and says in a deep voice: “Liar!” 

Jian Yao : “Simply shut up!” 

–

By the point they arrive the police station, it’s virtually night.  

Li Xunran and some different officers are ready exterior the station.  Jian Yao’s eyes are drawn to the third flooring,the place the convention room is positioned.  That’s the place the briefing will likely be held.  The final time Jian Yao was there, she was six years previous.

Recollections begins to trickle like water drops into her thoughts.

A voice in addition to her: “Lips pressed collectively, the higher eyelid drooping …… Why did I simply see a typical expression of ache, hiding inside your calm look?”

Jian Yao doesn’t count on Bo Jinyan to be so observant.  Like he mentioned, she thought she hid her feelings nicely. 

Staring into her lovely eyes, he continues: “ That ‘gap’ in your coronary heart… is one thing to do along with your father.”

Not desirous to dwell on the topic any longer, Jian Yao solutions: “ You could have mistaken.  The supply of my ache is definitely you, since you are about to transient the squad.”

That took Bo Jinyan abruptly: “I encourage your pardon?”

Jian Yao steps again: “As your assistant, it’s my obligation to remind you that regardless that you could be higher at investigation/felony profiling, that does not provide the proper to mock them.  They’re a really diligent and accountable staff of police.  Additionally, they may not respect your dry humour.  So, once they ask you questions, are you able to please reply them patiently with out being sarcastic? “

“How did you provide you with this unusual conclusion?” Bo Jinyan appears to be like at her arrogantly, “If I’m ever sarcastic, it’s all the time as a result of there’s a hole within the IQ ranges.  The character the work of a policeman may be very totally different from mine, why would I mock them as a result of they’ve little understanding of felony psychology?“

Feeling slightly offended, he walks on. 

————

Within the convention room.

All of the policeman are sitting across the large desk that takes up many of the room.  Chief is there too.  After a fast introduction, Li Xunran invitations Bo Jinyan to handle the staff. 

Jian Yao is sitting on the again.  

Bo Jinyan stands up.  He shortly sweep a spot over everybody there.  He’s not smiling.  There may be not a lot expression on his face.  He begins to talk.  It is a assured, articulate {and professional} Bo Jinyan.  Jian Yao has met the boastful and sarcastic Bo Jinyan;  the ‘I do not give a shXX about you’ Bo Jinyan; the nice and cozy and cuddly Bo Jinyan.  However this can be a totally different aspect of him that she has not seen earlier than. 

“We’re on the lookout for an area. Aged between 25-30 12 months previous. Male.  Medium top.  Slim. Common trying.  Likes to frequent video video games parlours, film theatres and web cafes.  Additionally it is attainable that he works in a type of locations.   

He’s streetwise.  He does loads of detailed planning earlier than every kidnapping.  He chooses his victims fastidiously.  And all of them are both younger employees from out of city, dropouts (of colleges), or immature boys from the agricultural areas. They’ve little life expertise.  They aren’t as sturdy as him bodily, to allow them to simply seduced or kidnapped.

He approaches most of his victims within the downtown space.  His nice interpersonal expertise permits him to relate to these boys and acquire their trusts.  Then he’ll lure them to a selected location, to be killed.  

He doesn’t use a automotive as a result of it’s going to draw consideration from the general public.  And he doesn’t personal a automotive anyway. 

He lives alone.  He’s both renting, or staying in a home left to him by his mother and father, as a result of he gained’t have the ability to afford a home himself.  He lives in a secluded space, not too removed from the farmers market.   His home is probably the place he kills the boys.

That is the preliminary profile.  As soon as you discover the our bodies, I will provide you with a extra detailed profile.”

The entire room is quiet.

After an extended pause, Bo Jinyan says: “Any questions?”

The policemen take a look at one another.  Li Xunran asks the primary query: ”Why do you suppose the felony is between 25 to 30 years previous? “

“He can’t be too younger.  If he’s too younger, he’s not financially impartial. Nor will he be residing alone, or have the flexibility to lure the victims and bodily kill them.  He can’t be too previous both.  Two folks strolling along with an enormous age hole is extra conspicuous.  Additionally, he’s a psychopath.    Psychopaths typically begins budding throughout adolescence.  To succeed in the state of perversion he’s in now would require a gestation interval of greater than a decade.” Solutions Bo Jinyan.

Li Xunran nods.  He continues together with his second query: “Why do you suppose he lives close to the farmer’s market. It’s solely one of many many attainable areas the boys went lacking.”

“He is extra daring than the common particular person.  However he isn’t very clever.  You may inform from his  selection of weak victims, and the monotonous approach of how he operates.  When psychopaths commit their first crime, they by no means dare to enterprise too removed from their place of homicide.  Our felony shouldn’t be certain if he can persuade a teen to go someplace that’s too far-off.  He must maintain the journey distance brief.

Everybody nods.  It’s exhausting to consider, however all of the items appear to suit nicely collectively.  After his briefing, all the things appears to be so easy and logical. 

Extra questions adopted.  Bo Jinyan patiently answered them.  He’s usually very transient in his clarification.  However, it’s all the time very clear and to the purpose.  

“Professor, why did you say you can provide us an entire profile as soon as we discover the our bodies?” Li Xunran is asking one final query. 

Bo Jinyan flashes a haughty smile. “As a result of the wishes of his coronary heart will likely be ‘written’ on the our bodies.” 

–

When Jian Yao and Bo Jinyan returns to the villa, it’s previous 9 o’clock. 

As soon as they go inside the home, Bo Jinyan hurries upstairs. Jian Yao asks him: ” What ought to we do now?”

Bo Jinyan:  “Bathe.”

So Jian Yao waits downstairs.

At this time is the primary time Jian Yao noticed him in his skilled capability.  Her impression of him has drastically improved.  In his work, he’s greater than only a respectable scholar.  He’s detective.  Very observant.  Fast on his toes, and knowledgable in what he does. Although he’s nonetheless chilly and unapproachable, there’s one thing about him that makes folks really feel that he could be trusted. That they’ll depend upon him.  

It’s getting very late.  However Jian Yao understands that felony instances are time delicate.  She expects to work 24/7 if want be.  

After some time, Bo Jinyan walks downstairs in his bathrobe.  His hair continues to be damp from the bathe. He sits down on the couch and picks up the ebook and reads.

Jian Yao asks: “Are we working tonight?”

He doesn’t search for: “No.”

“What about aiding the police to seek out the our bodies and the felony?”

He glances briefly at her: “That’s one thing the police are chargeable for.  I’m chargeable for analysing and profiling.”

The police are excavating the realm the place our bodies could be dumped.  There may be nothing they’ll do to assist presently. So she stands up: “Then I’ll go dwelling first, and are available again tomorrow.”

Bo Jinyan turns over a web page, and spit out a phrase: ‘No.” 

Jian Yao waits for an additional clarification.   Slowly, he says:. “Your time belongs to me now.”

If these phrases are from the mouth of one other male, it would appears ambiguous.  However when it’s from Bo Jinyan, it’s actually what it means.  No extra. No much less.

– However there’s nothing to do in the meanwhile.   

Jian Yao: “…… I’ll head dwelling first.  You may name me in the event you want me.”

Bo Jinyan:   “No, if we have to look at the our bodies at midnight, do I’ve to spend further time to select you up from your own home?”

Each second counts. The quicker they’re able to catch the felony, the much less possible there will likely be one other sufferer. 

Jian Yao asks: “The place ought to I sleep?”

Bo Jinyan “Fu Ziyu’s room.”

——-

Jian Yao lies on the large mattress in Fu Ziyu’s room.  It’s round 11pm.  Bo Jinyan continues to be awake.  He appears to be busy working in that first room.  She will hear his footsteps, sounds of books being taken from the shelve, sounds of turning pages, sounds of phrases being scribbled on the white board… 

——-

She is woke up by the ring tone of her cellphone.

“Jian Yao, we discovered the our bodies.” Within the background, she will be able to hear the whistling sound of the wind, voices of different police working, “Quite a lot of our bodies.” says Li. 

Jian Yao instantly will get out of the room.

Down the darkish hallway, she knocks on Bo Jinyan’s door.  

No response.

She takes out her cellphone and calls him.   It rings for a very long time, however there isn’t any reply 

– Is he quick asleep or is he someplace else? 

Jian Yao runs downstairs to retrieves his room key from the kitchen cabinet. 

She slowly opens the door.  Heat air rushes over her face – his room is heat and toasty.  

She finds the change on the wall and turns the lights on.  In the midst of the king dimension mattress, a person is sleeping soundly.   

Bo Jinyan continues to be carrying his bathrobe over his PJs.  He has an fascinating sleeping posture.  Going through upwards, his physique is straight like a tree trunk.  Arms on both aspect of his physique. 

Jian Yao pushes his arm gently: “Bo Jinyan?”

No motion in any respect.

Jian Yao faucets his face: “Get up!”

He responds, his eye forehead raised barely.

– He’s going to get up.  Jian Yao thinks to herself.   

Together with his eyes nonetheless closed, he raises his hand to seize hers  He then places it to his lips and gently kisses it. 

Jian Yao’s entire physique stiffens.  She is about to tug her fingers out from his when she heard his unconscious murmurs: “Chen Mo…  fall asleep….” 

–  Chen Mo? 

(Notice from TB: the phrase Chen Mo additionally means silence in Mandarin)

– Is the identify of his girlfriend?

Remembering why she is there, she pulls her hand again and shakes his physique once more.  

Bo Jinyan’s eyelashes tremble.  Lastly, he slowly opens his eyes.  

“Why are you in my room?”

Her hand continues to be heat from his kiss.  She shortly says: “They discovered the our bodies.”

–

Jian Yao went again to her room to get modified.  When she returns to the hallway, Bo Jinyan is able to go, wearing his swimsuit and tie.  Earlier than he begins to stroll, he appears to be like to the bottom: “Chen Mo, cease blocking the corridor.”

Jian Yao follows his gaze to the bottom.  There’s a turtle in entrance of him.  

That turtle appears to know what Bo Jinyan says, and slowly crawls to the aspect.