Pure Darkness

Chapter 12

In the interrogation room, Yao Yuange's expression had already calmed down, and he returned to his daily calm demeanor.

“Around 11pm, I was in Zhao's room discussing some things. Miss Tong stormed here all of a sudden. Zhao Xia asked him what happened, and he went crazy, pouncing on Zhao Xia.”

Fang Qing asked, “What was your reaction then?”

“I?” Yao Yuange replied, “I want to stop her, but Miss Tong won't listen. He was extremely strong, and immediately pushed Zhao Xia to the ground. I was also a little scared of him, and wanted to call someone for help. But then he took the fruit knife on the table, and then Zhao.”.

“After he killed him, he wanted to kill me. I was very angry at the time, and had a little quarrel with him. This injury comes from the time he used a knife to cut me.” He rolled up his sleeves, revealing a wound on his arm that was covered in blood and flesh.

Fang Qing nodded.

“Then, probably because Miss Tong heard that the police officer came, she ran away. That's how it all happens.”

Fang Qing thought for a while, and asked again, “When he stabbed Zhao Xia, where did you stand?”

Yao Yuange thought about it before replying, “I can't remember it clearly. I thought I was standing right beside him, a few steps away.”

“After he enters the room, does he say anything?”

Yao Yuange frowned slightly. “. . She said, ‘You don't deserve a good death.’ He says he wants to kill all the rich.”

From the other side of the dark colored glass, Bo Jinyan, Jian Yao, and the other police officers continued to pay attention to the entire interrogation process. An officer smiled coldly and said, “His own concubine was killed right in front of him but she escaped even though she was only a few steps away. Moreover, he had only received a few minor injuries. He can really bear it.”

Afterwards, Ming Lan, Ming Yue and another group of women, including the other two maids in the courtyard, all received police interrogations. They all gave the same statement: the night that Yao Yuange went to Zhao Xia's room, they were all getting ready to sleep. They only ran when they heard a terrifying scream.

——

Everyone was busy until dawn.

Jian Yao stood in the hallway, staring at the white marble color of the dawn sky. Many people gathered near the stairs outside the station. You can imagine, after tomorrow, this case will cause a stir in the ancient city. A psychotic killer, running around the Qing Hills behind the ancient city of – how much panic will ensue among the people?

But, when all is said and done, what makes people more frantic – acts of killing people or human nature?

There was a voice behind him and Bo Jinyan walked out. His shirt was clean and white, his eyes clear and bright. Other than the terrible wounds shown by the bruised circles on his neck that had already begun to turn purple, he continued to show his usual indifferent and arrogant appearance.

“Does Bu Bo not need to go and sleep for a while?” he asked, “Less of sleep will not be good for your delicate skin. Whatever is left is police business.”

Jian Yao looked at him, “How can I think of sleeping? You, go and see a doctor right away. ”

Bo Jinyan groped his neck for a moment. “Is it so terrible?” Suddenly he became thinking, and smiled slightly as he asked, “Is it very . . .male?”

“Go and see a doctor! Now!”

The medical office is right below. In a clean, quiet room, the doctor placed the medicine around Bo Jinyan's neck, and ordered her to only consume the liquid for the next few days. He then applied the medicine to the wounds on his wrist and waist, before leaving. At that moment, the sun had already risen, and the room was bright and warm. Bo Jinyan rested on the treatment bed with her eyes slightly closed. Jian Yao sat on the side of the bed. After staring at him for a while, he stretched out his hand to lightly touch his neck.

He opened his eyes to see it.

“Does it hurt?” he asked gently. Really, how did he manage such a calm expression? He looked at her obviously horrible wound and thought of the moment when he spoke on the phone with her, the sudden hoarse voice and the sound of something breaking, he said, and his heart went through a continuous wave of pain and fear.

“Slightly,” answers.

Jian Yao's emotions suddenly flared up, and she turned her face to ignore it. At first, he was a little surprised, but then he withdrew his hand. There was no reaction. After a few seconds, he pulled again.

“Mrs. Bo?” he secretly called her. “You're angry.”

Isn't it obvious?

Jian Yao turned around and glared at him. “How many times should I tell you, when you meet with danger, do not rush forward! You yourself have said that the police should handle everything that requires physical exertion! It doesn't need your genius! But why are you still recklessly charging forward at all times? ”

His pair of bright and black eyes looked at him, and he fell silent for a while before saying, “At that moment I concluded there was a high possibility that he would go and destroy his evidence and weapons. If I wait until the police arrive, it will be late.”

“But . .” he couldn't find the words.

“Oke.” Jian Yao was buried in his arm, his fingers on his waist lightly scratching it, and the scratch even had a certain tempo. After a while, he could not help but laugh.

——

At this point, great progress has been made in this case. The suspect was named as a 49-year-old waitress of the Yao family, Tong Min.

The city police chief also rushed over, and met with the investigation team in the auditorium. The police chief asked, “Where is Professor Bo Jinyan?” Fang Qing replied, “He was injured in the process of chasing down a suspect and was in the medical office. It's a flesh wound, not a big deal, we don't have to worry about that. ”

The police chief was surprised for a moment, then nodded. “Alright, then let's start. Fang Qing, you report first. ”

Fang Qing walked to the front of the stage, looked around, and then began. “For now, Tong Min is our prime suspect. As we’ve not had much time, we are still waiting on some primary information, but this is what we’ve gathered from the information she registered with the Yao family – she is from our city’s Qing Shui Township, and started working in the city to support herself. She has already lived in the ancient city for two years. We haven’t been able to contact her family yet, and the phone number she left doesn’t exist. We have already sent people there.”

Tong Min’s picture appeared on the screen at the front of the auditorium. Although she wasn't’t even 50 yet, she had a head full of white hair, and appeared very elderly. However, her eyes were particularly piercing. They seemed to bearing out of the screen straight at you.

Below the stage, there was a lot of quiet discussion. This was a female disciple, and one that was so old and crazy. It was they first time they had encountered such a disciple.

“We have already found the weapon. Tong Min’s coat, which was hanging in the kitchen, has tested positive for traces of the blood of the victim, Fu Wei. There is no doubt that Tong Min is the killer in Fu Wei’s case. In addition, from what we are able to grasp the current situation, she is also the prime suspect in the case of Zhao Xia’s murder last night.

“Why?” asked the police chief. “Why would she want to commit murder? How did she commit the murder?”

Crime scene photographs of Fu Wei’s murder appeared on the screen. They included the blood splatter, hand prints, and pictures of the corpse.

Fang Qing said, “This is something that Professor Bo had described earlier – in the Yao family, Tong Min was subjected to long-term abuse, and his soul was already not very normal. At the same time, we suspect that, before she arrived at the Yao household, she also experienced some psychological trauma. Otherwise, a person's character will not undergo a major change in just two years.”

“When he was cleaning at the inn, he met Fu Wei. Something about Fu Wei made him angry. Right now, we suspect it is the lustful character of Fu Wei. Although Tong Min is schizophrenic, she is also very intelligent. Therefore, he planned this entire elaborate plan to kill Fu Wei in such a cruel manner.”

“Because we entered Yao's house and took the suspects' fingerprints, he might be surprised and want to take back the weapon he left in the kitchen — boning knives. However, he is intercepted by Professor Bo, wrestles with him and flees.”

“Why did he also want to kill Zhao Xia, who was unrelated?” Someone asked.

Fang Qing replied, “According to the testimony of the only witness, Yao Yuange, at that time Tong Min had already lost his mind, so he directly walked in and killed Zhao Xia.”

The whole crowd was silent. Someone sighed.

“Fang Qing, you need to find Tong Min as soon as possible!” the police chief said sharply. “We can't let a crazy serial killer roam outside! How could the people in the ancient city live in peace! You must catch it within three days!”

——

At the end of the meeting, all the officers left the meeting room with grim expressions. They finally determined the main suspect, and it looks like they are making some progress in the case. Of course everyone is happy. However, to find someone in the middle of a vast and rugged mountain range, an assassin who had cornered – how could it be easy?

Fang Qing returned to his seat, and at that moment, the phone rang. He took it to look at it, and it froze.

It was the person who had not contacted him for a long time, Jin Xiaozhe.

But they almost caught this killer on the run, how could he talk to him? Fang Qing thought for a while, and without hesitation, stuffed the phone into his pocket. I'll think about it later .

A police officer on one side suddenly exclaimed, “Where is my notebook?”

Everyone looked towards him.

He checked his desk again, and said anxiously, “Who took it? I put it on my desk before the meeting. How did it disappear? The details of the whole case are there. ”

Fang Qing was surprised, and asked, “When we had the meeting, who was still inside the building but not in the auditorium?”

An officer thought about it and replied, “Other than the Yao family, there are only casualties, Fu Wei's father.”

Fang Qing's face changed color. “Where are they now?”

“We've been escorting the Yao family home. Father Fu Wei …. Ah, where is Fu Dafan, he just sat here a few minutes ago, he said that he wanted to talk to use. And now, all of a sudden, he's gone.”

“Oh no! Something will happen!” Fang Qing said sharply. “We should go to Yao's house immediately!”