Pure Darkness

Chapter 29

It was a warmly decorated studio.

Although the room is small, the walls are painted light yellow, and the white ceiling is decorated with stars and hand-painted fish. Not much furniture. The bookshelf consists of an irregular square wooden box mounted on the wall, which has a charming effect. A square table of lacquered wood, some brightly colored chairs. There were no carpets, but light wood-colored mats had been placed on the floor, giving everything a soft and relaxing atmosphere.

However, at that moment, the studio was in chaos. Various items and props were piled haphazardly in the corner. Books, paper, and fast food boxes were strewn across the table. The mats are no longer bright and clearly not cleaned for some time.

Bo Jinyan moved her fingers along the window sill, and left with dust.

A team of forensic investigators was already busy working on the room, while Fang Qing stood in the doorway, carefully examining the door locks and door frames. Jian Yao, like Bo Jinyan, also methodically looked at every corner of the room.

Xu Sheng, Jiang Xueran and Wen Xiaohua stood outside the studio, accompanied by a criminal investigator. It was hard to see their faces at dusk, but they were silent and exuded a melancholy atmosphere.

“What is this?” Jian Yao asked as she showed some faint traces on the wall. In some areas, the paint color is significantly fresher and cleaner than the surrounding.

“Photo wall,” replied Bo Jinyan. “Go and ask where the photos went.”

“Last time we cleaned, we threw it away,” Jiang Xueran said. Beside him, Xu Sheng and Wen Xiaohua fell silent.

Jian Yao observed his strange calm expression and asked, “What photo is that?”

Jiang Xueran grimaced faintly and said, rather reluctantly, “Our activity, scenery. . .

“Then . . Can you give us a digital copy of these photos?”

Jiang Xueran paused for a moment before saying, “Should be fine.” Glancing at Xu Sheng and Wen Xiaohua, he said, “We will look for them later.”

“Thank you,” said Jian Yao.

Then, he suddenly spoke to the other two, “What about you guys? Do you also think the photos are useless? ” Xu Sheng looked down, then nodded. Wen Xiaohua's face was slightly red as she replied, “Yes, that's right.”

Jian Yao walked back to the studio, passing Fang Qing, who was leaning on the door frame with a serious thought.

“Did you find anything?” Jian Yao asked.

Fang Qing smiled. “Not much.” He then lowered his voice and said, “According to what the three said, only the five of them have the key to this place. I have checked the doors and windows, and I have found no traces of adhesive tapes, scratches, utensils, etc. That is, unless I am blind, there cannot be a sixth person who forcibly enters into the studio. , or builds some sort of hidden space to gush out and poison the water.”

Jian Yao blinked, and whispered, “Managed very elegantly.”

Fang Qing looked at him. “Why do you two sound the same?”

“. . . . us?”

Looking across, Bo Jinyan was picking up a small decorative item from a pile of miscellaneous objects. It was an adorable and colorful little monk made of porcelain. Jian Yao had seen the item before in several branded stores; it was not cheap, costing around two hundred yuan (about USD 30). However, perhaps due to being roughly thrown away, the item was dirty and scratched.

Bo JInyan put down the item and said to her gently, “Isn't this an interesting place?”

Jian Yao thought for a moment before replying in agreement.

Bo Jinyan added, “This is very interesting. Our set of suspects seems to be getting smaller and smaller, and more obvious. ”

Jian Yao rubbed her chin and pondered the situation. “I remember, in the early days of the Ancient City case, you said, there was usually a pattern behind the smallest details we observed, so there was a connection between them. The situation is the same now. ‘The truth that has been hidden by death and time is now smiling mockingly at us.’”

The two looked at each other, and smiled.

“You keep learning from me, and become more and more like me,” he whispered.

His low voice suddenly made Jian Yao's heart thump. He turned his face away and ignored his light temptation.

The movement of the three outside the studio was quickly investigated and verified.

Wen Xiaohua had bought bottled water from the shop next door the previous day. There is nothing unusual about the rest of the water bottles in the store. He also personally chose those bottles.

The three of them were busy with the preparations in the studio the previous day, and they had all gone in and out of the studio. Thus, it was possible for one of them to put poison into the water.

In addition, the rest of the water bottles in the studio have all been tested – have all been injected with cyanide.

The studio was located in a relatively more remote part of the park, and there were no surveillance cameras on the doors.

As he left the studio, Jian Yao noticed the three of them inside the police car. Now, it's really dark. Under the street lights, they all had the same expression: gloomy and gloomy. They did not talk to each other, or look at each other; each seemed overwhelmed by worry.

Bo Jinyan stood at the studio door, looking at the flowerbed by the door. The ground had been flipped, and nothing had grown there. A few withered chrysanthemums were left; how long they lay there no one knew. One could still vaguely see the elegance of their past. He took the flowers from the ground and examined them speechlessly.

——

“An Yan was unable to find Yumeng in any of the footage from the surveillance camera!” Fu Ziyu sounded defeated and unwilling to accept the reality as she sat before Bo Jinyan.

It was past ten in the evening. Bo Jinyan looked at Fu Ziyu and said, “Go home first. I'll check it out for you. ”

Fu Ziyu replied, “I want to stay here.”

Bo Jinyan laughed and said, “If only you joined the police earlier, you can stay here now.”

Fu Ziyu also laughed. “Hey, you're overreacting! You should not take advantage of my misfortune *. ”

*T/N (chen huo da jie) – on. loot burning houses

The two fell silent for a while, then Bo Jinyan said, “Come home. If he doesn't want to see you, there's no point in your suffering while you wait. If he wants to see you, he will definitely appear.”

Fu Ziyu looked at him with a slanted look. “You sound more and more like an expert in relationships.”

Bo Jinyan replied, “Since when am I not an expert in everything I do?”

Fu Ziyu also smiled, and as if got up and left. However, Bo Jinyan stopped him with one more piece of advice. “Do not look for it yourself again. Don't spend all day and night wandering around the area where she appears. Take care of yourself.”

Fu Ziyu laughed and said, “I will try my best.”

Not long after he left, Jian Yao walked in and asked, “Did Ziyu already leave?”

“Ya.”

Bo Jinyan asked a question in response. “She has appeared twice in front of Ziyu's eyes, and both times, she was not captured by the surveillance cameras. Do you understand what this means? ”

Jian Yao was stunned.

Bo Jinyan said gently, “That means ‘dia’ is an expert in avoiding detection.”

Jian Yao remained silent for quite a long time before saying, “Do you think he sent me that message? But, why did he send it to me, and not to Ziyu?”

“Monya Bo,” Bo Jinyan said lightly, “we are investigating a case, not second-guessing.”

Jian Yao glared at him.

“Fang Qing had detained the three of them separately, and the results of the – investigation that it was impossible for the sixth person to enter the studio – had been vaguely hinted at. What do we do now?”

Bo Jinyan stood up and replied, “We hang it out in a moment.”

Jian Yao laughed. “Fang Qing thought the same way. You two are completely in sync. ”

“If not, how do I choose him for the team?”

“Where did you go?” Jian Yao asked.

Bo Jinyan took her coat. “I'll be down for a walk.”

Jian Yao observed his profile. It was very seldom that Bo Jinyan wanted to be alone when she looked a walk.

“I’m coming, too!” Jian Yao chased after him.

Although the Criminal Psychology Special Cases Unit came under the Ministry of Public Security, the unit normally worked with the municipal criminal investigation team. This way, they were able to foster better report with the criminal investigators, which is great enhanced their cooperative investigations.

There was a sports field downs. The evening mist was quite heavy that night and everything was hazy. The light that penetrated the duskiness lent the running track an atmosphere of tranquility. Bo Jinyan walked in front, slowly, while Jian Yao followed behind. She thought that he was most likely worried about Fu Ziyu’s situation. Who else could cause him such distress?

After a while, he walked towards her and held her back. “Jinyan, take me.”

Bo Jinyan felt as if a cold mist around her, with her lonely aura, was slowly filtering all over her and filling her up. However, upon hearing his words, he felt warm. He leaned over a little and let it climb onto his back. He then easily picked it up and continued walking.

He buried his face on his wide back and smiled faintly.

The corner of Bo Jinyan's mouth was also raised forming a smile.

“You gain weight,” he said indifferently.

Jian Yao was surprised. “You . . . You can measure it very well?” He did add two kilograms recently – it must have been due to eating with Fang Qing, An Yan and the others. . .

“My ability to estimate is always good,” he said.

Jian Yao snorted lightly.

He lay on his back and remained silent.

Sometimes, people would run past them, but Bo Jinyan did not even glance at them.

However, Jian Yao became a little awkward, so she said, “Let me down.”

“I still want to carry you longer.”

“Oh . .”

He only held her for a moment when he suddenly used the fleshy part of his thumb to gently rub the inside of his thigh.

Tingly, numbness, perhaps careless actions, may be full of provocative intentions.

“Do not do that!” Jian Yao exclaimed, his face red.

“I suddenly want to do it,” he said in a low voice.

Fog swept over their faces, cold and damp. The two fell silent for a moment, then Jian Yao asked, “Hei, should I carry you?”

On this interesting proposal, Bo Jinyan took down Jian Yao. Jian Yao prepared*, and bowed in front of him. Bo Jinyan unceremoniously lifted herself onto her back, but her legs were still almost touching the ground.

*T/N (mo quan ca zhang) – lights up. rubbing fists and wiping palms; ara. to roll up sleeves for battle, to prepare for action

“Eh. .” Jian Yao gnashed her teeth, and managed to walk a few steps while holding her.

“Oh, I did not expect my wife to have ‘boyfriend power’* like that,” praise Bo JInyan.

*T/N (nan you li) – is literally ‘girlfriend power’, a term used to describe the extent to which a person is fit to be a girlfriend, and can be understood to refer to masculinity. Take a look at these 30 items to determine ‘power of one's girlfriend’: https://m.sohu.com/n/418904695/

Jian Yao felt amused. “Is this the new internet slang you picked up from An Yan?”

“Ya.”

After a few more steps, Jian Yao was completely unable to continue. There was a meadow in front of them, and he intended to drop it there. However, he refused to let go. He had already wavered at his feet, so he took that chance and caused the two of them to fall.

Jian Yao asked, “What do you think you're doing?”

In the dark and gloomy night, he stared intently at her, his eyes as bright as stars. “When I saw the grass, suddenly I felt like hugging you. . and rolling.”

Faced with someone speaking with such confidence and with the persistence of a Labrador, Jian Yao fell silent.

The two of them just remained silent, lying on the wet grass. Jian Yao collapsed on his chest.

“Hey, don't worry,” whispers gently in his ear. “Ziyu is a very good person, regardless of how this situation changes, I believe he will definitely live a blessed life.”

“Mmm, I also think the same.”