Pure Darkness

Chapter 83

It was late at night when Jian Yao returned to the guesthouse at the foot of the mountain.

Oi! I am an article!

When he pushed open the door to enter, the man was sleeping motionless on the bed. Only the table lamp was still on, and its silhouette was unclear. In the past, he slept very well, as did people who were generally of pure character. Sometimes, Jian Yao even felt envious when she saw him sleeping, because she felt that sleeping was a kind of pleasure for her.

It's the same now. He lay upright, with a blanket covering his entire body, like a log. Tonight, his face was also very calm.

Oi! I am an article!

With as little sound as possible, Jian Yao bathed, changed her pajamas, flipped the corner of the blanket and lay quietly.

During a period of time when they are preoccupied with the butterfly killer case, they both spend their nights at the station or go back to sleep separately. This will be the first time in over a year that they have shared a bed.

Sharing a bed*.

*T/N (tong chuang gong zhen) – lighted.same bed, joint pillow; ara. for marriage. Jian Yao was probably thinking of those two ‘makna’.

Oi! I am an article!

Before, he had never considered anything special about this phrase. However, now, carefully considering that expression, his heart felt a deep sadness.

And also a bit of regret... . Tonight, she actually fell asleep first! However, he could not see anymore, so maybe he could no longer. . .

He looked at her face. His face was still the same, pale and thin, with elegant eyes and eyebrows. The bridge of his high nose showed his determination and resolute character, and his hair fell down covering his forehead.

Jian Yao could not help but move forward to kiss her face.

After a few seconds, his hand stretched out to hold his waist and pulled him forward violently. Jian Yao's heart rate skyrocketed as she found herself lying completely on top of it.

He looked half asleep as he looked at her, the black hair on his forehead covering his eyes. However, his hands were clearly fully awake the moment they entered his pajamas.

“Mrs. Bo, I've been waiting for you for a long time,” he said.

Jian Yao's heart was pounding fiercely on his chest. But, another thought came to him. He lowered his head and slowly rubbed his chest. Just like before, he said, “Not unless you promise me to let me go with you wherever you go, from now onwards.”

Bo Jinyan was silent.

Jian Yao softly said, “Oke?”

Unexpectedly, he sighed. “You have slumped.” She was not at all like him before; she now always demanded him*.

*T/N (yu qu yi qiu) – grab from me whatever you want; make unlimited demands.

Jian Yao hugged him and said, “I know better what I want.”

He did not speak, nor did he want to let her go. Lying on his chest, Jian Yao listened to his heartbeat and felt her own heart melt.

However, his body was not the slightest bit willing to abandon his impulses. After a while, he heard her sigh slowly. Then, he suddenly felt him moving some parts of his body into his body.

All the blood on Jian Yao's body flowed onto his face, but he did not speak, and he did not budge either. He just kept rubbing himself against her, up and down. Jian Yao knew he was done. Originally, he had planned to seize the moment when his determination was at its weakest point to negotiate with him, but his defensive line was now completely violated by his shameless and shameless maneuver. After all, they had been separated for a year, and his body was tingling. . .

In the darkness, Jian Yao's hand slowly moved downward.

His body immediately fell silent.

Jian Yao's throat was a little dry, but, in the end, she was a married young lady who was quite skilled in her actions. Besides, she knows her body very well, and this is her favorite. . .

He suddenly turned his head to face her. In the darkness, she seemed to see him open his eyes, but his eyes did not sparkle.

He clasped his wrist but did not stop his movements, and even seemed to be cooperating with him.

“I miss you so much.” A double intention.

Jian Yao replied, “I also.”

“Continue, don't stop,” he said as he glued his rather hot face to his shoulder.

“Oke.”

. . . . . . .

“Jian Yao, there are some things I cannot tell you right now. Please trust me completely.”

“Yes, okay, I will listen to you in every way. . . in every way, except . . . “

“I hope you will always laugh. You never laugh, now. Only your laughter can inspire me to go on, fight with passion.”

In the darkness, Jian Yao raised his head and held his face, wanting to see him directly. Instead, he lowered his head and shut his mouth completely.

He touched her body; being so familiar with the darkness, he took off all her clothes and covered her body with his. Their bodies are warm and stubborn.

“Can . . . You find it?” he could not help but whisper.

“Old hands don't have to see the map to be able to control the steering completely,” he said coldly.

Jian Yao cursed An Yan silently but bit her lips and remained silent.

After a while, she supported her words with her actions, and even took the time to casually ask, “Do you have any other doubts, Lady Bo?”

“No, no. .”

——

Next morning.

Bo Jinyan, Jian Yao, Fang Qing and the others led an intensive search throughout the mountain area, while a large contingent of armed police followed them, waiting for their direction.

Shi Peng only had a vague impression of which direction to go. One had to walk for several hours to reach halfway up the mountain. If you have been to South China, then you will know that there are many mountains that are still deserted and uninhabited; there are many villages, there are many, where families and households can be separated by two mountains. So, when they reached their current location, they found that the road ended there; there was no way to go up.

“Where do we go next?” ask the criminal investigator who handled the search. “Should we keep going up, or follow the path down the mountain and enter the next area?”

Fang Qing crouched down on the edge of the road and carefully observed the direction of the light and terrain, while Bo Jinyan listened as Jian Yao gently described her surroundings. After he finished, he said firmly, “Naik.”

Fang Qing nodded in agreement. “Fine.”

An Yan asked, “Why?”

Bo Jinyan replied, “’Dia’ is not only meticulous in her thinking and planning and a very intelligent villain, ‘dia’ is also a ferocious bandit. ‘Dia’ can hide more effectively on the mountain, and he will think nothing of having to cut a path through the vegetation. Moreover, more than ten years ago, this mountain forest would not be as dense as vegetation as it is now. So, for kids like Shi Peng and Chen Jin, it would be more interesting to venture further up the mountain.”

Fang Qing said, “I have also roughly observed the higher terrain on the mountain, and it is not entirely insurmountable. I agree we should go up. ”

An Yan fiddled with the laptop he was holding, then looked up and said, “According to satellite images, there are more than ten geological structures on this mountain peak, which may include caves. Some are on cliffs that jut and are not easy to find.”

Bo Jinyan exclaimed, “What are we waiting for? For the miracle of descending? Let's go!”

Fang Qing laughed. Jian Yao watched him and An Yan exchanged glances and smiled, and looked towards Bo Jinyan. The expression in their eyes seemed to declare, hey, this poisonous-tongued man is back!

Indeed, the phrase Bo Jinyan used: cold and coarse.

She said, with him by her side, her heart could not be cold and hard.

No, he disagrees. Obviously, on the outside, they become colder and harder, but, among themselves, themselves are warmer and softer, and their connection is burning.

Jian Yao briskly walked a few steps before asking Bo Jinyan, “What do you think we will find?”

Bo Jinyan replied, “We might uncover a dusty history.”

Interestingly, after they climbed up, they saw the road once again. However, it's not very clear. Weeds and herbs had been trampled and the path was unclear; it seemed that someone had walked this way and created a path. The search team continued to spread and advance along the way. Very quickly, they reached some sort of intersection.

From seeing the signs in the bushes, people had passed by on both sides.

Fang Qing took the time to crouch down and inspect the ground. Then, he said, “There are faint footprints on the right, cloth shoes, men, 42 inches. The height should be between 160 and 165 cm, and look like an old man. The heel is already very worn, and there is a cow dung patch in the middle of the footprints. Probably a local farmer. On the left, the grass was dry and the path was not very clear. From the looks of it, no one had crossed that path for a long time. ”

Bo Jinyan listened attentively to Fang Qing's words while standing at a crossroads. Then, he made a decision. “Go to the left. The lane on the right is too close to the main line. ‘Dia’ will not choose such a location.”

……

A criminal investigator asked, “Which path should we take to get ahead? The slope on one side is in the sun, the other in the shade. ”

Fang Qing noticed the situation and said, “Let's look at the shaded slope first. Easier to be exposed when the sun is shining directly.”

Bo Jinyan said, “Agree.”

……

“There's a cave on that cliff!” An Yan said happily.

Bo Jinyan said flatly, “No need to look, it's a waste of energy.”

“Why?!”

Fang Qing coldly ‘oppressing’ An Yan about his low IQ for anything but IT. “Because, it is too difficult to transport a corpse to it; one might fall into a ravine or leave a trail. In addition, it is not possible for young children that they then climb there. ”

China police officer expert in using “big crowd strategy”*. This, along with their superlative criminal investigation skills and unwavering determination, has resulted in their incredible track record, which is packaged in the phrase “ homicide cases will be settled”. However, if they searched every square inch of the vast expanse of mountainous area before their eyes, it would take at least 500 people and several days of continuous searching to produce results.

*T/N (ren hai zhan shu) – literally, battle tactics ( ⁇ ) involving a sea of humans ( ⁇ ). This is a battle tactic in which a large number of troops attack the front of the opponent in a dense formation. This makes it difficult for the enemy to use firepower to defeat the troops. Here, I think it means that the police are essentially sending a large number of officers to investigate the case.

But, today, under the direction of Bo Jinyan and her team, only 100 people, in just one day, were searching with more or less the same results.

As dusk slowly descended, the target area shrank inch by inch. They felt as if they were getting closer and closer to the truth.

With darkness approaching, the search escalated in difficulty.

In front of them was a forest.

The forest was located about three-quarters of the way up the mountain, on a shady side, away from the main road, and there seemed to be almost no sign of human visitation. The land is hard, so there is no way to grow any valuable crops there. However, that does not mean it is impossible to pass through the forest. Although the map showed that the forest was far from the main road, Fang Qing had discovered that the back of the forest, although it seemed to be a steep slope, was, it actually consists of tall stones with many shortcuts running through it. If one were to take this shortcut through the rock, it was possible to reach the main road within an hour.

If they don't see, they'll never know. It could be said that this place was an incredible hiding place, even sent from heaven.

“Find something!” shouted a criminal investigator.

Jian Yao and the others headed towards the direction of the voice, their swinging flashlights shining through the night curtain. To everyone's astonishment, the light reflected something in the depths of the forest, standing in a row.

The nearest police officer saw what it was clearly. “This is a wire net!”

Everyone felt joy bubbling within them. In a quiet and uninhabited place, deep in the mountains, an artificial wire net suddenly appeared. How is it possible not to be excited?

The criminal investigator closest to the net had already rushed forward. “It looks like there really is a cave inside!”

He has surrounded the cave with a wire net?

Jian Yao and the others followed behind. At this point, Bo Jinyan's sense of hearing increased as she listened and sorted out the surrounding sounds. “Be careful!” he called to warn. But it's too late. The criminal investigator in front had already slipped and fallen. In the bushes, under a pile of dead leaves, someone suddenly dug a trap! They heard a terrible scream from the criminal investigator. As Fang Qing dashed forward, he saw a trap of over a meter, and there were even some pointy wooden pegs in the trap. The only good thing is that the stake is not too long and the hole is not too deep, so even though the criminal investigator has penetrated his back and thighs and there is a lot of blood, the wound does not seem to be fatal.

“This is to prevent the entry of wild animals, and just in case anyone passes by,” Fang Qing said.

Bo Jinyan nodded.

The police evaded the trap and reached the wire net. Fang Qing took out the tool he was carrying and cut the wire net. At this moment, An Yan stared at the wire net and was suddenly fixated.

It was because he saw a small black device on top of the wire gauze. In a split second, there was a flash of light.

He pulled Bo Jinyan's arm and said, “Bos, I think we might have warned her already. He must have known that we are here – there is a signal radio transmitter above the wire gauze.”

Bo Jinyan replied, “That was expected. He was very careful and meticulous, it would be surprising if he did not set up an early warning device as his last line of defense. Moreover, since he is out there committing a crime, it means that he has already decided to do everything and ignore the consequences.” With Jian Yao lending his arm, he crossed the wire gauze.

The cave was very deep, dark and dry, and the cave walls were steep.

At first, when they shone a flashlight, they found no trace of a human there. However, the ground is flat, which means that it turns out to be inclined. In some places on the stone walls there are candle holders and candle remnants.

Then, on the walls of the cave and the ground, very old dark brown marks began to appear. Dribs and drabs at first, then in larger groups, the more. . .

As they walked to the deepest part of the cave, a vast open space opened before their eyes. It was a natural, circular stone basement. People were hung all over the cave walls.

Not people; white bones and decomposing corpses.

Some were still human, while others were reduced to white bones. There are men and women, young and old.

Some were like Feng Yuexi, nailed like butterflies to the cave wall, painting behind them.

For some others, the painting on the wall has blurred and become obscure due to the passage of time. However, their hands and feet are tied and curled up, so they look like butterflies.

In total, there were 12 corpses, and thus, 12 butterflies. Hidden all this time in this deep cave.

……

Jian Yao's entire body was engulfed in a sudden chill, and she held on tightly to Bo Jinyan's hand.

In the large cave with more than ten police officers, not a single one made a whisper of sound.

……

You probably know that the real butterfly killer, compared to the reason this shy copycat, is much quieter, and much less callous. The human life in his hand was nothing more than a butterfly cocoon that he smashed into dust under his fingertips in the blink of an eye.

He had been pampering for half a lifetime, suffering from pain for half a lifetime.

No one can understand, no one can forgive, no one can redeem.

And, now, he already had no way to endure the endless torment of darkness, and he would come out of his cocoon as a butterfly to fly into the sunlight.

Then, die willingly in a short moment of happiness.