Pure Darkness

Chapter 8

Of course, it was a servant. He looked to be around 45 years old, was medium-sized, tall and skinny, and wore plain and simple clothes. He walked over holding a broom and did not realize that Bo Jinyan and Jian Yao were behind the door in the middle of the night.

They noticed it because her pure white skin was a new bruise.

The person investigating the case always thinks carefully. The late Fu Wei had a crack in his wrist and showed traces of a fight. Although they did not find the killer's blood or any useful DNA in the CTF, it is very likely that the bruise was left somewhere in the killer's body.

The waiter looked very unsophisticated. He swept away the leaves of the dead courtyard for a while and then went to tidy up the corridor outside the room. For now, Bo Jinyan and Jian Yao were watching him from a distance.

Then, a door opened and a tall, thin, beautiful, but sharp-faced girl walked out of a room. She wore a satin top and wide-legged pants and had a very graceful appearance. Jian Yao recalled that she lived in Yao’s and she was the younger cousin of the former theater troupe actress, Zhang Jufang.

“Sapu, you damned creature!” Zhang Jufeng poked the servant's forehead, “My mother is sleeping. Why are you making so much noise, old? You just don't want me to sleep!

The waiter lowered his head.

It did not assuage Zhang Jufeng's anger, so he grabbed the pengki next to him and smacked the servant's face.

Jian Yao's eyes widened so this was how he got the wound on his face. This Zhang Jufeng was also too extreme but they could not expose themselves now, so they could only continue watching quietly from afar. Zhang Jufeng yelled at him for a moment and then closed the door and went back inside his room. From a distant view, the interior of his room was very finely decorated. There was a large lacquered wooden bed, a corner sofa, and next to the door was a European-style iron coat rack on which hung several pieces of men's clothing. There were also several pairs of leather sandals on the doorway.

During this time, another waiter who held a lot of vegetables passed through the courtyard and walked over. His servant was a woman who looked a little over forty. He looked at the servant who had been hit but both of them said nothing; it seemed like this was a common occurrence. Although their age and appearance were not the same, their depression and sense of unsophisticatedness were the same.

With a screech, the window of the room next to Zhang Jufeng was pushed open. A skinny girl with a delicate and beautiful appearance appeared her head. It was Chen Mei, the manager of the inn restaurant's waiter. “I hear scolding every day, is there an end? Let's show a little more the ability to do more for this house, even if we have to use all your energy. There's no point arguing about nonsense! Miss Tong, bring me some food. Why isn't it here yet? You never listen to what I say. Why do you listen to commands given by others but not by me? It sounded like he was scolding someone, but it also sounded like he was talking to himself.

The waiter who was previously hit by Zhang Jufeng said in a low voice, “Oke.” He doesn't sound angry. He turned around and went to the kitchen outside the courtyard. It seemed that Zhang Jufeng did not dare to compete with Chen Mei. Jian Yao only heard a huge clanging sound in Zhang Jufeng's room, as if something had fallen to the ground.

Bo Jinyan furrowed her brows and softly said, “Stupid, arrogant, and dirty.”

Jian Yao did not speak and looked at the misty dark sky. Willow trees hang without a sound. In this ancient courtyard, it seemed like it gave off an old and rotten smell. When compared to the outside world, it was as if this world and the outside world were two different worlds.

But, this is how some people live right?

It became silent in the courtyard and the sky became dark now. Bo Jinyan and Jian Yao walked past him without a sound. The first large room in the hallway was Ming Lan's room. Ming Lan was the legitimate wife of Yao Yuange. At this moment, no light came from his room. Ming Lan's main daily job was to manage the bar so that she wouldn't be home. Looking through the window, the spacious entrance had ancient mahogany furniture, the tapestry spread across the ground, and seemed to lead to two other rooms. At the back of the house there is a large courtyard where there are two small rooms that may be used for storage.

The other rooms might belong to Ming Yue and Zhao Xia. The light from the corner of the room shone through the simple and rough room and onto some tall and short beds. This might be the waiter's room.

Bo Jinyan wandered around with Jian Yao, preparing for someone to accidentally find them. However, this really looked like a lifeless page. They had been there for about ten minutes now and still no one noticed them.

Then, they finally arrived at the fish pond in the back of the courtyard. The maid they had just seen slapped stood behind the tree and next to her was a woman with a plump figure. It was the manager of another Yao family restaurant, Zhao Xia.

Zhao Xia's facial features looked even nicer than Chen Mei's. His face was coiled and his eyes showed helplessness. “He hit you again? Chen Mei again? Mistress?”

The waiter lowered his head and said, “Mrs 4th, I'm fine.”

Zhao Xia sighed. “If you really can't handle it anymore, then you can go.”

The waiter did not speak.

Zhao Xia spoke again. “If you're done working tonight, come to my room. I have medicine for your wounds.”

The waiter paused for a moment and then said, “That won't work. What happens if the boss sees us..”.

“Bos won't come to my room tonight. Don't worry, he won't hit you again,” Zhao Xia said.

The waiter lowered his head and walked off to another street. Zhao Xia turned around and looked at Bo Jinyan and Jian Yao. He took a step back, alert and surprised. “Who are you?” she asked.

Bo Jinyan smiled and said, “We stay in the building in front.” Jian Yao quickly said, “Sorry for this inconvenience, we are lost. Are you also a guest at this inn?”

Zhao Xia's complexion relaxed slightly and he pointed to the road in front of them. “You are wrong way. This is not an inn, this is our family's private building. Go away quickly. There is a dog at the entrance so be careful when exiting.”

Bo Jinyan and Jian Yao thanked him. Zhao Xia was still worried, so he personally led them to the entrance. As expected, the fierce big black dog was about to bark but was pacified by Zhao Xia. As Bo Jinyan and Jian Yao left, Zhao Xia's eyes followed them, smiling.

During this time, Fang Qing stood on the second floor of the inn, inside Bo Jinyan and Jian Yao's room. With binoculars, he watched them the entire time. Next to him was an investigator who had just entered. “Fang Qing, we really let them wander alone? They don't need our help?”

Fang Qing smiled and said, “This will be fine. It's just some old lady. Don't tell me they can't even handle it! Look, aren't they coming back now?

Fang Qing turned to look at him.

“No one fits.”

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The sky is black. Fang Qing brought Bo Jinyan and Jian Yao to a small roadside restaurant to eat a hot pot in the ancient city.

Holding onto a bottle of beer, Fang Qing peeked at Bo Jinyan and said, “Ayo.” Bo Jinyan from afar shook her head. “I always drink wine.”

Fang Qing smiled and mentioned that this restaurant has its own brand of wine. After hearing this, Bo Jinyan said, “Thank you, but I will drink water.” Fang Qing did not respond.

Jian Yao smiled and took out her cup. “Fang Qing, I'll drink with you. Let's open two bottles.”

Fang Qing raised his eyebrows, surprised by Jian Yao. Bo Jinyan raised the corner of her mouth, faintly smiling arrogantly.

They had drunk three rounds, the hot pot was boiling, and everyone seemed to have run out.

“I heard that in recent years Yao Yuange fell in love with a younger student. He even worked for the family and showed off the wine. In the end, he finally left. ”

Bo Jinyan's eyes turned sharp and clear. “Why do these women feel satisfied with this kind of abnormal and dishonorable family?”

Fang Qing sinisterly smiled and did not respond. Jian Yao knew that since Bo Jinyan had been abroad, she usually did not understand things like this. In fact, earlier when he saw the information, he thought that a rich man with status, bringing a lot of girls to stay in the courtyard, was a bit strange. He didn't think it was actually all true.

“Everyone is a mistress, and will never be known. A legitimate wife can't even tolerate this situation anymore. “Family” they are clear in how they all get along. Yao Yuange was a wealthy, powerful and status-loving man. He can give them things that others cannot, even if they strive for it throughout their lives. There are two sides and they choose the side they want. But this type of life..” said Jian Yao.

“Ordinary people like us don't understand,” Fang Qing said.

Bo Jinyan held onto the plastic cup, arrogantly inspecting the wine and sipping it a little. Then, tap the table with his finger and say, “Yao Yuange: a proud and haughty man. He is strong, smart, influential, very rich, controls every man with desires and possessions, and sees women as his own. She is very strict with them but seems to manage to get women.”

“People pervert!” Fang Qing scolded, “We always hear rumors, but Yao Yuange only has a marriage certificate with his wife so other women are with him of their own volition so the police have no method to arrest them.”

Bo Jinyan seemed to be thinking. “Do those women really fit in sharing Yao Yuange?”

The one who responded to him was actually Jian Yao. He shook his head and said, “No way. In this world, no woman wants to share a man with anyone else. Although they seem like they get along, inevitably, in their hearts, they suffer and hold back their hatred.”

Bo Jinyan turned towards him with a smile in her eyes.

Jian Yao did not pay attention to his gaze but looked towards Fang Qing, who was thinking about what he said.

Exactly right. Suffering, oppression, hatred, and flawed love and desire are things that a person cannot avoid after so many years. It didn't seem like that was the case when they saw Zhang Jufang, Chen Mei, and Zhao Xia today.

The profile that Bo Jinyan suggested suddenly flashed across Jian Yao's mind:

Local people, very familiar with the surrounding environment.

Someone who might have had contact with Fu Wei before.

Yao's household courtyard was not monitored. Night of crime, it won't be hard to get out unnoticed. However, this was only a guess because without it, it would be difficult to prove.

They are looking for someone who usually suppresses their emotions, with signs of schizophrenia, but someone who does not express these feelings while working. Some situations inevitably happen – something that greatly affects the life of this person that will cause long-term stress.

It's possible that the suspect is female, as long as it's strong enough.

Unable to engage in complex or high-level work. Among Yao Yuange's five wives, one was unemployed at home, the other, at most, was in charge of accounts, and while the other two were managers at restaurants, this was not a high-level job. Not even. 1 wife Ming Lan, who was supposed to be the boss at the bar. .she only temporarily helped her husband, and had a number of subordinates to do the job. What kind of work does he really have to do?

Looking at it like this, everything really fits the profile. Moreover, they were more suitable than the people previously investigated. Could it be that Fu Wei's assassins were hidden among them? Could it be that he and Fu Wei really had a previous attachment that no one knew about?

However, the women of the Yao household and the murder case seemed to be separated by an insurmountable distance.

Fang Qing said, “Currently, we have no proof. We called them too soon. I'll find a way to get their fingerprints so we can do a preliminary comparison. ”