Chapter 28 (1/2)
Killer Nights
Chapter 28: A Policewoman Kidnapped
None of the officers on scene had noticed that Wei Xin had gone missing. Jiang Zhengkai had also been called to the scene. The crime scene was still the same, no blood splatters, no signs of a struggle, just a male and female skeleton on a bed locked in a s.e.x position.
“Was the victim a prost.i.tute or a local resident?” an expressionless Jiang Zhengkai asked Zhang Nan after he had inspected the crime scene.
“Prost.i.tute,” replied Zhang Nan, “We’re still confirming her ident.i.ty. I estimate we should know by tomorrow morning.”
“Thank G.o.d it was a prost.i.tute,” Jiang Zhengkai let out a sigh of relief. These days, he has seriously lowered his standards. He no longer cared that these murders continued to mount as long as the victims weren’t local residents. He again inspected the temperatures of the apartment units above and beneath the scene of the crime, but he was still unable to find the sensation he had experienced on that one night. Whatever, there was no point in looking further. He went to find Zhang Nan again and told him, “Zhang, call me once you’ve confirmed the ident.i.ty of the victim tomorrow morning, ok? Oh, and tell everyone to get some rest. There shouldn’t be another murder in the next couple days or so.” He then left the building and drove away.
Wei Xin was still trapped inside the burlap sack as the cycle rickshaw carrying her turned left and right, taking her to an unknown location. In the middle of ride, Wei Xin gradually regained consciousness, but she could not get herself out of the tightly-closed burlap sack. She strenuously twisted her bound hands as her gagged mouth only had the ability to make incoherent groaning sounds.
The rickshaw finally stopped. “b.i.t.c.h, you woke up pretty fast,” a man’s voice came from beside her, “Behave yourself, or I’ll give you another beating!”
“Mmph… mmph!” Wei Xin paid no attention to the man’s warning and continued to struggle inside the burlap sack.
Bam! Bam! Using the bat in his hand, the man viciously struck Wei Xin’s body twice. “Mmph…” Wei Xin let out a wretched scream but stopped struggling.
“f.u.c.k! You had to learn the hard way, huh?” After he finished speaking, the man threw the bat to one side, picked up Wei Xin, and carried her towards a dilapidated shack. This place was obviously an unfinished construction zone. Because demolition of the old buildings had already started, there weren’t any residents nearby, and because construction hasn’t yet started, there weren’t any construction workers nearby either. The only things here were old buildings that had been half-torn down.
The man untied the burlap sack and poured Wei Xin directly onto the ground. When Wei Xin hit the floor, her body immediately started moving. It was obvious that she was struggling to stand up, but the man wasn’t about to give her the opportunity to do so. With a loud bang, he struck her leg with the bat. Wei Xin lost her balance, while the man pushed her so fell over. Immediately, the man rushed over and pinned Wei Xin down with his body as he tied her up like A-Jiao had been last time. The difference was that this time a thin wax string was used instead of silk stockings.
“f.u.c.king b.i.t.c.h, why aren’t you moving anymore, huh?” the man said as he mercilessly slapped Wei Xin twice in the face. Wei Xin could only use a low groan and fiery eyes as a means of resistance.
“Haha, you little b.i.t.c.h, got quite a temper, huh?” the man said as he unsheathed a dagger he had been carrying. He used the dagger to cut up Wei Xin’s clothes and then proceeded to tear them off with his bare hands. “Look, isn’t it so much cooler now?” the man said as he placed his hand on the still-struggling Wei Xin’s body. He ran his fingers across Wei Xin’s body for a while before he suddenly stopped and looked at Wei Xin in astonishment. He then pulled back Wei Xin’s head and said, “Haha, you’re still a virgin?”
“Unh… mmph… unh-unh…” Having heard what the man just said, Wei Xin struggled more vigorously than ever before. She knew what he had in mind.
“Alright then, let big brother love you a long time!” The man then eagerly took off his own clothes and proceeded to mount Wei Xin.
The next day, Wei Xin did not report to work at the sub-bureau, but n.o.body felt surprised by her absence. They all a.s.sumed she had slept in because she had been on the night s.h.i.+ft. Plus, Jiang Zhengkai had ordered everyone last night to catch up on their sleep, so even he didn’t think Wei Xin’s absence was unusual, despite the fact that he should’ve been the one most aware of it. Besides, there was another reason why he didn’t realize Wei Xin was missing: he was currently in the commissioner’s office getting the a.s.schewing of a lifetime from Old Man Yao.
At around noon, Jiang Zhengkai finally left Yao Tianyu’s office. He eardrums were still ringing from all the yelling he had just received from Yao Tianyu. He knew Yao Tianyu was worried about the case. So many people had died in this city, but there was no progress whatsoever in cracking the case. This was a first not just for Jiang Zhengkai, but for Yao Tianyu as well. These were two men with an immense sense of pride and honor, so it goes without saying that this level of professional failure was completely unacceptable to them.
Jiang Zhengkai left munic.i.p.al bureau headquarters and returned to his car. Once inside, he lit a cigarette and quietly smoked it. He needed to calm his emotions. Even though he wasn’t mad at Yao Tianyu for yelling at him, he nevertheless needed some quiet time to cool down. At the end, he decided not to return to the his office but rather to visit the crime scene instead. He wanted to see if he could find something new, but he knew chances were slim.