434 Nothing To Say (1/2)
She was now back to Xi City again.
The weather in Xi City was now colder than when Xiang Wan left.
She wrapped herself up with a down coat and a scarf when she followed Bai Muchuan to the detention center.
In fact, both of them stayed up all night. When they looked at each other in the eye, they knew they had the same thought in their head.
It was a feeling they had up in their throat and their heart that was supporting them.
Xiang Wan was actually not in a convenient position to be there. She had wanted to stay at the hotel to write her story.
It was Bai Muchuan who wanted her to come.
No, it was an invitation.
He told her, ”My brain's in a mess, and I'm in a poor mood.”
If she was beside him, it would assure him.
Moreover, Xiang Wan's strong logical thinking could always inspire him and also keep him awake so his emotions wouldn't lead him around the nose.
For example, when he left the hospital, he had already treated Meng Chi as the real murderer, and that there was no way that the murderer could have been someone else.
However, after having a meal and on their way back, Xiang Wan told him about her doubts and her analysis of the situation. Only then did he have some doubts.
Even if Ye Lun and Xie Wanwan knew that Meng Chi was meeting with Yu Bo, this reason was not strong enough for him to silence them.
Even if he had to conceal a lie with countless other lies, he need not shoot a police officer, right?
Moreover, Tu Liang did not go there alone.
If he dared to shoot him, it meant that he was ready to go head-on with the police and face the consequences as well…
Weren't that stupid of him?
That differed totally from the way the manipulator had been handling all those cases?
Bai Muchuan was not in a hurry to interrogate Meng Chi. Instead, he went to see Yu Bo together with Xiang Wan.
That young fellow had undergone several treatments during this period, but his brain… he was still the same as before.
If one were to say that he was mentally challenged, well, he was not that bad actually.
However, one could say that his condition was not that bad, yet one couldn't help but feel that he was simply abnormal.
Maybe, he simply did not have a high enough IQ.
Yu Bo was very excited to see Xiang Wan again.
He might have been indifferent to other things, but he had his eyes fixated on Xiang Wan as though he saw his savior.
”Where's Blackie? Is Blackie good and well?”
”Blackie…” He's in Jin City.
”He's doing well.” Xiang Wan pursed her lips into a smile. ”He even gained some weight.”
She took her phone and showed a video of Blackie she had taken for Yu Bo to have a look.
Yu Bo looked at Blackie as if he saw his family member. His eyes reddened as he looked on in excitement.
”Wow, he really did gain weight. That's fantastic… Thank you! Thank you so much! You're a good person.”
”…”
He had always described her as a good person.
”Don't worry, I'll take good care of Blackie…”
”I know. You're a good person!”
”…”
They didn't say many words with one another.
Bai Muchuan exchanged glances with Xiang Wan.
Xiang Wan put on a smile and asked Yu Bo about any past contact with Meng Chi.
However, Yu Bo looked dazed for a moment and looked puzzled. ”Meng Chi? Who is Meng Chi?”
Xiang Wan pursed her lips after what she heard. ”…”
Bai Muchuan did the same with a grim look on his face. ”…”
Did he become dumber by any chance?
They had no choice. Bai Muchuan showed Yu Bo a picture of Meng Chi.
”Oh, oh, oh, I remember now. It's that bad guy!”
There was a saying that fools were the happiest people in the world. Yu Bo was obviously one of them.
He had a haircut after coming to the detention center and seemed to be in good condition. His skin had gotten fairer, gained some weight and he looked more energetic than before. He had almost forgotten about the person he hated.
Thus, when Xiang Wan asked him to confirm how many times he had met up with Meng Chi as well as the locations he met him and what they talked about, he answered several times but gave a different answer each time.
There was one thing for sure, though—from his replies, it proved that Ye Lun was not lying.
There was one day in Nanmu, during dawn, Yu Bo met Meng Chi inside a car.
Xiang Wan asked carefully, ”What did he say to you?”
Yu Bo gave it a thought. ”I've forgotten…”
Xiang Wan felt headache to see him like this.
It was no wonder he could survive while all the others died.
He was too simple to be a threat!
No one feared that anything useful could come out from his mouth.
Xiang Wan puffed a sigh. ”Why don't we try to recall carefully again, okay?”
Yu Bo saw that she didn't look too good, and it worried him that Xiang Wan might have felt upset with him. Hence, he seriously tried to recall for a long time.
”Ah, I remember now!”
Xiang Wan looked at him, eyes wide-opened. ”What did he say?”
Yu Bo said, ”He told me that I've never met him. Yeah, he said that! He told me that I've never met him.”
Xiang Wan tilted her head. ”That's all?”
Yu Bo blinked his eyes. ”Is there supposed to be anything else?”
Goodness! Who's asking who?
Xiang Wan was speechless, but her expression was calm.
”Think it over again. You are Blackie's good friend. Surely, your memory is better than Blackie, right?”
Yu Bo scratched his head. ”There really wasn't anything else. He's fierce. I had to nod my head several times before he agreed to let me out of the car…”
Xiang Wan inquired once more, ”Did he do anything to you?”
Ye Lun's meaningful smile reminded her of what he had said.
However, Yu Bo looked bewildered. ”Do what?”
Fine.
Since he knew nothing, it would be bad for her to describe to him what she meant, right?
Moreover, Meng Chi was used to having ”feasts”, surely he wouldn't want to eat a ”bean sprout” like Yu Bo?
…
”We didn't make a wasted trip.” Xiang Wan felt more at ease after asking Yu Bo. ”At least, we have proven that Ye Lun was telling the truth.”
Bai Muchuan nodded seriously. ”Our suspicion on Meng Chi is now greater.”
”Exactly!” Xiang Wan agreed to that.
In fact, the evidence of Meng Chi committing murder was already sufficient.