Chapter 53: The Vow of Justice (2/2)

“Whatever,” Luo Weiwei replied coldly.

The evidence room was very spacious. It contained rows of iron shelves, and was well ventilated and airy. Luo Weiwei found several items related to the case by number, all of which were packaged in transparent plastic bags with labels on them.

We picked them up and examined them. They consisted of the victims’ belongings, like mobile phones, wallets, clothes, as well as some broken dishes.

I noticed that a few pieces of evidence were missing. When asked, Luo Weiwei replied, “The missing ones are the weapons. They’re being tested by the forensics team. If you want to see them, I can take you there.”

“Not for the time being,” I said. I turned on the phone to check it out. The husband turned out to be a distributor of some sort. Even three days after his death, the victim was still receiving a mountain of missed calls and text messages. I told Huang Xiaotao, “We should take this phone. There could be some notable clues in here.”

Huang Xiaotao took it and put it in her pocket.

Nothing else was found. I asked Luo Weiwei, “Is the evidence for the case three months ago here as well?”

“Yes.” Luo Weiwei nodded.

We went to the corresponding shelf and checked the evidence one by one. The time limit for the police to keep the evidence was thirty days, but because the whole family in this case was dead, no one came to claim the evidence, so they were all still there.

The police of Wuqu City really were very thorough. They took almost everything in the victims’ house. There was even a cute figurine of the beckoning cat. Could this also be considered evidence?

I counted the number of evidence and found that nothing was missing. Then I said to Luo Weiwei, “Let’s go check the crime scene!”

“Which crime scene are you talking about?” Luo Weiwei asked.

“The latest one,” I answered.

“The police have sealed the scene, so if you want to go there...” Luo Weiwei suddenly turned red. She probably just remembered the bet she lost where she was supposed to be our driver for free. “I’ll take you there!”

Huang Xiaotao looked at her watch and said, “It’s 10 o'clock in the morning right now. It should be about lunchtime when we’re done. I’ll treat everyone to the best roast duck in town for lunch then!”

“So you’re making good on your promise!” I said.

“Of course I am!” Huang Xiaotao smiled. She suddenly noticed that Dali had been very quiet lately. “What’s wrong, Dali? I thought you’d be jumping with joy at the mention of roasted duck! You don’t look excited at all.”

When Dali opened his mouth to speak, I noticed straight away that his voice had become hoarse. “Dude, I think I might have caught a cold.”

“Must’ve been the freezing air in the morgue,” I said. “You should go take a rest.”

“Yeah, I think I’ll go find a hotel room and lie down for the rest of the day,” said Dali. “I guess I won’t be following you today.”

Huang Xiaotao asked Luo Weiwei, “We’ve come this far, didn’t you guys arrange a place for us to stay?”

“I’ll ask Officer Liao,” answered Luo Weiwei.

We then left the evidence room. Because we took a piece of evidence with us, we had to fill out a form with the guarding officer, and since we were going to the crime scene later, Luo Weiwei took a bunch of keys for the evidence room with her.

Luo Weiwei then made a phone call. After a while, the Officer Liao rushed over and said, “I’m terribly sorry to keep you waiting! The Director-General gave me the order, so I’ll find a nice hotel for all of you. Shall we go now?”

“No,” Huang Xiaotao waved her hand, “we’re going to the crime scene right now. Please just take Wang Dali here to the hotel with you.”

I told Huang Xiaotao to go ahead and get the car while I accompanied Dali and Officer Liao to the hotel. On the way, I bought some cold medicine for Dali. Officer Liao took us to a nice hotel and asked us how many rooms we needed.

Since Dali caught a cold and might have a fever later, he would need someone to take care of him. Huang Xiaotao and Wang Yuanchao should each have their own room, of course, so I told Officer Liao three rooms would be fine.

Once the check-in was done, I went up to our room with Dali to help him settle in, boiled him some hot water and told him to rest. Dali sighed and lamented, “Not only am I slowing you guys down, but you even have to take care of me now. Sorry for being a burden this time, dude.”

“Why are you talking to me like we’re not friends, dude? By the way, is your nose stuffy?”

Dali nodded.

I handed the sweetgum candy to him and told him to suck it slowly in his mouth. Dali did so and was immediately sat up on the bed in amazement.

“Holy shit!” he exclaimed. “What is this medicine? It’s so cool and refreshing! I feel like I can breathe freely now!”

I explained it to him. Dali then said, “Dude, this pill is a miracle! Why don’t we start a business selling this after our graduation? You can apply for a patent for this pill, and I can guarantee you it’ll make us rich!”

I gave Dali’s suggestion a serious thought and realized that it sounded like a pretty good idea!

1. A charm or talisman to bring in good luck.

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