Chapter 64: You’re Lying! (1/2)

A policeman raised his hand and asked, “About this mysterious figurine—why didn’t we find it in the house of the previous case? At the time, the whole house was a locked-room scene, and the police immediately arrived afterwards, so it was impossible for any outsider to break in and steal it.”

There was only one answer: someone in the police force was helping the murderer. But that was not a card I wanted to reveal at the moment, so I replied with a simple, “I don’t know!”

The room became even more boisterous when they heard my answer. I waited for them to calm down and added, “I did not handle the previous case, so I haven’t fully figured out many details about it yet. But I am sure that Yu Jun took the figurine from the murder scene by some means.”

I emphasized the words ‘from the murder scene’ and observed the look on Bai Yidao’s face as I spoke.

Another policeman raised a concern, “If the suspect has such an unconventional methodof killing, will we be in danger if we investigate the case?”

Everyone else echoed his concern immediately. The police were people too, after all. They wouldn’t want to sacrifice their lives for no good reason.

“You don't have to worry about this,” I tried to appease them. “The case is now clear, so the four of us will now take over the investigation. The rest of you will stay here on stand by until further notice.”

Everyone understood that ‘stand by’ practically meant a day off, so the police officers relaxed instantly.

I then announced the end of the meeting. Once most people were gone, Huang Xiaotao applauded and praised, “Well done! You were firm and thorough. You’re like a different person when you get serious.”

“You mean I’m way cooler than usual?” I joked.

“Get over yourself!” laughed Huang Xiaotao.

“By the way,” I added, “Can you speak to Officer Liao for me? I’d like you to get something from him.”

“He just went out. Want me to go find him now?”

“No, not right now,” I replied. “It’s best to see him alone. I want the list of all the members of the task force in this case and the previous case.”

“Roger that!” Huang Xiaotao nodded.

Then I asked Wang Yuanchao, “Old Wang, how is your shadowing skill?”

“I used to lurk in Myanmar for thirty days just to catch a major drug lord,” he answered monotonously. “I can shadow a dog without it knowing, let alone people.”

“Excellent! Then I have a special task for you. Today I want you to follow Bai Yidao. I want to know where he goes and who he meets, right down to the tiniest details.”

Wang Yuanchao nodded.

“Song Yang, are you suspecting that there’s a mole in the task force?” asked Huang Xiaotao.

“There is this possibility,” I replied.

Dali screamed, “Holy shit! Infernal...”[1]

I glanced at him. Since the police had not left yet I was afraid that he would leak important information in such a way. Dali quickly changed his tone and said, “Infernal Ramen! You seriously never had it before, dude?”

“What the hell is that?” I asked.

“A super spicy Japanese ramen that’s super delicious and so hot that you’d think you died and went to hell!” Dali managed to pull something out of his ass.

“Sounds interesting!” exclaimed Huang Xiaotao. “I love spicy food! We should try it when we go back!”

Once everyone else had left the room, Huang Xiaotao and Wang Yuanchao went out to do their tasks. Dali and I went outside and waited. After a while, Huang Xiaotao came back holding two sheets of paper in her hand.

“Here you go,” she said. “The lists of the task force members for both cases.”

I took it and perused it straight away. There were three people who were involved in both cases—Officer Liao, Bai Yidao, and Luo Weiwei.

I now had a rough idea of what was really going on. I folded the two pieces of paper and put them into my pocket, then announced, “Let’s go meet Yu Jun!”

Later, we arrived at the technology company where Yu Jun worked. Huang Xiaotao showed her police badge to the security guard and said that we wanted to see Manager Yu. The security guard said that would be difficult.

“Manager Yu is still working,” he claimed. “You might have to wait for a while.”