Chapter 69: The Thing Inside the Cat Figurine (1/2)
Bai Yidao had been kneeling on the ground crying incessantly. He kept saying that he wanted to call his father, but everyone just ignored him.
Officer Liao sighed and ordered the officers to take him back to the police station. I took the Wealth Beckoning Cat into my hand and scrutinized it. I put my ear on it and listened while tapping my finger on it. It sounded like there was a corpse in there.
The figurine wasn’t large enough to fit a human body inside it, so I surmised that it was probably the corpse of a cat.
I told Huang Xiaotao of this discovery.
“Are you going to open it?” she suggested.
“No, this thing is too mysterious for me to deal with. It’s probably best left undisturbed.” I then wrapped it up and handed it to Officer Liao and told him, “You should take this to a hospital and check what’s inside with an X-ray.”
“Okay, I’ll do that,” he nodded.
Because there were many people in the hotel, Officer Liao, Wang Yuanchao and Dali took the elevator down first while Huang Xiaotao and I waited upstairs.
“What should we do next?” asked Huang Xiaotao. “How do we prove that this thing has the ability to kill people? We can’t do an experiment with a living person, can we?”
I shook my head and explained, “No, now that this thing is in our hands, Yu Jun will definitely walk into our trap himself.”
“Are you sure?”
“Absolutely!”
Huang Xiaotao smiled. “It seems that things always go smoothly every time I investigate a case with you. At this point I’m not even sure if it’s because you’re a genius detective or if it’s because you have the best luck ever!”
“I’m just awesome like that.”
“Get over yourself!” Huang Xiaotao laughed.
At that moment, I heard a crying sound in the hallway. It was the voice of a woman, and she sounded very familiar too.
I was about to turn around and follow the sound when Huang Xiaotao said, “Song Yang, the elevator door’s opening.”
“You go on ahead!”
Huang Xiaotao didn’t get into the elevator but followed me instead. We went back to the room where we had just arrested Bai Yidao and found Luo Weiwei standing at the door crying bitterly. When she heard our footsteps, she turned around and asked me, “Was Bai Yidao really arrested?”
“Yes,” I nodded.
“Will he go to jail?” she asked.
“Considering his father’s position, I doubt it,” I said. “But he probably won’t be able to keep his job.”
“Can you please help him?” Luo Weiwei suddenly asked. “Please, I know he’s got a bad temper, but I understand him—deep down he’s not a bad person at all. I don’t want to see his future ruined!”
I frowned and said, “No!”
Luo Weiwei suddenly grabbed my hand and begged, “Song Yang, please, I know that you have high connections. You even know the Director-General! As long as you’re willing to help Bai Yidao this time, I will do anything for you.”
After that, she put my hand on her chest, clearly implying what she meant by ‘anything.’
I immediately pulled my hand back and said, “Behave yourself! Bai Yidao has broken the law, and he must pay the price for his mistake just as any other civilian must! I can’t help you with this!”
After that, I turned and left. I heard Luo Weiwei crying even more bitterly as I walked away from her. I sighed. If only they thought of the ramifications of their actions before they did something…
Huang Xiaotao stared at me with strange-looking eyes. I asked her what was wrong. She replied, “Nothing, but the way you refused Luo Weiwei was really cool!”
“You’re mocking me,” I mumbled shyly, my face blushing.
“By the way, didn’t you say last night that you’ll treat me to a meal when the case is over?”
“Why?” I remembered that she refused my offer, and I’d been feeling at a loss ever since.
“Idiot!” smiled Huang Xiaotao. “I’ve reconsidered it, and I thought that it would be nice to get a chance to relax after being so busy lately. I’m officially agreeing to your invitation, okay? But you’d better think of a nice place to eat! I’m a picky eater, you know?”
I could’ve leapt into the air with joy! But didn’t it sound like she was asking me to go on a date...