Chapter 403: Playing Hard To Ge (2/2)

She picked up the panties on the couch, ”A girl visited them. We can look for clues from this.”

Seeing how meticulous our opponent was, I couldn’t muster up any enthusiasm. How could he have missed such an important clue? However, I decided against bursting Xiaotao’s bubble so I said, ”Let’s give it a go!”

Xiaotao turned her phone back on, ready to make a call when she noticed several missed calls. Upon returning them, she asked what happened. The officer on the line reported the lawyer’s intention to get Zhao Dapeng released on bail. Since they couldn’t get through, the procedures were yet to be completed.

”No bail!” asserted Xiaotao.

”But Captain Huang, the lawyer is rather tough. He keeps threatening to report you!” argued the officer.

”If anything happens, it’ll be on me. Just don’t let Zhao Dapeng go. Do you think it’ll be easy to get him again?” fumed Xiaotao.

I motioned for Xiaotao to keep quiet while I dialed Song Xingchen's number. When the call connected, I went straight to the point, “Song Xingchen, is your arm any better?”

”Thank you for your concern. I’ve removed the splinter. What is your command?” came his cold reply.

”How good are you at tracking someone?” I asked.

”Not too bad!”

His voice came from the phone and behind me at the same time. Song Xingchen walked soundlessly into the room like a ghost. It turned out he was always nearby though I failed to notice his presence.

”Didn't I tell you to rest?” I grinned, hanging up the call.

”Where I go is my choice,” he retorted.

Since he was already here, there was no point in finding fault. ”This case is a little troublesome. The suspect has his guard up so well he hasn’t revealed any clues. Now, his lawyer is trying to bail him out. I want you to follow him.”

”My first priority is...”

I interrupted, ”Wouldn’t I be safe if you’re monitoring the murderer?”

Song Xingchen seemed to agree with me so he stopped arguing.

I told Song Xingchen to wait in the vicinity of the station and proceeded to describe Zhao Dapeng's physical characteristics, not forgetting to remind him to pay attention to his safety and defend himself in the case of extraordinary circumstances. ”Don't worry, he won’t be able to tell I’m there!” Sing Xingchen’s impassive reply showed no trace of human emotion.

I glanced meaningfully at Xiaotao, to which she called the station and ordered, ”Delay the lawyer for as long as you can. I’ll handle the bail procedures when I get back!”

Downstairs of the building, we went our separate ways. I headed to Lao Yao’s dormitory to investigate the suspect while Xiaotao and Song Xingchen returned to the station. Before releasing Zhao Dapeng on bail, I had to return his CPU or he might use that against us.

I prayed silently in my heart, hoping for Song Xingchen’s success and for some results from the CPU on my end.

I returned to campus in a cab. At the school gates, I grabbed my invalid student ID and showed it to the security guard, explaining I was here to visit a professor to handle some matters after my recent graduation. Fortunately, the guard let me in.

Returning to the campus again filled my heart with emotion. The incident involving Deng Chao seemed like a lifetime ago but I could almost still see the blood and bodies on the ground. Deng Chao paid his dues; he was executed last month. I was told he was screaming my name even on the verge of death.