Pristine Darkness

Chapter 39

As our Scooby Team puzzles over Ke Qian's 'resurrection', Fu Ziyu and Han Yumeng finally have their first, face-to-face encounter and talk. Clearly, Fu Ziyu has never stopped loving Han Yumeng, but, what does she really feel?

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Translator: shl

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The results of the on-site forensic investigation were quickly known.

A forensic staff member reported, "The luminol reaction shows that there was a lot of blood at the scene, and it has been proven to be Ke Qian's. Theoretically, it is impossible for a person who has lost so much blood to remain alive."

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That evening, the members of the Special Cases Unit ate quickly at the restaurant on the first floor of the police station.

While ordering, Bo Jinyan called Fu Ziyu to ask him to eat with them. However, the call was forwarded to a voice message. Fu Ziyu's clear voice said, "Hello, if you hear this tone, it means I am sleeping, on vacation or something similar, and am unable to take your call. Please call again later."

Bo Jinyan smiled faintly and put down the phone.

Fang Qing lit a cigarette and leaned against the doorway, smoking lazily. He watched as An Yan ordered a Coke for himself, then asked, "Do you both not smoke?"

Bo Jinyan merely looked at him, too lazy to answer. An Yan smiled and said, "I don't like the smell of smoke."

Fang Qing smiled and squinted into the distance as he continued to blow out cigarette smoke.

He only entered the private room after he had finished the cigarette. Jian Yao could smell the smoke off his body, but it didn't trouble her.

"What do you think?" Fang Qing looked at Bo Jinyan.

"The answer is obvious," Bo Jinyan said.

Jian Yao, whose mind was still entangled in the bizarre case, frowned slightly. An Yan said, "I believe, in all probability, Ke Qian should already have died."

Bo Jinyan looked at Jian Yao and smiled slightly as he said, "Mrs Bo, your thinking processes tend to be meticulous and perceptive, which is both a strength and a weakness. Kindly remember a crucial rule in criminal investigation: The more complicated and bizarre the situation, the simpler the truth tends to be."

"Uhm." Jian Yao nodded.

Fang Qing laughed. "Is this how you two normally get along? Is there always this atmosphere of academic learning, with probing questions?"

Jian Yao smiled and replied, "Yup!"

Fang Qing just kept smiling. After a moment, he patted Bo Jinyan's shoulder and whispered, "It's really your good fortune* to be able to find a wife who tolerates you."

*T/N 三生有幸 (san sheng you xing) - literally, the blessing of three lifetimes.

Bo Jinyan had a subconscious aversion to people touching him, especially men. However, Fang Qing's casual and natural tapping of his shoulder surprisingly did not irritate him.

Still, he could hear the sarcasm in Fang Qing's words. Was he trying to say he was too pedantic and tedious?

"Ah . . ." Bo Jinyan lowered his head and whispered into Fang Qing's ear. "My fiery passion is naturally not something which can be seen by outsiders."

Fang Qing took a sip of water.

"Therefore . . ." Jian Yao pondered briefly, then looked up. "Disregarding the corpse's disappearance and the bizarre possibility of his resurrection, disregarding his familiarity with the other members of the studio, this case has only two possibilities."