Pristine Darkness

Chapter 95

As mentioned in Chapter 94, both Fang Qing and An Yan are heading back to Beijing on personal business. Starting with this chapter, we have two short stories (two parts each), one for each of them, before we head into the fourth and final story arc.

In this chapter, someone has poisoned Jin Xiaozhe! Fang Qing may have ended his relationship with her, but there's no way he's going to keep a distance when she's in danger. Any guesses on how this short story will end?

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Translator: shl

Editor/ Proofreader: Anks

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Fang Qing's Side Story - Laugh at Me for Being Sentimental (Part 1)

This was the general ward of a private hospital. Fang Qing had rushed back to Beijing the previous night, and today had followed the criminal investigators handling the case there.

He was wearing gloves and bootees, and his face was cold. His entire being radiated ruthless energy.

At first glance, there was nothing out of the ordinary in this ward. It was brand new, clean, tidy, and spacious. Inside the room were a sick bed, sofa, and various machines, a small bar counter and an en suite toilet. A few days ago, Jin Xiaozhe, together with the other cast and crew members, had been filming in this ward. She drank the healing tea which her assistant handed her and lost consciousness.

She drank the tea every day which was prepared by her assistant. No one else handled it, and nothing had been different about the way it was prepared.

Currently, the female assistant who had called Fang Qing to notify him due to her deep worry had been detained as the prime suspect. The more damning evidence was that the remaining poison had been found in the girl's home.

However, Fang Qing felt that something was off. He knew that this assistant had been with Jin Xiaozhe for three years, and had always been unflinchingly loyal. Moreover, his instincts told him that since she had immediately notified him, she was clearly not comfortable with the situation and was unlikely to be harbouring ill intention. If they had caught the wrong person, this meant that the danger around Jin Xiaozhe had not really been taken care of, and also implied that an innocent person had been falsely accused. Therefore, Fang Qing had to investigate this matter thoroughly.

He stood in the middle of the ward, staring blankly. When the other criminal investigator noticed, he laughed and said, "Lao Fang, why are you so focused on this? Could it be that you are actually the rumoured sex-scandal boyfriend of that big star?"

Fang Qing shot him an oblique glance and said, rather obscurely, "Take a guess."

In truth, the police were not rushing to conclude the case because the female assistant kept crying and protesting her innocence in the detention centre. As a result, their comrades from the Forensic Department had returned to the crime scene to check through it once more.

However, this criminal investigator from the Special Cases Unit who had voluntarily turned up, was clearly even more focused than they were, but was also about to hinder official business!

The forensic investigators were inspecting the ground inch by inch. Suddenly, they saw a huge silhouette crawling along the ground, even more indifferent to dirt and exhaustion than they were. Fang Qing's eagle eyes were thoroughly raking the ground, not letting the possibility of even the most minute clue escape him.

A forensic investigator said, "Comrade, you are blocking us . . ."

"Oh . . . sorry," said Fang Qing, but he did not move from his position.