Chapter 106: A Jealous Person

At the river shore, rocks and weeds are everywhere.  The investigators spread out on a search but they haven’t found where he has landed yet.

It’s likely that he fell into the river.

Han Chen is in charge at the scene; he and a few investigators are immersed in their discussion about the situation while they walk around.  Su Mian takes a look around by herself. She stops beside the river and spots Xu Si Bai standing in the water by himself; his shoes and the end of his pants are wet while he is in a daze.

Just as she is about to walk over, there’s a tingling feeling in her heart; she looks around to confirm that Han Chen is not nearby before striding toward Xu Si Bai.  She pats his shoulder, “What are you thinking about?” Read more

Chapter 105

The night is abnormally quiet.  Cold wind is blowing through the opened door.  Chatterbox stares at the two men on the floor and is anxious to death.  He quickly dials 120 and then slaps Zhou Xiao Zhuan’s face hard, “Wake up!  Wake up!”

Xiao Zhuan actually wakes up and looks at him in a haze.  He then jumps up from the ground, “What happened? What happened?  Did we catch him?” He moves his neck and frowns, “It hurts so much!”

Seeing that he’s fine, Chatterbox lets out a breath of relief, “He ran off!  Leader and Xiao Bai are chasing after him! He actually stabbed Cold Face with a knife!”

They both look at Cold Face on the floor.  Luckily, the knife is not stabbed into a vital area and he’s not bleeding too much.  Xiao Zhuan runs back to his desk to grab the first aid kit immediately. Chatterbox pats Cold Face’s face lightly, “Cold Face!  Cold Face! Are you able to wake up? Xu Nan Bai has run away!” Read more

Chapter 104: The Third Person

3 am in the morning.

Zhou Xiao Zhuan is sitting in front of the computer yawning.

The office is big and empty.  Only the light directly above his head is turned on while everywhere else is dark, making the place seem rather spooky.  He reaches up his hand to tug his eyelids open and then gets up to pour himself a cup of coffee. He goes back to the computer with his eyes wide open and continues reading the information about the case, as well as to guard that “precious” fingerprint in the evidence bin.

He doesn’t know how much time has passed.

A rustling noise.

Outside of the door at a distance, there seems to be some noise, yet it seems quiet at the same time.

Xiao Zhuan turns to look out of suspicion but all he sees is the dark window with tree branches swaying in the wind.  He doesn’t think too much of it. He pulls up his jacket and resumes his full concentration to the monitor while humming a melody. Read more

Chapter 103: The Big Show Begins

This is truly a surprising yet perplexing scene!

It’s the middle of the night and Chatterbox is holding a flashlight with his mouth appearing in the office with the extremely precious half fingerprint in his hand.  Han Chen and Su Mian are staring at him with gloomy faces but their eyes carry a sense of calmness like everything has been settled.

Under everybody’s gaze, Chatterbox retrieves the flashlight from his mouth and looks at them feeling stunned, “What are you guys doing here?”

Xiao Zhuan speaks up as well, “Yeah Leader, what exactly is going on?  Chatterbox, what are you doing coming here in the middle of the night to get the fingerprint?” Read more

Chapter 102: Fall Into My Trap Part 4

With such a big case at hand, everybody is prepared to be in a long battle.  It’s nighttime. Han Chen gathers everyone to briefly summarize their findings and is going to call it a day.

Su Mian talks about the profiles while Xu Nan Bai adds his comments wherever it’s needed.  Everybody listens attentively in a rather excited atmosphere.

Cold Face explains the geographical findings briefly and has confirmed a few areas.

And then it’s Xu Si Bai.

As he summarizes his findings concisely, everybody nods and shows admiration just like Su Mian did before.  Xu Nan Bai nods slightly as well, “Forensic Investigator Xu sure lives up to his reputation.”

Xu Si Bai doesn’t show much of a reaction to everybody’s praises.  He continues to sit quietly. Han Chen, on the other hand, doesn’t say too much, he simply nods and comments, “This is very valuable.  You’ve worked hard.” Read more

Chapter 101: Fall Into My Trap Part 3

When they were at Jiangcheng, she investigated the case while he examined the bodies and gave her very valuable conclusions just like this.  And in this big case with a massive amount of dead bodies, it showcases his talent clearly. His remarkably professional findings make her criminal psychology profiles even more complete.

She continues to flip through the photos enthusiastically of the victims with their hearts extracted.  Although they’re a bit gross, it’s just like how he said it; the cuts are done perfectly……And Xu Si Bai is sitting beside her quietly.

The sun is setting at an angle, glaring at the computer screen.  Su Mian squints her eyes. She raises her head inadvertently and notices two shadows on the wall behind her. Read more

Chapter 100: Fall Into My Trap Part 2

Su Mian snatches his sketch and examines it closely.

Xu Si Bai stares at her fair white cheeks with a hint of pink.  Her eyes are wide open, making her black pupils look even shinier.  She’s just as dazzling as he remembers her. He puts the pencil down subconsciously.  He can’t help but feel attracted to her. He reaches out his arm to put it behind her chair and then leans a bit closer to her.

But just from his subtle movements, an invisible wall seems to rise around her whole body.  The wall has another man’s name engraved on it, blocking him away easily.

He hears that they’re already living together.

He hears that they are very in love and affectionate to each other. Read more

Chapter 99: Fall Into My Trap Part 1

It’s already 3 to 4 pm in the afternoon.  The sunlight penetrates into the room from all angles, brightening this spacious and quiet area.  Su Mian is sitting behind the computer while peeking at the others.

Probably due to being a little tired, Xu Nan Bai, who’s across from her, is leaning against his chair with both arms behind his head and resting with his eyes closed.  Not far away, Chatterbox, Xiao Zhuan, and Han Chen……are all busying themselves. A kind of tense yet peaceful atmosphere permeates the entire room.

Seeing that no one is around her, she enters her password on the computer and goes into the backend of their work system.  A monitoring program has been installed earlier to record and track everybody’s usage. Read more

Chapter 98: Three Person from Day Till Night Part 2

Xu Nan Bai shows an intrigued expression as he listens attentively.

“Whether it’s the choice of victims, the method of the explosion, or the location, we can clearly see this trait.  Not only are targeted individuals killed, innocent civilians are also killed. Among them are both young and the elderly; male and female.  There are no connections or patterns, showing rather a randomness in choices. He changed his method of explosion and location many times, and this was definitely not a criterion from the criminal organization.  It feels as if he was constantly trying new things, and as if he takes this murdering act as a game.”

Xu Nan Bai nods with a focused expression.

Su Mian continues. Read more

Chapter 97: Three Person from Day Till Night Part 1

At the provincial public security bureau, besides the main office building, there are also an archives building, forensic building, criminal research building and other small buildings.  The trees create canopies everywhere; tidy and solemn.

And at a corner about a couple hundred of meters away from the main building, there is a two-story white building.  From the outside, it’s simple and ordinary looking. It’s usually used as a storage.

Today, this small building has been cleaned up, and the sign “Black Shield Team” is officially put up.  It is now their temporary secret office. Read more