S.C.I. Mystery Vol. 1, Ch. 62

T/L note: Oops, I left you on a cliffhanger. Apologies. Now I can say that I've seen the drama 5 times, though.

Also, my weekends atm are Sun/Mon. So if you check on Tuesday, you'll have the highest chance of catching the new chapters.

Magic Murderer 17: Hatred

Bai Chi saw the knife shining with a cold, sharp light string at his neck and could not avoid it~~ The back of his neck was cleverly grasped such that it was difficult to escape~~

His eyes widened in bewilderment, and he suddenly saw a hand wrapped in gauze break into his field of vision—blood burst out~~

The knife plunged directly into the arm, and the owner of the hand struck an elbow at the person holding Bai Chi.

Accompanied by a smothered groan, Bai Chi felt the hand holding his neck loosen, and he turned around violently. He saw a person with a black hood... but before he could see the man's movements clearly, he was pulled aside.

Bai Chi eyes followed the bloody arm impaled with the knife upwards and saw that it was Zhao Zhen with an angry expression.

Bai Chi’s attacker took two steps back and turned and ran downstairs.

"Ah~~" Bai Chi woke up and was about to chase him, but Zhao Zhen grabbed his arm, "Why chase him?! Do you have a gun?!"

"Uh..." Bai Chi remembered that, as he was a clerical worker, he didn't wear a gun~~

"Forget it. Just be glad you’re alive." Zhao Zhen let go of Bai Chi, and reached out to pull the knife from his arm, examining it closely.

"You're bleeding~" Bai Chi was a little bit befuddled. What should he do? He was bleeding a lot~~~ Would he lose too much blood and die?!

As Bai Chi thought wildly, Zhao Zhen touched his hair with a smile, "Are you all right?"

He shook his head, "Ah!" Bai Chi remembered suddenly, "Quick! Call the doctor!" Then, he ran out, continuing to shout.

Soon, Zhao Zhen was informed by the doctor that his arms had been broken—he was going to have to have a cast!

When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang rushed to the hospital, they saw Bai Chi in a panic at the door.

"What happened?" Zhan Zhao saw that Bai Chi was quite pale and touched his head worriedly.

Bai Chi explained what had occurred just earlier, and the other two both frowned after hearing it.

"Did you see who attacked you?" Bai Yutang asked.

"No." Bai Chi shook his head. "He was wearing a balaclava. But listening to his voice, he should be a man."

"Strange~~" Zhan Zhao walked a few steps and said to himself, "Why try to kill Bai Chi? Has nothing to do with this case..."

"The knife is here." Bai Chi said, pulling out a knife in an evidence bag. "He had gloves~~ there shouldn’t be any fingerprints."

Bai Yutang nodded and took the bag.

"By the way, Brother, why did you come? Did you have something to ask Zhao Zhen?" Bai Chi asked, a little puzzled.

"Oh... no." Zhan Zhao shook his head. "We have something else to do."

"You stay with Zhao Zhen for the time being," Bai Yutang said. "He also saved your life. Don't lose your temper like a child and take good care of him."

Bai Chi lowered his head, looked at his toes, pouted, hesitated for a long time, and said, "En~~"

After the exchange, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang left. Not long after, Zhang Long rushed over.

"Xiao Bai Chi, I heard that someone attacked you?"

"Brother Zhang, why are you here?" Bai Chi looked at him in surprise.

"Oh, the captain asked me to protect you 24 hours a day." Zhang Long patted Bai Chi's shoulder. "Relax, I'm responsible for your safety!!!"

"No, were you already in the hospital. How could you be so fast~~" Bai Chi was confused.

"Yes." Zhang Long nodded. "I was here to replace Wang Chao. Li Xu is in this hospital. We are responsible for protecting her. Zhao Hu is also there, but he’s looking after Qi Le and Chen Yu. Chen Yu’s already awake. And Ma Han is here, but he’s wounded."

"Ma Han is injured?" Bai Chi was taken aback, "Are you sure?!"

"It's fine, it’s fine!" Zhao Long waved his hand and leaned forward, whispering, "A beauty is with him. This despicable fellow has such luck with women!!!"

………………

Outside the hospital, in an inconspicuous jeep (1), Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were staring at the enterance.

"Kitty, will she really act?" Bai Yutang asked, holding the steering wheel.

"I should think so~~" Zhan Zhao winked a little playfully, "This is her last step, and then it will be over."

"Ah~~" Bai Yutang lay down on the steering wheel, "Hurry up, it will be Christmas Eve the day after tomorrow~~"

"You’re talking nonsense again!" Zhan Zhao glared at him, "I knew you were thinking about rubbish!"

"That's right." Bai Yutang took out a disk and said, "Let's take a look at this sometime together."

"What is it?" Zhan Zhao took the disk and looked at it curiously. It had no label on it~~

"Big and small Ding lent it to me and said that it was from when they were secretly photographing Big Brother and… Gongsun” The last word had barely passed his lips~~

With a snap, the disc was folded in half by the Zhan Zhao’s uncontrollable anger.

"Ah~~" Bai Yutang was shocked, "Kitty, this is the last edition. There’s just one, and it hasn't been copied yet~~"

Zhan Zhao pointed at Bai Yutang’s nose with a broken half of the disc, “White Mouse, I’m telling you, you are not allowed to fool around with twins anymore. You’ll wallow in the mire with them (2)!”

Bai Yutang regretfully turned the disk around in his trembling hands, "I don't know if it’ll still be useable if I stick it together~~"

"You aren't listening to me at all!" Zhan Zhao stretched out his paws and grabbed Bai Yutang's collar. "You Crazy Mouse, you are not allowed to think about those things..."

The two troublemakers suddenly stopped at the same time, staring at the figure quickly coming out of the entrance—She had come! Seeing her get in a taxi, Bai Yutang quickly started the car and followed.

"Kitty, where do you think she’s going?" Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao as he followed the taxi without any hassle.

"To look for her last enemy~~" Zhan Zhao sighed and shook his head. "The last step of the plan."

"This is the next thread. With this, the unsolved case of from year will also be settled." Bai Yutang smiled. "After a bit, we will know the entire truth!"

The taxi stopped in front of the Shen Group’s parking lot. The person got out of the car, looked around, and entered the parking lot.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao also stopped their car across the road. After making a phone call, the two followed her and entered the parking lot.

It was early in the morning, so the parking lot was empty. Only a white BMW was parked in the center, and a person was leaning in front of the door, smoking—Shen Qian.

Seeing the person approaching, Shen Qian smiled and flicked away the cigarette in his hand. He looked up, "You are here, Li Xu~~"

"En." Although the light was not very bright, the person was still clearly recognizable. It was Li Xu who had entered the parking lot.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao were behind a corner of the wall, watching the two people in the middle of the parking lot from the distance. There was a chill in their hearts. Not for any reason other than the sadness of human nature~~

At that moment, the two people looked different. Shen Qian had lost the madness and fury that he had radiated earlier that day. One of his hands was wrapped in thick gauze, but his face was still bright. He did not look like a person whose beloved sister had just died.

Li Xu was still in that simple denim outfit. Though her face still didn’t look very well, it didn't have the kind of confusion it had in the hospital~~

"Now we are the only two people who knew what occurred!" Shen Qian smiled, "And Kong Cheng has also been arrested. There should be no problem. Why do you say that the murderer will kill someone else?

"That’s right~~" Li Xu said with a blank expression: "Zhenzhen and Shen Ling were killed by Kong Cheng, but Qingyao and Tong Ming were not."

"What?" Shen Qian was startled, "Qingyao and Tong Ming are also dead?"

In the distance, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other, and said, "No wonder people told us they couldn't find An Qingyao or Tong Ming at all. They are dead~~"

Li Xu nodded, "Next, it will be you~~"

"Oh~~" Shen Qian sneered, "Why are you definitely sure it’s me? You also participated in the things of that year~~ Maybe the next one is you."

"No." Li Xu shook her head. "Because Li Xu is dead. Now the only one left is you~~ "

.................. "What?" Shen Qian straightened up and looked at Li Xu puzzledly. "Are you having a nervous breakdown? What do you mean Li Xu is already..." Suddenly realizing, Shen Qian looked at Li Xu in horror, "You... are you not Li Xu?"

"Hehe~~~" Li Xu's smile was full of sarcasm, "I'm not Li Xu~~I'm Xu Jiaqing."

"Xu...Xu Jiaqing~~" Shen Qian was so stunned that he couldn’t react.

"Xu Jiali was my sister~~~" said, Xu Jiaqing stretched out her hand to wipe her face with the back of her hand. The makeup was wiped off, and her original face was much cleaner and younger...

Bai Yutang gave Zhan Zhao a meaningful look—women are really terrible animals!

"Hehe~~" Shen Qian quickly recovered to a calm state. "You want to kill me? Stop dreaming!" As he spoke, he drew his gun and aimed it at Xu Jiaqing, "The dead person will be you!"

"It's okay~" Xu Jiaqing wasn't in a hurry, "It doesn't matter whether you die or not. In the end, you can't escape."

"What do you mean?" Shen Qian puzzled.

"At that time, a group of you took drugs in the locker room of the dance school and were discovered by my sister. If she went to tell the police, you would most likely be expelled. So, since you wanted more drugs, you killed her together and faked it as one of the most sensational magic murders... By the way, you were not a student, but the drugs were provided by you. Your sin is greater!"

"How did you know?" Shen Qian frowned, staring at Xu Jiaqing.

Xu Jiaqing took out her gloves and put them on. She said slowly, "Tong Ming has always felt guilty. He used to go to my sister's grave. It was such a coincidence that I was behind the tombstone. He didn't see me. He also told the truth. He confessed for all of you and begged her for forgiveness..."

"That waste!" Shen Qian said angrily.

"Yes, he was waste!" Xu Jiaqing nodded, "So he should die; An Qingyao and Li Xu are stupid and should die; Kong Liping is insatiably greedy, Zhenzhen is really a coward, and they should all die~~ You are scum, so you should also die." She said, taking a watermelon knife from her jeans.

"You, don't mess around. Do you think the knife can be faster than my gun?!" Shen Qian raised his gun and shouted.

"If you shoot, the police will be drawn over~~ I am now an important witness, and the police will be following me at any time~~" Li Xu looked at the sharp blade of the knife and said to herself, "I have written everything down from that year and placed it under the pillows in my hospital ward. If they found out that I was gone, they would definitely find the letter—the Shen Group president murdered someone~~ He sold drugs, started his business with them, and killed a child to cover up his crimes. Even his own sister died for it. It’s wonderful, and the end of the catastrophe may be more suitable for you than death!"

At this moment, there was a cacophony of siren sounds from outside, and Xu Jiaqing laughed, stunned. "They’re really fast!"

"Crazy~ You’re crazy!" Shen Qian quickly opened the door, got into his car, and started it.

"Not good!" Zhan Zhao said anxiously.

Seeing that Shen Qian had started the car to speed towards the exit, Xu Jiaqing stepped forward to block it. Shen Qian shouted, "Give me a break!" As he spoke, he rushed straight towards Xu Jiaqing.

Xu Jiaqing opened her arms with a smile on her face, and said to himself: "For hatred, we must use hatred to solve it~~"

Zhan Zhao was a little shocked to hear this... then heard a gunshot in his ear...

The bullets shot by Bai Yutang hit the front tires of Shen Qian’s car. The car lost its control at high speed and flew to the side. After turning over several times in the air, it fell to the ground.

A large number of policemen rushed in from outside the parking lot. Xu Jiaqing laughed at the sky and was handcuffed obediently. Shen Qian was dragged out of the car, seriously injured.

Bai Yutang commanded all the people present to deal with the aftermath, then turned around and saw Zhan Zhao standing blankly.

"Kitty..." Bai Yutang reached out and patted his shoulder. "Don't think about it."

Zhan Zhao raised his head and smiled at Bai Yutang, "Why... are you thinking it too?"

Silently, Bai Yutang nodded: "'For hated, we must use hatred to solve it' ~ It’s very much like that person's style~~ On sentence can make people perform magic—maybe this is the so-called game."

"Did you know that in the Middle Ages, there was an activity in Britain called 'cage hunting'?" Zhan Zhao turned his attention to the busy policemen in the distance and slowly said, "People put animals inside a cage: rabbits, wolves, monkeys, bears, and death row prisoners... They let them fight each other and see what survived in the end to determine the ranks of creatures—the conclusion was that no matter what the opponent was, humans will always stand at the top~~ Because they are more cruel than any animal."

Bai Yutang listened to Zhan Zhao's words quietly, then reached out and pulled him over. He leaned him against his chest, stroked his hair, and whispered, "Kitty, don't be so clear-headed, so easily emotional... Don't be so sad. I like it when you laugh."

Zhan Zhao said nothing, and simply rested his head on the man's shoulder, letting him softly comfort him, as if his voice could break through all darkness and bring light.





Translation notes

(1) I would like to remind you all that they tailed her in Bai Yutang’s flashy sports car in the drama. An inconspicuous jeep is a much smarter choice haha. I'm glad they are actually smarter than that.

(2) Idiom meaning he’ll follow the twin’s bad example.

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