Chapter 51: Mysterious and Elusive

  I was about to refute him, but suddenly I widened my eyes and stared at him, saying in disbelief: "What did you say?!"

  I stared tightly at his eyes and said word by word: "Liu Ke, Chen Yan 'Lu' and I are absolutely not criminal suspects."

  He sat down beside me on the hospital bed, ignoring what I said, and took out a small food box, then opened the lid.

  A faint scent wafted out, and my stomach growled softly. I swallowed hard. My eyes fixed longingly on his lunchbox, and my hunger instantly extinguished the anger from just before. I looked at him cautiously, then asked timidly, "Can I have some? I don't know how long it's been since I last ate."

  The corners of his mouth slightly raised, then he looked at me with a poker face and said, "This was originally for you to eat."

  After wolfing down the food, my spirit immediately improved a lot and my body was no longer so weak.

  I was just about to ask Shen what he meant by his words when he suddenly walked out of the ward, and when he came back, a nurse followed behind him.

  "There are some things that I will tell you after they're done, and also, I need you to do something." Shen said while directing the nurse to remove the IV needle from me.

  I nodded silently.

  We are all suspects, Chen Yanluo and I have the least suspicion, while Liu Ke has the most. However, now Chen Yanluo is clearly being detained at the police station and will be put on trial next month for intentional homicide.

  As I thought of this, my hand suddenly transmitted a sharp pain, and the nurse pulled out the needle. I held a cotton swab and pressed it hard on the wound, and a bead of sweat appeared on my forehead. It was still very painful.

  The nurse walked out, and Shen Zheng took me away from the hospital as well.

  No, this isn't a hospital. When I walked out of the ward, I found that it was actually an old corridor with many similar rooms, and occasionally one or two nurses would enter and exit.

  Black clinic? I immediately began to suspect this heavy identity, if he is a police officer, why would he bring me to this place! I carefully kept a distance of two steps from him.

  He seemed to hesitate for a moment, then continued walking forward. Had I been discovered? My heart started pounding rapidly.

  No reaction? Suddenly, my suspicion of him increased a lot. If he was the perverted murderer in the basement, then I was in an extremely dangerous situation.

  I felt around up and down but couldn't find the phone. It was only then that I remembered my phone had been smashed when it fell to the ground, and I'd used it as a bookmark.

  The road has reached its end.

  It was an old and worn-out small 'door'. Heavy, push the 'door' out.

  I stood stiffly behind the 'door', unsure whether I should go out or take advantage of the opportunity to escape.

  I gritted my teeth, pursed my lips, and pushed open the iron door with my shoulder, following him out. Now I'm running, but I won't be able to escape. If he's really a member of the serious crimes unit, then by escaping, I'll be confirming my guilt. And if he's not, since he brought me to this clinic, there must be his informants here, and I won't be able to escape even if I try. Not only will I anger him, but I might also lose my life.

  Liu Yamei is still waiting for me to rescue him.

  A beam of golden sunlight hit my forehead, and my eyes were suddenly stung by the sun so that I couldn't open them. The warm air gave my body a tingling sensation.

  Suddenly, I heard the sound of a car starting.

  "Get in?" A heavy voice entered my ears, I slowly opened my eyes, under the sunlight, a light gray off-road vehicle appeared in my line of sight, the heavy one stuck out his head and then patted the window of the co-pilot seat.

  How can one get the cubs without entering the tiger's lair? Who will go to hell if I don't? Or, as they say, a hero is gone - and I start daydreaming again. It wasn't until Shen started honking the horn that I came back to my senses, rubbed my slightly red face, quickly opened the car door, and got in.

  After two soft sounds, the car door was locked and the window was completely closed.

  I shifted uncomfortably and looked out of the window at an entirely unfamiliar environment.

  Doubts in his heart rose again. Shen's heavy and timely words were: "Your situation is very dangerous now."

  I frowned at Shen, my sharp eyes scanning his face, and I spoke out in discontent: "Officer Shen, even if you're a member of the Major Crimes Unit, do you have to speak to me like this?" As soon as I finished speaking, I was startled by a sudden realization - how did I utter such sharp words? Is this still me? Homi?

  Shen Zhong seemed to ignore my tone and slightly narrowed his eyes, speaking softly: "Liu Yamei is dead."

  "What?" I suddenly felt a buzzing in my ears, and my mind went blank. Dead? That seductive 'female' police officer was actually dead?

  "How did she die?" I stammered, biting my teeth.

  He frowned heavily, suddenly stepped on the brake, and I was thrown forward by inertia, directly rushing out of my seat, almost kissing the windshield intimately.

  Even with my good temper, I can barely hold back from bursting into a loud scolding.

  The heavy vehicle suddenly accelerated again, and I heard a tearing sound, which was the tires rubbing against the ground, making a screeching noise.

  No, no, his face was heavy and serious. I even saw a bead of sweat on his forehead.

  "Don't get up!" Shen suddenly shouted loudly and stopped me.

  I crouched in the driver's seat, not daring to move.

  "We're being watched." Shen suddenly spoke up, then handed me a mobile phone with one hand. He said in a low voice: "Dial the first number, hang up as soon as it connects."

  I shivered as I took the phone, then curled up there and started doing what he said. Just at this moment, suddenly another wave of dizziness hit me, and I was thrown into the narrow space in front of me again.

  "Hurry!" The solemn face looked a bit unsightly: "Faster."

  "Alright, I'm coming!" I anxiously flipped through his phone, but the screen suddenly went dark. I turned pale and glared at him, gritting my teeth: "Why didn't you charge your phone?"

  He spoke in a low and serious tone, then said: "Hold on tight."

  If Shen Zhi were to become a racing driver, he would definitely be an excellent one, I thought. Before I knew it, all that was left in my ears was the screeching of tires and the friction with the ground, and I estimated that by now there wasn't a single intact piece of skin on my body when Shen Zhi finally stopped the car.

  "Get up, it's all right."

  I dragged my aching body back to the passenger seat. Looking pale, I asked Shen, "What just happened?"

  Heavily, he opened the car door and said, "Get out."

  I gritted my teeth and with great difficulty opened another car door and got out.

  The scene in front of me made my eyelids twitch a few times.

  This is the police station.

  He grabbed my arm heavily and walked quickly towards the police station. Then, in a low voice, he said: "Later on, don't say anything, this case, I took it myself, no one above has given them notice."

  Just as I was about to speak, Shen Rong had already pulled me by the hand and entered the police station.

  It was still those familiar faces, and those people were obviously looking at me with some hostility. A bad premonition suddenly rose in my heart.

  However, Shen Zhong directly said: "I want to report a case."

  My heart suddenly skipped a beat, report it? But I immediately remembered what he told me earlier and immediately shut my mouth, not saying a word.

  A stout middle-aged policeman stood up and frowned, saying: "Speak up, what's the case?" Upon hearing this policeman's words, I furrowed my brow. His attitude was too overbearing, completely unlike what a public servant should be like. However, I also didn't dare say anything. Shen will handle it properly, right?

  "Just now, while we were driving on the road, we were suddenly surrounded by three cars. I suspect they intended to murder us deliberately. After I drove the car here, they left, but I'm afraid they're still monitoring me, so I hope the police can handle it." Shen Zhong said with a serious expression. Listening to his words, I clenched my fists secretly.

  "My car is right at the entrance of the police station, and there are still marks left by their impact. If we retrieve the surveillance footage, we can find out who they are." Shen continued, I already had a hint in my mind, Shen wanted to use the police's hands to solve those people.

  But who are they? The vengeful Shen family or the psychopathic killers in the basement? Did he find out that Shen was 'involved' and couldn't resist taking him out?

  He dragged me by the hand and quickly walked out, those few police officers also followed out.

  It's now the time when the sun is shining brightly at noon, we walked to the grey off-road vehicle, several huge dents appeared on the rear of the carriage, and even, oil was still dripping out from the chassis.

  With a gurgling sound, the ground was already covered with black gasoline everywhere.

  The middle-aged policeman took down our statements again and then said expressionlessly: "You two stay here for the time being."

  Then he suddenly turned his head around, furrowed his brow and looked at me with suspicion in his eyes.

  "He said, 'Homi, right? My name is Liu He. I need to ask you some questions about Liu Yamei. She's been missing for a day now. From the surveillance footage retrieved from your school, it shows that you and she entered the library together, but then the footage was destroyed. Now, where did Liu Yamei go?' Liu He's eyes were sharp like a knife, as if he wanted to cut open my innermost secrets and dig out all the secrets inside."

  I couldn't help but avert my gaze, but suddenly I remembered Shen's serious words from earlier and didn't look at Liu He. In a cold tone, I said: "I don't know."

  Liu Yamei is dead, it was Shen Chong who discovered her. The police don't know yet, but I suddenly realized that this matter has become even more complicated.

  The case is complex and confusing.

  I and Shen Zhong stayed at the police station until evening, in the middle of which I used Shen Zhong's mobile phone to call Liu Ke, who sounded very nervous on the other end of the line, then solemnly told me not to leave, he would come over immediately.

  He didn't say much and remained silent, but he wouldn't let me leave his side.

  Police officer Liu He always used his sharp eyes to scan me and Shen Zhong ceaselessly.

  Liu Yamei is dead. Where was Shen Rong's body found? This isn't just a case of several students in our school making deductions anymore.

  More and more people died, the appearance of Shen's heavy case group is the biggest explanation.

  I and Liu Ke, Chen Yan 'Lu' are suspects, why does Shen Zhong say so? Is it just because I am the eyewitness of the principal's death?

  If he had been hiding behind the scenes watching, then did he see that Huang Dage wasn't killed by Chen Yan's 'Luo'? I quickly went through various information in my mind, making exclusions and reasoning.

  Just then, Liu Ke strode into the police station and stood in front of me.

  Then he seemed to let out a sigh of relief, pulled my hand and was about to take me away.

  I stared at his movements in astonishment, but didn't struggle. Compared to Shen's heaviness, I definitely trusted Liu Ke more.

  Shen suddenly and violently stretched out his hand, grabbed my clothes, and I was pulled between him and Liu Ke.

  Liu Ke glared at Shen Zhong, his face unkind: "Who are you?"

  "Heavy but didn't look at Liu Ke, instead he narrowed his eyes and looked at me, saying: 'You can't leave.'"

  I hadn't spoken yet, but Liu Ke was already visibly shaken by Shen Chong's words. He slapped Shen Chong's hand and was about to shout, but before he could say a word, Shen Chong's other hand suddenly flipped over and grabbed Liu Ke's hand, twisting it back and slamming it onto the ground.

  Watching his heavy and neat movements, I couldn't help but say: "Good!"

  The two of them were clearly taken aback, and I looked at them awkwardly, my mouth twitching with unknown words.

  He furrowed his brow heavily and said to Liu Ke: "You can't leave either."