Chapter 52 You Can't Leave Either

  A heavy and neat blow made me involuntarily cry out in admiration, but I subconsciously neglected that Liu Ke was controlled by Shen Zhong because he wanted to take me away from here.

  Liu Ke looked at me with a very strange expression, and I was speechless.

  Just then, Shen Zhong suddenly said a sentence: "You can't leave either."

  I narrowed my eyes, looking at Shen Zhong, just about to speak, when at this moment, Police Officer Liu He furrowed his brow and walked over, then looked at Liu Ke and Shen Zhong on the ground in surprise, his face unkind: "What are you doing?"

  Shen Zhong withdrew his hand from Liu Ke's grasp and spoke expressionlessly: "Long time no see, friend. Let's have a spar."

  Liu He obviously didn't believe it, his gaze was about to shift to Liu Ke, I immediately pulled Liu Ke up, and then followed closely: "They just exchanged blows, disturbing us will stop immediately."

  Liu Ke was pale and silent, staring at Shen Zhong, not saying a word. I finally breathed a sigh of relief. If Liu Ke had spoken up, Shen Zhong would have been in trouble.

  Liu He narrowed his eyes and said to me, "You can leave in a while. The surveillance video has been 'extracted' and those cars have been monitored by us. If they make any unusual moves towards you, we will immediately send out an alarm." I didn't want to see Liu He's fat face, but hearing his words, my brow furrowed again. Watching from the monitor was just like not doing anything at all.

  They didn't take action until it was too late, and Shen Chong and I would have been done for by then? Before I could even speak up, Shen Chong directly and mercilessly spoke out: "They are premeditated murderers, there is surveillance footage as evidence, you should detain them and investigate to gather evidence."

  Liu He looked at Shen Zhong with an expressionless face and said, "The police need your guidance to handle the case? May I ask, which police academy did you graduate from? Where are you currently working?"

  His heavy expression suddenly relaxed, then he waved at me and walked out.

  I pulled Liu Ke and immediately followed, but didn't expect Shen Zhong to suddenly turn around and say: "The words just now, I recorded them all. After we report the case, the police should protect our safety. If something happens to me, you know the consequences." Shen Zhong's face was stern and cold, his words were even more forceful. I looked at his actions and couldn't help but take a deep breath. Threatening the police, what a formidable figure.

  However, he was originally from the major crimes unit. The police officer in front of him put on airs and revealed so many flaws. If Shen Rong is willing, he can immediately let him retire and will also be subject to severe criticism beforehand.

  Police officer Liu He was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he didn't say a word.

  Before long, we walked out of the police station's gate. Liu Ke pulled my hand and was about to leave. I looked at him apologetically and hesitated before saying: "I can't go with you for now."

  "Why? That man?" Liu Ke's words had a hint of jealousy. I stared at him in surprise, shook my head and said, "It's not what you think."

  "How was it?" Liu Ke blurted out.

  I was stunned, and Liu Ke was also stunned. This was the first time he had spoken to me in such a tone, and it was also the first time he had countered my decision like this. I suddenly felt that the tip of my nose seemed to be a little sour, and there was a warm current swirling inside my eye sockets.

  Liu Ke panicked and was at a loss for what to do.

  I gently shook my head and said with self-mockery: "Men, indeed all are of the same kind 'lust', Liu Ke, you and I don't have much of a relationship."

  Just then, Shen Zhong had already started the seriously damaged off-road vehicle and stopped it in front of Liu Ke and me.

  I didn't look at Liu Ke again, opened the car door and got in.

  He looked at me with a heavy and surprised expression, then thoughtfully said: "Leave?"

  I nodded heavily, and then tears flowed down uncontrollably.

  The off-road vehicle started, and I, with tears in my eyes, saw Liu Ke's motionless figure in the rearview mirror.

  He seems very sad? But I, except for the humiliation in my heart after being suspected by him just now and tears that couldn't be controlled, didn't have any other extra feelings.

  "Homi, remember what I'm saying, you must avoid that man named Liu Ke from just now." Shen said with a serious tone.

  "Why?" I started to say, "He's a very good friend of mine." After saying that sentence, I was stunned again. My very good friend is now being pushed aside by me, and I still said such heavy words to him. I knew he liked me. But why didn't I hold back just now and say such inhumane words? Lately, my changes have been so great that even I myself am starting to be afraid. Is this still me?

  He shook his head heavily and continued: "Do you want to listen to my analysis of the three of you?"

  Is he beating around the bush? However, the topic he is beating around is exactly what I yearn to know.

  "When your principal died, you and Chen Yan were together, weren't you?" Shen Zhong asked.

  I nodded and said with a hint of irony: "You police officers, without any evidence, actually used torture on us."

  Shen Zhong didn't respond, but instead continued to speak: "After that, it was the death of your instructor, and then you and Huang Weiwei entered the underground library, encountering everything inside, including the sleepwalking girl. And then there's the murder of Old Man Huang. I carefully analyzed the time each of you spent at the scene, Liu Ke was present for over 80% of the crime time, Chen Yan 'exposed' for 15%, and you were only present for 5%."

  "Why are you suspicious of the three of us?" I stared into his heavy eyes, trying to make my gaze sharper, able to pierce through the iron window in his heart and see the answer inside.

  But what I saw was still a grey earth wall.

  "Intuition." Shen said without hesitation.

  I stared at him with wide eyes and said word by word: "Intuition?"

  I'm a bit silly, he actually said it was intuition??

  Intuition your sister! Intuition! Your whole family is intuition!

  He nodded solemnly, and I was about to blow up immediately, shouting: "You tell me, you treat us as criminal suspects, and even made a confession for me. All the evidence is just your one sentence, intuition?"

  He shook his head heavily, slowed down the car and said: "You are learning how to be a qualified detective, right? Then you must remember that in order to crack the case, you must think of what others can't. The sixth sense is the most accurate thing, haven't you ever used your sixth sense? So why did you enter the library's basement?

  I want to refute, but I can't find any reason to refute.

  "Miss Hori, although you're still a student, as your senior, I can responsibly tell you this. If you can't make yourself accountable for your intuition, then you're not suited for the detective profession. Be bold in reasoning, and meticulous in seeking proof." Shen's sharp gaze pierced through my eyes, his line of sight like a sharp knife that instantly broke through the defensive lines guarding the secrets in my heart.

  I hastily lowered my head, not daring to look into his eyes, but my heart started racing. My face felt hot.

  The heavy atmosphere eased a lot, and the speed of the car also increased: "Liu Yamei's body was thrown into the library, but it happened after I arrived at the library. Moreover, I didn't catch that person. He can't leave the library, the only explanation is that the library must have another passage besides the entrance to the underground room."

  "I raised my head without thinking and blurted out: 'The space between the library and the basement!'"

  He nodded heavily in approval and then pressed down on the brake.

  "We've arrived." Shen interrupted me, starting to take off the car keys and opening the door to get out.

  I quickly followed him out, but found myself standing in front of an old three-story foreign-style house.

  This Western-style house is of European classical style, the light yellow color of its exterior wall is either the original color when it was built or has faded over time.

  In short, this color matching with such a house is somewhat strange, always looks out of sync.

  Each floor of the Western-style house has two rooms with a large balcony in between, and through the middle of the balcony you can see inside to the 'bed' and glass pendant lamp.

  My view was blocked by the sightline, I couldn't see what the scene behind the western-style house looked like. In front of the whole house there was a small courtyard, and then iron railings separated them from the road.

  It's like something from last century? For a moment, I felt as if I had traveled through time.

  "Come on, you can temporarily stay here for a few days, for safety." Shen walked quickly towards the iron gate, then took out a key, and with a creaking sound, the iron gate opened a small path.

  This dry, creaking axle sound made a layer of white 'sweat' on my forehead, and with a trembling gait, I walked heavily into the iron gate.

  The small courtyard was filled with white roses, and a faint, almost imperceptible fragrance lingered around my nostrils.

  Between the rose bushes and the clematis, there was only a small stone path leading to a western-style house ten meters away.

  "Hey, doesn't rose have no flavor?" I jogged along behind Shen Zhong's back and asked doubtfully.

  He was silent and solemn, but I seemed to see him smile, yes, even if it was behind my back, I saw his smiling face, just like the brilliant spring. I was stunned, a man's emotions could be expressed in such a way?

  He heavily approached the foreign-style house, which had a small iron gate in an antique style. However, I clearly didn't see him take out any keys or make any movements, and yet the gate just opened with a creaking sound that seemed like Satan's call, making my heart jump non-stop with tension as it followed the gate's movement.

  But when I saw the 'woman' standing at the 'door', the tension suddenly turned into confusion.

  That was an extremely beautiful woman, I couldn't think of any words to describe her beauty, or rather, my ink-filled belly suddenly dried up. Rose? Perhaps it's too flashy, she shone like a rose, but was as quiet as a hidden treasure. Finally, I thought of some words to describe her.

  White roses, a courtyard full of white roses, is her world.

  He warmly and gently hugged the woman, then softly introduced us two.

  "Her name is Homi, she's going to stay here for a couple of days, so let her stay in the room next to ours."

  Then Shen Zhong nodded at me again and said: "My wife, Bai Mei." After that, she walked into the Western-style house with Bai Mei in her arms.

  Leaving me stunned, I stand amidst a courtyard full of roses.

  The white rose has its fragrance because of her, she is called White Rose—