S.C.I Mystery Series Volume 2 Chapter 37

Murderer vs Murderer 10 - Visiting the Police Academy

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Over the next few days, the SCI team fell into a state of idleness with nothing to do. When Bao Zheng passed by their office, he nodded his head in satisfaction seeing them so idle. It showed that the security of S City is getting better day by day.

Gongsun was not idle like the others; he was so busy that he didn’t even remember what he was researching.

Ma Xin is capable and clever; what’s rare about her is that she is courageous. She makes watermelon smoothies in the forensic room and drinks them with a smile. The forensic room that people originally avoided has now become even weirder.

Zhao Hu and the others all joked around with Ma Han, “No wonder you always look so calm, you have already suffered enough at home growing up.”

Ma Han couldn’t laugh or cry.

Luo Tian stayed in the hospital for three days. Because of his above average recovery ability, he piqued the interest of many doctors in the hospital. Luo Tian decided to run away from them and take Luoyang to escape back to the SCI office.

Zhan Zhao and Jiang Ping posted on forums daily. Apart from the crowd of people who were following the excitement, no one said that they had a lion at home; all they said was that they wanted to meet Lisbon.

Bai Yutang couldn’t laugh or cry; the last two nights, Zhan Zhao had talked in his sleep, hugging Bai Yutang and calling him a little lion.

After another few days passed, there was still nothing to do. A group of SCI members began to study old, unsolved cases. However, due to the growing strength of Ai Hu and the other officers in the police force, the old cases were almost all solved and many of the remaining ones were already being investigated by other teams. Bai Yutang wondered if it is possible that the dream world in a state of peace has come true.

On that Friday, everyone came to work relaxed as normal. Bai Yutang sat on the sofa and played darts uninterestedly. At that time, Lu Fang hurried in and said “Xiao Bai, Xiao Zhan, are you busy?”

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao turned to look at him at the same time, “Could I still play darts if I was busy?”

“Has your team been idle these days?” Lu Fang asked with an injured self-esteem and everyone’s expressions darkened. “I have an event for you guys to participate in.” Lu Fang said with a grin.

Bai Yutang looked at him and asked “What kind of event? Ribbon-cutting events and press releases are out of the question.”

Lu Fang waved his hands and said “The police academy started an elite program two years ago. It selected a group of outstanding sophomores and conducted all-round training that was based off of SCI.”

“Really?” Bai Yutang nodded blankly. Neither him nor Zhan Zhao went to the police academy, so they don’t understand its education system.

“They are all in their senior year.” Lu Fang smiled and said “After a year of hard work, the school is conducting a comprehensive quality assessment. However, they don’t have any experts…”

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked at each other, “You want us to do the evaluations?”

“I just want you to act as consultants for the school. All you need to do is provide some specific opinions and give a few lectures. Didn’t Xiao Zhen teach lectures before, they should be no problem for him.”

Bai Yutang thought for a while. He looked at Zhan Zhao and asked, “Cat, are you going?”

Zhan Zhao sat on the sofa with his laptop and kept typing. He sipped his cold drink and looked at the scorching sun outside the window, “Won’t go, it’s too hot.”

Bai Yutang shrugged to Lu Fang. Lu Fang continued to try to convince Zhan Zhao, “I heard that there is an international circus that is performing near the police academy. They perform every night and their finale involves animals; in particular, they use lions…”

Before he finished speaking, Zhan Zhao hurriedly called Zhao Zhen, “Zhao Zhen, bring Lisbon to the police academy tonight for a blind date!” After hanging up the phone, he spoke to Lu Fang, “The education of the future officers is our responsibility, right? Let’s go!”

Bai Yutang was speechless.

And so, all of the SCI members packed up and headed out to the police academy.

As the car drove towards the police academy, Zhan Zhao kept looking out the window, “Where is the circus?”

In the back seat, Gongsun looked out from the papers he was holding and said “Twisted melons are not sweet. What if Lisbon looks down on the others, or the others look down on Lisbon?”

“No way…” Zhan Zhao whispered, “Lisbon is too handsome to be looked down on…” (Angel: I love Zhan Zhao so much. This made me laugh way too hard)

Gongsun couldn’t laugh or cry. Bai Yutang asked curiously, “Gongsun, what have you been studying in the forensic room these few days?”

“The bones that Wen Moyao found.” Gongsun leaned on the back of the front seat with interest and continued, “I have concluded that the bite marks on the bones were not made by a North American coyote, or a jackal from Indian regions, but rather a large prairie wolf such as the Siberian or Mongolian prairie wolves. There are not many species of large prairie wolves left now. The inner-Mongolian grasslands, the Qinghai-Tibet area, and the northeastern forests are the areas that are still home to these species.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other. Bai Yutang looked at Gongsun in the rear-view mirror and asked “What does this mean? The bones were somewhere in Asia when they were bitten?”

“Hmm…” Zhan Zhao touched his chin. “If it was an Indian ceremony, they wouldn’t mistake the favourite species of the gods they admire. Jackals and prairie wolves are fundamentally different.”

Bai Yutang felt strange and smiled, “They both have a mouth and four legs. What is so different about them?”

Gongsun and Zhan Zhao curled their lips in annoyance. Zhan Zhao pointed his finger at Bai Yutang and said “It’s the same as the difference between you and your brother!”

Bai Yutang was speechless.

Soon, the car stopped at the gate of the police academy. Bai Yutang and the others got out of the car. Zhan Zhao looked around, “There is no circus! Lu Fang tricked me?!”

Bai Yutang patted him, “Don’t worry, they will perform at night. What circus beats their drums during the day? Let’s wait until night.” After speaking, he grabbed the disappointed cat and entered the police academy.

Behind them, Bai Chi whispered to Gongsun, “Lisbon is a male lion and the circus lion is a female. Even if they hit it off, we would have to wait half a year for the cub to be born. By then, the circus would be gone. How could they get the cub?”

Gongsun couldn’t help but laugh, “The circus moved somewhere else yesterday. If it hadn’t, how could any of us tell him about it?” (Angel: They are so mean to Zhan Zhao. All he wants is a little lion cub)

Bai Chi blinked and asked, “Why couldn’t you tell him?”

Gongsun spoke mysteriously and authentically, “One mountain cannot house two tigers. How could one cat raise two Bai’s”

Bai Chi admired him, “Gongsun, you are so literate… Oh.” Gongsun rewarded him with a sweet chestnut. The little guy failed to learn and is not as fun as before.

When the group entered the police academy, the principle came out to greet them. As soon as he saw Bai Yutang walking in the front, he came up to shake hands with him. “Captain Bai, right? Thank you for coming today.”

Bai Yutang smiled, “It’s no problem.”

“It’s hot outside, let’s go sit in the office.” The principle took a few teachers with him and they welcomed the SCI members into the office.

They served tea and offered candies; one of the teachers even peeled an orange for Bai Chi and placed it in front of him. “You are too polite” Bai Chi nodded.

After everyone exchanged greetings, Bai Yutang introduced all of the members of SCI to the principal.

“Oh… You are Dr. Zhan… Oh, I have been admiring your name for a long time. I am a fan of your books.” The old principal was shaking with excitement. “Our school’s behavioural analysis courses and criminal psychology courses have never been able to find good teachers. Ah, Dr. Zhan, will you be an honorary teacher?”

Zhan Zhao asked in a puzzled manner, “Do I need to teach to be an honorary teacher?”

“No need.” The old principal waved his hand with an earnest expression on his face.

Zhan Zhao tilted his head and looked at him, “Then what do you want me to do if I’m not teaching?”

“Uh…” The principal opened his mouth and smiled “Dr. Zhan is good at joking around… Come, let me show you around.”

Zhan Zhao was confused. When the principal left, Lu Fang leaned over to him and whispered, “People are enrolling just because of your name.”

Zhan Zhao frowned. He glanced at Bai Yutang and saw that Bai Yutang shook his head; his impression of the principal had immediately deteriorated. (Angel: Aw, Bai Yutang doesn’t it when his cat is being used by others)

Everyone followed the principal for a tour of the school. “Here is the gymnasium.” The principal introduced the school’s facilities to everyone. “There is the shooting range… That is the library… And here is the cafeteria…”

The SCI members are quite good at catching thieves and finding the killers, but when it comes to education, they can only follow the principal’s lead.

“Because this opportunity is rare, we have posted a notice in advance saying that the SCI members are coming to the school this afternoon. All of you are the idols of these students. The auditorium is full of students who want to see you. Can you answer some questions for them? They have a lot of things they want to ask you.”

Lu Fang nodded and smiled at the principal, “It’s okay as long as it is related to police affairs. It’s best not to talk about anything personal.”

“Alright.” The principal quickly nodded.

Behind him, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked at each other — ‘Lu Fang is so greasy’

The group entered the auditorium and the students got excited. One by one, they craned their necks and looked forward. A few more farsighted students brought binoculars. Admiring the SCI members, they exclaimed “Wow, they are all so handsome.”

The principal gave a brief introduction to the students and explained that they could freely ask questions about police affairs but that they could not ask anything personal.

The hall is not so much an auditorium, but rather a large classroom; the students were all crowded inside. The school put a row of sofas in the front of the room for the SCI members to sit down on. It didn’t feel like they were teaching, it just felt like a conversation.

Lu Fang sat on the side and pointed to someone to ask a question.

A boy stood up and asked Bai Yutang “Captain Bai, I heard that you graduated from the military academy and that you were a pilot. Why did you want to be a police officer?”

Bai Yutang answered, “I couldn’t find another job.”

The students laughed. Lu Fang called on another student. A girl stood up and asked Zhan Zhao, “Dr. Zhan, do you hypnotize people?”

Zhan Zhao looked at Lu Fang — ‘This is a private matter.’

Lu Fang winked at him — ‘Just answer it.”

Zhan Zhao was helpless; he could only nod his head.

“You are so academically accomplished, is there anything that you want but that you haven’t gotten yet?” The girl continued.

Zhan Zhao opened his mouth and uttered the word ‘lion’. Next to him, Bai Yutang coughed to cover it, “Uh-huh.” (Angel: (*≧▽≦)ﾉｼ)) I love this, it’s too funny)

Zhan Zhao swallowed the word ‘lion’ and stared at Lu Fang — ‘That’s a private matter!’

When Lu Fang looked at the principal, the principal turned around and said to the students, “Ah, students. Try not to ask personal questions.”

A gentle boy stood up and asked Bai Chi, “How old are you Officer Bai Chi?”

Bai Chi was still a little anxious when he saw so many people; he felt like he was back in school. It was not long ago that he was still in school and his grades were not good back then. He nervously replied, “Well, I’m twenty-four.”

“I read your information in the archives room. When you were in school, your grades were not good. Your athletic ability was the same. How were you able to join the elite SCI? Is it because Captain Bai is your cousin?” (Angel: how dare they doubt Chi Chi’s abilities)

Bai Chi blinked and didn’t know how to answer. Everyone from SCI was equally disgusted by this question. The principal and some of the students present were a little bit embarrassed.

Zhan Zhao suddenly said to Bai Chi, “Chi Chi, stand up and face away from the students.”

Bai Chi was a little dazed, but he still followed Zhan Zhao’s instructions.

Bai Yutang instructed to Bai Chi, “Describe the person who is sitting in the tenth seat in the third row from the bottom, near the back door.”

Bai Chi thought for a while and said, “Well, it is a girl with long hair that was dyed brown. She has a melon seed face and a thin body. She is wearing white-framed glasses and a T-shirt with a Doraemon graphic.”

Everyone looked back at the girl and couldn’t help but gasp. Zhan Zhao smiled and said to the boy who asked the question, “You can pick another one if you aren’t convinced.”

The boy turned pale. He looked around and said, “Near the front door, what do the glasses of the third person in the ninth row look like?

Bai Chi thought for a bit and said “He didn’t wear glasses. He is a boy with a flat head, who is wearing a white vest, and has a mole on his neck.”

“Heh…” Everyone gasped again. After a long silence, the students began to applaud. Zhan Zhao tugged Bai Chi’s hand, indicating that he could sit down. Bai chi blushed as he returned to his seat.

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Translator Notes

Zhan Zhao is really obsessed with getting a lion cub (ᗒᗜᗕ)՛̵̖  I love him so much.

This chapter was nice and chill; I love chapters like this.

Please feel free to comment any mistakes I made so I can improve and do better as I go through the book.

Translated: March 28, 2021