S.C.I Mystery Series Volume 2 Chapter 57

Murderer vs. Murderer 30 - Truth

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Ouyang Chun could be considered to have adapted to SCI’s work style. They were all relaxed until it came time to work on the case. At that time, they all gathered around to study the case.

"The facts of the case are almost clear. The only problem now is how to catch Wolf." Mason said, "This time, we successfully found Wolf's hiding place. I got permission from the higher-ups yesterday, so we can use a large number of police forces to wipe out Wolf’s stronghold. However, the problem is that the island is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are also innocent residents living there, so we must try to avoid casualties."

"In other words, the best way is to bring Wolf out?" Ouyang Chun shook his head gently, "This is the most difficult method. With Ben's betrayal, Wolf must have realized that he has been exposed, so he will definitely be more careful."

Everyone was discussing various ways to make Wolf come out on his own, but they didn't think it was feasible. Zhao Jue, who had been drinking tea on the sofa, turned around and asked Zhan Zhao, "What the hell are you drinking?"

Zhan Zhao had brought a cup of hot chocolate and was slowly drinking it. That night, after he had rolled around the bathroom with Bai Yutang and spent a long time cleaning up the room, he was very tired, so he immediately went to sleep on the half-empty waterbed. After returning the next day, Zhan Zhao had suffered a stomach ailment. Bai Yutang felt a little guilty and blamed himself for being too frustrated that day, so he made him three cups of hot chocolate a day.

Hearing Zhao Jue's question, Zhan Zhao smiled at him mysteriously.

"Any clues?" Ouyang Chun asked Zhan Zhao.

"Um... I asked Lu Fang to find a few people for me." Zhan Zhao continued to drink his hot chocolate, "If you want to fish, you must have bait, right?"

Everyone looked at each other, then looked at Bai Yutang. Bai Yutang shrugged to the group, indicating that he didn't know.

In the afternoon, a car stopped at the door of Bai Jintang’s villa, and Lu Fang brought a few people inside.

Everyone was stunned when they saw that Lu Fang had brought four people, one of whom was an older man in handcuffs, and the other three were young men, all looking haggard. Two of them were twins.

What surprised everyone most was that the older one was the principal of the police academy.

Bai Chi stared at the principal in surprise for a long time, then turned to look at Zhan Zhao. Although everyone heard that the principal had a relationship with Wolf, there was no definite evidence, so why did they arrest him?

There were also three students around him. They should be the students who had disappeared previously. In other words, they were the main suspects in the murder of Li Fei... At that time, so many policemen were unable to find them, so how did they find them now?

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang sat on the sofa, and the four people sat opposite them. The others gathered around and listened quietly.

"Principal Wang." Bai Yutang smiled at the dejected principal whose hands were cuffed. "You have a good reputation in the police circle of S City... It really is a huge scandal this time."

Principal Wang looked pale. He looked up at the two of them, and asked coldly, "How do you know it's me?"

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, "Your trick is actually very clever."

Next to him, Bai Yutang smiled, "We saw that there was a dead person in the school and that there were three students that were missing. The first reaction would be that the three students who disappeared for no reason would be the main suspects, and the people who were threatened stayed at the school… But this time, it’s the opposite.”

Principal Wang frowned slightly when he heard this.

"This time, the ones who are missing are those who were threatened." Zhan Zhao said unhurriedly, "In other words, the purpose of the threat has been achieved. In that case, you must have people under your control. After Ben was arrested, Wolf contacted you and told you to transfer the students away as soon as possible. As long as we sent someone to watch you closely, we would find out sooner or later.”

Lu Fang nodded, "I asked Ai Hu to watch him for a day and caught him that night."

"So, Li Fei was killed by President Wang?" Bai Chi was surprised. "He also captured Meng Kuangyue and the others. Why did he do that?"

"Was it to provide Wolf with experimental materials and fresh blood?" Gongsun understood and sneered. "According to what Bai Chi said before, not many students in the police academy are actually engaged in police work directly after graduation. Meng Kuangyue and the twins have good family connections, as their parents are high-ranking officials in the military and police circles, so they are more likely to occupy a higher position than honest students who study seriously."

"Heh..." Zhao Zhen nodded, "This is a clever trick. Using such students for your own good is not only easy, but also low in cost.”

Bai Yutang looked at Meng Kuangyue, Qian Qiling, and Qian Qiming, and said, "Tell us what happened to you.”

After looking at each other, the three students nodded.

Meng Kuangyue took a deep breath and said, "When we entered the police academy, we weren’t very sociable due to our arrogant personalities. We didn’t want to play with those bumpkins, so we often stayed alone. The dormitory was uncomfortable, so I asked my old man to say hello to the principal. I moved out with Qiming and Qiling and we lived in the neighborhood nearby.”

The crowd listened to him as he continued.

"After we moved out, we were idle all day long. From time to time, the principal would visit and chat with us. We guessed that he wanted to flatter my old man, so we didn't care much." Meng Kuangyue said. He took a breath and continued, "One day, he showed us a CD with a video of a werewolf killing people... We all thought that it was really cool after watching it, and we asked him which movie it was from. We all thought that the shot felt so real."

Everyone shook their heads. Zhao Jue raised his eyebrows, and muttered to himself while drinking tea, "So what? Those who are deceived are all idle with nothing to do. It’s nothing for them to go and find trouble.”

Meng Kuangyue showed a hint of embarrassment on his face. Bai Yutang asked the three of them, “Continue, what happened next?"

"Later... the principal told us that it was not a movie at all, but real life. As long as someone passes some kind of training, they can turn themselves into that creature.”

"Then your heart moved?" Zhan Zhao asked with a smile.

"We... Indeed. We ate and idled and had nothing to do, but in fact, there are other reasons." Meng Kuangyue said, "We have all heard about your accomplishments." He looked at Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, "My old man recognizes your dad. My dad often complains when he comes home, saying that I am useless. He tells me to look at the son of the other person and be more competitive... Anyway, in his heart, I can only eat and drink, I’m just a playful child."

"So are we." Qian Qiming and Qian Qiling said, "Our father is a direct subordinate of Director Bai Feng. He often tells us that Director Bai's son is so powerful that he entered SCI at a young age... But how could there be so many people with an IQ of 180 in the world?”

When Qian Qiming finished, no one could respond. Bai Yutang's father was not called Bai Feng and he was from the military. When did he become the head of the department? Then they all had the same thought, ‘Isn't there another person with the surname Bai?’

Everyone stared at Bai Chi in surprise, and said in their hearts, ‘This little thing is tight lipped.’ Although Bai Chi's background was not small, they didn't expect his father to be so outstanding. The Bai family really likes to keep their relationships hidden.

Zhan Zhao shook his head helplessly and asked the three of them, "So you decided to participate in the experiment? What did you want to do after training? Become Batman or Spiderman?"

The three students were speechless. Thinking about their decision at that time, it was really too hasty.

"Then?" Bai Yutang urged.

"Then we participated in the experiment. The first experiment was really weird. There were some strange people that came. In the beginning, they just learned about us. Then they gave us drugs, hypnotized us, made look at the messy picture, and raise wolves…"

"It doesn't sound cool at all." Luo Tian knew how painful it was to use so-called experiments to achieve inhuman abilities. In his opinion, instead of having any special abilities, the life of an ordinary person is the happiest life.

"After we participated for a while, we felt very uncomfortable." Meng Kuangyue continued, "In the beginning, I thought that I had a split personality. I started to not remember the things I did… We all began to live in fear everyday, worrying that we might accidentally lose control of ourselves and hurt our family.”

"In addition to mental rejection, did you have any physical problems?" Zhan Zhao asked suddenly.

"Yes." Meng Kuangyue said, "We started eating abnormally, and often felt dizzy and vomited."

When Zhan Zhao heard this, he gently touched his chin as if he had thought of something. Zhao Jue on the side murmured unhurriedly, "He looks like a cat."

Zhan Zhao gave him a sideways glance, but did not say anything. Then he asked Meng Kuangyue and the others, "Then you ran away?"

Meng Kuangyue shook his head, "We later discovered that it wasn’t just the three of us, there were other students too. We saw that those students were okay in the beginning, but after a few days, those students were all acting inexplicably. Basically, they had all been experimented on.”

"We united and were unwilling to accept the tests anymore. We threatened the principal that if anyone dares to force us to carry out the tests, we will report him." Qian Qiling said in a low voice, "The one who caused the most trouble was Li Fei... We tried to persuade him many times, but he never listened, so Xiao Meng fought with him… Later…”

“Later, you received a call from the principal and he asked you to go to Li Fei’s dormitory, telling you that it was self-mutilation. Once you entered, you didn’t think about leaving again, right?” Zhan Zhao continued, “Once you arrived at Li Fei’s dormitory, no one noticed because everyone had gone to the auditorium to listen to SCI. When you saw Li Fei’s self-mutilation, you panicked. Because SCI was in the police academy, you were afraid of being suspected and even more afraid of making things worse, so you bowed your head to the principal and continued to participate in the experiment, right?”

The three students glanced at each other and nodded honestly.

"The other students were also rescued." Lu Fang added.

"En." Bai Yutang nodded, "Your situation is not too bad. In short, compared to those who shouldn’t have died but are dead, you are still alive, it’s unfortunate.”

The three students were a little embarrassed. They had heard that Bai Yutang was quite venomous, and it was true.

"Just leave the principal to us." Zhan Zhao said to Lu Fang with a smile, "These students all need special psychological treatment."

Lu Fang nodded and took the three students back to S City, leaving only the principal behind. The twins brought him to stay in the room where Benjamin was kept.

Everyone shook their heads. These so-called scientists turned out to be black-hearted and black handed. This time, they don't know how many seedlings have been poisoned. (Angel: Being black hearted means that you are sinister and vicious. I’m pretty sure that being black handed means that you do the bad deeds, such as killing someone. Also, the seedling being poisoned refers to students being experimented on.)

"Cat, what do you think?" Bai Yutang saw Zhan Zhao staring at the principal and Benjamin in the room.

"Hmm..." Zhan Zhao smiled, "If the bait arrives, then you can go fishing... Besides, I have thought of a good idea."

This case is almost over.

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Translator Notes

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

Translated: April 13, 2021