S.C.I Mystery Series Volume 3 Chapter 48

Ghost Murderer 16 - A Special Heart

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After listening to Qin Ou's story, the audience was not only shocked but also deeply puzzled. What was the purpose of that student, Liang Yan, harming Qin Ou like that? What kind of mentality made him kill everyone around Qin Ou? Can this still be called love?

Bai Yutang was puzzled and turned to look at Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao asked Qin Ou, "Did you ever ignore the hints he gave you?"

Qin Ou frowned slightly and nodded.

"Hints?" None of the other people quite understood.

"There were many, which I didn't care about at all. But if I had to call them hints, it would be difficult for ordinary people to pick up on them.” Qin Ou said.

"Be specific." Zhan Zhao said.

"Well… he said he used to go and sit at the bank all day at that time, but that I never went there. He also said he used to go to a cold drink shop and wait for me, and that I would always take the baby with me and never look at him. He also said that he once brushed up against me while crossing the street and once got on an elevator with me… but I don't remember him."

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows, "You really didn't remember?"

Qin Ou reached out and touched his forehead, "I really didn't remember. I see a lot of people every day and I only remember his eyes, but he didn't look at me, so I didn't notice him."

Zhan Zhao nodded and raised his eyes, glancing at Zhao Zhen in the doorway.

Zhao Zhen, on the other hand, was frowning slightly. He did not say anything, and was looking down, thinking about something.

On the side, Bai Chi saw Zhan Zhao look at Zhao Zhen, and then Zhao Zhen look like he had something on his mind… he couldn’t help but worry, why did Zhen not tell him about it?

In Zhan Zhao's heart, there was a slight dissatisfaction. Although Bai Chi is an honest person, a person with an IQ as high as 180 can not be stupid. On the contrary, Bai Chi is an extremely sensitive type… Zhao Zhen should also see his suspicions, so why does he refuse to tell him? Is there some sort of secret?

Thinking of this, he heard Bai Yutang ask, "He had been following you for three years, right? If it wasn't very obvious in the first two years, you should have noticed it in the third year."

Qin Ou nodded.

"Did you tell your family?" Bai Yutang asked.

Qin Ou froze and shook his head.

"Why didn't you tell them?" Bai Yutang seemed puzzled.

"He was afraid of people worrying, that male chauvinism!" Yang Fan suddenly spoke, “When his family and friends died for no apparent reason, he regretted not telling them in the first place, that would have at least put them on their guard. After all, worrying is better than getting killed in an accident!"

The expression on Qin Ou's face looked like it was about to crumble, and Yang Fan's voice dropped as he spoke. Finally, he whispered, "It's been many years!"

Zhan Zhao wanted to laugh in his heart. Sure enough, like him, Bai Yutang had some thoughts about Zhao Zhen.

Turning his face again, he saw Zhao Zhen dragging Bai Chi away.

Zhan Zhao looked back and exchanged a glance with Bai Yutang, relaxing his mind a little bit.

"Has anyone ever analysed Liang Yan's psychology for you?" Zhan Zhao asked Qin Ou.

Qin Ou shook his head, "The previous doctor said he had some problems with his nerves."

"Just a crazy person!" Yang Fan muttered discontentedly.

"If you want to forget the harm he did to you, you have to get to know him rationally as a person." In a low and calm tone, Zhan Zhao dissected Liang Yan as a person for Qin Ou, "First of all, Liang Yan fell in love with you for a reason."

Qin Ou frowned slightly, then heard Zhan Zhao add, asking, "Are your peach blossoms still flourishing now?"

"Thriving!" Yang Fan answered for Qin Ou, "He's simply a peach blossom maker!"

Qin Ou looked at Yang Fan helplessly.

Yang Fan muttered, "I just don't understand, what's so great about him? He doesn't look that amazing, and he doesn't have much money, so how come both men, women, and children like him?"

"It's not that exaggerated." Qin Ou was powerless.

Yang Fan gave him a stern look.

Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "It might be that a certain factor of your personality is very attractive to people, especially a certain type of person."

"That's right." Yang Fan nodded, "There are some abnormal ones, there are even some crazy ones who commit suicide and cause trouble. I don't know how he attracts them."

Qin Ou wanted to die and said, "How do I know, most of the people I've saved… we have a professional relationship."

"When a person is vulnerable and grabs a life-saving straw, that life-saving straw has extraordinary significance to him." Zhan Zhao thought about it and said, "Did Liang Yan spend three years learning how to make bombs when he was studying at university?"

“En." Qin Ou nodded, "The way he made the bombs was very special. He used a package to deliver the bombs each time, and the package had a sketch of that shell and a countdown on it.

"What about the bomb this time?" Bai Yutang asked.

"It's not the same.” Qin Ou shook his head and said, "The raw materials used were similar and the packaging was the same, it’s just that there was a distinct difference in the detonator. That person had his own mark."

"And overall?” Zhan Zhao asked, "Is it very similar?"

“En." Qin Ou nodded.

"I never quite understood. If the number on the package is meant to represent a countdown or a number of people, what does the shell indicate? Just to show that it's a bomb?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Qin Ou shook his head and said, "I don't know about that, I couldn't ask him before he died."

"Well…." Zhan Zhao nodded, "if a student who made a bomb needed a lot of tools as well as expertise and training to do so, I would say that the bomb was made professionally. "

"Right.” Qin Ou nodded, "That's what I've never been able to guess. I always felt that someone was helping make the bombs behind the scenes, but unfortunately no clues have ever been found."

Zhan Zhao thought about it and said, "There should be someone else."

Bai Yutang looked at him, "Cat, you’re that sure?"

“En." Zhan Zhao nodded and said, "Liang Yan's mentality of hating so deeply out of love that he goes to extremes is indeed understandable, but his process of change is out of line with common sense!"

Everyone frowned. Yang Fan was puzzled while listening and looked at Qin Ou, who also did not understand.

Then, Bai Yutang said, "You mean, it's correct that he's so perverted, but the evolution of his perversion is not correct?"

Zhan Zhao narrowed his eyes and eventually nodded, feeling a little frustrated.

Yang Fan and Qin Ou both raised their eyebrows and looked at Bai Yutang with admiration – you can understand this?

Bai Yutang laughed dryly twice – he was used to it.

"Everyone's mentality is formed slowly, and love deepens step by step." Zhan Zhao explained, "Liang Yan fell in love with you at first sight at that moment because you saved him and didn't look down on him. At that moment, he wouldn't have thought of killing everyone around you to monopolize you!"

Everyone nodded, and Yang Fan nodded as well, "Yeah, this doesn't make sense."

"People go through a common process of claiming things they like: liking – wanting – striving for – unable to obtain – give up\possession – forgetting\going to extremes." Zhan Zhao continued, "Even if someone is a pervert, they wouldn't deviate from the normal thought pattern, it's just that he chose a different path and took a radical approach."

“En, that's how it is." The crowd felt justified.

"He also has his own life, and he wants to stalk you… he has a lot of things to do." Bai Yutang laughed, "It's hard to imagine he still has time to learn how to make bombs systematically, and he does a good job of avoiding the police with his bomb drops, this simply couldn't have been done without guidance from an expert"

Qin Ou frowned. He had indeed suspected the same thing, but then the case was shelved and he didn't think about it anymore.

"That's right," Zhan Zhao asked, “do you have a picture of the baby?"

Qin Ou was taken aback for a moment, then reached out and took out the wallet from his pocket, and handed it to Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao opened it, and sure enough, there was a picture of a cute child in the wallet. He was six or seven years old, chubby, with very white skin, like Qin Ou with a baby face.

"So cute." Zhan Zhao returned the wallet to Qin Ou and said, "You can apply for custody of him."

Qin Ou remained silent for a long time before shaking his head.

“Qin Ou, do you think that case is not over yet?" Zhan Zhao suddenly asked.

Qin Ou looked up slowly and nodded.

Yang Fan was a bit anxious and asked him, “But, isn't Liang Yan dead, and haven't many years passed?"

"I found the motive for the murder, of course. Everything was done by Liang Yan, but I couldn't find the laboratory where he made the bombs. His bombs were made somewhere else, and the only thing that he probably worked on himself was the remote control, because Liang Yan was studying electronics."

The group looked at each other, it was indeed suspicious.

"There's more." Qin Ou grabbed his wallet and took out a piece of paper from inside the compartment. He handed it to Zhan Zhao, saying, "I received a letter that day. It was sent to the police station from an anonymous sender abroad, so I couldn't trace the source, and inside was this note."

Zhan Zhao reached out and took a look, and saw that the note had only one line written in crisp handwriting – This matter is not yet finished, you should be careful. Don’t pick the child up, I will protect them for you. If you have difficulties, you can go to SCI to find a cat to help.

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Zhan Zhao's eyes twitched when he read that writing. When he saw "a cat" at the end, he immediately exploded. He took a deep breath to keep his wits about him and politely returned the note to Qin Ou, who said, "At first I thought it was a prank, where is there a cat in SCI, but then I heard from Bao Sir that there really is a cat. It's said to be a big cat with sharp claws, and that it's the mascot of SCI…"

Bai Yutang couldn't help but laugh and said to Qin Ou, "Don't worry about the child's safety, there should be no danger given these words from him."

“Phew…” Qin Ou nodded, "Well, I was worried at first, but then Jemma and the others called to say that there were men in black who seemed to be protecting Qin Yi these days."

"The kid's name is Qin Yi, what a nice name." Zhan Zhao stood up and patted Qin Ou on the shoulder. Taking his phone, he headed out the door, muttering, "Yeah, you can rest assured with his assurance, he's capable, more capable than even the gods."

After saying that, he kicked the door open and went out.

Bai Yutang reached out somewhat feebly and touched his forehead, smiling at the dumbfounded Qin Ou and Yang Fan, "It's just an evil fate, don't mind him…" (Angel: I find it funny that Bai Yutang used 孽缘, a saying that is used for two people who get married who have a good beginning but no good ending, and they are destined to end in tragedy.)

At the door, Zhan Zhao rushed out in a blaze of glory. Zhao Zhen was standing there with Bai Chi, who was obviously so worried that his face turned pale. However, before they could say anything, they saw Zhan Zhao rush straight out, run around the corner, take out his cell phone, and dial a number.

Afterwards, Zhao Zhen and Bai Chi heard Zhan Zhao yell, "Why are you everywhere?!"

On the other end of the phone, Zhao Jue pulled his phone away from his ears and said, "Don't be mad, Kitty, it really has nothing to do with me this time!"

"What do you mean?" Zhan Zhao did not understand.

"Qin Ou saved Xiao Fang Fang's life before. I admired him so much that I investigated him to see if there was anywhere I could help him out, but I didn't expect to find out that he had met with such a tragic fate." Zhan Zhao then heard Zhao Jue sigh rather helplessly, "I was investigating some cases recently and found that they might be somewhat involved with him, so I paid attention to them. I discovered that you guys were also involved, so I warned you first."

"You know the clues?" Zhan Zhao frowned, "What did you find out when you were investigating?"

Zhao Jue smiled and said, "I'll sort out the clues and send them to the email of that technical emperor of yours. You guys can research it yourselves. Qin Ou can rest assured that I’ll take care of Xiao Yi Yi, so tell him not to worry."

Zhan Zhao sighed, "It's really just a coincidence? Then how did you know there was a bomb at Brother's banquet?"

"Well, because it involved Zhen Zhen, I was a little worried." Zhao Jue said, "If anything happens to him, the excellent bloodline of my Zhao family will become extinct."

Zhan Zhao frowned and said, "Who wants to harm him?"

Zhao Jue smiled, "Ask him yourself, I haven't found out yet either. Let’s hang up first."

Zhan Zhao hesitated for a moment and asked, "What do you mean the Zhao family would become extinct, aren't you still around?"

Zhao Jue was stunned and suddenly laughed happily, “Obedient kid, we'll talk next time." After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Zhan Zhao put his phone away, full of doubts.

When he came out from around the corner, he saw Zhao Zhen and Bai Chi looking at him. Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "You guys continue."

"Brother." Bai Chi tugged at Zhan Zhao, “Zhen, that…"

Zhan Zhao shrugged, "We haven't heard anything yet. Let's talk about it together if we can, it might be related to this case."

Bai Chi nodded and pulled Zhao Zhen into the office with him, and everyone sat down and proceeded to talk.

……

In the Bai family's villa, old man Chen toured the upstairs and downstairs and said, "Aiya, they have really good taste."

As he spoke, he felt a big, fat cat nuzzling his leg. When he looked down, he saw that it was the little lion.

"Oh yo!" The old man reached out and picked it up, "This cat is awesome!"

Chen Yu was downstairs and beckoned to her grandfather, "Grandpa, come down and sit down for a while, be careful on the stairs!"

“En, okay!"

The old man promised to go down the stairs carefully, but was attracted by the chandelier overhead. When he looked up to the ceiling, his feet slipped…

Just as Chen Yu and the others were in a state of shock, the old man's arm was tugged by someone.

Everyone downstairs breathed a sigh of relief. The old man was startled. Turning around, he saw a tall young man reaching for his arm.

The old man was taken aback and looked closely. The man was about thirty or so, and was so handsome… He was dressed in a white shirt and suit slacks… and his hair was slightly disheveled.

"Is everything alright?"

The one holding the old man was Bai Jintang, who had stepped out of his room when he saw that Gongsun was asleep.

The old man nodded, “It’s nothing."

"Brother Bai." Chen Yu came over to help the old man and greeted Bai Jintang.

Bai Jintang nodded. He wasn't quite sure what was going on, so Xiao Ding told him about it. Bai Jintang frowned and said, "Get more people to guard the house."

Xiao Ding agreed and went away. Bai Jintang went to the kitchen to get a cup of water and went back up to his room. It was time for Gongsun to take his medicine. Of course, Gongsun was still asleep, so the burden of feeding him the medicine fell on Bai Jintang. Although it was the first time he was doing this, it felt like… he’s had some experience. It went very well, and he got some benefits along the way.

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Translator Notes

Sorry I missed the last update. I don't know what hit me but I really didn't feel good. I am totally better now though, thankfully.

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

Translated: November 25/30/December 3, 2021