S.C.I Mystery Series Volume 1 Chapter 74

The Murderer Is Not Human 07 – An Accident

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Akasha's studio is located in a commercial street in the downtown area of S City. Since she often has some shocking things to say and has done several live web shows on her own, she is quite famous and it is not difficult to find her.

When they arrived at the two-storey building on the shopping street, which was decorated like a witch's house in a fairy tale, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang got out of the car.

When they pushed open the door to go inside, they heard the tinkling of wind chimes as they entered the room.

This is an extremely well-decorated room with mirrors on the walls, tall panels scattered all over the room… and spotlights on the ceiling that are emitting a dark, yellow-green light. The windows are glued with colourful cellophane, making the whole room dimly lit and the atmosphere extremely spooky.

The two entered the house, but no one came out to greet them. According to reason, when they heard the wind chimes ringing just now, they should have known that a guest had come to the house… Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other with a bad premonition.

Bai Yutang pressed his hand on the open gun holster at his waist, while Zhan Zhao had taken out his gun. The two of them, one in front of the other, walked around the screen and headed for the stairs to the first floor.

Just as they reached the staircase, they heard a clattering sound from upstairs, like a chair or something falling to the ground.

They looked at each other and ran up the stairs at a fast pace.

Just as they reached the first floor, they saw the door of the studio wide open, and the scene inside was extremely strange – a woman in her twenties was holding a rope tightly around Akasha's neck with both her hands. Akasha was clawing at her neck with one hand and waving the other in the air. Her eyes had begun to roll up and her mouth was wide open with her tongue out and she was making hoarse ‘hah’ noises.

Bai Yutang hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the woman's arm, using triple the effort to take her elbow from inside to outside. As soon as the woman's hand let go, Zhan Zhao immediately pulled off the rope and pulled Akasha aside… Akasha coughed violently, gasping for air. It was a close call, but he saved her life.

The woman suddenly shrieked and frantically broke away from Bai Yutang's hand, lunged at the rope on the ground and tried to rush towards Akasha once again with fierce eyes. Bai Yutang was clearly surprised, this woman is crazy, how can she be so strong?

Bai Yutang reached out and grabbed her hands and wrenched them behind her back, pinning the person who kept struggling to the ground, as he shouted, "Cat, this person is not normal!"

"Knock her out!" Zhan Zhao said. "She looks like..." Before he could finish his sentence, suddenly there was a shifting of silhouettes in the dark doorway. A man hid in the shadows, raised his gun, aimed at Akasha and pulled the trigger.

Zhan Zhao reflexively pushed Akasha to the side... at this instant the gun went off~~

"Cat!" Bai Yutang only had time to shout out before he saw Zhan Zhao fall to the ground with a lurch.

Holding the woman on the ground with one hand, Bai Yutang drew his gun and fired a shot at the doorway… The fired bullet hit the man in the doorway square in the shoulder, the man grunted loudly then turned around and ran.

"Cat..." Bai Yutang raised his hand and struck the side of the woman's neck with a heavy blow, and she immediately fainted.

Without thinking about anything else, Bai Yutang rushed over to check on Zhan Zhao's injuries, only to see Zhan Zhao sitting up, covering his upper arm with one hand, "I'm fine, it’s just a bruise..." He glanced at Bai Yutang who had a complex expression, and urged somewhat anxiously," Quickly chase after them, ah! Xiao Bai!"

Seeing that Zhan Zhao was fine, Bai Yutang felt his soul return to him. Then he looked at the blood streaking between his fingers that covered his arm… Bai Yutang's brow immediately furrowed, and the expression on his face became vicious.

With one hand, he grabbed a stool on the ground and smashed the window. Looking out, he saw a man rushing out of the door downstairs with a gun in his right hand and covering his bleeding left shoulder, and running out in a panic. Bai Yutang leapt out of the window with one hand propped up on the window and landed on the roof of a van downstairs. He jumped down from the van, catching up with the man at a fast pace. The man raised his gun, but realised there was no one behind him and panicked. However, he was suddenly pulled by the collar and he instinctively sat back, followed by a sharp pain in his right shoulder. After a muffled scream, the gun fell to the ground with a ‘snap ‘.

Bai Yutang dislocated the man's shoulder, raised his hand and viciously threw the man against a wall. Picking up the gun on the ground and looking at the man sliding along the wall and sitting on the ground, Bai Yutang was shocked… "How is it you?!"

The person sitting on the ground holding his shoulder and gasping for air is none other than the one he met at the museum the other day, Bai Yutang's former subordinate – Qu Yanming

Bai Yutang gritted his teeth and grabbed Qu Yanming's collar, "Are you crazy? You came here to kill someone?"

Qu Yanming's face was blue. He pursed his lips tightly and did not say anything.

Without further ado, Bai Yutang handcuffed him and pulled him upstairs with one hand while picking up the phone to call back to S.C.I..

Qu Yanming was thrown to the floor. By now Zhan Zhao had also stood up and he saw the man on the floor: "You… are?!"

Bai Yutang moved a chair for Zhan Zhao to sit down and looked down to check his injuries… Luckily, the injuries were not serious, only some skin was scraped. Looking at the snow-white arm with a stinging bloody slit, Bai Yutang's face became a bit more ugly.

"Why did you want to kill her?" Zhan Zhao didn't care too much about his injuries and asked Qu Yanming with some confusion.

Qu Yanming remained silent.

Looking at Akasha again, the old woman had been scared silly just now. Now she seemed to be awake, pulling out her hoarse voice and shouting, "A curse… it is a curse..."

Bai Yutang, who was already in an extremely bad mood, raised his foot and kicked the table off to the side, and said to Akasha in a cold voice, "Shut up!"

Even Zhan Zhao was surprised by Bai Yutang's outburst of anger and looked at him with wide eyes in some confusion. Bai Yutang bowed his head, walked to the window and looked out with a frown.

Akasha had the sense to sit quietly to one side, not daring to make another sound.

It didn't take long for the police car and ambulance to arrive. After handing the man over to Wang Chao and Zhang Long, Bai Yutang dragged Zhan Zhao to the hospital without saying a word.

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Although it was just a scratch, it was a gunshot wound after all, and it still required two stitches. The extremely pain-conscious Zhan Zhao frowned and gritted his teeth to endure, but fortunately the girl who gave him the stitches had good skills. She was quick and precise, and it was over almost before it started to hurt.

When the bandage was being applied, the little girl looked back at Bai Yutang standing outside the door with a frosty face and asked Zhan Zhao with a smile, "That's Captain Bai ah, my brother was saying how nice he was, why is he so scary~~"

Zhan Zhao was stunned and looked at the work badge on the young doctor's chest: "Intern… Ma Xin..." The name seemed to ring a bell.

Looking more closely at the girl in front of him with a playful smile… Eyebrows are a bit familiar...

"Oh~~" Zhan Zhao jerked his head, "You're Ma Han's sister!"

"Hehehe..." Ma Xin smiled as she cut the gauze and finally put on two pieces of tape, "Remember to keep the wound out of the water and come back in a week to remove the stitches~~Dr Zhan~~" after that, she turned to the door and shouted, "Done."

Bai Yutang walked in, picked up Zhan Zhao's jacket and pulled him up ready to go. But Zhan Zhao tugged on his sleeve and said, "Xiao Bai, does she look familiar?" Saying so, he pointed to Ma Xin, "Ma Xin, Ma Han's sister."

Slightly stunned, Bai Yutang glanced at Ma Xin, nodded politely and remained silent.

Ma Xin gathered up her things and shook her head, "...Aiya, my brother was right about everything..."

Zhan Zhao looked at her in confusion, "What did your brother say?"

Picking up the metal tray, Ma Xin said as she walked outside, "My brother said that ah~~Captain Bai is usually very gentle, but it is easy to make him angry~~" said, glancing at Zhan Zhao, "Whoever dares to touch Dr. Zhan to try it~~ Whichever finger touches, just chop that one off..." Done speaking, she walked away with a smile.

In the room, Zhan Zhan and Bai Yutang were left standing in place with awkward faces.

After a long time, Bai Yutang, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up, "Brat, let him work overtime this week!"

Zhan Zhao stretched out his uninjured hand and rubbed Bai Yutang's hair, pulling a certain white mouse who had his head down in frustration, "Let's go~~Captain Bai!"

The two went home first, Zhan Zhao had to change his clothes. After struggling to put on his shirt, he couldn't lift his right hand and stood in front of the wardrobe looking at Bai Yutang with difficulty, "Xiao Bai, help me button… my shirt and tie~~"

Bai Yutang sat on the sofa and did not move, but beckoned to Zhan Zhao: "Come here."

Zhan Zhao walked over and stood in front of Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang did not stand up, but reached out and patted his leg, picking up the corner of his mouth at Zhan Zhao with a smile.

Following his action, Zhan Zhao blushed slightly, this mouse… He was hesitating in his original position, but Bai Yutang reached out and pulled the corner of his shirt. He pulled the man down close to him, reached out and lifted Zhan Zhao's waist and hugged him to sit on his legs.

Zhan Zhao sank his knees into the soft sofa and sat with his legs parted on Bai Yutang's lap, lowering his head somewhat uncomfortably and blushing as he allowed him to fasten the buttons.

Bai Yutang raised his hand, from the bottom to the top, one by one, buttoning… slowly. Zhan Zhao watched his long, slender fingers move nimbly, and actually felt a hint of ambiguity, his face unconsciously reddened a few more degrees...

Fastening the last one, Bai Yutang didn't bother to take the tie Zhan Zhao handed him, but wrapped his arms around his waist. He took him into his arms and hugged him. He stroked his back and kissed the soothing, smooth lines of his neck.

Zhan Zhao did not struggle either, allowing Bai Yutang to hug him tighter and tighter.

"Cat… you scared me to death..." There was a long silence before Bai Yutang spoke with a soft sigh, "White hair has grown out. "

Zhan Zhao laughed and reached his left hand up to rub and rub at his head: "That’s not true… it's all black!"

Pinching his chin, Bai Yutang somewhat reproachfully whispered, "Next time, don't mess around… I'm not like you, I don't have nine lives for you to scare off!" After saying that, he moved up and kissed the corner of Zhan Zhao's still smiling mouth.

Gradually, their lips and teeth mingled, and the two slowly drew closer… Bai Yutang leaned back onto the sofa, tilted his head, and rested his hands on the waist of the person on top of him, kissing tenderly. While Zhan Zhao wrapped his left hand around Bai Yutang's shoulders and lowered his head… to bite.

Ending a long kiss, Bai Yutang said with a bitter smile, "Cat, how come you are still biting? The technique is too bad!"

Seeing Zhan Zhao's red face glaring at him, he hastily added, "I can teach you..." Saying that, he reached out a finger and gently nudged Zhan Zhao's lower lip, "Open your mouth..."

Zhan Zhao hesitated before slowly opening his mouth, feeling the finger gently probe into his mouth. He shut up and bit down.

"No biting..." Bai Yutang was helpless and said softly, "Loosen your teeth..."

Following his words, Zhan Zhao obediently loosened his teeth.

"Tongue...," Bai Yutang moved forward and lightly kissed Zhan Zhao's cheek, "Lick gently with your tongue."

Closing his eyes, Zhan Zhao stretched out his tongue and carefully licked Bai Yutang's finger… the moist touch travelled down his fingertips, all the way to his heart… An indescribable softness and warmth.

Bai Yutang slowly drew back his hand and reached behind Zhan Zhao's head, gently inserting it into his short, silky hair, tilting his face up and kissing once more… This time, Zhan Zhao did not bite again, but responded obediently...

The two of them just hugged each other, kissed, hugged, tied their ties~~kissed, hugged, put on their coats...

An hour later, finally finished changing clothes, Bai Yutang pulled the steamer-like Zhan Zhao out of the door. When they reached downstairs, they saw a black car pull up and stop in front of them, the door opened and a man came out...

Both of them were stunned.

Zhan Zhao looked at the person who came close and called out softly, somewhat nervously, "Dad..."

Zhan Qitian looked at Zhan Zhao and then at Bai Yutang, somewhat confused as to what the two were nervous about. He handed a thermos bottle to Zhan Zhao: "Your mother asked me to bring you this."

"Oh..." Zhan Zhao reached out his hand to receive it.

Seeing Zhan Zhao's outstretched right hand violently retracted and replaced with his left hand to take it, Zhan Qitian frowned slightly, "What happened to your hand?"

"Uh… minor injury..." Zhan Zhao replied as he took the thermos bottle.

Nodding, without saying anything else, Zhan Qitian turned to open the door, but heard Bai Yutang suddenly say, "Uncle, why don't you let the maids deliver it and make a trip yourself..."

Zhan Qitian seemed to be flabbergasted by the question and stopped moving, Zhan Zhao was also frozen.

"...On the way to work..." replied after a long silence.

"On the way?" Bai Yutang looked at the sky in disbelief, "The courthouse is so far away from here..."

Glaring at Bai Yutang with some frustration, Zhan Qitian got into the car and quickly left.

Bai Yutang happily approached Zhan Zhao and asked, "Cat, what is this soup? I can smell the fragrance from the bottle."

Zhan Zhao gave him a blank look, "You don't have a portion!" He turned around and walked away, but the corners of his mouth could not help but rise.

Behind him, Bai Yutang was also smiling comfortably and was about to catch up when his mobile phone rang.

When Zhan Zhao walked to the car, he saw Bai Yutang answering a call and then rushing over, "Cat, Jiang Ping said that Morris has important information to provide!"

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Translator Notes

Translated: March 9, 2022 by Turtle

Edited: April 26, 2022 by Angel