S.C.I Mystery Series Volume 3 Chapter 79

Lucky Murderer 09 – Big Secret

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After Lian Shuli was brought down by Lian Qianzhong, she sat on the sofa while still smiling and stared at Zhan Zhao, "Hey, you're so smart, how did you know that?"

"Just a few insignificant details." Zhan Zhao laughed indifferently and asked, "Was the threatening letter your doing?"

"So what if it was?" Lian Shuli asked in response.

"Bastard!" Lian Tongli was so angry that his face turned white, “You… why did you have to do such a thing?!"

"Just for fun?" Lian Shuli looked away and muttered in a small voice, "What's the point of being so serious."

"You... are simply lawless!" Lian Tongli wanted to wave his hand to hit her, but was stopped by Chen Huifen and Lian Qianzhong.

"The more you guys spoil her, the more lawless she becomes, sooner or later she will get herself killed!" Lian Tongli was furious, “Ah Zhong!"

At his words, a man walked in from outside, wearing a suit and a flat haircut. At a glance, he should be a bodyguard or something like that.

"Lock her up for me!" Lian Tongli yelled, "Don't let her out of the room for a month!"

"You might as well kill me!" Lian Shuli's temper was also rising.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked at each other, this family was a mess!

Bai Yutang said to Lian Tongli, "We have some things we want to ask her."

"Uh..." Lian Tongli seemed a little hesitant.

Zhan Zhao saw the signs and patted Bai Yutang's shoulder, "It doesn't matter, the children are just playing games, they are bored, so they think of ways to find excitement. This kind of behaviour is often seen in rebellious children, mainly to attract the attention of adults."

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao with some confusion, and seeing a glint of interest in his eyes, he knew the cat had some idea, so he nodded along with him

"Shuli is still young, she must have been confused for a moment." Lian Qianzhong hurriedly helped to divert his attention.

The bodyguard, called Ah Zhong, led Lian Shuli upstairs and stood in the doorway with the door to her room closed.

"She might have an accomplice." Zhan Zhao said, "As for whether the other party is still young and momentarily confused, no one knows."

Lian Tongli froze, his face instantly embarrassed, "Anyway, many thanks to you officers today, as long as we know that no one is threatening my family's safety, then it doesn't matter."

Hearing the meaning of his words, it seemed that he wanted to send off his guests, although Bai Yutang was not quite sure why Lian Tongli had suddenly changed. However, Zhan Zhao's words must have touched the tightest string in Lian Tongli's brain in some way. And those listening may not necessarily have no intention to say anything, that cat should also be testing the waters.

"Shall we continue where we left off?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"Now that the case has been solved, haha." Lian Tongli chuckled, "Dr. Zhan is truly incomparable, by the way, why don't you all stay for dinner?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other, the old fox didn't want to talk about it.

"Uh..." Bai Yutang was just about to refuse, but Zhan Zhao nodded, "Sure."

Everyone was stunned, Qin Ou and Luo Tian wanted to laugh a little. Lian Tongli was also embarrassed and hurriedly said to Chen Huifen, "Tell the kitchen to add more dishes, I want to treat these few police friends well."

Afterwards, everyone visited Lian Tongli's collection… Zhan Zhao is knowledgeable and well versed in the ancient world, and Lian Tongli was very enthusiastic once they began talking.

It wasn't until just before the meal started that Zhan Zhao's mobile phone suddenly rang. He pulled it out and shook his head, "Oh, it looks like the meal won't be eaten..." Then he spoke to Bai Yutang, "Bao Sir called for us to go back.”

"Let's go back then, I guess something has changed again." Bai Yutang knows very well that Bao Zheng never calls and rarely sends a text message if there is something wrong, and he usually looks for him. It was an excuse made by the cat who had asked all that he was going to ask and wanted to leave.

Lian Tongli hurriedly sent them outside, and when he was leaving, Zhan Zhao took away the threatening letters.

Lian Qianzhong kept begging for mercy, saying that his little sister was joking and that the police should not open a case, as she was still young and must not affect her future.

Zhan Zhao and others naturally agreed, then said goodbye to the crowd and went out to the car...

After the car started, Zhan Zhao pointed Bai Yutang in the opposite direction, instructing him not to go back yet. Bai Yutang followed Zhan Zhao's request and drove to the backyard of the Lian family villa at the entrance of a small alleyway and waited.

"Dr. Zhan, do you have a plan?” Qin Ou and Luo Tian were completely unable to keep up with Zhan Zhao’s bizarre logic of action and couldn't help but ask.

Bai Yutang was used to it, "This cat is always like this, you get used to it. Get ready, there will either be a surprise or a shock."

Both Qin Ou and Luo Tian smiled helplessly.

Zhan Zhao gave Bai Yutang a cross look – Spoiling my image! He looked down at his watch and before long, he saw a girl running out of the alcove in a panic. It was Lian Shuli.

Zhan Zhao nudged Bai Yutang.

When Bai Yutang opened the car door, Lian Shuli looked up and saw them. She was shocked and turned around, trying to run.

Zhan Zhao leaned out of the car window and said to her, "Are you sure you won't regret running back?"

Lian Shuli stopped and hesitated for a moment, looking back at Zhan Zhao and the others.

"Get in the car." Zhan Zhao waved at her, “We’ll take you to a safe place."

Lian Shuli hesitated for about three or four seconds before running over and getting into the car and closing the door. Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao exchanged a look, she must know something, and drove back to SCI.

On the way, Zhan Zhao leaned back in his seat and looked at Lian Shuli, "You're dressing up like this on purpose to piss off your dad, right?"

Lian Shul’s mouth twitched as she took the black punk headgear off her head and wore a clean ponytail underneath, and took out a tissue from her satchel to wipe her face.

After the exaggerated smokey makeup was wiped off, she looked much more refreshed and less dishevelled. Lian Shuli asked Zhan Zhao curiously, "How do you know so much? Are you a magician?” (Angel: The term the author used, 神棍, directly translates to “God stick”, which is a term for a magician who is a liar that plays tricks.)

Qin Ou and Luo Tian both subconsciously nodded their heads.

Zhan Zhao smiled, "When the servant came in just now and said that you were back, I noticed that Lian Tongli was relieved and then covered it up with an expression of surprise."

"Oh..." Lian Shuli sneered.

"Having an ashtray of yours on the table was special." Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "The ashtray is brand new. Lian Qianzhong is used to smoking, but this ashtray has not been used. He would not have allowed that ashtray to be there, so it was put there temporarily. He had read my book and knew my habit of observing people, so he put it there on purpose so that we would feel reasonable about your appearance... You haven't actually been back to that house for a long time, have you?”

Lian Shuli frowned and let out a laugh, "And you say you're not a magician?"

"I simply saw it from the surprise on Chen Huifen and Lian Qianzhong's faces... and the fact that Lian Qianzhong, although he is your elder brother, is very polite and out of touch with you, so you should not have a good relationship." Zhan Zhao held his chin, "Your family seems to have a lot of secrets, how about it, do you want to tell us?"

"No." Lian Shuli curled her lips, "It's not that big of a deal anyway." She said, reaching out and pointing to the bus stop in front of her, "Stop over there, I want to get out."

Zhan Zhao shrugged his shoulders and made a helpless gesture towards Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang sighed and spoke, "Did you come back because you knew the police had arrived at your house? For what?"

Lian Shuli did not say anything.

"I guess it's for your second brother." Zhan Zhao lowered his voice and said, "Your second brother seems to be a taboo in your family."

Lian Shuli froze and bowed her head without speaking.

"For her own brother and her family to turn against her..." Bai Yutang said, and inexplicably felt some empathy, "If you don't say it, we can find your second brother. What, is he very afraid of the police? "

"My second brother is innocent!" Lian Shuli frowned and kicked Bai Yutang's seat, "Don't talk nonsense just because you're handsome, I'll beat you up all the same!"

Bai Yutang raised an eyebrow at Zhan Zhao – this is a fierce one!

The car drove past the bus stop and still didn't stop.

"Hey!" Lian Shuli was anxious and Zhan Zhao smiled, "Your choice, either cooperate with us or we'll go find your second brother."

"You guys are cops, how despicable!"

On the side, Luo Tian and Qin Ou replied to her in unison, "You have to use despicable methods to deal with despicable criminals, that's what makes a good cop."

Lian Shuli looked at the crowd and suddenly covered her face and cried, "You four big men are bullying me, a woman!"

Qin Ou and Luo Tian were both startled.

Zhan Zhao sighed, "Don't pretend, this trick won't work on us, be good and cooperate with us."

"Fine." Lian Shuli dropped her hands, not a single tear on her face, "As for me, I do know a big secret, but how do I know if you guys are bad guys?"

Off to the side, Luo Tian reminded her, "We're the police."

"There are good and bad cops! There are a lot of black sheep within the police too." Lian Shuli had a somewhat tricky and eccentric personality, and was not very easy to deal with.

"Girl, say it, if you don’t, I'm afraid the real bad guys are going to deal with your second brother." Zhan Zhao reminded her, "Your family should soon find out that you escaped."

Lian Shuli frowned, "I know, but Second Brother is in a very safe place now, he should be fine for now. If I speak up, will you guys protect him?"

"No problem." The car parked in the basement of the police station, Bai Yutang agreed readily and took Lian Shuli upstairs, into the SCI office, ready to start questioning in detail.

It just so happened that Qi Le and Chen Yu had come. Lian Shuli saw them at first glance and she screamed, "Ah!”, startling Zhan Zhao and the others.

They saw Lian Shuli rush over to Qi Le and Chen Yu, "Qi Le? Is that you? And Chen Yu, my idol! Give me your autograph!"

The crowd looked at the sky... they almost forgot that Qi Le and Chen Yu, the two former delinquent girls, were now the idols of many young boys and girls, and they were super idols.

“That’s right." Qi Le and Chen Yu said hello to her.

Lian Shuli did not expect to see her idols at the police station and was very excited.

Zhan Zhao watched from behind and stroked his chin, picking up the corners of his mouth in a smile. On the side, Bai Yutang saw this and shook his head, "No way, Cat, don't even think about it, this kind of thing is absolutely not allowed!"

“Why are you so stingy?!” Zhan Zhao rubbed his elbow against him, "There will be unexpected results, it's much more cost effective than us going through all the trouble!"

Bai Yutang looked at the sky helplessly.

Finally, Lian Shuli entered the interrogation room and sat down. The people in charge of questioning her were surprisingly Qi Le and Chen Yu, both of whom were wearing headphones, while Zhan Zhao was outside on voice control.

Bai Yutang shook his head and muttered to himself, "I must have been crazy to agree to let you let them conduct the questioning."

"You're flexible." Zhan Zhao reached out and patted Bai Yutang's cheek lightly, "The most handsome limited edition of Officer Bai who many delinquent girls want to flirt with."

Bai Yutang laughed, "Cat! You're jealous!"

Zhan Zhao rolled his eyes and looked away, muttering, “A rat that messes with flowers."

Gongsun and the others all came to watch the fun.

The crowd held their breath and stood in front of the one-way mirror to see what was going on inside.

Before entering the room, Zhan Zhao instructed Qi Le and Chen Yu that this little girl was full of secrets and was also very depressed, and that the main thing they had to do was not to ask questions, but to make her relax and to get her to reveal all the secrets in her heart.

Chen Yu and Qi Le both nodded their heads and did as Zhan Zhao instructed.

The three girls sat down, and with the three of them alone in the interrogation room, the hard wooden table and chairs became soft sofas, and snacks and tea were laid out on the table, just like friends gossiping.

Chen Yu asked Lian Shuli, "Why are you dressed like this?"

"They won't let down their guard on me unless I do."

Sure enough, the power of idols is great. In the end, Lian Shuli could't hide things in her young heart, and as she chatted, she took the two of them by the hand and revealed a big secret.

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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: May 1, 2022 by Angel