S.C.I Mystery Series Volume 3 Chapter 109

Mad Doctor Murderer 04 – Crossbows Arrow

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Bai Yutang heard what Chen Yu said and hurriedly chased after her. Zhan Zhao was a bit worried, but over here, Chen Kefeng was hurt quite badly. He hurriedly called a doctor while asking Da Ding and Xiao Ding to go after Bai Yutang, as the person had a crossbow arrow in her hand.

Zhan Zhao tended to Chen Kefeng while worrying about Bai Yutang, wondering where a doctor would come from here in an acting company!

Chen Yu and Qi Le accompanied Chen Kefeng as he waited for the ambulance, while Kevin leaned aside with his head in his hands, seemingly dizzy.

Zhan Zhao looked at him, "Do you feel dizzy?"

Kevin felt that the sky was spinning and sat on the ground, unable to speak, trying not to look at the blood left on Chen Kefeng's chest. Soon, an ambulance arrived. As soon as the doctor carried him away, Qi Le, Chen Yu and some of the staff went with him, while Kevin stayed where he was to catch his breath and Zhan Zhao ran off to look for Bai Yutang.

But the company is so big, where can he find him? Zhan Zhao didn't dare to call, afraid that if he was in an ambush or fighting with someone, he would get distracted.

As he was anxious, he saw the elevator doors slowly open and Bai Yutang returned with his head hanging down, followed by Da Ding and Xiao Ding.

"Well?" Zhan Zhao ran up.

Bai Yutang shrugged, "Lost her."

"Why is there a doctor here?" Zhan Zhao was puzzled.

"The studio on the seventh floor is filming a hospital-themed drama." Xiao Ding said helplessly, "There are many doctors' coats and hundreds of extras by themselves, so it's impossible to find out who has taken the white coats and props!"

Zhan Zhao frowned... but why must she wear a white coat?

"How about that kid?" Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao shook his head, "Sent to the hospital, I called and had Zhao Hu go back."

"Who wants to kill him?" Bai Yutang asked the twins.

The twins looked at the sky, "Who knows?"

"He seems like quite a playboy, and his attacker was a woman, could it have been a relationship dispute?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"He's not a playboy." Xiao Ding came over and whispered, "Chen Kefeng's family is very well off, and he is in a band purely for fun. He is staying and refusing to leave mainly because he wants to chase Chen Yu."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang raised their eyebrows – that's it!

"Chen Yu's very popular." Xiao Ding smiled and said, "She calls every morning, noon and night to remind Grandpa to take his medicine, this kind of girl is very popular!"

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao both felt the same, and asked, "Does Chen Kefeng have any enemies?"

Xiao Ding frowned, "There are a few love rivals, but everyone is a public face, and Xiao Yu hasn't shown interest in anyone, so it shouldn't have gotten to the point of killing someone!"

"Qin Tian died after being beaten up by Qi Le, and this Chen Kefeng was in a band with Qi Le..." Zhan Zhao frowned slightly and looked at Bai Yutang, "Could there be any connection?"

"Speaking of which, Le Le also beat up Chen Kefeng the other day."

At that moment, Kevin, who had been resting on the sofa after passing out from all the blood, came over; his Chinese wasn't very good, but it was clear what he meant.

"Wow, isn't that girl Qi Le a bit violent?" Bai Yutang frowned, "Why does she keep hitting people?"

"I don't blame Le Le." Kevin curled his lips somewhat disdainfully, "Kefan goes around hinting to people that he and Chen Yu are close, causing everyone to misunderstand that Le Le and Chen Yu are closer than sisters! They often fight with others for each other."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were both puzzled, are they really fans of Qi Le? Or is it just a coincidence... After all, Chen Kefeng was attacked this time, and Qin Tian was murdered and his corpse was cut up, and the level was completely ignorant. The key is to use a tool like a crossbow!

"Is there a place in S City that sells crossbows?" Zhan Zhao frowned and looked at Bai Yutang, "This is also considered an offensive weapon that is regulated, right? It's not like this is a hunting ground, it's not easy to get one!"

"I'll have Jiang Ping look into it." Bai Yutang dialled his phone.

At this time, Zhan Zhao padded over and asked Kevin, "Chen Kefeng is chasing Chen Yu like this, does Chen Yu like him?"

Kevin shook his head, "No! She never said yes."

At this time, they saw the elevator door open and Gongsun came out. When he arrived, he looked around, "The body?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were a bit puzzled, "What body? He's not dead, he's been sent to the hospital for emergency treatment."

"I thought you said there was a dead body..." Gongsun frowned and instantly understood – Bai Jintang was playing him! That's right, it should be Bai Yutang who would call him for an autopsy, why would he have to call!

Just as he was about to go back angrily, he saw the elevator door open and Bai Jintang walked out, grabbed the man, and took him away.

Zhan Zhao held his arms and shook his head, "They're both old and married, haven't they had enough of this kind of trick, huh?"

"People are romantic." Bai Yutang said coolly from the side, "Unlike us, we have no fun at all."

Zhan Zhao looked at him with a smile, "What kind of fun do you want, Captain Bai?"

Bai Yutang put his hands in his pockets and went over to whisper in Zhan Zhao's ear, "There are many nurse uniforms downstairs..."

"What's wrong with you, you're just like a lecherous uncle!" Zhan Zhao reached out and grabbed him by the collar, pulling him downstairs.

As soon as they got downstairs, they saw Ai Hu and the others coming. After all, it was still an ordinary assault case, so they could just leave it to Ai Hu and the others, and Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were still very idle.

"Yo, Captain Bai, Dr. Zhan." The two were about to leave when they heard a voice coming from behind. They turned around to look... only to see it was Chen Jiayi, wearing a white coat with a stethoscope around her neck, walking over in a graceful manner.

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were stunned, "You also play in that doctor drama, ah?"

"Yes, the lower part of the show, the upper part was the ratings champion." Chen Jiayi looked at the two of them with some contempt, "One look tells me that you two don't watch TV, be careful of losing touch with society!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang laughed, and Zhan Zhao had a bright idea, "You know Chen Kefeng, right?"

"The kid who won't let go of Xiao Yu, I know him." Chen Jiayi nodded.

"He was attacked, do you have any clues for us?" Zhan Zhao had always felt that Ma Xin, Chen Jiayi, Qi Le, and Chen Yu were of two different natures, the first two were more mindful than the latter two, especially Chen Jiayi, it was not that easy to be a big star.

"Well, I just heard that the one who attacked Chen Ke Feng used a crossbow, didn't they?" Chen Jiayi suddenly asked.

"That's right!" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both nodded, thinking that there might be a clue.

"Xiao Yu and I had a strange encounter a while ago." Chen Jiayi smiled and pointed to the cafe in front of her, "I'll tell you all about it if you treat me to a cake!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang hurriedly took her to have a cake. Fortunately, this area all belonged to Bai's Film City, everyone was used to seeing stars, so no one gathered around.

Sitting down at the cafe, Chen Jiayi ate a piece of cake and told Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang about the strange encounter she had that day.

"In a few days, my family's dear little pony is going to have a birthday, isn't he?" As soon as Chen Jiayi opened her mouth, Zhan Zhan and Bai Yutang choked on their coffee, and it took them half a day to realise that "Dear Little Pony" was the name for Ma Han. (Angel: Dear Little Pony, or Kiss the Pony, is an action game where two horses kiss without the owner finding out.)

"And?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang hurriedly pushed the image of the little pony out of their heads and asked for the main point.

"I want to buy him a special gift, but I definitely can't buy a sniper rifle! It's against the law to buy one, and he has collected all the model guns himself. I saw a video the other day where someone was hunting with a crossbow and it was super cool, so I wanted to buy him one as a birthday present!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang froze, Chen Jiayi was really quite attached to Ma Han. According to Ma Han's personality and preferences, this gift would definitely be liked a lot.

"But the problem is where do they sell that kind of thing in S City! And I don't know anything about it, so I would just pick something that looks good, so it would be a shame if I bought something bad!" Chen Jiayi said, flipping through a small fanny pack she carried with her and pulling out a business card from the many cosmetics, "I finally found this shop!"

When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang took a look at the card, they saw the name of a shop – Wilderness Hunting Gear Shop. There was an address and a phone number on the back.

"There's still a shop like this..." Zhan Zhao found it amusing, "Is there a place to hunt in S City?"

"No, but that shop's business is super good! It’s mostly foreign people who love hunting who go to buy stuff! The handmade crossbows made by the owner of this shop are said to be the best in the world!" Chen Jiayi smiled, "I've approached three or four prop masters and they all recommended this shop to me."

"Your strange encounter was in this shop?" Zhan Zhao asked eagerly afterwards.

"Xin Xin and Qi Le, the two heartless ones, had gone to stay with Anata, only Xiao Yu was free, so we went out on the street that day wearing masks and big sunglasses and found this shop according to the address... But that shop is on Jiuli Lane!"

“Jiuli Lane?" Bai Yutang frowned, "The one in the west district, South Street, Jiuli Lane?"

"Yes." Chen Yu nodded.

"You're crazy!" Bai Yutang shook his head, "That place is full of thugs and pickpockets, it's a mess, it's a den of thieves, why would you two girls go there?!”

"That's right!" Jiayi was holding her coffee, "Xiao Yu and I entered the shop with great trepidation and saw a young man in his twenties making a crossbow with his head down, we asked him where the boss was and he said he was the boss."

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang frowned – In his twenties, how could he be that good at making crossbows?

"We said we wanted to buy a crossbow, and guess what he said!" Chen Jiayi huffed, "He said that crossbows are not sold to women, that they are not for women. I told him nicely that the crossbow was for my boyfriend, who is a sniper. But the owner was furious, saying that he had to try the crossbow in person to make sure it fit. When I said it didn't matter, he said it did, that he didn't want to ruin the shop, and kicked me out."

"And then what?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were both impatient.

"In the end, Xiao Yu and I had no choice but to leave, and when we walked out we bumped into some hooligans." Chen Jiayi scowled, "You know how Xiao Yu is, she and Le Le are both the righteous type. She was afraid that they would recognize me and cause a scene, so she blocked me and told me to hurry up and leave. She fought with the hooligans herself and got hurt. Luckily I had left my scarf in the shop and the young man came out after us and saw it, and came over to help. But he's a good fighter! Really! Just as good as a professional fighter."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang thought about it – Should they say it was a bit suspicious, or should they accept that there are crouching tigers and hidden dragons among the people?

"Xiao Yu and I were saved, thanked him and wanted to quickly leave, but he said that Xiao Yu was injured and should go back to the shop to get bandaged up, and that he would drive us back!" Chen Jiayi laughed as she said this.

Zhan Zhao nodded without waiting for her to say anything, "Oh... he has a crush on Chen Yu, right?"

"How do you know that?" Chen Jiayi was bummed out, there was no way to sell it!

"Go on." Bai Yutang urged.

"Later, he gave us the crossbow and even drove us home!" Chen Jiayi said with a smile, "He and Xiao Yu kept in touch by text message after this, and the guy's name was Lan Xi."

"Lan Xi?" Zhan Zhao thought the name was odd, so he asked, "He's not a Han Chinese?"

"Aiya, Dr. Zhan is very knowledgeable!" Chen Jiayi nodded, "Xiao Yu said he's of the Lisu tribe and his hometown is in Nujiang, Yunnan."

"That's not surprising." Bai Yutang nodded slightly, "The Lisu have been hunting for a living for generations and hold crossbow competitions every year, and every man over there has one. Apart from crossbows, there are also poisoned arrows."

"But this is something Xiao Yu didn't allow to go on because she was afraid that Chen Kefeng would find trouble. That Chen Kefeng, as long as anyone is interested in Xiao Yu, he immediately wreaks havoc and has quite a bad personality." Chen Jiayi whispered, "But ah, I also think that that Lan Xi is mysterious, this kind of man with a bit of dangerous air is very attractive. Xiao Yu is still young and easily fooled, you guys should help investigate the details of that person."

Zhan Zhao nodded.

"That Lan Xi uses a crossbow, but the one who attacked Chen Kefeng was a woman." Bai Yutang finished and looked at Zhan Zhao. The two of them decided to skip going back to the SCI office for now and take a trip to the infamous Jiuli Lane to buy a crossbow to play with while they could.

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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: August 12, 2022 by Angel

Edited: September 8, 2022 by Angel