S.C.I Mystery Series Volume 5 Chapter 26

Witness of the Three Murderers 26 – Contact

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Later in the evening, a couple of heavy-duty trucks pulled up below the police station.

All the officers ran to the door and gathered around. Bao Zheng happened to come downstairs and saw the twins coming out of the vehicles, and was somewhat speechless.

"What have you guys bought now?"

The twins asked the staff in charge of moving the cargo to open the container.

Bao Zheng took a look and got a little dizzy. What kind of mechanical equipment is this, it looks too high-tech.

At this time, Gongsun had already happily run down.

The rest of the SCI members also came down to look, and sure enough... the twins sent over all the most advanced fluoroscopic instruments that could be found in this world according to Bai Jintang's instructions and also brought along a lot of staff members, presumably to introduce the methods of using these devices.

The forensic room and forensics department were in an uproar, and a group of nerds came down en masse to observe.

Zhan Zhao teased the twins, asking them, "What about the corpses in the Amazon jungle?"

The twins looked to the sky and rolled their eyes, but the answer they gave was out of everyone's expectation – They have already started working on it.

Zhan Zhao opened his mouth wide, "Who did you find to get it?"

The twins spread their hands and answered with a straight face "Tomb raiders."

The corner of Bao Zheng's mouth twitched.

The girls at the police station collectively cupped their faces – Brother Bai is the best husband in the world!

Bai Yutang held his forehead.

Zhan Zhao and Zhao Jue went upstairs after looking around, it seemed like they were both more interested in Liu Jin.

Bai Chi called Bai Yutang, "Brother."

Bai Yutang saw that he was holding a pack of gummy bears, probably bought for Liu Xing, and looked at him – What?

Bai Chi seemed to have something he couldn't figure out, so he asked, "If Liu Jin has been hypnotised and sees Yue Hai's face when he sees that mask, has Xing Xing been hypnotised as well?"

Bai Yutang frowned.

"Isn't this the first time she's seen that mask?" Bai Chi was puzzled, "If she was also hypnotised, why did Barry react to the mask as well? Could it be that even dogs can be hypnotised?"

Bai Yutang stared at Bai Chi.

Xiao Bai Chi had a puzzled look on his face, "Didn't Brother try to hypnotise Luban many times and fail? What kind of hypnotism is this? Surprisingly, even a golden retriever can be hypnotised?!"

Bai Yutang said, "What Liu Xing and Barry saw may not be Yue Hai."

Bai Chi was slightly stunned.

"If the murderer was wearing a mask, then Liu Xing and Barry might just recognise the mask, while Liu Jin saw the mask as Yue Hai." Bai Yutang replied.

Bai Chi thought for a moment, "So... Xing Xing and Barry actually saw the real murderer, right?"

"I'm not sure about what Xing Xing saw, but..." Bai Yutang said, "there shouldn't be any hypnotism that can hypnotise a dog, right?"

"If the murderer also wears this mask..."

Zhao Hu came over and asked, "Could there be two Grim Reaper masks?"

"Do you remember the museum, the description of the 'skin'?" Bai Yutang asked.

Zhao Hu nodded, "It said that it can control a person's brain, and those who see him will never remember what he looks like."

"It's somewhat similar to Liu Jin's condition." Bai Yutang said, "Liu Jin saw the murderer more than once, but he always saw them as Yue Hai."

"Why would he see them as Yue Hai?" Bai Chi was curious, "Was it intentional?"

"Liu Jin's sightings started after his one-half deficiency was cured." Bai Yutang said, "The method to cure him was conceived by G, so the reason all his sightings point to Yue Hai is probably because of G as well."

"Did G deliberately make him appear to be Yue Hai?" Ma Han asked.

"G should have been looking for the stolen skin from back then all these years." Bai Yutang said, "To point the case clues to Yue Hai, he probably has his reasons."

"Dr. Zhan and Zhao Jue seem to be trying to disarm Liu Jin's hypnosis." Luo Tian came down from upstairs, "Both of them and Liu Jin are now in the interrogation room, they said it will take at least half an hour before they can come out, and asked us not to disturb them."

Zhao Hu opened his mouth wide, "No way... alone with Dr. Zhan and Zhao Jue for half an hour, by the time he comes out will that old man have gone crazy?"

The crowd was also a little curious.

At this time, Gongsun picked out useful equipment and had someone carry it upstairs, ready to analyse the pieces of 'skin'.

The twins took the rest of the equipment to be donated, the Bai Group would probably be in the news again for donating expensive medical equipment. Last year, Bai Jintang was awarded as the most caring entrepreneur, but of course, all this love came from Gongsun's side.

Bai Yutang told everyone to go back and continue their business. Luo Tian and Qin Ou went to investigate that crazy reporter who appeared near Qiao Yuanxin's family villa. Zhao Hu and Ma Han went to the data room and took out all the information from the Qiao Xi kidnapping case back then to re-investigate.

After sending everyone away, Bai Yutang was ready to make a trip upstairs to find Bao Zheng to talk about the progress of the investigation.

But before he could walk into the elevator, Captain Bai's phone rang.

Taking the phone out, he found that it was an incoming call with an undisplayable number.

Bai Yutang frowned slightly and picked up the call.

Putting it to his ear after the call was connected, Bai Yutang didn't make a sound but instead listened to the voice on the other side.

He was certain that there was someone on the other end of the phone, although the other party was also silent.

Both sides just waited quietly with each other for a good five seconds or so.

Bai Yutang walked to a quieter corner of the police station lobby and asked, "Who is it?"

Following Bai Yutang's voice, a sigh came from the other side.

Bai Yutang felt that the sigh had an unspeakably old tone to it... Could it be that the caller was an old man?

"Even the voice is the same ah..."

Finally, such a sigh came. The voice was hoarse, no matter whether it was the tone, or the pitch... everything, the feeling given to Bai Yutang was only the word – "old". But excluding the sensory judgement, Bai Yutang heard a rational voice in his head say with certainty – fake!

Bai Yutang frowned, and after a moment of silence, said, "You imitate quite well."

Almost the instant Bai Yutang's words were finished, the sound of cheerful laughter came from the other side.

Then, it was a child's voice, sounding only seven or eight years old. The tender child's voice carried pleasure, "You haven't changed at all, Uncle Ye."

Bai Yutang's eyes rose slightly, "If you're participating in an impersonation show, you're calling the wrong number."

Finally, a normal male voice came from over there, "How did you tell that was a fake voice? My impersonations have always been seamless."

The voice at this time was a man's voice. It was a little low, but not thick, and it sounded like it should belong to a young man, but it didn't seem particularly young.

Bai Yutang suddenly had an idea and asked, "G?"

On the other end of the phone, the sound of laughter came once again, "You really are a magical being, I have more and more questions I want to ask you."

Bai Yutang raised an eyebrow slightly, "Why don't you come and have a seat at SCI?"

"A good proposal." The reply on the other end of the phone was out of Bai Yutang's expectation.

"I'm at your nine o'clock."

Bai Yutang raised his head and saw that in the direction of the main door, a person with a phone in one hand and the other in his pant pocket was standing right in front of the police station's glass door.

The sensored glass door opened with a swipe.

That person slowly walked in.

Bai Yutang took a step forward and saw the man turn his face to look in his direction, withdraw his hand from his trouser pocket, raise it and gently shake it at him, seemingly in greeting.

That person's height and build were about the same as Zhan Zhao. He was wearing a black shirt, black trousers, and had a head of black medium-length hair... He had a very Asian look, but his skin was close to that of a Caucasian, and it was unclear if it was due to the light, but his eyes appeared to be greyish green indoors.

Looking carefully at his face, the man appeared very young, in his twenties, with soft features. He looked like a harmless and good person, but he was not particularly handsome or particularly good looking, in short... this was a person who could very easily mix into a crowd and disappear into thin air. But if you look carefully, he was a person with a unique temperament who could make people remember him with just one glance.

Of course, this face was not unfamiliar to Bai Yutang, as he had already seen the photo at Lan Qi's house before, and although he had dyed his hair and changed his attire, his face had not changed! He was G!

Bai Yutang was stunned for a moment. G just appeared in the lobby of the police station so boldly?!

After greeting Bai Yutang, G put his hands in his pockets and walked slowly in Bai Yutang's direction.

There were guards at the entrance of the police station.

At this time, a young police officer seemed to have noticed G's unusual appearance and ran up from behind, "Sir, you need to register to enter..."

G turned back and smiled at the young officer.

Bai Yutang then saw that little officer staring up at G, while at the same time, G opened his mouth and seemed to say something to him.

Bai Yutang quickly stepped towards them, while shouting at the young officer, "Don't stare at him!"

Before Bai Yutang could finish his words, he suddenly saw that young officer reach out and draw his sidearm, raising it to aim at Bai Yutang.

"Yaaaah!"

A nearby civilian employee passed by and shrieked in alarm.

The screams startled the people on the second and ground floors. The police officers who had their sidearms drew their guns, and in an instant, there was chaos in the lobby.

At this tense and chaotic moment, Bai Yutang suddenly stopped in his tracks, withdrew the hand that was already gripping the handle of his own sidearm, and stood in the middle of the police station's lobby.

At this moment, everything seemed to have stood still. That young police officer held the gun and pulled the trigger at him... A few other police officers also pulled the trigger, and the bullets flew through the air along clear trajectories in their respective directions.

This process was slow and precise. Bai Yutang could clearly see the bullets flying towards his face. He could have dodged, or he could have instantly drawn his gun and eliminated the randomly firing young officer, or he could have prevented the outbreak of an impending gunfight, but he hadn't moved... because a rational voice in his head was telling him that – Everything is fake!

Bai Yutang turned his face to look at G.

G also looked at him.

Bai Yutang spoke, "Is this the limit of your hypnosis."

G raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at Bai Yutang with surprise in his eyes.

"Although the sights were very real, I know that none of this is real." Before Bai Yutang finished speaking, he heard a snap from behind him...

Instantly, the scene in front of him returned to normal.

That young officer was standing right in the doorway, looking at the computer, the clerks were walking by nearby, and the other few officers who had drawn their guns just now hadn't really drawn their guns, but rather hurriedly walked by, glancing curiously this way.

If Bai Yutang had drawn his gun just now, then the current situation would definitely be – the SCI captain suddenly went crazy and shot someone at the police station.

Bai Yutang looked at G who was standing not far from him.

At this moment, G was smiling at him, "How do you judge truth from falsehood?"

"Feel."

Without waiting for Bai Yutang to speak, the sound of Zhan Zhao's voice was heard from behind him.

Bai Yutang turned around and saw that Zhan Zhao was walking up behind him, walking to his side. At this moment, he was almost making the same movements as G, with one hand in his pants pocket and the other hand out in the open.

Bai Yutang knew that the sound that broke all the illusions just now was the sound of Zhan Zhao snapping his fingers.

At this time, Zhan Zhao should have been in the interrogation room questioning Liu Jin. Bai Yutang looked at him uneasily.

Zhan Zhao had just left Liu Jin with Zhao Jue. Zhao Jue said that he wanted to hypnotise him alone, so Zhan Zhao came downstairs to look for Bai Yutang. Who knew that he would coincidentally come across this scene?

G stretched out the fingers of his fake hand to gently touch his chin. His eyes were carefully sizing up Zhan Zhao from top to bottom, but his mouth was muttering in general, "So it's relying on feeling ah..."

While speaking, G's line of sight looked past Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang and went behind them. From his grey-green pupils, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang clearly felt a wave of "excitement" pouring out.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang turned back.

Just to see a person standing in the doorway of the elevator, Bai Ye...

Bai Ye was obviously taken aback when he saw G, but his expression was quite calm. He took out his phone, and after it connected, he said, "G is in the lobby."

At this time, Ma Han and Zhao Hu, who had come up with information from the database, also came over and felt the weird atmosphere in the lobby... Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were staring at a stranger and that stranger...

After seeing that person's face clearly, Ma Han and Zhao Hu were taken aback – Isn't this the same person in that group photo from Lan Qi?

G!

Zhao Hu and Ma Han put down their information and were about to arrest the man.

But Bai Yutang gently waved his hand at the two of them, signalling – Wait.

Zhao Hu was a bit puzzled, but Ma Han suddenly gave him a gentle tug.

Zhao Hu turned back...

A bizarre scene appeared.

They saw that the two guards at the door and the several police officers at the front desk were all dull-eyed at this moment... and their hands were holding their service guns, with the muzzles pointed at their own temples.

"Hey!" Zhao Hu was startled, "What are you guys doing?"

But those police officers did not speak at all, they just took a suicidal pose, their fingers on the triggers. At this time, as long as they gently pulled... they would die.

"Is this considered hostage?" Zhan Zhao asked G.

G laughed, reaching out to look at his watch, "It should take about fifteen seconds for the elevator to get here, so we'll need to hurry up."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang frowned.

"I'm here to provide clues." G said briefly, "Skin, it's the contact."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both waited for him, "And then?"

G spread his hands, "Above."

Bai Yutang frowned.

Zhan Zhao was amused, "You could have called to say this, was it necessary to come in person?"

"Hehe." G laughed, "I just wanted to come and see what hope looks like, if such a thing really exists in this world."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both frowned. This person had been speaking in a calm tone, but the words coming out were bordering on gibberish.

After saying this, G turned around and headed out the door.

The moment he left the building, the elevator doors opened with a ding.

Zhao Jue walked out of the elevator, and G had just walked out of the police station, the glass door behind him closing.

Outside the glass door, G turned back, raised his hand, and extended two fingers in front of his forehead.

With his movement, the officers moved in unison to put away the sidearms that were pointed at their temples. After putting away their guns, the crowd looked as if their acupoints had been unlocked, looking around in a somewhat dazed manner and feeling as if their minds had gone blank just now.

And at this moment, G had already descended the steps of the police station.

Ma Han and Zhao Hu chased after him, but there was no one at the bottom of the steps. The two of them looked at each other, and their mood at this moment could only be described as "having seen a ghost".

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao turned around and saw Zhao Jue grinding his teeth and glaring at Bai Ye.

Bai Ye had an innocent look on his face, "I called you as soon as I saw him, who told you to take the elevator and not jump down directly."

Zhao Jue raised his foot to kick him.

Ma Han and Zhao Hu came back and told Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang that the man had disappeared.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both look back at Zhao Jue.

Zhao Jue stroked his chin and asked, "Did he scare you guys?"

Although Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang didn't say anything, their hearts did receive some shock. This was G! He was simply an unbelievable existence.

Zhao Jue saw that the two of them seemed to be a little frustrated, so he waved his hand and said, "Actually, the two of you also scared him."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both froze.

Zhao Jue smiled faintly and stroked his chin as he turned to go upstairs, muttering to himself, "It's getting more and more interesting."

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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: January 21, 2024 by Angel

Edited: April 16, 2024 by Angel