S.C.I Mystery Series Volume 5 Chapter 77

Countdown from the Murderer 07 – Special File

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SCI has cracked a bizarre murder-for-hire case at the Four Seasons Hotel that ended with the wrong person being killed.

This case happened in the process of investigating the murder of Mark Fan, however, both the victim and the perpetrator seemed to be more or less related to Mark Fan.

When Zhan Zhao was looking through Wang Meiyun's purse, he found a medicine bottle.

This bottle was familiar to everyone. It was almost the same as the one placed on Mark Fan's desk, and the colour of the pills inside was also the same.

Zhan Zhao asked Gongsun to take a look to see if it was the same medicine.

Gongsun did a preliminary check and was basically sure that it was the same kind of medicine.

Bai Yutang was a bit puzzled, and looked at Wang Meiyun – This person's appearance was quite radiant, and she looked quite healthy, it didn't look like she was addicted to drugs.

Bai Yutang asked her about it.

Wang Meiyun shook her head in denial at that moment, "It's just a joke, you guys can run a test on me! I haven't taken any drugs indiscriminately!"

"Then what are you taking this medicine for?" Zhan Zhao asked her in confusion.

Wang Meiyun frowned at the bottle and said, "I've been under a lot of stress lately, I don't sleep well at night and I get headaches, so this medicine was prescribed by the doctor for me to regulate my sleep."

"Which doctor prescribed it for you?" Gongsun was surprised to hear this. Which doctor would dare to prescribe this kind of medicine ah... This kind of medicine is quite dangerous to give to people who are not addicted to drugs.

"Just, Dr. Mark Fan..." At this time, Wang Meiyun felt that she might have been used by Mark Fan and was dissatisfied, "What's wrong? What's wrong with this medicine? He told me that this medicine is not dangerous nor does it have side effects!"

"How many did he tell you to take a day?" Gongsun then asked.

"Three pills at a time, three times a day, for a week."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both looked at Gongsun – Will you die if you take it like this?

Gongsun stretched out three fingers and waved them, indicating – You won't live more than three days!

"How many days have you taken them?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"I just opened it yesterday, and I took it once. I was a bit uncomfortable after that, so I didn't take it today." Wang Meiyun stood up, looked at the reporters outside the window, frowned and sat back down, asking Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "Will I be shot?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other – Buying a murderer, at the very least, she would have to spend the rest of his life in jail.

At this time, Qian Fu was quite stimulated. After he understood the whole thing, he was completely shocked... If it wasn't for Wang Meiyun's mistake about the floor, then the person who was now cut up and discarded in the bathtub would probably be him.

But this was no better. This scandal had already been published. Although Qian Fu is not a public figure, as an ordinary person, his reputation was ruined. In addition, his wife had already sent a private detective to investigate him, and after this, he expected that it would end in a divorce...

Bai Yutang had someone bring Qian Fu back to the police station for questioning first.

There are two murderers at the moment – a suspected perverted executioner and Wang Meiyun who bought the murder.

Zhao Hu and Ma Han escorted those two back to the police station first, and the technical vehicles from the coroner's team, technical team, and forensics team all left one after another.

Therefore, most of the media downstairs shifted their stance and ran to squat in front of the police station to wait for the conference.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang waited for the reporters to leave, then walked out of the hotel, walked back to Mark Fan's office once more, and drove away.

Zhan Zhao sat in the car and called Chen Jiayi.

The phone was on speakerphone, and Jiayi answered almost in seconds.

As soon as she picked up, Chen Jiayi's voice came over, "What do you want to ask?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both nodded – This one was as astute as ever.

"Are you familiar with Wang Meiyun?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"Hmph, I knew you guys would find me to ask. I'm not familiar with her, but she and Jiang Nan used to be in the same agency, and Sister Jiang Nan was able to find someone who was very familiar with her to ask questions!" Chen Jiayi actively cooperated and took the initiative to ask for help, saying, "I just called Sister Nan, and I'll bring someone to the SCI office with me in a while. I have to say that Wang Meiyun has really been quite nervous lately! Things are definitely not as simple as love killing!"

Zhan Zhao was quite curious and asked, "Aren't Wang Meiyun and Jiang Nan in the same company now? Has she changed jobs?"

Chen Jiayi's tone was a bit speechless, "It was Jiang Nan who switched! Sister Nan switched to Brother Bai's company. It was big news at the time, but you guys didn't even know about it?"

This was out of Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's expectations, but the two of them did not care much about this type of news. Zhan Zhao, a person who loved to read words so much, flipped through magazines and would directly skip the entertainment gossip when he saw it.

"Ma Xin said that you already knew that Wang Meiyun was acting as a mistress?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"Tsk, I really didn't think that she was having an affair with Qian Fu." Chen Jiayi said mysteriously, "Qian Fu is just an ordinary businessman, Wang Meiyun is not that simple!"

After saying that, Chen Jiayi said that she would see them at the SCI office in a while and would tell them more about it later, then hung up the phone.

Zhan Zhao sat in the car, holding the cell phone and gently tapping his chin.

At this time, the car's intercom rang. Bai Yutang tapped on it, and Jiang Ping's voice came.

"Boss," Jiang Ping said, "I found out that last month, Mark Fan paid two hundred thousand into Li Feng's account through a private account."

"Two hundred thousand?" Bai Yutang asked Jiang Ping, "What were the expenses for? Is there a record of it?"

"No." Jiang Ping continued to investigate.

Zhan Zhao felt that this amount was a bit special, "If Li Feng caught something on Mark Fan and wanted to blackmail him, the amount seems to be a bit low. If Mark Fan hired Li Feng to investigate something, the amount seems a bit high."

Bai Yutang didn't understand the charges of private detectives, "Isn't Li Feng specialised in catching cheating? If it's a divorce lawsuit of a wealthy family, he could earn a lot more by catching the other party cheating, so it's understandable to charge a little more."

"But Mark Fan isn't married!" Zhan Zhao said, "Moreover, this person at least has a relationship with the organisation, why would he need to hire a private detective to investigate anything? I feel that the two pieces of hardware don't match very well."

Bai Yutang was amused by Zhan Zhao's statement, "Leaving aside the fact that Mark Fan hiring Li Feng isn't a match, what I'm more curious about is, where did Wang Meiyun find that killer?"

"You also find this point strange!" Zhan Zhao obviously had the same opinion, "That killer just now wasn't an ordinary killer, I think there's probably more clues on him than on Wang Meiyun."

At this time, two photos came through on Zhan Zhao's tablet, which were sent by Ma Xin.

Gongsun and the others had already returned to the forensic room to begin the autopsy on Li Feng. Also in the forensic room was Mark Fan's body.

Gongsun hadn't started yet, and Ma Xin was taking photos of the corpses, but had already found a problem...

Below the left shoulder of both corpses, above the upper arm, there were identical tattoos.

Zhan Zhao clicked on one of the photos.

It was a "J" pattern made up of flowering vines.

Zhan Zhao studied it for half a day and couldn't remember seeing it before.

Mark Fan and Li Feng's tattoos were close in location, and the tattoo colours and shapes were exactly the same. It was just that Mark Fan's felt a little newer, and Li Feng's felt a little older. Of course, this may also be related to their skin type. Mark Fan is a scholar who spends a lot of time indoors and has paler skin. Li Feng is an outdoor worker who spends a lot of time outside, probably enjoys sunbathing, and has bronzed skin...

Comparing the two identical tattoos, Zhan Zhao frowned, "J? What does it mean?"

Bai Yutang shook his head and asked, "There doesn't seem to be a J in king, could it be some new member?"

Zhan Zhao was a little disgusted, "Isn't that organisation all old and dying? J, Zhao Jue."

Bai Yutang sighed, "It better not be..."

"It's definitely not Zhao Jue." Zhan Zhao shook his head vigorously, "If it's really Zhao Jue, it wouldn't be drawn in such a pompous style!"

Bai Yutang glanced at the tattoo and agreed with Zhan Zhao, "Indeed, it doesn't feel like his style!"

"J..." Zhan Zhao muttered "J" to himself all the way back to the police station, and discovered that a large number of people had already gathered in front of the door. Even Zhou Ping had appeared in the crowd, holding a camera.

Seeing Bai Yutang's car drive into the underground garage, Zhou Ping smiled and lifted his camera to take a picture of them.

Zhan Zhao touched his chin, "This guy... is actually quite suspicious."

"Why do you say that?" Bai Yutang asked as he parked the car in his space and turned off the engine.

"Zhou Ping is an investigative journalist who usually tracks major cases, why did he run to investigate a celebrity having an affair?" Zhan Zhao shook his head.

"To earn extra money?" Bai Yutang asked with a smile, "Isn't it popular to work as a labourer these days... There's no way around it."

Zhan Zhao pressed the elevator button and just wanted to tease Captain Bai for a bit when the elevator door opened.

Inside the elevator, Bao Sir appeared with a dark face.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang instinctively took half a step back.

Bao Sir looked at the two and asked Zhan Zhao, "Why didn't you reply to my message?"

Zhan Zhao blinked and remembered, there was indeed a three-second voice message earlier, but he thought it was asking them to go clean the toilets or something like that, so he didn't click on it.

Taking out his cell phone, he silently clicked on it.

The message carried Bao Zheng's roar, "What are you guys up to again?!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both looked at Bao Sir, their eyes protesting – So fierce!

Bao Zheng glared at the two of them, "The media heat is so high again all of a sudden, do your SCI want to be internet celebrities? Hurry up and solve the case!"

"It's solved!" Zhan Zhao was quite aggrieved, and stated that they caught the person in the hotel!

Bao Zheng raised an eyebrow and asked him, "Didn't I give you fourteen days? Have you solved the case?"

Zhan Zhao muttered, "Those are two different matters..."

"Are you sure it's two different matters?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both keenly received the message in Bao Zheng's tone. They looked up together and asked, "Is it the same matter?"

Bao Zheng sighed, "Mark Fan and Li Feng have the same J flower vine tattoo on their bodies, right?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both nodded – He's pretty well-informed, huh?

"Maybe Wang Meiyun has one on her as well." When Bao Sir finished speaking, the elevator had already reached SCI's floor.

When the elevator door opened, Bao Zheng shooed Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang out and said, "File TS-2075."

After saying that, the elevator door closed and Bao Sir went upstairs.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, ran into the office, and asked Jiang Ping, who had just sat down and was ready to drink a cup of milk tea to replenish his strength, "What is file TS-2075?"

Jiang Ping put down the cup, turned on the computer to check the police department's archives, and quickly found file TS-2075.

Jiang Ping pressed print, and the printer on the side started to send out documents.

The first one that came out was a pattern of vines forming the letter "J".

Zhan Zhao took the photo and compared it, and found that it was the same.

Taking the information, he looked at Jiang Ping.

Jiang Ping shrugged, indicating that he was not sure either.

The subsequent documents came out one by one. Zhan Zhao picked them up and flipped through them, frowning as he read them, "Surprisingly, there is such a thing..."

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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: March 10, 2024 by Angel

Edited: June 27, 2024 by Angel