Midnight Bookstore

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Rigor Mortis?” Zhang Yanfeng was stunned for a moment.

“That"s impossible.”

Rigor Mortis was formed some time after a person died. Regardless of whether it was ancient or modern homicide cases, the investigators would infer the approximate time of death of the deceased based on the rigor mortis. Except this was a living person… a living person who could move.

“I say.” Officer Chen looked at Zhang Yanfeng.

“Aren"t you going up to take a look?”

“Are you joking?” Zhang Yanfeng asked.

“Yes.” Officer Chen nodded.

“How can a dead person move, right?”

“That"s right.” Zhang Yanfeng let out a long sigh.

“How can a person come back to life after death, right?”

“Right… Ah?” Officer Chen smiled.

Out of habit, she placed her fingernails next to her lips as she bit them. Because she was good-looking… so her action was also very adorable. It had the charm of a mature woman, but also contained the mischievousness of a girl. No matter which industry she was in, a smart woman knew how to display her beauty to the greatest extent. This was a woman"s talent.

“I say, let"s go and take a look.” Officer Chen urged while biting her nails.

“Oh, okay.” Old Zhang ran over.

Looking at Old Zhang"s back as he ran, Officer Chen"s originally smiling face slowly faded away. She frowned and continued biting her nails as she thought to herself, “There"s no problem with the DNA and fingerprints, but why do you look like a different person?”

“Hey kid, wait a minute!”

Zhou Ze was already cursing Old Zhang in his heart. He was planning on how he was going to burn this blind subordinate after he returned. Except when he heard Old Zhang shout behind him, Zhou Ze was still excited. The little boy pouted as he turned around. His gaze did not first look at Zhang Yanfeng who was running over but at Officer Chen who was a little further away.

“Uncle, that sister makes me feel very uncomfortable. It makes me feel like I"m looking at those grandparents who are buried underground.”

The little boy stretched out his hand and patted the railing helplessly. He said somewhat helplessly, “Uncle, I"m going home. It"s too late. Mom and dad will be anxious at home. Help me say h.e.l.lo to that uncle.”

As he said that, the little boy left whilst carrying his school bag with Piglet"s face printed on it. He ran forward as fast as he could. Zhou Ze heaved a long sigh of relief, he originally thought that the next scene would be an emotional scene of a meeting between superiors and subordinates. He was already brewing emotions in his heart. Except in the next moment, Zhou Ze suddenly raised his fist as he turned around and swung at Zhang Yanfeng!

“F*ck!”

“…” Old Zhang

“I didn"t do it on purpose!” Zhou Ze thought to himself.

“Bang!”

This punch directly hit Old Zhang"s chin which caught him off guard. His entire body bounced up and fell to the ground. Except Old Zhang"s reaction was very fast as he had been an old criminal policeman for decades. He had a younger body now. In addition to the unremitting exercise during this period, his belly fats were gone. His experience and body could be considered the peak of a police officer. After he fell to the ground, Old Zhang swept his leg.

“Bang!”

Zhou Ze was thrown to the ground, causing his head to hit the railing by the river.

“Old Zhang, you dare to hit me?”

“You dare to hit your boss?!”

Old Zhang immediately got up from the ground and pounced on Zhou Ze. Zhou Ze"s body was no longer under his control as he kicked him. Except with the previous lesson, Old Zhang was much more cautious this time. He turned sideways to avoid the kick and turned around to kick Zhou Ze in the stomach.

“Buzz!”

Although Zhou Ze was unable to control the body at the moment… The pain was real. However… no matter how much pain Zhou Ze was in… the body"s reactions did not stop because of this. It grabbed Old Zhang"s legs with both hands… opened its mouth… and bit down! Looking at the foot that was getting closer and closer… Zhou Ze felt a strong resistance in his heart as a strong stench came from him. It was like a canned sardine that had expired for three years.

“Pfft!”

“Old Zhang, how long has it been since you changed your socks?” This smell… made Zhou Ze feel like vomiting.

“Ahhhhh!!!”

Old Zhang let out a blood-curdling scream, he had never seen a suspect like this before. Old Zhang had originally thought that the a.s.sailant would lose his resistance when he stepped on him, but he did not expect him to be so fierce. The ferocity of the old criminal investigations officer was displayed at this moment. The life and safety of a criminal investigations officer were the most difficult to guarantee because the people they faced were usually extremely vicious and evil. When dealing with evil people, it was naturally impossible for them to be gentle.

“Crack…”

Zhou Ze"s neck was grabbed by Zhang Yanfeng. Zhang Yanfeng"s knee immediately pressed down as it was aimed at Zhou Ze"s head!

“Bang!”

His head suffered a heavy blow as Zhou Ze"s consciousness went into a trance. However… immediately after… Zhou Ze"s body was like an octopus, taking advantage of the situation to wrap itself around Old Zhang"s body. He then opened his mouth and bit down on Old Zhang"s arm.

“Hiss!” Old Zhang sucked in a breath of cold air.

At this moment… he already had some doubts in his heart, “what the h.e.l.l was this suspect? Ordinary people couldn"t possibly fight in such a way, right? This was the most valiant, crazy fighting style that completely ignored the pain and any bodily reaction. His hands flipped up, immediately grabbing Zhou Ze"s neck, and then he threw him over the shoulder!

“Bang!”

Zhou Ze was fiercely thrown to the ground. Just as he was about to get up, Old Zhang decided to go all out. He stepped forward and kicked Zhou Ze in the chest.

“Bang!”

“Crack…”

A few more broken ribs. This time… it should be over, right? Old Zhang felt a little regretful. He had come out in plain clothes without any shackles, or else he would have locked Zhou Ze up. Except for what happened next… made Old Zhang"s eyes widen. He saw the suspect who had been thrown to the ground and stepped on… jumped up like a carp… but one of the legs seemed to be crippled. He couldn"t stand up completely… but he bent his waist and charged straight at him.

“Bang!”

Old Zhang was. .h.i.t by this in the abs… he was a little confused at first, and then he felt that his back was pressed against something hard. His body began to fall backward. This guy… wanted to push him into the river! Old Zhang immediately steadied his lower body, and his hands firmly grasped the other guy"s neck. Even though he strangled the other guy, he did not seem to be affected at all and continued to exert force on Old Zhang.

The two men suddenly fell into a stalemate. Because of the fight just now… the mask also fell off and Old Zhang saw an unfamiliar face that was very close to him. It was a very white face, a strange kind of white. So white that… It was like a dead person, and this dead person… while pinching himself and trying to push him into the river… winked at him!

“…” Old Zhang.

Old Zhang was a little confused, what the h.e.l.l was going on!

“Old… Old… Zhang…”

Yes, he was talking? It seemed that it was because the little boy had run far, Zhou Ze found that he seemed to have gained a little control over the body. At least, he could move his lips and make some sounds.

“Old… Old… Zhang…”

“Who are you?” Old Zhang was stunned for a moment.

Although he was still desperately wrestling, he instinctively sensed something strange. To be exact, this strange feeling was reflected from the very beginning of the fight. Lawyer An had said that Old Zhang was the weakest among Zhou Ze"s ghost messengers. Because his soul had never been to h.e.l.l, he was called a ghost messenger. However, he did not have the experience and special abilities of a ghost messenger. Old Zhang seemed to have changed his body and continued to be his policeman. However, the old criminal investigations officer still had the insight.

“I… I… I… ”

“Who are you?”

Zhang Yanfeng lifted both of his feet at this moment. He was almost exhausted, and the strength of this guy in front of him seemed to be endless.

“Ma… Ban…”

“Who are you?”

“…” Zhou Ze.

“Is it easy for me to make a sound now?”

“Why can"t you hear me clearly?”

Zhou Ze wanted to give up resisting, he could just help this body kill Old Zhang.

“Who are you?” Old Zhang said with strength. Except at this moment, the question was a little weak. As if they were whispering, because his feet had left the ground and were about to be pushed into the river.

“Ma… Boss…”

“Wife?”

“…” Zhou Ze.

“Kill him, quick, kill him! Why did I have to be so kind to take this fellow as my subordinate? Lawyer An was right, it was a waste of a spot!”

“Ah! Boss!” Old Zhang finally understood. Zhou Ze was so moved that he was about to cry.

“It"s… It"s me…”

“Boss, what happened to you?”

“I… ”

Before Zhou Ze could finish his sentence, he heard a gunshot. He shouldn"t have heard the gunshot first. Because the bullet"s speed was much faster than the speed of sound. He wasn"t aware. In short, someone fired!

“Bang!”

Zhou Ze only felt a heavy blow to his head, he was even able to hear the bullet piercing through his head and breaking through the other side to get out. When the bullet briefly lingered in his head, it caused heat due to friction. Zhou Ze"s body staggered to the left, then his entire body fell to the ground due to inertia. In a trance, Zhou Ze saw Old Zhang roaring at him in panic as he was coming down from the railing. He also saw… a female police officer not far away who was holding a gun with smoke leaving the barrel.

“Plop…”

His back fell heavily to the ground as Zhou Ze felt that his entire head was empty. Zhou Ze vaguely saw himself lying on the sofa in the bookstore in the early morning, drinking coffee and reading the newspaper. Behind him, Yingying was still standing with her hands holding “The servant girl"s self-cultivation.”

F*ck, he had wronged the directors and scriptwriters of those melodramatic dramas in the past. It turned out that after a person was shot… many images would indeed appear in his mind in an instant.