Chapter 143: Not the Average Person
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Grayed out avatars? Something happened?
Bai Muchuan did not understand what Xiang Wan was trying to say.
However, he was able to detect Xiang Wan’s anxiety and emotions right away.
“Don’t be in a hurry! Say it slowly.”
After Xiang Wan explained the situation, he thought about it for a while and comforted her. “I’ll send someone to check this at once. We’ll be able to know this soon.”
“Okay.” Xiang Wan’s voice was hoa.r.s.e but she felt very grateful. “You’re the only one who’s willing to hear me spouting nonsense in the middle of the night.”
Xiang Wan heard his low chuckles from the other end of the phone and could tell that Bai Muchuan seemed elated because of her remark. “So will you please be good and go to bed? It’s already after 2:00 a.m. Little silly pig!”
Little silly pig?. .. Xiang Wan’s face immediately turned red.
n.o.body had ever used such a gentle tone to call her that.
The susurrus at her ears filled up her heart and calmed her down. “… Okay.”
“Be good, I’ll come over in the morning. I’ll hit your b.u.t.t if I found out you didn’t sleep well.”
“…”
Seems like he was in a good mood as he could still tease her.
Xiang Wan took a deep breath to relieve her pent-up emotions due to the case. “Are you still busy?” she asked.
“Yes.”
“Any progress?”
“Yup.” Bai Muchuan paused for a while. “Ye Lun has an a.s.sistant who ‘fessed up.”
Eh? Xiang Wan immediately felt perked up by the news.
“What did he say?”
“He confirmed the matter about… Ye Lun sleeping with his fans.” Bai Muchuan tried to word the matter in a refined manner. Maybe he wanted to maintain a good image in front of Xiang Wan so he didn’t put it crudely. “That a.s.sistant takes care of his personal affairs. In actual fact, his job is to take care of those women who threw themselves at Ye Lun, and most of these women are his fans. Mao Guigui was one of them.”
“And?” The world of celebrities was really amazing. Xiang Wan was unable to understand why they lived that way.
“I’m thinking of interrogating Ye Lun overnight!” Bai Muchuan’s voice sounded severe.
Interrogating Ye Lun overnight! Xiang Wan felt her heart twitched in excitement. The urge of being part of the action was totally unstoppable.
She wanted to be there. She wanted to partic.i.p.ate in the interrogation.
But…
She took a look at the time on the laptop. It was already half past two in the morning. If she were to tell Bai Muchuan about her intention, he would agree and would most probably come to fetch her. If that happened, not only she might not be able to be of help but would most probably delay a lot of time and cause trouble for him.
Xiang Wan did not want to become a burden.
Yet she did not want to give up this opportunity.
She gave it consideration. Why not go over by herself instead?
She could just hail for a cab at the entrance of the neighborhood, which was pretty safe. “Okay, go do your work then!”
Xiang Wan hung up the phone and changed into a set of new clothes.
Usually, at this point in time, she would already be in deep sleep. But the thought of interrogating Ye Lun overnight made her fresh as a daisy.
When she went out, she quietly turned off the lights and took an umbrella with her.
The street lights in the neighborhood during the wee hours were dim and the paths were particularly quiet.
In the modern day, many people came home late at night. There were many who went out at night to eat supper. The security guards at her neighborhood took a glance at her but did not say anything and continued to chat with each other.
Xiang Wan stood at the entrance and booked a car using Didi, a mobile car booking app on her mobile phone, standing quietly beneath the umbrella in the misty rain.
She waited for about a few minutes when a black car drove up to her in the rain. At the same moment, her mobile phone rang.
“h.e.l.lo, I’m here at the entrance of the neighborhood. Where are you?”
Xiang Wan took a look at the only car outside the entrance. “I’m at the entrance. I’ll walk over right now.”
She closed her umbrella and walked over to the car. Just then, another car drove past her, causing the water acc.u.mulated on the ground to splatter around…
Xiang Wan took a casual glance at the second car and suddenly felt a chill in her spine.
Gosh! Something’s not right, this car number plate seems really familiar!
This number… seems like the car number plate that she had booked earlier?
At Xiang Wan’s current position, she was unable to see the car number plate of this black car. But now that she sensed something not quite right, she hurriedly threw away her umbrella and ran back to the security post as fast as she could. “Security brothers! Quick, let me in!” she shouted.
A high-cla.s.s neighborhood had much better security than an old, small neighborhood. They were also more concerned about the safety of the residents in their neighborhood. Imagine a woman screaming and running in the wee hours, that sure was something alarming. Almost as soon as she shouted, the two security guards on duty ran out of their post.
“What’s going on? Anything happened?”
The door was open and Xiang Wan quickly went in and felt relieved. Then she wanted to look at the car number plate of the black car.
However, the black car had left.
Her mobile phone rang again. This time, it was another unfamiliar phone number.
“I’m at the entrance of your neighborhood. Where are you now?”
This man’s voice was different from the one earlier.
Xiang Wan tensed up as she was scared. “Are you the driver from DiDi?”
“Yes! Where are you? I didn’t see anyone. Are you the one who’s standing at the entrance?”
“Yes! It’s me.” Xiang Wan verified the details of the car she booked against this second car that was before her. “Please wait a while for me. I’ll come out right now.”
Her heart was still beating wildly after hanging up the phone. She took a deep breath and looked at the two security guards who were puzzled. “I’m sorry to have disturbed you both,” she smiled apologetically, “earlier on… I mean the car that left earlier, is a fraud. Do you both understand what I’m trying to say?”
The two security guards shook their heads.
Huff! Xiang Wan puffed a sigh and felt there was no point explaining. She immediately asked something of concern. “Is there a surveillance camera at the entrance?”
The security guards looked at her somewhat confused and nodded their heads. “You’re saying the car that left just now wanted to deceive you?”
“Yes, the man in the car pretended to be a DiDi driver that I booked in order to deceive me to get on his car.” As Xiang Wan wanted the security guards to take her words seriously, she had no choice but to make use of the name of the police. “I’m working at the Criminal Investigation Unit of Hongjiang District. I’m also the colleague of Captain Cheng who lived in this neighborhood. This incident requires more investigation. I hope you’ll make sure the footage is intact as the police will come to get the footage in the morning. I appreciate your cooperation.”
The security guards nodded their heads after pausing a while. “Okay, so now you’re…”
“I’m going to the Criminal Investigation Unit now. Please take a picture of me getting on this car!”
“…”
The autumn rain gave the road a good wash. The trees in front of the Criminal Investigation Unit were dripping with rainwater.
Xiang Wan got off the car and rushed up the stairs to the Criminal Investigation Unit.
The security officers on duty at the entrance of the Criminal Investigation Unit saw her flurried steps like a bunny and looked at her strangely.
Xiang Wan did not bother to explain. She dashed into the office and b.u.mped into Tang Yuanchu. Both of them were startled to see each other.
“Eh? Teacher Xiang, why are you here?”
Xiang Wan asked nervously while taking a glance inside, “Where’s Captain Bai? I’ve urgent matters!”
Tang Yuanchu raised an eyebrow and pointed inside. “He’s on his way to the interrogation room!”
“Thank you!”
Xiang Wan did not notice his smiling gaze. She nodded her head, carrying her bag as she ran inside. She saw Bai Muchuan in the corridor outside the interrogation room.
The surrounding was very quiet. Only Xiang Wan’s own heartbeat had not calmed down. Coupled with the sounds of her hurried footsteps, it felt as though she had stirred up a whirlwind of nervous atmosphere. However, her tense nerves from the incident of almost getting on the wrong car, slowly eased at the moment she saw him.
“Bai Muchuan.”
She called out to him from behind.
Bai Muchuan was shocked and quickly turned back.
“Xiang Wan?” When he saw that her face was filled with panic and tension, he quickly walked over to her. “What happened?”
“I nearly got abducted—” Xiang Wan was out of breath.
As she recalled the scene at the entrance of the neighborhood, she could not help but feel appalled.
Under Bai Muchuan’s scrutinizing gaze, she told him the entire incident exactly as it happened.
She even gave a detailed account that she was about to pull the car door open when she noticed something amiss and her actions after that. She had thought that Bai Muchuan would praise her for being smart and alert, as well as being able to deal with an urgent situation. Never did she expect his face to instantly sink. He looked so gloomy as though he was about to eat her up.
“Do you still remember what I’ve said when I left your house?”
“I don’t want to deter you from your work. Besides…”
“Repeat what I’ve said!”
He was really fierce!
Before him, she was like a student who had done something wrong…
Xiang Wan lowered her head slightly. “You said not to act alone. Even if I have to go out by myself, I have to let you know my whereabouts!”
“Since your memory’s so good, why didn’t you act according to my instructions?” Bai Muchuan grunted a laugh, his stern gaze was not of a gentle lover now. He was totally like a huge monster that could swallow someone up!
Xiang Wan did not dare to look at his eyes and lowered her head further. “I’m alright now anyway?”
“What if you’re really in trouble?” Bai Muchuan seemed as though he was about to explode. “Imagine this, you’ve suddenly disappeared. No one knew where you’ve gone to. And maybe a few days later, someone will inform me to go to a crime scene where I’ll see your corpse! Oh yes, there’s also Cheng Zheng, he’ll do a thorough autopsy on your body, not missing every single detail—”
Holy sh*t!
That description was too realistic!
The moment Xiang Wan thought of Cheng Zheng’s autopsy table, her scalp felt numb. “Bro, please, don’t scare me! I’m timid—”
“I’m not scaring you.” Bai Muchuan’s eyes squinted with a hint of danger as he enveloped her with his gaze. In the narrow corridor, he spoke in a low tone that was so chilly that even her heart went cold with fear.
“Xiang Wan, our opponent… is not an average person.”