Chapter 673: Gaze From the Abyss
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Cheng Zheng’s guess was correct.
There were not many people who did blood tests in the hospital at night so the result came out fast.
Just like what Cheng Zheng has said, there were sedative drugs detected in her blood. It was obvious that Ye Lun didn’t want their lives. He only wanted them to be asleep so that they wouldn’t cause any trouble while they were on the run.
Xiang Wan felt more at ease knowing that.
It was only when one was not healthy then one would know the importance of health.
Almost instantaneously, she felt relieved.
“Let’s go, Detective Ding. Let’s look for Bai Muchuan.”
Ding Yifan looked at her with hesitation. “Teacher Xiang, with your current situation… Are you sure?”
“…”
Did she look very sick or weak?
Xiang Wan moved her arms and legs. “No problem. I’m pretty tough. My legs were weak earlier because I was scared. Now that I know everything is fine, I’m fully recovered.”
Ding Yifan: “…”
Xiang Wan recalled the scene earlier where Bai Muchuan carried her on his back. She must have looked very sick and she explained with embarra.s.sment. “You probably don’t know what it’s like in the world of a timid mouse.”
Ding Yifan laughed. “Okay, let’s go.”
The two of them took the lift to the emergency operating theatre to look for Bai Muchuan. Just when they reached the corridor, Xiang Wan could see him sitting right next to Cheng Zheng.
Something… didn’t feel quite right?
No!
It wasn’t only Bai Muchuan who seemed abnormal.
Cheng Zheng appeared to be sharing the same emotion.
They were sitting on the lounge chairs outside the operating theatre but they were not talking. They were not looking at each other but they were near each other. That atmosphere… Xiang Wan’s instinct told her that something must have happened between these two men.
“Why did you come up here?” Bai Muchuan was the first to notice her and walked over to support her. “Didn’t I tell you to wait for me over there?”
“I just want to know what is happening.”
“You silly, you can always call me. I can come and carry you here.”
“…”
Xiang Wan scrunched her nose at him, her heart feeling warm.
“I’m not crippled. I’ll be fine after some rest. I can walk on my own.”
It was clear that Bai Muchuan didn’t believe her.
Even a hardy man like Cheng Zheng also needed to get some rest by sitting here. He would have entered the operating theatre if he was in a better condition. That was why Bai Muchuan didn’t believe her.
Of course, Bai Muchuan neglected the fact that throughout the ordeal, Cheng Zheng had been trying to keep a clear mind so he rarely got any sleep. At this point, he had already reached his physical limits. But Bai Muchuan loved Xiang Wan dearly. In his mind, Xiang Wan was just putting up a strong front so as not to let him worry. With great care, he helped Xiang Wan to the lounge chair and got her to sit down. Then he a.s.signed a task to Ding Yifan and the latter left the place. Finally, he sat right next to Xiang Wan and asked her about her health.
All this while, Cheng Zheng remained silent.
Xiang Wan noticed Bai Muchuan’s reddish eyes as he forced a smile on his face.
“Bai Muchuan.”
“Mm?”
“What happened to you? Why are your eyes so red?”
“Probably due to lack of sleep.”
“Are you sure?” Xiang Wan looked at Bai Muchuan before giving Cheng Zheng a glance. “What were the two of you discussing?”
“Nothing!”
“Nothing!”
Cheng Zheng and Bai Muchuan responded in unison.
Xiang Wan: “…”
“Why are you so nervous?” She brushed her hair with her fingers and adjusted herself into a comfortable posture before looking at the two of them. “Why do I have a feeling that something happened between the two of you?”
Cheng Zheng lowered his gaze and remained quiet.
Bai Muchuan cleared his throat. “We were talking about Ye Lun.”
“Oh…” Xiang Wan didn’t believe him but chose not to expose him.
After all, Ye Lun’s case was more important.
She took a quick glance towards the operating theatre and gave Bai Muchuan a recount on the events with Ye Lun for the past few days. Especially on the day when she had a long talk with Ye Lun – they talked about An Ying, Cui Ming and the cases, especially about his role in Sun Shangli and Kong Xinqiong’s death.
“Based on my conversation with Ye Lun, it is basically clear that the few cases before Cui Ming’s death, starting from Zhao Jiahang, were all part of Cui Ming’s plan to avenge his wife and daughter on the people who chose to not save them 19 years ago. During the process, Ye Lun came under Cui Ming’s control and had no choice but to a.s.sist in his crimes.
“As for why Ye Lun killed Cui Ming and made Meng Chi the scapegoat, there are two reasons based on my deduction. Firstly, he wanted to get away from Cui Ming’s long-term control. The second is that in order to cooperate with Heaven’s Wrath, he had to let his own dad take control of the Dark Clan and hence, led to the occurrence of ‘zombie’ cases…”
“Right!”
Bai Muchuan nodded in response to her deduction.
“We have gotten confirmation from An Ying about this.”
As Ye Lun kidnapped Xiang Wan, An Ying, as Ye Lun’s dad, he had to face numerous interrogation from the police. After rounds and rounds of interrogation, An Ying was on the verge of breaking down. When he found out that Ye Lun was on the run, he knew that there was no point in covering up Ye Lun’s ident.i.ty any more. What he wanted to do was to try to find an excuse for Ye Lun.
What An Ying told the police matched up with Xiang Wan’s deductions after she talked to Ye Lun.
When An Ying went to jail, Ye Lun and his mom were living a life filled with rumors and malicious remarks. They were reaching a point whereby it got impossible for them to live peacefully. At that time, people didn’t travel around cities as much and living in a densely populated city meant that there was no way for them to escape the scornful eyes and badmouthing of people around them everywhere they go…
It was Cui Ming who offered help to them.
He made arrangements to send Ye Lun and his mom overseas and even let Ye Lun receive a good education.
Back then, Ye Lun and his mother were very grateful for Cui Ming’s help as they had been driven into a corner. However, they had never expected that the helping hand had belonged to a devil. Those smiling eyes that Cui Ming exhibited were not without selfish intent.
His target was Ye Lun.
Since young, Ye Lun’s features were already good-looking and was well-liked amongst people.
Cui Ming was no different from the merchants who would specially train a bunch of beautiful women for their personal gains since ancient times. He groomed Ye Lun well and a few years later, he brought him back to the country and partic.i.p.ated in a children’s TV programme using the name of Ye Lun. Just as he expected, Ye Lun became a popular child star at a young age.
The benefits of being a child celebrity were beyond Ye Lun’s imagination. He was filled with excitement. Little did he know that this also spelt the end of ever seeing his mother again, as well as a normal, complete life that any ordinary person would have.
When he gained fame and fortune, he was still a kid.
All monetary gains were controlled by Cui Ming and Ye Lun became a tool for money laundering.
The worst thing was that Ye Lun’s mom was in Cui Ming’s full control.
Besides threats, Cui Ming also used a terrible method to control her – drugs.
Ye Lun’s mom became a slave to drugs which then pushed her son onto the path of no return.