Killer and HealerChapter 26

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Sitting on the sofa, Zhan Jun Bai listened to Qiu Ming’s report, which was hard to believe, making him ask again, “Are you sure?”

Qiu Ming nodded, “Yes, Jiang Yue Lou admitted himself and he is now in prison.”

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This wasn’t Jiang Yue Lou’s style, and Zhan Jun Bai was still skeptical.

Qiu Ming added, “He was already emotionally ill and combined with the impact of Mrs. Jiang’s dying in front of him, the blow was probably too big, and could be the reason why he became so mad.” klvWJi

“It’s not impossible,” Zhan Jun Bai pondered, rubbing subconsciously the wrap of his watch. “It just seems like, overnight, he’s become a different person.”

When he said that Qiu Ming didn’t dare to easily assert, “Are you worried that it could be a pitfall?”

Zhan Jun Bai shook his head, “Even if it was, he would never have used four lives to set it up. If these four people died under Jiang Yue Lou’s hands, he wouldn’t be able to escape it this time, even with Bai Jinbo’s protection. Furthermore, if Jiang Shengnan had revealed any information about me prior to her death, according to my understanding of Jiang Yue Lou, they would not use such a devious strategy, but would rather break in and arrest people directly.

Zhan Jun Bai had worked with Jiang Yue Lou for many years, and he had always regarded him as a great opponent, and so, he knew a little bit about how the other man was thinking.

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After listening to his analysis, Qiu Ming wasn’t sure anymore how he should proceed, and so asked for instructions, “Then now… should we go and see?”

“If we go now, it will arouse suspicion. I’ll just pretend that I don’t know about it. For now, this matter is handled by the police station internally, so let’s just wait and see. We’ll stick to the original plan. Get the car ready and let’s go to the other house”, said Zhan Jun Bai, getting up and heading out.

Just as Zhan Jun Bai was about to get into the car, Yu Tang Chun’s voice came from behind him.

“Director Zhan, please wait a moment.” VdTXi2

Zhan Jun Bai stopped his actions and, standing by the car, he looked back at Yu Tang Chun and saw him smiling and walking over with a wrapped box.

“Director, are you going to visit Commander Zhan at the other house today?” Yu Tang Chun handed over the box. “I’m still sorry for upsetting Commander Zhan last time. I heard that the Commander likes sweets. These are glutinous rice cakes with sesame that I made myself, a small token of my appreciation. Please take it with you. ”

Zhan Jun Bai glanced at the box for a long time, before finally accepting it and smiled at Yu Tang Chun. “Thank you.”

Yu Tang Chun kept smiling as he watched him leave and only when the car was far away did he heaved a sigh of relief, his hands already covered in a dense layer of sweat. m7oOSh

 

Chen Yu Zhi went to Bai Jinbo the minute he learned about the murder case, and the news he received shocked him.

“Was it Jiang Yue Lou who killed these people?!”

Seeing Bai Jinbo nodding helplessly, Chen Yu Zhi still couldn’t believe it. “How? When he came home yesterday, his mood had improved. He couldn’t have gone insane to this extent in a single night.” QSNqoH

Bai Jinbo explained, “He was the man who lent money to his father as a loan shark and swindled him into selling his wife for opium. After I adopted Yue Lou, I broke this man’s business chain and he went into petty trading to make a living. At that time, Yue Lou hated it but did not take any revenge. I thought that he had long since moved on. Now, it seems that this hurdle has always been in his heart and he has never forgotten it. ”

Chen Yu Zhi was speechless for a moment as he listened to this. He certainly didn’t approve of this kind of retaliation scheme and yet he couldn’t blame Jiang Yue Lou for it.

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“Jiang Yue Lou is a very stubborn and inflexible person, and once he has an idea, it’s difficult to stop him,” Bai Jinbo sighed. I am afraid that he planned to get revenge when his mother died and I think he was just suppressing his emotions before, as a show for us to see. ”

Chen Yu Zhi blamed himself as well, saying, “I, too, bear responsibility.”I should have insisted on staying with him last night and maybe none of this would have happened. ” aFVRuj

“It’s useless,” Bai Jinbo shook his head. “No one can stop Jiang Yue Lou when he decides to do something.”

“Can I see him and talk to him?”

Bai Jinbo declined again. “He is in secret detention right now. I can’t let you see him. I was looking for you because there are more urgent things for you to do. ”

Chen Yu Zhi asked eagerly, “What is it?” aMHGNi

Bai Jinbo looked at Chen Yu Zhi seriously, and said, “Save his life.”

These three words stunned Chen Yu Zhi, and he mumbled nervously, “Is it already decided?”

Bai Jinbo thought for a while and explained the instructions he received from the people above him and his plans to counteract them. “Mayor Cai has ordered the execution of Yue Lou in secret. To save him now, it has to be big. The bigger the better.”

“Make a big fuss about it?” Chen Yu Zhi was puzzled. “Even if this gets bigger, at the end it will be nothing more than a public trial and according to the national law, it will be hard for him to escape the death penalty anyway.” S4wnAp

“Public trial and conviction require a layer-by-layer process, which can at least give us a few more days to think about countermeasures.”

This remark made Chen Yu Zhi’s eyes suddenly bright. “I remember that there is a provision in the new legislation that if a criminal has a mental problem, this should be considered when he is convicted, is that correct?”

The fact that he could figure something like this, Bai Jinbo was astonished, “Yes, this rule existed. At that time, it was implemented as comprehensive learning of Western countries’ laws, but no one has ever really used it in China. You want to use this to exonerate Yue Lou. “I’m afraid it’s going to be difficult.”

Chen Yu Zhi’s eyes were burning with determination when he swore in a resolute voice, “No matter how difficult it is, I want to give it a try and I will save him!” KsHYu7

 

 

The Zhan family mansion was a residence specially built for Zhan Tian Qing. The house was vast and prodigiously big, with a courtyard where horses could run, and a swimming pool, which was filled with warm water even in winter and looked like an outdoor hot spring.

Zhan Tian Qing was immersed in the warm water, and after hearing the good news from Zhan Jun Bai, he laughed, “Heaven is helping me. Without too much effort, Jiang Yue Lou took this dead-end road by himself. ” JFNfWo

Zhan Jun Bai did not enter the water but stood next to him with a sense of superiority.

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After laughing, Zhan Tian Qing suddenly came out of the water and said in a serious tone, “Then, we can proceed with our plan. I heard that this man named Cai had already planned to prepare an arsenal. Once they are armed, it will be difficult for us to make a move. ”

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Zhan Jun Bai handed over the bathrobe, his expression still composed. “The number of weapons and ammunition we are currently gathering is relatively tight. “Given that they’re putting together an arsenal, what do you think about using straw boats to borrow arrows *?”

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When the two walked inside, Qiu Ming came over with a box of food. Zhan Tian Qing saw it and asked what it was. Zhan Jun Bai replied, “Some snacks. I bought them on the way and brought them to you to try.”

Qiu Ming took out the dim sum* one by one. They were indeed from a famous dim sum shop in Jingcheng, not the one given by Yu Tang Chun earlier. pHoLjC

Looking at them Zhan Tian Qing retorted disdainfully, “So girly, I don’t like these things.”

Zhan Jun Bai didn’t intend to reply and directly returned to the topic that they were talking about outside. “By the way, in the several key sections of the city that I have previously bought, our people have begun to gradually take control of them. When the time comes, the connection between the various urban areas will be cut, making them overwhelmed and unable to rescue each other. ”

Zhan Tian Qing applauded and patted Zhan Jun Bai’s shoulder, saying, “Good, the student has surpassed the master.”

Zhan Jun Bai just smiled modestly, with no sense of joy or anger on his face. yNEWpl

 

Coming out of the Zhan family residence, Zhan Jun Bai received an inspection report on the pastry, which was poisoned. For a while, he didn’t know whether to feel lucky or sad.

“Director, Brother Jiu sent word that there seems to be some doubt about Boss Yu’s origin.” Qiu Ming got the latest information and began to report on the car.

Zhan Jun Bai glanced at Qiu Ming in the rearview mirror and signaled him to continue. d8eOiy

“Boss Yu described himself as a native of Xijiang and said his entire family was exterminated by the warlord and he was the only survivor. But according to the information Jiu found out, there was indeed a warlord who entered the city that year, but the time was a bit different from what Boss Yu said before… for about half a year. ”

Zhan Jun Bai pondered, “Half a year… which means the season was exactly the opposite. He had always been careful, and he wouldn’t remember such details wrongly. Anything else?”

Qiu Ming shook his head, “Too much time has passed, making it difficult to investigate. Brother Jiu is still checking.”

“You can stop looking into it.” Zhan Jun Bai leaned back in his chair, showing an unusual sign of fatigue. “He never asked me about my job and rarely went to school; he had no interest in obtaining information from the Finance Division; all he wanted was his second Uncle’s life.” WeXnkg

But he still treated me well in his heart. The pastries he poisoned were made of sesame seeds, which I am allergic to and I would have never eaten them. That was the gentleness he tried his best to give me.

Zhan Jun Bai concealed the second half of the sentence for himself. This was a secret he didn’t want to tell anyone.

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Jiang Yue Lou was admitted to a mental hospital after Chen Yu Zhi personally found a mission hospital that would issue a mental certificate, and Bai Jinbo personally drove the person there.

He didn’t have a name here; he was just a number, a 9-digit number.

Chen Yu Zhi and the others had sent him there intending to save his life, but they never imagined that there were also people from San Ye in this mental hospital.

On the first day Jiang Yue Lou arrived here, he was taken to a special room for treatment. This room was quite small, with a long, narrow black single bed in the center, on which Jiang Yue Lou had to lay down, his arms and legs tied to the four corners. Next to the bed was a machine with some wiring extending to Jiang Yue Lou’s body, attached to his skin, his temples, and other parts. Vba7j9

A person wearing a white coat with a loud voice walked in and asked Jiang Yue Lou with a smile, “What is your name?”

Jiang Yue Lou looked at him coldly, and replied in a deep voice, “Jiang Yue Lou.”

Hearing this reply, the doctor unceremoniously pressed the switch on the machine, and electricity instantly flowed through Jiang Yue Lou’s body, causing him to convulse in pain.

His roars filled the room, but the doctor was unmoved by it, looking at his watch without changing his expression. “Five seconds left.” P8quxm

“5, 4, 3, 2, 1, time is up”. He pressed the switch again at the end of the countdown, and the current stopped with a beep.

Jiang Yue Lou collapsed on the bed, gasping for breath, like a fish that was thrown to the shore and was about to die.

“You don’t have a name here, you’re just a number. Remember that, and you’ll be fine. ” The doctor emphasized, and then asked again, “So what is your name?”

Jiang Yue Lou panted heavily, his eyes red as he stared into the doctor’s eyes, and spat out his name word by word, “Jiang-Yue-Lou.” Pazrf4

But his attitude didn’t annoy the doctor, who just smiled, pressing the button again. “Okay, then, let’s add 10 more seconds.”

The electrocution was repeated five times. Jiang Yue Lou was tortured to exhaustion. His eyes were vacant, but still, he didn’t let it go, insisting over and over again that his name was “Jiang Yue Lou.”

When Zhan Jun Bai heard the news, he couldn’t help but admire the man: “Even after all this, he still doesn’t give up?”This Jiang Yue Lou, if he wasn’t an opponent, he could not be more perfect. ”

Qiu Ming added, “He criticized Director Bai and the government a lot in the ward.”He scolded them for their inability to govern the world, and declared that we should use heavy punishments to rule during troubled times.” RDqJrW

“Heavy rules to govern a chaotic world,” Zhan Jun Bai smiled with satisfaction. “If he stood on the opposite side of the government, he might be of use to us.”

Qiu Ming was a little surprised. “Do you want to turn him?”

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Zhan Jun Bai corrected him, “Not exactly inciting him. It seems like he has turned out to be a rebel already, but we still have to test him to see if this cynical Jiang is really against the system now.”

When Jiang Yue Lou was carried back to the ward, he almost completely lost consciousness and passed out on the bed. E6rZp9

The doctor’s face showed signs of real frustration. He never expected that someone would endure so many rounds of electrocution. He could only give up for the time being, but while ordering the nurse to carry the man back to the ward, he still insisted on the necessity of increasing the dosage of the medicine, and it was unclear whether this medicine was curative or would worsen the symptoms of the disease.

After the nurse left, Jiang Yue Lou, with his head still dropped, opened his eyes slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a winning smile.

Yes, this was all Jiang Yue Lou’s plan. On the night Jiang Shengnan died, he went to find Bai Jinbo and begged the other people to assist him in carrying out this plan. They will have to make the Yang Jing family leave Jingcheng at night, changing their names and surnames, and making them promise to never come back again.

He also had to find some corpses to fake the crime scene and create a story that, unable to bear the pain of losing his mother, he lost control of his emotions and sought revenge on himself. They would then have to persuade Chen Yu Zhi to create a statute that allows mentally ill people to have their sentences reconsidered in order to commit him to a mental hospital. lIodXW

The reason why he had to calculate to this extent was that Jiang Yue Lou was taking a gamble. He was betting on a chance to get close to San Ye and become an undercover agent.

Since he had joined the police force, Jiang Yue Lou had been fighting against San Ye, and he knew very well how San Ye thought and acted. If at some point he would stand against the police, then the other person would come to him and would try to recruit him.

And now, the gamble has worked.

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After Jiang Yue Lou was sent to a mental hospital, Chen Yu Zhi called every day to apply for visits, but for a whole week, all his demands were rejected. He was so anxious that he tried to consult Bai Jinbo twice, but he received no answer.

In the end, left with no alternative, he decided to seek help from Zhan Junbai, but he didn’t expect to encounter Yu Tang Chun instead of Director Zhan when he arrived at the Zhan Mansion.

As the owner wasn’t at home, Yu Tang Chun couldn’t invite him in, so the two sat down under the parasol in the garden. LwdCd9

Previously, Chen Yu Zhi had always taken care of Yu Tang Chun’s throat problems. But with so many things happening one after another recently, it suddenly occurred to Chen Yu Zhi that he hadn’t visited him for a follow-up consultation for a long time.

“As Director Zhan is not at home, it’s pointless to talk about my problems at the moment. So, let me take a look at you instead,” Chen Yu Zhi suggested.

Yu Tang Chun stretched out his hand obediently, letting Chen Yu Zhi take his pulse.

After a few moments, Chen Yu Zhi let go of his hand, a hint of worry between his eyebrows, hesitating to speak. Nas6PU

Yu Tang Chun smiled lightly and said, “There is no harm in speaking frankly. I know my own body more than anyone else.”

Chen Yu Zhi sighed, “I was still confident that I could take care of it before, but you have dragged on for too long. Now it seems that it will be difficult to keep you in that state. ”

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“How long?” The truth is, Yu Tang Chun had never been shy about matters concerning his life and death, so he asked this question in a very straightforward and frank manner.

Chen Yu Zhi glanced at Yu Tang Chun and hesitated before finally speaking truthfully, “I’m afraid it will be difficult for you to survive this winter.” fsQ8C9

“Winter”, Yu Tang Chun looked at the deserted lawn, smiled, and shook his head.

“I don’t like winter. It’s too cold and the soil is frozen. I’ll try my best to survive until spring when the snow melts and the flowers bloom. When the time comes, can you do something for me? Bury me in the forest in the east of the city where the apricot blossoms in spring. >Beyond green willows, morning chill is growing mild, on pink apricot branches spring is running wild*. Sounds beautiful, doesn’t it?”

Seeing that Yu Tang Chun had already thought this through, Chen Yu Zhi understood that it was vain to persuade him, so he could only smile reluctantly, “Yes, it’s indeed beautiful.”

“Let’s not dwell on that,” Yu Tang Chun grinned and changed the subject. “Did you come today to Jiang Yue Lou?” DpXyTd

When he mentioned this, Chen Yu Zhi at first felt a little nervous, but only for a short while. The person in front of him was Yu Tang Chun, with whom he had nothing to hide.

He nodded and said yes, before asking: “After Yue Lou was sent to the mental hospital, did Director Zhan mention him? ”

Yu Tang Chun thought for a while. “Qiu Ming mentioned it once and asked Director Zhan if he wanted to visit him. Director Zhan rarely lost his cool, but this time he chastised Qiu Ming harshly, saying, “Since Jiang Yue decided to defy world opinion and did not plead guilty to blatantly killing people, it’s better not to be friends with such a person anymore.”

After hearing that, the disappointment in Chen Yu Zhi’s eyes could no longer be hidden and he knew that what he wanted to ask for would be almost impossible to get. 6fZdnI

Upon seeing him like this, Yu Tang Chun couldn’t help but speak to Zhan Jun Bai, “Yu Zhi, Director Zhan didn’t say this because he was scared and wanted to avoid suspicion. The reason why he is so angry is due to the attitude of Section Chief Jiang. A police officer who believes that killing people is not against the law and who disregards national law claims that the police station and the government deliberately betrayed him by claiming he was sick and making him appear to be a threat to society. Director Zhan highly disregards such a person who openly challenges the laws and provokes the government.”

Chen Yu Zhi also knew that it was difficult to ask people who didn’t have all the information to understand such a crazy murderous act of exterminating an entire family, but he couldn’t go around explaining Jiang Yue Lou’s past to everyone either. At this point, he could only wait for Zhan Jun Bai to return and try to find a way to convince him.

Just as they were talking about him, Zhan Jun Bai walked into the yard. The first thing he said when he saw the two people waiting here was, “It’s so cold, why didn’t you invite Doctor Chen to sit inside?”

These words sounded like a reproach to Yu Tang Chun for not treating his guests well, and at the same time, his tone reflected some sort of intimacy between them. HjhmJq

But Yu Tang Chun simply replied, “I am a guest here. It feels inappropriate to bring people into your own residence without your own permission. So, I had to ask Miss Chu to prepare a seat in the garden. ”

This made Zhan Jun Bai laugh, shaking his head and sighing, “So formal.”

After saying that, Zhan Jun Bai said aloud to the guards in the courtyard, “In the future, if anyone visits again, Boss Yu can receive them directly. His words are like my words. Do you all understand?”

The servants said in unison, “Yes.” Q9HauJ

At that moment, Yu Tang Chun’s heart was pounding and his ears turned red. He didn’t know what was wrong with him, but he intuitively didn’t want his friend to see him like this, so he excused himself and went back to the first floor.

While Zhan Jun Bai was leading Chen Yu Zhi into the living room, he instructed Qiu Ming, “Tell the kitchen to prepare a cup of hot milk tea and send it up.”

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Chen Yu Zhi was a little surprised by Zhan Jun Bai’s concern for Yu Tang Chun. He even thought of giving him a cup of hot milk tea because of the cold weather.

But this wasn’t the time to think about this and so Chen Yu Zhi sat down on the sofa and went straight to the point, “Director Zhan, I will be honest with you, I am here today because I have something to ask.” yFhjX8

“There is no hurry. How can a guest come to the door and not even have tea? Dr. Chen should taste the black tea first,” Zhan Jun Bai said as the servant brought up black tea.

Chen Yu Zhi, at this time, had other things in mind than enjoying tea, so he just took a sip out of politeness, and continued, “Director Zhan, you have a wide network. Can you help me to visit Yue Lou in Jingcheng Mental Hospital?”

Zhan Jun Bai smiled bitterly, “It is really about this. I’m sorry, Doctor Chen, but I can’t help you in this case.”

Chen Yu Zhi refused to give up, and then added, “Yue Lou is also your friend and he trusts you a lot.” 5urhlA

Zhan Jun Bai put down the black teacup and said with a serious face, “Dr. Chen, I too, trusted him and appreciated him, but this is already in the past. It’s not that I chose to distance myself from avoiding suspicion because Yue Lou is now in disgrace. It’s just that I can’t agree with Yue Lou’s way of doing things and the way he insists on ruling the world; it’s far too absurd.I can’t approve of his ideas and beliefs and that’s also why I can’t forgive him. ”

“I don’t absolve him for what he did, but Yue Lou also had a difficult time with this incident,” Chen Yu Zhi pushed.I’m sorry that I can’t tell you what happened for now, but please, believe me, it was an accident where his emotional illness got out of control. ”

This statement, however, allowed Zhan Jun Bai to continue, “Since he is sick, he should be treated in the hospital. Once he gets better, you will be able to see him again. ”

In the end, Chen Yu Zhi had no choice but to say with a low voice, “I just want to confirm his current condition. I promise that it will not compromise his current treatment. “Please assist me.” PAOjs9

 

Chen Yu Zhi didn’t know that the more he was like this, the more Zhan Jun Bai was convinced to use him to test Jiang Yue Lou’s credibility. He was given 10 minutes of visiting time, which was also 10 minutes to test Jiang Yue Lou.

The visiting room was quite empty, with only a table and two stools. There was a large one-way glass on one wall of the room separating this place from an observation room next door where one could see every movement in the visiting room through the glass.

Chen Yu Zhi nervously sat at the table and waited. Since yesterday, he had been thinking about what he was going to say, playing it countless times in his head, but the moment he saw Jiang Yue Lou, he couldn’t utter a single word. loZXct

Jiang Yue Lou kicked the door open when he came in and he didn’t seem happy to see him and said in a very stubborn and cynical tone, “I wondered who it was. It turns out to be the great Dr. Chen. ”

He wasn’t in the right state. Chen Yu Zhi’s eyebrows knitted deeply and it took him a while before he could squeeze out the words, “Are you getting used to being here?”

Jiang Yue Lou gave him a strange look and said, “Get used to it? Hahaha! Is Dr. Chen joking? I am a normal person in a mental hospital. How could I get used to it? Or is it that in Dr. Chen’s eyes I am a mental patient?”

“Don’t be too excited. Control your emotions,” Chen Yu Zhi said as he grabbed Jiang Yue Lou’s hand at the table. “Just do as I told you before…” while trying to quietly give him the medicine to treat his emotional illness. n BWZz

But Jiang Yue Lou jerked his hand right away, throwing the pills on the ground, and said with a look of disgust, “What is this crap?! If you want to say something, just say it properly and don’t bother me with all this nonsense. ”

Chen Yu Zhi panicked. He didn’t understand how Jiang Yue Lou had become like this. He wanted to ask Jiang Yue Lou what he had experienced during this period. But before he could, the doctor who used electrocution on Jiang Yue Lou before, opened the door and entered, interrupting their conversation.

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The doctor was observing through the one-way glass because as soon as he entered, he glared at Chen Yu Zhi solemnly and chided,”Sir, I’m already making an exception by letting you visit him. It is a serious violation to provide medicine privately like you just did, so please leave now. ”

Jiang Yue Lou wasn’t moved by the slight attitude of the doctor and just laughed loudly and recklessly. nBs4PC

Chen Yu Zhi could only stand up and bow to apologize: “I’m sorry, I was his doctor before. These pills can help to control his emotions. ”

But the doctor was merciless, “That was before. Now, he is our patient, and he has to take medication according to our rules. ”

Chen Yu Zhi stopped to pick up the medicine on the floor and handed it to the doctor with a humble attitude, “I understand and I respect your treatment. “Please give me a second chance.”

“You have only 7 minutes left”. Dropping this sentence, the doctor took the medicine and left with a cold face. N9d4r

Chen Yu Zhi sat back in his seat and looked at Jiang Yue Lou, his eyes full of concern. “What happened to you? I’m very concerned about you.”

Jiang Yue Lou still had the same indifferent attitude, “Then find a way to get me out.”

Chen Yu Zhi was dumbfounded. “You know that it’s impossible at the moment.”

“In the end, you still think that I am a lunatic and should be locked up here.” Saying that, Jiang Yue Lou put his feet on the table to push the stool where he was sitting, widening the distance between them. myIqeU

Chen Yu Zhi hurriedly explained, “I never thought about you this way.”

“Oh, really?” Jiang Yue Lou raised an eyebrow and asked, “Then what about these four people? Do you think I was right to kill them?”

This question was difficult to answer. Thinking about the killing, Chen Yu Zhi’s heart was of course against it but if he said that to Jiang Yue Lou that he shouldn’t have done this, he was afraid that would irritate Jiang Yue Lou even more.

After some hesitation, Chen Yu Zhi finally chose to tell the truth, “I think—— you shouldn’t have.” I60KZ4

Jiang Yue Lou laughed, “Then if I shouldn’t, what am I in your eyes now? Except for a heinous murderer.”

Chen Yu Zhi refuted, “No, you were sick, and something emotionally triggered you…”

Jiang Yue Lou kicked the table, interrupting him with a snarl, “Sure enough, you think I’m sick too.”

The more Chen Yu Zhi explained, the more confusing he was, “I’m talking about emotional illness…” 8Xu2BC

But before he could continue, he was interrupted again by, “Do mood disorders fall under the category of mental problems?”

This made Chen Yu Zhi unable to defend himself and he could only admit it.

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Seeing him nodding, Jiang Yue Lou became even more upset, and sneered, “It was your idea to send me to this mental hospital, wasn’t it? That old man, Bai Jinbo, doesn’t know a single thing about these western medical terms. ”

Displeased by such a remark, Chen Yu Zhi corrected him, “Director Bai is your mentor. How can you call him that way?” ncE4HM

Jiang Yue Lou laughed, “Mentor? I was just his pawn to get to the top. He used me to sit in the Commissioner’s seat, used me to maintain his power and keep the police station firmly in his hands, and now that he thinks I’ve caused trouble and that I am useless, he simply kicked me away, and the two of you collaborated to send me to this hellhole.”

“You——” Chen Yu Zhi was so angry that he couldn’t speak, and it took him a long time to stifle a simple “Jiang Yue Lou, you are simply unreasonable right now.”

“Then why are you still talking to me, if it’s such a waste of time? Get lost——”

Chen Yu Zhi stood up abruptly with an agitated “Humph” but still refused to leave. He was just standing there staring at Jiang Yue Lou. n RFHt

Jiang Yuelou snorted and continued to provoke him, “Why are you still there? You still don’t want to get out?”

Glancing at the glass next to him, Chen Yu Zhi thought of something. He pretended to leave the table and walked out. While passing by Jiang Yue Lou, he suddenly stopped with his back facing the mirror. He looked at Jiang Yue Lou and asked softly, “Is there anything you can’t tell me*?”

Jiang Yue Lou laughed a long and unscrupulous laugh and shouted in a frenetic tone,” Chen Yu Zhi, do you think you are some kind of savior? Something that I can’t tell? Everything I said came from the bottom of my heart and couldn’t be more true. We don’t belong to the same world at all. We were friends before because I was holding myself, but to be honest, that feeling was so fucking unpleasant. It feels more comfortable to be myself right now with no rules or restrictions. Doing whatever I like and whatever I want, it’s so much more fun!”

Seeing Jiang Yue Lou seemingly completely insane with his eyes full of strangeness, Chen Yu Zhi had mixed feelings. He didn’t know how to explain Jiang Yue Lou’s current behavior. He was like a completely different person, making Chen Yu Zhi even more reluctant to believe that Jiang Yue Lou had turned crazy. Ley2Gu

At the same time, Zhan Jun Bai, who had been watching in the observation room next door, nodded in satisfaction and gestured at the doctor in the white coat next to him. “That’s enough.”

The doctor took Chen Yu Zhi out of the room, while Jiang Yue Lou remained inside, smiling arrogantly in the direction where Chen Yu Zhi was just standing an instant before. But this smile was intended for the mirror.

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cǎo chuán jiè jiàn (草船借箭) Chinese idiom which can also be translated as to use others’ manpower and resources for one’s own ends.

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diǎn xin (点心) is a large range of small snacks that Cantonese people traditionally enjoy in restaurants for breakfast, tea time or lunch (Source Wikipedia).

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This part of a poem called “Spring Jade Pavilion” written by Song Qi (宋祁) during the Song Dinasty (920-1279).TN: This poem is really beautiful and even sadder when we know that the character 玉 for the word “Jade” is the same as “Yu” in Yu Tang Chun’s name. I shared with you this poem that I found translated by In Zhejiang on Facebook. The Scenery is getting fine east of the town; The rippling water greets boats rowing up and down. Beyond green willows morning chill is growing mild; On pink apricot branches, spring is running wild. In our floating life, scarce are pleasures we seek after. How can we value gold above a hearty laughter? I raise a wine cup to ask the slanting sun to stay. And leave among the flowers its departing ray.

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  1. 😭😭😭 Poor Yuelou and Yuzhi, it really is the start of their ‘hellhole,’ as Yuelou said… 💔

    Thank you for the update <3<3