Romance of Gods

Chapter 119 Withering
Tianwangshan City, Police Station, Interrogation Room No. [-].

A young man in his early twenties, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, sat on the interrogation chair with his hands and feet cuffed, his expression sinister and calm.

Chen Yan stood behind the monitor with Inspector Zhou, observing the changes in his expression.

"Inspector Zhou, your work efficiency is acceptable. Less than three hours have passed since I asked you for help until the suspect was arrested."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Zhou looked at Chen Yan with a serious face and shook his head.

"It just so happened that when I started, I went to the old lair of the Hyena Gang, which is located in a game arcade in the city. No one has been there for a long time, and I just wanted to try my luck.

After arriving, the building was indeed deserted. A few colleagues and I were about to leave when Ma Liu happened to walk over, so we took him down immediately. "

When Chen Yan heard this, he frowned and thought. It was indeed a coincidence. "Did he say anything after he was arrested?"

There was a bit of weirdness on Detective Zhou's face, "I just said one sentence at the beginning, and then I kept silent no matter how I asked."

"Oh?" Chen Yan became interested, "What are you talking about?"

"He said, 'This bitch betrayed me'."

"Bitch..."

Thinking of the bouquet of roses in Director Lin's bedroom, Chen Yan's head clicked, and irrelevant clues clicked together like separated gears at this moment.

"I want to go in and talk to him."

Detective Zhou looked troubled, "Although you asked me to help arrest him, I arrested him in the hall on other charges. It's not in line with the rules for you to question... After all, you are an actor, 5 Minutes, 5 minutes at most, otherwise we will all be responsible."

"Then don't waste time, let's go."

The two of them entered the interrogation room. Ma Liu lowered his head slightly and raised his eyes upon hearing the sound, his expression indifferent.

"Ma Liu, if I ask you anything, I have to tell you honestly. You are different from your bad friends. You are a talented student. If you follow the right path from now on, you can have a good future."

Inspector Zhou scolded him sternly, and then sat down with Chen Yan.

"A good future?" Ma Liu suddenly chuckled and sneered, "A little ant turns into a big ant, and it's nothing more than an ant."

The young man in front of him still had a green look on his face. Chen Yan watched calmly at first, and then asked abruptly: "So this is the reason why you target the actor?"

Ma Liu's smile froze, and he turned his head mechanically, staring at Chen Yan without saying a word.

"Someone informed you to go to the game arcade. If I guess correctly, this person is your leader. Although I don't know what he asked you to do. But one thing is obvious. You were caught by the police based on the clues he gave. . Haven’t you seen it clearly? You are of no use anymore and have been abandoned by him. So, you still plan to protect him now? "

Although Ma Liu didn't speak, his expression changed several times as Chen Yan spoke. All of this was clearly visible to Inspector Zhou, a veteran in solving crimes.

He secretly thought it was incredible. Judging from Ma Liu's performance, every word Chen Yan uttered accurately hit his psychological defense.

Could it be that the Hyena Gang... is inextricably linked to the previous thefts.

Chen Yan knew that Ma Liu would not speak in a short period of time, but he had gotten the answer he wanted from his silent confrontation, which was enough.

The Hyena Gang is the Masked Man, and Director Lin and his "associates" hiding in the dark are their partners, helping them obtain information about the God Actor.

Inspector Zhou glanced at his watch and said, "Mr. Chen, the time is up. Don't get into trouble. Let's go."

Chen Yan nodded, and after leaving the interrogation room, he asked, "What major did Ma Liu major in when he was in college?"

"This is a question for me." Inspector Zhou looked solemn, "I need to contact his school."

"As soon as there is any news, please inform me immediately. As for Ma Liu, the trial will continue."

"Of course." Detective Zhou nodded vigorously. He still had doubts at first. What would be the use of catching a gangster?

But now it seems that if Ma Liu's mouth can be pried open, it will definitely become an important clue to solving the serial theft case. For a while, he couldn't help but look at Chen Yan with admiration.

After leaving the police station, Chen Yan returned to Jiezi.

The opponent chose to abandon Ma Liu at this time, which shows that someone is eager to jump over the wall and give it a try.

There is not much need to stay in Tianwangshan City. It is better to go back to recuperate and review today's clues.

He had a feeling that as long as he could see Director Lin in person tomorrow, the end of this commission would not be far away.

Before dawn, the night becomes darker and darker.

In the outer ring of the city, inside an abandoned building.

"Alas!"

"Ha ha!"

Strange throat-squeezing sounds and bursts of laughter resounded in the empty venue.

"Lao Liu received a message from him, saying that he was going to meet at the game hall, but before he could reach there, he was arrested by the police station on the way."

The young man with slightly bulging cheeks walked around the thick cement pillar and shouted, his voice echoing.

Immediately afterwards, young people in strange clothes walked out from all corners like lazy wild dogs and gathered towards the center.

"So you just don't want to play?"

A feminine man with shawl-long hair stood in the aisle on the second floor, looking down at the people in the hall with confused eyes.

He suddenly began to wander around, muttering quietly to himself.

"It comes and goes away instantly. Do you really think of us as dogs? Yes, we are dogs, the kind that bite people and don't let go.

Pass it on and watch him to death for me. If you find an opportunity, bring him over to me.If you don’t want to play...then everyone shouldn’t play. "

……

The next day, early morning, the committee building.

As soon as Jiang Qian arrived at the office and sat down with her breakfast, her phone rang immediately, "Hey, Mr. Chen, what's wrong so early?"

"Secretary Jiang, I want to go to the hospital to see Director Lin later. Where is he hospitalized?"

"This..." Jiang Qian said with a confused look on his face, "Mr. Chen, Director Lin's condition is very serious. Do you really want to disturb him?"

"must go."

"Okay...I'll apply to the higher-ups, please wait for my news first."

"Hard."

In a bustling breakfast shop in Sunset Park, Chen Yan hung up the phone, drank the last mouthful of wontons, stood up and walked outside the shop.

Song Qingchan was waiting not far away. When she saw him coming out, she immediately went up to him, folded her arms and looked at him, "Where are you going today?"

After Chen Yan returned to Jiezi last night, he reviewed the clues he had obtained so far and almost figured out the ins and outs of the entire case.

All we have to do is figure out the motive of this group of people committing the crime, and that will be the finishing touch.

"Let's go to the committee building first. Where's your car?"

"My car is not in Tianwangshan City's transportation system. It cannot be driven during the day. Let's take the bus."

Black car?Chen Yan half-smiled, "Are you kidding me?"

Song Qingchan said calmly, "Really."

ding ding dong --

At the same time, the phone rang.

Chen Yan took out his cell phone, and the caller ID showed Jiang Qian, "Hello, Secretary Jiang."

"Mr. Chen, I just asked for permission. You can visit Director Lin, but you must be accompanied by committee members. Are you in the city now?"

"Yes, right in Sunset Park."

"Okay, I'll pick you up right away."

"Hard."

Chen Yan hung up the phone, turned around and bought a cup of soy milk at the breakfast stall, and left the park with Song Qingchan.The autumn mist is like a river in the early morning, the streets are busy with cars, pedestrians are busy, and the flow is endless.

Chen Yan and the two waited at the entrance of the park for about 10 minutes. A stretched black car broke through the torrent, slowly pulled over, and stopped in front of the two of them.

"Mr. Chen..."

Jiang Qian was dressed in a smart and slim-fitting business suit just like yesterday. Now, in order to resist the morning cold, she wore a gray woolen coat.

She opened the passenger door and walked out. She originally smiled warmly, but when she saw Song Qingchan next to Chen Yan, her smile froze, and she blinked and turned into a professional fake smile.

"Miss Song, are you here too? I remember that your commission has been terminated."

Song Qingchan smiled flatly, "What? I'm just hanging out with my friends. Does Secretary Jiang have any objections?"

Friend... Jiang Qian looked at Chen Yan and smiled: "Of course not, but now I have to take Mr. Chen to work. It might not be convenient for Miss Song to be there."

"I won't bother you."

"Mr. Chen?"

Chen Yan didn't comment and put the hot soy milk into her hand, "I'm sure I didn't have time to eat if I came out so early. Thank you for your hard work. Warm your stomach."

Jiang Qian noticed the warmth coming from her palms, and her cheeks flushed inadvertently. She was stunned for a moment, and was about to raise her head to say thank you.

The two of them had disappeared, and she turned around to look for them. At this time, Chen Yan lowered the windshield, leaned forward and said, "Let's go, Secretary Jiang, time waits for no one."

"okay!"

Jiang Qian hurriedly put the soy milk into his pocket, got into the car and asked the driver to set off.

She glanced through the rearview mirror and saw Chen Yan and Song Qingchan sitting in the second and third rows respectively, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The driver wears sunglasses and has a sharp jaw line. He is an unsmiling young man. He knows how to control the vehicle to move forward. The atmosphere in the car is strange and subtle.

Chen Yan played the mini-game on his phone for a while, then suddenly said: "Secretary Jiang, can you tell me about Director Lin?"

Jiang Qian smiled when he heard this, "Director Lin is my superior. He has a rigorous work attitude and knows how to be considerate of his subordinates. Everyone respects him."

Chen Yan clicked his tongue, shook his head and rubbed his hands, "Can... can we get some breaking news, for example, about his private life?"

"Huh?" Jiang Qian frowned. She didn't know why Chen Yan would ask this. After a moment of hesitation, she still spoke, "Except for work, colleagues rarely inquire about other people's private lives... It's not polite."

"Of course." Chen Yan leaned back in his chair and said with a smile, "But if Director Lin has a partner, you should know this kind of thing, right?"

Jiang Qian relaxed a little after hearing this, "Director Lin claims to be single."

"Calling yourself? That's not it?"

"Probably, I can't tell. Personally, I feel that in his normal state, he seems to be in love."

"clear."

Chen Yan stopped talking. Just as he thought, Director Lin had a stable lover.

But the identity of this lover is very sensitive and cannot be disclosed to the public easily.

Thinking about it, he looked up in the rearview mirror.

Song Qingchan's eyes were cold and he said nothing, "Why, don't you express some opinions?"

Song Qingchan snorted, "Since Secretary Jiang doesn't want me to show up, it's best for me not to say too much to avoid suspicion."

When Jiang Qian heard this, she looked slightly unhappy, but did not refute.

There was silence all the way. Half an hour later, the vehicle stopped outside the bustling crowd and the driver said: "Secretary Jiang, the Third Hospital has arrived."

"Okay." Jiang Qian nodded, took off his seat belt, and turned around and said, "Mr. Chen, let's go in... As for Miss Song, please wait outside for a moment."

"I understand the rules."

After that, several people got out of the car.

Chen Yan and Jiang Qian entered the hospital side by side. Song Qingchan was lingering outside the gate, and the driver was smoking against the car window.

"Whoo~"

The driver stared at Jiang Qian's two figures gradually disappearing into the crowd, and exhaled a long breath of smoke.

Suddenly, a figure flashed over, with delicate facial features reflected in the dark lenses.

The driver trembled, then calmed down a little, and said in a deep voice: "Ms. Song...Ms. Song? Do you need any help?"

Song Qingchan smiled, "If I'm not mistaken, the two of us should have met not long ago, right?"

"No!" the driver denied flatly, with a rather nervous tone, "I am a small driver, and I will never interact with someone like you."

"is it?"

Song Qingchan's tone was slightly chilly.

"Oh... maybe I remembered it wrong. Miss Song often visited the committee building before... maybe we met accidentally at that time."

Song Qingchan didn't speak, just stared at him with cold eyes. Seeing his flickering words, she suddenly smiled softly, "Maybe, maybe not in the building, but... on the rooftop."

Immediately, she slowly stepped back, and the figure in her sunglasses became smaller and smaller.

The driver's chest heaved violently, and dense cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
He looked at Song Qingchan through the glasses, his heart pounding.

……

"You two, please."

On the sixth floor of the hospital, in the bright white corridor filled with the smell of disinfectant, Director Lin's attending physician led Chen Yan and Chen Yan forward.

"Doctor Hong, how is Director Lin's condition lately?"

The doctor looked back at Jiang Qian with a solemn expression, "It's very bad. It can be said to be very critical. There is a risk of worsening and death at any time."

Chen Yan was curious, "What disease is Director Lin suffering from?"

"It's very rare. Director Lin's organs all over his body have developed severe cancer. In addition to the usual accompanying symptoms, his cartilage tissue and skin are eroding rapidly. We have not yet found the cause... Therefore, we can only use this method way to maintain his vital signs.”

Click!As Doctor Hong finished speaking, the three of them stopped together in front of two closed white doors - the Abnormal Disease Care Unit.

Doctor Hong pressed the raised button on the door, and with a ding sound, the two door panels slid open, and yellow-green light that fluctuated like water ripples flowed out of the room.

Seeing the situation in the custody room, Jiang Qian subconsciously tilted her head and shifted her gaze; Chen Yan looked intently and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Doctor Hong sighed and said, "I'm sorry, Director Lin is in such a bad state that he can't answer any of your questions."

In the nursing room, metal pipes of different thicknesses protruded from the ceiling, and the other end plunged into a huge cylindrical glass container standing vertically in the room.

The yellow-green liquid filled the container, and the dark red eroded humanoid shape was like a specimen, soaked in the liquid.

Occasionally, a few transparent blisters would emerge from his mouth and nose, indicating that he was still alive.

From his swollen brows and eyes, Chen Yan could vaguely recognize that he was the high-spirited man in the photo.

Jiang Qian frowned and said, "Mr. Chen, I think you can rule out Director Lin's suspicion now, right?"

Chen Yan looked as usual and ignored him, "Doctor Hong, after Director Lin was hospitalized, has anyone besides us come to visit him?"

Doctor Hong said firmly, "No!"

Before he finished speaking, Chen Yan's cell phone rang.

"Hello, Inspector Zhou."

"I asked what major Ma Liu studied." Inspector Zhou went straight to the point without being polite. "According to the information provided by the school, he was studying biology at the time and was researching topics related to genetic modification."

Genetic modification... bank robberies, god actors, lovers.

Chen Yan stared at the dying Director Lin and probably knew what their motive was.

(End of this chapter)