Seeing Crime Scenes in My Sleep

Hu Zheng and Wang Yang tossed Chang Siqi into the car and promptly drove off.

Chang Siqi glanced at the unconscious Cai He beside her, a wave of worry washing over her. She had no idea how she was doing.

Chang Siqi looked at Hu Zheng and his two companions. ’It’s pointless to say anything right now. What’s the use of telling people who dare to kill that murder is illegal?’

"Good thing we found out in time, or we’d all have been screwed!"

Cursing, Xiong Xin got into the car. He shot Chang Siqi a cold glare. If they weren’t so pressed for time, he would have loved to teach her a lesson.

Chang Siqi knew to keep her mouth shut and quietly shrank into the corner.

By the time Jiang Li raced to the scene, Xu Chengfu’s men were already there. The only thing left was Chang Siqi’s car, parked in the middle of the road. The people were long gone.

They immediately notified their colleagues in H City to keep an eye out for the suspects’ movements.

Jiang Li scanned the scene. ’No bloodstains. That means Chang Siqi is okay.’

Wu Ming, who was scheduled to head to H City with the team that afternoon, now took a call from Jiang Li.

"Alright, alright, I get it. Don’t you worry. As long as I’m here, nothing will go wrong."

Wu Ming glanced at the tomb behind him, a cryptic smile spreading across his face.

’Since you’re so unnatural, you might as well do some good deeds to build up karma. Maybe you’ll land a decent post in the underworld.’

Jiang Li stared at her phone screen where the call had been disconnected, puzzled for a few seconds.

’The tomb in H City... It couldn’t be the one I went to with Master Cao, could it?’

’But it was pitch-black back then; I couldn’t tell how grand it was.’

’Master Cao was gone not long after he got back from there. Is that really a good sign?’

Jiang Li got into her car and sped toward H City. ’I don’t care if something happens to those three criminals, but Wu Ming has to be okay.’

"Stay sharp, everyone! The targets are approaching!"

The detectives lying in ambush tensed up as several dark figures emerged from the shadows.

Hu Zheng led the way, while Wang Yang and Xiong Xin followed, each carrying a person on their shoulder.

"This is it." Hu Zheng stepped forward and glanced at the tombstone. The name "Li Lingzhou" was carved on it. ’Looks like we’re in the right place.’

Hearing this, Xiong Xin and Wang Yang immediately dropped their burdens, grabbed the nearby shovels, and prepared to dig.

Watching their crude, simple-minded actions, Wu Ming felt his lips twitch. ’These three can’t even be called novice tomb raiders. At best, they’re just common grave diggers.’

They had only dug a few shovelfuls when a RUSTLING sound came from behind, making the hair on their arms stand on end.

"Did you guys hear that?" Xiong Xin asked, his voice trembling. ’Don’t tell me we actually ran into something...’

Hu Zheng and Wang Yang stopped digging. They glanced back, but the surroundings were pitch-black, and they couldn’t see a thing.

"Xiong Xin, stop being so paranoid," Hu Zheng snapped. ’Doesn’t he know a sudden scare can give someone a heart attack?’

Xiong Xin mumbled an "oh" and looked away. ’But I really did hear something in the bushes.’

’Maybe I’m just too nervous. It was probably just the wind.’

Xiong Xin pushed his doubts aside and focused on digging, completely oblivious to a dark shadow that flitted past behind him.

Several figures closed in on them slowly.

As Hu Zheng dug, he felt something was wrong. ’Why do I have this creepy feeling? Is it just my imagination?’

Hu Zheng dug two more shovelfuls. ’Something’s wrong!’

The moment he turned around, two detectives lunged from behind and pinned him to the ground.

Hu Zheng stared at the officers behind him, completely stunned. ’Why are the police here?!’

"Hu Zheng, you’re the ones who started the forest fire in Datian Town, aren’t you?"

"Bullshit! You have any proof? Don’t just spout nonsense!" Hu Zheng wouldn’t admit to anything. ’They don’t have any evidence anyway.’

"Save it for the station!"

Wu Ming rushed over to untie Chang Siqi, and they both went to check on Cai He.

"Aunt Cai! Aunt Cai!"

Wu Ming called her name twice while helping her drink some water.

Hu Zheng and his cohorts were still trying to argue their case, but a nearby detective, having lost his patience, barked at them, "The kidnapping is a fact! Shut up!"

Xiong Xin’s legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground. ’It’s really over this time!’

Wu Ming and Chang Siqi first took Aunt Cai to the hospital.

At the police station, Xu Chengfu stared at the three men before him. The thought of the forest fire and the innocent Aunt Cai made his blood boil.

"You say you didn’t start the fire, so why did you kidnap Aunt Cai?!

Come clean! Did you run into Dong Yong that night? Did you lay a hand on him?!"

Xu Chengfu banged his hand on the table as he spoke. Dong Yong had become a ranger after his son died in a forest fire.

’If he ended up dying in a forest fire too, that’s just...’

The thought made Xu Chengfu’s chest tighten.

"Captain Xu! Captain Xu, calm down, calm down!"

Seeing Xu Chengfu look ready to throw a punch, a junior officer quickly moved to restrain him.

’If he actually hits them, this will all turn into something else entirely!’

"Goddamn it!" Xu Chengfu cursed through gritted teeth.

He suddenly thought of something and asked the officer next to him, "Where’s Jiang Li? Why isn’t she back yet?"

The young officer next to him scratched his head in embarrassment. "She was driving too fast. We couldn’t keep up."

Xu Chengfu sighed and rubbed his forehead. "Then you’d better go practice your driving. This is just embarrassing."

"Captain Xu, Miss Jiang drives like a pro. It’s really not my fault."

Xu Chengfu glared at him. "Talking back, are you? Keep it up!"

The young officer pouted and immediately shut his mouth.

Xu Chengfu stroked his chin, pacing around the room. Hu Zheng and his men were being so brazen because they knew the police had no evidence.

And it was true. They had none.

But if they hadn’t started the fire and had never met Dong Yong, why would they kidnap Aunt Cai?

"How’s the mountain search going? Found anything useful?"

"We’re doing our best."

Xu Chengfu stroked his chin and sat back down, thinking about the three criminals. His thoughts eventually landed on the heavyset one, Xiong Xin.

’Xiong Xin was scared witless the moment he was brought in. He could be the breakthrough.’

Xu Chengfu took a few sips of water, then headed for the interrogation room with his men.

In the interrogation room, Xiong Xin’s face was ashen. The grim, oppressive atmosphere made him tremble all over.

Xu Chengfu cleared his throat twice outside the door, schooling his expression before pushing the door open and stepping inside.

Seeing Xu Chengfu enter, Xiong Xin began to shake even more violently.

Before Xu Chengfu could even sit down, Xiong Xin’s mind was already running wild.

Seeing the unconcealable fear on Xiong Xin’s face, Xu Chengfu’s confidence surged.

He walked over with a stern expression, sat down in front of Xiong Xin, and fixed him with a sharp gaze.

Xiong Xin’s eyes darted everywhere, unable to meet Xu Chengfu’s gaze.

"I didn’t start the fire. The kidnapping had nothing to do with me. I don’t know anything."

Xiong Xin swallowed hard and spoke first, his voice trembling.

Xu Chengfu placed both hands on the table. "Xiong Xin, what your friends are saying doesn’t match your story."

Xiong Xin’s mind went blank. ’What does he mean by that?’

’I’ve been in here for ten minutes and haven’t seen a single cop. Did the other two already sell me out?’

Seeing Xiong Xin hesitate, Xu Chengfu went in for the kill.

"If you talk now, you’ll be saving yourself. Hesitate any longer, and it’ll be too late."