Breaking Through the Clouds - Chapter 5

 Translated by 231yolu :)

Qin Chuan had spent the entire night searching for the source of the new drug. When he heard that the criminal investigation team had locked onto the source of the corpse, he immediately rushed back to the city police station. Just as he pushed the door open and entered, he was struck by a bolt of lightning.

"But … but he's still alive?"

Ma Xiang held his forehead. "Our investigation team hasn't done a good job yet …"

Yan Xuan stood outside the interrogation room with his arms crossed. He said coldly, "Why don't you go in and kill him first?"

The corner of Qin Chuan's mouth twitched. It was written in his eyes that he couldn't afford to offend him.

A young man in his early twenties, wearing a light gray shirt and a white lab coat, was sitting in the interrogation room. He probably hadn't realized why the police had broken into his laboratory early in the morning and brought him to the police station. Therefore, he was very cautious and guarded. His hands were placed on the table, his fingers tightly interlocked. Even the veins on the back of his hands were bulging.

"You're Chu Ci?"

"Yes."

"How old are you? Where are you from?"

"Twenty-one years old, Guizhou."

"What do you do?"

"I'm studying for my master's degree in chemistry in Beijing."

"Then why did you come to Jianning?"

"I'm about to graduate. My tutor pulled some strings to do an internship at a chemical company here."

The criminal police recorded everything and asked, "Which company? Which university in Beijing? What's the name of the tutor? "

To everyone's surprise, the boy in front of them mentioned a particularly famous chemical company in Jianning and the name of a university that everyone in the country knew about. The department head, tutor, class and so on were all listed in an orderly and clear manner. He then explained, "My student ID is in the bag. My tutor is also quite famous in the industry. You can go ahead and verify it. I'm sorry, I haven't had the time to ask. What exactly did I do? Recently, I've been staying in the laboratory doing an experiment related to the catalysis of sodium methoxide. You should be able to check the surveillance video to prove it … "

Yan Xuan raised his hand and pressed on the Bluetooth headset. He said softly, "Ask him if he knows about that bag."

"On April 16th at 2 pm, you went to the financial center to buy a bag. What was it for?"

In the interrogation room, Chu Ci paused for a moment before answering, "I don't know what bag it is."

"Lies," Yan Xuan said softly.

Qin Chuan didn't understand what he meant. Yan Xuan didn't explain either. He said into the headset, "Show him the surveillance video of the victim buying the bag."

The police officer opened the file and pulled out the high-definition surveillance video of the IFC store. The victim was facing the cashier. A huge box had been wrapped up by SA and was placed next to his hand.

The police officer's questioning was very oppressive. "— How else do you want to explain?"

"…" Chu Ci stared at the photo without moving.

Even though it was only a few seconds, his expression had changed subtly. Yan Xuan and Qin Chuan immediately looked at each other.

"He's my roommate." Chu Ci used two fingers to push the photo back to the police officer. "His name is Feng Yuguang. Why? What did he do? "

"The relationship between these two roommates is really bad," Yan Xuan rubbed his chin.

Qin Chuan looked at him with a look that said, "How did you know that?" Yan Xuan didn't reply. He instructed Ma Xiang, "Get the Scripture Protection Department to call their school and the internship company to verify."

Ma Xiang nodded and left. Qin Chuan elbowed him. "Don't keep us in suspense. If you have something to say, just say it."

"You're the one who's going to fart. Even if I fart, it's the kind that's filled with wisdom and fragrance, understand?"

Qin Chuan: "… Alright, you're the boss. You have the final say."

Yan Xuan's bootlicking was done. He copied Chu Ci's posture when she returned the photo to the police. He used the tip of his middle finger and ring finger to push the edge of the paper. He gestured to Qin Chuan. "See? The subtext of this action is: 'This guy doesn't even want to touch the edge of the paper. Take it as far as you can.' Also, as roommates, after not seeing each other for a day and two nights, the first thought that came to his mind was not that something had happened to him, but that he had committed a crime. Could it be that this Feng Yuguang is someone who often commits crimes in his eyes? "

"What kind of person is Feng Yuguang? How's your relationship with him?" The police in the interrogation room asked.

Chu Ci took a deep breath and slowly leaned back in the chair.

Twenty-one years old, about to graduate from a famous university. Obviously, he was a highly intelligent person who had skipped many levels. He was also the kind of person that the police didn't like to deal with the most.

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