Killer Nights

Chapter 113: An Unexpected Murder

Jiang Zhengkai and Sui Zhongyi spoke for about an hour before a nurse entered and cut them off.  Even though Sui Zhongyi’s condition seemed stable, he had nevertheless only just woken up from a coma mere hours earlier.  Therefore, an hour-long conversation was already quite a taxing endeavor for his body. Still, it was as Sui Zhongyi himself said: being half-dead meant he was golden.  There was no way the police were going to let him die in a hospital room; if anything, they had to make sure he lasted until the date of his execution.

Jiang Zhengkai got up and left Sui Zhongyi’s hospital room.  He stood in the hallway with Lu Xiaoqiang for a moment before looking over and asking, “A-Tie hasn’t been discharged yet, has he?”

“Nope!” Lu Xiaoqiang shook his head confidently.  “They’ve got people taking turns keeping watch...