Killer Nights

Chapter 22: The Taiwanese Noodle Shop

Somehow, time always manages to fly away without one ever noticing.  Wei Xin spent three full days investigating the couple who had been killed in the latest homicide.  Finally, on the fourth day, her full investigation report found its way onto Jiang Zhengkai’s desk.

The male victim’s name was Zhu Yuping.  He was a physics teacher at a local middle school.  He was described as dutiful and honest, and although he taught a subject in the sciences, he was also quite fond of traditional Chinese calligraphy, and so had very beautiful handwriting.  Therefore, every Chinese New Year, all of his colleagues and neighbors would ask him to write them blessing scrolls that they could paste on their doors and windows.  He was well-liked, and no one who knew him spoke ill of him.

The female victim’s name was Yin Zhumei.  She was a nurse at the local general hospital and the wife of...