Killer Nights

Chapter 30: A-Jiao's Story

The police arrived on the scene soon after A-Meng called 911.  A semi-conscious Wei Xin was quickly taken by ambulance to the municipal hospital.  Because she’d sustained her injuries while in the line of duty, the police bureau was easily able to secure a private room for her at the hospital once she came out of the intensive care unit.  As luck would have it, she was assigned the exact same room that A-Jiao had stayed in previously.  Perhaps it was fate, or perhaps it was Heaven’s will.

It wasn’t long before Jiang Zhengkai appeared in Wei Xin’s hospital room.  He hadn’t been present when they’d found her, since he’d been attending a meeting at the municipal bureau headquarters.  Due to the multiple questions surrounding the alley homicides case, Yao Tianyu decided to assume personal control over the investigation.  Yet, on the very first day of his taking control of the case, the so-called “Policewoman Rape Case” appeared.  Perhaps Heaven was sending Yao Tianyu a message that he shouldn’t expect to find any more success with the case than Jiang Zhengkai had.

Jiang Zhengkai sat next...