Killer Nights

Chapter 58: Putting Their Cards on the Table

Jiang Zhengkai arrived at the crime scene in the alley.  By now, the scene was all too familiar: a man and a woman frozen in place in the middle of sexual intercourse.  He went through his normal routine of examining the skeletons on the bed, followed by checking underneath the bed and the units immediately above and below where the murder occurred.  Just like before, there was nothing unusual, and there were no leads.

“The murder today occurred earlier than the other ones,” said Jiang Zhengkai as he looked down at his wristwatch.  He turned to Zhang Nan, who was standing beside him.  “Zhang, the woman was…”

“A prostitute called A-Xue,” Zhang Nan answered.  “Some of the other women saw her entering this room.”

“I see,” Jiang Zhengkai nodded.  “And the man?”

“Zhao Shuhai, taxi driver,” Zhang Nan replied.

“Heh, you’re unusually efficient today,” Jiang Zhengkai quipped.  Police officers are people, too, and dealing with corpses day in and day out somewhat...