Killer Nights

Chapter 67: Doubts about the Black Spots

By the time A-Jiao and Jiang Zhengkai left the scene of the sixth murder, it was already approaching midnight.  In the dead of night, the entire city became deathly quiet, as if it had fallen into a deep slumber.  Because A-Shun had previously informed his prostitutes that the police would be working a case in the alley tonight, none of the girls bothered to show up to work.  As a result, as the two of them walked back, A-Jiao didn’t have to worry about a crazy woman coming out of nowhere to say hi to her.

As A-Jiao and Jiang Zhengkai approached the entrance to the alley, Lu Xiaoqiang politely asked, “Inspector Jiang, did you want me to drive you and the madam home?”  Even though he knew about A-Jiao’s prior profession, he hadn’t the slightest contempt for her.  After all, his college tuition had been paid by his deceased sister Xiaomei selling her own body.

“No need,”...