“How could he die? The interrogation room is strictly guarded, what do you all do for a living?”
Mo Fei’s face was ashen and he slammed his hand against the table in anger. He had hoped to find out who was behind all of this from the shooter but in the end, he had died in the interrogation rooms of the national security bureau.
This would greatly affect the image of the national security bureau, particularly with the series of incidents that have happened recently. The superiors would feel even more doubtful about the Ninghai national security bureau’s capabilities.
If it was a common case, the national security bureau, a top-secret organization, definitely had the means to suppress the matter.
However, after this shooter attacked the detention center, he killed people on the streets, and caused cars to explode. All this had a very negative societal influence and was impossible to suppress.
“The shooter kept his mouth shut tight and was unwilling to say anything. We saw that no progress was being made so we decided to give him some psychological pressure and left him out to hang. Who would have thought that he would mysteriously die? Right now, the court doctor is evaluating the situation to find the cause of death.”
A member of the national security bureau reported with his neck pulled in and an expression of fear on his face.
“Li Fei, who questioned him? Was no one watching the surveillance? Was there anything unusual before his death? Who did he come into contact with?”
Exasperated, Mo Fei asked questions in quick succession.
“Zhang Biao and I were questioning him and Fu Bin was watching the surveillance. After discovering that the shooter was dead, we checked the recording. No one came into contact with him and there was nothing unusual. It was as if a ghost had come in and out.”
Li Fei spoke uncomfortably and secretly cursed Zhang Biao, the bastard, for not having any sense of loyalty and leaving him to endure the Chief’s thunderous anger alone.
“Let’s go, take me to see!” Mo Fei’s brows were pulled together tightly. He understood the capabilities of his subordinates. Since the shooter had died so strangely, he had to check the surveillance video.
“I’ll go have a look with you.” Shen Moru’s interest had also be piqued by the strange death and he stood up as well.
Walking along the corridor toward the elevator, Mo Fei took out a magnetic card and swiped it across a receptor above the buttons in the elevator. Suddenly, the space beneath what had been the lowest level of the elevator, -2, flipped and revealed a button for -3.
Shen Moru’s expression was calm, he didn’t find this strange. For a department like the national security bureau, there were certainly many places where access was limited to those with sufficient clearance. Of course, the underground interrogation rooms were among them. It would be strange if the opposite were the case.
The elevator moved quickly to floor -3. As the elevator doors opened, a pin-straight and milk white marble corridor appeared in front of their eyes. The corridor was brightly illuminated and the floor was brilliant enough to act as a mirror. To the sides, there were rooms of dense and tough metal nets. Looking through the gaps in the nets, some of the rooms were empty while some contained shackled criminals.
Mo Fei explained as they walked, “These are our detainment rooms, they contain spies that threaten the safety of our country. Going forward, those are the interrogation rooms.”
Shen Moru nodded. “It is a time of peace, there probably are not many spies looking for intelligence, instead, they are probably a lot of commercial spies, right?”
“Yes, the countries that don’t wish to see our country rise up all fight economically. Ninghai is also an international metropolis with a great many foreign investment companies. The commercial spies wear a veneer of legitimacy and openly come Shenzhou, making it impossible for us to defend against them. In particular, there are the most commercial spies in companies working on developing new resources. Our work is not easy.”
Mo Fei sighed with great sympathy.
“Alright, stop grumbling. A new international situation brings with it new tasks and missions, what job is easy to do? There is no end to commercial spies, you capture one, and another appears. As long as we fulfill our responsibilities, do our best to nip things in the bud, and make it so they are unable to harm the interests of our country, that is a kind of victory.”
Shen Moru felt deeply comforted.
“Sometimes, I truly miss those days as a soldier, with sweat pouring down like rain on the training field. At the time, I thought it was very difficult but now, it has become one of the most precious memories of my life. Compared to the mental and physical toll right now, life back then was much simpler.”
Mo Fei sighed, a fond nostalgia flashed through his eyes.
Shen Moru did not speak and maintained his silence. It had not been his wish to leave Dragon Soul, he also wanted to return to that time to be with those brothers. Even though there had been tears and blood, it was comfortable.
But that was impossible. The past had already passed, there was always too much responsibility and commitment in life. One could not live life casually according to one’s likes and dislikes. This was called being mature.
As they talked, they passed through the corridor and came to the interrogation room. Compared to the typical interrogation room of one’s imagination, it was not filled with all kinds of torture tools, it was just a normal room.
It was very tidy and clean. A few colleagues of the national security bureau was assisting a court doctor in autopsying the shooter’s body. Seeing Shen Moru and Mo Fei’s arrival, they quickly greeted them with respect.
Mo Fei waved at a sharp-faced middle-aged man. “Fu Bin, tell me what’s happening?”
Fu Bin walked over and said, with an uncomfortable expression, “Chief Mo, I kept my eyes on the surveillance feed, I didn’t even blink. For the entire time, the guy sat there with his head hanging down. He refused to speak regardless of what Li Fei and his people asked. After Li Fei and the others left, the guy stayed exactly as he was. But after 10 minutes, I felt like something wasn’t right and went in to have a look. Who would have thought that he was dead?”
“Oh, what made you feel like something wasn’t right?” Shen Moru asked thoughtfully.
“Earlier, his chest rose and fell gently but about three minutes after Li Fei and the others came out, he raised his head abruptly and his feet kicked against the ground but it only lasted for a short moment. Very quickly, he hung his head down again. At the time, I didn’t pay it much mind but after another 5 or 6 minutes, I realized that he wasn’t moving at all, there wasn’t even any rise and fall to his chest. Only then did I feel like something wasn’t right and went in to check, and that’s when I found that he was already dead.”
Fu Bin thought back carefully and spoke slowly and with great detail.
“Has the cause of death been found?” Shen Moru asked the old and white-haired court doctor who had begun to wash his hands.
The old court doctor continued to wash his hands without rushing and only replied slowly after he had meticulously wiped his hands clean with a white towel.
“The victim was killed by someone. His heart has been pierced through by a sharp object. The heart stopped pumping blood and with that, the brain gradually died of asphyxiation.”
“That’s impossible. I kept my eye on the camera the entire time, no one went in. The recording is right here, it can definitely prove what I said. How could the murderer have killed the suspect right in front of us?”
Fu Biao was the first to express disagreement with this conclusion. He also brought out the video recording and began to play it.
“Yes, all of us were here. No one went in, how could someone have killed him?”
“I can prove that he was still alive and well after Li Fei and Zhang Biao came out. After they came out, no one else went in. It’s impossible he was killed by someone else. Elder, could you have made a mistake?”
“There were only the six of us present when we discovered the suspect’s death. I can prove what Fu Biao said is true. If it was a murder, how could we not have seen someone go in?”
…Six officials of the national security bureau opened their mouths to question the judgment of the one titled “elder”.
However, the elder shrugged and did not get angry. With great irresponsibility, he said, “I am only a court doctor, I am only responsible for the results of my investigation and the conclusion I’ve reached is that he was killed by someone. As for solving the case, that’s your business.”
Mo Fei appeared very respectful of the elder and he very cautiously asked, “Elder, is your conclusion the final cause of the victim’s death?
The elder nodded his head proudly. “Correct, my conclusion is definitely correct. If someone else did the autopsy, they probably wouldn’t even be able to find the cause of death. The murderer acted very quickly, taking less than a second to stab through the victim’s heart, there wasn’t even a drop of blood. After the victim’s heart was pierced through, there should have been a short moment of struggle before the brain gradually died as it was starved of oxygen. This entire process shouldn’t have taken more than 3 minutes.”
“Could that have been the moment when the suspect raised his head? That’s impossible. Other than the suspect, there was not another person in the room caught on tape.”
Fu Bin countered with confusion.
The elder shook out his sleeve unhappily. “It’s up to you whether you believe me or not. In any case, this is the conclusion I’ve reached. If you don’t believe me, you can find another court doctor to make an evaluation.”
Mo Fei furrowed his brows and waved his hand at Fu Bin, whose expression remained unconvinced, and continued to question the elder, “Elder, what weapon did the murderer use?”
“Ice. A very slender needle made of ice. If not for the master’s brilliant eyes, it would have been impossible to find out what weapon the murderer used.”
The elder’s assistant, a young man of about 20-something years old, replied angrily, very unhappy with how the national security bureau officials’ questioned his teacher’s professional standard.
“Ice?” Everyone was shocked at this unexpected reply.
“Correct, it was a piece of ice, it was a very, very slender ice needle. When I first checked, I searched his entire body and did not find a wound. At that time, I thought he had died of heart failure but then I discovered that the victim’s body was very healthy and he didn’t have any diseases and there wasn’t anything wrong with his heart. I thought this was very strange and carefully checked him over again. In the end, I found what seemed to be a water stain on the clothes at his chest. I felt that this was very odd because I had asked Zhang Biao and the victim had not drunk water during the investigation and he and Li Fei had not drunk water either, so where did the water stain come from? I also smelled it and found that the water stain did not smell strange so I deduced that it was not the victim’s saliva. Thus, I made a daring deduction. Following this train of thought, I used the magnifying glass to check the victim’s clothes again and found that there was a very small hole where the water stain was. Only then did I confirmed his true cause of death. Once ice entered the heart, it would be melted by the blood and there would be very little bleeding from the pierced heart. As the walls of the heart contracted, it would be very difficult to discover. Once the water stain dried in a little while, it would be practically impossible to find the true fatal blow. Invisibly killing someone, this murderer is certainly a very skilled professional assassin.”
The elder pointed at the almost dried water stain on the victim’s chest as he spoke with an admiring sigh.
Everyone crowded forward and took turns to investigate the victim’s clothing using a magnifying glass. Seeing that there wasn’t even a point of entry on the victim’s chest, they could not help but be shocked. If the elder was not a very experienced old court doctor, they probably would not even have discovered the victim’s cause of death.
After they saw off the elder and his assistant and confirmed the cause of death, problems arose again. Surveillance equipment had faithfully recorded everything and no one had entered the interrogation room during the victim’s time of death, so who was the killer?
The officials of the national security bureau glanced warily at each other. At this time, only Li Fei, Zhang Biao, and Fu Bin had any contact with the victim so they were the most suspect.
However, Shen Moru asked thoughtfully, “Li Fei, when you and Zhang Biao questioned the suspect, did you sense anything unusual?”
Zhang Biao’s face was blank. “There was nothing unusual.”
Li Fei thought carefully for a moment and said uncertainly. “While we were interrogating the suspect, it felt like there was another person next to me but I looked around carefully and other than Zhang Biao and the suspect, there was no one else so I didn’t pay much attention. Furthermore…”
