S.C.I. Mystery Files Case 1 Chapter 23



The Numbers- Killer - Chapter 23 Crazy Love



Gongsun woke up, still in a daze and realised that he was in his bed. The sun shines through the think curtains, illuminating the entire room. 

Looking at the alarm clock by his bed——it's 9 o'clock.

Recalling what happened yesterday...

Shaking his still groggy head, Gongsun got out of bed and went out to the living room. He did a quick scan and found that Bai Jintang was gone. 

Placed on the coffee table was a bottle of Bourdeaux '86 red wine with a note under it, which read:

"The wine is for you. I have other matters to attend to, so I went ahead first. Yutang and the others will come by your place in the morning. Remember to stay by their side for the entirety of today! Also, get Yutang to check out the 5th unit on the 13th floor of the building opposite to yours.

——Bai Jintang"

Gongsun could feel his anger welling up just from remembering what happened yesterday but seeing the bottle of Bourdeaux '86... Forget it.
(lilies: cute alcoholic XD)

He went to the bathroom and turned on the tap. But once he saw his reflection in the mirror, Gongsun froze.

Why was he wearing his pyjamas?

Last he remembers, he fell asleep without changing out of his clothes. He's got a bad feeling about this!

He unbuttoned his shirt to find red spots printed on his snow-white skin, tracing all the way down from his neck. It looked strangely sensual...
The red marks extended down to his abdomen. Pulling down the hem of his pants a little, it revealed several big red words written on his flat stomach with an oil marker and it read:

"Bai Jintang was here. The right to develop this area belongs exclusively to Bai Jintang. Other random nobodies should back off.
Ps: what a great figure!!"

"That bastard!" Gongsun threw his towel on the ground, outraged, "Shameless! Vile! Bastard..."

He tried to wash the words off as he cursed and swore... but the oil-based ink just couldn't be washed off!

Ding dong~~ Ding Dong~~

Hearing the doorbell, Gongsun hurriedly put the handtowel aside and buttoned up his clothes. It must be Bai Yutang and crew. 
He stormed his way to the door while plotting his revenge on Bai Jintang. He will definitely give that man a taste of hell!!

He was stunned by what greeted him at the door.

The man looked rather fatigued. His hair was messy and the slight stubble made him look unkempt. He was still in a white coat and his expression was grim on top of those deep dark circles. 

"You... why?" Gongsun was a little surprised at the sudden visit from the man standing before him. 

That man simply stared at Gongsun and smiled, before saying, "I wanted to see you."

His voice was hoarse like something was torn.
Gongsun stared blankly at the man in front of him as a chill went down his spine. He immediately tried to shut the door, but the person shoved the door open. 

Gongsun didn't see that coming and fell backwards from the impact. He tried to cushion his fall with his hand, but the weight ended up spraining his wrist. 

That person had already come in through the door. He reached for his pocket and produced a white piece of cloth as he closed in on Gongsun. 

"Why?" Gongsun asked while scurrying backwards but his foot got caught. 

"No..." Gongsun tried to get up, but that person pounced on him with a smile and pressed the cloth on his face, 

"Hmm... Hmmm..." Gongsun struggling gradually weakened as he lost strength in his limbs. His consciousness was slowly fading out and all he could see was that person's creepy smile before completely succumbing to the darkness.

Why? Chen Jing...

Chen Jing gently released his hand. Gongsun had passed out. He reached out to touch Gongsun's cheek with trembling hands and croaked out a laugh, "Ha... ha... I've said you are mine... you are mine..."

He picked Gongsun up and left.


Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao only got to bed late at night because of the thing with Zhao Jue and now they're being rudely awakened by a ringing phone. Bai Yutang picked up the phone and saw that the caller was Gongsun. Confused.

"Hello?"

"Huh? I'm pretty sure I called Xiao Zhao's phone, why are you the one who picked up the phone? Could it be that Xiao Zhao is sleeping next to you right now? Aiya! Congrats Yutang! As expected, if there's a will, there's a way! As long as you persevere on, your efforts will bear fruit!! 

"..."

It took Bai Yutang 10 whole seconds to process what he just heard, "Da Ge?? Why are you using Gongsun's phone?"

"'Cause I'm at his place. I ended up homeless after being abandoned by a certain heartless brother so I had to seek refuge somewhere."
"..."

Bai Yutang didn't know what to say and checked the alarm clock by the bed——8.30 am.

"So you woke me up early in the morning just to complain?" Bai Yutang yawned as he got out of bed. 

"Head over to Gongsun's place now."

"Why?" Bai Yutang asked, puzzled.

"You'll know once you arrive. He may be in some trouble."

"What?" Bai Yutang got a shock, "What kind of trouble is Gongsun in?"

"Quit blabbering about and hurry down! I need to get going, that's it."
"Hello? Ge! Hey!!"

Bai Jintang had already hung up.

"What's wrong?"

Zhan Zhao was awakened by the commotion Bai Yutang was making. 

With the excuse of "protecting" Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang managed to settle into the Cat's Den. And after an entire night of unceasing coaxing and pestering, he finally turned "sleeping in the same bed" as the Cat into a reality...

Zhan Zhao got up sleepily, still holding on to the quilt and asked, "What happened? Why are you so anxious?" 

Suddenly, there was movement coming from under the quilt and out popped Ruben's furry little head. He nuzzled against Zhan Zhao and liked him... while meowing happily. 

Bai Yutang knocked the phone against his chin before suddenly saying, "Cat! Get up!"

......

They raced over to Gongsun's house.

"Your brother didn't say what happened?"Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang as they entered the elevator. 

"No, he just said that Gongsun had some troubles."

When the elevator arrived on the 11th floor, the two were shocked by the sight that greeted them. The door to Gongsun's house was wide open. 
They exchanged looks and rushed in.
The house was neat and tidy except for the entrance, especially the shoeprints on the floor and a white cloth...

"Gongsun?!" Bai Yutang checked every room but Gongsun was nowhere to be seen. 

"Yutang, look!" Zhan Zhao picked up the note on the coffee table and passed it to Bai Yutang. 

After taking a quick look at the note, Bai Yutang's head immediately shot up to look at the building opposite and cursed, "Shit!" He then turned on his heel and ran out. Zhan Zhao following closely behind.


"Who lives in the 5th unit on the 13th floor?" Bai Yutang grabbed the security guard and questioned the moment he entered the building lobby. 

"Ah... w-what are you trying to do?" 

Zhan Zhao hurriedly pulled out his ID and said, "We're the police."

"Urk... it's vacant... no one lives there." the security guard answered with a shaky voice.

"Keys!" Bai Yutang demanded with a forbidding expression and the security guard immediately handed it to him.

The two swiftly made their way up to the 13th floor. Bai Yutang whipped out his gun while Zhan Zhao inserted the key. Zhan Zhao ducked aside the moment he turned the knob and Bai Yutang kicked open the door. 

The room was long empty, but their eyes widened with their mouths agape at the scene in the room. 

The room was unrenovated and unfurnished. In front of the large floor to ceiling windows were a high-powered telescope and multiple cameras. The floor was an absolute mess, littered with broken objects and torn photos. And the walls. The walls were covered in photos of Gongsun, all taken in secret: Gongsun watching television on the sofa, drying his hair after a shower, tying a tie, calling...

Bai Yutang paced around on the spot, almost ripping his hair out, why didn't he come over faster!!

Zhan Zhao surveyed the photos before suddenly declaring, "I know who it is..."

"What?" Bai Yutang almost jumped, "Who?"

"The one from the funeral parlour!"

Hearing those words, Bai Yutang instantly started running, pulling Zhan Zhao with him while making a call, "Wang Chao, grab a few guys with you and head down to the funeral parlour. You are to arrest a make-up artist called Chen Jing. He's kidnapped Gongsun! On the double!"

Jumping onto his car, Bai Yutang put on the police lights and stepped on the gas pedal, speeding down to the funeral home. 

Once they were on the road, Bai Yutang finally asked Zhan Zhao, "How did you know it's Chen Jing?"

"Perhaps, we were played right from the start."

"What do you mean?" Bai Yutang overtook the car in front of him and grumbled, "If only we had a plane!"

Zhan Zhao held on tight to the roof handle and replied, "The photos, the way they were taken, the composition and lighting... all seemed oddly familiar like I have seen them somewhere before!"

"..." Bai Yutang fell silent for a moment before speaking, "Chen Jing passed those photos of the bodies to Gongsun."

Zhan Zhao nodded, "All of the people were marked post mortem. Be it the hospital or the funeral home, the person with easy access to the corpses..."

"The make-up artist!" Bai Yutang frowned, "He was the one who put all these unrelated cases together to create the impression of a serial case."

"That's right!!" Zhan Zhao affirmed, "It's because it happened to be linked to Wu Hao's case, that we expanded on the case."

"Wu Hao was murdered by him," Bai Yutang said as he sped up, "Chen Jing's appearance perfectly matches up with the descriptions given by the prisoners!"

Zhan Zhao continued while shaking his head, "His behaviour indicates paranoia. Something must have triggered him for him to act this way."

"It must be my brother."

"Un... With his Mysophobia, he'll never allow another to lay their hands on his favourite things... Since your brother slept over at Gongsun's place, it must've set him off. "

"Is Gongsun in any danger?" Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao.

After a short pause, Zhan Zhao answered, "Based on his behaviour, it's likely he'll kill Gongsun..."

"What? Doesn't he like him?"
"Haven't you seen those photos? He's a possessive or very controlling person that will not stand for any resistance. What kind of person is absolutely obedient and will never fight back?"

After listening to Zhan Zhao's explanation, Bai Yutang answered in despair, "...A dead one..."


In a gloomy, dark room, on the cold hard floor, laid Gongsun in his pyjamas. The chill coming from the ground made the anaesthetic effect wear off quickly. 

Gongsun slowly opened his eyes and a ceiling covered in a thick layer of filth reflected his eyes. A lamp glowed dimly beside him. 

"You're awake?" a hoarse voice came from the side of his ear. 

Gongsun turned his head to see Chen Jing kneeling beside him. staring intently into his eyes. Due to the anaesthetic, Gongsun's hands and feet felt incredibly heavy and he couldn't move. 

"Why...?" Gongsun muttered as if he was whispering to himself.

"Haha..." Chen Jing laughed mockingly at himself, "Of course you wouldn't know why, you've never spared me more than a single glance..."

After falling silent for a bit, Gongsun asked, "Did you fake the cases as well?"

"That's right!" Chen Jing said as he reached out to caress Gongsun's slender neck, "It was only for you to notice me, but I didn't think you guys would actually establish a case on it."

"Ke... Ridiculous, you killed people just for that?"

"Ridiculous? You think it's ridiculous?!" Chen Jing suddenly became agitated, "Do you know how much I love you?!"

He shot up irritably and started pacing on the spot, "I... From the first time we met... I... How dare you say it's ridiculous?"

Then, he stopped and looked down at Gongsun with a dangerous look in his eyes, "Is it because of that man?"

Gongsun furrowed his brows, "Do you think the entire world is as twisted as you?"

"..."

After hearing Gongsun's words, Chen Jing slowly narrowed his eyes before breaking into a grin as he crouched down to remove the former's pyjamas. 

...!...

Gongsun trembled and watched Chen Jing's actions in horror. 

"I've said it before, you are mine, mine..." as he said that, he lightly tugged on Gongsun's pants. 

"No... stop..." Gongsun was anxiously struggling to get away, but unfortunately, he had no control over his body that was still under the effect of the anaesthetic. 

"Don't be scared... I..." Chen Jing was stupefied momentarily because of the 2 red lines of words on Gongsun's abdomen: 

"Bai Jintang was here. The right to develop this area belongs exclusively to Bai Jintang. Other random nobodies should back off.
Ps: what a great figure!!"

Chen Jing began to see red and his breathing quickened. His body started shaking like it was unable all the rage surging inside of him.'

At this time, a sneer could be heard from behind as a voice that held no warmth sounded, "Can't you read? How could you touch other people's things?"

Chen Jing didn't even have the time to turn around when an excruciating pain shot through his shoulders. His shoulder blade had been crushed by the person standing behind him.

"AAaaaaAaah!" a piercing shriek reverberated through the room.

Tossing Chen Jing behind, the person ordered the people in the shadows, "Tear him apart! But don't kill him."

"Yes!" two virtually identical, cold right to the core, voices replied. Chen Jing was dragged into the darkness and what followed was a series of wretched screams. 

Picking Gongsun up from the cold floor, he asked with a smile, "How do you plan on repaying me now that I've caught the pervert for you?"


By the time, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao rushed to the funeral home, the other S.C.I. members were rushing out their cars as well. 
They broke into the funeral parlour and searched everywhere, but there was no sight of Gongsun and Chen Jing. 

Just as they were panicking, the door to the cremation room opened. Out came Bai Jintang with Gongsun in his arms, followed by two identical-looking men dressed in similar clothes., dragging a half-dead Chen Jing.

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2 Comments

  1. Wowza!!!! Great chapter! Thank you!! Phew :) Love Bai Jintang.

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  2. What does the elder brother do. I kinda wanna read about him instead.

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