latelenovela Chapter 332 Suburban Case
Chapter 332 Suburban Case
Just as the knife was about to sever her skin, a beam of bright light suddenly shone down.
She and the assailant turned around at the same time and saw a security guard holding a flashlight standing not far away.
The security guard was horrified when he saw this and shouted, "Hey, what do you think you're doing?"
He knew in his heart that someone was trying to harm Bai Mengfei.
So the security guard, clutching his flashlight, hurried over.
Perhaps fearing that he would alert nearby residents, the assailant grabbed the scalpel and ran away!
The security guard rushed to Bai Mengfei's side, helped her up, and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Bai Mengfei lowered her head and looked at the scrape on her elbow.
Amazingly, the wound was healing rapidly, just like before. Fearing that the security guards would find out, she quietly hid her hand.
"I'm fine, thank you for your concern," she said to the security guard.
The security guard, doubting whether she was truly alright, kept asking her with concern and inquiring whether she needed to call the police.
But she refused them all, not wanting to make a big deal out of it.
This incident made her even more suspicious that the murderer was likely Cai Qi.
After returning to her residence, she quickly closed and locked the door. After sitting down, she took out her phone and called Zhao Fei, telling him in detail what had just happened.
Zhao Fei was shocked upon hearing this and could hardly believe it was true.
At the same time, he was very concerned about Bai Mengfei's condition, constantly asking her questions.
"Captain Zhao, I'm fine now, but I feel a little tired. Can I rest for a bit?" she asked Zhao Fei.
After a moment's thought, Zhao Fei immediately agreed, saying, "Okay, then you should rest well and not think about anything else."
"Okay!" After replying, she hung up the phone and dragged her tired body into the bathroom.
As soon as she entered the bathroom, she immersed herself in the warm water, trying her best to relax. What had just happened had really frightened her.
However, during the shower, she gradually forgot her fear and thought to herself: How did the murderer seem to know that Xiang Yuntian was not by her side?
The murderer attacked Xiang Yuntian as soon as she left. Could there be a mole in the police station?
As she pondered this, another thing came to mind.
The police station's data was deleted yesterday!
Jiang Shuai and the technical staff both believed that there might be a problem within the police station.
She showered for a full half hour before wrapping herself in a towel and stepping out of the bathroom. As soon as she returned to her room, her phone screen flashed, indicating a new message.
She hurried over, picked up her phone, and saw a message from Xiang Yuntian saying that he had arrived safely and was with Jiang Shuai.
The reason I was able to send her a message was because Jiang Shuai was helping out.
After glancing at it quickly, she replied with three simple words: "That's good!" After replying, she put her phone aside, went to sleep, and stopped thinking about it.
The next morning, an alarm clock woke her up. Remembering she still had a case to handle, she immediately got out of bed, picked up her phone, and checked the time—it was only a little past six.
She finished washing up as usual and went to the police station.
Without Xiang Yuntian today, she had to take a taxi by herself. On the surface, nothing seemed different, but deep down, she felt something was amiss.
Back at the police station, she saw Zhao Fei there. Zhao Fei was just about to look for her, but when he saw her, he asked her to come to his office.
She didn't need to ask to guess that it was probably because of the attack she had been subjected to yesterday.
So she nodded slightly and followed Zhao Fei into the office.
After they arrived at the office, she sat down and listened to Zhao Fei analyze yesterday's events. Zhao Fei talked on and on for a long time, then asked her for her opinion.
She kept her chin in her hands, feeling drowsy. She didn't understand why her mental state had become so bad.
Until Zhao Fei called out again, "Zhang Ting!"
She then came to her senses, quickly raised her head, her eyes full of surprise, as if asking Zhao Fei, "Why did you call me?"
Zhao Fei sighed helplessly and said, "I've noticed that you've been listless and dispirited ever since Xiang Yuntian left! We need to have a serious talk about this; there's still a lot of work waiting for you!"
She immediately raised her right hand, interrupting Zhao Fei, and said, "Excuse me for interrupting, but I must clarify that I did not do anything because of Forensic Doctor Xiang, okay?"
"Really not?" Zhao Fei asked with a doubtful expression.
She nodded firmly and said, "Really, no, Captain Zhao, don't overthink it."
"Alright, then repeat what I just said, and let's see if I'm overthinking it, or if you're really just distracted." Zhao Fei frowned, looking a bit disappointed.
She truly couldn't say anything; she had been in a daze the whole time. Now, faced with Zhao Fei's questioning, she was speechless.
Zhao Fei then advised, "Stop thinking about it. Xiang Yuntian will be back soon, won't he? The most important thing now is the case. Look, last night you almost became the third victim!"
“Yes, I know. I won’t let this case have a third victim.” With that, she stood up.
As soon as she stood up, Zhao Fei guessed she wanted to leave. So, Zhao Fei quickly called out to her, "Wait a minute, what are you doing? I haven't finished speaking, where are you going?"
"I..." She took a deep breath, blinked at Zhao Fei, "Go to work!"
Zhao Fei didn't let her leave, but shook his head and sighed, "There's another thing I just told you about."
"Oh? Is there something else?"
"Yes, it's that case in the suburbs. I reckon it was that serial killer again! I'll be assigning you to follow up on this case from now on," Zhao Fei said seriously.
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