Translator: AlfredoPoutineSoup  Editor: DesTheSloth
The exact time was about 4:00 AM in the early morning.
Of course, it was the time Ma Houde arrived at the gymnasium, instead of the time when the person on the site found the body and reported the case.
When Ma Houde arrived, the policeman that came earlier had cordoned the scene.
It was winter, Officer Ma still felt a little cold going out on this time even though the cold wasnât so bad in the south.
He rubbed his hands subconsciously. When he was about 20 meters away from the real scene, he suddenly looked around mysteriously.
Officer Ma, Miss Ren wouldnât come here at this time and I remember she doesnât like to stay up late?â Lin Feng whispered beside Ma Houde.
âNot really! She dares not to stay up late only when Luo Qiu is at home.â Ma Houde said.
But soon he found something wrong, said suddenly, âDo you think I am the kind of person that will be once bitten twice shy thus be dominated by that horror, Ren Ziling, each time I come to the scene of the murder?â
âHavenât you already confessedâ¦â
Lin Fengâ¦Officer Lin shook his head, and said immediately, âOfficer Ma, case first! Case first!â
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Then they crossed the cordon and came to the place where the body was found.
Ma Houde looked for a long while, then frowned, âI have never seen such a scene of death in my life!â
As per the comments of the worker who found the body, they soon found the platform the dead once laid on.
âOfficer Ma!â
A young man in a police uniform waved his hand to Ma Houde.
Ma Houde asked directly, âXiao Bao, why is it only you here, where is Old Qin?â
âOh, Section Chief is on leave!â Technician Xiao Bao replied at once.
âOn leave?â Ma Houde gave a start, âHe would stay in office almost every night for half a year and he actually asked for leave?â
Xiao Bao said, âI donât know. I saw the message from him when I went to work yesterday. He said that he would take leave for some days with the approval of the director.
âHow many days?â
âHe didnât mention that.â Xiao Bao shrugged, âHe said that he will come back when itâs time for that.â
âWill come back when itâs time for that? What does he mean? Mysteriousâ¦â Ma Houde frowned, but he didnât want to ask more at this time, so he said, âFine, did you find any clues here?â
Xiao Bao said, âWe found some footprints on that platform with the deceasedâs blood⦠Emm, as per the wound of the body, he was not cut by the thin steel cable on the platform. In fact, it is not possible for the steel cable to make such big and neat wound⦠Officer Ma, have you seen the body? It was cut from the left shoulder till the right side of the waist. We are collecting the falling remains.â
âBy sword? Ma Houde asked suddenly.
âSword?â Xiao Bao was surprised, âOfficer Ma, how could you confirm that it is a sword? We have not even made any hypothesis, let alone confirmation.â
Ma Houde asked, âThen do you think there is any relation between the dead and the body of the tramp we found last time?â
âI am not sure about that.â Xiao Bao frowned, âYour case made you think that they have a connection, but we have to check the case from the point of forensicsâ view when everything is approved.â
Ma Houde rolled his eyes, âI donât see any ability you learned from Old Qin, but the wild goose chase is exactly the same! Forget it, go do your work, Iâll ask the people around!â
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Ma Houde and Lin Feng as well as the other police began asking the workers around about the case.
During this time, Ma Houde complained that there were so many people around. It was 6 Oâclock, but the investigation was not even half complete.
They didnât find the murder weapon but only several small footprints and something like new scratches.
The body was taken to police station for checking.
Ma Houde comforted the deceasedâs family that came from a long distance just as the body was just sent away. He felt a headache but still stayed here until seven oâclock without any clues.
âOfficer Ma, I couldnât get coffee⦠Is Red Bull okay?â
âAll right.â Ma Houde shook his head, sitting down tiredly on a stone chair outside the gymnasium.
Just at this time, they saw a little boy and a little girl who was slightly older.
The boy looked a little odd⦠Office Ma thought so.
âUncle, what happened here?â The boy ran to Ma Houde and Lin Feng, and asked in curiosity.
Ma Houde touched the little boyâs head softly, âLittle child, donât ask about that. You havenât arrived at school now, arenât you worried about being late?â
âHee hee~â The boy asked suddenly, âUncle, are you a policeman?â
âYeah.â Ma Houde smiled, âWe didnât wear any uniforms so how did you know that?â
âBecause you have the credentials hanging on your neck.â
Ma Houde gave a start, and then smiled, âClever boy⦠Okay, since you have known that I am a policeman, then donât bother me⦠By the way, tell me something honestly, alright?â
âSure! My mother told me that we have to tell the truth to policemen.â
What a good boy⦠Ma Houde asked, âDo you live nearby? Have you seen any strangers when you came out this morning?â
The boy shook his head, âI didnât see anyone but I can tell you if I see someone?â
Ma Houde thought even if the boy saw some strangers⦠Who knows how many strangers that the boy would see in a day? So he shook his head, âYou donât need to do that⦠Okay, just go to school! Donât bother uncle here.â
âOkay!â the boy then ran back quickly to the girl, taking her hand and left.
âIt is good to be young.â Ma Houde yawned, âWait, those two little devils, are they in a relationship?â
âMaybe they are the big sister and the little brother?â Lin Feng said.
Ma Houde frowned, and drank all the rest Red Bull. He patted his face and stood up, âGet back to work! Hey⦠It must be puppy love, I bet on it!â
ââ¦â
âCheese, did you get anything?â
Nini askedâIt was the daytime, Nini had turned into the appearance of a little girl.
She and Cheese were hiding behind the billboard outside the gymnasium.
âNo.â
Cheese shook his head, saying, âBut it seems they have not found any clues yet⦠The man on the helicopter should not have seen anything last night.â
Nini was worried, she grabbed Cheeseâs arm suddenly, saying, âCheese, will the policeman find out that Wind-Chasing Wolf was the murderer who killed the manâ¦â
âNini!â Cheese frowned, âDonât say like that! We didnât see Wind-Chasing Wolf kill the man, we just saw he was there!â
Nini was older then Cheese, but including Wind-Chasing Wolf, Cheese was the calmest one among the member of the Wind-Chasing Youth Group.
Nini signed, âHow could this be⦠Well, if you didnât quit when we chose the leader, then there wouldnât be so many problemsâ¦â
âLetâs change the topic.â Cheese shook his head, and said, âWhere is Xiaojiang? Didnât we agree to meet here?â
âI donât know about that, why he hasnât arrived here?â Nini looked around⦠Suddenly, her face turned serious and trembled, âLong, Long, Longâ¦â
âLong what?â Cheese gave a start.
âMaster Long!â Nini suddenly covered her mouth with her hands.
Cheese saw that Long Xiruo was walking toward them expressionlessly and Xiaojiang was just following her with head lowered.
Xiaojiang said, âI am sorry Cheese, I, I was so scared so I told Master Longâ¦â
âXiaojiang, didnât we have a promiseâ¦â Cheese got angry immediately.
âPromise what?â Long Xiruo interrupted, âCover up?â
Cheese stopped speaking at the moment he saw the eyes of a real dragon of the Godly Land. He lowered his head and trembled.
Long Xiruo continued, âAs I said before, youths are not allowed to go out at night, didnât you remember that?â
Cheese suddenly raised his head, âMaster Long! Wind-Chasing Wolf didnât kill anyone! I know he wouldnât kill anyone!â
Long Xiruo looked at Cheese whose eyes looked very scared but determined, sighing, âYou are totally different from Shu You, you are braver.â
âIâ¦â
Long Xiruo suddenly squatted down and touched the face of Cheese, âI heard something from Su Zijun about your family. I intended to look for you after handling some things. You have suffered during this time. Donât you?â
Somehow, Cheeseâs eyes turned red and sobbed uncontrollably.
He lowered his head and endured desperately, but he couldnât help but surge his throat, âI⦠I didnât suffer!â
âSilly boy.â
Long Xiruo hugged him with her arms.
âI didnât suffer!â
Although he twitching on the shoulder of Long Xiruo, Cheese was still stubborn.
Because he told himself before, he would never cry again.