Blades of Secrets: The Endless Night

CHAPTER 9

Cheng Xing, Wen Zhang and Li Ming stood in this triangle formation.

"What exactly were you doing in here Cheng Xing?" Li Ming asked with suspicion.

"What, you suspect me? I was literally with you," Cheng Xing argued.

"Why were you in here before?"

"I told you, I was working and then a heard a loud bang, so I decided to check it out and then that's when you came around the corner."

"I can check for fingerprints. If someone was just here, they may have left fingerprints," Wen Zhang said.

Cheng Xing touched his hands and looked down at them.

SHIT! I forgot I wasn't wearing my assassin's outfit. That meant I wasn't wearing any gloves! I guess I must play dumb.

"You won't need to scan-"

Fen Yuhang, you got me in SO MUCH TROUBLE! Cheng Xing said in his head. Cheng Xing walked over to the cabinets and placed his fingers all over them.

"If you can see here, the person clearly wanted to get Qiu Lin's body and they went through so much trouble to get it," Cheng Xing went on.

"I-"

"Why though is the question," Cheng Xing continued cutting Wen Zhang off.

"Qiu Lin was an assassin and the only people that would want her body would either be the assassin's academy or someone that hates her."

Cheng Xing turned around to them.

"Why does it have to be someone that hates her?"

"To get revenge on her," Cheng Xing replied.

Li Ming and Wen Zhang stare blankly at him.

"But she's dead. What would they want with her dead-"

"You never know," Cheng Xing said cutting Wen Zhang off, again. There was an awkward amount of silence. Wen Zhang exchanged glances with Cheng Xing showing multiple mixed emotions. Li Ming just stared at Cheng Xing blankly, like he had said something very dumb.

"I think we're all tired, I'm heading home. Yulong's waiting for me at home. It already late enough," Wen Zhang said doing a small stretch.

"Wen Zhang, can you drop Cheng Xing home," Li Ming requested.

"-um yeah, sure," Wen Zhang said hesitantly.

"You really don't have to I-"

"It's fine. Goodnight Li Ming," Wen Zhang said, basically dragging Cheng Xing out the room.

Cheng Xing walked out the doors onto the street. Cheng Xing turned his head to see Fen Yuhang at the side of the building.

"Wen Zhang, I forgot something, I'll be right back."

Cheng Xing pretended to go inside the building but snuck into the bushes beside the building.

"Take the body to the academy and finish the mission," Cheng Xing said looking behind him. Fen Yuhang pointed to Qiu Lin's dead body lying next to him.

"How do I possibly take this through the streets?"

"Is that my assassins jacket wrapped around her?"

"I didn't have anything else," Fen Yuhang retorted

"Anyway, find a way."

Cheng Xing got up and walked out the bush, towards Wen Zhang who was leaning on his car, looking at his watch. Cheng Xing hopped in the car with Wen Zhang, and they drove away.

Fen Yuhang watched them leave.

"This bitch is lucky I'm his brother, otherwise he would've been dead already."