Dark Purple Rose [YiZhan FF]

Chapter 22

After Isko and the other survivors had been transported to the hospital and Mrs. Isari had been placed in a white body bag in the forensics van, Zhan stood next to the van and watched Yibo explain once again to his colleagues from the agency what had happened. And once again he had to explain why he had entered the crime scene with a civilian without waiting for backup. Zhan was standing a little to the side, but he could understand every word. Yibo explained: "We had no other choice. Mrs. Isari was dying. We tried to help her. And we hoped she could tell us something that would help us with the investigation."

"And what did she say?" Agent Lee asked impatiently.

"Again. She was badly injured and was just talking confused, disconnected stuff. The only thing we understood was that she confessed her love for her assistant and apologized to him." Yibo replied calmly, but with a hint of anger in his voice.

"So she didn't tell you anything?" Agent Lee asked again.

"No!" Said Yibo with vigor. Then the agents went back into the villa.

"My goodness, how many times does Yibo have to explain it to them? When can we finally get out of here?" Zhan asked himself quietly.

"That will take time Xiao Zhan. They're looking for something specific and I assume you know what they're looking for. Don't you?" A female voice asked him.

Startled, Zhan turned around and looked into the eyes of Agent Nax. "You?" He asked, shocked.

"Yes, me. No matter how many times they question you, you should never tell them where the USB stick is." She said, placing a hand on Zhan's upper arm. "Never! They can't get their hands on this USB stick!"

"Aren't you one of them? Not that I know what you're talking about. But assuming I did, wouldn't it be in your best interest to get that USB stick to you?"

Agent Nax pulled Zhan into the body van. She closed the door, turned on the overhead light and said, "Listen Xiao Zhan. This is very important. Never, under any circumstances, should they get the USB stick. Because then they'll just make it disappear!"

"Of course, Agent Nax, but as I asked, wouldn't it be in your interest to find the USB stick?"

"No. I know what's on it."

"How?"

"Because I gave it to her."

"Please what? You were the traitor with her?"

"No, of course not. But..." She sighed, unzipped the body bag and looked at the dead woman. She gently ran her hand over her cheek, a tear rolling down her cheek. "I'm so sorry." She whispered, kissing the dead Mrs. Isari's cheek.

"Oh my goodness. Did you know each other? Were you close?"

"It's a little more complicated than that."

"Then tell me. Apart from her, and she certainly won't betray you, and me, there's no one else here." Zhan knew that this was the right time to ask Agent Nax. Because right now she was feeling weak and needed someone to listen to her.

Agent Nax didn't seem to have heard Zhan at all. She pushed the zipper of the body bag further and further down and froze when she saw the large belly wound and her exposed lower body. "My God, what have they done to you? Your face is swollen. You have bruises everywhere. I can even see them under all the blood. The wound on your stomach. And, they raped you, he raped you, didn't he? He did it again. Didn't you swear to me you'd turn yourself in, go to prison and..." She cried.

"Agent Nax?" Zhan handed her a handkerchief. She took it gratefully and closed the body bag again.

"I knew her well." She finally said.