Tales of the mystic love

#15 Complex situation

"Brother Xiaobo!! Brother Xiaobo!! Something happened! "
"Don't shout like this. Where are your manners that I taught? "
Hearing this Li Ming stands properly and joins his hands forward.
"Brother, their murder took place in Luo Mansion at night. The bride was killed the day she married!! "
"What? How come? Did anyone call the bureau? Who killed her? That couple looked so happy yesterday. How come this happened? " Xiaobo threw questions one after the other in a panicked voice.
"Now who should be taught manners? You always tell me to follow when you break them? Hmph! " Said Ming with a pouty face.
Xiaobo ignored him and went to find Lian. He needs to warn her to stay by his side. A murderer is roaming the town. Who knows what the murderer will do next?
"Lian, where did you go? You should not always roam outside! It is not safe. Did you not hear of a murder that took place? "
"Xiaobo, calm down. Your breathing is too fast. And yes I heard about that. But it is not sure if it is a murder. The bride is missing. What was gruesome were the things that the kidnapper left. Come, let's see them, maybe you will understand it better. "
Both of them went to see the bloody floor and the nails and hair arranged in the shape of a flower. A circle made of four nails with three petals made of three nails. The long hairs were kept diagonally opposite.
"What does this mean? " A flower with nails and that too human nails!! "
"Ning will be here any minute. She might be able to tell what is all this. "
After a few minutes, Ning came with other officers followed quietly by Ming like a puppy. But as soon as Ming saw the scenario he quickly went ahead and was beside Ning.
"Are you okay? Do you feel uncomfortable seeing this? "
Ning was very lovey-dovey when alone with Ming as they both liked each other. But in front of others, Ning is different like she and him are not close. She nods quietly and then starts observing the crime scene. Ming found it weird but ignored it as he thought that she was focusing more on the work at hand.
"These are not real nails. See they don't smell" Said Ning picking one with a small cotton cloth and showing it to one of her colleagues.
Seeing that she picked it up the other made a disgusted face. He just nods and moves away.
Some colleagues whispered and chuckled,
"Our little Ning becomes so passionate while solving crime. She does not even care about herself while trying to find clues. She picked up the nails too quick, even we males find it utterly disgusting and are afraid of any ill omen falling on us by touching it."
"Hey, she is a girl so what! Huh? At least she does better work than you and is strict in finding out the truth making people trust the bureau. Because of people like her, any person who thinks of committing a crime thinks twice before taking any action. So don't degrade such people if you can't be like them"
"We were not degrading her. We were also praising her. You...
" Okay, stop it. This is not a casual meeting. Focus on the work. A newly wedded bride is missing! " Yelled Xiao while coming in between the two men.
"Ning, see at the back. There is scribbled something with a knife on the back of the nail! "
"Yes, there are some numbers returned in it. Quick! Bring a paper, Lian! We need to write the numbers.
"23 25 1 14 9 5 4 15 14 20 3 15 13" What does this mean? It makes no sense for now. But the kidnapper kept it so it means something "said Lian
"Can't say for sure. Some kidnappers do it purposely to distract us. We need to be careful not to focus on only one clue. "
"Let's look for other things. "
Lian unknowingly started looking for clues and showing Ning anything that could be helpful. The other colleagues also helped and they did not mind Lian and Xiao helping them. They were more friendly after hearing the strict words from Ming who still looked pissed off.
After an hour the whole room was shuffled and shifted but they still could not find a better clue. It was lunchtime so they went for lunch.
" What do you think the numbers meant? That is the only thing the kidnapper left too on purpose. "
" I am more worried about Yan Mu's wedding. It is tomorrow. If the kidnapper has targeted the brides for a specific purpose then tomorrow will be no exception. I hope that it was just a personal grudge and not a psycho going after brides " Said Xiao.
"I think we should go and persuade Yan Mu not to hold the wedding tomorrow. It's for precaution. He is under your command. He will listen to you"
"But that is his personal life. I can't force him. I can't interfere with his personal matter. But I would surely advise him. I would go right after lunch"
" I will also go. Maybe I might help to change the bride's mind. "
Xiao and Lian went to warn Yan Mu while Ming followed Ning to report the investigation.
At the Bureau,
"Did you find anything about the background of the Luo family?" Asked Ning to one of her colleagues.
"Nothing that can be suspicious. But there was another thing that I found weird. The Luo family and Sheng family held the wedding on the same day. But the kidnapping happens only at Luo mansion. Why?"
"There was ANOTHER WEDDING ON the SAME DAY!! WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME BEFORE? ".
"Didn't I just say that? What is so shocking about it? "
"Idiot! There is a reason for one bride getting kidnapped and one not if it happens on the same day. It may give a crucial hint about the kidnapper! "
Ning and Ming started dogging as to why only the bride was captured and what was the difference between the two weddings that made the kidnapper catch only one of them.
Meanwhile, Lian and Xiao were trying to persuade Yan Mu to postpone his wedding.
" I know the situation. But my fiance and I want to hold the wedding tomorrow. Not because we want but because there is no other choice. Her mother was the one who cherished our relationship and due to her we are together now, but she passed away last year. So we decided to hold the wedding on her birthday which is tomorrow. And if not tomorrow then we will have to wait for another year and that is not possible. We need to take the risk. But I have increased the security and all. I think nothing like the Luo family will happen"
Xiao and Kian understood their situation and did not pressure much and just went back.
"The incident won't occur again, right? " Ask Kian being worried.
"Hope so. I will also go along with Wei and Ming. We will also need to stay in the house as the kidnapping happened the night after the wedding"
"Let's hope we can catch or just avoid the kidnapping of Mrs. Yan. " Said Lian with a highly doubtful mind.