When A Snail Falls In Love

Chapter 63.2

While Ji Bai and Xu Xu were staying temporarily in the mountain region, Lin Qingyan stayed with Yao Meng as she gave her statement at the police station. Then, they returned home to Lin City.

Yao Meng soaked in the bathtub for a long time, scrubbing clean every inch of her body. She had already cried herself dry. What had happened the previous night seemed to be a fuzzy dream.

She did not know how much time had passed when she looked up and saw Lin Qingyan leaning against the door. On his quiet and handsome face was an expression of cruelty and coldness that she had never seen before. He stood in a cloud of smoke, and watched her without speaking.

Yao Meng did not know what to say, so she got up quietly, and wrapped herself in a bathrobe.

After a while, footsteps sounded behind her, and Lin Qingyan embraced her from behind. He lowered his head to kiss her. His breathing was somewhat agitated, and he kissed her forcefully, while his big hands pushed aside the folds of her bathrobe and caressed her. His movements were rough and forceful, not at all his usual style.

Yao Meng's body trembled, and she reflexively pushed him away.

He stopped kissing her, and only held her without moving, "You are my angel, and no one can sully you. Tan Liang is dead. What he did to you, I will take it that it never happened."

Yao Meng felt her heart wrench, and she momentarily choked with emotion. She heard him whispering into her ear, "Do you know how much I love you?"

——

Three months later.

The winter sun was warm. Xu Xu sat in her father's study, reading the local news on the Internet. Her father was in the kitchen cooking up a storm.

The lead story reported: "The provincial task force has announced a break in the airport explosion case. One of the culprits has been captured, and the police are in the midst of pursuing his accomplices." The article was accompanied by a picture of several criminal investigators holding down a criminal, their faces sombre. The person standing on the outermost edge, wearing a black coat, with a tall and straight figure, had his face obscured. However, she took one glance and knew it was Ji Bai, and could not help laughing.

There were some other news about the 'Forest Killer Tan Liang'. Two months ago, the provincial department had already announced that the case was closed. Lin City, which had been roused to a frenzy, gradually resumed its usual state of peace. However, the discussions regarding Tan Liang on the Internet were always very lively. The article quoted the analysis of an unnamed psychological expert, who felt that Tan Liang's abnormal behaviour was due to the many obstacles he faced in his undertakings. Previously, he had held one of the most important positions in the county's Forestry Department. However, because he had offended a superior, he had been relegated to watch over an area in the forest, and his original position had been taken over by a relative of his superior. There were also people posting that this superior, due to the pressure of public opinion, had been detained and interrogated. (双规 – an extralegal system within the Chinese Communist Party for detaining and interrogating cadres who fall from grace)

Xu Xu looked at the news for a while, then shut off the computer. She took out a case file, and retrieved the photographs and information related to the case.

She was totally engrossed, when a hand suddenly appeared from the side and snatched the photographs away. When she looked up, she saw Xu Jun frowning at her. Not only that, he also swept aside all the information on the table, and tossed the papers onto the sofa, "Are you looking at these again? In your belly is my nephew. In future, I do not want him to be a police officer."