S.C.I Mystery Series (SCI 谜案集) - Er Ya (耳雅)

1.8 - 1.10

Chapter 8: The Doctor

Gongsun quickly carried out an autopsy and exited the cell to meet with Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.

"How was it?" Bai Yutang asked.

"Poisoned to death." Gongsun took off his gloves.

"Poisoned?" Bai Yutang looked at the prison guard standing next to him. "Where did he get the poison?"

 The prison guard was panic-stricken. "Impossible, he was always wearing a restraint whenever he was outside, and no one has approached him..."

"Calm down, calm down..." Zhan Zhao called for someone to bring the emotional prison guard away, and glanced at Bai Yutang. "Should we continue?"

Bai Yutang looked around and said, "This is a special cell, so everything is very tight and private. But I just went around for a while to see, and although the cell is cut off from the others, the corridors are connected to each other. In order to go to Wu Hao's room, one must pass through the other two cells in front. But the problem is..."

Bai Yutang paused for a moment, and looked over to Zhan Zhao. "The prisoners here are quite odd, so an expert like you must take action."

Wu Hao lives in the third cell. There is only one staircase that leads into this floor, so if someone wanted to go to Wu Hao's place, they must go through the first and second cell.

The prisoner in the first cell is an extremely dangerous criminal named Liu Wei, 39 years old. The man suffers from serious schizophrenia, mania and delusions. On the other hand, the second prisoner was a medical student who is only 19 years old, named Qin Jiaqi. He was convicted for attacking his roommate while they were asleep...

In the same special meeting room as before, Bai Yutang read the files regarding said two criminals and was completely tongue-tied.

"Hey...Cat, you've always been dealing with these kinds of people but still managed to stay sane, that probably wasn't a simple task."

Zhan Zhao gave him an agitated look. "The majority of normal people are discriminatory against patients with mental illness. So just so you know, once they are properly treated, they will be able to function as a normal, healthy human being again, as if they have just recovered from a cold!"

Then, the door opened, interrupting their conversation. A muscular middle-age man stepped in, and his upper body was fully wrapped in chains, signifying how threatening he can be.

He slowly moved the heavy chains towards the table and sat across from Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, then looked at them with a pair of muddy eyes. "Haha," he laughed, "Compared to the dirty and stinky policemen that I met just now, you guys seem to be much better."

Bai Yutang thought that, compared to Wu Hao, this guy was a little bit more normal. "Are you Liu Wei?"

Liu Wei nodded. Without waiting for Bai Yutang to ask questions, he continued, "You guys want to ask about the guy that just died in cell number 3, correct?"

This question surprised both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang. After seeing their reaction, Liu Wei laughed and said, "I saw a doctor walking by today."

"Doctor?" Bai Yutang's spirit immediately awoke. "How did he look like? Have you ever seen him before?"

"Never!" Liu Wei shook his head and leaned forward. He mysteriously lowered his voice, "When I saw him, I can tell that he is not a doctor at all--I know all the doctors here very well! I've been here for eight years, but currently I still have to stay here. This is my territory."