Free Web NovelChapter 94: Chapter 94: Which Part to Measure?_1
March 19, 2011, 12:08
First Middle School, Multifunction Hall.
Zhou Ning, carrying the investigative kit, hurried in right behind Xu Dayuan. He Chunyang and the others were already standing guard at the door, and surrounded in the middle was Cui Guanglin. Cui Guanglin’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and his face was full of anger, clearly showing his impatience with these people dragging him around.
However, to see Zhou Ning, Cui Guanglin appeared somewhat surprised.
When Xu Dayuan saw Mr. Bai, he raised his hand to stop him from talking.
"Excuse us, Mr. Bai, but we need an office. We must verify some things with Cui Guanglin and also need to collect a blood sample. I think doing this here would be inconvenient. Moreover, all teachers need to wait for a moment, I have something to say."
Mr. Bai looked somewhat embarrassed, but he knew it was pointless to say anything at this moment, so he quickly asked someone to open a room next to the multifunction hall. This place was a small hall for leadership to rest and wait, very quiet.
He Chunyang dragged Cui Guanglin straight into the room. Cui Guanglin glared and jerked away, but as he was slender, his twisting did nothing to break free from He Chunyang’s grip.
"Let me tell you, I haven’t cuffed you yet. If you swing at me, that can be considered assaulting a police officer, you know? To say nothing of handcuffing you, even detaining you would be normal, understand?"
As he spoke, He Chunyang grabbed Cui Guanglin by the collar, pinning him firmly to the chair.
Xu Dayuan came closer, pulled open the zipper on his clothes; the recent run had left him drenched in sweat. But based on the surveillance footage just now, Zhou Xiaoyu had been missing for the whole morning, and they had found blood traces on Cui Guanglin’s cup—none of which were good omens.
"I’m asking you a question now, think carefully before you answer me. Where is Zhou Xiaoyu?"
Cui Guanglin slightly furrowed his brows, casually glancing at Zhou Ning.
"Last night, we had some unpleasantness between us. I left the Xilaideng Hotel first, and up till now, I haven’t seen her. Why don’t you call her if you’re looking for her? Why ask me?"
Zhou Ning stepped forward, and fearing Zhou Ning would be rash, Xu Dayuan quickly blocked him. Zhou Ning shook his head.
"Xu Da, don’t worry, I am very calm. I’m just going to take a blood sample from Cui Guanglin. As one of the 32 suspects, DNA comparison is necessary."
Cui Guanglin slightly turned his head away, not looking at Zhou Ning. However, his ears twitched slightly, a sign of focused attention. Clearly, he was paying close attention to every word Zhou Ning was saying despite ostensibly not looking at him.
Xu Dayuan nodded, then continued to question Cui Guanglin:
"Don’t tell me all that. Now that Zhou Xiaoyu can’t be found, you’re her boyfriend. Regardless of whether you had a fight or there was some misunderstanding between you, even if you’re just colleagues, shouldn’t you be concerned instead of retorting with ’find her and give her a call’? So, don’t test my patience. Tell me now where Zhou Xiaoyu is, or recount everywhere you’ve been from the end of the first class up to now. I’m going to check the surveillance immediately. Also, what’s with the blood trace on the outside of your thermos cup?"
Confronted by such a barrage of questions, Cui Guanglin fell silent, not saying a word.
He Chunyang roughly pulled up Cui Guanglin’s sleeve. Zhou Ning approached to draw his blood, and at the moment of pulling out the needle, Zhou Ning abruptly ripped off the band-aid from Cui Guanglin’s hand. ƒreewebɳovel.com
"What are you doing?"
He Chunyang grabbed his hands, allowing Zhou Ning to clearly see the scabs on the insides of Cui Guanglin’s right index and middle fingers. The wounds seemed mostly healed, but the scabs were thick, indicating deep cuts, and there were cracks in the middle of the scabs.
"Hold on to this."
"Have you people gone mad? How can the police behave like this? Who gave you the right to do this?"
He Chunyang tightened his grip, pinching the wrist in one hand and the elbow tendon in the other, rendering Cui Guanglin immobile.
Zhou Ning used tweezers to grab the scabs and yanked hard, peeling them off as blood instantly flowed out. Zhou Ning didn’t bother with the wounds, instead placing the scabs into an evidence bottle.
Taking advantage of Cui Guanglin’s shock, Zhou Ning quickly used a nail clipper to edge along his fingernails, trimming them off. The hard skin along the edges of the nails and the inner side of the grooves were scraped forcefully, all done so swiftly that Cui Guanglin hardly had time to react.
After finishing, Zhou Ning stood upright.
"Xu Da, I need someone to search every corner of the school, especially the places where Cui Guanglin has keys or permission to enter, like laboratories, storerooms, and the like. As for these teachers..."
Xu Dayuan waved his hand.
"Don’t worry, I’ll arrange it. The teachers can disperse after we find the person. Let Mr. Bai explain it, as finding the person is the most important thing right now. These samples, let’s have them sent to the city bureau’s examination center immediately. Our people are here; let Liu Yong take a drive."
Zhou Ning nodded. Cui Guanglin had already been handcuffed by He Chunyang, with the handcuffs threaded through the water pipes of the room’s heating, thus restricting his movements. He no longer struggled, but instead stared unwaveringly at Zhou Ning.
"You Zhou family people are really funny. If you didn’t want me to marry Zhou Xiaoyu, you could have just said so. You insulted my character last night, and now you pull this stunt. Is it because you hope to tarnish my reputation so that I will back off? Oh, there are many police in your family, is this how you abuse your power?"
No one responded to Cui Guanglin’s rant. Xu Dayuan went straight out, while He Chunyang patted Zhou Ning.
"Anything else to do?"
"Measure."
He Chunyang was momentarily startled; he had not followed to Doctor Lu’s office, and so he was a bit lost at this sudden turn of events.
"Measure which part? Do I need to take off my pants?"
Zhou Ning paused and quickly shook his head, reaching out to stop He Chunyang’s actions. After all, the man was faster with his hands than his mouth and had already begun tugging at Cui Guanglin’s belt.
"I need to measure the hand. However, his belt needs to be sent for examination as well."
Cui Guanglin stiffened, as it was clear to him that up until now, he still believed Zhou Ning’s excuses were all part of a ploy to find Zhou Xiaoyu. He immediately turned his head and snarled at Zhou Ning:
"Heh, it seems I thought too highly of you. What kind of crime are you trying to pin on me? In such a society governed by law, I didn’t expect you to be so vile. You’ll do whatever you please, huh? I’m going to find a lawyer! I’m going to sue you all!"
He Chunyang grabbed Cui Guanglin’s handcuffs and yanked upwards forcefully. Cui Guanglin was lifted off the ground, his tiptoes barely touching the floor. With such a move, Cui Guanglin, who was clenching his fists, could do nothing but reluctantly open his hands and grab the heating pipe.
Zhou Ning quickly approached and took advantage of his height. He directly affixed a scale sticker to Cui Guanglin’s fingers, lifted his camera to take photos, and then examined them.
His finger length was 7.3 cm, but the whole hand was 17 cm. However, the length of the fingers was wrong, wasn’t it?
As Zhou Ning frowned, he caught a glimpse of the evidence bag out of the corner of his eye and suddenly had an epiphany. That’s right, the nails had been cut off, so the length would match.
With this realization, Zhou Ning smiled. Seeing his expression, Cui Guanglin closed his mouth.
Zhou Ning patted him on the shoulder, his smile growing wider, but his finger landed on Cui Guanglin’s carotid artery.
"Your heart rate is so fast, I can sense it without counting—this rate is at least over 120 per minute. Don’t be nervous; you must be wondering why we aren’t following the usual procedure of taking you to every corner of the school to look for someone?
Instead, we’re drawing your blood, cutting your nails and dead skin, oh, and we tore your wound’s scab, right? None of this is necessary to find Zhou Xiaoyu. Even though you’re a chemistry teacher, you’re very familiar with these procedures."
Cui Guanglin stared at Zhou Ning.
"Who knows what you Zhou family people are thinking, disagreeing with my relationship with Zhou Xiaoyu. Just say it straight if you don’t agree. I have property and a car, is it because I lack a wife? Just say it if you disagree, let’s not waste each other’s time, right!"
Zhou Ning shook his head smilingly, watching Cui Guanglin’s performance.
Although Zhou Ning was anxious inside, he had complete faith in Xu Dayuan and the others in finding the person. Mr. Qu’s skills were beyond question. As long as the person was in the school, it was only a matter of time before they would be found. For Zhou Ning, Cui Guanglin in front of him was the key.
"No rush, think carefully about what you’ve done. You’re not unfamiliar with Shuguang Andrology Hospital in the provincial capital, are you?" frёewebηovel.cѳm
Cui Guanglin suddenly looked up, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes, but it was just a flash.
"So stop cursing and shouting. I’ve already retrieved your medical records. It’s not like you can hide everything by registering under the name Yang Guang."
Zhou Ning glanced at his phone, stood up, and carried the investigation kit towards the door. Cui Guanglin panicked, stamping his foot and shouting:
"Zhou, if you dare to spread this around, you’re done for. I’ll kill you as soon as I’m out this door!"
Zhou Ning stopped, opened the door, and there was Mr. Liu waiting outside. He handed over the items and then turned back to look at He Chunyang.
"Mr. He, does this count as assaulting a police officer?"
He Chunyang nodded solemnly.
"Violent assault and intimidation count as assaulting a police officer. He kicked at me just now. A three-day detention isn’t a problem, and my body camera is on, the evidence is incontrovertible."
With that, he seemed to move his hand slightly, and Cui Guanglin’s handcuffs were unlocked. They were removed from the heating pipe and fastened again, a set of movements so quick they left an afterimage.
Zhou Ning understood that He Chunyang was getting ready to escort the suspect to the car. As he opened the door, he saw Xu Dayuan coming out of the multipurpose hall.
"Has Mr. Liu gone to submit the evidence?"
Zhou Ning nodded.
"Have you found Xiaoyu?"
Xu Dayuan patted Zhou Ning on the arm.
"Don’t worry, we’ve found the person. Let’s go take a look together!"
"Where is the person?"
