when the moon whispers

Chapter 503: Rose-Entertainment (Part )

Case Seven Rose
Fourteen Pastimes (Part 1)

"Om - hum -"

“Dingdong.” “Dingdong.” “Dingdong.”

"..."

Shao Jie's cell phone, which was placed on the edge of the coffee table, rang a few times without patience.

Han Lu thought it was most likely a harassment call, and was about to get through when he suddenly remembered that Shao Jie had just threatened and bribed him two days ago not to disturb him so casually that he went to Officer Jiang's house to show his courtesy during his vacation. Before he could even hum a song when the call rang, Han Lu hung up the phone and changed his position, running to the chat software and sending a bunch of gossip, waiting for approval.

"Has Officer Jiang finished get off work? I won't disturb you two from having dinner or dating. I'm working overtime with Sister Zhao at the company, so don't worry about my life or death..."

"Yang Tangguo called me again today. She said she regretted it and asked me not to think she was dirty..."

"Damn it, when did you ever say that? I'm so heartbroken, okay? If I'd known she wanted to join the entertainment industry, I would have helped her get in touch with them. Now she's been bitten by a few toads, and it doesn't hurt, it's just disgusting—"

"I... don't plan to separate for now... I won't touch the relationship with Sun Zhiming. After all, Tangguo had run into trouble there before, and it's also a private matter. Don't worry, I'm just letting you know... But I plan to accompany Tangguo to an interview, so is it okay to ask for leave from you?"

Jiang Mo lowered his eyes and glanced at Shao Jie's mobile phone screen where a string of chat messages appeared. He waited until the long string of idle chatter ended in darkness before he opened his eyelids and flicked his finger on Shao Jie's stunned forehead.

"Han Lu's message, why don't you reply first?"

Jiang Mo raised his eyebrows, tilted his head and looked into Shao Jie's eyes that were tangled with memories. He picked up his phone and shook it twice, then typed a few words in a serious manner and asked the other party to wait. He then turned over the phone and rubbed the puzzle slider on Shao Jie's phone case, "... I'll think about it, but there is one thing I have to tell you in advance - the matter of carrying you from the Red Mansion to the hospital."

Shao Jie was a little dazed, and raised his eyes blankly: "Hospital? Didn't you bring me close to you at that time--"

"You were only half a breath left in your throat, and half a foot was about to step into the gates of hell. How could I just throw you anywhere?" Jiang Mo snorted and laughed, then scratched the back of his head. "I sent you to the Central Hospital. It seemed that the emergency room of the hospital encountered a series of car accidents in the snow that day. Anyway, there were only a few doctors and nurses in the emergency room... After confirming that your life was fine, I actually asked the doctor in the emergency room at that time to help you - to help you get transferred to another hospital before anyone came to inquire about your situation."

Shao Jie frowned, thinking slowly: "You said before... that you were worried about the murderer's revenge... so you tried to conceal every detail... but since there was a medical record, how could it be possible-"

Shao Jie was speechless, bit his tongue a little messily, and remained silent for a while before continuing: "Is it Director Shao who took the emergency room?"

"I was actually curious before, how could this matter be concealed so thoroughly. After all, I just asked Director Shao for a favor, and he didn't ask for any benefits. At that time, he just mentioned that you were an important informant, so it was inconvenient to reveal too much... The Central Hospital has been designated for so many years, and they know the general situation. Generally, they don't ask about it. Later, you just need to submit some procedures and get a stamp... I remember that I stuffed a note in your clothes at that time, asking you to stay honest. Unless someone from the Criminal Investigation Detachment's Serious Crime Squad came to your door, you should not explain what you saw in the Red House Alley-"

Jiang Mo shrugged his shoulders slightly. "In the end, there really was no information left. In the detachment, only Lao Gu probably knew that there was an eyewitness other than me, but he couldn't find any exact identity information after asking around. Lao Gu knew that the murderer was very likely to take revenge, so it was useless to interrogate me alone. I really didn't know your name, so he just went with the flow and covered up the fact that there were other eyewitnesses at the crime scene."

"Note? I didn't see any note..." Shao Jie was stunned for two seconds, slowly recalling the night when Teacher Wu hurriedly took him back to school from the hospital for a make-up exam. Director Shao rarely placed an ashtray with something burnt on the coffee table in the living room. He blinked in disbelief: "...So you asked me, including my parents...who..."

"But judging from your reaction, Director Shao and Teacher Wu probably didn't mention this to you. I only realized it after I knew that the little pighead in Honglou Alley was you." Jiang Mo put his arm around Shao Jie's shoulder and gently rubbed it twice. "Anyway... at least for the past three or four years, Director Shao's arrangement at the time has kept you safe for the time being when the police investigation is unlikely to make any substantial progress—"

Jiang Mo sighed softly and turned to look at the mess of plastic bags: "Although I can't hide it for a few days now."

"Director Shao and Teacher Wu probably don't know the details of the Red Mansion case. I never told them, but they should be able to guess most of it just by reading the newspapers. Since they didn't expose it at the beginning, they are most likely planning to keep it to themselves. After all, no matter how dissatisfied they are with me, it is still a life of their Shao family."

Shao Jie thought for a long time, and kept recalling Shao Weian's tentative attempts at probing him and Jiang Mo. He raised his hand and touched his face helplessly, then turned around and picked up Jiang Mo's hand, holding her fingertips in his palm: "Besides... the only one who knew that I had run into the crime scene in the Red Mansion was Han Lu. And the other one - the one who asked me to meet him at the hotel near the Red Mansion..."

"Jiang Weili."

Jiang Mo smacked his tongue, "How come I almost forgot about this thing."

"But if you think about it carefully... when I ran away from Jiang Weili, I didn't run directly to the alley where the crime happened. I hid from them for a long time before I accidentally ran into that area." Shao Jie was still puzzled and shook his head slowly: "In the eyes of the murderer, I should have been hiding from him for many years and didn't dare to come out to provide evidence. Even Han Lu only knew that I was looking for the policeman who saved my life. Why did he suddenly find me..."

"There's no point in reasoning with a pervert... Even if he were a normal person, there are only two possibilities for the murderer not attacking you for such a long time: he hasn't figured out who the witness is; or he suddenly realized that your presence is a threat that cannot be ignored... But I've been jumping around in front of the murderer for such a long time and he hasn't jumped out to do anything provocative or threatening, which means - the probability of the latter may be higher..."

Jiang Mo hesitated for a few seconds, then looked up into Shao Jie's eyes and said, "We can't just shut ourselves up and do nothing about this case. Do you believe me?"

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Shao Jie was startled, slightly opened his lips and blinked, then chuckled slowly, pulling Jiang Mo's hand to his chest and saying, "How about I dig out my heart and show it to you?"

"I just solved a heart-digging case. I can't bear to hear these two words. Shut up."

Jiang Mo's lips twitched, and he pinched his chest hard through the fabric of his clothes. He turned around and took out his phone while he was grinning, tapped the frame twice, dialed the number, and put it to his ear.

"Hey, Old Zhu—"

"What do you mean by wish?" The call was answered quickly, but the voice into the microphone was not very warm. Gu Xing must have dragged Zhu Silai to some fly-infested restaurant or roadside stall. The sound of being out of breath was immersed in the noisy background sound. "Can you please not call here after get off work when you have nothing to do?"

Jiang Mo was choked by her master and curled her lips: "Then can you please stop dragging Old Zhu to and from work, and being annoying all the time? Only my uncle doesn't bother you."

"I'm happy to do that. You're still meddling in my affairs... I finally managed to get out of Lao Gao's place to have a meal—" Gu Xing probably glanced at the time, "You'd better have something to do if you're making a harassing call at this hour... I've only got two minutes. If you have something to do, report. If you don't, leave. If you're not in a hurry, just wait until tomorrow morning to get back to the team."

Due to work and health reasons, I will be working on another day~
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