Chapter 210 Discussion
Chapter 210 Discussion
"Are you OK?"

Wu Kuifeng looked at Liang Yan who was slumped in the chair. Given his level of mysophobia, he would never just lie on the table like that if he hadn't lost control of his body.

Liang Yan buried his head with his head down. When he heard this, he didn't say anything, nor did he look up. He just shook his head.

"They've all gone out to arrest people, and now I'm the only one here."

After hearing Wu Kuifeng say this, Liang Yan finally slowly raised his head.

No matter how many times he saw it, Wu Kuifeng found it hard to believe that a person could age so quickly.

Although Liang Yan still looks the same now, fine wrinkles have appeared at the corners of his eyes and forehead, and the skin on the back of his hands has become much thinner and drier.

"Does your ability have such serious side effects when used?" Wu Kuifeng couldn't understand it at all. In fact, until now he found it hard to believe that there is such a thing as "superpower" in the world.

Of course, he was not envious. After all, it was not the first time that he had seen the miserable state of Liang Yan after using his ability.

This rapid aging that violates the laws of biology made Wu Kuifeng even suspect that if Liang Yan used it more frequently or for longer each time, he would die of old age.

Liang Yan himself didn't really care. His breathing was a little short. He smiled and said, "It's okay. I can make up for it after eating something."

"You always say this, but never tell me what you want to eat. Are you worried that we think it's too expensive? We're all investigating a case, so I can find a way to get it for you no matter how expensive the food is." Wu Kuifeng frowned and looked at him.

Liang Yan turned his face away and stopped talking.

Too expensive?

That’s not the case, it’s just that what he wants to eat is... too shocking.

"Let's not talk about this. What about Consultant Bai? Is there any news?" Liang Yan asked.

Hearing Liang Yan talk about this, Wu Kuifeng's brows furrowed even more tightly.

"The last place his mobile phone signal appeared was in the Wendu business district in the southern district, but it suddenly disappeared after that. Now it is even harder to find it after dark."

At this point, Wu Kuifeng snorted coldly: "Humph, what is Yang Wanlong thinking, how dare he use such a person with a criminal record? You young people of this generation may not remember that Consultant Bai was not a good person since he was a child. Ten years ago, he murdered his brother and was later diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. Because he was young, he could not be convicted, so he was sent to a mental hospital, where he spent the rest of his adolescence. Such a person, even if he seems to have no problems on the surface, but how is his mental state, who knows?"

Hearing Wu Kuifeng say this, Liang Yan suddenly became curious about Bai Yanliang. He smiled and said, "Then how dare you use someone like me whose origins and identities are unknown?"

Wu Kuifeng looked down at him and said solemnly, "You are different. Although you have lost your memory and your identity information cannot be found in any system, your mental state is very normal and you are ruthless when fighting criminals."

"Just because of this? What if... I was pretending? What if I was really a vicious criminal before I lost my memory?" Wu Kuifeng's reason obviously convinced Liang Yan. He had always been confused, why did Wu Kuifeng trust him so much? Just because he picked him up from the river?
Wu Kuifeng shook his head and said, "Not only that, the most important thing is that you don't have that smell."

"Taste?" This statement surprised Liang Yan a little.

"Well, the most insane criminals all have that smell on them, that's... the smell of a madman." Wu Kuifeng said seriously, not realizing at all how idealistic his statement was.

Liang Yan laughed out loud at his words, "Old Wu, you've been a criminal policeman for half your life, and you believe in something as mysterious as 'taste'?"

There was no expression on Wu Kuifeng's serious face; he didn't think there was anything funny about it.

He did smell it.

When he first met Bai Yanliang, he took a second look at him.

Because... he felt that there was a deep sense of madness hidden in Bai Yanliang.

He had felt that feeling before from an extremely terrifying serial killer.

Maybe Bai Yanliang himself has forgotten it, but Wu Kuifeng is almost certain.

In the darkest part of the consultant named Bai's heart, there is another person hidden...

... "A-choo——"

Bai Yanliang sneezed as soon as he arrived at the door of Mercury Night Bar.

"It's a bit cold at night. Does Mr. Bai need a coat?" Xun Weimo asked.

Bai Yanliang shook his head slightly, thanked Xun Weimo for his kindness, and said with a smile: "Maybe someone is talking about me."

"Haha, that's right. All the detectives in the city will be talking about you tonight."

As Xun Weimo spoke, he opened the door and hung up the closing sign again.

"Mr. Xun, are you closed today?"

"It's almost the end of the month. I went to every store today and the bars were simply closed."

Well, from the tone of his voice, it seems that Xun Weimo also runs other stores besides the stationery store and the bar.

Xun Weimo turned on the lights in the bar. Now there was no one else in this quiet bar except him and Bai Yanliang.

"Would you like some coffee, Mr. Bai?"

Xun Weimo raised the cup in his hand.

"Boiled water is fine." Bai Yanliang sat casually at the bar, watching Xun Weimo who was starting to get busy.

Because the store is closed today, there are no other staff in Mercury Night.

Bai Yanliang suddenly asked: "Is Mr. Xun a local?"

Xun Weimo smiled and said, "I guess I'll count it as half. My father is from Yecheng, and my mother is from Jingchuancheng. I grew up with my mother in Jingchuancheng, and only came to Yecheng last year."

"Here, your boiled water."

As he spoke, Xun Weimo sat down opposite Bai Yanliang, holding a cup in one hand.

"Mr. Bai must be very curious about why I would help you, right?"

Xun Weimo took a sip of coffee and looked at Bai Yanliang with a smile.

Bai Yanliang looked up at his smiling eyes and took something out of his collar.

"Because of it."

Bai Yanliang opened his palm, and a silver-white key lay quietly there.

"..."

The smile on Xun Weimo's face froze. Obviously, he had not expected Bai Yanliang to be so direct.

"If you really know a lot of secrets, you just need to answer me a question and I can give it directly to you."

Bai Yanliang looked at Xun Weimo.

Xun Weimo's face showed obvious intention. He subconsciously stroked the coffee cup, lowered his head to think for a moment, then raised his head and smiled: "Mr. Bai is really quick to speak. Okay, please ask!"

Bai Yanliang suppressed his accelerating heartbeat, drank a sip of water to moisten his dry throat, and said word by word:

"I want to know... where is Bai Yanren."

(End of this chapter)