Muchuan and Xiang Wan - Chapter 468
Chapter 468: Doomsday Movie
Bai Muchuan did not come in alone.
A detective that she saw at the cinema had accompanied him. That detective was a rather rigid person, and he also talked to people in that manner while showing little to no emotion. However, when he came in with Bai Muchuan, his expression was so different as if he was a different person. He also exchanged glances with Captain Zeng.
He said, “This is Captain Bai from Serious Crime Division One.”
They were from the same system and also in the Capital. Although they had never met before, he had heard of Bai Muchuan’s name.
Captain Zeng seemed a little surprised and reached out to shake Bai Muchuan’s hands warmly.
“Captain Bai, nice to meet you.”
“Nice to meet you too.” Bai Muchuan was as cool as usual; he was emotionless and indifferent. His clear eyes and relaxed tone, coupled with his half-smile, made it hard for one to tell what he was thinking…
Captain Zeng asked with some demur, “May I know what Captain Bai is here for…”
Bai Muchuan looked at Xiang Wan. “I’m here to fetch my girlfriend.”
Captain Zeng looked at him with a dumbfounded look. “…”
Xiang Wan did not know what to say either. “…”
After a momentary silence, Captain Zeng let out a laugh.
“No wonder! Captain Bai’s girlfriend is indeed different.”
This compliment was nice, and it made them feel comfortable.
Bai Muchuan returned a smile back and exchanged glances with Xiang Wan. With that, she and Xuan Yue went through the questioning and did a statement.
During this process, Bai Muchuan also asked Captain Zeng about the details of the case.
The case at the cinema was really weird and creepy; Captain Zeng did not intend to hide anything from him either.
“The perpetrator is a young woman in her early twenties. We’re currently holding her in custody. As of now, we have not yet verified her identity. According to the employees at the cinema, she and the deceased bought tickets and entered the theater together. When they went in, there wasn’t anything strange about them. She attacked the deceased in the middle of the movie where she suddenly went crazy; she grabbed the deceased and started to gnaw at him…”
Bai Muchuan’s eyebrows turned downwards. He said nothing and just looked at him as he listened.
Captain Zeng also felt bewildered at such a strange homicide case as he scratched his head. “At the beginning, the ones sitting near them thought that the two youngsters were just behaving intimately with each other and avoided to look at them… until the deceased screamed in terror. Only then did everyone notice that the woman had gone insane. Not only was she gnawing at the face, but she was also biting his carotid artery and was drinking the fresh blood flowing out of it. Even when her “prey” had died, she still didn’t let go of him…
“The whole situation was chaotic. Since the theater was not well lit, most people could not give a detailed description of the incident… Nonetheless, according to what we had gathered, the statements the witnesses provided are similar… In fact, the scene was too bloody. Many of them said that, at that time, they were so terrified that they only wanted to get out and run for their lives. They didn’t dare to look at what was happening…”
One could imagine how horrifying the scene would be.
The terrified screams of all those people must have been horrible!
That must have felt like hell.
The audience looked like startled birds; they only wanted to get out as soon as possible.
Many of them even expressed that they needed counseling to get over this incident…
When Captain Zeng said this, he let out a bitter laugh. “Coincidentally, the movie they were watching was also a horror movie… When the attack took place, the scene was also showing zombies biting people. The actor was screaming away in horror; the audience was also doing the same thing… it scared many of them out of their wits!”
“…”
There was silence for a few seconds.
Xiang Wan asked, “Suspense, horror, mystery… What movie is that?”
“It’s called ‘Before Doomsday’, a foreign movie.”
Bai Muchuan nodded and asked some other questions.
Xiang Wan was sitting with them and was using Baidu to search for the movie “Before Doomsday” when she suddenly noticed that the company that introduced the film was actually Meng Entertainment Group. They had worked together before with the foreign film and television company that produced the movie. As for the question that if they had any shares or stockholding in that company, there were many kinds of sayings on the internet, but there was no proof to back their claims.
Meng Entertainment Group.
Meng Chi.
Xiang Wan’s heart missed a beat, and she glanced at Bai Muchuan quietly.
She said nothing since they were still at the Criminal Investigation Unit. She only listened quietly to their conversation.
When Bai Muchuan and Captain Zeng ended their conversation, he looked at Xiang Wan from the corner of his eye, then smiled at Captain Zeng.
“Well, that’s it for the day. If there’s anything that would require our assistance, just let me know!”
Captain Zeng shook hands with him. “Of course, of course! Thank you, Captain Bai, for supporting our work.”
Bai Muchuan replied, “We should. We’re one big family after all.”
They were the police and was in the same city; it was totally fine to be “one big family”.
However, Bai Muchuan’s Serious Crime Division One belonged to a unit that reports directly to a higher hierarchy which differed greatly from them.
Captain Zeng knew that very well and did not dare to take Bai Muchuan’s words seriously.
He sent them off till the entrance then waved goodbye to them.
“Captain Bai, see you again!”
“See you again!”
Xiang Wan could see how polite Captain Zeng was to Bai Muchuan. However, since she did not know the structure and hierarchy of the police, such stuff did not bother her.
When they got out of the police station, she turned to Xuan Yue. “Where do you live? We can give you a lift.”
Although Xiang Wan and Xuan Yue were not that close, she couldn’t just leave Xuan Yue alone at this time.
“I…” Xuan Yue looked at her then she shifted her gaze to Bai Muchuan.
She lowered her head slowly and paused for a while. “I still have some things left in the hotel…”
That hotel she mentioned was the one Hu Bandao had been staying at when he came to the Capital a few days ago.
It was already late, and she actually wanted to get her stuff now?
Xiang Wan glanced at Bai Muchuan. “Why don’t you go home instead? Staying at the hotel alone might scare you. Your things won’t be lost since the police might need to do some checks and inform you once they’re done…”
“I…” Xuan Yue glanced at her hesitatingly. “My home is quite far away.”
Far away?
This puzzled Xiang Wan. “Aren’t you from the Capital?”
“Nope,” replied Xuan Yue, “I’m just staying in the Capital for the time being. You may just drop me off at the nearest subway station will do…”
Everyone had their own privacy which they didn’t want to tell others. Xiang Wan knew that and did not probe further.
“Okay then. Keep safe and let me know when you arrived safely at the hotel.”
Xuan Yue’s voice sounded as if she was distracted. “Mm.”
…
At this time, Fang Yuanyuan and the rest of the female authors also ended their gathering.
The incident that day was enough to let those imaginative female authors post their speculations and share their emotions in WeChat Moments or other social media.
Xiang Wan checked out the social platforms while on the car and found that there were already a lot of speculations on the internet.
Xuan Yue was silent.
On their journey to the subway station, Xiang Wan hardly conversed with her.
They dropped her off at the entrance to the subway station before driving off to pick up Fang Yuanyuan.
“Thanks for your help!” She smiled at Bai Muchuan.
Bai Muchuan did not turn to her since his eyes were focused on the busy road ahead while letting out a snort.
“Woman, you sure have guts! I need to teach you a lesson!”
“… What did I do?” Xiang Wan pouted her mouth.
“Don’t get involved in homicide scenes especially when I’m not around… Understand?”
Oh, he was worried about her!
Xiang Wan felt sweet but wouldn’t admit defeat.
“If that’s the case, why won’t you just tie me up at your waist, Sir Little Bai? In this way, you can protect me 24 hours a day without worrying that I’m out of your sight…”
“That’s a great idea!” Bai Muchuan concurred by nodding his head. “I will search on the internet to see if there’s such a thick belt for sale?”
Pffft!
Xiang Wan couldn’t stop laughing.
The depressing feeling that she felt at the Criminal Investigation Unit had swept away without a trace.
After thinking about it, she told Bai Muchuan what she had found out about the movie “Before Doomsday.””This is such a coincidence. A death occurred in the cinema showing the overseas film that the Meng Entertainment Group had bought…”
“You can’t think of it this way,” said Bai Muchuan, “you can’t suspect the bowl just because the rice was poisoned.”
“But the problem could totally lie with the bowl, right?” Xiang Wan retorted. The next moment, she turned to stare at him and spoke in a sour tone. “Meng Chi’s still waiting for his sentence, and I remember that he gave all of his assets as well as the entirety of the Meng Entertainment Group to Xie Wanwan. So she’s the one who’s handling the company now, right?”
“…”
Bai Muchuan thought for a moment and couldn’t help chuckling.
“What are you trying to say?”
“I wanted to say that you don’t want me to suspect Xie Wanwan, do you?”
“…”
Women’s intuition!
Bai Muchuan was smiling and shaking his head. “My dear wife, these are two different matters, okay?”
Xiang Wan couldn’t bear to tease him further when he said the word “wife”.
This guy sure knew how to make her stop.
Hmph! She snorted and her expression became serious.
“Let’s get down to business. For this incident to happen, do you really not suspect that this has anything to do with Meng Entertainment Group?”
Bai Muchuan’s finger tapped lightly on the steering wheel. “It’s hard to say.”
Such an answer… would drive someone with OCD to their death.
Xiang Wan scoffed. “So is that a yes or a no?”
Bai Muchuan took a quick glance at her.
“I’ll let the team watch this case closely. The moment we received news…”
No sooner had he said this, his mobile phone rang.
To answer phone calls conveniently while driving, he had connected his mobile phone to his car.
When Bai Muchuan pressed the answer button, both of them could hear Tang Yuanchu’s voice inside the car.
“Boss, I’ve gotten all the information of the girl you wanted me to check.”
“Mm.” Bai Muchuan snuck a glance at Xiang Wan. “Just give me a simple account.”
“She’s a web novelist from Ji City, loves traveling around the country with her laptop, and hardly goes home. She has been staying in the Capital for about a month. According to her family, prior to coming to the Capital, she had just came back from Thailand and she had not returned to her home in Ji City for about 6 months already…”
“There’s nothing suspicious about her background. She studied in a normal university[1] and started her web novelist career when she was a sophomore. After graduation, she continued to write novels and has no work experience. She had dated two guys when she was a student and that was all…”
“Hmm,” responded Bai Muchuan, “that will do.”
He told Tang Yuanchu about the strange “Cinema Doomsday” homicide case too.
“Keep an eye open for the latest developments of this case. Also, tell everyone about it.”
“I understand! Earlier on we’re also talking about this case. It’s too bizarre… that woman must have taken some drugs, right?”
“Mm? It’s a possibility.” Bai Muchuan sounded indifferent. “I’m driving now, we’ll talk about it later.”
“Okay!”
[1] A normal university (师范大学) – is one that trains its students to be teachers.
