Chapter 1502

Hospital.

The two miserable pursuers who, instead of catching the culprit, got hit themselves lay in the ward; upon seeing Jin Chen approach, they immediately shouted at the top of their lungs, and Yi Tian's voice was so loud it startled the nurse changing his IV.

Jin Team! I'm sorry for all your hard work, Jin Team!

What's with the wailing and howling? Do you have any bearing of a people's police officer?

Jin Chen walked in and finally stopped his hurried steps; Ke Xiu behind him almost couldn't keep up, and as soon as he entered he flung himself onto Yi Tian's bedside, weeping that they had temporarily lost a capable officer.

Now Yi Tian was speechless: "I'm not dead! Why are you crying?"

"The mood's already like this, isn't it?" Ke Xiu withdrew his tearful face, then leaned over Wei Yan's bedside: "Wei Er, are your skinny arms and legs not broken?"

Wei Yan slowly shook his head: "No, just a slight fracture."

After saying that, he sniffed, looked at Yi Tian, full of emotion: "If it weren't for Elder Brother Yi protecting me... I'd be the one most seriously injured."

Perhaps because he was still in pain, Wei Yan's voice was even slower than usual.

Yi Tian's injuries were considerably worse than Wei Yan's, but he still had some foundation, avoiding all vital spots.

"If I hadn't dragged you out to help, you'd still be sitting comfortably at the police station typing on a computer."

Wei Yan hadn't responded yet, but Jin Chen nodded first.

Just then a young man in a white coat walked in, holding a medical record.

"【Oh ho, it's really the protagonist top, what a damned fate.】 Ling Gun Gun couldn't help but exclaim."

"Doctor Gu, how are my two subordinates' injuries?" Jin Chen asked, leaning against the doorframe, seemingly unwilling to make way for Gu Huan.

Gu Huan stared, his gaze shifting from the flipping medical record to look up at the tall man in police uniform: "Do you know me?"

Jin Chen said nothing, merely glancing at his chest badge.

Gu Huan then realized, apologetically smiling: "The two officers' conditions aren't serious; they just need to be hospitalized for observation for two days, after all, a car accident could have hidden injuries."

"No need, the case is keeping us busy." Jin Chen replied in a cold, ruthless tone, "Since it's not a serious injury, recuperating back at the police station is just the same."

He was indeed a very inhumane leader.

Gu Huan glanced at him again, startled, "Even if we need to investigate the case, we have to heal the injury first."

"Injury to tendons and bones takes a hundred days; by the time they fully recover, the dead will be a basketful."

Jin Chen continued coldly, "Trouble Doctor Gu to approve the discharge procedures."

"Okay." Gu Huan couldn't argue with him and could only agree.

When only our own people remained in the ward, Jin Chen confirmed there was no eavesdropping or surveillance before saying, "After the IV drip, we'll leave; I'll approve leave for you to rest."

"No, no need! They're just minor injuries." Yi Tian was the first to refuse, "Why would we need leave? Jin Team, you yourself said this case is important."

"By the way, what exactly happened then? How did we end up in a car accident?" Ke Xiu was especially curious.

While the IV was dripping, Yi Tian recalled what had happened then.

"Wei Yan and I were following the data given by Jin Team to capture the nightmare; we were about to see people fleeing in all directions when, passing a bend on a wild road, a car suddenly came from the mountains and hit us—I didn't even have time to react!"

"What about that car?" Jin Chen asked.

"It burned." Wei Yan responded, recalling it with a bit of lingering fear, "We couldn't even tell if anyone was inside; after hitting us it self-ignited, burning extremely fast… as if it had been pre-loaded with fuel."

"Good fellow, that obviously looks intentional." Ke Xiu picked up an apple meant to warm a colleague, casually wiped it and shoved it into his mouth, "But I can't figure it out; anyway, these killers are going to commit suicide in the end, so why would they still flee?"

As the only one standing in the ward, Jin Chen leaned against the windowsill with arms crossed in a very imposing posture, hearing this he said in a deep voice, "These people often have serious mental illness or depression; they just want to die in the way they desire."

"... Including that person who died of asphyxiation during sex, Cui Jiu?" Ke Xiu took another bite of the apple, "The mastermind behind this could gather so many people with abnormal neural pathways, and even make them so obedient—his methods are just too formidable."

After Ke Xiu finished speaking, he realized that the mastermind had even provoked their Jin Team.

He couldn't help but click his tongue, "It's simply a heaven-shaking great pervert."

The urgent bell signal rang; Jin Chen glanced at the caller ID and answered the phone.

"Jin Team!" The colleague calling him had a somewhat strange tone, "The chief wants you to come back immediately; he says there's something very important to ask."

——

When Jin Chen entered the chief's office, he unintentionally noticed Wu Lin waiting at the window best suited for observing the doorway; his complexion looked not good.

"What are you staring at? Come in and close the door." The chief urged, setting his insulated cup firmly on the glass table, "I have something to ask you."

"Got it."

Jin Chen casually closed the door, "Investigating the case—what's so urgent?"

"It's precisely because you're investigating the case that I find this suspicious and have to ask."

The chief took a sip of aged old tea, blew away the foam, and asked, "What did you do at the confidential site today? The informants say you used your clearance to browse a lot of esoteric sects."

Jin Chen: ……

"Me? How would I not know."

"Yes, it's me."

Jin Chen's gaze shifted to the old photos pressed under the glass of the desk, and he said, "This serial case isn't ordinary; I want to look into similar old cases from the past."

"That site is full of confidential cold cases; you might be able to dig something up." Seeing it really was him, the chief relaxed considerably, "But it's good that it's you, otherwise…"

The chief then remembered something, set down the old tea kettle scaled with deposits, and sighed.

Jin Chen: "Otherwise what? Why are you stopping halfway, Uncle Lu?"

The chief didn't follow his line, then after a moment said again, "You need to be careful of Wu Lin; he's a bit special."

Jin Chen remained doubtful.

"Wasn't Wu Lin recruited by you? What's there to be careful about?"

Jin Chen thought of Wu Lin's expression just now, clicked his tongue silently, and thought, "Not having a god's-eye view is so annoying!"

"Wu Lin is now an indispensable capable assistant in my team; Uncle Lu, you don't need to worry so much." Jin Chen took a hard Zhonghua cigarette from the box on the desk.

"Fine, fine, fine, I'll just say one sentence; whether you listen is up to you."

Seeing him joke around, the chief got a headache, "Get out."

Jin Chen had just opened the door when he saw Wu Lin holding a paper-box coffee, waiting nearby. Compared to his usual aloofness, he now showed a few flustered traces of softness.

"You really wanted to see me, huh." Jin Chen casually slung an arm around his shoulder, "Guess what the Chief just asked me."

Wu Lin's expression twitched, but he instead fixed his gaze on Jin Chen's eyes; he never imagined that someone of Jin Chen's clearance level would also be secretly monitored.

"I don't know." Wu Lin said.

Jin Chen heard footsteps behind him; the Chief had come out. He didn't continue, just gave Wu Lin's shoulder a comforting pat.

"It's fine."

As soon as the Chief stepped out, he saw the two of them with arms around each other's shoulders.

Chief: "……"

"What's going on?"

"Putting Wu Lin in the Heavy Case Unit was meant to have Jin Chen keep him in check."

"How did this end up having the opposite effect?"