Chapter 385: The Steadfast Woman
by xennovelChapter 385: The Steadfast Woman
Xiao Yu is furious right now.
He’s been provoked by a woman and a wolf…
He never underestimates any woman.
Don’t be misled by the countless men famed for their ambition and prowess.
Yet in Xiao Yu’s eyes, they’re nothing special.
For these men see only visions of conquest.
They rarely place a woman at the forefront of their priorities.
Proud, confident, and self-righteous, they assume women are merely delicate beings.
They look down on them, considering them nothing more than accessories.
But how many have truly understood, or even remembered?
Throughout history, how many times have the women despised by men…
risen to become empresses, queens, or sovereigns?
And who recalls the leaders, heroes, and great figures…
who were once manipulated by the very women these men scorned?
For Xiao Yu, it was all new.
He had never seen a woman endure so much in silence.
She concealed her true self right up until the final moment.
‘The fool turns out to be me…’ Xiao Yu muttered self-mockingly as he walked.
The wolf’s scent clung to his nostrils until it suddenly dissipated upon reaching a road.
Just like at the beginning of the case when victim Cao Xude was slain.
Xiao Yu had tracked the wolf’s scent right to a road.
This time… he lifted his gaze to survey his surroundings.
At least several Tianyan Surveillance Cameras were in view.
“Plate Liao B… Registered in this city. The owner is Jiang Huiying’s father!”
“We tracked the vehicle out of the city. After further pursuit, we located it in the outskirts.”
“Suspect Jiang Huiying and that Grassland Wolf have both vanished!”
Listening to Guo Qiang’s report, Xiao Yu studied the Tianyan surveillance footage on his tablet.
The aerial view captured an SUV clearly from above.
Time: 1:17 AM.
The SUV’s door swung open as a Grassland Wolf leapt out and dashed into the Hospital.
At 1:26 AM, the Grassland Wolf shattered a window to burst into the surgery ward, attacking Fang Hongding.
At 1:29 AM, the Grassland Wolf sprinted back to the SUV… and the vehicle took off!
The entire incident spanned
a mere 12 minutes?!
The camera angle fixed on the SUV’s windshield.
Zoom in, and then zoom in even further.
Xiao Yu stared intently at that blurred face.
A woman. Short hair…
Setting down his tablet, Xiao Yu’s expression turned icy.
Did she run?
No, you wouldn’t run!
Only one out of the six Brotherhood members survives.
Would you be satisfied with that?
Leaving the city was merely a tactic to divert the police’s attention.
And you returned with your wolf, didn’t you?
Right now, those details aren’t critical.
How did you know Fang Hongding was at the Hospital?
And how did the wolf manage to pinpoint Fang Hongding so precisely?
Xiao Yu returned to the Hospital.
He re-examined the crime scene.
There was no scent of Du Pen.
Activating his Wangdie’s Nose, Xiao Yu furrowed his brows as he scrutinized Fang Hongding’s body.
Slowly, he leaned in toward the victim’s neck.
Huh?
Xiao Yu’s eyes suddenly lit up.
What scent is this?
It smells like mint, but with a hint of floral notes.
Rising, Xiao Yu moved to the window.
A flash of insight struck him—the windowsill and frame carried that same scent.
He climbed out through the window and stepped outside once again.
And then, the scent reappeared…
Xiao Yu squatted, lit his phone’s flashlight, and examined the ground closely.
He discovered some powdery granules!
Following the trail of particles step by step, he arrived outside the main gate—right where surveillance showed Jiang Huiying had parked.
Once again, that scent… Xiao Yu returned to the Hospital.
“Retrieve the Hospital surveillance footage!”
Footage from some of the external cameras in the surgery department was pulled up.
Especially the clips covering the crime scene.
People came and went, mostly medical staff.
After all, there were few patients at such a late hour.
But… one woman in a white coat made Xiao Yu’s brows draw together.
About thirty minutes after Fang Hongding was admitted for treatment, she entered the ward and moved to his side.
Right before the eyes of two Criminal Police officers, she began examining Fang Hongding.
During the exam, her gloved hand pressed against his neck a few times.
Then she walked over to the window—not to close it…
No, not to close it at all.
Xiao Yu glared at her coldly, watching as her hand slipped deep into her pocket and then trailed along the windowsill and frame.
Finally, as the doctor prepared to apply a cast to Fang Hongding, she departed.
Approximately twenty minutes later,
a Wild Wolf blasted through the window into the ward, attacking Fang Hongding…
…… Requesting flowers……
Surveillance outside the Hospital was then retrieved.
The footage showed that after leaving the ward, that same woman exited the building, walking along the windows until she left the Hospital.
Her hands trembled as she walked.
Shortly afterward, she entered the parking lot… and boarded the SUV.
Xiao Yu scoffed.
The whole scheme was laid bare.
As expected, the murder was executed through strategic use of scent.
Posing as a medical professional, she approached Fang Hongding, leaving her scent on his neck.
Then, she implanted her scent on the ward’s window and frame.
Finally, she traced a path from the window all the way to the parking lot…
All it took was releasing the wolf outside, letting it follow the scent to its target, and slay!
But another question remains.
Xiao Yu squinted upward and said, “How did she know Fang Hongding was admitted to the Hospital?”
………00
It became clear.
She had been watching Fang Hongding’s arrest, hadn’t she?
Had she seen him taken to the Criminal Investigation Team and then to the Hospital?
She trailed him all the way to the Hospital…
Xiao Yu exhaled, grudgingly impressed.
A woman bent on revenge will resort to any means.
Her methods exceed what many men could ever dare.
But… you’re surely going to kill Fang Jie, right?
He’s the sole surviving Brotherhood member.
“As you wish, I’ll bring Fang Jie out!”
……
Morning.
Bin City Detention Center.
Under the watch of two Criminal Police officers, suspect Fang Jie stepped out of the building.
Xiao Yu scanned the area.
No sign of her?
Suspect Fang Jie was loaded into a police car.
Xiao Yu frowned as he sat in the back of the vehicle.
They drove back to the Criminal Investigation Team.
The anticipated ‘attack’ never materialized.
Could it be that Jiang Huiying really escaped?
Not even sparing the last Brotherhood member?
Or are you waiting for Fang Jie to step out of the Criminal Investigation Team before you act?
Shaking his head, Xiao Yu prepared to step outside for a smoke.
Just as he left the gate, a cleaning lady walked by.
She was heading out of the Criminal Investigation Team building.
Hmm?
Xiao Yu’s expression froze.
He caught a whiff of that unmistakable scent.
The same scent from when Fang Hongding was murdered!
In an instant,
Xiao Yu dashed forward, grabbed the cleaning lady by the shoulder, and said coldly,
“Jiang Huiying?!” Tough luck.