Just in Time Chapter 129 (End)
Translated by Sylver (ko-fi)
Chapter 129
Extra 19 - Finale
The photograph was placed on the table.
"But he doesn't look like a bad person," the young girl said as she asked him to sit in a booth at the coffee shop.
The dark circles under the policeman's eyes seemed even more pronounced. He took out a pen and said, "Just because someone looks good doesn't mean they are good."
As if remembering something, he pursed his lips and added, "Of course, people who look bad aren't necessarily bad either."
The girl was confused by his words. "Huh?"
"It's nothing, my mind is muddled from lack of sleep," the policeman said, rubbing his brow vigorously. "Does the store have security cameras?"
"Yes, in the back," the girl stood up. "I'll take you there."
"Hey, don't you need to ask the owner first?" the policeman couldn't help but ask, seeing how readily she agreed.
"The owner is my mom," the girl smiled. "I'm on break and helping to watch the store."
The policeman smiled, "I see."
The security footage on the computer screen was long, and it took quite some time to find last night's recording.
He needed to copy the footage, and while waiting, he asked her, "What's your name?"
"Zhao Qinghe," the young girl thought he was taking her statement. "I'm a sophomore in college, majoring in law. My mom's name is Zhao Fang, and there's an uncle named Huang Chu who's a lawyer. Last night I was at home watching Korean dramas—"
"No need for so much detail, I was just asking casually," he interrupted.
Zhao Qinghe looked at him suspiciously.
The policeman chuckled, "This visit is a personal inquiry, but it's still in line with procedure. My name is Xu Chao, I'm a detective from the city bureau. Here's my badge number."
"Alright, Officer Xu," Zhao Qinghe paused, still feeling somewhat sad. "Is he really a bad person?"
Xu Chao thought about the documents he'd obtained from Captain Qi's safe. "I can't make a judgment yet, but—"
"I promised someone that I would see justice done for him, no matter what."
"I won't let him die without knowing why."
The time on the security footage was rapidly rewinding, going back to yesterday evening.
Yi Chenliang looked at the checks and cash on the table, along with new identity documents that Su Shengwen had Zhou Ang deliver. The flight time on them was for midnight tonight, with the destination being Switzerland.
At that moment, the phone on his table suddenly rang.
He answered. It was Wan Hui.
"Ah Liang, are you leaving?" Wan Hui asked over the phone.
"Yes, my flight is at midnight tonight," Yi Chenliang replied.
"After all your efforts, is this result really satisfying to you?" Wan Hui asked.
Yi Chenliang pulled out a cigarette and lit it with his lighter. "What else can I do?"
The victor becomes the king, the loser becomes the outlaw. He had nothing more to say.
"Ah Liang, let's meet one last time," Wan Hui said over the phone. "Consider it a farewell. I have one more gift I want to give you."
Yi Chenliang pressed the lighter in his hand, staring at the dancing flame. "There's no need."
"Qinghe Coffee Shop, six o'clock. Don't stand me up," Wan Hui said. "If you don't come, I'll come find you myself."
At six o'clock on an evening in late autumn, a man wearing a gray wool coat pushed open the door of the coffee shop.
Zhao Qinghe, who was wiping the coffee machine, looked up and was momentarily stunned by the man's handsome features. "Welcome," she said.
Outside the glass, pedestrians on the street hurried by. The man ordered a coffee and sat down in a booth.
He picked up the coffee in front of him and took a sip, calmly gazing out the window.
It was dusk, and the sky was very dark. In the distance, there was a faint rumble of thunder.
The end