Captured By The Cold Detective (BL)-Chapter 170: I Swear...!
Not only Jia Molei, at the same moment, the entire Violent Crime and Narcotics Division in Yuyang City Bureau was also in a state of great shock.
They only performed the test for the sake of procedure and evidence filing, but... who could have guessed that they would really find something there?! Everyone’s jaws literally fell to the ground once the analyst dropped by to send the report.
Wu Yuan was... a junkie just like his father?! What the hell?!
Just as everyone thought that they had received the most shocking news of the day, another more explosive one followed soon after.
The highest concentration of drug found in Wu Yuan’s blood and urine was AX–03, but it was not the only one! There were other foreign drugs whose components were not recorded in the database. But from the analysis report, it had been confirmed that they contained stimulant and hallucinogenic substances...
The one who received the greatest shock from the news was none other than Wu Yuan.
He had thought that he had been numb from all kinds of surprises. When he opened his eyes and saw his father’s bloody corpse in front of him, there was already a numbness spreading from the center of his heart to his whole body, even to the tip of his fingers. The anxiety, fear, dread and confusion... all of them had gradually transformed to icy numbness. Just like a helpless turtle caught in a jar, he could only resign to his fate and wait for someone to find him – either to be rescued or damned, he had no say in it.
But now...
Now that he found out that the same drug that circulated in his father’s veins – the same drug that turned his loving and gentle father into a mad and brutal savage – could also be discovered in his blood, Wu Yuan felt as if the whole world was crumbling right in front of his eyes.
He’d thought that he had been thrown into the deepest layer of Hell, yet as it turned out, there was more excruciating, more despairing Hell that was waiting for him...
He tore his gaze from the report on the table to look up at the officer who was scrutinizing him. The corner of his lips tugged into a wretched, almost hysterical smile. "You won’t believe me if... if I say that I know nothing about this, will you?" He was tired... really, really tired. His eyes stung badly, yet he did not even have the energy to cry anymore.
It was only less than twenty four hours, yet the young teenager looked like he had aged by ten years. His cheeks were sunken, his complexion haggard with dark shadows beneath his eyes and his back was hunched as though he was carrying a large burden, one that should not be borne by someone his age.
Perhaps he really looked too miserable, the interrogator – who used to bang his fists on the table, pointed at the criminal’s nose as he spewed out one threat after another – did not treat him too harshly and only asked, "Do you really have no idea about this?"
Wu Yuan let out a shaky exhale as he buried his face in his palm, his thin shoulders shaking. "I don’t... I swear to God, mister. I really don’t know..."
How? It was his own body. It was clearly his own body where they discovered the drugs from. So how was it possible that he had no idea about it? Wu Yuan’s lips curled into a self-deprecating smile. Wu Yuan ah... Wu Yuan, look at how pathetic you are...
"Are you sure?" The officer asked again, skeptical. "Your father has not forced you to drink something or anything similar to that?"
So what if he forced me, Wu Yuan thought bitterly. That man was already dead. Even if he said that he was forced, who was going to believe him? What kind of father would be so cruel to force his 16 years old healthy son to do drugs? Just as Wu Yuan was going to shake his head, a piece of distant memory suddenly flashed through his mind and he snapped his gaze up in shock. "I remember..." he said in a trance, his breathing stuttered.
"What?" The officer’s gaze sharpened. "What have you recalled? You’d better recount everything clearly or else we can’t help you prove your innocence!"
Wu Yuan gritted his teeth and tried to calm his agitated state. He remembered... he finally remembered something that could explain his current predicament!
A few days prior to the provincial competition, he returned home from school and found out that the drawer where he used to store money had been ransacked. It was not anything surprising. His father had learned where he secretly stashed his money and Wu Yuan also learned to evade by taking the money wherever he went, keeping it close to his body. All that remained in that drawer was small bills and his father could take them for all he cared. Wu Yuan wouldn’t have been bothered to care about this... had he not found out that the house deed he had slipped under his mattress was also missing!
How... How could he dare to...
It was the deed to their house! Their one and only house!
Utterly enraged, he chased after his father to the gambling den where he was often spotted and indeed, his old man was there. Much to his relief, the house deed had not been gambled away yet. Subsequently, Wu Yuan fought tooth and nail with his father to snatch the deed back. And if not for the audience who separated them, perhaps they would have really fought to death right there and then!
"I... I got punched on my middle and almost vomited blood there." Wu Yuan recounted with a shaky voice. "T–Then... there was this kind auntie. She said that she was carrying blood circulation medicine. It’s a mild Chinese medicine, not bitter at all, very easy to digest. After that, the lady boss... she fetched me a glass of water and let me drink the medicine..."
At that time, his head was very dizzy and his chest and stomach hurt so much it was as if he was going to die. Without thinking much about it, he swallowed the medicine together with the water, then staggered home with the house deed clutched in his arms, leaving his father who was cursing storms behind.
"I swear...!" Wu Yuan’s eyes were wild in hysteria as he exclaimed, "It’s the only time I received something from strangers! Either the water or... the Chinese medicine, something must be wrong with it! Mister, you have to investigate them!" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
The officer saw that something was off with Wu Yuan’s state and told him to calm down first. "Don’t be in such a hurry. I still have quite a lot of questions..."
But Wu Yuan was no longer listening to him. He clutched his throbbing head, his eyes glazed and unfocused. Yes, that’s right... it was the only time he had ever eaten something from strangers. So it must be then that he accidentally consumed the drug. But why? Why would they want to harm him?
One second, he was still trying to speculate the motive behind this vicious act, and the next second, his thoughts jumped to his father’s stiff and lifeless body. If... If there was really a hallucinogenic substance in his blood, then the one who killed his father... was it really him?
His mind was jumbled up, his thoughts tangled into a messy ball. He squeezed his eyes and pressed on his forehead to alleviate the throbbing headache. But then, he was startled to find out that his skin was really hot...
Seeing that Wu Yuan’s condition suddenly became worse, the officer jumped to his feet and waved at the mirrored wall. "Call the medical team! Something is wrong with this guy!"
