You Owe Me, My Love

You Owe Me, My Love Chapter 173

“Bai Rong, don’t come up here.” Gu Mingchen said in a serious tone as he scanned the inside of the room.

Bai Rong was confused, “Why? What’s up there?”

“Stop asking so many questions. If he tells you not to go up there, you stay down here.” Leng Qiuzun pushed Bai Rong aside and climbed up the ladder.

Although he had a lot of experience in solving cases, even he was disturbed by the sight that greeted him above.

Wang followed them up the stairs, but quickly came back down and kept a hand against the wall to support himself as he retched.

Bai Rong wanted to go upstairs, but two of Gu Mingchen’s men blocked her path, “Chief said you mustn’t go up there.”

“I’m not afraid.” Bai Rong said and was about to push past them when Leng Qiuzun came down the ladder and called the station.

Gu Mingchen jumped down the ladder after him.

“What’s the situation up there?” Bai Rong asked.

“I took a quick look earlier. There should be about six bodies up there.” Gu Mingchen explained.

“Six? Shouldn’t there be only two? I’ll have a look.”

Gu Mingchen grabbed Bai Rong by the arm, “We’ve found the bodies, so we’ll identify them with DNA tests and see if we can tell their time of death. Let’s head back to the hotel and reorganize our

information.”

“Are you worried that I can’t handle the sight of dead bodies? Don’t worry, I’ve dissected plenty of dead bodies while studying abroad, so I won’t be scared.”

“I seriously advise you not to go up there.” Leng Qiuzun warned her after getting off the phone.

“I want to go up there. I was a doctor; I’ve seen my fair share of blood and gore.” Bai Rong was hell- bent on having a look.

Gu Mingchen looked towards Bai Rong and could see that she was determined.

“I’ll go up with you.” Gu Mingchen took the flashlight over from his men and adjusted the shape of the light to illuminate the entire room as he placed it in the middle.

Bai Rong braced herself and climbed up the ladder.

There was a certain distance between the top of the ladder and the entrance to the room, so Gu Mingchen reached his hand out to her to help pull her up.

That reminded Bai Rong of how he had done the same thing back then when they first met.

But she wanted to do it herself this time, so she climbed up without taking his hand, much to his dismay.

Once up there, she saw a lot of glass tanks as she started scanning the room from the entrance.

The largest tank was as tall as a person and was filled with a yellowish-brown liquid as well as the naked bodies of a couple.

Bai Rong saw the face of the female and said, “Gu Mingchen, I think that’s the girl from the footage.”

Gu Mingchen had already recognized her face at first sight and was worried that Bai Rong would be afraid, so he wrapped an arm around her waist and said softly, “I’ll stay right by your side.”

But she wasn’t afraid as she had seen plenty of dead bodies like those in the laboratory.

In fact, the ones she saw in America were a lot gorier than this.

However, she didn’t remove his hand as she continued to examine the bodies in the tank, “The woman has injuries on her body, neck, and limbs. Her genitals have been injected with a foaming agent of some sort. She was tortured to death and placed into this tank. If we’re lucky, we might still be able to find a male’s DNA inside her. As for the man, there are signs of bruising and swelling on his face. His eyes are wide open and there is a bulge in his belly. He was thrown into the tank while he was still alive.”

She then looked at the other two tanks next to it and saw that it contained dismembered body parts of a male and female respectively. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

In the last tank, she saw the bodies of a woman and a newborn baby.

“The murderer was extremely cruel.” Bai Rong deduced.

“Let’s go back downstairs. There will be policemen here to take photographs and we can examine the details on the photos later.” Gu Mingchen suggested.

Bai Rong nodded, “Have you realized how clean this room looks?”

“This should be the first scene of the crime. People from the forensic science department will find more clues and evidence here later.”

“By the way, Gu Mingchen, I remember that the ceiling was triangular in shape, but this is flat. Do you think there could be another segment above us?” Bai Rong guessed.

“I was thinking the same thing. The police will arrive shortly, we’ll let them take care of it.” Gu Mingchen started climbing down the ladder.

Bai Rong carefully climbed down as well, but Gu Mingchen picked her up before she reached the bottom and put her down on the ground.

He had carried her in front of so many people, which made her heart race, but she quickly composed herself.

Leng Qiuzun saw how calm Bai Rong looked, “That doesn’t scare you? Are you even a woman?”

“Wasn’t she already scared when you frightened her on purpose earlier?” Gu Mingchen retorted.

“Why do you keep defending her?!” Leng Qiuzun was unhappy.

“Probably the same reason you keep picking a fight with her.” Gu Mingchen casually snapped back at him.

Leng Qiuzun was speechless once again. He glanced at the Patek Philippe watch on his wrist and said to Gu Mingchen, “It is now 2:20 a.m.. It will take about an hour for the people from the police station to arrive and there is important evidence here that needs to be guarded. Will it be my men or yours who will stay here?”

Gu Mingchen stared at Leng Qiuzun, “My men will do. Mr. Leng, you may go back and get some rest.”

“In that case, I’ll leave it to you. Bai Rong, let’s go.” Leng Qiuzun turned around and walked down the stairs.

Bai Rong looked at Gu Mingchen and nodded slightly before following behind Leng Qiuzun.

Gu Mingchen grabbed her arm from behind and whispered, “Once you reach the hotel, text me the hotel name and room number.”

Bai Rong kept quiet as she had a feeling that he would come looking for her in the wee hours of the morning.

“I’ll get going now.” She avoided his question.

She felt that their relationship would be exposed sooner or later if they kept on like this.

She didn’t dare expose it as she was unsure if Gu Mingchen was only caring about her as she was useful for restoring his memories or if he had any other reasons. The woman was afraid of getting hurt the same way again.

Bai Rong walked out of the castle and got into the car with the other three.

Bai Rong and Leng Qiuzun sat in the backseat. Just as she was about to rest her eyes, Leng Qiuzun suddenly turned towards her and placed his hand next to her.

Bai Rong was startled and guarded her chest with one hand as she pushed at him, “What are you doing?!”

Leng Qiuzun narrowed his eyes, “You sure get a lot of guys falling for you, huh?”

Bai Rong blushed as she felt that he was probably talking about Gu Mingchen.

She didn’t want anyone finding out about their relationship and Leng Qiuzun was a very sharp guy, “I’ve been married, divorced and had a child. I have no faith in love and am not looking for a relationship. Having guys falling for me would only spell trouble for me.”

“Then mind your behavior and stop flirting around everywhere.” Leng Qiuzun returned to his seat and frowned before turning back to Bai Rong, “You’ve really had a child before?”

“Yes.” Bai Rong didn’t deny it.

“So you’re an old woman.” Leng Qiuzun muttered to himself.

Bai Rong kept quiet.

After checking in at the hotel and taking a shower, she found Gu Mingchen sitting on the sofa in her room when she stepped out of the bathroom.

Bai Rong was speechless as she remembered that she didn’t text him her hotel and room number.