After Being Cheating

The news that Daniel had killed a pregnant woman had already gone viral on the Internet. And also, many netizens had reposted the picture of the pregnant woman, making things worse. By the time Janet awoke, the news articles on Weibo were in a full frenzy.

She hadn't seen the news until she had overheard the customers in her shop talking about it.

She opened her Weibo and saw that "Daniel" was one of the top searched items.

She read one of the posts, and it said that Daniel had killed a pregnant woman and her baby.

'What happened? How could it be Daniel? It's impossible!'

Janet dialed Daniel's number immediately.

But there was no answer.

She dialed Spark's number. Spark was with Daniel. But there was no answer, either. And Shirley's phone was power off as well, and by this time, Janet started getting worried.

At that very moment, she saw that the official SL Group account released a press statement through their lawyer, saying that the news that Daniel had killed someone was just a rumour and that it shouldn't be taken seriously.

"If anyone continues to repost and spread any other false rumours, Daniel Si will solve the matter through legal means."

The statement made Janet feel a bit more relieved; she knew that Daniel couldn't be a murderer.

She didn't know whether she should call him again, or not; she was afraid of bothering him.

But she was in the same time really worried about him.

Finally, Janet decided to personally drive to town.

Two forensic doctors had come in town soon to examine the body of the pregnant woman.

She was found dead on the bed, and there were no signs of struggling or any kind of injuries on the surface of the skin.

She seemed to be asleep.

Several police officers were collecting footprints or fingerprints, but the murderer was so rigorous in his attack that no clue had been found.

The results of the victim's blood tests came out an hour later.

"The pregnant woman was injected with the B9S3 virus, once found in Green Cold Country. People who are injected with this virus die without feeling any sort of pain," explained one of the forensic experts. B9S3 virus? Daniel had never heard of this type of virus in his entire life.

He let the director fetch his phone and directly dialed a number, regardless of the many missed calls and messages that were displayed on his phone. "Where are you now? Could you please help me check the B9S3 virus? Yeah... including who bought it."

Then Daniel dialed some other numbers.

The town they were in wasn't like the urban areas, where everything was monitored. Here, they had no surveillance, and there was no way to know who had been here and committed the atrocious deed. Daniel even thought that, if he only relied on the local policemen, he would get the answer only until next year.

He walked out of the house to smoke in a corner, and next to him sat a grizzled old man. Daniel put his phone back and handed him a cigarette.

"Thank you, young man." Daniel lighted his cigarette in silence and then resumed talking on the phone again.

"How are things? William is gone?" he asked. Daniel pressed on his cigarette filter with his fingertips. 'Why did William disappear all of a sudden? He should be asking for compensations and penalties.' "OK, I see. Try to start the construction as soon as possible."

After he ended the call, he stood his ground and thought of something.

"Young man, are you Daniel Si?" asked the old man.

He looked back and nodded, and said, "Yes, I am."

"I know who entered their house." Daniel paused when he heard him.

He stubbed out his cigarette and then walked towards the old man.

At that very moment, something flashed in front of his eyes. Daniel quickly lifted his leg and kicked off the dagger that was flying to the old man.

The sharp noise here soon alerted many people.

The man with the dagger had been subdued by Daniel when the policemen rushed over.

"He was the one that entered their house at four o'clock this morning."

The old man wasn't scared at all, and he calmly identified the man.

The man on the ground was handcuffed, and Daniel looked at him, and snapped, "Why?" The man kept silent.

"He is a mute, living in the next village." The old man's words elevated him in Daniel's eyes.

The policemen fetched for the mute a piece of paper and a pen, but he just stood still, with reaction.

"Was it you who killed the pregnant Fancy?" asked the policeman.

He nodded.

Daniel was confused.

He whispered to the old man, "Did he know the pregnant woman?"

The old man shook his head. "I don't know neither, but I do know that he is a responsible son. His mother is rather old now."

'Could it be that someone used his old mother as leverage to manipulate him?' thought Daniel.

The policemen took the mute to the station, to avoid any other accidents.

While he was talking with the old man, Daniel heard someone calling his name.

"Daniel!"

When he looked back, he was surprised by the girl dressed in pink.

Janet trotted towards him with a smile painted all over her face.

When she was just three meters away from him, a man rushed out of the alley and stood in front of her.

Daniel then clenched his hands into fists.

People all around them were all scared, and were shouting. "Weapons! He has weapons!"

"Ooh! Run! Everybody run!" The crowd broke up in a hubbub, fearing that they would be hurt by his weapons.

Janet felt a gun pressed on her head and stood still.

Cedric Xu was threatening Janet with a weapon right in front of Daniel.

Three policemen and Janet's bodyguards immediately took out their guns and pointed them at Cedric.

Daniel was furious.

"What do you want?"

Cedric loaded the gun, which made Daniel's heart jolt for a second, but he had to make himself look calm.

"William ran away and left me here to bear the blame for him. You let me go and I'll let her go..." Cedric was then stopped by Daniel's yell. "Janet!"

And then Cedric was thrown up into the air. His gun flew out of his arm and then he fell on the ground.

While he was speaking, Janet had given Cedric a perfect shoulder throw with all her strength.

Cedric's weapon discharged on the car window. And one of Janet's bodyguards shot Cedric on his wrist, and his weapon fell to the ground. "Ouch!" Cedric screamed out in pain; he was in too much pain to say anything else. ☐☐☐☐☐