mile. Chiang made a snap decision to find a spot to park his battle-scarred SUV. Afte

nt of Way, giving him a chin lift. "Where's you

g bedridden for so long. He cracked a smile and said, "Doc told me to s

ved off by Way. He withdrew his hand and sp

, "Can I

peg Way as a smoker, probably th

nd inhaled deeply. "I owe you one for earli

it's a company ride! I'll just file

iang couldn't help but chuckle. He changed the subject, "I need to re-examine the crime scene. I can drop y

d of shell-shocked seeing th

got guts wand

walk before you can run, right?

hiang, pointing with his dwindling cigarette, ribbed, "With a smitten and loaded girlfriend like Nah,

but didn't bite. Chiang casually pro

ator, and it seemed he h

he moved to Ywair and opened this KTV. She's got guts. Her business took off, and she wanted me to join her. But then, bam,

"Yeah, I get you. What's the gam

esigned smile. "I'm not much help here. Might

rime scene. They continued their banter as they entered and

"Oh,

heart attack! Where did you vanish to, Way? Why didn't you tell me

: "

he go with you? What if something happened? Come on, sit down. Have you eaten? What di

: "

row, his lips curling

ted his street encounter with Chiang. Nah was all gratitude and ins

to the station soon," Chiang said with a casual smile. "Yo

I had the kitchen sealed off after the police tape went up yesterday. I wanted to cooperate with

and gloves. "No need, you woul

kitchen door, her

lled of perfume. Chiang had never seen a woman so dolled up just wait

was int

who's been around. Her supposed fiancé, Way, seemed to be her polar opposi

he way Nah looked at Way, the

anded Way the cigarette. The way Way took it, slightly lowering hi

a man accustomed to be

r and casually asked, "You an

ed in af

d you

ater, when I moved to Ywair and opened this place, business was booming, and I wanted him to help.

as he continued through t

e you do

need to follow," Chiang waved without

for the day, making it even quieter. The forensic team ha

took according to the surveillance footage. "Hey, Ray, are you back at

bably the forensic team working overtime. R

rom last night's scene. Check his background, educati

s he a

yet, jus

the quiet street and following the curb, Ray came back on the line, "Got it- Win Zang, background info mat

, clearly taken aback. "Are

s on the regis

ened next?" C

ou'd have to check the case files in Bekin. But she got lucky, one charge of assault was dropped, a

ed, "What

time she was first charged with assault

lowed the path the deceased had taken the night before

ed on bail for the second time, she came to Ywair and took over this KTV. She even fought a legal battle over the property contract with the previous owner a

her. Chiang's gaze returned from the distance when something

econds later, an instinct honed by over a decade in cri

ian

Hold

he corner where the sidewalk met the road, lay a

amined the small piece of metal wrapped in

Find something durin

ce," Chiang stood up, placed the zipper pull into an evidence bag, and said, "I'll be ba

er t

hone and turned arou