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Chapter 15 I Didn't See Anything
来到警员办公区江如意顿时愣在了当场。
Jiang Ru-Yi paused before the police officers’ cubicles.
办公区里空荡荡的，只有几个文职女警在办公。
The entire office was empty save for a few female desk clerk officers.
江如意走到了一个女警的办公桌前，问道：“小王，这是怎么回事，人呢？”
Jiang Ru-Yi walked to a female officer’s desk and asked, “Wang, what’s going on? Where is everyone?”
被称作小王的女警说道：“都被黄局派出去了。”
The officer called Wang replied, “They were all sent out by Deputy Huang.”
“去干什么了？”
“Sent out to do what?”
女警小王说道：“一些人去调查以前的案子，一些人去巡逻了，还有人去处理一个报警电话了，几分钟前打来的，说是家里失窃了。”
“Some went to investigate old cases, some went on patrol and some went to follow up on a report of burglary which came in a few minutes ago.”
江如意的脸都被气青了，她气愤地道：“胡闹！上面下了死命令，限我们一个星期破案，他们怎么能在这个时候去抓什么小偷？”
Jiang Ru-Yi was pale with anger, “Rubbish! The higher-ups told us to crack the case in a week! How can they be out chasing petty(琐碎的，次要的) thieves at this time?”
“嗯咳。”黄长海也出现在了警员办公区里，他的手里拿着一只包浆很好的宜兴紫砂杯，嘴角带着幸灾乐祸的笑意，“小王，去，给我泡一杯茶。”
“Ahem.” Huang Chang-Hai appeared in the office with a beautiful boccaro cup in hand and a gloating(洋洋得意，幸灾乐祸) look on his face. “Wang, go make me a cup of tea.”
“嗯，好的。”女警小王跟着就起身去给黄长海泡茶，态度比对江如意明显要恭顺得多。
“Yes, sir.” Officer Wang stood from her desk right away to make tea for Huang Chang-Hai. Her attitude towards him was obviously more respectful than towards Jiang Ru-Yi.
江如意气道：“黄局，你什么意思？你把人都派出去，谁还来调查张教授遇害的案子？”
“What is the meaning of this, Deputy Huang? Who is going to investigate Professor Zhang’s case if you send everyone out?” asked Jiang Ru-Yi angrily.
黄长海慢吞吞地道：“我啊，我调查。我亲自带队，带领我们局的精英去处理张教授遇害的案子。”顿了一下，他又笑着说道：“江局，你没带队破过什么案子，在这方面没什么经验，你就舒舒服服地在办公室里等着吧，等我的好消息。我喝了这杯茶就出了。”
Huang Chang-Hai answered leisurely, “Me. I’ll investigate. I’ll personally lead a team of our best to investigate the murder of Professor Zhang.” He paused, then smiled as he continued, “Chief Jiang, you’ve never led a team nor cracked any case. You have no experience in this, so you can just wait comfortably in your office for my good news. I’ll be heading out after I finish my tea.”
“黄长海！你是故意的吧？”江如意气得直哆嗦，“我要向上面反映！”
“Huang Chang-Hai! You’re doing this on purpose!” Jiang Ru-Yi was quivering with rage, “I’ll report you to the higher-ups!”
黄长海嘿嘿笑道：“随你的便，我亲自带队去破张教授的案子，你还想怎么样？你行，你自己去啊。”
Huang Chang-Hai chuckled. “As you wish. I’m leading an investigation team for Professor Zhang’s murder. What more do you want? Do it yourself if you’re so capable.”
“你……”江如意气得说不出话来了。
“You…” Jiang Ru-Yi was so mad she couldn’t say a word.
“怎么？你不会是连半点破案的能力都没有吧？”黄长海的语气里充满了挑衅的意味。
“What? Do you mean to say you have no ability to solve a case?” Huang Chang-Hai’s words were fully intended to provoke(激起，引发，挑衅，刺激) her.
夏雷本来不想开腔的，这时也看不下去了，他出声说道：“黄长海，你以为你从中作梗就能阻止如意破案吗？我告诉你，这没用。疑犯的头像已经出来了，这案子其实已经算破了一半了。”
Xia Lei had not wanted to get involved but he could not watch by the sidelines anymore and spoke out, “Huang Chang-Hai, you think you can stop Ru-Yi from cracking the case by getting in her way? It’s no use, I tell you. The suspects’ faces are already known - this case is actually already half-solved.”
黄长海冷笑道：“这两个所谓的疑犯的头像是你提供的吧？你一个在工地打工的小子，怎么有可能见到谋杀张教授的疑犯？你说的话又有多少可信度？你有证据证明吗？我想，你大概是想泡我们江局，所以故意炮制出两个莫须有的疑犯，故意靠近她的吧？”
Huang Chang-Hai smirked. “These two supposed suspects were provided by you, weren’t they? How can a little construction worker like you meet the suspects of Professor Zhang’s murder? How trustworthy can your words be? Do you have proof? I think you produced these two suspects so you can get closer to Chief Jiang and woo her - am I right?”
夏雷也笑了笑，“你别高兴得太早了，如果一个星期之后如意被免职了你才有笑的资本，如果这一个星期里如意破了案，坐稳了正局的位置，我觉得你应该哭才是。本来我是打算去店里做事的，不过这个家伙实在太讨厌了，如意，我决定帮你破案。”他看着江如意，“不过，你得答应我，以后找个机会让这家伙去守车棚。”
Xia Lei also gave him a smile. “Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. You can laugh only after Ru-Yi gets axed after a week. You should start crying if she cracks the case this week and secures the position of Chief. I was going to take care of matters at my shop but this guy is just too detestable. Ru-Yi, I’ve decided to help you with the case.” He looked at Ru-Yi, “But you have to promise to stick him in a little guard shed first chance you get.”
“嗯，我答应你！”江如意一个重鼻音，脸上也露出了笑容。她感激地看着夏雷，心里觉得解恨。
“Yes, I promise!” Jiang Ru-Yi’s voice was thick with emotion. A smile appeared on her lips. She looked at Xia Lei gratefully and felt some anger leave her.
“哼！我倒是要看看谁会去看守车棚！”黄长海的脸上已经没有了笑容。
“Hah! We’ll see who gets stuck in a little guard shed!” All smiles were wiped off Huang Chang-Hai’s face.
夏雷不想再理黄长海，他笑了笑，“如意，我们走吧。”
Xia Lei could not be bothered with him any more. He smiled and said, “Let’s go, Ru-Yi.”
走出警局，江如意拉住了还要往前走的夏雷，“雷子，刚才……谢谢你。如果不是你帮我说话，我的面子可就丢尽了。”
After walking out the doors of the police station, Jiang Ru-Yi pulled the still forward-striding Xia Lei to a stop. “Lei, just now… Thank you. I would have lost my pride and reputation if not for you speaking up for me.”
夏雷说道：“你被人欺负，我当然要帮你。”
“You were being bullied - of course I’d help you,” said Xia Lei.
江如意的嘴角露出了一丝好看的笑容，试探地道：“刚才黄长海那家伙说，说你……说你想泡我，是不是真的呢？”
Jiang Ru-Yi gave him a pretty smile and asked probingly, “Just now, Huang Chang-Hai said you… you want to woo me. Is it true?”
“啊？”夏雷仿佛被谁踩了一下脚，“哪有的事情，我泡谁也不会泡你啊。小学三年级你向班主任打小报告说我上课吃糖的事情之后，我就不对你抱任何幻想了。”
“Wha-?” Xia Lei reacted like he’d been kicked. “No way! I wouldn’t go after you even if you were the last woman on Earth! I totally gave up on you after you snitched on me eating sweets in class to the class monitor in Primary Three.”
江如意打了夏雷一拳，气恼地道：“小学三年级的事情你都还记得，你个小心眼！”
Jiang Ru-Yi punched Xia Lei. “You’re still holding a grudge over something from Primary Three? You’re so petty!”
夏雷避开了她的第二拳，笑着说道：“好了好了，不开玩笑了，我们还是想想案子的事情吧，如意，你有什么打算呢？”
Xia Lei dodged her next fist, laughing as he said, “Okay, okay… I’ll stop joking. Let’s work on the case. What are your plans, Ru-Yi?”
江如意的情绪又低落了下去，“我也不知道该怎么办了，那个黄长海说得很正确，我真的没破案的经验……”她看着夏雷，“你说，我是不是很没用？”
Jiang Ru-Yi’s mood plummeted again. “I don’t know what to do either. That Huang Chang-Hai was right - I have no experience solving cases…” She looked at Xia Lei, “Tell me, do you think I’m useless?”
夏雷安慰道：“你别小看你自己，上面破格任命你为局长，肯定有看中你的地方。你的优点我虽然还没现，但你们领导肯定是有现的。”
“Don’t underestimate yourself. The higher-ups must have seen something in you they liked to have selected you to be Chief. I don’t know what your good points are yet but it seems your boss has some idea.”
江如意瞪了夏雷一眼，“你这是夸我还是损我啊？”
Jiang Ru-Yi fixed Xia Lei with a glare. “Are you praising me or dissing me?”
夏雷笑道：“当然是夸你，好了，带我去张教授家看看吧，我说过帮你破案，我就一定会帮你。”
“Praise, of course,” said Xia Lei laughingly, “Okay, take me to Professor Zhang’s home to have a look around. I did say I’d help you solve this so I’ll help you.”
江如意皱起了眉头，“那个案现场已经有技术组处理过了，什么都没现，我们去了也是白去。”
Jiang Ru-Yi frowned. “Professional teams have already gone through the crime scene and found nothing. We’ll just be wasting our time.”
夏雷说道：“或许技术组的人遗漏了什么呢？我们去看看吧，如果运气好，没准能现什么线索。”
“What if they missed something? Let’s go take a look around - maybe we will find some other clues if we’re lucky.”
江如意想了一下，“好吧，我们去看看，反正我也不知道上哪去抓那两个混蛋。”
Jiang Ru-Yi considered it. “Okay, let’s go. I don’t know where to begin looking for those two suspects anyway.”
夏雷上了江如意的车，在车上他给马小安打了一个电话，交代他应该做哪些事情。
Xia Lei got into Jiang Ru-Yi’s car and called Ma Xiao-An to let him know which shop matters to take care of.
马小安笑着说道：“你就放心吧，一点小事我能应付，你放心和未来嫂子约会吧，记得戴套啊，哈哈！”
Ma Xiao-An giggled, “Don’t worry, I’ll handle it. Relax and enjoy your date with your future wife. Remember to bring a condom! Haha!”
“戴你个头啊！”夏雷压低声音说了这么一句，然后果断地挂了电话。
“Bring, my foot!” growled Xia Lei quietly. He hung up.
江如意看了坐在副驾驶座上的夏雷一眼，“你给谁打电话？他让你带什么？”
Jiang Ru-Yi eyed Xia Lei in the passenger seat and asked, “Who did you call? What did he ask you to bring?”
“马小安，他让我记得……”夏雷差点说漏嘴，他急中生智地道：“他让我记得带钱。”
“That was Ma Xiao-An. He was reminding me to…” Xia Lei almost let it slip. “To bring some cash with me.” He quickly changed the end of the sentence.
“带钱？带钱干什么？”江如意忽然露出了一个好看的笑容，“雷子，你想请我吃饭吧？带我去吃西餐吧，我知道有一家西餐厅的牛排不错。”
“Bring cash? What for?” Jiang Ru-Yi suddenly smiled sweetly. “Lei, are you going to treat me to a meal? Bring me to a Western-style restaurant - I know one that has good steak.”
夏雷没好气地白了她一眼，“吃你个头啊，开好你的车吧。”
Xia Lei rolled his eyes at her. “Dream on. Just concentrate on driving.”
“小气鬼。”江如意嘟囔了一句，“姐这是在教你怎么泡女人，你这么小气，怎么能泡到女人呢？”
“Scrooge.” Jiang Ru-Yi then grumbled, “This big sister here is teaching you how to woo girls. How are you going to get a girlfriend with your miserly ways?”
夏雷，“……”
Xia Lei was speechless.
张伯清教授的家坐落在一个高档小区里，是一套独户式别墅。张教授的老伴一年前去世，他没有儿女，他死后这里便变成了一座空屋，显得很冷清。
Professor Zhang’s home was a standalone villa in a high-class neighbourhood. His other half had passed away a year ago and they had been childless, leaving the property in empty loneliness after his death.
江如意撕开了封条，带着夏雷进了屋。正常情况下警方的封条是不允许破坏的，不过作为局长，这点权利还是有的，更何况这还是为了破案。
Jiang Ru-Yi tore away the police tape and brought Xia Lei into the house. Under normal circumstances it was not allowed to destroy or damage police tape but she could do it as Chief, and it was for the purpose of cracking the case, too.
客厅里收拾得很干净，所有的东西都摆放得很整齐。
The living room was spick and span and everything was in its place.
“这里是后来收拾的，还是案前就是这个样子？”夏雷问道。
“Was this place cleaned up afterwards or was it like this before the crime?” asked Xia Lei.
江如意说道：“我们接到报案赶到这里来的时候就是这个样子，报案的女佣说她准备去叫醒张教授，然后再打扫卫生，然后她就现张教授死在了他的卧室里，于是她就报了案。她说那之后她就没有碰过任何东西。”
“It was like this when we rushed here after receiving the report. The maid who reported it said she was getting ready to wake Professor Zhang before cleaning and found him dead in his bedroom. She called the police right away and claims to have not touched anything after that,” said Jiang Ru-Yi.
“带我去卧室看看吧。”夏雷说道。
“Take me to the bedroom.”
江如意带着夏雷来到了二楼的一间卧室。
Jiang Ru-Yi guided Xia Lei to a bedroom on the second storey.
卧室里并没显得多凌乱，地上也没有看到明显的血迹。被子的一角掀开着，仿佛主人才刚刚下床离开。卧室里面的物件看上去也很正常，没有破损，也没有被乱扔。给人的感觉就像是这间屋子的老主人只是起床出去了，浇花或者遛狗，待会儿就会回来似的。
There was not much disturbance in the bedroom and no obvious blood stains on the floor. One corner of the blanket had been pushed aside, as if the master had just got out of bed. The things in the room looked normal too - neither damaged nor strewn. It gave the overall impression that the old master of the house had just got out of bed to tend to his flowers or walk his dog, and would be back later.
唯一不和谐的地方是松木地板上用颜料笔画了一个人形，它的位置靠近窗户边，那大概就是张教授遇害的地方了。
The only thing out of place was the painted outline of a figure on the pinewood floor. The outline was close to the windows, which was most likely where Professor Zhang had met his demise(失败，倒闭，死亡，逝世，一命呜呼).
江如意轻轻地叹了一口气，“这根本就不像是一个凶案现场，我怎么也想不明白，那两个疑犯是怎么做到的呢，一点痕迹都没有留下。”
Jiang Ru-Yi let out a small sigh. “This doesn’t look like the scene of a murder at all. I can’t think of how those two suspects did it without leaving a trace.”
夏雷说道：“风吹过都会留下灰尘，更别说是人来过了。疑犯不可能做到一点痕迹都不留下，只是你们的人没有发现而已。”
“Even the wind leaves dust in its passing, let alone humans. The murderer must have left some traces - it’s just that your people haven’t found it yet,” said Xia Lei.
江如意说道：“技术组的人个个都是专家，还有专业的设备，他们将这幢别墅里里外外都检查过了，一点痕迹都没有发现，我们什么都没有，我们难道还能发现什么吗？”
“Our technicians are all professionals with specialised equipment. They’ve swept this entire villa(别墅，豪宅) and not found anything. We have nothing to work with here; what can we find?” said Jiang Ru-Yi.
夏雷不再和她争论这一点，他问道：“对了，没有半点凶杀的迹象，你们又是怎么确定张教授是凶杀的呢？”
Xia Lei did not bother to debate the usefulness of their search with her and asked, “Oh, right. There isn’t any trace of a murder, so how did you guys confirm that Professor Zhang’s death was a murder?”
“当然是尸体，他的脖子被拧断了，手法干净利落。”江如意说道：“如果不是因为这个特征，我们恐怕连这个案子是不是凶杀案都不能确定。”
“It was his body, of course. His neck was broken neatly and cleanly,” said Jiang Ru-Yi, “If not for this distinct characteristic, we would probably not be able to ascertain(查明，弄清) if it was a murder.”
“我看看再说吧。”夏雷走到了窗前，仔细地观察着地板上的用颜料笔画出来的人形。一分钟，他干脆蹲在了地上看。又过了一分钟，他甚至趴在了地板上瞧地板之间的缝隙，他的脸都快贴着地板了。
“I’ll take a look for myself.” Xia Lei walked to the windows and looked closely at the painted outline of the body. He spent one minute crouching as he looked. Another minute passed as he lay almost flat on the floor staring at the gaps in the floorboards, his face almost touching the floor.
技术组的警方专家有设备，放大镜荧光粉什么的，他什么都没有，但他有他的眼睛。只要他愿意，他甚至可以看见悬浮在空气之中的灰尘，他的眼睛比技术组的侦查设备管用得多！
The professional police technicians had equipment like magnifying glasses and fluorescent(发荧光的) powder(粉末) but he didn’t - he had his eye. If he so wished, he could see dust floating in the air. His eye was much more useful than the technicians’ equipment!
江如意好奇地看着夏雷，“雷子，你在干什么呢？”
Jiang Ru-Yi looked at Xia Lei curiously. “Lei, what are you doing?”
“在找线索。”夏雷说着话，一边将左眼凑到了一条地板缝隙之中。
“Looking for clues,” replied Xia Lei as he looked at another gap in the floorboards with his left eye.
“我看你像是在找蚂蚁。”江如意说，她悄悄地抬起了一条粉腿准备在夏雷的屁股上踢一脚。
“You look like you’re hunting for ants,” said Jiang Ru-Yi. She sneakily raised a leg and aimed a kick at Xia Lei’s buttocks.
夏雷突然回过了头来，刚好看见江如意抬脚想踢他屁股。江如意的脚抬得比较高，而且，她穿的是裙子。就在那一刹那间，他瞧见了一条紧小的紫色蕾丝花边，一抹成熟的风景顿时进入了他的视线，且微微透明。就这么一眼，他的视线哗啦一下立正了，小腹里也多了一股燥热。
Xia Lei suddenly looked behind himself and saw Jiang Ru-Yi poised to kick his butt. Her leg was raised higher than usual and she was in a skirt. In that moment, he caught a glimpse of a slender strip of purple lace. A mature image met his eyes - just a little translucent(半透明的), with a dent(凹痕) and some shadows. His view was sharply interrupted by a hot pain in his lower abdomen.
“你要死啊！”江如意忽然发现夏雷正猛盯着她的裙底看，一张脸顿时红成了熟透的柿子，她慌忙收脚，一双美腿闭得紧紧的，生怕什么东西钻进去似的。
“You wanna die?” Jiang Ru-Yi’s face had become as red as ripe persimmons(柿子) after she suddenly found Xia Lei staring up her skirt. She quickly put her pretty legs together and held them tightly closed, as if afraid something would bury itself between them.
夏雷也很尴尬，他咳嗽了一声，“那个，我什么都没看见。”
Xia Lei coughed awkwardly. “Um. I didn’t see anything.”
“你还说！”江如意羞窘得要死，都想找条地缝钻进去了。
“Shut up!” Jiang Ru-Yi was so embarrassed she could die and wished for the ground to swallow her.
夏雷闭上了嘴巴，心里却暗暗地道：“我想看你的话，你穿多少衣服都不管用，只是你不知道而已……”
Xia Lei closed his mouth but thought, “Your clothing won’t matter if I wanted to look at your body. You just don’t know that…”
屋里的气氛一下子变得尴尬了起来，夏雷最终还是不敌江如意那想杀人的眼神，起身来到了窗前。他观察了一下窗户周围，然后才推开了窗。
The atmosphere became awkward in an instant. Xia Lei eventually lost to Jiang Ru-Yi’s killer glare and got to his feet. He went to the windows and observed the area around it before pushing them open.