S.C.I. Mystery Vol. 1, Ch. 41

Killer Training Camp 13: Clues

"Kitty... Kitty..."

It seemed like someone was calling him. Zhan Zhao frowned slightly, turned and hid his head in the blanket, and ignored it.

"Kitty~~~"

The soft calling continued, "Kitty, wake up."

"Um~~" Zhan Zhao wrapped himself in the blanket, "Dammed Mouse~~" he grumbled.

"I’ll kiss you if you don’t get up."

A damp, hot touch lingered on the back of his neck~~~ It gradually moved up to his ears...

"Ya~~" Zhan Zhao immediately woke up and covered his ears, blushing. He leapt up from the sofa and stared angrily at the Mouse who was smiling brightly before his eyes.

Bai Yutang pecked him on the mouth and said, "Good morning."

... ! ...

Zhan Zhao was stunned and batted a paw at Bai Yutang in front of him. He gritted his teeth and said, "You mad Mouse, this is the office!!"

Bai Yutang smiled and shrugged. "It doesn't matter, the door is closed."

Zhan Zhao rubbed his sore neck. "Why am I here?"

"You fell asleep last night, and Gongsun was in your office. So, I brought you here."

"What about you? I slept on your sofa, where did you sleep?" He accepted coffee from Bai Yutang~~ He was still sleepy.

"I slept here last night. It was really crowded for two people to sleep on a sofa," Bai Yutang said lightly.

"Pff~~~~" Zhan Zhao sprayed coffee from his mouth.

"Dammed Cat! You’ll wash the carpet for me!!!"

"Smelly Mouse! No wonder I'm hurting all over! I must not hzve slept well last night!!!"

"I lent you my sofa to sleep, and you still complain?"

"You should have slept on the ground!"

"I would catch a cold!"

"You can't catch a cold of this variety!"

"What variety?"

"Have you heard of bacteria that can catch a cold?"

"Your demoting me again?!"

"Hmm~~ I'll have omelet for breakfast! Go buy it!"

"Dammed cat! I must have owed you in my last life!"

"Put hot sauce on it!"

………………

Fifteen minutes later, Zhan Zhao was sitting in his own office, drinking milk and eating an omelet.

"What about Gongsun?" Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang when he saw the empty couch.

"Oh, he fell asleep after taking medicine last night, and then my brother came to pick him up."

"Did Gongsun willingly follow him?" Zhan Zhao asked carefully.

"He was groggy at the time. I don't think he was conscious, but anyways, he didn't resist." Bai Yutang replied while drinking the remaining half cup of coffee that Zhan Zhao had left.

"Hmm~~~~" Zhan Zhao turned his eyes thoughtfully as he ate.

"Dammed Cat, what are you thinking?" Bai Yutang was amused.

"Hmm~~" Zhan Zhao pondered and concluded, "It's very subtle~~ Very subtle."

"Boss~~" The other team members came to the office one after another.

Xu Qing ran in and said, "I have important information!"

"Have everyone gather in the meeting room!" Bai Yutang said.



In the meeting room…

"Jon King?" Everyone looked at Xu Qing with disbelief. "Are you sure the gun was bought by Jon King?"

"That's right!" Xu Qing nodded. "The news is from Han Zhang. It should not be wrong."

"But... Qi Lei wanted to kill him with the gun he gave him?!" Wang Chao was puzzled.

"No, it should be Professor Wilson that Qi Lei really wants to kill." Zhan Zhao said, "The attempt on Jon was likely a guise."

"Yes, so no one would doubt him." Bai Yutang groaned.

"Also, I checked Jon King's information yesterday." Xu Qing continued, "He used to be a medical student at Columbia University. After graduation, he worked as a hospital anesthesiologist for two years. Then he suddenly switched to being an actor.”

"Anesthesiologist?" Bai Yutang was startled. "He’s familiar with the characteristics of drugs like narcotics?"

"From Lara's examination last night, it was indeed an overdose of drugs that cause hallucinations." Zhang Long looked at the transcript from the night before and said, "According to her, those drugs were sedatives and she takes them all the time. Jon King mixes them for her. "

"Ha! The evidence is conclusive!" Zhan Zhao seemed to be gloating. "Can we catch that pervert this time?"

"Pervert?" The people around them seemed puzzled.

"Hum hmm~~" Bai Yutang coughed twice. "Zhang Long, Wang Chao, go and bring Jon King here. Ask him to cooperate with the investigation."

"Boss, shouldn’t we apply to arrest him? We have enough. The evidence is solid." Wang Chao proposed.

"No, it's too early to arrest him." Zhan Zhao said, "And he is also a celebrity. It will attract too much attention, which is not conducive to our investigation."

"No, I think if we ask him to cooperate with the investigation, he is likely to refuse to come." Zhang Long was a little embarrassed.

"Oh~~" Zhan Zhao glanced at Bai Yutang with a smile, and said, "It's okay. If you tell him Captain Bai wants him to come, I think he'll follow you here quite eagerly."

Zhang Long and Wang Chao left with confusion, and Bai Yutang stared at him, "Kitty! So sour~~"

"Really?" Zhan Zhao turned, walked towards the door, and said, "I’m going back to sleep, and then I will have a wonderful interrogation with that golden-haired pervert!"

Bai Yutang shook his head and laughed. This Cat was still sore about the incident...

"Boss..." Xu Qing on the side seemed to be a little bit hesitant.

"What's wrong? Just say it." Bai Yutang sat at the conference table and looked at him.

"That... your, your brother’s two subordinates..."

"What's wrong with them?" Bai Yutang asked.

"Uh... Han Chang told me that this time they identified the source of the gun, and the method was a little... unorthodox."

"Oh..." Bai Yutang was amused by the fragile Xu Qing. He reached out and patted him on the shoulder, "Relax. Here, they won't do anything unusual."

After he finished speaking, he got up, went out of the office and thought to himself, "Brother, brother, please don't mess around~~~"


Gongsun got up from the bed and pushed away the heavy quilt. He took a deep breath. The quilt had nearly crushed him to death.

He felt quite refreshed, and his head didn't hurt. Although there was still a bit of fatigue, it was not as uncomfortable as yesterday.

He got off the bed, staggered into the bathroom, and turned on the shower...

Dressed in a robe with dripping hair, Gongsun came out of the bathroom and walked into the living room. His stomach seemed a little hungry, as though he had never eaten.

"Are you hungry?"

The sudden sound behind him surprised Gongsun. When he looked back, he saw Bai Jintang standing five or six steps behind him, watching him.

Gongsun said nothing and turned his face to wipe his hair.

"I told you I wouldn’t come, but I'm worried about you. Are you better?" Bai Jintang didn't care if Gongsun ignored him and went on talking.

Gongsun still said nothing and stood there in a daze.

"I want to talk to you." Bai Jintang kept trying.

Gongsun went to the door, opened it, and stood to the side.

With a heavy sigh, Bai Jintang reluctantly walked to the door. Before going out, he whispered to Gongsun, "Breakfast is on the table. After eating, remember to take medicine and take a good rest." Then, he turned and left.

Gongsun closed the door, stood in front of it for a while. He heard the elevator open and close, and then the door opened again. Bai Jintang stood outside, slightly embarrassed, "... Blow your hair dry."

Gongsun looked up at him.

Bai Jintang was a little excited. Fortunately, he was willing to look at him.

"Uh... I'm leaving." Reaching out to help him close the door, Bai Jintang reluctantly walked into the elevator.

Gongsun stood for a while and then went to find a hair dryer in the room and leaned on the sofa to blow his hair. From a distance, he saw the curtains for the office of the president of the Bai Group roll up.

He hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to not close the curtains in the living room.

Gongsun, with dry hair, stood up and walked to the table where a light, refreshing, and hot Chinese breakfast was placed.

He sat down and ate breakfast quietly. Then, he sat on the sofa and read the newspaper for a while before getting up to take some medicine.

When he entered the bedroom, the curtains in there were also open. Instead of paying attention to them, he climbed onto the bed and pulled on a quilt to sleep.

In the distance, Bai Jintang had been standing in front of the window and watching, staring blankly and forgetting to move. The coffee in his hand slowly cooled, and his heart gradually softened. Gongsun was really gentle and soft-hearted.



In the police interrogation room, Jon King sat calmly without a lawyer.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao walked into the interrogation room, prompting Jon King to smile.

They sat face to face.

"I didn't do anything yesterday," Jon said innocently. "Are you arresting me?"

"We asked you to cooperate with the investigation. Do you think you’ve done something worthy of arrest?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Bai Yutang waved a small white flag of surrender in his heart. It was incredible. The Cat opened fire as soon as he arrived. This foreigner was going to be a cannon fodder today.

"Hehe~~" Jon looked at Zhan Zhao with a smile, "You are hostile to me? That’s not the tone of someone asking for cooperation."

Zhan Zhao also smiled, "Then don't cooperate with the investigation. Your situation can be directly converted into an interrogation."

"Oh?" Jon seemed to be intrigued, "I’m not sure what I did to qualify for that?"

Bai Yutang took a pill bottle out of an evidence bag and said, "This is the medicine you gave to Mrs. Laura?"

Jon glanced at it and nodded. "Yes."

"It's illegal to make psychedelic drugs."

"Not in our country." Jon looked very apologetic, "I don't know your country's legal system..." Then, he blinked meaningfully at Bai Yutang, "If you are free, you can teach me."

Bai Yutang felt that the atmosphere around him get a bit heavier and prayed for the doomed Jon in his heart, "May God save you!"

"Have you ever bought a Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle?"

"I’ve bought one," Jon answered quickly.

"Did you just admit to the illegal possession of firearms?" Bai Yutang looked at him.

Jon looked at him very happily, "Oh, it's not illegal to hold firearms in our country~~ Besides, I’ve lost that gun. Again, if you are interested, you can teach me the laws in your country."

Bai Yutang frowned and looked at the happily smiling Jon in front of him. He really wanted to punch him. At that moment, Zhan Zhao next to him tapped him and signaled—I’m coming!!!

He took out the pictures of Jia Zhengyan's body and the bottle of pills and put them in front of Jon. Zhan Zhao sneered and asked, "Is it illegal to kill in your country?"

Jon looked at the corpse photos and turned a little green.

Zhan Zhao went on to say, "We now have solid evidence to charge you in connection with a murder case. Would you like to call your lawyer?"

Jon's face became ugly for a moment, but Zhan Zhao was unwilling to give him a chance to relax and continued to press him, "I'll tell you another bit of good news. This murder is part of a serial murder... In your country, it seems that the punishment for serial murderers is very diverse. Guess what is yours will be? Hanging? Or the electric chair?"

Wearily reaching up to rub his face, Jon collapsed on his chair. Bai Yutang raised an eyebrow. "It seems that you don't have much time to study foreign law. But you should study your own country's law. In your case, you will be sentenced for life—at least two hundred years. Or you will be sentenced to death."

"Okay~~" Jon gave up, spreading his hands. "You won. I’ll talk, I’ll talk."

Then, Jon took out the wallet from his pocket, opened it, and pointed a photo out to Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao.

When they looked at it, they saw a young man with a bright smile in the photo.

The moment Zhan Zhao saw the photo, he realized why Jon would be interested in Bai Yutang... Although the man in the photo was a blonde foreigner with blue eyes, he and Bai Yutang were quite alike.

"His name is Angel, the love of my life." Jon looked at the photo as if he was remembering the past. "When he was 20 years old, he had a car accident and suffered a certain degree of brain damage. He often hallucinated. He used to be very cheerful, but he became depressed and unhappy. I took him to see the best psychologist in the United States at the time, Professor Wilson. I expected him to cure him, but I didn’t expect—I didn’t expect that he would commit suicide after receiving a period of treatment." Jon seemed a little emotional. "We loved each other so much, but he committed suicide. I was lonely and couldn't live or work normally. Later I went on to show business. That noisy environment wouldn’t allow me to be lonely. This job allowed me to meet many people, and I frantically looked for someone like him, but the more I looked, the more I realized he was unique... Until that day that I saw you at the party. "

Jon sighed and said, "You and Angel are really alike, but you are much stronger than him... he was too vulnerable."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other, "So you hate Professor Wilson?"

"Of course, I hate him! He's just a hypocrite who fooled me. He killed my favorite person! Did you know that I later learned that the medications and treatments he gave to Angel were never useful? On top of that, he was experimenting with my beloved in order to prove that shit theory that would make him famous in the future!"

Bai Yutang took out the Son of the Devil card and asked, "What is this?"

Jon took a look at the card, then took a breath and smiled. He said, “That's all I want to say. For anything else, I'll wait for my lawyer to come. "

He remained silent afterwards.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang came out of the interrogation room with looks of annoyance. Both Jon and Yang Feng were in a similar state. They didn't seem to shy away from their crimes, but when they were asked about the "killer training", they said nothing as if they were harboring a deep secret... It was puzzling.

"Don't think too much about it. Your head’s going to explode, Kitty. Let’s go to the cafeteria to eat something." Bai Yutang pulled Zhan Zhao away and left.

In the cafeteria of the police station, Bai Yutang ordered food. Zhan Zhao, who was standing next to him with a tray, saw that not far away, Bai Chi was playing rock-paper-scissors with a child.

The child looked familiar. After Bai Yutang bought the food, he followed Zhan Zhao’s blank gaze to where he was looking, "Oh~~ Isn't this Lu Fang's son?"

"Ah!" Zhan Zhao also remembered. The child was the little Lu Zhen from the last case.

Lu Zhen seemed to be losing, with a face full of disbelief. Bai Chi was giggling.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang thought irresponsibly, "The two seem to be of a similar psychological age." They glanced at each other. They had found their entertainment. The two smirking brothers walked towards the two younger brothers with their food...

"Ah! Uncle Zhan, Uncle Bai!" Lu Zhen greeted them affectionately.

The two sat down with them at the same table, and Bai Yutang asked, "What are you playing?"

"Oh!" Lu Zhen said admiringly, "He is so good! He always wins!"

"So good?" Bai Yutang asked curiously.

"Huh!" Lu Zhen nodded. "He lost a few times at first, but later he said he would never lose, and sure enough, he didn’t!"

Zhan Zhao asked Bai Chi clearly, "It's your advanced mathematics again?"

Bai Chi smiled embarrassingly.

Zhan Zhao hugged Xiao Lu Zhen and whispered in his ear, then Lu Zhen asked curiously, "Really?"

"If you don’t believe me, try it!" Zhan Zhao took a bite of the sandwich and said with a smile.

"Alright!" Lu Zhen rolled up his sleeves and said to Bai Chi, "Let’s play again!"

This time, Xiao Lu Zhen kept staring at Bai Chi's eyes and won each time. Bai Yutang watched with enjoyment. After Xiao Bai Chi lost more than 20 times in a row, he finally raised his hands and surrendered, "I give up! I admit defeat!”

Lu Zhen cheered and ran away. Bai Chi curiously asked Zhan Zhao, "Why…Why did that happen?"

Bai Yutang laughed, "Don't engage in any gambling activities with this Cat! You will definitely lose!"

Zhan Zhao gave him a glance and said to Bai Chi, "It's actually very simple. Everyone has some subconscious habits. I just observed yours. When you use scissors, your eyes unconsciously look at the lower right, when you use paper, you blink, and when you use rock, your eyes tilt to the upper left."

"Oh, you really seem like~~" Bai Chi foolishly nibbled on some bread.

"Like? Like what?" Zhan Zhao asked with a laugh.

"Like a person I met yesterday. You can see through the heart." Bai Chi said with a look of wonder.

"Really?" Bai Yutang was incredulous. "There is more than one of these monsters?"

Zhan Zhao stepped on him fiercely, and Bai Yutang was almost choked by the sandwich and hammered his chest hard.

"Humph!" Zhan Zhao handed him a glass of water, and then asked Bai Chi, "What did he see through?"

"That's not it." Bai Chi blinked for a moment and thought, "But he said something very interesting, I have been wondering about it."

"Oh? What did he say?"

“He said, ‘If you don't become the Son of God, you have to be the Son of the Devil’. Because they have something that humans don't."

"Kuangdang..." With a sound, the spoon that had been held in Zhan Zhao's hand fell into the soup bowl.

To the side, Bai Yutang and Bai Chi looked up at Zhan Zhao with puzzlement.

"Kitty?" Bai Yutang tapped Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao suddenly said to himself, "I understand, I understand!" After speaking, he stood up and rushed out.

"Kitty?!" Bai Yutang dropped the sandwich and ran after him.

Xiao Bai Chi hesitated, at a loss, then ran with his bread to keep up.

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S.C.I. Mystery Vol. 1, Ch. 40

Killer Training Camp 12: Fate

The two returned to the garden again, but found that Pang Yu, who had been standing there, was gone.

They looked at each other, and Zhan Zhao shrugged, "He got away."

Bai Yutang laughed foolishly. It seemed that in the eyes of this Cat, he was the most important.

Zhan Zhao rolled his eyes.

At that time, Professor Wilson walked to the center of the garden with a wine glass and said, "I'm glad everyone is here today. This experience made me fully realize how important the heart is to the psychiatrist. "

The humorous words attracted the laughter of the guests and friends present.

"Cheers! Let's have a toast! For health." Then, Wilson toasted.

Everyone raised their glasses and drank.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang didn't have glasses in their hands, so naturally they didn't need to drink... Thus, they saw something unusual.

They saw Dr. Wilson's wife, the dignified Mrs. Laura, suddenly and hurriedly walked towards Wilson.

A cold light flashed.

Bai Yutang shouted, "Watch out!"

Laura had raised her knife...

The knife pierced into Wilson's abdomen. Bai Yutang's "watch out" had made Wilson turn around, so he was stabbed the front rather than the side.

Laura yanked out her knife and raised her hand again.

At that point, Bai Yutang had flown over and flung her away. He grabbed her wrist, and the knife fell to the ground.

However, Laura, who had once been gentle and quiet, now seemed to be crazy. She was struggling fiercely, attempting to pounce on the knife on the ground.

Bai Yutang restrained her forcefully, and he felt that this old woman's strength was astonishing... Something was wrong. He looked up at the useless security guards standing to the side and shouted, "What are you doing? Come and help!"

The security guards started as though they had woken up from a dream and quickly walked over and held down the desperately resisting Laura.

Zhan Zhao had called both an ambulance and the police.

Dr. Wilson had covered his belly and fallen into a pool of blood, but he was still conscious. He looked at his screaming wife in disbelief, and said to the security guards with his remaining strength, "Don't hurt her..."

Ambulances and police cars arrived as soon as possible. Wilson was taken to the hospital and Laura was taken away by the police.

Bai Yutang patted off the dust and looked at Zhan Zhao who had come over to his side.

"Kitty, what do you think?"

Zhan Zhao frowned, "It's weird..."

"Right!" Bai Yutang nodded. "She was like a demon. I’ve never seen an old lady so aggressive."

"Like a demon?" Zhan Zhao muttered.

"She was like someone else!" Bai Yutang tidied up his clothes but suddenly hesitated. "Someone else?"

Zhan Zhao nodded, then glanced around, and said to Bai Yutang, "Pang Yu is gone."

Bai Yutang frowned. This matter was too strange. He took out his mobile phone and called the S.C.I.

"Hey~~~" The call was picked up immediately, and Bai Yutang was briefly surprised before realizing that it was Bai Chi who had answered the call.

"Bai Chi, are you alone in the office?"

"En... En." Bai Chi looked around. Jiang Ping was lying on the table, drooling. Zhao Hu had taken care of Qi Le for an entire day and was sleeping on the sofa.

"You're going to the city hospital right now," Bai Yutang said succinctly. "Wilson was stabbed by someone. You go there and wait and call me as soon as you know the situation."

"Uh..." Bai Chi just wanted to say something, but Bai Yutang had hung up.

Looking around, Jiang Ping and Zhao Hu were still snoring. Bai Chi scratched his head and then picked up his bag and flew out in a hurry.

In the office, Zhao Hu sat up while still snoring. He looked at Jiang Ping, who was also awake. "Does it matter if the little one goes alone?"

Jiang Ping wiped her saliva. "Let him exercise."

The garden of the villa was full of policemen, and the guests were a bit frightened. Jon King was slumped in his chair and staring straight ahead.

Bai Yutang looked at the scene with an ashen face. A police officer handed him a small handbag. It was Laura's.

After opening the handbag and looking in it, Bai Yutang's face became a little worse. Zhan Zhao quickly rushed up and saw Bai Yutang taking out a small medicine bottle from the handbag, which was half full of colored pills. There is also a card in the bag, exactly like the two in the white envelopes sent to Dr. Wilson: a black card, red writing, and a demon with a sickle.

The murderer had committed a crime right before their eyes, and they were furious.

"Send it for identification." He passed the bottle over to the police officer.

Didididdididi～～～～～～ The phone rang.

Bai Yutang picked up.

"Hello? ... Brother..."

"Bai Chi? How is the professor?" Bai Yutang was anxious.

"No... nothing." Bai Chi said, "No fatal injuries..."

Bai Yutang breathed a sigh of relief. Zhan Zhao, who had been nervously watching his facial expressions, was also relieved.

"Brother..." Bai Chi seemed to have something to say, "When the professor was in a coma, he kept saying... 'Son of the Devil.'"

Bai Yutang frowned, "Son of the Devil?"

"En..." Bai Chi nodded. "He didn’t say anything else."

"Very good!" Bai Yutang said, "I have sent police officers to protect him. Be careful while you head home."

"Okay.”

After hanging up, Bai Chi walked around twice with a smile. Just now, his brother had said "good." Yay~~~ His superhuman brother had praised him.

He rushed out of the hospital cheerfully. After thinking about it, he decided to go back on the subway. Taxis were so expensive~~

Panting to the subway station, he caught the last train at the last second.

Bai Chi sat on the seat gasping. He was so tired, but so happy...

Today was the happiest day of his life. He leaned back in the seat and thought about the day’s good things: He had moved to the S.CI. in the morning and everyone was very kind, he had helped with their case analysis in the afternoon, his mission was successful in the evening (although it was not dangerous), he was praised by Bai Yutang, and, finally, he had successfully caught the last subway!!! Bai Chi's life seemed like it was going to be different from then on!

After breathing for a long time, he finally calmed down… only to find that he was the only one in the carriage... No, there was another person over there.

There was a man lying on a chair at the rear of the carriage.

The man was wearing a white sweater and white trousers, and he had short black hair. He was curled up in the chair, motionless.

Bai Chi drove away the inklings of haunted subways that rose in his mind~~~ Cheer up!!! I'm a policeman!!!

When he walked over boldly and looked down at the person’s face in front of him, hair was covering it, and Bai Chi could not make out his appearance.

"Sir... Sir?" Bai Chi tapped him... There was no response.

"Hey, are you okay?" Bai Chi took a deep breath and nudged him again. Still unresponsive??

Mentally preparing himself for a face with no features or someone who looked like Sadako (1), Bai Chi rallied his courage and helped the man up.

The black curtain of hair parted slightly, revealing the man’s face. Xiao Bai Chi covered his heart in relief. He had all five features and was not like Sadako!!! Alright~~~

Upon a closer examination, Bai Chi almost inadvertently said, "He looks good~~~"

The man was not very young, and was thin with a pale complexion... He clearly wasn’t young because he had faint lines running from his nose to the corners of his mouth. It was hard to explain, but those additional years had only had the man’s face look sexier... Bai Chi couldn't quite describe it. The man just had a handsome vibe..

"Are you okay?" When he shook him, the man's head tilted to one side with no response.

A bit of a terrible idea suddenly flashed into Bai Chi's mind. Could he already...

He stretched out his index finger tremblingly to feel the man's breath. The moment the finger touched his lips... the man suddenly opened his mouth and bit Bai Chi's fingers lightly.

"Yaaa~~~~~" Bai Chi was so frightened that his hair stood on end, and he took two steps backwards before sitting on the ground on his buttocks.

The man opened his eyes and tilted his head to look at Bai Chi sitting on the ground. Then, he covered his stomach and leaned to one side, his shoulders trembling with laughter.

He didn't utter a single laugh, but it was plain to see that he was very amused. Tears almost leaked out, and water shone in his graceful phoenix eyes (2)... Bai Chi felt a bit silly as he sat on the ground.

After the man had laughed for a while, he sat up straight and looked at Bai Chi. He blinked and stuck his tongue out to lick his upper lip.

Bai Chi's face turned red, and he stood up angrily. "So... So you decieved me!" He turned around and tried to leave but that person grabbed him and held him back.

"I'm so hungry~~" The man grabbed Bai Chi around the waist and buried his head into his side. Rubbing his head back and forth, he implored, "My stomach hurts~~~"

Bai Chi stood still, and the man’s voice echoed in his ears—So ethereal...

Bai Chi was at a loss as to whether he should cry or laugh, looking at the crying man. However, the obviously older man seemed to be pitiful and seemed to be really hungry. Bai Chi sat helplessly beside him, took a piece of chocolate out of his bag, and passed it over, "Eat it...okay?"

The man looked at the chocolate and then looked at Bai Chi. He tilted his head up, opened his mouth and said, "Ah~~"

It took Bai Chi a moment to realize that the man wanted him to feed him... For the sake of his good mood today, Bai Chi peeled off the plastic packaging and carefully put the chocolate in the man's mouth.

After eating the piece, the man leaned on Bai Chi's shoulder again and said, "More."

"You... how did you know that I... I still have one?" Bai Chi looked at him strangely.

The man didn't answer but leaned closer. "I want more~~"

……………………

Bai Chi stuffed the four pieces of Dove chocolate in the bag into the man's mouth. The man smacked his lips and leaned contentedly on Bai Chi's shoulder to rest.

"You just, why... why be scary?" Bai Chi asked angrily.

The man ignored him but got closer to Bai Chi, sniffed him, and said, "Hospital."

He was startled, "You... how did you know that I went to the hospital?"

He looked smug.

Bai Chi was suddenly interested in him. This man looked a little crazy, but he didn’t actually seem to be crazy~~~

"My name is Bai Chi." He decided to try to communicate with him.

The man glanced back at him, then bent over again and laughed.

Bai Chi blushed, "Yes... Bai Chi! Chi like in galloping (3)!!!"

The man stopped laughing, stared at Bai Chi, and said, "Your surname is Bai?"

"En!" Bai Chi nodded. "What about your name?"

The man leaned into his ear and said, "I won't tell you."

………………

Bai Chi decided not to talk with him anymore!

"What's bothering you?" The man said, "You fed me, so I’ll help you solve a problem." He stretched out a finger and waved it. “You’re welcome.”

Bai Chi looked at him dumbfoundedly, feeling like the person in front of him looked a bit like Zhan Zhao. Both of them seemed to see straight through the heart, but the two were completely different in temperament.

"That... the Son of the Devil..." He blurted out the phrase that had been bothering him the entire time. Bai Chi didn't know why, but he thought that the person in front of him might give him the answer, "Do you know what it is?"

The man stared at Bai Chi for a moment and smiled, "If you don't become a Son of a God, you have to become the Son of the Devil." Then he meaningfully tapped Bai Chi's forehead. "Because they have something that humans don't."

Bai Chi stared blankly at the person in front of him. The subway stopped slowly. The man stood up and rubbed Bai Chi's hair. He leaned into his ear and said, "Don't worry, you can choose." Then, he kissed his hair as well, "See you next time."

When Bai Chi suddenly jolted to his senses, the man had already left the subway.

He quickly jumped up and rushed towards the door, but it was already closed. Plastering himself to the door, Bai Chi shouted at the man, "What's your name~~~"

The subway began to move forward, and Bai Chi ran backwards. He felt as if he was close to the answer to the mystery. He just needed one more step.

The man's figure drifted away. Before disappearing, he raised his hand, pressed his index finger on his lips, and smiled at Bai...



Just before dawn, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao returned to the police station from Professor Wilson's villa.

As soon as they got out of the elevator, they saw Zhao Hu rushing forward.

"What are you doing?" Bai Yutang looked at Zhao Hu, who seemed to be very alarmed.

"Ah! Boss, you’re back? I'm leaving!" Zhao Hu replied shortly, rushing into the elevator.

"Where are you going?"

"I’m going to watch Qi Le." The elevator door closed.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other in puzzlement and continued to walk in.

The moment the door was opened, the two understood.

They saw Bai Jintang, with a gloomy face, sitting in the S.C.I.'s office.

The air pressure was so heavy~~~

The two walked in wordlessly, "Brother, why are you here?"

Bai Jintang looked up at the two of them and then lowered his head to continue exuding his dark atmosphere.

Zhan Zhao looked at Jiang Ping, who was hiding far away.

Jiang Ping tremblingly pointed to the forensic room next door.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao nodded immediately, prepared to slip away.

At that moment, the forensic room door opened, and Gongsun came in with a folder.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao wanted to say hello, but they were stunned—Gongsun looked weak, no, he looked terrible.

His face was pale and it appeared as though a breath of wind would knock him over.

"Gongsun..." Zhan Zhao really wanted to step forward and help him. Why was he like that? What had happened??

Gongsun ignored them and handed the documents to Bai Yutang, saying, "Jia Zhengyan's autopsy report, and the drug analyses."

...! ...

The two were startled. He finished it so soon?!!

"Jia Zhengyan was killed by cyanide poisoning."

"Cyanide?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were astonished. "You mean those pills are cyanide?"

Gongsun nodded and said, "The components of these colored drugs are different. The ones from Jia Zhengyan's body have a high dose of cyanide. Zhao Hu brought back a mixture of narcotics and anesthetics, which really can relieve pain. The ones you just sent in contain a mixture of high-efficiency hallucinogenic agents such as ketamine. "

"A hallucinogen?" Bai Yutang frowned. "A drug that makes people hallucinate?"

Gongsun nodded, "A very powerful one."

"That is to say, Jia Zhengyan was murdered, and Laura attacked Dr. Wilson because she had taken psychedelic drugs." Zhan Zhao looked grim.

"Any other findings?" Bai Yutang asked Gongsun.

"That's it for now." After that, Gongsun turned to leave, but he suddenly wobbled and instinctively grabbed the table next to him for support.

Bai Jintang, who had been watching his every move, stood up suddenly to try to help him. But before his fingers touched Gongsun's arm, he was waved away.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at the actions of the two of them in confusion.

Gongsun eased the dizzy feeling by pressing on the table. Bai Jintang's hand hung in the air, afraid to approach, but unwilling to withdraw.

Zhan Zhao stepped forward to support Gongsun and said, "I’ll take you to get some rest." Then, he helped Gongsun to his office and let him lean on the sofa.

Bai Jintang outside the door watched all of this quietly. Bai Yutang suddenly asked, "Brother, what's wrong with Gongsun?"

Seeing that Bai Jintang didn't say a word, Bai Yutang thought for a moment, took a breath, and whispered, "Last night, you wouldn’t have been hard..."

Bai Jintang looked up at him and sighed, "Help send him back later. I won’t visit his place for a while. He should stay at home." After that, he walked out.

Zhan Zhao stepped out of the office and came up to Bai Yutang. "Brother is gone?"

He nodded, "How about Gongsun?"

"He has a fever. I want to send him to the hospital, but he’s refusing."

Bai Yutang was amused at how dumb this Cat could be. How could he go to the hospital? "Go to the infirmary and get some anti-inflammatories and antipyretics."

"En." Zhan Zhao nodded and went out.

Bai Yutang paced for a bit, then slowly walked into Zhan Zhao's office and leaned on his desk. He looked at Gongsun lying on the sofa.

Gongsun had his eyes closed. Bai Yutang knew he was not asleep, but that he didn't want to face him.

"Right..." He scratched his head, as if organizing his thoughts, "Well, I'll disturb you for a few minutes, all right?"

Gongsun slowly opened his eyes. It was so rare to see Bai Yutang looking so helpless.

Sighing, Bai Yutang said, "I may not know what to say like that Cat, but..." He said, rolling up his sleeves to show Gongsun, "Here."

Gongsun looked at Bai Yutang's arm. There were a few traces of slightly lighter skin, as if he was being held by a hand. He looked at him in puzzlement.

"Big brother had an accident when I was very young. You probably know that?"

Gongsun nodded.

Bai Yutang was thankful that Gongsun was being quite cooperative, and said, "Afterwards, he spent two years getting treatment, and when he returned, he didn't remember anything. He seemed like a completely different person."

"When he returned, he was always with me and the Cat. I remember one time, I told him that Cat and I were going to run away from home. He caught us and locked us in a room. He was afraid we were really going to leave. "

"I got this injury when I was seven. I quarreled with him and said I didn't want to be his brother. He grabbed me and said he would never let go... Later, it was my dad who pulled his hand away from my wrist. These injuries were caused by his hand being torn off because he absolutely refused to let go."

"Because we could be in danger if we were with him, the family sent him abroad... We didn't communicate with each other until we were adults." Bai Yutang seemed a little apologetic. "Kitty and I really like him very much. It’s only that when I was young, I was a little scared to see him."

"His relationship with the family is very bad." Bai Yutang said with a smile, "I’ve heard that out there he is a big boss. A gang leader, or a mafia? I don't know too much. In short, it doesn't require any human feelings. He just needs people to be afraid of him and he can work. "

"While I was studying, he came to see us once. Fortunately, Kitty is more attentive than I am. I heard that he had been writing to his elder brother, and he told him about our recent situation. In his technical terms, Elder Brother is ‘mentally deficient." Bai Yutang smiled bitterly. "As long as he likes something, he will express it in the most direct way. Maybe he’s lost too much, so he is the most afraid of losing things. The more he likes it, the more he is afraid... He may use even more extreme ways to keep those he likes the most. "

In the distance, Zhan Zhao had fetched the medicine and exited the elevator. Bai Yutang stood up and walked to the office door. He turned to Gongsun and said, "I originally thought my brother would not like anyone anymore... Gongsun, you’re the first person to dare to fly at him with a scalpel. Don't give up on him. "

Zhan Zhao walked into the office and saw Bai Yutang coming out with his sleeve rolled up to his elbow. When he saw the familiar scars, Zhan Zhao smiled.

He poured some hot water and walked in. After he fed Gongsun the medicine and covered him with a blanket, he walked out again. As soon as he reached the corridor, he was yanked.

"What are you doing?" Zhan Zhao looked at him and hugged his Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang smiled without saying a word, then bowed his head and kissed Zhan Zhao. He asked, "Kitty, what would I do if you left?"

Zhan Zhao froze slightly, then stroked Bai Yutang’s head, "Stupid Mouse!!"

On the sofa, Gongsun buried his head in the furry blanket. God~~~~



In the outskirts of S city, a heartbreaking scream came from an abandoned factory building.

A person fell to the concrete floor, begging for mercy, "I can tell you~~ I can tell you~~"

He was a young man in his early twenties, with blond hair. Most of the arms trading business in S City was built by him. He desperately shouted a name and said, "It was him! It was him who bought the gun!"

Two identical figures emerged from the darkness and said slightly mischievously, "I told you to just go ahead and say it. What a pain~~"

Then the twins looked up and spoke to someone who had been hiding in a corner of the factory building for a long time, "Did you hear that? Police!?"

The man was horrified, and his nervous palms were slick with sweat.

The twins walked out with matching smiles and said, "This name should work for you, right?"

After the figures of the two disappeared into the darkness, everything was quiet for a long time~~the man slumped to the ground, sweating.

The other man took out a phone and pressed a number.

"Hello? Is this Xu Qing?"

"Yes, I am Han Zhang. You asked me to check the source of the gun earlier. I found out. The person who bought the gun was—Jon King."

…………………………



Their breast they each one clawing tore; themselves

Smote with their palms, and such shrill clamour rais'd,

We unoppos'd

There enter'd; and my mind eager to learn

What state a fortress like to that might hold,

I soon as enter'd throw mine eye around,

And see on every part wide-stretching space

Replete with bitter pain and torment ill.



As where Rhone stagnates on the plains of Arles,

Or as at Pola, near Quarnaro's gulf,

That closes Italy and laves her bounds,

The place is all thick spread with sepulchres;

So was it here, save what in horror here

Excell'd: for 'midst the graves were scattered flames,

Wherewith intensely all throughout they burn'd,

That iron for no craft there hotter needs.



Their lids all hung suspended, and beneath

From them forth issu'd lamentable moans,

Such as the sad and tortur'd well might raise.

——————— "Divine Comedy" ---The Sixth Floor of Hell



The colored pills in his hand spilled. He watched them jump and roll like living things, as if those lives were bound to fate, struggling and tumbling.

"Why are you the only one who can’t be happy? Why are you alone?"



Translation notes:

(1) Yamamura Sadako is a villain from a Japanese horror franchise:

(2) Phoenix eyes is an eye shape that is slightly tilted and the outer corner swoops up and the inner corner tilts down. Very similar to peach blossom eyes, but peach blossom eyes are rounder and wider and phoenix eyes tend to be thinner.


(3) The Kanji of “Chi” in Bai Chi is the Kanji for “galloping.” He’s stressing that his name isn’t “idiot,” as it sounds.

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S.C.I. Mystery Vol. 1, Ch. 39

T/L note: We can totally just translate with automatic translators! Look at how incredibly accurate they are....

Killer Training Camp 11: Sons of the Devil

When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang arrived at the S.C.I.'s office, it was nearly empty. Jiang Ping, who was sitting behind the computer, leaned forward with bread in her mouth and greeted them.

"What about the others? Are they out?" Bai Yutang asked.

Jiang Ping nodded. "Xu Qing said we should replace Zhao Hu. He heard that he was about to be tossed to death by that little girl. Wang Chao and Zhang Long are still following Jia Zhengyan. Gongsun didn't come today.”

"Cough~~~" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang coughed awkwardly when they heard Gongsun mentioned.

"Have you been here overnight?" Zhan Zhao looked at the dark circles under Jiang Ping's eyes.

"Ai~~~" Jiang Ping shook her head helplessly. "I wanted to look up information about the Killer Training Camp. As a result, there was so much news about killers on the Internet. It was really too much. Two people asked me to commit suicide with them! "

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and Xiao Bai Chi came in holding a box.

"Good morning." Zhan Zhao greeted him kindly.

"Morning... I, I came, report." Bai Chi said to Bai Yutang timidly, "Team... Team leader... Bai."

Bai Yutang thought it was funny. This kid didn't really act like a member of the Bai family. "Is the procedure completed?"

"En." Bai Chi nodded.

"This desk is empty." Jiang Ping tidily arranged the desk next to her. "You are a civilian like me. Let's be neighbors."

"Okay... yeah." Bai Chi happily walked over, holding the box. Zhan Zhao could almost see a tail wagging behind him...

Shaking his head to drive away his unruly thoughts, Zhan Zhao smiled and asked, "Are your bosses not upset that we’ve taken you?"

"No~~" Bai Chi blushed and lowered his head. He thought in his heart about how they’d nearly shot him in celebration. Being on duty with him put their lives in danger, so everyone avoided him and he would go on patrol alone...

"I... I should, do... what? Team... Captain." Bai Chi gathered the courage to ask Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang shrugged. Familiarize yourself first, then figure out what you are best at doing at the earliest possible time.

"Also." Bai Yutang patted Bai Chi on the shoulder. "You can just call me Brother. I'm so old, but I haven't been a (older) Brother yet." Then, he glanced at Zhan Zhao, "Ask if you can call everyone else Brother, too. "

"Hehe." Zhan Zhao smiled and said to Bai Chi, "You can call everyone here Brother. It doesn't matter, relax."

"En!" Bai Chi nodded cheerfully.

At the same time, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao felt like they saw the tail behind Xiao Bai Chi wag even more and shook their heads again. What was happening today? Full of hallucinations~~

"Xiao Bai, Xiao Zhan." Someone called to them, and Lu Fang, who was in charge of communication, came in and said, "Someone is looking for you."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked behind Lu Fang and saw a well-dressed woman. She wasn’t Asian, had silver hair, was about fifty years old, and was quite elegant.

"What's the matter?" Bai Yutang asked.

The lady looked at Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang with scrutiny, and said, "Are these Dr. Zhan and Officer Bai?"

The two nodded and thought about it, ascertaining that they didn't know the woman.

"This is Mrs. Laura, Dr. Wilson's wife." Lu Fang introduced her to everyone.

There was a hint of surprise on Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's faces.

"The Doctor said that he wants to see you, and that he has leads for the case. Would you like to follow me to the hospital?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang immediately followed the lady to an upscale private nursing home in S City.

"Hi! Zhan!!!" Dr. Wilson was leaning on the sofa, holding his pipe in his mouth, and still looking energetic.

"Oh~~ Officer Bai, you are my lifesaver."

After looking at Dr. Wilson’s face, which was rosy and plump, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other as if to say, "Where is the sick foreigner?"

"Doctor, why did you start smoking again? Be careful not to be scolded by the nurse~~" said a man who walked in from the door with a smile.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked back. It was the Hollywood star Jon King that they had seen at the banquet that day.

"Haha, don't mind it, Jon. Come here, this is our life-saving benefactor." Dr. Wilson apparently knew Jon well and greeted him.

Jon politely shook hands with Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang. "Hello." While shaking hands with Zhan Zhao, Jon gently pressed Zhan Zhao's hand and smiled slightly. Zhan Zhao felt like something was a bit strange. Next to him, Bai Yutang was frowning. Zhan Zhao rushed over to where Bai Yutang was standing with a murderous face and asked Wilson with a smile, "Doctor, do you have any clues about the case?"

Pressing Bai Yutang onto the sofa and sitting down, Zhan Zhao stared at him to signal that he should stay calm. There was important business!

Bai Yutang glanced back. If it were not for that business, he would have punched him in the face!!! He looked up in anger and saw Jon smiled at him ambiguously~~

Burst!

Zhan Zhao pinched Bai Yutang's arm as hard as he could.

Stare: Smelly Cat! What?

Stare: No fighting!

Eye roll: That kid needs a beating!

Glance: Violent Mouse!

Anger: He was teasing you!

Gaze: What evidence do you have??

Angrily: Humph!!!

Wink: Good boy~~

"I want to show you these things." Without noticing that Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao had been quarreling with their eyes, Dr. Wilson took out two envelopes and placed them on the table.

"This is..." Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang reached for them and opened them. Each envelope had a stack of photos and a card.

The photo in the first envelope was of Qi Lei. Half of it was his youthful appearance while holding a bass during the day; half of it was his cold look with a sniper rifle at night...... in the other envelope, there was a picture of Yang Feng. Half of it was the appearance of a student holding a textbook during the day; half of it was him with a bloodthirsty expression while hacking people at night..... The contents of the two cards were the same. The black cards had four characters in blood red on the front—the Son of the Devil—an image of a devil with a scythe, and a row of English letters—Killer Training Camp.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were stunned and asked in unison, "When did this arrive?"

Wilson also put a smile on his face and said with some anxiety, "This morning. It appeared at the door of my room."

The envelopes were pure white, with no signature and no address.

Bai Yutang looked at Wilson in puzzlement. "What do these photos mean? Why were they sent to you?"

Wilson nodded and said, "Dear Officer Bai, you do not study Psychology. It’s no wonder you don't understand it. But Zhan, you do, right?"

Bai Yutang turned his head to look at Zhan Zhao in surprise and saw that he was worried and frowning slightly. He said slowly, "Multiple Personalities."

Wilson took the pipe and took two puffs, nodding in satisfaction, "Yes."

Seeing that Bai Yutang was still confused, Wilson explained patiently, "My most famous work on Psychology was ‘Creating Another One’. In short, I have devoted my life to studying human character and behavior. There is a psychological controversy over splitting personalities, which is divided into two major factions. One is symbiosis, and the other is parasitism. The so-called symbiosis refers to the different personalities holding equal standing. More than one kind of personality occupies a body together. In parasitism, it is thought that the split personality is derived and lives dependently on the main one. "

Taking a puff of smoke, Wilson continued, "However, my academic theory is different from these two statements. I don't think that split personalities exist at all."

"They don’t exist?" Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao nodded, adding, "The Doctor's theory has caused a fierce debate in the field of Psychology. He believes that the split personality is actually just a delusion, an illusion created by the human brain according to different motives."

"Yes." Wilson stood up and darted to the window. "I firmly deny that personality division is inherent. Split personalities do not exist."

"Then those letters?" Bai Yutang thoughtfully said, "Are they to refute your theory?"

Wilson nodded approvingly, "Likely so..."

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked at each other again. They had the same strange feeling!

"I won't be able to live for many more years. I have enjoyed honor, money, and everything else. Before, I would have loved to see people arguing about my theory. But now, I feel that everything is so stupid... if this is just to refute me, then I’ve really hurt innocent lives because of my theory.” Wilson paused, looked back at Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, and said, “I have decided to help you draw that person out.”

"Draw them out?" Zhan Zhao was puzzled. Bai Yutang also looked at him in doubt, "What are you going to do?"

"The Doctor is going to host a recovery dinner for himself," said Jon from the side. "All the people in the field of Psychology are invited."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang froze for a moment.

"I don't think that's a wise decision!" Bai Yutang frowned. "It's too risky. You might be attacked again!"

"I said it earlier. I don't care about my life." Wilson shook his head stubbornly. "I’m inviting the two of you to this banquet tonight." Then, he handed over two invitations.

"Whether you two come or not, the banquet will be held on time." Wilson said, "I hope that by then, the two of you can find the suspect."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were speechless. The old man was not asking for opinions at all, but was giving orders... He was so old, but still so reckless.

Walking out of the nursing home in confusion, Bai Yutang opened the door. "I say, Kitty, this clue was really weird."

"En." Zhan Zhao nodded. "However, this is an opportunity. With the arrogant style of this organization, they will definitely go to this banquet."

"Right." Starting the car, Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao with curiosity, "Didn’t you study personality divisions for a while? Which camp are you in?"

"None of them." Zhan Zhao laughed. "If you have time to fuss about things like that, then it's better to study how to cure it."

"Haha~" Bai Yutang nodded, "That makes sense! Cat is indeed a cat!"

"What you’re saying is illogical!"

"What's wrong with it?"

"It doesn’t make any difference whether or not I’m a cat!"

"I didn't say you made sense because you were a cat!"

"Then what did you mean?"

"I meant, you are a cat because you make sense!"

"Because you make sense, you are a cat! You make sense because you are a cat! Is there an essential difference?"

"Of course!"

"Where?"

"One cat is before and the other cat is afterwards!"

………………

"Why aren’t you replying?"

"Dammed mouse!"

"Why?"

"Because you are a dammed Mouse! So I’m not talking!!!"

"... Smelly cat, learn to talk to me!!"

"Humph~~~"

Dididididididididi～～～～～

Bai Yutang pressed the speakerphone button. "What's wrong, Wang Chao?"

"Boss! Jia Zhengyan is dead!"

"What?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were both surprised at the same time. "How did he die?"

"It's not clear yet, but it has been initially determined to be suicide."

"We'll be right back." Hanging up, Bai Yutang sped up and drove quickly to the police station.



In the S.C.I. office.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao listened to Zhang Long and Wang Chao’s story.

"What kind of medicine is this?" Bai Yutang picked up the colored pills in the evidence bag and looked at them carefully. They were pale yellow with colored stripes spiraling around them.

"We won’t be able to tell specifically until after the test." Zhang Long said, "But I wonder why that fellow ran to the public restroom to commit suicide?"

"I... can I have a look?" Bai Chi said suddenly.

Wang Chao handed him the medicine. Bai Chi took a look and said, "This is a painkiller."

"A painkiller?" Bai Yutang asked curiously, "Why is that strange?"

Bai Chi said, "It is a special painkiller for children. After my surgery last year... after..."

Bai Chi's voice grew smaller because everyone was looking at him with a smile on their faces.

"You mean that after your surgery last year, the painkiller that the doctor gave you was a children's painkiller?" Wang Chao asked Bai Chi with amusement, "What was the surgery for?"

"..." Bai Chi blushed and whispered, "Intus... intussusception(1)~~~"

……………… they were silent. Then they looked at each other, and laughed—That was a children’s disease (2)!!!

"That is not the point~~" Bai Chi muttered quietly.

"Ahem~" Bai Yutang coughed, indicating that everyone should focus on the case.

"Why did Jia Zhengyan got to the restroom to eat children's painkillers?" Jiang Ping was puzzled.

At that moment, the other member of the S.C.I. pushed in. Zhao Hu came in rubbing his sore neck, "Damn, that girl. I'm so mad."

Everyone turned to look at him.

"What are you doing?" Zhao Hu asked as he looked up at the crowd around the conference room and immediately rushed in with interest, "What's going on?"

He glanced at the pill in the bag on the table. "Why is this medicine here?"

"What?" Bai Yutang said after a moment. "Have you seen this medicine before?"

Zhao Hu took out two pills wrapped in a tissue from his pocket. "Here it is."

"Where did you get it from?" Wang Chao was startled.

Seeing everyone staring at him, Zhao Hu looked carefully at Bai Yutang. "Boss, are you playing tricks on me again? This time, I will definitely not be fooled!!!"

Zhang Long raised his hand and clapped the back of Zhao Hu’s head. "We’re serious!"

"Qi Le wanted to take them earlier." Zhao Hu scratched his head. "The other girl, Chen Yu, gave them to her."

"Why was Qi Le taking painkillers?" Wang Chao wondered.

"I see." Zhan Zhao said, "There is a certain amount of morphine in these painkillers, and it is easy to have hallucinations if you take more."

Bai Yutang frowned. "Qi Le was using painkillers as an alternative to drugs?"

"It shouldn't work as a replacement." Zhan Zhao shook his head, "but it can slow down the effects of withdrawal... but it is very likely that you will die if you take too many."

"So if they use children’s painkillers then the dose will be lighter and there is no danger of an overdose?" Bai Yutang looked at the colored pills in the plastic bag. "Jia Zhengyan went to the restroom and took the pills for pain because he was a drug addict. "

"Did he eat too many and accidentally die?" Jiang Ping asked.

"Just test the body and test the composition of the drug." Wang Chao said, "The problem is..."

The subordinates turned their heads to look at Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao. "Where is Gongsun?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were dumbfounded and glanced at each other. At the same time, they said, "Sick / I don't know."

They glanced at each other again and said, "I don't know / He’s sick."

Stare~~~

The others were confused.

Bai Yutang coughed and said, "Gongsun is on leave. Find another forensic doctor."

Everyone......... was more curious~~~



The thick nylon curtains blocked the bright sunlight out, and the warm lights on the bedside table illuminated the person curled up on the bed. He appeared to be very thin. The quilt may have been warm, but the man’s messy hair and pale complexion seemed a bit cold.

Bai Jintang raised the temperature in the room. For some reason, he thought Gongsun might be cold.

Last night, he was a little crazy... Bai Jintang, who had never known what self-reflection was, sat on the sofa in the corner of the room with a glass of wine. His heart was a little stifled. He had fulfilled his wishes the night before, but after he woke up... He would rather Gongsun pierce him with a scalpel a few times than be angry.

The man in the bed moved slightly.

Bai Jintang immediately became nervous as he woke up.

Gongsun slowly opened his eyes, gradually becoming awake, and looked around the dark room in front of him.

Bai Jintang was hidden in the dark corner and did not say anything.

Gongsun was frozen for about half a minute, then he braced his hands on the bed and tried to sit up.

"……Um……"

However, this simple move was currently impossible for him to complete. There was almost no feeling entirely below his waist, and his whole body seemed to have fallen apart…… Thinking back on the night before, he couldn’t recall the details. He only knew that after he had passed out in the car, he had woken up in this bed. Then Bai Jintang treated him again......

"How are you?"

The sudden voice startled Gongsun, and he raised his head. He saw that Bai Jintang had moved to stand in front of him at some point.

Gongsun stared at the person in front of his eyes. His expression was unexpectedly calm.

Bai Jintang felt guilty, and said, "I..."

Gongsun looked at him and spoke slowly, his voice hoarse, "You know, I don't actually hate you."

Bai Jintang trembled slightly and looked at Gongsun.

"I felt safe when I was with you... I slept well every night after you moved next door."

"Gongsun..." Bai Jintang reached out to touch Gongsun's cheek. Gongsun ducked his head and avoided looking at him. He said to himself, "Now I'm afraid of you."

Bai Jintang felt flustered as he listened to Gongsun continue, "I will never forgive you for doing this to me."

Looking up, Gongsun said coldly, "You saved my life. Last night, I returned the favor. From now on, I don't want to see you again."

"Gongsun..." Bai Jintang reached out to grab Gongsun’s quivering shoulders, but was but was held back by the cold look in his eyes.

"If you touch me again, you'll be waiting to collect my corpse." Gongsun struggled to support his body, looking for his clothes.

"You... lie down for a while..." Bai Jintang watched Gongsun's strained movements and was totally at a loss.

He calmed his emotions and pushed Gongsun back into bed.

Gongsun fell onto the bed and was unable to move.

Bai Jintang covered him with the quilt, then straightened up and said, "You lie down for a while. I'll leave!"

After speaking, he turned to the door of the room and opened it. Facing away from Gongsun, Bai Jintang whispered, "I shouldn't have forced you, but I don't regret it... I just know that I like you. Sorry. I don't know how to love someone. "

He looked back at Gongsun sadly, "No one taught me. That, or I knew once but later forgot..."

The door closed and everything was quiet.

Gongsun was lying in the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. Bai Jintang, why couldn't you wait a little longer...



"Are all psychologists rich?" Bai Yutang looked at the magnificent villa in front of him and asked Zhan Zhao next to him.

Zhan Zhao answered the question somewhat indifferently, "Personal preference."

Under the guidance of a waiter, the two entered the villa's garden.

Wilson was talking enthusiastically to the guests, and nothing seemed to be off.

"Dr. Zhan, we meet again!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were surprised to see Pang Yu appearing behind them—He was a big fish.

At Pang Yu's side was with Jon King. At the sight of his smiling face, Bai Yutang wanted to punch someone.

"Yutang, I want a drink." Zhan Zhao winked at Bai Yutang, signaling that he should keep Jon away. He wanted to talk to Pang Yu alone.

Coincidentally, before waiting for Bai Yutang to respond, Jon said, "The drinks are over there. I'll take you there."

Shrugging indifferently, Bai Yutang winked at Zhan Zhao, meaning "be careful", and followed Jon away.

Pang Yu took a sip of the champagne in his hand and watched Jon and Bai Yutang with a deep smile. They slipped through the crowd and walked deep into the garden.

"...?" Zhan Zhao looked at him, puzzled.

"Is it okay for your friend to go with him?" Pang Yu asked suddenly.

"... Why does it matter?" Zhan Zhao said, "Isn't he going to get a drink?"

"Hehe..." Pang Yu laughed. "It seems the drinks should be over there." He pointed in the opposite direction.

"Then why..." Zhan Zhao didn't understand.

Pang Yu leaned in and whispered, "As far as I know, your friend is Jon's favorite type..."

Zhan Zhao froze for a moment, his face immediately changing, and he turned to chase after him.

Pang Yu smiled and continued drinking. His eyes fell on Wilson in the crowd, and he sneered.

Bai Yutang followed Jon into the depths of the garden.

"There doesn't seem to be anything like a drink here?" Bai Yutang looked around.

Jon stepped closer and looked at Bai Yutang.

"You saved me that day, and I haven't thanked you yet."

Bai Yutang thought he was acting strangely, "I didn't save you."

"Oh..." Jon stretched out his hand and touched Bai Yutang's chin, leaning forward, "You are so cute~~~~"

By the time Bai Yutang reacted, Jon had already leaned in close as if he wanted to kiss him. He was so shocked that his hair was standing up. Just as he was about to kick him, a man came flying over and threw Jon away.

"Ahhhhhhhhh~~" Jon was knocked to the ground, massaging his waist and humming with fury.

Zhan Zhao stood there, glaring at him and gasping for breath. He pulled Bai Yutang and turned away.

"Why didn't you hit him?" Zhan Zhao was furious as he walked, waving his fist, "You should have beat him up until his teeth fell out. No mercy!!"

"Kitty." Bai Yutang called incredulously from behind him. "Are you jealous?"

"What?!" Zhan Zhao's face was very hot. "Aren't you a mixed martial arts champion? Why didn’t you punch him when he came on to you (3)?"

Watching the sour Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang laughed so hard that he couldn’t keep his mouth shut. "I hadn't had time to do it yet? You just rushed over like a wolf."

"Humph!" Zhan Zhao glared at the smiling White Mouse.

He turned around and walked away into the garden, exclaiming, "Dammed Mouse! Seductive man, love magnet, philanderer (4)!"

Behind him, the Mouse was elated, and it followed cockily.



Translation notes:

(1) Intussusception: A condition in which part of the intestine telescopes into itself.

(2) It’s not actually a children’s disease. There’s two versions, one common in children, and the other in adults.

(3) When he tried to eat your tofu. Slang for making romantic/sexual advances.

(4) A series of insults about making trouble while flirting that don’t quite cross over:

        a. Peach blossom eyes: Refers to the eye shape, which is thought of as seductive and alluring. This kind of shape:

        b. Attracts bees and butterflies: Attracting people’s attention in a flirtatious way.

        c. To pick flowers and trample grass: To womanize or frequent brothels, especially without having a serious relationship.



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S.C.I. Mystery Vol. 1, Ch. 38

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YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED....

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Killer Training Camp 10: Love

On a lonely road at night, the black Mercedes-Benz has almost blended into the surrounding background color.

Gongsun looked in horror at the strange Bai Jintang in front of him, and had just opened his mouth to talk when Bai Jintang kissed him fiercely.

The narrow space forced the bodies of the two people to be close together. Gongsun resisted, but he couldn't even raise his hands. The man was so close to him that just the mood could make Gongsun shiver unconsciously.

Bai Jintang's kisses were ruthless and rough, but extremely provocative. Lips and teeth blended together. His tongue kept intruding, licking Gongsun’s sensitive and soft mouth, almost as though he were trying to enter the body through the throat. Gongsun felt as though he was almost dead, and he couldn’t even groan. He just felt that the strength of his whole body was trickling away and his brain was gradually losing the ability to think. The tactile sensations were becoming clearer and stronger, and the inexplicable pleasure made him feel ashamed...

The moment he felt like he was about to suffocate, Bai Jintang let go of his lips. Gongsun lay softly on the seat of the car, which had been tilted back at an unknown moment, gasping.

An ear-piercing sound ripped through the fog, and Gongsun's consciousness gradually recovered. He felt a slight coolness on his chest, and looking down, he realized that Bai Jintang had ripped open his sweater.

The eyes staring at his body made Gongsun think of a beast looking at its prey, and his body shivered uncontrollably. He raised his hand to stop Bai Jintang from pulling his belt off, panickedly trying to sit up, but he was easily forced back.

"Stop..." Gongsun beat at the person who had bowed his head and licked and kissed him. Where his lips passed, there were mottled marks and a burning heat... When Bai Jintang tenderly bit Gongsun's waist, the man under him jolted. His whole body tightened, and his waist shook slightly...

"Ah……"

Bai Jintang smiled at Gongsun. He reached out and grabbed his waist, hugged him a little, then lowered his head to linger on the slender waist, nibbling, nipping and biting.

"Ah~~" When Gongsun cried out, he immediately bit his lower lip to avoid making such a sound. But Bai Jintang refused to let him go and pulled open the obstructing pants, and Gongsun felt a chill between his legs. Understanding his intentions, he began to struggle fiercely in fear.

"Don't... you... ah..." Gongsun felt that Bai Jintang's touch was terrible and abnormal. Everywhere he went, he forced him to cry out.

"You... what, why... ah..." The only thing he had to ask was why, and what exactly was the cause of the anger that he could feel?

"Who is that woman?" Bai Jintang kissed and asked. Gongsun felt in horror the scorching heat that filled his stocks, and opened his eyes.

"You go away! Go... Ah!"

"Tell me, who is she?" Bai Jintang reached down and pulled off his tie and unbuttoned his shirt.

Watching his movements, Gongsun was unable to express his anger and used his last once of strength to try to push him away. "It's none of your business!"

Bai Jintang stared at Gongsun's eyes and laughed, "Are you inviting me?"

Gongsun saw the dangerous light in his eyes and shook his head in panic, "Don't do this..."

"Oh..." Bai Jintang smiled and lowered his head and nipped the small bump on Gongsun's left chest, shocking Gongsun into taking a sharp breath of cold air.

"Stop ..."

"Stop?"

"Ah~~"

At Gongsun’s exclamation, Bai Jintang ripped off his pants. Separating Gongsun's knees, he squeezed himself between his legs, and looked down at the body that is almost naked in front of him.

Very little exercise had left Gongsun's skin fair and flawless.

"Really beautiful." Bai Jintang admired. He lowered his head and began to enjoy the pure white softness, lips and teeth licking from the waist down to the inner part of the thigh, tasting the peculiar silkiness. Feeling a faint struggle, he was filled with an impossible satisfaction and burning desire.

"No, you know... don't know, what you are... what..." Gongsun looked at Bai Jintang in despair.

"Of course, I know... I want to do this in my dreams."

"Ah... no... um..."

Bai Jintang smiled with a wicked charm, stuck out his tongue, and played with Gongsun's desire underneath the thin cotton of his underwear. "Do you also feel it?"

"Shut up! Shut up... ah..."

Bai Jintang raised his upper body, straightened Gongsun's chin with one hand and kissed him fiercely. The other hand slipped into Gongsun’s underwear, kneading gently.

"Hmm... hmm..." Gongsun wriggled unbearably, and Bai Jintang accelerated his movements.

Gongsun only felt that the strength had drained from his whole body. His hands and feet were numb and weak, and all of his sensation was concentrated in the area controlled by Bai Jintang's hands. There was a slight pain and an unspeakable pleasure. He bowed instinctively, even his scalp felt hot... A faint white light flashed in front of his eyes... "Ah~~"

His waist trembled violently, but Bai Jintang deliberately let go of his hand.

"Hmm..." A faint sense of loss flashed into Gongsun's eyes. When he realized his condition, he was almost ashamed enough to kill himself. He twisted with his remaining strength, trying to break free of Bai Jintang's control. Biting his lower lip, his stubbornness and self-esteem made him desperately hold back the tears in his eyes. He would never be soft in front of this man, "You... let go!"

However, this appearance that was a little fiercer just added more of a twist. Bai Jintang looked interested and resumed his rubbing.

Gongsun felt that his fiery heat was harder and bigger, and his face flushed immediately. "Shameless~~~ asshole... ah..."

Gongsun, who had no idea what to do, could do nothing but curse.

"Haha..." Bai Jintang picked Gongsun up with amusement and quickly stripped him. He grabbed the delicate ankles, separated the legs of the person below him, and lowered his waist...

"Stop... I don't... don't..." Gongsun looked at Bai Jingtang's move in horror, but he couldn't resist at all.

"Relax... be good."

"Ah... what... what are you doing?" Gongsun felt Bai Jintang's hand reaching under him, groping, pressing and searching, and it suddenly went deep...

"It's so tight ... you’ve never used it?" Bai Jintang kissed Gongsun's nose, and moved his middle finger forward, searching for the softness and heat inside.

"Stop......... Stop..." Gongsun shook his head and twisted, trying to stay away from the fingers that opened up his body. But he did not know that it would only make contact more thorough... The second finger also came in at the perfect time...… The two fingers intertwined and expanded in the tight interior. Gongsun could almost clearly feel the joints and skin texture of Bai Jintang’s fingers... Three...

"Ah... don't... stop..." Gongsun leaned his head weakly to one side, his sweaty hair clinging to his temples. Indescribable and gorgeous...

"Don't stop?" Bai Jintang started to rotate his fingers while spreading them, pressing around the inner wall as if looking for something, "Listen to you, ‘don't stop’."

"No... not... Ah!" Suddenly, Gongsun cried out and tightened his body, looked at Bai Jintang in horror. Bai Jintang smiled, and leaned in close to Gongsun's ear and said, "Don't be so loud... The passersby may hear you.”

...! ... Gongsun suddenly remembered that they were in a car on the roadside. However, at this moment of distraction, he felt Bai Jintang grab his waist and lift him up. The fingers inside his body pulled out suddenly. He felt a sense of emptiness, and then... an object several times hotter than the fingers fiercely rushed in, hitting the point where the fingers had been locked.

"Ya a..." Light flashed in front of Gongsun’s eyes. He heard ringing in his ears and stretched out his slender neck, leaning his head back weakly. The unfinished release, the sudden rise, and the sense of release and the pain of being invaded almost suffocated him...

"He..." Bai Jintang didn't move, but gently adjusted his posture in Gongsun's body, feeling the softness of every inch and letting the person below him fully feel his hardness... Looking at this usually detached and cold man collapse under him, under his own touch, under his own intrusion and possession... The thrill of conquest evoked the most primitive desires in his body.

"Gongsun..." He bit the slender neck and felt the vitality of the galloping veins under the thin skin. Bai Jintang murmured in his ear, "Relax, baby... feel good..."

"Hmm... Ah..." Gongsun was stripped of all his strength by the sudden climax, but he shook his head with difficulty. The tears could no longer be stopped.

Bai Jintang was surprised to see Gongsun's slightly fragile expression. It was slightly unbearable, but also more intensely desirable... Damn sexy...

He began to move slowly and rhythmically. Gongsun trembled instinctively and his legs twitched impatiently. That deadly pleasure, he would die...

"Don't... no..." Gongsun's consciousness seemed almost entirely gone, and he was just begging with a faint voice, nearly unintelligible...

No longer able to endure it, Bai Jintang yelled out and quickly moved. Every time he hit Gongsun's most deadly sensitive place, and every time, he made him groan and tremble. Gongsun, who was gradually falling into an unconscious state, was like a sloshing wave, undulating with Bai Jingtang’s movements. That man galloped freely within his body, and all he could do was moan, shake his head, and hold back the screaming in his throat... until Bai Jintang roared, released himself into his body, and plunged into darkness.

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Soon after finishing, Bai Jintang used a suit jacket to cover Gongsun, who was curled on the seat. He realized that this man was really slim. How could a coat cover him completely...

He restarted the car and drove to a villa in the suburbs, which he had just purchased recently. He had wanted to bring Gongsun on his birthday. He didn't expect to be two months early...

He needed a bed now. Not for rest, but to once again feel the person next to him better... Earlier, it had not been enough!





He put the seafood congee in the pot and slowly boiled it.

The slices of fish were slightly sweet and crispy, and the porridge was just right.

And the crab buns were steamed white and soft...

The fragrant scent drifted from the kitchen all around the house, flying into the bedroom.

Zhan Zhao's nose woke up before his mind. He stumbled up and sat on the bed, smelling it.

Bustling around the kitchen, Bai Yutang estimated that the Cat had probably been "smoked" awake. He went over and pushed open the bedroom door—sure enough.

Seeing Zhan Zhao sitting on the bed holding the quilt blankly, Bai Yutang smiled and opened the curtains.

The bright sunshine was a little dazzling. Zhan Zhao blinked to adjust to the light, and woke up a little bit more

Bai Yutang walked to the bed, sat down, and cuddled up to kiss Zhan Zhao. "Kitty, morning."

…… / / / …… Zhan Zhao seemed to be unable to react. After being stunned for two seconds, he pushed at the Mouse, blushing, and raised his sleeve to wipe his mouth.

"Dammed Cat! Don't wipe it!" Bai Yutang grabbed his wrist, "Kiss me."

Zhan Zhao's eyes widened in shock.

"What? We talked last night!" Bai Yutang said righteously. "You don’t want to admit it? You’re playing with my heart!"

The blush on Zhan Zhao's face began to spread to his ears and neck~~~ Dammed Mouse, he was shameless! Who was playing with him?!!

"Come." Bai Yutang smiled.

Zhan Zhao glanced at him, and suddenly pointed at the door, "Ah!"

Bai Yutang instinctively turned around, but there was nothing at the door. While he was speculating, he felt heat rise into his cheeks. When he turned back around, Zhan Zhao had already gotten out of bed and had flown into the bathroom.

The White Mouse scratched his head in the bedroom, cocky. He was still quite happy~~

Zhan Zhao rushed into the bathroom, and turned on the sink to wash his face and brush his teeth......... How could this White Mouse taste like lemon??

Raising his eyes, he saw Bai Yutang's toothbrush cup next to his toothbrush cup... his toothpaste was~~~ lemon flavor?? Really!

When Zhan Zhao realized what he was thinking about, the pink bubbles of love (1) nearly burst out. He quickly smashed his face with cold water. "Zhan Zhao! You have to take heart!!!"

He raised his head, but his hand still reached out and picked up the tube of lemon-flavored toothpaste—Did he want to try it?

"Kitty."

Frightened by this sudden noise, Zhan Zhao turned around and saw Bai Yutang somehow standing in the doorway, "Uh, I wanted to ask..."

Zhan Zhao immediately threw the toothpaste back onto the washstand. "Ask what? I was just looking, not using it! Who wants to use your toothpaste! I hate lemon!!"

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao with a little surprise, and then gave a sly smile, saying, "Kitty, I wanted to ask you whether the eggs should be fried on one side or on both sides."

... /////// ……

After ten seconds of silence, Zhan Zhao raised his hand, grabbed the toothpaste, and threw it at the smiling Bai Yutang! "Dammed Mouse! Get out!"

The door to the bathroom closed with a sigh.

Inside, Zhan Zhao's face began to emit steam, and Bai Yutang outside was holding his toothpaste with a smile on his face... Hehe, lemon flavor~~~

The delicious seafood breakfast wiped out Zhan Zhao's bad mood in the morning! Cats, as long as they have fish to eat, are naturally happy.

"Meow~~~" Bai Yutang's cell phone rang. He picked it up to look at the screen.

"My brother?" Bai Yutang was shocked.

Zhan Zhao gave him an odd look. "What's so strange about that? Didn’t you give him your phone number?"

"Uh... That's not the problem." Bai Yutang said helplessly, "I thought he would only call and never expected him to send text messages."

"Why do you make your brother sound like an idiot?" Zhan Zhao drank some congee.

"Actually..." Bai Yutang opened the text message. "He is an idiot when it comes to electronics~~~"

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Looking at the text, Bai Yutang was silent.

"What's wrong?" Zhan Zhao asked curiously.

"Ah~~~" Bai Yutang's expression was complicated. "This, what does it mean?" Then he handed the phone to Zhan Zhao.

After taking a look, he saw the text message sent by Bai Jintang:

"G.S. QINGJIASANTIAN! ...> __, ☆ @@@@@".

Zhan Zhao frowned for a long time, then shook his head... He didn't understand it.

Bai Yutang scratched his head. "What does this G.S. mean? What organization is it the abbreviation for?"

Zhan Zhao touched his chin. "N~~ah!”

"What?" Bai Yutang seemed to understand Zhan Zhao, and quickly looked at him.

"The German G.S. Ohm discovered Ohm's Law !!" Zhan Zhao nodded.

"Hah?" Bai Yutang looked at him with admiration, "Do you think my brother will know what ‘Ohm's Law’ is?"

"..." Zhan Zhao was frustrated. "No..."

"What about QINGJIASANTIAN? Is it a word?" Bai Yutang asked.

"It doesn’t appear so. It's definitely not an English word... It's not French... It's not Spanish either..." Zhan Zhao thought hard, and Bai Yutang rubbed his hair in distress.

“He can only speak Chinese. "

"Isn't he always staying abroad?" Zhan Zhao was puzzled.

"Yeah, he also speaks Chinese abroad." Bai Yutang nodded.

"So, what if someone doesn't understand Chinese?"

"He doesn't care if others understand."

……………………

"Why not? I’ll just ask." Bai Yutang typed in ‘?’ and hit send.

After a long time, Bai Jintang responded.

They opened it. It was a picture.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao took a closer look at the mobile phone and saw a selfie: Bai Jintang was holding the mobile phone with a bright smile and messy hair, a quilt covering his chest... Ah, no, those weren’t the point!!! The point was, lying in his arms—Gongsun~~~ his bare shoulders and arms were mottled...

"Ahem........." Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both choked on the congee at the same time.

It took a long while for reason to return to them, and then they saw a sentence below the photo:

"D. JIAYOU!!"

However, the two had no intention to study what the letters meant anymore, and there was a rare blush creeping across Bai Yutang's face. He grabbed Zhan Zhao, who was steaming like a boiler. "Kitty, why don’t we..."

"Ya~~~" Zhan Zhao picked up the seat cushion and smashed it into Bai Yutang, "Shut up!"

"Why, we can't lose to them!!" Bai Yutang chased after Zhan Zhao who had turned and fled.

"I’m not listening!!! Don’t say it!!!" Zhan Zhao covered his ears and rushed into the bedroom. He closed the door with one hand and held on to it desperately.

"Kitty, open the door. Let's do it in the bedroom," Bai Yutang patted the door.

"Shut up! Don't say that word!!" Zhan Zhao held the door fast as he vehemently scolded him. "Neither of you brothers is a good person!"

"Which word? Is it 'do'?" Bai Yutang continued to knock on the door. "Kitty, let's do it!!!"

"Get out! Get out!!" Zhan Zhao shouted, "I forbid you to come near me again!!!"

"Kitty... I will work hard and be better than my brother..."

"Shut up! ... That kind of thing is not allowed!!!"

"Kitty..."

"Humph!"

......... How the day goes depends on how the morning is ......



A chaotic rhythm and loud music accompanied the almost hysterical cries and swinging of the people on the stage.

Zhao Hu felt like his temples were caving in, and he had a splitting headache—what kind of band was this??

Zhang Hua, the music agent next to him, said to him with a smile, "Young people nowadays like this loud music."

Zhao Hu nodded in disapproval and turned his attention to Qi Le. His job was to ensure her safety.

He didn't know why, but Qi Le had decided to come to the music company for an audition. Due to the death of Qi Lei, the band "Boiling Point" had become famous all of a sudden. Plus, Qi Le was directly recommended by the music economy, so they attracted a lot of attention in the audition venue.

Chen Yu patted Qi Le on the shoulder gently and pointed at Zhao Hu who was standing nearby. "A Guardian Angel?"

"Cut it out..." Qi Le rolled her eyes.

"Okay." Chen Yu smiled. "A policeman? Didn’t he save your life last time?"

Qi Le glanced at her, "What are you thinking? What's so good about him? The other two were better."

"Yeah!" Chen Yu immediately became interested, "I like the one named Bai! He's so handsome!"

"Oh~~" Qi Le sneered, "You shouldn’t be so cheap, they’re serious people."

"What's the matter with serious people..." Chen Yu pouted and shrugged. "When we become famous, will there be anything we want?!"

"Hoo... let's talk when we're famous." Qi Le sighed, leaned over, and whispered, "Xiao Yu, do you..."

"...?" Chen Yu looked at Qi Le. "You want it?"

"Well." Qi Le nodded. "I'm so miserable. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it through the performance later."

Chen Yu pulled her and said, "Let’s go."

The two walked cautiously into the corridor. Zhao Hu turned his head to watch them and followed.

"Where are you going?" He stopped Qi Le.

"Do you care?" Qi Le glanced at him.

Zhao Hu laughed, "You don’t know why I’m doing this? Someone wants your life, I'm protecting you."

"No need!" Qi Lebai glanced around, "I'm tough. People all over the world are dead, but I'm still alive."

"You—!"

"Alright, alright!" Chen Yu quickly tried to persuade him, "We are going to the toilet. Handsome, would you like to go with us?!" After that, she took Qi Le and ran away.

"Heh~~" Zhao Hu was so angry that he couldn’t laugh or cry, "Those people are not undercover or hiding, but I am. I'd better take care of this girl here~~"

He angrily went to the outside of the women's toilet door and waited. He told himself to be calm. The task still had to be completed!

Because of the sound-absorbing equipment in the performance studio, none of the loud noises could be heard, and the entire corridor was quiet.

Zhao Hu faintly heard the conversation in the women's toilet... he frowned.

Qi Le leaned on the washstand and urged Chen Yu, "Hurry up!"

"Don't worry." Chen Yu emptied her pockets, took out a small medicine bottle, and poured out a colored pill, "Here."

"Just one? Give me another." Qi Le took the pill.

"Do you want to die? Eating too much of this will kill you." Chen Yu put the bottle away.

"Eating less won’t work!!" Qi Le reached out, snatched the bottle and took out another one.

Just as she tried to put the medicine in her mouth, the door slammed open.

Zhao Hu rushed in full of anger and took the medicine from Qi Le's hand, "Didn't you promise that you wouldn't do drugs again?"

Qi Le and Chen Yu were stunned, but then they looked at each other and laughed.

While Zhao Hu was being laughed at, he saw Chen Yu shake the bottle and say, "You think it’s drugs? It's a painkiller!"

"Painkillers?" Zhao Hu was puzzled. "What are you doing with painkillers?"

Qi Le gasped with laughter and clapped Zhao Hu on the shoulder. "You haven't had a girlfriend?"

"...? ..."

Seeing that Zhao Hu was still clueless, Qi Le and Chen Yu laughed even harder.

"Didn't you know?" Chen Yu said, "Women feel pain every month~~" After finishing speaking, they laughed and left the restroom, leaving Zhao Hu with a bright red face and red ears.

Zhao Hu sighed, and once again mourned for his misfortune. He immediately took out a paper towel, carefully picked up the two colored pills on the ground, put them in his pocket, and left.



Outside a public bathroom door in M University's staff apartment.

Wang Chao threw the leftover cigarette butts to the ground and lifted his feet to extinguish them.

Zhang Long looked at his watch. "What's wrong with Jia Zhengyan? It's been more than ten minutes since he went in, but he still hasn’t come out?"

Wang Chao shrugged, "We have been with him all day. He is either in class or just hanging out. He’s done nothing suspicious."

"... fifteen minutes." Zhang Long looked at his watch again.

Wang Chao frowned. "Something’s not right."

The two looked at each other and walked quickly into the public bathroom...

They saw Jia Zhengyan lying on the floor in front of the washstand.

"Jia Zhengyan!" They called, without a response.

Zhang Long stepped forward to feel his breath, and then pressed the arteries in his neck... and shook his head at Wang Chao.

Wang Chao said nothing, frowned, and looked towards Jia Zhengyan's body at the scattered colored pills all around it.

Translation notes:

(1) Pink bubbles of love- Quite literally think about in comics or whatever where a character starts emitting pink bubbles when they're in love lol.

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