S.C.I. Mystery Vol. 1, Ch. 43

Killer Training Camp 15: Breakthrough

Ma Han stared closely at the computer screen. Soon, a second email came, exactly the same as the first.

He quickly opened Zhan Zhao's first letter and saw that there were only three words: "Who are you?"

Although he didn't quite understand the reason for it, Ma Han re-typed the email according to the instructions and sent it over.

There was almost an hour of silence, and then the third email finally arrived. It still had the same content.

Around twelve in the morning, the fifth mail arrived. Ma Han quickly opened Zhan Zhao's second letter, which read: "Remove the waste that should not exist." It was the last sentence of the other party's email. He still typed it in and hit send.

Then, the email was repeatedly sent again and again. Ma Han never replied, but he sat in front of the computer and stared at the time display in the lower right corner...

Although Zhan Zhao had told him that he could take a rest afterwards, Ma Han sat quietly until the sky gradually became brighter—half past five.

Ma Han opened the third letter Zhan Zhao had sent to him and saw that it said: "The demon is awake."
He sent it.

Two minutes later, the other party wrote back with a picture and a brief introduction in the attachment, with the name "Prey".

He opened the picture. It was a picture of a middle-aged man.

Mahan picked up the phone.



That night, it wasn’t only Ma Han who didn't sleep. Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao were also half-asleep on either side of the bed, and they kept their eyes open and got up at dawn.

Bai Yutang admired himself a little, okay Bai Yutang, so you can bear it. You should change your surname from Bai to Liu (1)~~

Fortunately, Zhan Zhao was a little bit lucky. It was also lucky for him that this White Mouse had good restraint. If he had insisted the night before, Zhan Zhao might not have been able to run away by himself~~ Xiao Bai, I used to blame you. I always thought you were a hooligan. I did not expect you to be a gentleman...

"Kitty, when will you let me do it?" Bai Yutang asked suddenly.

"Poff~~" Zhan Zhao picked up the pillow and whacked Bai Yutang, "Don't say that word!!"

Bai Yutang said in a sullen voice across the pillow, "Why does it matter? Anyways, I’ll do it sooner or later."

～～ignore～～

Bai Yutang pulled the pillow off and sat up, watching Zhan Zhao, "Kitty, are you really sincere?"

Zhan Zhao also sat up and glared, "What did you say, dammed Mouse?" Then he muttered in a low voice, "If I wasn’t sincere, why would I let you kiss me?"

Bai Yutang was going crazy, "Kitty, didn’t you know that I have an urge whenever I see you? Can’t you see that I am not being impulsive?"

Zhan Zhao blushed and glared, "Don’t make it sound so justifiable, will you?"

Bai Yutang stared at Zhan Zhao for a long time and suddenly reached out to unbutton his own pajamas.

"What are you doing?" Zhan Zhao was shocked, grabbing his pillow and retreating.

"Can’t you see?" Bai Yutang asked earnestly. "I'll take it off and show you. Do you feel any more impulsive....? Ya~~"

Before he finished speaking, Zhan Zhao stepped off the bed, "Dammed Mouse! Exposure!" Zhan Zhao grabbed the pillow and threw it, "Is your head used to hold tofu???? What are you thinking about~~~ "

Bai Yutang was lying on the ground with his shirt open and rubbing his hair. "Kitty~~ How long are we going to wait??"

Zhan Zhao was angrily holding the quilt on the bed, but his eyes slipped down... This Mouse had eight abdominal muscles~~

Dididdidididi~~~~~ The telephone rang in time. Bai Yutang sat up, looked at Zhan Zhao, then picked up the phone quickly. It turned out to be Ma Han.

"Boss! There is progress. He just sent me prey." Ma Han said excitedly.

"Prey?" Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao were surprised.

"I’ll forward a copy to you."

Zhan Zhao quickly checked the email, and Bai Yutang came over. They opened the photo and both of them were astonished. That middle-aged man... was from the last time.

They had met him at M University. It was Qi Le's agent, Zhang Hua.

The two frowned as they looked at Zhang Hua's photo, partly because another irrelevant person had become a victim. On the other hand, this Zhang Hua was an employee of the Bai Group and had a relationship with Bai Jintang.

"Hey, Boss?" Ma Han urged them after not hearing an answer, "Do I need to reply?"

Zhan Zhao’s mind came back and he said, "No need!"

"What next?"

"Ma Han, do you remember the second state I told you about the other day?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"I remember! Is it the kind of person who is between normal and abnormal, the kind that is more aggressive?" Mahan recalled.

"Very good!" Zhan Zhao admired him slightly. Ma Han deserved to be an excellent sniper. His mental quality was definitely not ordinary. "Just go to the club while maintaining that state, and the other party may contact you. At that time, you’ll have to adapt to the situation, but you have to remember and stay in that state. "

"Got it!" Ma Han hung up.

Bai Yutang immediately called Jiang Ping and asked her to investigate information about Zhang Hua.

"What should we do next?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"Zhang Hua might fit the role of the middle ring we speculated about yesterday." Bai Yutang groaned. "He knows Qi Le. Now, as long as he proves to have a relationship with both Jia Zhengyan and Pang Yu, he’ll be that ring.”

Zhan Zhao nodded. "I want to investigate at Jia Zhengyan's house."

Bai Yutang laughed, "Kitty, we thought of the same thing."

The two turned to look at each other but were surprised. It was only at that point that they discovered, due to squeezing together to read the email, how close they were to each other~~ they were almost shoulder to shoulder.

Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang, with a little apology in his eyes... "I... I'm not ready yet..."

Bai Yutang looked at him quietly, shook his head and smiled, "Kitty, it's okay, I can wait." He reached out and pinched Zhan Zhao's ear, watching it gradually turn red, "You don't have to force yourself, just take your time. I won't mess around, don’t worry. "

Zhan Zhao heard tears catch in his voice, and his heart softened. Thus, he planted a kiss on Bai Yutang's mouth and ran away to wash his face and brush his teeth.

Bai Yutang walked into the kitchen, hungry, and boiled porridge. He looked at himself reflected in the smooth and clean tiles like mirrors, and sighed~~ Bai Yutang, Bai Yutang, you deserve to be dissatisfied, who told you to be full of love!!! While frying the eggs, he hummed, "From now on, only tofu and no vegetables~~~"

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Gongsun stuck his hands in the white trench coat pockets and strolled leisurely through the morning streets. He had been bored at home for the past two days. He ate, slept, and ate again. The fever had gone down long ago, and nothing hurt anymore, but a helpless Bai Yutang had begged him not to go to work for three days (otherwise the Mouse might be killed by his own brother).

He had no choice but to go shopping. Fortunately, the weather was good, but it was just that~~~ He looked at Bai Jintang in their eighth "coincidental meeting" in half an hour, and was completely speechless~~~

This time, Bai Jintang was even more brazen, and it was somewhat awkward. He simply followed behind Gongsun, walking with him.

Fifty meters behind, the twins in trench coats and sunglasses followed in secret.

"How's the situation?" Da Ding asked.

"Wrong! The atmosphere is completely wrong!" Xiao Ding shook his head.

"Something must have happened in the two days that we were out doing business!" The twins looked suspicious.

"Did you notice the little red spots on Gongsun's neck?"

"Of course, I saw them. I also found the anti-inflammatories and antipyretics on his desk."

"Could it be~~~" The two stared at each other with jealousy shining in their eyes.

"The boss must have done it!"

"Abominable! While we were away!!"

"Gongsun is ignoring Brother because of this, right?" Da Ding touched his chin.

"Yeah right~~" Xiao Ding was dissatisfied. "Big brother, when did you become so garrulous? Do it twice if once didn’t work, three times if twice didn’t work, XXOO, OOXX, XOXO, and OXOX. I can’t believe that Gongsun……ah!"

Da Ding whacked him on the head, "Repulsive boy, where did you learn that from?? This kind of thing is definitely a matter of mutual affection!!! What are you, a sadist?"

"Ah! Gongsun has entered the subway station! Brother followed."

"Say, has Brother taken the subway before?"

"No~~ He shouldn't even have change..."

"Gongsun..." Bai Jintang was anxious at the back. How did one buy this subway ticket? His Gongsun was going in.

Gongsun ignored him and walked forward quickly~~~ I knew you’d never ridden before.

There was no other way to do it, and Bai Jintang cried out, "You’re not coming out yet?!"

Da Ding and Xiao Ding had to step forward tremblingly and buy a ticket for their elder brother... Bai Jintang turned around and chased after Gongsun.

Unfortunately, he had caught up with the morning rush to work, and people in the subway were crowded like sardines in cans.

However, Gongsun's misfortune was someone else’s luck! In the last moment, Bai Jintang caught up with Gongsun and squeezed onto the subway. He was pleasantly surprised to find that the subway was the most user-friendly means of transportation in the world~~~~

In order to protect his baby from being squeezed, Bai Jintang pulled Gongsun to the window. He stretched out his hands and braced them against it, protecting Gongsun in his arms.

He lost a handful of rice while still failing to steal the chicken, so Gongsun had no choice but to turn his back and face the window. It was just that the man's warm breath was still in his ear, and the familiar heat and gentle embrace reminded him of that horrible night... He somehow felt inexplicably cold, and his shoulders trembled uncontrollably~~~

Bai Jintang felt Gongsun’s lingering fear and backed slightly away. He said softly, "Gongsun... I'm sorry."

Gongsun was muddleheaded, and this was Bai Jintang's second apology to him. However, it was the first time he had said "I'm sorry".

When the twins, who were squeezed behind them, saw the opportunity, they shoved Bai Jintang...

Bai Jintang slammed into Gongsun very cooperatively...

"Ah~~" Gongsun exclaimed briefly and stiffened, watching Bai Jintang with a little horror.

He reached out and hugged Gongsun, who was unconsciously started to tremble. Bai Jintang embraced him tightly and said in his ear, "Don't be afraid. I won't dare anymore. Don't be afraid anymore, don't be afraid."

Slowly, Gongsun regained his calmness and glanced back at Bai Jintang. Bai Jintang immediately let go and stepped back. The smile on his face was wide... Gongsun stared at him~~~

The twins bit their handkerchiefs in the distance. For the first time, they saw their family's boss, who always commanded the wind and the rain, so thoroughly defeated. There was only one word for it—Invigorating!!!

All through the morning, Bai Jintang followed Gongsun through the shopping street of S City.

Gongsun seemed to have no goal and nothing in particular to buy. He just went shop by shop, looking here, looking there, and seemed to be in a good mood.

In the window of a handicraft shop next door, there was a row of small crystal animals. At a glance, Bai Jintang was attracted by a kitten and a mouse sitting side by side. Wasn't this Yutang and Xiao Zhao?

"Gongsun! Hold on!" Bai Jintang called, pointing at the window and saying, "Look, who does this look like?"

Gongsun wanted to remain serious, but he was still amused. The kitten and the mouse, one baring its teeth while the other pulled its tail~~~~ It fit them to a T!!!

"Wait for me. I'll buy it." Bai Jintang quickly stepped into the store and paid for the figurine.

He saw Gongsun standing at the crossroads and talking to a man he hadn't seen before. The man suddenly reached out, seemingly to pat Gongsun's shoulder...

Before Bai Jintang’s mind had even registered the scene, he had already rushed forward, grabbed the man's collar, and pressed him against a street lamp.

"Ya~~~ What are you doing..." the man yelled in astonishment.

"Bai Jintang!" When Gongsun reacted he was angry, "Are you crazy?!"

"He wants to touch you!" Bai Jintang answered straightforwardly.

"I... I just... ask for directions!" The man said intermittently.

"...! ..." Bai Jintang paused for a moment, hesitating.

"Let go!" Gongsun stepped forward and pulled Bai Jintang off. He quickly apologized to the passerby, who was so scared that he ran away.

Bai Jintang stood there with some frustration. Gongsun frowned and looked at him, "Are you a violent child? Can't you just settle things normally?"

"I..." Bai Jintang whispered, "I thought he wanted to touch you."

Gongsun sighed helplessly, "If you want to see me again, you’ll have to fix this problem!" After saying that, he turned and walked away.

Bai Jintang stood still, what had Gongsun said just now? He said he still wanted to see him... that is...

"Wait a minute!" He hurried to catch up and ran over to Gongsun, "I’ll change! I’ll change! But sometimes I am out of my own control, so could you stay by my side to stop me?"

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The twins behind continued to bite their handkerchiefs. This wasn’t their wolf-like big brother, this was a big dog with a wagging tail~~ Gongsun—take it!!! ... The modern tamer husband!!!

On the return subway trip, Bai Jintang still fully enjoyed the crowded car and tightly guarded Gongsun.

To his ear, Bai Jintang said in a low voice, "Gongsun, forgive me, okay... I will change!"

Gongsun was silent, standing in place. Bai Jintang was close to him, but he did not avoid it.



Room 206, Building 10, Rainbow City, S City was Jia Zhengyan's home. He was single and had only left simple furnishings and books around his house.

After entering the room, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang started to look for their targets: albums and diaries.

Zhan Zhao browsed the book titles on the shelf, and Bai Yutang turned on the computer.

"Does this teacher look decent?" Bai Yutang asked as he checked the files on the computer.

"Yes, I have read a lot of these books. They are all about educational psychology and so on, and he has made very careful teaching notes. He seems to care about the students." Zhan Zhao flipped over some books and found an album that was a little old. He looked through the album, "It's a high school graduation album."

He went page by page. One photo caught Zhan Zhao's attention. It was a black-and-white photo of a female high school student. The girl in the photo had familiar eyes... like who?

Picking up that photo, Zhan Zhao looked at it carefully.

At that moment, there was a crisp sound of a metal impact at the door, which seemed to be a chain...

Bai Yutang was stunned and rushed to the door, but it couldn't be opened. He knew subconsciously that someone had blocked it from outside.

"Yutang... what..." Zhan Zhao approached, but was pulled back by Bai Yutang.

They saw a lot of liquid pour in through the gap below the door, accompanied by the pungent smell of gasoline... they instantly turned pale, and Bai Yutang noticed suddenly that Jia Zhengyan's home arrangement was wrong... why was the gas tank by the door? ?

"Kitty, Go!" He rushed to the window, only to find upon hitting it that it was an anti-theft window. By that time, the fire had burned down the door.

Bai Yutang pulled out his gun and fired a shot at each of the four fixed bolts in the iron window frame. He jumped onto the windowsill and knocked away the security window with a kick. "Kitty! Come up!"

Zhan Zhao grabbed Bai Yutang's hand and stood on the windowsill.

The second floors of newly built residential buildings were generally equivalent to the third floor because there were garages on the ground floor. They were standing nearly ten meters (~30ft) from the ground.

Bai Yutang took the lead in climbing down to the security window on the next floor and reached out, “Kitty, come!"

Zhan Zhao hesitated slightly. Bai Yutang hooked one foot around the security window, and stretched out his hands, "Come, Kitty!"

Taking a step forward, Zhan Zhao also jumped down to the security window. Bai Yutang dragged him into his arms, "Jump!"

"Ah?" Zhan Zhao was surprised

"Jump!"

Before Zhan Zhan could react, Bai Yutang grabbed him and jumped down. This floor was just five or six meters (~15-18ft) away from the ground. Bai Yutang threw Zhan Zhao upwards just before hitting the ground, and he rolled the landing... Then caught Zhan Zhao again~~ and hid quickly at the base of the wall.

There was a loud bang, and the window of Room 206 blew out with a huge explosion. There was also a large amount of paper and books. The surrounding residents were frightened and ran out.

“Are you injured anywhere?" The first thing Bai Yutang's did was to inspect Zhan Zhao in his arms. Zhan Zhao shook his head, his face a little white.

Bai Yutang suddenly laughed, "Do you remember how we climbed trees when we were young?"

Zhan Zhao stared at him.

"You would go up and then wouldn't dare to come back down, and I had to go get you.” Bai Yutang continued, "Now, too, Kitty. What would you do without me?"

Zhan Zhao gave the cocky Mouse a sharp look. The White Mouse had been whispering some sweet things recently~~

The two walked to the car battered and exhausted, but at least alive... The arsonist had sincerely wanted to burn them.

Bai Yutang opened the door. "This proves that we are very close to the answer, but unfortunately, Jia Zhengyan didn't leave any useful clues at home."

"Not necessarily." Zhan Zhao reached down and took the old black-and-white photo from his pocket to show to Bai Yutang, "I only got this one. Do you feel like she’s familiar?"

Bai Yutang took the photo and looked at it for a while, "Where have you seen her before?"

Zhan Zhao laughed, "I couldn't remember at first, but just a moment ago, I did remember. Do you recall the woman who spoke to Gongsun at your brother’s banquet?"

"Oh~~" Bai Yutang suddenly realized it as well, "That female agent. What's her name..."

"She was called Fang Jing!" Zhan Zhao said, "Like Zhang Hua, they are both agents!"

"So that means?" Bai Yutang smiled, "There is hope!"

"Yes! There is hope." Zhan Zhao thought for a moment, "Don’t you think we’re being led by the nose in this case?! It’s quite unpleasant."

"Oh~~ Kitty, what are you thinking?"

"Hum~~" Zhan Zhao smiled slyly. "This time, it's time we played around with them, that Killer Training Camp!"



Translation Notes:

(1) Liu means willow. He’s referencing its ability to bend under pressure without breaking.

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