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Published at 7th of September 2021 07:58:32 PM


Chapter 13

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Du Wan had a gentle appearance, but he was swift and decisive when taking action. The very next day, he joined the special investigation team as an external consultant through Tan Ruifang’s recommendation.

Lu Feng was quite surprised by his arrival. He sized him up before kindly reminding him, “The suspects are currently being investigated one by one, so the work intensity is quite high.” What he meant by this was, was his body able to handle the workload?

Du Wan acknowledged that as a professor, he was quite lacking in exercise and therefore not as physically robust as a police captain. However, he maintained a calm demeanor. Only his proud gaze revealed some emotion.

He shot him a smile and said, “I’ll solve the case with my brain.”

Lu Feng stared at him with the eyes of a caring leader. “Expert Du seems to be very confident in himself.”

Du Wan modestly said, “That’s only my job.”

Then Lu Feng changed tunes and whispered, “So you’re saying that Yan Zhi is interested in you because of your brain?”

Was he mocking his lack of muscle, or was he trying to say that he wasn’t handsome enough?

On the inside, Du Wan felt skeptical, but on the outside, his facial expression still didn’t change. His cold eyes seemed like a blade slicing through the depths of his stomach. “Better than someone with big muscles but no brains.”

The two stared at each other. In that instant, it was as though lightning buzzed between them.

Both remained unconvinced of the other and worked extra hard in order to discover the truth of this case. Thus, the investigation progress suddenly accelerated. The members of the special investigation team had already run themselves into the ground. The crime scene was a bar, which had a large flow of people coming and leaving as well as a complex array of staff. How could the scope of their investigation be small? Therefore, their subjects of investigation numbered not just 20-30, not just 50-60, but several hundred. After a week of continuous investigations, the ten members of the special investigation team had finally narrowed the scope of suspects enough to conduct further investigation. But there was no time to take a breather because they were about to enter the next stage of investigations.

Relying on his unyielding spirit, Du Wan followed the task force in their fieldwork every day and had provided many crucial opinions, but he finally couldn’t hold up any longer. He had been sleeping for an average of only three hours a day in the past week, so he appeared terribly haggard. When Yan Zhi and Cai Youyang visited the hospital to see him, they could hardly recognize him.

Yan Zhi didn’t say anything in front of Du Wan, but when Du Wan went to the bathroom, he heard Yan Zhi complaining to Cai Youyang.

“I have no clue on what he’s up to. Sure, solving the case is important, but his body is also important.”

Du Wan could hear the heartache in Yan Zhi’s words. Although he was leaning on a cold marbled wall, his heart felt warm and cosy. He pricked his ears, wanting to hear more of his little boyfriend’s concerned words.

Cai Youyang said, “That’s what I tell Lu Feng too, but he always says that he doesn’t have time for that whenever he’s busy! So every time there’s a case, I have to worry about him. But my Lu Feng’s still fine. He’s in very good health and can handle it, but not the one in your family. Just this one week already sent him to the hospital.”

Yan Zhi sighed. “It’s quite sad to think about. What if he won’t be able to do it anymore in the future?”

Cai Youyang didn’t understand his worries. “That’s no problem. You can be the top yourself.”

Yan Zhi shook his head, aversion to this idea strongly emanating from his entire body. “I’m a pure bottom. Pure, you hear me? I’d rather die than top him.”

Cai Youyang thought that he had no ambition.

Yan Zhi then joked that Cai Youyang’s counterattack would never succeed. He only had evil intentions but not the guts to do evil.

The two men retaliated against one another’s words. However, they were both very good-looking, and the way they quarreled was also quite gentle and refined. Passing nurses not only didn’t stop them, but they also stopped to secretly take pictures.

Du Wan felt that these nurses had good eyes, but he was currently not in the mood to take pictures of Yan Zhi. He had always believed himself to be perfect. He didn’t think that he would be given a “not robust enough” stamp just because of a minor illness.

Why did Yan Zhi like musclemen with only brawns but no brains?

Du Wan looked down at his patient’s garb and at his pale wrist. He felt indignant and aggrieved inside.

Lu Feng learned from Cai Youyang that Du Wan still had a fever but was determined to come back and continue working. If Yan Zhi wasn’t watching him 24/7, he might have already snuck out.

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Lu Feng stated quite disdainfully that it was better for a sickly person like Du Wan to just be honestly taken care of. Du Wan returning would only bring him trouble.

Cai Youyang found his statement to be unfair. He argued for Du Wan’s side, “Wasn’t he the one who provided you an initial direction for your investigation? If it weren’t for him, you might still be running around without any leads. He looks weak, but he’s actually quite hardworking and impressive.”

Lu Feng was silent for a moment before saying, “I get it. Still have some things to deal with. I’m hanging up.”

“Wait a sec.” Cai Youyang had been with him for so many years. As soon as he heard Lu Feng’s voice, he knew that he wasn’t in a good mood. “What’s going on with you? I’m telling the truth. Are you still angry?”

Lu Feng responded, “No, I’m not that petty.”

“Oh,” said Cai Youyang. “Then don’t hang up.”

Lu Feng said in a raised voice, “Still going to talk about him? I’m very busy.”

“I just want to ask whether you’ve been eating on time recently.”

“I have.”

“And you still say you’re not angry…”

“Teacher Cai, do you miss me?” said Lu Feng in a lowered voice. He hadn’t been home for half a month. Why did he still have to talk about other men with him?!

This topic must be changed immediately.

Cai Youyang and Lu Feng were like an old married couple. Cai Youyang generously spouted words of endearment. “I dream of you every night. Do you not think of me as well? When are you coming home? Do you have a certain date?”

Lu Feng didn’t answer. All of a sudden, he solemnly said, “Teacher Cai, let me discuss something with you.”

“Say it then.”

“Request for a leave of absence on the day I come home.”

“Why?”

“I and ‘I’… miss you.”

Cai Youyang blanked out, stunned. Then he realized that Lu Feng’s second “I” referred to a certain body part. Immediately afterward, his face flushed bright red.

Lu Feng released a deep and low laugh.

Cai Youyang said, “I’ll hang up if you’re just going to act like this!”

Lu Feng hurriedly replied, “Don’t.”

Cai Youyang had a subconscious smile on his face, but his tone was gloomy. “What for?”

Then, Lu Feng said, “You can play with Yan Zhi, but pay less attention to Du Wan.”

Cai Youyang: “…”





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