S.C.I. MYSTERY CASES BOOK 1 English Translation

Chapter 20: The Numbers Killer - The Third Person

The gentle, yet passionate kiss sent sparks through their entire body. They were both stunned by what had happened... Zhan Zhao's eyes widened in surprise.
This wasn't the first time Bai Yutang had kissed him.
Ever since they were little Bai Yutang would have a
lot of physical contact with him. They'd either touch
or other times, Bai Yutang might nuzzle against him
and even frequently hug and kiss him. Perhaps it
was because of their close relationship, despite
hating coming into contact with others, Zhan Zhao
seemed accustomed to Bai Yutang's touch.
However, this——was unlike their usual teasing or
pranks. There was a sense of forcefulness behind Bai
Yutang's actions. The tight arm around Zhan Zhao's
waist, pulling him close, as if he was afraid of Zhan
Zhao running away. Between the hot breaths of air
they exchanged, it felt like Bai Yutang was trying to
retrain himself. And for some inexplicable reason,
Zhan Zhao became flustered. Unfortunately for the
wall behind him, there was nowhere for Zhan Zhao
to hide from the person's advances.
Bai Yutang was also taken aback by his own actions.
When it hit him that Zhan Zhao was almost
kidnapped, his usually calm and keen brain shortcircuited and blanked out. But seeing him safe and
sound caused the anger in Bai Yutang to surge and
his body moved before he could process it. When Bai
Yutang's brain finally rebooted, his lips were already
pressed against Zhan Zhao's.
It was like he had lost control over his body. The
more he tries to stop himself, the more his body
craved.
The fact was, Bai Yutang had long realised this
desire to touch Zhan Zhao. Any contact with Zhan
Zhao made him feel at ease. There were times where
he even thought he was abnormal. That dizzying
desire, it was like something was sprouting within
him.
Their overly intimate relationship allowed Bai Yutang
to consciously avoid and successfully ignore his throbbing heart. But that feeling only grew clearer
and stronger!
When they touched, he could feel the suppleness of
that man. When they kissed, he could taste the
sweetness of his lips. The light fragrance the other's
body emitted, the fair skin on his neck, his slender
limbs...
Just like now, Bai Yutang could feel himself falling
deeper and he couldn't get enough of that feeling.
Dammit! He wants him!
There are certain things one will never be fully
prepared for, even if they tried.
Footsteps could be heard nearing them from a
distance and Zhan Zhao abruptly pushed Bai Yutang
away.
As he backed away, Bai Yutang saw Zhan Zhao
leaning against the wall, his eyes rounded in
disbelief. His lips freshly moistened from the kiss
they shared. And he was actually blushing... How
adorable!
"Leader!" Zhao Hu and the rest of team dashed into
the alley. When they realised that Zhan Zhao and
Bai Yutang had gone missing, the entire team went
into a panic and searched high and low for them. But
when they rushed into the alleyway, they were
greeted with the sight of Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang
leaning against opposite walls, in a
staring competition... Were they in yet another fight?
Sensing the strange atmosphere between the two,
no one dared to near them.
Then, Bai Yutang suddenly started laughing, licking
his upper lip meaningfully. And in turn, Zhan Zhao's
face only got even redder at his action. He turned to
walk away, but stopped after taking two steps. He
tilted his head to the side like he was thinking about something before making a U-turn. Seeing his
actions, a sliver of hope flickered in Bai Yutang's
eyes.
Zhan Zhao walked towards him and stopped in front
of Bai Yutang. He then took a deep breath...
Without warning, he threw a straight punch at Bai
Yutang's face.
"AaaAah! You shitty Cat... Sssss..." Bai Yutang took a
few steps back as he held his nose. It really hurts!!
Zhan Zhao looked like he had released some of the
anger in him and he warned, "White Mouse, if you
make fun of me one more time, you're dead!!!"
Then, he stormed away. As he went away too
quickly, no one caught the fluster and confusion in
his eyes.
Watching Zhan Zhao's hasty retreating figure, Bai
Yutang shook his head with a bitter smile on his face
——I'm not making fun of you, Cat, I'm in love with
you.
Rubbing his bruised nose, Bai Yutang felt rather
fortunate that the Cat was a bookworm. If not, his
nose probably would've been broken by that punch.
"Leader! A-Are you alright?" Zhao Hu gathered up
his courage and asked.
Bai Yutang glanced at him with one brow raised and
replied with a sardonic smile, "Alright? How could I
be alright? Why don't I punch you in the face and
we'll see if you're alright! Alright? Why wouldn't I be
alright? That Cat's punch was as soft as a meat bun,
why wouldn't I be fine? Who said I wasn't? Besides,
why do you care if I'm alright or not? So what if I'm
alright? So what if I'm not? Maybe, I'm perfectly fine
but you're the one who's not alright
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...Huu..." Bai
Yutang took a deep breath and snapped his fingers at his frozen team——"Let's head back!" and walked
off.
Zhao Hu, who was still rooted to the ground, turned
around and asked the rest, "So is he alright or not?"
"..."
Everyone stared at Bai Yutang's departing figure
with their mouth agape while shaking their head.
"Wang Chao commented, "When did the Leader
learn Psychology from Dr. Zhan?"
"..."
Everyone continued to shake their head slowly with
their jaw dropped as they watch Bai Yutang's figure
gradually disappear. Then, they remarked altogether,
"He's really unfathomable..."
When Bai Yutang went back to the scene, he saw
Zhan Zhao seating on the passenger seat of his silver
Spyker C8, in a daze. This silly Cat.
"Xiao Bai!"
Turning to the voice, he saw Lu Fang standing
behind him while carrying Lu Zhen.
"Thank you so much, really!" Lu Fang said gratefully.
"I should be the one thanking him!" Bai Yutang said
while patting Lu Zhen on the head, "This kid is going
to be amazing when he grows up!"
Lu Zhen took out 2 packets of children's milk from
his bag and passed it to Bai Yutang, "For you and the
pretty uncle."
Bai Yutang accepted the milk with a chuckle before
reaching out to pinch Lu Zhen's chubby cheeks. He said goodbye to Lu Fang and headed to the car.
Once he settled down in the car, Bai Yutang handed
the milk to Zhan Zhao who was still in a daze.
"Children's milk??" Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang
in surprise.
"It's from Xiao Lu Zhen."
"Oh... That kid was quite something!"
"Yeah! He's definitely going places when he grows
up!"
"..."
"Kitty."
"What?"
Bai Yutang started the car and said, "Starting from
now, until we catch those psychos, don't leave my
side, not even a single step!"
Zhan Zhao replied with a smile while drinking the
milk, "Those? Not that?"
"Sneaky Cat!" Bai Yutang stepped on the gas pedal,
"Did you hear me? From now on, not even a single
step away from me!"
......
"Un," Zhan Zhao continued drinking his milk, it's
actually pretty good, "Give that bottle to me too!"
Then he reached out to snatch it.
"Hey! No stealing, Cat! One bottle per person!"
"Stingy!"
"Greedy Cat!"
......
By the time they got back to the office, it was already
past noon. Bai Yutang entered his office to find Bai
Jintang sitting on the sofa staring blankly at nothing,
looking pretty disoriented.
Bai Yutang carefully retreated by the path he came
from and exited his office. Then, Bai Jintang stood up
and walked out of the office expressionlessly.
Zhan Zhao hid into his office at the sight and yelled
that the rest who were still standing around, "Run!
Stay away from him!"
Everyone who had experienced first-hand, the
destructive power of the elder Bai fled immediately.
Meanwhile, Bai Jintang continued heading towards
the entrance blankly.
"Leader, w-what's going on?" Zhao Hu asked weakly
while hiding behind Bai Yutang.
"H-He's grumpy when he wakes up! Especially when
he's sleep-deprived, there's no telling what he's
capable of!"
And just as Bai Jintang arrived at the entrance,
Gongsun walked in with a file in hand, "Oh, you're all
back? How was the operation?"
......
Receiving no reply, Gongsun glanced at the Bai
Jintang standing before him and asked, a little
puzzled, "What's up with you..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Bai Jintang
suddenly pulled Gongsun into his embrace, buried
his head in the latter's shoulder and started nuzzling
against him. When he finally lifted his head, he
plopped a big kiss on Gongsun's cheek. After that,
Bai Jintang rubbed his eyes sleepily and said, "Good
morning."
The entire S.C.I. team held their breaths as they
watched Gongsun's naturally pale complexion turn
dark. He threw the file away and reached into his
pocket.
Ma Han asked Bai Yutang with a shaky voice,
"Leader, i-is Gongsun going to... stab your brother
with a scalpel?"
Sure enough, Gongsun took out a gleaming silver
scalpel from his pocket...
"Separate them!" Bai Yutang ordered the moment he
realised that the situation was getting out of hand.
Under his orders, everyone jumped into action. Ma
Han and Zhang Long grabbed hold of Gongsun and
dragged him out.
"Gongsun, calm down..."
"I'm going to murder him!" Gongsun struggled
against their hold on him while waving his scalpel
about, "Let go of me! I'm going to stab him! 3000
times! Not a single less!"
...Chaos in the S.C.I. ensued...
Zhan Zhao stood far away and whispered while
stroking Ruben, who was in his arms, "Don't go over
there! It's too dangerous!"
Half an hour later, in the cafeteria on the 2nd floor.
Bai Jintang touched the cut on his collar. The scalpel
Gongsun threw cut his collar, barely missing his
artery by 1 cm. "Your job is pretty dangerous..." Bai
Jintang commented, still reeling from what had
happened.
"Who asked you to provoke him?" Bai Yutang gave
him a cup of tea to calm his nerves.
Bai Jintang took a sip of the tea, "Why is that
Gongsun so aggressive?"
......
Zhan Zhao gave Bai Yutang a look to which the latter
nodded in response, "Da Ge, I have something to ask
you about."
Bai Jintang looked at him, then at Zhan Zhao,
"What?"
"Urh... Did Pops have any friends he was especially
close to?"
"Friends?" Bai Jintang was bewildered by the
question, "I've moved out of the house for so many
years, how would I know what friends he has?"
"From 20 years ago," Zhan Zhao added.
"..." Bai Jintang looked at the two of them, a little
startled, "Un... yes."
"Da Ge?" Seeing the strange expression on Bai
Jintang's face, Bai Yutang sensed that something
was up, "Is something wrong?"
Bai Jintang took another sip of his tea before replying
calmly, "I don't remember much. You should ask
Commissioner Bao instead."
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang exchanged a surprised
look at Bai Jintang's response.
"You don't remember? Then have you heard of the
'The two evils: Black and White'? Other than,
Commissioner Bao and Pops... who else was there?"
Bai Yutang pressed.
Bai Jintang sighed with a troubled smile on his face,
"I only know that this guy by the surname of Zhao,
shot me here." As he said so, he pointed to his head
and continued, "By the time I woke up, a year had
passed. And all the memories before I was 13
became fragmented."
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were horrified by what
they had just heard. They recalled that Bai Jintang
did go missing for a year when they were kids.
"D-Da Ge..." Bai Yutang was at a loss, "I-I didn't
know..."
Bai Jintang smiled, "I don't care, I don't remember
anyways. Ah right, I brought a bottle of 1976 de
Alsace for Commissioner Bao. You can use it to bribe
him, you should be able to get a lot out of him..."
And unexpectedly, when Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao
hesitantly offered the wine to Bao Zheng, spoke up
before they could say anything, "Save it. I know what
you're going to ask. Come with me, there's someone
you should meet!"