[Two male leads + one-on-one mutual devotion + a cold-faced adjudicator who says one thing and does another × a sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside genius consultant who fiercely protects his own + fictional mystery and deduction + reunion after a long separation]
[Content warning: The top is a model citizen through and through! Everyone is positive, and the two pursue the truth together on both sides of the light and shadow.]
As the youngest chief adjudicator in Nightlan City, Liang Zhao is known for his calm restraint and impartiality.
The only unexpected thing in his life is Xie Yuchuan, a specially appointed consultant one year younger than him, who always follows him around calling him "A-Zhao."
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Everyone in the department thinks the two big shots have completely different personalities and are always at odds.
No one knows that the stern, imposing chief has a strange condition: whenever he gets excited, his eyes turn red and he starts crying involuntarily. He also has a chronic stomach condition from constantly skipping meals.
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Even less known is that late at night after each case is closed, the arrogant, unruly Dr. Xie always obediently puts on an apron and brings the chief hot soup. As he wipes away the tears brought on by the spicy food, he teases him with a smile:
"Sir, you haven't even dried your tears yet. How come the moment you taste sweet-and-sour pork, your mouth is already grinning from ear to ear?"
"...Mind your own business!"
"If I don't, who will? A-Zhao walks in the light, protecting the world. I'll stay in the shadows, and protect you."
