Crime Investigation: Light in the Darkroom

Updated irregularly, will not be contracted, and will be completed. [Carefree yet two-faced, decisive, inscrutable, overwhelmingly strong, baby-faced bottom × serious, upright, disciplined, a well-rounded old-school official with an unexpected cute side top] [Yu Miao [Song Hechen] (bottom) × Jiang Zhaolan (top)] P.S. The extra skill is secretly acting cute in private. Nine years ago, Yu Miao left without a word, not even breaking up with Jiang Zhaolan. Jiang Zhaolan didn't even know whether Yu Miao was dead or alive. For years, aside from working and working overtime, all he did was wait for Yu Miao to come back. Nine years later, during a years-long operation called "Homeward Bound," jointly planned and carried out by multiple agencies to investigate and bring down their targets, Jiang Zhaolan finally learned that Yu Miao had spent all those years moving between good and evil, following his principles with utter resolve. On the road home, Yu Miao emerged from the darkness and stood openly beneath the blazing sun and the national flag, smiling brightly at Jiang Zhaolan. "I once swore before the national flag, 'I will devote my life to this noble cause, remain true to my original purpose, and serve until death.' I believe in keeping my word, and I did it." After Jiang Zhaolan pinned the police insignia, nine years overdue, onto Yu Miao's sword-shaped epaulet, he smiled softly and said: "Welcome home, Officer Song." * Beneath all the glitter and excess lies a swamp of darkness, full of temptations and desires that can bring down the rising sun. They ensnare and drag people along, whether they go with the flow and parrot others, or blindly worship and take reckless risks... "And what about people who do neither?" "Better to die speaking out than live in silence." The darkness can devour only the body. The soul will remain forever pure. This is not only a way to break free from all kinds of shackles in life, but also the principle a people's police officer upholds for life. * The peak concentration of PEA probably lasts only about 2.5 years on average. People aren't creatures capable of lasting love, but you are the one I defy my nature to love faithfully until death. Reading Guide: (1) The story begins on Lunar New Year's Day. Updates are posted every night at exactly midnight. In special circumstances, a leave notice will be posted; at other times, edits are only for correcting typos. (2) One-on-one romance, happy ending. (3) I'm not good at writing romance, so the story is plot-focused, with the romance serving the plot. (4) Modern alternate universe, very much an alternate universe. I have the final say! Don't pick fights with me over certain details! (5) The blurb was archived on Weibo on 2020-12-13. Weibo: Ning Shi Huainan Liangxiuqing [Next story: Welcome to My Script [Infinite]. If you're interested, feel free to add it to your collection~] [Blurb 1] Jiang Rangzhi is a professional player in the horror game Abyss Descends, and is about to retire. Just as he was getting ready to retire and enjoy life, the game suddenly glitched and rapidly transformed into a twisted world of distorted space and time. As the professional player ranked first in the game's overall stats, Jiang Rangzhi was inevitably dragged into this world by the System. As it turned out, top players like Jiang Rangzhi could dominate no matter where they played. After Jiang Rangzhi blew up his eleventh instance and brought this world's System to the brink of collapse once more, the Lord God decided to make things interesting with him. Jiang Rangzhi: ... Jiang Rangzhi: Don't look so smug. I think you ought to worry about yourself. Jiang Rangzhi: After all, pretty much everywhere I've been has ended up blown to bits. Lord God: ??? [Blurb 2] For a long time, Jiang Rangzhi genuinely thought that his ex-boyfriend, Wei Sichuan, had ended up in this bizarre virtual space the same way he had: by falling asleep. Until Jiang Rangzhi learned the truth. Jiang Rangzhi: Uh... well... Wei Sichuan:!! Sweetheart! Don't cry! I know everything! Jiang Rangzhi: ??? What the heck do you know? Jiang Rangzhi: I was a little moved just now, but I wasn't about to cry. And one more thing!! Men really are dogs. You can't believe a single punctuation mark they say!! Wei Sichuan: Actually, there are things you can believe. Like when I say, "I miss you," I really do miss you. Theme: Better to die speaking out than live in silence.