Criminal Investigation: After Dawn

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My next books: "Criminal Investigation: Lost" and "After a Business Marriage with My Childhood Friend Alpha." Blurbs at the bottom.

Blurb for this book: "Criminal Investigation: After Dawn"

1.

Xie Xuning was born into a family of criminal investigators. Growing up, he learned from his father by watching and listening, and developed a photographic memory.

When he was six, a shocking family massacre took place in his father's jurisdiction.

He and his friend Fang Xiting witnessed the scene through two sawed-off security bars on a window.

The victims' unseeing eyes left young Xie and young Fang with severe psychological trauma.

But the limits of forensic technology at the time and a dead end in the investigation meant the case eventually went cold.

The victims died with their names uncleared, while the real killer remained at large.

From that day on, Xie Xuning and Fang Xiting vowed to solve the case.

But... the person Fang Xiting hated most in this life was Xie Xuning.

2.

Xie and Fang had been childhood sweethearts, close from the start.

But Xie Xuning, a little menace, just had to outdo him at everything.

Fang Xiting was a notorious overachiever, diligent and hardworking, but no matter how hard he studied, he couldn't beat the idle Xie Xuning on exams.

The police-and-thief game was every kid's favorite.

As long as Xie Xuning was there, Fang would lose.

Fang couldn't stand it, so he worked even harder.

If Xie Xuning went to school at seven in the morning, Fang got up at six.

If Xie Xuning became class study representative, Fang ran for class president.

They went on to attend the People's Public Security University together, then joined the Yun Jing Public Security Bureau after graduating.

They worked side by side, solving cases together.

3.

Until one day, a fight broke out.

Fang Xiting pointed at Xie Xuning's nose and yelled, "Do you have to target me all the time?"

After two seconds of silence, the other man snapped back in exasperation.

"Target you?"

"I'm in love with you, damn it."

"Criminal Investigation: Lost"

1.

Jiang Wenzhou first noticed Lu Huaizhi after a gruesome dismemberment case shocked the entire city.

With increasingly advanced criminal investigation techniques, the task force solved the case and caught the suspect in three days.

Before the interrogation could even begin, the suspect started shouting, "I've got a mental illness. I'm not legally competent, so I can't be held criminally responsible."

Jiang Wenzhou: "..." What the hell was he talking about?

Later, Jiang heard that the suspect came from a wealthy family. He had worried someone might exploit a loophole to escape punishment.

But when the assessment results came in, beneath all the professional terminology and analysis, someone had added four neat handwritten characters:

"He's faking it!"

Jiang Wenzhou was astonished, then thought: This is interesting.

His gaze fell on the medical examiner's signature, and he murmured Lu Huaizhi's name.

2.

Lu Huaizhi had known Jiang Wenzhou for a long time. It had taken some effort to become his neighbor.

Jiang Wenzhou was always busy with work and often called out in the middle of the night, leaving people on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Almost every neighbor in the building, upstairs and downstairs, had filed a complaint about him, except Lu Huaizhi.

Back then, the criminal investigation captain was so absorbed in solving cases that his eyes were blank, and he barely noticed Lu Huaizhi.

It was hard to say when he started paying attention to him.

Lu Huaizhi stuck to his professional principles, angering people and drawing relentless revenge, threats, and harassment. He couldn't get a moment's peace.

At last, his handsome neighbor across the hall couldn't hold back. He knocked on Lu Huaizhi's door and said, "If you're really scared, why not come stay at my place?"

Lu Huaizhi remained calm. "..."

He glanced down at the fourth suspicious package he'd received that month, then looked at Jiang Wenzhou. Only then did he let go of his grip and put on a frightened expression. His voice, however, remained steady and calm. "Oh, I'm so scared."

(P.S. In a high-level hunt, the real hunter often appears to be the prey.)

"After a Business Marriage with My Childhood Friend Alpha"

1.

Lu Siyan was an Omega with a severe suppressant allergy.

Whenever his heat came around, without an Alpha's pheromones to soothe him, all he could do was tough it out as the desire crashed over him.

When he was younger, the symptoms weren't that bad.

But once he reached adulthood, going without suppressants or pheromone control for so long became dangerous. He had to be rushed to the emergency room several times.

His life was at risk.

The doctor's advice was simple: Get married as soon as possible.

2.

Xiao Yanxiu was the crown prince of the capital's elite circles, a top-tier Alpha with S-class pheromones and the cold, unattainable dream guy of countless Omegas.

Countless powerful families in the capital wanted to arrange a marriage with the Xiao family.

But Xiao Yanxiu already had someone in mind.

Then one day, he accidentally discovered that the Omega he liked was looking everywhere for someone to marry.

He heard that Lu's condition was serious and he urgently needed an Alpha whose pheromones were compatible with his.

Xiao Yanxiu: "..."

He pushed open the door to his father's study. "Dad, I want to get married."

3.

After they married, Mr. Xiao, a money-making machine worth hundreds of trillions, always seemed to be away from the office for a few days each month.

People said he was inseparable from his new Omega.

In their new home, the pheromones of cedarwood and bergamot tangled together, surging in every direction.

Lu Siyan, eyes red, was pinned face-down on the sofa. "A-are you done yet?"

A sheen of sweat covered Xiao Yanxiu's forehead as he leaned closer. "Not yet."

They weren't done yet. They still had a long way to go.

Theme: Growing together and building a future hand in hand