Hidden Battle [Criminal Investigation]

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The story gets going around Chapter 21. ⊙▽⊙

First Case: The Influencer's Death, solved!

The ancient bell tolls. Midnight draws near. Good and evil, right and wrong,

will all pass into the past with the midnight chimes, making way for a new beginning.

You who struggle in the whirlpool of the mire, do you long to be saved?

Xiao Shu'an, captain of the criminal investigation team at the Yuzhou City Public Security Bureau.

He never imagined that, while working undercover,

he would run into the criminal he'd personally locked up a year ago.

Enemies meeting again were bound to clash. The two repeatedly tried to sabotage each other during the operation,

nearly blowing their cover. Only after the mission was complete

did he learn that the criminal was actually a rising star in the police force,

an elite among elites, Qi Ge, a renowned psychology professor.

He thought life would finally settle down, but then both men were transferred to the city bureau

and assigned to Major Crimes Unit One. They clashed at every turn, and the story began!

The longer they worked together, the stranger things got.

Xiao Shu'an thought Qi Ge might be a jerk, but he was steady enough,

and his analysis of cases was sharp. It seemed he really did have the skills to back up his reputation.

They also worked well together when discussing cases.

He'd accidentally bought an extra breakfast, and he couldn't let it go to waste, even if Qi Ge was his enemy.

You haven't eaten yet, have you? Here, you can have it.

The milk was about to expire. What should he do with it? Qi Ge didn't seem picky. Here, take it.

A phone purchase came with a prize, and the prize was a lollipop? What grown man eats candy? Here, take it.

Over time, psychology professor Qi Ge kept giving him strange looks.

He couldn't put his finger on what was so strange. Wait, did Qi Ge think there was something wrong with him?

Could it be!! He could tell I went out without washing my face or shaving today?

But Qi Ge saw things differently.

He's seducing me. He likes me. He's fallen in love with me!

He brings me breakfast every day, gives me milk, and says the lollipops are super sweet and gives me one!

He even takes me on dates to the library and to shoot at the amusement park.

I carry the pink little dinosaur backpack he won for me every day.

He treasures the things I give him so much. I'm panicking. What do I do?

Isn't he secretly showing that he likes me and loves me? What should I do?

Should I accept him or turn him down? That's the question.

Wait, who's that woman? Did his family introduce him to a girlfriend?

What a scumbag! I'm willing to stay single for love, and he's going to dump me!

Qi Ge picked up a list and pondered.

If he's pursuing me, he's way too reckless. I suppose I could deign to accept.

If he likes me, that's only natural. I'm such a great person. Who wouldn't like me?

If he's fallen in love with me, well, he's a bit ordinary, but he was chosen by the country after all, so his character can't be too bad!

I've decided. I'll marry him.

When the usually steady and taciturn Qi Ge appeared in front of Xiao Shu'an,

"You are not allowed to date her."

Everyone: ??????

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Xiao Shu'an: Why?

Qi Ge: Because you're mine, you scumbag!

Xiao Shu'an: Huh? When did I become a scumbag? When did I become yours?

Qi Ge: Then why do you carry the little dinosaur I gave you every day?

Xiao Shu'an: I already liked pink dinosaur backpacks. You were the one who said we should test whether your aim was still good. Otherwise, I'd have won it myself ages ago.

Qi Ge: Fine. Then why did you take me on a date to the library?

Xiao Shu'an: A date? Weren't we investigating a case? When did we go on a date?

Qi Ge: ...I don't care. You can't be with her.

Xiao Shu'an: Huh? I'm not with her. She's my cousin, and she just came back from abroad.

Qi Ge was silent for several seconds. "Fine. Since you don't have a girlfriend, you have a boyfriend now!"

Xiao Shu'an: What the heck? Are you all right?

Qi Ge: I was fine before. Now I've got a problem. We have a relationship to get into.

A righteous top and bottom join forces to break the case and peel back layer upon layer of mystery!

So many innocent people have died in vain, so many scapegoats have been falsely accused.

The sword of justice will ultimately shatter the darkness.

The police officer bottom would rather throw punches than waste breath.

The psychology professor top thinks everything my wife says and does is right. Hey, don't beat them to death! You'll get disciplined. Disciplined...

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Bright Day [Crime Investigation]

Pseudo-incest | Forbidden love

It was an ordinary day when Lin Shufan encountered extraordinary people and events.

He received the takeout his dad had ordered for him.

Ordering takeout was all well and good.

The only problem was that what his dad had ordered wasn't food or clothes.

It was a timid, adorable little boy named Qi Zhou, with wet, glistening eyes, whom he could call his little brother!!!!

Wait, who is this kid? Wasn't he supposed to be delivering takeout?

Lin Dad: "He's the takeout. Take good care of him!"

Lin Shufan: "But I don't know how to raise a child!"

But he'd already brought him home. What was he supposed to do, throw him away?

Since he's here, he might as well raise him!

"Big brother." Qi Zhou, who hadn't hit puberty yet, called out to Lin Shufan.

Lin Shufan said, "Don't call me that. I don't have a little brother."

But his actions told another story. When Qi Zhou was bullied by his classmates,

he ran to the school and told Lin Zhou right away,

"Your brother's got money. Beat them up all you want. I'll pay for your treatment."

Qi Zhou: "Big brother, can I sleep with you?"

Lin Shufan: "No. You're a boy. You should be brave and sleep on your own."

Qi Zhou: "But Big Brother, you know I've been an orphan since I was little..."

Lin Shufan: "All right, all right. Get in."

Qi Zhou: "Big brother, can you tell me a story?"

Lin Shufan: "You're this old and you still want bedtime stories?"

Qi Zhou: "My parents were busy when I was little. I never heard a bedtime story."

Lin Shufan: "Fine. Once upon a time, there was an old witch who specialized in eating children..."

"..." Wait, why are you trembling?

Qi Zhou: "Big brother, I wanted a bedtime story, not a scary story."

Lin Shufan: "But ghost stories are all I know. Take it or leave it!"

Qi Zhou: "Then can I hug you while we sleep?"

Lin Shufan: "No."

Qi Zhou: "You know I've been alone and helpless since I was little..."

Lin Shufan: "All right, all right. Hug, hug, hug!"

And so Qi Zhou settled into Lin Shufan's home.

Lin Shufan was always busy, sometimes staying away from home for days at a time,

and often forgetting that Qi Zhou was even there.

Every time he came home and saw Qi Zhou looking pale and thin, Lin Shufan's heart ached.

He made Qi Zhou his terrible home-cooked meals. It wasn't that he didn't care; he simply wasn't much of a cook.

Looking at the pot of dark brown eggs and tomatoes,

Qi Zhou thought he might have been better off at the orphanage...

Big brother, I actually know how to cook.

Just don't forget to leave me some money to buy groceries...

Oh, right, right, right. Lin Shufan had been single for years and was used to being careless.

He'd actually forgotten that money could solve almost anything.

Here, take twenty thousand. Stay home and take care of yourself.

"..."

A sharp-tongued, soft-hearted, stingy little ray of sunshine and popular bottom.

A proud, scheming, generous, loyal puppy of a doting top.

Xiao Shu'an: Captain of the criminal investigation team at the city bureau. Promoted to head of the detachment after solving a series of cases.

Deputy department-level rank, first-class police superintendent.

Qi Ge: Professor of criminal psychology at the police academy.

A first-love story between two old foxes.

This book has no tricks, only sincerity!

Sharp-tongued, soft-hearted, beloved white-moonlight, flirtatious beauty bottom.

Proud, calculating, strong yet tragic, doting and scheming top.

The bottom is from Northeast China, forthright and warmhearted.

The top is from southern China, proud and loyal.

Neither character is based on a real person, and they are not stand-ins for anyone!

The top appears later. This isn't a typical golden first three chapters!

Please, babies, stick with it. It gets really sweet later!

[One-on-one | Power couple | Younger top | Dual POV]

[Names are made up, and place names are arbitrary with no special meaning. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.]

[Like Bright Day, this is part of a crime investigation, suspense, and mystery series, with some original worldbuilding.]

[All fictional! All ranks and departments are made up for the story. Don't apply them to real life. This is all made up, so just enjoy the story, don't compare it to reality, and please don't use it as a reference for real-life criminal investigation methods.]

[Some cases are adapted from real stories. Episodic stories with interconnected cases.]

[The bottom is from Northeast China, so there will be lots of Northeastern dialect in the story!]

[The top seems steady and proud on the outside, but has a lot going on in his head and is good at convincing himself the other person is in love with him.]

Blurb written January 26, 2024.

The following is important!!! Be sure to read it.

The author has never worked in a related field.

I'm just writing for fun, so please read it for fun.

If you enjoy it, read on.

If you don't, maybe we'll meet in the next book!

A childish, sweet little story. I'll do my best with the logic and writing.

If you have lots of dealbreakers, please read with caution!

Highly recommended: two completed, sweet, subscription novels.

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Theme: The light of justice will ultimately shatter the darkness