Every Crime Leaves a Trace [Crime Investigation]

Xia Hang spent eight years undercover in the Golden Triangle, earning countless commendations. After completing his mission, his only request to his superiors was to transfer to the Major Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigation Detachment at Lang City Public Security Bureau.

His superior was puzzled. "Why Lang City?"

The young man lying quietly in a hospital bed was slender, with handsome features and clear eyes. Aside from the leader standing beside his bed, no one would believe he was the "Snowy Owl??" who made Golden Triangle drug dealers tremble at the very mention of his name.

Xia Hang offered little explanation. A roguishly handsome, rugged face appeared in his mind. It had been the spiritual support that kept him going through eight years of deep-cover work in "hell."

Han Huaixiao slapped the transfer order down in front of Yan Zheng, director of Lang City Public Security Bureau. "You can't assign him to my team!"

Yan Zheng asked, unhurriedly, "And why not?"

Han Huaixiao folded his arms across his chest. His smile did not reach his eyes. "He's my ex-boyfriend. If you don't have enough sense, old man, I can help you check the forensic lab for any spare brains."

Han Huaixiao is the youngest deputy chief of a criminal investigation detachment in the System. Talented, handsome, and rich, he is a walking bundle of hormones. The only blemish on his otherwise perfect résumé is that he was dumped eight years ago, right in the middle of a passionate romance. Every time he thinks of the reason, he grits his teeth in fury.

Eight years after their breakup, his ex-boyfriend becomes his subordinate. Their changed relationship leaves them no choice but to work together on a series of cases: an elevator murder, a mountain village case, a drug-modification case, and a human-smuggling case involving a shipping company. These major cases are intricately connected, each link leading to the next, and one by one they are solved. As one cruel truth after another comes to light, can the two men, separated for eight years, mend their broken relationship?

Sharp-tongued elite detective top x gentle, resilient, and patient bottom

PS: 1. The cases, protagonists, supporting characters, and locations in this novel are all fictional, with no real-life counterparts. I'm not a professional, so the story contains many creative liberties. Please don't draw parallels to reality.

2. Neither lead is perfect. They are three years apart in age, both are each other's first and only, and the ending is happy.

---- Check out my new novel, Return to the Fields and Wed a Husband. It is currently updating. Here's the blurb:

Because he is said to bring bad luck to his husbands, Tao An has been unable to find a match for a long time. Just as he thinks he will waste away under the scorn of the world and the beatings of his brother and sister-in-law, his father finds him a tall, stern-looking man.

At sixteen, Lu Xiucheng took his older brother's place in the army. After seven years in the military and countless brushes with death, the war finally ended, and he was able to return home. On the way, he encountered a poisonous plant and was rescued by an old man. He wanted to repay him with silver, but the old man refused the money and only asked him to marry his son.

Lu Xiucheng took Tao An home out of gratitude. Tao An knew Lu Xiucheng hadn't married him willingly, so after returning home with him, he lived in constant fear. If Lu Xiucheng worked in the fields, Tao An worked for just as long. When Lu Xiucheng went hunting in the mountains, Tao An followed to gather herbs and forage for wild goods...

Lu Xiucheng was cold by nature, and seven years of bloodshed on a battlefield where countless people died had forged his heart into something hard and cold as iron. At first, he was indifferent to timid, meek Tao An, treating him as nothing more than a partner to share a household with.

This little partner was hardworking. Under his care, the house was neat and clean, the crops in their fields grew better than everyone else's, and he was an excellent cook. Gradually, Lu Xiucheng realized that his cold, hard heart was always stirred by Tao An. He couldn't bear to see Tao An working under the blazing sun. When he heard that a local bully was picking on Tao An, he immediately went to teach the man a lesson. And when he caught the fresh scent of Tao An after his bath, he wanted to pull him into his arms and ravish him...

Tao An is wonderful in every way, except that he's terribly afraid of Lu Xiucheng. Even a frown from him is enough to make Tao An jump. Late at night, Lu Xiucheng lies awake, watching his husband beside him and wondering how to make him stop being afraid and grow more dependent and affectionate.

Before he can come up with an answer, his usually timid husband actually asks for a divorce!

PS: 1. This is a pure farming story, with no political scheming, no great riches, and no golden finger. It focuses on everyday life. The leads are each other's first and only, and the ending is happy.

2. There will be a child later in the story.

Preorder 2: Unforgivable. Please add it to your collection. Here's the blurb:

Leng Ze and Sheng Yue are both rising stars in the System in recent years. One works in the southeast and the other in the northwest. They have never met, but have heard each other's names and accomplishments countless times. Their paths should have remained parallel, but a transfer order makes them colleagues.

Sheng Yue: "What did you say? Leng Ze is transferring to our detachment?"

The bureau chief looked at the man before him, whose righteous police uniform could not hide his roguish air, and twitched at the corner of his eye. "That's right. He's transferring over to be your deputy chief."

Sheng Yue spun the leader's favorite fountain pen between his fingers. "What did he do wrong? Why was the chief of the Criminal Investigation Detachment at D City Public Security Bureau demoted to deputy chief in X City?"

The bureau chief glared. "Why are you asking so many questions? You've got such a capable deputy. Just be happy about it."

Sheng Yue grinned roguishly. "He's definitely capable. If he transfers here, our detachment can probably save a lot on air-conditioning this summer."

Leng Ze is just as his name suggests: cool and aloof. Carrying secrets and a mission no one knows about, he is demoted and sent to X City, a thousand miles away. After his transfer, a series of cases hidden in the darkness of D City and X City slowly come to light.

Sheng Yue's expression darkened. "Deputy Chief Leng, don't you think this is a bit much for a first meeting?"

Leng Ze's expression did not change. "It's fine. Anything smaller wouldn't live up to your reputation, Captain Sheng."

Smiling tiger, roguish top Sheng Yue x cool, alluring bottom Leng Ze

PS: All cases, characters, and locations are fictional, with no real-life counterparts. The leads are each other's first and only, and the ending is happy.

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Theme: Justice will ultimately triumph over darkness