Mindscape [Crime Investigation]

Blurb There have been personnel changes at the Luocheng Criminal Investigation Unit. The new acting captain is a mild-mannered, easygoing sort, but the consultant he specifically requested is not someone to mess with. Rumor has it he used to work in special operations, then became the Provincial Public Security Department’s secret weapon in criminal investigations. His background is mysterious and extraordinary, and at every agency he has joined, he came in through a special recruitment channel for exceptional talent. He keeps to himself and stays distant from those around him. With that cold, world-weary face, people privately call him the unattainable flower who descended from the provincial department. But this unattainable flower has a name that’s worlds apart from his image and status: Li Bao. His new colleagues: “With a background that impressive, why doesn’t Teacher Li change his name?” Later, a bit of gossip made the rounds: Teacher Li chose the name Li Bao himself when he grew up. Li Bao has a secret. He once dated the perfect boyfriend: gentle and handsome. They met on Christmas Eve one year, and his boyfriend rescued him from a chaotic crowd and bought him a cup of steaming milk tea. Whenever nightmares trapped him, his boyfriend would hold him tight and call his name, saving him again and again, just as he had on Christmas Eve. He thought they could be together forever, but his boyfriend disappeared without his knowing. Little by little, he forgot what his boyfriend looked like, but he never forgot his name: Yuan Xia. Yet when he finally told someone this secret, the person before him wore an expression he couldn’t read. Yuan Xia, who had almost forgotten he’d ever used that name, thought to himself: Hm? We dated? Current blurb and character names written on January 11, 2026. They may be changed if I come up with better ideas when I start writing. Highlights: A criminal investigation episodic series. This story focuses on the individual cases, with no grand overarching plot, or you could say the main plot is the romance between the two leads. The story mainly follows the receiving lead’s perspective, though the pursuing lead’s perspective appears later. Overall, the receiving lead’s perspective takes up more space. The leads did not date in middle school or while either of them was underage. Set in a fictional city. Every police officer is on the side of justice. Theme: Your boyfriend should be perfect.