Slow Romance

The two of them looked in the same direction and saw two men appear at the mouth of the alley. The taller one resembled the figure and outline of the hooded man they’d seen on the surveillance footage. Cai Qiang’s voice came over the intercom, “Damn, I was only gone for two minutes.” Gong Yingxian […]

Ren Yi took two days off to return home and stock up on food and daily necessities. While watching a movie with his dad, he took the chance to calculate how many days off he had left this year. To his surprise, he had already used up half of them. In previous years, he rarely

Ren Yi nodded, “Good idea, catch him off guard. By the way, has there been any new developments from the dark web?” Though he claimed not to be afraid, he couldn’t help but worry that his personal information had been exposed in such a place, especially since his father lived at the address. “Xiao Tan

To avoid making Gong Feilan sad, they followed through and ate everything clean. Ren Yi even took a few pictures of the smashed-up pastries and sent them to Gong Yingxian, along with the caption: “Thanks for the treats, Dr. Gong.” The next day, despite feeling a bit embarrassed, Ren Yi still thickened his skin and

After helping handle the situation on site, it was already late by the time they returned to the team base. Ren Yi placed Miaomiao in his room, opened a can of food for it, filled a bowl with water, and then headed to take a shower himself. It was already late autumn, but he didn’t

Fire trucks arrived at the scene, and Ren Yi remained seated in the vehicle, staring from a distance at the overturned semi-truck and the unidentified burning tank that had fallen onto the ground. His scalp tingled with anxiety. He spoke through the radio to all the responding fighters, “Put on your masks before getting off

Gong Yingxian said, “Answer my question again.” Zhou Chuan whispered, “I really don’t know who set the fire, and I don’t know the car owner either.” “How did you all agree to commit arson and burn the car? Tell me everything from the start.” “Well… on Seraphim, someone posted saying they’d burn a car at

Ren Yi wandered around the temperature-controlled room. Although these reptiles made him a bit uncomfortable, since they belonged to Gong Yingxian, he figured he should learn a bit about them. Gong Yingxian introduced his collection to Ren Yi. It was rare for Ren to see him look this visibly happy. Even the light in his

“Exchanging… arson?” Ren Yi looked incredulous. “Exchange murder refers to two people agreeing to kill someone the other wants dead. This way, they have a perfect alibi, and it’s hard for the police to trace the motive,” Gong Yingxian explained, looking at Tan Haochun. “The post you found on the forum, is it domestic?” Tan

Gong Yingxian led Ren Yi to another office area, a massive room with an entire wall covered in LED panels. Rows of desks were filled with computers and equipment Ren Yi didn’t recognize, and most of the employees were still working overtime. Gong Yingxian walked toward a desk in the corner and called out to