Editor: Scarlet
Guo Lin wasn’t beaten heavily, but he was still left with bruises and pain. Naturally, he took a few days of sick leave.
Because of their revolutionary friendship, Geng Wei brought something when he visited him. However, when he reached outside the door, he overheard a conversation between Guo Lin and Shao Qi.
He was using the word “conversation” euphemistically.
In reality, Shao Qi was yelling at the top of her lungs, while Guo Lin was silent.
“Guo Lin! How can you do this to me?!” The last word went up an octave. The next second, Shao Qi opened the door and collided with Geng Wei, who couldn’t dodge in time. The beautiful woman then ran away in tears. When Geng Wei turned around, he saw Guo Lin inside the room looking irritated and biting a cigarette. He was scratching his head and making a mess of his hair.
Geng Wei put down the thing he was holding and said, “Hey, do you need to do this?”
“Close the door.”
The man inside only threw out this sentence and then sat on the sofa without saying anything else.
Geng Wei walked over and kicked him. “Don’t fucking play dead. Start talking!”
Guo Lin lifted his eyes to meet Geng Wei’s gaze. “What do you want me to say?”
“Say that you stole your friend’s woman and then fucking dumped her. You’re not sick in the head, are you? What’s the point of going through this cycle of torment?” Geng Wei’s anger had actually been bottled up for a long time. If this matter wasn’t made clear now, he wouldn’t feel comfortable.
The cigarette in Guo Lin’s hand finished without him even taking two puffs. Creases furrowed his forehead as he said, “Geng Wei, who told you I was with Shao Qi?”
“Nonsense, anyone who isn’t blind could see it.”
“That only shows that your eyes aren’t blind, but your mind is! Shao Qi is Meng Zhe’s woman. How could I possibly have anything to do with her?” Previously, Geng Wei had been shouting at the police station that Guo Lin was going to get married.
Geng Wei emitted a disdainful laugh. “Do you still remember that she is Meng Zhe’s woman? You’ve been running to her all day long everyday, inquiring about her wellbeing. Everyone thinks that there’s something wrong.”
“You don’t know shit! It was Meng Zhe who asked me to look after her!” Irritated, Guo Lin reached out for his cigarette box again, but Geng Wei slapped his hand away.
“Meng Zhe asked you to look after her? Why did he ask you? In terms of closeness in the relationship, he should have asked me to do that, right? I’ve never heard of this side of the story before. Why on earth did he find you?”
Hearing Geng Wei’s yelling gave Guo Lin a headache. Unable to bear it anymore, he stood up and pushed his angry friend, who was asking him for the reason, to the side. He simply lifted the other person’s collar and growled, “You are still fucking asking me why?! Are you really that stupid? Do you really think Meng Zhe didn’t know anything?!”
After the short outburst, Guo Lin lost all energy, and he threw the man on the sofa. He sighed in frustration and sat beside him, before starting to rummage for cigarettes.
Guo Lin, Geng Wei, Zhao Yu, and Meng Zhe used to be a group of friends who sincerely took care of each other.
The four of them were dormitory roommates in college before joining the police force together. Although they belonged to different departments, they got along well. They’d occasionally get together for a couple of drinks.
It was at one of those get-togethers that Guo Lin found out Geng Wei’s shocking secret.
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It was then Guo Lin found out that Geng Wei actually liked men.
Not only did he like men, but he also fucking liked Meng Zhe.
Despite his burning desire to gossip, Guo Lin had ultimately kept quiet about this, as he understood that Geng Wei’s matters were none of his business and he had no right to reveal this secret to others.
Later, Meng Zhe began investigating Shao Dong and became increasingly close with Shao Qi. In the end, his fake pursuit of Shao Qi transitioned into a real one, but he lost his life shortly after.
Before Meng Zhe died, he’d sent Guo Lin a message, asking him to take care of Shao Qi if possible. Considering the complexity of the situation, Guo Lin knew very well that Meng Zhe would only reach out to him when there was no one else he could look for. Guo Lin could only respect and fulfill his friend’s last wish before he died. However, Meng Zhe’s identity and death was a big blow to Shao Qi. At first, she was in a state of hysteria, but later she almost committed suicide. Guo Lin was extremely overwhelmed by this awful mess. It was not easy for him to make Shao Qi calm down even a little bit, yet she inexplicably transferred her affections to him. No matter how much he explained it to her, it was all useless, falling on deaf ears.
To make matters worse, Geng Wei, that jerk, even kicked up a fuss.
Guo Lin exhaled a weary breath, before igniting another cigarette and allowing the tendrils of smoke to waft around him like a melancholic shroud. Next to him, Geng Wei, who’d been given a nasty shock by this revelation, just stared at nothing for a long time. He sat there silently holding his head, his face deathly pale.
Even now, they were unable to accept the reality of Meng Zhe’s death, especially Geng Wei.
It was too abrupt; there was no warning at all. They only received a phone call in the afternoon, saying that there was a traffic accident, and when they hurriedly arrived at the hospital, their friend had already passed away.
Guo Lin didn’t want to recall how they spent the days following Meng Zhe’s death.
Geng Wei held his head in silence for a long time before rising to his feet. His eyes were bloodshot red, and he said in a hoarse voice, “Never mind. Stay at home by yourself. I’ll return to the police station; I have something to do.”
Guo Lin didn’t say anything. He simply stood up and walked a few steps to send Geng Wei off.
But Geng Wei’s willpower was only strong enough to make him reach the door. When he touched the door handle, he couldn’t help but turn around, grab Guo Lin’s arm, and say, “Guo Lin… He was going to investigate Shao Dong. Why didn’t you stop him? Damn it, why didn’t you stop him?!”
He’d held this sentence in his heart for a whole year.
Knowing that Meng Zhe’s death was more painful for Guo Lin than anyone else, Geng Wei had no choice but to pretend that nothing had happened.
The hand holding Guo Lin was trembling like crazy. Geng Wei could hardly stand still, and the tears he’d been holding back for an entire year finally poured out. “Guo Lin… why… why didn’t you stop him… damn… Meng Zhe, that bastard!”
The dead would never know what life was like for the living after losing them.
Despite going through the motions of daily life—waking up, going to work, sleeping at night, and eating when hungry—deep down, they knew that certain things had been lost and could never be regained. Attempting to pretend everything was normal was nothing but self-deception.
Guo Lin let Geng Wei hold and cry and shout at him, but there was no expression on his face.
Yeah.
He also wanted to know why he hadn’t stopped Meng Zhe, that idiot, from investigating Shao Dong.
Guo Lin had always been very indifferent when it came to emotions.
Back in college, when everyone was chasing girls, he’d also followed suit and chased a few. But after dating for a while, he found that it was not at all exciting, and when he broke up with them later, he didn’t feel any sadness either.
Whether it was Geng Wei’s love for Meng Zhe or Meng Zhe’s love for Shao Qi, he could not quite understand them.
In the first case, they were both men, and in the second case, both parties were well aware that their identities and positions made it impossible for them to be together. So how could they fall in love regardless of everything?
Whenever Meng Zhe got drunk, he used to shout at him with a painful expression on his face, asking why Shao Qi had to be Shao Dong’s daughter. But the funniest thing was that despite knowing Shao Qi’s identity, he still liked her.
“It’s really troublesome!” This was Guo Lin’s conclusion on the matter of feelings. In their line of work, even if you met someone you really like, you had no way to really invest time and energy into them. Being a police officer meant that you could lose your life at any moment. So, it was almost impossible to take care of someone.
For the present him, doing his job well was his sole focus.
Everything else was up to fate…
Troublesome things like feelings and relationships were not suitable for him at all.
After taking two days off, Shen Jun’s three-hour long phone call compelled Guo Lin to return to the police station. He deliberately wrapped the bandage around his arm several times to create a dramatic effect. When Guo Lin pushed open the door to Shen Jun’s office, the three words “you are cruel” were evident on his face, pointing toward Shen Jun.
But Shen Jun was completely unmoved. “You, a police officer of the Drug Enforcement Unit, were beaten like this by a punk, and you have the nerve to take sick leave. Aren’t you a total loser?”
“Isn’t this a work injury?” Guo Lin sat opposite Shen Jun. “What’s more, it was Black Dog who first sought trouble with me. So what’s the point if it’s just me who doesn’t want to fight?”
“Then there was no need to be beaten so badly, right? Has everything you were taught in the police academy been devoured by dogs?”
“Black Dog is the kind of person who will pester you incessantly once he gets started. He’s been so arrogant lately, so it’s time to make him relax his guard.”
Some people would even forget their last names once they gained power, and Black Dog was a quintessential representative of such people.
Of course, Guo Lin wasn’t willing to be beaten up, but he had no choice at that time.
The silver lining was that, after that fight, at least Qiao Jia could make a name for himself in front of Black Dog. As for the personal disgrace, this was nothing for him.
It was just that the police force’s face was also lost.
Arching his eyebrows, Guo Lin directed his gaze towards the captain across from him and said, “Anyway, I’ve already been beaten up. So, saying more at this point—isn’t it pointless?”
“Nonsense, you asked for it in the first place, and you still expect me to comfort you!” Shen Jun threw a file in front of Guo Lin. “Look at this first. When the matter of you losing face subsides, take two people and bring this person to me.”
As Guo Lin unfurled the file, a low whistle escaped his lips, betraying his astonishment. “Cai Qiang? Have the higher-ups made up their minds this time?”
“Watch your words!” Shen Jun frowned. “Recently, he’s been showing up quite frequently so he must be up to something.”
“Could it be related to how Black Dog has been acting recently?”
“I think so, but I don’t have too many clues for the time being… Speaking of which, how is your informant?”
“I’ll contact him later tonight.”
“Well, be careful… You can play with death, but you absolutely can’t embrace it.”
There were only a few outstanding officers in the police force and cultivating them was difficult, so the police station couldn’t simply toss them to deal with the group of social dregs.
Guo Lin nodded and accepted Shen Jun’s rarely seen conscience.
When he returned to his seat, he found that Shao Qi had sent him over a dozen text messages.
An exhale escaped his lips as he flung his phone carelessly into the drawer, allowing it to clatter haphazardly amongst its contents.
What a headache!
Seeing that it was getting late, he decided to leave early. After telling others to call his work number if anything came up, he picked up his phone, which had been assigned to him by the police station, and then walked out leisurely. Habitually, he went to the door of the rice noodle shop again.
Speaking of the noodle shop, Meng Zhe had been the one to discover this place. After Meng Zhe’s death, none of their group of four had been here. If Qiao Jia hadn’t been so fussy about the meeting place, he might never have set foot here again.
However, upon his return, he realized that he’d been taking this gathering place for granted all those years ago.
Thinking of Qiao Jia, Guo Lin took out his phone and pressed a string of numbers without searching the address book. Normally, he used his work phone number for contacting, and the police phone system automatically sent the call out as “No Caller ID.” This was the first time he used his personal phone number to contact Qiao Jia, although it was also issued by the police station.
Qiao Jia picked up the phone after several rounds of ringing. “Damn it, who is this?”
The impatient tone also had a touch of rashness. Without even trying to listen carefully, Guo Lin could tell what Qiao Jia was doing over there. He raised his eyebrows and teased, “You’re quite the workhorse, already doing your business in the daytime.”
“It’s you?”
Qiao Jia was in a bad mood when his sex was interrupted, but after confirming the other party’s identity, he almost exploded with swear words. “Make it quick!”
“See you at the rice noodle shop in twenty minutes.”
“What the hell do you mean, ‘see you’? I’m not free right now!”
As soon as he finished saying this sentence, the boy under Qiao Jia viciously clamped his lower leg, and Guo Lin heard Qiao Jia panting heavily before cursing, “Fuck!”
Thinking of Qiao Jia’s arrogant face under the veil of night, Guo Lin held up the phone, leaned coolly to the side, and said, “If you don’t show up in 20 minutes, I’ll go back to the police station to file an application. Qiao Jian’s file is still in my hands.”
“…you fucking say it again!”
“Twenty minutes.”
“Fuck you, I asked you to tell me the place again!” Qiao Jia shouted into the phone, only to discover that Guo Lin hadn’t waited for him to reply and had simply hung up the call.
The boy shook his butt impatiently and took the initiative to move towards Qiao Jia. “Brother Qiao…”
Qiao Jia’s frown was so deep that the creases in his brows could easily grip onto a piece of paper. After hesitating for a while, he resolutely pulled his dick out of the boy’s body. “Stop asking for it. Hurry up and finish it with your mouth. I still have something to do.”
Damn, that asshole Guo Lin had definitely done it on purpose!
Going from a fluffy high school first love novel chapter to this dark gritty adult police drama chapter I got whiplash lol 😆
I can tell this novel will be a lot of fun!
Thanks for the chapter!!
Poor Qiao Jia. That’s why they say, don’t do bad. If you really want to, don’t let anyone notice it. lol.
Shao Dong seems to be bad news. Shao Qi seems to be a singleminded idiot.
Thanks for the chapter!
Oh sorry, I accidentally replied to you.
Thanks ❤️