Translator: FireFoxWinterWolf
Editor & TL Checker: Luoshenhua
At the police station.
Zheng Ze went to one of the rooms in the forensic department, “How is it? Is there any progress?”
The footprint forensics expert responded, “Zheng-ge, look. This is the partial shoe print we found at the crime scene.”
She pushed up the glasses on the bridge of her nose and seriously related the information, “We have tried to restore it after repeated duplication. Now it has been confirmed that this was a new spring and autumn model of shoe from a collection launched by LeBron James abroad.”
Zheng Ze let out a sound of surprise, “So, this clue indicates that the one who could afford these shoes is not your average person.”
“Yes.” The forensic personnel sighed, “Unfortunately, there is no other harvest from this evidence.”
Zheng Ze tapped his fingers on the table, staring at the shoe print on the photo and pondered for a moment. “Have you contacted your teacher?”
The footprint forensics expert shook her head. “I haven’t met my teacher in five or six years. He’s the type of person who likes to travel around. Currently, I don’t know which secluded corner of the world he’s in. I’ve used all the resources I have available, but there’s still no accurate news about him.”
Zheng Ze patted the young woman on the shoulder. “Keep looking, there’s no other option. All our hopes are placed on this shoe print.”
After work, he went to Jian Dan’s bar for a drink to relieve his overused brain.
After a glass of wine, Zheng Ze’s taut string came loose. “What about Xiao Gu? Didn’t you say we’d have dinner together? Why didn’t he come?”
Jian Dan was eating some vegetables, “He’s out of town.”
“Out of town?” Zheng Ze frowned in bewilderment, “When did that happen?”
Jian Dan chewed his food and responded casually, “The second day after returning to China, he told me he was going to quit his job and move out of town. There hasn’t been any more contact after that.”
Zheng Ze’s face was full of amazement, “Old Jian, it couldn’t be that you blew the relationship with him?”
Jian Dan was speechless.
Zheng Ze was unable to stop from giving his imagination free reign, “It can’t be that when you were abroad, you went too far with the young man, and as talented as you are, he broke off all relations in a fit of anger?”
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He dipped the crab leg in vinegar and a sentence popped out of his mouth. “Xiao Gu isn’t half bad. I think he’s very suitable for you.”
Jian Dan raised his eyes, a glimmer of peculiarity flashing by, “Really?”
“His mind isn’t calculating and his character isn’t complicated,” Zheng Ze said as he ate. “If you don’t choose between eating and drinking, he’ll be easy to raise.”
Jian Dan, “…”
Zheng Ze was about to say something else when the cell phone in his pocket rang, “Old Jian, I’ll step out to answer this call.”
Jian Dan continued to eat the dishes on the table while focusing his attention on the Zheng Ze who was outside the glass window using his peripheral vision. His manner changed from smooth and steady to shocked and ecstatic.
Jian Dan already had a rough idea of who had made the call.
Zheng Ze strode back into the room and grabbed his car keys, “Old Jian, I have to go back to the station for some business. Let’s get together another day.”
Jian Dan said with a smile, “Such urgency and fervor, is there a new clue to the case?”
Zheng Ze scratched the back of his head heavily. “Didn’t I tell you that the forensic department has a little sister who is the disciple of a former footprint expert? After the incident, I asked her to try her best to find the old specialist. There was no news before work, but she was halfway through a meal when there was a response.”
Jian Dan wiped his mouth with a tissue. “That’s a good turn of events.”
He stood up and pulled the chair aside. “As it happens, I also have a matter to attend to, so let’s head there together.”
Zheng Ze agreed, “Okay!”
Jian Dan went to pick up his car and send Zheng Ze back to the police station. He frowned and said, “This road has the most traffic lights and it’s rush hour. I’m afraid it’ll take me a half an hour to get there.”
“Take it easy. No matter how anxious I am, I don’t want to lose my life.” Zheng Ze pulled up the collar of his T-shirt and rubbed it impolitely on his chin. Then he erupted and hissed, “Fuck, why is it so muggy?”
He joked, “Old Jian, Xiao Gu has gone so you have other things on your mind. You didn’t even turn on the air conditioner when you got in the car.”
Jian Dan turned on the air conditioner and couldn’t help but laugh in spite of himself, “I already said I didn’t do anything to him.”
Zheng Ze casually retorted, “A dead duck has a hard beak but still cares about people. Just go and get him back. Your biggest problem is that you like to put yourself in a paper box and play by yourself.”
Jian Dan’s fingers were slightly taut as they held the steering wheel.
Zheng Ze sent a wechat to his younger brother to let him know he’d be working overnight and asked him to take care of their father who had some trouble with his leg. “Tell me when we get there, I’m going to take a nap.”
Jian Dan drove in silence. The night scene of M City unfolded in front of his eyes, magnified and faded away.
When the car stopped, Zheng Ze woke up. He yawned, waved to Jian Dan, opened the car door and ran into the building.
Jian Dan smoked in his car, his cigarette half burnt. He then drove to a villa halfway up the mountain.
Chen You was lying on the bed, bored and reminiscing about the three previous worlds in an effort to kill time. I don’t even feel upset about them. Sigh, I can’t even tell who those previous lives belonged to anymore.
Jian Dan pushed the door open but Chen You didn’t notice. He didn’t realize until he got startled by his ear getting bitten.
“Get me a bowl of egg fried rice.”
Chen You wrinkled his nose. “You smell of liquor and bar food.”
The implication was: Since you had a nice meal outside, what kind of egg fried rice do you deserve to eat?
Jian Dan’s chest that was pressed against Chen You vibrated with his laughter.
Chen You didn’t know why he was laughing, but he felt it probably wasn’t a good thing, “Senior, what’s the matter?”
Jian Dan buried his head in the young man’s neck and got up again, “ Don’t put carrots in the egg fried rice, but you can add in other ingredients as you please.”
Chen You was stunned. This habit was showing up on yet another man. Is it a common thing to not eat carrots?
He followed Jian Dan downstairs to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients for egg fried rice.
On the other side, Zheng Ze picked up a piece of paper and read the contents, “Shoe size 43, gender male, tall, steady gait, healthy, no disability, height between 185cm and 190cm.
The analyst couldn’t hide her excitement. “This was sent to me by my teacher.”
Zheng Ze pursed his lips, “You’ve worked hard.”
All of a sudden, he looked a bit strange and rose to his feet.
Those of his occupation would always habitually observe the people and objects around them in their daily life. Jian Dan had a pair of leather LeBron James that he had worn twice, once in April and once last month.
“Zheng-ge? Are you okay?”
Zheng Ze’s attention was disturbed by the analyst and he couldn’t regain his train of thought, “I’m fine. I’ll go inform everyone we’re having a meeting. Thank you for this time.”
After the meeting Zheng Ze asked someone to get a pair of LeBron’s, but the request wasn’t going well. After thinking about it, he asked Jian Dan, “Old Jian, do you have a pair of LeBron shoes?”
Jian Dan stood on the balcony. “Yes, I have a pair.”
Zheng Ze thought it was a curious coincidence and asked, “What size is it?”
Jian Dan answered, “42.”
Upon hearing this number, Zheng Ze heaved a sigh of inexplicable relief and told him about the matter. He knew Jian Dan had a foothold at the top of the business world and was a good brother of his. Therefore, whenever there was a need, the other party would come to mind.
Jian Dan said, “Come to my office tomorrow and pick them up.
Zheng Ze agreed, “Then it’s a deal.”
After hanging up, Jian Dan put his hands on the balcony guardrail, leaned slightly forward and looked down. From the height of the third floor, everything was dark and nothing could clearly be seen.
There was more to it than darkness, there was danger.
Jian Dan closed his eyes and let the night wind rush past him. At this moment, a person ran into his back and strongly hugged his waist.
Behind him was the young man’s panicked voice, “Senior, what are you trying to do?”
Jian Dan was stunned. He lowered his eyes and his eyes rested on the hands around his waist that were trembling visibly, as if he was frightened.
He turned around and looked at the young man who was pale and emotionally out of control. He thought of something and said with a dumbfounded expression, “Do you think I’m going to jump?”
Chen You was still panting, not yet recovered from the shock. He turned his head to one side and wiped his eyes indiscriminately. Fuck, he was scared to death just now!
Jian Dan’s eyes deepened. He touched his face and sighed with a smile. “You’re such a good boy to worry about me so much…”
FireFoxWinterWolf: Oh my gosh I’m so sorry for this being late. Luo just sent me a message about never seeing a update notice for ch 80.2 and when I went to check on the situation I found out I saved and scheduled the draft but never clicked publish… ○|￣|_
Chapter 81 should be out in a couple of days I’m still waiting on it to be edited.
CY is just making JD fall for him even more😁😁😁Isnt he afraid his wedding ring will be hung on Chen You junior 🤣🤣I wouldn’t put it pass the guy with p*** kink
That’s so sweet and not at the same time.
Thanks for the chapter
Thanks for the chapter!
Thanks for the update~
thanks for the chapter!