Do You Still Remember That Case About Your Mother?

After saying this, Mr. Yin gave a mighty wave of his hand.

'Eagle of Justice' let out a scream as a powerful gale bore down hard on him, sending him flying.

It had clearly been nothing more than a simple raising of his hand, yet an adult weighing more than seventy kilograms had been sent flying with a single swat.

Clearly, Mr. Yin had mobilized the abilities belonging to a Divine Path player.

'Eagle of Justice' wore a look of utter horror. He had only just been thrown into the hallway when he saw the office door at the end of the corridor slam shut with a bang.

His heart gave a jolt. He swallowed unconsciously, his expression shifting uncertainly.

Just who exactly was 'Fiercely Licking Cockroach Jade Feet'?

How could a mere nickname make Mr. Yin—who was the highest-level Divine Path player in the Public Security Bureau and normally never revealed his emotions—lose his composure so badly just upon hearing a name?

Half a day later, at Yanjing Airport.

A handsome, straight-backed figure carrying a black backpack walked out of the airport's arrivals hall.

The young man's skin was not especially fair, but neither was it dark. It could only be described as a healthy wheat color.

His features, however, were truly handsome. He had a perfectly proportioned high nose bridge, along with a pair of sharp monolids. His irises were jet-black, as though ink had been splashed across his eyes. The longer one looked into them, the more they resembled black holes—deep and intelligent.

It was difficult to read any emotion from those calm eyes.

There was only an indescribable tranquility.

His bearing was somewhat easygoing, and his clothes were casual as well.

He wore a completely black leisure outfit. It was ordinary, with few eye-catching details, but paired with his handsome face, neatly trimmed short hair, and towering height of 1.8 meters, he still became a striking sight at the airport despite lacking any jewelry or designer-brand decorations.

He attracted sidelong glances from lovestruck young women every now and then.

"Son, Dad's over here! Stop looking!"

At that moment, someone seemed to have been waiting outside for him. Before the young man could take out his phone, a short, stocky young man with dark skin and dressed in the light-blue uniform of a security officer spotted him and cheerfully came over.

He threw an arm around the other man's.

"You look pretty good, kid. Did you get yourself checked these past two days? How were the results?"

Only when he saw the newcomer did Qin Shang's expression finally show a hint of a smile. He lifted his chin.

"Has your mother gone looking for the dead?"

At these words, the dark-skinned young man picking him up froze.

"What does that mean?"

"I told you to read more when you had nothing to do, but you insisted on herding cattle. That sentence means, 'Are you fucking looking for death?' You unfilial son. You just got here and already want to seize power and usurp the throne. Looks like it's been too long since I put you in your place."

"You can't even tell who's higher and lower between us, father and son, can you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Shang struck his best friend on the head with the back of his hand.

The blow hurt Xu Mingyang so badly that tears sprang straight into his eyes.

"Fuck, Qin Shang, you son of a bitch! I was even worried about your condition. If you weren't a patient, I'd show you the consequences of assaulting an officer..."

The two of them bickered and tussled all the way into the car, until Xu Mingyang led Qin Shang into the parking lot and stopped beside a police car.

Only then did the corner of Qin Shang's mouth twitch slightly.

"You fucking came to pick me up in a police car!?"

"It's not like this is your first time riding in one. What's the big deal..."

After saying that, Xu Mingyang swiftly slipped into the driver's seat of the police car.

After a moment, a head poked out. Seeing Qin Shang's twitching eyelids and the unmistakable resistance written all over his face, Xu Mingyang immediately said unhappily:

"I specifically skipped work to come pick you up. Our captain wasn't keen on letting me go, so all I could say was that I was heading out on patrol."

"You've seen people use public funds to eat and drink, but have you ever seen anyone use a private car to handle public business?"

"Enough chatter. Get in already..."

Hearing this, Qin Shang sighed.

That was true. He had come so suddenly; having someone pick him up was already good enough.

Old Xu was still on duty, so he couldn't expect him to make special time to pick him up from the airport.

Using patrol as an excuse was at least enough to fool the captain of their Public Security Bureau. The fact that his best friend had managed to come at all was already pretty good!

"Sorry for the trouble..."

Qin Shang got into the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt.

Xu Mingyang pursed his lips unhappily at that. "Don't be so formal between father and son!"

"Shut up and get moving!"

"Where to?"

"Xiangya Linshu!"

At those words, Xu Mingyang had barely started the car before he suddenly slammed on the brakes, his voice shooting up several decibels.

"Where!?"

"Xiangya Linshu!"

Qin Shang frowned and repeated himself.

"What are you going there for? That's a famous high-end residential community in Yanjing. Anyone living there is either rich or powerful."

"I heard you need a net worth of at least eight figures just to get in. The rich people's dogs there eat delicacies from land and sea. Why are you going to Xiangya Linshu for no reason?"

"Someone entrusted me with delivering a message to a friend."

Qin Shang's lips twitched. He had not expected the person 'Grandpa Niu' had asked him to find to apparently be some wealthy big shot.

Xu Mingyang did not ask any further. He was not Jiang Qiqi, so why stick his nose into everything?

When he received Qin Shang's text at noon, Xu Mingyang knew that Qin Shang had most likely come to Yanjing so suddenly because something urgent had happened.

However, he tactfully avoided mentioning Jiang Qiqi's name.

During this period, ever since Jiang Qiqi had disappeared, Qin Shang had gone back and forth every day between the Public Security Bureau and Jiang Qiqi's company.

He had also come to Yanjing once in the meantime, but after failing to find any clues at all, Qin Shang had gone back.

At the time, he had been about to undergo his second round of chemotherapy, and his body could not withstand being pushed any harder.

What he clearly worried about most, however, was his wife Jiang Qiqi.

Jiang Qiqi's disappearance had been so thorough that she seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth. Aside from the Public Security Bureau and Jiang Qiqi's company, Qin Shang could hardly find any other clues.

That was because Jiang Qiqi was an orphan with neither father nor mother.

At first, security officer Xu Mingyang had met Jiang Qiqi while handling a case.

She had been the victim.

Later, Xu Mingyang had organized a dinner gathering, and Jiang Qiqi had come as well.

What shocked everyone even more was that Jiang Qiqi, whose personality was sweet and lively, had taken a liking to Qin Shang at first sight.

That had caused who-knew-how-many single men to weep into their pillows at night.

After all, Jiang Qiqi was outstanding in both looks and personality. She was lively and sweet, and countless people regarded her as their dream girl.

Even Xu Mingyang had privately spent time with her at first because of that, harboring a little ulterior motive.

Who could have known that his good buddy Qin Shang, who had only recently been released from prison, would snatch the prize away?

Perhaps it was because they shared the same misfortune, both being orphans.

Thus, after Qin Shang and Jiang Qiqi got together, their relationship heated up rapidly.

Xu Mingyang did not feel particularly bitter about it. After all, he was no Cao Cao.

Aside from envy and blessings, was he really supposed to turn against a brother of so many years over a woman?

"Oh, right. That matter from back then has been settled. I'll tell you about it later..."

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"What are you, some kind of riddle man? What do you mean, that matter from back then has been settled?"

At that moment, Xu Mingyang seemed to remember something and suddenly spoke up.

Qin Shang narrowed his eyes.

"Bro, if you're going to say it, just say it. Can you stop leaving me hanging?"

"I'm a brain-cancer patient. Isn't it a little immoral to keep me hanging like this?"

"Who knows when you'll remember it again? If you come back later saying you forgot what you wanted to tell me, I won't be able to rest in peace even after I'm fucking dead..."

"Touch wood, touch wood. Don't say such unlucky things."

Xu Mingyang coughed awkwardly while gripping the steering wheel, then glanced at Qin Shang with some hesitation and said:

"It's about that case involving your mother."

"Do you still remember it?"