Captured By The Cold Detective (BL)

Jia Molei’s heart gave a loud thud as if someone had smashed a rock on it.

Ku Jin had always been a psychopathic and dramatic guy who never took anything seriously, and Jia Molei had learned over the years not to take anything he said to heart. But at this moment, when he heard Ku Jin’s words, when he saw the burning fire in Ku Jin’s eyes, he seemed to have caught a glimpse of what was lying behind the man’s 1001 façade.

Ku Jin was serious, a voice within him whispered. He was dead serious this time.

"Is this your goal?" Jia Molei’s head abruptly cleared up as if a strong gust had blown all the haze away. He asked Ku Jin seriously, "The reason why you’re colluding with Boss Xuan is... because of this? Because you want..."

Ku Jin did not have any qualms in admitting it. "What else?" He brushed the hair on Jia Molei’s forehead away, his gesture contained inexplicable intimacy. He let out a soft chuckle. "Boss wants to rebuild Xuanlong and coincidentally, that’s in line with my intention as well."

Jia Molei already had a hazy guess inside his heart, but when he heard Ku Jin confirmed it out loud, he still gasped as if the breath had been punched out of his lungs. The big boss... wanted to rebuild Xuanlong? That behemoth mafia clan who struck fear in everyone’s heart? He wanted to return to that tumultuous time when the law was nothing more than words on paper?!

As soon as this thought entered Jia Molei’s mind, he was struck with another mind-blowing realization. So that’s why... that’s why Ku Jin had never tried to kill He Juan. He had always wondered why Ku Jin would go through such a length to jolt He Juan’s memory. And now he knew. It was because Boss Xuan needed He Juan to be there – not the He Juan who had lost his memory and was used to the peaceful life, but the He Juan who had fought his way out of hills of corpses, who was bathed in the blood of others, who could massacre a group of people still with a smile on his face.

For Xuanlong without XIU... it was just like an empty shell, a person without soul.

"Look at you..." Ku Jin was amused by the stunned look on Jia Molei’s face. He took advantage of the time when Jia Molei was lost in thought to touch his cheek, pinch his chin, knead the back of his neck and so on. "Why are you so surprised? Is it so shocking?"

Jia Molei sneered and slapped his wandering paw away. Ku Jin had just thrown this fucking bomb out of nowhere and now he’s asking why he was so damn surprised?! Haha, touché. "Get your fucking hands off me!" Once again, Jia Molei tried to shove Ku Jin away and surprisingly this time, Ku Jin let him go just like that. Perhaps it was because he knew that Jia Molei would not run away anymore.

"Is it so shocking? Damn yeah!" Jia Molei laughed in contempt. "I’m just surprised that you haven’t changed at all. Indeed, a leopard can never change its spots. Ten years ago, you could go rampage all you want, played your favorite role as a spectator amid chaos, killed people left and right, and no one could catch you. What makes you think that it will be the same now?"

Ku Jin’s smile did not falter, yet the color of his eyes darkened in displeasure. "Oh? Do you mean there’s someone who can catch me now?"

"Why not?" Jia Molei taunted back with a bold smirk. "Let me give you a piece of advice for the sake of our old good times. Wake up, Ku Jin, time is different now. Everything has changed and we can never go back to the past." Without any warning, he grabbed Ku Jin’s collar and met the man’s bottomless eyes head-on with his own glare. "Don’t be fucking delusional, okay? Do you think He Juan will let you toy with him just like that? And you even want to touch his person again? Ha! You’d better pray that he will not regain his memory or else... all of you will never escape his wrath!"

After saying that, he flung Ku Jin’s collar away and stalked off, leaving behind the sight of his ramrod straight back.

Ku Jin remained in his position until Jia Molei entered his bedroom and slammed the door with a bang. Only then did he let himself go boneless and sprawl on the couch. He covered his eyes with his arm and let out a hoarse chuckle, "He Juan... He Juan... every single time, you always take his side and leave me behind. Seriously, what’s so good about him? He is nothing but a paper tiger now..."

Then he kicked his legs and flailed around wildly like a child throwing tantrums. "Aaah, I’m so angry! What should I do, Boss? I really want to kill him now..."

***

"How is it?" The security guard of the residential complex asked nervously. "Do you find something, Sir?"

Mu Yuze furrowed his brows as he stared at the monitor in front of him. He had sensed that something was off with Jia Molei, but he just could not pinpoint what it was. As a result, he had gone to the residential complex’s management office and asked to view the surveillance footage. The environment of Jia Molei’s house was very good. Nobody littered casually, no major conflicts between the residents and the CCTV was on 24/7. He had especially surveyed the surroundings earlier and discovered that there was a CCTV on the electric pole just outside Jia Molei’s house. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

So here he was, staring at the man who had sent Jia Molei home last night. And since then... the man had never left, meaning that he should have been inside when Mu Yuze rang the doorbell just now. So why would Jia Molei refute it outright when Mu Yuze asked him about it?

This man could be Jia Molei’s boyfriend for all he cared, but... Mu Yuze just could not get rid of the nagging suspicion that he had seen this person somewhere before.

He had excellent memory and he had no problems with recognizing faces. The fact that this man looked familiar to him must have meant that he had seen him a few times before. It’s just that they were not on talking basis, rendering Mu Yuze unable to come up with a name.

"Mn, there’s something," he replied to the security guard. "Do you mind if I copy this footage?" When the guard gave his approval, Mu Yuze murmured his thanks and made a copy – just in case.

He could not recall where he had seen this person before, but it should not pose a problem. Kang Guanyu in his division had top-notch stalking ability. He would just send this footage to him and ask for a little background check to clear his doubt.