Captured By The Cold Detective (BL)

He Juan paused and offered them a smile which he hoped did not look too forced. As much as he wanted to skip the pleasantries and directly get into the cab, his personality did not allow him to be so rude toward someone whom he had just met for the first time, especially when the other person was blatantly showing goodwill to him.

"Hello, nice to meet you too. I am He Juan," he told the other man, not even bothering to ask where he had heard so much about He Juan from. Turning to Kang Guanyu, he offered a sincere apology, "I’m sorry, Officer Kang, I forgot to message you about Officer Mu’s room number. He is in the VIP ward room 9, the one at the end of the hallway. Then if you’ll excuse me..."

He had just taken a step away when Kang Guanyu and Tak Jung-Hwa exclaimed at the same time, "Wait!"

This time, Kang Guanyu opened the door and jumped down from the car. "Mr. He, where are you going? We can give you a ride if you’d like..." he trailed off and glanced at Tak Jung-Hwa as though just remembering that the one who drove the car was not him.

But Tak Jung-Hwa showed no complaints whatsoever. "Sure, you can go to visit Mu Yuze and I can give Mr. He a ride." When Kang Guanyu made a noise of protest, Tak Jung-Hwa raised a teasing brow, "Hey, aren’t you supposed to find out the details about that footage from Mu Yuze? Our entire division’s fate lies in your hands."

"Ah, you’re right!" Kang Guanyu slapped his forehead.

To be honest, He Juan had the urge to do the same thing if he was not afraid of accidentally harming his brain further. He had been so preoccupied with Jia Molei that he forgot to inform Kang Guanyu about Mu Yuze’s real condition. For God’s sake He Juan, why are you such a scatterbrained? Now see, the man had come out of his way only to return empty-handed! He Juan became guiltier the more he thought about it. Not only that, his guilt also stemmed from the fact that they were actually heading toward the same direction. Kang Guanyu and the other officer – bless He Juan, what was his name again? – were chasing after the so-called wanted criminal, and of course they would want to visit where he was last seen: Jia Molei’s house. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

But He Juan could not just expose his best friend to the police just like that!

Propriety and guilty conscience warred inside his heart, making him queasy down to the core. He wanted to escape from this place before the two officers caught on to something, yet one glance at where the cab was supposed to be, He Juan was startled to find the space empty and the aforementioned cab already a few meters away...

"I should ask Mu Yuze about that surveillance footage!" Kang Guanyu huffed and puffed, his voice bringing He Juan out of his self-misery.

He Juan offered the man a stiff smile. "I’m sorry, but Officer Mu is... he will not be able to answer your question for the time being. He is... very sick right now."

Tak Jung-Hwa furrowed his brow in thought. "He can’t answer our question? Then should we ask the traffic police to check where Mu Yuze had gone today?"

He Juan caught a crack in the conversation and saw a chance of leaving. He intended to excuse himself and left sooner so he would not bump into the two of them again later, yet before he could get a word out, Kang Guanyu’s eyes suddenly flew wide in realization and he whirled his head toward He Juan, so hard that he almost stumbled on his steps. "Oh God, I suddenly remembered something!"

He Juan’s heart abruptly sank to the pit of his stomach. What... What was it? He swore to God, he just could not endure this rollercoaster of emotions any longer or else he was going to—

"I have always felt like the crimson-haired man in the footage is familiar. I told you, right Hyung?" Kang Guanyu asked the other man for affirmation and when he received a nod, he turned to He Juan again, all bright-eyed and excited. "Once I saw Mr. He, I remember where I have seen him before! Isn’t he the doctor who came to visit you when you’re detained in the police station for questioning a few months ago? Yes, that’s right! It’s him! I remembered him because of his eye-catching hair color!"

He Juan froze. He had no idea whom he should blame first – Jia Molei for having such a bright hair color that seemed to draw attention whenever he went or himself, for having forgotten that the Beta had once entered the police station for his sake. He Juan ground his jaws and berated himself inwardly. How could you forget something so important like that?!

"Am I right, Mr. He? He’s your friend, right?" Kang Guanyu pestered him with questions with an excited look on his face. Then he let out a sharp ’ah!’ as realization dawned on him, and exclaimed, "Are you going to visit him right now?!"

Bingo. Despite being a little silly, Officer Kang sure had a sharp instinct.

And just like that He Juan’s cover was forcibly exposed, leaving him with nowhere to escape. Never had he wished so strongly that the ground would open up to swallow him whole. He swallowed past his dry throat, his palms soaked in cold sweat. Under the two officer’s unrelenting stare, He Juan could only steel himself and give a minute nod, "You are... right. I am indeed looking for him right now."

Kang Guanyu became all the more elated. "Why don’t you tell us sooner? We could have gone together!"

Tak Jung-Hwa snorted. Looking at how silly this guy was, he had a sudden urge to slap him on the back of his head. How could he be so naïve? Just how did this person pass the test to enter the Violent Crime Division with his happy-go-lucky and trusting personality?

Seeing that He Juan was clearly at a loss of words, Tak Jung-Hwa couldn’t resist a mirthless chuckle, "Why don’t you notice it? Mr. He doesn’t want us to know that we’re going in the same direction. He doesn’t want to expose his friend’s whereabouts to the police. Now it makes me curious though..." he rubbed his chin with an intrigued look, his sharp and intrusive gaze cut into He Juan’s face as if wishing to peel his head open and see what was inside. His careless smile was a sharp contrast to his cynical remark. "What is Mr. He’s friend doing with our dear imposter? Is it possible that... Mr. He actually knows who they are?"

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A/N: guys we received a super amazing brilliant fabulous breathtaking fanart QAQ and I’ve already put it on the Chapter where it belongs. Do go to Chapter 129, open the comment section and show your love! Oh gawd He Juan is smoking hot *sweat*