Captured By The Cold Detective (BL)-Chapter 141: Is It True?
"Jung-hwa Hyung!"
"Jung-hwa Hyung, there you are! We have been waiting for you!"
"Yeah, as the backer tonight, we can’t start without you!"
Tak Jung-hwa was amused by the entire team’s enthusiasm and deep laughter rumbled from his chest. The female officers who saw this could not help but blush, intoxicated by the potent Alpha charm the man exuded. "You guys are so adorable," he said in a lightly teasing tone. Striding forward, he took a seat and rummaged into the plastic bag. "Come, come, let’s eat!"
The whole group cheered and people busied around to share the food. The atmosphere was very lively and upbeat. As long as food was present, then they should be happy for a while and put all problems to the back of their mind. Only then would they have the energy to pull an all-nighter.
Tak Jung-hwa slipped plastic gloves onto his hands and bit into the spicy crayfish, listening as the other members talked about the discovery of drug AX-03 in the body of tonight’s murder victim. He appeared a tad distracted and then pretended to casually ask, "I have skimmed through the list of members on my way here. I noticed that... I haven’t seen two people. Are they absent today?"
"Oh, are you talking about Chen Lian and Mu Yuze?" The officer did not think anything was wrong with his question and dutifully answered him. "Chen Lian has a family emergency today as for Mu Yuze..." he turned to the person beside him and elbowed him. Coincidentally, it was none other than Kang Guanyu. "Hey, have you seen Mu Yuze? He didn’t become depressed after being scolded by Captain, did he?"
"Oh," Kang Guanyu answered without looking up as he was too enamored by the spicy food. "He said that he would return in a while. It looks like he is sending Mr. He off."
The officer turned to Tak Jung-hwa again and showed a cheeky grin. "Hehe, Jung-hwa Hyung, it’s actually good that you haven’t met the two of them yet. I’m afraid you will be shocked because the two of them are an anomaly in our team. Do you know what their infamous title is around here?"
"What is it?" Tak Jung-hwa leaned closer and showed a curious look.
"Double freezer!" The mischievous officer burst into laughter as soon as he blurted it out. He was laughing so hard that he continuously slapped on the table. "You will get it after you meet the two of them later on. Just remember not to get too close to them lest you will be frozen to death. They’re simply a pair of walking ice cubes!"
"Oh?" Tak Jung-hwa easily snapped his crayfish into two, the corner of his lips tilting up. "Walking ice cube, huh?"
He recalled the appearance of the omega he had just met a few short minutes ago. He had a delicate face, yet because of his frosty expression, it gave off a strong feeling of alienation. ’Do not approach’ was practically written on his forehead in bold letters. And those dark eyes of his... they reminded Tak Jung-hwa of the wild animals he had seen in the tropical forest, who was wary and cautious toward strangers and would not hesitate to pounce at the slightest provocation.
"I don’t think we have met before," Mu Yuze replied with a calm tone after he asked that question.
"We haven’t?" Tak Jung-hwa’s brows raised in surprise. ’Then why are you hiding from me?’ was what he did not say but both of them could hear nonetheless.
"Ha..." Mu Yuze lowered his gaze and the corner of his lips tilted upward. Perhaps he had intended to smile at first, yet because of how stiff his facial expression was, it looked more like a distorted sneer instead. "I’m very sorry but work has been very stressful for me nowadays. And then my Alpha came to visit me and I... just couldn’t help myself. Of course, as a fellow Alpha, you will understand how possesive my Alpha is, won’t you?"
...
"Jung-hwa Hyung, why are you laughing?"
"Hmm?" Tak Jung-hwa raised his head, the train of his thoughts broken off. "Ah, no. It’s just that... your team is full of interesting people. I am so excited to work with all of you."
His smile grew wider without him realizing. He had been on so many dangerous missions for the past decade that the accuracy of his sixth sense could not be underestimated. Even though Mu Yuze’s reason was flawless and his reaction betrayed nothing, Tak Jung-hwa’s instinct still told him that the omega was hiding something from him. He was too wary and acted as if... he was facing a great enemy. Yes, that’s right. Mu Yuze’s behavior was just like he was itching to get rid of Tak Jung-hwa once and for all. And it was not a simple aversion of an omega toward alphas, it was specifically directed to Tak Jung-hwa alone.
What was the reason, he wondered?
As of now, Tak Jung-hwa could only make a haphazard guess as he really did not know Mu Yuze well. He really did feel that Mu Yuze looked familiar, but he just could not put a finger on it. He recalled that he had caught a glimpse of his Alpha before Mu Yuze pulled him away. Tall, broad-shouldered with his long hair tied in a braid.
Long hair...
Tak Jung-hwa’s eyes deepened. He seldom saw long-haired men in China that he could not help but be reminded of some unpleasant memory.
"By the way, Jung-hwa Hyung," another officer piped in with a curious look. "Is it true that... XIU is an omega?" Speaking of XIU, everyone could not help but strain their ears to listen to him better.
Tak Jung-hwa let out a brief chuckle. "It’s so shocking, isn’t it?"
"Of course! Goodness, who could have guessed that the formidable and tyrant XIU is actually an omega?!"
Tak Jung-hwa merely smiled at that. Nobody was more shocked than him. To think that he, a superior Alpha, could lose to an omega in the end... XIU’s appearance flashed through his mind again, for countless times in the past few years. It might as well be branded to the depth of his soul. Extremely pale skin, light brown eyes, waist-length hair, manic eyes and the intense pheromones that smelled of poppy and metallic rust of blood...
It was the first time Tak Jung-hwa learned that an omega’s pheromones could smell so sweet yet deadly at the same time.
It was also the first time he learned that... an omega could be so strong that he could easily take down a superior alpha like himself.
Tak Jung-hwa’s eyes darkened as he carelessly tugged on his collar. Everytime he thought of XIU, he would recall the pain of the katana digging into the flesh of his neck, drawing spurts after spurts of blood. The looming sense of death was accompanied by the omega’s arrogant laugh, echoing again and again in his ears like a curse.
"That’s right..." he showed a bloodthirsty grin. "XIU is indeed an omega. There’s no way I could be mistaken about it."
