S.C.I Mystery Series Volume 2 Chapter 54

Murderer vs Murderer 27 - Cooperation

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Now that an agreement had been reached, the next step was to talk about their cooperation. Karula's purpose for cooperating was very simple and has left the method of cooperation and actions that they will take to Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao. He has only one condition, which is let him deal with Wolf by himself.

Seeing that both Bai Yutang and Ouyang Chun were hard-faced, Karula laughed, "Of course, if you catch Wolf first, I would be happy to advise him to accept the trial of the law. However, if I find him first...then, sorry."

Everyone glanced at each other and thought this was a feasible arrangement.

"Could you tell me what Wolf's specific ability is?" Zhan Zhao asked Karula, "Is he a natural talent?"

"I don't know if you know or not..." Karula raised his leg and grabbed a cigar. He took a breath then exhaled out a ring of smoke, "But that kid does have special abilities."

"Special abilities?" Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows.

"Haha... I used to think that he was using tricks before.” Karula said, “But in this world, there are not many people who can fool me with tricks.” As he spoke, he pointed to Zhao Zhen, “I have no clue when it comes to your magic, but Wolf is not doing magic, he really has special abilities.”

"Can you give me an example?" Zhao Jue asked while drinking his black tea.

"Example..." Karula thought for a while, "There’s too many… Once we were doing business with an arms dealer who was a slippery guy that wanted to plot against us. However, Wolf stared into his eyes and after a while, that guy was obedient.”

Everyone looked at each other, and Zhao Jue asked, "Is there anything more specific?"

"Specific... Ah, there is one." Karula smiled and said, "Previously, one of my brothers fell in love with a female celebrity, but she refused to pay any attention to him. Later, Wolf stared at her for a while and she became very obedient afterwards. If she was told to eat then she would eat, and if she was told to go to bed then she would go to bed.”

Everyone frowned slightly.

"How long does he stare at people?" Zhan Zhao asked, "Does it work on everyone?"

Karula smiled and shook his head, "The time varies. The little celebrities and weaker people can be done in about three minutes. For the more powerful people, the longest one might take ten minutes… But it never worked on me.”

Zhan Zhao thought for a while and nodded, "This may also be the reason why most of the members of WOLF are ordinary people, and there are no particularly powerful ones. It is because his abilities are limited."

"What are you going to do?" Karula asked.

Zhan Zhao thought for a while and asked Karula, "Have you asked him to fight a decisive battle before?"

“Haha” Karula nodded, “In the European continent, Leonard would come out on top of any fight, so we decided to change the location. Initially, we chose S City, but after we tested the waters with Wolf there, we were all scared.” Karula looked at Bai Yutang, “SCI is too powerful, so we agreed to change the place, but none of the places we found were ideal. That kid had an idea to use SCI to push ZJ forward and make Leonard deal with the police first, then we would be able to fight. At first, I thought that his plan was good, but Wolf was playing tricks with me. He wanted to take the opportunity to push both Leonard and me to the police… Fortunately, I was smarter and was able to avoid it.”

“To tell you the truth,” Karula crossed his legs and continued, “Leonard and I have always been in harmony with the police. We check and balance each other, and help them manage the dark world so that it won’t cause harm to those who live on the bright side. Who knew that they would start trying to kill me?”

Everyone looked at each other, the case was basically sorted out, and the next step was to deal with Wolf directly.

"We have a plan." Bai Yutang handed a document to Karula, "Look at it and see if it is feasible. If it is, then we will start preparing now and can start executing it in three days.”

Karula raised his eyebrows and took the document. Looking at it, he slapped his leg and said, "Okay!"

"You have no opinion?" Bai Yutang asked him.

Karula put the file on the table and shrugged, "No, it’s a perfect plan." After he finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Zhen, "Let’s go, Magician. I have a bottle of 1878 antique white wine. Let’s enjoy it together."

"Of course." Zhao Zhen smiled slightly, then got up and went out with Karula. Karula obviously respected Zhao Zhen very much as he was very attentive and personally opened the door for him when they went out.

When the two of them left, Bai Chi hurriedly ran downstairs, looking out. He saw Karula asking Zhao Zhen to get into the back seat of the car, and he did. Bai Chi's face sunk instantly. After thinking for a while, he walked to Bai Jintang and said, "Um... Brother, let me borrow a car."

Bai Jintang was slightly surprised. Seeing Bai Chi's face, Zhan Zhao quickly glanced at Bai Yutang and winked.

Bai Yutang was a little dumbfounded.

Zhan Zhao keenly felt that there must be a good show that was going to take place, so he pulled Bai Yutang and spoke to Bai Chi, “Chi Chi, we are going out to eat, let’s go together. Do you want to follow Zhao Zhen’s car?”

Everyone laughed, and Bai Chi flushed, "I'm only afraid because Karula is not a good person...I'm not worried about other things."

Everyone looked at each other – ‘There are no silver three hundred taels here.’ (Angel: This is an idiom that is a metaphor for trying to conceal things but getting exposed anyway. Basically, they are saying that Bai Chi can’t hide his feelings at that moment.)

"Let's go." Bai Yutang took the car key given to him by Bai Jintang. The group got into a black car by the door of the villa and chased after Karula’s car.

Bai Chi sat in the back seat and looked anxiously out the front. However, the windows of Karula’s car were all black and there was no way to see what was inside.

"Don't worry, Zhao Zhen won't suffer." Zhan Zhao comforted Bai Chi.

"It’s not that..." Bai Chi shook his head awkwardly and blushed. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other and continued to follow the car without saying a word.

Before long, the car stopped at the entrance of the most luxurious restaurant in Rome. Karula got out of the car, asked Zhao Zhen to get out, and took his hand to lead the way.

"Why is he holding his hand?!" Bai Chi asked, "Where is there a man who invites a man to dinner and needs to take him by his hand!"

"It's just a helping hand." Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao saw Bai Chi's fierce expression for the first time; it was nothing like his usual cute bunny-like look.

"Let's go in!" Bai Chi wanted to get out of the car, but was held back by Zhan Zhao, "Wait a minute, it seems that only members can enter."

"Members?" Bai Chi was anxious, "What members?"

"It's true." Bai Yutang said, "Many of these restaurants require reservations or gold cards."

"What should I do?" Bai Chi raised his face and looked up, "Um...isn't this an ordinary restaurant? Why is it so tall?"

"It’s above a hotel." Bai Yutang raised his face and looked at it.

"What should I do then?" Bai Chi was anxious.

“Well… According to the personality of Big Brother, do you think it is likely that he has such a card?” Zhan Zhao asked.

“Yeah, look at the name of the restaurant… It seems like I heard that name the last time he brought Gongsun out for dinner. He was saying that this place has the best Italian food, but it seems that this place is specifically for couples…” Bai Yutang said.

"What?" Bai Chi was anxious. "What’s in Karula’s heart? Why did he bring Zhao Zhen here?”

"So Big Brother should have a gold card?" Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang.

"En, there should be." Bai Yutang took out his cell phone and wanted to ask Bai Jintang, when Zhan Zhao suddenly touched his chin and looked in the car.

"Cat, what's the matter?" Bai Yutang asked.

"Well... After Big Brother and Gongsun finished eating, they must have stayed out until the next morning... After paying the bill with the gold card, with the personality of Big Brother... the gold card should be in..." As he thought about it, Zhan Zhao opened a small drawer for cigarettes in the front of the car, and he saw that there were several cards in it.

"Wow, there are so many cards." Zhan Zhao took out the cards and compared them with the name of the restaurant. "This one!"

"Great, let's go!" Bai Chi hurriedly got out of the car. Bai Yutang handed the keys to the valet at the door, and Zhan Zhao chased Bai Chi into the restaurant.

The gold cards are all registered to a name. After reading the name on the card, the person who swiped the card looked up at Bai Yutang...  He thought that he was similar to Bai Jintang, so he guessed that he was his brother and quickly served them.

Following the waiter into the lobby, Bai Chi looked around but he did not see Zhao Zhen. He took out his wallet and opened it. There was a group photo of him, Zhao Zhen and Lisbon inside. Pointing to Zhao Zhen, Bai Chi asked the waiter, "This person, have you seen them?"

"Oh, I have seen him. He just entered the revolving restaurant on the top floor." The waiter replied.

"We have to go there too!" Bai Chi said.

"Okay." The waiter asked the three of them to walk towards the elevator.

Bai Yutang gently pulled Zhan Zhao and asked, "It doesn't matter if we go with Chi Chi, right?"

"What?" Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang.

"Look at him like this, good things are coming to Zhao Zhen soon." Bai Yutang smiled, "Shall we find a place to eat? I heard that we must try the Italian cuisine here."

"Really?" Zhan Zhao also felt a little hungry. As he was thinking about it, he heard Bai Chi say from ahead of them, "Brothers, hurry up!"

The two looked at each other and quickly followed.

The revolving restaurant on the top floor had glass walls on all sides, giving a panoramic view of Rome; it was very beautiful. Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao saw Zhao Zhen and Karula at the long table in the corner. The table has been set with food and a bottle of wine. The two of them were eating and talking with smiles on their faces, and they looked very happy.

Bai Chi frowned when he saw them. Zhan Zhao pulled him to sit down at a relatively hidden table, and said to him, "Chi Chi, you have to keep your breath, and you can't startle the snake!" (Angel: I’m not sure if this is another idiom or not, but what Zhan Zhao is saying is that Bai Chi must stay calm and not let Zhao Zhen notice that they are there.)

Bai Yutang almost laughed out loud.

After the three of them sat down, the waiter brought over the menus. Bai Yutang looked through it, and asked Zhan Zhao, "Cat, you can pay with the gold card, right?"

Zhan Zhao took the gold card and showed it to the waiter, "Can I pay with this?"

"Of course." The waiter replied politely, "This is a VIP card. Not only can you pay for meals with it, you can also use it to book a room."

"Oh!" Bai Yutang exchanged a look with Zhan Zhao - ‘We’d be stupid not to use it!’

“Well, for appetizers we would like Milanese gazpacho, veal shank, salad, grilled quail with vegetables, sea bass with tomato sauce, and tripe with red and white beans.” Zhan Zhao squinted his eyes and continued. “For the main courses, one portion of pasta, one portion of Italian fried rice, and one portion of macaroni and cheese. For drinks, we would like a bottle of wine and some Darjeeling black tea. And for dessert, we would like black forest cake and tiramisu.”

“I’ll get those right away.” The waiter respectfully put away the menu and left. Waiting for the dishes to arrive, Bai Yutang looked at the menu that the waiter left at the table. Bai Chi looked around anxiously. In the distance, Zhao Zhen and Karula seemed to be talking more and more enthusiastically, and Karula affectionately helped Zhao Zhen fix his hair.

"Dead man!" Bai Chi gritted his teeth and looked at him, his face was unhappy and anxious.

"Hey...Chi Chi, they are just eating. They aren’t doing anything excessive.” Bai Yutang comforted him, "Don't be too sensitive."

Bai Chi turned his head and glanced at Bai Yutang, "What if Zhen was replaced by Brother…” As he spoke, he gestured at Zhan Zhao.

Bai Yutang's eyebrows rose, "If Karula dares to do this to Cat, then I will chop off his hand."

Zhan Zhao glared at Bai Yutang — ‘Are you still irritating him?’

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows — ‘I was telling the truth’

At this time, the waiter brought all of the appetizers. He opened the wine, poured three glasses, and said, "Please enjoy." Then he left.

"Hmm... this cold dish is delicious!" Zhan Zhao took a bite of the gazpacho, then got a piece of the veal shank and took a bite. "Hmm..." He narrowed his eyes with satisfaction.

Bai Yutang picked up his glass and clinked Zhan Zhao’s, and the two of them ate happily. Bai Chi, on the other hand, was holding his glass, and drinking but not eating. His face was covered with an unhappy expression.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked at each other, and they were a little helpless. However, as the food came one by one, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao soon stopped paying attention to Bai Chi's situation, and the two happily enjoyed the authentic Italian cuisine.

As Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang ate, they would take turns feeding each other; Zhan Zhao would feed Bai Yutang a bite of pasta, then Bai Yutang would feed Zhan Zhao a bit of macaroni and cheese. As they reached for their wine glasses, Bai Chi had already finished the bottle of wine as he was watching Zhao Zhen on the other side of the restaurant. He and Karula had started drinking and chatting, and their behaviour was becoming more and more intimate. Bai Chi put his wine glass on the table in grievance.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao glanced at Bai Chi, and both felt that he was a little pitiful. Zhan Zhao picked up his cell phone and quietly sent a text to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen’s cell phone vibrated. When he took it out, he saw Zhan Zhao’s text, ‘You’ve played enough, if you continue to play around, Chi Chi will really cry. You will not be able to chase after him if you bully him too much.”

Zhao Zhen smiled. He put away his phone and raised his head to clink glasses with Karula, "Thank you so much for helping me today."

"I am willing to serve you." Karula clinked glasses with Zhao Zhen, "But you promised me that in exchange, you will tell me the secret of the classic escape magic next time."

"No problem." Zhao Zhen took a sip of his wine, put down his glass and stood up, acting as if he was a little drunk. Karula helped him and called the waiter.

"Are there rooms available? I want a couple suite."

“Of course, Sir. You can have room 217.” The waiter led the two upstairs.

Bai Chi became anxious. He turned his face to look at Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, and asked, "What do they want a couple's suite for?"

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao were clinking glasses and admiring the delicacy of the sea bass. When he heard Bai Chi's question, Bai Yutang frowned, "The couple's suite… It’s hard to say."

"En," Zhan Zhao nodded, "Oh, will Zhao Zhen have any problems? Chi Chi, go and see."

"Yeah!" Bai Chi quickly stood up, he remembered that the waiter had just mention room 217. He turned around and rushed upstairs in search of room 217.

As soon as Bai Chi left, Karula came out of another door. He walked over to Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, and smiled at them. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang nodded to him. Karula left contentedly. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang continued to eat, and Bai Yutang called the waiter, "I want room 218."

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Translator Notes

Look forward to the next two chapters, the time for Bai Chi and Zhao Zhen has arrived. ♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ) My plan is to hopefully upload both of them tomorrow. 

Please feel free to comment any mistakes I made so I can improve and do better as I go through the book.

Translated: April 11, 2021