S.C.I Mystery Series Volume 1 Chapter 111

Shadow Murderer 19 – Nursery Rhymes

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Luo Yang did not fall asleep until late at night. Bai Yutang carried him into the guest room, covered him with the blanket and turned off the light before he carefully retreated to the door.

When he returned to the bedroom after a late shower, he saw Zhan Zhao sitting on the bed, staring at a box in front of him in a daze. Bai Yutang almost sputtered when he looked at the box, which was the so-called ‘love box' given to him by Da Ding and Xiao Ding last time.

"Cat... so proactive?" Bai Yutang wiped his hair as he walked to the bed.

Zhan Zhao looked up and saw Bai Yutang topless, with a large towel wrapped around his lower body... "Damn mouse, why are you dressed like this?!"

Bai Yutang looked down and was a little puzzled, "I just finished taking a shower, how do you want me to dress?”

"Now that Yang Yang is here, you should be more restrained." Zhan Zhao said, pointing to the box on the bed, "Where should we hide this?"

Bai Yutang laughed, "Why hide it?"

"It's not good for it to be seen!" Zhan Zhao muttered, turning his face to glance at Bai Yutang's naked upper body, saying in his heart that this mouse had such a nice body, an inverted triangle, long legs and thin waist, and pectoral muscles and abs, hate it!

"What a waste to just throw it away." Bai Yutang moved closer and kissed Zhan Zhao's ear, "Why don't we use it up..."

Zhan Zhao gave him a blank look, and after thinking about it, he laughed, "Use it up? Can you do that?"

Bai Yutang was taken aback and saw Zhan Zhao looking at him with slanted eyes and a smile. The collar of his pyjamas was open, revealing his delicate collarbone.

"Cat, don't regret it." As he said that, he moved forward to kiss Zhan Zhao's neck.

"Regret what?" Zhan Zhao smiled as he lifted his chin and gently rubbed it against Bai Yutang's cheek.

Bai Yutang took a breath and pressed Zhan Zhao down. Just as he was about to have a good meal, he heard two knocks on the door, which was followed by the door opening and Luo Yang poking his head in.

There was a loud ‘thud'.

When he looked at the bed again, he saw Zhan Zhao with a gentle smile on his face, straightening his clothes while asking in a serious manner, "Yang Yang, what's wrong? Can't sleep?"

Luo Yang scanned the room a few times and found that Bai Yutang was not there, which was a bit strange, "I just wanted to see if you guys were here."

Zhan Zhao was taken aback, remembering that just now Luo Yang was carried into the room after falling asleep, he probably woke up and found that there was no one around him, so he came to take a look.

"Oh... then I'll go back to sleep, good night." After saying that, he closed the door to the room and went back to sleep.

Zhan Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at Bai Yutang lying under the bed; he was too anxious just now and kicked him down.

Bai Yutang was lying on his back on the carpet, his body was covered with the ‘sexy' items from the box, and he was staring blankly at the ceiling with a depressed look on his face.

"Xiao Bai," Zhan Zhao stretched his foot and poked Bai Yutang's stomach, “turn off the light!" He retracted his foot and covered himself with the blanket to sleep.

Bai Yutang helplessly stood up, walked over and turned off the light. The surrounding area instantly went dark, and a moment later, he heard...

"Aiya, dead mouse, what are you doing!"

"How dare you kick me out of bed, just watch how I'll deal with you."

"Don't touch there!"

"Touch!"

“Ah..."

"Shhh...... be careful, Yang Yang will hear you."

"Wu.... mmmmm~~ aiya."

"Cat."

.................. Early the next morning, Zhan Zhao lazily got up from bed, his whole body aching, "Dead mouse, crazy mouse!"

Pushing the door open, he saw Bai Yutang sitting at the table with his legs crossed, drinking coffee and reading the newspaper. There was breakfast on the table and sounds of clanking from the kitchen.

"Awake? Why don't you get more sleep?" Bai Yutang frowned slightly, he had been crazy enough late last night, and today he was sincerely trying to let this cat sleep a little longer, so why did he get up so early?

When Zhan Zhao was about to reply, he saw Xiao Luo Yang, wearing Bai Yutang's usual apron, coming out of the kitchen with a plate. Once he looked up and saw Zhan Zhao, he happily went back to get another portion of breakfast.

“Luo Yang made breakfast." Bai Yutang put away the newspaper and winked at Zhan Zhao, "This kid is much more capable than you, this is good, there will be one more person to feed you in the future!"

Zhan Zhao huffed and turned around to go to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face. Not long after, he ran out again with his toothbrush in his mouth, "Xiao Bai, is the bearded man going to have an operation today?"

"Yes." Bai Yutang nodded, "We're going straight to the hospital later. Gongsun went with him this morning, saying he was going to see how that voice changer was implanted.

"That bearded guy from yesterday has no problem talking!" Zhan Zhao returned to the table after washing up, took a sip of the milk Luo Yang handed over, and took a bite of his sandwich - delicious! Reaching out, he stroked Luo Yang's head approvingly.

"That means he's found somewhere to have surgery." Bai Yutang put down the newspaper in his hand and said, "Whether he went to a hospital or had a private operation, it's still a clue worth checking out."

“En." Zhan Zhao nodded and asked Bai Yutang, "There's also that brother he mentioned... I want to ask the bearded man."

"Let's go as soon as we finish eating!" Bai Yutang looked at his watch, "The surgery will be done around ten!"

The three of them ate breakfast in silence, before Luo Yang suddenly asked, "Was there an earthquake last night? It felt like my bed was shaking."

"Pfft..." Bai Yutang spewed coffee all over the table.

"Cough cough...” Zhan Zhao choked on his glass of milk.

………

Bai Chi drove his car to the hospital, parked the car, took the information that Gongsun had just asked him to bring, and hurriedly tried to run to the hospital building, but his attention was drawn to a black car parked not far away, which looked familiar.

When he looked up, he saw a man with one hand in his pocket, casually leaning against the car and smoking a cigarette - it was Bai Jintang.

Bai Jintang was facing Bai Chi, seemingly in a daze, with a cigarette in his hand.

From his angle, Bai Chi could just see the perfect profile of the Bai family's eldest brother's high nose in the shadow of the light, imprinted on half of his face, the perfect profile. Bai Jintang and Bai Yutang are very much alike, only the feeling is completely different. If one had to differentiate them, Bai Yutang is beautiful, Bai Jintang is handsome and feels... like a mature man. Bai Chi was appraising, but he saw Bai Jintang turn his face and hooked the corners of his mouth with some amusement.

Bai Chi's face immediately reddened, he had been discovered, and he had stood there peeking for half a day.

Stiffly, Bai Chi walked over to him, his heart drumming. He had gotten to know Bai Yutang well and was not as nervous as before, but he had not seen Bai Jintang many times, and he was still a bit afraid of his eldest brother, who was almost a forbidden subject in the Bai family and was never mentioned.

Walking up to Bai Jintang, Bai Chi raised his eyes and called out in a whisper, "Brother."

Bai Jintang nodded and didn't say a word, holding a cigarette in his mouth and reaching out to pat Bai Chi on the back, as if to tell him to hold his head high.

Bai Chi straightened himself up and asked carefully, "Brother, you're waiting for Gongsun?"

Bai Jintang nodded again, took the cigarette out of his mouth and asked, "How much longer is the operation?"

“It’s ending soon!" Bai Chi raised his hand to look at his watch, "They said it would be done at ten, and it's already half past nine." As he spoke, Bai Chi paid attention to Bai Jintang's expression and saw him frowning slightly, as if he was unhappy about something.

Bai Chi was particularly sensitive to this by nature and thought it was because Bai Jintang was annoyed with him, so he hurriedly said, "Well, I'll go in first..." After saying that, he turned around and wanted to leave, but unexpectedly, the back of his collar was grabbed by Bai Jintang. Before he could cry out, he was forced to squat down and hide behind the car. 

Bai Chi was confused, and just as he reacted, he heard a ‘ping' sound, which was followed by a hole appearing in the wall behind him with black smoke... If Bai Jintang hadn't pressed him just now, he would have been shot.

"What's going on?" Bai Chi turned his face and saw Bai Jintang frowning lightly, listening to the movement behind the car, reaching over as he did so, and a single syllable escaped his mouth, "Gun!"

Although the police force has a rule that guns cannot be given to just anyone, Bai Chi did not hesitate to hand the gun over to Bai Jintang, because he understood that it would be more useful for him to have the gun rather than himself at this time.

Bai Jintang took the gun, turned the safety off, and quietly listened to the movement at the back. Bai Chi was slightly surprised, with the few moves Bai Jintang made just now, he was obviously very familiar with guns. He was not a police officer, so how could he be so familiar with the use of guns?

He was puzzled, but suddenly he heard a soft humming sound.

At first, Bai Chi thought he had heard wrong, how could there be a humming sound, but after paying attention, he found that yes, it was indeed someone singing, and the singing... sounded like a foreign language song, but not English.

Subconsciously turning his face to look at Bai Jintang beside him, Bai Chi wanted to see what his reaction was, but after turning his head he froze. He saw Bai Jintang with his gun in his hand, his eyes wide open and frozen there, his face pale, his whole being seemed to have even stopped breathing.

Bai Chi reached out and gently patted him, and only then did Bai Jintang jerk back to consciousness, before frowning deeply with a grim look on his face. He took out the phone and gently pressed it a few times, and when it was connected, he handed it to Bai Chi and instructed him to keep quiet.

Bai Chi took the phone and saw that the number he dialled was Bai Yutang's number.

………

The sound of vibration buzzed, and Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao beside him, "Cat, see who it is."

Zhan Zhao habitually took the phone from his pocket and opened it, and saw that it was Bai Jintang calling.

"It's Brother." He pressed the answer button, "Hello? Brother?"

For a long time, no one spoke on the other end of the phone, but a slight sound faintly came, like someone humming a song.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang in the car, including Xiao Luo Yang behind them, were all stunned.

"What's that sound?" Bai Yutang was a little puzzled, and Zhan Zhao frowned, "It's an Italian nursery rhyme."

"I think I've heard this song somewhere before." Luo Yang behind him suddenly said.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked at each other and were puzzled when they suddenly heard several gunshots coming from the phone.

This was followed by a long series of busy tones.

"Yutang!" Zhan Zhao had just shouted when he heard Bai Yutang say, "Hold on tight!"

With the phone in his hand, Bai Chi felt that the humming behind him drew a little closer, at which point Bai Jintang yanked him violently and flashed to the back of the car. And at the same time, a bullet had hit the place where the two had just been, and Bai Chi saw the shooter in that instant - was it the bearded man? No, he looked similar, but he didn't look the same!

Bai Jintang did not shoot, but led Bai Chi to hide behind a stone pillar in the parking lot and asked him in a low voice, "Who is it?"

Bai Chi shook his head, "I don't know."

"You don't know?" Bai Jintang was even more puzzled.

Just then, a loud sound of brakes came, and Bai Yutang's silver-grey sports car was seen bursting sideways into the parking lot.

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Translator Notes

Translated: January 2, 2023 by Angel

Edited: January 23, 2023 by Angel