Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“You… you’re crazy!” The astonished voice of Zhao Yu’s father-in-law, Miao Kun, could be heard coming from the phone. “What the h*ll were you thinking? I was trying to pull some strings for you, why the h*ll did you sign it already? Didn’t I tell you to wait for me?? Why didn’t you wait?!”
“That’s enough!” Zhao Yu said coldly. “Father-in-law, even though there are some things about this case that I still don’t understand, I feel as though even you would be unable to help me with this case!”
“Wait, what?” Miao Kun asked, stunned. “What do you mean? Oh, I get it. Since you brought this up, I’ll tell you. It’s true that Li Jing and I have a certain level of understanding. When I was young, her mother even set her up with me, but it wasn’t successful, so…”
“Don’t say it, don’t say it!” Zhao Yu interrupted Miao Kun impatiently. “I don’t understand why you feel so good about lying to me? Don’t tell me you think the Female Headless Corpse Case and the Demon Case were solved by sheer dumb luck? Father-in-law, I know you have good intentions, but no one can act smart in front of me, the godly detective Zhao Yu!”
“Hmph, you… this…” Miao Kun began, trying to defend himself. He obviously had a guilty conscience.
“You guys thought I was too simple! Hehe!” Zhao Yu laughed coldly. “Even though I might not always understand what’s happening behind the scenes, I know two things for certain. One is that Special Services is a highly confidential unit and such units have always been beholden to the law, thus they are definitely a tier above other units. The second is, while I don’t know how high your actual position is, I believe Li Jing, as a very young female captain, is definitely not the same rank as you! No matter what personal grievances she has against you, she wouldn’t be fearless enough to offend you!”
“Uhm, how are these two things even related?” Miao Kun asked, puzzled.
“How? You still want me to continue?” Zhao Yu said coldly. “Do you know how odd the phone I got from you earlier was?”
“You…” Miao Kun began.
“Father-in-law!” Zhao Yu said seriously. “This is clear as day! Li Jing was trying all sorts of methods to push me out of my position, that was definitely not her own idea! Furthermore, I don’t want to say this but… who do you think her superior would be?”
“Ha! No, it’s not…” Miao Kun clarified quickly. “That arrogant woman is born with such a personality! She has been questioning the methods of the Special Services department and even has disagreements with me, so…”
“That’s enough! I don’t want to dig any deeper into this matter!” Zhao Yu said. “I have a more urgent task at hand, and that is to go out and look for the treasure!”
“Uhm, okay, my son-in-law, would you listen to me just this once? Just one sentence!” Miao Kun suddenly pleaded. “I don’t know if you have seen the information concerning the treasure, but if you have any semblance of rationality left you will know that it’s not easy to find the treasure or crack this case! You can’t do this with just your abilities alone! Listen to me, withdraw now! Didn’t you want to crack the Hua Yun Mountain Massacre Case? I can help you apply for permission and you can immediately start reinvestigating that!”
“Father-in-law!” Zhao Yu said indifferently. “Say, why is the deadline given by Special Services two months from now? In two months, it will be the exact date of the engagement ceremony between me and Miaomiao! Tell me, isn’t this all too coincidental?”
“Well, you…” Miao Kun was speechless.
“Hehe! Looks like someone thought he was doing something good only for it to backfire completely and ruin everything!” Zhao Yu laughed. “But no matter who it is, they don’t understand me, Zhao Yu! I, Zhao Yu, have no fear! A simple treasure or some confidentiality agreement isn’t going to scare me! Father-in-law, you look down on me too much!” Zhao Yu said, his face flushed with arrogance. “I am a master of my own destiny! Sometimes, a person’s true capabilities are only shown in desperate times. I will take on this case, and I will f*cking crack it wide open! If not for anything more than to prove those who look down on me wrong!”
“I know I may be obstinate and in way over my head, and this case may end up going unsolved, but…” Zhao Yu continued, heavily emphasizing his words. “I will not regret this! You only know if you try!” After saying this, Zhao Yu hung up the phone without waiting for Miao Kun’s reaction.
“Ah? Boss…” Cui Lizhu heard what Zhao Yu said and hurriedly rushed over to talk to him. “Don’t tell me… you suspect this was all planned by your father-in-law? How could that be? Is he still against you marrying his daughter?”
“No!” Zhao Yu gestured. “On the contrary, he’s doing this for his own good!”
“Ah? Why?” Cui Lizhu wondered.
“Li Jing tried to push me out of this case so I would no longer have to participate in this treasure case… of course, this was for my own good!” Zhao Yu said. “It’s also for his daughter. Miao Ying is almost done with her case, he is afraid that once she finishes her case, she will join me and we will investigate the treasure together. That way, both of us would be put in danger, and as a father, he wouldn’t want to see that! He planned the beginning but not the ending! He didn’t expect a professional Special Services agent would not only be unable to deal with me but even be defeated by me instead! His plan was all ruined!”
“Oh…” Cui Lizhu nodded. “But what’s with the deadline? I don’t understand that!”
“I don’t really get the deadline either,” Zhao Yu admitted as he shook his head. “Perhaps they are trying to scare me, coercing me into retreating. Or perhaps father-in-law hopes that I give up the danger for Miao Ying, or he could be giving me an opportunity to train myself to be in the Special Service. Of course, there’s also the bigger possibility that…” Zhao Yu paused and patted his chest proudly. “Because too many miraculous things have happened to me, they want that same luck to rub off on the treasure hunt!”
“Pft…” Cui Lizhu was speechless.
“But there’s one thing all of you don’t need to worry about!” Zhao Yu said. “With my father-in-law around, the deadline isn’t going to be a problem for us! Of course, seeing as how unusual this case is, if any of you want to quit, I won’t force you to stay!” He turned to face the rest.
“Leader!” Li Beini said, suddenly taking a calculator to Zhao Yu just as she finished her sentence. “I’ve calculated a bit and, besides the treasure, there’s also the 19 boxes of gold! If we can find that, each of us will receive at least 115 million in rewards! So, quick! Give me the confidentiality agreement! I don’t want to miss the opportunity to earn some good money!”
“What the f*ck? Are you for real?” Zhang Jingfeng’s eyes turned red upon hearing this and he raised his hands in front of Li Beini. “Count me in!”
“Me too, I’ll sign up too!” Liu Zhanbing and Xu Hai said, scrambling forward.
“Get out of the way! I will sign first!” Cui Lizhu hurriedly pushed past everyone and grabbed Zhao Yu’s mobile phone. “I still want my big house…”
At the same time, far away in Wellington, New Zealand.
Miao Kun had just put down his phone. He seemed uneasy.
“Sir, are you okay?” A young man with a crewcut asked worriedly. “Don’t worry anymore, the two months will be over quickly, and when that time comes, they’ll understand what you’ve been doing for them!”
“Yao Zu!” Miao Kun said to the young man as he pulled out a cigar. “Say, why do you think my daughter fell for this mad man? I just don’t get it! He was able to beat up a group of professionally trained agents! Isn’t that absurd?”
“Yeah…” The young man frowned. “But isn’t this quite normal? Did you forget that time at the hotpot restaurant…?” After seeing the look on Miao Kun’s face, the young man hurriedly changed the topic. “Rest assured, I will send more men to cooperate and protect brother-in-law! Don’t you realize? He has a never-say-die spirit that’s just like you! Isn’t that a good thing?”
“Ha! Kid…” Miao Kun took a deep puff on his cigar. “When did you learn how to sweet talk? But you are not wrong, this kid’s heart is much bigger than I thought. I’m looking forward to seeing how he fares in this case!”
