Chapter 45 Rocky Cliff, Special, Absolutely Sincere Fu Ze's Third Time...

Yuan Jianxing was originally a person whose rationality completely overwhelmed his emotions.

If it weren't for the fact that the context of the event, the atmosphere of the escape, and the antagonistic relationship between the two sides interacted to reach an extremely subtle singularity, he would never have been so easily disturbed by a joke.

Fortunately, singularities are rare and fleeting, and almost in the next instant, Yuan Jianxing regained his sanity.

Furthermore, after a series of extreme events, including following Fu Ze to the room, discussing how to ambush Alexei on the way, taking down Alexei while he was flirting with Fu Ze, hiding Alexei under the bed, getting himself stuck in the bathroom three seconds before Badger Tooth pushed the door open, and making noise by turning on the water, he became more rational under the stimulation of adrenaline.

Hot water gushed from the fine holes of the showerhead, continuously splashing into the pristine white bathtub, creating wisps of steam like a curtain.

The combination of white noise and warm steam almost completely soothed Yuan Jianxing's tense nerves.

However, when he heard Fu Ze and Badger Tooth mention "one of their own" in their conversation outside the door, his brows furrowed involuntarily.

At the same time, the phrase "I betrayed my interests to love you," which Yuan Jianxing had forcibly suppressed deep in his mind, suddenly broke through all obstacles, like a fish swimming swiftly to the surface of the water, mischievously blowing a bubble and then disappearing without a trace, leaving only a shallow ripple and Yuan Jianxing looking at each other in bewilderment.

Many people commented that the original star looked like a rock.

This is mostly a compliment to his composure in doing things, but it cannot be ruled out that in some situations it is also a veiled criticism of his "stubbornness".

Hara Mihoshi was happy to accept this assessment and was willing to continue it.

A stubborn executive is always more valuable and useful than an executive who can please everyone.

But today he discovered that even rock has its downsides.

For example, it will leave many repeated white marks under the gentle rinsing of water.

They seep into the folds of the rock shale, and over time, they quietly venture deeper into the rock without the rock's awareness.

Finally, at the perfect moment, they routed Pan Yan from within.

Although it was only for a moment, and although the other party may not have realized it at all, Hara Mihoshi knew that he had indeed lost.

When exactly did it start? And why?

That doesn't make sense, it doesn't explain it...

It wasn't until Fu Ze outside the door said, "Everyone's gone, but we should still follow the call to conserve water," that Yuan Jianxing was finally freed from this predicament of struggling with himself.

A way to transfer anger and resentment.

Perhaps his emotions were too obvious, because Fu Ze immediately raised his hands to signal a ceasefire.

"Let's put aside any controversies for now."

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Fu Ze pointed downwards, smiling shyly yet slyly.

"If we don't get him out soon, Alexei might suffocate."

Although Harami Hoshi had absolutely no liking for Alexei, he was certainly not so bad as to let him suffocate.

Firstly, his position as executive officer does not allow him to do so.

Secondly, the other party did indeed suffer a lot of trouble for no reason because of him.

Once everything was settled and nothing else could interfere, Yuan Jianxing and Fu Ze were finally ready to openly resolve some of the conflicts that they had intentionally or unintentionally concealed.

To Yuan Jianxing's surprise, Fu Ze, who was the mole and whom he had already caught with conclusive evidence, seemed to have no worries or anxieties whatsoever.

They even took the opportunity to enjoy themselves immensely.

At this moment, a peacock green velvet blanket that he had casually tucked under his body was wrapped around one of his ankles, making his calves appear exceptionally long.

Yuan Jianxing felt that this scene was somewhat jarring.

The word "eye-catching" here is not meant in a derogatory sense.

In fact, quite the opposite.

Yuan Jianxing knew that, objectively speaking, Fu Ze was good-looking, pleasing to the eye, and beautiful at this moment.

He also knew that the following conversation could very well push this beauty to the other side completely.

But he still had to do it.

Because he is the executive officer.

Just then, Fu Ze suddenly invited, "If you want to chat, then chat properly. Why are you standing? Please sit down."

Yuan Jianxing originally didn't intend to sit, but then he thought that his not sitting would be a form of special treatment.

That means he indirectly acknowledged that Fu Ze was somewhat different from him.

This is absolutely unacceptable.

Thinking of this, Yuan Jianxing sat down.

As he moved, the bed sheet, which had been wrinkled from the previous moving, was straightened.

A series of very shallow ravines connected Fu Ze and Yuan Jianxing.

"Let's go through them one by one."

Yuan Jianxing heard himself say that.

"Speaking."

Yuan Jianxing heard Fu Ze say that.

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Fu Ze has always been carefree, and the thing he hates most in his life is summarizing and reviewing.

However, Yuan Jianxing is exceptionally skilled at this and is leading by example in promoting this method of action.

As the former trainee executive of Jianxing, Fu Ze was naturally the first to be affected.

In order not to give himself away, he had to patiently and meticulously break down his work goals into actionable steps in his daily reports over the past few days.

In the current environment, where he no longer has the shackles of an executive officer, he has no reason to pretend.

Moreover, he had no obligation to explain anything to Yuan Jianxing beforehand, as if he were paying extra.

When others have already predetermined your purpose, everything you do will reinforce their impression of you.

At this moment, he himself, or more precisely, Bogdan, was seen by Yuan Jianxing as a completely exposed mole.

A malicious entity with "crooked roots and black-hearted lineage".

Thinking of this, Fu Ze subconsciously adjusted his posture.

The finely woven fabric brushed against his skin, gently stimulating his gradually revitalizing thoughts.

Sometimes he felt exhausted by Hara Misaki's meticulousness.

It's one thing to be so serious about work and life, but why are you so serious about other people's good intentions?

Please, you're currently "betraying your own interests to love me," so why don't you just accept it and ask where this "love" comes from?

Aren't you afraid that the real answer won't be what you want to hear?

However, judging from Yuan Jianxing's behavior, this person clearly did not think that way.

Recalling Fu Ze's flawless personal file in the system, Yuan Jianxing asked, "When did you first get involved with the Kangming Group?"

Haha, that goes back quite a long way.

Since the other side had launched the first attack, Fu Ze naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait to be killed.

He never forgot the bug-level setting that Yuan Jianxing had built into his lie detection ability.

So, in order to ensure the smooth progress of their cooperation, or to put it selfishly, in order to obtain the key without being too displaced, I need to carefully consider every answer I give from now on.

Fortunately, this was the third time the two had such a conversation, and Fu Ze was already able to grasp the boundary between "truth" and "lie" very well, and then use subtle writing to "state the facts" to gain Yuan Jianxing's trust.

No, strictly speaking, it was Fu Ze's third time, and Yuan Jianxing's first time.

After all, during this period, Fu Ze changed bodies through "death and rebirth," and Yuan Jianxing was completely unaware of this.

"It's been a while now, and I really couldn't have gotten into the executive officer team without their help."

From Fu Ze's perspective, this is absolutely true.

If the Kangming Group hadn't sent Bogdan to assassinate Wan Chuanqiu, Fu Ze wouldn't have been able to transfer out of Wan Chuanqiu's body and take Bogdan's place at the Trial Bureau.

"What's the reason?"

"Both coercion and bribery were used."

"So a week ago, you broke into the V City Trial Bureau building and killed Wan Chuanqiu."

Yuan Jianxing said this in a declarative tone.

Fu Ze felt inexplicably restless.

What "Ten Thousand Autumns"? It's "Ten Thousand Autumns" again.

That person has long since disappeared.

From the very beginning, it has always been me—Fu Ze—who has been dealing with you.

Using my personal experience of death to seek justice for someone who no longer exists—what's the difference between your behavior and admitting you've made a mistake with your "white moonlight" crush?

Just as Yuan Jianxing was interpreting Fu Ze's silence as tacit agreement, Fu Ze, on the other end of the bed, suddenly asked, "Chief, you've handled countless criminals, so why are you so fixated on that little internet celebrity?"

"Is it because his outburst at the central hub caused you unprecedented trouble?"

"Or was it because he made a 'love call' to you on the rooftop?"

Fu Ze deliberately emphasized the word "love".

"Neither." Yuan Jianxing retorted to Fu Ze's question in a detached tone. "Answer the question."

What could that be?

Then on what basis?

Perhaps because of Yuan Jianxing's attitude towards other trainee executives, Fu Ze now gets extremely irritated whenever he hears Yuan Jianxing speak like that.

With old and new grudges piled up, he instinctively grabbed a pillow and threw it at them.

Yuan Jianxing was already on high alert, so it was impossible for him to be hit by such a rough and weak attack.

But just because he wasn't hit doesn't mean he won't fight back.

With a quick movement, Yuan Jianxing grabbed the pillow in his hand and pounced on Fu Ze, pulling him down a short distance as he was about to throw the second pillow off the headboard.

Suddenly losing the support of the headboard, Fu Ze lay sprawled out on the bed with his arms and legs spread wide open.

Yuan Jianxing naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass, so he lunged forward, pinned Fu Ze down, and flipped him over.

Remembering the "glorious" feat of this person licking his palm to escape his restraints last time, Yuan Jianxing moved his grip further out this time.

However, when he subconsciously reached behind his waist to retrieve the electronic handcuffs that the executives were required to carry during operations, he found his hand grasping at empty air.

He's wearing a crew uniform that he took off the first mate!

Yuan Jianxing's mistake is also an opportunity for Fu Ze.

With a force so great it was almost enough to dislocate his wrist, he finally broke free from Yuan Jianxing's grip.

But he didn't retaliate. He simply turned over to face Yuan Jianxing and relaxed.

Since someone has to give in first, let him go first.

"Come on, didn't you say you never made mistakes in judging testimonies?"

Fu Ze spoke softly, as if he were coaxing Yuan Jianxing.

"Then you decide whether I lied or not."

After the movements just now, Fu Ze's bathrobe collar had come undone quite a bit, just enough for the spotlight next to the bed to shine a perfect beam of light on his collarbone.

The halo of light emanating from the collarbone and the ample shadows cast by its hollows softened the originally tense scene.

"Fu Ze did not kill Wan Chuanqiu."

“Fu Ze, at least for now, genuinely wants to help Yuan Jianxing.”

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Author's note: I'm so jealous of myself! [shrug]