The Crane Leads to Rebirth: The Transformation of Yin and Yang (Part 1)
calm?
Impossible. People in this line of work have to be prepared to travel all over the country non-stop.
While a series of murders occurred in Guanying, a heartbroken couple in Yunan City further south were desperately searching for their missing son.
After resting in Luoqi for only a few days, Wen Su, Zhou Ziqiu, Fatty, and Glasses rushed to Yunan again.
Cui Yongle did not go. First, he remained in Guanxing to continue tracking the case. Second, he was not Cui Yongle who belonged exclusively to Zhou Ziqiu and Wen Su. He was the president of Qingdeng and could not be with Zhou Ziqiu every day. He had appeared in the cases a few times before because the cases were important. He was also worried that Zhou Ziqiu had not taken on any missions for a long time and had forgotten the basic procedures. He also wanted to take the opportunity to mentor Wen Su and the three newcomers, Glasses and Fatty.
Although he didn't get any rest, the fat man was very excited on the plane, constantly looking out the window. He was happy even if it was just a glimpse of the sky. When the blue sea came into view, he frantically waved Wen Su's arm next to him.
"Boss, boss! Look! The sea!"
Wen Su was dozing with his eyes closed when he was suddenly woken up by the fat man. His double eyelids hadn't yet returned to single eyelids, and his droopy eyes made him look fierce. Only when the fat man met those eyes did he belatedly realize what he had done. He reluctantly let go and stuck out his tongue.
"You've seen it before, why are you so excited?"
His voice was hoarse and indescribably low, as if he hadn't woken up properly.
Hearing that his boss wasn't angry, the fat man immediately perked up: "Beautiful women! Beach beauties! Boss, do you even know what that means? Beautiful women!" As he spoke, he even gestured with his hand in an arc.
Wen Su paused for a few seconds, then closed his eyes again, his voice unusually cold: "Not interested."
The fat man was worried for his boss when he saw him like this. His boss was already in his twenties. Although he was busy traveling around every day, how could he still not have a girlfriend after so long? In the five years since he had known Wen Su, he had never seen Wen Su with a caring person by his side.
Wait a minute, the fat man's eyes widened suddenly. He suddenly remembered something. Five years... no... How old is his boss this year?
The fat guy stuck out his chubby finger and poked Wen Su: "Boss, you wouldn't..."
"Don't know what? Tell me quickly." Wen Su opened his eyes again, his eyes filled with indescribable irritation.
"You're not still a..." The fat man lowered his voice as he said the last word, "...a virgin, right?"
Originally, when he heard the fat man deliberately pause while speaking, Wen Su was about to open his mouth and tell him to hurry up and say what he had to say, but when the fat man actually spoke, Wen Su's words got stuck in his throat.
"Holy crap!" Fatty saw that Wen Su didn't say anything, and he didn't expect that he had really guessed right. He looked Wen Su up and down several times, and he couldn't believe that his boss, who looked decent, rich and good-looking, was actually a lesbian. After clicking his tongue a few times, he looked down again and looked at a certain part of Wen Su.
He couldn't believe that someone with Wen Su's looks wouldn't go out and chase girls; the only reason could be—
"Boss, you're not impotent, are you?"
"puff."
A suppressed laugh came from beside the two. It was Zhou Ziqiu, who was sitting next to Wen Su. He couldn't help but laugh out loud after hearing the two. He didn't often deal with young people and didn't expect their usual topics of discussion to be so explosive. However, he also knew that it was wrong to eavesdrop, so he offered a rather unconvincing explanation: "I didn't eavesdrop, really."
Wen Su took a deep breath, reached out and twisted the fat man's ear. Amidst the fat man's suppressed groan of pain, he asked with murderous intent, "Are you bored?"
"No, no, no, I'm not free." The fat man finally broke free from Wen Su's iron grip and waved his hands repeatedly, begging for mercy. However, after escaping with his life, he became curious again, "Boss, why don't you find a girlfriend?"
Hearing what the fat man said, Zhou Ziqiu also silently pricked up his ears, after all, the nature of humans is to gossip.
"Why would I need to look for that?" Wen Su stopped. "I don't have time, and there's no need."
"Why is it unnecessary? You can kiss all the time, or..." The fat man didn't finish his sentence, but you could tell what he meant.
Wen Su raised an eyebrow. "Why do that? Shouldn't that kind of behavior only be done after a formal marriage?"
The fat man stared wide-eyed in disbelief, seemingly unable to believe that someone could be so conservative in this open and advanced 21st century. Zhou Ziqiu looked at him with surprise for several times, not expecting that Wen Su, who seemed to be very playful, would say such a thing.
"Isn't that right? That kind of thing is obviously very serious," Wen Su asked, arms crossed.
The fat man, who had initially started the conversation, was suddenly speechless and awkwardly said, "No, yes, yes."
But after saying that, the fat man felt a little unwilling. He looked at Wen Su several more times, determined to turn the tables. Finally, he pointed at Wen Su's ear and replied, "But boss, your ears are so red."
"...Shut up."
"puff."
After getting off the plane, Glasses looked at the fat man laughing loudly with confusion. Even Zhou Ziqiu, who usually had no expression, was suppressing a laugh. Could someone tell him what had happened while he was fast asleep? He turned to Wen Su for help, but was given a warning look by Wen Su, and shut his mouth, not daring to ask any more questions.
As they exited the boarding gate, the group spotted someone holding a sign that read "Special Investigation Team" among the crowd of people waiting to pick up passengers. Zhou Ziqiu walked up to the person and greeted him, "Hello."
The man glanced at Zhou Ziqiu and the three people behind him several times and asked, "The Special Investigation Team?"
Zhou Ziqiu nodded and took out the file from his backpack. After confirming it, the man nodded and extended his hand to Zhou Ziqiu: "Hello, comrade, Zhao Jingtao from the Anti-Smuggling Department."
"Hello, Special Investigation Team, Zhou Ziqiu."
After a brief introduction, Zhao Jingtao led the four people to his car, handed them the documents, and then drove them to the hotel.
Yu-Nan City is a metropolis composed of many small towns and a main urban area. The case occurred in Tuo-Yue Town, the most famous of the many towns. The people who reported the case were a couple, and their 18-year-old son was missing. The description of the case in the files that everyone had was also very simple:
The couple's child told them he was going to a party at a classmate's house in the next town and would drive home that night, asking them to go to sleep. The couple was woken by a phone call around 2 a.m. When they answered, it was their son calling, saying his car had broken down and he couldn't move, hoping they could come pick him up.
However, the location given by the couple's child was very strange. Tuoyue Town was the couple's home address, and the town where the missing person attended the party was Suiyuan Town. But the location he told the couple was next to Wuyang Town, a town opposite Suiyuan Town that could only be reached by going to Tuoyue Town first.
Although the couple didn't understand why their child would take such a route, they still drove to the location the missing person had described. However, when they arrived, they saw no one. The couple signaled to their child over the phone to honk the horn and turn on the flash, but apart from the sound of the phone being pressed, there was only deathly silence.
Then, the missing man suggested that he walk back along the road because he said he could see the lights of Wuyang Town, and that the couple go to Wuyang Town to wait for him. The father agreed and drove to Wuyang Town first, while keeping in touch with his child.
However, as they walked, the missing person suddenly said that the lights of Wuyang Town were blocked by a grove of trees and that he couldn't find his way. He needed to take a detour via a side road. Although his anxiety was growing, the father agreed, considering that there was no danger nearby.
Along the way, the father chatted with his child, but at this moment, something unexpected happened.
Suddenly, a swear word came from the phone, and then the call was quickly disconnected. No matter how many times the father dialed back, no one answered.
That concludes the description; what follows is common knowledge.
But the case description alone doesn't reveal anything. However, if you scroll further down, you'll see some clues, as the current search progress is recorded: nothing found.
"That couple bribed the media, and now reporters and the public are closely following the progress of the case." Zhao Jingtao took the initiative to explain the current situation. Their superiors were under pressure from the media, and with no progress in the search, they thought it might be related to the supernatural, so they tried to invite the special investigation team. They thought the special investigation team, which was short-staffed, would not be able to spare any manpower because of Guan Ying's serial murder case, but they did not expect that they would actually invite people from the special investigation team.
It's said that the Special Investigation Unit only handles paranormal cases and is usually elusive, with no files or proof. Everyone guessed that the members of the Special Investigation Unit were three-headed, six-armed, or had six fingers or something similar, but they didn't expect to look no different from normal people.
"Okay." Zhou Ziqiu nodded to indicate that he understood. No matter how much was written in the file, nothing felt more real than seeing it in person.
Tuoyue Town is famous for two reasons. First, Yu'nan City itself is very famous in China. Second, Tuoyue Town preserves an ancient city from the pre-Zhou period. The general who died in battle was a general who spent his life on the battlefield. His only son was as brave and skilled in battle as his father. He died on the battlefield with his father, sacrificing his family's blood for the declining dynasty. Countless literati and poets in later dynasties wrote poems to praise the loyalty and ability of the general's family. Moreover, the name of Tuoyue Town originated from that legendary general.
Because that general's name was Xie Tuo.
The fat man clung to the car window, exclaiming in surprise as he watched the bustling crowd in the square next to the ancient city. Glasses was also staring intently at the event taking place in the center of the square. Wen Su merely glanced at it casually, seemingly uninterested, while Zhou Ziqiu looked down at the documents in his hand, paying no attention to the so-called event.
When talking about Tuoyue Ancient City, Zhao Jingtao, a local of Tuoyue Town, felt proud and took the initiative to explain the history to everyone: "Tuoyue Ancient City was built by General Xie after he led his troops to conquer Yunan. The two generals of the Xie family also died here."
Just as he was about to continue speaking, Zhou Ziqiu suddenly closed the documents with a "bang," interrupting Zhao Jingtao, "Take us to the hotel first."
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