TSM Chapter 5

A faint fragrance drifted, intoxicating the night, right and wrong intertwined in the heart.

“An ant trying to shake a tree, overestimating yourself!” Zuǒ Yú didn’t answer his question, and once again fought with him.

He kicked Spade K, who was lunging at him, in the chest, sending him flying. Before he could catch his breath, he straddled him, swinging his arms, each punch landing heavily.

Spade K was a little dazed from the beating, blood gushing from his mouth, but he kept smiling, a sinister and terrifying smile. The hidden blade slid out again, aimed directly at Zuǒ Yú’s neck. He reacted quickly, dodging the fatal blow, but was cut on the back of his hand.

Finally tasting a little sweetness, Spade K struggled to his feet, raising his right hand with the blade and staggering towards him…

“Bang!” A gunshot pierced the ground…

Zuǒ Yú slightly raised his scarlet eyes. Shí Jiǎnbái, whom he hadn’t seen for many months, suddenly appeared before him, his worried face showing confusion. He held a GLOCK17 pistol high in one hand, trembling slightly.

Zuǒ Yú sneered, calmly dropping the blade, slitting his throat, Spade K bleeding on the spot…

……

“Sure enough… the police always reap the benefits.” Zuǒ Yú tilted his head, noticing that only Shí Jiǎnbái was present, and knew… it wasn’t a mission dispatch.

“Yú Jī!” Shí Jiǎnbái looked at Zuǒ Yú, who hadn’t changed much, in surprise, unable to believe it.

He deliberately emphasized the four words “self-defense”, then slightly raised his chin to signal Shí Jiǎnbái to look at the “almost perfect masterpiece.”

Around the perimeter were five corpses: Liu Měixīn, Yáng Píng, Sūn Fāngrú, Yáng Guìnián, and the mastermind serial killer. Standing in the center was the most innocent victim, Chéng Zǐjùn.

There was no doubt that Spade K was responsible for the second half of the serial murder case, while Liu Měixīn was responsible for luring the victims into the Tǒngzǐlóu apartment through dating apps. The mastermind serial killer was responsible for the killings, Yáng Píng was responsible for disposing of the bodies, Sūn Fāngrú was responsible for cleaning the blood from the scene, and Yáng Guìnián was responsible for restoring the apartment to its original state after the female college students moved in.

In order to frame Spade K and clear themselves of suspicion, they decided to imitate Spade K’s nursery rhyme murder case, which led to their own demise.

“Shut up!” Shí Jiǎnbái walked towards 109, glancing at Zuǒ Yú in annoyance: “Hurry up and leave.”

Zuǒ Yú knew Shí Jiǎnbái too well, and had expected him to help, even relying on it: “Then I’ll have to trouble the White Emperor?”

“Get out! Get out now!”

……

In Máng City in October, the ginkgo leaves turned golden, swaying gently in the breeze. Sunlight filtered through the large swathes of gold, casting shadows on the ground. Shí Jiǎnbái raised his eyes and squinted slightly, shielding his eyes with his hand. Sunlight shot through the gaps between his fingers, piercing his eyes.

“Me? Where would I have the time? Dealing with the damn Poker Gang is enough of a headache, I’m not leading them!”

Seeing Little Fàn’s cheap look, Shí Jiǎnbái instantly understood what was going on. When he submitted the case report, the director clearly had time to personally discuss the new recruits with him, which clearly meant that he knew he wouldn’t agree, so he threw the problem to Little Fàn.

“Forget it, go call the two new recruits.” After thinking it over, he reluctantly accepted reality.

“Okay!”

Shí Jiǎnbái took a sip of tea, recalling the past… He never used to drink tea, only Americano. Zuǒ Yú would always nag him that coffee was bad for his health, and would often replace his coffee with hot tea. The two of them had argued about it a lot. Gradually… now he felt that tea wasn’t bad either.

“Team Leader Shí!” His thoughts were interrupted by Little Fàn. He glanced at the nervous police officers standing outside the team, both of them standing straight at attention.

“What are your names?”

“Reporting, Team Leader Shí! Yì Dàjūn!”

“Reporting, Team Leader Shí! Gě Yáng!”

Their voices were loud and clear, one could say… deafening. Shí Jiǎnbái rubbed his ears, glaring at them in disgust: “What are you doing! You’re not deaf.”

Then, he took out a lollipop from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and nonchalantly put his leg on the table. Seeing the three of them staring at him, Shí Jiǎnbái reluctantly took out two more strawberry-flavored lollipops from his pocket, threw them to the two new recruits, patted his pocket, and shrugged at Little Fàn, saying, “That’s it, only three.”

“What are you saying, Team Leader Shí, we’ll eat, we’ll eat. You still have work to do, so we’ll leave first…”

Little Fàn disappeared in a flash. Turning his head, he saw the two new recruits with the lollipops in their mouths, even more nervous than before.

“Relax, you’re not going to eat us. The scariest guy…” He stopped halfway, realizing that Zuǒ Yú had resigned, and forced the words back. It had been three months since he had resigned, but he still hadn’t gotten used to it.

“Yes, Master!” The two of them said in unison, unable to hide their excitement.

Hearing this unfamiliar title, Shí Jiǎnbái frowned. He was only 26 years old, just a few years older than them. Why did he feel like he had aged a lot in an instant? Impatiently waving his hand at them, he watched them busily tidying up their desks, and couldn’t help but think of that damn dog again.

……

Zuǒ’s Càn’ěr Group is a consortium mainly engaged in jewelry. They own many high-end jewelry brands worldwide, covering diamonds, gold, gemstones, and other types of jewelry and watches.

In the vice president’s office, Zuǒ Yú stood behind the floor-to-ceiling windows on the 22nd floor, taking a sip of Americano, overlooking the night view of Máng City. The lights were brilliant, and the neon lights flickered with colorful lights, it was such an intoxicating scene of prosperity…

The computer behind him emitted a faint light. It contained emails from an anonymous person, all of which were important information related to the Poker Gang. He deliberately zoomed in on one of the photos. The photo was of a newly opened bar called Twilight.

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