"No! I want to stay in the police force, in the Punishment Group!"
"But your condition..." He Xin said sadly.
"Don't worry, I actually have a very talented friend who's great at physics. Give me half a month, and I'll be back!"
Gao Mingqiang left like that. At the time, I thought he was just feeling down and needed to heal in private. I never expected what came later...
Duke Herbert III of England was the first vampire. He was baptized by the moonlight and ascended to become a noble vampire while gazing at the moon. Vampires are descendants of noble European royalty.
Vampires do not call themselves va
My name is He Sheng, and I am the leader of the Punishment Group, currently affiliated with the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department's Criminal Investigation Corps. I was once a forensic examiner, but my ancestors were all coroners.
The series of cases recently has, at one point, thrown me into confusion. The repeated appearances of "Dad" have almost shattered my heart. Why, after death, must his identity be used to torment me? Don't they know this is the greatest blow to the living? However, given the methods of the Polaris organization, perhaps they find this quite amusing.
After Gao Mingqiang left, He Xin, Liu Yuning, Zhang Keying, and I went to the courtyard house. We were discussing something: if Gao Mingqiang were to disappear forever, who would replace him.
However, we couldn't come up with anyone to replace him for the time being. We had to put the matter aside. Everyone gathered in the courtyard, brewing tea and admiring the camellias blooming around my courtyard house on this midsummer night.
Of course, this is my recent hobby. From the money tree to lavender, and now to camellias, my state of mind has been changing with the different plants I cultivate.
"Dad, lately, for some reason, I've been having strange dreams. I dream of the past, of the scene of my parents being murdered."
"How can that be? When exactly do you mean by 'lately'?"
"It's probably since we returned from that dilapidated hotel. These nightmares have been haunting me. I think I saw... *sniffle*... the two drug dealers who harmed my parents back then."
"Are you saying the two members of the organization who escaped last time were their people?"
"Probably. Even though their faces were covered, I can still remember the scars on their foreheads."
"What kind of scars? Can you describe them specifically?"
"It's like a purple diamond-shaped symbol with a reddish-brown triangle in the middle."
"I see. This symbol is said to have been used by the Polaris organization before. That was their old emblem; their new symbol is now Ursa Major. I once had a friend named Song who was their enemy, but he was killed in action resisting the organization."
"Oh, Dad, what do we do now? Should we still go find Uncle He Qing?"
I pondered for a moment and thought that doing so was a good idea, as He Xin's condition was likely psychological.
I dialed He Qing's number. After some time, he told me he would be over soon.
Sometimes, I truly feel fortunate to have such a brother. When I ask him for help, he never refuses and always comes over right away. Anyone else might have taken ages.
Before He Qing arrived, Liu Yuning came out of the kitchen in the courtyard house. Since everything was resolved, our family has been living together. The wedding was just a ceremony, and a few days ago, I accompanied Liu Yuning to pay respects at her parents' memorial tablets. After that, she has been with me.
When He Qing arrived, it was just time for dinner. Liu Yuning personally prepared these few dishes that I like the most.
We sat down to eat. He Qing hadn't eaten yet, so he picked up his chopsticks.
But He Xin seemed to have no appetite. Perhaps too many things were weighing on her heart, and she couldn't eat. Seeing this, He Qing also ate only a few bites before putting down his chopsticks. "He Xin, why don't we start the treatment?"
"Uncle He Qing, do you want to do it here?"
"We can go to my clinic. Brother, if you're busy, leave this to me."
"Oh, thank you. I still need to go to the provincial department later."
"Then it's settled."
After He Qing took He Xin away, Liu Yuning and I tidied up the dining table and then drove back to work.
In the afternoon, for some reason, Zhang Keying came to us with tickets to a racecourse, saying, "You two, are you free? This is an invitation from my idol, Li Jianbai. He wants us to participate in his horse racing competition."
"Li Jianbai? You don't mean that famous horse racing athlete from Guangdong City? You know him?"
"Yes, I met him once before, but we're not very close. If you're free tonight, will you come with me?"
"Uh, there are exactly three invitations here, no, these are entry passes!"
"That's right. Then it's settled."
Liu Yuning hadn't said a word from beginning to end, but I could tell from her eyes that she had agreed. I forgot to mention something. For some reason, after Liu Yuning woke up and said a few words, she went to the hospital and came back, but she hasn't been able to speak. The doctor said it was a miracle she woke up at all, and as for speaking, it's probably because her vocal cords have been inactive for a long time and are numb from disuse. She should recover in some time, so I didn't think much of it.
Now, we communicate with our eyes. Because of the tacit understanding we've formed, even if Liu Yuning doesn't speak, I know many of her intentions.
Perhaps it's because of the horse racing event, but we spent the entire afternoon in a daze, not really focusing on work. However, without any cases recently, our Punishment Group should be quite idle. Xia Hou was chatting with his girlfriend on his phone, Xiao Yuande was furiously punching and kicking a sandbag, Zhang Keying was playing a single-player game on her computer called "Mount & Blade II," and Xie Chuchu was not in the forensic department but was looking at books on anatomy.
I wiped my bracelet with a cloth. This device had undergone its fifth modification by He Xin and now had the functions of spraying silver needles and venom. As a coroner, I quite liked these classical-style hidden weapons, which suited my style. Additionally, my shoes were secretly equipped with two daggers.