Chapter 40

  Early in the morning, Wang Shaokai was awakened from his dream by Shen Lue.

  Because he stayed up too late last night and Shen Yue was being a bit... Wang Shaokuo felt like his bones were about to scatter, his waist and legs aching terribly.

  Why is her mental state so good, this is unscientific!

  Rubbing my eyes, looking at Shen Lue in front of me, I really want to just hold her and sleep, don't want to wake up. With a few parts of lazy morning air, I murmured: "So early? Didn't you stay up late last night?"

  He gently stroked her hair, listening to the soft voice, and smiled slightly, saying: "There's something very important to do today, let you sleep well tomorrow, huh?"

  "Hmm." Wang Shaokuo rubbed his head against Shen Lue's chest and said softly, "Don't think about it."

  Shen Lu was taken aback for a moment, his eyes softened slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up: "Get up, Luo Zai is waiting for us." His tone was somewhat light, knowing that Wang Shaoke wouldn't get up otherwise.

  " Luo?" Wang Shaokuo narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Lue, what was he in such a hurry to find Shen Lue for?

  "He found the one who hurt you." Shen Yue replied, answering her question.

  Upon hearing this, Wang Shaokuo's sleepiness vanished, his eyebrows furrowed as he stared at Shen Lue: "My affairs, I can handle myself."

  "I know, but I want to find him." Shen Yue's voice was soft.

  Wang Shaokuo lowered her eyebrows, she knew she couldn't outdo Shen Lüe.

  Taking Wang Shaokuo's hand, they looked into each other's eyes, and Shen Luo said in a low voice: "Shaokuo, just let me take care of this once, okay?"

  Since being with Shen Lue, Wang Shaokuo knew that if anything happened to her, Shen Lue would not ignore it, just as she herself would not stand idly by if something happened to Shen Lue.

  Wang Shaokuo sat up straight, pursed his lips and nodded: "From now on, I'll also take care of your affairs."

  Shen Lue suddenly fell silent, his eyes fixed on Wang Shaokui's collarbone, and after a long time, he smiled and said, "Whatever you say."

  Wang Shaokuo noticed that Shen Lue's gaze was a bit strange, and his expression was also somewhat off, so he couldn't help but lower his head to look down. This sleepwear of hers was originally quite loose, and last night... now half of it had slipped down, revealing her shoulder, and along with the collarbone below, some parts were exposed, the inside faintly visible, seductive beyond words.

  Wang Shaokuo hastily adjusted his pajamas, coughed and said: "I... I'm up." Just as he was about to get out of bed, Shen Lue pressed him down, leaned in close to his ear, and whispered softly: "It's okay to sleep in a bit later..."

  "......Mmm......" A warm, moist sensation at the nape of her neck, a gentle brush of lips.

  It was really late when I got up again.

  This time coming to America, the deepest impression on Wang Shaokuo is not American food, TV shows and beauties. But rather, various abandoned warehouses in the suburbs.

  This is simply a haven for some people.

  Shen Yue drove the car to the outside of the warehouse, stopped the car and got out first to take a look around. Wang Shaokuo also got out of the car after unfastening his seatbelt and walked to Shen Yue's side, but his legs suddenly went soft and he almost fell down. Luckily, Shen Yue reacted quickly and pulled him back, saying in a low voice: "Be careful."

  "It's uneven!" Wang Shaokuo hastily said.

  "Hmm, I just drove with a very soft arm."

  Wang Shaokuo's face turned red.

  "Little sister, someone is unconscious inside."

  Luo suddenly appeared from somewhere and stood behind the two of them, Wang Shaokui hastily withdrew his hand.

  Shen slightly converged his smile, turned around expressionlessly and asked faintly: "Have you found anything else?"

  "No."

  He slightly furrowed his brow, seemingly deep in thought. He glanced at Luo and signaled with his eyes: "You keep watch outside, hide yourself well, we'll go in."

  "Sister, be careful."

  Shen Lue hummed a response and turned to walk into the warehouse.

  Wang Shaokuo stood still, listening in a daze, but still closely followed Shen Lue.

  "What are you looking for?" Wang Shaokuo asked curiously as he walked alongside her.

  Shen glanced at Wang Shaokuo and smiled: "The ground is uneven here, be careful not to fall."

  Wang Shaokuo's face, which had just faded from its previous flush, reddened again as he coughed lightly twice and said seriously, "Let's get down to business!"

  Shen Lue's mouth corners slightly pursed a smile, staring at the warehouse in front of him, and said: "Sometimes it's too smooth, but it's not necessarily a good thing. Luo used 2cc but couldn't get anything out of him, this person... isn't simple!"

  Wang Shaokuo stopped in his tracks, looking at Shen Lue with a bewildered expression. After investigating for so long, he naturally knew what the 2cc mentioned by Shen Lue was, but he didn't expect that Shen Lue's person would have 2cc. Its full name is 'Sulfurized Pentyothal Sodium', a neuro-inflammatory drug, which is a special interrogation drug developed by foreign agents for torture and forced confessions. Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, Wang Shaokuo also knew that when this drug was injected into the body, the peripheral nerves throughout the body would feel unbearable pain and torment.

  What kind of person is this woman?

  Wang Shaokuo felt that she was becoming more and more unfathomable.

  Shen Yue saw Wang Shaokuo stop in his tracks, turn around and look at this face that didn't hide anything from him, the corner of his mouth curled up, and he asked softly: "Shaokuo, why did you become a detective, huh?"

  Wang Shaokuo uttered a puzzled "huh?" and didn't expect Shen Lue to suddenly ask this question.

  "Is it just because you like Conan Doyle?" Shen asked with a slight smile.

  "Not entirely... actually, I became a detective in order to find someone." Wang Shaokuo said her true intention for being a detective for the first time in front of others.

  "Huh?" Shen walked up and stood in front of Wang Shaokui, curiously asking: "Who is it?"

  Wang Shaokuo composed himself and said, "I didn't know who she was... That was the first case I took on in college. To be honest, I was both excited and happy that someone had asked for my help. At the time, I reviewed all of Sherlock Holmes' detective techniques and actually found some leads, but coincidentally, I conflicted with the police. They saw that I was a university student and didn't give me a hard time, they just told me to drop it."

  Shen Yue smiled slightly: "You must agree."

  Wang Shaokuo raised an eyebrow, his chin tilting upwards in response: "Of course, this is the first time I've had some interest in detective work, so I won't let go that easily. After several negotiations, it eventually became a collaborative relationship."

  "After a period of effort, I was the first to find the person the police were looking for, but it wasn't the same person my client was looking for."

  Shen looked at Wang Shaokuo with a subtle expressionless face, his mouth curled up in a hint of a smile: "In the end... you let her go, didn't you?"

  Wang Shaokuo looked at Shen Lue in surprise: "How did you know?"

  "I'm guessing." Shen Lue's mouth slightly curled up in response.

  Wang Shaokuo blinked his eyes and looked at Shen Lue, this was also too good at guessing...

  "Shaokuo, why are you looking at me like this?" Shen Lue's smile grew even brighter.

  Wang Shaokuo pouted and frowned, saying: "I'm afraid..."

  Four eyes met, Wang Shaokuo tightly grasped Shen Lue's arm and said: "I'm afraid I don't understand you enough, I don't know how to protect you!"

  "... Sha Ke." She unexpectedly brought up the topic again.

  "If something is going to happen, let's not go and see it. This person has nothing to do with me." At this time, Wang Shaokuo didn't want to look at anything or do anything, she just wanted to pull Shen Lue away from this place of gossip and return to the place that belonged to them.

  Wang Shaokuo admitted that she was afraid. Afraid of facing those dangers, because she was afraid of losing Shen Lue.

  Even without truly understanding Shen Yue's background, it is clear that she lives in a very dangerous environment. Her every intuition is not an empty imagination, but a survival experience.

  There must be some truth in what is being questioned.

  Insisting on this is all for oneself.

  "I'm just suspicious. If this person really has a problem, I want to investigate clearly, right?" Shen Lue stroked Wang Shaokuo's cheek and comforted him: "For you, I will also take good care of myself. But Shaokuo, you have to promise me that if something really happens, remember to protect yourself first, hear me?"

  Wang Shaokuo least wanted to hear was this sentence, and immediately responded: "Didn't hear!"

  Shen slightly frowned.

  "I don't want you to have trouble!"

  "Silly girl, what could possibly happen?" Shen said with a smile: "Since you've come all the way here, shouldn't we take a look first?"

  Wang Shaokuo knew that all her worries were just unnecessary, after all Shen Lue was more cautious than she was when doing things, so she could only nod in agreement.

  The two continued walking towards the warehouse.

  "Shao Ke, are you looking for that person?" Shen Lue asked while walking.

  "Who?"

  "The person you let go."

  "If I catch her, I'll retire. Who made me a detective because of her?" Wang Shaokuo said with a raised corner of his mouth, unwilling to give in.

  "Oh? It seems that Sha Ke really likes this person!" Shen said with a nod.

  Wang Shaokuo saw that the tone was not right, and hurriedly explained: "...not...it's not what you think. It's just that at the time she was injured, but still had a proud face and told me: You are indeed very suitable for being a detective, better than those police officers. Unfortunately, you always can't catch me." The tone became more and more irritable as he spoke.

  Shen Yue didn't say anything, a smile just seeped from the corner of his mouth.

  "Are you laughing at me?"

  "She's injured, and you just let her go?"

  "Because she said so, not because she was injured while performing her duties, I couldn't find her at all, and she even provoked me, letting me release her and catch her again."

  Shen Yue stopped in his tracks, looking at Wang Shaokui's face and said, "In the end, you were deceived, weren't you?"

  Wang Shaokuo shook his head: "I think it's just that my ability is still not enough."

  Shen Lue fixed his gaze on Wang Shaokuo's clear eyes, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked, and didn't continue the topic. He turned around and walked straight into the warehouse, and Wang Shaokuo followed him in without thinking much.

  In the warehouse, all around were discarded building materials, making the already shabby environment even dirtier and more chaotic. A man covered in bruises, with his head hung low, was unconscious on a chair.

  Shen Lue just wanted to walk closer and take a look, but was stopped by Wang Shaokuo: "I'll go, after all, I've seen him before."

  "It's okay, I think he'll wake up soon," Shen said vaguely. Or maybe he already has.

  "Let's go together." Wang Shaokuo insisted without giving in.

  Shen Yue smiled helplessly and nodded in response.

  Coming in front of the man, Shen slightly stretched out his hand to lift up the man's face, carefully examining it, and his eyebrows slightly furrowed. He always felt that this man was very familiar, asking Wang Shaokuo: "Is it him?"

  Because the environment was quite dark that day, the person in front of him had his eyes closed, his face was dirty and messy, and there were bruises at the corners of his eyes. Wang Shaokuo looked carefully for a long time, but he didn't dare to confirm it.

  The man's mouth suddenly curled up and he woke up.

  Wang Shaokuo subconsciously pulled Shen Lue back several steps. She knew that the man was currently powerless to fight back, and also knew that Shen Lue's skills would be no problem even for an uninjured him, but Wang Shaokuo just couldn't help feeling uneasy.

  Shen Yue kept a distance from Wang Shaoke and this person, her face cold, asking: "You've been awake for a while now, just waiting for me?"

  The man kept his head down for a long time before finally lifting it up and saying: "Don't you recognize me? Why is the person who came here, you?"

  Looking into his eyes, Wang Shaokuo could be certain that he was not the one who attacked her that night. However, listening to his tone, it seemed as if they knew each other. So without interrupting their conversation, Wang Shaokuo's attention had already reached its maximum, and Shen Lue's intuition was indeed correct - this man was definitely not simple.

  Shen Yue looked at the man seriously, and indeed he looked very familiar, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  The man saw Shen's slightly hesitant expression and burst out laughing, his voice tinged with disappointment: "As expected, you've abandoned us, Heart!" His gaze suddenly flashed over for an instant, caught by Wang Shaokuo.

  Only saw the man raise his hand and bite down hard on his thumb.

  Everything happened in an instant, Shen Lue was stunned on the spot because of this action, while Wang Shaokui took Shen Lue out.

  At that moment, the man's eyes revealed a murderous aura.

  As a result, unexpectedly, the man behind him...

  It exploded!

  Things happened too fast, when Shen Lue regained consciousness, the surroundings were already thick with smoke, and Wang Shaokui was pressed on top of him.

  Don't move.

  "Shao Ke......" Shen Yue hastily got up and rushed to check Wang Shao Ke's injuries. As soon as she touched him, her brow furrowed tightly, her hands were covered in Wang Shao Ke's blood.

  "Shao Ke, Shao Ke... nothing's wrong with you, I won't let anything happen to you!" Shen Lue's voice trembled slightly, his eyes reddening as he pressed down on Wang Shao Ke's pulse, his tense expression easing.

  It's okay... She's still alive!

  Hearing Luo's footsteps, Shen Lue immediately said: "Don't come out, notify Sheng Suo to come over!"

  The footsteps then disappeared.

  After confirming that Wang Shaokui was still alive, Shen Lue's second task was to check Wang Shaokui's injuries to see if there were any fatal wounds.

  He carefully began checking from head to toe with his hands.

  I want to protect you!

  Shen Yue's hand touched Wang Shaokuo's soft hair, but his mind was filled with Wang Shaokuo's words.

  "Shao Ke, you have to promise me, if anything really happens, remember to protect yourself first, did you hear?"

  I didn't hear!

  Biting her lower lip tightly, she continued to examine Wang Shaokui's cervical vertebrae and lumbar vertebrae.

  I don't want you to have anything to do with it!

  Shen Lue's mouth corners seeped out a thread of blood, she forcibly endured the expression, stiffened her face, and slowly searched Wang Shaokuo's body with her hands, carefully checking every inch.

  "What a silly girl!"

  Shen Yue had never used tears to manipulate others, because she thought crying was the stupidest and most useless thing in the world. So... she had always told herself that she would never expose her vulnerable side. Even when her parents left, she hadn't shed a single tear.

  In the end, Shen Lue could confirm that Wang Shaokai did not have any fatal injuries, but if he wasn't sent to the hospital soon, Wang Shaokai would still die from excessive blood loss.

  Shen Yue took off his jacket and tied it around Wang Shaoke's body to stop the bleeding. For the first time, Shen Yue believed in God, praying that he could let Wang Shaoke live, she was betting on it.

  Betting on what's about to happen is just too high a stake for Shen Yue this time.

  Shen Yue helped Wang Shaokuo stop the bleeding while gazing at the spot that was now only a bloodstain, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

  Because she remembered him just because of his last action and his last word.

  They're actually... still alive!?!

  The author has something to say: Shen Lue's background will be roughly explained in the extras.

  Her relationship with the Xu family will also be briefly introduced.

  The story has undergone subtle changes, and many places that everyone thought were unimportant in the front actually had hidden foreshadowing... Cough!

  Keep going!