Chapter Ten: The Replicator Emperor

  Detective and master thief are arch-enemies, but also familiar friends.

  We set up the crime scene in Zheng Wenlou's home, where two fierce dogs were not tied up and bit Chen Deliang, making his face unrecognizable, with a broken neck.

  There are two suspicious points here: why did the ghost dog fail to catch him, and why did Chen De Liang go to Zheng Wen Lou's home.

  It's simple, Zheng Wenhao's dog cage was for raising Biter dogs, the net is a bit short, we released the Tibetan Mastiff and then 'arranged' some dog hair on the edge of the cage, making it seem like the Tibetan Mastiff had jumped out of the cage, thus covering up this scene. As for Chen Deliang, earlier that morning when I lured him out, he was working with the steward in the vegetable field, there were eyewitnesses who saw what that savage did, and the two locations are close to each other.

  After running around in circles, it was ironic and laughable that the Vietnamese actually asked us to solve the case!

  I pretended to reason it out, the case was solved in a way that I had expected, and finally, my eyes were still staring straight at Wu Mengtuan.

  "What kind of savage are you? You're hiding something from me! Lieutenant Colonel, this is unacceptable and insincere!"

  "We'll talk about this later, Zheng Wenlou has been caught, I have to think of a way to rescue him now." Wu Mengtuan was worried and left after saying one sentence, driving away in his jeep.

  Fine, the battalion commander Wu Mengtuan and political commissar Chen Deliang are gone from the camp, the strongest platoon leader Zheng Wenlou has left, only Ruan Dong who is moved by lust and Kunen who doesn't care about anything at all are left, what's there to be afraid of?

  That evening when we came back, each of us was like a different person.

  At the dinner table, Zhao Yong sighed: "Some things you don't face up to are a complete failure. Once you confront them with all your might and seriousness, you'll find that the so-called difficulties aren't that big of a deal."

  Luosansi immediately shook his head: "That also depends on the situation, Chen Deliang's affairs are settled, but that savage and our mission, even if we face it, we can't do it."

  "...", at this point, everyone fell silent again.

  "Hey, hey! Iron Hand God Catcher, at a time like this you're not even making a statement, and yet you're still playing that broken guitar. Are you kidding me?"

  "What's a broken guitar?" I looked down: "The thing in Zheng Wenlou's house, that's not top-notch."

  Jiang Yu smiled awkwardly: "Chuan Jie, at that time you helped Zheng Wenlou say two sentences and got this guitar, isn't this considered accepting bribes?"

  "No, no! I am a people's police officer of China, a public servant of the Chinese people. I accepted gifts from foreign friends without harming the interests of my country or accepting benefits from our own people. How can this be considered bribery?" My rebuttal made everyone kneel in submission.

  Cheng Long can now get out of 'bed' and walk: "Chuan Jie, everyone is busy with their tasks now. It's not good for you to be like this. Hurry up and put it away, go back and play again later."

  I couldn't help but smile and say, "Some people work hard their whole lives and only earn a few hundred thousand yuan, while others can make millions just by walking on stage or singing one song. And then there are those who can rise to fame and fortune just by flattering others. Isn't the world amazing?"

  Everyone who heard this was stunned and confused. Wu Mingkai went crazy: "You little devil, are you thinking of making a move? Then hurry up and say it, what kind of trick are you buying?"

  "It's a dark and windy night, the perfect time for murder and arson." My unexpected actions that night piqued everyone's curiosity, and they all followed me.

  We were a group of thirteen people who rode motorcycles all night and arrived at Shili Slope, along with the two Pomeranians.

  After arriving at the place, I let them all wait and took a cloth bag, two large pieces of braised beef, a guitar, and came to the central area of Shili Slope alone.

  Hehe, tonight's moonlight is quite good, the scenery stretches for miles, silver white everywhere, the forest and trees are swaying in the wind.

  I picked up some dry branches and quickly lit a bonfire at the old fire pit, then placed two pieces of braised beef on the fire to roast, applying vegetable oil to prevent scorching.

  So, I sit alone in front of the bonfire, holding my guitar, relaxing my mood and breath, thinking of that lovely little girl far away, humming a gentle tune.

  With fingertips dancing elegantly, a song I love appears under the starry sky on the Tenli Slope:

  "Can the brightest star in the night sky hear the loneliness and sighs in the heart of the person who gazes up at it?"

  "Can the brightest star in the night sky recall the figure that disappeared with me into the wind?"

  "I pray for a transparent heart and tearful eyes, to give me the courage to believe again, to cross over lies and embrace you."

  "Whenever I lose the meaning of existence, whenever I'm 'lost' in the dark night, brightest star in the sky, please guide me closer to you..."

  The reason I like this song is the lyrics, that one sentence, I pray to have a transparent heart and eyes that can shed tears, giving me the courage to believe again, to cross over lies and embrace you.

  In this world of mutual deception, where everything is for the sake of gain, who can turn back and recognize that rebellious yet sincere self after stepping out of school?

  The environment forces you to wear a mask in order to survive, otherwise you will be eliminated by society. However, walking down this path, unknowingly and unconsciously, perhaps we don't even know when or where, at that street corner, under the blows of our superiors, we forget who we are ourselves.

  Will you cry?

  If there's something in this world that can make you happy to the point of tears, what a wonderful feeling it would be!

  A transparent heart, tearful eyes, with courage in my heart, I pierce through the lies to embrace the one I love.

  So be it, I am content with this life...

  "Wow, Chuan Jie is so handsome." Jiang Yi couldn't help but praise him in a low voice from afar.

  "Lin Ruo Yu was very dissatisfied. 'This guy, always showing off for no reason, just watch him try to catch that little devil, I'll scold him when he comes back.'"

  "Shh, shh, shh~~~" The men hastily urged in a low voice: "Keep your voice down, that little devil not only has a dog-like nose, but also godly ears, it... Ah~ what's going on?"

  While everyone was lying in the pit and peeking, I suddenly found that the place where I was located was filled with golden light all over the sky, and the colorful light centered on me, shining the entire forest with dazzling brilliance. Meanwhile, there were several pieces of music and guitar sounds coming from afar, as if...the gods had descended to the world!

  Yes, my existence at this moment is the descent of a deity!

  The sacred golden light surrounds, as if the divine residence descends to the world, the beautiful and mournful singing voice, the elegant guitar melody, turns the originally desolate and black Tenli Slope into a place of divine wonder.

  Cheng Long's face was stunned: "Damn, this has exceeded the category of handsome, how did Chuan Jie do it? This kid won't have any skills or magic powers, will he?"

  Luo Sansi's eyes narrowed: "This kid finished singing the first part, before singing the second part, he grabbed a handful of something from the cloth bag and scattered it into the fire."

  "Playing tricks on each other, haha, what a strong scent of pine and cypress!" Zhao Yong rubbed his nose and smiled.

  "Look quickly, it's coming, that little devil is appearing, hush hush hush~~hiss yeah~~~"

  I sang the second verse of the song, and that little black devil appeared, staring at me in a daze, looking at the holy light on my body, listening to the song sung with heart, approaching step by step, finding no danger, sat down by the fire heap, quietly listening to me singing, playing guitar.

  At her appearance, my calm eyes swept over and continued to sing the song peacefully and happily, without being disturbed by her presence until the end of the song.

  "Clap clap clap~" Suddenly, when I stopped singing, that little devil surprisingly humanized and started clapping with his small hands?

  I smiled happily, got up and picked up two pieces of roasted beef from the fire pit, sprinkled some seasonings on them, toasted them a bit, then handed her a big piece.

  She was shocked at my god's 'color' and movements, as if all this shouldn't be happening, her whole body trembling, with a very 'excited' gaze.

  Now I appear to be calm on the surface, but my heart is turbulent. I must always be highly vigilant, with my mind racing and thinking of countermeasures and emergency plans at every step.

  Seeing her motionless, I still didn't put down my hand, but in a warm and gentle smile, I softly said: "Baby, be good, eat something."

  "Woooaaa~~" The little ghost let out a long string of mournful sounds, and suddenly pounced over. She didn't take the food, but instead hugged my leg and burst into silent tears. Her small black head bobbed up and down as she poured out her grievances, like an endlessly wronged child who had finally found her family.

  That's a different kind of sentiment.

  Thus, I deduced from a criminal case analysis that there was once a young girl who left home to find work and was betrayed by her boyfriend, forcing her to marry a rural man. The rural man, in order to prevent the girl from escaping, locked her up with chains for thirteen years at a stretch.

  Thirteen years later, Village Han accidentally got crushed to death by a massive boulder that fell from the mountain. She was rescued and returned to her parents, who had been thinking of her day and night. This scene was exactly the same as before, without any difference at all.

  But the past scene has been perfectly replicated by me at this moment!

  Woof woof woof woof woof~~~~

  At this time, the twelve people on that side saw the little ghost pounce on me and nervously released the dog to rush over.

  "Chuan Jie, don't be afraid, we've come to rescue you, be careful, don't let her hurt you..."

  Idiot!

  At that moment, I was so angry that my nose was crooked. Originally, there was nothing wrong with the situation, but you guys messed it up and made me go from being safe to being in danger!

  "Ahhhooooo~~~~~~~" A beastly howl came from the little demon's mouth, what surprised me was that she didn't hurt me, but instead stood in front of me, glaring fiercely at those two pitbulls!

  Both sides quickly formed a standoff, and at this time, I saw that the little ghost's arm had four steel needles protruding from it...this wasn't something that grew out of his bones!

  "Halt!" I hastily stepped in front of her, pointing downwards with my hand and shouting loudly: "You all sit down for me!"

  Whoosh... Whoosh...

  Two obedient pitbulls sat on the ground, their "meat" puffed up heads, seemingly cute on the surface, but if they were to fight, those two large Tibetan Mastiffs would probably not be a match for them.

  "You, retreat!" I gestured to Zhao Yong and others to withdraw, I was not in danger.

  Everyone saw it and was shocked, all of them walked far away with a sullen expression, constantly being on guard here.

  At this moment, I didn't expect that with just these two commands, I became a deity in the eyes of the little demon. She withdrew her four steel needles and pulled my hand, bouncing up and down with a delighted expression.

  I pulled her down and handed her a piece of roasted beef, then cut mine open and fed the obedient dog.

  Yes, when they listen, you must reward them and tell it this is right.

  What am I supposed to do next to communicate with this little devil? She seems unable to speak.

  Uh... she wasn't wearing clothes either, squatting in front of me and giggling foolishly, seems a bit indecent...