Chapter 617: This Tender Moment… Unforgotten

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When the ten-member National Security team began investigating Capital City, it was like a small state machine firing on all cylinders—it was terrifying. – Lin

Yeah, Xiao Yu—the lone commander—is just along for the ride.

He’s the brains; the rest handle the grunt work.

He never aimed to stand out, but his status made him exceptional.

While National Security was deep in its probe of Capital City, Xiao Yu suddenly found himself with nothing to do.

That was for sure.

Anyone who’s ever led knows that if the boss is busy doing the work…

…it only shows that the people in your unit are utterly useless, right?

Xiao Yu took out his phone and opened WeChat.

WeChat chat window.

Xiao Yu: Sis, you busy?

Mu Qingwu: Just playing with Mu Mu. Missing me?

Xiao Yu: Of course, sis—I miss you so much. How about sending a couple of selfies?

Mu Qingwu: …

She sent two selfies of herself and one of Baby to her little brother.

Xiao Yu: Not those kinds of photos.

Mu Qingwu: What?

Xiao Yu: I’m not a three-year-old anymore. Send something mature, something cool, so I can learn to grow up. Of course, you know—I’m 27, and I’m not talking about age.

Mu Qingwu: …Scram!

Xiao Yu: Haha, I love you. Just trust me.

Mu Qingwu: So then, tell me—what’s the difference between liking and loving?

Xiao Yu: When I like you, I’d even enjoy it if you did something outrageous. But when I love you… I feel I should give you some advice!

Mu Qingwu: Fine—here’s your chance. Reorganize your words and say it in a refined way.

Xiao Yu: Uh, well… when you like a flower, you may pick it. But when you love a flower, you nurture it. That’s the difference between love and liking.

Mu Qingwu: Hmph, you’re pretty clever.

Xiao Yu: Smart kid—you deserve a reward from your big sister, don’t you?

Mu Qingwu sent a photo.

It showed no one—just a pair of long, black, silk-clad legs.

Xiao Yu’s eyes instantly lit up; he nearly licked the screen.

It reminded him of a playful ant marveling at a centipede: ‘Damn, those legs could keep me entertained for a year!’

Mu Qingwu: Do you like the new stockings I bought?

Xiao Yu: If you wear them when you get home, I bet they’d look awesome.

Mu Qingwu: Then hurry up and finish your work and come home. I heard there’s a great movie out—let’s watch it together.

Xiao Yu: I’ll rocket back home… Oh, sis, should I bring you your favorite Milk Tea? Hot or iced?

Mu Qingwu: Huh? Hot Milk Tea, please.

Xiao Yu: By the way, I just realized this case is trickier than I thought—I might be home a bit late.

Mu Qingwu: Hah, man! Forgot to mention, my relative is leaving today… so you don’t need to come home.

Xiao Yu: Then again, this case might not be that difficult. Just wait at home, sis—I’ll be back soon.

Mu Qingwu: I just worry whether my relative will actually leave for good…

Xiao Yu: Oh, and Dog King just called. He said the case might be a bit messy, so I need to go check it out.

Mu Qingwu: Really? Then hurry up—the nanny and my mom are coming over to help with the baby, and I haven’t had a chance to get out by myself in ages. I heard the Bar is fun?

Xiao Yu: That Dog King sure gets himself into too much trouble. He can’t even handle the small stuff, sis. Just wait—I’ll be home in at most three days!

Mu Qingwu: You little rascal, stop stalling or you might just lose your life!

Xiao Yu: I wouldn’t dare. With my mom and mother-in-law looking out for me, it’s always me who ends up with the bruises. But as long as I can be with you, no matter how grand the Villa is, I’m all in—even if it means living in decadence, riding a Bentley, or feasting on delicacies every day. All I want is a simple, pure love!

Mu Qingwu: Stop fooling around. Ran out of pocket money? Didn’t I tell you to use your card?

Xiao Yu: I’m the head of the National Security team—wielding a centurion card everywhere. Do you think that’s appropriate?

Mu Qingwu: Got it… (Transferred 5200)

Xiao Yu: Haha, sis, you’re the best. Love you.

Mu Qingwu: Didn’t you say guys should take care of themselves when they’re out?

Xiao Yu: Message received. I promise not to check out any other girls.

Mu Qingwu: Miss you.

Xiao Yu: Me too.

He put his phone away.

Sometimes he wondered, what does it truly mean to have a wife?

She said: Am I wrong or not?

She said: Show me a little act of coquettishness.

She said: Why are you off to take a leak again?

She said: Come here—Mommy wants a hug!

She said: Get home early. I miss you…

Xiao Yu smiled as he raised his arm to wave at the sky outside the window.

He whispered a secret to the spring breeze, as if stealing summer’s brush.

Autumn inscribed ‘Love you’ while winter quietly tucked it away.

This tender moment… unforgotten!

……

A cool, post-rain summer night.

A Capital City-registered business car parked outside an office building.

“Over the past five years, there have been seventeen missing person cases, with victims aged between eighteen and thirty-two.”

“This refers to locals of Capital City. Cases involving outsiders are certainly numerous. With so many disappearances in recent years, Group Eight grew suspicious. Ever since the police took over missing persons cases with the 580 Inquiry, things have been off.”

“Recently, they even found a clue…”

Group Eight Leader Wang Haonian looked puzzled as he eyed the resting Xiao Yu. “It shouldn’t involve… the Chamber of Panic, right?”

“Tell me about your Group Eight investigation into the missing persons,” he demanded.

Xiao Yu, without opening his eyes, remained calm while his mind raced.

“What raised Group Eight’s suspicions is that these missing persons cases were truly odd,”

Wang Haonian said gravely, “None of the missing persons left any trace of having left Capital City. They seemed to vanish into thin air. If it were death, murder, or something like… bodies—we all understand that; such evidence is hard to hide. Yet not a single corpse has appeared. To ensure the safety of Capital City, Group Eight launched a full investigation and eventually discovered a link to this very office building!”

“What kind of connection?”

Xiao Yu’s eyes snapped open as he glared at Wang Haonian.

“Out of the seventeen missing persons, fifteen had worked in this very office building,”

Wang Haonian revealed the investigation’s finding.

Xiao Yu slowly smiled.

How convenient—were all these people lost because they went to the bathroom?

Wen

Xue