[T/N] I apologize for grammar mistakes and incoherencies
Chapter 5. Loosing the Virginity Card
In this world, if asked what is most important in a man’s life, every man will answer the same, that the health of his younger brother (penile type of brother) is the most important. If one can wake up early in the morning and have a morning wood every day, it is considered the pinnacle of a man’s life.
Lu Yipeng used to be one of those men. He was still young, healthy, and proud of his younger brother, until...
...
“Uh... ah... Stop!” Lu Yipeng moaned and tried to grab Hong Kongque’s waist. In an attempt to stop the intense thrusting that was going on, but what he received was even more frequent and intense thrusts, along with a tight embrace. He heard Hong Kongque take a deep sigh before speaking with a husky voice.
“Don’t cum yet, Pengpeng. Hmm...”
Lu Yipeng bit his lip tight, sucking in a tired sigh, and tried to stop the frantic movements of the other person, Hong Kongque, by placing his hands on top of his hands again. The grip seemed to increase the thrusting force even more, causing Lu Yipeng to groan and moan. As the waist section moved jerkily, the young man heaved a tired sigh as the one above him leaned down and brushed his lips lightly on his cheek. Then, the waist started moving again.
“Oh!” Lu Yipeng cried out and grabbed the strong waist tightly before trying to speak, “Enough... enough!”
Hong Kongque then slapped his hand on the bundle of muscles on the other person’s stomach with a loud sound before bouncing even more vigorously than before. Lu Yipeng convulsed violently, until he heard the sound of the bed board smacking against the wall before moaning again, as he tightened his grip on the waist.
As Hong Kongque reached the climax, Lu Yipeng thought he might not see the sun of tomorrow for sure. His body lay face down on top of him before biting his neck lightly and whispering his name huskily.
“Pengpeng...”
Lu Yipeng’s eyelashes could not resist closing, so he let the other person continue kissing his body continuously before both hands were pulled to embrace him on that side.
…
The strange smell of herbs woke Lu Yipeng up. He rubbed his eyes in difficulty and found Hong Kongque sitting beside the bed. In a clean and neat condition, wearing clothes neatly, it turns out that last night the guy did not remove his clothes even during the bed romping,, Hong Kongque was not in favor of revealing his back.
“Good morning, Pengpeng.” Hong Kongque said. Then he reached out his hand to stroke his head before bending down to kiss his forehead lightly as if he were a child. Lu Yipeng frowned, trying to raise his hand to push the other person away. Hong Kongque asked, “What’s wrong? You seem grumpy this morning.”
Lu Yipeng looked at the other person and replied, “Were you trying to kill me or something?”
The beautiful eyebrows of Hong Kongque lifted before he spoke with a smile, “You’re not joking, right? How could I kill you?”
Lu Yipeng tried to sit up, speaking eloquently, “It was too lustful of you!”
“I thought I was being normal.” Hong Kongque said with a serious face. Lu Yipeng grumbled and replied, “Normal people don’t sit on others and bounce like that!”
“I am.” Hong Kongque replied with a smile before continuing, “Don’t be so upset, you should not even be this childish. You are happy too.”
“Where?!” The young policeman spoke angrily. Hong Kongque looked at him for a moment before taking off the blanket. Without answering his question, Lu Yipeng was surprised. His body was engulfed in a big blanket. Meanwhile, that part of him was being swallowed up.
“Enough...” The man said, feeling unsure whether to be embarrassed or what. After the other person expertly licked that part and made it wake up within seconds.
“If you’re still struggling like this, don’t complain. You’re not that old yet.” Hong Kongque said and kissed the tip of the hardened part. Before Lu Yipeng hurriedly covered with a blanket.
“You can turn into a shy woman.” Hong Kongque said with a smile, his eyes focused in that direction.
“Go take a shower before coming back. Then you can take the medicine.” Hong Kongque said and stood up. The person heard, frowned.
“Medicine?”
“Um.” The person standing nodded, then turned to pick up a small covered cup placed on the bedside table, opened its lid. Then the herbal scent spread throughout the room.
“To be honest, I think you probably don’t need to take it at your age, but you look tired now. The work at the office seems tough for you so I made some herbal soup for you.”
Lu Yipeng glanced at Hong Kongque, “You are the one who tire me the most.” Then he walked briskly into the restroom, leaving Hong Kongque to let out a deep sigh.
“Actually, kids these days... Even a sparrow had not had a full drink.”
“Sparrows don’t even drink water all night!” Lu Yipeng’s voice echoed out of the bathroom as Hong Kongque turned to sip the herbal tea instead.
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“Hey, Yipeng, how are things going?” A young man in his twenties greeted as soon as the person walked into the store, before closing the half-opened mouth that he held. Lu Yipeng looked at the mouth containing many pills lined up.
“How’s business going this time around? Maowei.”
The person being asked smiled widely, “It’s going as well as usual this time. More people are coming to try herbal medicine than before.” He looked at the other person before speaking up, “Do you want some herbs, mister? You look a bit gloomy. I’ll concoct one for you.”
“No need.” Lu Yipeng said, raising his hand to stop him. Miowei turned back and asked again, “Then what’s the matter, do you have another case?”
Yu Maowei is a friend of Lu Yipeng from high school. His family has been running a herbal medicine store since ancient times. It could be said that they have been working together intermittently, and Yu Maowei is the latest generation to take over the business. His knowledge of herbal medicine is unmatched by anyone.
“It’s nothing serious. I just wanted to know a little bit. Has anyone from the Red Peafowl ever bought medicine from you this time?”
“Oh...” Yu Maowei’s eyes widened, “If I knew someone from the Red Peafowl’s people came to my store. I would have put up a sign board about their visit right away.”
The man listening raised his eyebrows, “Why is that? Is it something to be proud of?”
“That’s how it goes.” Yu Maowei replied nonchalantly, shrugging his shoulders, “No one has ever seen anyone from the Red Peafowl before, not even the person who works for him. But it is said that the Red Peafowl is an enigma. He holds great power, perhaps he is a real demon.”
“I think he’s human just like you.” Lu Yipeng said. The man turned to look at him, raising an eyebrow, “Have you ever met him?”
“No.” The young policeman quickly denied. Admitting that he had never encountered anyone from Red Peafowl seemed to complicate things even more. It was hard to believe that the tale of the legendary bird-man would turn out to be a mere hoax. Lu Yipeng was determined to see if Red Peafowl’s people came to buy herbal medicine here, hoping to ask for something that would have an opposite effect. But then again, if the buyer didn’t carry Red Peafowl’s name tag, and if his friend really did mix something like that, it could lead to further trouble.
“Do you have a problem with the Red Peafowl or something? I heard he’s involved in a lot of illegal business. Are you going after him with evidence, or do you want to get something to meet him? If so, I have a good recommendation. A daily herbal soup, guaranteed to keep you fit. He’ll surely appreciate it.”
“No need.” Lu Yipeng quickly stopped his friend, as he was certain that Hong Kongque probably had his own herbal remedies, or it would be better to stay in his hands. Yu Maowei turned and made a sad face, “See, no one trusts their friends. Any man will be satisfied with something like this. Who could refuse?”
Lu Yipeng raised his hand to scratch his head, before coming to a decision, “Indeed, Maowei. Is there any herb that can cause impotence?”
“What?...” The man being asked looked puzzled immediately, “Are you going to use it to prank your boss or something?”
“Um... something like that.” Lu Yipeng decided to lie. He was thinking that if such a herb really existed, and he tricked his mythical boss into consuming it, his life would be much more peaceful.
“Ha!” Yu Maowei exclaimed, then disappeared to the back of the shop, rummaging through jars and bottles until Lu Yipeng heard a faint noise. Yu Maowei then returned.
“We do have the herb, but it takes a day or two to mix it because no one hardly uses it.” He chuckled. The listener asked for more information, “What are its properties?”
“If you drink it and your little brother’s head won’t rise for seven days.” The man replied, and continued, “But let me reduce the dosage for you, then you can take it every other day.”
“Can you make it last seven years?” Lu Yipeng said, looking at his friend Yu Maowei with a serious expression, “Seven years of impotence, you’ll either go bald or kill yourself. Two days is enough. If a man can’t get a hard on for two days, he’s almost dead.”
“Um... one day is fine. He probably doesn’t do it every day.” Lu Yipeng insisted, “Just two days probably won’t shake that house peafowl of his too much.” YuMaowei looked at him, then sighed, “I really want to see the face of that boss of yours, see what kind of person he is. It’s not like you to want to tease someone this badly.”
“A person you can’t even imagine.” Lu Yipeng replied, and continued, “So I’ll come back in two days.”
“Alright.” His friend replied, “I’ll make arrangements for you.”
Two days later, Lu Yipeng returned to YuMaowei’s pharmacy, and received two white pills.
“Why so few?” He asked immediately. Yu Maowei looked at him, “I’ll make one pill for you next time. Chew them slowly, it takes a while. Taking too many pills will only make things worse.”
“Mmhm.” He nodded, then took out his wallet to pay for the medicine before walking out of the store.
“Don’t swallow it all at once.” Yu Maowei teased as Lu Yipeng chuckled in response, patting his pocket and walking away.
This time, that house peafowl would experience a taste of torment.
Hong Kongque was feeding the sparrows just like he did when Lu Yipeng arrived. As soon as Lu Yipeng poked his head in, he heard a familiar voice calling out.
“Pengpeng.”
It wasn’t a person calling, but a bird named Paechikchik, who turned to see him and immediately chirped. Lu Yipeng tried to maintain a normal expression as Hong Kongque chuckled approvingly.
“The way you smile, I bet you like hearing that name, huh? Calling him before me again, today Pengpeng you are here. What’s the matter? Is there another case?”
“Nothing. I just miss you, that’s all.”
Hong Kongque even stopped his hand that was feeding Paechikchik immediately. What was even more surprising, Paechikchik himself paused with Lu Yipeng trying to mold his face as sincerely as possible, and then continued, “Can’t I miss you sometimes?”
Hong Kongque rolled his eyes at him, before turning to look at Paechikchik, then looking back at him again Lu Yipeng who stood and waited patiently.
Silence enveloped the room immediately. Hong Kongque stared at him for a long moment, then raised his hand to stroke his chin, “Hey, someone go check if the storm is coming.”
One servant walked out of the room immediately, leaving Lu Yipeng standing patiently, before he answered, “There is no forecast today.”
Hong Kongque squinted at him before turning to look at Paechikchik, then turned back to him for another look. Lu Yipeng stood waiting patiently.
The room was filled with silence, and Hong Kongque stared at him for a long while before nodding, “Um…well, you might need more rest. So, go.”
The man almost gasped aloud as a young policeman stood still, having heard Hong Kongque say something, “Are you not in a hurry to go back?”
Lu Yipeng pursed his lips before turning around, pausing to say, “Do you have someone new?”
Hong Kongque’s hand paused once more, along with the bird on his shoulder. Lu Yipeng clenched his jaw tightly, his face flushing, thinking that what he was about to say next would probably be the most shameful words in his life.
“Normally, you would have held me from leaving by now, this time you let me go easily. Are you bored of me, huh?”
Hong Kongque’s eyebrows raised slightly. Then, he heard the flapping of wings, “Pengpeng.”
Lu Yipeng startled, as the bird landed on his shoulder, before nuzzling his cheek gently, “Pengpeng.”
“Oh no.” Hong Kongque sighed, “Even Little Chik has lost his mind over you Pengpeng.” He finished speaking and let out a big sigh, as the servant walked in to whisper in his ear.
“Pengpeng, bring Little Chik back here. There’s no storm today.” Hong Kongque said, leaning back in his chair. Lu Yipeng smiled, then walked towards them. When he approached, Paechikchik flew from his shoulder to land on the collar in front of Hong Kongque. Hong Kongque looked at it, then lightly rubbed its head with his finger, “Are you feeling slightly better now?”
The bird nodded as if accepting that Hong Kongque was genuinely concerned, “Okay, in that case, I will agree to be deceived by his charm for once.”
After speaking, he turned to look at Lu Yipeng, “What are you trying to deceive me with, Inspector-Lu?”
Lu Yipeng immediately straightened up, “Kongque, what’s wrong with you today? Usually, you wouldn’t even let up with your antics until the last minute.”
“I’m not in the mood today.” The other person replied to Lu Yipeng icily, “You...”
The young man bit his lip, face tensed, brows furrowed.., perhaps the house swallow was truly growing tired of him. If that’s the case...
“Pengpeng.”
Lu Yipeng startled before the other person’s lips could touch his own.
“Look serious. Are you afraid I will truly grow tired of this?”
Lu Yipeng raised his hand to cover his mouth as if in forgetfulness, before speaking, “Are you crazy? Who would be afraid of that?”
Hong Kongque smiled on his face, bent down to touch the other person’s lips with his own again before speaking, “Let’s go to the room. I’m in the mood now.”
The words “in the mood” made the young detective blush and quickly stammered on, “Wait. I haven’t eaten anything yet.”
Hong Kongque frowned immediately, “Do you want to eat first?”
Lu Yipeng nodded immediately, “I need to eat first, or else I won’t have the energy.”
The others listened and chuckled, “These kids are something else. Go ahead, eat. I bet Pengpeng looks adorable when he’s eating, but don’t use the excuse of being full when it’s time.”
Lu Yipeng shook his head, “I have the day off tomorrow... I can stay with you all night if needed.”
Hong Kongque looked at him and then nodded, “Set the table. I will eat with Pengpeng.”
...
Lu Yipeng found that planning to trick Hong Kongque into eating the pills was more difficult than planning a continuous series of catching a murderer, and it was also embarrassing to have to use himself as bait to lure Hong Kongque to eat the pills.
They ate until the meal was finished, and Lu Yipeng still couldn’t figure out a plan, but if he waited until it was all over, the chance of success would likely be even lower.
“Kongque... Are you taking your supplements?” Lu Yipeng asked after setting down his spoon. He assured himself that if he waited any longer, everything would be in vain. Hong Kongque looked at him and nodded, “Yes... I will take it. I think you should too. You look tired as well. You won’t be able to function until morning.”
Lu Yipeng tried to suppress his anger before speaking, “I got some good medicine. Are you interested in trying?”
Hong Kongque stopped frowning and looked at him, then responded, “What kind of medicine is it?”
Lu Yipeng quickly grabbed a bottle of pills and placed it on the table, “The name is hard to remember, but it works really well.”
“Have you tried it on anyone else?” Hong Kongque immediately asked. The one being questioned shook his head hesitantly, “No. I thought of you first.”
Hong Kongque looked at him and smiled. Then he picked up one pill in his hand, and Lu Yipeng’s heart raced immediately.
This time…
Hong Kongque looked at him for a moment and then smiled. He then flicked the pill across Lu Yipeng's head into the trash can.
“This is the reality, Pengpeng. I like it when you try to deceive me.” Hong Kongque said as he raised his hand to grab the young man's face, which seemed to have stiffened into a sculpture.
“You're really cute when you're embarrassed. I almost can't resist you since you started acting cold towards me.” Lu Yipeng mumbled.
“You threw away the pill.” Lu Yipeng said.
“Oh...” Hong Kongque sighed, then grabbed the young man's face to turn it back. “The next time you try to play hard to get, I like it, but... I also have my limits.”
Then their beautiful lips touched each other, both struggling, gasping in a long break. It was uncertain in which emotion they would end up together, but in the end Hong Kongque pressed Lu Yipeng down onto the bed.
“Pengpeng, you're just too cute. I really want to tease you a little more, but... I can't hold back anymore.” He said, as he moved his hand towards the target area of the person lying down, making Lu Yipeng shiver.
“I'm waiting for you to come in.”
No matter how crazy Hong Kongque was, since they had engaged in sex, Lu Yipeng had never let him touch that part of himself, so he had to give up hope of conquering Hong Kongque's heart. Lu Yipeng found himself in a crisis situation again. He failed to deceive Hong Kongque, and it seemed he was going to lose the bet again.
Lu Yipeng tightly held the pill in his hand. Once it had reached this point, then...
“Pengpeng, what are you doing?!” Hong Kongque exclaimed, quickly covering the young man's mouth before speaking. “Spit it out, do you know what that pill is?”
“I swallowed it.” Lu Yipeng replied, smiling knowingly. “Kongque, I won't be able to entertain you tonight.”
Hong Kongque frowned. Then he stripped Lu Yipeng of his pants. After a while of teasing, he raised his head, looking puzzled.
Lu Yipeng didn’t know whether to be angry or not at Hong Kongque’s reaction. The guy seemed interested as he didn’t get it up. However, the fact that he didn’t get it up wasn’t something to be proud of either.
Hong Kongque swept his gaze over the person lying down before raising his thumb to his head and speaking, “Pengpeng, I see your point.”
After finishing his words, he immediately grabbed the young man and flipped him over. After a short skirmish, Lu Yipeng found himself pinned down by Hong Kongque, handcuffed to the bedpost.
“Kongque, what are you doing?” asked Lu Yipeng in surprise, trying to understand what was happening.
“Well, Pengpeng, I’m not very good at this topping, but in situations like this, I can’t control myself.” Hong Kongque said, unbuttoning Lu Yipeng’s shirt. Then, he kissed his back, still holding his hands firmly. Although he couldn’t get Lu Yipeng to harden his penile tool, he was skillful enough to explore the unused love hole and widen it.
Lu Yipeng wanted to die, wanted to die before reaching this moment for real. He was going to be fucked by Hong Kongque!? What kind of madness was this?!
A heavy sigh and moaning sounded like a wounded animal echoing throughout the room as Hong Kongque held him tightly, while his body moved in and out and sucked on his neck. While Lu Yipeng could only let out a low moan in his throat.
…
When this unfamiliar love ended, he didn't know. All he knew was that he woke up yet again and found Hong Kongque lying beside him. He looked exhausted from the intense love affair the night before. Even though normally Hong Kongque’s was always the bottom in their bed activities, every time he woke up, he found Hong Kongque smiling joyfully.
Hong Kongque moved to open his eyes as he heard the sound of the handcuff keys falling. When he looked up, he saw Lu Yipeng unlocking his own handcuffs. The young man turned to him and spoke calmly, “You missed seeing how I used my foot to unlock the handcuffs.”
“Oh...” Hong Kongque mumbled before burying his face back into the pillow, “Let me sleep for a while longer.”
This time the young man stopped raising his eyebrows immediately. The truth is, last night he had just lost his back door’s virginity to this crazy peafowl, but as soon as he opened his eyes, Lu Yipeng thought he shouldn’t get hysterical like a woman being raped, at least it was not as uncomfortable as when Hong Kongque was a power bottom. So Lu Yipeng calmed down his mind, then searched for the key that was placed on the bed.
But when Hong Kongque woke up and saw this sulky posture, he couldn’t help but ask in amazement, because usually, this guy would wake up with a cheerful and cheerful attitude, always look as if a blood-sucking ghost had sucked up all the fresh blood and died like this.
“Kongque, what’s wrong?”
Being asked, he raised his head a little before speaking with a frustrated voice, “Tired.”
“...” Lu Yipeng raised his eyebrows before asking, “Are you tired?”
This time, Hong Kongque raised his head and raised his eyebrows immediately, “Am I not allowed to be tired?”.
“Um...” Lu Yipeng moaned in his throat as if he couldn’t think for a moment, “I don’t know. I always see you being energetic all the time.”
“It’s not the same.” Hong Kongque spoke and shrugged at the person lying on his shoulder, “I don’t like being the one to do it...”
Lu Yipeng blinked his eyes before speaking again, “I think you like it both ways.”
Hong Kongque raised his head and looked at the person asking in a strange way before asking back, “Do you like it?”
This time, Lu Yipeng shook his head slightly as the other person looked at him disdainfully. "I thought you would be making a fuss. I remember the first time we did, you acted like a woman who lost her virgin card."
Lu Yipeng tried to calm himself down and carried on. It had been a long time since that happened, now...
“Um... I’m not a woman at all, and it’s not that painful. I suspect your thing might be too small.”
Well, he missed his chance to mock Hong Kongque’s masculinity so he wanted to take this moment to insult his masculinity all for once.
Hong Kongque stopped raising his eyebrows before things got messy, “I think your sphincter is too big, you are not that old.”
This time, Lu Yipeng couldn’t help but retort immediately, “Are you crazy? How can I have a big sphincter? I don’t do this often like you do.”
Hong Kongque looked genuinely shocked, “Or maybe Pengpeng, you prefer being on the receiving end?!”
Lu Yipeng wanted to throttle the person in front of him, “No. Even if you’re small like this. I still don’t like it.”
“Oh, definitely. If I were bigger than you, you would feel better, wouldn’t you, just like you like it big, right?” Hong Kongque responded and asked with the most serious face. This time, Lu Yipeng couldn’t hold back. He reached out to strangle Hong Kongque once. Hong Kongque dodged and chuckled. Then both started wrestling on the bed for a while, and in the end, it was still Hong Kongque who emerged victorious.
“Pengpeng, today I will give you the detox pills. If you don’t get it up the next time. I will be really heartbroken.” Talking under his breath, he kissed the person lying until he heard a loud kiss. Lu Yipeng thought he wanted Hong Kongque to be heartbroken, but he was sure that this guy wouldn’t really die from it, but he would die first, die from the embarrassment of investing to the point of making himself lose big time. He didn't get his revenge, and in the end...
While he was thinking about what he had done, his lips were pushed by Hong Kongque’s lips. After kissing enough, Hong Kongque raised his head and smiled.
“Next time, don’t do anything crazy like this again. If you still think you can beat me by doing this. I will cut your thing off completely, to solve the matter once and for all.”
Lu Yipeng felt his hair stand up instantly, “I don’t want to be an eunuch.”
Hong Kongque raised his hand to pat his face and smiled, “Good, because I also don’t want to sleep next to an eunuch. Let’s agree like this. I will give you the detox pills. We will...”
“No need.” Lu Yipeng immediately blurted out. He was thinking that. If it woke up today, it would surely be made into a passive top by this guy again. Maybe it’s better to just postpone it for a while
“The medicine has a seven-day effect. You can wait that long. I don’t want to risk taking any of your medicine anymore.”
The person who had been listening with a thoughtful expression nodded, “Alright then, I’ll give you a week off.” He then used his hand to lift Lu Yipeng’s chin, “So, next week, find a day to spare. You must reimburse me in bed for making me emotional and a top.” He paused for a moment before continuing, “If by next week your little Pengpeng is not up yet...”
“I get it already.” Lu Yipeng exclaimed, and saw a secret smile on the face of the other person. The young man wanted to cry for real.
“You have promised me, Pengpeng. Next week, you will be with me all day and all night.” After finishing speaking, he forced another kiss on him. Lu Yipeng did not know what to do, so he had to respond to the kiss with the most confused feeling. Even so, Hong Kongque still moaned satisfactorily. He really must like something like this.
You crazy peafowl!
...
Chapter 6: Tong Baishi Case
Lu Yipeng’s position as an inspector was not obtained by luck. He had been holding the position of inspector since the age of twenty-five, because of his ability to unravel complex and mysterious cases. Although many parts he had to rely on cooperation from Hong Kongque, no one could deny that if it weren’t for Lu Yipeng’s skills, Hong Kongque may not have been willing to cooperate.
And Hong Kongque, he always helps whoever it is, wherever it is
...
Lu Yipeng raised his head from the pile of evidence on the table as the sergeant walked in with a cup of coffee.
“Another late night for the inspector today. Is the case going smoothly?”
“Yeah.” Lu Yipeng sent a chill down his throat and let out a sigh. He heard the sergeant continue, “Tong Baishi is the godfather of the underworld here, right? I heard he doesn’t really get along with Hong Kongque. Why don't you...”
“Forget Hong Kongque.” Lu Yipeng interjected, “Every case, not all of them need to depend on that guy.”
“I just offered a simple suggestion.” The sergeant on duty spoke softly as Lu Yipeng let out a sigh, “Let it go. I’d better go rest. Let’s talk more tomorrow.”
“Drive safely, inspector.”
...
As it was past midnight, the road was quite empty. Lu Yipeng drove his car onto the familiar road to head home and rest. After driving for a while, he felt like there was a car following him, so he slowed down. To see if the car behind was really following him, he noticed the car suddenly swerve to the side. Lu Yipeng accelerated, increasing his speed to normal levels, but just then the car in front suddenly stopped. Lu Yipeng slammed on the brakes, hearing the screeching of tires loudly before a loud crash followed.
“Damn it!” Lu Yipeng cursed before opening the car door to check the damage. While wondering why the driver of the car in front wouldn’t come down from his vehicle, he heard the sound of an engine revving from behind, but he didn’t turn back to look. A hand reached out of nowhere and applied a handkerchief to his face.
...
Lu Yipeng, rubbing his eyes, realized he was in a dark room. When he tried to move his hand, he realized it was handcuffed and tied above his head. Before he could see anything clearly, his eyes closed due to the bright light shining in front of him.
“Wake up, Inspector Lu.” a voice unfamiliar to him sounded louder. Before the rounded palm could slap his face, the voice snapped, “Wake up, detective. Don't you like to use bright headlights to interrogate suspects?!”
“Sorry. I wasn’t born in that era.” Lu Yipeng spoke, still half-asleep. He was then hit by a backhand slap until he turned towards the source and felt the bitterness in his mouth. Blood mixed with saliva dripped out before he fell silent again, hearing the same voice questioning with doubt.
“Lu Yipeng, are you intentionally pretending to be asleep or are you really lost somewhere?”
“If you could turn off the lights first.” Lu Yipeng replied. He then heard a chuckle, “To be honest, when you met Hong Kongque, were you talkative like this too?”
The person being questioned remained silent. The same voice spoke again, “Turn off the lights. I want to see Inspector Lu clearly.”
The light was dimmed, and Lu Yipeng opened his eyes.
Suddenly, a blinding light flashed into his eyes, causing him to squint. He closed his eyes again, only to hear a chuckle.
“Lu Yipeng, Lu Yipeng, I really want to know what you have that made Hong Kongque willingly let you go.”
“Hmm...” Lu Yipeng cleared his throat before finally speaking, “I don’t know who you are, but I have no ties with Hong Kongque. You’re teasing me. He’s not bothered at all.”
“Well, you never know.” The voice interrupted, “I heard you went in and out of that Kongque’s mansion willingly. You must be his favorite. Unbelievable! Still, you’re a young police officer with a bright future ahead. Now you’re just a toy for that crazy bird’s house.”
“Well... I agree with you about him being crazy, but now I have to charge you with assaulting an officer.”
The sound of a loud slap echoed, and then the lights went out, “Alright, Lu Yipeng, open your eyes. I want to see how well you can talk with your eyes open.”
When Lu Yipeng opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the reflection of himself in the mirror in front of him. His hands were tied, and his shirt was removed. Luckily, his pants were still on.
The young officer sighed loudly. Then the voice spoke again, “What are you sighing about?”
“Nothing.” Lu Yipeng replied, turning to face the person speaking for the first time before shouting, “Oh... right. It’s you, Mister Tong Baishi. I didn’t know you had such hair. I have a file in my record that you have had the thinning of your hair since you were thirty-five.”
Tong Biashi smirked and grabbed his own hair before looking at Lu Yipeng menacingly, “You talk tough.”
The sound of a slap echoed once more. Lu Yipeng’s face turned in the other direction immediately, and the young officer stopped for a moment before spitting out a mixture of saliva and blood.
“If you dare speak so well, I’ll slap you until you don’t have any teeth to chew rice.” Tong Baishi threatened Lu Yipeng, raising his lips slightly before sweeping his gaze around.
One... two... three... four... nine, ten, eleven, twelve
About twelve Tong Baishi’s underlings surrounded him, some looking at him clearly, some not so clearly. Some may have been caught by him before. Even when staring at him as if to kill or punish, Lu Yipeng let out a sigh and then turned back to look at his own reflection in the mirror.
“Lu Yipeng, do you know why you’re caught like this?” Tong Baishi walked in and asked Lu Yipeng shook his head, “I don’t know. You must still be resentful that Hong Kongque withdrew the stock two years ago without telling or explaining, but you must have been so angry about it that you caught the wrong person.”
Tong Baishi glared at him with a fierce expression, “You do have a good mouth.” Then he turned to take something from the underling who walked in.
Kwrap.
The crackling sound of the narrow object slicing through the air was heard clearly by the ear. This was followed by a loud noise. This time, a red mark appeared instantly along the waist of Lu Yipeng.
“Is this better, Inspector-Lu? You like to accuse me of targeting children. Go ahead, try it out for yourself. In fact, I think you might enjoy it.” Tong Baishi spoke with a hand holding a black cane. This time, another red mark appeared on the belly of Lu Yipeng.
Lu Yipeng frowned with a troubled expression before speaking, “Okay, Mister Tong. What do you want to say?”
The chuckling voice of the other person was heard loudly, “Do I have to be this violent to make you understand, Inspector? What I want is simple. I want to torment you so that Hong Kongque can’t sit still. Lately, you’ve been pestering me so much that I thought that bird behind you would handle me easily, right? I’m not that easy to deal with, Inspector. Now it’s time for you to learn the same lesson as your older seniors.”
A video box was brought out and placed on the side. Tong Baishi then stepped back a bit, “You will have to become the star of my movie. Alright, grab his phone and call that peafowl’s house. Let him know that his boy-toy is in my hands.” The sentence was followed by instructing the underling who was standing there to pick up the phone. After a while, his face showed an anxious expression.
“There is no number with Hong Kongque’s name, sir.”
Tong Baishi frowned before walking towards the phone to dial the number himself. As he heard Lu Yipeng’s voice speak up again, “Hey, would it be of any use to search for it? I didn’t save his number on the phone.”
“Then just tell me.”
Lu Yipeng tilted his head to look at the person asking, and then chuckled, “You kidnapped me just to threaten him, but don’t know how to contact him, huh. Trust me.” He finished speaking and then sighed, until Tong Baishi interjected with a loud voice, “Stop talking nonsense, and tell me the number you regularly contact him with, he doesn’t pick up calls easily.”
“Oh...” Lu Yipeng sighed before providing the phone number, “This isn’t his direct number, it’s a number in the mansion. Usually, his housekeeper will answer. You might catch him sleeping at this hour.”
Tong Baishi just smiled, “The call is already disconnected, inspector. Call him now, you might have forgotten the timing.” He then dialed the phone number.
“...”
After a while, Lu Yipeng yawned, “I’m going back to sleep. You contact him first, and then come wake me up to be the hero in the video.”
“Argh!!” A loud exclamation, accompanied by a furious expression on Tong Baishi’s face, “Lu Yipeng, told me the peafowl’s phone number. Before I tear you apart piece by piece, don’t think just because I can’t contact him, and I’ll stop harassing you. I will slice you, bit by bit, and film it, then send it to that birdie’s house.”
Lu Yipeng sighed, “I think he might enjoy your videos, here. Mister Tong, I don’t want to die for free. Is there any other offer that is worth listening to than this? If you have something more interesting, I might help you get his attention.”
Tong Baishi stopped frowning and chuckled, “Getting easier now, huh? Then tell me how to contact Hong Kongque. I will loosen the rope tied to your arm a little, but if not... I will pull you up and hang you, then twist you until your back breaks, and sprinkle salt on you.”
Lu Yipeng nodded, “Alright, this time I will pray for him to pick up the phone.”
...
Hong Kongque was feeding insects to the leaves of a snail vine in the nursery when Li Kong stepped in through the door.
“Kongque. Inspector-Lu is on the phone.”
“Ah...” Hong Kongque sighed before delicately using his tweezers to pick up the unfortunate bug and placing it on a leaf of a flytrap. The unlucky insect barely had a chance to spread its wings before it was grabbed by the leaf and held captive. The butler heard Hong Kongque speak up again, “Tell him I’m busy taking care of plants, we’ll talk later.”
Li Kong faithfully conveyed every word of his boss, without any errors. Then he continued, “Inspector-Lu said he must speak to you, it’s important.”
“Um... bring it here.” Hong Kongque said, dropping the bug into a container, and picking up the phone.
“Hello Inspector-Lu. What’s the matter?”
“Hello Kongque. Long time no see.” The voice at the other end sounded slightly different from Lu Yipeng’s, and Hong Kongque let out a sigh, “Baishi, is it? Your voice hasn’t changed a bit. Has the hair on your head stopped thinning? I have heard you found some good medicine, or was that just a hair clip?”
Tong Baishi gritted his teeth and answered, “Hong Kongque. I have something important belonging to you in my hands.”
“What?” Hong Kongque exclaimed in surprise before turning to look at Li Kong, “My Little Chik?”
“He’s in the room, playing with Little Zi.” Li Kong answered, hearing Tong Baishi’s voice through the phone, “Stop pretending to be innocent, Kongque. Your beloved Lu Yipeng is with me, who is this Little Chik?”
“His beloved little bird.” Lu Yipeng answered in place of Tong Baishi, glaring at him before turning back to continue the conversation on the phone.
“So Kongque, what’s going on?”
“Ah... it’s really you, Inspector-Lu.” Hong Kongque sighed deeply, “You’ve really outdone yourself this time. I thought you took my underling away again. Is there anything else? I need to hang up, I’m busy.”
“Hey!” Tong Baishi exclaimed, turning to look at Lu Yipeng again. The young police officer spoke up, “You’ve got the wrong person.”
“Shut up, you fool.” Tong Baishi scolded before speaking into the phone, “Hong Kongque, don’t act all chill with me. I have your boy tied up. Do you want to hear his voice?”
“Oh, okay. I enjoy hearing his voice more than yours.” Hong Kongque said as he opened the speakerphone and placed it near a pot of plants before picking up a bug and a box to feed it to the bird, “Inspector-Lu, what do you want with me?”
“Um... nothing really.” Lu Yipeng answered. When he saw Tong Baishi raise his eyebrow, he continued, “Well... Tong Baishi said he’ll slowly torture me, cut my penis piece by piece, film it, and send the video to you.”
“Um...” Hong Kongque made a sound in his throat as he tried to aim the bug into the bird’s mouth, “Tell him to hurry up and do it. I want to see.”
Lu Yipeng raised his head to look at Tong Baishi and smirked, “I told you he likes it.”
Tong Baishi cursed angrily before putting the phone back to his ear, “You, Hong Kongque, don’t think I can’t do it. You’re safe for now only because you have a big mouth.”
Hong Kongque quickly ended the call, and a few bugs flew out of the box.
“Hey, Little Baishi. How many times do I have to tell you not to scream? You startled all of my plants.” Lu Yipeng thought that if Tong Baishi could kill someone over the phone, Hong Kongque would be the first to die.
“Don’t talk to me like that, you little punk! Who do you think you are!” Tong Baishi shouted angrily, making Hong Kongque sigh in frustration, “Seriously... I haven’t even called you a jerk or anything, so show some respect, Tong Baishi. You’re messing with my time. Before you try to challenge me, you should check if your front store is still okay.”
“Hey, hold on a minute.” Tong Baishi burst out. After getting the line cut off, he tried to call again, only to have the line cut off again. When he looked up, he saw Lu Yipeng shaking his head in despair, “Damn it. You’re still blaming the wrong person. Causing him more distress won’t get you anything. This time if you kill me you will get nothing but a charge of killing a police officer.”
Tong Baishi narrowed his eyes before speaking, “That damn brainless fowl from that house, playing this game. No matter what, his true intentions are obvious. I won’t kill you. I will make sure you remember it for the rest of your miserable life not to mess with someone like me!”
Lu Yipeng let out another sigh, “Then let’s do it quickly. Mister Tong, because I am too lazy to get emotional at the thought of Hong Kongque’s people coming to destroy you.”
“Don’t threaten me, he won’t come to help you.” Tong Baishi said. Lu Yipeng nodded, “Well of course. He won’t help me, but you know he’s not a good guy either. When you called earlier and interrupted his happiness, he wouldn’t let you rest easily.”
Tong Baishi turned to look at Lu Yipeng before ordering the younger ones to check ahead.
The three underlings nodded and walked away. Tong Baishi then turned to Lu Yipeng. The young inspector spoke up again, “Put my arms down. I am tired.”
Upon hearing that, Tong Baishi chuckled, “I can’t put your arms down now, but I will take off your pants instead.”
Lu Yipeng immediately frowned.
“Instructions to him will soon be different.” Tong Baishi said before clapping his hands to call over the underlings, who brought out a flat triangular horse saddle that he had never seen before, “I want to see your true face, Lu Yipeng, when you take off your pants and sit on that horse. Make a good face and sound, the video will have some color. Open it up for others to see, they won’t feel sorry for you.”
Lu Yipeng looked thoughtful in an instant, “Mister Tong. Are you going to blackmail me with that video?”
“Of course, or do you think there’s something else?”
Lu Yipeng had a look of genuine concern on his face, “Is there something more exciting than riding a horse? I think just riding a horse sounds boring.”
Tong Baishi stared at the man in front of him, as if he had seen a ghost, before speaking, “Lu Yipeng, are you a sadist or what?! Haha well then, let’s satisfy your desires a little.” And with that, he raised his whip again, the sharp cracking sound echoing as several red marks immediately appeared on Lu Yipeng’s body.
“That’s enough, but I want something stronger than this. It’s better if you get something that can tear flesh than skin.”
“Truly good mouth, want to know for sure if you like what the mouth says or not.” Tong Baishi spoke, and called a young man to come in. Then a long knife gleamed in front of Lu Yipeng.
“Inspector-Lu, let’s see how your fair skin reacts when it is scratched.” Tong Baishi said, while the underling moved the knife back and forth in front of Lu Yipeng before sighing and nodding, “This should do.”
Unexpectedly, Lu Yipeng, who had been bound with handcuffs and tied with a rope for nearly two hours, suddenly leaped up from the ground, kicked the man in front of him with his foot before nodding, before using his foot to grab the knife and then using the knife to cut the rope tied to his wrist. All of this took less than five seconds, with lightning speed.
“You crazy fool!” Tong Baishi shouted, and raised the whip at the moment when Lu Yipeng broke free from the rope. The young man rolled in the air before using his foot to kick the knife towards the large light bulb hanging above.
Bam!
The sound of the light bulb breaking echoed along with the missed cane, and the light went out. Chaos ensued immediately, with everyone making panicked noises.
“Hey, he escaped!”
“Ouch!!”
“He is going upstairs, turn on the lights quickly!!”
Before the light could be turned on again, Lu Yipeng had disappeared, while Tong Baishi was scrambling with what had just happened. Loud noises and breaking sounds of various materials could be heard from another room.
“What’s going on now!!??” Tong Baishi exclaimed before seeing another young man running in.
“Red Peafowl, Hong Kongque!!”
Before he could finish his sentence, a bullet pierced through the wall. Everyone quickly threw themselves to the ground. The sound of breaking dishes and the explosion of gunshots reverberated throughout. Many thought they had gone deaf by then.
Once they were in position, Tong Baishi ordered his five underlings to prepare their weapons, and then they all ran to the front of the store immediately. As soon as they went out, they had to cough. The fancy café they had just been in a few minutes ago had turned into some kind of debris filled with dust from gun smoke and pieces of plaster. What’s more, bullet marks splattered on the walls were even used to write letters.
Tong Baishi widened his eyes almost to the point of popping out before he shouted, “Hong Kongque!” Then another thought came to his mind - that damn police officer!!
...
Tong Baishi’s office was located upstairs, so he escaped the hail of bullets almost unscathed. The middle-aged patriarch rushed up, breathless, picked up a key, unlocked the door, and ran straight to his desk. He bent down, opened a secret compartment, took out several pieces of paper, and quickly stuffed them into his shirt. Then he felt someone standing behind him.
Tong Baishi shouted for his own underlings, but all he received was a heavy blow on the shoulder before being grabbed and pressed face down on the desk.
“Tong Baishi. I am arresting you on charges of detaining and assaulting an officer.” Lu Yipeng spoke while pressing the handcuff keys down with a loud click, and then picked up some fallen documents to look at, “Oh... charges of operating illegal brothel services and committing sexual offenses against children under fifteen. Thanks for this original list, it’s worth a look, Mister Tong.”
Tong Baishi glared angrily, but he couldn’t do much because he was being held down. He raised his head to look at Lu Yipeng before hearing the loud sirens outside, “You damn Lu Yipeng, you were playing games and working with that damn peafowl from the start.”
Lu Yipeng let out a sigh, “What should I tell you, Tong? You brought this upon yourself. No one forced you to kidnap me. No one forced you to use me to call him. You acted on your own.”
Tong Baishi looked at him before shouting, “Hong Kongque!!”
...
“And when you were knocked out by force, you didn't lose conscious?” Hong Kongque asked. After requesting and coercing Lu Yipeng to tell the story of what happened that day until it was finished, Lu Yipeng shook his head.
“I just tease him for fun and end up getting teased for real. How do I deal with someone who fights back when teased?”
Hong Kongque chuckled approvingly, “Little Pengepeng, you know how to be charming and reserved, I am truly pleased.”
Lu Yipeng finally looked up at the man in front of him, but before he could say anything, Hong Kongque continued, “But I really want to see the shot of you escaping from those handcuffs for real, it must look cool. The lockpicking technique I taught you must have come in handy, right?”
Lu Yipeng nodded, four years had passed and this guy had handcuffed him countless times. Not being able to escape at times made him feel like he would be stuck in cuffs forever. He was a real policeman, but had to deal with outlaws like this and be handcuffed. Until he managed to pick the lock and he was able to escape the handcuffs every time.
“Tell me, if they didn’t take you to that club, what would you do?” Hong Kongque asked, and Lu Yipeng looked at him before responding.
“I would have to wake up, knock them out, and drive there myself. And then we’ll talk later. Why do you ask?”
Hong Kongque chuckled mischievously, “Well...I just want to know what Little Pengepeng’s plan is. You usually like to plan to deceive me to death.”
Lu Yipeng gritted his teeth, thinking that one day he would have to come up with a plan to deceive this troublesome man and make it a success. Hong Kongque looked at him and with a flick of his mouth, he grabbed a bug and fed it to the venus flytrap plant next to him. They were currently in a greenhouse full of flytrap plants, some of which were deadly to touch. Lu Yipeng knew some of them while others he didn’t. Some plants could be fatal just by touching the leaves, so Lu Yipeng didn’t know if he should trust Hong Kongque’s words or not, but it was best not to take the risk.
“Indeed. How do you know that Tong Baishi was planning to catch me?” Lu Yipeng asked after watching Hong Kongque feed the bug to a pitcher plant resting for a moment. Last week he visited Hong Kongque at the mansion to consult about Tong Baishi’s case where they hadn’t yet found solid evidence to apprehend him, and received advice from Hong Kongque to prepare well because Tong Baishi would probably invite him to see the evidence himself in two days.
Hong Kongque fed another bug to another plant and then turned to answer with a smile.
“Why do the honor students of the Police Department ask such simple questions?” He stopped and smiled, Lu Yipeng, with a grimace on his face before continuing, “That guy has been holding a grudge against me for a long time, trying to find opportunities to get back at me all along. As for you, you keep playing his game endlessly, it is not strange if he doesn’t want to catch you. I just released a little bit of news to urge him to speed up. You will be able to close the case more quickly, my kindness and liking for you are endless.”
Lu Yipeng tried not to think about how Hong Kongque spread the news and told himself to be patient. He did not raise his hand to the man standing in front of him smiling because besides being beaten, he might be in more trouble.
Looking at Hong Kongque looking down at the insects in the leaves for a while, Lu Yipeng spoke again.
“Kongque, thank you.”
“What?!” Hong Kongque turned his head immediately and two insects flew out between them, “Thank for what?”
“Well...” Lu Yipeng blushed, “For helping me. If you hadn’t helped me shoot them, I don’t know if I would have survived.” The young man thought to himself that this time, if he had opened his mouth, Hong Kongque could have been charged with possessing heavy weapons and causing unrest.
Hong Kongque looked puzzled before chuckling, “Pengpeng, you misunderstood that. Why do I have to help you?” He stopped for a moment and placed the box of insects, “If you were too weak to fall into Tong Baishi’s trap, I would have killed you already. Don’t forget what’s on your leg.”
Lu Yipeng was shocked when his left ankle was grabbed by Hong Kongque’s hand. He quickly tried to resist by holding the other hand according to the signal, but missed again.
“This doesn’t mean we are going to get along easily.” The other person continued, “My tests have standards. If you still lose to those scumbags, I’ll just sit back and watch your videos on social media. I might even lose interest.”
Lu Yipeng was speechless with the unexpected answer from the other person. After a while, he spoke up.
“But yesterday you rushed in to help me.”
This time, Hong Kongque hesitated. Then he raised his hand to cover his mouth lightly, “Pengpeng, you are absolutely correct.”
The young police officer felt the edge of his own lips being lightly brushed by the other party’s finger before hearing the voice continue, “Some things can be forgotten.”
Then the hand moved away, and the edge of the lips moved closer
“But I already knew that you won't lose to that bastard. You’re the first person who has made me feel this excited.”
Lu Yipeng tried to pull away as the other party leaned in closer, Hong Kongque reached out to caress his tender thigh before forcing a kiss on him as usual. They were kissing for a while. Lu Yipeng had to speak out hastily, “Hey, go feed your plants, all the insects have flown away.”
Hong Kongque smiled and pulled him in for a deep kiss before responding, “Forget them, let nature take its course and let them feed themselves. I just enjoy watching them squirm in the leaves.”
Lu Yipeng looked at the person in front of him with a disgusted expression, “You are truly mentally ill.”
Hong Kongque couldn’t respond but chuckled in his throat before pulling Lu Yipeng closer to him, “Pengpeng, I want to see how far your intuition has advanced. Pengpeng, do you want to try it here or on the bed?”
Lu Yipeng sighed, “I’ll take the bed, but I can only stay until four. I have to go back to work.”
“Hmm...” Hong Kongque moaned, then caressed the badge on Lu Yipeng’s shirt, “The next day you will come and interrogate me, taking one day off won’t hurt, you can interrogate me deeply.”
“One day I’ll invite you to be interrogated at the police station.” Lu Yipeng said before being lightly slapped on the lips, “You have a good mouth.” Hong Kongque said, then forced another kiss. Then Lu Yipeng heard a click and felt the cold metal on his wrist
“I’m sorry, it’s almost four, we won’t make it to the bed.” Hong Kongque said, starting to caress him more heavily. Lu Yipeng even sighed deeply
Damn it... why do I always end up in cuffs!