Un-edited so please don’t kill me if you find anything wrong, please gently commenting so I can fix it. Thank you.
Fang Daichuan came out from his grandfather’s house and strolled in the old alley. There was a thread of fire clouds on the horizon, dyed red and fragmented into pieces by the wires. Fang Daichuan looked up, as far as eyes can see, the azure skyline is coloured by thick scarlet colours, just like the colourful flame cloud on that day, when everything falls apart.
Music is coming from the hairdresser at the alley’s entrance.
Heard a song coming through
And when I’m looking for you, I sing blue
Too long on the dark-side
Trying to find the light
This was the night before life and death separated them. After the lingering*, Li Sinian lay beside him and hummed this song in a low voice. Even now the melody is in his ear.
(T/N : On chapter 85. So, according to Baidu Encyclopaedia, this words [缠绵] means to be firmly entangled, unable to be freed (mostly referring to illness or emotion) and purple dictionary also gives me more or less same so yeah, I just love how Mandarin works, just one words can means a lot…which is also a nightmare to translate so here is a note since I want reader to know)
Fang Daichuan suddenly realised something. At that moment, it feels as if he is holding a key in his hand, just one step away from the lock of truth. He bowed his head and walked quickly into the barber shop.
The two policies behind him quickly followed.
“Does the little brother want to cut, perm or style the hair?” The young man at the front desk looked up, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Fang Daichuan took a deep breath, his fingers were shaking as he pointed to the music player on the computer desktop: “What song is playing now?”
“Colour to the moon, a well-known song by master of folk singer Allan Taylor, do you like it too?” The young man’s eyes moved slightly on Fang Daichuan’s waist and crotch.
(T/N : Link for the song below)
Fang Daichuan ignored him, lowered his head and moved his fingers to open the search box. When typing, he misspelt words several times.
The blue interface got replaced by the lyrics that occupy the full screen.
“If it weren’t for you, there would be no difference between me and them.”
(T/N : On chapter 77)
“He’s asking for help,” Fang Daichuan thought of the other’s painting and added in his heart, “He’s asking me for help.”
(T/N : Painting is on chapter 84)
A few water drops fell on the screen, Fang Daichuan stretched out his hand and wiped it with his thumb, his face expressionless. I’m going to save him.
“Police! Don’t move!” The criminal policeman monitoring him from afar saw him typing on his mobile phone, thinking that he was contacting someone. The police showed his police officer’s ID card and took the mobile phone from him.
The young man beside him was terrified.
“What did you talk about?” the policeman asked warily.
The young man stammered: “I, I didn’t say anything… This gentleman asked me the song name…”
The police turned on the phone, Fang Daichuan’s screen was still on the search result. Once the phone turned on, the music started playing automatically. “Is there any code in this music?” the policeman asked suspiciously.
Fang Daichuan shook his head: “This is just a song.”
The police wanted to say something else but the phone in his pocket suddenly rang. He motioned to Fang Daichuan to stay with his eyes and then picked it up.
“Hello?” He stood aside, listening to the orders of the person over there, exclaimed, “What did you say?! But we’ve been following him all day!”
The voice over the receiver was a bit loud and Fang Daichuan could vaguely hear it: “Come back immediately!…Yes…with… a yacht in high seas…it is another werewolf killing game…”
The police hung up the phone, glared angrily at Fang Daichuan, threw his cell phone into his arms: “You can go, the surveillance is cancelled.”
“Wait!” Fang Daichuan grabs the plain clothes police’s shoulder in a hurry.
The barber guy was startled, thinking that this man is so bold that he dared to casually stop the police.
Plainclothes’s face doesn’t look friendly: “Let go! Do you want to come to the police station again?”
“What happened? There is another werewolf game? This time it is in the yacht on the high seas? Did Li Sinian do it? Does it have anything to do with him? Why did you withdraw your surveillance on me? Did you get any information?” He asked a barrage of questions.
The police were about to prevaricate him when he got another call.
“Hey, boss, I’m here…” As soon as he answered, the phone was taken away.
“???” The policeman turned his head in confusion and saw Fang Daichuan said directly to the phone: “I want to see you, I have something to say.”
The same police station and the same interrogation room.
The Deputy Bureau sat behind the desk, watching him.
It is another cup of coffee.
The person who handed him the coffee thought that after what he went through last time, he would have a shadow in his heart and he might not drink it. They didn’t expect Fang Daichuan to joyfully drink it. Even the Deputy Bureau raised his eyebrows.
“What are the things you want to say?” The Deputy Bureau poured him another half cup.
Fang Daichuan took off the ring on his finger, put it on the table and crossed his legs: “Li Sinian and I have made vows for lifetime. Do you want to catch him? I can help you.”
“Oh?” The Deputy Bureau raised his right eyebrow, “You two have made vows for a lifetime, yet you are still willing to arrest him for us? Aren’t you going to tip him off and let him run away?”
Fang Daichuan lowered his head and played with his fingers: “I’d rather he spend the rest of his life in prison than continue living under his mother’s hands. His mental state is very dangerous and he has been asking me for help. I don’t know if you believe me or not. In reality, he did set up this game but he is not the mastermind. He is also a victim and he probably has suffered more than any other victim.”
“You really want to do this?” The Deputy Bureau stared at his face with interest, “Won’t you regret it later?”
Fang Daichuan shook his head firmly: “He is in jail for a day, I waited for him for a day, he is in jail for a lifetime, I will buy a house next to the prison and wait for him for a lifetime.”
He lowered his head and smiled and the lines on his gaunt face instantly became softer: “After his condition has stabilised, please let me see him once a week, it would be better if I can see him face to face and not through glass. If he can’t come out, I am willing to go in and accompany him, just save an empty cell for me.”
The Deputy Bureau shook his head and smiled mysteriously at him: “Don’t worry, considering your situation, the top likely won’t make it difficult for you.”
“Are you really willing to run this operation for the police?” The Deputy Bureau suppressed a smile and said sternly, “First of all, we have no evidence to prove that Li Sinian is still alive. Second, although this game was organised in his name, according to the information send back by our informants in the early stage, the organiser is not himself.”
Fang Daichuan’s eyes suddenly dimmed.
“And it’s very dangerous. We already lost contact with our informant for three days. It’s basically confirmed that they have gone. Please prepare yourself mentally.” The Deputy Bureau looked serious.
Fang Daichuan raised his head and took a deep breath: “My parents are both criminal policemen, you should believe in my determination and ability. As for whether you can find Li Sinian…” He remembered what his grandfather said, if you want something, fight for it. If you can’t get it, forget it. If it’s not meant for you, don’t get too attached to it. He stared silently at the chandelier on the ceiling and said, “If he is there, it is good, but if he is not there, so be it. I’m not asking for it. It’s just that I’ve given up on him twice before. Once unintentionally, once forcibly, and I don’t want to give him up again, even if there’s only the slightest possibility.”