Ji Chenjiao: “It’s like this. One of the people who bullied Dan Jing back then was murdered a while ago. So…”

Dan Jing’s mother said emotionally, “What do you mean? You think it was our Xiao Jing who got revenge? How is that possible? Look at her! She’s already been destroyed by them! What can she do!”

Ji Chenjiao met her gaze for a moment. “Don’t misunderstand. We were just looking into the victim’s past and wanted to understand what happened back then.”

Dan Jing’s mother: “I have nothing to say, and Xiao Jing has nothing to say to you either. She has problems up here, she can’t get over it!” She pointed to her temple, her voice pained. “She’s already twenty-six this year, she’s ruined. If it weren’t for her brother supporting her, I don’t know what this old bag of bones would do!”

Ji Chenjiao said, “Dan Jing’s brother also works at the processing plant?”

Dan Jing’s mother nodded. “The biggest one.”

“Rongyoufu?”

“Yes. Can you please not bother him? He’s very busy with work.”

After leaving the Dan residence, Ji Chenjiao immediately opened Jaco Xu Jiajia’s homepage, searching through the numerous videos for the one about the meat processing plant. Ling Lie also leaned over to look. “Yo, Jaco also exposed Rongyoufu?”

Ji Chenjiao: “And he only went undercover after receiving a tip from a fan.”

The fact that he received a fan tip was mentioned by Jaco in a later video, but he never mentioned which fan, and no one ever came forward to claim it. The whistleblower seemed very familiar with Rongyoufu, suggesting they were either a competitor who had been watching Rongyoufu closely, or an internal employee.

Ling Lie: “You think it might be Dan Jing’s brother, Dan Jin?”

Ji Chenjiao shook his head. “I just suddenly thought of it. But it seems there’s no connection.”

“Jaco received a tip from a suspected insider and exposed Rongyoufu. Jaco went missing. Jaco and Wei Xuyan and the others are on the same list. Dan Jing, who was once bullied by this group, has a brother who happens to work at Rongyoufu.” Ling Lie crossed his arms in thought. “Hmm…”

Ji Chenjiao looked at him, subconsciously feeling he might be able to analyze some useful clue.

But Ling Lie looked up. “The names of this Dan brother and sister are really strange.”

Ji Chenjiao’s eyelid twitched. “…”

“Look, one is named Dan Jin, the other Dan Jing. Although the tones are different, in the local dialect, they sound exactly the same. So how do you tell them apart when you call them?” Ling Lie said. “If I were their parents, after naming my older son Jin, I definitely wouldn’t name my younger daughter Jing.”

Ji Chenjiao thought to himself, Summer Bean’s thoughts really do jump around.

Arriving at the entrance of Rongyoufu, Ji Chenjiao hesitated whether to go in. The current clues were far from enough to prove that Dan Jin was related to the three homicides. Approaching Dan Jin rashly might not be a good choice.

At this moment, the security guard rushed out, saying belligerently, “What are you doing here?”

Ever since being exposed, Rongyoufu had undergone a reorganization and hired new security guards, both to deal with the occasional inspections from the food hygiene department and to ensure no one else came to go undercover.

The guard clearly took the two of them for undercover reporters.

Ji Chenjiao took out his credentials. The guard was startled. “I-I-I’ll go get our factory manager right now!”

“No need,” Ji Chenjiao said. “I’ll just talk with you.”

“With me?” The guard had no choice but to invite them into the office. Just as he was about to make tea, Ji Chenjiao said, “Don’t bother. I just want to ask you about the exposé last year.”

Facing the police, the guard didn’t dare to be aggressive and immediately sat down. “Is that matter still not over?”

“It’s over. We’re just doing a follow-up visit,” Ji Chenjiao said with a straight face. “We want to hear what your employees think about that incident.”

“This opinion…”

“For example, why do you think Jaco targeted you?”

“Well, wasn’t it because we were reported!” The guard’s floodgates opened. “We’ve been talking about this a lot! That streamer worked here for a week and filmed all the problematic areas. To be honest, not all parts of our factory are irregular. The irregular parts only make up five percent of the entire process! So how did he find them so accurately? Why did the whistleblower know so precisely?”

The guard lowered his voice and said mysteriously, “We all guess the informant was an insider!”

Ji Chenjiao: “Did you find them?”

“The factory conducted an investigation, but found nothing.” The guard realized he might have misspoken. “Uh, well, I don’t know anything, I’m just a security guard!”

Ji Chenjiao changed the subject and asked about Dan Jin again. Judging from the guard’s reaction, he did not connect Dan Jin with the whistleblower at all. He said, “Dan Jin is my good brother. Ah, he’s just been held back by that sister of his!”

“Hmm? What do you mean?”

“His sister has what, depression or autism? Anyway, she just mopes at home all day, has no ability to take care of herself, can’t get married, and can only depend on him as her brother. Otherwise, with his qualifications, he would have married long ago!”

Returning to the car, Ji Chenjiao noticed Ling Lie was carrying a bag. “What’s this?”

Ling Lie showed him the contents of the bag. It was vacuum-packed cured meat.

Ji Chenjiao: “…Are you here to buy groceries?”

Ling Lie smiled. “Since we’re here, might as well buy some to cook with.”

Ji Chenjiao: “During work hours…”

Ling Lie retorted, “Then you don’t have to eat it.”

Ji Chenjiao: “…”

This trip to Rongxin Street was not entirely fruitless, but as for what they had found, it seemed difficult to connect to the case. Under Deng Zian’s bullying, Dan Jing had become unable to care for herself. Logically, her family did have a possible motive for revenge. But to investigate further, they needed evidence.

Dan Jin’s workplace, Rongyoufu, was the factory Jaco had exposed. The whistleblower might be an internal employee, but assuming Dan Jin was the whistleblower, what was his purpose in doing so? It didn’t make sense logically.

After returning to the municipal bureau, Ji Chenjiao assigned Shen Qi a task that was not difficult but extremely mentally taxing—to create a flow chart of the IDs that had visited the posts of the hundred-plus people. If there was a particularly prominent ID among them, this ID could be the suspect.

Ling Lie was also loitering around the Major Crimes Unit, but when Ji Chenjiao was assigning the task, he was handing out the cured meat he had bought. Each piece of meat was individually packaged. Although it wasn’t much, it was definitely enough for one dinner stir-fry.

“Brother Liang, take this.”

“Xiao An, yours.”

“Ms. Xi, an extra piece for you.”

In the midst of their dizzying investigation, receiving a piece of cured meat made everyone happy. Especially the heavily burdened Shen Qi. Ling Lie was very thoughtful; he picked a large piece for him and even wrote down how to cook it on a piece of paper.

Shen Qi’s fanboy attribute instantly deepened. “Brother Lie, you’re the best. Look at the task my brother gave me. Oh my god, I won’t get to sleep tonight!”

Ji Chenjiao stood behind him coldly and cleared his throat. Shen Qi grabbed his cured meat and scurried away.

Ji Chenjiao looked at the last remaining piece of cured meat, then at Ling Lie. “A cunning external cheat.”

Ling Lie said innocently, “Huh?”

“Giving my team members sugar-coated bullets, sowing discord.”

Ling Lie laughed to death. “This is called winning people’s hearts for you.”

Ji Chenjiao snorted.

Ling Lie said, “Let’s go, let’s go back and cook the meat.”

The next day, Shen Qi, with panda eyes, sprinted excitedly down the hallway. “Brother, I’ve drawn the chart. There’s an ID called ‘golden year’ that’s the most obvious!”

The chart was clear at a glance. “golden year” had repeatedly viewed related posts and homepages, especially those of Wei, Wang, and Deng, as well as Jaco.

Everyone’s spirits lifted. It really was Jaco! Perhaps Jaco’s disappearance was indeed related to these three homicides!

Ji Chenjiao asked, “Can we determine his real identity?”

“Yes!”

Half an hour later, Shen Qi shouted, “It’s Dan Jin! Dan Jing’s biological brother, Dan Jin! Brother, it’s the Dan family you went to investigate on Rongxin Street!”

A year later, a police car was parked outside the Rongyoufu Meat Processing Plant again. Other factories thought there was another food safety issue and nervously poked their heads out from their yards.

The most panicked was the owner of Rongyoufu. He smoothed down his sparse hair, his voice trembling. “I swear I haven’t used expired meat again. Are you sure you haven’t got the wrong place?”

Ji Chenjiao said, “Did Dan Jin come to work today?”

In the office, Dan Jin had just made a cup of eagle tea. The desk was covered with stacks of import and export documents, and the computer screen showed dense spreadsheets.

Normally at this time, he would have already started working. But today, as if he had anticipated something would happen, he was in no hurry to do anything. Auntie Liu, sitting opposite him, gave him a strange look. “Xiao Dan, not busy?”

“No hurry.” He smiled. “There might be other things.”

When Ji Chenjiao entered the office, Dan Jin looked up. The factory manager, following closely, hurriedly waved at Dan Jin. “What are you still sitting there for? This is Officer Ji from the municipal bureau. Dan Jin, come out!”

Dan Jin stood up, a blank look on his face, and went with Ji Chenjiao to the room arranged by the factory manager. “Officer Ji, what can I do for you?”

“I’m here to talk to you about a missing person case.” Ji Chenjiao took out Deng Zian’s photo. “Do you have any impression of him?”

Dan Jin pushed up his glasses, looked at it seriously, then shook his head blankly. “I don’t know him.”

“Is that so?” Ji Chenjiao said, “His name is Deng Zian. Does that name sound familiar to you?”

Dan Jin furrowed his brows, appearing to think. After a few seconds, he still shook his head. “Officer Ji, what does he have to do with me?”

Ji Chenjiao stared for a moment. “You have an account called ‘golden year.’ We have already checked this account’s browsing and following records.”

Dan Jin’s mouth fell open, his face gradually turning pale. “You… that account… it’s not mine…”

As he spoke, sweat was already trickling down from his temple. He lowered his head guiltily, wiping his forearm across his face.

“Whether it’s yours or not, we’ll know after checking your computer and phone. Dan Jin, the current evidence suggests you may be related to one missing person case and two homicide cases. I have already applied for a search warrant. Now, I need you to come back to the municipal bureau with me.”

“You’ve got the wrong person!” As he was being taken away, Dan Jin shouted in alarm. “I don’t know the person you’re talking about! Do the police just arrest people randomly?”

Dan Jin was taken to the interrogation room of the Major Crimes Unit. Just as Ji Chenjiao was questioning him, Shen Qi said into the earpiece, “Brother, before Deng Zian disappeared, Dan Jin was captured by the surveillance of Xiarong University at least three times. He was very likely there to find Deng Zian!”

Dan Jin’s reaction changed significantly after entering the interrogation room. At the factory, he was like a lamb about to be slaughtered, his eyes filled with panic, eager to convey his emotions to the onlookers. But now, he sat calmly opposite Ji Chenjiao, even leisurely rolling up his sleeves.

“Ready to talk?” Ji Chenjiao stared at him.

“That depends on what you’re asking.” Dan Jin’s head was slightly lowered, his gaze slanting upwards, giving him a somewhat sinister air.

“You registered the ID ‘golden year’ on September 25th last year. Excluding the posts you made in the early stages to gain points, after being able to enter the premium members’ section, you only followed one topic: ‘hunting’ women.”

“But you never posted. The first person you followed was Deng Zian. After reading all of his posts, your field of vision expanded to others who shared his vicious habits.”

Seeing Dan Jin about to speak, Ji Chenjiao warned, “I remind you, everything I just said is backed by evidence. It exists not only in your private data left on the forum but also in the local records on your computer. Think carefully before you answer.”

Dan Jin glanced down. “Yes, I am very concerned about this group, but does that make me the killer? You’ve been to my house, you should know my sister’s current condition. She was harmed by this trash, and she hasn’t been able to move on for so many years.”

“Our family’s financial situation also doesn’t allow her to see a psychologist. I wanted to understand the psychology of that trash online, to see if I could find a way to help my sister. What’s wrong with that?”

Ji Chenjiao was in no hurry to convict him. “You learned about ‘hunting’ from Deng Zian? Were you following him?”

Undisguised disgust flowed from Dan Jin’s eyes. “A person like him, does he need to be followed? He’s just coasting by at the university thanks to his parents. Who in the university doesn’t know what kind of person he is.”

“But you still approached him, that’s correct, right? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have found your way to the forum.” Ji Chenjiao leaned forward slightly. “You probably didn’t let him know that you are Dan Jing’s brother?”

Dan Jin said angrily, “He forgot long ago!”

Ji Chenjiao asked, “What exactly happened back then?”

Dan Jin confessed that his sister was five years younger than him and had never been very smart since she was a child, being the most inconspicuous type of girl in her class. The middle school curriculum was very difficult for Dan Jing. Although their parents wanted to continue supporting her through high school, she herself was unwilling, repeatedly saying, “Brother, I’m really not cut out for studying. Please help me persuade Mom and Dad.”

At that time, Dan Jin was already a university student, majoring in finance and accounting, and had also taken a second major in computer science. In terms of studies, he had a strong voice at home.

Dan Jin persuaded his parents to let Dan Jing enroll in a technical school after graduating from middle school to learn a skill for future employment.

This became something Dan Jin would regret for the rest of his life.

The Dan family was honest and law-abiding. Although Dan Jing was timid and ordinary, she at least wouldn’t be bullied in a regular school. The technical school, however, was a different world. The people there bullied the weak and feared the strong; no one was really studying.

Dan Jing’s weakness made her a target for malicious boys soon after she enrolled. The girls who smoked and permed their hair also looked down on her. She became even more self-conscious and silent. Dan Jin, away at university in another province, had no idea what was happening to his sister.

By the time he came home a year later, it was already too late.

The bullying of Dan Jing by Deng Zian and other boys escalated step by step, from initial verbal harassment to physical contact, beatings, intimidation, belittling, and insults—in modern terms, PUA.

Dan Jing was gradually “transformed” by them into a slave who couldn’t think. Just hearing Deng Zian’s name would make her tremble with fear.

Dan Jin was driven mad with rage. He went to the technical school, but the teachers were evasive and even blamed Dan Jing’s weakness.

Dan Jin wanted to seek justice, but Deng Zian’s parents found his parents first, settling the matter with money.

The Dan family was not well-off to begin with, and Dan Jing’s father had contracted a serious illness, urgently needing a large sum of money. Unlike Dan Jin, they were not highly educated and were easily fooled by Deng Zian’s parents. They even came to believe that their daughter’s personality was flawed.

“Don’t pester the Deng family for justice anymore. Look at your sister’s personality. Why don’t they bully others? In the end, it’s still your sister’s own problem,” Mrs. Deng had said.

Unable to persuade his parents, Dan Jin could only arrange for his sister to drop out of school, hoping that time would heal her.

But after that, Dan Jing’s psychological problems became more and more severe, to the point where she once lost the ability to care for herself.

He could have stayed and worked in another province, but he came back because he couldn’t stop worrying about his sister, finding a random job to make a living.

Over the years, watching his sister like a lifeless puppet, he was filled with self-blame and resentment. He wanted to see how the original culprit was doing.

As expected, that scum Deng Zian had been arranged a job by his parents, but he remained incorrigible, using the convenience of his job to grope female students.

Dan Jin couldn’t help but get close to Deng Zian, wanting to see what was going on in the mind of such trash. By knowing himself and his enemy, perhaps he could find a way to unlock his sister’s heart.

At first, he was worried that Deng Zian would recognize him, so he deliberately hid. Later, he found out that Deng Zian had long forgotten about him, the victim’s brother.

That day, he tailed Deng Zian and witnessed him intimidating a female student on a deserted path.

He couldn’t understand what kind of fetish this was. After the girl fled in panic, Deng Zian discovered him and whistled, “Bro, you here to ‘hunt’ too?”

A familiar term, an unfamiliar meaning. Deng Zian mistook him for one of his own and gleefully showed off his “achievements,” even inviting him for a drink as if he had met a soulmate.

For the first time, he learned that there were many people like Deng Zian in this city, playing the game of “hunting” women under the cover of night.

And most of these people had a history of bullying female classmates during their youth. They were born evil!

Deng Zian was easy to fool. He told Deng Zian a fake name and said he had just awakened this interest and knew nothing. Deng Zian then told him which streets were good for cornering people, which streets had no surveillance, which streets had many women getting off night shifts, and even told him about an outdoor forum, proudly saying he was a premium member.

He exchanged contact information with Deng Zian using an infrequently used phone number, arranging to “hunt” together in the future. After returning home, he immediately registered an account, gained enough points, and entered the hidden section Deng Zian had mentioned.

Here, a corner of the darkness was unveiled. He loathed them, yet he had to study them. But until now, he still hadn’t found a way to punish them and help his sister.

Dan Jin reiterated, “Officer Ji, I did not kill anyone.”

Ji Chenjiao asked, “Among the people you paid close attention to, there was one called ‘Xu Pineapple.’ Why did you follow him? His posts were not as vicious compared to others.”

Dan Jin’s gaze suddenly became hesitant. Ji Chenjiao asked, “Do you know who the person behind this name is?”

Dan Jin was stunned and quickly shook his head. “I don’t know. I don’t have a deep impression of him.”

Ji Chenjiao asked again, “What do you think about your factory being exposed last year?”

This question was quite a leap, and Dan Jin clearly hadn’t adjusted. “I… I’m just an ordinary employee.”

“Did you know before that the factory used expired meat?”

Dan Jin was silent for a moment. “Everyone in the factory knew.”

Ji Chenjiao: “Did you ever think that this was wrong and shouldn’t continue?”

Dan Jin gave a bitter smile. “Anyone with a conscience probably thought so, but we are just the most ordinary workers, living off a salary. Who would dare to smash their own rice bowl?”

Dan Jin did not budge. The interrogation was temporarily suspended, and Ji Chenjiao returned to the office.

At this time, Dan Jin’s phone and computer had been handed over to Shen Qi, who was doing data analysis. Ji Chenjiao went to the technical investigation office area. “Help me confirm one thing first.”

Shen Qi looked up. “What? Brother, just say it.”

“See if Dan Jin ever contacted Jaco, if he was the one who tipped Jaco off.”

There were no live-streaming apps on Dan Jin’s electronic devices, but Shen Qi found traces of his past usage and restored the data. The residual records showed that it was indeed he who had tipped off Jaco, informing him of the problematic processes at Rongyoufu.

One point was different from what the police had previously understood: there was no evidence now that he had also tipped off other streamers. From the very beginning, he had targeted Jaco! The reason Jaco later said the whistleblower had approached many streamers but was rejected was because that’s what he had told Jaco.

Shen Qi’s brain couldn’t keep up. “Wait a minute, why am I so confused? Dan Jin closely followed ‘Xu Pineapple’ on the forum, and also tipped off Jaco on the live-streaming platform. Did he know these two were the same person? But what was his purpose in doing so? Now Jaco is nowhere to be found. Did he kill Jaco? Why is this person’s logic so chaotic?”

Ji Chenjiao calmed himself down. Perhaps it wasn’t Dan Jin’s logic that was chaotic, but that the Major Crimes Unit was still lacking a crucial clue.

Dan Jin denied knowing who was behind ‘Xu Pineapple,’ but from the fact that he tipped off Jaco, he must have known. What was the purpose of the tip-off? If it was to expose Rongyoufu, he could have tipped off multiple streamers, but he only targeted Jaco. So Jaco was his goal, and exposing Rongyoufu was just a means, or a smokescreen.

What was the objective result of this incident? Rongyoufu was rectified, and the entire processing industry on Rongxin Street was impacted. And… Jaco became famous because of this undercover video!

Was the latter Dan Jin’s goal?

At that time, Jaco was already very influential, but still a step below his current influence. This video directly pushed Jaco to a new height.

Was this what Dan Jin wanted? To make Jaco more and more socially influential, and then… kill him?

Was this why, even though Jaco’s actions were far from reaching the level of Wei Xuyan and the others, he was still targeted by Dan Jin? Was Jaco’s influence great enough that killing him would cause a bigger sensation? Would the whole society then pay attention to groups of victims like Dan Jing?

Ji Chenjiao pressed his eye sockets. It seemed plausible, yet he felt a strange sense of contradiction, as if a crucial link was missing.

The interrogation continued. This time, Ji Chenjiao presented the newly acquired evidence. Dan Jin’s face turned pale. “I…”

“The person who tipped off Jaco was you. You also told him that you had already found many streamers, but in fact, you had only approached him.” Ji Chenjiao asked, “Why did you do that?”

Dan Jin calmed down. “I wanted to provoke him, to praise him as the only one who could help me, so that he would be more likely to come and expose our factory.”

Ji Chenjiao said, “What about the first question?”

Dan Jin took a moment to react. “Why did I tip him off? Officer Ji, I’ve said, I am also a person with a conscience. But actually, I was very scared. What if I was found out? What if our factory collapsed because of this? If I lost my job, how would my sister live?”

“But you still tipped him off.”

“To be honest, it was an impulse, my conscience got the better of me.”

No, he was lying. That was definitely not an impulse. Ji Chenjiao stared into Dan Jin’s eyes. A true impulse would not have targeted only Jaco!

“Jaco is ‘Xu Pineapple’,” Ji Chenjiao said suddenly.

Dan Jin looked blank, as if he hadn’t reacted. After a few seconds, he was greatly shocked. “What did you say?”

Ji Chenjiao: “You didn’t know?”

“How could I possibly know? Are you sure you’re not mistaken? Jaco is ‘Xu Pineapple’?”

Ji Chenjiao felt Dan Jin was acting. “If you had known all along that Jaco was ‘Xu Pineapple,’ would you still have tipped him off?”

Dan Jin lowered his head, seemingly in thought, but what he was thinking, outsiders could not know. Half a minute later, he said dejectedly, “I didn’t expect him to be this kind of person.”

This interrogation still yielded few clues. Dan Jin denied knowing that Jaco and ‘Xu Pineapple’ were the same person, and of course, even more strongly denied that Jaco’s disappearance had anything to do with him. The existing evidence could only prove that he had followed Deng Zian and the others, and could not convict him.

Shen Qi had made several contributions this time. He ran to Ji Chenjiao’s side. When Ji Chenjiao went to get water, he followed him to the water dispenser. When Ji Chenjiao opened his laptop, he circled around the desk.

“Brother, who else could it be but him? His browsing history is already very telling. Before Wang Hongqiang was murdered, his observation of Wang Hongqiang peaked. Before Deng Zian disappeared, it also peaked. Same with Wei Xuyan. And the surveillance also captured him going to the translation university.”

“But none of this is direct evidence,” Ji Chenjiao said.

“Then what do we do?” Shen Qi said, puffed up with anger. “He looks like he’s sure we can’t convict him.”

“The evidence is just not sufficient yet. Why are you so dejected?” Ji Chenjiao said, “Wang, Deng, Wei, a total of three important time points. You go through the surveillance to determine where he appeared.”

Another massive screening task. Shen Qi pulled himself together. “Yes!”

After Shen Qi left, Ji Chenjiao continued to sort through his thoughts. Among the three cases, the only one with direct evidence so far was the Wang Hongqiang case, where the killer left a high-heel footprint.

The high heels were an important tool for the killer to conceal their identity. After luring one Wang Hongqiang, there would be more Wang Hongqiangs. Would he throw them away?

If not, where would they be hidden?

Xi Wan had already completed the search of the Dan residence and the factory, and had not found the high heels.

“He might have disposed of them.” Xi Wan was not optimistic. “Given the relationship between Dan Jin and Deng Zian, he wouldn’t need to disguise himself at all. He could just directly tell Deng Zian where to go. Keeping the high heels would be a liability.”

The decisive evidence was missing. Even if Shen Qi’s side confirmed that Dan Jin was nearby when the three incidents occurred, or that he had no alibi, Dan Jin could still explain it away.

Where was the breakthrough?

Exposing Rongyoufu through Jaco was actually more of a disadvantage than an advantage for Dan Jin. Although that incident increased Jaco’s influence, was Jaco’s original influence not enough? By doing this, he would only draw more attention from the police during the investigation.

Did he deliberately want the police to notice him? Why?

Ji Chenjiao felt his thoughts getting more and more chaotic, just like the tangled roots of the case itself. When Dan Jin targeted Jaco, he certainly didn’t expect that Jaco himself was also planning a revenge. What impact did this have on Dan Jin? After learning that Jaco was the killer in the Maple Villa case, did he give up his revenge on Jaco? Then why did Jaco disappear?

If Jaco was killed by Dan Jin… the risk Dan Jin took would be particularly great.

Ji Chenjiao shook his head in frustration and picked up his phone to check the online chatter. As public opinion fermented, the condemnation of the female victims online became stronger and stronger, as if they were the killers. Because no matter what, murder is wrong!

The thought that had been lingering in his mind appeared again. The killer murdering these “Ling Lies” might not have been for punishment.

Then was Dan Jin really avenging his sister?

“Captain Ji—” A familiar voice came from behind. Ji Chenjiao turned around, his pupils suddenly contracting.

Ling Lie was wearing women’s attire for playing waist drums, a bright aquamarine green paired with a dark green sash, and a pair of embroidered cloth shoes on his feet. The lipstick, who knows where he found it, was a shade of magenta.

This bizarre outfit surprisingly did not make Ling Lie ugly. His cold white skin paired perfectly with the lipstick, and the cheap fabric actually accentuated his tall figure.

Ling Lie walked closer. “Why are you ignoring me? Are you mesmerized by me?”