REDPEAFOWL, Chapter 14: Detox Week and Paechikchik Flirting

Hong Kongque’s age has always been a mystery, even evolving into a legend that he is immortal and a blood-sucking vampire. However, in reality, Hong Kongque is just an ordinary human with a unique way of taking care of his physical health that sets him apart from the rest.

Aside from consuming Chinese herbal medicine to nourish his body and practicing Muay Thai in the mornings, every three months, Hong Kongque fasts for a week. During this time, he only drinks special herbal concoctions prepared for him, in order to recalibrate his body and prevent regeneration of cells.

In that week, Hong Kongque will avoid meeting people outside, avoid going out to sleep in places, just sitting and lying in the courtyard, soaking in warm water, getting a massage, alternating with answering the phone. During this one week, Hong Kongque will also reject calls, calling it a full week of rest.

Today is the third day that Hong Kongque has been fasting. He is lying down for a massage on a special bed in a room. The masseur is a blind massage therapist that Hong Kongque has trusted and been massaging for many years.

While dozing off comfortably, Li Kong slowly opens the door and speaks softly, “Kongque, a phone call from Inspector-Lu.”

“Um…” Hong Kongque replied disapprovingly, “I already told him that no calls this week.”

“Yes, but Inspector-Lu said there’s an important matter he needs to discuss with you.”

Hong Kongque opened one eye and replied, “Then ask him. If I can’t talk to him today, will someone die?”

Li Kong walks out of the room briefly, then returns, “He said no one will die, but there’s a matter concerning Paechikchik.”

Hong Kongque raises both eyebrows in surprise, “Then get the phone.”

Li Kong hands over the phone and stands quietly as Hong Kongque answers,

“Is there anything else, Inspector-Lu? You know you’re not supposed to call. If there’s no good news, just speak.”

Lu Yipeng’s voice comes through the phone, “Um. I know I am not supposed to call, but the case is urgent. Do you know about the A32 gang?”

“Um…” Hong Kongque sighed before responding, “What does that have to do with Little Paechikchik?”

“Oh, actually. It’s got nothing to do with anything like that.” Lu Yipeng says before rushing to continue, “But regarding your cockatoo. Can you answer my questions first?”

“Let’s get to the point.” Hong Kongque says, moaning once again, “I’m aware. Just speak quickly. I’m busy.”

“Um.” at the end of the phone line, and then proceeded to tell him in detail about the case. Hong Kongque listened intently. As the conversation came to an end, he was shocked.

“Oh, um… I will send Little Zi to help too.” Hong Kongque said and heard a voice at the other end of the line replying, “I didn’t call to ask for help. I just want your opinion. What do you think?”

“Oh…” Hong Kongque dragged his voice, then spoke, “Sorry, Pengpeng. I’m not feeling well and not really familiar with the situation. Could you tell me again?”

Lu Yipeng was silent for a while. Hong Kongque heard what sounded like someone yelling, “What are you doing?”

“Oh. I’m driving to chase after the A32 gang thugs. They kidnapped Mister Cheng’s son and hope to ransom him. I’m chasing them now, Captain Duan fasten your seat belt.”

“You’re driving and talking on the phone at the same time.” Hong Kongque moaned, “Mister Cheng’s son, oh, Cheng Yin, um… You don’t need to chase after them. Radio your department and say that they’re heading towards the old Pengkong warehouse. They’re probably trying to head someone there, then you, the police, can handle it.”

“Oh, thank you.” Lu Yipeng said. Then there was a loud bang followed by an “ouch” as the car swerved and hit the front window.

“Well… that’s it. I wish you a safe journey back.” Hong Kongque said, then hung up the phone. He let out a sigh.

…

After finishing the massage, Hong Kongque went to soak in a warm bath to relax his muscles. Then he lay down to enjoy the balcony breeze, sipping a special herbal drink and listening to classical music, feeling content. Just as he was relaxing, Li Kong walked up and whispered in his ear, “Kongque, we’ve caught the intruder at the left wing corridor.”

Hong Kongque frowned but didn’t forget to raise his eyebrows, “Gouge his eyes and throw him in the bay. If he survives, let him go. If not, so be it.”

“He’s the second son of the Tian family. They want to negotiate business directly with you.” Li Kong continued. This time, Hong Kongque raised his eyebrows, “Oh… wants to compete with his brother, huh…”

Speaking, he sat up straight. Then he leaned back down, “Um… I still don’t want to go underground right now. Tell him to write the same letter on his skin with a hot poker. If he can write it, wait another four days. I will talk to him. Um… in four days, the wound should heal just right, but if not… contact Mister Tian and ask how he wants his son to be sent back in thirty-two different ways without a sound, or should I just leave something here, and send him two things.”

“Alright.”

Hong Kongque sighed again. After Li Kong walked out

…

Waking up on the fourth day, Hong Kongque’s physical condition was getting closer to being sick again. His body was still trying to expel waste that had been stuck since three months ago. When he woke up in the morning, his nose was running, his stomach was upset, and he had a fever. He had to lie in bed until noon before getting up to take a warm bath, and then continue with herbal medicine. Then he went to the sitting room to relax and watch videos to relax muscles, brain, and nerves. Fell asleep again, woke up to the sound of a masseuse, who this time focused on massaging his face, which usually took extra time. After the massage was finished, he had to do acupuncture and then leave the herbal medicine for another two hours.

After the massage and acupuncture were done and he was about to leave the herbal medicine, Li Kong walked in with the phone.

“Little Zi said that Inspector Lu had crashed into a gangster’s car during a gold shop robbery case that was on the news a moment ago. He is now in the hospital. Kongque is going to…”

Hong Kongque tried not to frown or show any emotions on his face. Then he spoke out, “Call him.”

After waiting for a while, Lu Yipeng answered the phone.

“You are not dead, right?” Hong Kongque lowered his voice while the herbalist gently pressed his forehead. He heard Lu Yipeng responding back,

“No, just a slight head injury. Are you not feeling well yet? I have never seen you sick in hundreds of years.”

“It’s my quarterly sickness time now.” Hong Kongque said, and then sighed, “When will the police department take away your driver’s license so you won’t endanger others on the road anymore?”

Lu Yipeng groaned and hung up the phone, “I caught the thief, not racing. What about you? Do you have a driver’s license or not? I’ll check later. I’m going in.”

“Oh… alright then, you should consider moving to the traffic department.” Hong Kongque said before continuing, “That’s all for now. I have to hurry to my appointments.”

“Hmm…” Lu Yipeng responded, wondering what this peacock was up to. One day he had a fever, another day he had errands to run. At first he said he was busy, but something seemed to be happening this week.

…

Hong Kongque put on a face mask and fell asleep and woke up feeling a bit confused. He opened his eyes and went to wash his face. After that, he took a warm bath again and prepared to go to bed. Li Kong walked in again.

“Kongque, Tie Bai came to see you yesterday. He said he really wanted to meet you. He didn’t want to wait for four days.”

“Oh. Has he written a letter already?” Hong Kongque asked surprisingly, and the other person replied, “Yes, but it’s not as beautiful as Inspector-Lu’s.”

“Oh…” Hong Kongque sighed, “Tell him to wait then. If he can’t wait, he can go home first. If he complains, sprinkle some salt water on him again.

Otherwise, smash it and tell him to choose for himself which option he prefers.”

“Okay.” Li Kong received the instructions and left, leaving Hong Kongque sighing.

What will happen this week?

…

On the fifth day, Hong Kongque stayed in bed all day, alternating between going to the bathroom and getting acupuncture. He expelling out old things from three months ago and refused everything and everyone who called or wanted to visit him, but there were still things to be done.

“Kongque.” This time, the person who opened the door was Luo Songzhi,

“The leader of the Golden Dragon gang has sent an invitation for a challenge.”

Hong Kongque was sipping herbal water and had acupuncture on his feet by

Li Kong. When he heard that, he raised his eyebrows and spoke calmly, “Tell him that this is the era of iPhones now. He should go buy one and use it, then come challenge me. Keep the challenge book for the kids to play with, it’s all the same.”

“Okay.” Luo Songzhi accepted the instruction and left. Then Hong Kongque fell asleep again, waking up in the afternoon feeling old. He opened his eyes and saw Li Kong and Luo Songzhi standing there. Seeing his boss wake up, Luo Songzhi spoke up.

“Liang Shuo sent a message through the iPhone, want to see it?”

Hong Kongque nodded in surprise, then handed the phone over. When it was opened, a video of a man in his fifties standing and chuckling appeared.

“Hey Hong Kongque, is this all that you can do, you are a homo? You can’t find a wife or a child, huh? Alright. I challenge you. Meet me next Wednesday at the bamboo garden near Cemetery A. If you’re a man, accept my challenge.”

Hong Kongque listened until the end and then raised his foot. He took a picture of his foot with the phone before dialing a number, “You just said I am a homo so you want to meet face to face next time. Oh, no need to show me your ugly face, because someone like you only needs to see my foot to feel blessed. In the future, take pictures of someone else. No need to show me your wrinkled face, it’s nauseating.”

After speaking, he sent a message and returned the phone to the surprised man before asking, “Anything else?”

“No, sir.” The surprised man replied before walking away.

…

On the sixth day, Hong Kongque looked much younger after bathing and massaging his face in the morning. He went outside to do some Tai Chi under the sun. Then, he came back to drink some herbal tea.

Today, Hong Kongque was feeling fresh when he saw Paechikchik, a white feathered sparrow, fly in and land on his shoulder in the room. Flapping its wings, it called out, “Kongque Kongque.”

It then fluttered over to cuddle Hong Kongque’s cheeks lovingly. Hong Kongque extended his finger to play with it for a while before remembering to call Li Kong, “Get Inspector-Lu on the phone for me.”

Lu Yipeng was busy interrogating a suspect in a case of kidnapping that had been caught two days ago. When Hong Kongque called, he said, “Kongque, I’ll call you back later. I’m in the middle of interrogating a suspect.”

After finishing the call, Hong Kongque blinked a few times before turning to

Paechikchik, “Look, the younger generation nowadays, they don’t take matters seriously. When they have a problem, they call and expect an instant solution.

But when it’s our turn to call, they delay and don’t pick up the phone. These kids these days don’t have any respect.”

Paechikchik looked at its own reflection before gently rubbing its head against Hong Kongque’s cheek again. The phone rang louder.

“What is up with you?” Lu Yipeng’s voice cut in, “I’ll excuse myself first.” “Oh…” Hong Kongque sighed and smiled, “I wanted to ask about Little

Paechikchik you mentioned yesterday.”

Lu Yipeng fell silent for a moment before speaking up, “Ah, yes. I’ll tell you, birds like yours may not want to have offspring because they don’t like their mate. I mean, it might like you instead. Some birds refuse to have a partner because they only love their human caregiver.”

“What?!” Hong Kongque exclaimed, then turned to Paechikchik. He then continued the conversation over the phone, “How come, did Paechikchik say so?”

“You can try giving it pretty ornaments to see if it picks them up. If it brings them to you, it means it likes you.” Lu Yipeng said, continuing, “Some male birds may like to pick up pretty things for their female companions. Who knows, it might think you’re a female.”

“Ridiculous, Pengpeng.” Hong Kongque replied, “Where do you get all this from?”

“From the internet.” Lu Yipeng said, then continued, “Your venus flytrap plant is looking nice. I brought it to the office. It had a big audience admiring it.

I’ll send you photos later.”

“Well, save the praise until I actually see it. Take the pictures and send them to me later.” Hong Kongque said, hearing Lu Yipeng chuckled. Then he spoke quickly, “Is there anything else, my boss is starting to look green.”

“Oh. That’s all, go back to work.” Hong Kongque said, then hung up the phone. The bird turned to him, looked at him, and spoke again, “Pengpeng,

Pengpeng. I miss you.”

“Ha ha.” Hong Kongque patted the bird’s head like patting a child in the womb, “I’ll bring him to see you in the evening tomorrow.”

Paechikchik nodded hesitantly, then gently kissed Hong Kongque’s hair,

“Love Kongque, love Kongque.”

…

Finally, after a week passed, today Hong Kongque took a shower and dressed up early in the morning. He was going to meet Tie Bai, who seemed stubborn and wouldn’t go anywhere unless he gets to meet him. As he stepped into the underground dim toilet, sat on the chair, ready, Tie Bai was brought in. He looked to be about thirty years old, in the prime of his life. Hong Kongque stared at the young man’s face for a while, then asked about the scar on his leg. Tie Bai spread his trousers to show it. Hmm… it was a small scar, but it was fully healed. Nothing was missing, and the appearance was acceptable. If he tried opening that part… it’s not certain that he might not have a good heart, but…

Hong Kongque sighed deeply, thinking that this guy was just another businessman hoping to use his power for personal gain. Sleeping beside him was not comfortable. Another thing… Lu Yipeng was more muscular, good looks and his demeanor… so-so. Even though he was not easy to sleep next to, he wasn’t as irritating and stubborn as this guy. He also knew how to quietly endure. And another thing, the Red Peafowl name on Lu Yipeng was the most beautifully written. As he thought about the young police officer’s face when he had just been scarred, Hong Kongque couldn’t help but smile. He pondered about Lu Yipeng for a long time until his mouth twisted up.

“What are you smiling about?”

Hong Kongque raised his hand to touch his face before smiling again, “I’m just happy. Tell me, what do you want?”

…

After concluding his business negotiations, Tie Bai left and Hong Kongque walked back up to the pavilion before sitting down to read the morning newspaper at his desk. Li Kong walked in, “Inspector-Lu wants to see you, sir.”

“Um… let him in. And tell Little Zi to bring Little Paechikchik out as well. Little Paechikchik wants to see Inspector-Lu.” Hong Kongque nodded.

“Of course.”

Lu Yipeng walked in with a large bouquet of red roses. Hong Kongque greeted him immediately, “Pengpeng, are you starting a flower business?”

“Not at all.” Lu Yipeng said before continuing, “I saw the Second Young Master of the Tia family driving out just now. He’s been missing for three or four days now. Did you keep him?”

“Just like the first time you  came to me.” Hong Kongque replied. Lu Yipeng pursed his lips, “So he has a Red Peafowl on his legs too.”

“Um…”

“Do you want me to stay?”

“?”

Lu Yipeng pursed his lips, “He looks better than me by far. I guess I don’t need to come anymore.”

“Pengpeng.” Hong Kongque spoke with a strong voice, “If you speak like that again, I’ll pull your tongue out and use it to prop incense sticks, because I think you’re belittling me.”

“?!” Lu Yipeng raised his face to look at Hong Kongque who responded annoyingly, “I’m not favoring anyone or anything like that.”

For some reason, Lu Yipeng almost smiled, the young man trying to keep a grumpy face for a while. Then Hong Kongque asked Lu Yipeng, “Why do you have a rose with you?”

“I brought it to visit you, see that you’re not feeling well.” Lu Yipeng replied, then quickly added, “I wasn’t planning to buy a rose, but the other types of flowers at the store were sold out.”

“Oh…” Hong Kongque dragged his voice and smiled at the corner of his mouth, making Lu Yipeng seem to be more tense, “You don’t like roses?”

“No. If you want to give it to me should I have to come get it, will you catch it? Would you like me to try being a bride and catch a thrown bouquet?”

Lu Yipeng cast a sideways glance at Hong Kongque before walking away to find someone else.

“You look better now. You don’t look like you’ve just recovered from illness.” Lu Yipeng greeted as he handed the bouquet of flowers to Hong

Kongque, smiling, “Want to see the whole picture?”

Lu Yipeng looked at him, then shook his head, “Not really… I’m afraid of being sexually harassed.”

“You really talk nicely. Don’t let anyone know how excited you are when you’re in bed.”

Lu Yipeng blushed and glared at Hong Kongque again, but before he could respond, a voice interrupted, “Pengpeng.”

Paechikchik flew over from Luo Songzhi’s shoulder to perch on Hong

Kongque’s shoulder. He then turned to look at Lu Yipeng and called out again,

“Pengpeng.”

Once again, Lu Yipeng had to force a smile at the bird. Then he spoke up,

“Seriously. Have you tried what I suggested, like putting up beautiful decorations for the bird to admire?”

“Not yet.” Hong Kongque heard Paechikchik’s voice again, “Miss you, miss you.” Then he flew down to grab the golden pen on Hong Kongque’s work desk before flying to Lu Yipeng’s shoulder, attempting to offer the pen to him.

Hong Kongque blinked rapidly, then exclaimed, “Oh no, Pengpeng…my

Little Paechikchik has fallen in love with you.” He then made a regretful face as if a father sending his daughter off to marry.

Lu Yipeng looked at Hong Kongque’s face, then took the pen from the bird and spoke gently, “Can you not decide everything on your own, it might just be a playful gesture.”

“Who was it that said the bird would give its belongings to the one it likes?” Hong Kongque retorted immediately. Seeing that the other person could not come up with a response, Hong Kongque continued, “Exactly, Pengpeng…you must take responsibility. Give me a grandson after sleeping with Little

Paechikchik.”

“You’re crazy!” Lu Yipeng exclaimed immediately, “I’m a person, how can I have children with a bird.”

“But Little Paechikchik loves you.” Hong Kongque said seriously, as he caught Lu Yipeng secretly wrestling his own daughter to his house. A young policeman had his eyes fixed on him for a long time, Paechikchik lightly tapped his cheek before flicking the silver button on Lu Yipeng’s shirt.

“Oh!” Lu Yipeng was surprised by this action and reached out to grab the bird, but it was too late as Paechikchik flew back to Hong Kongque, offering a button to him. Hong Kongque blinked again, “Like, like.” The bird chirped and flapped its wings lightly. It then bobbed up and down excitedly on Hong

Kongque’s shoulder, while both Hong Kongque and Lu Yipeng looked at what was in each other’s hands. Then Paechikchik flew to the button on the concept table, jumping around and chirping again, “Like Pengpeng, like Kongque, love Pengpeng, love Kongque.”

Hong Kongque was silent for a while before raising his hand to scratch his head, then turned to the bird, “Oh… Pechikchik, why did you just confess like this… in this case, I have to send Ma’am Chik back home.” Maam Chik was the name of the female bird that Hong Kongque bought months ago. Lu Yipeng, who was standing and watching, had to speak up, “I also thought it must be attached to you so much that it refuses to have children or a mate. You have pampered it too much.”

“Um, then it’s okay.” Hong Kongque said, “Paechikchik will stay with me until we grow old, staying single together until we die.”

Well, now he forces himself to have children with a bird and stays alone indefinitely. When he realizes what’s going on, he’ll come around for sure.

Lu Yipeng looked at Hong Kongque with great concern, “Don’t drag the bird into your troubles. Let it be with someone else, it might find a mate someday.” “If I am not here. Little Paechikchik will pluck his own feathers. It’s pitiful.”

Hong Kongque said, with a sad and despondent expression, “It’s true. We love each other here. Whenever Inspector-Lu catches me, he will catch Shi Qik too.

Shi Qik will be my friend in jail.”

Lu Yipeng began to think that Hong Kongque was really old this time, “You should stop acting like an old man. You haven’t been caught yet.”

“I am old now. Pengpeng, you want to jail me. How many years can an old man like me survive in jail? Let me die with the bird I love, Inspector.”

The parrot walked back and forth, calling out loudly, “Kongque, Kongque, go be with Kongque, love Kongque.”

Lu Yipeng looked at both the bird and the parrot, then blinked a few times.

He sighed and said, “Let’s save this conversation for when you are really caught. Anyway, I’m here to thank you on behalf of the department for the information on the A32 gang.”

“Oh…I thought you might come to visit Paechikchik. Little Paechikchik, do you see how heartless Pengepeng is? Do you still love him?” Hong Kongque wondered.

Lu Yipeng silently pondered. If his own grandfather was still alive, would he be annoying like this peacock in the house?

The parrot flapped its wings and hopped back and forth on the perch, “It’s okay, it’s okay.”

The theory that the owner is like the bird seemed to be proven with Hong

Kongque and this chatty parrot. Lu Yipeng sighed patiently and finally spoke, “I came here to personally thank you.”

Hong Kongque turned quickly, but didn’t get a chance to say anything. The parrot chirped again, “Love Pengpeng, Love Pengpeng.”

Suddenly, Lu Yipeng’s face turned red. He spoke hesitantly, “Kongque, does he really speak according to his owner?”

Hong Kongque looked at Lu Yipeng with clear eyes, “Paechikchik is smarter than that. He doesn’t need to speak like anyone else.”

“Ah…” The young policeman hesitated before speaking, “Let’s clear this up…”

Hong Kongque looked at the young police officer standing there twisting and turning on one foot. He asked, “Is there anything else you need to do?”

“Um…” Lu Yipeng cleared his throat, “I have tomorrow off.”

“And?”

“…”

“Do you want to stay overnight?”

“Um.”

Hong Kongque looked at the person in front of him, who was blushing slightly before smiling, “If you want to examine my body to that extent, you better  move closer.”

Lu Yipeng moved closer. As soon as he had the chance, Hong Kongque slapped him on the neck. The young police officer hurriedly dodged, but the plan was already in place. In the end, his neck was locked in a leather collar.

“Kongque!!! Are you still playing crazy like this?” Lu Yipeng said with no patience. Hong Kongque chuckled mischievously, “Well… you don’t have to pay for the accommodation yet, and you even get free advice. I’m willing to provide counseling outside of working hours, just a little like this Inspector-Lu will be embarrassed.” He finished speaking and pulled the chain on Lu Yipeng’s neck, “Today, we have the candles, handcuffs, and whips, Pengpeng. I think we’ll have a good time tonight.”

Lu Yipeng tried to remain calm, then his face became tense, “Kongque. I just remembered, there’s another case I need to summarize tonight.”

“No problem, stay and play with me for a couple of hours. I promise not to hit you too hard, just on the back, on the legs. That’s enough. When you put on a shirt, other people won’t be able to see it. Let’s go, I want to spank you until you can hardly stand it.”

Lu Yipeng wanted to scream out in frustration. 

What kind of punishment is this!!!

…

Actually, at first, I intended to write only about Hong Kongque and

Pengpeng. However, as I write up to this point, I want to say that it’s close to being a full-fledged story, but I want it to be able to be combined into two volumes << for business reasons, of course! (got nudged)

In the laid-back chapters that were originally planned but not yet written, there might be a chapter where Hong Kongque meets Pengpeng for the first time (Wait, does Hong Kongque fucks Pengpeng?!) and a chapter where

Pengpeng goes with Luo Songzhi (which may have less of Hong Kongque’s role, but could show the cunningness of the peacock quite well). And then there could be a chapter where Hong Kongque visits Pengpeng’s house for the first time (I haven’t thought about what could happen yet, but should we write about it?) In summary, there are only past chapters. Who knows what will emerge anew. And a scene where someone goes to ask Pengpeng for a photoshoot…

(Maybe we’ll see the jealousy of Kongque << really jealous?) After all this, we should get to the main point that everyone holds the label of “Don’t want drama, prepare for our full commitment… (Stand by to face the challenge!!)

So, before getting into the main content, if there are any scenes you’d like to see written, feel free to suggest them and let’s see if they will fall into place (for the sake of the readers who are slipping… I might get into drama for real!! <<

Keep reading and you’ll know it for yourself)

Thank you for following and reading, dear readers.^^

 

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   REDPEAFOWL, Chapter 13: The Plant Gift

The illegal organ trafficking case ended well, with the person receiving the most praise likely being Lu Yipeng, who himself is not particularly pleased with this outcome. Being deceived alone, the whole plan doesn’t seem very pleasing to him!

“Inspector Lu.” Duan Feng greeted immediately upon seeing Lu Yipeng walking into the office. After being called to make a report in order to be considered for a salary increase. As soon as he saw Duan Feng about to speak,

Lu Yipeng hurriedly interjected, “If it’s about the Li case, there’s no need to say anything.”

Duan Feng, caught off guard, stammered before shaking his head, “No, I was just going to say that someone brought a plant for you.” He pointed towards Lu

Yipeng’s desk, where a young police officer turned to see a potted plant placed there.

“Who sent it?” Lu Yipeng immediately asked, and the person asked shook their head, “There’s a card attached, but I’m too scared to open and read it.”

Lu Yipeng walked over. There was indeed a white card stabbed into the plant. Inside was a short and simple message.

“To Pengpeng.”

Without needing to be told, the sender was clear from the card. There was nothing else specified. Lu Yipeng wanted to throw the plant in the trash for real, but it was just a plant. It didn’t do anything wrong at all. Besides, its green pot with red patterns looked pretty and quirky. Round, cute, not bad at all. So… might as well keep it for now.

And so the young inspector reluctantly took the pot of rice and curry plant to stack it with evidence.

“What is it now, Inspector?” Chief Inspector Wen asked immediately upon seeing Lu Yipeng walk in with the plant before raising an eyebrow, “What’s this, is it the plant eating bugs from Southeast Asia now? Are you turning into a gardener?”

“No. Someone brought it to me. Can you please check if there’s anything suspicious about it?”

“Hmm… Hong Kongque’s stuff again.” The station staff said as Lu Yipeng raised an eyebrow in confusion, “Um, yeah. How did you know?”

The person who asked smiled, “It’s the stuff you bring in for inspection. Mostly stuff from Hong Kongque all this time. He seems to like you, he keeps sending you stuff often.”

Lu Yipeng’s face turned into stone before speaking in a calm voice, “Just go ahead and inspect it. He always has ulterior motives.”

The station staff chuckled, “Alright, alright… but I don’t see anything suspicious at all. You’re just overthinking it. I think.” After speaking, he used a stick to take some soil out of the pot, mixed it with water in a test tube. Then he separated it into two test tubes, and added some substance in each.

“There is no poison in the soil, the leaves are not coated with anything. Looks strong and sturdy, no need to talk about explosives, as there are detectors below.

The way the plants are nurtured is impressive.”

Lu Yipeng nodded. He didn’t want to mention how Hong Kongque fed insects to these plants as if feeding rice to children. It’s not surprising that they look beautiful and strong like this.

…

The young police officer brought the plant back to the table, with nothing else written on the card. The care instructions were not written either. Lu Yipeng looked at it for a while, and it didn’t surprise him that they looked so beautiful and sturdy.

Duan Feng shook his head, “I don’t know, sir. I’ve never planted something like this before. You can try searching on the internet, but… the pot looks cute, like a fake product.” He then bent down to take a closer look, “Can you hold it for me?”

“Let me try.” Lu Yipeng said, then gently touched the small, round pot at the tips of the leaves, “Oh, there is some water in here. No wonder it looks heavy.”

“Do you have to put water in it?” Lu Yipeng asked, puzzled. Duan Feng shook his head again, “I don’t know, sir. You can try finding a way on your own. I have to go, I just came to bring the Qin Mei case file to your office.”

“Um.” Lu Yipeng nodded and picked up the case file on the table to take a look. He looked at the plant in the cute little pot, but couldn’t understand what Hong Kongque had in mind when he sent it to him. Maybe he wanted to distract him or something… But there was nothing written on the card about that. Did someone like that guy ever plan to distract him?

He sat reading the case file, alternating with glancing at the plant, pondering about this and that until it was time for lunch break. Lu Yipeng stopped by to buy some bread and tea, then walked to the computer department to borrow a computer for internet access to learn how to care for the fly trap plant.

Upon opening it, Lu Yipeng learned that these plants had different strains, some exotic strains. He had seen them in Hong Kongque’s greenhouse before. The one Hong Kongque gave him seemed to be a mix of N. Viking x

Ampullaria, which was unique to Thailand. This made Lu Yipeng wonder if Hong Kongque was involved in any illegal activities, but he hoped that these plants were not imported illegally.

Finally, Lu Yipeng has found a way to raise the pot of curry monkey paw. It looks quite complicated, requiring watering at the same time every day and placing it in a sunny location. It seems like placing it on the work desk is not a viable option. Throughout the afternoon, the young police officer was busy thinking about where to place the plant.

In the end, Lu Yipeng brought the plant back home and decided to place it on the bedroom balcony, as it would be easy to see and remember to water it. The method of nurturing did not mention the need to feed insects, so he would not have to spend time hunting for insects to feed these plants.

The pot of curry monkey paw plant was proudly placed outside the window, looking fresh and vibrant, as if it were the owner. Lu Yipeng continued to study the care method until late at night before going to bed, determined to show off to Hong Kongque someday if it looked more beautiful.

I don’t need to feed it insects, it can grow just fine.

…

“Take a break, go back early.” Duan Feng greeted as he saw Lu Yipeng getting up from the work desk at dusk, smiling shyly.

“Going back to check on the plant?” The subordinate asked as Lu Yipeng hesitated. He nodded and said, “Yeah… it’s difficult to care for.”

Duan Feng looked relieved, “It’s good that the girl I’m pursuing doesn’t like anything like that. Otherwise, it would be really difficult.”

Lu Yipeng just chuckled lightly and left the department.

At the age of twenty-seven, Lu Yipeng never thought he would become obsessed with plants, like a child at this moment. Perhaps he wanted to prove to

Hong Kongque that he didn’t have to resort to aggressive behavior like catching insects to feed the plants. The plants can grow on their own for sure.

Lu Yipeng decided to water the plant in the morning because sometimes he couldn’t return on time in the evening. Today, he came back, turned on the light on the balcony, and noticed something dark inside one of the pots. Upon inspection, he saw a fly floating in the water inside. It must have flown in by mistake. Lu Yipeng was slightly surprised. Flies that usually can’t be caught ended up getting stuck on a quiet plant like this. Our world also has simple things like this.

After that, every time he came back, the young police officer would check to see if anything had fallen into the pot that day. In addition to flies today, there were ants added in the next two days.

Well, there’s no need to bother going out to catch anything to feed it, it can also find its own food just fine.

After seeing it standing alone for several days, Lu Yipeng thought about finding another tree to plant as a companion. However, after looking up the prices of these trees on the internet, he had to cancel his plan because they were too expensive. He decided to let Hong Kongque take care of the garden instead.

But then, he started to wonder if this guy was raising these trees for sale.

A few days later, Lu Yipeng had to stay at the police station for several days to close a robbery case. When he returned home, he saw that the tree was completely withered, and his heart sank. He had been so preoccupied with the case that he had forgotten about the tree. Seeing the leaves and the tree dry up like this made him feel sad. He tried to water it more, but after a few days, it did not look any better. Finally, Lu Yipeng decided to call Hong Kongque one evening.

“Hey, Pengpeng, what’s the matter this time? Is the robbery case closed?” Hong Kongque asked over the phone after making Lu Yipeng wait for a while.

The young officer on the phone replied, “No. It’s not the case. It’s just that…” He paused for a moment, because he thought that Hong Kongque seemed to love the trees like his own children. If he said that the tree he gave to him had died, would he be subjected to some other cruel act or not?!

“Hey… What’s wrong?” Hong Kongque urged when he noticed that the other person was silent. Lu Yipeng swallowed and made a decision – he had come this far, and he just wanted to know if there was a chance for it to revive. He didn’t want to hope in vain, but he also didn’t want to let it die without doing anything.

“I had to stay at the police station for several days, so I couldn’t water the tree you gave me… but I came back to water it now… will it revive?”

After hearing Hong Kongque sigh, he replied shortly, “I’ll come and see.” Then he hung up. Lu Yipeng stood still for a moment. He thought about whether Hong Kongque would come to settle the matter about the tree with him.

The young police officer pondered various plans in his mind on how to deal with different situations. He wondered how he would survive if Hong Kongque really came to settle the matter. Then, the sound of a motorcycle engine getting louder could be heard in front of the house, followed by the sound of Lu Yipeng opening the door and asking curiously, “Did you come by motorcycle?”

Hong Kongque nodded. Today he wore a jacket over his shirt. He looked like a real gangster. Lu Yipeng wanted to ask if he needed any help or if he looked awkward, but he had his own issues to deal with, so he didn’t want to disturb Hong Kongque at the moment. He might be even more annoyed than before. “Where’s the plant?” That side asked Lu Yipeng, so he had to take him to the bedroom to see that plant. When Hong Kongque saw it, he let out a sigh.

“Poor thing.” He then gently put his hand on the withered leaves. Lu Yipeng bit his bottom lip nervously and asked, “Is it going to die?”

Hong Kongque paused, then called for him to sit down beside him.

“There are still green leaves. If we water it properly, it won’t die. It just needs to be taken care of.” He said, pointing to the fresh leaves. Lu Yipeng smiled immediately upon hearing Hong Kongque speak again, “But these withered leaves need to be pruned. It won’t look good if we keep them. Do you have scissors or a knife?”

A young police officer walked in and handed a pair of scissors. Then he sat and looked at Hong Kongque taking the wilted leaves out of the pot.

“Yesterday there were some flying insects stuck to it.” Lu Yipeng explained. Hong Kongque nodded and then turned to smile, “You got attached to it.”

The young police officer shook his head quickly, “I don’t like anything cruel like you. It just feels strange, that’s all, rest assured I won’t harm it. I don’t need to feed it anything to make it happy.”

“I like my things.” Hong Kongque said so, so Lu Yipeng decided it would be best to keep quiet. Hong Kongque finished pruning the leaves and stood up,

“All done. Take good care of it from now on. If not, return it to me.”

Lu Yipeng hesitated for a moment, “I can take care of it. I’ll bring it to the department in the future.”

Hong Kongque smiled at him, “Then I’ll leave.” He said and walked into the bedroom. Lu Yipeng immediately spoke up, “Are you leaving already?” “Um…” He nodded, “Don’t you want me to stay at your house?”

The young police officer hesitated for a moment before asking, “Did you come just for the plant?”

Hong Kongque turned back, let out another sigh, “It’s been four years, are you still asking me that?”

Hong Kongque went silent for a moment before speaking, “I am a police officer.”

“Um… I know.” The other person replied shortly.

“You want to arrest me and take me to jail.” Hong Kongque said.

“Um.”

“I don’t want to go to jail.” Hong Kongque said, then raised his hand to touch the face of the young man, “But if it’s you, I might consider it.”

Lu Yipeng held the hand of the other side and said, “My work hours are over.”

The dark eyes of Hong Kongque widened before being enveloped by the other person’s embrace, “Stay with me tonight.”

Hong Kongque remained silent for a moment before chuckling, “Planning something already?”

Lu Yipeng didn’t respond immediately but lifted his face to kiss, “It’s a full moon tonight. You don’t like being alone tonight, do you?”

Hong Kongque remained silent for a while before sighing, “I have to call Li

Kong now, he’ll worry.”

Lu Yipeng unwrapped his arms waiting for Hong Kongque to finish the phone call to his butler. Then he spoke again, “Let’s take a shower.”

…

The bathroom at Lu Yipeng’s house was narrower than the one at Hong Kongque’s mansion, mentioning the Jacuzzi. The bathtub didn’t need to be discussed. The water didn’t leak or seep out, it was considered good fortune.

Hong Kongque stripped off his shirt and walked under the shower. With Lu Yipeng following behind.

“Don’t be afraid of being molested in the bathroom by me.” Hong Kongque said, shaking his finger to flick the chest of Lu Yipeng.

“If I were afraid, I wouldn’t have been here for four years.” Lu Yipeng replied shortly.

The chest panel was pushed firmly again with a sharp, jumpy sound.

“Are you like this every full moon night or not?” The other person asked as they opened the lotus flower, with a stream of cool water flowing gently, almost ready to mingle with the arms embracing.

“I don’t know.” Lu Yipeng answered, and continued asking, “Why are you afraid of full moon nights?”

“It’s lonely.” Hong Kongque replied, raising his hand to touch his face, “I prefer the darkness more.”

“You’re strange. I’ve only heard of people afraid of the dark.” Lu Yipeng said as Hong Kongque turned to him with a smile, “I’m afraid of the light, afraid of seeing things I don’t want to see.”

Lu Yipeng raised his eyebrows, “What do you fear seeing?”

“The truth.” Hong Kongque said, turning to face him, “Pengpeng, sometimes the hardest thing to accept in this world is the truth.”

“Um.” Lu Yipeng swallowed the words, and continued, “But if you don’t accept the truth, isn’t it more tormenting?”

Hong Kongque nodded before raising his hand to touch his face, “But sometimes I like this torment, if I accept the truth, my identity may collapse. I need to exist, I need to have a life. Even if it means using deceitful illusions and lies.”

“Kongque…” Lu Yipeng called, “I don’t understand what is your true self.”

“The truth is always in the lies.” Hong Kongque answered, “One day you will understand, and see for yourself, just like I do now. You also lie to preserve your identity, don’t you?”

Lu Yipeng pursed his lips. Then he took the hand of the other person to kiss it, “Is the person in front of me now the truth or not?”

Hong Kongque smiled, then replied briefly, “Are you the truth or not?”

Lu Yipeng didn’t answer. He pulled that face in for another kiss. Then he hugged that figure tightly, while the water from the lotus flower continued to flow over both of them. Finally, Hong Kongque spoke, “I’m cold, can we go to bed?”

Lu Yipeng looked at that face for a moment before reaching out to close the lotus flower. Then he lifted Hong Kongque up.

“Um… Hmm.” The person being hugged, with hands held and neck embraced, chuckled before pulling away. Then, they leaned down to kiss the still damp chest.

…

Lu Yipeng’s bed was neither narrow nor wide, comfortable for one person to sleep in. If two men were to sleep together, they might be a bit cramped. This was the first time Hong Kongque’s back touched the bedsheet.

“Kongque, tonight let me be on top.” Lu Yipeng said, shifting his body towards the person lying down, grabbing both legs to lift them up. Hong

Kongque looked at him and responded with a smile, “Turn off the lights first. I don’t like it bright.”

The young police officer walked to turn off the light switch. When he turned back around, he saw Hong Kongque wrapping himself in a blanket and about to ask something, but Lu Yipeng beat him to it, “I’m cold.”

Lu Yipeng smiled, “I think you’re just shy.”

Hong Kongque didn’t respond, but shifted away as Lu Yipeng approached to hold him, then leaned down to kiss the corner of the person’s mouth.

They kissed for a moment. The blanket slipped off Hong Kongque during this time. In the darkness, with only the moonlight shining through the window,

Hong Kongque’s face seemed to turn red as Lu Yipeng kissed him, from the tip of his nose to the corner of his mouth, neck, shoulders, down to the waist. When they reached a certain point, Hong Kongque covered it with his hand, “No touching here, Pengpeng.”

For four years, Lu Yipeng had sex with Hong Kongque countless times, but had never touched this area before. This time was different.

“Do you not trust me?” The young police officer asked, and the soft kiss on the leg felt the other person’s acceptance, “Um.”

“But tonight, can you trust me to be on top?”

“It remains to be seen how much you trust me.” The other person replied. Lu Yipeng moved closer, and their lips met once again.

“Both you and I must be dreaming.”

Hong Kongque chuckled, pushing that face away, “In dreams, you still need to wear a condom.”

Lu Yipeng reached out to grab the packet of condoms placed on the bedside table. He then tore it open, “Do you want to put it on me?”

Hong Kongque raised his hand to lightly slap his face, “You are really shameless.”

The young man pulled the other person’s hand closer and kissed it, then gently nibbled on their finger before putting on a condom for himself.

“Kongque.” Lu Yipeng whispered the name again before they both passionately embraced and heard Hong Kongque’s voice, “Pengpeng, calm down. It’s okay. Why rush into it in a dream.”

Lu Yipeng kissed the corner of that person’s lips again before speaking, “I can’t hold back anymore.”

The dark, piercing gaze caused Hong Kongque to shiver. Then Lu Yipeng raised his hand and caressed the body, both kissing and nibbling gently. The heavy sighs from the other side made Hong Kongque’s heart beat faster.

“Pengpeng.”

Their lips were pressed together again, both passionately embracing until they were hot and bothered. Then both of Hong Kongque’s legs were separated.

The warmth crept slowly in as Lu Yipeng let out a heavy sigh, not looking down. Even though the lights were not on, the moonlight shone in, reflecting on the full and trembling body below that was contorting with the emotions. Hong Kongque’s eyebrows furrowed, their lips barely touching, as if both were trying to endure it. Lu Yipeng couldn’t resist kissing that body again.

“Kongque.”

The response was a gasp followed by a stunned look, as the tip of the warmth sneakily entered Lu Yipeng’s mouth with tingling sensations. He looked down and saw Hong Kongque staring at him with those glossy black eyes shining in the darkness. It was uncertain what they were thinking.

Lu Yipeng pondered about what this man’s thoughts might be, facing Hong Kongque. He seemed like a person caught in a continuous loop of deception. As for Hong Kongque, he might be like a toy to play with, but…

The young man leaned down to kiss the lips of the figure below once more. If in the eyes of Hong Kongque, he was just a toy, then what did that make Kongque in his eyes?

The villain had to find evidence to catch or…

“Kongque.” Lu Yipeng whispered dryly, still moving his hips in harmony with the desires of the body. Hong Kongque turned to look at him, raising an eyebrow slightly, “Hm?”

“What are we to each other…”

Hong Kongque did not answer, just letting out a moan. Lu Yipeng exhaled heavily in his throat, unable to ask anymore, as the lower part was pulled tight and harnessed.

“Kongque, be ready tonight.” Lu Yipeng whispered, reaching out to touch the hand of Hong Kongque holding that part. Then he started moving, the strong impact from below made the body of Hong Kongque tremble entirely. Just as he was about to speak, Lu Yipeng quickly used his mouth to cover it.

Soon he began to be afraid of the words coming out of Hong Kongque’s mouth.

He was not good enough to distinguish the truth from the lies of this man.

Or maybe… he didn’t want to know the truth from this man’s mouth…

!!

The moans and heavy sighs got louder almost at the same time. Lu Yipeng buried his face in the damp neck corner of the trembling body below, moving his shaky hand to caress that body gently before planting a kiss on that neck corner, and then hugging tightly.

…

Lu Yipeng woke up in the morning feeling dizzy and confused, like a hungover person. As he regained some sense, he shook himself off and found nothing but sheets and pillows beside him. The young police officer tried to call back his consciousness before looking around the room.

No one was on the bed. No one was in the room…

When he looked at himself, he was still dressed neatly. So, what happened last night… Was it just a dream?

Lu Yipeng got up from bed, still feeling a bit dizzy, but when he looked out the window, he saw the rice cooker and saucepan tree with nothing but young leaves left. The young man smiled.

“Kongque, phone call from Inspector Lu.”

Hong Kongque was drinking herbal tea on the bed when Lai brought him the phone. He picked up and answered, “What else, Inspector-Lu?”

“Oh, nothing.” Lu Yipeng heard Hong Kongque’s response, “Why call, are you thinking of imitating the behavior of mental patients who like to make prank calls?”

“No.” The young officer replied, then chuckled, “Last night I dreamt of you.”

“Oh…” Hong Kongque dragged his voice as Lai walked out and closed the door gently, “Last night, I also dreamt of Inspector-Lu.”

“Oh!” Lu Yipeng exclaimed excitedly, “What did you dream about?”

“Not a very good dream.” Hong Kongque said, and lowered to drink tea again, “Dreamt of Little Pengpeng turning into a big-mouthed kid, asking questions left and right until it got chaotic. Woke up feeling hot, and had to get Li to make more tea, because Little Pengpeng’s disturbance in the dream really rattled my nerves.”

Lu Yipeng chuckled sheepishly, “Sorry. Just been too preoccupied with thoughts.” He paused for a moment and then continued, “But I had a good dream last night.”

“Oh… congratulations.” Hong Kongque said, pausing to drink tea again, then continued, “Inspection on trees. If you’re not home for many days, you can soak water for it so it won’t wither.”

“Oh, okay.” Lu Yipeng replied, then spoke up after a while, “What are you doing?”

“Drinking tea.” Hong Kongque replied, then asked back, “Are you not going to work yet, or are you still off work that you called me to chat?”

“Oh, I’m about to go.” Lu Yipeng replied, then fell silent for a moment, “I think one day I’ll catch you for sure.”

Hong Kongque chuckled silently, “Hope so, Inspector. I’ll raise my hand and wait for you to catch me, just afraid that when it’s time for you to catch me, you won’t come down.”

“Why don’t I just catch you?” Other-person quizzically asked as Hong

Kongque chuckled once again in response, “Because you’re starting to fall for my charm.”

Other-person let out a snort, “It’s time for work. I have to go. Prepare yourself to surrender someday. I will catch you.”

“I have to catch you during office hours. You know, being a police officer.” Hong Kongque teased Lu Yipeng with a smirk and immediately hung up the phone.

…

 

In the previous chapter, only Pengpeng seemed to have any sympathy for

Hong Kongque, who is actually infatuated with him to the point of obsession.

That’s why no one seems to notice (or care) that Kongque is actually falling for Pengpeng. As Hong Kongque is our older teacher in this story (no need to cut off my fingers, Kongque!!). We agreed to give the devious Kongque a break (even though we secretly wish for Hong Kongque to finally catch Pengpeng in the end).

Pengpeng has the reader’s support now (secretly feeling sorry for the socially awkward Kongque?). In this chapter, it seems to be getting a bit dramatic (Oh… this novel is an SM story, after all). (Fleeing from the readers now)

It’s like a sneakily dramatic moment (Oops… this novel is SM after all). Thank you for following and reading it.

 

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   REDPEAFOWL, Chapter 12: The Peacock, the Fox and the Choker Necklace

Lu Yipeng did not know how he should feel for sure. It has been four days and Hong Kongque has not contacted anyone, gone out, or done anything to make him feel noticed even a little. Besides having his neck tied with a leather collar, one day the guy woke him up to watch the sunrise. He took his supplements. Then he forced him to do some boxing even though his neck was tied, and then had breakfast. After that, he spent half a day trying to pair up a bird that had been in his cage for a long time, and he even spent time feeding insects to the plants in the greenhouse. Um… and some time was spent irritating his nerves.

The young police officer began to wonder what business Hong Kongque was really up to. Why does he live aimlessly day by day like this? Even though he had money to support several servants in the mansion, it was not enough. Not to mention the cost of caring for and maintaining the mansion, the cost of fuel, and the expenses for repairing some of the cars that were overused, like the long limousine with bulletproof glass that he had ordered someone to jump in to help him out. It was really suspicious.

“Pengpeng, what’s wrong with you?” Hong Kongque said, turning his gaze away from the venus flytrap tree trunk that was almost as tall as him to look at

Lu Yipeng, asking, and then looking at the photo of a sarsen tree trunk, “I’m thinking. If the flytrap plant were bigger. Would you put a person in it instead of an insect?”

Hong Kongque stopped and looked at him, then nodded hesitantly, “That’s a very good idea, I will try to put someone’s finger in it next time. Who knows, it might grow bigger than before.”

Lu Yipeng tried to force the muscles on his face not to show any signs of fear. He looked at Hong Kongque stay still. He finally spoke thoughtfully,

“Well, Pengpeng, you are the one who speaks, why not try your finger first.” He then turned to grab the pruning shears lying there and picked them up. This time Lu Yipeng might not be able to keep a straight face any longer, so he finally shouted, “Stop thinking crazy, and put the scissors down. I’m not a plant’s food.”

Hong Kongque sighed regretfully as a bird had escaped the snare, and then replied, “What is it Pengpeng, you are the one who comes up with such genuine thoughts, so you are not responsible for this.”

If he could strangle Hong Kongque every time he thought, this doctor would have died at least a million times by now. Lu Yipeng gritted his teeth, holding back before responding, “I’m just wondering if someone like you might want to try something strange. That’s all.”

“There you go, Pengpeng, you are starting to understand me every day now.” Hong Kongque said with a smile, “Come on, extend your finger for me to cut it.”

“Are you crazy? I’m not a tree, you can’t just cut me down. If you want to cut off something then cut off your finger.” Lu Yipeng exclaimed immediately, causing Hong Kongque to make a confused face and put the scissors back in place, “No way, my fingers are too old, the skin is tough, cute trees won’t be able to digest it.”

Just realized how old you’ve become!!

Lu Yipeng glared at Hong Kongque as if he was about to kill him, before sighing, “Kongque, let me ask you a serious question. What do you do for a living?”

Hong Kongque looked him in the face, then shook his head, “The word ‘work’ is for young people like you Pengpeng, not for me who is living off retirement.”

Lu Yipeng stared at Hong Kongque again, “Are you sixty years old?”

“Do I look sixty?” Hong Kongque ask, the police officer raised his head up and down for a moment before speaking again, “Seems like it. I think you’re starting to get wrinkles on your face.”

This time, Hong Kongque looked completely stunned, as if he saw a dinosaur standing behind him, not even running away before grabbing his neck and taking him out of the greenhouse.

…

For four days, Lu Yipeng followed Hong Kongque everywhere, even to the bathroom, because the stubborn old man refused to let go of the leash around his neck for even a moment. Lu Yipeng didn’t know if this was a good thing. He was ordered to keep an eye on Hong Kongque for twenty-four hours, almost dying from exhaustion, but when it came time to switch, the doctor ordered him to keep him on a leash for twenty-four hours like that…

Damn it…

Now Hong Kongque brought him back to the bedroom, standing in front of the vanity table, looking at his face in the mirror like a vulture, before opening the drawer and taking out a round mirror. He examined his face, especially the corner of his eye for a while before turning to frown at him immediately.

“I’m going to cut your tongue for lying to my face.” He said sternly.

Without saying a word, Hong Kongque pulled the leash hard and then reached out to squeeze his jaw, “Liars must have their tongues cut out.”

Lu Yipeng stared incredulously. As Hong Kongque leaned in, I don’t think this is a normal kiss. Hong Kongque squeezed his jaw so hard that tears almost popped out, and then he even slipped his tongue in, pulling his tongue in. Then bite down.

“!!!!”

Hong Kongque pressed down on that tongue hard, and Lu Yipeng couldn’t even scream, he just made a short groan in his throat before quickly raising his hand to cover his mouth, when they parted

“Do you want me to bite it off?!” Lu Yipeng said, even though his tongue hadn’t yet got hurt well, Hong Kongque turned his face slightly, then spoke calmly, “Kid, a warning like this isn’t enough. If you dare to lie like this again. I will really cut off your tongue.”

Lu Yipeng looked at Hong Kongque for a moment before speaking, “I don’t know if you’re serious when you make this face.”

The softer voice of the young man made Hong Kongque’s face soften slightly, “Of course not. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have lived till today.”

“Um…” Lu Yipeng cleared his throat, “I’m sorry.”

This time, Hong Kongque turned to him as if seeing a strange creature. Lu Yipeng looked and told himself to calm down, this was just a hornbill bothering him

“Kongque, making that stressed face isn’t good for your muscles. I’m sorry.

Let’s make up.” Lu Yipeng tried to soften his face in response before speaking,

“Let me help cure your stress disease.” After speaking, he kissed Hong

Kongque’s cheek once before speaking with a smile, “All better now.”

Hong Kongque blinked at him before raising his hand to touch his forehead,

“You’re too hot, Pengpeng. I think a bowl of soup would do better for you.”

This time, Lu Yipeng couldn’t hold back anymore and had to groan out,

“Kongque, you’re!!!!!!!”

Hong Kongque chuckled and jumped away from Lu Yipeng who pounced on him with the intention of catching him and squeezing his neck once.

“Little Pengpeng, you evil little heart, how can an old man like me fight back.” Speaking with a pull he dragged the chain around Lu Yipeng’s neck. The young policeman really wanted to ask where exactly Hong Kongque considered an elderly to fight back?!

They ran after each other for a while, not knowing who was chasing whom for sure. Lu Yipeng spoke up, “Kongque, can I ask you something?”

“Hmm?”

“Do you know Wei Jinyin?”

Hong Kongque’s black eyes turned to him immediately, “Why do you ask?”

“Yesterday, I happened to come across his profile in a notebook, so I wanted to ask you if he’s really the kind of person he seems to be.” Lu Yipeng tried to look eager to know, and after a moment Hong Kongque answered with a smile.

“Are you asking if he actually killed his own brother?”

Lu Yipeng nodded immediately. He just wanted to know if there had been any underlying issues between Hong Kongque and the weasel before. Hong

Kongque looked at him and replied, smiling, “I’m not his father, how would I know? But his own father still believes that this son of his is a killer.”

“Ah, so that means he really did kill his own brother?” Lu Yipeng said, hearing Hong Kongque sigh.

“Well, this case is still inconclusive, isn’t it? Let’s stop talking about it.”

“Do you not like him?” Lu Yipeng asked immediately. Hong Kongque looked at him, raised his hand to his chin, and said, “I don’t like it when you talk about other men when you’re with me.”

Whether he was being possessive or not, Lu Yipeng felt a flush of warmth rise to his face. Even though he had talked about other male criminals with Hong Kongque before, mostly, Hong Kongque was looking at him. Then, he bent down to peck his lips with a loud smack before speaking up again, “Let’s have lunch and then go find Little Paechikchik.”

By the end of the day, Lu Yipeng was almost on the verge of a nervous breakdown. He spent almost the entire afternoon being bothered by the boss and his freaking cockatoo, driving him crazy. At one point, he even wanted to strangle both of them for real. It was a relief when Hong Kongque moved himself to the reading room in the evening to give him some time to rest. Even though the guy jammed a Chinese version of Kamasutra for him to read, it was still a bit of a relief.

Just thinking that he would have to endure this kind of life for another day, Lu Yipeng almost wanted to run back to the army. When will those bastards finish their work and unload the so-called cargo? He would rather quit this job and turn to grabbing a gun and chasing criminals instead. Doing something like that would be much better for his mental health.

“Pengpeng, it’s time to take a shower.”

Lu Yipeng was startled. When he turned back, he saw Hong Kongque standing confidently like a model, “You can get up now, if you take your time, we’ll be staying up late.”

Lu Yipeng got up and followed him into the bathroom immediately.

…

For four days, Hong Kongque didn’t let him go even during shower time. He still had to soak in water while facing about other-person. If he didn’t learn to control his emotions now, when would he? The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to escape, because the bird in his house left too many feathers behind. When he thought about it, he almost wanted to run away for real.

“Pengpeng, are you not feeling well today?” Hong Kongque smiled, looking up and down at him. Lu Yipeng, soaking on the opposite side, glanced back at him and replied, “My health is better than this. If you stop talking nerveracking, and stop looking at me with those lustful eyes all the time.”

“Hmm… Pengpeng, what are you talking about?” Hong Kongque said, “You’re still looking at other people’s things.”

“When did I look at anyone’s thing?” The young man retorted to other-person without saying much, just shrugged and moved his legs slightly apart. Lu Yipeng even forgot to sigh for a moment, his gaze fixed on that figure. Hong Kongque chuckled, then continued, “What are you looking at?”

Lu Yipeng regained his senses immediately and turned his face in the other direction, “I was just wondering why it’s not shrinking as it should be, that’s all.”

“Oh really…” Hong Kongque teased, “Maybe you are attracted to me”

“I can’t be attracted to an old vulture like you.” Lu Yipeng said, and was hit on the cheek by the other person with a strong slap, “You’re really rude.” Hong

Kongque said, then moved closer, “Do you want your tongue cut off?”

Lu Yipeng grimaced and tried to escape, but Hong Kongque’s hand was firm on him. The other side reached out to grab his face and squeezed it until they separated, then forced his tongue into his mouth. The young police officer tried to resist as much as possible, because last time he almost got his tongue bitten off. It is uncertain if this time this peacock might be serious.

War broke out in their mouths for a while, and Hong Kongque pulled his tongue in, biting gently, then grinding it forcefully until Lu Yipeng groaned in his throat before bringing the other person’s head in and attempting to retaliate.

Almost out of breath, Hong Kongque finally pulled his lips away, licked his own mouth, and then gazed at Lu Yipeng with a look of desire. L uYipeng’s body heated up. Then, Hong Kongque moved closer to straddle him.

“Who was it that said that we have to use a condom?” Mr-LuYipeng asked immediately, but he grabbed his waist tightly, determined not to let him escape this time. Then Hong Kongque smiled at the corner of his mouth, and reached out to grab something from the cloth wipe shelf. He then handed it to the young police officer.

“I will lend it to you first, you’ll return it next time.”

Lu Yipeng took out the condom. Then he tore it open, and put it on himself while in the water. Meanwhile, Hong Kongque forced another kiss on him.

The insertion process was much smoother than when they were on dry land, perhaps because there was water and soap to help as well. Not long after, Lu Yipeng felt the intense tightness in the other person’s body.

The young police officer sighed, looking at the body of the other person turning pink. The bloodsucking instinct of this peacock was effective when doing this kind of thing. They kissed again, and then Lu Yipeng’s mind couldn’t think anymore, as all his attention was on the intense action happening in the lower part.

He didn’t know how long this love affair lasted. Regaining consciousness, Lu Yipeng felt dizzy, trying to get out of the bathroom. When he reached the bed, he lay down completely exhausted. Hong Kongque smiled a little, and then bit his chin, “Pengpeng, sleep well tonight.”

Then he lay down next to him, frowning. Focused in a vague state. He began to think that Hong Kongque had been teasing him for four days, but only now had he finally agreed to have sex. Even though he usually didn’t miss an opportunity to seduce him… there might be something hidden here.

While he was mulling over it, Lu Yipeng felt the person lying next to him slowly starting to get up. The young police officer immediately woke up. It wasn’t wrong, Hong Kongque was about to get up from the bed to go to the bathroom, right? But didn’t he already go back earlier tonight? He didn’t remember him coming in. Then he felt like Hong Kongque reached out for his neck. Then he heard a faint click sound.

Lying quietly in bed, Lu Yipeng slowly opened his eyes to look at Hong Kongque, who did not go to the bathroom but instead headed straight to the wardrobe to change his clothes before slowly opening the door and leaving the room.

Lu Yipeng’s heart immediately started beating faster. He got up from the bed, grabbed some clothes to put on before opening the door and following him.

Where could Hong Kongque be going? Just out to do some business in the mansion, or…

…

When Lu Yipeng opened the door, he could still see Hong Kongque’s shirt swaying. The young police officer hurriedly followed him. This was the first time he had traveled a long distance in Hong Kongque’s mansion without having to close his eyes. Hong Kongque walked towards the balcony on the left side of the walkway. Then he turned right down the spiral staircase and disappeared into one of the corridors.

At the end of the corridor, several motorcycles were parked. Lu Yipeng couldn’t remember if this was the same corridor Hong Kongque had taken him down the day before because they all looked the same. Hong Kongque got on one of the motorcycles and drove off.

The sound of engines echoed throughout the corridor. Lu Yipeng hurriedly ran after, only to find that all the motorcycles had their keys in. This preparedness for emergencies by Hong Kongque would benefit him greatly.

Lu Yipeng quickly got on one of the motorcycles, hoping that the echoing sound wouldn’t make anyone suspicious. Hong Kongque rode the motorcycle as confidently and as fast as ever, causing Lu Yipeng to have to accelerate to maintain a safe distance. After a while, he emerged onto a grassy verge connected to the main road. Luckily, the sound of trucks running back and forth on that road helped mask the noise of the two motorcycles.

Hong Kongque rode the motorcycle along the road and turned into a shipping dock. Lu Yipeng’s heart raced nervously. This guy surely didn’t come to the dock just to admire the boats in the middle of the night. The young police officer parked the motorcycle with one hand, while the other hand picked up the phone to make a direct call to the team waiting to hear the news.

“He’s arrived at Pier A. Be prepared.”

…

Wei Jinyin lifted his head to look at the large ship before turning to another person who walked in.

“The police are starting to move according to your deception plan. You are truly evil.” The man, approximately thirty-five years old, tall and slim, dressed in a sleek suit with faded jeans, looked at Wei Jinyin and smiled.

If they say a beautiful smile can conquer a city, then Wei Jinyin’s smile could definitely kill someone.

A smile without warmth, like that of an angel hiding evil intentions like a demon lurking in the shadows.

“Hong Kongque has been my business rival for a long time. I just need to take this opportunity to get rid of him, and then continue the business with a new partner like you. Mister Li.” The man known as Li replied, “I could be your partner. If this round of goods can be safely transported.”

“We are more than halfway to success. Hong Kongque has strange habits, likes to walk along the dock in the middle of the night in the dark moon. No matter what, the police must be suspicious. The dock that he likes is far from here. You can rest assured with the goods, sir.”

Li looked at him for a moment, then asked, “I heard that Hong Kongque is mysterious, but you seem to know him well. Have you had a relationship with him before?”

“Our relationship is not worth mentioning.” Wei Jinyin replied with a smile,

“You take care of your goods, the dock, and everything else. I take responsibility, and I guarantee that everything will be fine.”

Li smiled again, “The police have been pressuring us heavily this time, seeing the cunning intelligence of Wei Jinyin’s family line and those eyes. I can breathe a little easier now.”

“You’re too flattering, sir.” The man with gold-rimmed glasses and slickedback hair replied, “I just want a good business partner like you, nothing more.”

“Well, this time if it goes smoothly, it will be beneficial for both parties.

Maybe next time I can increase the shipping value with you. Glad to work with you, sir.”

After finishing speaking, he reached out his hand to Wei Jinyin, who just smiled in return. The tall man with a scar under his left cheek who had been standing quietly beside them for a while then spoke up in his place, “You don’t like physical contact with others, sir, my apologies.”

“Ugh…” a person named Li sighed as Wei Jinyin spoke up, “I’m sorry. My hands are not very clean at the moment.”

The other side stared at him for a moment, then chuckled, “You really… live up to the rumors about you.”

Wei Jinyin said nothing, just chuckled at that moment when another person’s voice sounded louder.

“So cocky, Little Child Wei. Think a plan like this would fool me?”

Wei Jinyin turned immediately to the voice. The person speaking stood in the dark shadow of the container, his face not very clear, but the color of the shirt and pants he was wearing could be seen. Dark red, almost like dried blood. “Hong Kongque!!” Wei Jinyin shouted and immediately pulled out a gun. The tall person standing beside him moved as well, ready in a stance just like the person standing in the shadows spoke up again.

“Remember me, do you? Happy reunion, really. But do you think just a gun could do anything to me?”

Wei Jinyin said nothing, but cocked the gun in his hand.

Bang bang bang

The sound of the gun echoed throughout the wide dock, but the person hiding in the shadows had disappeared. Then another loud voice was heard, “Wei Jinyin, think bringing the police to catch me will stop me from moving? You are wrong.”

All three people standing turned to look around. Mister Li asked, “Wei, who is this person really?”

“Just someone who is in this kind of business like you and me.” Wei Jinyin said, and he heard a loud chuckle, “You brat born yesterday. I will take care of you guys. Before the police catch up again, dying at the hands of the Red Peafowl should make you proud.”

Wei Jinyin just smiled, “Don’t talk big. You alone, what can you do to us.”

The same chuckle continued, “My boys are leaving the nest. In a few minutes, only the name will remain…Fox.”

“I really hate it when people calls me that.” Wei Jinyin said, then turned to

Li, “Li you leave this place on your ship. I’ll handle this myself. I want to find out how certain Hong Kongque is.”

Lee looked at the man in front of him in shock. Then the voice rang out again, “Don’t let him go, you trash.”

As the voice ended, a figure lunged straight at them, with a hand swinging forcefully towards Li’s gun before he could react. Just as the hand was about to reach his neck, a tall, mountain-like figure stepped in to intercept.

“Hurry and go, Mister Li. Do you want to die?” Wei Jinyin said, as the tall man held the hand of the figure that lunged towards them, with a speed almost unbelievable for an ordinary person.

Mister Li regained his composure and immediately ran towards the boat. The tall man fighting against the figure then shouted again, “Little Pengpeng, that man is trying to escape. Don’t let him get away.”

Lu Yipeng jumped out from a dark corner and rushed towards Mister Li, but before he could reach him, the loud sound of a gun rang out.

Bang!

The gun shot off the left arm of the young policeman in an instant, with the smell of burnt flesh lingering in the air. Wei Jinyin gritted his teeth and fired again.

Bang!!

Lu Yipeng dodged in the other direction. The sound of the gun echoed again.

Bang!

The revolver that Wei Jinyin used, even with one bullet in the chamber, could fire no more than six or seven shots. He had already shot six, as predicted. Just when he was about to fire again, there were no more bullets left in the chamber. Lu Yipeng knew this and took advantage of the moment to run after Li. But just as he started to run, a shadow lunged at him, followed by a hand striking like a python.

Lu Yipeng had to dodge and lost sight of Li, as if he got distracted with something else, he might be taken down by a sneak attack. Seeing the clear face of his opponent, Lu Yipeng sighed.

“I’ve heard that you Inspector-Lu is a master of martial arts like no other. Let me try my skills against you.” The man who spoke was wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with neatly combed hair reflecting the spotlight in his black eyes. As he was talking, Lu Yipeng was struck again.

The power of fists. No need to be so formal. You know, getting a little hurt might not be as bad as it seems, maybe it’ll even be enough to keep you on your toes. Lu Yipeng can’t believe that Wei Jinyin; a man who looks like a company employee, with a slim figure like this, would have combat skills that are scary.

Lu Yipeng was able to handle Wei Jinyin for a moment, causing sweat to drop on his face. It’s true that Wei Jinyin wasn’t as threatening as Hong

Kongque, but it’s not that easy to defeat him. If reinforcements don’t come soon, then…

“Worried about the police officers?” Wei Jinyin whispered, not a good behavior to have, talking like this while confronting someone else, “They’re not coming yet. I didn’t come alone.”

Lu Yipeng tried to catch the rhythm of what Wei Jinyin was saying, believing that speaking in such a loud manner would have to disperse the tension he was holding onto, but when Wei Jinyin finished speaking, he jumped back and then stepped forward again.

Oh no!!

Then Lu Yipeng’s ears heard two loud gunshots. Even though it sounded far away, he immediately turned to Hong Kongque.

Bam!!

Wei Jinyin’s punch reached towards his abdomen, Lu Yipeng swiftly moved back several steps before spitting out sticky saliva.

“Hey, Pengpeng, you can’t handle Jinyin, can you?” A familiar voice strangely called out until Lu Yipeng had to squint to see Hong Kongque standing there, looking at him with a puzzled expression and someone tall smiling behind him.

“Senior, you tricked him like this and still want to say more. A little heartless, senior.” The tall man with a scar on his cheek spoke up, Lu Yipeng thought he had been hit in the stomach until his ears were ringing. What’s going on, senior? Jinyin?

“Hey, what’s going on, you’ve been handling me for a long time now.” Hong

Kongque said, and he quickly clapped his hand around the tall man’s neck. The man who got his neck clapped coughed and gasped, then grabbed that hand, at the same speed, “Senior, stop playing this scary joke, and explain to him first before teasing someone much younger like this. Be careful of him getting the wrong idea, senior.”

“Well… I’ve only heard of teasing adults, Jinyin. You explain it to him, junior.”

Wei Jinyin, who was picking up a wipe to clean his face and wipe his glasses, looked up and smiled, “Why don’t you explain it yourself, senior?”

Hong Kongque shrugged, “Oh well, this is your plan after all. I will let you explain it right, junior.”

Lu Yipeng, who had been listening quietly for a while, finally mustered up the courage to ask, “What is going on here? Senior, junior, and you…?” He spoke before turning to Hong Kongque, but Wei Jinyin answered instead.

“Well, as you heard, I’m sorry for not explaining it fully and maybe you ending up getting some things wrong.” He paused for a moment before continuing, “Senior owns shares in the shipping company. I’m telling the truth, but I’m saying that he is a business rival. I am afraid that was a bit of white lie. I misspoke earlier. He is actually my teacher.”

Lu Yipeng looked at Wei Jinyin before hearing Hong Kongque continue,

“Um… yes. He is your senior as well.” After speaking, he turned to the tall figure standing there, who had a tired look on his face, nodded, and spoke, “Let me make it clear to you. Since he and I share the same martial arts teacher, he is my senior and since I am learning from him he is my teacher.”

“Um… that’s right. A-San you are very good at explaining, go ahead.” Hong Kongque said, raising his hand to pat the man on the shoulder, “If you didn’t care so much about your boss, I would want you by my side too.”

“That’s too funny, senior.” The tall man said politely, chuckling, “I have to apologize again, Officer. Someone asked me to help deal with a cross-border organ trafficking gang, but waiting for a busy officer like you to do it yourself would take too long. I noticed that they often change ships because they’re being chased by you, but you never catch them. So I had some of them come to use my services, but I have to behave according to the business we’re in. So I had to use a little trickery. Luckily, I got cooperation from this little teacher or else known as our master senior student.”

“Oh, yes.” Hong Kongque continued, “Actually, I would like to try playing this role with you. Call you a little devil, call you a fox, hmm… sounds fun, really.”

Wei Jinyin chuckled, “If it weren’t for you being the teacher’s older disciple,

I would have injected you with a paralytic drug for that.”

“Oh… Jinyin, why are you speaking so harshly like that?” Hong Kongque said, looking a bit surprised, “A little bit of happiness for old people like me, huh?”

“I know, sir.” Wei Jinyin said, followed by a sigh. Then he turned to Lu

Yipeng again, “I genuinely apologize for having to deceive you to this extent, but a good plan must deceive even the same side until the enemy is willing to get into the trap. While you are in contact with the team and starting to move, I will contact the police department. Use another group of police to sneak in here. The reason I had to fight you earlier was to delay them from getting on the boat, and then I pressured Li to get on the boat himself. How else will the evidence be caught with him at the same time?”

Lu Yipeng listened and turned his gaze to Hong Kongque, “So you are the biggest liar after all. You told me you would handle Wei Jinyin.”

“Hmm…” Hong Kongque dragged his voice and made an embarrassed face,

“If I deceive, I must deceive to the fullest. Otherwise, if I play around, how will

I handle it? Pengpeng, you are a hot-headed teenager.”

Lu Yipeng clenched his teeth, unable to say anything. He then heard the footsteps of several people coming from the boat.

“Oh, it looks like it’s time for me to go.” Hong Kongque said, then turned to Wei Jinyin and another tall man, “I’ll go first. Thank you for making me enjoy myself for several days.”

“It’s no problem, senior.” Wei Jinyin said and bowed to the tall man behind Hong Kongque, then turned to Lu Yipeng, who was staring at him almost to death with his gaze, and pulled the young man to kiss his cheek, “Go, Pengpeng. Don’t forget to take my stuff back with you. Oh, A-San, what did you want?”

The tall man raised his eyebrows, Hong Kongque then said, “Help me riding the motorcycle back to my residence.”

“Surely you don’t intend to take A-San to do something bad, do you, senior?” Wei Jinyin said calmly, making Hong Kongque shiver, “Hmm… I won’t do that.

You can take him away. A-San has not been young for a long time.”

Tian San nodded, “Agreed. Besides, I am not suitable to be with the police.”

“Well, well… The fox and the number one assassin living with the police together. It will be embarrassing. Oh, we must hurry.” Hong Kongque said quickly before walking away in the dark with the tall man, leaving Lu Yipeng dumbfounded, unable to think clearly.

“Hey, Yipeng, are you coming or not?” Chen Qian, who had just arrived to apprehend the criminals himself, called out in a strange tone when he saw his subordinate standing there, Lu Yipeng tried to compose his face as calmly as possible before answering, “I have to come. I am on a mission.”

Chen Qian chuckled, “Well, you should be getting the most praise for this job. The whole plan was successful because of you.”

Lu Yipeng didn’t know whether to be happy or not. Chen Qian turned to Wei

Jinyin, “You should be thanked as well.”

“Oh, it’s nothing, really. I am just grateful.” Wei Jinyin said and nodded to

Li, who was handcuffed and facing him, “You, you fox, you collaborated with the police. What were you thinking? Do you want them to protect you or something.”

Wei Jinyin bent down to pick up a piece of rubble that had been chipped off the ground, and immediately stuffed it into the mouth of the man who was about to speak.

“Hey… keep your mouth shut. I did this because someone requested it, and I happened to have pissed him a lot. So, I thought I should compensate him.”

Li raised his hand to touch his face, and blood dripped out. Before he could say anything, he was pushed out by the police officer accompanying him, “You fox, remember to cover your tracks, we won’t let you go.”

Wei Jinyin just replied, “Then you should know how to reverse.”

“Well… you like creating enemies everywhere, don’t you.” The police officer sent from England spoke up. He walked behind Chen Qian and Wei Jinyin and smiled, “That’s my normal behavior.”

Miller Coyle turned left and right, then asked, “And your assistant?”

“He went with Hong Kongque.”

“Oh, is Hong Kongque really here?” Miller Coyle said some things, then smiled softly, “Well… can you come back with me tonight, stay at my hotel?” Wei Jinyin chuckled, “Sorry, I have someone waiting for me. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other. You still want me to write a letter, don’t you?”

Miller Coyle’ face immediately showed a hint of embarrassment, “Okay, this time there’s no need to write any letters like before. This time, I think I’ve behaved very well, and that’s it.”

Wei Jinyin chuckled again, and a long black limousine pulled up and parked. A tall, well-built young man stepped out of the car, and he opened the door for him.

“I’m heading back now. It’s getting late.” Wei Jinyin said before stepping into the car, “Oh Inspector-Lu, the necklace looks really nice on you.” Wei Jinyin smiled and closed the door. Lu Yipeng raised his hand to touch his own neck. He noticed that the leather necklace was still on.

“Um… Inspector-Lu, it actually doesn’t look bad on your neck. But when did you start liking something like this?” Chen Qian couldn’t help but ask, making Lu Yipeng blush and curse silently in his heart.

Hong Kongque!!!!

…

“Oh Pengpeng, you’re quick. You closed the case in just three days, didn’t you?” Hong Kongque asked, smiling widely as he saw Lu Yipeng enter. But he didn’t receive a smile in return from Lu Yipeng, who walked in confidently and placed the leather necklace on the table, “I’m returning the item.”

“Alright.” Hong Kongque nodded, clapping his hands loudly, “You should present it to the superior. Show some respect. They don’t teach students manners at school anymore?”

Lu Yipeng glanced at him before speaking, “Thank you.”

“Oh…” Hong Kongque sighed, “I should thank you too for entrusting yourself to me for so many days. I am truly happy.” However, Lu Yipeng didn’t seem to share the happiness. He glanced at Hong Kongque again before turning away.

“Leaving so soon? Where is the item you need to return?” Hong Kongque asked as Lu Yipeng turned back, “I’ve already placed it on the table for you.”

The person at the table held up the leather necklace and shook his head, “I didn’t ask you to return this. You made a mistake. The item I wanted you to return back, did you bring it?”

Lu Yipeng hesitated, then walked back and took out a condom pack from his wallet, “Here…”

Hong Kongque smiled and raised his eyebrows, looking at the young police officer, “Do you want to use it now?”

“Oh!” Lu Yipeng’s face turned red as he heard Hong Kongque speak, “Um… there’s no need to be embarrassed about this. It’s not the first time we have done it, right?” He paused for a moment before continuing, “After all, isn’t it something you like too?”

Lu Yipeng hurriedly walked out without saying anything, gritting his teeth.

“Pengpeng, don’t forget to bring a condom next time.” The young police officer closed the door loudly, hearing Hong Kongque’s soft laughter, “His manners have been bad lately, this kid needs to be taught more often. He’s losing it.”

…

** The opportunity to request Wei Jinyin to do this right now is not available. It’s okay, I will write about its origins and destinations in the special episode of the Spies. Ultimately, Pengpeng was deceived alone, encountering a fox and a peacock coming to deceive him at the same time… He should be dead or going crazy. Lu Yipeng remains sober until today. We should praise him for that. (Pengpeng is really the protagonist of this SM novel. )

 

*** Oh… Let me explain the timeline of the appearance of WeiJinyin, Miller

Coyle, and Tian San (the tall guy with rimmed eyed glass). Wei Jinyin met Miller Coyle in the story “Yes! Master” (a story that the human world has read and wants to beat the real author who writes protagonists and side characters like this << I dare to write, but not dare to be beaten /run away). Compared to the story “My Neighbor” which is four years before that, both (including Tian San), and then comparing it to the story “Red Peafowl”, it is two years after “My Neighbor”… Are you confused (You have been confused since I started explaining, right!!)? Here’s the simple sequence:

 

Yes! Master (at that time Wei Jinyin was 32 and Tian San 44) My Neighbor (Wei Jinyin 36 Tian San 48) Red Peafowl (Wei Jinyin 38 Tian San 50) So… Hong Kongque, who is Tian San’s senior, must… (I have to escape now, I might get my fingers cut off)

Hong Kongque’s age has increased again. Haha!

 

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   REDPEAFOWL, Chapter 11: The Mantis Luring out the Gecko

In the black book of influential figures at the Hong Kong Police Department, besides the page with just the letters “Red Peafowl”, there was another interesting page.

The page started with a picture of a man in his early thirties, posing like a corporate employee with neatly combed hair, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, along with a name written underneath in three characters.

   Wei Jinyin

“Inspector, you look tired, what happened in Phuket?” Duan Feng greeted as soon as he saw Lu Yipeng walking into the department, “It’s fine.” Lu Yipeng replied, but then raised his hand to press his forehead, because he couldn’t fall asleep last night, thinking about all sorts of crazy things until it was almost sunrise. Seeing this, Duan Feng couldn’t continue the conversation.

“Inspector, really unfortunate. Just returned and already encountered trouble with that fox of yours. Taking a break like this won’t help you relax at all.” Lu

Yipeng turned to look at Duan Feng immediately, “What did the commander say? Mister Fox? Wei Jinyin? What did he do?”

The fox is another nickname for Wei Jinyin, who currently holds the highest position as the CEO of the Weiyi business conglomerate, one of the top six largest business families in Hong Kong, known as one of the first and most prominent families.

“It seems that he did something that smells bad enough to send someone to invite him for questioning a bit. I think they’re coming today. Oh, do you not know this news yet?” Duan Feng looked at Lu Yipeng, startled, “I just returned, haven’t heard anything yet.”

“Well then. I saw you looking stressed, I thought you already knew.” Duan Feng said, and Lu Yipeng nodded in shock, “Come on, now you know a little bit and the same. What else did that ruthless man do?”

Duan Feng swallowed hard as he heard the words ‘ruthless man’, “I don’t want to talk about him. He, who could even kill his not yet adult brother, is beyond reproach.”

“Um…” Lu Yipeng hummed in his throat, thinking of the case of the car bombing of Wei Qing’s two young sons, the former head of the Wei family, and the case of a car accident of another of his sons, who miraculously woke up half a year ago, but has not provided any useful information for the case.

“That case has been nine years now, and you have no grief. His father, who had just passed away two years ago, also withdrew the complaint. Probably afraid that his son’s murdering ways would be wider than before.” After finishing speaking, he sighed and then turned to ask again, “So, what did he do this time?”

Duan Feng pretended to open his mouth to speak, but when he saw Chen

Qian walking briskly, he gestured for him to inform instead, “I will let the deputy tell you in detail. I won’t be as accurate.”

Chen Qian smirked and smiled a little before turning to greet Lu Yipeng,

“You look tired, have you found your soulmate yet?”

Lu Yipeng shook his head, then smiled dryly, “Really? I have something to give you.” He then took out a bag of gifts and handed one bag to Chen Qian and another bag to Duan Feng.

“Really, will it land us in trouble with the authorities?” Chen Qian asked with a chuckle, before asking in a serious tone, “About that man… Wei Jinyin, how are things?”

The person being asked immediately straightened up, “He just arrived a moment ago. I thought I would invite you to interrogate him at the right time.”

…

Lu Yipeng has been working as a police officer for five years. This is the first time he has had the opportunity to see the man who is considered the most dangerous on Hong Kong Island, Wei Jinyin. The stories about Hong Kongque may sound like fairy tales, but the story of Wei Jinyin is more like a horror movie.

This man has a notorious reputation in the business world for using deceitful methods to eliminate his competitors. However, what seems to have tarnished his name to the point where no one wants to speak of the car accident involving his five-year-old brother that occurred nine years ago, and the ambush shooting that destroyed the private car of his two young brothers that took place within a short period of time. Both cases remain unsolved, but everyone, even his own father, suspected that this is the work of his son; the man known as Wei Jinyin.

Hence, his name is often associated or accompanied by the words “ruthless” or “sly fox.”

Wei Jinyin sat in a chair in the interrogation room. He must be thirty-eight years old this year. He wore a dark blue suit, his hair neatly combed back, and wore gold-rimmed glasses. He looked almost like he had just stepped out of a photoshoot, just the color of his shirt was different. If Lu Yipeng did not know beforehand that this was the man accused of killing his own little brother, he would have mistaken him for a salesman or a company employee.

When Lu Yipeng opened the door to enter the room, the young officer standing there immediately introduced him to the man, “This is Inspector-Lu, sir.”

“Ah.” Wei Jinyin looked at him and smiled, causing the young officer to be startled. He could not believe that this guy could smile so naturally. He thought that the person known as a villain could smile even more wickedly.

“Pleased to meet you, sir. I’m Wei Jinyin. I think you may have heard my name before, Inspector.”

“Yes.” Lu Yipeng nodded, and wondered why Wei Jinyin’s demeanor was not like someone being interrogated at all. He was sitting comfortably, and turned to look at him.

Wei Jinyin looked at the young inspector who had just entered and paused before speaking, “Oh, Deputy Chen, haven’t you told him the story yet?”

Chen Qian shook his head, “Not yet. I don’t want outsiders to hear it. This is a secret. The less people know, the better.”

Wei Jinyin’s face displayed a smile that seemed forced and unnatural. Then he spoke up.

“Well, if anyone were to know that the Hong Kong Police Department is working with someone like me, it wouldn’t look very good.” He finished and turned to Lu Yipeng.

“Inspector-Lu, you might expect to hear my interrogation, but I didn’t come here to interrogate as claimed. I have a request for you all to help me.”

Lu Yipeng furrowed his brow, then turned to his superior. Besides Chen Qian, there was another high-ranking police officer and a foreigner whom he had never seen before.

Chen Qian sighed, then spoke up, “Inspector-Lu, I apologize for not speaking to you in detail. This is quite a secret. No, it’s a top secret indeed. Standing there is Inspector Li Si. You’ve probably heard his name before. As for the foreigner, Officer Miller, coordinates from Scotland Yard.”

“Hello.” Officer Miller greeted him in Chinese, with a clear and friendly tone. His green eyes met with a smile, “I am here about an international organ trafficking case.”

Lu Yipeng raised an eyebrow in surprise before returning the greeting,

“Hello.”

Officer Miller nodded, then turned to the man wearing glasses sitting next to him.

“Well, that’s it…” Wei Jinyin spoke up. After a long pause, he continued, “You may think that organ trafficking occurs more in the mainland, but the transportation routes… the use of ships here is not insignificant.”

“We are investigating this.” Lu Yipeng immediately replied, raising his head to look at Chen Qian, who nodded for Wei Jinyin to continue. The man known as the most ruthless on Hong Kong Island smiled again.

“That’s right, but you still can’t catch them. All you’ve managed to do is make them relocate the ships, or the transportation locations. Why is that? Is it because they have powerful backers supporting them?”

Wei Jinyin finished speaking and glanced at Lu Yipeng, the young police officer felt uncomfortable with the gaze of this man. It was like looking into the eyes of a fox, sharp and cunning, “It’s clear as day.” he wondered with a thought, “who he is.” Even though he was addressed in this manner, Wei Jinyin looked at the young police officer and paused for a moment before speaking.

“I have learned that within this week, there will be another shipment of organs, if you want to know who is behind supporting these people. Keep an eye on Hong Kongque.” Wei Jinyin said.

Lu Yipeng raised his head to look at the man wearing gold-rimmed glasses immediately before speaking slowly, “I heard that you also control a lot of the dock businesses, don’t you?”

Wei Jinyin looked at him and chuckled, “Yes. I have a lot of dock businesses. I dare say that forty percent of all the docks belong to me. But Hong Kongque himself doesn’t have much less than me. He just doesn’t directly hold shares. You know that he has never shown his face or name anywhere, but he is an important competitor of mine as well. If he is taken care of, I’ll be at ease. I don’t need to borrow your hands to kill him. I just do things correctly according to the law.” He paused for a moment and then continued, “If you doubt me, you can investigate. I have no reason to lie to you, but as Inspector-Lu is someone who has survived from Hong Kongque, I think you should investigate him more.”

No wonder, with his dark penetrating gaze, looked at Lu Yipeng, as if sensing something. The young police officer followed suit, but before anyone could say anything, Chen Qian spoke up, “Considering what you said, Inspector-Lu, you’ve been keeping an eye on Hong Kongque’s movements this week, observing who he contacts or talks to on the phone, and reporting it periodically.

Isn’t that right?”

Lu Yipeng pursed his lips and looked at the commanding officer with a challenging expression. Wei Jinyin smiled broadly and stood up, “I’m at ease hearing that. I’ll be waiting for good news.” With that, he left the interrogation room. Lu Yipeng turned back to the commanding officer and asked, “Why did you agree with him like that?”

Chen Qian looked at him and smiled, “Even though Wei Jinyin is on our blacklist, and not someone we want to associate with, what he said doesn’t necessarily lack truth. Our sources have also heard that there will be a large shipment of organs this week, but we can’t specify which dock will be used. It seems like they haven’t contacted any docks yet. They’re probably waiting for the right time to avoid us as usual. Regardless, you keep an eye on Hong

Kongque. As for Wei Jinyin, we will send someone else to keep an eye on him.”

Lu Yipeng nodded before asking again, “I go with Captain Duan on this job.”

Chen Qian raised his eyebrows, looking puzzled, “Are you going to bring Duan Feng into his mansion? I heard that he doesn’t allow anyone he doesn’t know to enter.”

Lu Yipeng looked at the head sternly, then his face immediately fell, “You want me to go in to investigate Hong Kongque… in his mansion?”

“Well, in this job, we have to keep an eye on him at all times. Wei Jinyin’s address is primary and can be checked, but Hong Kongque has only been seen by one person. Even if we send a deputy to watch over his mansion, it’s not certain that we can keep an eye on him all the time. Also, he may be on alert before we even realize it.”

Lu Yipeng nodded understandingly, “But I can’t use the case as an excuse to see him for 24 hours without authorization.”

Chen Qian turned to him, smiling, “My car is parked on the first floor, so you can easily hitch a ride.”

…

Hong Kongque chuckled loudly when he heard that Lu Yipeng was suspended from duty for crashing the commander’s car to the point of failure, and the car he crashed was a government vehicle.

“It’s fitting for a true you. No wonder why Little Zhi is afraid of driving for days. After going with you.”

Lu Yipeng turned his gaze to the person who was sitting on the original leather chair. There was a white magpie perched on the corner of the table, making a clicking sound as if chuckling in competition with the boss.

The young police officer made a bewildered face before speaking emotionally, “It’s not entirely my fault. Who would have known that the car’s gears would have such a problem?”

Hong Kongque sympathized so much that he spoke back, “That’s right, it’s a gear problem, but you had to be suspended from duty and undergo a lengthy investigation, even though your boss should really go get the real car gears checked.” As he finished speaking, he chuckled. Lu Yipeng clenched his teeth and reminded himself to stay calm. This peacock boss just likes to speak to annoy him, just like before.

“Um…” The young man tried to pretend to be very upset, “I worked almost to death but had to be suspended from duty due to just this accident; it’s really frustrating. I’d rather quit and come stay with you.”

Hong Kongque blinks before turning to speak to the white cockatoo by his side, “Little Paechikchik, did you hear what I heard? It seems like Little

Pengpeng said he will come and stay with us.”

“The sky is falling, the sky is falling.” The white cockatoo exclaimed, flapping its wings nervously, as if the sky was truly falling down. Lu Yipeng wanted to walk over and strangle the bird then grill and eat it, but he refrained himself from doing so.

“Kongque, stop teaching birds to speak nonsense like this!!”

Hong Kongque chuckled, enjoying the situation, before pretending to be serious, “I am not, Little Paechikchik probably has a premonition to know the future. I wonder if you are truly coming to stay with us. The sky might really fall down.”

Lu Yipeng gritted his teeth and reluctantly replied, “Let’s settle this once and for all. I will move in with you today.”

“Pengpeng.” Calling out to him was the cockatoo, not a person, it flew over and perched on Lu Yipeng’s shoulder. Hong Kongque commented, “Looks like

Little Paechikchik is falling for you, Pengpeng.” As the cockatoo nuzzled his cheek, Hong Kongque’s face contorted in jealousy but he managed to keep himself composed.

“Stay together, stay together.” The cockatoo continued, nuzzling Lu Yipeng’s face repeatedly. Hong Kongque looked visibly upset, “I can’t help when Little

Paechikchik speaks like this. I will allow you to move in.”

Lu Yipeng couldn’t take it anymore and spoke out, “Don’t use the bird against me like that. You have invited me to stay with you before, haven’t you?”

“I might have said that before, can’t remember clearly.” Hong Kongque mused, looking smug. Lu Yipeng clenched his fists in frustration, “You are getting old and forgetful, and now you’re twisting things around.”

Hong Kongque chuckled, and Lu Yipeng was left speechless as the cockatoo chirped softly and flew away, “Chatty mouth, chatty mouth.”

Lu Yipeng clapped his hands as the bird landed perfectly but just a little bit off, before leaning his neck to look and making a mocking sound, which made Hong Kongque chuckle. While Lu Yipeng seemed to be on the verge of hypertension whenever he participated.

Standing with his arms crossed and teeth clenched, the young man was finally able to speak, “Kongque, about me staying here with you. I’m speaking the truth. The boss is treating me like this. I am fed up with it too.”

“Well… Pengpeng, you are really pitiful.” Hong Kongque said, “Would you like to come and stay with me or… uh…”

After pondering for a while, Hong Kongque smiled, “Well then follow me to my room.”

…

Lu Yipeng was blindfolded and led by the large servant of Hong Kongque as usual. It was a relief that this peacock guy was not treating him wrongly, or drugged again, but this blindfolding, if he was going to count the steps it is not going to help him walk at all. Finally he heard the sound of a door opening. He must have arrived at the peacock guy’s room finally.

Before Lu Yipeng could take off the blindfold, something was put around his neck and he heard a loud cackle. The young police officer took off the blindfold and spoke immediately, “What is this?!”

Hong Kongque smiled slightly, almost wanting to clap his wings, before pulling out a small chain. In his hand, Lu Yipeng’s face almost bumped into it.

“Little Pengepeng, you are really cute.”

Lu Yipeng almost cursed. He raised his hand to grab his own neck and found that there was a collar around it, and it seemed to be a lock and key type. The young police officer spoke arrogantly, “I am not a dog!!”

“I didn’t say you were a dog.” Hong Kongque said, looking innocent, “I wouldn’t buy such an expensive collar for a dog.”

The person wearing the collar did not feel proud at all, “I didn’t know beforehand that you had such peculiar tastes.” Lu Yipeng spoke with a sharp tone, but Hong Kongque just chuckled back, “Well… you’re a police officer after all. It’s just a collar. One won’t call it abnormal. I’m not going to drop candle wax on you, slap you with a whip, make you ride a triangular horse, or tie you to a rocking board. How much more abnormal can it get?”

Lu Yipeng couldn’t believe his ears, “Oh. I guess that’s all you’re missing!” Because before this, he had been grabbed, handcuffed, and roughed up until he was shining. He had been through it all, and to think that guy had mental issues already!

“Hmm… Pengpeng, you are to challenge me, huh.” Hong Kongque said, dragging the chain lightly before raising his hand to stroke the sharp face of the young police officer, and lightly chuckling while pinching the chin of the other person, “Want to try it out? There’s a big candlestick in the dining room. If it drips wax onto you, it’ll definitely look quite hot.”

“You should try it yourself!” Lu Yipeng said, pushing his body forward and dodging Hong Kongque, chuckling, “Let’s go eat. I’m hungry.”

…

Lu Yipeng was led to the dining room. With his eyes closed as before, but this time there was no one to shield him, as Hong Kongque held the chain in his hand instead. It was truly heartbreaking for him to have to be treated like a dog and be led by this bird of a house, but who knows what the future holds. If he plays along, his life won’t be as miserable as this. However, if he plays along with the one in charge, the matter is so embarrassing that no one would dare talk about it to others. Therefore, Lu Yipeng could only bear and endure the circumstances of his future life.

One day. He might drag this crazy peacock into jail.

Or maybe this time!

Once he opened his eyes after the cloth was removed the first thing Lu Yipeng saw was not a plate of food, but a large pot of hot soup with five white spoons set on a separate table. The dancing candle flame made him shiver up his spine immediately.

“Pengpeng, do you want some soup?” Hong Kongque asked with a teasing tone. Lu Yipeng glanced at him, then lowered his head to eat without saying anything more. Hong Kongque chuckled and started to eat.

The meal was quiet and peaceful. No servants or anyone standing around waiting to serve made it even more awkward. There was only the sound of the chain jingling from time to time. Lu Yipeng just noticed that the other end of the chain was locked around Hong Kongque’s wrist. This might be good… this way, the guy won’t be able to escape anywhere. No! The key must be with this guy. Thinking like this, Lu Yipeng raised his hand to his forehead immediately.

How could he get the key?

“Pengpeng, what’s wrong with you? Is the food not to your liking or something?” Hong Kongque spoke up when he saw the person sitting next to him looking miserable. Lu Yipeng let out a sigh, then turned to face him with a look of pity, “You’re chaining me like this. If you happen to lose the key, how can I face anyone like this?”

Hong Kongque looked at him and chuckled, “Pengpeng, do you want to meet someone else? Does that mean you don’t want to be with me twenty-four hours a day?”

The young police officer quickly put on a serious expression, “Even though I want to be with you twenty-four hours a day, do you want to be with me twentyfour hours a day too? The key is with you. If you run away in the middle of the night and leave me to sleep alone, what am I supposed to do?” He finished speaking and raised his eyebrows, trying to convince himself that he was feeling a bit heartbroken. Then he stopped frowning and smiled.

“Ah, Little Pengpeng, you’re really pitiful. Are you afraid I will disappear in the middle of the night like yesterday?” Without waiting for an answer, Hong Kongque pulled the chain to bring Lu Yipeng closer, “Don’t be afraid,

Pengpeng. Whether the key is there or not, if I want to go, you can’t stop me.”

Lu Yipeng was taken aback, thinking to himself that they were just talking about a key, and the guy seemed to figure him out. Even so, the young police officer refused to give up and looked pleadingly, “Chaining me, are you going to leave me again? There’s no one else for me.” He spoke and felt like he wanted to throw up. Lu Yipeng shed tears of horror at himself. Hong Kongque looked at him as if seeing a ghost before raising his hand to wipe the tears that were flowing from the young police officer’s eyes.

“I can’t take it anymore, just like this and you’re already crying. If I drip hot candle wax on you, will you not drip candle wax tears?”

Lu Yipeng glared at the other person instantly, “Don’t think about playing tricks like that with me.”

Hong Kongque chuckled before quickly reaching out to grab the big candlestick on the table. This time, Lu Yipeng tried to run away but didn’t get far before being pulled back by Hong Kongque. Normally, there was nothing tying them together, but Lu Yipeng still reluctantly went along with it and this time had his neck locked. In less than five seconds, the young man was pushed down onto the table.

“Kongque, please stop playing these crazy games.” Lu Yipeng tried to plead, but Hong Kongque didn’t say anything and lifted the shirt of the young man until his rippling abs were revealed. Then he picked up the handkerchief.

Lu Yipeng almost stopped breathing when Hong Kongque lifted the candlestick higher. Then wax drops started to fall on his stomach.

Drop by drop fell.

If compared to other types of pain, drops like this are nothing. For Lu

Yipeng, it’s just a slight itch, but for some reason, his warm belly feels like it’s burning with fire, seeing a mysterious smile on the face of the other person. Then Hong Kongque extinguished the fire before reaching out his hand to stroke his pants.

Lu Yipeng jumped up abruptly, the dried wax drops on his belly fell to the ground. He tried to grab the other side of Hong Kongque’s hand, but he couldn’t catch it in time. Just let me hold your hand for a moment, I’ll break your fingers until they are green.

Lu Yipeng’s face turned red almost to the point of being dark, as he retorted,

“Stop playing around with other people’s crotches, okay.”

“No, I’m not playing around. I’m serious.” HongKongque said seriously, before reaching out his hand to grab Lu Yipeng’s crotch firmly. Lu Yipeng grabbed Hong Kongque’s hand and wanted to break it. If only he couldn’t because of Hong Kongque’s hand was grabbing his crotch.

Lu Yipeng felt sweat on his back. The weight of Hong Kongque’s hand holding him there wasn’t light, but it was enough to guess that something didn’t please him a bit. It wasn’t certain that it might turn into a power struggle. Every man must love their own heart box above all else, so…

In the end, the young police officer let go of his hand. Hong Kongque smiled contentedly, but that didn’t mean he would let go of his hand easily. He kept stroking and caressing there as if looking for something.

After being stroked for a while, Lu Yipeng gritted his teeth and spoke out,

“Kongque, do you have a condom?”

“Why are you asking that?”

Lu Yipeng didn’t answer immediately, but reached out to grab the waist of the other person, then squeezed Hong Kongque’s hand forcefully, causing him to groan, “Lewd.”

Lu Yipeng sighed heavily before bringing their faces closer to kiss, gently intertwining their tongues for a moment. The young man then spoke again, “I want to do it now, right now.”

After finishing talking, Hong Kongque moved his face closer to kiss the area around the lips once more before moving his hand to caress the waist of otherperson, and then playfully teased with full emotion.

Hong Kongque was so excited that he let out a sigh, “Pengpeng, you really like the candle wax drop, don’t you?”

Lu Yipeng frowned before taking off the other person’s pants. Then he took off his own clothes, and the heated organs of both intertwined lightly. Hong

Kongque hugged Lu Yipeng tightly, “Condom. Do you have one?”

Lu Yipeng frowned again, “I didn’t bring one.” The young police officer replied and was then hit on the shoulder again, “Really, why don’t you always carry one with you?”

“I always see you have one with you all the time. I feel lazy to carry one.” Lu

Yipeng said. Hong Kongque sulked immediately before hitting him again, “You’re way too careless.”

After finishing speaking, Lu Yipeng pushed Lu Yipeng out immediately before pulling up his own pants. The young police officer’s face looked confused, “Kongque?!”

“Not today. Someday you will learn to prepare yourself.”

Lu Yipeng bit his lip and almost didn’t have time to put on pants when he was dragged out of the dining room by Hong Kongque.

…

“What is it now?” Hong Kongque asked. After bringing Lu Yipeng back to the bedroom, the young police officer made a puzzled face, then turned his eyes to him, “I’m still hard.”

“Oh…” the other person sighed softly and looked down at the young man’s pants and smiled at the corner of his mouth. Lu Yipeng glared at him before turning his gaze away.

“Well.. what’s wrong, this is a natural thing. Being in such a state means you’re still young and virile.” Hong Kongque spoke with a good mood, and reached out to pat his shoulder, “If you’re uncomfortable, take it out and it’s done.”

“Just take the collar off. I’ll go take it out.” Lu Yipeng said, this time the person being shaken was him, “No, if I let you go you will go back to the police station again. So, go take it out and jerk off in the bathroom, you can take a shower at the same time.”

“Even though you’re still holding onto my hand like this?” Lu Yipeng asked with a raised eyebrow. The other person turned and nodded, “Of course.”

The private bathroom in Hong Kongque’s bedroom was neither narrow nor wide. Having a bathtub didn’t mean that you couldn’t see another person who entered along with you. The most important thing was that the handcuffs linking them together were only about a meter long. Walking a little apart and his neck would be pulled by the other person, and Lu Yipeng almost felt like he wanted to bite the crazy peacock’s neck for real.

But to take a shower, the shirts had to be taken off, and Lu Yipeng stood waiting patiently. If the shirt was taken off, Hong Kongque would have to remove the cuff first. He would take advantage of that moment to unlock his own handcuffs. It might seem like a strange idea, but it was better than having one end of the other person’s cuffs hanging with someone else.

As expected, Hong Kongque took off his shirt and then stopped right at the hand that had the handcuffs attached. Lu Yipeng tried to focus towards that hand, forgetting the white chest muscles and tight waist that were nearby. It was the timing when Hong Kongque unlocked that arm. He would quickly pull the handcuffs out. And then…

Click!

Lu Yipeng’s eyes widened before he burst out, “What are you conjuring,

Hong Kongque?!”

Hong Kongque turned to him with a puzzled expression just as he took off the shirt. Lu Yipeng was amazed and found that the end of the hand with the handcuff, had the handcuff actually moved to the side for real… in less than three seconds.

“Kongque, what kind of magic are you playing? How did you take off the handcuffs and put them back on so quickly?”

Hong Kongque looked at his face and chuckled, “Oh, what is strange about it? If you practice until you’re as old as I am, then you can do it yourself.” He stopped talking for a moment, “Come on, Pengpeng, will you take off your shirt or let me do it for you.”

Lu Yipeng blinked in surprise, brushing off the hand that was reaching out to unbutton his shirt. He cursed himself, if he wore a stretch shirt, he could still find an excuse for that person to help remove the collar easily, but he wasn’t certain. The crazy peacock might bring pliers or a knife to cut off his shirt instead. Where would this guy do something normal like a human being?

Hong Kongque was determined to take a real bath. To the point of stripping off all his clothes, even his underwear. Did his gaze not bother Lu Yipeng at all?

“Alright, since you have taken them off, come in.” Hong Kongque said, and snapped his fingers when he saw Lu Yipeng still standing quietly with his underwear clinging tightly. Hong Kongque leaned his head, then continued with a smile, “This underwear doesn’t cover anything anymore. Take it off, and come in.”

In the end, Lu Yipeng had to take off his underwear and walk, covering himself with his hand, into the water.

“You act like a woman on the first night visiting her boyfriend.” Hong Kongque said, and was immediately glared at by the other person.

The warm water was comforting, but Lu Yipeng did not feel comfortable.

Seeing Hong Kongque’s happy expression from staring and teasing, he felt even more annoyed. The problem was that guy over there just wouldn’t calm down. It seemed like the warm water was only making him even more excited, such as showing off to the person sitting in the water on the opposite side.

“Hey, Pengpeng. Don’t be ashamed. Come on, you can do it. Otherwise, you won’t be able to sleep later.” Lu Yipeng glared again, his cheeks turning red, “Who would do such a thing in front of others.”

“No, you shouldn’t be embarrassed anymore at this age. Not like you’re a fifteen or sixteen-year-old kid.” Hong Kongque tried to coax, but Lu Yipeng remained seated quietly, even though he seemed to be getting tense. Hong Kongque looked and let out a sigh, “I can’t help you. I will accompany you after all.”

As he finished speaking, he spread his legs wide apart and Lu Yipeng’s eyes flashed. To the point where he jumped in like someone who couldn’t control himself, and was greeted with a loud splash. Before the young police officer could stagger back and hit the edge of the tub due to the force, Hong Kongque managed to pull his chain around his neck. This way, Lu Yipeng could regain a little bit of consciousness.

“Alright, you’ve got it under control now. Slow down, or you’ll fall over.” Hong Kongque urged Lu Yipeng to close his mouth tightly before sliding his hand down to grasp that part of himself. Both sides were staring at each other using their hands to explore themselves.

Lu Yipeng saw his delicate legs. The part that was tense in Hong Kongque’s hand, the solid chest that he hadn’t touched for a long time. He would have a chance to touch, and the sharp face that was frowning and concentrating.

When Hong Kongque makes that face, does Lu Yipeng do the same?

The sound of water splashing loudly mixed with sighs. I don’t know when their faces began to lean towards each other, eventually leading to a deep and passionate kiss. Their hands kept moving continuously, as if trying to taste the kiss that could send them to heaven.

Finally, Lu Yipeng took out what he had kept hidden and threw it. Hong Kongque let out a sigh and trembled as Lu Yipeng wrapped his arms around him.

This behavior is somewhat unusual. After almost screwing himself to almost death door for the entire night, Hong Kongque tends to act weak and completely surrender before approaching him. But this time, it is different. Different people receive and lend a helping hand to each other…

In the end, Lu Yipeng raised his hand to hold him close.

“Kongque, don’t go anywhere tonight. Stay with me.”

Hong Kongque closed his eyes and let out a soft hum…

***

Oh no. I can’t believe I wrote such a scandalous story almost every chapter is like this. Normally, if it is not like this. (Reader starts to blame and scolds mercilessly.)

Writing this, I suddenly had doubts. Who are these characters, and who is Pengpeng? Looks like he will compete with Kongque, ha-ha.

Previously, I left it as a cliffhanger that it would be an internal power struggle. Initially, I thought it would be a serious part, because the fox guy came out. Whatever comes out, I always leave some bitterness in every joke (a typical home joke). As soon as I started writing, I started to sway, afraid of highlighting the fox guy too much, making it more disgusting to readers (normally the fox guy is already slightly disliked by everyone, but he is one in our hearts). Finally, Wei Jinyin appeared with his usual cute and charming self (love, love. You, Wei, the more you act despicable like this, the more I love you). Just like the fox guy (now you are Sir Fox, right?), if he turns out to be a villain, it seems like Kongque has benefited from it.

In the previous scene, the relationship between the swan and the fox is about to be revealed, hinting that it is not an ordinary level of relationship. (Who wants to know about that?)

Thank you for reading along.

 

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   REDPEAFOWL, Chapter 10: Day Outing

Lu Yipeng fell asleep with his head on the pillow, exhausted. When he woke up, the space beside him was empty. He opened his eyes and looked through the morning light outside the window. He saw someone standing on the balcony, but their posture was a little strange.

The young police officer stood up and blinked a few times before raising his hand to wave. The person standing there was definitely Hong Kongque. The posture he was in was one of the basic stances of martial arts, called the horse stance or chair pose. Lu Yipeng had never seen Hong Kongque practicing martial arts in front of him before, let alone fighting. He had always been on the losing side since the first stance. Lu Yipeng was confident in his own martial arts skills, so when Hong Kongque could defeat him in the first five moves, it was clear that his skill level was not ordinary.

Lu Yipeng slowly sat up from the bed, taking the same stance to observe. He wanted to know who would prevail between him and Hong Kongque.

It’s unknown how long Hong Kongque had been standing in that stance before Lu Yipeng woke up, but when Hong Kongque finally stood up in his normal stance, an hour and a half had passed exactly. When Lu Yipeng raised his hand to yawn, he had been able to stand for a maximum of two hours during his training. Judging by Hong Kongque’s posture, he showed no signs of fatigue or strain whatsoever. He must have trained continuously for a long time to win so easily.

Standing still, sighing to catch his breath, Hong Kongque began to draw with his hands and feet. It was the slowest and softest movement that Lu Yipeng had ever seen. Every part of the body was organized perfectly as he moved slowly through various poses.

Lu Yipeng bit his lip. Although he knew it would look a bit ugly when executed, the young man couldn’t help but try to imitate the poses. Stealing a few poses wouldn’t hurt, right?

The martial arts poses that Hong Kongque demonstrated looked new to Lu Yipeng, and seemed somewhat difficult to understand at first. However, seeing the slow and graceful movements, he was able to pick up on the techniques.

Luckily, there was enough space in the room for him to mimic Hong Kongque’s martial arts without any hindrance.

Hong Kongque continued with his slow moves for a while, then started to pick up the pace. Lu Yipeng followed, trying to keep up with the unusual speed of Hong Kongque’s movements. Though he couldn’t match the speed at first, he persisted and refused to give up easily. This was his chance.

As the poses came to an end, Hong Kongque playfully pretended to be caught by a police officer, and when he finally kicked his leg down to the ground and stood up to finish the pose, Lu Yipeng stood up and raised his head high, meeting Hong Kongque’s gaze with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth. The young officer could almost hear his heart pounding loudly as if it would burst out.

He was caught again!!

Hong Kongque finished his martial arts routine and stood leisurely, enjoying the breeze while looking at the rising sun. He didn’t know if he was letting the young officer off the hook or not.

Lu Yipeng sighed with a slight smile. He was caught again. As a man, he knew that if you dared to deceive, you must also be brave enough to accept the consequences. The young officer walked slowly towards the balcony where Hong Kongque was standing.

“Your martial arts poses… are impressive, aren’t they?”

“Are they really that great?” Hong Kongque replied, turning to the officer with a wide smile, “I’m looking for someone to train with, are you interested?”

Lu Yipeng’s eyes widened. If this was going to be his teacher, then… he would rather accept defeat and continue to train, but who knows, with enough practice, he might overcome someday.

Therefore, the young policeman shook his head, “I think I can’t study anymore. I just don’t have the ability.”

Hong Kongque looked at him for a moment and then spoke, “Hmm… I thought the top students of the police department would be more determined than this. It’s okay, Pengpeng, you change your mind anytime. Come and bow to me when you want me to become a teacher to you.”

“It’s okay. I don’t want you to have a student who doesn’t listen like me. I’ll ruin the reputation of the institution.” Lu Yipeng looked back at Hong Kongque with a smile, “Then let me teach you a lesson.”

After saying that, he threw a punch at Lu Yipeng. Even though the young man had to learn not to be passive, he realized he shouldn’t stand still and let anyone punch him. He quickly backed away before finding out that apart from the punch, Hong Kongque also kicked him in the shin.

He wanted to shout out that this wasn’t the place to fight, but his heart was too stubborn. He didn’t want to say anything and just kicked and pushed him away for a while. Suddenly, Hong Kongque stopped pushing and smiled, “It’s not that bad here.”

Lu Yipeng, still a bit shocked, looked at the person in front of him. Before the other person could come and hit him, he said, “Let’s go take a shower and eat.

Today, the teachers pay.”

“I’m not your student.” The young policeman retorted immediately before walking away. Hong Kongque just sighed and smiled.

“A really stubborn head…”

…

Lu Yipeng walked out of the bathroom, feeling a little surprised that Hong Kongque invited him to have a meal at the restaurant downstairs. After finishing their meal, he invited him to go cycling around the city to buy souvenirs. Since they had known each other, this was the most ordinary invitation Hong Kongque had ever spoken to him. It was so ordinary that Lu Yipeng thought he misheard.

They rented bikes and set off after looking at the map. As they cycled along the road, Lu Yipeng couldn’t help but wonder how old this doctor really was, as he didn’t seem as strong as someone in their forties or fifties.

“Kongque.” The young policeman asked as he pedaled faster to catch up,

“Did you inherit the name Red Peafowl from your brother or your father?”

Hong Kongque chuckled and raised his eyebrows high, then chuckled, “What makes you think like that?”

“Well, your demeanor does not look like a fifty-year-old at all. The Red Peafowl is a name that has been around for over thirty years. If you had not inherited the name, then what would it be?”

Hong Kongque chuckled approvingly, “You really think deeply. The truth is, I just want to see the look in your eyes, but this Red Peafowl name was created with my hands, so I’ll not let you guess wrong about this.”

Lu Yipeng looked disappointed, not wanting to believe it, “Are you really over fifty, or what?”

“If it was not you, I’d have ridden my bike away.” Hong Kongque said with a nod towards Lu Yipeng, and heard another person speaking, “Why does it matter to you, why do you want to know so much?”

“Well…” Lu Yipeng hesitated, scratching his head, “You won’t let me know the answer of how old is this person I am having sex with.”

“Based on my face, what do you think my age is?”

Lu Yipeng quickly put on a puzzled face, “It’s difficult. Your face looks like someone in their twenties or thirties, but your character is very old-fashioned.”

This time, Hong Kongque’s foot reached out to kick, luckily Lu Yipeng was already on guard, so he dodged the bike just in time. Otherwise, he would have fallen over for sure.

“Little Pengpeng, you naughty boy, come and get kicked properly.” Hong Kongque said, pushing the bike closer to Lu Yipeng, who looked genuinely surprised before pedaling the bike down the slope.

…

They both rode their bikes to the shopping area, which was about two kilometers away. After parking and locking their bikes, Hong Kongque changed into his tourist shopping outfit and walked leisurely around. Lu Yipeng just realized that Hong Kongque was very serious, not to be underestimated. He wandered around for a long time without buying anything. While he bought a bunch of items, including keychains and earrings, Lu Yipeng bought enough for everyone in the department store. Hong Kongque, who hadn’t chosen anything yet, watched him and asked, “Are you buying everything or what, inspector?”

“I bought some gifts to give at the police department.” Lu Yipeng said, then asked, “But what about you? The kids at the orphanage have so many choices, are you going to buy or choose until you can’t decide?”

Hong Kongque looked at him and replied with a smile, “When buying gifts, you have to choose carefully. The more gifts you buy, the more careful you have to be. It’s important to feel at ease when giving them away.”

“So, I guess when you choose gifts for your girlfriend, it must take days to decide.” The young police officer said. Hong Kongque turned to him and replied, “I’ve never had to do anything like that.”

Lu Yipeng turned back and immediately Hong Kongque picked up a keychain shaped like an elephant that he had taken out of a shell, then asked,

“Do you think this one is good?”

Lu Yipeng looked at it for a while, then nodded.

“Then, keep it.” The other person said, and then chose another keychain. In the end, Hong Kongque chose exactly thirty-seven keychains. With Lu Yipeng being the one to carry them. After paying, both of them bought some snacks to eat. Then Hong Kongque went to choose two more pieces of batik cloth, which took almost an hour to decide.

After finishing the purchases, they both returned to their bicycles. Lu Yipeng was left to carry everything alone as usual. While they were riding back, Hong

Kongque asked, “Pengpeng, do you want to go explore the city? I heard there are good gay bars around.”

Lu Yipeng looked at the other person immediately, “Go explore on your own.

I’m not interested in those kinds of things.” Then he grabbed the food bag, pedaled his bike out immediately, and Hong Kongque smiled at the corner of his mouth. Then he pedaled his bike to follow Lu Yipeng who said, “Not going to the gay bar, then?”

“It’s only four o’clock, they’re not open yet. I’ll go for a massage first.” The other person said, smiling comfortably, “But Pengpeng, you probably won’t be jealous.”

“Crazy, who would be jealous of an old-fashioned man like you.” Lu Yipeng retorted before making goofy faces. Hong Kongque chuckled and hurried to ride his bike with the young man.

…

Back in the hotel room, after storing their purchased items, both Lu Yipeng and Hong Kongque went down to the massage room. It is said that Thai massages are great for relaxing muscles. Lu Yipeng wanted to try it once, so he chose a full body massage. As for Hong Kongque, who probably didn’t want anyone to see the red peafowl tattoo on his back, he chose a foot massage instead.

Lu Yipeng laid his face down on the massage bed, probably because he had been working hard for many years, and on top of that, he had to deal with some crazy stuff these past two days. From that peacock guy’s antics. The scent of the herbal oil mixed with essential oils that they rubbed on his body, and the pressure of the fingers pressing down was neither too heavy nor too light. Combined with the unique Thai massage technique, it made the young man feel relaxed and eventually drift off to sleep.

The young police officer felt himself dozing off again when he saw Hong Kongque come and sit beside him. As soon as he saw him wake up, he smiled immediately, “Slept well, Pengpeng? Get up and continue sleeping on the bed.”

Lu Yipeng blinked his eyes, then sat up and followed Hong Kongque back to the room.

The young man lay down on the bed, still not able to sleep well. There was a nagging feeling when he saw Hong Kongque dressing as if he was going out.

Unable to resist, he had to ask again, “Where are you going?”

“I’m going to see the lights in the city.” Hong Kongque replied, and came to find Lu Yipeng on the bed, “Little Pengpeng, you be a good kid, go to sleep.

Grandpa Kong is going out to find some happiness.”

Lu Yipeng frowned and immediately got up, “I’ll go with you.”

Hong Kongque seemed slightly surprised, “Not resting?”

Lu Yipeng shook his head, “No. I’d rather go with you, in case you’re going to contact some illegal businesses. I’ll be able to catch up.”

Hong Kongque chuckled, “As you wish, police officer, but change your shirt as well, they may not let you in otherwise.

Lu Yipeng felt a little surprised when Hong Kongque took him to a regular bar instead of going to a gay bar as he had suggested earlier in the afternoon.

After ordering drinks and finishing them, Lu Yipeng couldn’t help but ask,

“Hey, we came to the wrong place, didn’t we?”

Hong Kongque looked genuinely surprised, “Oops, didn’t you say you don’t like gay men? I brought you here instead, or have your preferences changed.”

The person being questioned gave a sly look instead of answering, as Hong

Kongque chuckled, “Pengpeng, you are showing off your skills to the fullest. I’ll go drink at that bar over there. Oh, and don’t worry, I won’t go negotiate illegal deals with anyone, because if I really want to do it, you won’t be able to catch me.”

Lu Yipeng immediately frowned as he was lightly slapped on the cheek,

“Don’t look so pouty, this is your day off.” Hong Kongque said. Lu Yipeng wanted to say that this guy should have known by now that this was his day, and maybe he had forgotten about it a bit.

But arguing with the nerving peacock would only cause him to retreat, so…

Once Hong Kongque rose and left, Lu Yipeng had to muster up his courage. Even if it was just for one day, it was still good. Tonight, he had to live out his young life to the fullest.

The girls who entered the club looked decent, with a certain level of demeanor. Lu Yipeng sat down and had a drink. Two girls came and asked to join. Upon learning that they were foreigners, each person tried to speak English to them, but it was as if it were flowing water, understanding was as difficult as

Lu Yipeng’s English Hong Kong accent. Nevertheless, raising hands and gestures enhanced the conversation and made it more lively.

They chatted for a while, and one of the girls asked to leave. Hong Kongque, sitting with the other girl with black hair, asked, “Where did your friend go?”

“Oh, she saw someone interesting over there and wanted to go make an acquaintance. Jan is good at relationships like this.” The girl replied. Lu Yipeng followed her gaze and saw Hong Kongque chatting with the other girls. The young police officer’s ears burned with curiosity.

Who said he didn’t like women?

“Hey, where are you going?!” The puzzled girl asked as the young police officer quickly stood up and left.

…

Hong Kongque was holding a glass of red wine, talking about healthy salads among the surrounded girls. As Lu Yipeng walked in, Hong Kongque stopped talking and immediately turned to greet him, “Hey, what’s up, Pengpeng.”

“I’m leaving.” Lu Yipeng answered, then got looked at by Hong Kongque with a puzzled face, “Why? Is the atmosphere not good or something? Want to change places?”

“No, I’m just tired. Come back with me.”

The hesitant person finally nodded before bidding farewell to the girls and leaving.

“I’ll walk out on my own, really. Just a quick stop and then I’ll be back.” Hong Kongque complained as he followed Lu Yipeng out, “I’m eager to take you to a bar with beautiful girls and, and these guys are really hard to please.” As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yipeng sighed and turned to look at him.

Without responding, he simply took one of Hong Kongque’s hands and led him to call a taxi.

Encountering this situation, Hong Kongque was stunned as well.

No one said anything as they made their way back to the room and took a shower, changed clothes, and Lu Yipeng sat on the bed. Meanwhile, Hong

Kongque walked in. Upon seeing this, Hong Kongque couldn’t help but ask,

“Aren’t you going to sleep, inspector?”

“You should sleep first.” Lu Yipeng said, looking at the other side of the bed. Hong Kongque grunted and sat down on the bed, “What was that happening at the bar, or do you not like women like that?”

Lu Yipeng shook his head. Hong Kongque sighed, “Then stop messing around, or do you have another plan?” He spoke in a teasing tone, but this time, Lu Yipeng wasn’t in the mood to play along. He spoke with a serious tone, “Lie down first, Kongque. I won’t hold you.”

Hong Kongque hesitated for a moment but eventually lay down, “If you say you want to be straightforward, I would be much happier.”

Lu Yipeng didn’t respond. He walked over to turn off the light switch and then quickly lay down next to him. He then moved closer, pulling Hong Kongque into a tight hug.

“Don’t say anything, please. Just sleep like this.” Lu Yipeng said, hugging Hong Kongque tightly, eyes fixed on the other person.

Lu Yipeng didn’t say anything else. He didn’t do much more than hug, but for some reason, Hong Kongque felt his heart beating faster.

Crazy kid…

…

The two woke up in the morning of another day. Lu Yipeng was taken aback when he found himself hugging Hong Kongque. He was about to pull away when he realized that he had been the one to hug him last night. It was uncomfortable to think about it, but when he was about to pull away, he felt

Hong Kongque’s cheeks being pulled up, thinking that he was going to rip them off.

“DO you think of me as a teddy bear or what, inspector?” The other party said, smiling and patting his own cheek, then making a face because of the pain

Lu Yipeng said, “There’s no teddy bear this big anywhere.”

“Oh, really.” Hong Kong chuckled nervously, “You hugged me so tightly last night. I must have charmed you.”

Lu Yipeng glanced at the other person immediately, “Who would fall for you.

I just worry that you might secretly escape at night.”

A mischievous smile appeared on Hong Kong’s face immediately, and Lu Yipeng became flustered and quickly changed the subject, “I’ll go take a shower now. I won’t have time to get ready.”

“The car leaves in an hour. Are you planning to soak yourself to the bone or what?” Hong Kong teased, and Lu Yipeng glanced at him again before walking reluctantly into the bathroom, leaving Hong Kongque sighing heavily.

Damn it, seriously, this kid…

…

Finally, Lu Yipeng returned from his break with Hong Kongque. As they stepped out of the passenger door, one of Hong Kongque’s servants was already waiting. Seeing his master, the servant quickly came over to help carry the luggage, which actually only consisted of a large travel bag.

Lu Yipeng stood and blinked. He would have to return alone like when he arrived. As he dragged his bag to go into the car, Hong Kongque called out,

“Need a ride?”

Lu Yipeng shook his head, “It’s fine. You go back to your beloved soon. I’ll be fine on my own.”

Hong Kong stood still for a moment before speaking, “Alright then, have a safe journey back home.”

“Um, thank you.” Lu Yipeng replied, then carried his bag out.

The young man returned home, packed his travel bag, changed his clothes, and took a shower. He drove around the city, observing the lights and sounds of various pubs and bars. Then he stopped at a bar, drank until five in the morning, and finally drove back home.

The young man opened the door and entered the house, then let out a sigh. He had been living in this house since he started his government service five years ago and had never thought it was quiet or lonely. In fact, he rarely stayed at home. Sometimes he even got stuck at the department. But today, all of a sudden, he felt that the house was quiet and lonely.

Lu Yipeng took another shower, changed into his pajamas, and walked towards his bed. He hadn’t slept in this bed for who knows how many years, and all of a sudden, he felt that it was too spacious.

He lay down on the bed and looked at the empty side of it. He had just returned from a weekend trip with a man who he didn’t know how old he was or what wrongs he had committed. A man he needed evidence to arrest and put in jail one day.

And that’s it…

But this time, he had gone and come back without any evidence at all. It was really frustrating!!!!

…

**End of the transitional period is the first 10 chapters. Next will be the chapter on the internal struggle. (Prepare to be hit by the readers!!). Finally, Pengpeng returned to Hong Kong safely. Haha. In the next chapter, he will probably return to work as a detective…

Next chapter… Let’s call the mantis to lure the gecko out. (Hit by the readers again)

Thank you for following and reading^^

 

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   REDPEAFOWL, Chapter 9: The Bail

Lu Yipeng thought he was probably the world’s most handcuffed police officer, and it was best that no one ever found out. By the time he could finally close his eyes and fall asleep, it was almost dawn. When he woke up again, the sunlight was almost reaching the bed where he was lying. Turning around, he saw Hong Kongque half-sitting, half-lying beside him.

“Are you awake?” He asked. Lu Yipeng quickly sat up, and realized that the handcuff key was still missing.

Last night I caught the thief who broke into my bag. You’re welcome, inspector.” Hong Kongque said with a smile. Lu Yipeng tried to think hard and solve the problem, “Um. I already know. I think we can release him now, because you have kept him for one night.”

“No, inspector, we have to wait for someone to bail him out first.” Hong Kongque said, with a slight smile at the corner of his mouth. Lu Yipeng clenched his fists, wondering who this person really was, a policeman.

“I’ll bail him out myself.” Hong Kongque said.

“Proof for bail?” Hong Kongque asked, Lu Yipeng was a little suspicious as to who exactly was a policeman?

“I have a position.” Lu Yipeng said, shaking his head, “Not enough. This criminal is very dangerous. I think you need something else to bail him out.”

“What else?” Lu Yipeng asked persistently. Hong Kongque smiled mysteriously and raised his hand to touch his face, “I’ll give you three minutes to think about it.”

Lu Yipeng stood still for a few seconds. Then he lunged at Hong Kongque, intending to snatch the key in his shirt pocket. He was sure that this guy would not offer him a good deal to bail out. Better fight to the death than accept a bad deal. Both struggled on a bed, and in the end, the young police officer was still firmly held.

Lu Yipeng blushed as he was dragged to his feet by another person, trying to resist, while Hong Kongque used his free hand to grab his face, then leaned in and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, “Go back to being a captain for me one day, inspector, and I will release this suspect.”

Lu Yipeng shrugged reluctantly, “Fine.”

Hong Kongque smiled wider before releasing the handcuffs. Then he lightly slapped the young man’s cheek, “Go take a shower and get dressed. It’s almost time, captain.”

…

Lu Yipeng had been working for five years. He had never taken a break. This was his first hot break, and now the young police officer was spending time and effort maneuvering the sailboat to catch the wind and continue sailing. With another person sitting sipping orange juice at the back of the boat.

Hong Kongque rented a large sailboat, and now he was comfortably lounging on a sunbed, watching the young man struggling to steer and force the boat to sail in the desired direction. Lu Yipeng wore only a short-sleeved shirt and shorts. Every time he moved, the hem of his shorts would rise, revealing faint red letters. Not to mention the beautiful muscles on his toned arms. When he moved the sailboat, it was impossible not to look.

Hong Kongque looked happily, sipped the orange juice on the table and enjoyed it truly. Meanwhile, other-person was sweating profusely due to the heat, cursing and muttering angrily as he tried to fix the boat.

Hong Kongque took another sip of the orange juice and adjusted his sunglasses. Then he spoke up, “That’s enough, captain. You can bring the sail down now or else we’ll float out into the Atlantic Ocean.”

Lu Yipeng wanted to argue that if they actually floated all the way to the

Atlantic Ocean, he would have to rewrite history, but he didn’t want to deal with the nonsense that came out of the annoying bird’s mouth.

“Kongque, come and help me out.” Lu Yipeng said, seeing the other-person comfortably sipping juice under the shade and leisurely letting him run back and forth, even allowing him to reduce the size of the boat.

“Um… Inspector-Lu, I usually want valuable assets worth hundreds of thousands of coins as collateral for a certain criminal’s bail. If you just come to be a captain for me, it’s enough bail for the criminal. But alright, fine, I’ll come help.” He said and reluctantly got up, walking over to assist Lu Yipeng, who was watching the other person walk towards them.

“Where exactly, inspector? I can’t jump up there and come help you.” He made a gesture to lift Lu Yipeng up and Lu Yipeng stared at him with clear eyes, pointing at a rope tied to the boat’s metal ring at the bottom, “Untie that for me.” He then went to untie the rope on the other side of the boat. When he came back, he saw Hong Kongque still standing there, so he had to speak up. “What now? Don’t tell me you can’t fix this mess. Even a nursery school kid can handle it.”

“Oh, no.” Hong Kongque said, pretending to be in pain, “I just remembered that the doctor ordered me not to bend over for too long. I can’t handle a big mess like that on my own. Pengpeng, please help.”

Lu Yipeng felt like kicking Hong Kongque for real. He had never seen someone complain of pain so easily. Once it became time to work, this peacock suddenly became sick.

“Go back and sit comfortably and drink your juice.” The young police officer said gently before bending down to untie the rope binding the boat. Hong Kongque walked back to his seat, lifted the glass and drank as if nothing had happened.

“Pengpeng, where are you going? Come and have a drink before you go.” Hong Kongque called out as Lu Yipeng finished lowering the boat and made a move to enter the cabin. Lu Yipeng looked up at him for a moment before answering, “It’s okay. I’ll go drink in the cabin.”

“In the cabin, there is no water at all. I’ve brought it all up already.” Hong Kongque said, and he gently tapped the large leaf ice bucket next to Lu Yipeng. Finally, Hong Kongque walked back up, poured himself another glass of orange juice, and placed it on the table next to Lu Yipeng who slowly lowered himself into the chair placed on the other side and picked up the glass of orange juice,

“Thank you… but you probably did put medicine in it.” He said, and eyed Hong

Kongque suspiciously from the corner of his eye, the accused person responded, “Do you see me holding onto anything else?”

Lu Yipeng looked and then sighed before raising the glass of orange juice to drink. Then he lay down, listening to the gentle sound of the waves. It sounded relaxing in the sea, the young police officer closed his eyes, trying to find as much happiness as possible in the peace in front of him, before some madman ruined it.

Hong Kongque sat for a while. Then he stood up, put on the straw hat he had just bought, and went out to stroll by the boat deck. When he saw another person get up, Lu Yipeng couldn’t help but glance surreptitiously, in case the bird might do something strange while he was distracted.

Hong Kongque walked out to the boat deck. He wore a white short-sleeved shirt over a white long-sleeved t-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops. After putting on the straw hat like that, it looked strangely coordinated. Lu Yipeng watched Hong Kongque as he walked back and forth along that way. He walked back and forth a couple of times. Eventually, he walked back into the new shade. Then he took out a bottle of sunscreen and took off his shirt.

Seeing this, Lu Yipeng couldn’t lie quietly anymore and had to ask, “What are you doing, old man? Sunbathing or something?”

Hong Kongque turned and smiled slightly, “I was thinking of going for a swim in the sea. Are you coming with me or not?”

Lu Yipeng blinked and looked at the man opposite, as if he had never heard such an ordinary question before. Hong Kongque looked at the young man for a moment before speaking again, “It’s the sea after all. If you don’t go in, why would you be here in the first place? If you don’t go in, I’ll have you watch over the boat alone.” He finished speaking and made a gesture to get up again, this time Lu Yipeng had to get up from his chair, “Wait.”

“?” Hong Kongque turned to look and stopped mid-sentence as Lu Yipeng asked, “I’ll go in. If I let you go alone and you end up drowning in it, it will be troublesome for me too.”

Hong Kongque smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth before leaving it at that. When the young police officer spoke up, “Sit down, I’ll help you apply sunscreen on your back.”

The sun was strong enough, with the sea breeze blowing, and they were in the shade. Lu Yipeng’s cheeks were still red. Hong Kongque saw this and his heart couldn’t help but ache.

This brat here…

Finally, the person in front of him agreed to sit down. Lu Yipeng could see that the bright red peafowl bird was truly a sight to behold. The details of it made him think that enduring the pain of being tattooed must be no small feat. The young police officer picked up a bottle of sunscreen, squeezed it onto his palm, and began rubbing it onto the back of the person in front of him, looking at the large bird with intricate details.

“Kongque, how long did it take to get this bird tattoo?” Lu Yipeng asked after applying half the sunscreen.

He heard Hong Kongque chuckle in response, “One day.”

Lu Yipeng swallowed nervously. He had never been tattooed, but knowing how painful it must be, compared to when he was ordered to take a hot iron to the leather-bound book on his legs, this bird with such intricate details. He didn’t know what would be more painful. This doctor must also have a strong heart to endure it.

“Uh… Did you use numbing cream or anything?” The young police officer asked Hong Kongque.

“In those days, they tough it out. Not like nowadays.” Hong Kongque chuckled. Lu Yipeng, who refused to give up easily, made a curious sound and asked, “So, more than thirty years ago, then?”

The person being asked chuckled and didn’t answer. The young police officer spoke again, “Normally, a person who goes through this, at least, would be around seventy-eight years old.”

Jokingly thinking that this guy must be over fifty years old by now, Hong Kongque smirked and smiled.

“Well, not everyone has to wait until they’re that old.”

Lu Yipeng widened his eyes in disbelief before bursting out, “Come on, are you telling me you got this tattoo when you were a baby.”

The other person chuckled approvingly, “Give it a little thought. I’ll go inform the police academy to reclaim the badge of honor, alright?”

Lu Yipeng made a puzzled face. This doctor never stopped teasing him about this issue, “Come on. I think you’re not over fifty but closer to fifty.”

“Hmm… Pengpeng…” Hong Kongque moaned before turning back, “I told you, you can tell someone’s age just by looking at their appearance. Who needs to look at birth years?” He raised his hand to his chin and pointed to Lu Yipeng, “Just look at yourself here. You look like you’re in your thirties to forties every time. Take care of yourself a bit.”

Lu Yipeng raised his hand and patted the hand holding his. Hong Kongque chuckled, “Have you applied sunscreen yet?”

“Already did.” Lu Yipeng said, pretending to pout. Hong Kongque chuckled again and continued, “Then, Inspector-Lu, turn around. I’ll help you apply some.”

“I… I don’t love looking beautiful like you do. Going to the beach, I would end up sunburnt.” Lu Yipeng said with a smile, quickly pushing the other person away.

“Who said we’re going swimming in the sea?”

The person who was pushed away chuckled, then got up and walked away.

Lu Yipeng raised his hand to rub his chin, thinking back to last night.

Hmmm… this Hong Kongque, where is he going to tease me now?

…

On the side of the ship, there was a long ladder for climbing up and down. So despite being in the water, Hong Kongque did not climb down the ladder. He leaped from the ship’s railings with a graceful posture like a gymnast. Lu

Yipeng couldn’t hold back and quickly shouted as he walked towards the ship’s railing.

“Hey, you there, this isn’t a gymnastics stage. You don’t have to show off your diving skills.”

Hong Kongque, who had just emerged from the crystal clear green sea, smiled at that remark, and spoke in a concerned tone, “Little Pengpeng, don’t need to imitate my cool moves. Find a rope, put on a life jacket, then slowly climb down the ladder. Little Pengpeng is afraid of water splashing, otherwise,

I’ll have to help you catch your breath again.”

Lu Yipeng chuckled before leaping towards Hong Kongque. The sound of the sea roaring was clearly heard as both wrestled in the water, taking turns to catch their breath. Eventually, Hong Kongque swam to the other side of the ship.

Lu Yipeng followed, quickly catching up and wrapping his arms around the other man. Hong Kongque chuckled, then tried to push him underwater. The two wrestled in the water once again. Lu Yipeng felt himself swallowing a lot of seawater, and eventually emerged, gasping for breath.

“Salty.” Hong Kongque said as he raised his eyebrows and licked his lips, making a face of disgust. Lu Yipeng, who was spitting out water through his nose, saw this and couldn’t help but chuckle, “The sea water is salty indeed.

Don’t act like a little kid.”

Hong Kongque glared at him and then replied, “Oh, the grown-ups must enjoy sea water through their noses like you, Pengpeng.”

Lu Yipeng raised his eyebrows at the person who just spoke, and then lunged towards Hong Kongque. From the other side, a young police officer swam towards the ladder on the opposite side, letting out a sigh and looking at the other person who seemed unfazed, “Here. Have you taken some kind of medication?”

Hong Kongque smiled mischievously and moved closer, “Pengpeng, if you agree to move in with me first. I’ll let you know what medication I took.”

Lu Yipeng looked at the other person before replying, “You should let me catch you first. I might want to stay with you.”

Hong Kongque chuckled and said, “Will you move in with me in jail then?”

Lu Yipeng didn’t answer, but reached out to grab the other person and leaned in to plant a kiss on their lips. Hong Kongque pushed him away slightly and patted his shoulder before climbing up the ladder. Lu Yipeng tried to grab the man climbing the ladder, but it was too late, so he hurriedly climbed up after him.

Hong Kongque had not yet climbed onto the boat. He was pushed from behind by Lu Yipeng, and the two rolled on the deck for a moment. Before the young police officer could flip over to press down on the other person for the first time, Hong Kongque chuckled mischievously, but before he could say anything, his lips were sealed with a kiss from the other person.

The midday sun was scorching, and Hong Kongque couldn’t handle the sun. He moved, pushing Lu Yipeng who was on top of him, rolling together. In the midst of it, each person tried to overpower the other with no one giving in. As they rolled and collided, hitting an ice bucket by chance, Hong Kongque happened to be at the bottom at that moment.

Lu Yipeng’s face turned bright red as he looked at the half-naked body beneath him. The young police officer was shocked, and when an ice cube gently touched his cheek, he looked down and saw Hong Kongque smiling at the corner of his mouth. He unknowingly reached out to pick up the ice cube from the bucket.

“It’s hot, Pengpeng. How about some ice?” The person lying down asked, but

Lu Yipeng didn’t reply. Instead, he held the ice in his hand, then put it in his mouth and licked it, ready with the ice cube along with the fingers of the other person, Hong Kongque.

Hong Kongque shivered and gasped, slapping the hand that was still holding the ice onto the wide back immediately. The ice melted rapidly upon contact with the warm skin of both parties as they rubbed against each other for a while.

Lu Yipeng then grabbed both arms of Hong Kongque, raised them up to his head, and planted a kiss once again.

Their tongues were nearly filling any empty space, the heated skin rubbing against each other becoming more and more hot. Lu Yipeng’s hand slid down, rubbing along the body, while Hong Kongque’s hand firmly gripped him, then pinched until it hurt.

The intense kiss nearly turned violent, both sides sucking on each other’s lips aggressively until they turned red and swollen. Lu Yipeng exhaled heavily before lifting the body slightly, then pulling off the other person’s shorts.

“Pengpeng, the condoms?” Hong Kongque asked. After the other person directly confronted Lu Yipeng, he looked at him as if he didn’t understand the question, then kissed down again, receiving a light slap on the cheek.

“Put on a condom, Inspector-Lu.” The other person spoke sternly, making Lu Yipeng frown. Seeing the other person looking somewhat annoyed, Hong

Kongque sighed and smiled, “Indeed. Weren’t you prepared at all?” He then reached out and grabbed a wallet from the jacket hanging on the chair nearby, taking out two condoms and tossing one to Lu Yipeng.

“Stop now, Inspector, there’s still time.” Hong Kongque said loudly, as he saw the other person looking surprised at the condoms that were thrown to him.

Lu Yipeng bit his lower lip before grabbing his waist.

“Really came prepared, huh?”

Hong Kongque chuckled as he tore open the condom packet, putting it on himself. The grandiosity of it made people feel a sense of warmth rising. When Lu Yipeng finished putting on the condom, he looked up and looked at the person lying down, then asked with a smirk,

“Need help putting on the condom, grandpa?”

Hong Kongque pushed him away with a loud grunt before tearing open the rubber condom packet and starting to put it on himself. He hadn’t finished putting it on yet when Lu Yipeng grabbed his hips and the aggressive push inside him caused him to gasp with a tingling sensation.

The sun was still shining boldly above their boat as Lu Yipeng maneuvered Hong Kongque to the side, lifting one leg up and placing it on his shoulder before thrusting in with a rhythmic motion, hearing moans from the person below.

Continuing for a while, Lu Yipeng started to intensify his desires, slowly drawing them into that small, narrow passage, swallowing the aggression in that wonderful way. The young police officer gasped, facing the intense squeezing force in that passage.

The sunlight continued to pour down as Lu Yipeng took control of Hong Kongque, tilting his face to the side, lifting one leg up against his shoulder, and thrusting in with a steady rhythm. Hearing moans softly in his throat, they continued for a while. Lu Yipeng grasped Hong Kongque’s waist before holding him face down and slammed into him again. After a while he laid him on his back and spread his legs wide and slammed inside Hong Kongque in a repeated rhythm.

Lu Yipeng paused, his lower body still tense, but the position had changed.

Hong Kongque raised his hand to stroke his face, “The floor is warm,

Pengpeng. Want to try moving inside the cabin?”

As Hong Kongque finished speaking, Lu Yipeng started thrusting down again, unable to speak a word, only sighing softly. He felt the warmth of the floor, but at a time like this, did this guy still care about such things? He didn’t want to think of it at all!

Hong Kongque curled up for a moment, sweat dripping down his face, dripping onto his stomach as he was lying beneath. After a moment of hesitation, he continued to move. The body above raised a glass of water to drink. This time, Lu Yipeng couldn’t take it anymore.

“Kongque, I see no problem right here!”

Hong Kongque looked at him strangely before speaking, “No, but it’s warm here, Pengpeng. You need to drink some water first.”

Lu Yipeng got up, and Hong Kongque quickly handed him the cup. The connecting part remained intact, not detached yet. Lu Yipeng took a sip of water before putting away the glass, embracing the body and immediately getting up.

Hong Kongque’s tightly wrapped arms around his body, along with the strong grip around his waist, before moaning as the other person began to walk tip-toeing.

“Cabin, Pengpeng.” Hong Kongque whispered to Lu Yipeng, furrowing his brow, before pushing his body against the wall at the back of the boat before reaching the cabin door, and then his body shuddered heavily as Hong Kongque traced his hands along the fiberglass wall, letting out a trembling moan.

Standing there in the sun for a while, Lu Yipeng finally agreed to go into the cabin, but before reaching the bed. He led his body against the wall once more, and heaved out as if unable to contain himself, or perhaps thinking of something absurd. Meanwhile, Hong Kongque moaned softly in his throat throughout.

Standing there until the boat’s wall was soaked with fluids, Lu Yipeng carried Hong Kongque to the bed. The two bodies moved closer together frantically. The sounds of moaning and heavy sighs sounded confusing. Lu

Yipeng pressed Hong Kongque’s hand down onto the bed, kissing the mouth that was moaning.

…

“Pengpeng, wake up.”

Lu Yipeng rubbed his brows, but still refused to open his eyes. He heard the call again, “Wake up, we’ll soon arrive at the shore.”

This time, the young police officer woke up immediately. Besides, the ceiling of the boat was covered in wood. He saw Hong Kongque dressed neatly, sitting smiling by his side.

“I understand that you, Pengpeng , are tired from playing such a naughty game, but it’s getting dark now, Pengpeng, you must sail the boat back to the shore first.”

Lu Yipeng’s cheeks turned crimson, even though the weather wasn’t hot anymore. He turned to ask Hong Kongque again, “What time is it?”

“Four o’clock.” He answered, then pulled his face closer to give a light kiss,

“What you did this afternoon was amazing, let’s continue a little later.”

Lu Yipeng blinked at the opposite side before pulling his body out, but as he sat up, he realized he wasn’t wearing any clothes. As he turned back, he saw Hong Kongque holding something in his hand.

“Whose underwear is this?”

Lu Yipeng reluctantly grabbed his pants back and his face turned red almost to the point of turning dark. ‘Oh my gosh! What did I do here? The desires of men’s lower regions are really scary.’ The young police officer thought, cursing losing his sense of self. He didn’t want to think back to what he had done before.

I feel like jumping into the ocean and dying for real!

Hong Kongque chuckled and looked at the young police officer who hurriedly put on his clothes and walked unsteadily back up.

…

The sun was setting and fortunately, there was still a breeze blowing, helping to bring the boat back to the shore. While Lu Yipeng was struggling to bring the boat back, Hong Kongque walked up from the cabin, camera in hand.

“Pengpeng, smile a little.” said Hong Kongque, raising the camera to take a picture while imitating a photographer, “Hey, if you have some free time, come help me bring the boat back to shore.”

Hong Kongque pressed the shutter loudly. Then he lowered the camera and scolded, “I was the one who was at the end of your merciless thrusting, Little

Pengpeng, are you going to continue using me or not?”

If he jumps over the spinning cask and does a triple backflip, he might be able to kick Hong Kongque in the face. Lu Yipeng wants to do it right now. The problem is, even if he can do it, kicking the doctor might not be a good idea. He might end up getting dragged into the acrobatic group instead.

Standing with clenched fists, grinding his teeth for a moment, Lu Yipeng turned back to focus on the boat. He let Hong Kongque enjoy taking pictures freely, according to the story.

After about five o’clock, the boat finally sailed back almost to the dock.

Hong Kongque still didn’t stop taking pictures. He seemed to want to take a picture of him. Of course, Lu Yipeng didn’t make a good face at the camera, so Hong Kongque didn’t take any good pictures. But seeing this stubborn peacock refusing to stop taking photos, the young police officer couldn’t help but ask, “Hey, stop taking pictures for a moment. It’s not a good photo no matter how many times you take it. Not even from me.”

Hong Kongque looked at him, then raised the camera to take another picture before smiling and responding, “It’s okay. You know you wouldn’t make that kind of face in anyone’s camera. It’s better this way.”

Lu Yipeng stared at him once and then blushed before feeling hot all over his face.

Oh my gosh!!

The sea breeze blew gently, sending the sailboat back towards the shore. Lu Yipeng remained on the boat, watching the hotel guests walking along the beach before being shocked by a sudden cold water splash to his face.

Hong Kongque stood beside him, holding a glass of orange juice. Lu Yipeng reached out to take it and said shortly, “Thank you.”

“Um…” The other person made a noise in their throat and then raised the glass to drink. The two stood quietly drinking the juice for a while before Lu Yipeng spoke up.

“Kongque, tonight I’d like to have a peaceful night, just one night.”

Hong Kongque turned his face back and smiled in response, “Um… last night I didn’t do anything either. It’s better to be cautious than sorry, inspector. Maybe there will be pickpocket criminals tonight. I’ll have to wake up to catch them.”

Lu Yipeng glared at the other person immediately. During this time, Hong Kongque chuckled heartily.

Damn it!!

…

      THE RED PEAFOWL CHAPTERS HOME

   REDPEAFOWL, Chapter 8: Grandpa Kong

The resort booked in the name of Lu Yipeng had a car waiting to pick him up at the airport. But before that, Lu Yipeng had to serve as Hong Kongque’s bag boy, which he couldn’t avoid.

“Little Pengpeng, lift the bag a little for me.” Hong Kongque said, leaning against the bag and casually placing it in front of Lu Yipeng, who had just taken his own bag from the conveyor belt.

“You have hands, lift it yourself.”

Hong Kongque turned to him with a disapproving look, even though his hands were still on the bag, “Little Pengpeng, your heart is too kind to let the bag be lifted by someone else. What if Grandpa Kong breaks a bone carrying such a heavy bag? People will think you are not taking good care of me.”

Lu Yipeng glanced at Hong Kongque, “Why do I suddenly feel that you have aged overnight? Normally, I see you as a twenty-year-old.”

“That one, Pengpeng.” Hong Kongque said without adding more, but pointed at the big brown-red travel bag passing in front of Lu Yipeng. Lu Yipeng hesitated for a moment before reluctantly reaching out to lift it up.

“There you go.” Lu Yipeng grunted before hoisting the bag in person who was leaning against the bag. The bag was heavy and cumbersome, which made

Hong Kongque grunt, “Please deliver it neatly.” He said. He then took a small step forward, lifted the bag and placed it beside him.

“Did you put a rock in there?” Lu Yipeng joked, because the size and weight were not like a bag for a single person traveling for just two or three days.

Hong Kongque did not respond, but instead floated some words out, “Little Pengpeng, you are just a young age, yet you are already complaining about carrying heavy bags like this. Why are you whiny, unlike a top student in the police cadet honor class?”

Lu Yipeng scoffed in response, “I may be a top student. It’s not my responsibility to carry your bag for you.”

“Hmm… speaking dryly, but with a truly sincere heart.” Hong Kongque said, with a disappointed expression. Then, he exerted force to kick the bag towards Lu Yipeng immediately.

“Kongque!” Lu Yipeng exclaimed and quickly used his hand to stop the bag before stepping back, leaving Hong Kongque looking disappointed, “What now, Little Pengpeng, you near fall with just this? What did your self-defense class teach you?”

Lu Yipeng really wanted to throw the bag at Hong Kongque’s head for real,

“I’m sorry I’m not as skilled a kungfu master like you.”

Hong Kongque chuckled lightly, “Pengpeng, if you are willing to beg and plead nicely, this old man might just teach you.”

Lu Yipeng glanced at the person chuckling before grabbing both bags and walking away quickly.

—

The luxury resort booked was even more luxurious than in the photos. It had an ambiance of privacy, resembling a home in itself. Lu Yipeng had forgotten all his previous frustrations as he entered the room and saw the clear glass wall with a view of the emerald green sea. In front was a sea-view pavilion, followed by a small private swimming pool. As he walked further, he found a bedroom with a glass wall providing a view of the sea as well, and a bathroom with a transparent glass shower.

“Wow…” Lu Yipeng exclaimed excitedly. He opened the glass door, feeling the sea breeze and the salty mist coming in. As he turned to go back in, he saw Hong Kongque sitting tiredly on the long sofa in the living room, looking weary and worn out even though he hadn’t done anything at all.

“Kongque. Have you been here before?” Lu Yipeng asked when he saw the person lying down with a tired expression, as if they had visited often but didn’t seem familiar. Hong Kongque shook his head, “No, this is my first time.”

This time, the young police officer frowned immediately, “Then why do you look so indifferent?”

“Should I run around and dance in circles for you, then.” Hong Kongque retorted, l Lu Yipeng looked at him for a moment before deciding to immerse himself in the good atmosphere and forget about the annoying bird for a while. The young man then walked outside and gazed down at the sea, where the waves shimmered under the sun’s reflection.

Standing for a while, Hong Kongque walked in with two glasses of wine in hand. I don’t know when he ordered them. When Lu Yipeng turned around, he saw him holding them. Hong Kongque quietly handed the wine glasses to the young police officer before leaning against the railing of the pavilion and sipping the wine in the glass.

Lu Yipeng just noticed that Hong Kongque had taken off his suit jacket. Not only did he let the shirt hang out of his pants, but he also unbuttoned the shirt until he revealed the white chest inside. He stared for a while, not knowing how long. He realized when Hong Kongque raised his head and asked, “What’s up?”

“Nothing.” Lu Yipeng quickly denied and looked away immediately. He told himself that this was not the first time he had been with this guy, but he never easily fell for his charm.

Was Hong Kongque hitting on him?!

Apart from flirting shamelessly, Lu Yipeng never thought that Hong Kongque could hit on him in another way. Indeed, every time something happened between them, Hong Kongque was the one who initiated it. He was always the one who matched their emotions and it seemed like this was the first time that side showed such a gesture in front of him. Hong Kongque never unbuttoned his own shirt or showed such a vulnerable posture…

When Lu Yipeng turned his face away, Hong Kongque had already walked out of the room. He was in a bathrobe. Then he slowly took it off, revealing a red peacock tattoo on his back, showing up clearly and vividly, Lu Yipeng sighed for a moment. When the peacock disappeared into the water, he sighed in relief.

This was the first time Lu Yipeng had the chance to see Hong Kongque bathing so clearly. Hong Kongque was not too thin nor too bulky. He had a proportionate and beautiful muscular body. When he moved in the water, it seemed to bring that red peacock tattoo to life.

Water droplets clinging to his body, reflecting the sunlight as it slowly descended, created a strangely enchanting image. Hong Kongque leaned against the edge of the pool, letting the water drip from the tips of his hair before raising his head to look at the person standing on the pavilion, and giving a slight smile at the corner of his lips.

Lu Yipeng blushed and escaped immediately. He could feel his heart beating rapidly in his chest.

Oh my, just a peacock swimming in the water!

The young police officer was hesitant to describe his feelings before hearing the sound of water again. As he turned back, he saw the red peacock emerge from the water.

…

The red wine in Lu Yipeng’s glass was not as diminished as much. He hesitated to touch it again, probably afraid of being drugged as before. However, Hong Kongque had already finished his third glass. He half-sat, halflay comfortably on the long chair. Wearing a bathrobe, he lazily unbuttoned his shirt until his chest and upper abdomen muscles were visible. Slightly pale soft skin seemed ready to emerge from the folds shirt.

Hong Kongque swirled the wine in the glass, lifted it slightly to his nose, then sipped it down. His face darkened slightly, as the sunlight gradually weakened. He heard the seabirds singing the farewell evening song, welcoming the dark night that was about to come.

Hong Kongque’s dark, sparkling eyes were like eternity, like onyx. Whenever he looked up, Lu Yipeng felt his heart skip a beat. Normally, when they were together, just the two of them… No, even with other people around, in their own world, Hong Kongque would use his eyes to caress him. Otherwise, he would be unnerving and talkative, focusing on them, touching his body and mind repeatedly. But now, Hong Kongque said nothing, not even looking directly into his eyes. Just glancing occasionally. That alone made Lu Yipeng feel more restless than ever before. Finally, the young man placed the wine glass down and walked back to the room.

Lu Yipeng reappeared in his swimwear, ready to jump into the pool, thinking that the water might calm him down. Meanwhile, Hong Kongque stood on the balcony of the pavilion. His dark eyes were staring at him, accompanied by a sly smile at the corner of his mouth. Both looked at each other like that for a while. After a moment, Hong Kongque moved, walked into the pavilion. Lu Yipeng followed suit. Then he smelled the delicious food.

…

The food at the resort was not bad, but Lu Yipeng thought he might be suffering from a nervous breakdown because instead of looking at the food, his eyes wandered to the slender legs and the hint of chest under Hong Kongque’s bathrobe. Or maybe there was something in this food?

At the same time, Hong Kongque, who normally had to look at him with a

critical eye, sat quietly and neatly ate, as if he had become a different person. Although Lu Yipeng was also wearing a bathrobe and eating like him, maybe in this food…

At last, the young policeman couldn’t resist and had to speak out, “What did you put in the food, Kongque?”

Hong Kongque raised his eyebrows and looked at him with curiosity before responding, “Oh, Pengpeng, you feel your heart beating faster than usual, don’t you?”

Lu Yipeng squinted at the man in front of him before quickly speaking up,

“No. I was just wondering, usually a pervert like you who stare at me like you do end up trying to harm me. Why did you sit so calmly today? I suspect there might be some kind of medication in the food.”

Hong Kongque chuckled, “Maybe it’s a good medicine after all. Normally, you like to avoid me at all costs, but today you keep staring. I thought I’d let you stare a bit. If I look back at you, you might be less startled and run away again.”

Lu Yipeng’s face turned red immediately, but he still resisted speaking further, “I was just wondering. How much did you pay for the complete plastic surgery?”

Hong Kongque smirked, “Don’t be like that, Pengpeng. You’re making excuses. Don’t try to accuse others like this. You should know better than anyone that I’m sincere. Do you believe me or not?”

He finished speaking and smiled mischievously, causing Lu Yipeng to clench his teeth, not knowing how to respond. Finally, he bowed his head and looked at the empty plate, hearing Hong Kongque chuckling in the background.

They ate in silence until Hong Kongque finished his meal, then he handed Lu Yipeng the plate to stack together as usual. He then went out to enjoy the breeze at the small gazebo in front, leaving Lu Yipeng waiting alone, thinking about what to do next.

Hong Kongque returned with a puzzled look on his face before smiling. As the young policeman walked over to stand beside him, the wind blew his shirt, revealing a smooth white shoulder. Lu Yipeng recalled the color of his skin this year. How many times had he actually touched Hong Kongque’s body? Very few times, really.

“Not drinking wine after dinner, huh?” Lu Yipeng asked, breaking the silence, as he felt that the quiet atmosphere was becoming too tense.

“Just a little sip.” The other person answered. Lu Yipeng stood staring for a while before walking back into the room, and returned with two glasses of wine.

“I didn’t put anything in it.” Lu Yipeng continued, seeing Hong Kongque staring at him without blinking. The latter smiled, and then replied, “So you didn’t prepare some nerve-calming potion to make me confess, did you?”

Lu Yipeng locked eyes with him immediately, “I don’t use dirty tricks like you do.”

The listener chuckled, pleased, “You think planning to deceive me is not harmful?”

Lu Yipeng wanted to jump and bite Hong Kongque for real. How can someone who plans to harm others not realize he is not any different himself! “Kongque.” Standing up to receive some air, Lu Yipeng spoke again, “Why do you call yourself Hong Kongque?”

“Why not? Sounds good, doesn’t it?” Hong Kongque asked back, closing his eyes in a patient and restrained manner, “I’m asking you nicely. Can you answer nicely too?”

A throaty chuckle was heard, “I like it.”

Lu Yipeng raised his hand to stroke his face, hoping for a good answer.

Dealing with this nerve-wracking bird was really difficult.

“Kongque, has the red peafowl on your back been there for a long time?”

“Long before you were born.” Hong Kongque replied, then asked back,

“Why, want to have one?”

The person standing next shook his head, “How old were you when you got tattooed?”

“I won’t tell. Otherwise, you’ll have to call me ‘Grandpa Kong’.” Hong Kongque said, as Lu Yipeng turned to him immediately, “I don’t want to be called ‘elder’ like you.”

“What’s wrong with being called ‘elder’ like me?” Hong Kongque asked back immediately, and leaned in close to Lu Yipeng, staring at his face for a moment before speaking out, “The problem lies with you being the one called ‘the elder’.”

Hong Kongque chuckled in satisfaction before shifting his face to dodge the hand of Lu Yipeng that was reaching out. After they both sipped their wine for a while, Hong Kongque spoke again.

“Little Pengpeng, this elder is ready to bathe. Come and scrub my back.”

Lu Yipeng looked as if he was staring straight at someone as if he was about to strangle them, but before he could say anything, Hong Kongque chuckled and walked away into the room.

…

The jacuzzi bathtub was positioned outside the room, partially covered and somewhat open to the elements. It could be considered semi-exposed, as the front was facing the sea, and the sides were shielded by walls and trees. Even though it was semi-exposed, there was no need to worry about anyone peeking.

Hong Kongque was lying in the bathtub, wearing his swim trunks. He rested his arms on the edge of the tub and supported his chin. He had his back turned out, intending to show off the tattoo on his back with a colorful peacock. When he saw Lu Yipeng walking in, he called out, “Little Pengpeng, finally you are here. Rub my back please.”

Lu Yipeng raised an eyebrow, then glanced at the figure lying in the tub for a moment before speaking, “You said you didn’t like anyone looking at the tattoo on your back.”

“Um.” Hong Kongque cleared his throat and smiled at the corner of his mouth, “There’s nobody here who can look.”

Lu Yipeng stood staring at Hong Kongque, while the other person seemed unfazed. The young police officer thought about seizing this opportunity to investigate the belongings of the Peafowl man, hoping to find something illegal. However, the room and the bathtub were visible from each other, and Hong Kongque left all his belongings in plain sight. No matter how much he wanted to investigate, the opportunity was not right. So Lu Yipeng thought it would be best to ask Hong Kongque first.

“Pengpeng.” called Hong Kongque again when he saw the other person standing still, “Standing there like that, aren’t you feeling cold? If you don’t use it often it will rust.”

“That’s you, take care of yourself, you have a long lifespan, be careful if you do not hold back and overuse it.” Lu Yipeng responded immediately, the person being chided chuckled softly, “Pengpeng, are you worried about me? Then come down and rub on my back a little.”

Lu Yipeng continued to stand there stubbornly until Hong Kongque bathed comfortably. He then spoke up, “Take care of rubbing my back. Sometimes you might hear something interesting. It’s possible.”

“What is it?” Lu Yipeng asked immediately. Hong Kongque smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth and continued, “I don’t know, my back is sore, so I can’t think of anything. Maybe after the backrub I might think of something.”

Just a moment ago he motioned for a rub on his back, now he is egging me on!

Lu Yipeng stood squatting in one corner. He took a step into the tub. It’s not certain whether he was captivated by the red peacock, he might be able to ask something or not. He no longer played tough with the guy because trying to softly massage could have an effect.

The young policeman removed his bathrobe and stepped into the tub. The soft colored light drove the red peacock even redder. As he stepped into the tub, Lu Yipeng leaned against Hong Kongque, as the tub was not very wide. As the two men, not small in size, soaked together, their skin touched automatically.

Hong Kongque turned his face to look at him, then moaned in his throat, “Um…

Pengpeng.”

Lu Yipeng moved closer, hearing the loud water sound, and then reached out to massage the red peacock on the back. Hong Kongque nodded, and closed his eyes with satisfaction.

After massaging for a while, Lu Yipeng leaned close to the person sleeping with closed eyes and whispered, “Kongque. Do you have any siblings?”

The young police officer thought to wait for the guy to speak first. He was not certain if Hong Kongque would fall asleep during the massage, or spill something that annoys him. So to keep questioning would be better.

The person being asked raised their eyes before speaking, “I used to, but actually, they are not true siblings.”

“Huh?” Lu Yipeng raised an eyebrow in surprise. Hong Kongque continued, “Many kids have no parents, but trying to ask for my history, is a low even for you inspector, I don’t know my own early life history. How would you know?”

Lu Yipeng was stunned for a moment. Hong Kongque was an orphan? Then the siblings were probably foster siblings. Just as he was about to ask further, he saw the glance that he understood before and quickly changed the subject, “No.

I just noticed that you’re alone all this time.”

Hong Kongque smiled at the corner of his mouth, “Then Inspector Lu, you are my friend.”

Lu Yipeng looked puzzled and tried to chuckle, “No, I’m a police officer.”

The black eyes glared at him seductively, “Not sure, move in with me, maybe you can find evidence to catch me faster. Are you interested or not?”

“Do you want me to arrest you or what?” Lu Yipeng replied while backing off. Hong Kongque smiled again, then replied, “I like you Inspector Lu. I might want to be caught by you.” And finished speaking while lifting his chin challengingly. The young policeman gritted his teeth and responded.

“Then let me arrest you tonight.” Lu Yipeng said, moving closer and making a gesture as if he was really going to grab Hong Kongque. The person being threatened raised their face up, smiling slyly as they looked into his eyes, “What charge are you going to arrest me for?”

Lu Yipeng did not answer. He just realized that he had moved in too close. As Hong Kongque turned his face, their noses almost touched. Without knowing why, they both felt a strange sensation. Hong Kongque’s arm wrapped around his neck, pulling his head closer. The strong and deep passionate kiss continued, almost leaving no space for air to pass between them. Both sides pressed their lips together as if they were trying to swallow each other’s sighs.

The friction of their skin against each other sent a hot, tingling sensation through their bodies. Lu Yipeng pushed Hong Kongque against the edge of the sink, sliding his hand down to caress the bare skin. Before pulling him in closer for another intense kiss, Lu Yipeng moved his lips to the chin, earlobes, neck, and then traced his fingers up to the soft pink lips of the other person. Hearing

Hong Kongque chuckle, Lu Yipeng paused and moved his lips to seal Hong Kongque’s lips once again, as if not wanting that part to speak.

“Little Pengpeng, you should stop yourself.”

Confused, Lu Yipeng raised his face to look, his sharp features now turned bright red. His lips swollen from the forceful kiss, his dark eyes twinkling in the soft light. Hong Kongque raised a hand to lightly cover his lips and smiled gently, “Today, I want to relax. Little Pengpeng, be patient for a while.”

After speaking, he got up from the sink like a fish, and Lu Yipeng hurried to grab him but it was too late. The young man got up quickly and was about to follow him. Seeing Hong Kongque turn back, smiling and teasingly saying,

“Pengpeng, you should not overuse it, save some for later, .”

Lu Yipeng was still standing in shock, looking at Hong Kongque’s hips in swim trunks for a moment. He finally bent down to look at himself, and that was the moment the young police officer regained his senses.

Alarmed, he quickly grabbed his bathrobe and put it on before rushing inside.

…

As soon as Lu Yipeng saw Hong Kongque walking towards him, who was wiping his hair in front of the mirror, he spoke up again, “You can’t make your hard-on go away?”

Lu Yipeng glanced at the person speaking before responding, “It’s none of your business.”

The young police officer, both embarrassed and confused, Hong Kongque would usually not miss an opportunity like this, even if there was no chance he would actually manage to tease him into submission, so why did he stop in the middle of it today? Did this guy intend to tease him to death or something?

Hmm…

“Kongque.” Lu Yipeng spoke up. After calming down and changing clothes, Hong Kongque, who was sitting up straight on the chair, looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

“I’ve decided to stop playing these crazy games with you. We both need some rest separately now.”

The person listened and chuckled, “Are you sulking, Little Pengpeng?”

Lu Yipeng glanced at him for a moment, then lay down on the bed, “I’m going to sleep now. Turn off the lights, please.” After saying this, he tucked himself under the blanket, closed his eyes, and shortly after, heard the sound of the light switch turning off, and the bed on the other side sank down.

“Pengpeng.”

Well, dream on, don’t expect me to respond to anything tonight.

Freaking peacock.

Hong Kongque moved closer, Lu Yipeng felt the warm sigh of wind on his cheek, and even a hand which ran along his cheek. While the young police officer tried to stay still, keeping in mind that no matter how Hong Kongque pushed, he would not give in so as to make this guy realize something. After rubbing against him for a while, Hong Kongque got up, and spoke in a relaxed tone, “Goodnight, Little Pengpeng.”

This time, Lu Yipeng was truly stunned, trying to sleep with his eyes closed tightly. Now, he had to sneak a peek to see if Hong Kongque was really asleep or not. It turned out that Hong Kongque was actually sleeping, lying comfortably with his eyes closed. He was the one without any sort of care, looking as if he was sleeping peacefully. Lu Yipeng turned his face back, and told himself that this was good. He was finally going to be able to sleep peacefully.

Lying in bed, Lu Yipeng still couldn’t fall asleep. Instead, he found himself lying next to Hong Kongque, staring into space. He was exhausted, both physically and mentally, from his long day. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he began to brainstorm, his young detective mind working in overdrive. Despite telling himself to stay rational, a sense of anger and frustration crept over him, making it hard to relax. Eventually, unable to bear it any longer, he got up from his bed.

“…” Hong Kongque lay motionless on the bed, seemingly still asleep.

Whether he was truly asleep or pretending, Lu Yipeng couldn’t tell. Sitting up, he gritted his teeth and pondered for a moment. He decided to give in and follow through with his original plan. Today, he had learned one thing – questioning Hong Kongque was like chasing a slippery criminal.

Looking through the glass window into the room, Lu Yipeng saw Hong

Kongque lying on the bed. Not sure if he was actually asleep or just pretending, Lu Yipeng sat silently, trying to gauge the situation. He then devised a plan in his mind. Unable to question him directly, he decided to take advantage of the opportunity presented by Hong Kongque’s supposed sleeplessness. He quietly decided to investigate the belongings of this man, starting with the passport.

At the airport, Lu Yipeng noticed Hong Kongque tucking his passport in his suit pocket. After passing through security, he knew that fake passports were a common item among lawbreakers at this level. The airport officials rarely checked for them unless there was a specific alert. However, if they did come across a passport with a name matching that on the wanted list, they would check further. Lu Yipeng was certain Hong Kongque’s passport was fake. However, if it turned out to be real, he would finally discover the truth about the mysterious guy.

With a sense of determination, Lu Yipeng quietly entered the room. He started by searching through Hong Kongque’s suit, looking for any hidden passport. He rummaged through the jacket pocket, where he found a secret compartment. To his surprise, he discovered that the guy’s suit had more hidden compartments than a normal suit, piquing his curiosity about what the doctor might be carrying. Guns? Drugs? Ammunition? Secret weapons?

Lu Yipeng searched diligently, but to his dismay, he found nothing. Not even a shred of paper or a toothpick.

Lu Yipeng aimed towards the red travel bag. What is that red suitcase? It seems heavy with those stones, but when going through the scanner, there was no mention of anything. Must be just clothes. Why bring so much for just three or four days, or is there something hidden in the clothes?

Lu Yipeng gradually approached the bag, before trying to turn the lock code.

Darn it, what numbers does that bird’s nest use to lock the bag?

While trying to guess the code to unlock the bag, Lu Yipeng felt a shock when he sensed someone standing behind him. When he turned around, he saw Hong Kongque standing there with arms crossed.

“Pengpeng, what are you doing?”

Lu Yipeng swallowed nervously before speaking seriously, “Um… I heard something moving in the bag, so I wondered if there was something inside.”

“Oh, did you find anything?” Hong Kongque said with a slight smile. Lu

Yipeng looked confused, “I don’t know. I tried to open the bag but couldn’t, and

I didn’t want to bother you. You seemed comfortable sleeping there.”

“Um… yeah. I was just getting some rest.” Hong Kongque said and continued with a serious face, “And I dreamt that someone was trying to steal my bag, so I woke up.”

“Oh… that’s a bad dream, haha.” The young man chuckled. Hong Kongque looked at him and smiled, “But it’s okay. There are police here, I’ll report it later in the daily log.”

“Okay, I’ll go get the diary then.” Lu Yipeng decided to go with the flow. It had come to this point, no matter how he tried to explain, he wouldn’t be able to escape.

“Here, use this.” Hong Kongque said, handing him the notebook and pen. Lu

Yipeng took it and looked serious, “What do you need to report?”

“Um… there’s a thief trying to steal my bag.” Hong Kongque said. Lu Yipeng then asked for more details, “Give me the details.”

“He looks similar to you. I think we should arrest him.” Before he could even finish his words, Lu Yipeng heard a click from his left wrist.

Once again…

Hong Kongque smiled mischievously and casually moved his right hand with the handcuff attached, “Alright, let’s go to bed, officer. I think the thief won’t dare to come back now.” With that, he put the handcuff key back in his pocket. Lu Yipeng only blinked his eyes, then smiled wryly before reluctantly walking to the bed.

Hong Kongque let him climb onto the bed first, and then sat down beside him. He then spoke with a smile, “Good evening, Pengpeng. If you want to get up and take a walk later, wake me up.”

Lu Yipeng quickly slipped under the blanket and closed his eyes immediately, even though his hands were handcuffed

Not this again! Damn it!!!

…

Hong Kongque actually brought a real cup this time (is “actually brought” a good fit??) The vacation continued as planned, and we felt like those four days and three nights were really long between Pengpeng and the person writing this.

Who will die first, I wonder.

They get along so well!!!!! If Lu Yipeng were to encounter such a scenario for real, he should definitely resign from the police force (these two are together, stirring up all the evilness together as one big lump)

 

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   REDPEAFOWL, Chapter 7: The Trip

Lu Yipeng has been working for five years and has never taken a day off until he has used up all of his available vacation days. This young police officer has never taken a break and almost always works more hours than anyone else, until everyone calls him the diligent officer of the department.

But how many people know that deep down, Lu Yipeng himself also wants to take a break, to relax and unwind like everyone else. The problem is…

…

“Pengpeng, do you want to go to the beach this summer?” Hong Kongque, sitting on the leather chair in the reception room, asked him with a smirk while flipping through a travel magazine in his hand. Lu Yipeng raised his eyebrows, then got up immediately.

“I’m leaving.” The young police officer jumped up, and Hong Kongque sent people to follow him from work, thinking that something else had gone wrong.

Who would want to go on a trip with this pervert?

“Why not, Pengpeng, don’t you like the beach? Then how about climbing a mountain with me?”

“I’m not going anywhere with you.” Lu Yipeng spoke out. He couldn’t leave the room because as soon as he got up, the two tall muscular male servants walked in and blocked his way. The two bodyguards were loyal to their order, but the most terrifying was not these two, but the boss sitting arrogantly on a different chair

Lu Yipeng didn’t want to deal with more trouble, so he reluctantly turned back and sat down as before. He saw Hong Kongque look worried.

“What’s the matter, we’ve known each other for many years, can’t you trust me enough to go on a trip with me again?”

Lu Yipeng looked at him immediately, “Who would trust someone like you.”

Hong Kongque looked sad and spoke softly, “I just want you to take a break. Pengpeng, you have worked hard for many years and looks tired and worn out like a person in his seventies.”

Lu Yipeng wanted to say that it was because of this crazy peafowl that made me look so worn out, but speaking out might not be good and might get me in trouble. Since this doctor is mentally unstable, the young police officer decided to calm down and answer calmly, “I just want to relax at home more.”

As soon as Hong Kongque saw that Pengpeng was about to say something, he quickly spoke up, “Alone, alone. I want to be alone.”

Hong Kongque looked at him for a moment before letting out a sigh of disappointment, “So Pengpeng, you want to be alone again this year. Don’t you want to have someone to accompany you?”

Lu Yipeng narrowed his eyes at the man in front of him. It was because Hong Kongque spoke like this every year that his days off were never used. Lu Yipeng was afraid that he would be more exhausted than usual. He would rather work at the office than live with this troublesome guy. Directing traffic and chasing after criminals were more enjoyable than dealing with him.

When Hong Kongque saw the young police officer giving him a hungry look, he pretended to flap his wings like a bird on a wire without anyone playing along. He then took out two pieces of paper.

“I just want you to have a break. Here, it’s a flight ticket and a resort in Phuket for four days and three nights. Booked under your name. Invite whoever you want to go with. I will give it to you.”

Lu Yipeng looked at the two tickets that were handed to him for a long time, until he heard another person speak up, “Take it. It’s not poisoned, is it?”

That’s when the young police officer reached out and took it, finding that both tickets were indeed in his name. This time, Lu Yipeng raised his head and looked at Hong Kongque with unexpected feelings.

“What are you planning this time?”

“Nothing. This time, I’m being serious.” Hong Kongque said, “I just want you to have a break. Being bothered by me for four years must be exhausting for you. Go on, go with a friend or a partner if you have one. If you do.”

Lu Yipeng made a face before handing back the tickets, “I am returning them to you. I appreciate your kindness.”

“Pengpeng.” Hong Kongque called out sternly, “When an elder gives you something, you should accept it. It’s common courtesy, no one taught you that?

Honor student my foot.”

Lu Yipeng looked at him before reluctantly grabbing the two tickets and putting them in his pocket. This time, Hong Kongque spoke up again,

“Pengpeng, take the gift and take care of it. Otherwise, I’ll cut off your finger, so you won’t do anything stupid again.”

Lu Yipeng grumbled before nodding, then calmly slipped the two tickets into his shirt pocket. Hong Kongque smiled.

“Do not throw them away. I want you to go on a trip, relax a bit. There is a luxurious resort there. They offer relaxing massage services. If you want to know more details, open the website that I wrote for you. Otherwise, I’ll think that I deceived you again.”

Lu Yipeng glanced at the person in front of him for a moment, then replied,

“It’s not like you booked adjacent rooms again, is it?”

Hong Kong chuckled, “Hey, the rooms are separate. One behind the other, they look far apart, only you and the person you invite will be there. If you don’t believe it, go check it out for yourself. Call and ask. Oh, and don’t think I will impersonate a server or anything like that again, or I’ll cut that pretty head of yours, wash your brain, and put it back in, so you won’t think of anything strange. Haha.”

Lu Yipeng glared at the person in front of him for a moment before finally speaking up, “I’m not crazy to think like that. Don’t do anything and now, can I go back?”

“Go ahead, have fun relaxing.” Hong Kong said and waved his hands on both sides, Lu Yipeng looked at him for a moment and then got up, walked out, pondering what that cunningly planning bird was up to. It’s not like he wants to bother him, but why does a guy like him have to bother him?

Thinking about it, he didn’t really understand…

…

Lu Yipeng returned home, telling himself that Hong Kongque probably had some plan hidden. Those two tickets must have something hidden for sure. Tomorrow, he would have to send them to the evidence team, but when he picked them up, he saw the name of the resort, the address, and the website, the young detective just couldn’t resist verifying Hong Kongque’s words by himself, so he opened his computer and typed the website address.

This time, that cunning peafowl is probably telling the truth…

Lu Yipeng clicked on the details one by one, both the flight tickets and the hotel room were under his name. However, the young detective still thought there might be something hidden in this story. Tomorrow, he would have the evidence team find all the details, just in case there was something unexpected.

How trustworthy is the red peafowl?

With four years of experience with that guy, he should know better than anyone.

Even so, let him check all the details he can find before making any judgment.

Lu Yipeng clicked on the details of the resort for another while. It’s a luxurious five-star resort. It has a private swimming pool. It has a spa. It offers relaxing massage services. It has a private beach for swimming. There are sea activities like snorkeling or sailing to choose from. Just paying for one night’s stay could cost him almost a month’s salary. It is a vacation that looks so good it’s hard to believe for him, a real level mountain policeman. How many more years will it take him to save money to travel at this level?

Before he realized it was late, Lu Yipeng wanted to slap himself for real. He had been fooled by Hong Kongque again. Tomorrow at the evidence collection department, he might encounter something unpleasant about this trip. He should hurry to bed and prepare to handle it better.

But the private swimming pool in the room and the private beach are also interesting, as he won’t have to worry about leg scars. It’s been years since he traveled to the sea… If this time…

…

“Inspector Lu, the plane tickets and the accommodation you sent me to check. I’ve checked everything.” A forensic department officer walked into Lu

Yipeng’s office, before handing him two tickets inside a plastic envelope, and continued, “Where did you get this luxury tour from, your elder relative or what? Or did someone buy it for you so you can go together?”

“Um… it’s just mutual acquaintances. It has nothing to do with the case.” Lu Yipeng answered as the other person looked puzzled, “But you brought it for me to check,so you were thinking it’s another fraudulent case.”

“I thought it looked too good and was afraid of being scammed.” The young policeman replied, and the officer chuckled, “Don’t you trust your elder relative or are you scared? The work of the police makes you suspect everyone, just like me, but don’t worry, this ticket is genuine, and the hotel is in your name. Enjoy your trip, inspector. Your elder relative is really kind. He must like you very much.”

Lu Yipeng chuckled before speaking, “Do you want to go?”

The person being asked looked surprised, “Are you kidding or what? This ticket is in your name. Your relative probably wouldn’t be pleased if you give it to someone else, but if you want to invite me, my wife definitely won’t allow it to happen. Inspector, try inviting someone else, but as an inspector, you probably already have someone in mind anyway. Playing with me like this I might really want to go eventually and you’ll have a hard time.”

Lu Yipeng chuckled dryly, “Sorry, but thank you very much.”

“Well, then go ahead, inspector. Have a fun trip.”

Lu Yipeng waved his hand before grabbing the two tickets to look at. He felt embarrassed to have dreamt last night that he had gone on a vacation by the sea, surrounded by girls on all sides.

Such a day off in his dream.

The young police officer let out a big sigh. After inspecting things this big this time, he could sympathize with him a bit. Lu Yipeng began to think about the list of people he would invite to go with him, just then Duan Feng appeared.

“What are you doing here, Inspector?You have a big smile on your face.”

Lu Yipeng smiled and looked at the tickets in his hand, then raised his head to look at the younger man. “Captain Duan, I just got plane tickets and a free stay in Phuket from an elderly relative.” Just thinking about having to call Hong

Kongque as an “elder relative” made Lu Yipeng cringe, but if he didn’t give him a name, it would be even worse.

“Would you be interested in going with me?”

“What kind of resort in Phuket, Inspector?”

Lu Yipeng explained the details briefly, and the person listening had widened eyes. “Wow… sounds great. I’m gonna check my schedule for a day off.”

Duan Feng went to his desk for a moment and then returned with a disappointed look. “Inspector, I’ve used up all my vacation days this year, because I got caught flirting with a girl.”

Lu Yipeng looked a bit annoyed before smiling, “You took so many days off, didn’t you?”

“And I didn’t even succeed in courting her. That’s what really got me down.”

Duan Feng said. “I’m sorry, Inspector. I’m really unlucky. You should invite someone else to the resort with you. Unfortunately, I have to work for another ten years to afford such a luxurious spa resort. It’s a shame.”

Duan Feng walked off in annoyance towards his desk, making Lu Yipeng unable to hold back a chuckle. After that, he had to deal with the problem of who to invite as a friend for this luxurious vacation.

…

“Maowei.”

“Hey, Yipeng, is there something else this time? Did the peafowl cause you harm?” YuMaowei greeted Lu Yipeng with a lively voice, almost causing Lu

Yipeng to choke on his saliva, “Oh, no. It turned out well.”

“This is not just because you got demoted from the inspector position, then you are asking for herbs to burn so you can get the position back.” Lu Yipeng quickly rejected, “No, it’s just that someone gave me two tickets to Phuket with free accommodation, see that you used to complain about not going, so I called to invite you.”

“Oh, I really love you Yipeng, inviting friends before inviting your girlfriend, very nice.” Yu Maowei said. Then they heard a muffled sound from behind, silent for a while, and then continued the conversation, “Oh no, I probably can’t go, my father is furious, probably male menopause or something… because he forced me to memorize three hundred types of medicine this week… Ouch! I know dad, I am talking to a friend.” Yu Maowei turned around and then turned back to the phone, “Just like this for now, my father seems to be in a bad mood, ask someone else, maybe Qing Li can go. You guys used to date, right? Oh my!

I’ll hang up now.”

Yu Maowei hung up the phone with a sigh, leaving Lu Yipeng feeling confused and trying to find a friend to go on this trip together… Who else is there?

…

“Hey, Yipeng, not taking a summer break this year?” Chen Qian greeted as he walked past Lu Yipeng’s work desk. After inspecting some case files in the next room, Lu Yipeng smiled dryly.

“I would like to take a break, but I can’t find anyone to go with.”

Chen Qian raised an eyebrow before chuckling, “Because you’re always busy working, until you don’t look at anyone in particular. Why don’t you try going alone, maybe you’ll meet someone special.”

“Um.. that’s true.” Lu Yipeng scratched his head, “Thank you so much, Vice Captain Chen.”

“No problem.” Chen Qian said, “Make a decision quickly, don’t miss the deadline for taking a leave.”

“I understand.”

But even after work, Lu Yipeng still couldn’t find anyone to go with. If he were to go alone as Chen Qian suggested, there would still be some concerns.

Phuket was not a city he had visited much before, and Thai language could be an issue. He needed someone to go with.

Lu Yipeng drove back home, took a shower, changed his clothes, and then sat down to write a leave request for a summer break. After finishing it, he still couldn’t decide who to invite. Those he thought could go together couldn’t go, and that ticket was just teasing him too much. He just wanted to go for a massage, relax in the water and unwind. After working diligently for years…

Should I return the tickets?…

But when he thought of the expression of a person always ready to kill, Hong Kongque, when he presented himself, Lu Yipeng had to overturn his thoughts. Damn it. Why is someone like him so unlucky? He had two tickets ready to stay at a resort for free, and could invite anyone. Still, he couldn’t invite anyone. What sin did his life commit?

Lu Yipeng sat and thought until late. Still, I couldn’t think of how to deal with his own life and these two tickets. The ticket was already written. I want to go on a trip, but I have no one to go with as a friend.

Or did Hong Kongque plan this from the beginning and give the tickets so closely?!

The young police officer quickly made up his mind. Well, better to plan ahead this time.

Not sure this time. He could have solid evidence to drag that peafowl to the lockup.

…

Hong Kongque was having fun throwing mango seeds for Paechikchik to catch. Just as Lu Yipeng opened the door. When he saw the face of the young police officer, that bird panicked and called out immediately, “Pengpeng.”

Lu Yipeng had to smile at the bird before speaking when the bird’s owner looked back, “Hey, Pengpeng, want to take me out for a vacation or what?”

“Not really…” Lu Yipeng said, before looking at the person in front of him with a serious face, “Are you free this time?”

“Why? If you need help, then I can be free.” Hong Kongque said, throwing a mango seed for Paechikchik, who was perched on a pole two meters away. The white-feathered cuckoo bird caught it with precision, impressing Lu Yipeng who looked amazed at the bird’s abilities.

“Pengpeng, can you try it?” Hong Kongque turned and said, but Lu Yipeng immediately brushed off the mango seed, “I’m not a bird!”

The person being teased chuckled, pleased, before turning his chair back to face him clearly, “Is there anything else you need, Inspector-Lu?”

Lu Yipeng admitted that he really struggled when facing Kongque. His authentic and serious demeanor made it clear that he was being pushed to his limits. However, with a plan already in place, he had to stick to it as closely as possible.

“Kongque, I invite you to go on a vacation with me.”

The room fell silent as soon as the sentence ended. Hong Kongque, sitting there, looked at him with a piercing gaze as if they had never met before. Lu Yipeng mentally prepared himself, knowing that this was just another attempt to unsettle him, just like every time before. The young man nervously continued.

“I rarely get a chance to relax when I see you around. Let’s take this opportunity to unwind together.”

“Squall! Squall!” The bird that had been perched on the corner suddenly cried out, before flying around Lu Yipeng’s head and chanting, “Storm is coming, storm is coming.”

“Storm is coming!” Hong Kongque, who had been sitting quietly, spoke out and banged the table, “Who will go and see if today’s weather is hot or dusty?!”

Lu Yipeng was fed up and just wanted to grab both the bird and its owner and strangle them to end their annoying antics once and for all. He let out a sigh, trying to keep his composure, “It’s hot, how can there be a storm?!”

“Nowadays, the world is unpredictable. Anything can happen.” Hong

Kongque replied in a serious tone, almost like a science teacher, “If you can invite me to go on a vacation, then the storm may indeed be approaching the hot zone.”

Lu Yipeng’s face went through various shades of green and red, alternating between looking calm and flustered. The main reason for this emotional turmoil was likely the pent-up frustration from not being able to vent his anger towards the person right in front of him.

Clenching his teeth, he remembered being rebutted in a similar way once before. Lu Yipeng released some of the built-up tension and tried to coax Hong Kongque.

“The ticket you provided me with is precisely timed. Anyone would struggle to adjust in such a short notice. Going alone wouldn’t be worth it, and searching elsewhere would likely only lead me back to you.”

The truth was that Lu Yipeng was quite confident that Hong Kongque had planned to invite him on a trip with him and engineered this whole thing knowing this would be the outcome. Even though he had graciously bought him two free tickets, which would make Lu Yipeng usually quite confident, he had learned his lesson twice before that Hong Kongque could easily be swayed by anything. Not even he himself could predict that the guy’s plan would be so easily understood. It had to be unraveled layer by layer, but surely the guy would one day become entangled in his own plans. It was not certain whether it would be today or not, but it had come to this point. He would do his best for his skills.

Hong Kongque raised his eyebrows slightly before letting out a sigh. Paechikchik, who was flying around, flew back to the same island as before. He tilted his head and looked at himself.

“Pengpeng, you are to be pitied, truly.” Hong Kongque said, with a troubled look on his face, “To want to go on a trip so badly that you had to muster up the courage to invite me…” He said before sighing again. Lu Yipeng wanted to respond truthfully that he had been inviting him for three or four years, and now that he had finally accepted, he was acting aloof again. What did he intend to do?

“I’m not so desperate.” Lu Yipeng tried to maintain a calm facade, “You usually like holding my hand, so I don’t really want to go with you.”

“Oh…” Hong Kongque sighed long, then glared at him, “So you couldn’t find anyone else and just thought of me at the last minute?”

“It’s more like that.” Lu Yipeng reluctantly admitted. He knew he had to manipulate this hummingbird of a man with various emotions, “I thought about it, and it seems like you’re the only one who could go with me.”

Hong Kongque chuckled at this, so loud that even Paechikchik was startled.

Lu Yipeng himself braced himself as well.

“Pengepeng, do you really want me to go with you, or do you have another plan in mind?”

Lu Yipeng looked at him and tried to compose himself before responding fully, “I do want you to go with me, really. I figure that with you, I won’t have to worry about the Red Peafowl’s behavior.”

Hong Kongque chuckled with delight, “I also want to go on a vacation with you, just us two.” He looked at the person sitting in the chair before tilting his head and smiling at the person standing. Lu Yipeng’s heart raced. Finally, that stubborn bird of a man would agree with him. After a moment, Hong Kongque let out a relieved sigh.

“Unfortunately, I have to fly to attend a stock meeting in America tomorrow. I probably won’t be able to go. How about this, let Little Zhi go instead. He probably won’t mind, right, Little Zhi?”

Little Zhi, or Luo Songzhi  as he stood guard with his arms crossed, calmly replied, “No problem, sir.”

Lu Yipeng blinked his eyes thoughtfully, not expecting this turn of events. It seemed that Hong Kongque was not actually going on a trip with him after all.

The young detective turned to look at Lup Songzhi, who was indeed sincere. They had worked together once before, and Luo Songzhi was not a bad person despite his large stature. He had a scar on his face and a voice like a hoarse horse, but asking Lu Songzhi about Hong Kongque’s secrets… that was another matter. Where had that traitorous Kongque revealed secrets to others? And each of his servants was loyal and devoted, as if programmed to be so.

Truly crazy!

“Okay, it’s settled then, no problem, Inspector.” Hong Kongque said before continuing, “Wait for me at the airport tomorrow, and I’ll have Luo Songzhi drive you. Oh, and you won’t have to go through customs to check my bags because I’ll be flying before you.”

Lu Yipeng raised his head to look at Hong Kongque before blinking his eyes thoughtfully, as if about to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

Well, at least Luo Songzhi was more trustworthy than his boss. No telling if this time he might just wheedle some important information out.

…

Lu Yipeng looked down at his watch. He was standing at the airport, waiting for Luo Songzhi to arrive eagerly. In all honesty, he wanted to have a chat with his trip companion before embarking, to get to know each other better. Although he had other plans for the trip, going on a vacation together with someone he wasn’t close with was indeed strange.

While contemplating calming himself down. Finally, he might actually get some real relaxation. Yes, because that guy had a quiet nature. He didn’t usually involve himself with anyone. Then the voice of someone became louder.

“Inspector Lu.”

Lu Yipeng turned to look and almost smiled, but quickly changed his expression to a puzzled one, “Oh, where are you flying out before me?”

“There is a storm in America.” Hong Kongque said. He was dressed in a dark red suit over a light gray shirt, wearing black glasses, with a number of

followers behind him, “Because you of course.”

Lu Yipeng frowned before continuing, “I’m sorry, but I wonder if heaven wants you to go with me instead.”

Hong Kongque just cleared his throat, “I suppose heaven would pity poor Little Zhi if I let you two go together again. Coming back this time you might not have all of your body parts complete.”

Lu Yipeng gritted his teeth, wondering when Hong Kongque would stop teasing him, “I drive a car more easily than riding a motorbike like you.”

“Oh… well then.” Hong Kongque dragged his voice, “But I never took you to crash then and now.”

The young police officer nodded, “Alright, Kongque, so are you going to go with me?”

“Yes.” Hong Kongque nodded, “I pity poor Little Zhi, the innocent guy who couldn’t handle the mischievous person like you Pengpeng, but I’m afraid if I let you go alone, you’ll get lost and cry over there again, then it will be troublesome for me.”

Lu Yipeng tried to smile as broadly as he could, “Well, hope you won’t do anything strange or sneaky over there. I’m too lazy to explain to others that I’m taking you on a trip.”

“Very well said.” Hong Kongque said, smiling at the corner of his mouth,

“Call me Grandpa Kong.”

“What?!” Lu Yipeng exclaimed, raising his eyebrows, looking at his hands crossed with a serious face, “I said call me Grandpa Kong… Can’t you hear?

You are like a kid who doesn’t know how to respect adults.”

Lu Yipeng pouted for a moment. He managed to pull himself together, “Are you crazy? How can you be my grandpa?”

Hong Kongque chuckled, then grabbed Lu Yipeng’s chin, “Let’s check-in, Little Pengpeng, if you slow down you will miss the flight, I won’t carry you on my back and run after the plane.”

Lu Yipeng glared at him before turning his face away, walking briskly towards the check-in counter, followed by Hong Kongque, who chuckled goodnaturedly before following along, with his underlings helping to carry the luggage.

…

Before this, when writing about Mister Paitoon, I thought that Khun Paitoon was already a skilled and elegant leader. But when Hong Kongque entered, Khun Paitoon immediately got pushed out with him, saying that our grandfather Que is more important than the elegant leader. He pulled his tail and wobbled his wings, waiting for Pengpeng to come and beg (?). In summary, this pair seems to be a bit slippery together, right?!

 

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   REDPEAFOWL, 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!

 

      THE RED PEAFOWL CHAPTERS HOME

   REDPEAFOWL, 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.

—

“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!

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