Chapter 80 So, Whos Nauseous? (1/2)

Ding! Ding! Ding!

The crisp ringing of bicycles resounded throughout the misty dawn.

People who got up early to jog; the elderly uncles walking their pet dogs; children going to school, as well as adults going to work…

Xiang Wan walked leisurely in the neighborhood, smiling throughout her journey. Her gaze also subconsciously searched for her fourth floor neighbor—the mother and son.

She noticed that sometimes, she seemed to have compulsive behavior.

Once a thought had been planted inside her head, she couldn't control herself not to think about it.

However, she did not see the pair of mother of son.

Xiang Wan started to skitter out of the alley. Bai Muchuan was standing right in front, waiting for her.

”Didn't you say you're at the breakfast eatery?” She stopped to ask, ” Why are you here?”

With his hands in the pocket, Bai Muchuan smiled radiantly yet there was a somewhat chilly and bad*ss feeling about it.

”I'm worried you might get kidnapped again.”

Goodness! Can't anything good sprout from your mouth!? Xiang Wan cussed in her head.

Xiang Wan swept a gaze at him and chose not bother with him since she was having a good mood.

The two of them walked together to the breakfast eatery.

He asked, ”Did you use the osmanthus sachet? Is it effective?”

She asked, ”Why are you alone? Where's Captain Cheng?”

Both of them had spoken at the same time.

Bai Muchuan immediately pulled a long face and didn't look too happy about it.

Xiang Wan took a peek at him. ”I think it's nice and effective.”

He grunted a laugh, ”Breakfast eatery.”

Once again, they opened their mouth at the same time.

Xiang Wan smiled, shrugged her shoulders, and didn't say anything more.

Cheng Zheng was really at the breakfast eatery. He occupied a table all by himself.

Maybe people who dealt with dead bodies for a long time had a different disposition. All other tables were filled, yet no nobody dared to sit beside him.

”Hi,” greeted Xiang Wan.

Cheng Zheng nodded his head and looked at the menu.

Oh, it was the noodles menu.

Xiang Wan could vaguely remember that he seemed to be eating noodles every time he came here?

”What do you want to eat?” Bai Muchuan asked.

Xiang Wan took a look at Cheng Zheng and was thinking if the noodles here was nicer.

She answered reflexively, ”Noodles!”

Bai Muchuan wore a cold face. ”Boss, give us two cups of soybean milk, one serving of small steamed meat buns, and a serving of steamed dumplings.”

Xiang Wan looked at him with a face full of questions.

”?”

Why did he ask her what she wanted to eat?

And why when she answered him, he behaved as if he had not heard anything?

The boss of the eatery recognized Xiang Wan and quickly came over to clean the table for them.

Bai Muchuan sat directly opposite Cheng Zheng and looked up at Xiang Wan.

”Come sit!”

For such a breakfast eatery, they only have two long benches for every table.

Thus, Xiang Wan could either sit beside Cheng Zheng or sit beside Bai Muchuan.

This is totally a question of choice?

Xiang Wan grimaced and sat beside Bai Muchuan.

She had a reason for doing so—Bai Muchuan had called her, whereas Cheng Zheng did not.

So the three of them sat down in a table strangely.

Cheng Zheng ordered a bowl of noodles with soybean paste. He took a look at Xiang Wan but did not say a word.

The soybean milk, the small steamed meat buns, and the steamed dumplings were soon served, as well as the bowl of noodles with soybean paste.

”Maybe that's why business is good?”

Everyone was in a hurry to get breakfast. This shop owner was fast and friendly to the customers. Coupled with decent food and a good location, it was only natural that his eatery had become popular…

The three of them ate slowly and started to talk.

”You were saying that there's a major discovery?”

Xiang Wan mumbled as she ate a steamed meat bun.

Her curiosity was almost at the limit, but Bai Muchuan replied idly with another question, ”You sure you want to hear it now?”

Xiang Wan frowned. ”Aren't you the one who said to talk over breakfast?”

Bai Muchuan responded leisurely, ”We've got a major finding from the samples we took from the wall last night.”

”What about it?” Xiang Wan took a bite at the steamed bun.

”Human tissues were found inside the samples. The human flesh were being made into minced meat and blended with the cement…”

”Uhh~” Xiang Wan felt a lump in her throat.

Bai Muchuan's description brought about a distinctive scene in Xiang Wan's head. She instantly felt uncomfortable in her digestive system. She found it hard to swallow that bite of meat bun inside her mouth.

”What's the matter?” Bai Muchuan asked in a calm manner while taking another steamed meat bun, chewing on it with relish, ”You're scared?”

How could she admit this? Xiang Wan looked at him calmly as she contemplated whether to swallow or spit out that mouthful of food. She went silent for a few seconds and swallowed it, only to choke on it and cough so hard that her cheeks became red…

”Drink some!” Bai Muchuan placed the soybean milk in front of her.

This fellow!

Xiang Wan coughed two more times and scrutinized him with her eyes narrowed.

She was quite sure Bai Muchuan did not rest yesterday as his eyes were red from weariness, so much so that his pair of charming deep-set eyes looked cloudy. But, even if he was tired, there was an irrepressible smile in his face which did not escape Xiang Wan's face.

”Bai Muchuan, you did it on purpose?” Xiang Wan asked as she stared at him.

Xiang Wan drank some soybean milk to swallow that feeling of discomfort.

”Hm?” Bai Muchuan seemed puzzled, an enchanting smile formed on his face. ”You don't like the food? I actually find the food here pretty good? The meat has been minced nicely, the taste is good as well as the quality of meat. At the very least, it doesn't taste like those poor quality meat… The human flesh within the walls of 'The Palace' should have been minced to this extent as well…”

”Bai, Mu, Chuan.” Xiang Wan gritted her teeth. ”Don't say it anymore! I still want to eat my breakfast.”

”Aren't you the one who wanted me to talk about the case while eating?” He laughed innocently.

What?!

She was the innocent one. She did not even offend him. Why did he want to make her feel disgusted all of a sudden?

Xiang Wan looked at the sneer on Bai Muchuan's face, then took a glance at Cheng Zheng who was indifferent to what was happening

She did not even hesitate and slowly lifted her leg to step on Bai Muchuan's foot.

”Oh I'm so sorry!” She gnashed her teeth and gave him a chilly smile.

”Tsk!” Bai Muchuan's inspecting gaze swept past her face. ”Don't push your luck!”

Xiang Wan pouted her mouth and slowly finished up her soybean milk while pushing the steamed buns and dumplings over to him.

”I'm full. You can have the rest. These are good quality meat which if mixed with the cement, I think it should be similar to the human minced meat…”

”…”

Bai Muchuan took a gaze at her and continued eating.

Chen Zheng did not even react to her words and was eating.

Both of them are not normal!? Xiang Wan was surprised inside.

Tch! Tch! She watched them eat their food and asked, ”Did you find out the identity of the one whose meat got blended into the wall? How did it get chopped up and minced to blend into the cement mixer? Was it raw or cooked before it got mixed?”

”…”

Cheng Zheng slowly lifted his head to look at her. ”Raw meat. It was minced then thrown inside the cement mixer. As for whose meat it belonged to, we have not gotten any conclusion yet. We've sent the sample to the Evidence Appraisal Center for a DNA test…”

He focused on answering the question with a very serious attitude.

At the same time, he even slurped his soybean paste noodles.

As for Bai Muchuan, he acted as if he had not heard anything.

Xiang Wan watched how he stuffed the meat bun into his mouth and chewed on it.

Sh*t! This is nothing to them?

”You want to eat?” Cheng Zheng asked, puzzled. He noticed that on and off, she was watching him eating the noodles.

”No, no, no, please eat.” Xiang Wan smiled awkwardly as she rejected the offer.

The next moment, Bai Muchuan placed a steamed dumpling in her bowl. ”Eat.”

”…” Xiang Wan speechless. ”I'm full and not eating it.”

”Not eating? So you're not following me to visit Huang He?”

Hur, hur, hur, hur…

Xiang Wan felt like thrashing him up.

This guy could always find a suitable ”threat” that he was absolutely sure she would listen to.

”I'll eat.” Xiang Wan smiled as she picked up the dumpling with her chopsticks.

As she no longer had appetite, she found the food harder to swallow than medicine.

Xiang Wan used a lot of willpower to not think about the meat stuffed inside the steamed dumpling and managed to swallow it down. By then, her eyes were watery.

”I'm not eating anymore. I'll fight whoever makes me eat again!”

Bai Muchuan glanced at her lazily. ”How can you be an advisor for the police if you can't even stand this?”

Advisor?

Xiang Wan suddenly tensed up.

She had almost forgotten all about this matter if Bai Muchuan had not mentioned it.

From hope to disappointment and from disappointment back to hope…

She smiled. ”Are you kidding me?”

”What?” Bai Muchuan was calm. ”There's an opportunity, but you need to earn it yourself.”

”?” She looked expectantly at Bai Muchuan.

”Don't look at me like that.” Bai Muchuan's lips curved upward. ”I'm not a person to get someone a job because of their personal relationship with me. If you can make it, that's only because you're capable enough.”

”…”

The way he put it was as though they had a personal relationship.

What Xiang Wan wanted to know was when would be the time to ”earn” her opportunity and how to do that.

Nevertheless, Bai Muchuan did not explain anymore.

He finished the remaining meat buns and wiped his mouth with a clean tissue. Then he got up from his seat and smiled at Cheng Zheng.

”Captain Cheng, I didn't bring money with me. Do help me out.”

”I have.” Xiang Wan lowered her head to get her mobile phone but was stopped by Bai Muchuan.

”There's no need for you to pay,” he said, ”Don't make Captain Cheng look like a miser.”

Cheng Zheng seemed to give a sneer, but he was expressionless as always. ”It's nothing. Although I'm not as rich as Captain Bai, I can still afford breakfast. You two can go first.”

These two!

Still engaged in their own little battle?

Xiang Wan was curious about the relationship between the two men.