Chapter 66: Teased by Supervisor Huang (1/2)

As we were on stakeout, I called the Director-General and gave him a brief summary of the current progress. After hearing my report, he said, “If the evidence is conclusive, the judiciary can issue an arrest warrant.”

“Can a person be convicted for murder if they use a curse to kill the victim?”

After a moment of silence, Director-General Cheng replied, “That would be difficult. Modern law is based on scientific principles. But as I said, special circumstances may be treated specially. If you have solid proof that the curse can be used to murder people, then leave the judicial process that follows to me.”

“I’ve been a police officer for nearly forty years,” he added. “I’ve been exposed to hundreds of cases. A number of them involved factors that were difficult to explain with common sense or scientific principles alone. Personally, I believe your judgment about this case.”

“Thank you, Director-General Cheng,” I said excitedly, “I vow that I will bring the real murderer to justice!”

“You must be careful,” Director-General Cheng reminded me.

“I will!” I hung up.

After a while, Dali complained that he had to pee. Huang Xiaotao teased him about having a weak bladder, to which Dali retorted, “Geez! It’s a normal biological function! I can’t control this!”

The area surrounding the factory was desolate. There were no shops or houses in sight at all. There would be toilets in the factory, of course, but I told Dali that was out of the question, so he had to go into a bush nearby to relieve himself.

When Dali was in the car, everything was normal and friendly and we all chatted as usual. But when he left, for some reason I felt the atmosphere grew tense. Being with Huang Xiaotao alone in the car suddenly made me feel inexplicably nervous!

In order to loosen up the tension, I tried to change the radio station to see if there were any good programs. Meanwhile, Huang Xiaotao fiddled with the air conditioner knobs again and again. Occasionally, we’d be looking out the window. Neither of us said anything.

What the hell is going on? I thought. Why is it getting so awkward in here?

Huang Xiaotao suddenly stopped fiddling with the knobs. “Come over here!” She motioned me with her finger.

“What?”

She turned her back to me and explained, “My shoulders are so sore. The pillows in the hotel room must’ve been too stiff for me. Come on, help me massage my shoulders.”

“Uh… okay,” I nodded.

Huang Xiaotao leaned her body against me. My cheeks burned up instantly, but nonetheless, I put my hands on her shoulders and squeezed them gently. Due to her daily tasks as a police officer, Huang Xiaotao didn’t wear any makeup or perfume, but her body still emitted a faint aroma like freshly-picked jasmine. It was probably the unique fragrance of women.

After massaging for a while, Huang Xiaotao complained, “Can’t you put more energy into it? Didn’t you eat this morning?”

“Your leather jacket is too thick!” I argued. “That’s probably why you didn’t feel it.”

“Fine, I’ll take off my jacket then,” she said, unzipping the front of her jacket.

“No, don’t!” I stopped her nervously.

Huang Xiaotao stared at me and burst into laughter.

“Look at you!” she mocked. “Your face is all red! Are you too shy when you’re alone with a girl?”

I was terribly embarrassed at that point, and my mind was in a daze and I didn’t know how to react. I’d never been in a relationship before, but wasn’t Huang Xiaotao just as inexperienced as me in this matter? Why was she so relaxed? Was it just our different personalities at play?

Huang Xiaotao proceeded to take off her jacket. She only wore a white T-shirt beneath it, which perfectly outlined the curve of the body and showed off her smooth skin, shapely arms, full breasts and her slender waist. Her perfect hourglass figure would make even some supermodels envious.

Huang Xiaotao leaned back closer and closer to me until her back was practically resting on my chest. At that moment, I could smell the jasmine aroma that she emanated even more strongly!

As I massaged her shoulders, I could clearly feel the warmth of her body through the thin barrier of the T-shirt. Her muscles were firm and pronounced—she was probably much stronger than me. The proportions of her body were just right; she was neither too thin nor too fat. Her skin was smooth and supple too. In short, it wouldn’t take her much effort at all to seduce a man.

From where I sat, I had a clear view of the soft peaks of her breasts and the deep line of her cleavage. When I noticed this, my cheeks burned to the roots of my ears, and I subconsciously increased the force of my hands as I massaged Huang Xiaotao’s shoulders. She suddenly moaned and murmured, “That feels so good! Keep going!”

“D-Don’t… Don’t make that weird kind of sound!” I stammered.

“Why not? Are you embarrassed?” she teased, looking at me with a smile. “If you stutter like that when you talk to a girl, you’ll never be able to find a girlfriend!”

“That’s none of your business!”