Chapter 1
News Flash: "Beware of the weather! Storm and strong cyclone! For their own protection, people are encouraged not to leave their homes!"
*Elevator bell rings* "Floor number 12"
A tall man, about 6.3 feet tall, with black hair and dark green eyes, dressed up in grey paint and a light blue shirt, stepped in from the elevator, and bellowed, "Not even in this weather we get a day off!" as the door opened with a boom. "Dr. Yu, did she come back?" he asked the assistant sitting outside the door. "It's critical! An emergency! They want her to arrive on the scene right away"
The TV remote hit the table with a loud thud, just as Rey was losing his mind with the assistant.
"I remember telling you I hate loud noises, Rey?".
The room was hushed as Rey let out a gasp. "I wasn’t actually expecting you here, Dr. Yu". The man who had just been screaming out of his lungs, suddenly stopped breathing for a moment, as if he was scared to breathe aloud in her presence.
"What's the matter?"
Rey still had a trace of wrath on his face when Yu Jane asked quite calmly.
"It's a murder case. They want YOU there right away, close to the Southern Waters! They can't be serious enough to send you there ALONE in this weather for such a small case! The higher officials issued an order to send YOU there... as the entire department is busy with a riot happening because of the election. Their motivations are crystal clear. Dr. Yu, they want your death…. THEY WANT YOU DEAD... even a child can predict what they are planning!”
"It's not like I have fewer enemies, anywhere I live someone or else is gonna try to kill me," she said with a silent smile. "Just call me Jane when we are alone"
“…… Jane… they are either underestimating you…. or they have a very solid plan sure enough to take you down, and they are fully confident about it. If it’s the latter… Jane…I….”
Yu Jane chuckles. "Though I'm sure they all want me dead, especially considering how many tails I stepped on to, I'm not even sure which it is". She spoke slowly as she peered out the window, where the rain was falling as if it was mourning for a loved one's departure.
"Wow! They must be genuinely detesting me... It would be fun if they could really kill me."
Rey could never comprehend this insane lady he worked for. He admires her ability to investigate cases, but she goes mad when things become difficult because she enjoys the thrill it gives. Even if she is insane, she is the very person who saved his life when he was abandoned by his father too as soon as his mother ran away from home because of her affairs. She took him home, helped him study, and even hired him as her assistant. She was someone he could only see in the light, not daring to demand anything more than friendship, simply someone who could stand quietly behind her and thank her with his devotion.
Rey stood there astonished observing how calm she was despite their evident desire to harm her. After tinkering and considering, he said quietly, "So you are going?"
Yu Jane turned around, smiling. "Of course, who would miss such a fun event?"
Five minutes later, the car wheels strutted along the road like a fast and furious movie.
The rain poured without compassion on the living things as if it were the end of the world. Wearing a raincoat, Rey held an umbrella over the car's door and escorted Yu Jane out.
"This is awful. Looking at this place, my OCD is definitely kicking in! These crooks don't seem to care about aesthetics anymore!"
She instantly grabbed Rey's collar, pulled him in a very close hug and whispered in his ear, "Leave! Go! Find me in my place tonight; if you don't see me there by morning..." After a moment of hesitation, she continued, "You know what to do and how to do. Leave as soon as I let go of you".
She pulled away, wiping her lips nonchalantly and saying with very flirty eyes. "Hon! It was just my impulse to kiss you in this lovely weather. Now! Get! Lost! I am gonna work!" She turned back and went inside, clutching the umbrella she had grabbed from Rey's hands, while secretly passing down her home office key.
Rey was afraid to leave her alone after realizing the situation, but he was also hesitant to contradict her order. After all, Rey is the only one who knows her computer's password, and if he dies here, no one will know who is behind it all. He sprinted back to the car, murmuring, "You are the only one I have...! If you die here..... You better return safely!"
