"What nonsense are you spouting? Be careful, or Officer Ch'en will beat you to death."
The Feline woman shot him a look.
"No, think about it! When Officer Ch'en scolds people, her eyes are like an L.G.D.-issue firearm, like she's going to swallow you whole. And what's that line she always says?"
The Feline man coughed, then imitated Ch'en Huijie's voice: "'Discipline is discipline!'"
"You've really had enough," the Feline woman said, covering her face.
"But when she was telling us about this Yu Yachen person, she was sighing the whole time. Her gaze wasn't sharp, and her tone was soft. Doesn't that make you feel like there must be some misunderstanding between them?"
The Feline man said, half-joking and half-serious.
"What's more, when I was looking up Yu Yachen's file, I found out she and Officer Ch'en went to the same high school!"
"Huh? Is that true?"
"Absolutely!"
The Feline man lightly tapped the table.
"And haven't you noticed? Officer Ch'en won't say a word about the case. She just told us to watch her and even gave us special leave for it."
"Is it possible... that she has no leads on the case, telling us would be useless, and that's why she didn't mention it?" the Feline woman said, exasperated.
"Uh... okay, that's possible too. But I just have this gut feeling. You don't think... Officer Ch'en has a secret crush on this Yu Yachen, do you?"
He snuck a glance at the white-haired beauty in the distance.
She's so beautiful, she's definitely the type everyone loves. It wouldn't even be weird if Ch'en Huijie liked her.
"Are you saying... Officer Ch'en is Yu Yachen's ex-wife? You know... that's actually possible," the Feline woman mused.
"Right? Right?!"
"Bop!"
"Ow, ow, ow!"
"Possible, my ass!"
The Feline woman's hand-chop hovered in the air.
Meanwhile, in an office at the Lungmen Guard Department.
Ch'en Huijie sat at her desk, the Draco woman nervously spinning a pen. The evening sun filtered through the blinds, casting mottled shadows on her furrowed brow.
The coffee on her desk had long gone cold, untouched.
"Thinking about that Yu Yachen again?"
A green-haired Oni woman suddenly appeared at her desk, handing her a file.
"Mhm..."
Ch'en Huijie nodded lightly.
"This is the first time I've seen anyone make you look so... troubled."
Hoshiguma picked up Yu Yachen's file from the desk. The ID photo was from when the white-haired woman was sixteen. Hoshiguma had to admit, even her ID photo was stunning. If she didn't know she was a murder suspect, even she might have been a little smitten.
Ch'en Huijie put down her pen and lifted the cold coffee cup. The bitter taste filled her mouth.
It made her think of high school.
"Class, today we have a new student who transferred from Columbia."
The balding, middle-aged homeroom teacher stood at the podium, smiling as he adjusted his black-framed glasses.
"Click—"
The classroom's front door opened, and a beautiful, white-haired girl walked in. She wore a neat school uniform, her pale cyan eyes calmly sweeping over every student before resting for a moment on Ch'en Huijie in the back row.
"Because our new classmate is from another country, her studies and life experiences might be different from yours. Please don't be discriminatory. Alright, new classmate, please introduce yourself."
Yu Yachen nodded slightly.
"I am Yu Yachen."
Her cold voice was like ice clinking in a glass. The girl, sparing with her words, said nothing more, as if even that was a great act of charity.
But in stark contrast to her coldness, the classroom instantly erupted. Even the boys sleeping in the back were violently shaken awake by their desk-mates. The girls in the front row whispered excitedly.
But no matter what, the discussion always ended with the same consensus—she's beautiful.
"Kids, don't believe it... it's all a Goblin Slayer conspiracy."
"The chef's move is too cruel."
"Ahem! Yu Yachen, why don't you sit next to Ch'en Huijie."
The teacher cleared his throat, and the rowdy classroom went quiet.
Yu Yachen walked, expressionless, to the back row. But she didn't sit down. Instead, she stopped in front of Ch'en Huijie, still holding her school bag.
"Hello, classmate," she said flatly.
"Uh... hello. I'm Ch'en Huijie," Ch'en replied, a bit flustered.
"Can I borrow some wet wipes?"
Yu Yachen held out her hand.
"Huh? Oh, here."
Ch'en was confused by the request, but her question was soon answered. The white-haired girl took the wipes from her desk and began to meticulously wipe down the chair and desk, which were slightly dusty from disuse.
After wiping it once with the wet wipes, she wiped it again with a dry tissue. Only then did she put her bag down. This baffling behavior confused not only Ch'en, but also the entire class, whose mouths were twitching.
"What... what is she doing?"
Before the next round of discussion could start, the teacher cleared his throat.
"Ahem! Class, let's continue. Can anyone tell me where we left off yesterday?"
"..."
Although her first impression was strange, her beautiful face made up for it. After class, she became the center of attention. Students from other classes even came over just to see her.
But the white-haired girl seemed used to it, coldly refusing everyone.
She had such a face, yet her personality was solitary. She was always alone, refused physical contact, and even wore gloves.
Her face was always blank, as if she were interested in nothing. Even her grades were mediocre.
At first, Ch'en was intrigued by her behavior, but over time, due to her low-key nature, Ch'en lost interest. Still, the girl remained a hot topic at school.
Until one day, a week later. Ch'en and Yu Yachen were both on cleaning duty. They happened to walk home together.
Only when she reached her own front door did she realize... the white-haired girl lived right next door.
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