THE MATTER-ANTIMATTER

'Is this all the information that you got?' Shen Wei asked soon after he received the investigation results from Chu ShuZhi.

'Yes, Chief...' Chu ShuZhi replied, 'Everything about Zhao YunLan is inside the binder already but strangely there is nothing different from the report before...' The man proceeds as Shen Wei takes the binder and starts to read the profile.

'Zhao YunLan...Age thirty years doesn't have even a single diploma. Used to be a music player, played from bar to bar...' Chu ShuZhi mentioned the investigation result, 'He used to be lived like a stray dog, rarely go home and loves to play around. Nobody knows what happened but they said that he changes over a night...'

Shen Wei put down the binder, 'Change over a night?'

'Yes...' Chu ShuZhi replied, 'Like he was dead and something possessed his corpse. His past attitude and his present personality are just like heaven and earth...'

'Reborn...' Shen Wei repeated Xi Shen's words, snorted softly. 'I believe there must be a logical explanation for his changes...'

'We will investigate further, Chief...' Chu ShuZhi said.

KNOCK...KNOCK...KNOCK!

'Come in...'

'Chief...The head of the snake tribe and his niece are present...They wait for you in the living room...' One of his subordinates delivers the message.

'Alright...' Shen Wei replied. He turns into his right-hand man. 'Let them in...'

'Yes...' Chu ShuZhi nodded.

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Inside the room, the head of the snake tribe lowers his head when he sees Shen Wei. Gestures to his guests to take a seat, Shen Wei sits before them. 'You must already know why you here...' Shen Wei said.

'I beg you a pardon, Sir...But we don't...' The head of the snake tribe lowered his head.

Sighs, Shen Wei gestures to Chu ShuZhi. The man then shows the surveillance camera's record that displays the snake's movements. Both the old man and his niece are shocked, speechlessly look at each other.

'Chief Shen...' The head of the snake tribe said before Shen Wei has time to ask, 'Regarding the incident a few nights ago...We, snake tribe has no idea about the attack. The perpetrator was indeed a snake but that snake is not a natural mutation creature as we are...'

'Explain...' Shen Wei did not even change his position, staring sharply at both people.

'Chief Shen...Our mutation through a long of time and complex situations...We develop our capability including our sense depends on our needs and habitats but this creature's sense is very complete which our kind never possess...'

Takes a deep breath the man asks, 'So you want to say that the creature is mutated unnaturally?'

'Yes...' The old man replied, 'We, the snake tribe, have nothing to do with its appearance...' He proceeds.

Shen Wei is lowering his gaze then glances at Chu ShuZhi, the man takes Zhao YunLan's picture from his pocket, 'Do you know this man?' Chu ShuZhi asked both people.

Zhu Hong's eyes widened when she saw the picture, 'It's Zhao YunLan...' She said, 'What did he do this time?'

Sees how concerned Zhu Hong is, Shen Wei lifts his lip's corner. 'You know this man?'

Listen to the question, Zhu Hong averting her eyes. The head of the snake tribe has no option but to take her place to explain, 'Chief Shen...That man used to be my niece's lover. Just his attitude is very improper. That is why I told her to leave the man...'

'During your relationship with this guy, what did you discuss with him?' Shen Wei asked the upset lady.

'What else? He is no more than a selfish man. All that he talked was about himself...' Zhu Hong replied.

'You never talk about your tribe with him?' Shen Wei frowned.

'If only he ever care about me or my kind, I will never leave him...' Zhu Hong answered.

Shen Wei is lowering his gaze as he thinks, 'I see...' He muttered. Lifts his eyes, Shen Wei says, 'It's enough for now...You both may leave...But if I found that you were lying...A great consequence awaiting...'

'We dare not...' The old man replied.

'Zhao YunLan...' Shen Wei muttered soon after both people left, 'He said that he knows about snakes from his former lover, turns out he was lying...' Shen Wei snorted, 'Play around with me...The end won't be pretty...' Grips his fist, Shen Wei looks at his right-hand man. 'Chu ShuZhi...'

'Yes...'

'Keep your eyes on Zhao YunLan...No matter what happens, don't lose him!' Shen Wei said, 'I'll unmask this man no matter how...'

'Yes, Sir...'

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A few days later, Zhao YunLan is discharged from the hospital. Guo ChangCheng and Zhao MingAn help him pack up his things while Sang Zan queues for medicines.

'Why do they have to exaggerate my condition?' Zhao YunLan sounds upset, 'It's just scrapped...'

'Ge...Why don't you be honest with me?' Zhao MingAn replied, 'Your shoulder is dislocated when you protected me from the wall's rock flakes...'

Sighs, Zhao YunLan answers. 'It's just a small wound, dislocated just need some ice and painkiller...'

'Ge...' Now, Zhao MingAn who sounds upset.

'Alright...Alright...' Zhao YunLan give up, 'At least let me do something myself...' Zhao YunLan almost takes his bag when Zhao MingAn pulls the bag.

'Why don't you accompany Sang Zan? He queues for your medicine...' Zhao MingAn said.

Pursed his lips, Zhao YunLan strides outside. He was about to find Sang Zan when something stings his intuition. Turns around, he finds many suspicious men around him. Staring at him continuously, averting their eyes soon when their eyes almost meet Zhao YunLan's gaze. Shaking his head, Zhao YunLan walks towards Sang Zan who sits as the man waiting for a call from the announcer. But Zhao YunLan sits there just to find more people that watching him 'secretly'.

Zhao YunLan sighs. He doesn't know whether their training is not sufficient or because they were impacted by the peaceful situation but their techniques are so lousy, or maybe he trained too well due to war with the DiXing people so that he can discover those 'undercover' agents. 'Shen Wei...Shen Wei...Rather than you sent them, why don't you do it personally? I'll welcome you anytime...' Zhao YunLan muttered.

After every administration process is finished, Zhao YunLan goes home with his companions. During his journey, he can see that they are followed by an unfamiliar car. Zhao YunLan sighs as he leans to the car seat, his training as SID turned out very helpful now. Not only in the journey, but Zhao YunLan can also see that many people sent to watching him at home which make him sigh once more.

A few days passed since that day, Zhao YunLan proceeds with his daily life and acts as if there is nothing happened. Every morning, he goes to works, serves his duty as a gardener diligently, in the afternoon he goes home and helps Zhao XinChi repair electronics, at night he picked up his younger brother, and together they ride the old car to go home. Even though he knows that he is been followed, he pretends not to see them.

A few days later, in the morning, Shen Wei sits in his office when the door is knocked. 'Come in...' He said.

'Chief...We've been following Zhao YunLan for the whole week but there is nothing suspicious with his movements...' Chu ShuZhi report.

Shen Wei lowered his gaze. Is it possible that he made a wrong judgment? 'I see...' He said, 'Chu ShuZhi...Keep him close! But don't necessarily too close...'

'Yes...'

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That night, Zhao YunLan goes to Dragon City University to pick up his younger brother as usual with their old truck. 'What?' He asked as he saw his pouting younger brother but Zhao MingAn refused to say anything, 'If you say nothing, how should I know what happens? I'm just a normal HaiXing man, not a DiXing man with a mind-reading ability...'

'Professor Shen is leaving for a business trip...' Zhao MingAn replied.

'Isn't it something usual? Then why should you pout that way?'

'Ge...I have already can't see him since that incident. His family insisted that he should teach from home using video conferences. Now, when he finally can teach normally, he goes on a business trip for the whole week...' Zhao MingAn punching the bag.

Zhao YunLan sighs, 'You know...You act like a teenager that falling in love...' He teased his younger brother only to see the man beet red, 'Geez! You really like him!?' Zhao YunLan gaps.

'I know I'm helpless...Professor Shen is beyond my reach...' Zhao MingAn lowers his gaze, 'But...Just look at him from the distance is enough already...'

Zhao YunLan sighs and pats his younger brother's back, 'Ah Ming...You better don't see him again. The more you see him, the more you suffer...'

Zhao MingAn tightening his grips on his bag, 'If only I can do it, Ge...If I don't see him even for a day...My world feels so empty...'

Of course, Zhao YunLan knows what it means and how it feels. He still thinking about what to say when his cellphone is ringing, 'Yes, Ma?' He replies to the caller. 'A sticky rice flour? Where should I buy it? Ah alright...Will go there before I go home...'

'What happens?' Zhao MingAn asked.

'Mama asked me to buy the sticky rice flour for cake...' Zhao YunLan said, 'We have to go to the shop first...'

'The usual shop?' Zhao MingAn asked.

'Mhm...' Zhao YunLan nodded then change his old truck's direction.

After a few moments drive, they arrived in a little store. Zhao YunLan is just about to get down when he sees Zhao MingAn looks in one direction seriously. 'Now what?' Zhao YunLan asked.

'No...Just thinking...Isn't that Professor Zhang?' Zhao MingAn says.

'Professor Zhang?' Zhao YunLan frowned, slowly recognized Zhang RuoNan, the lady who almost died of aging, 'Who is she?' Zhao YunLan asked pretending doesn't know.

'She is Professor Shen's research partner. They suppose to be on the trip together...What she is doing here?'

'Just forget her!' Zhao YunLan lazily replied.

'No can't do! I have to ask her where is Professor Shen...' Zhao MingAn replied.

'What!? Hey, Ah Ming!' Zhao YunLan tried to stop his younger brother but Zhao MingAn had already jumped out of the car. 'Damn!' Zhao YunLan cursed, 'Don't too long!' He shouted before he gets down from the car and enters the shop.

'Professor Zhang!' Zhao MingAn shouted.

'Student Zhao...What are you doing here?' Zhang RuoNan asked.

'Ah...My elder brother running errands for our mother, he buys something in the shop across the street. Professor Zhang, what are you doing here?' Zhao MingAn returned the question.

'A few hours ago, Professor Shen got a call from a book store nearby about his long-awaited book...Because he is busy, I offered him my help to replace him...' Zhang RuoNan begins her story, 'I already check the bookstore but they said never make that call...'

'Here's your change...' The shopkeeper passed some money to Zhao YunLan before she stunned look outside the window, 'Mo...Mo...Monster!!!' She shouted.

'Huh?' Zhao YunLan turns his head only to find the last time snake now stands behind a book store. What makes it worse, Zhao MingAn is there and does not even realize the snake's presence.

'Oh, no!' Zhao YunLan runs outside, 'Ah Ming!' He shouted, 'Ah Ming! Go away!'

'Huh!?' Zhao MingAn stupidly looks at his elder brother. Just when he sees his elder brother's sign to look back, both Zhao MingAn and Zhang RuoNan turn around only to shout together. In the lightning speed, Zhao YunLan grabs both his brother and Zhang RuoNan and pushes them aside while the snake attacks him.

'Ge!' Zhao MingAn shouted, regretting his whim. If only he doesn't insist to talk with Zhang RuoNan.

'Run!' Zhao YunLan shouted.

Rolling along the street to avoid the snake's mouth in the middle of the chaotic street, Zhao YunLan finally cornered. But when Zhao YunLan almost gives up a shadow passing and in a flash, Zhao YunLan is already in another part of the street. Hidden behind tall buildings, Zhao YunLan could see the chaos before him.

'Zhu Jiu...' Zhao YunLan frowned as he recognized the young man who helped him. 'You are a cop?'

'Yes...' The young man replied, 'Do I know you?' He asked.

'Xiao Lan...Are you alright?' The Old Wu looks so concerned, 'Zhu Jiu...He is Xiao Lan...You don't remember?' Old Wu asked the young man.

'Ah...Uncle Zhao's son. Yes...Yes...Now I remember. Glad to see you again...' Zhu Jiu said.

'Sure...Sure...' Zhao YunLan replied, though he knows that their memories are definitely different. When Zhao YunLan stands up, he could see that the snake is now chasing after his younger brother that keeps protecting Zhang RuoNan. 'Umm...Uncle Wu, I don't mean to be impolite but that creature needs to take care first...' Zhao YunLan said.

'True...But how?' Zhu Jiu asked.

Zhao YunLan was the leader of the Special Investigation Division, his head is trained to think fast in the crisis. When his eyes landed on the broken-off wire that lay on the street, his brain comes with an idea. 'Uncle Wu...Zhu Jiu...I'll distract the snake's attention...You both, use the wire and tie the snake's neck that nearest to its head...Pull the head down to the ground...'

'Xiao Lan...The snake is almost 100 feet in height...' Old Wu reminded.

'It will dive in a fast movement...That is why I need both of you to lock its neck...' Zhao YunLan replied.

'Do you think it will work?' Zhu Jiu asked.

'We have to try...' Zhao YunLan said.

'Alright...' Old Wu nodded.

Zhao YunLan quickly runs towards the snake, trying to attract it in any way but the snake somehow just focused on Zhang RuoNan.

'Now!' Zhao YunLan shouted as the snake lowered its head to attack the lady.

Both Old Wu and Zhu Jiu holding the wire at both ends then runs towards the snake, move at a lightning speed to tie the neck then struggle to pull the head down. Zhao YunLan helps Old Wu while Zhao MingAn runs and helps Zhu Jiu, hand in hand to control the snake. The snake is fighting back, it wags its head and shakes off the wire, throws the four men who hold it then runs away. After helping each other to stand up, the four men check on Zhang RuoNan. The lady is shaking badly, not even can talk. Well, who will not shake when a giant snake chases after them.

'Zhao YunLan...You better go now!' Zhu Jiu said, 'A civilian is not good to be found in the crime scene...'

Listen to that, Zhao YunLan just remembers many things that he forgot during the heat of the moment. 'Ah...Zhu Ge...You are right...Then please, excuse me now...' Zhao YunLan said.

He is just about to leave when a strong hand grips his shoulder, Zhao YunLan turns only to find a face that he gladfully welcomes in another circumstance. 'Zhao YunLan...Seems like we are destined to see each other a lot...' Shen Wei said for Zhao YunLan irritation.

Matter and Antimatter, two nearly identical particles with two different electric charges that are opposite of each other but strangely pull one and another as if one can't survive without the other...

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