THE MICROWAVE

'Talk!' Ma YuXuan looks at his childhood friend who just sitting in the bed. 'Who is he?' He pointed at Zhao MingAn.

Shen YeZun lowered his gaze, pretending to read the documents Ma YuXuan brought. 'I told you...He is Zhao MingAn...'

Ma YuXuan rolls his eyes, 'I know that his name is Zhao MingAn...' He tapped his finger on the table, 'What am I asking is, who is "he"?'

'Umm, there are many chemical bonds that I can't understand what is that-'

Shen YeZun is never can finish his words because Ma YuXuan pulls the documents back, 'Don't you dare to dodge my question, young man!' He glares at the fidgeting man.

'I told you that he is my student...' Shen YeZun hides his face.

'Shen YeZun...Don't joke me around!' Ma YuXuan lost his patience, 'He stays in the greenhouse until this late-night, he takes care of your everything...For a mere student, do you think he is not too dedicated?' Glances at the busy young man outside, Ma YuXuan lowered his face, 'If you say that he is your "devotee", I will believe that instantly...' He said in a low voice makes Shen YeZun's face blushed. At that time, Zhao MingAn glances inside. Sees how close Shen YeZun is to Ma YuXuan, he is very irritated.

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'Can you imagine that!?' Zhao MingAn shouted, 'He keeps telling me that the man is only his childhood friend. But what kind of childhood friend act too familiar? Touching his neck to check him, patting his head...He is very suspicious...' Zhao MingAn keeps rumblings in front of his elder brother. Somehow, their relationship getting better since they return from the Blue Tree Meadow.

'That how a childhood friend is...' Busy looking for something in the kitchen, Zhao YunLan rubs his nose, 'Not just touching...They maybe have been doing so many things together in their childhood times...'

'What do you mean?'

'You and Zhu Jiu...What did both of you do in the past?' Zhao YunLan opened some jars.

Zhao MingAn lowered his gaze for a while as he is thinking but suddenly, he turn frantic. 'No way! He has been doing so many things with Professor Shen!' Grabs his elder brother, Zhao MingAn shakes Zhao YunLan's shoulder, 'He saw him all over already! Ge, what should I do!?'

'Watch out!' Zhao YunLan slaps his younger brother's hands, 'You will spill the tea!' He growled, slowly pouring the tea leaves into the teapot. 'What happened in the past is happened already, what you can do anyway? That how the childhood friends are...' Zhao YunLan closes the jar and turns off the stove as the water is boiled.

'What are you doing?' Zhao MingAn frowned.

'Fishing...' Zhao YunLan replied as he poured the hot water.

'Huh?'

'You see that I make a tea, why should you ask for?' Zhao YunLan shook his head, arranging the tea set on the tray.

'That's why I'm asking...' Zhao MingAn couldn't stop frowning, 'Since when are you making tea?'

'Huh...'

'I'm home...' Zhao YunLan does not comprehend what his younger brother means yet when the front door opened, Shen Wei's figure appears not long after.

'Welcome home...' Zhao YunLan answered, 'Move!' He nudge Zhao MingAn with his elbow, passing the stupefied young man with a tray of tea. 'What happened?' Zhao YunLan just put the tray on the table when he sees the irritated look in Shen Wei's complexion.

'You won't believe me...' Shen Wei opens his suit, 'But higher up decided to close Zhang JiKeng's case...They don't want us to investigate the case deeper...'

'What?' Zhao YunLan approaches the man, takes the suit from Shen Wei's hand, 'Then how about the mysterious man that freed him from jail?'

'They said it's unnecessary...' Shen Wei looks so upset.

'Alright...Alright...We'll discuss it later, the hot water is ready if you want to take a bath...' Zhao YunLan patted Shen Wei's shoulder. 'Or do you want a cup of tea first? I also make some soup. Do you want some?'

'I'll take the soup...' Shen Wei sighs and takes a seat, pouring the hot tea into the cup while Zhao YunLan hangs his suit, leaving Zhao MingAn who is now in total stun as he sees the chemistry flowing naturally between both men. Not to mention, his elder brother who never touches the kitchen now making soup and preparing tea.

'Umm, Ge...' Zhao MingAn finally wakes up from his frozen state, 'I'm better leaving now...' Turn his face to Shen Wei, 'Director Shen, good evening...'

'Mhm...' Shen Wei did not even nod. Luckily, Zhao MingAn is already used to his "brother-in-law"'s cold attitude as he calmly rushes to the entrance.

'Why so rush?' Zhao YunLan frowned as he strode to the door.

'I don't want to impose on the newlywed's mutual time...' Zhao MingAn said meaningfully before he disappears behind the door.

'You said what!?' Zhao YunLan chases his brother but the young man is faster than him.

'What happened with Zhao MingAn?' Shen Wei asked when Zhao YunLan walks back to the kitchen. Listen to the question, Zhao YunLan smiled. Even though Shen Wei seems so cold, Shen Wei is a very caring person.

'Nothing...He just comes to rumble about your childhood friend...' Zhao YunLan said as he sit, putting a tray with bowls of rice and soup on the table.

'Who?' Shen Wei pulls his tie off.

'It's Ma something...' Zhao YunLan put down a bowl of soup in front of Shen Wei.

'You mean Ma YuXuan?' Shen Wei takes the rice and starts to eat

'Ah, that's it...Ma YuXuan...Who is he?'

'Ma TiHua's only son...' Shen Wei drinks his soup. 'He and YeZun have a lot in common since their childhood time...'

'Ma TiHua...Ma TiHua...' Zhao YunLan repeated, 'Tsk, why that name is somehow familiar to me...'

'His company is the one who bought the Zhang Pharmaceutical...' Shen Wei puts the empty bowls on the tray. 'Have you eaten?'

'Not yet...' Zhao YunLan keeps thinking. Sighs, Shen Wei lifts the tray to the kitchen sink and starts to wash the bowls. 'Hey, Shen Wei...Zhang JiKeng's niece...Do you know her?' He asked the man who is now reheating the soup.

'Yes, I am...' Shen Wei opens some jars and puts something on the soup, 'You know her too...'

'Really? Who?'

'It's AnHe...' Shen Wei let the soup simmer for a while before he turns off the stove.

'What!?' Zhao YunLan is surprised, 'So he is your relative!?'

'He was...' Shen Wei wipes his hands.

'But how can you investigate him as if he is unfamiliar with you?' Zhao YunLan asked incredulously.

'This was a criminal case, he was the suspected...Nothing more...' Shen Wei turns to the stunned man, 'The soup is warm...You better eat now...'

'Mhm...' Zhao YunLan nodded, 'Shen Wei...'

'What?'

'I already asked someone to investigate uncle Li...' Zhao YunLan said.

'Mhm...' Shen Wei just nod but when he walks to the bathroom, his smile lifted unconsciously.

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Guo ChangCheng is now sitting in the library, looking at the necklace the fox lady gave him a few days ago. Frowns a little, he scrutiny the pendant. 'Still can't comprehend the meaning behind the necklace?' Sang Zan stands behind the young man with a pile of books in his hands.

Guo ChangCheng shakes his head, 'Sang Ge...I don't understand why the fox lady said that the necklace is mine...I never remember that I have this kind of necklace...'

'Maybe it belongs to your family...' Sang Zan arranges the books on the shelf.

'No way...My family is just a humble family, how come we effort to buy this such expensive golden necklace?'

'Well-'

'ChangCheng!' Zhu Hong shouted from her desk, 'Can you please help uncle Li to buy groceries?'

'Yes, sure...' Guo ChangCheng replied, 'Sang Ge, I'm leaving first...'

'Mhm...' Sang Zan nodded.

Guo ChangCheng puts the necklace on his neck and rushes downstairs. 'Uncle Li, let's go...I'll show you where we usually buy groceries...' He takes the shopping bag.

'Yes...Officer Guo, thank you very much...' The old man sounds happy. 'But this is quite late-night...Do you think the market is still open?'

'Uncle Li...The most important is to show you the place. We are all very busy at noon, can't show you around...' Wang Zheng reassured.

'Ohh, alright...Alright then...' The old man nodded, 'Then please, excuse me...' He said.

After some time walking along the street, they both arrived in a row of shops. Some closed already, a few still operated in this late time. Guo ChangCheng smiles as he shows the shops, 'uncle Li...You see...The closed shops are selling fruits and vegetables, rice, oils, and seasonings, the other one is tea, coffee, and some confectionaries. They just open in the morning to midday. Director Shen is very fond of fresh traditional confections, that is why we always buy them here...'

'Oh, alright...I will remember that...'

'Ah, the other one is selling fresh fish and dairy products...' Guo ChangCheng pointed to another closed shop, 'Deputy loves dried fish...You can find any fish you want there...'

'Yes, yes...I will note it too...'

'You see that?' Guo ChangCheng points to keep open store, 'That is the convenience store...It's open for twenty-four-seven, so if you need something at this late-night, you can buy some there...'

'Officer Guo, if we prepare enough stocks do you think we still need to go to the convenience store?'

'Well, Chief loves candy...That's why we sometimes run out the candy stock...'

'Ohhh...Alright, I'll note that...' The old man nodded understandingly.

'These days, hoomans throw food so many in this place...'

'What?' Guo ChangCheng turns his face to the old Li.

'What?' The old man returned the question.

'Did you just say something?' Guo ChangCheng asked.

'Yes...I said I will note that...' The old Li said.

Guo ChangCheng opens his mouth about to say something when suddenly, 'Yes...Yes...So many foods wasted here...' Another voice is heard while the old Li's mouth is not moving.

'Pity, why should they make so many if they can't finish them?'

'Well, that's hoomans for you...'

The conversation of many voices was heard clearly in a quiet night makes the scared young man turns around but nobody beside them both, only a bunch of mice surround the trash can. Now, Guo ChangCheng gulps. His breath is irregularly flowing as his adrenaline rushes along with the bloodstream makes the sweat beads appear in the cold night.

'Officer Guo...Is there something wrong? Why do you look so terrified?' The old Li looks at the young man confusedly.

'Uncle Li...Do you...Do you hear that?' Guo ChangCheng stuttered.

'Hear what?' The old man was even more confused.

'The night is late...What are these hoomans doing here?' Suddenly another voice heard from the tree, 'Every creature have their own time and moment to act, only hoomans that not limited by time and space...What a nice life...'

Guo ChangCheng is now trembling, the voices are heard everywhere. Slowly, pushes himself with the little courage that he has, he turns to the tree only to find an old owl looking at them from the height. The owl then looks at the sky, 'The moon is very beautiful tonight...Let me sing the sweet song for you...' Listen that the owl is talking, Guo ChangCheng is bewildered. He wants to say something but all that comes out of his mouth is just whined. Suddenly, the owl looks at him eye to eye. Tilts its head, the owl glares at the frightened young man. 'What do you looking at, hooman!?'

This time Guo ChangCheng sees how the owl truly speaking at him. Can no longer hold his fear as he already stands on the verge of his courage, Guo ChangCheng finally drops down to the ground unconsciously. 'Officer Guo! Officer Guo!' The old Li's shouting is all that he could hear for the last moment before his consciousness dissipated.

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'What!?' Zhao YunLan shouted as he heard the news, 'Alright! I'll be right there...'

'What happened?' Shen Wei asked when he sees Zhao YunLan get down from the bed in a hurry.

'Xiao Guo faints in the street, they have brought him back to the headquarters...' Zhao YunLan said as he wore the clothes.

'I'll go with you...' Shen Wei stands up from the bed.

'Okay, just hurry...' Zhao YunLan grabs the car key and rushes outside.

Not long after, the main entrance of SID's headquarters opened abruptly, Zhao YunLan and Shen Wei's figures enter the middle hall in a rush. 'Xiao Guo!' Zhao YunLan called the young man, 'What happens to him?' He asked the others.

'We don't know either...' Wang Zheng replied in worry, 'Uncle Li said he was just dropped down in the street...Luckily, Officer Chu passed through the alley. Otherwise, we don't know what will happen...'

'Old Li...What happened with him?' Shen Wei asked.

'Director Shen, I also don't really understand...Officer Guo asked me so many times whether I heard something or not...And then, he fainted...' The old man lowered his head.

'What is it?' Zhao YunLan asked Lin Jing who keep staring at him.

'Umm, nothing...Just wondering...As long as I'm concerned, we only called you, Chief...How can you appear along with Director Shen?' Lin Jing asked confusedly. 'Besides, what happens between you and Deputy? He sleeps in the treehouse these days...'

'Well...' Zhao YunLan scratched his head, 'He lives in front of me, of course, he noticed everything that I do...As for Da Qing, there is nothing that happens between us...He may be just like the treehouse...' Zhao YunLan averted his eyes.

Listen to Zhao YunLan's reply and see how flustered the man is, Shen Wei just can lower his gaze and sighs softly. Not really understand the reason Zhao YunLan have for keeping their relationship secret. Shen Wei can't keep drowned in his thought as Guo ChangCheng is awake.

'Xiao Guo...' Zhao YunLan called the young man.

'Chief...Chief...' The frightened young man clutches to Zhao YunLan's coat, 'They...They are talking...I heard they are talking...'

'Who are you talking about?' Zhao YunLan tried to calm the frantic Guo ChangCheng.

'The animals...The animals...' Guo ChangCheng shouted.

'Huh!?' Now, everybody is taken aback.

'Xiao Guo...Are you sure?' Lin Jing asked, 'Are you deluded or something?'

'No...No...I'm not! I really heard them talking...The mice, the owl...Chief...That's so scary...' Guo ChangCheng almost cried.

Sees how frightened the young man is, everyone stares at each other. Shen Wei who scrutiny Guo ChangCheng top to toe suddenly sees something unusual, 'Guo ChangCheng...For as long as I remember, your necklace's pendant is smooth...Why now I can see many engravements there?'

'Huh?' The young man takes his pendant and looks at it carefully. Indeed, there are numerous small characters engraved on the pendant that makes them amazed.

The microwaves, in simple definition, are electromagnetic waves with relatively long wavelengths and low frequencies. Used for oven, cell phone, and radar. Very useful indeed, but many people are scared of the radiation to some extent until they master how to use it well...