THE ASTRONOMICAL TWILIGHT

'What happened to Zhao MingAn?!' Ma YuXuan's voice thundered inside the SID's headquarters.

'YuXuan?' Shen Wei frowns as he climbs down the stairs.

'You tell me, young man! What happened to Zhao MingAn?!' The feminine guy is serious.

'Your father...I meant Ma TiHua caught him.' Shen Wei replied.

'What?!' Ma YuXuan's eyes widening, 'then YeZun is in great danger!'

'What do you mean?' Shen Wei asked, he could sense that his twins were in discomfort these few days and this news makes him feel even worse.

'My father...I meant that Ma TiHua is kind of infatuated with him. I didn't think negatively but now, I'm not sure.' Ma YuXuan is tense.

'What do you mean by infatuated?'

'Maybe because he knew that YeZun is the gatekeeper he looking for.' Zhao YunLan tried to calm his lover. Shen Wei is already stressed lately, he can't see his lover even more overwrought but Shen Wei can't buy it. 'Where are you going?' Zhao YunLan asked when Shen Wei rushes.

'Find Lin Jing. He may be has caught the signal from Zhang Tian somewhere...'

'If he did then he already told us.' Zhao YunLan holds the man.

'What's the matter?' Ma YuXuan asked. 'Don't tell me that you still can't locate him...'

'We're really sorry but that's what happens.' Zhao YunLan scratched his forehead.

'Why?' The burly feminine guy can't understand.

'We lack resources...' Shen Wei rubbed his face.

Ma YuXuan's eyes sweep the entire room only to find the regretful faces. He lowered his gaze a moment. 'I think I know who can help you...' He muttered.

'Really?!' The whole room perked up.

'Mhm...' Ma YuXuan pulls out his cellphone, 'just give him a miss call...' He said.

'Who?' Zhao YunLan frowned.

'The guy I've blocked.' Ma YuXuan replied lazily.

Zhao YunLan looks at Shen Wei who frowns upon the blocked guy's name, 'Chong Bo?' Shen Wei read the name.

'Mhm...' Ma YuXuan nodded.

'Do you think he will be that Chong Bo?' Zhao YunLan asked, remembering the hacker who tried to intrude on the SID system once in the past.

'Don't know...' Shen Wei shrugged.

'Want to try?' Zhao YunLan asked as he takes the phone lying on the desk nearby.

'Don't use another phone!' Ma YuXuan holds the man, 'just use mine!' Shen Wei does not say a thing, press the number to call the man but instead of picking it up, the man hung the phone.

'He is so rude!' Zhu Hong is upset.

'Dont worry.' Ma YuXuan interrupted, 'he will be here in less than fifteen minutes.' He sounds so confident.

'Huh?' Shen Wei and Zhao YunLan frowned. And just right, in less than fifteen minutes the front door of SID headquarters is knocked on.

'Baby!' The shout is heard soon after the door is opened. And yes, he is the same Chong Bo who tried to trespass the SID system in the past but who was the one he called 'baby'?

'Baby!' The young man rushed to reach Ma YuXuan which makes Shen Wei and Zhao YunLan both stunned by his action. 'Baby, are you alright?'

'Don't touch me!' Ma YuXuan slapped Chong Bo's hands, 'and don't call me baby! I'm not your baby, not anymore.'

'Huh?!' Both Shen Wei and Zhao YunLan are in shock. If this is a normal circumstance, Zhao YunLan will be laughing as this is the first time he saw Shen Wei's dumb face.

'Baby, please don't do that...You know how much I love you...' Chong Bo pleaded in front of stunned people.

'Including put a tracker on me?!' Ma YuXuan almost shouted.

'I don't have a choice...You keep avoiding me.'

'What?' Zhao YunLan was amazed by the blunt confession, Chong Bo did not even try to be discreet in front of police officers. 'That's not the reason you can put a tracker on someone!' He stands between Chong Bo and Ma YuXuan.

'Who are you?' Chong Bo asked rudely, making Zhao YunLan and Shen Wei gap. Really, the only thing that seems not changed from the present Chong Bo is his audacity.

'He is the chief of the new police division as well as my future brother-in-law.' Ma YuXuan replied to everyone's surprise.

'What?! Baby! You lied to me, right?' Chong Bo keeps chasing the feminine guy.

'I'm not a liar like you.' Ma YuXuan replied. 'I'm not a liar and a cheater...'

'Alright,' Shen Wei cut the goes-to-nowhere conversation. 'What's your name?' He asked the man.

'Who are you?' Chong Bo returned the question.

'It's Shen Wei...' Shen Wei patiently replied.

'Look, bro...' Everyone stiffened when Chong Bo called Shen Wei disrespectful. 'I'm here to talk to my sweetheart so don't interfere with my conversation, okay?'

Listen to the statements, Shen Wei lifts his eyes as he did when Guo ChangCheng interrupted him in the past. Zhao YunLan who knows that Shen Wei is ready to blast quickly makes a response to the situation. 'Look, Chong Bo...' He caught Chong Bo's hand before the man reach Ma YuXuan. 'Can you please mind your attitude? This is a police station, you need to respect everyone here. And the one who you called bro is actually the head of XingDu Bureau...' He stands between Chong Bo and Shen Wei.

'Police station?' Chong Bo frowned, 'baby, what are you doing in the police station?'

'You are here to help us find someone.' Shen Wei replied.

'What? Why?' Chong Bo sounds about to refuse.

'Our scientists are missing...We have a tracker on them but we can't track them.' Zhao YunLan answered.

'That's the government's problem, what the deal with a civilian like me?' Chong Bo asked insensitively.

Shen Wei already clenching his fists when Zhao YunLan grabs Chong Bo's neck and drags him away. 'You know there is nothing good coming from making the XingDu bureau's head angry...' Zhao YunLan whispered, 'right now, people's lives are at stake.'

'But I don't have an obligation to help whatsoever...'

'True, but if you want to win that sweetheart of yours you can consider this opportunity.'

'What do you mean?'

'If you do something remarkable, even the iciest heart will be melted. He will see you from another spectacle, what do you think?' Zhao YunLan winked.

'Ahh, you right. Alright, I'll do it!' Chong Bo agreed.

'Great! Lin Jing!' Zhao YunLan doesn't waste any time.

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'You just believe all that she said?' Zhang Tian asked Ma TiHua.

'Ouyang Zhen confirmed the truth.' Sitting in his office, Ma TiHua stared outside the window. His intuition somehow can feel something is not right.

'We go to the northern hemisphere?'

'Not yet. I send a team to confirm the existence of the ancient place there. I wait for the news.'

'So you too don't believe them?'

'Do I ever trust someone?' Ma TiHua returned the question.

Zhang Tian glances at the man at the desk, he feels relieved yet alerted by the reply. 'That's good...' He muttered.

They drowned in silence when an incoming call break the ice. 'Yes...' Ma TiHua replied.

'Sir, we found it. The ancient site.' Listen to the news, Ma TiHua smirked.

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Sits in front of SID's computers, Chong Bo sighing so many times. 'What happened?' Lin Jing asked.

'It seems they are not only protected by a strong firewall but also something that prevents any radio wave ins and outs...'

'What does that mean?' Shen Wei asked.

'It means if they are still inside the perimeter of the invisible wall, nobody can find them.' Lin Jing replied.

'Can you find the exact area?' Shen Wei asked.

'They are so good.' Chong Bo replied. 'They are not just playing with the triangular matrix but the firewall also has something like a VPN that can hide their location. If you try to track down their computer system, instead of finding them, they could enter your system...'

'That will be bad.' Lin Jing put down his headset.

'It means that we have no choice but to wait.' Zhao YunLan glance at Shen Wei.

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Shen YeZun sits beside his stoned lover, the young man just able to close his eyes and sleep. However, Zhao MingAn can't eat anything which makes YeZun concerned. He can't do anything but infuse his lover with IV liquid. 'I'm sorry...' YeZun keeps crying, 'I'm so sorry...'

'Professor Shen, he will be alright. You should take some rest.' Li Qian tried her best to pull the man's mental state back.

'Li Qian, do you know how to release someone from hypnotic?' Shen YeZun asked, his eyes glinting the sorrow.

'I'm sorry, Professor Shen but I can't...' Li Qian halted as she heard a voice of human steps outside the room. Quickly codes to Shen YeZun to take some distance from Zhao MingAn before the door opened.

'How are you?' Ma TiHua asked YeZun soon after he entered the room.

'As you can see...' Shen YeZun replied.

'I'm here just to tell you that we will depart to the northern hemisphere tomorrow. Prepare yourself.'

'Mhm...' Shen YeZun nodded. 'Can you please let him go?' He pleaded when Ma TiHua almost leave the room.

'Hm?'

'It's been three days and MingAn isn't eating anything.' YeZun said.

Ma TiHua snorts as he glances at Zhao MingAn, the infuse hose attached to his arm while the young man looks to sleep peacefully but his complexion is so pale as if he could be dead anytime. 'You leave me hung to dry.' Ma TiHua answered lightly. 'If I can't "eat" then he may not eat. Let's see how long could you keep him alive.' Ma TiHua smirked before he left. Shen YeZun clenches his fists, he almost says something when Li Qian stops him. Shakes her head secretly.

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It's been a late-night but both Chong Bo and Lin Jing are keeping their eyes on the computer screen, hoping to see a movement but they still can't find anything. 'Umm, Chong Bo...' Lin Jing tried to break the silence. 'You and Young Master Ma. What kind of relationship do you both have?' He asked.

'He is my lover.' Chong Bo replied.

'Huh?' Lin Jing gapped, 'you are not kidding, are you?' He glanced at the feminine guy who sit on the sofa along with Shen Wei and Zhao YunLan, Ma YuXuan seems worried.

'Of course, not!' Chong Bo sounds upset.

'Okay, then what happened between both of you?'

'Well...My ex-girlfriend came so suddenly and tried to get us hooked again. I refused her, I told her that I fell in love with someone but she refused to listen.' Chong Bo leans on his seat. 'One day she came to my place uninvited when I'm not at home and when YuXuan came, she told him that I agree to make up with her and that she was pregnant with my child. YuXuan was upset and he refused to listen to me.'

'Is that the reason why you stalk him?'

'I just want to make sure that he is alright.'

'His father is a multi-billionaire, he has a lot of bodyguards. What kind of reason is that?' Lin Jing can't buy the answers.

'Just say that you want to check on him!' Zhu Hong slammed a can of coffee on the table. 'That's freak, you know.' The lady was displeased.

'I have no choice. I love him so much.' Chong Bo reasoned.

'But still, stalking people is not a good thing.' Wang Zheng supported her friend.

'Don't you think that will makes him hate you more?' Guo ChangCheng added.

Chong Bo sighed, 'I can't live without him. What else should I do?'

'Your ex-girlfriend what is she look like?' Guo ChangCheng asked.

'Why do you want to know?' Zhu Hong frowned.

'I just want to see what kind of person that cruel enough to destroy someone else's relationship.' Guo ChangCheng does not even hide his upset.

'You saw her on television almost every day.' Chong Bo sounds lazy.

'Huh?' Everyone was confused.

'It's News Seven's presenter...'

'What?' Everyone jumped as they remembered the pretty presenter.

'For real?!' Sang Zan almost drops the books in his hands. Chong Bo doesn't reply just shows them his 'close' pictures with the presenter that is kept on his computer.

'And you want to say that you choose that man over that pretty lady?!' Guo ChangCheng blinked his eyes in disbelief.

'That woman is fake,' Chong Bo answered. '"She" on the outside is not "she" on the inside. She looks elegant and mature in front of the camera but soon after the camera is gone, she changed into an annoying and overbearing person. But YuXuan is pure. He is who he is inside and outside.' Chong Bo glanced at the burly feminine man and smiled. 'He may seem flirty and player but he is a very cute and caring person. He takes care of everyone he loves dearly.'

Everyone who listens to Chong Bo can't deny his words. Indeed, Ma YuXuan is a very thoughtful man. He has a choice to keep his father's secret but Ma YuXuan decided to present it to Shen Wei and Zhao YunLan. He could just be ignorant of Zhao MingAn's disappearance but Ma YuXuan tried his best to help SID as far as to call his ex-boyfriend he doesn't want to see ever again.

Everyone takes a peek at Chong Bo who keeps staring at Ma YuXuan lovingly. Of course, finally, the feminine guy is aware of the gaze. Chong Bo waves his hand when Ma YuXuan glances at him but the burly man throws his face when he sees Chong Bo's flirty wave. Instead of being upset, Chong Bo is amused. 'He is so cute, isn't he?' He asked. Everyone glances at each other again, this man is indeed deeply in love. Lin Jing scratches his head but then shrugs. Well, every flower looks different in the eyes of the beholder.

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The night turns morning. Zhu Hong and Wang Zheng are watching the screen while the experts were fallen asleep. They don't know what should they expect until they catch a beeping signal. 'Lin Jing...Lin Jing!' Zhu Hong shook the man's body.

'Mmm?' Lin Jing rubbed his eyes.

'The beeping voice!' Zhu Hong pointed at the computer.

'What?! Chong Bo!' Lin Jing shakes Chong Bo's body, literally pushing him from the chair he uses to sleep.

'What?!' Chong Bo is very upset.

'The computer!' Lin Jing shouted.

The commotion wakes every person around them. Zhao YunLan woke up only to find he slept on Shen Wei's lap the entire night. The man keeps in a sitting posture just to take care of him, no one knows how difficult it is. 'What is it?' Shen Wei asked, he stands as if he isn't strained at all.

'We catch a movement!' Lin Jing said. Shen Wei and Zhao YunLan look at each other, happiness and hope brewing up from their innermost heart. Shen Wei clenched his fist, promising to himself that he will bring his little brother home whatever it takes.

At the same time, Shen YeZun stares outside the vehicle he rides through the window. Send a prayer so that he could see his brother one more time and this time, he promised himself that he will not do anything as stupid as to refuse his brother's hand ever again.

The astronomical twilight, the beginning of the morning, the end of the evening, when the Sun is between twelve degrees to eighteen degrees below the horizon. The darkest moment on the entire planet. However, the darkest moment is always the beginning of the dawn...

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