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Break This Engagement

Summary:  Meng Xing was on his way to send the result of his investigation for his client when suddenly he was hit by a car, and he died on the spot. When he opened his eyes again, he didn't expect to travel in the past, and this time, he became a young master of a wealthy family. What's more, this young master is actually gay, and was arranged to be engaged to another man!  Five years later, just as Meng Xing thought that he will be marrying in a week, the other side forcefully broke up the engagement! He is now free! ... Lin Ze has been excellent since he was young. Not only he is proficient in six arts, but he is even better in martial arts. So, when he was sixteen, he went to jianghu to make his name. But, what he didn't expect before he left was him getting engaged. Five years later, his elder brother called him back to the capital and asked him a favor. What seemingly a familiar capital has actually greatly changed beyond his recognition. It all started with his change of career, which he thought was only temporary. He didn't know that his life would also be changed, and permanently. P(r)etty detective and deeply hidden prince shou x top fighter and wealthy young master gong!

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17th Break: Thief 

"Anyway, let us all have the boat turn back to land." Lin Yao said, didn't notice that Lin Ze's back was familiar. "Boss Jin's matter needs to be investigated first. We have to find justice for his death!" he said.

The other guests heard what he said and nodded in agreement, not paying attention to Lin Ze anymore.

Lin Ze. "..." damn it! You just wait, Lin Yao! He thought as he marched outside and lit a firecracker as a signal to the officers in the capital to come. Then, he leaned on the wall with his arms crossed, waiting for the officers to arrive while recalling what happened earlier.

The assassin earlier said that they were Jin Peng's friends. That person must also be the one who killed Wen Liao. Obviously, from his tone earlier, he has a grudge against Jin Peng. So his killing of Jin Peng is not unusual. But why did he kill Wen Liao? Wen Liao is just a merchant, this, Lin Ze can be sure of.

"Could it be…?" Lin Ze's eyes narrowed.

Wen Liao's death is strange, as his case was hastily closed as if they were hiding something. Then… was that something related to this assassin? There is one thing that Lin Ze can be sure of.

"Jianghu is also related to this." he frowned. He returned to the capital at the request of his elder brother, Lin Hao. But, now that he encountered the people from jianghu who were also related to the cases that he was investigating… "This must be brother's objective, right?" he muttered.

Lin Hao, who is in the imperial palace and already awake and writing a letter, suddenly sneezes. "Achoo!" he rubbed his nose. "Who is talking about me?" he asked. "Ze-er… he should be smart and could figure out his mission to protect Meng Xing… right?" he muttered, feeling uncertain.

...

Huichen, morning.

"Achoo!" Meng Xing sneezed and immediately wiped his itchy nose.

"Ai, boss. Who told you to play Lin Ze that far?" Qiu Yi asked and helplessly sighed as he handed Meng Xing a cold reliever tea.

Meng Xing's nose wrinkled when he smelled the ginger from the drink. He has no choice but to drink it though, or his cold will get worse. "That damn Lin Ze!" he gnashed his teeth in anger.

Qiu Yi just shook his head and left, leaving Meng Xing in the pavilion.

Meanwhile, Meng Xing opened the letter that Jiang Xu sent back. "Jin Peng is indeed from the Lonely Wolves Gang…" he muttered as he read Jiang Xu's letter.

Six years ago, the Fang family which was one of the wealthy families at that time, suddenly disowned a son of the main branch because of his violent tendencies which resulted in the death of another family member who he had a conflict with. Fang Bozhi, Jin Peng's real name, was sent to the countryside which is the hometown of one of the Fang family's servants. This was also to monitor him and see if he would reflect. Maybe then, the family could take him back.

But, who knew that Fang Bozhi would rob someone? Fortunately, the person he robbed from fought back and so he didn't die. Fang Bozhi fled with the county officials on his tail. However, they didn't manage to catch Fang Bozhi. Since then, it was as if Fang Bozhi never existed. This was true since Fang Bozhi now became Jin Peng. And this Jin Peng continued to loot from the people, be it they were rich or poor. He had found pleasure not only from killing someone but also from stealing from them! It was due to this that he had caught the attention of the Lonely Wolves Gang. Due to his perverseness, he became one of the high-ranking members of the gang.

Meng Xing snorted in disgust. "Scum!" he said as he burned the letter. Then, he opened a new one, which was about that assassin, who might be from another gang that is hostile to the Lonely Wolves Gang. "'Writhing Snakes'?" he muttered in surprise. "Indeed… I saw a carved snake on the blade of his dagger…" he said.

The Writhing Snakes is another notorious gang of jianghu who also steal from, and kill, people. But, they are different from the Lonely Wolves Gang who are aggressive. The Writhing Snakes, like the snakes, have different skins (disguises). So, they can also be called assassins. What they are similar to the Lonely Wolves Gang is that they are also brutal. It can be seen in how Wen Liao, and Jing Peng, died.

"It is the jianghu again…" Meng Xing muttered and sighed. "No wonder His Majesty told me not to pursue Wen Liao's case, since it is really complicated." He shook his head and sipped the drink before he hissed due to the spicy flavor. "Tsk." He clicked his tongue in disgust. But, he didn't pour the drink on the lake. "But since this involves the jianghu… it must mean that more of them must come to the capital." His face turned serious when he recalled the 'ghost' at the Yang family's inn.

Right now, they have confirmed that there are two notorious gangs involved. As for the rest of the sects in jianghu…

Meng Xing's brows knitted. "Just how valuable is this item that they are looking for?" he asked and looked at Jiang Xu's letter. Then, he also burned it with a candle.

Right now, though, his problem is how to find Xu Ran to close her case. Fortunately, Madam Wen withdrew her request at the end…

"Madam Wen?" Meng Xing's eyes flashed when he recalled that Madam Wen seemed to know something. "Qiu Yi!" he called.

Qiu Yu immediately rushed back to the pavilion. "Yes, boss?" he asked.

"Who talked with Madam Wen that day?" Meng Xing asked.

"It was Qiu Ba." Qiu Yi answered.

"Did he find something from Madam Wen about her husband's case?" Meng Xing asked.

Qiu Yi's face is serious. "This is what's strange, boss. Madam Wen's mouth is like a clam (hard to open)." He answered. "She clearly doesn't want to tell us, much less give us a clue." He told him.

The author has something to say: 

Lin Ze: Lin Yao, I will break your mouth after breaking my reputation!

Lin Yao: I didn’t know! And your reputation was already broken – oops. 

Lin Ze: I will kill you! 

Meng Xing: such a wise… ehem, stupid mouth! ^_^

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