Dangerous Merman: How Did the Law Enforcer End Up Kissing Him? - Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Seduction

Su Chengwen: “???”

Under the combat instincts developed through years of training, Su Chengwen snatched the pillow beside him and hurled it, while reaching one hand toward the nightstand, attempting to pull out his handgun to fight.

He had just pulled the drawer open when a white shadow swept in at high speed. In a span of 0.6 seconds, Su Chengwen only had enough time to see that the white shadow was covered in scales.

It was Chen Ji’s fish tail.

Su Chengwen was slapped back onto the bed by the tail; his head hit the wall, and his consciousness began to haze over. As he drifted into unconsciousness, he took a melancholy deep breath, feeling like he had been defrauded.

These days, even a fish plays fcking fake?

Su Chengwen cursed angrily: “Fck!”

“!!!” Chen Ji was terrified, immediately using the pillow to cover his fins.

It hurts…

Mustn’t… can’t…

On the bed, Su Chengwen had fainted and stopped moving. After a long while, Chen Ji, with an arrogant expression, used the very tip of his tail to test Su Chengwen’s breathing.

It’s fine, still alive…

Chen Ji walked to the other side of the bed, put down the pillow, lay down, and turned off the light. He covered himself with his small quilt, but angrily only gave Su Chengwen half of it. He rolled over, hugged Su Chengwen, and tucked the tip of his tail into Su Chengwen’s hand.

In the dark, heavy night, Chen Ji had a nightmare.

Lightning flashed across the sky with thunderous force. In the boundless deep sea, the water surged and rolled violently. A black ferry boat traveled lonely through the darkness.

Seawater poured in, and waves pressed down like mountains, crashing onto the deck and swallowing the people who couldn’t keep their footing, sweeping them away.

On the stern, a middle-aged man held the young Chen Ji.

The whistling sea wind was mixed with many sounds—there were the cries of children, the pleas for mercy from women, and a melodious, ethereal chanting…

Under the sensory onslaught, the seawater submerged everything.

Suffocation, fear, and despair deeply enveloped Chen Ji.

MHS Command Bureau.

Su Chengwen propped his chin on one arm, his gaze scrutinizing Chen Ji, who was lying on the sofa watching TV. Everything from last night was vivid in his mind. When he heard the alarm, Su Chengwen thought he would die last night.

But he didn’t. When he woke up in the morning, Chen Ji was even lying in his arms, hugging him.

The collar was green; there was no danger.

Aside from both of them wearing no clothes, there was almost nothing abnormal.

In the morning, on the way he brought the person to the MHS Command Bureau, Chen Ji hadn’t shown any abnormality either; he had just been watching TV the whole time.

Su Chengwen found it a bit difficult to figure out.

But after this incident, Su Chengwen had to make sure whether Chen Ji would actually harm people.

If he would, perhaps he would follow Han Lixin’s suggestion for raising Chen Ji—locking him in a room, controlling his movements, or perhaps using iron chains to shackle him…

The methods were not yet determined.

The existence of the MHS Command Bureau was to maintain peace between land and sea, and to eliminate the threats posed by marine life to land residents.

Su Chengwen had to confirm whether Chen Ji still considered himself a member of the land.

Su Chengwen went to the second floor to find the Chief and ask if there were any small missions recently.

The Chief pushed an invitation forward.

“There’s a mobile auction organization recently. They are going to hold an auction at the Krans Auction House tonight.”

“What kind of auction could alarm the MHS Command Bureau?”

“They are all legal and compliant goods.”

Su Chengwen looked at the capital verification clause on the invitation. “Oho, the threshold for this auction is quite high?”

“There is one finale item that hasn’t been labeled. No one knows what it is, and it won’t be exhibited—a blind auction. The strange thing is, the starting price is one hundred million.”

One hundred million in the Capital is nothing.

But one hundred million in Tongjiang City is not a small sum.

It was no exaggeration to say that in a first-tier city, the price of such an auction item could at least double several times.

The behavior of this mobile auction house seemed to suggest they were very anxious to sell off this “hot potato” of an expensive item.

Su Chengwen picked up the invitation. “I’ll go check it out tonight.”

“Be safe.”

Su Chengwen nodded and left with the invitation.

The time on the auction was 7:30 PM.

Su Chengwen arrived at 7:00 PM.

He changed into a crisp suit and a tie, entering the venue with Chen Ji on his arm. After the auction staff verified the invitation, they were invited inside.

The auction hadn’t started yet, and the private boxes weren’t open.

Everyone was staying in a ballroom area.

Chen Ji’s eyes were fixed unblinkingly on the pastries on the long table.

Su Chengwen grabbed a bit of everything for him and sat down on a corner sofa, feeding Chen Ji piece by piece.

The collar around Chen Ji’s neck had been removed.

When he tilted his head back, his long neck was exposed. Su Chengwen could easily see the hickeys buried in the shadows. He licked his lips, feeling inexplicably parched and hot.

Chen Ji’s eyelashes fluttered—thin eyelids, thick lashes, a straight nose bridge, and a beautiful lip shape.

Breadcrumbs were stuck to the corner of Chen Ji’s mouth. He stuck out his tongue to curl them into his mouth; as his Adam’s apple bobbed, Su Chengwen’s heat intensified.

Why does it look so much like… seduction?

Ten minutes before the auction started.

Su Chengwen saw a familiar figure—Han Lixin.

Why was Han Lixin here?

He put down the food plate and naturally put his hand around Chen Ji’s waist to walk over. There was only one invitation upon entry; Chen Ji had entered as his partner.

Chen Ji’s waist felt a surge of heat; he immediately puffed out his cheeks, about to get angry.

Su Chengwen stuffed a piece of pastry into Chen Ji’s mouth.

Chen Ji’s anger vanished instantly. After finishing the pastry, he even stood on his tiptoes and gave Su Chengwen a kiss.

Su Chengwen’s pupils suddenly dilated.

His body went stiff as a board.

This fish kissed him? He kissed him just because of a piece of cookie? His lips are so soft, so warm… what does this mean? A friendly gesture? An invitation? An invitation at an auction? Playing it this risky?

Wait… where the hell did he learn this from?

TV dramas?

What kind of dramas? Are they legal?

Su Chengwen touched his burning cheek and looked down…

Fck, got a boner?

It’s definitely fcking seduction!

Su Chengwen straightened his suit and walked toward Han Lixin. Han Lixin’s eyes were bloodshot, and his whole person looked exhausted, as if he had experienced some major setback.

He was far from the person Su Chengwen had met yesterday.

And yet only one day had passed.

“Deputy Director Han, what’s this? Are you interested in this auction too?”

Su Chengwen grinned.

Han Lixin finally snapped back to his senses, glanced at Su Chengwen, then looked at the long, silver-haired Chen Ji beside him with a deep gaze.

Chen Ji took a step back, distancing himself from Han Lixin. Beneath his arrogant expression was undisguised loathing.

This kind of loathing made Su Chengwen feel it was strange. Han Lixin had just been transferred to Tongjiang City from another city last month to be the Deputy Director of the Biological Research Institute, originally meant to replace Lin Feng’s position.

But after Dr. Thal left, he wrote a recommendation letter for Han Lixin to manage the institute. Today should be the first meeting between Han Lixin and Chen Ji.

Chen Ji’s distancing behavior was too strange.

Han Lixin glanced at a corner and said to Su Chengwen, “Commander, perhaps the MHS Command Bureau and the Biological Institute will need to cooperate tonight.”

“What do you mean?”

Han Lixin walked toward the corner, signaling with a side-glance for Su Chengwen to come talk. Su Chengwen glanced at Chen Ji, brought him some fruit, and then followed.

Chen Ji sat eating in a place where he could see Su Chengwen at a single glance.

Su Chengwen and Han Lixin talked leaning against the window. Han Lixin’s brow remained tightly knitted. “Commander, an experimental subject escaped last night.”

“?” Su Chengwen was staring at Chen Ji. Beneath the suit, his lean waistline was showcased perfectly; his long, straight legs, even while sitting, had a bit more “sex appeal” than an ordinary person’s.

Tsk… why does it feel like even the way Chen Ji eats fruit is like seduction?

“Perhaps the finale item tonight is that subject.”

Su Chengwen gave a few perfunctory “ohs” and pointed at Chen Ji, asking Han Lixin: “Brother, don’t you think he seems to be seducing me?”

“Do the other mermen in the underground base act like this too?”

Han Lixin: “???”

The fruit-eating Chen Ji sniffed a thick scent of blood in the air. He also heard the sound of metal clashing and… a cry for help.

Chen Ji suddenly straightened his body, stood up, and walked out.

Su Chengwen immediately straightened up. “Hey, the fish is running away!”