Chapter 159

Why did my cousin disappear?

“It seems you care more about your cousin than about your sperm.”

“Xiao Gao, what happened to my cousin?”

“This all started with that phone call half an hour ago,” Gao Yining said on the other end of the line. “Your cousin called me half an hour ago, saying he might have to leave Shenzhen for a while. I asked him how long ‘a while’ meant, and he said maybe a month or two, or maybe several years. I asked him where he was going, and he said Yunnan. I asked him what he was going to Yunnan for, and he said he was being transferred there. His tone was rather lifeless, as if he was very pessimistic. I suggest you call him later and ask him what’s wrong.”

“good!”

“So, shouldn’t you answer my first question now?”

“I know,” Han An said, glancing back at his son who was squatting and building blocks. “The purpose of testing my sperm motility is simple: to determine whether I am fertile. If not, then my son might not be my son. If I am, then my wife might have some health problems. Actually, we haven’t been using contraception for over a year, but she still hasn’t been able to conceive.”

“I understand. I’ll let you know as soon as the results are out.”

“Okay, I’ll call my cousin now.”

“After you find out why he went to Yunnan, remember to tell me too.”

“It seems you care about my cousin.”

“After all, they are good friends.”

“I always felt that your relationship would escalate.”

“You’re daydreaming,” Gao Yining laughed. “First of all, because the probability of infidelity in this society is getting higher and higher, I’m not interested in marriage. Secondly, your cousin is already planning to stay in Yunnan for a few months or even a few years. You still think that my relationship with him will escalate? Mr. Han, let me tell you, distance is the easiest way to make people strangers and the easiest way to make feelings fade.”

“I know this principle, which is why I’ve always felt that long-distance relationships are unreliable.”

“Whether it’s reliable or not, it’s none of my business.”

What’s it like to book a hotel room alone?

“Great, no one bothers me.”

“Then next time you want to book a room by yourself, I can lend you my ID card.”

“Borrowing your ID card is useless; you have to lend me the person.”

“Then I’ll go and book a room for you, and then I’ll give you the room key. Is that alright?”

“Okay! I’ll let you know if I need anything!”

“Okay, I’m calling my cousin now.”

“OK”.

After hanging up, Han An immediately called his cousin.

After the call connected, Han An asked directly, “Are you going to Yunnan?”

“Who told you that?”

“Xiao Gao.”

“Gao Yining?”

“right!”

“Yes, we’re going to Yunnan tomorrow.”

What are you going over there for?

“It’s just a job transfer, nothing special.”

“Are you going to go undercover?”

“An undercover agent?” Han Sheng laughed on the other end of the phone. “I’m no match for being an undercover agent. I was just transferred there to assist with the work. I guess you’ve watched too many drug-themed movies, otherwise you wouldn’t say something that even I find hilarious.”

“Since you mentioned drug enforcement, your trip to Yunnan this time is probably related to that.”

“Don’t make wild guesses, I’ll be back as soon as I’m done with this.”

“how long?”

“There’s no specific time limit for handling cases,” Han Sheng said. “Just wait for me in Shenzhen. I’ll tell you as soon as I get back, and then we’ll go to Brother’s Grilled Fish for a meal. Also, I told my family that I’m being transferred to the Dali Public Security Bureau to work in an office, and that’s true. Don’t tell them I’m going undercover or on a drug bust or anything, or they’ll be terrified and come to Dali to look for me overnight.”

Although Han Sheng sounded relaxed, Han An was still worried.

Last time I took a car to the dilapidated temple, the driver said that a tourist’s friend had died while working as an undercover agent in Yunnan.

Because Yunnan is very close to Myanmar, many drugs are transported to various parts of the country through Yunnan.

That’s why he was so worried when his cousin suddenly had to go to Yunnan for work.

Before Han An could speak, his cousin continued, “Anyway, you shouldn’t tell anyone about my trip to Yunnan.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t tell. I just hope you can come back safely.”

“Yes, I’m waiting for you to treat me to grilled fish.”

“And there’s Hanji Hot Pot, it’s all free for you to eat there,” Han An said after a pause. “Why don’t you come to Hanji for hot pot tonight, and we can have a good chat?”

“I’m not free tonight. There’s a very important meeting at the bureau that will probably go on until very late.”

“Then I’ll take you to the airport tomorrow.”

“That’s acceptable.”

What time is your flight?

“10 a.m. tomorrow.”

“I’ll arrive at your place at eight o’clock, and I’ll drive you to the airport.”

“Why bother driving a car? Taking the subway is so much easier.”

“If you have luggage, it’s more convenient to drive.”

“It’s just a suitcase, you can just carry it.”

“Anyway, I’ll drive to your place tomorrow. You can take a car or the subway if you want.”

“See you at eight o’clock tomorrow morning.”

“Um.”

After hanging up, Han An’s eyelids kept twitching, as if something bad was about to happen.

He naturally didn’t want his cousin to work in Yunnan, much less to go undercover.

Drug dealers are cold-blooded animals, and he was genuinely worried that something might happen to his cousin.

When he was in junior high school, he saw a movie on TV.

He couldn’t remember the name of the movie, but there was one scene he would never forget.

An undercover agent was betrayed and buried in a pit, with only his head sticking out.

The drug lord wanted to extract information about the Chinese military’s plans from the undercover agent, so he made him stand in the sun. When that didn’t yield any results, the drug dealer ordered his henchmen to shave the agent’s head and cut a slit in his skull. Then, the drug dealer poured salt into the slit. The agent died in agonizing screams.

Han An felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about that scene.

“Honey, who were you talking to on the phone just now?”

Seeing his wife standing in the living room, Han An said, “This is my cousin, Han Sheng.”

“You just said you were going to see someone off.”

“He’s going on a business trip tomorrow.”

Where are we going?

“In Yunnan.”

“Yunnan?” Bai Jing frowned and asked, “Isn’t he a criminal police officer in Shenzhen? Why would he go to Yunnan?”

“They said I was transferred to work over there.”

“It must be a cross-provincial case, right?”

“I don’t know, and he didn’t say,” Han An said. “He’s extremely secretive about work matters.”

“I always felt it was related to drug trafficking,” Bai Jing said. “For example, when drugs were seized in Shenzhen, your cousin went to Yunnan to conduct further investigations to see if he could catch the people upstream.”

Have you ever been exposed to drugs since you were a child?