Pure Darkness

Chapter 100

This is not a one-time battle with criminals, it's a war. . .

Bo Jinyan reveals her plan to evict the masked killer and bring down Buddha’s Hand, a criminal gang on the China-Myanmar border she has infiltrated. It was obviously not going to be a walk in the park, but Bo Jinyan was determined to succeed. As he and Jian Yao prepared, then traveled to the border city to meet their contacts, Bo Jinyan had two unexpected encounters, one touching (and perhaps terrifying?), and the other, Bo Jinyan had two unexpected encounters, comically. Read on to find out more. . .

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Jian Yao understood at that moment. First, the border is not like mainland China; it is even more dangerous. The captain's identity can be a sensitive issue, and he has to be very careful. Second, to deduce the identity of the masked killer from among the criminals would probably be something that only Bo Jinyan herself could achieve. What's more, if he could actually talk to a frontline criminal investigator rather than just looking at the information in books and documents, coupled with his powers of observation and thinking skills, he said, he would definitely be able to dig up more clues from that conversation.

Moreover, Bo Jinyan had such pride and this situation hurt her greatly. He also wanted to capture criminals personally to avenge himself and Fu Ziyu.

Sure enough, Bo Jinyan also said, “Only I can do this. The ‘Buddha’s Hand’ gang is very closed and tightly organized, and it will not be easy to shake them. The masked killer takes his minions with him and hides them all inside the gang. He was also very cunning; a slight breeze in the grass and he was likely to dart. The enemy we have to fight is no longer on one side, but on two sides. However, our advantage was that the masked assassin thought that I had been completely crushed and helpless.

Therefore, I will gather all the usable clues and follow them, such as following the vine to get to melon*, to find the gang's hideout and ascertain the identity of the members. However, before this, there should be no indication of actions that might worry them. Every move I make will be supported by a large police force working with me. Until the last step, when I will join Zhu Tao to launch an all-out attack, capture all the members of the Buddhist Hand gang in one fell swoop and find the masked killer at the same time, the, leaving him no way to escape. This is my comprehensive plan.

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*T/N (shun teng mo cave) – lit. follow the vine to get to the melon; to track something using instructions.

Jian Yao grabbed his hand, looked at him and said, “This is not a one-time battle with criminals, this is war. .”

He smiled thinly. “Ya, this is our war.”

However, when Jian Yao thought of this comprehensive plan, she felt extremely uneasy, and once again advised, “But you promised me one thing, to never let yourself rush to the front line again.” Nonetheless, Bo Jinyan replied, “I myself will not rush forward. To deal with criminal gangs requires great police force; how could I do something so stupid?”

Jian Yao thought so too. He recalled the time they were dealing with the flower cannibal case. In fact, the situation was no different to what they were facing right now. Bo Jinyan had also devised a comprehensive plan, including achieving her goals in a devious manner. He oversaw and directed the operation as well as penetrated the tiger cave personally. Armed forces from the land, sea and air cooperated on his orders, and in the end, they captured the flower cannibal and its base of operations at once. When his Jinyan embraced his dark side, he was extremely frightening, able to manipulate the entire situation and advance, step by step, while steadying himself firmly at every step. After thinking about all this, he felt somewhat comfortable. He looked once again at the clear sky outside the window and felt that the road ahead did not seem to be too rocky. When they had captured the masked killer, they were finally able to go home.

After a while, Jian Yao descended for breakfast. Bo Jinyan was sitting alone by the lake next to the forest outside the house. In this small, secluded town, there is actually a stylish and luxurious guesthouse, called ‘Staged Forgiveness, which Jian Yao found online. At this moment, Bo Jinyan was sitting beside a lake that stretched as far as the eye could see, with boundless clouds of mist before her eyes.

He sat there long enough. This situation, this scene, led him to recall a few years ago, by the river near a villa in his hometown of Tong City. He and Fu Ziyu sat in the same way by the water, fishing, drinking, and chatting.

Bo Jinyan is certainly an atheist. However, at this moment, he seemed to sense that there was someone by his side. Fu Ziyu was still sitting with him, a warm and concerned smile on his face, no different from before.

Bo Jinyan raised her hand and held the sunglasses at the base of her nose. He sat like that in silence for a very long time. Then, a hint of cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

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Since their transportation to the border would not depart until the afternoon, after breakfast, Jian Yao and Bo Jinyan went out for a walk with the intention of buying clothes. Jian Yao was fine, but even though Bo Jinyan was not wearing a suit, her clothes consisting of a polo T-shirt and casual pants showed superior qualities that were too dazzling for this remote city.

Some sports and outdoor shops in this small town, contrary to expectations, are not bad. Jian Yao chose some outerwear for herself, and also chose a simple comfortable jacket and pants for Bo Jinyan, as well as suitable cross-country shoes and a mountain stick. This way, the two of them will look like a pair of backpacking lovers on the way. Moreover, unless one looked closely, they would not be able to see that there was anything different from his sunglasses.

In the afternoon, a minibus departed from the city and headed southwest. The mountain road was steep and shrouded in clouds and fog. The inside of the bus was narrow, and very quiet. It was not a peak period, so there were not many people on the bus. Jian Yao sat beside the window, leaning against Bo Jinyan's shoulder. As he closed his eyes, he could feel his fingers playing with his hair, just like before. She smiled a little. They would obviously step into the tiger cave, but his heart was as peaceful as the trees and grasses in these mountains.

But there are still disturbing episodes.

A child sitting next to them was agitated. After sitting for so long, he started running around and climbed onto the nearest seat. His parents did not seem to be much concerned about this, as if this behavior was commonplace. The cheap toy plane in the boy's hand fell to the ground near Bo Jinyan's feet. The boy leaned over to pick it up, and when he looked up, he saw Bo Jinyan's sunglasses.

It could be because children are more perceptive about some things than adults. The boy was silent for a moment, then said loudly, “Ah! There's a blind man sitting here! He's blind!”

When he said this, the few people on the bus all turned to look at Bo Jinyan. Moreover, Bo Jinyan's face and temperament were quite outstanding, so, after looking at it once, they picked up a few more.

Jian Yao opened her eyes and looked at the child, unsure how to respond.

Unexpectedly, Bo Jinyan spoke. “Blind? Son, you're between 115 and 120 centimeters tall, and there's a plastic toy in your hand, which is 5 centimeters from my left foot. You eat fried goat meat rice for lunch, and you eat until full. This time, you visit the grandparents of the Mother's side with your parents. Am I right?”

The boy was silent.

The people on the bus were silent.

” Xiao Long, come here!” The boy's parents were clearly terrified. They pulled him back to them and held him back, no longer staring at Bo Jinyan. Others started whispering one by one, because of this ‘aneh’.

Bo Jinyan grunted.

Jian Yao also had some ‘’*black lines, but when she saw the haughty expression of the man sitting beside her, her heart suddenly felt at ease and she laughed for no reason.

*T/N (hei xian) – on. black line. Refers to how characters are portrayed in a bad mood in the comics, with black lines emanating from them, or black fog.

Hey, kid, you know what?

This person's temperament would not change at all no matter how much difficulty he experienced.

Little by little, he looked once again like the person he knew, even though his eyes were faint and vague.

After disturbing the atmosphere of the entire bus, Bo Jinyan really felt comfortable and closed her eyes while leaning back in her chair. He even pulled Jian Yao's head so that it once again leaned on his shoulder. Jian Yao noticed that the other passengers were still whispering and the child's parents looked like they were harboring great suspicion. He could not help but laugh before saying, “Sorry, he did not mean to scare the child. She is actually. . . an astrologer.”

Everyone go, “Ahhhh. .”

Bo Jinyan froze, but her hand was tightly gripped by Jian Yao. After a moment of silence, he pinched his thigh. Jian Yao endured her pain and said, gently, pleading, “Don't someone guess the same thing before? I was suddenly inspired. .”

After that, the bus was very quiet. When the locals looked at Bo Jinyan, they did so with respect in their eyes.

It was late when the bus reached its destination. Jian Yao held onto Bo Jinyan's hand as she helped her down. They had arrived at a small border town amid towering mountains and rugged mountains where, it was said, one of them was the closest to heaven.