Finally, the time has come. After a month of office work and reduced working hours, Yibo's psychologist is finally convinced that Yibo can return to active duty at the Agency and work on cases again. It had taken four months, but now finally, Yibo is allowed to go back to doing what he does best.

And because they also finally received the long-awaited investigation order for the police department from the police chief, Yibo prepares ready for his new undercover mission.

For this he receives special training and learns in an extremely shortened form, how future police officers are trained. For the theoretical part, he had to watch many videos and read through the training manuals. And for the practical part, his coach trained him in the agency.

While Yibo realized during the theoretical part that they have some similar concepts, he felt during the practical part how different the training is between a special agent and a police officer. Because Yibo remembered very well how often he suffered bruises and sprains, especially during close combat training. The training for future police officers seemed gentle and easy to him.

His father, who has also been his superior for the past three years, has already briefed Yibo on his new case and explained to him in detail what is in store for him. For example, he will have to share a room in a police dormitory with two other police officers from this police department. So he has to stay in character around the clock.

And Yibo has to play a real rookie, one who presents himself awkwardly, to the point of being fearful. This will be the most difficult thing for him, because in his training he learned to react automatically to danger. Now he has to train his brain not to react, to retreat and show a fear he doesn't feel.

"You have to think of the right timing. You can't show fear after everything is over." Explained his father.

"I know that dad. Will I have a contact person there?" Yibo wanted to know.

"Yes. His name is Ray. He's working as a helper at a café that police officers often visit, starting today. He's your contact person. Anything you gather in terms of information, you pass on to him and he keeps us informed. At the moment, we can't do it any other way, because you will probably be with your colleagues around the clock for the first time. They will keep a close eye on you. So you can't contact us directly."

"What about crime there? Is there anything I need to be aware of or know about?"

"As far as we know, there is a mafia-like organization there. It's run by the Wen's. The family clan is big. It starts with Wen Rouhan, his two sons from his first marriage are named Wen Xu and Wen Chou. His stepchildren from second marriage are Wen Qing and Wen Ning. There is a rumor that there is another child. A son he adopted. But we hardly know anything about him. He doesn't have the Wen surname either. Like you, he is 25 years old and is said to be very smart. But that is all we know. Both of Wen Rouhan's wives died in accidents that were quite strange. There were many rumors that Wen Rouhan wanted to get rid of his wives."

"So quite a lot of children. Mhhh, do you think the Wen's have anything to do with my case?"

"That could be. Right now all we know is that they have a lot of illegal business to run. But they are also accused of kidnapping, prostitution, murder, drug trafficking, human trafficking, organ trafficking, arms trafficking, blackmailing and more. But so far, nothing has ever been proven against them."

"Why hasn't this been investigated?"

"It's too big for one agent alone. And unfortunately, they don't take in new members. So infiltrating them and spying on them, finding evidence, doesn't work that easily. And we guess if the Wen's give bribes to the police department, then they practically have a free hand there and can do whatever they want."

"I see. So if the Wen's are in on this, the job could get more complicated and dangerous than we're assuming so far, right?"

"Yes. If you find evidence that the Wen's are bribing the police officers, then we might have to abort and reorganize everything first. That would be too big for you."

"Dad, if that's the case, then I can't just abort. I have to stay there while you guys figure something out. How do you think that will be received if the new police officer suddenly disappears? They'll suspect what I've done and make sure all the evidence is destroyed. Then we'd have to start from the beginning again."

"Yes I know son. However, there is something else you should know. It hasn't been confirmed, but there is a possibility that Meng Yao is working for the Wen's."

"Damn what? You don't mean the same Meng Yao that made my big brother run away from home overnight and cut off contact with all of us, do you?"

"Yes, unfortunately I do. I just got this information this morning, That means if Meng Yao is there, then maybe Hai Kuan is too."

"If Hai Kuan should be there, I'll find him and I'll drag him back home, I swear!"

"Yibo, you can't force him."

"I can, indeed! Why did he sneak off then and only contact us once since? No one had forbidden him to be with Meng Yao! So why did he run away with him? He broke Mom's heart! And I'll never forgive him for that!"

"Yibo, we don't know your brother's reasons. If you do find him, find out what his reasons were for running away. Find out if we can help him. But don't forget why you're there and what your mission is."

"Alright dad. Mhhh, why do you think he ran away that time?"

"Good question. With the new information today, it could be that he found out that Meng Yao might be a criminal. And in order to protect him and not lose him, he ran off with him."

"I hope the two of them are no longer together if he really is a criminal. I also hope he didn't drag Hai Kuan into anything."

"I hope so too Yibo. But for now, you should fully concentrate on the case again. I also just told you this, so that in case you find Hai Kuan there too, you won't be too surprised."

"Mhm Okay. Fortunately, he doesn't know that I have become a special agent. When he ran away, I was still going to school and actually wanted to be a lawyer."

"You as a lawyer? Unimaginable."

"Dad! I'm sure I would have made a good lawyer."

"Maybe a prosecutor the criminals are afraid of, because you beat them up instead of interrogating them."

"Hey, I'm not like that!"

"Sure you're like that. First you hit them and then you ask them."

"You have a very high opinion of your son."

"I know you too well, Yibo. Now get back to work. Later you can get your equipment. Amal has made a big effort again to pack you some great stuff."

"Oh what? Amal? Then I'll have clothes again that make me look like a nerd who does everything Mom says."

"No, not this time. This time you're going to look really cool."

"Yeah right. We'll see." Replied Yibo before leaving his father's office.

Back at his desk, Yibo thought a lot about the information about Meng Yao. It has been almost 8 years since his big brother disappeared overnight. At that time, Yibo's mother broke down when she went to wake Hai Kuan and found that he was gone. He hadn't left more than a note.

He wrote at the time, "I'm sorry for just leaving like that. I can't explain it to you." That was all it said. Yibo's father had been looking for Hai Kuan for a long time, but he had disappeared from the face of the earth and could not be found. Only once, 2 years ago, did he contact them to tell his parents that he was fine and that they had nothing to worry about.

When Seungyoun, a colleague and good friend of Yibo sat down next to him, he told Yibo about a new colleague in data analysis. "Wooseok is his name and he is incredibly cute. I would like to ask him out on a date. But I think it's too soon."

Yibo looked him in the eyes and shook his head. "If the colleague is new, let him settle in here first. And first find out if he's interested in men at all. You can't immediately assume all cute guys are into men."

"Yeah, sure Yibo. Don't you want to find yourself someone sometime?"

"Why are we talking about me now?"

"Because you've never had a relationship. You've only had this affair with this guy."

"Well, that was enough. We met when we felt like having sex once in a while, and otherwise we each went our separate ways."

"But that's not the real thing either. I mean, at some point you have to want to fall in love, too."

"Why? Feelings just distract me from my work. And I don't think there's really a guy out there in the world who meets my standards."

"Your standards aren't normal, after all."

"They're normal. I just don't let just anyone near me."

"And your affair? Is it still going on? Could you imagine it becoming something more?"

"That's been over for more than a year. And I could never have imagined more. As I said, it was all about sex."

"All right Okay, I won't ask any more questions about it. Are you well prepared for your new case?"

"Yes as far as it is possible. I can pick up my equipment from Amal later."

"Oh shit. Amal? He was setting me up with clothes lately, I looked like I was the child of a cat-crazy mother. All the tops had cats on them and a picture of my supposed mother. I had shit brown cloth pants and glasses with super thick lenses. I looked like a complete idiot."

"It wasn't any better with me last time. I looked like a nerd and a mama's boy. I even got a cloth backpack that had a picture of books on it. And hanging from the zipper was a library card with a picture of me on it, with huge glasses and an idiot grin on my face."

"Haha, I'm excited to see your new gear then."

"My dad said I'll be better dressed this time. I'm supposed to look cool. Let's see what Amal means by cool."

"Oh I'm really excited about that. Alright, I'm going to go back to my desk."

"Mhm do that. And stop flirting with the new one."

"I can't promise that. He's just too cute."

"Oh man, I feel sorry for the poor guy already." Yibo replied with a grin.

He turned his attention back to his studies on police training, and once again read a few notes his dad had made extra. And while Yibo was reading that, he was somehow already excited that he will soon be working undercover again.

Now there are only 4 days left before Yibo starts his "new" job as a police officer. And already it seems like the case is going to be much bigger than previously thought. Actually, he didn't care. All that mattered to Yibo was that he wanted to put these corrupt officers behind bars. And with a little luck he will also find his brother again and can get him to come back home.