S.C.I.谜案集 (Special Criminal Investigation) Book 2

Case 2. Killer VS Killer: Chapter 17. Tomb of the Jackal

"What book is it?" Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao with great interest.

"A World War II novel." Zhan Zhao said lightly. "It tells the story of an allied unit, codenamed Jackal, destroying Nazi concentration camps and fighting Nazi war criminals nicknamed Hu Wolf."

"Who won?" Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao smiled indifferently. "There isn't really a winner or loser. The allied forces won, but the war caused great damage. The reason why it is called the 'Tomb of the Jackal' is that when Jackals hunt, they bite down on the animal's throat. The wound left behind will never heal. Being bitten by it means death."

Bai Yutang took the book and whistled, "That sounds interesting. Who wrote it?"

"It was put together by the later generations." Zhan Zhao said. "There is no way to verify the name of the original author. It is said to be based off notes from the war... It's adapted from a true story."

Zhao Jue smiled and said, "This novel is quite rare. You like to read such novels?"

Zhan Zhao nodded. "I like to read novels without authors."

"Why?" Zhao Jue was a little surprised.

"This shows that the author did not write the book for himself." Zhan Zhao put his hands in his pockets. "It's like unknown heroes having more surprises than famous heroes."

Zhao Jue nodded and asked, "Which part of this book impressed you the most?"

Zhan Zhao slightly smiled. "The duel between the captain of Jackal and the Nazi Hu Wolf at the military grounds."

Zhao Jue nodded with satisfaction. "Same."

With that, the two of them began to talk about something else, and after walking for a while, their formation had changed. Zhan Zhao and Zhao Jue walked in front, as they talked back and forth nonstop. Ou Yangchun walked behind them, and nearby Bai Yutang was flipping through the book, as if looking for the duel mentioned earlier.

Ou Yangchun listened to Zhao Jue and Zhan Zhao talk. He couldn't get a word in as he didn't understand anything, so he asked the Bai Yutang, "What are they talking about?"

Bai Yutang continued to flip through the book as he said indifferently, "It's better not knowing. The details are something that normal people won't be able to understand."

"Details?" Ou Yangchun touched his head blankly and looked at Bai Yutang. "Can you read Japanese?"

Bai Yutang shook his head. "I can't."

"Then why are you reading it?" Ou Yangchun was even more puzzled.

"There are Chinese characters." Bai Yutang blinked. "I should be able to guess the content. I know what happens anyways."

Ou Yangchun was speechless, as he stopped talking and ran to the front to open the car door for everyone.

After a delicious French meal at the restaurant introduced by Zhao Jue, they drove back to Bai Jintang's villa. It was almost dark.

As soon as the car arrived at the villa, they heard the sound of wind and propellers in the sky. When Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao got out of the car and looked up, they saw a helicopter slowly land on the landing platform in the middle of the yard. Luo Yang ran over happily. He hugged Zhan Zhao's legs and shouted, "Uncle Zhan!"

Zhan Zhao picked him up, saw the excitement on Luo Yang's face and asked, "Was Disney fun?"

"Very!" Luo Yang was still very excited. "The helicopter is so awesome!"