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killerandhealerqueen · 6 months

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Okay, so. A thought came to me. And it's semi supernatural? Like cursed object? Okay, uh...wait. Oh right! So,

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oh yeah! Zhan Yao finds an old artifact and he has to transport it with Bai Yutong because people that are in contact with it claims they've time traveled, or whatever, right? And in the midst of transporting it, some criminals are chasing them cuz they want to steal it from some rich ass collector for whatever reason. Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong ends up in a crash cuz assholes stepped on the gas. (Poor little white car, it will be missed and fixed, or replaced. Cuz Yutang rich) Anyways, the car jerks and flings them around. When they open their eyes again, there are guns pointing at them. And a man approaches them, tells them they are under arrest for trying to steal a priceless artifact, and are taken to the police station where they are interrogated by dun dun dun!!!! Jiang Yuelou, who is in charge of recovering the stolen artifact, which at this time it's not and its just a rich man's love token from his deceased wife and he treasures the pocket watch a lot. Things happen, people gets kidnapped, some die and others get hurt, Yuzhi gets caught in the crossfire and saved by Zhan Yao who also gets caught in the crossfire, because they attract trouble like bees to honey. (Zhan Junbai may or may not be an ancestor.) Things get weird but along the way Yuelou and Yuzhi trusts Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao. (They can't be that bad if they rescued Yuzhi.) Yutong gets jealous because Xiao Bai stole Zhan Yao from him. And they eventually go back to their time via the power of the pocket watch and realize that only minutes, hours maxed, has passed despite being in the past for months. They doubt whether or not it was real. (Maybe they end up bring back a tiny proof that they did in fact time travel.) And artifact cracked so its not like they can try again. Maybe they'll meet Yuelou and Yuzhi of the future one day. Or maybe they are the reincarnated versions. I don't know. TBH, the idea was just "Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao time travels and meets Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi."

Ohhh...I'm listening, I'm listening...so what you're telling me is that Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong basically get isekaied back to Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi's time period...that's fucking hilarious, I love it

Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong had been assigned to some weird cases before but they swore this one was the fucking weirdest

You see, they walked into the office one day, only to be greeted by Bao Sir, who held a small box in his hand

“Bao Sir”

Bao Sir smiled before he held out the box to them

“I have a special assignment for you two”

Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao frowned before Bai Yutong reached out and took the box from him, opening it before he looked at him in confusion

“A…watch?”

Bao Sir nodded as he handed them a piece of paper with an address on it

“Yes. A local professor who is a friend of mine asked me if I would put my two best detectives on an assignment of transferring this watch to the local museum”

Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao frowned

“Why did he want us?”

Bao Sir shrugged

“I’m not entirely sure. When I asked, he said that all of the people he had previous asked to transport said watch mysteriously…disappeared”

Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao’s eyes widened

“Disappeared?!”

Bao Sir nodded

“Apparently, according to him, they all “time traveled”. But that, of course, is nonsense as time travel doesn’t exist. And since you both are men of science, I doubt you’ll have any problems”

He then smiled

“Good luck”

He then walked past them, leaving Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong alone with the box, a stunned look on both of their faces

After he left, Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong looked down at the watch before Bai Yutong sighed

“Come on, let’s get this over with so we can focus on actually important cases”

He then closed the box and turned, heading out of the department, Zhan Yao on his heels

After leaving the department, Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong got into Bai Yutong’s car, Bai Yutong typing the address into his phone’s GPS before he put the car into drive and began making their way towards the museum

As they drove towards the museum, Zhan Yao looked at the box in his lap before he opened it and pulled out the watch, looking at it

Bai Yutong glanced over at him before he hummed

“Do you believe what Bao Sir said?”

Zhan Yao glanced back at him

“What, that this watch causes people to time travel?”

Bai Yutong nodded

“Yeah”

Zhan Yao shook his head

“There’s no such thing as time travel”

Bai Yutong frowned

“But how do you explain those disappearances?”

Zhan Yao hummed

“Well, maybe they got killed? Because this watch seems pretty valuable and looks like something that would be in a collector’s collection”

Bai Yutong frowned

“Are you serious? You think a collector actually had them killed?”

Zhan Yao chuckled softly

“You’d be amazed at collectors will do to get their grubby hands on something valuable or priceless”

Bai Yutong hummed

“I guess so”

As they continued down the road and through the intersection, they didn’t even see a large white truck coming towards them from the left until they were suddenly t-boned, causing both of them to cry out in shock as Bai Yutong’s Lamborghini flipped multiple times before it finally came to a stop

As it sat there in the middle of the road, smoking, one of the people in the white truck (who were actually hired by a collector to steal said watch that Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao were assigned to transport) got out and walked over to Bai Yutong’s Lamborghini, looking inside only to find it empty

“What the fuck?”

Meanwhile, when Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao both slowly opened their eyes, they blinked a few times in confusion, only to realize that there were guns pointed in their faces, causing their eyes to widen in shock

“What the hell?!”

Just then a tall man with light tan skin, brown eyes, and black hair styled in an undercut, his eyes hard

“You’re under arrest”

Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong looked at him in confusion

“For what?!”

The man huffed

“For theft”

“Theft?!”

The man pointed to the watch in Zhan Yao’s hand

“That’s an important artifact and you’ve stolen it”

Both Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong looked down at the watch before they both shook their heads

“No, we were just—”

Just then, two officers surged forward and grabbed them, yanking the watch out of Zhan Yao’s hand as the man waved his hand

“Take them back”

The officers nodded and began dragging Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong away, both men struggling desperately in their grasps

A little while later, both Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao sat in a cell, irritation on their faces just as a tall man with light skin, brown eyes, and short black hair walked into the cell and raised an eyebrow

“Stealing a precious artifact…that’s pretty ballsy”

Bai Yutong tsked

“Look, buddy, we didn’t still shit. We were assigned to transport that watch to a local museum”

The man raised an eyebrow

“Oh yeah? And who assigned you to do that?”

“Commissioner Bao Heizei of the Hong Kong Police Department”

The man frowned

“Commissioner Bao? I’ve never heard of him”

He then looked Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao up and down and hummed

“I don’t believe I’ve ever seen you two either. What’s your name?”

Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao glanced at each other before they looked back at him

“Sergeant Bai Yutong and Dr. Zhan Yao, SCI”

The man frowned

“SCI?”

“Special Cases Investigation unit”

Bai Yutong then motioned to his pocket

“Check my ID if you don’t believe me”

The man hummed before he stepped forward and pulled out Bai Yutong’s ID card, looking at it

“Never heard of it. Nor you”

He then placed his ID back in his pocket before he crossed his arms

“I don’t believe either of you”

Bai Yutong groaned as Zhan Yao looked at him

“We didn’t steal the watch, we promise. Just let us call our Commissioner and he’ll explain it to you”

The man scoffed

“Yeah, I’m not going to do that”

Bai Yutong growled

“What do we have to do to prove to you that we didn’t fucking steal that damn watch?”

The man hummed just as Zhan Yao looked at him

“Do you even have any evidence that we stole the watch? Other than it being in our possession? Did anyone see us steal it?”

The man was quiet before he shook his head, a look of irritation on his face

“No”

Zhan Yao smirked

“Then you can’t hold us. It’s just probable cause. Until you have more evidence to link us to the theft, you have to let us go”

The man growled before he snapped his fingers, two officers soon rushing forward

“Yes Chief Jiang?”

The man, Chief Jiang Yuelou, motioned to Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao

“Release them”

The officers looked at him in shock but quickly did as they were told, as they didn’t want to get on his bad side

Once they were released, Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao looked at Jiang Yuelou as he narrowed his eyes at them

“Don’t go far…I will find a way to arrest you”

Bai Yutong huffed

“Yeah, good luck with that”

He then patted himself down before he looked at Jiang Yuelou

“Where can we get our guns back?”

Jiang Yuelou motioned with his head

“Follow me”

He then led them through the prison, both men looking around with wide eyes; it was nothing like the prisons that they were used to

Jiang Yuelou then motioned to an officer, who placed Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong’s guns before them, Bai Yutong taking his gun first before he handed Zhan Yao his

They both then looked at Jiang Yuelou

“We’ll be seeing you”

They then turned and headed out of the prison, Jiang Yuelou watching them with narrowed eyes

After leaving the prison, Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao looked around with wide eyes; they had no idea where they fuck they were…but considering the police uniforms that the officers were wearing…it definitely wasn’t their era

“Did we actually time travel?”

Bai Yutong shrugged

“Hell if I fucking know. All I know is that we need to get back to the HKPD or Bao Sir is gonna have our asses for fucking up this assignment”

Zhan Yao nodded

“Yeah”

They then began through the city, looking around in awe

“Jesus, it really feels like we’ve jumped back in time”

Zhan Yao hummed

“Maybe we have”

Bai Yutong looked over at him incredulously

“Don’t tell me you actually believe that the watch causes people to time travel”

Zhan Yao motioned to their surroundings

“Look where we are, Yutong! How do you explain this?”

Bai Yutong was quiet before he huffed

“I don’t know”

Zhan Yao nodded

“That’s what I thought”

Bai Yutong tsked before he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone, only to find that he had no service

“Well fuck me, we can’t even call Commissioner Bai to let him know what happened”

Zhan Yao frowned and quickly pulled out his phone as well, only to find that he also didn’t have service

“Damn”

Bai Yutong groaned

“Well, this is just great, isn’t it?”

Zhan Yao hummed and placed his phone back in his pocket as he sighed

“So we’re somehow trapped in another time period and we can’t contact our boss…this seems like a nightmare”

Bai Yutong nodded

“Yeah, it does”

Just then, his eyes widened

“Fuck, the watch!”

Zhan Yao frowned

“What about the watch?”

Bai Yutong gave him a look

“We don’t have the watch anymore! How are we supposed to transport it if we don’t even have it?!”

Zhan Yao paused before he hummed

“You’ve got a point…do you think that Chief Jiang would be willing to give it back?”

Bai Yutong scoffed

“Yeah, I fucking doubt it”

Zhan Yao hummed

“Well…shit”

Bai Yutong huffed

“You can say that again”

They both then sighed before they began walking, thinking about how they were going to get the watch back as well as get back to their own time when they heard shouting coming from a nearby alley, causing them to look at each other in concern before they ran towards the shouting, their eyes widening at the sight of two thugs beating up an old man

At the sight, Bai Yutong growled and quickly drew his gun

“Stop! Police!”

At the bark, the two thugs turned to look at them before they scoffed

“You two aren’t police. Get lost”

Bai Yutong narrowed his eyes and placed his finger on the trigger

“Step away from him or I’ll shoot”

The two men laughed

“You’ll do no such thing”

Just then, a gunshot echoed through the air before one of the men went down with a scream, clutching at their leg

They all then looked over at Zhan Yao, who was looking at them calmly, his own gun in his hand

“You never said anything about me taking a shot. Now get lost”

The two thugs nodded and quickly rushed out of the alley, one of the thugs supporting the other as they ran

Once they were gone, both Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong putting their guns away before they rushed over to the old man and looked him over

“Sir, are you alright?”

The old man nodded

“Yes, thank you”

Zhan Yao noticed that he was bleeding from a head wound, causing him to frown

“You’re bleeding. We should take you to the hospital”

The old man shook his head

“No need. Just take me to Yuzhi Hall”

Bai Yutong frowned

“Yuzhi Hall?”

The old man nodded

“It’s a clinic”

Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao both nodded in understanding before they carefully helped the old man to his feet and led him through the street, allowing him to show them where Yuzhi Hall was

When they arrived and stepped inside, a young man took one look at them before his eyes widened and he quickly rushed over to them, taking the old man out of his arms before he guided him over to one of the chairs in front of his desk and sat him down

Once he was sitting, he quickly got to work on cleaning and bandaging the man’s wounds before he looked over at Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong

“What happened?”

“Uh, we saw him getting attacked in an alley not too far from here. We fought them off and then brought him here at his request”

The young man nodded slowly

“I see”

He then turned back to the old man and smiled gently

“How are you feeling now?”

The old man nodded

“Fine, Dr. Chen”

The young man, Dr. Chen Yuzhi, smiled

“Good, that’s good. But I think you should just rest for a little bit before you head on your way, hmm?”

The old man nodded

“Alright”

Chen Yuzhi then tilted his head at him

“Tea?”

The old man nodded

“Please”

Chen Yuzhi nodded before he looked at Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong

“And for you?”

Both Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong looked at each other before they nodded

“Please”

Chen Yuzhi smiled and nodded before he turned and headed off to make some tea as the old man looked at Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao

“Thank you for saving me back there”

He then tilted his head

“Are you two new police recruits? I don’t believe I’ve seen you before”

Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao shook their heads

“We’re police officers, but not from here. We’re from Hong Kong”

The old man looked at them curiously

“What brings two police officers from Hong Kong to Jing City?”

Zhan Yao frowned

“Is that where we are?”

The old man nodded

“Indeed”

Bai Yutong nodded slowly

“And…what year is it?”

“1920”

Both Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong looked at him in shock

“1920?!”

The old man laughed

“What year were you expecting?”

Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong both blinked, just as Jiang Yuelou stepped into the clinic and frowned

“The hell are you two doing here?”

Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao turned to look at him before Bai Yutong huffed

“We could say the same thing. You don’t look sick”

Jiang Yuelou tsked

“Neither do you”

Just then, Chen Yuzhi walked back out with three tea cups full of tea and handed one to the old man before he looked at Jiang Yuelou and smiled as he handed Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong their tea

“Yuelou. What are you doing here?”

Jiang Yuelou looked at him and smiled before he cleared his throat

“Well, I was hoping you’d maybe know who the owner of this watch was”

He then reached into his pocket and pulled out the pocket watch his men had taken from Zhan Yao earlier

Just then, the old man gasped

“My watch!”

Jiang Yuelou, Bai Yutong, and Zhan Yao looked at him with wide eyes

“This is your watch?”

The old man nodded as he pushed himself to his feet and walked over to Jiang Yuelou, taking the watch out of his hand, a fond smile on his face before he looked at Jiang Yuelou

“I was on my way to the police station to see if you had found it when I was jumped. Where did you find it?”

Jiang Yuelou glanced at Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao before he cleared his throat

“Oh, one of my men found it”

The old man nodded slowly before he looked at Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao and held out the watch

“Here. As thanks for saving me earlier”

Bai Yutong, Zhan Yao, and Jiang Yuelou looked at him in shock before Jiang Yuelou shook his head

“But…isn’t that the watch your wife gave you?”

The old man smiled

“Yes, but I think she’d be happy to know that it went to people with good hearts like them, since she had a good heart”

Both Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao blinked in shock before they bowed, Zhan Yao carefully taking the watch from him

“Thank you. We’ll take good care of it”

The old man smiled and nodded before he continued out of the clinic, Jiang Yuelou, Chen Yuzhi, Zhan Yao, and Bai Yutong watching him leave before Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao looked at the watch

“Now we can fucking go home”

Zhan Yao let out a sigh of relief

“Thank God”

Chen Yuzhi tilted his head curiously

“You needed the watch to go home?”

Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao looked at him then at Jiang Yuelou before they both sighed

“It’s a…bit of a weird story and I don’t think you’re going to believe us even if we told you”

Jiang Yuelou crossed his arms

“Try us”

Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao looked at each other before they sighed and explained that they were from the future, that in their “era” they had been assigned to transport the watch that the old man had given them to a museum and that before they could make it there, they were t-boned by a truck

“However, instead of…basically dying, we’re here. In the 1920s. And we’re pretty sure this watch brought us here, especially because the person who owned the watch said it caused people to time travel”

Both Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi stared at them in shock before Jiang Yuelou looked over at Chen Yuzhi

“You’re the doctor here, Yuzhi. You think they have a screw loose?”

Bai Yutong tsked

“We told you wouldn’t believe us”

Chen Yuzhi hummed

“Well…I don’t know if it’s entirely possible but…I think they’re telling the truth”

Jiang Yuelou looked at him in shock

“HA?!”

Chen Yuzhi motioned to Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao

“Well, they’re clearly not dressed like us…so they kind of stick out like sore thumbs. Does that mean that they’re from the future? I don’t know but…maybe”

Jiang Yuelou hummed before he looked at the watch in Zhan Yao’s hand

“So how is that thing supposed to take you back to…wherever you came from?”

Zhan Yao shook his head

“We don’t know…we don’t know how it worked the first time. I mean…we got in a car accident the first time…but I don’t know if we can replicate it”

Jiang Yuelou shrugged

“We can try”

Chen Yuzhi looked at him in shock

“Jiang Yuelou! Absolutely not!”

Jiang Yuelou looked over at him and huffed

“I’m kidding, Yuzhi. I wouldn’t actually do that”

Bai Yutong shot him a look

“Yeah sure”

Jiang Yuelou glanced back at him and smirked as Chen Yuzhi looked at them

“Well…since we don’t really know how to help you…you’re more than welcome to stay here. I have beds upstairs…and while it’s not much, it’s better than nothing”

Jiang Yuelou glanced at him before he sighed

“Since you two are also police men, you can work at the department until you go back”

Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao looked at the two men in shock before they dipped their heads

“Thank you”

After the rocky start, Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao slowly began to get used to “living” in Jing City

During the day, Bai Yutong worked at the Jing City Police Department with Jiang Yuelou while Zhan Yao worked with Chen Yuzhi at his clinic

Even though Zhan Yao was police like Bai Yutong, he felt like he’d be use to Chen Yuzhi, since the young man worked by himself

Though they did come by the police department whenever Jiang Yuelou needed consultation on a case

Then during the evenings, the four of them would meet up for dinner at the wonton stand that Jiang Yuelou and Chen Yuzhi frequent before going to either Jiang Yuelou or Chen Yuzhi’s place to drink tea before going to Chen Yuzhi's clinic to sleep

And anytime they visited Jiang Yuelou’s place, Xiao Bai would absolutely clamor all over Zhan Yao, must to Bai Yutong’s jealousy because Zhan Yao was his cat

Everything was going rather well (though Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao were worried that their team was missing them) when one day Zhan Yao and Chen Yuzhi were summoned to the police department, only to find Jiang Yuelou, Bai Yutong, and a group of officers gathered in the lobby

“What’s going on?”

Jiang Yuelou looked at them

“We’re going to head out to do a raid on a known drug den. We want you to come along as medics but stay at a distance, just in case”

Zhan Yao and Chen Yuzhi nodded

“Understood”

Jiang Yuelou nodded in reply before he headed out of the police department, Bai Yutong, the other officers, Zhan Yao, and Chen Yuzhi following after him

They then all got into the police cars before they headed to where the raid was

When they arrived, they all got out before Jiang Yuelou, Bai Yutong, and the officers made their way towards the warehouse while Zhan Yao and Chen Yuzhi stood a distance away

Inside the warehouse, all of the officers spread out while Bai Yutong followed behind Jiang Yuelou, Song Rong, and Sun Yongren, Song Rong and Sun Yongren flanking either side of Jiang Yuelou while Bai Yutong brought up the rear

As they made their way through the warehouse, everyone kept their eyes peeled when Bai Yutong noticed something out of the corner of his eye, making him turn before he fired, a cry echoing through the warehouse, making Jiang Yuelou and the others look at him in shock

“You could see that?”

Bai Yutong nodded

“Yeah. So just keep going, don’t worry, I’ve got your back”

Jiang Yuelou, Song Rong, and Sun Yongren nodded, just as gun fire suddenly exploded boxes next to them, causing them to quickly take cover before they began firing back

Meanwhile, outside the warehouse, Zhan Yao and Chen Yuzhi watched the warehouse with nervous eyes, as they both had jumped the minute they heard gunfire

“I hope they’re okay”

Zhan Yao hummed

“Me too”

As they stood there, someone came to the window of the warehouse and pointed a gun at them, making Zhan Yao’s eyes widen before he grabbed Chen Yuzhi and tackled him to the ground, just as a bullet ricocheted off the roof of the car

“Stay down”

Zhan Yao then grabbed his gun and peered around the car, just as another bullet hit the ground beside the car, causing him to quickly duck behind the car before he peered around it once more and took aim, firing once

While he wasn’t as good as Bai Yutong, after training with him for a while, his aim improved and he was grateful for the time Bai Yutong took to train him as he watched the shooter fall forward out of the window

Once the shooter was dead, Zhan Yao lowered his gun before he looked at Chen Yuzhi

“Are you alright?”

Chen Yuzhi nodded

“I’m fine”

Zhan Yao nodded

“Good”

Meanwhile, back in the warehouse, Bai Yutong, Jiang Yuelou, Song Rong, Sun Yongren, and the other officers were taking down the dealers, doing their best not to get shot at

After they had taken out the drug dealers, Jiang Yuelou looked around

“Is everyone alright? Any causalities?”

All of his officers, including Bai Yutong, Song Rong, and Sun Yongren, shook their heads, causing him to nod

“Good. Seize the drugs and let’s go”

The officers nodded and quickly began to drag boxes and boxes full of drugs out of the warehouse as Jiang Yuelou, Bai Yutong, Song Rong, and Sun Yongren walked out of the warehouse and over to where Zhan Yao and Chen Yuzhi were waiting

“Everything okay out here?”

Zhan Yao huffed

“Someone took a shot at us, but other than that, we’re fine”

Jiang Yuelou’s eyes widened

“What?!”

He then looked at Chen Yuzhi in concern

“Are you hurt?”

Chen Yuzhi smiled and shook his head

“No, thanks to Zhan Yao, I’m fine”

Jiang Yuelou looked over at Zhan Yao with a raised eyebrow, just as Zhan Yao pulled out his gun

“You forget, Chief Jiang, that I’m also a police officer”

Jiang Yuelou huffed softly and nodded

“Right, forgive me”

He then turned towards the warehouse, where the rest of the officers were exiting

“Is that everything?”

The officers turned to look at him

“There’s one more box inside”

Meanwhile, unknown to the officers, the drug dealers had set up a trap of a bomb to go off the minute it reached “zero” and there was only three seconds left on the bomb

Then, all of a suddenly, the warehouse exploded, sending everyone flying in the blast, Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong clinging to each other as they hit the ground, Zhan Yao accidentally landing on the pocket watch that was in his pocket

A little while later, when Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong woke up, they found themselves in hospital beds, Bao Sir and the other S.C.I. members gathered around them

“Dr. Zhan! You’re awake!”

Zhan Yao let out a soft groan

“What happened? Where are we?”

Bao Sir huffed

“You’re in the hospital. You and Bai Yutong have been unconscious for hours”

Zhan Yao frowned

‘Hours? It’s only been hours? But…’

His eyes then widened

“The watch! What happened to the watch?”

Bao Sir sighed

“Unfortunately, it was broken in the crash. But the professor understands, he knows it wasn’t your fault”

Just then, the door to the room opened and a doctor stepped inside

“Ah, you’re awake, good”

He then looked at Bao Sir and the others

“If you’ll excuse me, I need to do a quick check up on them”

Bao Sir and the others nodded before they left the room, the doctor smiling as they left before he walked over to Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong

“Hello gentlemen, I’m your doctor, Dr.—”

Both Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong looked at him in shock

“Dr. Chen”

The young doctor, Dr. Chen Yuzhi, smiled

“That’s right. I’m quite amazed you know my name considering this is the first time we’ve spoken since you’ve woken up”

Both Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong glanced at each other before Bai Yutong looked at him

“How’s Chief Jiang? Is he alright?”

Chen Yuzhi looked at him in shock

“You even know my husband? Is this really the first time we’ve met?”

Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong laughed weakly

“No, it is…”

Chen Yuzhi hummed

“I see”

He then quickly checked both of them to see how they were doing, and once he deemed them fine, he looked at them and smiled

“Everything looks good. I’ll be back to check on you in a little while”

He then turned to leave when he paused and turned back to look at them

“And about Jiang Yuelou, yes, he’s fine. He’ll actually be coming to interview you about the crash later on when you’ve recovered a bit more”

He then continued out of the room, leaving Zhan Yao and Bai Yutong alone in silence before Bai Yutong huffed softly

“So time travel…really does exist”

Zhan Yao hummed

“I guess so”

He then looked at him

“I didn’t expect to see them here”

Bai Yutong shook his head

“Me either. You think they followed us?”

Zhan Yao shook his head

“I don’t think so…but I don’t know…all I know is that my head hurts”

Bai Yutong huffed

“Mine too. Let’s go back to sleep…I don’t want to think anymore”

Zhan Yao laughed

“Me too”

They both then shut their eyes and let the drugs that were still in their system pull them back under, both of them trying not to think about how time travel was real…and how it was all thanks to one simple watch

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killerandhealerqueen · 8 months

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Prompt: Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao have argument. Zhan Yao in car accident. Body recovered, pronounced dead. Buried with honor. Years passed. BYT sees "ZY" during case. "ZY" is only ZY in face, nothing else alike. Is criminal. BYT is convinced it's ZY with amnesia, tries to get him out away from other criminals. "ZY" always escapes. Case is done. Criminals caught. "Mr. Mouse, long time no see." It's Zhan Yao. No amnesia. Was undercover. Death was not planned. "You stupid cat!"

Can you do it?

Okay, okay, okay, so this is like CSI: Miami Season 6 ep. 21 into Season 7 ep. 1...I can do this. Doesn't seem too bad.

Bai Yutong hated arguing with Zhan Yao. Absolutely hated it. And their arguments were always so stupid…mainly about how the other was being careless or too self-sacrificing or something of that nature. Before their arguments used to be playful but now, even the smallest things seemed to set them off. It was like the Tuxi case all over again…but somehow worse. And today was no different. It started with playful banter and then Zhan Yao had said something harmless, but it had struck a nerve with him and then they were off to the races, fighting like they always did. But this fight was different; it was practically a screaming match, one that was so loud that Bai Yutong was sure people in other departments could hear them. After almost five minutes of shouting at each other, Zhan Yao shook his head.

“I can’t do this anymore, I’m late for class” he declared before he grabbed his briefcase and made for the door as Bai Yutong took a deep breath and began to follow after him.

“I’ll drive you” he offered, just as Zhan Yao spun around and held up a hand.

“NO!” he shouted, making Bai Yutong stop in his tracks and look at him with wide eyes as he huffed.

“I need to be away from you right now. The further the better. I’ll call a cab” he stated before he turned and walked out of the office, slamming the door behind him. As he walked away, Bai Yutong stared after him through the window before he let out a heavy sigh and walked back over to Zhan Yao’s desk, leaning against it before he placed his head in his hand.

‘God damn it’ he thought to himself.

~*~*~*~*~*~

A little while later, as Bai Yutong was sitting in his office, working on filling out the reports from their last case, there was a knock on his door.

“Come in” he called out. The door then slowly opened and Bai Chi poked his head in, tears in his eyes.

“B-Bai Sir” he called out shakily, making Bai Yutong lift his head and frown.

“Bai Chi? What’s wrong?” he asked. Bai Chi sniffled.

“It’s…it’s…” he started before he broke down into tears, making Bai Yutong’s frown deepen before he pushed himself to his feet and walked over to him, grasping him by the arms.

“Bai Chi, what. happened” he demanded. Bai Chi looked at him before he let out a wail.

“It’s Dr. Zhan!” he exclaimed, causing Bai Yutong’s blood to immediately run cold.

“Zhan Yao? What about Zhan Yao? Bai Chi, what happened to Zhan Yao?!” he demanded. Bai Chi, however, didn’t answer and instead just continued to sob, causing Bai Yutong to frown deeply before he pulled him into a hug; he didn’t know what was happening, but he had never seen Bai Chi so distressed, so whatever happened to Zhan Yao must have been pretty bad. After a few minutes of trying to calm him down, Bai Yutong decided to Bai Chi calm down on his own and carefully guided him over to his chair before he headed out of his office and into the bullpen, where the other S.C.I. members were either crying their eyes out or were just sitting in their chairs with a blank look on their face, as if they were dissociating.

“What is going on?” he whispered, just as Bao Heizei walked into the office and made his way over to him, a sad look on his face.

“Bai Yutong” he greeted, making Bai Yutong look at him and frown.

“Bao Sir. Bai Chi said something happened to Zhan Yao. What happened?” he asked. Bao Heizei smiled sadly.

“Follow me” he instructed. Bai Yutong frowned but followed him out of the room anyways, following him into his office as he shut the door behind them. Once the door was closed, Bai Yutong turned and looked at him in confusion.

“Bao Sir, what is happening? What happened to Zhan Yao?!” he exclaimed. Bao Heizei looked at him before he sighed heavily.

“I’m sorry. Dr. Zhan…was in a terrible car accident” he stated. At the words “car accident”, Bai Yutong’s blood ran cold.

“Is…is he okay?” he asked softly. Bao Heizei shook his head.

“When the two cars collied…there was an explosion. The only thing left of the bodies was charred remains” he explained, causing Bai Yutong’s eyes to widen before he shook his head.

“No…no, no, no, no…you’re lying. Bao Sir, you’re lying” he pleaded. Bao Heizei, however, didn’t say anything and instead just reached into his pocket, pulling out a small plastic evidence bag before he handed it to him. At the sight of the bag, Bai Yutong frowned before he reached out and took it, only to feel all of the air go out of his lungs; inside of the bag was the charred remains of a lanyard…with Zhan Yao’s face the only part of the ID still visible.

“Cat” he breathed before he crumpled to the ground, clutching the evidence bag tightly in his hands as everything around him just went…numb.

“Cat” he whispered before he shook his head. No. This couldn’t be happening. Zhan Yao couldn’t be dead. He was Zhan Yao. He couldn’t be dead. He couldn’t. As he knelt there, dissociating, he felt a hand touch his shoulder, but he couldn’t feel it. He couldn’t feel anything. He was numb. And Zhan Yao was dead.

~*~*~*~*~*~

A few weeks later, a funeral was held, and Zhan Yao was buried with honor; his father and many of his students and colleagues from the university there in attendance with the Hong Kong Police Department officers and those who knew him well. He was also given a three-volley salute, with Bai Yutong being one of the three shooters along with Ma Han and Zhao Fu because if anyone was going to send Zhan Yao off…it was going to be him.

~*~*~*~*~*~

After the funeral and the memorial service (which Bai Yutong did not stay for because he couldn’t look Zhan Yao’s father in the eye after promising him how many times that he would protective Zhan Yao or could he listen to the “I’m so sorry for your loss” from strangers for from others because they didn’t understand. He didn’t just lose his partner, oh no. He lost his person. He lost his heart and his soul. He lost his Cat. They wouldn’t understand) Bai Yutong decided to go home…well, no. Not home. At least not his home, anyways. He decided to go home to the home that had practically become his home since S.C.I. was established…Zhan Yao’s apartment.

~*~*~*~*~*~

After he stepped inside and closed the door behind him, Bai Yutong looked around at the home they had created with each other and felt tears well up in his eyes before he shook his head and headed into the master bedroom, only to step inside and find that Zhan Yao’s coat was lying at the base of the bed. At the sight of the coat, Bai Yutong let out a shuddering breath before he slowly walked towards the bed and reached out, picking up the coat before he brought it to his nose and took a deep sniff, immediately crumpling to his knees. It smelled like Zhan Yao. His Cat. His Kitten. Whom he would never get to see or talk to or hold…ever again. He then took a deep, shuddering breath before he let out a soft sob and clutched Zhan Yao’s coat to his chest. He could never let his team see him in this state but in the privacy of his own home…Bai Yutong allowed himself to break down and properly mourn the loss of his kitten.

~*~*~*~*~*~

Two years after Zhan Yao’s death, everyone was doing better. Well, no, not really, but they were coping. Sort of. I mean, they went through their mandatory therapy sessions that they were required to attend to be able to go back to work and the therapist passed all of them but…they were all still reeling. Bai Chi and Bai Yutong took it the hardest, but none of the S.C.I. members were surprised; Zhan Yao was practically like another father to Bai Chi and Bai Yutong…None of them could understand the depth of the relationship that Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao shared but from the way Bai Yutong walked around the S.C.I. department with his eyes almost always glazed over, like he was just going through the motions, they knew he wasn’t doing very well. Then one day, as they were working a case, Bai Yutong noticed a shadow outside one of the windows, causing him to frown before he walked over to it and peeked out, only to see a person running away from the scene.

“Stop, police!” he shouted before he ran out of the house after the stranger, chasing them down the street before he reached out and grabbed them by the wrist, spinning them around.

“You—” he started before he stopped and stared at the stranger in shock; standing before him…was Zhan Yao. His Zhan Yao.

“Zhan…Yao?” he murmured. The stranger, who looked like a fucking carbon copy of Zhan Yao, frowned at him.

“Who’s Zhan Yao? My name is Liu Yan. You must have the wrong person” he argued, only for Bai Yutong to shake his head.

“Zhan Yao, what are you doing here?” he demanded. The stranger huffed.

“I told you, my name is Liu Yan. And I live in that house” he explained, motioning to Bai Yutong’s crime scene. Bai Yutong frowned.

“You do?” he asked. Zhan Yao nodded.

“Yeah…I was coming home when I noticed that there were cops surrounding my house so I decided to see what was going on” he explained. Bai Yutong hummed but before he could ask any more questions, Zhan Yao suddenly chopped him in the neck, knocking him unconscious.

~*~*~*~*~*~

When he woke up a little while later, Zhan Yao was gone and Bai Chi and the other members of S.C.I. were standing around him, looking at him in concern.

“Bai Sir? Are you okay?” Wang Shao asked. Bai Yutong nodded as he slowly sat up before he looked around with wide eyes.

“Zhan Yao. Where’s Zhan Yao?” he demanded, making the other S.C.I. members look at each other before they looked back at him.

“Bai Sir…Dr. Zhan died. He’s been dead for…two years, remember?” Ma Han asked gently. Bai Yutong shook his head.

“No…no, I saw him. I spoke to him…he said he lived in our crime scene” he explained. Zhao Fu frowned.

“Are you sure you’re not just hallucinating things, sir?” he asked. Bai Yutong shot him a glare.

“No, I’m not. Now, find out who was living in the home and see if one of the resident’s names is Liu Yan. That’s the name Zhan Yao gave me” he explained, causing Zhao Fu and the others to look at him in concern before Ma Han nodded.

“Okay. Is there anything else we should do, sir?” she asked. Bai Yutong shook his head.

“No…finish bagging the evidence and taking pictures of the scene before heading back…I need to go for a bit of a drive” he replied before he pushed himself to his feet and turned, heading for his car before he got in and drove away, the others watching him leave before they turned to look at each other.

“Is Bai Sir alright?” Bai Chi asked. Zhao Fu shook his head.

“I don’t know…he’s the one who took this one the hardest…maybe his mind is playing tricks on him” he offered. The others nodded; that had to be it.

~*~*~*~*~*~

Meanwhile, Bai Yutong was speeding down the streets of Hong Kong, lost in thought. Zhan Yao…was alive? Or was that even Zhan Yao that he spoke to? He looked like Zhan Yao…even sounded like him too. But his eyes…they were cold. Too cold. Zhan Yao’s eyes were expressive and bright. This person…his eyes were soulless and dark.

“Was my mind just playing tricks on me? Did I really see Zhan Yao?” he murmured.

~*~*~*~*~*~

After the incident at the first crime scene, Bai Yutong swore he saw Zhan Yao at every crime scene after that. Like, the man wasn’t even trying to hide from him…like he almost wanted Bai Yutong to find him. And every time, Bai Yutong did, practically begging him to come back to S.C.I., to stop…whatever he was doing. But every time, Zhan Yao blew him off.

“Look, I don’t know this Zhan Yao or whoever it is that you keep claiming that I am. My name is Liu Yan” he declared, just as a red sports car drove up and parked not too far the crime scene.

“Liu Yan!” a voice called out, making both Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao turn as the driver looked over at them and motioned with his head towards the car, Zhan Yao nodding before he made to walk over to him when Bai Yutong grabbed his wrist.

“Zhan Yao, what the hell are you doing with the 14K?!” he hissed, just as the driver honked the horn.

“Liu Yan, let’s go!” they shouted, making Zhan Yao look over at them and nod before he looked back at Bai Yutong and wrenched his wrist out of his grasp.

“It’s my life. Don’t interfere” he snapped before he turned and walked over to the red car, getting in before they sped away, Bai Yutong watching them with a sad look on his face.

‘What are you doing, Zhan Yao?’ he wondered.

~*~*~*~*~*~

A few weeks later, a raid was ordered on one of the 14K’s hideouts and when Bai Yutong and his teammates arrived, they found the 14K members, including Zhan Yao, burning the inventory that they were supposed to distribute later on that day.

“Police! Stop!” Bai Yutong barked, making the 14K members turn and look at them before they began firing at them, turning the raid into an all-out fire fight. While everyone was shooting at each other, Bai Yutong ran through the bullets and the fire until he came upon Zhan Yao and grabbed him by the wrist.

“Come on, let’s get out of here!” he shouted, only for Zhan Yao to shake his head and wrench his wrist out of his grasp.

“I can’t leave!” he exclaimed.

“But if you stay, you’re going to die!” Bai Yutong replied.

“And if I go with you, I’m going to prison! I’d rather die!” Zhan Yao snapped, making Bai Yutong look at him with wide eyes before he shook his head.

“Please, Cat. I lost you once. I can’t lose you again” he begged. Zhan Yao said nothing and just looked at him when he noticed something out of the corner of his eye, making him turn to see a 14K member pointing a gun at them, particularly at Bai Yutong. At the sight of the gun, Zhan Yao’s eyes widened and he quickly ran forward, tackling Bai Yutong to the ground as the 14K member fired. As they hit the ground, Bai Yutong looked up at Zhan Yao in confusion as Zhan Yao glared at him.

“You need to get out of here” he ordered, only for Bai Yutong to shake his head.

“I’m not leaving without you” he replied, causing Zhan Yao to growl.

“God damn it!” he shouted before he reached out and grabbed Bai Yutong’s gun, yanking it out of its holster before he turned and fired at the 14K member that had come up behind them, hitting them between the eyes before he looked back at Bai Yutong.

“You need to leave. Now. Forget about me” he ordered, only for Bai Yutong to shake his head again.

“I can’t. I won’t” he replied before he reached up and gently cupped Zhan Yao’s face in his hand.

“Just come home, Cat. Just come home” he pleaded. Zhan Yao said nothing and instead just looked at him before he pushed himself to his feet and reached down, yanking Bai Yutong to his feet by the lapels of his jacket, looking him in the eyes.

“I’m not your Cat. Now get out of here” he ordered, just as the sound of cracking wood reached their ears, making them both look up to see a burning support beam falling straight towards them. As they stared at the falling beam, Zhan Yao looked at Bai Yutong before he shoved him away, causing him to stumble back in surprise before he looked at him with wide eyes.

“Zhan Yao!” he shouted, taking a step towards him just as the burning beam landed before him, separating him and Zhan Yao again. As they stared at each other from across the burning beam, an explosion came from behind Zhan Yao, making Bai Yutong’s widen.

“Zhan Yao, come on!” he shouted, holding out to him. Zhan Yao, however, just looked at him and smiled weakly before he turned and walked into the fire, causing Bai Yutong’s eyes to widen even further.

“Zhan Yao!” he shouted, just as Bai Chi and Zhao Fu ran over to him, grabbing him by the arms.

“Bai Sir, we have to go, this place is going to blow!” Bai Chi exclaimed. Bai Yutong shook his head.

“No! No, we can’t just leave!” he shouted, trying to go after Zhan Yao, but Bai Chi and Zhao Fu wouldn’t let him and instead just continued to pull him away, dragging him through the burning warehouse as more and more explosions went off around them.

“Bai Chi! Zhao Fu! Let go of me, damn it!” Bai Yutong shouted but Bai Chi and Zhao Fu paid him no mind as they continued to drag him out of the hideout, all of them soon exiting the hideout just as a loud explosion came from inside, sending all of them crashing to the ground before Bai Yutong turned and stared at the burning hideout in horror.

“ZHAN YAO!” he screamed. As they all stared at the burning hideout with wide eyes, Bai Yutong let out a shuddering breath and shook his head.

“No…no” he whispered before he pressed the heel of his hand to his eyes and let out a soft sob. God really was cruel…not only had he taken Zhan Yao from him once, but he took him from him twice. Hadn’t he already suffered enough? Why must he suffer again? This was just too much. It was just…too much.

~*~*~*~*~*~

Later that evening, after everyone had gone home, Bai Yutong remained in his office, working on finishing up the last of his reports when his door quietly opened and a figure slipped inside.

“Burning the midnight oil? How unlike you” they teased, making Bai Yutong look up with wide eyes to see Zhan Yao standing before him, dressed in his signature navy, a twinkling in his eyes and a soft smile on his lips.

“Z-Zhan Yao” he breathed, making Zhan Yao smirk and motion to himself.

“In the flesh” he replied. Bai Yutong then pushed himself to his feet and walked over to him, looking him up and down before he reached out, his hand hesitantly hovering by his cheek.

“Is it…really you? And not…a figure of my imagination?” he whispered. Zhan Yao looked at him before he smiled and leaned into his touch, reaching up to cover his hand with his own.

“It’s me, Mouse” he assured. Bai Yutong stared at him for a moment before he removed his hand from his face and took a step back, pointing at him.

“You…you STUPID CAT! I thought you were dead! But you’re not dead?! What’s the truth?!” he shouted. Zhan Yao sighed.

“Bao Sir came to me a while ago and asked if I was willing to go undercover in the 14K—” he started.

“And you said yes?!” Bai Yutong exclaimed.

“Bai Yutong, they were trafficking and distributing drugs that were killing innocent people and even children! If I was able to make a difference and stop them from the inside, then I was going to take the chance!” Zhan Yao shouted back. They both then stared at each other before Bai Yutong shook his head.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” he demanded. Zhan Yao sighed.

“I couldn’t. Bao Sir told me not to tell anyone” he explained. Bai Yutong was quiet before he took a deep breath.

“Was your death a part of the plan? Both times?” he asked. Zhan Yao shook his head.

“The first time, no. I really was heading to school and had planned to go undercover after the day was done…when the crash happened. I was lucky enough to get out before the cars exploded” he stated. Bai Yutong frowned.

“But if you were alive, who did we bury?” he asked. Zhan Yao smiled slightly.

“A cadaver. As soon as I escaped, I called Bao Sir and told him what happened. He then…took care of everything else. As for the second explosion, after the beam crashed down between us and I walked into the fire, I ran for a back window and broke out. I was never inside when the hideout exploded” he answered. Bai Yutong looked at him before he let out a shuddering breath.

“I…you…” he started when Zhan Yao took a step forward and looked at him.

“I’m sorry, Yutong. For not telling you about the assignment, for brushing you away when you were only trying to help…but I had worked too hard to gain the 14K’s trust as “Liu Yan” so I couldn’t have you jeopardizing the mission” he explained before he laughed weakly.

“This whole undercover thing was actually the reason we’ve been fighting so often…” he admitted, causing Bai Yutong to look at him in confusion.

“What?” he asked. Zhan Yao nodded.

“I was just so stressed and worried because this was the first time I’ve gone undercover in an operation like this and I…I was scared. And so I took my fears and my trepidation out on you. And you never knew and I never communicated it because I couldn’t and I know it doesn’t excuse anything but…I’m sorry” he apologized. Bai Yutong blinked before he reached out and took his hand, giving it a squeeze.

“I’m sorry too” he apologized, making Zhan Yao frown.

“What are you sorry for?” he asked. Bai Yutong sighed.

“I probably only fueled your stress…always nagging you about not being careful during our cases or snapping whenever you would snap back at me without even knowing what was going on…I’m sorry” he apologized, making Zhan Yao look at him before he laughed softly.

“So we’re both at fault then” he mused. Bai Yutong nodded.

“Yeah, I guess so” he agreed. Zhan Yao then smiled slightly, just as Bai Yutong yanked him forward and wrapped his arms around him, hugging him tightly.

“I missed you, Cat” he whispered. Zhan Yao’s eyes widened before he wrapped his arms around him and buried his face in his shoulder.

“I missed you too, Mouse” he replied. They then stayed like that for a while before they pulled away and looked at each other.

“Let’s go home” Bai Yutong suggested, Zhan Yao smiling and nodding in reply.

“Please” he whispered. Bai Yutong then motioned to his office door, Zhan Yao chuckling softly before he turned and headed out of the office, Bai Yutong following after him before they both headed through the bullpen and out of the department, their hands clasped tightly in each other’s.

~*~*~*~*~*~

Later that evening, after they had dinner, showered, and changed into their pajamas, Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao were lying in bed, Zhan Yao almost asleep from the rather exhausting day that he had, when he felt a warm and strong arm drape over him, causing him to blink a few times before he glanced over his shoulder.

“Bai Yutong? What are you doing?” he asked sleepily.

“Making sure you don’t go anywhere” Bai Yutong mumbled, making Zhan Yao pause before he laughed softly and scooted back so that his back was flush with Bai Yutong’s chest, Bai Yutong’s arm tightening around him.

“I’m not going anywhere. I promise” he murmured. Bai Yutong hummed softly as he slowly began falling asleep.

“You better not…because I will come after you if you do” he grumbled, making Zhan Yao laugh softly and nod again as he reached up and placed his hand over his, lacing their fingers together.

“Deal. Now go to sleep” he instructed. Bai Yutong hummed.

“Goodnight Cat” he murmured. Zhan Yao smiled fondly.

“Goodnight Mouse” he whispered before they both slipped off to sleep, back in each other’s arms once more.

#sass writes #s.c.i. 谜案集 #bai yutong #zhan yao #yaoyutong #undercover #tw car accident #temporary character death

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