When He Comes, Close Your Eyes [Ding Mo]

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2 weeks later, on a flight going to Maryland, US.

Bo Jinyan is sitting on a comfortable and spacious first class seat. He looks at Jian Yao, who is mixing his tuna fish salad for him.  Then she butters a piece of toast for him.  Fu Ziyu observes for a while. Then he can't stand the sight anymore. He says disapprovingly to Bo Jinyan: “Don’t you have any hands? Do it yourself!”

Bo Jinyan can’t be bothered to argue with him.  He continues to admire Jian Yao’s every move. Everything about her is perfect.

Jian Yao just smiles.

She doesn't ‘serve’ him all the time.  But every now and then, she just wants to pamper him.  Because.. well… that’s just what lovers do for each other. 

Sitting next to Fu Ziyu , is Yin Ziqi,  She smiles at her brother and Jian Yao.  Then she looks out to the window.  She thinks about her fiancé. She is concerned for his safety and wellbeing.  

Anam is in the same cabin too.  He sits at the back, away from the four of them.  He is playing video games to keep himself occupy during the long flight.

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Xie Han’s case is not tracking much progress.  It’s a difficult task to investigate the rich in any countries.  There’s always a lot of hindrances. It’s hard to trace their assets.  And there are often complicated family relationships and illegitimate children…  It’s not easy to put a list together. 

The reason they are going to the US is because Bo Jinyan received an email from his mentor from the university.  Many years ago, this professor received an anonymous letter on areas of criminal psychologist.  However, the views are very extreme.  He thought the tone of the letter and the views presented in the letter matches Xie Han’s writing style and profile.  So he invites Bo Jinyan to investigate further and analyse it with him.  

Bo Jinyan has invited Anam to come along as they may need his help with fingerprint matching and other technical analysis done to the letter.  Like Bo Jinyan, he is also an university professor, a special consultant employed by the department of Social Security.  But he is not a police officer.  Therefore, he can only come along as part of an academic exchange programme.  

As for Yin Ziqi and Fu Ziyu , they are both going home for Christmas.  Yin Ziqi’s fleet of bodyguards are with them, assuring their safety.

It’s early winter.  The last of the autumn leaves covers the ground.  One can start to feel the winter chills as the cool wind blows.  

Jian Yao and Bo Jinyan are walking side by side.  

When you love someone, everything you do with him/her, and  every place you go together becomes beautiful.  Even when you are in an unfamiliar place, the atmosphere becomes cordial and relaxed.

“What are you looking at?” Bo Jinyan asks Jian Yao.

“This is a nice place.”  says Jian Yao.

“Really?  The buildings are ugly.  There are too many people.  It’s too noisy. The only thing nice about this place is that they have the best school of criminal psychology in the US.”  

Jian Yao: “….”

Well, no surprises here.  He is able to completely change the mood and ruin any ambience by saying just a few sentences.  

Fu Ziyu  is following behind enthusiastically.  He is showing Anam the famous sights of the university campus.  Bo Jinyan, Jian Yao and Anam are only staying in the US for three days.  After that, they will be flying back to Hong Kong.   So, they’ve agreed to have dinner together today.