You Were Told To Go Undercover, And You Married The Daughter Of A Mafia Boss? - Chapter 1:

Chapter 1: Zheng Chuan, Take One Look at the Children

News broadcast: “The largest criminal gang in the city, the Jincheng Group, has been dismantled by the police. The ringleader, Shen Nan, was sentenced to death for multiple charges, and the sentence was carried out yesterday.”

“Tianhai police fulfilled their duties with distinction during this anti-crime campaign. Among them, Zheng Chuan from the Tianhai Public Security Bureau performed exceptionally well and was awarded First-Class Individual Merit.”

Hospital rooftop.

“Zheng Chuan, just take one look at our children.”

“I didn’t want to tell you I was pregnant because I didn’t want to affect your career. But you’re their father. You should at least see them.”

A frail woman stood on the hospital rooftop. In front of her was a basin, inside which lay two lifeless, bloody bodies.

A boy and a girl. Their black hair stuck to their foreheads and faces, and the umbilical cords were still wrapped around their necks.

“Shen Li, come down. Please, come down,” Zheng Chuan, dressed in police uniform, shouted hysterically. His legs gave out, and he collapsed to his knees.

“My father was executed yesterday. My mother committed suicide by burning charcoal at home. All of it… is because of you.”

“My father… he was guilty of heinous crimes, but he… he always treated you like his own son.”

“Shen Li, I’ll quit being a cop. I’ll resign. Let’s get remarried. Let’s go back to the way things were, alright?” Zheng Chuan cried out hoarsely.

Shen Li gave a bitter laugh. “Can we really go back? No… we can’t.”

“I thought we could share joy and sorrow, grow old together. But in the end… it was just wishful thinking on my part.”

“I never understood why you kept avoiding me after we got married. Turns out, from the beginning, you approached me with a purpose.”

Standing on the edge of the rooftop, Shen Li slowly stepped back. “If there’s a next life, please… don’t appear in my world again.”

Shen Li spread her arms. Amidst the shocked cries of doctors and police, she leaned back and leapt off the rooftop.

“Shen Li!” Without thinking, Zheng Chuan lunged forward, opened his arms, and tightly embraced her. The two fell together.

In that moment, time seemed to slow down.

Ten years of memories flashed through his mind like a movie.

At 22, he had graduated from the police academy and was selected to go undercover beside Shen Nan, the underworld boss of Tianhai.

Step by step, he gained Shen Nan’s trust, became his future son-in-law, and took over the Shen family’s business.

Eventually, he gathered enough evidence against Shen Nan and his criminal gang. Two months ago, police forces from another jurisdiction were mobilized. Four hundred officers took down the massive criminal network in one strike.

Shen Nan and over ten others were sentenced to death. Dozens more received life imprisonment.

To avoid affecting Zheng Chuan’s future, Shen Li chose to divorce him.

It was only after the divorce that she realized she was already pregnant with his child. She kept it a secret.

Seven months later, after her father was executed and her mother committed suicide, she became so distraught that she lost the babies.

Only when the already-formed fetuses were induced did Zheng Chuan learn that Shen Li, who loved him deeply, had been pregnant with his children since before their divorce.

She lost the babies, and the man she once shared a bed with turned out to be a calculating undercover cop whose mission was to bring down her biological father.

All of it—everything—completely broke her and made her lose the will to live.

And that’s what led to the scene at the beginning.

Shen Li looked at him, her eyes filled with disbelief. She hadn’t expected Zheng Chuan to follow her down without hesitation.

Wasn’t he a cop?

She… was Shen Nan’s daughter, the daughter of a so-called unforgivable criminal.

Shouldn’t he hate her?

Zheng Chuan held her tightly in his arms. “Shen Li, it began with me, and it ends with me. Whether in life or death, I’ll always be with you.”

BOOM… The impact as they hit the ground was heavy. In the moment they landed, the world went eerily silent.

“Shen Li, if there’s a next life, I swear I’ll love you properly.”

That was Zheng Chuan’s final thought as consciousness faded.

He held Shen Li’s hand, closed his eyes, and blood slowly seeped out from beneath their bodies.

Suddenly, his eyes snapped open. Neon lights of a bar flickered before him.

Firecrackers and fireworks lit up the street.

The air was filled with the choking smell of sulfur.

Though the New Year had just passed, the festive atmosphere still lingered.

The time displayed on the lightbox above the street clearly showed the year—2005.

“I’ve… been reborn?” Zheng Chuan snapped back to his senses.

He had actually returned to ten years ago—the very day he received the assignment from Chief Tai.

That day, he walked out of the police academy, his file was sealed, and he began a ten-year undercover mission.

Today, he had come to the bar owned by his future father-in-law to find a way to infiltrate the organization.

“Wait—no!” A sudden memory struck him. He immediately rushed toward the bar.

Because today, Shen Li was kidnapped at the bar. Although she was later rescued, she had suffered terribly.

As he ran, tears streamed down his face.

Shen Li, in my past life, I let you down for the sake of duty.

Now that the heavens have given me a second chance, I’ll spend this life protecting you, until our children are safely born.

Besides, is this world really so black and white?

Duty? Justice?

To hell with it. I’m protecting my wife and children first.

This year, he was 22, Shen Li was 20—just the right time in life.

This year, his future father-in-law’s ambition hadn’t yet spiraled out of control.

He hadn’t gotten involved in drugs and was still a righteous, loyal big brother. There was still time to change everything.

Rushing into the bar, he ran to the back door and saw several men dragging a girl into a van.

The girl was Shen Li. She tried to cry out, but someone had tightly covered her mouth.

“Stop! Let her go!” Zheng Chuan roared.

Seeing the situation take a turn, the kidnappers quickly shoved Shen Li into the van, slammed the door, and sped off.

Panic rising, Zheng Chuan saw a few yellow-haired punks stopping their motorcycles at the roadside.

He charged over, kicked one of them flying, snatched his helmet, and jumped on the motorcycle. He revved it hard and gave chase.

“My bike was stolen?!” The punk sat up in a daze.

Then he came to his senses. “I’m part of a biker gang! And someone just dared to jack my ride?!”

He shouted at another guy with slicked-back hair, “What the hell are you standing there for? After him!”

The others quickly mounted their bikes and sped after Zheng Chuan with the guy named A-Fei.

On the road, Zheng Chuan twisted the throttle all the way, catching up to the van.

“Police! Stop the vehicle!” he shouted, riding with one hand and pounding the van window with the other.

“Run him down!” barked a scar-faced kidnapper in the passenger seat, eyes full of malice.

The driver swerved hard toward Zheng Chuan.

His motorcycle skidded dangerously but he managed to regain control with incredible skill.

He gunned the engine, surged forward again, grabbed a baseball bat from the footboard, and smashed it hard against the driver’s window.

Crash! The window shattered. The startled driver veered sharply to the right.

The speeding van tore through a greenbelt and flew off the road.

It flipped several times before finally landing on its side.

Zheng Chuan slammed on the brakes. Screeeeech—the tires screamed in protest.

He stopped, grabbed the bat, and jumped down to the road.

The driver was unconscious, bleeding over the steering wheel.

The scar-faced man in the passenger seat groaned and kicked the door open before crawling out.

Zheng Chuan arrived just in time, swinging the bat and cracking him on the head.

BANG… The man collapsed to the ground.

He struggled to get up, but Zheng Chuan struck him again, sending him crashing back down.

Not satisfied, Zheng Chuan landed a few more hits to make sure he wouldn’t be getting up anytime soon.

Only then did he rush to the van’s rear compartment and kick the door open.

As the door swung wide, a shining blade slashed toward him…