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Didn’t Love You Enough 48

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Chapter 48 – Meeting

“I have lived very well these two years, I just miss everyone very much.” Lin Jia Bao told them more or less about his circumstances from when he entered the palace to present day. When it came to explaining how he became the crown prince’s xiaoshi, he was also unclear on the situation. “I don’t know how or why, but I received an imperial decree from the empress, and then I became the crown prince’s xiaoshi just like that.”

Lin Jia Wen looked at his younger brother, saw how Jia Bao couldn’t even explain the situation clearly, and sighed in his heart, “His Royal Highness… is he… good to you?”

“En! His Royal Highness is kind to me!” Lin Jia Bao nodded vigorously. His Royal Higness was Jia Bao’s husband. Husband said he liked him very much, and Lin Jia Bao also liked his husband very, very much.

Lin Jia Wen looked at his younger brother who had a face full of adoration for the crown prince, and in his heart he felt increasingly unwell. Lin Jia Bao was still young. He didn’t understand what it meant to be the crown prince’s xiaoshi in the future. His younger brother’s thoughts were simple and pure. From his manners, it looked like he thought of the crown prince as an ordinary husband from a common family.

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Sitting to one side, Qin Kai Xing looked at the expression in Lin Jia Bao’s eyes as he spoke of His Royal Highness, and he also sighed in his heart. He was afraid that this child has already fallen into the hole. It should be noted that right now Lin Jia Bao was young and cute, and favored by the crown prince, but it’s hard to say that things would stay the same in the future. Moreover, Lin Jia Bao was a ger…

Lin Da Zhuang thought for a while and then asked Lin Jia Bao, “The crown prince… Is there a lot of women around him?”

Lin Jia Bao was stunned after hearing this, and said dazedly: “Women?”

“Are there a lot of concubines around the crown prince?” Lin Da Zhuang looked at Lin Jia Bao and was anxious for him.

Lin Jia Bao thought for a while and then replied, “I don’t know if there’s a lot or not, I’ve never seen any.”

After hearing his reply, Lin Jia Wen asked, “Then what about the crown princess? You also haven’t seen her?”

“Haven’t seen her. His Royal Highness said the crown princess is sick, so I don’t have to go see her.” Lin Jia Bao had also asked the crown prince before if he should go and greet the crown princess. His Royal Highness said he only needed to go greet the empress.

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“This… this is not in line with convention.” Lin Jia Wen and Qin Kai Xing looked at each other.

Lin Jia Bao thought for a while and then added, “But His Royal Highness often brings me to go greet the empress.”

Lin Da Zhuang, Lin Jia Wen, and Qin Kai Xing nodded when they heard this. It was certainly more important to greet the empress.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, “Lin-xiaozhu, it’s time for lunch. How about the little master and his family dine first?” Yuan Fu came in and saluted to Lin Jia Bao.

“Okay.” Lin Jia Bao responded.

Thus, Yuan Qing quickly arranged a table full of dishes in front of them.

After all the dishes were arranged on the table, the servers left quickly. “Please enjoy your meal, little master.”

After the servers left, Lin Da Zhuang and the other two men swept away the awkward conversation topic that they were having with Lin Jia Bao, and gradually relaxed.

Lin Jia Bao and the three men had lunch together, and then they chatted again. Lin Jia Bao told them about the things he did every day in the crown prince’s East Palace.

Lin Jia Wen and the others were very pleased to hear that His Royal Highness had specially asked a famous scholar to teach Lin Jia Bao calligraphy and painting. It seemed that His Royal Highness really liked Jia Bao.

Lin Jia Bao also asked his father, eldest brother, and eldest brother-in-law about what happened at home. Hearing that the eldest brother-in-law said that the eldest sister gave birth to a pair of twins last year, he was very happy.

He also learned that his eldest brother passed the county level imperial exam at the beginning of this year, and his sister-in-law was about to give birth next month. He wondered if it was a little nephew or a little niece. Thinking about it, he was really happy for his eldest brother…

Lin Jia Bao listened to his dad saying that the money he had sent back home was used to expand the house, and also to buy some land. Dad and the others talked about all the little things at home, and Lin Jia Bao listened with great gusto.

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The happy time of a reunion was always very short. Not long after dinner, Yuan Fu knocked on the door and reported, “It’s getting late. The carriage to pick up Lin-xiaozhu has arrived.”

Lin Jia Bao and his family reluctantly said goodbye at the door of the restaurant. Yuan Qing stepped forward and helped Lin Jia Bao into the carriage.

After Lin Jia Bao got into the carriage, he found that His Royal Highness was also there. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng looked at his baby’s red-rimmed eyes and helped him open the curtain. Lin Jia Bao stretched his head out of the carriage window, and waved goodbye to his family.

Lin Da Zhuang and them also waved to Lin Jia Bao. They watched the carriage slowly drive away and getting further and further. Only when the carriage was no longer visible did they drop their hands.

“The crown prince… seemed to have been on the carriage just now…” When Lin Jia Wen saw Lin Jia Bao getting on the carriage, there was also a vague figure of a tall man in the carriage, and that man should be His Royal Highness…

Lin Da Zhuang and Qin Kai Xing were surprised when they heard this. They just cared about saying farewell to Jia Bao and they didn’t even notice. His Royal Highness… they were unexpectedly so close to the future emperor of the Xuan Yuan Empire…

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 14.2

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Chapter 14.2

The police officer in charge of the traffic accident naturally knew the famous pianist. When he saw the pale-faced man coming in with large strides, he hurriedly took him to a vacant ward to talk.

“Where is Xiao Yi? How is he?” Xue Zi Xuan’s voice trembled. He dared not think about anything on the way [to the hospital], because the more he thought about it, the more afraid he would be. He could not bear to lose the teenager again.

“What? Didn’t your father tell you? The person who drove the car was not Huang Yi. Four hours ago, your driver Zhao Yin stole his car. After driving around the city for two hours, he collided with a Maybach. Right now, both of them are in the operating room.”

“The one driving was not Xiao Yi?” Xue Zi Xuan slowly sat down on a hospital bed and asked in a muted voice, “Then where did he go?”

The traffic police officer waved his hand helplessly: “We have to ask you guys that question. We have no way of knowing. Or you can swing by the police station to have a look? Maybe he went there to report [the theft] to the police.”

“Okay, I’ll go right away, thank you.” Xue Zi Xuan stood up to leave, but the traffic police officer stopped him.

“Hey, don’t leave yet. The car belongs to Huang Yi. As one of his guardians, you have to stay and assist in the investigation. When the family members of the owner of the Maybach arrive, you have to negotiate with them. Zhao Yin’s family members are all out of town and will not be here until tomorrow. You guys are the vehicle owner and the employer, you must show your face [in the negotiations].”

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Seeing the man’s irascible expression, the traffic police officer placated: “Don’t worry. You* won’t be held responsible if the stolen car hits someone. Just talk to the victim’s family, otherwise they will clamor to talk to you, and we would still have to go look for you [and bring you back]. Why waste time?”

[*T/N: The plural “you” is being used here to refer to the Xue family and Huang Yi.]

Just as the traffic police officer finished talking, there was a loud noise outside. Another police officer came in and urged: “Team Liu, the victim’s family is here and they are crying outside. Quickly, go and see [them].”

Before the traffic police officer could open his mouth to respond, Xue Zi Xuan pushed open the door and went out. He saw the middle-aged woman in a luxurious dress, but her hair was in a mess. He froze on the spot.

“Who is the owner of the Maybach?” His eyes gradually became bloodshot. Only at this moment did he realize that this was probably not a genuine accident, but a man-made car accident. He recognized this woman, and her husband was the culprit who killed Xiao Yi’s parents.

In the last life, Xue Yan had ruined them. In this life, he originally planned to avenge Xiao Yi, but he hadn’t had time yet.

Of all the people that Zhao Yin could have crashed into, he specifically rammed into Xiao Yi’s enemy? Was there such a coincidence in this world? He couldn’t help but recall the scene of Xiao Yi using the PSP to control the car on the winding highway after he remodeled it. He vaguely inferred the truth in his heart. The police officer’s answer made him even more certain that this accident was Xiao Yi’s doing.

Xue Zi Xuan had planned to immediately rush to the police station, but he ended up staying. He sat down on the cold bench and waited. He had to deal with the aftermath of Xiao Yi’s actions. Whether Xiao Yi had planned the car accident or not, he had to make it into a pure accident.

The assistant who climbed up to the top floor saw that the vice president was still there, so he didn’t dare to step forward.

“Go back and tell Xue Rui that at eight o’ clock this evening, I will wait for him at home. If he wants the Xue consortium to go bankrupt, then he can refuse to come.” Xue Zi Xuan touched the memory card in his pocket. His expression was a cold front, a portent of the storm to come.

The assistant nodded repeatedly, not daring to ask more.

Xue Zi Xuan took out his cell phone again and texted Xue Li Dan Ni and Xue Jing Yi. He never went against Xiao Yi’s wishes, even if he wanted to hang a knife above his head, he would not avoid it. He wanted everyone in the Xue family to see the contents of this memory card. Then let’s see it.

Thinking about this, he pressed his hand above his heart, only to feel a sudden pain in his chest.

Mrs. Hu learned that the red supercar belonged to the adopted son of the Xue family. She came over aggressively ready to unleash a wave of criticism, but before she could open her mouth, the young man’s reddened and extremely hostile eyes gave her a fright.

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“Before trying to interrogate others, you better ask yourself if your husband is completely innocent? Maybe his suffering right now is all due to retribution.” Xue Zi Xuan said in a low voice. Then he got up and went to the stairwell for a smoke.

His hands trembled as he lit the cigarette. He took a firm drag of the cigarette. Then, without a care for his image, he sat down at the top of the stairs and fished out his phone to give the teenager a call.

After the call automatically hung up, he called again and again. The mechanical beeping [of the ended call] echoed again and again. It made him flustered for no reason.

If he didn’t have to be here to deal with the aftermath of the teenager’s actions, he would have desperately rushed out to look for him. His nerves have been pushed to the limit and were about to collapse.

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 14.1

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Chapter 14.1

When he received the call from the traffic police, Xue Rui couldn’t recover for a long time.

“Are you saying Zhao Yin drove my adopted son’s car and hit someone, and he is now in the hospital? What about my adopted son?”

“We are also looking for him at the moment, but his phone has been turned off all this time.” The young traffic police officer said in a harsh tone, “Please take him to the bureau as soon as possible to assist in the investigation. You must know that even though the driver is not him, his car has hit someone, so he has to bear joint responsibility.”

Just as he finished talking, another traffic police officer rushed over and said, “We have thoroughly verified it, Huang Yi did not lend this car to Zhao Yin. It is Zhao Yin who stole the car while Huang Yi entered a store to buy things. 110 received a call from Huang Yi reporting the theft. The call was made just four hours prior. That store has also provided their security footage. It recorded the entire process of Zhao Yin stealing the car.”

[T/N: 110 is the police number in China.]

Hearing this, the young traffic police officer looked a little embarrassed, and said into the receiver: “Mr. Xue, I’m really sorry about just now. After investigating, we found out that your adopted son, Huang Yi, has nothing to do with this matter, but please still bring him over to the bureau. After all, he is the owner of the car.”

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“Okay, I will contact [him].” Xue Rui hung up and immediately dialed the teenager’s mobile phone number. As soon as the document was signed, the planned car accident was moved forward, and the person he had bribed in advance was injured. No matter how you looked at it, this matter was quite extraordinary. Xue Rui called several times but the call never went through. An ominous premonition rose in his heart.

At the same time, Xue Zi Xuan was also calling the teenager. The pre-recorded message of “the phone number you dialed is turned off” made him more distraught. He picked up his car key on the table and planned to go home, but he didn’t expect the assistant to push open the door and come in to hand him an envelope. “President Xue, this document specified that it should be delivered to you. Do you want to take a look?”

“I’m don’t have time.” Xue Zi Xuan waved his hand and rejected it, but as he passed by, he caught a glimpse of the words on the envelope, and suddenly stopped.

“Where is the person who delivered this letter?” He took the envelope and anxiously asked about the bold cursive calligraphy on the letter. It was a hundred percent Xiao Yi’s handwriting.

“They already left. It’s from Zhongtong Express. The guard has their registration. I will check it for you.” Before the assistant had finished speaking, the vice president had already run out in pursuit.

Of course Xue Zi Xuan knew that he could not catch up to the person at this time. He was flustered and at the same time very confused. What can Xiao Yi not say [to him]? Why must he send him a letter? And his phone was turned off too. What did he plan to do?

Xue Zi Xuan’s scalp was numb. He hardly dared to think too deeply about the cause. While waiting for the elevator, he opened the envelope and found that there was a memory card and a sheet of paper inside. There were not many words written on the sheet of paper, only a simple sentence — All members of the Xue family are sincerely invited to watch the contents of the memory card, respectfully Huang Yi.

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What content? Why invite the while family to watch? Xue Zi Xuan paced back and forth in the cramped elevator like a trapped beast. His handsome face was completely distorted because of his anxiety, and he looked scary and anxious.

The elevator arrived at the first floor. He made a few more calls, but got the same pre-recorded message, so he could only contact Xue Rui.

“Where did you send Xiao Yi off to?” His voice was low and full of viciousness.

“What are you talking about? How would I know where he went? Aren’t you and him attached at the hip?” Xue Rui was still pretending to be stupid. He did not plan to go to the Transportation Bureau. He only sent his assistant to assess the situation. Right now, he also really wanted to know where did Huang Yi that little bastard go.

Xue Zi Xuan was about to ask, but he carelessly glanced over at the LED screen in the lobby, which was playing the scene of the car accident. He was all too familiar with the dilapidated red supercar.

For an instant, his blood froze and his body was unstable. If it were not for a staff member who saw that he was about to faint and kindly supported him, he might have collapsed to the floor on the spot.

“President Xue, is your situation serious? How about I take you to the hospital?”

“Yes, go to the hospital, I want to go to the hospital.” He brushed off the staff member, staggered a few steps, and then ran towards the parking lot like crazy.

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While he started up the engine of the car, he called the traffic control department and asked about the accident. The operator didn’t know the situation either. He heard that he was the brother of the car owner and immediately asked him to go to the hospital to look for the [injured] person.

Xue Zi Xuan rushed to the hospital as quickly as possible, and happened to run into Xue Rui’s assistant at the gate. The assistant saw him, and like a mouse that saw a cat, he went up the stairs and did not even dare to take the elevator.

Xue Zi Xuan gave him a cold look, ignored him, and went straight to the operating room on the top floor.

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 44

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Chapter 44 – Super Sweet Pheromones

When Qiu Jin came downstairs after taking a shower, he saw Xiang Xi standing by the dining table. Seeing Qiu Jin come over, Xiang Xi immediately raised his head, as if he had made up his mind about something.

Qiu Jin: “Something up?”

Xiang Xi hesitated: “It’s about the thing that happened that day, I want to thank…”

Oh, so it turned out that Xiang Xi was here to thank him, but because he disliked Qiu Jin yet wanted to express his gratitude, he became so hesitant.

Qiu Jin saw his embarrassment and said lightly: “Don’t force it if you don’t want to say it, I’m fine.”

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Qiu Jin was trying to be considerate of the other party, but Xiang Xi took it as sarcasm. Xiang Xi placed Qiu Jin’s breakfast in front of him and spoke with a red face: “Either way, I gave it [the breakfast] to you, whether you eat it or not is up to you…!”

Qiu Jin looked at the mushy noodles in the bowl with a complicated expression. “Then, I thank you?”

It was as if he had taken a huge blow, Xiang Xi left even quicker.

Standing off to the side was Shan Wen. He explained: “He made it with his own hands, and he burnt his hands several times. He said it was a thank you gift for your help.”

Qiu Jin: “…”

No need. There was really no need. It was enough to just say thank you. Why did he have to go to such trouble?

But Qiu Jin did not refuse the bowl of noodles. Although the noodles looked ugly, they were not unpalatable. Qiu Jin quickly finished eating, and even drank all the soup.

It was still raining in the morning, so all the outdoor activities were cancelled. Everyone found a space and passed the time in twos and threes.

Qiu Jin sat for a while. He felt a little dizzy, so he said that he was going to go upstairs to sleep. Immediately afterwards, Xiang Xi also stood up and said that he felt uncomfortable and wanted to go lie down.

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His limbs felt so weak, as if there weren’t even a thread of strength in them, and his head felt so dizzy. Qiu Jin shrunk into the quilt, and thought to himself that he would not run so far next time.

An indistinct fragrance lingered in his nose. Qiu Jin intermittently thought of his time when he was an omega.

In his previous life, he had transmigrated into a singer. He remembered that it was also a rainy day on the day he held the concert.

“Jin-ge, it’s time for you to go on stage,” the staff member reminded him.

Listening to the rain outside, Qiu Jin was somewhat absentminded for a moment.

His close friend, Duan Liu, asked him: “Are you worried about the estrus period?”

“Yeah, I always feel a little uneasy,” Qiu Jin clenched and unclenched his hand with a trace of sadness between his brows. “Singing and dancing at the concert, the pheromones can easily get out of control, and there are so many people present, if it causes a commotion…”

“Don’t worry, the inhibitors this time are special. You can definitely get through this.”

Duan Liu took out a special inhibitor. It was specially developed for people with Pheromone Induction Syndrome.

Qiu Jin believed his words. After injecting the drug, he went on stage as usual.

Unexpectedly, the inhibitor had been replaced with an inducer, and without suspecting anything Qiu Jin directly entered his estrus period in a stadium with fifty thousand people in attendance.

Pheromones that made people go crazy spread to every corner of the venue. Intense adoration raided the hearts of everyone present.

All eyes fell upon the person standing on stage, and everyone was moved to tears in unison.

How lucky they were. Just being able to look at that person on stage was already the supreme honor.

He was the god of the world. He was the light of the universe.

He inspired the most primitive desires, hopes, and enthusiasm in the human body.

People were crying, laughing, screaming, tearing their clothes, hugging other people’s bodies…

As if the strongest aphrodisiac was in the air, tens of thousands of people fell into a group frenzy.

On the stage, Qiu Jin’s jaw dropped open as he watched all of this in blank disbelief.

How could this be?

What did he do?

Why did the inhibitor fail?

Qiu Jin looked pass the crowds and his eyes locked on Duan Liu’s person. It was like an explosion had gone off in his head.

“It was you?”

Duan Liu, his very best friend, was standing off to the side with his arms crossed, as if he was enjoying a farce of a show.

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“Why are you doing this?” Qiu Jin looked at the man in front of him in disbelief, his voice trembling.

The man did not answer, but just reached out his hand with a gentle smile: “My beloved, it’s time to go.”

The top of the glass dome slowly opened, and cold raindrops fell upon his body. Qiu Jin raised his head and saw a helicopter hovering in the heavy rain. A rope ladder unraveled and fell in front of him.

After a moment of silence, Duan Liu’s smiling voice sounded: “Let me remind you that you shouldn’t want to stay here.”

Of course he didn’t want to stay here. At this time, the entire dome was turned into a sea of white flesh. The sight made him want to retch.

What’s more terrifying was that there were already out-of-control crowds crawling towards the stage.

He had no choice but to board the helicopter.

Amidst the sheets of heavy rain, the helicopter rose slowly out of the dome and flew towards a private island.

At this moment, a shocking thunder fell from the heavens, and the whole world was turned upside down in an instant.

……

When he opened his eyes again, Qiu Jin found that he had fallen into a swimming pool, and that he had transmigrated into an alpha with the same name and appearance as him. In front of him was an utterly discomfited Ji Shenxiao, but Qiu Jin was inexplicably relieved.

In this world, he would usher in a completely different life.

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The author has something to say:

I only realized when I wrote this part that if Qiu Jin were a black lotus, he would have become the king of the world in his previous life. There would be countless people crawling under his feet, and even if the sins are heinous, he is still pure and flawless.

Emmm…… This seems pretty cool too _(:з」∠)_

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The Big Landlord 122.1

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Chapter 122.1 – Calculation

Ten days later, An Zi Ran and Fu Wu Tian finally walked out of the Xu Manor.

For this outing, their destination was once again Xinhe. The horse carriage that was parked outside the entrance to the Xu Manor quickly took them away from the manor.

The doorman watched them leave and immediately reported the news to Xu Wei Ye.

Xu Wei Ye immediately decided to go see what they were up to.

Rumors have been circulating for ten days, but contrary to expectation, nothing happened. Some of the villagers saw that the outsiders did not take any special actions during this time and they gradually became less concerned. Their reactions were not as agitated as they were at the beginning. Everyone just went back and did what they usually had to do.

On the eleventh day, the arrival of An Zi Ran and his group did not arouse the villagers’ rejection. However, this time, the group had come prepared.

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The villagers near the Magou River were the most archetypal representatives of Xinhe.

They were representative because they were the first villagers ordered by Xu Wei Ye to plant rice. So to the other villagers, they were like an advertisement.

[T/N: The wording was confusing in the raws, but I think the author is trying to say that this group of people were the first ones ordered to plant rice, and then the rest of the villagers followed, so this group of people is like the spearhead or representative of what they do.]

However, rice wasn’t something that was easily cultivated just because you said you wanted to plant it. At that time, they had just finished harvesting the rice in the field less than a month ago. The seedlings in the rice field had just been sown for twenty days. And in general, the seedlings need to be up to thirty days old before they could be pull up and split. If this were done too soon, it would affect the rice seedlings. If that were the case, the harvest would be smaller.

The people were already having a hard time, but Xu Wei Ye added hail to snow*.

[*T/N: added hail to snow = (idiom) to make things worse in a bad situation]

The villagers have long been dissatisfied with Xu Wei Ye, but because of his identity and status in Ali Xiang, they did not dare to resist, and they did not even dare to say anything.

These ten days of waiting were not only used to reduce the villagers’ vigilance, but also used to investigate for information. Only when the information was in his hands could An Zi Ran determine his next step. So Guan Su and the others have been going out and about these days to help him investigate the information he needed. Ultimately, they fixed on Magou River.

Their arrival attracted the attention of dozens of families along the Magou River. But very few people dared to approach them. Most of them stood and watched from afar.

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An Zi Ran asked Guan Su to call the villagers together in the name of Xu Wei Ye, saying that there was important news to be announced. Some people did not believe them, because they did not see Xu Wei Ye, but it did not take long before Xu Wei Ye, who was secretly following behind them, was spotted. Once they saw him, the villagers quickly assembled.

Xu Wei Ye’s face turned black as he realized that his actions were all within An Zi Ran’s plan.

They had long known that he was following their trail, but they did not expose him for this very purpose.

Without him, the villagers of Ali Xiang would not believe a group of outsiders so easily. He was counting on this point from the beginning, but he did not expect that the other side had already planned for this. It looked like their secretive movements before were precisely for drawing him in. Indeed, well calculated!

Contrariwise, Xu Wei Ye misunderstood this point.

Their actions were secretive because they did not want Xu Wei Ye to know what they were doing. As for luring him in, it was not a problem at all. Xue Wei Ye was suspicious by nature and wanted to control the whole situation. Even if they did not bait him, he would still follow them.

“You really know how to joke. I clearly did not call for everyone to assemble.” Xu Wei Ye smiled insincerely. He did not want to allow An Zi Ran’s plan to go smoothly.

Hearing his words, the villagers immediately started to whisper amongst themselves.

Xu Wei Ye smiled with satisfaction.

An Zi Ran did not panic and said: “I’m afraid the one that is joking is Mayor Xu. Mayor Xu has been the mayor for ten years. You must not forget whom the land beneath your feet belongs to. Starting from your father’s generation, Ali Xiang should have already been branded with the words Imperial Fu Palace, and you are but a servant of the Imperial Fu Palace. The master has an order, so shouldn’t Mayor Xu carry it out?”

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The whispering voices grew even louder. There were some villagers here who were from the generation of Xu Wei Ye’s father. As soon as they heard the words Imperial Fu Palace, they remembered it. The ones who didn’t know asked around, and then they also understood what happened. They could not cover the shock on their faces.

Xu Wei Ye’s face turned sullen. He has been stirring up trouble in Ali Xiang for so many years; he has long forgotten that there was a master above him who could end his life anytime, anywhere.

Seeing that he did not deny it, the villagers of Magou River were seventy percent convinced. But there were still some people with dazed expressions on their faces. Ali Xiang suddenly changed masters. This was a somewhat big shock to them.

After using Xu Wei Ye and dealing him a hard psychological blow, An Zi Ran ignored him and turned his attention to the presently restless villagers.

He exuded a cold temperament, but it was not the kind that intimidated people at first glance. He was elegant and had good skin. At first glance, he gave the villagers the impression of a youth that was gentle and mild as jade. Waiting for him to speak, the villagers gradually calmed down.

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FOD: Xue Zi Xuan 13.8

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Chapter 13.8 – A Murder

Xue Zi Xuan has been feeling rattled for some reason. In the middle of the meeting, his special assistant suddenly barged into the conference room and handed him a document. This special assistant was responsible or monitoring the Xue family, and would notify him immediately if he found any abnormalities.

After reading only two pages, Xue Zi Xuan’s expression changed drastically, and he said coldly: “The meeting is postponed. I have important matters to handle.”

One after another, everyone filed out of the room with expressions of awe on their faces. Although their newly appointed boss was once an artist*, he did not have the gentle elegance of an artist at all. On the contrary, he was extremely cold.

[*T/N: 艺术家 – literally means “artist” and encompasses all of the arts, from music to painting.]

Except when facing the adopted son of the Xue family, other people have never seen him smile. It seemed like only when he was with the other person would he become a real human being, with blood and flesh, and feelings of sorrow and joy. And when he parted from the other, he would be an empty shell of a person, without a heart and without emotions. Working under this kind of boss was actually quite horrifying.

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Right now, Xue Zi Xuan’s face revealed a rare expression of anger. With a twisted face, he asked, “Where did this document come from?”

“It was stolen from the computer of Mr. Xue’s personal lawyer. I found out that the two of them have been in contact too frequently recently, so I paid attention. Later, the lawyer went to the Red Cross several times to consult about organ donation, so I had someone hack into his computer, but I didn’t expect to see this file.” This special assistant was a private detective that Xue Zi Xuan had often cooperated with in his previous life. He bought many photos of Xiao Yi from him, so he was naturally convinced of his abilities.

Looking at the date of the document, Xue Zi Xuan’s expression stuttered. He waved his hand and said, “I see, continue to keep an eye out.” The document was only drafted yesterday. They shouldn’t have found the time to get Xiao Yi to sign it yet, so they wouldn’t make a move for the time being.

The special assistant was about ot leave, but then he turned back and whispered: “I also found out that this lawyer has been in contact with your driver, so I checked the driver’s financial situation along the way and found out that he owed millions in foreign debts.”

Xue Zi Xuan’s eyes darkened. He gritted his teeth and said, “Didn’t you say that there was no problem with him when he was first hired?”

The assistant was ashamed. He bowed his head and said, “Those debts are under his younger brother’s name. So I didn’t pay attention. Either way, I was negligent. I will focus on monitoring him.”

“En, I will dismiss the gardener, you will go to my house and replace this position.” After a pause, Xue Zi Xuan added cautiously, “Don’t let Xiao Yi notice. He will be afraid.”

The assistant promised in a low voice and hurried out. Neither of them expected Xue Rui would be so anxious. As soon as they drafted up the organ donation document, they rushed to have the teenager sign it.

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Driven to a desperate situation by his son, Xue Rui thought that Huang Yi’s death could ruin his son at a stroke* and make him understand that no matter how hard he fought he was still not this old man’s opponent. Besides, killing Huang Yi could also conveniently save his daughter along the way, so why not do so? Didn’t he bring the boy back just to dig out his heart?

[*T/N: 一蹶不振 yi jue bu zhen – Chinese idiom meaning “one stumble, unable to rise,” or “unable to recover after a minor hitch.”]

In the Municipal People’s Hospital, the red light to the operating room was still on. The two wounded drivers were still in the middle of treatment, and the situation was not optimistic.

“Boss, I’ve identified them. The owner of the Mercedes-Benz Maybach is Hu Dong, the president of the Dongrun Group, and the owner of the Lamforghini Egoista is Huang Yi, the adopted son of Xue Rui, the president of the Xue Consortium.” A young traffic police officer ran up to the doorway of the operating room and handed a stack of documents to the captain who was waiting outside. He continued to speak, “But the driver was not him. The driver is a chauffeur hired by the Xue family, named Zhao Yin.”

In this accident, the red supercar was mainly responsible. The captain thought that someone who dared to speed up to 160 kilometers in the city was either a rich man or some second-generation dude, but the culprit turned out to be a small time chauffeur.

“Dumbass. I say this Zhao Yin really has a lot of f*cking nerves. Did he see that his employer’s car is good and wanted to drive it out secretly for some fun? No wonder it was driving around like a whirlwind. Damn thief*! If he dies then good for him, if he doesn’t then he’s really going to get it!” The captain cursed angrily.

[*T/N: 手贱 shou jian – colloquial saying for someone prone to touch things one should keep one’s hands off of]

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“If he doesn’t die that he would be half-handicapped.” The young police officer flipped around the evidence bag. Inside were two mobile phones that have been shattered into little pieces. “These things are broken so badly, it can’t even be turned on. Otherwise, we would’ve contacted their family members already. Boss, are you making the call or am I making the call? I am most afraid of these kinds of moments. I don’t even know where to begin talking.”

“Of course you’re making the call! Speak well, pay attention to calming the emotions of the family members, and have them come as soon as possible.” The captain was a little annoyed. He went to the stairwell for a smoke. When he saw his deputy preparing to dial, he reminded, “Don’t forget to notify Huang Yi and Xue Rui, they are the owner and guardian of the vehicle that caused the accident. They also have to bear the responsibility.”

“I won’t forget.” The young traffic police officer took his cell phone out to a quiet place to make the calls.

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The Sword and The Brocade Ep 30

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Episode 30 – Recap

Shiyi talks to the chief steward and lays a trap to catch the killer, which turns out to be the second steward. But before they can find out who’s the mastermind, the second steward is murdered by an arrow. Assassins storm the villa. Lingyi and his subordinates show up to save the day.

Back at the Xu manor, Lingkuan celebrates news of Lingyi’s wellbeing with alcohol, but gets wasted. Then he wakes up next to a maid (Xiaolan). Danyang holds her anger and makes the maid a concubine instead of sending her away. She also makes her friend (Xiaodie) her personal maid.

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Lingyi makes up a story that Shiyi was actually helping him to lay a trap for the Ou family, and that’s why he got hurt. His mother doesn’t actually believe him, but also doesn’t punish Shiyi for his sake. 

Shiyi and Lingyi discuss the circumstances of her mother’s murder. Concubine Wen shows up to apologize for ratting her out to Madame Xu. Lingyi is displeased with her, but ultimately punishes her by copying the family rules a hundred times instead of sending her away.

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 43

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Chapter 43 – Super Sweet Pheromones

Not too long after, Qiu Jin saw the news on the Internet that the deputy major of Dewen City, Wang Ruida, was under shuanggui*. His family members were also involved in the case to a certain extent and were now under investigation.

[*T/N: 双规 shuang gui – an extralegal system within the CCP for detaining and interrogating cadres who fall from grace]

Of course, this was all houhua*.

[*T/N: 后话 hou hua – something to be taken up later in speech or writing]

The temperature on Lanhou Island has risen sharply these days, and the originally cool mornings have also become hotter. Thus Qiu Jin’s morning run time has also become earlier and earlier.

He had just finished running five kilometers that day and was about to head back, but unexpectedly a clump of dark clouds billowed up from the horizon. A short while later, heavy rain began to pour.

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His body was originally piping hot from his morning run, but in an instant the heavy rain soaked through and turned his body cold. Qiu Jin picked up his pace.

However, the return journey was longer than he thought. Under the heavy rain, the morning jogs that he had enjoyed gradually became suffering.

Just then, a car drove came over form the far road and slowly came to a stop in front of him. After the car window was rolled down, a fairly familiar face was revealed.

Xiao Bing beckoned to him: “Qiu-ge, get in the car quickly.”

Xiao Bing was part of their logistics staff. He was a beta with a baby face. It was also him who had gone to pick Qiu Jin up from the airport the first day he had arrived on Lanhou Island.

“Thank you so much,” Qiu Jin opened the car door. He wiped his face with the towel that Xiao Bing handed him, and finally heaved a sigh of relief. “I thought I would have to run back by myself.”

Xiao Bing turned around and said: “Right? You really ran too far.”

Qiu Jin said: “But how did you know that I am here?”

“It was Mr. Ji who saw, and it’s also him who asked me to come.” At this point, Xiao Bing seemed to think of something interesting and couldn’t help but laugh.

Qiu Jin casually asked: “What are you laughing at?”

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Xiao Bing was still considered a tactful person. While still laughing, he said: “I don’t think you want to hear.”

Qiu Jin was in a rather good mood: “It’s okay, you can talk about it.”

“Then don’t be angry, it’s just a metaphor.” Xiao Bing couldn’t help laughing again. “He said that you were like a husky with a loose rope this morning. And he predicted that you would run for a long time.”

Qiu Jin: “…”

“See, I said you wouldn’t want to hear it.”

Qiu Jin gave him a polite but awkward smile: “It’s okay, I don’t blame you.”

Even if he wanted to blame someone, it would be that Ji Shenxiao.

Ji Shenxiao, that dog man*, just what kind of animosity or complaint did he have about Qiu Jin? Even if they were not face-to-face, he would still say bad things about Qiu Jin.

[*T/N: 狗男人 gou nan ren – literal translation is “dog man.” To my knowledge, it doesn’t have an English equivalent, but it’s basically just a way to insult someone.]

Qiu Jin kept harping on this the entire way, but after returning, he didn’t see Ji Shenxiao at all. Instead, he ran into Xiang Xi at the door. The other party stood in front of him uncomfortably, his ears glowing with a faint red color.

Qiu Jin wiped the water off his face: “Is something wrong?”

“It’s… that…” Xiang Xi hesitated.

“What’s the matter?” Qiu Jin wanted to hurry back to his room to change clothes, so his tone was a bit anxious.

Xiang Xi stepped back and let him in: “No, nothing.”

Qiu Jin was confused. Why did this person suddenly change his personality?

But in the end, he didn’t think much of it. He turned and went upstairs to his room to prepare for a bath.

Unexpectedly, just as he opened the door to the room, the bathroom door opened up and hot water vapor rushed out. Amidst the slightly humid air, Ji Shenxiao walked out with a bath towel around him.

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There were still water droplets on his body. A small stream of water flowed down his chest and followed the lines of his abdominal muscles to his lower belly.

Qiu Jin was shocked and his brows knitted together subconsciously: “Why- why did you come out so suddenly?!”

Although his manner of speaking was interrogative, the soaking wet Qiu Jin did not seem overbearing at all. The ends of his hair were dripping wet and his eyes were somewhat rimmed red. He looked really pitiful.

Ji Shenxiao’s eyes roved over Qiu Jin, and he felt that the situation was a bit funny: “What? Do I have to type up a report for you [to say that I am coming out of the bathroom]?”

“That’s not what I meant…” Qiu Jin also felt that he was making trouble without reason. After a pause, he finally remembered his grievance with Ji Shenxiao and immediately said, “Why did you call me a husky today?!”

“Nothing much, it was just an image metaphor.” Ji Shenxiao looked him up and down. His expression was neither salty nor indifferent. “Are you done talking? Please move over.”

“Why do I have to move just because you say so?”

Ji Shenxiao: “…”

As soon as he said this, Qiu Jin also got annoyed. Too unstable. It was like a kindergarten child hurling insults.

He didn’t know what was wrong with him. The other party didn’t really say much, but he just felt irritated. It was as if his very bones were itching. Seeing Ji Shenxiao’s nonchalant face, he subconsciously attacked him verbally.

Could this be the so-called repulsion between alphas?

After a while, Ji Shenxiao raised his eyebrows: “Then how about I yield to you?”

Qiu Jin didn’t expect the other party to be so easygoing. He was taken aback, and said stiffly: “Then, then you let me in.”

The bathroom in the bedroom only allowed one person to pass through. Ji Shenxiao was so big and tall. If he made way for Qiu Jin, then he could only step backwards until he hit the shower door.

Qiu Jin frowned: “Move over.”

“Are you sure?” Ji Shenxiao’s expression was faint, but there was a certain bantering tone to his voice, “If I go in again, I can take a bath with you.”

Qiu Jin: “…”

Of course, Ji Shenxiao did not stay until the end. He was such an indifferent and aristocratic person. Just verbal taunts were already the limit. How could he actually go into the shower in person just to embarrass Qiu Jin?

Qiu Jin acted as if he had won that round of banter. He turned on the shower while humming a small song.

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 38

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Chapter 38 – Move in With Me

Xi Duan was about to leave work when he received Duan Shu Tong’s call.

“Still working?” Duan Shu Tong was leaning against the sofa, watching television, very contented.

“I just got off work, what’s the matter?” Xi Duan’s metallic cold voice made the slightly dry summer night feel somewhat cool and refreshing.

Duan Shu Tong looked down, fiddling with the remote control in his hand, “I need to ask for your advice about something. Are you free? Why don’t you come over to my place if you have time? I heard from Cen-ge* that you didn’t have dinner yet. I just so happened to have made some midnight snacks.”

[*T/N: 哥 ge – “older brother,” here it is used as an honorific attached to Cen Ning’s surname.]

Although the two of them did not communicate much on a day-to-day basis, they could still be regarded as friends.

The people around Xi Suan either respected him or were afraid of him. None of the people in the same generation as him were excessively friendly with him. He had never met someone like Duan Shu Tong, who did not treat him too formally.

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He was silent for a moment. In the end, hunger and sensibility won the upper hand, “Okay, I’ll be there in fifteen minutes.”

He said fifteen minutes, and he really did arrive in fifteen minutes.

Duan Shu Tong had just finished making the noodles, when the bright beam from the car headlights flashed across his window, causing him to squint.

He walked over and opened the front door. The man standing outside the door was wearing a well-ironed shirt. Under the warm light shining out from the living room, his handsome face looked a bit tired.

“It’s not good to eat meat and fish too late at night,” Duan Shu Tong greeted him at the door. “I made some noodles, please put up with [the meager meal] and eat it.”

Xi Duan put on a pair of house slippers and looked at Duan Shu Tong in all seriousness, “Not at all.”

Xi Duan had answered Duan Shu Tong’s standard courteous words in an earnest and serious manner, and it made Duan Shu Tong feel ineffably happy.

Duan Shu Tong smiled all of a sudden. Then he turned around, ran to the kitchen to get the noodles, and presented them with a flourish on the table.

Lying atop the bed of noodles was a poached egg. Red tomatoes and bright green onions decorated the bowl of noodles. The colors were fresh and captivating.

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Xi Duan has suffered through hardships before, so he was not picky about his food, but seeing delicious food would nevertheless make him excited.

Ever since the passing of his elder brother and parents, it became a luxury to be able to eat such a bowl of noodles.

It’s not that he could not afford [to buy a bowl of noodles], but that this kind of friendship was rare.

One person immersed himself in eating noodles, while the other watched television with his cheeks in his hands. Neither of them spoke, but it did not feel awkward at all. Instead, there was a sense of tranquility.

After he finished eating, Xi Duan asked, “What happened?”

Xi Duan picked up the bowl and was about to go to the kitchen to wash it, but Duan Shu Tong immediately stopped him, “Put it down, I’ll wash it.”

Xi Duan rolled up his sleeves, “I’ve washed dishes before. Tell me about your problem.”

Duan Shu Tong didn’t stop him anymore. He stood behind Xi Duan to his left, and his gaze fell aimlessly on his thin forearm. Then he got straight to the point: “Li Xiao has come to pester Pei Ruo Wei several times, what do you think should be done?”

He never considered whether Xi Duan knew Pei Ruo Wei came to Shan Quan County or not. After all, in the original story, Xi Duan knew Pei Ruo Wei’s movements well, and there was no need to think about this issue.

He did not expect Xi Duan to be taken aback by the news. Xi Duan shut the faucet and turned around to ask: “Pei Ruo Wei? She’s here?”

Now it was Duan Shu Tong’s turn to be dumbfounded.

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Didn’t the book say that Male Lead 3 was deeply affectionate? In the book, Male Lead 3 was the first one to find out about Pei Ruo Wei’s pregnancy, and he gave her a lot of things needed for pregnancy. If “Young Master Duan” had not bumped into her by chance, then “Young Master Duan” would not have known about this entire matter.

“You didn’t know?”

Xi Duan lowered his eyebrows and looked at him. His dark eyes were like spilled ink. “Should I have known?”

His voice was a little deeper than before.

Duan Shu Tong felt that something was wrong, but he couldn’t figure out what was wrong, so he could only tentatively ask: “Too busy at work?”

Xi Duan’s tall figure turned back around. He picked up the pot used to make noodles and continued to scrub.

“Li Xiao pestered her, and then what happened?”

Duan Shu Tong was puzzled, his mind was muddled, and he felt a little lost. His peach blossom eyes followed the sight of the pot to the hands scrubbing at it, and the funny thought of “how could such hands be scrubbing a pot” came to mind.

Seeing Duan Shu Tong in a daze, Xi Duan felt somewhat exasperated, “You came to me for this?”

“Oh, I wanted to ask you if you have any good solutions to this problem.”

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 105

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Chapter 105

The deputy team leader, who was standing behind the young man, came forward. He sized up the young man with a wrinkle in his brow, kicked aside the mask on the ground, and spoke in a somewhat bad tone.

“I’ve already told you guys a long time ago, don’t think that you can pretend to be the Son of Hell and act cool with some shoddy broken mask. We’ve caught the wrong person four or five times now. It’s lucky that you still seem steady. Right now, it’s a mess outside. What will you do if something really happened to you?”

……

Su Shi went silent. He glanced at that shoddy broken mask on the ground.

“All right, you’ve already lectured him enough.”

The young man who was the head of the squad interrupted the deputy leader. With a milder tone, he said to Su Shi: “My name is Yuan Zheng, I am the leader of the patrol team at B Base. It is very dangerous here. What is your name, and where do you live?”

There was a slight shift in Su Shi’s expression when he heard this person’s name.

It turned out that the other party was the protagonist of this world.

Yuan Zheng was currently only an A-level ability user, but he has S-level potential. He possessed fire and light abilities, and was the captain of a government-sanctioned patrol team.

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In accordance to the storyline, there would be many eyes on the protagonist due to his talents, and he would encounter countless crises. And it was precisely because this time the protagonist chose to stop pursuing him that Mu Shi decided to secretly guard the other person all the way until the end, often times saving the protagonist in life or death situations.

His heart shook with expectation at the familiar storyline, but in the following blink of the eye those expectations vanished like smoke in thin air. He laughed at himself for indulging too excessively in his fantasies.

It was Su Shi who had personally pushed that string of data onto the road of a civil servant*, but before that happens – before he ascends to godhood – he would be stuck in that world. In this new world, it was unlikely for Su Shi to meet his protagonist – the one who always stirred up trouble for his missions.

[T/N: Refer to chapter 102. If Esmond (the ML of the previous world) ascends to godhood he will transcend that world’s plane of existence and become a “staff member/civil servant” of the main god system.]

Well, it was probably better this way. At least he would be able to steadily carry the pot until the end.

Su Shi silently comforted himself like this, and tried his best to wave away the trace of loneliness in his heart. Holding fast to his character setting of a grim and vicious thief, he shot the other person a quick glance, turned around, and walked away just like that.

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He only made it a few steps when the striker* caught up to him and blocked his path: “Damn brat, do you want to die? The real Son of Hell is inside. A student with soft skin and tender flesh like you should be careful. He’ll roast you and eat you up!”

[*T/N: 突击手 – I think it is referring specifically to the person who cut his mask in two. Coming back from translating chapter 106, “striker” seems to be his role/position in the team, just like a doctor or a marksman role. Can also be translated as “assaulter” or “attacker” but I’m afraid that might get confusing later, so I went with “striker.”]

Su Shi frowned slightly. His right hand, which was hidden in his sleeve, twitched. He was about to tie the other person up with vines, but Yuan Zheng suddenly grabbed his right arm.

“We’re the ones who chased you all the way out here. Regardless of anything else, we should be the ones to escort you back.”

Before Su Shi could gather his wits about him, the protagonist was already dragging him along.

While pulling Su Shi forward, Yuan Zheng turned his head to look at him and spoke with a kind temperament: “Can you tell me what your name is now?”

The corpse of the mask had yet to go cold. Su Shi glanced back at the broken mask and insisted: “Son of Hell–”

Before he could finish talking, there was a thud on his forehead. The striker fumed: “Tell the truth!”

His mission was to protect the protagonist’s group in secret. Su Shi swallowed his words and chose not to argue with him: “Mu Shi.”

Everyone referred to him as the Son of Hell, but no one knew his real name.

Yuan Zheng nodded and patted him on the shoulder: “Where is your home? We will send you back.”

Since his task was to protect the protagonist’s group in secret, then naturally he could not travel with them.

Su Shi was eager to get away from them, so he flippantly answered with the name of a base that was nearby, but then the look in everyone’s eyes changed. Their gazes were full of hesitance and sympathy.

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“That place… was just met with a wave of zombies. It’s already been destroyed. We had received a notice, so we came to try our luck, to see if we can salvage any armaments or supplies from there.”

Yuan Zheng’s expression was complicated, and he spoke with a careful tone.

As a result, midway to their destination they coincidentally ran into their old enemy, the Son of Hell, and ended up pursuing him all the way here.

The defensive power of that base was very weak, and it did not take long for the wave of zombies to overwhelm it. Most likely this young man’s home was in shambles too.

Yuan Zheng couldn’t bear it. He stepped in front of Su Shi and placed a consoling hand on the young man’s shoulder. “If you have nowhere to go, then come with us.”

Hearing what he had just said, the team deputy leader was stunned and promptly opened his mouth to stop him: “Captain–”

“This is the apocalypse. Everyone joins together to survive. It’s no big deal.”

Yuan Zheng interrupted his deputy leader. Then he pressed his military knife into Su Shi’s hand: “Take it for self-defense. Be careful. Now let’s leave this place first.”

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