Now, I can kill him right in front of him

039

In the temporary parking spot outside the residential compound.

Jiang Fu watched the man stepping out of the car and couldn't help frowning.

"Why you?"

Shen Yan was carrying a large box over two meters in diameter.

He could clearly sense the displeasure in Jiang Fu's eyes and let out a sheepish laugh.

"I happened to be passing by, so I figured I'd pick up your package for you."

"You in a bad mood, Classmate Jiang?"

Jiang Fu curled his lip but said nothing.

Instead, he looked across the street at a man on the phone.

The man appeared to be around thirty, wearing a sapphire-blue suit and holding a briefcase.

His hair was clearly slicked with wax, every strand meticulously arranged.

Shen Yan noticed him too.

Something about his outfit struck him as oddly familiar.

Wait.

Wasn't this exactly what he'd worn yesterday when he received that classmate?

Pretty stylish, actually.

Shen Yan asked instinctively, "You know him?"

Jiang Fu curled his lip again. "Insurance salesman."

Shen Yan: "..."

Insurance salesman?

No wonder the Martial Artist Guild people had looked at him like that yesterday.

He'd toss that damn suit the moment he got back!

Right then.

The man in the suit was on the phone but wasn't speaking.

His phone was clearly modified in some special way.

Even Jiang Fu's Spirit Power couldn't pick up what the other side was saying.

He was already on high alert.

This guy looked familiar—he'd definitely seen him before.

But he hadn't left much of an impression.

He'd check the video he took at the hospital this morning when he got back.

"Let's go."

With that thought, Jiang Fu turned and walked into the compound.

Shen Yan hoisted the box and hurried after him.

Truth be told.

Shen Yan still harbored a sliver of reluctance and hope.

What if, after all.

This was a Psychic Master genius with an initial Spirit Power of 1000.

Someone with a high chance of condensing psychic force and stepping into the extraordinary.

A talent like that had to be won over, no matter what.

Otherwise, he'd never quite let it go.

As for last night's incident...

An accident!

Definitely an accident!

Given that Little Ancestor's status and strength.

Even the top brass of Bin City's Martial Artist Guild would have to grovel before her.

How could she possibly take an interest in a minor martial artist like Jiang Fu?

The potential to become extraordinary?

Even a true extraordinary might not catch her eye.

By now, that Little Ancestor should have already left.

Shen Yan seemed to have figured out where Jiang Fu's discontent and resentment were coming from.

He couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Gently, he patted Jiang Fu on the shoulder.

Jiang Fu was still mulling over the matter of the suit-wearing man.

Suddenly, Shen Yan patted him.

He instinctively turned his head to look.

And then, he met Shen Yan's eyes, full of sympathy.

Jiang Fu was about to ask.

But Shen Yan cut him off.

He spoke in the tone of someone who'd been through it all: "I know you're feeling awful right now, lost—but don't get lost just yet."

"Listen to your big bro's advice: some people aren't within reach of folks like us."

"Like stars in the sky—their light falls to the mortal world, making you feel like you're close to her."

"But stars are still up in the heavens, existences we mere mortals can never touch."

"Just like you now—you should let go of those unrealistic thoughts, stop chasing dreams that are out of reach."

"The starlight has left, but you're still young, and the road ahead is long..."

Shen Yan spoke earnestly, with heartfelt persuasion.

Jiang Fu looked baffled.

He had no idea what Shen Yan was rambling about.

Awful?

Lost?

Starlight?

Left?

What did any of that have to do with anything?

Meeting Shen Yan's gaze.

Jiang Fu felt that this Supervisor Shen wasn't just getting sleazier—he was losing his mind too.

Better not let him inside for now.

They could do the inventory in the yard.

Jiang Fu said nothing and kept walking forward.

Soon, they arrived at Villa No. 666.

Jiang Fu used his Spirit Power to set the neatly arranged Combat Suits down in the yard.

"Let's do the inventory and sorting here."

Shen Yan didn't take offense.

Instead, he acted like he owned the place and started heading inside.

"Not going to invite me in for a sit? I'm a supervisor at the Martial Artist Guild, you know."

"What, got a little girlfriend hidden at home?"

Hearing that.

Jiang Fu felt an inexplicable twinge of guilt.

Shen Yan laughed heartily. "I'm not an outsider—what's there to be afraid of?"

"Come on, come on, let's talk inside."

This time, Shen Yan hadn't come in person just to collect a few Combat Suits.

If he didn't get inside, how could he sit down, negotiate terms, and recruit someone into the Martial Artist Guild?

Jiang Fu rolled his eyes.

And quickly followed him in.

As soon as Shen Yan entered the living room, he saw a girl curled up on the sofa, head down, playing on her phone.

She was wearing a fluffy black-and-white panda-patterned loungewear set.

The hood of the outfit was pulled up over her head, and she had on matching fluffy panda slippers.

Gotta say, it was pretty cute.

Shen Yan couldn't help but laugh. "So there really is a little girlfriend at home!"

His tone was light as he greeted the girl on the sofa.

"So this must be my sister-in-law."

"I'm Xiao Jiang's older brother... Urk, urk, urk, urk!!!"

The next instant.

Shen Yan froze solid.

Like a duck with its throat clamped shut.

He stood there dumbly, "urk"-ing for ages without finishing his sentence.

The girl had already lifted her head.

Revealing that face—bare of any makeup, yet impossibly beautiful.

Shi Jiu looked puzzled. "Supervisor Shen, since when did you become Jiang Fu's brother?"

Shen Yan snapped back to reality.

Stumbled backward several steps. "Y-y-y-you... H-h-h-him..."

Why was this Little Ancestor here!

And dressed in this... ridiculously cute outfit!?

For a moment.

Shen Yan's brain short-circuited.

This scene before him.

Was even more absurd than Jiang Fu carrying Shi Jiu through the streets yesterday!

If last night's incident could still be chalked up to a combination of circumstances...

Then this scene right now... was a complete character collapse!

Jiang Fu silently stepped in front of Shi Jiu.

Blocking Shen Yan's line of sight.

Then, with a flicker of Spirit Power.

He tossed the box beside Shen Yan out the door.

Jiang Fu said flatly, "Your stuff's outside. Count and check it yourself."

Shi Jiu withdrew his gaze.

Dropped his head back to his game.

Shen Yan swallowed hard and said cautiously, "Classmate Shi, why are you at Jiang's place?"

Shi Jiu stayed curled up on the sofa, not even lifting his eyelids.

"And you? How'd you become Jiang Fu's brother?"

Shen Yan: "I-I-I..."

He "I"-ed for ages without getting anywhere.

In the end, he could only flee in panic.

Bolting out of the villa.

If he'd known the Little Ancestor was here, he'd never have come!

Jiang Fu was a bit surprised. "He seems really scared of you?"

Shi Jiu's eyes flickered. "Maybe he's seen me kill someone before."

Jiang Fu went "Oh" and sat down on the sofa.

"...Then next time, I'll kill someone right in front of him too."

Shi Jiu: "..."

Suddenly, Jiang Fu thought of something.

His eyes lit up. "Actually, I could kill someone in front of him right now!"

There was still that suspicious man in the suit outside.

Jiang Fu quickly pulled out his phone.

Called up the video he'd taken at the hospital that morning.

Before long, he spotted that figure in the footage.

Same face, same suit and briefcase.

Utterly unremarkable in the sea of people.

But this guy's getup was way too similar to Shen Yan's from yesterday.

Jiang Fu couldn't help staring a few extra seconds.

It left a slight impression in his mind.

Besides—

If not for the fact that he was now appearing at the entrance of the residential complex, even Jiang Fu wouldn't have thought there was anything wrong with this person.

Jiang Fu couldn't help muttering under his breath, "Now that's a true backstabber. Looks like I still have a lot to learn and practice."

Shi Jiu slid down the soft sofa backrest and leaned onto Jiang Fu's shoulder.

She looked at the phone in front of Jiang Fu.

Frowning, she asked, "Are they with the same group that was chasing you before?"

Back in the Wilderness Area, Jiang Fu had mentioned it once.

At that time, Shi Jiu had already guessed some things.

Jiang Fu straightened Shi Jiu's posture.

"I'll go out and catch him."

Then, right in front of Shen Yan, he would kill him!