It Might Be Enough

Bai Ge's marksmanship was decent, but he hadn't touched a gun in a long time.

He hadn't taken shooting as an elective in school. A semester only came with ten bullets, so in terms of shooting frequency, he was actually worse than his sister.

He'd played with his dad's guns since he was little, and his dad had never let his sister touch them.

This led to Bai Ye having a peculiar obsession with firearms. After coming to America, she'd certainly had her fill of them.

But Bai Ge didn't mind. It wasn't a bad thing for his sister to learn to shoot; it was actually good.

Just like Shirley's brother, who, in order to protect his sister, didn't hesitate to let Shirley carry a concealable handgun with her everywhere, even in public places. This was obviously illegal, yet her brother, a police officer, had done it without hesitation.

When Bai Ge came to see Bai Ye this time, he had already planned to provide her with safety.

It wasn't about bestowing some kind of protective trait upon his sister.

After all, doing so directly would be like pulling his sister into the containment circle, and for now, Bai Ge wasn't willing for her to face that.

Bai Ye's life was quite stable now. Even if protection was needed, it was only necessary to give her the ability to deal with basic dangers.

As for supernatural matters, Bai Ge decided to cleanse San Francisco, and even all of California.

As long as there were no supernatural elements involved, Bai Ye's life would essentially be no different from before.

Bai Ge mused, and soon, the three of them arrived at Bai Ye's residence.

It was a detached house. Only Shirley and Bai Ye lived there. In fact, it was Shirley's own house, which she had rented to Bai Ye at a very low price.

Shirley's grandfather lived next door, and her brother lived across the street.

The entire community was almost entirely Chinese. Many homeowners rented out rooms to international students at low prices. Bai Ye just happened to be classmates with Shirley, so they ended up living together.

After sitting in the house for a while, Bai Ge planned to chat and then leave.

Bai Ye took Bai Ge to tour her bedroom, while Shirley sat on the living room sofa playing on her phone.

Suddenly, Bai Ye said, "Brother, you came to see me, but you didn't bring a gift?"

Bai Ge chuckled, "Of course, I did."

Saying that, he took out a gift box. The box was very small and very light.

Unexpectedly, after Bai Ye took it, she directly said, "Shirley, this is for you."

Turning, she shoved the gift box to Shirley.

Shirley was taken aback and said with a smile, "No need."

Bai Ge said, "No, it's my first time meeting you, so I should give you a meeting gift. After all, my sister is doing much better than I imagined, and you've helped her a lot."

Then he turned to Bai Ye and said, "But Little Ye... this box is for you. I'll prepare another one for her separately."

Bai Ye said indifferently, "No need! You coming to see me is the gift!"

"Uh..." Bai Ge started to speak but stopped.

Seeing this, Bai Ye quickly said, "Hey! You're not going to give me a keychain again, are you?"

As she spoke, she leaned against Shirley and said, "Hurry up and open it, let me see what my brother prepared."

Shirley smiled and opened the gift box.

Immediately, a streak of blood-red caught their eyes, and both girls froze.

Inside the gift box was an incredibly stunning gemstone pendant, its blood-red light dazzling and brilliant.

It was too beautiful; neither girl could resist such a sparkly thing.

Bai Ye exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, what is this?"

"A stone," Bai Ge said speechlessly.

This was a flawless 9.9-carat blood-red spinel pendant that he had meticulously polished in his brain hole.

It wasn't that Bai Ge was unwilling to give a larger one. The spinels he gave to Xiao Lan to sell were large, but their quality was much inferior to this one.

Moreover, size wasn't everything when it came to wearing something. A several-dozen-carat item would look hideous around one's neck.

The fist-sized one that Xiao Lan took away would eventually be cut into multiple pieces unless sold to royalty from another country.

"This is a gemstone, right? How much does something this big cost?" Shirley didn't seem to know much about it either.

Bai Ge smiled and said, "It's not a gemstone, just spinel. It's very cheap, just a small item, maybe a little over a thousand... in US dollars, less than two hundred..."

Because Bai Ge and Bell possessed master-level perfect craftsmanship, if this item were put up for auction, it would fetch around ten million RMB. Bai Ge had omitted a digit.

Bai Ye giggled, "Brother, you're finally willing to buy a gift over a thousand yuan!"

"Don't worry, you have one too. I'll give it to you tomorrow." Bai Ge had only prepared one, but he could get as many as he wanted, so he certainly wouldn't shortchange his sister.

Shirley was very happy to receive a gift worth two hundred US dollars.

Especially since the pendant was so beautiful and exquisitely made, she loved it very much. If she wore it out and claimed it was a real gemstone, people would surely believe her.

"I love it so much! Did you buy this in China? To have something this beautiful for only two hundred US dollars, it's truly great value for money!" Shirley was overjoyed.

She couldn't wait to put it on. Even though she was wearing casual clothes at the moment, that striking splash of red would be eye-catching wherever she went.

Bai Ye also loved it and anxiously urged Bai Ge, "You have another one, right? You must bring it to me tomorrow!"

"Alright, alright, alright," Bai Ge said with a smile.

He watched the two women rush into the bedroom to look in the mirror. He planned to leave in a little while.

Unexpectedly, Shirley then said, "You come with me! I'll give you a gift too!"

After speaking, she pulled Bai Ge into the bedroom.

Shirley pulled open a very large wardrobe, immediately revealing the firearms inside.

All sorts of long guns and short guns, twenty of them, each one brand new.

"Huh? How do you have so many guns?" Bai Ge asked in surprise.

Shirley smiled, "I bought them! It's just that handguns are more strictly regulated, but these big guns are fine. Many people in our community have a bunch of guns at home for self-defense and collecting."

Bai Ge asked, "Are you planning to give me a gun?"

"I'd love to give you one, but I'm sorry, if it's found out, you'll be in trouble, and I'll be in trouble too. These guns are all registered... But I can give you this."

After Shirley finished speaking, she took out a bulletproof vest from a drawer.

"This is a lightweight bulletproof vest. If you wear it secretly, no one will know. Take it for self-defense!"

Bai Ge didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This woman was actually giving him a bulletproof vest!

"Hey, aren't you considering whether I can get through customs?"

Shirley was stunned. "Oh, right. Then what should we do? I only have these things. Should I give you cosmetics?"

Bai Ge smiled, "Forget it, you don't need to give me a return gift. Keep them for yourself. Or you can give them to my sister."

"How can I do that? I have plenty more. How about this, we'll go shooting tomorrow, and you can use my guns as you please then!" Shirley said.

"Okay."

Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Shirley quickly tidied up the room and ran to open the door.

"Brother, you're off work?"

At the door was Shirley's brother, a police officer with the local drug enforcement agency.

He had a solemn expression and was about to say something when he suddenly saw Bai Ge.

"Who is this?"

Shirley quickly introduced the two to each other. Her brother's name was Mike.

Mike, who was also Chinese, shook hands with Bai Ge and said, "Shirley, be careful these few days. It's best not to run around."

Shirley asked, "What's wrong?"

Mike said worriedly, "During tonight's operation, I shot and killed a rioter, but several got away. I'm afraid someone might seek revenge. Shirley, if you're going out to have fun, you must tell me."

Shirley asked, "We're going shooting tomorrow, that's not dangerous, right?"

Mike smiled, "Shooting is fine. I'll take you. That's the safest."

"I know. You always get so jumpy after every mission, yet I've never encountered any retaliation," Shirley said dismissively.

Mike said seriously, "It's best if there's no trouble, but if there is even once, I won't be able to bear it, do you understand, Shirley!"

At this moment, Bai Ge asked, "Who did you kill tonight?"

"Grace, a drug dealer. You'll know when you watch the news tomorrow," Mike replied.

"Oh, where might the ones who escaped be hiding?" Bai Ge asked.

"I don't know, but they definitely haven't left the city. I will catch them. I won't be at ease until I catch them," Mike said fiercely.

Bai Ge pondered. If there was truly going to be retaliation, Bai Ye would inevitably be implicated.

Looking at how anxious Mike was about his sister's safety, Bai Ge felt the same way.

However, Bai Ge wouldn't passively wait for others to retaliate. He would just eliminate them all, regardless of whether they were actually planning revenge.

Perhaps those people didn't know his sister at all, or perhaps they had no intention of retaliating.

But that didn't matter to Bai Ge.

After all, the enemy of his sister's roommate... was his sister.