What a Big Deal

When Shen Ranxin woke groggily, he found his hands bound behind his back and cold shackles around his ankles. The slightest movement made a faint clinking sound.

His eyes seemed to be covered by a strip of black cloth. Even if he opened them, he could not see anything.

Beneath him was a soft mattress. Shen Ranxin struggled discreetly.

Then he discovered that the knots binding him had been tied with considerable skill and would not be easily undone.

He simply stopped moving, lest Cheng Cheng notice.

He did not know how long he had lain on the bed before he heard the door open, followed by a set of footsteps.

Someone seemed to have approached him.

A pair of icy hands slid from his face down to his chest, seemingly unbuttoning his shirt.

Shen Ranxin felt nothing but disgust and nausea. Those hands were as cold as snakes, leaving a dense layer of chilling goosebumps wherever they passed over his skin.

Just as he was about to speak and tell the visitor that he was awake and they had better behave themselves, another voice he had not expected appeared.

" I told you to bring him food, not to put your hands all over him."

Shen Ranxin recognized Shen Qi's voice.

The hand resting on his collarbone withdrew. Then came the sound of lunch boxes knocking together, followed by Cheng Cheng's careless voice. "I didn't do anything. What are you so worked up about?"

"If we can't handle Lu Zhi, both of us will be sent to the Anomaly Management Center to catch bullets." Shen Qi's voice carried agitation and impatience. "You know perfectly well how difficult that guy is to deal with!"

Cheng Cheng spoke softly. "I'm only responsible for getting Shen Ranxin out. As for Lu Zhi,