Lü Yi

Biodata

Background / History

Lü Yi is an orphan who adopted his orphanage director’s surname and worked as a food delivery rider. Before meeting Lin Feng, he had undergone compulsory inpatient psychiatric treatment. His initial system profile describes his condition as stable, with medication taken at home and regular follow-up examinations 67.

Lin Feng acquires him through the daily death warrior summon and arranges their first meeting through a mental connection. Lü Yi arrives in his delivery uniform and enthusiastically introduces Lin Feng to a restaurant he knows from work. After insisting on paying, he instead attempts to avoid the bill by pretending to be a Japanese customer who cannot understand Chinese. He explains that he wanted to save the organization money; Lin Feng orders him not to repeat the stunt 67.

Appearance

• Height and build: Nearly 1.85 meters tall, with a broad frame and burly physique 67.
• Face and hair: Handsome, with strong but slightly delicate features, a short buzz cut, and an expressive smile 67.
• Early clothing: A blue delivery-platform uniform faded from repeated washing 67.
• After hospitalization: Wears a clean blue tracksuit and has his hair shaved down almost to stubble 99.
• Later clothing: Appears in an old jacket and red scarf during the New Year visit, a Givenchy shirt at a nightclub, and a suit and tie at the Seattle banquet 213 330 382.

Personality

Lü Yi is exuberant, talkative, and quick to treat strangers with familiarity. During his first meal with Lin Feng, he jumps between delivery stories, local knowledge, and unusual opinions on international affairs. His theatrical humor also carries into confrontations: he mocks armed thugs with claims of powerful backing before announcing that his “department” is Ele.me food delivery 67 75.

His loyalty to Lin Feng overrides his own impulses. He treats his master’s actions as his standard, adopts protective positions without prompting, and places himself directly in front of Lin Feng when threatened with a gun. Insults directed at himself may leave him unmoved, while an insult aimed at Lin Feng can trigger an immediate attack 69 82 87 321.

His violence frequently becomes cruel and humiliating rather than merely defensive. He treats frightened opponents as playthings, continues beating people after they are incapacitated, and forces adversaries to kneel and call him “Grandpa.” Nevertheless, he can accept restraint and correction from Lin Feng or K, and later deliberately avoids confronting a scam gang because acting impulsively could interfere with Lin Feng’s plans 84 100 305 322 323.

He also shows sincere concern for vulnerable people. He is angered by scammers preying on an elderly man and deeply shaken by footage of children’s hunger and hardship in Seattle. At a cemetery, he expresses a desire to accomplish something meaningful and be remembered like Old Feng, rather than simply seeking death 108 305 310.

Abilities & Skills

Street Fighting and Physical Strength

• Relies on strength, ferocity, and quick reactions rather than a formally trained fighting style 76 267.
• Can lift an elderly man bodily off the ground, throw opponents, and deliver powerful punches, slaps, and kicks 72 76 87.
• Uses practical street-fighting attacks against fingers, the groin, and the head; incapacitates two hostile men in less than fifteen seconds at the airport 318 320.
• Turns nearby objects into weapons, including a U-lock, drinking glasses, bottles, and a crystal ashtray 101 333 369.
• Shouts “Crow Takes a Plane” and “Tornado Destroys Parking Lot” while attacking; the narration describes these fights as strength-driven rather than technical 72 76.

Knives and Firearms

• Handles a kitchen knife steadily and uses both forward thrusts and a reverse grip to threaten or control opponents 194 198.
• Demonstrates familiarity with checking a Glock 19’s magazine and chambering a round 322.
• Uses a concealed knife to kill Viper while disguised as a courier 440.
• Evades an initial volley by rolling sideways, then shoots three armed underlings with a suppressed pistol 440.

Intimidation

• Uses sudden violence, mocking conversation, and deliberate humiliation to break an opponent’s resistance 99 100 198 322.
• Gives Sun Qiang a cleaver and challenges him to attack, then reclaims it when Sun freezes 99.
• Repeats a similar test with Delong by putting a loaded pistol in his hand and counting down; afterward, he forces Delong to kneel 322.
• Threatens Gong Zhenhai into surrendering his assets after a beating, with a teammate’s mounted heavy machine gun deterring Gong’s armed attendants 369.

Observation and Field Support

• Recognizes former scam-gang members from physical features and mannerisms, then records their clothing, approximate numbers, and location before reporting through an encrypted communications app 305.
• Conducts concealed rooftop observation using military binoculars, camouflage cloth, and an encrypted earpiece during the pawnshop operation 307.
• Can exercise operational restraint, leaving suspected criminals undisturbed rather than alerting them through an immediate confrontation 305.

Delivery Experience and Limitations

• Proficient at riding electric scooters and exceptionally familiar with city routes 67.
• Knows local restaurants through delivery work and notices signs that dishes may be frozen or premade 67 234.
• Initially falls short of Liu Zhenjun in professional protection and countersurveillance 267.
• Has limited English comprehension, sometimes relying on K or Kong Xiang to interpret threats and insults 318 322 331.
• Can be physically outmatched by K, who disarms him before he understands the movement 323.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Cleaver and kitchen knives — Used in the confrontation with Sun Qiang and against the visitors accusing Old Lin Liquor Shop of fraud 99 100 194 198.
• Glock 19 — Taken from Delong and treated as a trophy; K confiscates it because its unknown provenance creates unnecessary risk 322 323.
• Suppressed pistol and quick-draw holster — Used during the villa killings 440.
• Concealed knife and FedEx disguise — Allow him to approach Viper as an apparent delivery courier 440.
• Surveillance equipment — Military binoculars, dark camouflage cloth, and an encrypted-channel earpiece 307.
• Brass pocket watch — An antique mechanical watch he found himself; stolen from his luggage by customs officer Dawson 319.
• Pepper spray — Previously used to take down Da Fei during a staged-accident scam 305.

Relationships

• Lin Feng — Summoner, master, and central object of Lü Yi’s loyalty and dependence. Lin Feng keeps him close partly because leaving him unsupervised could lead to trouble, but also brings him into his family’s New Year celebrations 67 69 213 215.
• Zhou Wenyuan — Lawyer and close companion, addressed as “Brother Zhou.” Zhou restrains his excesses, presents legal arguments on his behalf, and accompanies Lin Feng to collect him after hospitalization 72 80 99.
• K — Operational companion who translates for him, restrains impulsive behavior, and teaches him to distinguish a weapon “trophy” from an avoidable legal risk 322 323 331.
• Kong Xiang — Friendly companion whom Lü Yi calls “Xiangzi.” Explains Jenny’s insults and predatory behavior to him during the nightclub visit 331.
• Zhang Fen — Lin Feng’s mother; welcomes him as her son’s orphaned friend and treats him affectionately during the New Year holiday 213 215.
• Liu Zhenjun — A more professionally trained protector whose protection and countersurveillance expertise Lü Yi acknowledges he cannot match 267.
• Old Feng — A deceased figure whose heroic example inspires Lü Yi’s wish to achieve something meaningful and be remembered 108.
• Chen Meijiao — A psychiatric patient whose extreme delusions and self-mutilation genuinely frighten Lü Yi 147.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Confrontations and Psychiatric Treatment

• Lin Nuannuan’s extortion case: At Lin Feng’s silent signal, Lü Yi removes the elderly extortionist from Lin Nuannuan, beats him in an alley, and pursues him with a flying tackle. Zhou eventually orders him to stop riding on the man’s back 72.
• Restaurant retaliation: The extortionist returns with armed thugs. Lü Yi ridicules their leader and later joins the counterattack. Zhou acknowledges his verbal provocation but argues to investigators that the armed group’s violence constituted unlawful infringement and that the defenders acted in self-defense 74 75 76 80.
• Elevator assault: After a boy bullies Lin Feng, Lü Yi beats both the boy and his grandmother. He subsequently strikes another family member outside the building and kicks Sun Qiang in the police station when Sun begins insulting Lin Feng 84 85 87.
• Hospitalization and return: He is sent for forensic psychiatric evaluation and transferred to the Municipal Mental Health Center. After his discharge, he intimidates Sun Qiang into submission 88 99 100.
• Locksmith-shop incident: Following an argument over a fifty-yuan unlocking fee, Lü Yi smashes a counter and attacks the locksmith with a U-lock. Staff from the Fourth Psychiatric Hospital arrive with records identifying him as a compulsory-treatment patient who slipped away, then carry him out on a stretcher after he demands a princely return to the “palace” 101 102 103.

Life and Operations with Lin Feng

• Liquor-shop confrontation: Lü Yi confronts visitors accusing Old Lin Liquor Shop of fraud, offers a refund, and orders them away. When Liu Jian tries to force entry, his knife thrust narrowly misses Liu’s face and embeds in the security door. He later holds another participant at knifepoint before surrendering the weapon to arriving police 194 197 198 199.
• New Year visit: Helps Lin Feng shop for gifts and accompanies him home. Zhang Fen welcomes him, and he joins the family for decorations, meals, and New Year’s Eve fireworks 208 213 215.
• Dongbei dispute: Questions the quality of a service-area meal and later alerts Lin Feng to an anonymous exposé about Dongbei’s prepared dishes. When plainclothes officers detain Lin Feng, he challenges them, obeys Lin Feng’s instruction to stand down, and makes an angry phone call after the convoy departs 234 246 255.
• Pawnshop investigation: Identifies Da Fei, Monkey, and Iron Tower apparently running another scam, reports without confronting them, and later observes the location during the police operation 305 307.

United States Operations

• Arrival and the Wild Dogs: Beats two men who mock him and Lin Feng at the airport. After Dawson steals valuables during customs inspection, Lin Feng prevents an immediate attack. A subsequent parking-lot confrontation ends with Lü Yi humiliating Wild Dogs leader Delong at gunpoint 318 319 320 321 322.
• Nightclub rescue and ranch visit: Knocks Brandon unconscious when he demands Xiaoyu be handed over. Lin Feng arranges hospital care for her, and Lü Yi later accompanies the group to Eagle Creek Ranch 333 337.
• Gong Zhenhai’s submission: Beats Gong with a crystal ashtray and demands payment for his life, followed by his money, Seattle businesses, and gray-market interests. Gong agrees under the combined threat of Lü Yi’s violence and the mounted weapon outside 369.
• Seattle banquet: Approaches actress Emma Russell as a fan seeking an autograph, only to receive a racist insult. Lin Feng intervenes and demands an apology. Later, Lü Yi and K physically restrain Crawford during another confrontation 381 382 386.
• Mike Anderson’s financial scheme: Questions Lin Feng’s investment and receives explanations of its use as money-laundering bait and leverage. At an art exhibition, Lin Feng further explains how manipulated painting prices support Mike’s financial channels 398 420.
• Viper assassination: Infiltrates a Pacifica villa as a FedEx courier, kills Viper with a hidden knife, and shoots three underlings involved in packing cocaine into whiskey shipments. He changes into a trench coat, burns the villa with gasoline, and drives toward Eagle Creek Ranch 440.

Notable Quotes

“Ele.me! The food delivery department!” 75

“Boss! One day... one day I want to be like Old Feng too! I want to... go out in a blaze of glory! I want... someone to remember me too!” 108