Chapter 301 - Lin Mushengs Past (1/2)

Staring seemed to be the only thing that Ah Sha was capable of at the moment. She was stunned, utterly shocked by the bombshell that Lin Musheng had dropped moments ago. Other than her two-year career as a bounty hunter, her had been leading a simple and clean life. Her circle of acquaintances was by no means large; in fact, she could pretty much recite the names of all her acquaintances from memory in under a minute. Well, she did just that, and Lin Musheng wasn’t part of her circle.

“Wait, you’re not going to tell me that you were kidnapped before and was rescued by the younger me, are you? What, after that you couldn’t forget about me and have been trying to track me down for years, and now your wish finally came true?”

Lin Musheng merely smiled at her, saying nothing.

“Seriously?” The disbelief was clearly written on Ah Sha’s face. “Impossible, I’ve never even met you before.”

“Well, that’s the gist of it. But it wasn’t a kidnapping.” Suddenly, Lin Musheng had a faraway look in his eyes. “Five years ago, I took over the leadership of the Triad. A lot of the members weren’t happy about it. One time, when I was taking care of a business transaction for the Triad, one of my men betrayed me.”

Five years ago, Lin Musheng was betrayed by one of his trusted henchmen. He ended up being held captive by a bunch of terrorist in a warehouse, after which he was tortured and beaten. The henchman who betrayed him didn’t kill him right away. Instead, he decided to bring Lin Musheng back to the Triad and then force him to give up his position as the leader. Only after that would he kill Lin Musheng. All hell broke loose when a bunch of men showed up at the warehouse. Among the newcomers was a little girl. The men managed to take out the terrorists as well as Lin Musheng’s betrayer with ease. In a matter of minutes, the floor of the warehouse was filled with corpses; Lin Musheng was the only one left alive.

When the men were about to leave, the little girl stopped beside Lin Musheng’s half-dead form.

“Uncle Tie Dan! This man is still alive!”

“Ignore him, young miss,” said Tie Dan. “He was foolish enough to be betrayed by one of his own. Just let him die. I don’t think he could live with the shame anyway.”

At that moment in that filthy and decrepit warehouse, Lin Musheng could feel his own life slipping away with each drop of his blood that he lost through his wounds. He knew that the end of his life was near, and yet right before his eyes was a little girl who was as pretty as a doll. She girl crouched down beside him and began wiping his face with her handkerchief.

“Uncle Tie Dan! Look! He’s so pretty! I don’t want him to die!”

And that was how Lin Musheng got dumped in front of the hospital’s entrance by this Tie Dan guy. The last thing he heard before he passed out was the little girls angelic voice.

“He’s not going to die, right?”

“He lost too much blood. Don’t think he’s going to make it…”

Lin Musheng’s leveled a stare at Ah Sha. “Do you remember now, Ah Sha?”

“You…” Ah Sha swallowed. “You really didn’t die?”

Boss Wan had sent Uncle Tie Dan and his team on a mission that year. Ah Sha snuck into their car without them knowing it. That was how Ah Sha ended up at the warehouse. Back then, she did find it to be a huge waste to allow a man with that kind of pretty face to die, so she begged Uncle Tie Dan to save him.

She had selectively forgotten about the incident because Wan Qingsi had spanked her in front of everyone after the mission. Wan Qingsi was unhappy about her sneaking into the car. It was one of the most mortifying experiences of her life.

“I survived,” Lin Musheng said, chuckling. “I survived because of a simple statement from you. But… you never recognized me.”

Ah Sha shot him a look of annoyance. “What else do you expect? You were covered in blood back then. You look totally different now!”

“But you said I look pretty back then.” Lin Musheng’s intense gaze was fixed on Ah Sha’s face. Subtext: “How could you forget about me even when you think I’m pretty? What a fickle.”

Ah Sha broke eye contact and chuckled. Now she remembered everything. The reason she thought Lin Musheng was pretty back then was because his eyes reminded her of her favorite anime character…

Well, Ah Sha decided that, for the sake of her personal safety, to never reveal that secret to Lin Musheng.

“In that case, I’m your savior, right?”

Lin Musheng nodded. “That’s right.”

“So I’m exempted from the one hundred million I owed?”

“I never wanted you to pay in the first place.”

“Then send me home right now!” Ah Sha stood up. “Do that and we’ll call it even!”

A dark look formed on Lin Musheng’s face. “I can’t let you go back.”

“Are you holding me captive?” Ah Sha’s eyes became cold. “The Ying family will hunt you down.”

“This isn’t captivity, It’s called bonding.” Lin Musheng held her eyes. “You’ll just be staying with me for a while. I’ll send you back once you’ve fallen in love with me. After that, we’ll meet your parents, where I’ll ask them for your hand in marriage.”

Ah Sha sat down and studied Lin Musheng. Seeing the look of concentration on Ah Sha’s face, Lin Musheng laughed. “Why, have you discovered my qualities?”

“You’re out of your mind,” Ah Sha said. “Send me home while you still have the chance. Or else Wan Qingsi will kill you.”

Lin Musheng laughed derisively. “Wan Qingsi? What’s so great about him, anyway? He’s just a useless nobody who relies on the Ying family. If you want to compare, I’m so much better than him!”

Ah Sha shook her head in amusement. “Obviously, your sources are totally unreliable.”

Lin Musheng frowned. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

Boom! Tremors shook the floor.

“What the hell’s going on?” Lin Musheng sprang to his feet.

There was a series of explosions outside before Ah Sha heard a familiar voice.

“Ah Sha, I’ve come for you!”

A change went across Lin Musheng’s face. He grabbed Ah Sha, who was trying to run out of the room. “Who is he really?”

“His family name is Wan. Who do you think he is?” Ah Sha shook off his grip. At the door, a man was charging forward in huge strides. All of a sudden, a shadow pounced on the man. He opened his arms wide.

Ah Sha held on to the man’s neck tightly. “Xunxun, you’re too late. I’m already hungry!”

“I’m sorry. We have to make a stop to refuel the plane,” Wan Qingsi said. “We’ll have dinner at the night market, okay? I heard that Hong Kong’s night market is well-known.”

Lin Musheng clenched his fists and glared at the embracing couple while his henchmen closed ranks around him. One of them seemed utterly dejected when he turned around to face Lin Musheng: “Boss, those guys are from the Wan family.”

Lin Musheng closed his eyes. “The Wan family, huh? The f*cking powerhouse who controls all military munitions and secrets in the world! And it’s leader none other than Boss Wan, the man who deals with both criminal and law-abiding organizations!” All of a sudden, Lin Musheng was overwhelmed by a sense of bitterness. “I should’ve figured this out ages ago.” When Ah Sha showed up at the warehouse that year, he should’ve known that her background wasn’t simple…

“Lin Musheng,” Wan Qingsi said. “If you don’t explain your actions today, I’ll destroy the Triad!”