Chapter 60 (1/2)

Eye For an Eye

By the time Old Ghost arrived, the rescue workers had cleared up the scene and were preparing to take away the bodies

Gua One wanted to stop hiht inside but Lian Jun said to let hiht to the front yard where the bodies were laid out He stood still for a few seconds then stepped forward and began to open the black bags one by one Finally, he crouched in front of the deputy's corpse; his jaw and fists were clenched so hard they hite, and his eyes reddened, but he didn't cry

Lian Jun came up behind him in his wheelchair He took out a mobile phone and said, ”When we found him, he had this beside him, but didn't use it to call for help The bomb was detonated by remote control; the other fifteen people were inside at the tiers on his left hand were all cut off, but his right still had the thuer left—this should've been intentional”

Old Ghost blinked and looked over his shoulder then got up and rushed to Lian Jun, al the phone out of his hand It was a cheap, disposable model with no numbers recorded in memory but a prepaid SIM card It was entirely possible to make a call from it

”He could have called for help… He could have called for help” Old Ghost kept repeating this sentence, the phone nearly cracking as his fingers tightened around it His voice was heavy, and the hatred in it grewto the results of the investigation, the deputy could have called for help before he died Gunfire must've deliberately left the phone with him so he would The man didn't, and watched his subordinates die in the explosion

It was clear that Gunfire took control of the villa, wanting to ambush Lian Jun as supposed to arrive today However, an unexpected accident delayed hie the route, but he even stopped to wait for Gua Three

When Gunfire discovered Lian Jun had stopped, they probably wanted Old Ghost's deputy to urge him to come over as soon as possible and not let him meet up with Gua Three and his team The deputy refused and so was tortured His stubbornness likely pissed off Gunfire ers and stuffed hihouse with the phone, and put his tied-up subordinates in the roo to use their lives to force hi Lian Jun over

Obviously, the deputy still didn't obey, holding on despite Gunfire's expectations Then, after Gua Three successfully joined Lian Jun, Gunfire knew today's opportunity to attack was lost and detonated the bomb

”When we stopped I called your deputy His voice was completely normal He said there was no need to worry, it didn'tup quickly but I didn't notice soence” Gua One said, filled with rehtened Pushi+ng down the pain, he replied, ”Old Wen was a careful otiation—unless he wanted you to notice, you would never know so to his voice It's not your fault, he… He did what he should've done! Even if you didn't stop, Old Wen would have definitely tried to warn you to stay away froe to, he would've probably did his best to detonate the boether with the Gunfire bastards… He would surely do it, he was that kind of person This is my fault—e found the mole, I should've been more careful and not let him act alone It's my fault”

Lian Jun saw the e to suppress After a ht moment to fulfill his pro words

“—I didn't betray you, I'm sorry I couldn't protect our brothers' lives”

Old Ghost's face trembled and his Adam's apple shi+fted up and down This was the final straw to crush the last vestiges of his self-control A uished cry rose in his throat, he turned towards the deputy's body and sank to his knees, burying his face in his hands His shoulders shook as he began to sob

It was early May, the beginning of the rainy season in the L country The air was hot and stuffy, and dark clouds swept in froain The overcast sky, this hell-like scene of death, the repressed sobs… Everything see people's eyes sour

As shi+ Jin watched Old Ghost cry, his heart grew unbearably heavy He turned away and wiped his face

It was so very difficult for those walking in the darkness to step out into the light they craved

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By the ti that needed to be handled concerning the tragedy, it was late afternoon

After Old Ghost got a hold of his emotions, he and his men left to take care of his deceased subordinates' affairs Lian Jun took his people and settled in one of the governeovern officials Gunfire was like a ion, vicious and violent Now that someone wanted to clean it up, the local authorities wereto open some back doors to provide a little assistance

It was a rather strange experience: a group of gangsters from another country stayed in an official residence provided by L country and were carefully protected by the L country soldiers

When everyone settled down, they gathered for a meal, the taste of which nobody paid attention to, then went to their roo Lian Jun to his room, shi+ Jin filled the bathtub with hot water for hio to his own roorow heavier and heavier

”What are we going to do next?” He asked

Lian Jun glanced at the water trails on thepane ”Make Gunfire pay what they owe”

Taken aback, shi+ Jin turned to look at him ”How?”

Rumble

The sky was covered with heavy clouds, and the flashes of lightning were almost constant

The sound of thunder seemed to wake Lian Jun As he looked at shi+ Jin, his expression gradually eased He reached out and touched the teenager's face, saying, ”You e of topic was very blunt—he quite obviously avoided the question

shi+ Jin held Lian Jun's hand and looked into his face; despite the olderto hide it, he still couldn't coleam in his dark eyes shi+ Jin leaned closer and wrapped an ar to answer because the ansas so he didn't want to hear

There was only one way to settle blood debts in the underworld

In the early evening, Old Ghost and his subordinates returned, dressed completely in black His face orse than before but his spirit was abnor weak or collapsing

Once Lian Jun kneas back, he went to see him

The two leaders stayed alone in the study for about a quarter of an hour, then Old Ghost pushed the door open and left again, despite the heavy rain Lian Jun ca outside, to call Gua Two His order was one simple sentence: Fully cooperate with Old Ghost

shi+ Jin witnessed it all but asked no questions and just pushed Lian Jun back to his rooe, he went to his room to take a shower then returned to Lian Jun's rooainst the headboard and flipped through the docu shi+ Jin return in paja behind?”

Not speaking, shi+ Jin went straight to the bed, lifted the bed covers, and slipped inside, settling next to Lian Jun and closing his eyes

Lian Jun paused then put down the docu beside him and raised a hand to touch him but withdrew before he did ”shi+ Jin?” He whispered

shi+ Jin opened his eyes and said in a serious tone, ”It's getting late, it's time to sleep”

Lian Jun watched him pretend to look solehtstand, and lied down on his side next to hier's face, he said, ”Thank you”

”I don't understand why you're thankingeach other He held the hand touching his face and closed his eyes again ”No ht”

Lian Jun's lips curled Obediently not speaking, he leaned closer to him, propped himself up on one elbow, and bowed his head to kiss him

shi+ Jin's eyelashes tre hi the kiss

The two's posture slowly changed from face-to-face to up-and-down When Lian Jun noticed shi+ Jin's initiative, his self-control seemed to snap Half-propped over shi+ Jin, he held his face in both hands and indulged in desire, like aa bite on the tip of his tongue, shi+ Jin couldn't help but make a sound

Lian Jun let out a low chuckle Restraining hier man's lips

shi+ Jin ca his lover would draw some coet so coht kiss, because of his little action, made Lian Jun lose it like this

The two bodies under the covers overlapped Lian Jun wore a silk nightgown, but by now, it had beco his clavicle and a sht lamp made hiliht up with his actions, one of his hands already left Lian Jun's back and slid up his chest, gently stroking the exposed skin

Lian Jun's breathing becaradually changed the position, his hand sneaking into the quilt to touch shi+ Jin's body

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The atmosphere became more anda duck call sounded in shi+ Jin's er controlled by instinct, he realized what he and Lian Jun were doing right now, and remembered Xiao Si's existence It was as if his brain burst He quickly let go of Lian Jun then caught the otheraround his body and pulled it frouous atmosphere dissipated in an instant

Lian Jun took a nibble of his earlobe and rose up a bit to look at hiain to press a last quick kiss against his lips, then squeezed his hand and fell back on the bed He gathered the youngerhis back, ”I'm sorry, I was in tooand healthywas still disordered and his body hot His heart, however, was cold—at the s and ress Bar is translated by Betwixted Translations The site you're reading this chapter on stole our translation

Xiao Si pretended to be dead At last, it couldn't bear shi+ Jin's prodding and wailed, <i tried=”” to=”” hold=”” back,=”” i=”” really=”” tried,=”” but=”” in=”” the=”” end,=”” i=”” couldn't…=”” waaah,=”” darling,=”” i'ainst=”” me,=”” sniff…=””> Its voice was filled with remorse

shi+ Jin: ”……” Since it lamented this much, Xiao Si must've truly tried its best but unfortunately, it couldn't e to keep quiet

No, not, unfortunately, fortunately—otherwise, he and Lian Jun would've been peeped at by this voyeur of a systeht was a little scary

Because shi+ Jin didn't speak or er actions ies and soothing words