217 Moulding the Ultimate Protector (1/2)

Lu Zihao watched as Jin Liwei froze into a horrified statue. A wave of dizziness overcame him as his body protested against hurting its Third Brother like this.

'Stop it. Lu Zihao is gone. You're my body now,' he mentally hissed.

The original Lu Zihao was already dead and gone, but the body still retained strong remnants of its original owner like muscle memory. After all, they had been together since conception in the womb up until the original Lu Zihao died and was replaced by the soul of Nikolai Vetrov. Suddenly finding itself housing a strange soul, of course there would be some form of rejection in the body one way or another.

To reduce rejection and increase compatibility, he did his best to match the original Lu Zihao's personality and habits. It proved to be an effective method, except at times like this when he reverted back to Nikolai's strong and intense personality.

The brotherhood between Jin Liwei and the original Lu Zihao was so deep that the body instinctively fought against him. He gritted his teeth and fought off the dizziness, feeling a little nauseous doing so.

”How do you know all of these?” the pale Jin Liwei asked in a whisper.

”I have my ways, Third Brother,” he spoke in a cold tone.

Lu Zihao knew because once he recognized Iris as his beloved little sister Evelinka, he gathered all available information about Iris Long but it wasn't enough. Navigating through the familiar underworld channels, he hired a black hat hacker to dig more information about Iris Long and all the people around her. The hacker was above Hou Liang's level but nowhere near Iris' superior level.

When the hacker sent him the information, Lu Zihao was surprised to discover Jin Liwei's involvement in the original Iris Long's accident. The hacker even asked for extra payment for this information because it was harder to dig out.

”I almost missed it. Someone did a great job of erasing all the evidence. It's just that my skills are at a higher level so I was able to spot the small remaining trace. Only those at my level or higher will be able to pick up the trail,” the hacker told him.

When Lu Zihao found out about Jin Liwei's involvement in the accident, he found it laughable that the man was now in love with Iris. That was until he realized that the current Iris was actually his sister. Then he began to treat it as serious business.

In all honestly, Lu Zihao didn't give a f*ck about the accident. After all, the original Iris was a stranger to him. He didn't give a f*ck that the girl died. In fact, he felt glad that she died in order for his precious little sister Evelinka to have a second chance in life like him.

”Are you going to tell Xiulan?” Jin Liwei asked.

”Are YOU going to tell her?” Lu Zihao threw the question right back at him.

”I…yes. I plan to. I love her so much.” Sighing heavily, Jin Liwei rubbed his hands over his face. His expression looked extremely pained. ”You're right. I'm a coward. I'm so afraid that she'll leave me once I tell her the truth.”

'She probably won't care,' Lu Zihao thought but didn't say out loud. 'But the remnants of the original Iris in her body will.'