Late at night, the Security Bureau's Northern Mountain branch was brightly lit and noisy.

After having a late-night snack, everyone decided not to leave. Tong Hua suggested going back to play poker to aid digestion, and since everyone had rooms in the branch, they could simply go to sleep when tired—it wasn't the first time they had done this.

As Wen Wen cursed her bad hand silently and suspected that Tong Hua was secretly cheating, she heard her phone ring in her pocket.

The screen lit up, revealing a familiar name.

For some reason, recently, every time she saw this name her heart would skip a beat.

It seemed like every time he called her proactively, it was never good news.

Could it be... had he messed up something again?

"Hello? Ji Jue?"

She steeled herself before picking up, "What's up? It's late, what's the matter?"

"Wen sis, indeed there is something..."

On the other end, Ji Jue hesitated, "There's a bit of a complex issue... how about you come over here? It's best to come quietly, without letting others know..."

In an instant, Wen Wen's eye twitched.

What do you mean, asking your sister to come over to your house quietly in the dead of night?

Have you lost your mind?

While thinking this, Tong Hua, who was sneakily eavesdropping, suddenly lit up with excitement, even Old Zhang seemed to perk up his ears unintentionally.

This was clearly a juicy story!

Has it progressed this much? No wait, doesn't seem like anyone noticed anything!

When did it start?

Wen Wen, did you make your move so quickly?

As Tong Hua looked on with admiration, Wen Wen couldn't help but punch her on the head.

"This damn kid."

She hung up the phone and didn't bother hiding anything, instead beckoning the others, "Let's go give him a surprise and see what this kid is really hiding."

If he has any wrong intentions in the middle of the night, don't blame your sister for teaching you a lesson under the iron fist.

"Holy shit—"

Fifteen minutes later, in Ji Jue's living room.

As Wen Wen entered and saw the person sitting on the couch, she couldn't hold back anymore, and her vision went dark.

So much for a surprise, she was the one who got the shock.

The potion in this gourd was too strong, she couldn't handle it!

.

After a brief moment of chaos, tranquility was restored quickly.

Under the dim, aging light, everyone sat with arms crossed, watching the guest in the middle. Chen Yubo trembled with his head down, instinctively clutching his bag tightly.

"Meow~"

At the opening of the bag, a black and white cat stepped on another blue cat, curiously poking its head out and looking around, cocking its head to the side.

Indeed very cute.

"This one's called Captain, this one's called A-Fu,"

Ji Jue pointed and introduced, "This one's called Chen Yubo."

"Yeah, it's Chen Yubo." Old Zhang was the first to nod, affirming the judgment.

"Chen Yubo, huh..."

Wen Wen massaged her forehead with a headache, "He does look a bit like his brother, gotten quite pale."

"It's definitely Chen Yubo."

Tong Hua said expressionlessly, "I'd recognize that face even if it turned to ashes."

Chen Yubo gave a bitter smile, "Miss Tong, don't take pleasure in my misery."

"Do we know each other?" Ji Jue asked blankly.

"We've had interactions."

Tong Hua's expression grew more solemn and severe, "The hatred of a stolen spouse, irreconcilable!"

"What?"

Ji Jue exclaimed in shock, instinctively looking at Chen Yubo, who immediately shrank back guiltily.

Which shocked him even more.

Then, Tong Hua continued, "The year before last, the Empire released a limited edition JC with diamond inlays in girlish pink. I raced overnight to the Empire's main store to place an order, but then someone used money to cut in line and snatch it..."

She glanced at the bag in Chen Yubo's hand, her words filled with unspeakable resignation, "and then used it to hold cats."

"I didn't know you had ordered it," Chen Yubo weakly defended, "The saying goes, first come first served. If I had known..."

"Would you have let it go if you knew I wanted it?"

Chen Yubo fell silent then, clinging tighter to the bag.

If I give you the bag, what will I use to hold my cats?

Hearing the cats meowing inside the bag, he scrambled to open a can of food for them.

"What's JC?" Old Zhang asked quietly.

Ji Jue answered, "It's a luxury brand."

"Anyway, Cliff City isn't big, after staying in this circle for a while, most faces are familiar. Tong Hua introduced him to you, didn't she?" Tong Hua shook her head in exasperation, watching him feeding the cats and let out a sigh, "He really loves those two cats."

Unfortunately, the cats continued to be aloof, fiercely clawing at the food cans without any consideration for their owner, not even bothering to be cute.

This silence couldn't continue indefinitely.

Ji Jue coughed twice, asking quietly, "Is Chen Xingzhou really..."

"Yeah, I saw it with my own eyes, he's still in emergency."

Chen Yubo hesitated, then finally sighed, "This time, it looks more likely bad than good."

After being shot, Chen Xingzhou was immediately taken by Uncle Lin to the hospital, but the outlook wasn't optimistic, the bullet was cursed. With the help of his alchemy items, he barely hung onto a breath. He wasn't really alive, nor was he exactly one breath away from death.

He's still in the Chongguang Church charity hospital.

After reaching the hospital and understanding the situation, Chen Yubo's first reaction was to flee.

Taking advantage of the chaos and unnoticed, he slipped away.

It wasn't that he was heartless or cold, but rather this was how Chen Xingzhou had instructed him in the past. If anything should happen to him, don't worry about anything else, just decisively leave Cliff City and live incognito elsewhere.

Seizing his last chance, he returned home, didn't pack any valuables or take any belongings, and even left behind his decade-long collection of various sports cars.

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