Chapter 824: An Unexpected Person

After seeing the word “failed” in the message, Ye Shuang froze for several seconds before hurriedly typing a reply.

Ye Shuang: Are you all right? Were you injured?

Ye Shuang: Grandpa An Shi.

The fact that Grandpa An Shi could still send him messages meant that things had not reached the worst-case scenario. At the very least, he was still alive.

Anshi Yilang: What are you talking about? I’m the immortal Ichiro!

Anshi Yilang: Still, that old woman is definitely rather cunning, and her subordinates aren’t afraid of death at all. They’re practically a bunch of monsters.

Anshi Yilang: She even mocked me.

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“Bang!”

A gunshot rang out, but the pistol fell to the ground, accompanied by a black dart.

Jin Sha stared at the pistol that had been knocked from her hand in surprise. She had never expected that, in such a short span of time, the old man in front of her could use a dart to knock the gun away.

“You’re like a monkey performing tricks. Quite interesting.” Jin Sha looked at her palm and slowly lowered her hand, seeming completely unconcerned by what had just happened. However, after witnessing Anshi Yilang’s abilities, she slowly extended her hand.

“How about this?”

The moment Jin Sha finished speaking, the more than twenty bald men beside her all drew pistols and aimed them at Anshi Yilang and the others. Their weapons were identical, as were their shaved heads. Under ordinary circumstances, the sight might have seemed comical, but amid the rain and the tense atmosphere, it carried an unmistakable sense of intimidation.

“Quite impressive that you managed to get your hands on so many weapons in Japan,” Anshi Yilang remarked, raising his eyebrows slightly when he saw them.

In a country where firearms were prohibited, obtaining so many weapons explained why she acted with such brazen confidence.

“For me, it isn’t particularly difficult.” Jin Sha merely smiled. “If I wanted to, I could show you even more interesting things.”

“Heh.”

The people from the An family also drew their weapons. To everyone’s surprise, they were pistols as well!

“Oh?” The sudden turn of events seemed to surprise Jin Sha. She rested a hand against her chin as if considering the matter. “Aren’t you ninjas?”

“Times have changed. This thing is more practical.” Anshi Yilang smiled as well. “Did you think we didn’t have any?”

At that, Jin Sha began to reassess the group before her. More precisely, she had developed a little interest in them. But soon, she shook her head.

“This is troublesome. The rain seems to be getting heavier, too. If I don’t leave soon, my dress will get dirty.”

After saying that, Jin Sha slowly turned around, apparently intending to leave.

“Well then, everyone, I’ll be going.”

“Stop right there!”

Before Anshi Yilang had even finished speaking, the bald men opened fire.

The gunshots tore through the rain, their echoes clanging against the surrounding buildings.

The people of the An family quickly took cover, moving with remarkable speed.

“Return fire!”

The An family members fired back. Bullets burst into sprays of blood, yet even after being shot, the bald men continued standing where they were, as if they felt no pain at all. They simply kept firing.

“This can’t be real! They’ve been shot—how are they still acting like nothing happened?!” The people from the An family were dumbfounded. Were these men really monsters?

Soon, however, they realized that although many of the bald men appeared unaffected, they would still collapse eventually. They simply showed no signs of suffering.

“Jin Sha is leaving! Stop her!”

Anshi Yilang raised his gun without hesitation and aimed at Jin Sha. But in the next second, one of the bald men stepped behind her. When the gunshot rang out, he took the bullet for Jin Sha.

Another barrage of gunfire erupted. Under the suppressive fire, the people of the An family could only remain hidden behind cover for the time being.

Anshi Yilang could do nothing but watch helplessly as the red umbrella gradually disappeared into the distance. He even saw Jin Sha turn around at the far end, as though she were smiling at him.

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The rain grew heavier, mixing with the blood seeping between the stone tiles of the ground and turning everything crimson.

The An family had also dealt with all the bald men.

“Ichiro.”

“Check for injuries on our side.” After seeing that Jin Sha had already gone too far to pursue, Anshi Yilang knew there was no chance of catching her. She must have had further contingencies in place.

“There’s nothing serious. Only a few minor injuries.”

Hearing that, Anshi Yilang walked out and looked at the bald men lying on the ground. He frowned slightly, as if he had noticed something.

“These men… Why do they all look exactly alike?”

Only then did the others from the An family notice the men’s appearances. Although many of them were wearing sunglasses, some of the glasses had fallen off, revealing faces that were completely identical.

“Could it be…” Anshi Yilang seemed to understand something, and his expression grew rather grim.

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Ye Shuang had no idea what was happening on Anshi Yilang’s side. However, after learning that they had failed to capture Jin Sha, he felt a little disappointed. She had always been elusive, and now that she had escaped, it would be even more difficult to find her next time, especially after she became more cautious.

They still knew far too little about Jin Sha. All he could do was hope that Grandpa An Shi would be able to uncover something.

Jin Sha would probably lie low for a while after this. After all, Anshi Yilang had alerted her to their intentions.

Yet the thought of having someone so terrifying watching him from the shadows left Ye Shuang feeling indescribably frustrated. In a sense, she was like a time bomb—someone who could suddenly strike without warning, leaving no one able to predict when it would happen.

He really needed to discuss this with Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen. He did not want the people around him to be put in danger again. There were many precautions they needed to take.

After replying to Grandpa An Shi and telling him to get some proper rest, Ye Shuang began considering a visit to the Chen Family that evening. He could also take the opportunity to see his son.

Ye Shuang had always maintained a routine of returning to the Chen Family once every two or three days. Under his maternal grandparents’ care, Little Yi’an had grown plump and healthy, and the old couple adored him.

But just as Ye Shuang was thinking about this, an unexpected person contacted him.

Bobo: Mr. Ye Shuang, are you free to meet tonight?

Ye Shuang was somewhat surprised to see that the message had come from Bobo. After their previous confession, he had openly told Bobo that he already knew the other man’s identity.

After thinking for a few seconds, Ye Shuang agreed to meet him.

Once Ye Shuang accepted, Bobo sent him an address. It was simply a bar nearby.

Ye Shuang was not worried that Bobo would try anything. Although Bobo belonged to Jin Sha’s side, Ye Shuang had already learned from the system’s prompt that Bobo was not completely aligned with Jin Sha’s faction.

Still, Ye Shuang understood the likely reason. It probably had something to do with Alice. There was a bond between Bobo and Alice that went beyond that of master and servant.

If he had to compare it to something, perhaps the relationship between a father and daughter would be more accurate.

Ye Shuang agreed to the meeting partly because he wanted to know exactly what Bobo intended to tell him.