Men Should Be Fierce

"System, am I being followed? Can you run a scan?"

[Scan unavailable. Host must lock onto a target first.]

"Fine. Weird... what the hell is tailing me all the way from Licheng to Ya'an?"

"Yang?"

"Old Su?"

Seeing Su Yang zone out, the people around him called out.

"Huh? What's up?" Su Yang snapped back to reality.

"What are you looking at? See someone you know?"

"No, I just get the feeling someone's following me."

"What?" Liu Bo paused, then immediately whipped his head around to follow Su Yang's gaze.

However, the street was bustling with people coming and going; Liu Bo had no idea who Su Yang was looking at.

Of course, Su Yang didn't know either.

Meng Wenzhou asked in confusion, "You think you're being tailed?"

"What's going on, Yang? Don't scare us like that," Ji Bo said nervously.

Su Yang turned back to face the group.

"I can't explain it clearly. Actually, I first got this feeling back in Licheng. Remember the night before we left, when Qianyu and I went to Gan Haizi to watch the meteor shower?"

"That night, I saw a green light flash in the darkness a few times. When we left, I felt like something was following us. I thought it was a wild wolf or some other animal at the time, so I didn't pay it much mind."

"But that feeling just came back. It feels exactly the same as it did that night."

"Holy sh*t... Yang, you didn't... offend someone, did you?"

"Haven't we been together the whole trip? Who could I have offended..."

"Wait!" Su Yang's eyes suddenly flashed as he paused mid-sentence.

"I've got it."

"Got what?"

"That weirdo I beat up back at the escape room."

"Hiss!"

Hearing this, the others instantly felt goosebumps rise on their skin.

Liu Bo quickly chimed in, "But wasn't that guy taken away by the police that night?"

"He was, but you asked if I'd offended anyone. He's the only one I can think of. Otherwise, who would stalk me for no reason? I'm usually such a low-profile guy."

"Damn, that's actually really possible. But does the guy hold a grudge that bad? Following you all the way from Licheng to Ya'an?"

"But then again, it doesn't feel like him. I fought him; he shouldn't be skilled enough to hide this well."

"Then who else could it be? Could your senses be wrong?"

"I hope they are. But let's ignore it for now. If someone really wants to get me, they'll show themselves sooner or later."

"I'd actually like to see just who exactly this is." Su Yang took a drag of his cigarette, his gaze sharp as he turned to look down the distant street again.

"If it's really like you say, will this person go after the rest of us?" Chu Qiunan asked with some concern.

Liu Bo waved his hand dismissively. "Hehe, if he's got the guts, let him come. It's been a while since your Fat Brother got into a fight; my hands are itching for one!"

Su Yang shook his head. "I don't think so. He should be coming for me. If he really intended to do something to anyone else, he had plenty of opportunities between Licheng and Ya'an."

"Old Su, are you absolutely sure someone is following you?" Meng Wenzhou looked at Su Yang to confirm one more time.

Su Yang nodded. "My instincts usually aren't wrong. If it were just once, I couldn't be sure, but it's happened twice now. It's definitely not an illusion."

"Whoa, why am I suddenly getting nervous?" Zhang Ziming turned his head to look around anxiously.

"Scared of what? With me and Yang, the two ultimate powerhouses here, it doesn't matter who shows up." Liu Bo winked confidently at Zhang Ziming.

Zhang Ziming rolled his eyes at Liu Bo. "The problem is we don't know if it's a human or a ghost. The unknown is the scariest part."

Meng Wenzhou pondered for a few seconds before looking up at the group. "Old Su, do you want me to call some people over?"

"Brother Meng, with me and Yang here, who else do you need?"

"That's true."

Su Yang was silent for a moment before saying calmly, "No need to call anyone. But I'm going to go out tonight to double-check."

"How will you do that?" Everyone looked at Su Yang.

"I'll go out alone tonight and see if this guy still follows me. You guys just stay put in the hotel and don't go anywhere."

"You're going alone?" Liu Bo stepped forward. "I'll go with you."

"No. If you come with me, what happens if the others run into trouble? You need to watch over them. Even though I'm pretty sure the target is me, you should stay at the hotel just in case."

Hearing this, Liu Bo realized he was right. He nodded and said, "Alright then."

"Oh man, why did things suddenly get so panic-inducing? This is a hundred times scarier than the escape room!" Ji Bo shuddered.

"Can you be a bit more manly? A man needs to be tough!"

Su Yang looked at Ji Bo and said calmly, "It's not a big deal. But let's not tell the girls about this yet. We don't want everyone in a state of panic."

"Alright."

"Old Chu, is the hotel booked?" Su Yang turned to Chu Qiunan.

"I was listening to you, wasn't I? You got me all nervous. I'm booking it now."

"Yeah, get the rooms sorted first."

Soon, Chu Qiunan had booked the rooms. Since another girl had joined them midway, the group had grown to twelve people.

He booked ten Deluxe River View King Rooms.

Just then, the girls walked back from up ahead, chatting and laughing.

Meng Qianyu walked up with a beaming smile and asked, "Are the rooms booked?"

"All set. Let's go."

"Great. Is it far?"

"Not far, just nearby. River view rooms."

"That sounds nice."

Chatting, everyone got back into the cars and drove toward the Crown Hotel, two kilometers away.

Soon, the three cars arrived at the Crown Hotel parking lot. After parking, everyone grabbed a change of clothes and entered the hotel lobby to check in.

Chu Qiunan soon walked over to the lounge area holding ten key cards.

"I booked ten rooms. Me and Yueyue in one, Old Su and Panpan in one, and the rest of you get your own rooms. How's that for an arrangement?"

"Pretty good~" Liu Bo laughed as he took the key card Chu Qiunan handed him.

Meng Qianyu muttered under her breath, "Why isn't it one room per person..."

"What was that, Qianyu?"

"Huh? Oh, no... nothing~"

"Are you not happy with it?"

"I—no, it's not that. It's just... I actually wanted to share a room with... Sister Ziyun."

"What? You want to room with Ziyun?"

"Mhm."

Hearing this, Tang Ziyun walked over to Meng Qianyu and smiled. "Then shall we keep rooming together?"

"Sure!"

Seeing this, Chu Qiunan laughed. "Alright then, I'll return one room. What about the rest of you? Anyone else want to bunk up?"

Su Qingci looked at Zhong Qing and asked with a smile, "Xiao Qing, how about we share a room too?"

Zhong Qing beamed. "Sounds good~"

"Hey, before you were all willing to stay alone, but now that we have extra rooms, you want to room together? Alright, I'll return another one. No objections from the rest of you?"

The others all shook their heads.