The Remaining Third Chapter 52 Shen Yixia

“Tonight, I’m going wild! I’m going to knock down one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten… as many as I want!”

For a moment, silence fell over the scene. Whether it was Zhang Yunxi and Sun Tiantian—who, after barely breaking through, found themselves pursued and cornered by more than ten black sedans, forced to abandon escape and surrounded once more by a crowd in black uniforms—or the man in sunglasses, whose threats had been cut short, everyone’s gaze turned simultaneously to the patched-up youth stepping out of the van.

Seeing who it was, Zhang Yunxi asked with a strange expression, “Why is it you… Where’s your master?”

“To deal with these bottom-feeders, I’m more than enough!” The patched youth stretched his wrists, grinning cheekily. “Yunxi, my dear, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? You know what they say: a day apart feels like three autumns. Who knows how many autumns it’s been for us… Have you missed me?”

“Where’d this beggar come from…” The man in sunglasses pushed his shades up his nose. “Who the hell are you?”

“Who is he?” Sun Tiantian tilted her head with interest, glancing at the patched youth and echoing the question to Zhang Yunxi.

With his hands laced behind his head, the patched youth swaggered into the center of the ring, planting himself in front of Zhang Yunxi and Sun Tiantian, and swept his gaze over the assembly. “Stand firm! I don’t change my name or surname wherever I go. I am Shen Yixia, the secret ace of the Eminence Society!”

Sun Tiantian glanced at Shen Yixia’s sneakers, the soles peeling, and covered her mouth to giggle with Zhang Yunxi. “This guy’s pretty funny. How come I’ve never heard of someone like him in the Eminence Society?”

Zhang Yunxi rolled her eyes and replied irritably, “He’s Sima Bei’s disciple. I only met him once, right before he and Sima Bei went up the mountain to meditate… On the surface, the Eminence Society just has Nie Yi and Li Jun, but in reality, its members are scattered across the country, working with the police and judiciary on cases in every province and city. Otherwise, how do you think the Society has survived so long? It’s forbidden now to open a detective agency, you know…”

“Now that you mention it, from his vibe…” Sun Tiantian looked Shen Yixia up and down. “He really does resemble Uncle Sima Bei. Runs in the family, I guess!” She winked and licked her lollipop. “If Uncle Sima Bei’s part of the Eminence Society, then is my master…?”

“Your master’s different,” Zhang Yunxi cut off her curiosity. “She’s the national president of the Forensic Medicine Association, so she can’t officially be a member—but in truth, there’s no difference. There’s something your master might not have told you: her father, Chang Gong Nanming, founded the Eminence Society.”

“Wow,” Sun Tiantian’s mouth dropped open in surprise. “I never thought that old witch could hide something so deep… And you’re not much better, never clued me in before.”

“I only heard about it from my dad before coming to Lvteng City…” Zhang Yunxi glanced at the black uniforms surrounding them and sighed. “The old man said the waters here run deep. I didn’t believe him until now. In broad daylight, these people dare to block roads and commit crimes again and again. No wonder eighty percent of the country’s crimes happen here.”

Sun Tiantian wanted to keep questioning, but she saw the man in sunglasses remove them, revealing his fierce, triangular eyes as he strode toward Shen Yixia. She immediately fell silent, leaned back against her motorbike, cupped her cheeks in her hands, and adopted a look of eager anticipation.

The man in sunglasses snorted, his gaze as sharp as blades. “I don’t care if you stretch out once or twice—anyone who sets foot in Lvteng City had better keep their head down.”

“Big talk, huh?” Shen Yixia picked his nose. “There’s something I’ve been meaning to ask: who the hell are you? Acting like you run the place—don’t you know the country’s cracking down on organized crime? And you’re still swaggering around with this many goons?”

“Don’t test me. The crackdown doesn’t touch us…” The man tensed his muscles, veins bulging on the back of his hands. “We’re just a security detail for the village, all legitimate men. You took something that doesn’t belong to you—we’re just doing our duty, taking it back.”

“Legitimate, huh?” Shen Yixia spat on the ground. “Who wears black uniforms if they’re on the level? Who wears sunglasses at night? Tiantian, do you buy that?”

Sun Tiantian slurped her lollipop, giggling. “Not a word!”

Looking at her sweet dimples, Shen Yixia felt himself drawn into a pink bubble of infatuation, and the chorus of a love song echoed in his mind, “Love comes like a tornado…”

Zhang Yunxi glanced at him as if looking at an idiot, then turned a cool gaze on the man in sunglasses and the others. “You lot aren’t with Jinyue. She doesn’t have enough clout to keep this many men hidden away, and you showed up right after Sun Tiantian left her house. That leaves two possibilities: either you’ve been stationed here all along, or someone tipped you off that Sun Tiantian came to Lvteng City.”

The man in sunglasses smacked his lips and feigned seriousness. “And which do you think it is?”

“No one can predict the future, and nobody’s rich enough to keep a squad like you holed up in a village for no reason. So…” Zhang Yunxi took a red hair tie from her pocket and slowly gathered her short hair. “Someone must be leaking information. Not many people know Tiantian came to Lvteng City, and I trust my dad will soon find the traitor.”

“A mole?” Sun Tiantian pouted. “This gets more interesting by the minute.”

Shen Yixia gazed dreamily at Sun Tiantian’s cherry lips, murmuring to himself, “So beautiful. For once, Master’s matchmaking worked out… but those dark circles under her eyes—must be Aunt Hong working her to death with endless autopsies. Poor thing, probably hasn’t slept in days…”

“Nonsense!” Sun Tiantian feigned a shy protest. “These aren’t dark circles…”

Shen Yixia’s eyes lit up as he scooted closer, nose wrinkling with emotion. “So even Tiantian fell in love with me at first sight—clearly, I’m the real hero here…”

Sun Tiantian giggled, patting her chest where something was hidden in her inner pocket. “How can you be sure?”

“My master told me, if a woman ever says ‘nonsense’ to me, it means she has feelings for me.” Shen Yixia cleared his throat, “Tiantian, do you know what that word really means…?” Seeing her shake her head, he continued, “‘Nonsense’—it means you’re fond of someone, can’t get enough of looking at them!”

“Is that so?” Sun Tiantian put on an innocent face. “You say I can’t get enough—come closer, let me see if that’s true.”

Overjoyed, Shen Yixia was about to move forward when Zhang Yunxi’s soft cough stopped him in his tracks. He sent her a puzzled look.

Zhang Yunxi curled her lip, her tone flat. “If you take one more step, your master will be collecting your remains.”

Startled, Shen Yixia finally noticed the tiny green snake head poking from Sun Tiantian’s sleeve. He recoiled several steps, swallowing hard. “A perfectly good girl—why play with snakes?”

The man in sunglasses could no longer stand the group’s antics. Interrupted time and again by Shen Yixia, he finally snarled, “You people are unbelievable—flirting in front of us like we’re not even here!”

“You’re right… Time to clear the field…” Shen Yixia pointed at the bloodstained spot on Sun Tiantian’s thigh. His demeanor suddenly shifted, eyes turning icy. “Which one of you hurt Tiantian’s leg?”

The man in sunglasses cracked his neck and jutted his chin. “That was me! What are you going to do about it?”

“Good. At least you have the guts to admit it…” Shen Yixia drew a deep breath, his gaze turning to steel as he charged straight at the man. When he was about five meters away, he suddenly stomped the ground and leapt high, shouting, “Tonight, let me teach you what it means to repay blood with blood!”