Soul Patch

Chapter 315 She... Came Alive

“Oh shit…”

Before James could examine the stone in his hand closely, the slightly dark, round stone vanished as a phantom.

He cursed loudly.

That was a stone he got from the islanders, that is, from that group of Japanese.

Before we could even investigate what special abilities the stone might have, it vanished!
After a brief moment of anger, he paused for a moment, having already rehearsed all those scenes in his mind.

His precognitive abilities allowed him to foresee what was about to happen.

So, he fearlessly barged into Kawashima's seafood wholesale store and easily obtained one of the spirit stones. The spirit stones were interconnected, and he knew that if he waited there, Wenjie would arrive soon.

Wenjie is still the same old Wenjie, too confident, always thinking he can handle everything... This is probably what he judged when he was testing the waters at Huahai International with a quill pen.

Therefore, Wenjie will definitely come.

He was much more cautious in this regard. The entry of spirit stones into the country would inevitably lead to bloodshed. He even "saw" himself being besieged by the Anti-System Alliance while carrying spirit stones.

However, he hadn't foreseen the disappearance of the spirit stone at all... James looked around and saw that the Kawashima Seafood Wholesale Market had been restored to its original state, with the broken door panels tightly connected together as if the damage had never happened.

"shit"

James reluctantly put his spirit stone into his pocket, tilted his head and looked out the car window: Not far away, Ms. Kawashima was nimbly and skillfully running her business, and several passersby stopped and gathered around her door, looking at this and fiddling with that.

He squinted one eye, made a gun gesture with his right hand, and fired a shot at Kawashima.

This did not alleviate his anger. Obviously, because of the failure of this mission, the Soul Patch System had forcibly removed all patch carriers involved in the mission, including Wenjie.

So what's the point of him staying in the past ten years?
James then logged out of the system.

Everything went black before his eyes, as if the density of space had increased. Dark currents surged around him, and the feeling of compression made him a little panicked. The longer he stayed in the system, the stronger this oppressive feeling became when he exited it...

Thankfully, the suffocating pressure disappeared in a second or two.

Before he could even open his eyes, a soft, feminine voice came from inside: "Honey, aren't you going to sleep?"

Startled, James stared wide-eyed at the woman in front of him, the one who had just spoken, his deep blue eyes wide with disbelief.

When he saw the woman's face clearly... fear, shock, guilt, and other indescribable emotions instantly rendered him unable to think.

Charmaine Li!
Li Shiman was wearing a lace nightgown, with a neat short haircut, and wisps of hair on her forehead were damp with mist... Hmm, she probably just took a shower.

Perhaps it was because she had just taken a shower, but James felt that Li Shiman's eyes were so tender when she looked at him that they seemed to melt with love...

Stop!

What was he thinking? James swallowed hard, sniffed, and found his nasal cavity filled with the scent of shower gel... He exhaled irritably.

“Li…I see,” he managed a weak smile.

Li Shiman was clearly killed, so how did she survive?

James opened his mouth, trying to organize his thoughts, because he didn't know why Li Shiman had suddenly appeared in front of him, or if she knew that he had used her.
"Are you... sleepy?" James tilted his chin toward the bed.

It means, you're sleepy, go to sleep first.

He wouldn't have sex with Li Shiman until he figured out why she had suddenly come back to life and appeared in front of him.

Although he deliberately asked her out while in the United States and quickly developed a romantic relationship with Li Shiman, his purpose was to extract the secret of the spirit stone.

He was tall and handsome, and his past service in the U.S. Marine Corps gave him a calm, collected, decisive, and intelligent air. These qualities were all pluses for him, and Li Shiman was quickly won over by his sweet words…

Sexual intercourse was as commonplace for the two of them as eating.

The next second, an image flashed through his mind: a woman wrapped around him like lotus root silk, rendering him unable to move, and then everything would become uncontrollable.

It was his precognitive ability that came into play; he sensed what was about to happen.

No, we have to find a way to stop this woman in heat... James glanced coldly at the woman in front of him.

I searched my mind for any clues.

During this trip into the country, he discovered a strange phenomenon: whenever he got close to Wenjie and established a connection with him, some of his memories would be altered.

It must be Wenjie's spirit stone that has had such a tremendous effect.

My own spirit stone doesn't have that much power.

We have to find a way to get Wenjie's spirit stones! We were so close just now... Thinking of this, he clenched his fists angrily.

Li Shiman, sitting opposite him, couldn't understand why her boyfriend, who had been all lovey-dovey just a second ago and urging her to hurry up and take a shower, was now acting as if he didn't recognize her at all.

She asked in surprise, "Honey, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" (The two communicated in English, the same below)

James focused his attention on recalling recent events, looking for any details that seemed illogical or inconsistent, which were likely the parts that needed to be corrected.

The more anxious he became, the more clueless he became.

He recalled that the two of them ate pizza, chicken wings and black pepper soup together that night. Because he had drunk some red wine at dinner, the alcohol made him feel lightheaded. Li Shiman was in front of him, her eyes full of seductive charm, teasing his will inch by inch.

So he blurted out, "Go take a shower! Hurry up..." and pulled off the scarf around his neck.

Just as he was recalling this, Li Shiman asked a question that interrupted his train of thought.

He glanced at the handkerchief tossed onto the sofa beside him and said irritably, "Damn Wenjie!"

"Wenjie?"

Li Shiman murmured a repeat.

Wenjie was the one who saved her life.

Her childhood memories are vague, but for many years, the face of a young man has been appearing in her dreams.

Therefore, one of the purposes of her return to China this time was to find the man who appeared in her dreams.

As luck would have it, the first job she found after returning to China was at Wenjie's father's company—Huahai International.

Without warning, she and Wenjie met at Huahai International.

Hearing James mention Wenjie, she became interested and stared at him intently: "What happened to Wenjie?"

James was trying to recall what happened to Li Shiman after July 7, 2019, that allowed her to escape death.

Hearing that Li Shiman had lost interest in intercourse and that his attention had been successfully diverted, he breathed a sigh of relief. He walked to the bedside, slowly sat down, and raised his hand to run his fingers through his hair.

"I want the soul stone in Wenjie's hand."

I've been busy with some personal matters these past few months and haven't been able to update regularly. Please forgive me.
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