Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 43 The gangster eats the gangster

Inside the room, Li Yelai, clad in a pink battle robe and wielding a sharp weapon, focused his energy. With a sudden, swift, and deadly swing, the blade flashed...
He then chopped a dish of minced garlic.

Beside him, a pretty girl in a small apron was washing vegetables, her fair fingers, wet by the water jet, carefully washing away the dirt from the vegetables.

A pink apron hugged her tall figure. But the white dress beneath couldn't hide her beautifully shaped, long legs, like two delicate, white bamboo shoots. On her fair, delicate feet were a pair of adorable bear slippers.

Her long, flowing hair was tied into a ponytail, revealing a stunning profile and... her ears, which were already bright red.

She seems very shy, and she is.

After all, this was the first time she had invited someone into her room. And it was a man, no less.

Yes, Li Ye came to the doll's room.

As for why...

From any perspective, Li Yelai was very grateful to the doll.

Whether it was the hair she had given herself as a trump card, or taking care of her sister while she was guarding the Black Prison.

It's all thanks to the boss.

Therefore, Li Yelai took eating with the dolls very seriously.

As agreed last time, Li Yelai planned to take the doll who liked spicy food to the hot pot restaurant that claimed to be from a major city in Sichuan.

Unfortunately, the hot pot restaurant is still closed for renovations after the previous chaotic incident.

Seeing this, Li Yelai sighed helplessly, "Look, my luck is down again. Why don't we try looking elsewhere?"

After hesitating, the doll held up the advertising sign and tried to ask.

[How about we buy some vegetables and meat and make hot pot at home? My house is quite big (〃'▽'〃)]

"This has nothing to do with how big your house is, right?" Li Yelai complained.

[You can save money! (*^▽^*)]
The doll knew how to exploit weaknesses, and upon hearing the words "save money," Li Yelai hesitated for a moment.

It is indeed cheaper to have hot pot at the doll's house.

No, it shouldn't be about the money!
Is it inappropriate for a grown man like me to go to a girl's house alone?

After thinking for a moment, Li Yelai asked, "Wouldn't that be too troublesome?"

[No trouble at all (ó﹏ò)]

[We've never had any guests at home.]

I want to host a guest once.

[Is it good or not?]

The words on the billboard in the doll's hand kept changing.

The words conveyed a sense of tension and anticipation.

Li Yelai thought to himself that it made sense; with the doll's curse, it seemed that no one but himself could visit her house.

Even leaving just a single hair can send guests running for their lives.

Seeing the doll's eager anticipation, Li Yelai naturally wouldn't disappoint his benefactor.

If the girl doesn't care about this, then it seems a bit strange for him to care about it.

Li Yelai nodded: "Then I'll take my leave."

……

And so, the scene we see today came to be.

The mascot shed her bulky costume, revealing a white dress and a pink apron. Together with Li Yelai, who was also wearing an apron, they prepared dipping sauces and vegetables in the kitchen.

The atmosphere was harmonious and pleasant.

But in reality, the doll's heart was racing, and only by turning the water flow to its maximum could it mask the sound of her heartbeat, but her ears had already turned bright red.

She didn't know why she suddenly became so bold as to invite Li Ye to her home, but at the same time, she felt a little smug.

Although she was shy, she felt that her relationship with Li Yelai had improved.

It wasn't until the two sat down at the table and started eating hot pot that this happened.

The blush at the base of her ears hadn't faded; instead, it crept up her cheeks.

Since no one usually comes to visit, the layout of the rooms within the branch office where the dolls are located is rather casual.

As for the dining table, it was actually just a glass table.

There was nothing wrong with it originally.

But when the two sat on opposite sides of the glass table, Li Yelai only needed to lower his head slightly to see the doll's long, white legs through the transparent tabletop.

This made the doll even more shy, but she was too embarrassed to get up and change her clothes.

Fortunately, Li Yelai didn't seem to notice this and was focused on dealing with the lamb rolls.

This made the doll feel a little more relaxed.

Li Yelai, however, stared intently at the slices of meat in the hot pot.

In fact, he also realized the current awkward situation.

From his angle, he could even see the thighs beneath the doll's dress.

But he couldn't say it outright. The doll was already so shy; if he said it outright, Li Yelai was worried that she would explode with shame and anger.

So Li Yelai could only stare at the hot pot, and only after filling the table with plates of meat slices and vegetables did he breathe a sigh of relief.

'Thank goodness I'm a gentleman!' Li Yelai thought to himself.

Thinking about it carefully, the behavior of the doll would be quite dangerous for any girl living alone.

But considering the curse of the doll, this seems understandable.

"How is your injury healing?" the doll asked in a low voice after taking a bite of the spicy tofu.

Perhaps because she had become much more familiar with Li Yelai, or perhaps because she was on her home turf, her speech became much clearer.

"Yes, they're almost all healed. After my physique was strengthened by the Heart of Slaughter, these superficial wounds healed very easily. Not even a scar was left," Li Yelai replied. "However, there are three scars on my chest where the Heart of Slaughter was attached. But it's not a big problem."

Three lightning-like crimson wounds were left on his chest, and as Li Yelai's heart pounded and his body temperature began to rise, those wounds showed signs of turning red.

Apart from that, there are no other problems.

"Your teammates all said you performed very well in the incident, and they all have high hopes for you," the doll continued, and this was not just flattery.

After the Black Prison's system was repaired, everyone witnessed Li Yelai's heroic feat of facing the Zhelan cavalry alone to cover his team members, and finally breaking through the enemy formation!

There are even related posts on forums. But many people don't believe it, thinking it's just bragging. One team, however, has a "hidden gem" mentality and exclaims, "Yes, yes, yes!"

Li Yelai paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's different, very different."

It's definitely different; the other processors are fighting with their lives on the line.

He only dared to charge into the enemy lines because he had Mr. Shadow as his backup.

He wasn't as brave and fearless as people imagined.

“I don’t know why you deny these things.” The doll tilted its head and asked, “As the ancients said, judge by actions, not intentions, for no one is perfect by intentions. Whatever your thoughts are, the moment you do these things, you are already as dazzling as a hero.”

Seeing the gentle smile in the girl's eyes, Li Yelai shook his head slightly and changed the subject.

"Do you usually eat here?" Li Yelai asked.

"Yes, I usually get my food from the cafeteria and bring it back here to eat." A hint of sadness flashed in the doll's eyes, but it quickly turned into joy. She looked at Li Yelai and said softly, "It's good to have you."

She was always grateful that she had met Li Yelai. Otherwise, she might have spent her entire life without ever having the chance to speak with a friend, cook together, or enjoy a meal.

Feeling the girl's kindness, Li Yelai was deeply moved.

Mr. Ying did do something decent after all.

At least it gave this poor girl someone to talk to, so she wouldn't be so lonely.

After finishing their meal, Li Ye helped wash the pots and pans before leaving the doll's room.

Only after leaving the branch did Li Yelai mutter to himself.

"A hero? Do I count?"

The staff in each branch were quite busy, as the aftereffects of the Fantasy Band incident had not yet completely disappeared.

The sudden surge in wild psionicists and victims, along with the escape of several forbidden entities, kept the handlers extremely busy.

However, most of the team members were injured and the team had suffered heavy losses.

The higher-ups didn't intend to assign any tasks to Team One, leaving the team members with nothing to do.

So, on October 1st, Li Ye returned to the antique shop.

Perhaps because the location was too remote, and because of his advanced age, he didn't watch any of the broadcasts.

The antique shop owner and the shop were not affected by the previous incident.

However, when Li Yelai walked into the antique shop carrying a large black umbrella...

However, they saw several people arguing with the owner in front of the antique shop counter.

Moreover, these people arguing were all quite robust, and there was a faint smell of blood about them. Their arms hung down, unconsciously resting on their waists. Clearly, they were concealing weapons or firearms at their waists.

'Oh, a scavenger.'

Li Yelai thought to himself, but as he approached the counter, he was noticed by those people.

One of them immediately pointed at Li Yelai and shouted angrily, "Who are you?"

"Employees, employees! They're my employees!" The boss behind the counter quickly waved his hands and said, "Don't be impulsive! Please don't be impulsive!"

Then, the boss beckoned Li Yelai to come to the counter quickly.

"What's going on?" Li Yelai walked behind the counter, put down the large black umbrella, and asked in a low voice.

"There's a problem with the goods, and the investigation has come to me." The boss looked worried.

Every antique shop has some connection with scavenger teams or private caravans.

The scavenger teams would trade any antiques or other odds and ends they found in the wilderness with various antique shops at specific trading points.

Therefore, the boss often went out to the trading point to select goods.

This time, however, it seems that some problems have arisen in this aspect.

When the boss arrived, the original acquisition site was already littered with dead and injured people, with the buyers and scavengers fighting each other.

A frantic robbery of a certain commodity ultimately resulted in a near-mutual destruction.

The boss, having arrived late, became one of the few survivors.

Now, the scavengers are planning to take their boss to investigate, and even suspect that the boss was one of the people who attacked the scavengers.

After all, the police department wouldn't interfere in the affairs of scavengers. They have their own rules.

However, this rule is generally very dangerous.

Therefore, the boss was unwilling to assist with any investigation, fearing he might get into trouble.

He didn't want to provoke anyone, no matter who it was.

"Boss, what happened?" Li Yelai was curious. In the world of scavengers, double-crossing wasn't uncommon. But for multiple buyers to suddenly attack a group of scavengers they had cooperated with many times was quite unusual.

Who would openly and brazenly engage in such a blatant act of treachery?

Isn't this just asking for trouble? Those who participated in the looting are probably already being closely watched by the scavengers.

"At the time," the boss frowned, recalling for a moment, "when I arrived, the fighting was already raging. I didn't dare go any closer. And then..."

"And then you wanted to try and take advantage of the situation?" The burly man with a fierce look sneered. "What did you take?"

"No, no," the shopkeeper hurriedly waved his hand, but a burly man with a fierce look grabbed his arm: "You'd better think carefully before you speak! You know what we scavengers do!"

The burly man exerted force with one hand, squeezing the boss until his face turned pale. He was about to threaten again.

I felt a sharp pain in my wrist.

Because Li Yelai had already reached out and grabbed the wrist of the fierce-looking, burly man.

"Don't resort to violence, sit down and talk it over!" Li Yelai's face showed an expression of 'we can talk things over'.

With Li Yelai's current strength, he didn't need to exert much effort to make the strong man sweat profusely from the pain.

He hurriedly pulled his arm back.

"God, don't get rough!" The burly man clutched his already bruised wrist and looked at Li Yelai warily.

The other scavengers also sprang into action, their hands already at their waists.

"You don't actually think you're safe inside the giant city, do you? Do you think you can catch bullets?" Someone looked at Li Yelai with a cold gaze.

It must be said that this guy has far more martial ethics than Wang De. He also has more to consider.

Wang De was the one who ordered the shooting without hesitation, even after knowing that Li Yelai and the others were psionicists.

"Wait, don't do it! Don't be impulsive, Xiao Ye!" the boss said through gritted teeth. "You can search this place, search as much as you want. I didn't take anything!"

"Hmph, no need to search. Just come with us!" the fierce-looking, burly man said coldly. "We have our own methods of investigation. If we've wronged you, we'll compensate you, and you'll have priority in purchasing our goods afterwards. But if it is you..."

"Fine!" the boss gritted his teeth. "Anyway, I have a clear conscience!"

Then, the shop owner said to Li Ye, "Xiao Ye, I'm leaving the antique shop to you for now."

"No, this kid is your employee, he has to come with us!" The fierce-looking, burly man stared intently at Li Yelai.

The boss's expression changed, but Li Yelai nodded and said, "Okay!"

Li Yelai naturally agreed.

Or rather, he just wanted to go and see for himself. He had to at least ensure the safety of the innocent.

Based on the above description, this is clearly not a typical case of double-crossing.

The buyers weren't just antique shop owners; they included henchmen of wealthy merchants in the city and certain antique enthusiasts.

People of vastly different backgrounds and social standing are simultaneously robbing goods. This is incredibly bizarre.

Therefore, Li Yelai believes that this incident may be related to psychics, or even forbidden objects.

Within the branch, a task force may have already discovered this matter and may be investigating it.

Since they had encountered this situation, Li Yelai, as the handler, naturally could not stand idly by.

If it's a misunderstanding, then everything is easy to resolve. Li Yelai won't interfere in anything.

However, if it is a forbidden object or a psionic being, then it must be handled by a handler.

So, Li Yelai carried the large black umbrella and got into the pickup truck driven by the fierce-looking, burly man.

At the same time, a message was sent out from the West City branch.

[Attention all support teams, East City branch detected. A team member named 'Night General' has unexpectedly joined the operation.]
(End of this chapter)