Chapter 41: Love, Responsibility, and Duty

All he heard was that Ji Sisi was boiling with anger.

That despicable man—he beats his wife and now dares to strike his mother-in-law?

In recent days, Aunt Cao had been helping Ji Sisi and the others with their work—diligent, capable, and never one to speak out of turn.

Ji Sisi had already decided: when she opened her shop, she would hire Aunt Cao permanently and even raise her wages.

She was fiercely protective; once she brought Aunt Cao under her wing, she was one of them.

As for the Cao family’s son-in-law, he was not worthy of being called human.

A faint, dim light crept in, yet Zong Feng found it unbearably harsh, instinctively closing his eyes against its glare.

“So obedient~” That voice chuckled brightly as the figure emerged slowly among the eight. If it wasn’t Yaqi Ji, who else could it be? Yet now, though everyone recognized her at once, Yaqi Ji’s appearance sparked upheaval beyond imagination.

That was what they thought—but the demonic beasts were unlikely to let their hopes come true.

Perhaps the explosion was a signal. Sporadic gunfire broke out at the Northern Camp, soon escalating as the Japanese Kwantung Army launched a surprise attack. The gunfire was the cue. Lieutenant Kawamoto Momochi was unusually excited, leading his men toward the Northern Camp, unwilling to miss this opportunity.

“Rest assured, I will arrange everything properly,” Li Shengbin nodded gravely, well aware of the importance. He had long since pledged loyalty to Li Zai Xian; if Li Zai Xian fell, so would he—they were tied together like locusts on a single rope.

Comrade Old Zhu led Comrade Hu Daming to the jewelry store, seeking his help in choosing a gift. When Old Zhu saw that necklace still displayed there, he couldn’t help but grumble to Hu Daming.

With heavy steps, Li Shengbin returned home. His wife greeted him as usual, dutifully changing his slippers with gentle care.

After all, both the Zhuang and Liang families had sent people to search for Zhuang Biyun’s whereabouts. A delay of even fifteen minutes might mean missing a critical chance. Was the organization no longer planning to hunt Zhuang Biyun and frame the Liang family?

“Whoosh!” In the next instant, Regnat vanished into the chaos, grasping claws swiping only at empty air, as if Regnat had never appeared at all.

This time, the Madman Chu had no chance to wield the Lin Yuan technique and had to endure Su Yu’s strike helplessly.

Chu Yunduan sensed a presence of sound but could not locate its source. His current feeling was that he was trapped in a pitch-black, illusory world.

It must be noted that not just Misaka Mikoto, but even Yu Luo, who had faced life-and-death battles countless times, realized this discovery too late.

Upon hearing Zhong Ling’s words, Vivian’s heart jolted sharply, an inexplicable sense of loss washing over her.

Returning to the forum’s homepage, he suddenly noticed a post surging upward at an astonishing speed, and before long, it was pinned by the moderator.

Trees, stones, flowers, grass, and insects—all turned to dust in the blink of an eye.

They laughed for a long time, unable to stop. It was as if in their entire lives, they had never encountered such joy.

Some had heard that Ye Yingfan had returned and eagerly came to buy eighth-grade merit pills from him.

Though the first fence-jumper had never met anyone living in the house beneath his feet, he had already gained a deep understanding of its owner.

Clearly, Daniel’s bottom line was one billion dollars, yet the final price he named was still one hundred million less.

He had planned to bring along the Beretta pistol that Cheng Yinuo had left him, but considering he hadn’t obtained his gun license yet, he abandoned the idea.

Nie Yuan looked at the little lapdog that had just emerged from its eggshell, wagging its tail at him, utterly dumbfounded beyond words.