A Sequel to WAM. The Wigs are back in the city, but this time their leader is with them. Nobody knows what she wants except Cass. 

Cass survived the Wig capture and has been trying to forget about their leader,(her best friend), B. When she gets a vision that the Wigs are coming groups of Warrior are sent to a Seer for intense training. 

The war will be a long and hard one filled with psychological warfare, murder, and a bit of romance. Can the Warriors actually defeat the Wigs this time or will they die trying this time?

Nate had arrived and within minutes was working to tap and clone the phone. Looking at Nate thoughtfully I realised that if hiding the secret from Lane was tough for me it must be much harder for him and starting a relationship with dishonesty is never good. 

Lane is fabulous so of course there's no doubt she'll be understanding when she finally knows the truth but the more I thought about it the more I doubted the reasons we were keeping it from her. 

She was the most trustworthy person alive. Fact. Anything I told her would remain locked! She was also crazy clever and funny and always coming up with the maddest plots but if put to a cause like this she would likely have had this case solved by now! 

Resolved in my decision I decided to put it to the guys. Clearing my throat I approached them where they were huddled around Blades computer screen. 

"I think we should call Lane up here and explain everything to her she would be an asset to help solve this!" 

Nate looked up and eyed me before turning to Blade. 

"She's right you know, with Lane onboard this will be solved in no time!" 

Smiling at him widely I turned to Blade with my most angelic face on but he didn't seem too bothered, without even looking up from the screen he waved me off. 

"Go, get my EA to call her up and then explain it all to her and see if she has any ideas." 

Squealing, I ran out to put the request to his Executive Assistant before he changed his mind! 

* * * 

"Holy shit.. Tasha.. holy shit.." 

Lane had taken it surprisingly well, apart from not having formed a sentence since being brought up to date with everything. 

"Wait so that whole romance was faked? You guys were totally hot together I can't believe that was fake! I know you said the engagement was fake but I thought the chemistry was real!"

"Ok so I've told you about a murder and that we are gathering evidence to solve it and the murderer is my stepfather and the victim is Blades sister and you're fixated on whether a couple of kisses were faked?!" 

"Oh no bitch, don't think I've forgotten you talking about a screaming orgasm!" 

Laughing I winked at her and darted back into the main office from Blades bedroom, Laney hot on my heels. 

Nate, the man of few words, left the desk and walked to Laney as soon as we entered the office, sliding his fingers into her hair and tilting her head back he pressed his forehead against hers. 

"We good?" 
"We are".

Lane backed up her statement by pressing a soft kiss against the underside of his jaw and my heart just melted into goo at my feet! 

"You guys are so cuuuuute!" 

Nate looked at me in playful disgust and Lane dragged me over to them and into their couple cuddle. 

"Nate, baby, she's my family, which makes her your family too.. so give your new little sister a cuddle." 
"Ahahahaha Lane you act way more like my mum than my sister! Does that mean I should call Nate daddy?" 

We burst into giggles and Nate immediately retreated to the desk muttering under his breath. 

"Sorry daddy I didn't quite hear that what did you say?" 
"I said never call me that!" 

Lane and I looked at each other and dissolved into giggles once again, Blade and Nate watching on like we were a new species they'd just discovered and were interested in but didn't understand. 

"Jokes aside, Lane have you got any insight from what you've heard?" 

"I assume you guys have searched all properties owned under his name, his company name, subsidiaries, and his wife and daughter? He and Flora had a special place and if that place wasn't a hotel then it's likely he owns it or it's owned under someone else's name but it's really him.. You could also bribe the local hotels to tell you if he had stayed there or had a room ordered for a few hours a week etc? Then if he did you could check cctv depending on how long they keep the videos and if you can tie them together then at least you can prove the affair." 

Nate, Blade and I looked at each other in shock and awe. So much had happened since getting the letter that none of us had even considered any of those options. Abigail Lane was a genius! 

"Laney, I bow down to you oh Queen of the Spies!" 

* * * 

"When I said you were a spy you know I was kidding right?"

Lane had walked in with piles of clothes, hats, scarves, wigs and make up! It was Saturday night a couple of days later and having received the list of Jaspers properties we had ruled out the ones too far away or that were occupied and had gathered at Blades house to split some between us to go and view tonight. 

"You don't think Jasper would be really suspicious if he thinks Blade Night is checking out his properties? We have to look different at each property otherwise it could be dangerous!" 

Blade and Nate exchanged glances but ultimately agreed that disguises would be good but rejected the make up - just wigs and hats etc. 

We had decided to go out in teams of two and unfortunately, as they were a couple, that meant I was stuck with Night! Wearing my hair in plaited pigtails and a baseball cap pulled low Blade was wearing a blonde wig and he looked like an anime character..  it was ridiculously attractive! 

Sliding me a sideways glance as he started the engine he faced front again as he pulled out of his driveway. 

"What is it Tasha?"
"What's what?" 
"What's wrong with you? You seem tense.. don't tell me I make you nervous?" 

I know he was teasing with his huskily spoken words but it really pissed me off. What's fun about messing with someone's feelings? Swallowing hard I counted to ten and blew out a deep breath. 

"Nothings wrong, how far to the first property?" 
"About twenty minutes" 
"Cool, wake me when we get there." 

With that I rolled my head to the side and closed my eyes pretending to sleep. If we continued talking I was worried I'd murder him with his own seatbelt.

* TRIGGER WARNING*

Extract* 

His lips were on mine, burning all other thoughts out of my head and interrupting me mid-rant. I tried to be strong and ignore the fever his kiss had ignited in my body but as I opened my mouth  to take a gasping breath his tongue slid in to duel with my own and I was lost. I slid my hands around his neck and tangled my fingers into his thick, silky hair tugging on the strands to pull myself closer to his body

* * *

To find his sisters murderer they teamed up with a fake engagement.. but will real feelings develop? Will they find true love or will the killer silence them? 

Chapters get considerably longer around the 16th chapter. Sorry for starting off with such short chapters! ?

*WARNING* this story includes mature themes and distressing content - not suitable for anyone under the age of 18.

Feedback good or bad is invaluable and also lets me know people are reading so I would really appreciate your comments xxx

Now with only mere minutes before their train arrived, Yuuki along with many others had finally  arrived just as the announcement through the station's PA system had announced that their train had now began 
boarding.

"We need to hurry, we don't wanna miss that train after all." 

Yuuki stated, as she began to lead the sprint to the train platform where their train had been waiting for passengers was with their luggages that contain their costumes being pulled by them.

SHINKANSEN EN ROUTE TO KYOTO ON PLATFORM 3 WILL NOW BE LEAVING THE STATION.

With their panting breaths, they safely made it to their train as the announcement for the said train was about to depart.

They found their seats which were close to each other in no time flight- just in time for the bullet train to speed up.

This silence is too awkward... I need to think of something to talk about...

Honoka felt a little too uncomfortable due to how silent Yuuki, Azuki, and the other shoot participants had been ever since they had sat down at their designated seats. Only the sounds of the train along with the voices of the other passengers with them were the only things that could hear.

"Uh... So who are you gonna be cosplaying as, Yuuki?"

Honoka asked the half-angel who was sitting right beside her, trying to break the tension around each other.

"Do you know this game?" Yuuki showed a picture of a RPG on her smartphone with a purple-haired protagonist with short hair along with another purple-haired girl but with longer hair wearing a sailor uniform style dress on the cover.

"I heard about it but I haven't gotten some free time to play it."

"I'll be doing the younger sister of the protagonist." Yuuki finished her reply.

That's a nice one... I might do that one in the future...

More ideas for her future costumes had entered Honoka's mind as she started thinking about what she would do for her next cosplays, from possible original characters to characters from anime, games, and possibly japanese manga, it was a breakthrough for Honoka who hadn't even thought about her next costume after the one that she just finished recently.

We're almost there now... We're already at Maibara now...

Honoka was lost in thought as the multiple amounts of ideas had crammed into her mind, almost not noticing that almost two hours had already passed ever since they left Tokyo station. There was only twenty more minutes left when it came to their travel time as the train slowly made it's way out of the station.

They were now already in the countryside as Honoka gazed out the window to occupy herself, giving up on thinking about anything that she could talk about with the others.

10 minutes...

5 minutes...

3 minutes... 

The countdown for their arrival to their destination had been quick... They were already outside the station with only two more hours worth left before it gets dark.

The inside of their destination train station looked more like a mall than a train station, with shops all over the station giving it a mall-like appearance that could make anyone think that it is indeed a mall, meanwhile the outside surroundings looking as busy as Tokyo's urban landscape.

"By the way, we're gonna be doing it at an actual photo studio and not at a public place." Yuuki stated as they made their way out their way out through one of the stations many exits.

Ok then... It would've been more fun in public but whatever... We might get in trouble if we suddenly just did something like that at a public place.

Their location for the shoot was a photo studio that specialized at photoshoots for cosplayers, this was something that Honoka was surprised about. She thought they were gonna be having one outdoors-- somewhere that they were allowed to do photoshoots.

This was something she didn't expect Yuuki to suddenly announce once they had gotten to Kyoto-- rather, this was something that she had forgotten to mention when she bumped into Honoka the past day.

I'm to embarrassed to admit that I totally forgot to tell her now... I was too focused on looking for a photo studio and forgot... I bet she's pretty mad now...

Yuuki tried her best to hide how she felt about her mistake but it fails...

Honoka was already on her the moment she suddenly declared that they weren't doing a shoot outdoors. In fact, this was pretty obvious to anyone. Now suspicious of the half-angel, Honoka faked her smile, attempting to not notice the obvious lie that she had just heard.

"Oh, cool!" was the reply that she had given Yuuki, who was still trying to pretend that she actually did forget to say a word about the additional info about the said photoshoot.

"Sorry." Yuuki clasped her hands together, trying to a apologize for her mistake.

Well, whatever... I don't even care...

The silver-haired girl only sighed at Yuuki who made an honest mistake, giving up on even saying anything back. The fact that getting mad at a mistake like this was something Honoka didn't count as being worth getting mad or upset for.

It was something that could be called "A waste of time"...

***

Now inside of the aforementioned photo studio, Honoka, Yuuki, and Azuki, along with many others started to change into their costumes and put make up on aside from the wigs that was for their costumes.

Their photoshoot went smoothly with every one of them getting good photos. As Honoka posted an update that she had just finished the photoshoot, several people had liked her post on her SMS with a couple of people starting to follow her.

When Honoka got back from Kyoto another announcement had been sent on the group chat. It was themed group cosplay that featured characters from a role playing game that was so popular it recently got a second season when it came it's anime adaptation.

She was quite lucky that she hadn't made any plans for her next costume just yet, this would've been a bit troubling on her side due to the fact that she was a person that has a hard time deciding on things. She was like a child that had trouble choosing a toy from a toy store that had a lot of toys to choose from.

From this announcement came the character assignments which Yuuki had posted an hour later with an option to get assigned to cosplay a specific character from the said video game using a draw generator that the half-angel had set up with some of the names of the characters from the game on it-- as if it was a gacha from a mobile game.

The chance of Honoka getting the character she wanted was rather slim due to draw generators having very "risky" draw rates.

[To be continued...]

A female immortal around the age of 800 decided to join a chat group for cosplayers that had members that are immortals, vampires, hackers, demons, and many more immortal creatures including some fantasy creatures as members.

But the only problem is she has almost no experience in cosplaying and only has a year of experience and writes light novels as a job so she barely has anytime to work on her costumes.

**The same night around 3am**
Kree:*dreaming: a demon following him as he is going deeper and deeper in the lake another demon comes to his help when he was about to go out of breath he suddenly feels a relief,the demon following him was no longer there and the very next moment the demon that helped him split his neck and he lost breath and woke up to find Anne's cat or atleast the cat that only came to her home at nights covering his face *"bah.. bah get off me u fat shit"...*uhhh man there goes my day to hell first that man then now this cat is trying to choke me to death well anyways what's the time* ...**checks time**...*what its just 3 there is still plenty of time for me to sleep*
**goes to sleep and wakes up at 6:00am**
Kree:*wahh good morning me*
**does the morning washroom chores except for brushing teeth just use the mouth perfume or whatever (authors note:I am not a vocabulary expert deal with it👍)and goes to the kitchen to get a glass of watar**
**Anne's cooking food....NAKED! **
Kree:"wahhh what are you doing"
Anne:"wahhh i forgot you were here"
Kree:"ohhh don't try to fool me i know all your tricks you are trying to recreate scene where an anime girl teases the pervert guyy"
Anne:"what are you talking about... *a bit quitely*probably😜"*continues cooking and tells Kree to leave *
Kree:"uurgg"*hey but wait a second i previoisly thought that she looked down on me but no i guess even now she means to...oh yea time to be a virginity slayer yes i am finally going to be a grown up man.. i always hated those high school couples holding hands and shit but now it is time for their senpai to shine wahh hahahahaha*
**grabs Anne's ass**
Anee:"wahhhhhhhh"**one punch's Kree's face**...*thinks to herself:for a guy who was about to be eaten you Dont seem a least bit worried atleast pretend to be traumatized you fool*
**
Kree:**with an ice pack **...*wahh i messed up but whatever for a ass man like me it was really an wonderfull experience 😅*
Anne:*comes with breakfast and fully clothed(sorry to ruin your expectations)*"alright first we will go to the police station and register a complain"
Kree:*good that she doesn't mind*"but the cops usually don't take such cases seriously "
Anne:"you fool we have proof as well so they will take this seriously atleast"
Kree:"yeah i guess come on lets leave"
Anne:"man you really are dumb... why the hell do you think i cooked this we need energy to work and humans get energy from food if you didn't know "
Kree:*yea now that i think about it i am really hungry..by the way i really hope the food he gave me wasn't really what I thought it was*
**both have food and leave for the police station run by Inspector Suresh Dube**
Kree:"hey Anne you talk"
Anne:"its not my case Now is it "
Kree:"useless women"
Anne:"who are you calling Useless you are useless"**start fighting **
Dube:"uhuh..uhuh if you dont mind would you SHUT up this is the police station for god's sake just tell me your case"
Kree:"well sir i want to register a case on attempt of murder"
**Kaira arrives**
dube:"whom do you suspect"
Kree"i dont know, narrates the full story "
Dube:"ohh so even you ...It is not the first time we heard of this case and like you three people have escaped but now they are dead or rather missing even when they were under protection by the police force he is a serial killer or kidnapper there are only three people registered cases but we don't know how many have fallen prey to him you too are probably marked the police have been lately dealing with lots of crime a gang is causing problems drug dealing is at a high and a high profile theif is also running rampant we offer protection to the people who are targetted by him  but when it matters it never comes to use the people somehow just dissapear so we have a special detective working he calls himself alien ninja pirate though that's probably the dumbest name he could think of he was actually able to to meet or rather just pinpoint his location and have a meeting chase with him you should go meet him i will register your case go have a word with him "
Kaira:"ohh well anyways we actually have him recorded mr dube take this**gives him the camera... in the video you can barley see them due to lack of proper lighting plus they had masks on but you could make out that one of the lackeys was wearing a wig hence they concluded that probably all of them were wearing wigs although the video was not quite Usefull it didn't make the cops waste time and follow wrong suspects**by the way lets also check that house i mean it is the spot of incident"
Dube:"Yea let's go"
Kaira:"alright guys you go meet this weirdo and me and dube sir will go to the spot of incident"**puts a mentos in her mouth**
Kree:"alright then let's go Anne"
Anne:"yeah"
**Anne and Kree go to the place given by mr Dube and Kaira and Dube go to the spot of incident**
** Anne Knocks on the door a man with a white face with no features comes out with a Dragon Tattoo on his arm he was just wearing shorts**
Anne:"wahhhhhhh"
Kree:"you you you... WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HERE! 
***who is this werid detective, what connection does he have with Kree know it in the next volume***

T story follows A man named kree star who was leading his normal everyday accountant life but all of a sudden gets in a "twisted" man's "vlog"

Rina pointed to the black crowd in front of the block and opened her mouth.
"Are you sure?!"
"Absolutely!"
Feisha had an anxious look. When Xia Yu and Rina made a bet that day, she was a witness. It could only be said that the situation was very bad, and Feisha had already prayed for Rina.
Boom!
Rina pushed open the door hurriedly and got out of the car. Feisha locked the car and caught up to her.
They did not crowd together with the people but stood on the side street.
Looking outside the car, Rina's vision suddenly widened. The crowd was indeed like a long dragon. It was crooked, extending from a low store with a dim light.
There were guests who could not wait and chose to leave.
"Hey! It's late today!" A young man sighed to his companion.
"I just want to know what the menu is today. If we can enter it, you order three dishes, I order three dishes..." the companion said and wiped his saliva.
"Wake up, boy!" The young man looked up and sighed. "Tomorrow is a new menu. Six completely different Chinese dishes... I hope I can eat it every day!"
There were also satisfied guests who just came out from the restaurant that enjoyed the food.
Several young female cosplayers dressed in costumes of anime characters. They were wearing colourful wigs, lining up in front of Rina and Feisha. Apparently, they had come straight to the old shopping street after the convention.
"That sugar taro, my god. I still have a mouthful of taro flavor... Is this Chinese cuisine?" A younger female cosplayer jumped with excitement.
"After eating steamed fish head with peppers, my body was sweating all over, but I feel so good." A cosplayer fiddled with the wig that had been blown up.
"No matter what you say, I still think the refreshments before serving are delicious!"
This group of female cosplayers chatted up a storm.
"Let's go."
Rina's face was not good. She crossed her arms, turned around, and walked into the car. But unexpectedly, she bumped into a girl who just ran out of the shop behind her.
"I'm so sorry." The black-haired girl bowed to Rina and trotted away. A middle-aged man chased her out of the shop, wearing a samurai uniform and clogs. He shook his head helplessly at the girl's back at the store door.
"There are so many things in the family, but she wants to help that stinky kid!"
The muscular middle-aged man with a buzz cut witnessed the grand queue in front of the block and was also stupefied. "Mr. Xia Qing has returned to China, but I didn't expect the restaurant to be run by the kid. Strange, strange."
Talking to himself, the middle-aged man turned back to the shop.
"…"
Rina and Feisha both felt that they were transparent. They had no sense of existence. No matter the young diners passing by, or the owners of the shopping street, they completely ignored them.
At that moment, both of them had a feeling that the Chinese restaurant was the protagonist of the old shopping street. No matter who was here, the light overshadowed them.
"Morita's Pastry Shop?"
Looking up and glancing at the old signboard of the shop next to her, Rina returned silently to the back seat of the car.
Feisha sat in the driver's seat, carefully observing the gloomy face of the Tongue of God from the rear-view mirror. She said softly, "Miss Rina, you can't let his business go on like this. You will lose..."
Rina gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, I will lose!"
"Do you want..." Feisha had other thoughts.
"Don't need it!" Rina said in a deep voice, "Losers should be upright!"
Then she slightly curled her lips, her eyes full of sarcasm.
"And, who said I would lose?"
Feisha was stunned.
"Feisha, have you visited the forum of Togetsu Academy recently?" Rina calmed her anger well and smiled.
Uh? Feisha opened her eyes slightly.
In these two days of the Togetsu internal forum, there were actually a few posts about the Xia's Chinese restaurant. The poster was a Togetsu student and had not received low attention.
Togetsu students were mostly onlookers. It was not too much to watch with excitement. However, there were certainly students who minded the 'authentic' sign posted on this Chinese restaurant.
For example, the leader of Togetsu Chinese Cuisine Research Association, the eighth seat of 'Togetsu's Top Ten', Teru Kuga.
Teru Kuga was good at Chuan cuisine. He believed that spicy was the orthodox of Chinese cuisine. He deliberately amplified Chuan cuisine and used violent spices to control diners.
Of course, other Togetsu students who specialized in Chinese cuisine were more or less uncomfortable that such a Chinese restaurant that had risen overnight with its reputation increasing greatly. Many students may have the idea of ​​looking for the chef to compete. 
Feisha was not stupid. She glanced at the rear-view mirror of Rina's face that was leisurely. She was surprised and said, "Someone deliberately spread the news on the forum in Togetsu Academy and is provoking conflict?"
"But who can manipulate Togetsu students?" Feisha frowned.
Rina sneered. She looked at the front of the car, and then at the back of the car. "Feisha, don't you think this shopping street, new and old, the dividing line is too obvious?"
Feisha knew something.
"Developers certainly don't want old antiques that are about to step into the coffins of the old shopping streets to rejuvenate." Rina sat up on her legs. "A restaurant that has been quiet for a long time suddenly became hot. The developer must be anxious."
"Miss Rina, do you mean that a developer entrusted our students from Togetsu to suppress that restaurant?" Feisha covered her mouth.
"Let's wait and see."
Rina's blonde hair was on her shoulder, looking relaxed.
She obviously knew who the developer's client was.
…
Yokomari, Chinatown.
A high-end restaurant specializing in Chinese cuisine was hot and busy when night fell.
"Miyoko!"
In the restaurant kitchen, the head chef of the restaurant, Hojo, showed a satisfied smile to a young girl with short purple hair. "You have worked hard tonight. The IGO jury has just left, and our restaurant has passed the six-star certification!"
There was a hint of excitement in the middle-aged man's voice.
"Father, I'm going to Tokyo." The girl with a good figure spoke suddenly with sharp eyes.
"Going to Tokyo?"
"Yes, there is a Chinese restaurant on the Internet suddenly getting hot these days. I want to taste it by myself." Speaking of this, the girl gave a clear laugh. "I plan to study there. But if it is just a fake name, I'm sorry... I will start a Food War, win, and smash their sign!"
The middle-aged head chef frowned.
"Miyoko, since you're going to Tokyo, then you should stop by the IGO Japan Headquarters for a one-star chef assessment and certification."
"Father, I will pass the one-star assessment!"
The girl's beautiful face was full of confidence.


Xia Yu made a wish to eat until he vomited. And this particular wish brought him to a completely strange spirit world which was full of cuisines.
What, Chef God System?
"You need to not only satisfy normal people's appetite but also all kinds of devils and ghosts. Use your food to move them!" the old man said to him coolly.
So, Xia Yu would never stop running on the road of becoming a Chef God.
 

Jason's parents turned to Giorgio after hearing his voice. Seeing that he had their attention Giorgio continued "I know that this isn't the best conditions to be meeting under but first things first I would like to make sure that something finds it's rightful place."

Giorgio pulled out a check from the inner pocket of his suit "Here you go" He then handed the check to Jason's dad.

Jason's dad had questioning look on his face as he observed Giorgio. He then glanced down to look at the check "5,000 dollars? What is this for?"

Giorgio kept his smile up "That is the prize money your son won fair and square when he managed to beat someone that is a top 20 ranked high school player as well as the number 1 ranked sophomore"

Tory was still in the embrace of Jason's mom as she looked up in confusion "But you already gave Jason the check for the prize money? And wasn't it only supposed to be a thousand dollars?"

Giorgio smiled as he scratched his head "You're right sweetheart! I guess I'm just being forgetful today. I forgot that the prize was only a thousand dollars and I forgot that I already gave Jason the prize. Well you might as well keep it. And don't worry about the hospital bill we'll tak-"

He never got to finish his sentence. Jason's dad had the collar of Giorgio's white dress shirt and suit gripped tightly in his hands as he used them to choke him.

The veins on his arms and neck bulged as he spoke "The first thing you say to us after putting our son in the hospital isn't about how concerned you are about his health or how sorry you are for doing this-"

His nostrils flared as he continued "But about prizes and money? You don't need to worry about making sure that the check finds it's rightful place"

Giorgio's face was changing from red to purple as Jason's dad spat the words through his teeth "You're going to have to worry about making sure you can still breath without a machine helping you. Because if anything bad happens to my son. Today will be the first time I have ever been to the hospital and police department in the span of one day"

Tory was shocked. This was a side of her uncle that she had never witnessed in all the years that she had know him.

Jason's mom however wasn't surprised. She knew what kind of man she fell in love with. She knew that underneath the warm and caring layers of her husband was a line that couldn't be crossed. She knew about the fierce and unyielding spirit that existed underneath his cheerful and loving energy.

Giorgio's vision began to darken. Just as he felt like he was about to lose consciousness Jerome jumped in.

He faced Jason's parents and apologized in a shaky voice "I-I'm so sorry. It's all my fault. I know that I can't say anything to excuse what I've done"

He wanted to look them in their eyes and sincerely apologize but his head felt like it was chained to the ground. 

All he could do was stare at the floor "I shouldn't have even suggested playing a game against him. With the difference  in our age and size you could even call it bullying instead of a game."

He continued "But something about your son drew me to play against him. He's special. He's got a real talent. I'm not trying to make excuses for myself-"

He hesitated for a moment before continuing "But your son pushed me to the point where I forgot I was playing against a middle schooler in the parking lot of a mall. I felt like I was competing against real competition at a tournament."

He then looked at Giorgio before finally being able to look up at Jason's parents "And I'm sorry for how Mr. Giorgio introduced himself. He is actually a very nice man if you get to know him."

Jerome continued "It's just that ever since we've started scouting for this show a large number of the parent's we've met have been the kind that just wanted to know how big of a check could they get in exchange for their kids."

Jason's dad didn't want to forgive them so easily. These were the people who brought harm to his family. Physical harm to his son and emotional harm to his wife as well as himself.

But seeing the guilt ridden face of a kid who didn't hesitate to wear his heart on his sleeve softened him up. Especially since Jerome was only a few years older than his own son.

Giorgio's face returned to a normal color after Jason's dad let go of his collar. Jason's dad took a deep breath "Let's just wait to hear from the doctors"

Giorgio glanced at Jerome and gave him a thankful look. Jerome and Giorgio moved away from Tory and Jason's parents to give them some space.

After a few hours of waiting a doctor came out. He walked over to Jason's parents "Mr. and Mrs. Yang. The results for the scans have come back and-"

Kyle was sitting at the dinning table helping himself to some of the meatloaf that his mom had just made. There were still boxes here and there but the house was beginning to feel and look more like a home.

The TV was on but Kyle and his mom weren't paying much attention to what was on. Kyle smiled as he talked with his mom "And that's when Jason passed me the ball. I was wide open and I managed to score with a layup"

Kyle's mom smiled as she listened to her son talk about the game "Wow! Good job baby. Momma's so sorry that she couldn't watch your first game. But I already told the hospital that I needed to be off in in three weeks. I will be there to cheer on my little hooper"

Kyle smiled after hearing that. Kyle's mom took a bite of her cooking before continueing "I really need to thank this Jason boy. He seems like he's been a great influence on you in the one week that you've been friends."

She drank some water "You know that I support you and your internet hobby baby. Heck I even help you with your wigs. But I'm glad that you're getting some exercise instead of just dressing up like cartoon characters all day"

Kyle groaned "Mom! I told you it's called cosplaying. And it's anime not cartoons. I stopped watching cartoons a long time ago"

Kyle's mom laughed and apologized "Right. Anime and cosplay. Sorry about that baby. But my point still stands. I'm also happy that you have a friend you can actually invite over for dinner one of these days. Not that I don't like your internet friends."

As they were chatting and eating their meal Kyle turned to the TV after hearing his school get brought up.

A woman in a blue dress was on the screen as she presented the news "Good evening everybody. Our story for today is about a local Riverside city middle schooler from Jefferson middle school."

The video with Jason playing one on one on his first day as well as a video of what looked like the game against Mt. Vernon played on screen.

The lady continued "This middle schooler had been gaining fame recently from these two videos that showed off his amazing abilities with a basketball."

Kyle's mom saw Kyle in the video of the game against Mt. Vernon "Wasn't that you and your school on the TV Kyle?"

Kyle smiled and boasted "Yeah. I was in one of the clips. But that's the friend I was telling you about, that's Jason. It looks like he has a whole story about him on the news"

But the smile on his face soon disappeared. The news then showed a video of Jason hitting a three pointer against Jerome and the one on one game they played after that.

The news anchor continued  "Jerome Bonner the star Point Guard for McDaniels high school in Los Angeles was with the crew of an upcoming TV show called Through the Hoops.

Through the Hoops is a docuseries focused on young talented basketball players one of whom happens to be Jerome Bonner.

Jerome Bonner and the crew were in Riverside today to film promotional material for the show. But after losing to a middle schooler Jerome seemingly loses control of his emotions. 

He challenges the middle schooler to a rematch that unfortunately ended with the young boy being sent to the hospital. We have yet to receive any updates on his condition at this time."

Kyle was speachless. He just gazed at the TV. The news station had blurred out Jason's face in all the videos that they showed but Kyle knew. He knew it was Jason. 

And even though they blurred Jason's face Kyle still saw the pool of blood that had collected under his head. 

Kyle's mom knocked down her chair as she hurriedly got up. She hugged her son as she rested her head on top of his "Its going to be okay Kyle"

Samantha was in her room sitting in her chair in front of her desk. The wall behind her was empty but on the floor were a bunch of posters and pictures of Punk Rock bands.

She was dressed very differently than how she normally did when she went to school. Instead of her standard graphic Tees and ripped up jeans she was wearing a green dress that matched her light green eyes.

On her computer screen was a middle aged man who had the same green eyes as her. He was slightly tanned and had short blond hair that was combed over to the side.

Samantha drowned out the man's voice 'Oh my god. How long is he going to yap for. The calls been going on for over an hour now' Samantha blew a lock of her red curly hair out of her face in frustration.

The man said "Make sure you take your school work seriously. You need good grades if you don't want to end up as a bum." Samantha modded her head before coldly answering "Yes father"

He began talking again after hearing Samantha's response. Samantha continued to block out his voice as she played with her phone out of the camera's view. 

She stopped as she noticed a trending topic 'Jefferson middle school's basketball star gets sent to hospital'

Coach Swendel was dressed in nothing but his white boxers that had pink hearts all over. He was sweating as he cooked in the kitchen section of his studio apartment.

He leaned over the pot as he mixed the instant ramen "Fucking hell! I'm sweating my balls off. Stupid landlord. I know the rent is cheap but the least they could do is fix the AC"

He was cooking when he saw the same news segment that Kyle did. He started smiling after he saw the first two videos "Haha That's my golden ticket. We're going to be known as a powerhouse school with him as our secret weapon" 

But after the news got to the part where Jason and Jerome played one on one the smiled disappeared from his face. And after they showed Jason's blurred out face with blood pooling underneath his head Coach Swendel fainted. His body crumpled to the floor.

“I'll just force them to recognize and respect the blood and sweat that I'm dripping on the hardwood. Because I don't hold anything back. I leave everything out on the court." -Jason Yang.


Ever since one fateful moment Jason had been hooked to basketball. The phrase “Ball is life” couldn’t be anymore true for Jason. He wasn’t born with any god given talent nor did he posses the body of a natural born athlete. The only thing Jason could rely on was his unbreakable will. But after ten years of not being able to make the jump to the professional level doubts begin to crawl into Jason’s mind for the first time. Just as he was at a turning point in his life Jason dies only to find that he has woken up twenty years in the past. Can he utilize his years of experience and the skills he developed as a collegiate player to make it to the professional level in this second chance at life?

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Chapter 280. Epilogue, Part VIII

Translator: Khan
Editor: Aelryinth


"Well. His Majesty can never object when the Empress has made up her mind." His lord was probably defeated even before the talk began. Oswald looked at Killian playing with his two sons with sad eyes.

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At that time, however, Julietta was completing the two tasks at once. "Molly, you have brown hair today? Is it a wig? It must be expensive."
 
Julietta smiled at the envious gaze of the woman she worked with. "It's not that expensive. It's not made of hair. It's a wig made with the juice of fran plants on a thin thread."
 
She smiled at the thought of the opportunity of making artificial wigs.
 
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Julietta became well-versed in tea leaves and plants when she took over the Kiellini family's tea business in earnest. In the meantime, she found that the Fran flowers did not yield any profit compared to their hard work, because they took too long to grow. So, she started to write a letter asking them to stop cultivating them, but decided to look into the flowers in detail.
 
"Your Majesty the Empress, the tea His Excellency Marquis Rhodius gave you is dried flowers of Fran. It's a little bit bitter, but it's a great tea for a woman."
 
Julietta opened her eyes wide at Vera's words. "Really? Then it should be popular, but every time only a small amount is sold, and the rest is discarded?"
 
"I think it's because older people know it, but younger people don't. These days, they enjoy scented tea more than what is good for their health. Moreover, it's expensive. It's hard to buy, except for the aristocrats who only look for the best quality items."
 
Fran was a very delicate plant, and if it was too hot or too cold, it died quickly. It was right to sell it at a high price because it couldn't stand being dry or wet. On top of that, the best of the harvested products were less than ten percent of the harvest.
 
Julietta wondered how Vera knew in detail. "How do you know so well?"
 
"I lived in Tilia for over twenty years. As I worked for a family in the tea business, I heard many things," Vera replied, playing with Philip on the floor.
 
"It's a pity that the report shows that it is the only plant sold exclusively by the Kiellini family. If we abandon growing it, they won't be able to get Fran tea at all, so should we continue to grow it even if we lose money? Isn't Fran used elsewhere? For example, if we put it in a dish, would it taste better?"
 
"How can we put it into the dish if it is bitter if we brew it in tea? Ah, the juice from the fran stem is transparent. Applying it to furniture or fabric makes it glossy and strong. So, it was useful in Tilia mansion."
 
"If we apply it to cloth, is it shiny and durable?" Julietta's eyes flashed as if something had come up.

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A few months later and after several attempts, Julietta showed off her wig before Maribel and Vera.  Wearing a yellow wig dyed with flowers, Julietta said, "How is it? It's a wig made of thread It looks like real human hair, doesn't it?"
 
The wigs currently sold on the market today were made from real human hair. They were hard to find, and the price was too high, so Julietta kept using the red wig that she had used since she was young, which was as stiff as a broom.
 
"It looks great. It's not blonde, but quite similar. It will sell like hot cakes as soon as we offer it," 
Maribel replied, muttering that she was born with a money-making talent.
 
Eighty percent of the population had black or brown hair. A wig of different color would naturally become popular.
 
"I have to display it in Chartreu. I will also make a factory that only produces wigs."
 
It would not be a mechanical factory that she had seen in modern times, but rather a huge workshop, but Julietta decided to call her planned workshop a factory. Like Chartreu, the division of labor needed to be settled.
 
Unlike other dressing shops, Chartreu was divided into people for patterns, sewing, and measuring. She planned to do it that way at the wig factory.

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More time passed. Julietta came out wearing a brown wig among the colored ones made for prototypes.
 
"Where did you buy it?" The cafe staff gathered around Julietta.
 
"They are selling them at the Chartreu."
 
At Julietta's words, the staff showed their unwillingness. "Oh, my God, it's not where people like us can go. How did you get it?"
 
Julietta smiled bashfully at the staff, who looked at her as if this was sudden and unexpected. "Actually, my aunt works at the Chartreu and told me to try it out before they show off the wig. Maybe they'll sell it elsewhere soon."
 
Julietta invented a good reason, thinking that she had better hurry up and open her ready-made clothing store.
 
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Months after the first trial of the artificial wig, a clothing store named Fran opened on Eloz Street in Austern.
 
Unlike the traditional dress shop, the store sold clothes that were already made, like a second-hand clothing store in the countryside or remote areas. What was different from the second-hand dressing shop was that they had different sizes of clothes of the same design, and they only sold new clothes.
 
All of Fran's clothes had little patches on them. They were embroidered with the name of the clothing store, and the word Chartreu.
 
Fran soon became very popular because it was designed by Chartreu, the most famous designer on the continent. Labels on clothes became a coveted mark for people, and wigs made in the Fran were also selling like hot cakes.
 
When Fran became so popular with the public, Julietta decided to open branches in Vicern and other kingdoms. She asked the Duke of Oswald, who often traveled abroad for the management of Raefany's branch, to find a place to open a store.

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A few weeks later, Oswald visited the Imperial Castle early in the morning, after he had found the right place. Oswald, wearing a clear yellow jacket and pale purple pants, took off his hat as he held something in his hand.
 
"Wow, Your Grace the Duke!" Phoebe and Vera were delighted to see Oswald.
 
Oswald's colorful blonde hair was covered in a black wig. The yellow jacket and purple pants looked nicer than they first thought.
 
"What do you think? Do I look like an Elozian?"
 
"What's an Elozian?"
 
When Vera asked that, Oswald held a paper cup in one hand and posed like a model for a fashion show, with the other hand behind his back. Because of Chartreu's annual fashion show, it had become a big trend to imitate the movements of the models.
 
"It's a common term for trend-conscious young people. If you go to Eloz Street, you can find they are all like me," Oswald answered, taking the tea in a paper cup held gracefully in his hand.
 
"Her Majesty the Empress must be very pleased to see Your Grace. I'll let her know you're here."
 
Vera went inside and a moment later Julietta came out.
 
"Duke Oswald, welcome. The wig suits you very well." Julietta laughed, looking at the paper cup Oswald never put down.
 
"How does it feel to drink tea while you're walking around and holding it?"
 
"It's great, especially when I am busy. Even though there was a magic thermos in the wagon, it was so bothersome. I love the idea of ordering tea at a cafe and drinking it as I leave right away, without having to prepare a busy tea service."
 
She smiled, thinking it was a surprise. She thought packaged drinks would never be popular with aristocrats who enjoyed their refreshments elegantly. The product was aimed at ordinary people, semi-nobles, and lower-class aristocrats who worked in break time, but it was unexpectedly popular among young high-ranking nobles.
 
The number of people coming to work with paper cups gradually increased during the meetings of each department, starting in the morning, and gradually it became a culture. The imperial servants had been busily running around preparing tea for the nobleman's chambers every morning, but now they had some spare time.
 
"What are you going to surprise us with next?" Oswald asked, as if he was looking forward to it.
 
"For the time being, I'm going to focus on maintaining my current business and parenting." Oswald had a regretful expression at Julietta's words. "So, there's something I want Your Grace the Duke to take care of."

"What is it?" asked Oswald, who had been sipping tea with a sullen air.

Julietta, born as an illegitimate child of a nobility, is raised in an opera theatre to hide away from the eyes of the noble's main wife.
To pay back her debt, she turns into a servant and challenges the high paying job that nobody could withstand.
But her special charm could not be hidden with clothing, as she catches the attention of the crown prince. Unlike other woman who flock to him, she was brutally honest. But why was he so bothered by her?

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"The first time it appeared, I was almost scared to death. Do you think I still have the courage to stay there anymore? I am still renting that place, but I go over to a friend's place to sleep at night," the tall man said with a painful expression. "I came to Jiujiang to search for a better life. I still have not found a steady job, but I am almost losing my mind."
"I can understand your problem. How about this? Tonight, I will go home together with you, and we will go and check out the haunted rooms together." Chen Ge gave his own phone number to all the tenants. "Go back home tonight. I will go and inspect the rooms one by one. I hope everyone will be able to cooperate with me."
"Why can't you go and take a look at the place now? Honestly, I do not dare enter that place anymore at night. Whenever I step into it, I feel my heart shivering as if someone is staring closely at me." The tall man appeared to have been traumatized by this horrifying experience.
"You can wait outside the door first. When I arrive, we will go into the room together." Chen Ge asked for the details of everyone that wanted to request for a move away. After he jotted down all the strange phenomena, he finally got them to leave in peace after much persuasion and nudging.
Seeing the whole pages filled with notes, Chen Ge was rather confused and confounded by it. If none of the tenants were lying, the intensity of the supernatural activity at this residential area was as high as the two-star scenarios at his haunted house. Almost every room was a background for supernatural activity, and they were the kinds that got scarier and scarier, the kind that would make one's hair stand on end the more one thought about it.
"Do you really intend to return the money to them?" The boy's mother poured a cup of tea for Chen Ge. "I know you wish to help me, but I advise that you do not get yourself involved in this mess."
"Things are not so easy on their end either. I am merely taking their concern into consideration. Since I believe I can help them, why not?" Chen Ge had his eyes on this residential area as he entered the housing agency, so even if the tenants did not face any problems, he would 'create' some problems so that he could step forward to provide his help. That was the highest height of being a good Samaritan.
"The group of tenants still do not trust you. They heard that you are willing to pay them back their rent and deposit, and that is why they came up with all those fake stories to scam you." The boy's mother handed the cup of tea to Chen Ge.
"You think they are telling fake stories? You do not believe them?"
"Of course, I have been a worker here for so many years. If this place was really haunted, I would have handed in my resignation letter a long time ago." The woman sighed. "As you know, the economy these days is not so good. They just want to find an excuse to move away without breaking the signed contract."
"You have worked here for so long, but you have not run into one single strange phenomenon?" Chen Ge was rather surprised. The residential area that the woman described was vastly different from the one described by the group of disgruntled tenants.
"Hiding the fact that a place was a murder scene was indeed the fault of our agency, but you have to understand that in that case, we are also a victim. It was the landlord who lied to us and kept that from us."
"Then, it is your company's lack of responsibility to not conduct a further investigation. Put yourself in their shoes. If you found out that you and your son have been staying at a murder scene, wouldn't you feel more than a bit unsettled by it?"
"As a matter of fact, my son and I are currently living at a former murder scene. We bought it about ten years ago, and the price was at least a quarter lower than the market price. We have lived there for a decade, and nothing out of the ordinary has happened. Actually, most of the time, this talk of ghosts is just a matter of the mind. As long as you do not overthink it, it really does not matter whether you are staying at a haunted house or not." The woman was surprisingly courageous but strangely close-minded. She had a determined heart and a gentle way of speaking, so that combined to make her a perfect receptionist at an estate agency.
"You are also living at a former murder scene?" Chen Ge slowly lifted his head to look at the woman. "And you have been living there for over a decade?"
"That might be difficult for you to grasp, but for a person in the estate agent business like myself, there is nothing that can phase me anymore. Not everyone minds living in places where other people have once passed away."
"I mean, have you not run into anything strange occurrence in the past ten years? Has your child told you anything out of the ordinary?"
Once the child was brought up, it was as if a wall was built around the woman. She lost her interest in their conversation almost instantly. "Even at his current age, he is barely able to call me 'mom'. What out of the ordinary thing could he have told me? I am in your debt for helping me chase them away, but you are trying to wake up a bunch of people who are faking their sleep. They are just trying to scam you. Tomorrow, they will return to demand the promised rent and deposit from you."
"Don't you bet on that so fast." Through the short conversation, Chen Ge noticed the problems with the woman. She not only refused to believe in the presence of the supernatural, she would also subconsciously negate and ignore everything that had anything to do with the supernatural. So many tenants had come to her with the complaints that the place was haunted, but the woman believed obstinately that they were just a bunch of dissatisfied tenants who wanted to break their rental contract. Furthermore, from her tone and expression, Chen Ge realized that the woman was not faking her belief. It was from the bottom of her heart that she believed that the tenants were trying to create a ruckus, and she refused to be swayed by their stories, not even a bit.
"Then I won't disturb you anymore. I will go to the tenants' place to take a look." Chen Ge took the white paper that was filled with handwriting and started his preparation for the mission that night. The woman's son might be the ninth child chosen by the ghost fetus. Getting to know the child and his surrounding living environment would effectively lower the difficulty of the impending mission.
"I will go with you since there are no customers now. Even if someone does come, they will be scared away by those old tenants." The woman packed her stuff, grabbed a bag, and walked out from behind the service counter.
"Is that really appropriate?"
"It is our job as estate agent to help our customers take look at their prospective houses. If you really return their deposits to them and take on all their rooms, then you will be one of our biggest clients in the future. How is this not appropriate?"
The two walked down the old, deserted street to enter the rather aged residential area close by.
"Jin Hwa[1] Apartments and Jiu Hong[2] Apartments used to be separated, but due to some unknown reason, the wall between the two apartments was broken down. Now, the two apartments are in one residential area."
The woman was a good estate agent. She had memorized all the details regarding this place in her heart.
"The one with the brand-new white coat of paint is Jin Hwa Apartments. They were built about twenty-six years ago. Most of our tenants are staying at this place. Jin Hwa Apartments consists of two separate buildings, A and B, and each apartment building has nine floors. Back when it was built, it was one of the tallest building around the old city. It came equipped with an old-fashioned elevator. By the way, this is where my family lives.
"The few squatter, gray-looking buildings on the side are Jiu Hong Apartments. There are four buildings in total. Initially, the developer wanted to build many high rises that rose up into the sky, having nine floors as the name suggested, but some kind of problem happened when they built onto the fourth floor. Regardless, the name Jiu Hong Apartments has stuck."
After entering the residential area, the woman was conspicuously more relaxed and at ease.
"Actually, Jiu Hong Apartments is not a bad place. They are facing the river that runs through the city on the western and eastern side. On the southern side, there is a small fruit orchard, and it is connected to Jin Hwa Apartments by the northern side. Other than the lack of good lightning, it is a good place to live."
"Are you sure estate agents can say things like that? Those are just blatant lies, right? This place is so isolated that there are barely any people around, and you are telling me this is a good place to live?" Chen Ge took a good look around. The place where Jiu Hong Apartments was situated was very backwoods. The place was basically cut off from the rest of the city on both the east and west side by the rivers, and eerie looking woods were situated on the northern side. If the woman did not mention it, he would not have believed it was a 'fruit orchard'. Even after the woman had said so, Chen Ge was still not convinced that it was the truth.
"At least the air here is very fresh, and it is untainted by the city. You have to understand how difficult it is to find a place as clean as this sanctuary in the middle of a bustling city."
Once the woman finished, she noticed that Chen Ge had stopped moving. She followed the direction of Chen Ge's gaze and noticed that Chen Ge was staring at a sign pasted on the wall outside the Block A of Jin Hwa Apartments. The general content was that this place was haunted and warned people to stay away from it if they could.
"This is just one of the tricks came up by the tenants, venting their emotions. Ignore it." The woman moved silently to remove the sign. After taking a quick tour, Chen Ge had familiarized himself with the layout of the residential area. Jin Hwa Apartments was connected to Jiu Hong Apartments, and there were two entrances. The bigger and more official entrance was on the side of Jin Hwa Apartments, and the other entrance was closer to Jiu Hong Apartments. It led toward that creepy orchard.
"Why does the entrance lead to the orchard? What is the purpose of placing it there? Do people go to the orchard often?"
"Initially, the developer of Jiu Hong Apartments planned to design that spot as a bio garden, but the plan did not take off. The concept was a bit new-fangled at the time, and many people did not even understand what it meant, so most of the people did not agree, and the plan was eventually left abandoned."
A poor, old, tattered, and eerie location was turned into an untouched natural paradise in the middle of the city by the woman. That was probably her professional skills kicking in.
"There is no need for you to give the sales pitch. I am here to solve the tenants' problem, not to find a place to rent."
Jin Hwa Apartments looked at least relatively normal. From the surface, it was a typical residential area. Other than the lack of tenants and a still quietness, there was nothing wrong with it. In contrast, Jiu Hong Apartments next to it was completely different. It was the direct opposite of Jin Hwa Apartments. There was not even one human life that could be seen. It was more like a deserted building than an apartment housing area.
"I say, is this residential area completely empty?"
"It's not that bad. There are good old tenants who have lived here for a very long time. The rent here is very cheap, and you can get cheap supplies around the area. After some time, you will get used to it, and you might even find the freedom quite enjoyable."
"Those who can get used to living at a place like this are not so simple themselves probably."
Narrowing his eyes, Chen Ge swept the few old buildings. It was just a quick glance, but he had already noticed some very scary details. On the balcony of the third floor of the first building, there hung a row of wigs. The tenant was probably a hairdresser, but this was the first time that Chen Ge had seen someone dry their rows of wigs out in the sun and rain in such a manner before.
"What's up with the wigs?"
"The tenant on the third floor of the first building of Jiu Hong Apartments was a teacher at hairdressing school, but after his school shut down, he brought all the fake head models and wigs home. Since this place is so close to the water, the air can get pretty humid at times. So, he occasionally puts his wigs out in the sun to prevent them from getting moldy." The woman was not lying when she said that she had been living here for years. She was familiar with most of the tenants there.
"The other tenants have no issue with him doing something like this?"
"He has done nothing wrong. He's just drying the wigs out in the sunlight. How does it affect others?"
The wigs stood in a row on the third floor. As scary as they were, it was still acceptable. His eyes continued to move upward, and on the fourth floor, Chen Ge saw a human shadow standing behind the curtain. Ever since Chen Ge stepped into this place, the human shadow had not moved from his spot.
"Do you know who lives on the fourth floor?"
"It is a single middle-aged man. He is rarely seen outside his home. No one knows what he does for a living, but whenever he's seen, he's dressed from head to toe in branded clothes."
"Then, there is a very big problem with that. Why would a person decked out in expensive clothes choose to live in a place like this?" Chen Ge had already memorized the man's room location in his mind.
"Who knows? Perhaps he is running away from some debt."
As his eyes continued to move up, Chen Ge discovered something else on the fifth floor. The room on the leftmost side had the curtain pulled off slightly, and through the gap, half of a binocular and some professional camera equipment were exposed. If not for Chen Ge's Yin Yang Vision, he would not have caught sight of those things.
"A peeping tom?"
Out of habit, he turned to the opposite building. There were female undergarments of various colors and even different sizes hung on the balcony of the fifth floor on the second building. If that was just everything, Chen Ge would not have minded it, but the problem was that he noticed many very big and bulging black plastic bags that occupied the balcony as well. Who knew what was stuffed inside them?
"Hey! It is rude for you to stare like that," the woman warned Chen Ge softly. "A pair of sisters live on the fifth floor of the second building. They are both quite young, and they came from the countryside. They are quite innocent and new to the city."
"Innocent and naïve?" Standing inside the residential area, Chen Ge already felt a headache coming. The problem with this residential area was much more serious than he thought. Most of the normal tenants were gearing up to leave already, and those who wanted to stay were abnormal to a certain degree. "Other than the ghosts, I will need to be careful of the tenants as well."
There were too many extenuating factors to consider. It was surprisingly hard to get to know the boy, but at this point, Chen Ge had no other choice but to keep going. After moving around for half an hour, Chen Ge was covered in sweat. He was feeling rather fatigued.
"You lack physical training. We have not even walked for that long." After this period of interaction with Chen Ge, the woman realized that the man was quite a good person. Even though he might come up with some strange comments and have a naturally suspicious personality, he was quite an interesting person and was quite approachable and kind.
Chen Ge wiped away the sweat from his forehead. He also felt that this was very weird. He had never had any problem with his physique before. He rarely felt tried, but as the ghost fetus trial mission continued, his physical condition had continued to spiral downward.
To become a complete person, one must fulfil two conditions—a coffin that buries the past and a body brimming with life. Could the vessel that the ghost fetus is planning to use be mine? Or perhaps when he is completed, will I become a defect?
It was the final day for the ghost fetus mission. Chen Ge knew that allowing his thoughts to wander to impossible places was not going to help his case, but he could not stop himself. It was as if his body could sense that something bad was about to happen.
"You do not look so good. Is it from the sun? Do you want to stop by my place to take a quick rest?"
"That's not a bad idea."
The woman did not expect Chen Ge to take up her offer so readily. After a pause, she led Chen Ge into Building A of Jin Hwa Apartments. They took the old elevator to the fourth floor. Before they walked out from the elevator, they could hear the screaming and crying of a child.
"Damn it!" The woman jogged to Room 401. She pushed open the door and dashed into it. The place was a complete mess. Plastic cups littered the ground, and puddles were everywhere. The fruit basket on the coffee table was overturned, and different kinds of fruit rolled all over the ground.
Chen Ge followed the woman into the room. He noticed that all the lights in the room was switched on. Not only that, all the drawers and cupboard doors were pulled open. Even the fridge was left open, as if someone had been searching for something inside the room. Side-stepping the fruit and trash on the ground, Chen Ge walked toward the bedroom and then saw a gut-wrenching scene.
The boy had cried until his eyes had swollen shut. A scary noise was coming out of his mouth. His teeth were tightly gritted together, and the expression on his face spoke of pain. The boy seemed unable to control his emotions. His whacked heavily and repeatedly on the woman, and he even used his mouth to bite on her shoulder.
"Do you need some help?"
"It's fine. Xiang Nuan is just afraid."
Blood was coming out from her shoulder wound, but the woman maintained her posture. The boy knocked heavily into the woman's body, but she lightly caressed him, her fingers trailing gingerly down the boy's back. After a few minutes of this, the boy finally returned to normal. He plonked to the ground and pulled on the woman's sleeve with an innocent expression on his face.
Chen Ge had many questions, but to not impose too much on the woman, he waited for a long time before he asked them. "How often does this happen? Why didn't you just send him to a special ed school?"
"I sincerely do not know where to start." The woman rubbed her shoulder and looked at the boy on the ground. "Xiang Nuan is a bit different from other children."
[1] Jin Hwa can also mean Golden Shine.
[2] Jiu Hong can also mean Nine Great.


The hearse with the weird odor slowed to a stop before the entrance. The sound of pebbles could be heard bouncing on the ceiling. There were footsteps coming from the corridor, and there seemed to be someone sawing next door. The door knob to the room rattled slightly, and the faucet in the bathroom kept dripping even though it had been screwed shut. There was a rubber ball that rolled on its own underneath the bed. Wet footsteps started to surface one after another on the floor. 
At 3 am, Chen Ge held a cleaver in his hand as he hid beside the room heater. The call he was trying to make was finally answered. "Landlord, is this what you meant by 'the house can be a little crowded at night'‽"

Han Feng knew his sister well. She hated losing face. If she failed to do things that she promised her friends, she would be upset and go to their parents; therefore, he handed the tickets over and said silently solemnly, "If you are going, be good. Don't cause trouble."
"I got it, I got it, I'm only going to see my idol, I don't have time to make trouble." Han Susu's face beamed after receiving the tickets: "And those two friends of mine adore Brother Qin, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Han Feng thought about it carefully. Indeed, it was a masquerade party and everyone would be wearing masks to celebrate new year's eve together. Things would likely be fine at such a festive occasion.
"Alright. I'll have to inform my gals and make sure that they will be looking stunning tomorrow!" Han Susu was ultimately still young, so she had endless energy over such things.
She was the only daughter of the Han family, so she got what she wanted all the time.
Han Feng summoned the bodyguards, and ordered them to protect Susu well tomorrow night.
The night fell deeper.
Fu Jiu threw her bag to the side after getting home and went directly to the basement.
There was a side door. This door appeared in the Fu family only after she was reborn. She had basically built everything herself. Although it took her quite some time, she had a temporary secret chamber at the very least.
There was no handle, so if one wanted to open it, a hidden lamp by the side had to be twisted.
The chamber wasn't huge, but it was well-equipped.
There were three computers in there, all configured with high specification. There was only one keyboard and it was connected to a LCD display.
Aside from these, there was a skateboard resting against the wall, and some caps.
Fu Jiu walked in with one hand in her pocket, as though she had returned home before she tapped the keyboard with her finger.
A letter showed on the screen instantly—Z.
As the display lit up, all the lights in the room lit up, as well.
Only then could a rack be seen right inside.
The rack had all kinds of clothes hanging on it.
Men's wear, women's wear, bottoms and long dresses.
Even cleaner and delivery man uniforms…
"Masquerade party, huh? The black one then."
"Masquerade, huh? The black on then."
The youngster lifted her beautiful eyebrows and hooked the black silk dress out with her finger.
She didn't put it on. Its style couldn't be seen other than its material.
After deciding on what to wear, Fu Jiu bent over and pressed some unknown contraption, causing a wooden board above her to pop open.
It was an adequate sized compartment. Inside, there were more than ten mirrors, sunglasses, regular glasses, and even colored contact lenses.
Apart from those, there were rows of wigs.
The wigs varied in length and color, and all of them were extremely realistic.
How would these be in any normal household?
But Fu Jiu was different…
She was a hacker.
And in essence, she had never really changed.
Her superficial identity as a high school student was at times more of a disguise.
After learning how she needed to deal with Fu Zhongyi and his mistress, she had begun her preparations.
It empowered her with the ability to take action when needed depending on the circumstances.
She just didn't expect that… After her rebirth, the first time she was using these props was for a masquerade party? Fu Jiu laughed to herself and shook her head slightly. That languid look would probably blow the minds of those fangirls due to her handsomeness.
She picked a wig and a bracelet casually and walked out of the chamber with that black dress.
And now, all was set for tomorrow…


Fu Jiu appears to be a normal lad in high school on the surface. But in fact, she (Yes! She!) is the hacker, Z, a villain-terminator in the online world of an alternate world. Having reincarnated into the body of a woman and being forced to disguise herself as a young man, she reigns over the game world, fights for justice, and puts a spell on all the girls around with her innate charm. However, her flirting comes across as gay to the rich Almighty Qin and his inner circle. Over time, the Almighty Qin falls for him… her. Has he turned gay for him… her? Now, that's confusing!
Keywords: Rebirth, Face-slapping, Online gaming, Pet lover, Hacking, Chocolate-flavored lollipop
Sugary Scene:
Fu Jiu said, "Almighty Qin, do you have a girlfriend?"
Qin Mo lowered his laptop. "No."
Fu Jiu lowered her voice and started flirting carelessly. "You have one now, me."
Upon hearing that, Qin Mo pounced on Fu Jiu domineeringly!
Fu Jiu was stunned. "Wait, what are you doing?"
Qin Mo replied, "Exercising my boyfriend rights."
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After checking in at the information desk, which was resplendent with gold and jade, Li Du and the rest received the key cards to their rooms. They went up an elevator, which was resplendent with gold and jade; they walked past a corridor, which was resplendent with gold and jade; and they entered their rooms, which were resplendent with gold and jade.
Indeed, all the way to their rooms, everything was resplendent with gold and jade.
It was as described in comedy movies: there was no such thing as artistic, no such thing as meaning with depth - there was only one way to describe it, resplendent as if someone showered the hotel with rain of gold!
Caesars Palace was indeed like that.
The 200 dollars spent was well worth it as the hotel rooms were spacious and gorgeous. The overall color palette of the rooms was gold. Even the bedsheets were gold.
Li Du shook his head and said, "Aren't they afraid that the guests will get sick of this? I don't think all guests like things with this type of color."
Hans replied, "Isn't earning the money of people who only like these kinds of colors more than enough? Four million tourists, mate. Moreover, do you think providing accommodation is their only source of profit?"
Li Du thought about it and felt what he said was true. This was a casino hotel with a casino at the bottom level. They could even exchange their keycards at the casino for 50 dollars worth of chips to gamble with.
The casino was where the profits were, while the food and accommodation were just complementary services.
Not going out to have fun would have been a waste of a trip to Las Vegas. As such, after putting down their luggage, they were prepared to go out and have fun together.
Big Quinn and Godzilla were curious about the city and both of them dressed appropriately. On the other hand, Hans and Lu Guan were dressed unlike their usual selves. They even put on wigs, which made them look like dispirited, artistic teenagers. 
The love of wearing wigs was one of the things Li Du noticed about Americans. He felt that the African-Americans, especially, seemed to wear wigs more often than others. In his view, except for those who were bald, most African-Americans in an American drama or Hollywood films seemed to be wearing a wig.
Li Du chose to stay behind to rest. The previous few days at the National Park had expended much of his energy. Furthermore, he needed to check on the storage unit situation soon, which would definitely expend his energy.
He video-called Sophie for a while. He initially wanted to bring her along to the auction as she was currently on leave.
However, after considering the fact that the storage unit auctions in Las Vegas were under the control of gangs and that they were taking a risk to come here, he felt that it was best to be cautious and not bring along a beautiful lady.
He lay down and slept until night. The hotel room curtains were automated and like turning on a television, pressing a button once opened them. Three layers of curtains slowly pulled up and revealed a lit up red and green world.
Outside, the moon was already halfway across the sky. As the light pollution here was severe due to the large amounts of cars, the beautiful starry sky was not visible, but the shape of the moon was.
Nevada was largely made up of deserts and consequently, had a very high temperature. Also, due to the huge amount of cars and people, Las Vegas expended energy at a very high rate, resulting in an increased greenhouse effect.
Throughout much of the year, the daytime here was scorching hot. As such, the nighttime was the opportune time for going out.
Compared to New York, Las Vegas was more qualified to be known as the city that never sleeps.
The hotel provided room service for beverages. Li Du called and someone sent up a cup of fruit juice and a cup of coffee to his room.
Although the beverages were free of charge, there was still a need to tip. Since the room cost only 200 dollars, the tip for the beverages should be 60 dollars.
As he was not short on change, he gave the waiter the tip without much consideration.
Seeing that he was liberal with his money, the waiter probed, "Boss, are you a well-respected Chinese?"
The number of rich people in Mainland China was increasing. With their local tycoons taking over the world, the Chinese, together with the Middle Eastern people, were known as the two richest groups in the world. Las Vegas currently had a lot of Chinese tourists who had astounding spending power.
Li Du nodded his head and replied, "Yes."
The waiter smiled. "Do you need some special services? I have a friend who is in the entertainment business. Please rest assured, it's absolutely safe and has no risk at all. Caesars Palace can guarantee that."
Prostitution wasn't legal in Las Vegas, but it was carried out openly so there was no need to be afraid of the police checking the rooms. They would not able to hold a tourist responsible, even if they were to find something.
Las Vegas also provided quickie marriage services. When a tourist got in touch with a prostitute, they could register their marriage, which would allow them to enjoy their sexual relations legally.
When they no longer felt like playing anymore the next day, they could get a divorce. As the marriages and divorces here were not registered in the national database and had no case files, there would not be any inconvenience for either party.
Although Li Du understood this point, he was not interested in this kind of activity. He shook his head while smiling and said, "Sorry, I'm not into that. Thank you for your enthusiasm."
The waiter nodded, expressing his understanding, and very politely left the room. Before he closed the door, he still said, "Thank you for the tip."
This place was a city of tips. Tips had to be given for everything, even for staying in the hotel. The tip required for staying in the hotel was called a resort facilities fee and was priced at 25 dollars.
While sitting next to the window and drinking fruit juice, he took a leisurely look at the scenery outside.
There was currently an endless stream of cars on the road, which made the tail lights of the cars looked connected, forming a river of fire.
The surrounding buildings shined even more brightly and were much more lively than in the daytime.
After Li Du had rested for a while, he called Godzilla to ask about his and Big Quinn's whereabouts.
Godzilla said in a muffled voice, "Door."
Li Du asked, "The hotel's main door?"
"The room's."
Li Du opened the door. Big Quinn and Godzilla were standing outside like door gods.
Due to their physique and looks, guests passing by trembled in fear. Even the more experienced waiters did not dare to look at them more than once.
Seeing this, Li Du understood why the waiter, who had sent the beverages earlier, called him "Boss" and treated him with much respect.
After seeing the two, he could not help laughing. "What are you guys doing here?"
Big Quinn replied, "It's Godzilla's suggestion. He said that with you carrying fire opals and Las Vegas being so chaotic, it would be best for us to help you guard the door."
Li Du smiled, nodding. It was also because of this matter that he had called to look for Godzilla.
While folding his suitcase, he said, "Let's go and settle all these things."
Las Vegas was well known across the United States as the city of luxurious goods. There were many high-end jewelry shops and gemstone shops, which included the world's top brands such as Harry Winston, Buccellati, Van Cleef & Arpels, Graff Diamonds, Cartier and more.
Li Du had decided to sell the fire opals to them. As these big companies had enough cash flow and were extremely protective of their customers' information, they were indeed the best choice.
The buyer he had decided on was Harry Winston, a world-renowned high-end jewelry brand for over a hundred years. Whether it was in the exquisite craftsmanship when cutting the diamonds or the careful and thorough selection, they were always able to increase the value of the diamonds several times over.
According to Li Du's knowledge, this jewelry company had always been favored by the British royals such as Queen Elizabeth and the Duchess of Windsor. There were also many famous Hollywood stars who were fans of the company.
In America, Harry Winston was voted multiple times as the number one most desired jewelry brand of the upper-class society. However, there were also rumors stating that due to the global economic crisis, the company was on the verge of going bankrupt.


They love gold, and they love silver. Even more so, they love gems that dazzle, like stars across the skies. 
Firearms, jewelleries, and precious metals; A collector’s world will not be complete without antiques.  
Storage auctions, old goods trade, re-estate sales and gold-digging. But the truth is, if one wants to make money, then the supreme way is through searching for the legendary treasures. 
Holding the fort, there’s an ocelot, a wolf, and an Andes condor. At the side, there’s a loyal hound, an irascible ape, and an African honey badger. Who said that you can only rely on humans when treasure hunting?! 

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