The night sky was dotted with stars; beneath it, a gentle breeze brushed across the sea. On the water, a colossal spectral wolf, ten meters in size, galloped across the surface, occasionally disappearing into the dense fog or leaping onto the crest of a giant wave.
He Li sat atop Xiao Lan’s head, while He Xi nestled obediently on his lap, cradling her chubby little face as if it were a delicate flower.
“Brother, where are we going?”
He Xi looked at the darkness ahead, finding nothing fun or delicious. More importantly, there was no internet on her phone, so she couldn’t play games. She pouted unhappily, tilting her small head to look at He Li.
He Li thought for a moment and smiled, saying, “We’re going to a place where we can eat lots of fish and seafood.”
He Xi blinked, her small feet kicking rapidly. She turned her body to face He Li and said, “But, Brother doesn’t like seafood, and he doesn’t like the sea.”
He Li shook his head, his gaze gentle. He looked at He Xi and said, “It doesn’t matter. If you like it, I like it too.”
This time, it was He Xi’s turn to shake her head. She swayed her small head, her expression earnest, and said, “If Brother doesn’t like it, I don’t like it either.”
He Li pretended to ponder for a moment and then said, “Then we won’t eat seafood. We’ll eat lots of roasted meat.”
“Okay, okay! I like roasted meat,” He Xi chirped, wrinkling her small nose, two little creases forming between her brows and nose, making her look charmingly mischievous.
He Xi turned back, sitting on He Li’s lap, and continued to gaze at the dark night sky ahead, cradling her face with her hands. Children are so innocent and pure; she believed the person who made a promise to her, provided that person didn’t always break their promises.
A moment later,
He Xi turned back again and said to He Li with utmost seriousness, “Brother, I can help you fight.”
He Li was slightly taken aback. Why would He Xi say something so out of the blue?
“Why do you say that?” He Li asked.
He Xi spoke directly, “Brother has been having more worries lately and isn’t very happy. I haven’t dared to come out either, afraid you’d have to accommodate me, which would make you irritable.
Xiao Yue and the others say that if you have worries, you should just solve them.
Brother, your worries seem to be those foreigners. I can kill them for you, and then you won’t be worried anymore.”
He Li’s expression was astonished. He looked into He Xi’s pure eyes. She wasn’t lying or joking; she genuinely wanted to kill those gods, and the reason was simple: those gods made her unhappy.
He Li smiled and said, “Xiao Xi is very powerful, I know that. When I’m fighting, you can just lend me your strength.”
“Okay, Brother. When Brother fights, I’ll give all my strength to Brother to use,” He Xi nodded vigorously.
He Li smiled as he looked at He Xi. Blue lightning flashed and vanished in an instant. Xiao Lan, treading on giant waves, leaped into the darkness ahead.
…
Japan, Tokyo Port.
Susan looked up. All the containers in sight were filled with weapons retired from major military powers. This was only a tiny fraction; more were being transported continuously.
As for why Japan was chosen,
Well… perhaps it was because disassembling and breaking down these weapons in their own country wasn’t very safe. Therefore, they needed a place that wasn’t their own country but was surrounded by the sea.
So…
Very good, all for the contribution to this world.
Susan slowly floated up, hovering in the air, and looked at the cargo ships still unloading containers. She frowned, opened her communication watch, and said, “Let’s stop here for today. We can’t fit any more here. We’ll continue transporting them after some weapons have been dismantled.”
“Okay,” came Jin Rong’s voice from the other end.
Susan sighed deeply, looking at the containers filling the entire Tokyo Port, and fell into deep worry.
Meanwhile, on the other side of Tokyo,
He Li, having withdrawn money from the bank, was in a beautiful mood, brimming with joy. Kuer, I really didn’t misjudge you. My account has 1 million Japanese yen, which is about 50,600 Chinese yuan.
“Truly a good brother, hehe…”
When people have money, not having a good meal feels like a disservice to oneself.
He Li was not one to deprive himself, so he… went to a restaurant.
He Li spotted a restaurant and walked in. As soon as he entered, a Japanese woman in a blue long dress rushed past him, looking furious and displeased. As she walked out, her shoulder bumped into his.
He Li froze for a moment and looked back at the woman. What was her problem? Was she sick?
“I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry, I didn’t warn you,” a waitress hurried over, bowing repeatedly to apologize to He Li.
He Li pursed his lips. You’re sick too, what does this have to do with you?
“Can you speak English?” He Li asked.
“Yes, but I don’t speak it very well,” the waitress replied.
He Li nodded. As long as she could speak it, that was fine. He walked into the restaurant and sat down at a table. He took the menu handed to him by the waitress. He couldn’t understand Japanese, but he could understand the pictures.
“Sir, our establishment has a special resting area for pets, as well as a variety of pet foods,” the waitress said, smiling at Xiao Lan.
“Okay, thank you,” He Li nodded to Xiao Lan.
Xiao Lan glanced at He Li and then followed a male waiter to the pet resting area.
“I’m truly sorry. That lady just now, it was her birthday yesterday. Her boyfriend said he would come to celebrate her birthday today, but today, her boyfriend didn’t come, so she’s not in a good mood.”
The waitress explained the previous incident with an apologetic tone while waiting for He Li to order.
He Li grunted and ordered three dishes and a bowl of rice. After the waitress left, he took out a phone from under his backside. When he turned on the screen, the wallpaper was the Japanese woman who had just left.
So, that woman had been sitting here earlier.
He Li smirked and placed the phone on the table.
*Buzz~~ Buzz~~ Buzz~~*
The phone suddenly vibrated. He Li ignored it. When the woman realized her phone was lost, she would naturally come looking for it. If that didn’t work, he would leave the phone at the restaurant and wait for her to return.
The waitress brought the dishes several times and also noticed the phone vibrating intermittently. She looked at He Li and said,
“Sir, your phone is vibrating. Is there something important?”
He Li replied, “This is that woman’s phone from earlier, not mine. You can take it and wait for her to come back for it.”
“I see,” the waitress said, looking at the phone and nodding.
At this moment, the phone vibrated again. Unlike before, this time the phone vibrated continuously, and the screen lit up. Not only the waitress but also He Li looked at the phone with curiosity.
He Li didn’t reach for it. Seeing this, the waitress said, “I’ll put this phone at the front desk. That lady will be able to find it immediately when she returns to look for it.”
He Li had no objection to this.
But just as the girl reached out to pick up the phone, the phone unexpectedly unlocked. The girl was stunned. The screen was flashing with message notifications.
He Li also looked at the phone strangely. Could it be that this phone had no lock? Just a swipe to open?
The waitress was momentarily dazed. Her thumb touched the message notification on the screen, and she directly opened the message, the interface changing to a chat window.
All the messages changed from “Unread” to “Read.”
The phone’s owner hadn’t read a single message, but it had been accidentally opened by the waitress, who had seen them.
He Li looked at the text, which resembled ant tracks, and there was a lot of Chinese mixed in. He couldn’t understand it.
But,
He looked at the waitress’s expression, which had changed. From the previous stunned panic to the current terrified pallor, the waitress stared fixedly at the phone, afraid to move.
He Li scratched his head and looked at the text in the chat window. What on earth was this saying?
The content of the chat window:
“I miss you.”
“Why do you never reply to my messages?”
“I love you, you don’t need to be afraid of me.”
“You saw the message I sent you (crying with joy emoji)”
“I love you, be with me, I will treat you well.”
“Since you saw my message, why aren’t you replying?”
“You’re not replying, so I’m going to kill you!”
The messages ended here.
At this moment,
The phone vibrated again with a *buzz*. Another message arrived.
“Woman, who are you? Why are you peeking at my messages?”
“Ah!!!” the waitress screamed, throwing the phone away. She immediately crouched on the ground, shouting in terror, instantly attracting everyone in the restaurant.
He Li was also startled. He casually caught the phone, preventing it from falling into the food, which would have ruined the dish.
Just as He Li was about to check on the waitress who was screaming by his table,
The phone rang again, and another message arrived.
“Man, who are you? Why are you peeking at my messages?”
He Li looked at the screen full of squiggly characters. Unable to understand, he fell into thought.
What on earth was this saying?
…