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"By the way, Red Sister!"
Shen Yuan quickly dialed the number.
Having grown up in an orphanage, he started helping at Red Sister's outdoor shop when he was in middle school, until he left the city to attend university in Jinling. Aside from the head of the orphanage, Red Sister was the closest person to him in this world.
Two years ago, the head of the orphanage passed away after a serious illness, and his greatest concern was for Red Sister.
When he returned two months ago for the New Year, Shen Yuan didn't go back to Jinling because he was in his senior year and preparing to find a job in Pengcheng. It was also Red Sister who rented him a house for six hundred a month, much lower than the two-bedroom apartment in Wenxin Community. This gratitude... couldn't be expressed in just a few words.
"I want Stable Happiness, something that can withstand the cruelty of the apocalypse..."
This was a song from decades ago, Stable Happiness. The children at the orphanage all loved this song because it was the Old Director's favorite during his lifetime; he taught them what happiness meant... Red Sister also came from the orphanage, and many orphans had received her help.
Red Sister's outdoor shop was a place for the children of the orphanage to become self-sufficient. However, once they turned eighteen, they would be kicked out by Red Sister.
Because when children grew up, they had to find ways to survive on their own; there were more younger children who needed that job!
"Sizzle!"
A projection appeared, but instead of Red Sister, it showed a corpse of a Mutant Mouse, surrounded by collapsed shelves and various outdoor items!
"Red Sister! Red Sister! What happened to you!"
Shen Yuan shouted anxiously and soon heard Red Sister's impatient voice, heavy with labored breathing: "Shut up! Let me deal with these dead mice first before you talk!"
Sizzle!
Boom!
Bang bang bang!
Various sounds of crashing echoed, and Shen Yuan's heart was in his throat, feeling as if time was passing so slowly. He thought to himself, is this what Einstein's Relativity is about, or is it just that concern leads to chaos?
He didn't know how many minutes had passed when everything finally returned to calm. The iconic figure of Red Sister appeared in the projection, clad in a black leather jacket and a red bra, covered in blood, with blood on her face as well. She looked surprisingly beautiful in a different way, leaving Shen Yuan stunned.
"What are you staring at, you brat? Snap out of it! Why are you covered in blood? Did you kill the Mutant Mouse too?" Red Sister casually picked up a cloth and wiped the long knife in her hand.
The horizontal knife from the Tang Dao, Red Sister's favorite.
The Tang Dao, forged with modern craftsmanship using materials from aircraft engine turbine blades, has extremely high hardness and becomes very sharp once honed, capable of cutting through gold and jade. This knife is Red Sister's prized possession and the most valuable among all her collectibles.
Shen Yuan referred to it as "Red Sister's lover"!
"I killed two. Red Sister, how many did you take down? Why are you so covered in blood? Are you hurt?" Shen Yuan quickly asked.
He saw that Red Sister was drenched in blood, which dripped down from the hem of her clothes, looking incredibly gruesome.
Red Sister's expression remained unchanged; she didn't seem to care at all.
Shen Yuan knew that Red Sister had left the orphanage at fifteen and had previously been involved with delinquents and gangsters. He wasn't sure if she had killed anyone before, but he knew she had indeed harmed people—breaking arms and legs was something she had done. She was truly ruthless!
Such scenes wouldn't scare her.
"Five. These things have tough skin and thick flesh. If it weren't for this knife, I might have gotten hurt," Red Sister said after scrutinizing Shen Yuan for a moment before nodding. "Aren't you the one who got dumped? When I saw you half a month ago, you were as fat as a sandbag. How could you kill two Mutant Mice? You lost weight in just half a month? Not bad; it's good that you're not hurt."
Shen Yuan forced a smile.
Who hasn't experienced heartbreak in college? For Shen Yuan, it was just once; he considered himself lucky.
In the past, at the outdoor store, I was rigorously trained by Red Sister. I had experience with short knives, long knives, daggers, and nunchakus; my skills were quite good.
After breaking up a year ago, in a fit of anger, I left Jinling and returned to Pengcheng to find a job. I hadn't exercised for two months, and although I didn't smoke, I developed a drinking habit. I drank beer every day after work and gained a full twenty pounds, which significantly decreased my agility.
If it weren't for the strange heat flowing within me and the suddenly sharpened Shovel, I would probably be dead by now.
By the way, if Red Sister hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have noticed that I had actually lost weight. I had lost at least ten pounds overnight. However, it seemed like I was more toned than before. Although I couldn't compare myself to how I was two months ago, at least I had regained some of my former strength.
What exactly was going on?
"Red Sister, how about I come find you? It's better when we're together. As long as we aren't surrounded by more than five Mutant Mice, we should be fine," Shen Yuan said.
He was somewhat worried because there were more and more Mutant Mice around; everything felt so terrifying.
At times like this, he wanted to be with the person he cared about the most.
"Are you sure?" Red Sister scrutinized Shen Yuan for a moment. Seeing his pale face, she waved her hand and said, "I don't care if you're capable or not! This store isn't safe; the tempered glass door won't hold back the Mutant Mice! I'm packing up now and heading straight to the orphanage! If you're still able, come find me at the orphanage. If not, just stay put and wait for me to come get you!"
Shen Yuan nodded heavily. "No problem! Red Sister, take care of yourself. See you at the orphanage!"
The orphanage was their shared home.
After Old Director's death, Red Sister, who had fared the best among the orphans, organized other orphans with some money to take over the orphanage and continue caring for the children.
Although Old Director had passed away, there were still people they cared about there—those orphans.
Some of those orphans were as young as just a few years old; they could never withstand the Mutant Mice!
"Xiaoyuan!"
Red Sister hesitated for a moment and suddenly lowered her voice, saying, "There is a gun above the master bedroom ceiling, along with four bullets. Take it with you, but try not to use it. If absolutely necessary... then use it! Staying alive is the most important thing!"
The call ended, and Shen Yuan was taken aback.
He knew Red Sister had a gun.
He just didn't know that it was hidden here.
Of course, he had always respected Red Sister. He never touched anything in the master bedroom where she lived, except for cleaning and dusting it every week; he hadn't even rummaged through the wardrobe.
One night two months ago, Red Sister called him and asked him to drive to a certain place in the suburbs of Pengcheng to pick her up.
At that time, she was covered in blood and holding a gun.
Shen Yuan was surprised but didn't ask anything. He took her to a rural area to find a cleaner river to wash off, changed her clothes, burned the bloody ones on the spot, and scattered the ashes into the river before returning here.
The next morning, Red Sister had already driven to an outdoor store.
Shen Yuan thought she had taken the gun with her, but he didn't expect it to be hidden here.
What happened that night remained a mystery to Shen Yuan, and he had no intention of asking. How the gun came to be was unimportant; what mattered was that it was very significant for Shen Yuan.
It could save his life at a critical moment!
"Ding ding ding!"
The ringing sound echoed again, and on the watch face appeared a pure and lovely girl in her twenties.
"Yiran? Is it her?"
Shi Yiran, Shen Yuan's university classmate, is an academic achiever and has a good relationship with Shen Yuan. Coming from a wealthy family with military connections, she has a gentle personality and strict upbringing.
Among the more than one hundred missed calls on Shen Yuan's phone, over twenty are from her.
With a good family background, attractive looks, and a pleasant demeanor, she is very well-liked in class. Due to her gentle nature, not only do boys admire her, but even girls rarely feel jealous.
However, it is said that because of her strict upbringing, she has never been in a relationship.
It is impossible for Shen Yuan not to like such a girl.
Shen Yuan enjoys reading and spends at least two hours a day in the library, reading all kinds of books. One time, he happened to run into Shi Yiran and discovered that she also loves reading.
Since they often see each other in the library, they gradually became familiar with one another.
Shi Yiran has a wide range of interests, and both she and Shen Yuan have their strengths. Occasionally, they discuss topics together, making him the one who gets along best with Shi Yiran among the thirty people in their class.
Shen Yuan's girlfriend took the initiative to break up with him, citing one of the reasons as Shen Yuan being too close to Shi Yiran.
Although Shen Yuan knows that their relationship is purely platonic.
Purely...
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