Chapter 871 - The Vetrov Report Part VI
"Let's put a stop to this meeting for now," Jin Liwei suggested. "We can always continue this discussion another time, maybe tomorrow when you're feeling better. Your brother will be sleeping here at our home tonight anyway. He'll be here again tomorrow."
"I agree," Lu Zihao said. "You're pregnant, Evelinka. You better rest now."
Iris shook her head. "No, I want to get this meeting over and done with tonight. I'll sleep much better if this is all over. Also, I don't want you treating me like fragile glass just because I'm pregnant. I'm much sturdier than you all think."
The two men wanted to persuade her to change her mind but knew upon seeing her stubborn expression that she was already dead set in her decision to finish this meeting tonight. They both sighed at her stubbornness but still gave in to her.
Jin Liwei sat beside her on the couch while Lu Zihao returned to his spot by the window. The atmosphere may have calmed down thanks to Ketchup and Bacon but there was still a palpable tension between the two men.
Iris turned to Jin Liwei. "What other questions do you have, darling? Big Brother and I will answer anything."
He didn't speak right away. Instead, he took a few moments to gather his thoughts. The fury which he felt before his two AI children interrupted them returned to him once again. This time, however, he was able to control himself better.
Finally, he asked, "What about your father? You mentioned to me before that your father protected and indulged you. Why am I not hearing him protecting you from being tortured? What kind of father would allow his children to be tortured like what you said? Not only you, Evelina." He glanced at Lu Zihao by the window. "But even your brother, Nikolai."
It was once again Lu Zihao who answered his question. "Because our father is...was a Vetrov, not to mention that he was also the head of the family and the organization. He indulged Evelinka, yes, but that's because she was his beautiful and sweet daughter. Even so, our father still expected her to undergo the family's training regimen, albeit only the basic level, like everybody else in the Vetrovs. It was the normal thing to do in our family. That's what you should understand first."
Jin Liwei frowned because it was indeed difficult for him to understand such a brutal treatment of one's own family members. The Vetrovs' way of doing things was on a whole different league compared to normal families.
Rivalries between members of normal powerful families were quite common. These rivalries might lead to occasional crimes because of greed. For example, a wife poisoning her wealthy husband in order to inherit his wealth or an uncle stealing all of his niece's inheritance after her parents' passing. Situations like these were so common that they had become staples in drama plots. If Jin Liwei didn't manage the Jin clan with an iron fist after his father's passing, even he wouldn't be surprised if some of the more ambitious members of the branch families attempted to take over a bigger portion of Jin Corporation.
The Vetrovs' normal way of life, on the other hand, sounded like it was a literal world of survival of the fittest. There was no mercy at all, even to one's own children. Everything was brutal.
Lu Zihao continued explaining to Jin Liwei. "Our father didn't force Evelinka to undergo the more advanced and specialized training courses or to join the organization. He tried to persuade her, of course. Even I did, too, because we all believed that it was much safer for her to learn all the skills to protect herself and also to kill her enemies with her own hands. And of course, her hacking skills would've been an enormous boost to our organization's power. If she had created an AI like Ketchup or Bacon back then, perhaps we wouldn't have been annihilated like we did."
Both Iris and Jin Liwei stiffened at the mention of their AI children and felt instantly protective. However, Iris quickly became subdued upon remembering the hellish night of their annihilation. Jin Liwei sensed the change in her mood and pulled her closer to comfort her. She rested her head on his shoulder and took a deep inhale of his scent.
Lu Zihao noticed their reactions but didn't comment about them. Instead, he continued what he was talking about. "We all tried to persuade Evelinka to join the organization because she had the greatest potential in contributing so much into making the Vetrovs more powerful. Just look at her. She's a genius. But we all failed. Despite that, we never forced her. Only our mother did. Evelinka and our mother never got along that well. And that's because our mother always failed to mould my sister into becoming someone like her."
Iris paled at the mention of their mother. Jin Liwei immediately noticed her reaction and frowned. He gave her a comforting squeeze and took a special mental note to pay more attention to any information about Madam Vetrova.
"Usually, if a member of our family refuses to join the organization, that person would either be banished, or in worse cases, 'sacrificed' because he or she is deemed as a useless existence to the Vetrovs."
Jin Liwei's eyebrows rose and he looked at Iris. He remembered her mentioning something like this before to him. She nodded at him.
"Sacrificed?" Jin Liwei asked Lu Zihao for clarification.
Instead of answering him, Lu Zihao made a cutting motion on his neck with his hand as the simplest form of explanation.
"What the hell?" Jin Liwei pulled Iris in a protective move until she was almost lying on his lap.
Lu Zihao turned his head away and looked outside the window but he still continued speaking. "If it wasn't for our father, everyone especially our mother would've deemed Evelinka as a useless existence to our family. Not including me, of course. I would never do that to my sister."
"I know, Big Brother," Iris whispered. "I know."
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Chapter 872 - Third Brother, It's Me
The corners of Lu Zihao's mouth made a faint curve upwards after hearing his sister's whisper. The movement was so miniscule that neither Iris nor Jin Liwei noticed it. Also, he wasn't facing them and the dim lighting in the room created more shadows in his spot, further obscuring his expression from the other two. Nobody could see the storm in his eyes that he was trying so hard to bury deep within himself.
Once he was able to regain full control of his expression, he set his unreadable gaze on Jin Liwei. "If it wasn't for our father, Evelinka would've been either kicked out of the family to fend for herself against our enemies, or in the worst-case scenarioâ"
"Your family would've 'sacrificed' her," Jin Liwei said through gritted teeth, filling in the blanks himself.
The siblings didn't reply but their silence was enough confirmation. He told them, "Your family is...was so fucked-up."
"Tell me something I don't know," Lu Zihao said.
"Language, darling," Iris said. "Ketchup and Bacon are still listening."
Jin Liwei sighed before smiling. Then he announced, "Alright, I think this should be enough for tonight."
She frowned. "But we're not finished yet!"
"I am." His tone was firm. "I need some time to digest all this information."
"Oh. That makes sense."
He made a show of glancing at the wall clock. "It's already late. Time to sleep, love. You're usually already asleep by this time."
At his reminder, she automatically yawned. She indeed felt a little sleepy but hadn't noticed it because of her nerves throughout their meeting.
Jin Liwei took her hand and started to lead her to the bedroom. However, he mouthed something to Lu Zihao when she wasn't looking. Lu Zihao nodded in response. Iris didn't notice their silent communication.
"Big Brother, I'm sorry but I need to sleep now," she said, yawning again.
"No need to apologize. Sleep well, Evelinka," he answered in Russian.
"Good night, Big Brother."
"Good night, Evelinka."
She yawned yet again. Before long, the couple disappeared inside their bedroom. Lu Zihao didn't leave the suite, though. He moved from his spot by the window and sat on the couch. Then he grabbed the tablet and started reading the report his sister prepared for her man.
He was still reading when Jin Liwei returned about half an hour later. Without looking up, he swiped to the next page and said, "My sister was never part of the organization. And that is reflected in this report. She doesn't know everything about the organization. There are many things that aren't included in this report, things that we kept from her."
He looked at Jin Liwei straight in the eyes. "You're already horrified from reading this report. Let me tell you that the actual things were so much worse than what you read from here."
Jin Liwei closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. "Let's move to another room. Evelina doesn't sleep as deeply as before. I don't want her waking up and discovering that we're continuing this conversation without her."
"Fine."
Jin Liwei instructed Ketchup and Bacon to watch over their mother and also to not listen on his conversation with their Uncle Zihao. The two obeyed, although they sounded unhappy. Even the stone-faced Bacon couldn't hide his discontent this time.
The two men left the suite. Jin Liwei took the lead and somehow they ended up in Iris' piano room. This was where they almost brawled the last time they saw each other.
"Interesting choice of room," Lu Zihao commented.
"It's not for the reason you're thinking."
Lu Zihao raised an eyebrow.
Jin Liwei stood behind the piano. "Apparently, this was where I died with our twin babies."
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Lu Zihao demanded.
Jin Liwei told him about the full content of Iris' nightmare a few nights ago exactly as she had told him. Lu Zihao fell silent as he listened.
When Jin Liwei finished telling him everything, silence descended in the room. Without speaking a word, Lu Zihao headed straight to the newly replaced table and chairs nearby and started wrecking them just like what Jin Liwei did before. However, it was obvious that Lu Zihao was more destructive.
Jin Liwei crossed his arms and watched the man release his fury in the most direct way possibleâwith his bare fists. He understood what Lu Zihao was feeling. If it wasn't for his injuries still not being fully healed yet and the fact that he had already aggravated them before when he did the same thing that Lu Zihao was doing right now, he would've also wrecked some furniture to release his own fury and the other emotions he was still trying to process from their meeting earlier in the suite.
"Fuck!" Lu Zihao gave one last kick to a pitiful piece of a chair.
"Finished?" Jin Liwei asked.
Lu Zihao grunted.
"I haven't finished reading the full report yet, but I want to ask you some questions first."
"Ask away."
Jin Liwei tapped a finger on the piano. "Are you turning Shadow Winds into another Vetrov organization?"
Lu Zihao released a devilish chuckle but it somehow sounded weak than usual, as if he was exhausted, although he didn't look like it. "The Vetrov organization was built through the efforts of several generations. An organization of the Vetrovs' calibre can't be built in just a few years. So no, I'm not turning my group into the next Vetrov organization. I would if I could but even for me, something like that is impossible to build in just one lifetime."
"Then why did you create Shadow Winds?"
Lu Zihao spread both his arms wide and gave a wide, evil smile. "What else? For revenge, of course!"
"Cut the theatrics, Nikolai." Jin Liwei was unimpressed. "To be honest, I don't give a damn about you. But you're now living as Lu Zihao. I can't just allow you to put my fifth brother's body in danger."
Lu Zihao's expression suddenly changed and became familiar. "Third Bro, it's me."
Jin Liwei gasped and felt like he was electrocuted.
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Chapter 873 - I'm Just A Remnan
The intensity of Nikolai's aura which always seemed to radiate from the new Lu Zihao had disappeared all of a sudden only to be replaced by a free and easy feeling that made others want to smile, and eventually, laugh.
At the moment, however, Jin Liwei couldn't smile, much less laugh. He stood frozen and gaped in disbelief at the familiar vibe of the person standing in front of him. Fanciful thoughts raced through his mind. The logical part of him protested against such normally unthinkable ideas but the optimistic part of him wanted to believe.
Was it possible? It should be possible. If it could happen to his wife Evelina and the original Long Xiulan, then perhaps it could also happen to his Brother-in-law Nikolai and Fifth Brother Lu Zihao. Or was he just being a hopeful fool?
Or worse, what if it was just his wife's older brother pranking him? No, that shouldn't be the case. Nikolai didn't prank anyone. He would joke around sometimes but he wasn't such an easygoing person as to prank people just for the fun of it. That wasn't his character at all.
The number one easygoing person that Jin Liwei knew who also loved pranks and making people laugh was....
"Fifth Brother?"
Lu Zihao's answering grin was wide and natural and so utterly familiar that Jin Liwei's eyes immediately reddened. His body was already moving before he could even think about the entire situation more deeply. Despite the size difference between them, Jin Liwei embraced his beloved youngest sworn brother and squeezed him with all he got and even attempted to lift him up due to the overwhelming emotions flooding through him.
"Whoa! Easy, Third Bro. Remember that you're still injured! Your beautiful wife is this asshole's sister and knows Russian kung fu or whatever the martial arts Fourth Bro is teaching. I forgot what it's called. Whatever. My point is what if she beats my ass? Chill, bro!"
Jin Liwei threw his head back and laughed. Indeed, this was the happy-go-lucky Fifth Brother that he remembered. Complicated emotions flooded through him but there was only one that he welcomedâpure happiness.
"My wife is fierce but she wouldn't beat up people without any reason," he said while laughing. "So you don't have to be afraid of her."
Lu Zihao scoffed. "Me, afraid? Hah! Funniest joke I heard in a long time."
Jin Liwei was also now grinning. He slapped his sworn brother on the back and felt like they had returned to the good old times. The feeling might be the same but the situation had become entirely different. His fifth brother was now two, no, three times larger than him because of all the bulky muscles. Slapping him on the back felt somewhat awkward. There was also an existence called Nikolai, his wife's unreadable and dangerous older brother, who might pop out at any moment.
"Are you really Fifth Brother?" Jin Liwei asked in a more subdued tone after enjoying the happy moment.
"Of course, it's me! Do you really think that mafia boss Nikolai would act like this in front of you?" Lu Zihao snorted. "Hah! If it wasn't for me messing him up sometimes, he would've already punched you in the face for getting his sister pregnant before marriage. That dude thinks like an old man sometimes. Even my grandpa is more modern than him."
Jin Liwei chuckled. Afterwards, he just stared at his Fifth Brother as if memorizing his features.
Lu Zihao scratched his nose. "Stop looking at me like that, Third Bro. I'm starting to feel shy."
"You...." Jin Liwei shook his head while chuckling again.
The two men sat on an ornate bench in front of one of the windows. Jin Liwei still couldn't stop looking at his fifth brother. He was observing him closely, wanting to make sure that he was really the Lu Zihao that he grew up with.
Finally, he asked the one question that he wanted an answer the most. "How?"
Instead of answering him right away, Lu Zihao started drumming his hands on his thighs and bouncing his legs to a beat that he could only hear. Jin Liwei recognized it as one of his fifth brother's mannerisms that he often did whenever he was thinking.
The drumming and the bouncing stopped. Lu Zihao leaned back and stared at the ceiling. "You should understand something first, Third Bro."
"What is it?"
"I'm just a remnant."
Silence.
"I know," Jin Liwei said in a whisper.
Lu Zihao looked surprised. "You do?"
"En. My wife told me something about her own experience with the original Long Xiulan's remnant but she also doesn't understand it very well so she couldn't explain how it works to me in more detail."
Lu Zihao nodded. "Same. Neither I nor Nikolai understand it well like your beautiful wife. So we're basically all just winging this entire situation." His hands started some light drumming again. "But I do know that I'm just a remnant, not a complete soul."
Jin Liwei frowned. "But you're still...Lu Zihao, right?"
His fifth brother turned his head and grinned at him like a mischievous kid. "What do you think?"
Jin Liwei mock-punched him on the shoulder and laughed. "That was a stupid question."
"Yeah, well, like I said, even I don't know what's really going on. But what I do know is that I suddenly evolved into something more...hmm, like my past self, I guess. I can finally talk directly to that scary mafia boss Nikolai and even temporarily take over my body and control it but not for too long."
"Not for too long?"
"I get tired and need to...what's a suitable term for it? Oh yeah, recharge. I need to recharge when I run out of energy before I'll be able to talk or take over my body again. You can say there's a time limit."
A deep furrow formed between Jin Liwei's brows as he mulled over the revelation. "Then I guess we won't be able to chat for too long tonight. I'm just glad that I'm able to see and talk to you again, Fifth Brother."
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Chapter 874 - Can't Disconnec
"Me, too!" Lu Zihao grinned. His eyes shone with excitement like a naughty kid who finally got what he wanted after a long time of begging. "Nikolai and I made an agreement. I helped him resolve an issue withâahahahaâso funny! He's gonna flip out if I tell you so I'll keep my mouth shut for now. The asshole can be so awkward and cute sometimes but he doesn't want to let anyone know and destroy his tough macho image. Hahaha! Besides, I don't want him going apeshit on me and not allowing me to use my body again in the future. It's so much better when the two of us are cooperating like this instead of fighting all the time. Tsk. It's so tiring to fight, you know, especially if you're sharing one body. We can't kick each other out. For now, at least. Who knows what will happen in the future?
"Anyway, like I said, that mafia boss and I have some sort of deal. In exchange for helping him, he'll let me take over my body tonight so that I can talk to you. I was so excited when he finally decided to return here at Dragon Palace! I couldn't wait to tell you that I'm still here, even if it's just a semi-alive remnant of my former self, and that we can still hang out sometimes if I get the chance to take over my body again."
There was so much information that Jin Liwei was able to grasp from his fifth brother's words. At the same time, more questions popped inside his mind. Despite his desire to ask for clarification about many things, he restrained himself because he didn't want to waste the limited time that he could spend with his fifth brother tonight. He didn't know how long Lu Zihao would be able to stay in control of the body until he ran out of energy and needed to "recharge" again like he said.
In addition, there was still Nikolai that they had to keep in mind. Who knew how long the man would allow his fifth brother free rein until he wrested back control of the body?
Therefore, Jin Liwei allowed Lu Zihao to chatter away without too much interruption. Spending time with him like this and knowing that his fifth brother was back, albeit in an unnatural existence as a remnant, was enough for Jin Liwei for now.
"I was waiting the entire day to come out and talk to you but Nikolai kept on telling me that it's not the right time yet. He said that his sister, your beautiful wife, is pregnant and I shouldn't come out in front of her without any warning or she might freak out and faint or something."
Jin Liwei nodded. "En. It's better if we let my wife know first about you before introducing the two of you to each other. I want you to meet your sister-in-law."
Lu Zihao gave a thumbs up. "Oh yeah. I want to meet your wife, too! Let's do it next time 'cuz right now...I'm starting to...get...tired...."
"So soon?" Jin Liwei frowned. An unwilling expression appeared on his face.
"Yeah...sorry, Third Bro...ugh!" Lu Zihao doubled over and fell from his seat to the floor on all fours.
"Fifth Brother!" Jin Liwei immediately rushed towards Lu Zihao. He originally intended to help his fifth brother up from the floor but then Lu Zihao suddenly started having some sort of seizure.
"Stay back!" Lu Zihao snarled.
Jin Liwei knew in that instant that Nikolai was back. "No, you're going to hurt yourself if I leave you alone!"
"I said stay the fuck back!" His body thrashed on the floor while he became drenched in sweat in just a few seconds. "If I...accidentally hurt you...it'll upset my sisterâugh! What the fuck, Lu Zihao?!"
Then his vicious expression turned into a sheepish one. "Haha, my bad," he said in a weak voice even as his body continued to thrash around the floor. "I don't know...what's happening. Can't...seem to...ugh, disconnect that easily...this time. Ah, so tired...but why....?"
Jin Liwei stood there frozen as he watched the incredible scene playing in front of him. He felt worried, amazed, and to be honest, a little afraid of what was happening to his fifth brother and brother-in-law right at this moment.
Then he remembered that he witnessed something similar before when his baby girl also appeared like she was battling against herself. It was when he confessed his involvement in concealing the truth behind Long Xiulan's car accident and she went crazy with fury and started attacking him.
What happened that night when she attacked him was pretty straightforward. She told him that his confession triggered Long Xiulan's remnant to awaken its grudge, thus, causing it to wrest control of her body and attack him. However, she didn't mention anything about having full conversations with Long Xiulan's remnant like what Nikolai and his fifth brother seemed to be experiencing.
He took a mental note to ask her about this point. Perhaps she could provide an insight for all of them to be able to better understand this matter regarding the remnants. But before that, he needed to figure out a way to help her Big Brother Nikolai and his Fifth Brother Lu Zihao's remnant right now.
Jin Liwei was about to call his AI children and give some instructions when Lu Zihao finally stopped thrashing on the floor. The man was completely soaked in sweat from head to toe. He was gasping as if he just survived from drowning.
"Hey. Are you okay?"
Lu Zihaoâno. Based from his exhausted but furious-looking expression, the one in control of the body should be Nikolai. A string of graphic curses poured out of the man's mouth.
"I knew this was a bad idea," he said. "I shouldn't have let that monkey take over for too long. It's messing with our equilibrium."
Jin Liwei frowned. "Equilibrium? Explain."
"Let me fucking breathe first!"
Jin Liwei sighed before nodding. Then he came forward and helped the other man up despite the tension between the two of them. Nikolai was still his brother-in-law, after all.
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Chapter 875 - No Intimidating Power Lef
A few minutes later, Lu Zihao recovered enough to regain his ability to talk without struggling to breathe. He still continued cursing, though. "Fuck, I hate that. I really fucking hate that! Shit."
Jin Liwei watched him, trying to find any signs of his fifth brother but to no avail. The Lu Zihao cursing in front of him right now was no doubt his brother-in-law Nikolai, not his happy-go-lucky fifth brother. The difference between their characters were too stark that Jin Liwei couldn't mistake it.
He said, "Evelina didn't mention anything like this to me when she was talking about Long Xiulan's remnant."
Lu Zihao removed his shirt, revealing his scarred, muscled body. He intended to use the shirt to wipe his sweat but it was already soaked and useless to dry his body. He clicked his tongue and threw the shirt on the floor in disgust before plopping himself back on the ornate bench.
He closed his eyes and appeared weary. However, he still replied to Jin Liwei. "It's no use trying to copy how my sister dealt with Long Xiulan's remnant. That girl's remnant was filled with pure grudge for the way Long Xiulan died. I'm assuming that once she got her revenge, everything should've been resolved already."
"Hmmm." Jin Liwei thought about it. He didn't sit beside Lu Zihao, choosing instead to maintain some distance between the two of them while leaning against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest.
With his eyes still closed, Lu Zihao started to massage his head with his hands. "Do you know if Evelinka is still interacting with Long Xiulan's remnant?"
"She believes that it's gone. She hasn't felt it since it got its revenge last year."
He sighed. "Good for her."
Jin Liwei's expression became tight. "Does this mean that my fifth brother's remnant will also disappear someday?"
Lu Zihao finally opened his eyes. "I wish that's the case."
Jin Liwei's entire body became tense. His expression was filled with unwillingness.
"If the situation between your fifth brother's remnant and me were as straightforward as that between Evelinka and Long Xiulan's remnant, then I'd be extremely glad. But the problem is that it's not."
"What do you mean?"
"Long Xiulan died with a huge grudge while Lu Zihao died without any grudge at all. In fact, your fifth brother passed away pretty happy given how stupid he died."
Jin Liwei didn't notice his sigh of relief. "What are you planning to do with my fifth brother's remnant then?"
"I'm fucking tired," Lu Zihao said instead of answering his question.
Jin Liwei was no fool. He knew that the other man was trying to avoid answering his question. However, he didn't give up just yet and asked another question. "If it's not about grudge, do you know why my fifth brother's remnant is still staying in his body?"
"Hell if I know," was what Lu Zihao said. But he lied. He knew the reasonâwell, at least he thought he did.
The remnant was probably a manifestation of the original Lu Zihao's attachment to his sworn brothers and grandfather which was totally different from Evelina's experience with the original Long Xiulan's remnant. This was why Nikolai had no idea how to deal with Lu Zihao's remnant in order to make it go away. It wasn't as straightforward as his sister's where she only needed to resolve the remnant's grudge.
Silence descended in the piano room as the two men became preoccupied with their own respective thoughts. It was already past midnight but neither of them felt sleepy at all. They both felt exhausted but their minds and emotions were in hyperdrive after everything that happened tonight.
Jin Liwei was still reeling from all the revelations about the Vetrovs earlier, and of course, from meeting his fifth brother's remnant.
Similarly, Lu Zihao was also affected by the Vetrov report, though he didn't want to admit it even to himself. He told himself that he didn't give a fuck if Jin Liwei thought of him as the devil because he was already used to it, anyway. Then afterwards, the alarming episode with Lu Zihao's remnant not being able to disconnect right away from their body and causing the two of them to suffer backlash had utterly drained him.
It was Lu Zihao who broke the silence. "You called me out here to talk about something before we were interrupted by that monkey."
"Right. I almost forgot." Jin Liwei straightened. "I haven't finished reading the report that my wife prepared for me yet, but I have read enough to gain an understanding of what kind of businesses the Vetrovs were involved in."
Lu Zihao smirked. "The Vetrovs are...were the number one criminal organization in the underworld. If you already knew that before, then you don't need to read the rest of the report to know what kind of businesses we operated. So? What about it?"
Jin Liwei chose to ignore the man's challenging tone. There was not much intimidating power left in it, anyway. It was obvious that his brother-in-law was exhausted.
"I want to know more about your Shadow Winds," he said.
Lu Zihao raised an eyebrow but didn't speak, waiting for him to say more instead.
"Are you dealing with illegal drugs?"
"Not interested."
"How about human trafficking?" Then Jin Liwei added, "Child trafficking?"
"No."
"Firearms?"
"Yes."
Jin Liwei exhaled a long breath. "Prostitution?"
"To some extent. But generally, no."
Jin Liwei frowned. "Explain."
Lu Zihao sighed in annoyance but still explained. "I ordered my group to wipe out gangs and triad groups across the country so that we can take over their territories and resources, including their existing businesses. Most of them include prostitution rings. I originally wanted to dissolve those rings but some of the prostitutes, both females and males alike, wanted to continue working in the trade. Since they insist on continuing, then I allowed them. As long as they don't cause trouble or betray my group, then we'll provide them with better protection than what they got from their previous bosses. Also, I don't allow my group to recruit new prostitutes. I don't have time for that shit."
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Chapter 876 - I'll Cooperate With You
Lu Zihao saw the complicated expression on Jin Liwei's face and felt annoyed and impatient but restrained himself from lashing out at the man because the remnant might suddenly cause him trouble again. He had enough of these tedious conversations with his sister and her man. He already accommodated them beyond of what he was comfortable with tonight.
What he wanted to do the most right now was to return to his room and fuck Long Jinjing before going to sleep. Fucking her always made him feel better.
He told Jin Liwei, "Before you ask the rest of your other questions, I'll remind you once again that my main purpose in creating Shadow Winds is for revenge. You might oppose my plan but I don't give a fuck. Think what you want but my mind is already set. Everyone knows that the Vetrovs were no saints. Hell, we were called the devils. Some might think that we, the Vetrovs, don't have the right to seek justice because of the gravity of our own crimes throughout the generations but I. Don't. Give. A. Fuck! The people who annihilated us need to pay for what they did. And don't forget that those motherfuckers also murdered Evelinka!"
Jin Liwei's entire body stiffened and his expression turned ugly at the mention of his wife's murder. He clenched his hands into fists and looked like he was struggling to control himself.
"All those things that you were asking me about earlierâdrugs, human trafficking, prostitutionâare shit that I don't care in this lifetime. I already had my fill of those from my past life. They also take time to build into stable and lucrative businesses, time that I don't have. I can't waste my time on those shit. I need to focus everything into gathering the necessary resources and training enough skilled manpower that I can use to obtain my ultimate goalârevenge."
"Will your revenge bring danger to my wife?" Jin Liwei asked.
Lu Zihao didn't answer immediately which made Jin Liwei's expression turn darker. "I'll do my best not to do that."
"That's not enough," Jin Liwei growled. "I need a guarantee that you won't endanger Evelina!"
"Do you think that I want to put my own sister in danger?!"
The two men glowered at each other. Both of their bodies were poised to fight each other but the sensible parts of their brains managed to restrain them. If they fought, their women would become upset. In the end, both turned away and forced their respective selves to calm down.
"Evelinka will be fine," Lu Zihao said after regaining his composure. "Nobody else knows that she's now Long Xiulan anyway. As long as she doesn't get involved, she should be safe."
"What about you?" Jin Liwei countered. "I'm guessing that nobody else knows that you're Nikolai Vetrov right now either, but once you start taking your revenge, I'm sure that some of your enemies will figure out your true identity. They'll come after the Lu family. Grandpa Lu is already so old. Don't give him more things to worry about."
"No, I'll be careful not to implicate the Lus. And the old man doesn't need to know."
"If your enemies were able to defeat you back when you were still a Vetrov, then they can do it again especially now that you're the leader of a newly-established group. No matter how careful you are, there's still the possibility of your desire for revenge causing tragedy not only to the Lu family but also to everyone close to you, including all of us here."
Lu Zihao closed his eyes and became silent. After a couple of minutes had passed, Jin Liwei thought that he wouldn't speak anymore. Jin Liwei felt frustrated but at the same time worried. He wasn't only worried for his wife, his fifth brother's body, the Lus, and all of them who might become implicated in this road of revenge. Despite the tension between him and Nikolai, he still felt genuinely worried about the man.
His wife dearly loved her older brother. If something happened to Nikolai, she would be heartbroken. As much as possible, Jin Liwei didn't want his wife worrying or becoming upset over anyone or anything. But it wasn't only that. Jin Liwei himself had also developed some affection for Nikolai. Granted, it was because he thought that he was his fifth brother at first and that the man's personality only changed after the ski accident.
Now that he knew the real truth, the closeness between him and Nikolai might have decreased a lot but it didn't mean that Jin Liwei didn't care about him. Nikolai was part of their family whether the man liked it or not.
Jin Liwei now faced a difficult decision. It was something that he didn't want to do but felt that he needed to do in order to increase his loved ones' safety.
He said, "You're as stubborn as my wife, so I won't waste my time trying to persuade you to give up revenge because it's clear to me that you've already made up your mind."
"Damn right."
"I'll cooperate with you," Jin Liwei declared in a grave voice.
Lu Zihao opened his eyes and looked at him like he turned into an idiot. "What the fuck are you saying?"
Jin Liwei looked at him straight in the eyes, showing him that he was dead serious in making his offer. "Don't get me wrong. I won't participate in your revenge, but I'll lend my power to make some things smoother for your group if you need it. I am Jin Liwei. My name alone holds great influence that you don't have right now as Lu Zihao. Being known as Lu Jianhong's grandson isn't enough to make things happen for you. And Shadow Winds is still a very new group.
"In exchange for my cooperation, I need to know all your plans and the progress you're making in your revenge so that I can immediately assess how to increase the safety of our family and friends. This way, I can be prepared for anything. Deal?"
Lu Zihao couldn't hide his disbelief. "Jin Liwei, you're fucking insane."
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Chapter 877 - You're Not Nikolai Vetrov Anymore
"Being thorough and careful are not the same as being insane," Jin Liwei retorted. "My wealth and power may give me the ability to protect my wife, our children, and our loved ones, but that's only if I know what I'm protecting them from. I don't like being taken by surprise especially if it concerns the safety of my family. Now that I know that your actions might endanger all of us, I can't just turn a blind eye especially when there's a way to be more proactive."
Lu Zihao stood up and started pacing in front of the window. Then he kicked the ornate bench. "Dammit!"
Fortunately, the piece of furniture was heavy and sturdy so it survived his powerful kick unlike the other furniture in the room.
"You should admit that I make sense," Jin Liwei said.
A visible vein throbbed in Lu Zihao's forehead as he struggled to make a decision regarding Jin Liwei's offer. "I don't want any of you involved. I want to do this alone."
"Don't be dumb. The moment that you ordered members of your Shadow Winds to fortify your sister's security already connected us to your group. What's more, we have a deal to allow Bacon to assist you in your work once you agree to talk to me and Evelina in person. If I knew what your group was really doing, I probably wouldn't have given Bacon permission to go work for you when he asked me that night. Now I know why Evelina was so angry and even fought with me when she discovered that I gave Bacon permission without consulting her first."
Lu Zihao scowled but he didn't say anything. He already knew all of these. The number one reason why he agreed to return to Dragon Palace and talk to the couple in person before he felt ready was due to his worry for his sister's health. Bacon, the cunning little devil, successfully guilt-tripped him.
Another reason was that he wanted to have Bacon start working for him as soon as possible. He couldn't wait to see how much a highly advanced AI like his virtual cat nephew would be able to do for his group. Would Bacon be able to take Shadow Winds to the next level? The only problem was that his sister wouldn't let Bacon go without Lu Zihao agreeing to this meeting first.
If not for these reasons, he probably would have put off this meeting for as long as he could. And indeed, he was right in wanting to avoid this meeting because it was already proving to be extremely troublesome for him.
Jin Liwei didn't know what Lu Zihao was thinking so he continued to drive his point home. "In short, we're already involved whether you like it or not. Also, there's no way that I'll let you do this alone and put my fifth brother's body in danger. You may not care about it but I do and so many others like Grandpa Lu and our sworn brothers. Don't forget that you're living as Lu Zihao now. You're not Nikolai Vetrov anymore."
Lu Zihao rubbed his face roughly with both hands in frustration. "Fuck!"
Sighing, Jin Liwei straightened his body and started gently rolling his shoulders because his healing back was starting to ache again. He glanced at the wall clock and confirmed that it was now very late.
"I'll give you time to think about my offer," he said. "We're both tired and can't think clearly anymore. Sleep on it first before you decide what to do. But I want to hear your final decision before you leave with Long Jinjing after this weekend."
"Fine."
Jin Liwei nodded and gave Lu Zihao one last firm look before leaving. When the door closed behind Jin Liwei, Lu Zihao was left all alone in the piano room. He stared at the lone grand piano in the centre of the room and could imagine his sister playing music that touched one's soul.
She was excellent at thatâmaking others feel vivid emotions through her music. Her beautiful hands were made for creating magnificent works of art. In contrast, his rough hands were made for destruction.
As much as possible, he didn't want to involve his sister in his quest for revenge. He thought that he was doing a good job in not bothering her and letting her enjoy her new life. Now, however, he was starting to doubt himself after hearing what Jin Liwei said.
Damn the man for messing with his mind! He was like his fifth brother. The monkey often messed with his emotions whenever the original Lu Zihao's loved ones were involved. They were indeed sworn brothers. Damn them!
After some time, he was still unable to make up his mind regarding Jin Liwei's offer. The man was right. He was too exhausted to think clearly. It was better to get some rest first before making a decision. He picked up his damp shirt on the floor in disgust before making his way to his room.
Long Jinjing should be asleep by now, but he desperately needed a good fuck tonight. He would just eat her down there until she woke up screaming in pleasure and then proceed to fuck her and lose himself in her wet heat. Having sex with her always made him feel better and more balanced.
Anticipation filled him at the thought of being with Long Jinjing again. He didn't notice that the heavy feeling weighing down on him ever since the meeting with his sister and Jin Liwei started earlier had become lighter. His footsteps also became quicker as he hurried to his room without actually running.
Long Jinjing had already agreed to go on the pill just before they headed to Dragon Palace together. They just needed to wait a little longer until the contraceptive pills became effective and he could finally forego using condoms. He couldn't wait.
Just like that, Lu Zihao already felt so much better just thinking about Long Jinjing. She was fast becoming his number one source of comfort. He didn't want to think about what would happen after their agreed 30-day relationship.
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Chapter 878 - Hiding Something
Lu Zihao and Long Jinjing stayed at Dragon Palace Home #10 for the entire weekend. Chen Fei and Meimei also visited for half a day after learning that the new couple was sleeping over at the mansion. The two girls also wanted to sleep over but couldn't because they were swamped with work.
Chen Fei was in charge of Jin Chonglin's men's line project so she was actually the busiest person in Orchidia Beauty during this period, in addition to performing her other duties as the company's COO.
As for Meimei, she was now a popular webtoon artist and had a crazy work schedule due to the high demand for frequent chapters. Her readers were always acting like bloodthirsty hyenas and kept on begging her for more, more, MORE!!! Although she didn't have to work so hard because she was already earning a lot, she didn't want to grow complacent. Aside from this, the most important thing for her was that she loved her work. Even if she turned into a vampiric zombie skeleton due to working so hard, she felt happy and fulfilled as long as she could continue making webtoons.
The entire girl squad except for Clover who was still in France hung out together. Jin Liwei and Lu Zihao were kicked out so that the girls plus Dom could wholeheartedly focus on a fun day of pampering and relaxation.
It was then that Iris finally revealed her pregnancy to the rest of her friends, including Clover who they video-called in order to share the important moment together. Even though Clover was Dom's sister, he didn't tell his own sibling about the exciting news without receiving Iris' permission. He might love gossiping but would never betray Iris and Jin Liwei's trust even to his own family. He wasn't Dom without his fierce loyalty.
They all promised to keep Iris' pregnancy a secret. At the same time, they started to make a list of baby names. Nobody among them trusted either Iris or Jin Liwei to name the baby. There was no way that they would allow the couple to name their baby based on food.
Iris and Jin Liwei hadn't told them yet, except for Dom and Jiang Ying Yue who already knew, that Iris was carrying twins. Long Jinjing, Chen Fei, Meimei and Clover all assumed that there would only be one baby.
After a fun weekend with everyone, Lu Zihao and Long Jinjing finally prepared to leave the mansion and return to Long Jinjing's condo. Iris was hoping that her brother would stay at Dragon Palace and felt disappointed when he announced that he would be leaving with Long Jinjing. However, she couldn't whine like a spoiled little girl.
"I'll visit again soon," Lu Zihao promised his sister.
Iris nodded and hugged him for two seconds before running back to Jin Liwei to inhale her darling's scent.
Lu Zihao scowled and resisted the urge to sniff at himself to check if he really was stinky. No, he should smell fine. If he was really stinky, then Long Jinjing should've already been repulsed by him. He immediately felt better after thinking this way. Since Long Jinjing was still acting normal, then all was well.
"Take care of Bacon, Big Brother," Iris mouthed at him in Russian.
He nodded and mouthed back, "I will. Don't worry."
Before leaving, Lu Zihao and Jin Liwei exchanged a secret look filled with meaning.
When Lu Zihao and Long Jinjing were finally gone, Iris and Jin Liwei headed to their home office. She wanted to consult with him about her strategy to forge not only a mutually beneficial deal but also an amicable relationship with Bright Summit amidst her and Jin Chonglin's plan to leave the entertainment company to form their own talent management company.
Aside from Jin Liwei, she also wanted to ask Grandpa Lu, JJ and Enrique Valdez for their opinions about her plan. Of course, she could do it all by herself without consulting anyone first but time was of the essence. She couldn't afford to make any mistakes regarding this matter. She needed to iron out all the details as soon as possible because Jin Chonglin's contract with Bright Summit would be expiring very soon.
On the way to their home office, however, Iris wasn't focused on this at all. She was thinking about something else. She shook Jin Liwei's arm to get his attention.
"Hm? What is it, love?"
She squinted at him, causing him to raise his eyebrows in amusement.
"I've been seeing you and Big Brother exchanging secret glances with each other all weekend long," she said. "You did it again when he and Big Sister Jinjing left just now. Are the two of you hiding something from me?"
Jin Liwei didn't answer right away. His expression was calm...too calm that it made her feel even more suspicious.
She pouted when it looked like he wasn't going to speak. "Hmph!"
She released his arm and walked away by herself, leaving him to chase after her.
He sighed and took a few deep breaths before straightening his spine, as if preparing himself for battle. He hoped that this wasn't another one of his wife's mood swings.
Normally, he would be able to explain anything to her with logic without having to deal with any emotional outbursts from her. She might be stubborn but she was also very level-headed. But that was before she got pregnant.
Now, he always needed to be careful not to upset her in any way even if it was unintentional. The good thing was that she had been improving in controlling her temper in recent days.
"Evelina," he called after her.
She stopped and faced him again. She looked unhappy but didn't look angry. "Is it something that you can't tell me?"
He sighed and tried to think about how he was going to explain it to her. He had been thinking about it for the entire weekend but he still hadn't decided which method was best to break it to her without causing her stress.
"Mommy, Daddy!" Ketchup's voice interrupted them. "Uncle Lin Lin is on the news! Wow, all headlines! Hurry, look! Meow!"
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Chapter 879 - Pregnancy Brain
Jin Liwei fished out his phone from his pocket. Ketchup immediately took over the phone and showed her mommy and daddy all the current headlines featuring her Uncle Lin Lin.
Iris' curiosity about the news made her instantly forget about her suspicion at Jin Liwei and her big brother exchanging secret glances with each other all weekend long. She restrained herself from asking the two of them that time because she didn't want to cause conflict when they were all enjoying the weekend with her friends.
She peeked at Jin Liwei's phone to read the headlines together with him. His arms wrapped around her and positioned the phone so that she could see better.
"Superstar Jin Chonglin Refuses to Renew Contract with Bright Summit"
"Prince Lin Lin Ready to Abandon Bright Summit Palace to Build His Own Kingdom?"
"Bright Summit Offers Quadruple Jin Chonglin's Guaranteed Salary from Previous Contract But the Greedy Prince Says NO! He Wants More?"
"Does Jin Chonglin Plan to Become a Freelance Artist After Contract with Bright Summit Expires?"
"Jin Chonglin's Army of Fans Anxious About their Prince Lin Lin's Future Amidst His Repeated Rejection of Bright Summit's Offers"
Iris pursed her lips upon reading the headlines. "It seems like someone from Bright Summit deliberately leaked to the media about the failed negotiations with Brother Chonglin."
"Bright Summit is getting desperate," Jin Liwei said.
"As they should. Brother Chonglin is a big whale in showbiz and their current biggest moneymaker. I'm surprised that they only offered to quadruple his guaranteed base salary. I was expecting that by this time, they would've already offered him six times, no, maybe seven times the money. And that doesn't even include endorsement earnings. Maybe he would even be tempted to sign with them again and abandon our plan to create our own talent management company if they offered more money."
Jin Liwei shook his head. "I can sense my brother's determination to forge his own future without being at the mercy of another entity like Bright Summit. No matter how much money they tempt him with, he won't budge. Besides, he's a Jin and would own his own Jin Corporation shares soon when the transfer procedure and all the required legalities are completed. My brother doesn't need Bright Summit's paltry money offer."
She smiled in amusement at his haughty tone when defending his younger brother. Then she hugged his arm and began acting lovey-dovey to him again as they continued walking to their home office.
Jin Liwei also smiled but inwardly released a big sigh of relief. He was thankful that his wife's mood swing this time changed so quickly before settling to a pleasant one. She also seemed to have already forgotten about her earlier suspicion regarding the secret glances he had been exchanging with her brother throughout the weekend.
This was good for him because it gave him extra time to think of the best way to tell her about his deal with her brother. Keeping it a complete secret to her crossed his mind but he quickly rejected the idea. If she could tell him the huge secret about her highly sensitive identity in her past life, then the least he could do was reciprocate her honesty. Nevertheless, he still needed to be careful in how to break it to her while reducing the stress.
He didn't know how long this extra time would last before she remembered this issue again. All he could do was take advantage of her so-called pregnancy brain right now. In recent days, the frequency of her forgetting about some things here and there had increased.
Asking Ketchup to remind her of things in advance was proving to be very helpful to her. But the problem was that she would also forget to ask Ketchup for reminders sometimes.
Finally, they arrived at their shared home office. Iris didn't bother climbing up to the staircase to her mezzanine office space. She settled on the biggest couch in Jin Liwei's office and took off both of her sandals. He sat beside her, placed her legs on his lap, and began massaging her feet. She sighed in contentment, looking very much like a cat who was being petted just the way she liked it.
"Darling, before I consult you about leaving Bright Summit and starting my own management company with Brother Chonglin, I feel like I'm forgetting about something important but I can't remember what it is. It's bothering me."
Jin Liwei's hands paused for a second. Good thing that she didn't notice. He continued massaging her legs, trying his hardest to distract her with his hands, and hoping that she would forget about her suspicion again.
"Oh, right!" Her eyes lit up.
His heart sank. It seemed like he wouldn't have time to think of a better way to tell her everything after all. He steeled himself and prepared himself to just wing it and proceed according to how she would react.
"I forgot to ask Big Brother or even Big Sister Jinjing if he really told her to call him Nikolai," she said.
He blinked a few times. His brain took a few seconds longer to process what she just said. Wait, what? She wasn't talking about the secret glances he had been exchanging with her brother? When he realized that she was talking about something else, he released another mental sigh of relief. Then he focused on her current concern and listened to her explanation.
She told him about the incident where Long Jinjing almost called her brother "Nikolai" but stopped in time before correcting herself and saying "Zihao" instead. It was the day that Iris had a meeting with Jin Chonglin at Orchidia Beauty to finalize his men's line.
"I don't know why I keep forgetting about it," she said with a purse of her lips while tilting her head to the side. "I missed my chance to ask the two of them when they slept over the weekend."
"Did you hear Long Jinjing call your brother 'Nikolai' again?" he asked.
She shook her head.
"If she's really calling him 'Nikolai', then their relationship must be quite serious," he said.
She didn't reply.
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Chapter 880 - Perfect Balance
"You don't like the two of them together?" Jin Liwei asked after noticing his baby girl's silence.
"It's not that," Iris whispered, shaking her head. "I'm just worried about my brother's relationship with Big Sister Jinjing. You should now have an idea about what kind of group my big brother created. Shadow Winds is...not typical to say the least."
"I know."
Silence.
Jin Liwei gave her legs a gentle pat before announcing, "Alright, that's enough worrying about others. Your brother and Long Jinjing are already adults. They know what they're doing when they decided to be together. You already have enough on your plate as it is with your pregnancy, our upcoming wedding, your remaining work and everything else that you put in your never-ending to-do list. I don't want you to stress so much about others right now. I want you to focus on your own health and that of our babies', okay?"
The corners of her mouth curved up. "Okay."
"Good."
She removed her legs from his lap and straightened her back. Her expression now became more serious. "Now let's discuss Bright Summit."
"En."
"We need to work fast about this matter, darling. Brother Chonglin is currently in a limbo. It won't be good for him if this takes too long, especially now that he's in the headlines. People will put more pressure on him. Some are even starting to criticize him and accusing him of being too greedy for not accepting Bright Summit's generous offers."
"Oh oh oh, Ketchup wants to speak! May the cute and mighty me interrupt Mommy and Daddy's important conversation? Meow~"
The couple looked at the TV screen mounted on the wall showing their AI cat daughter shaking her fluffy white butt with great eagerness.
"Go ahead," Jin Liwei said.
"Thanks, Daddy! Love ya~" Ketchup made a couple of loud kissing noises before grinning like the Cheshire Cat. "Can Ketchup mobilize the Slippers Army to troll those who're falsely accusing Uncle Lin Lin of being an ungrateful and greedy bastard? Oopsie daisy! Uh oh! Ketchup said a bad word! Sorry! Meowuwuwu!"
"It's fine this time," Jin Liwei assured his overdramatic but extremely adorable AI daughter. "Continue what you're saying."
Ketchup immediately stopped crying and waved her cute, fluffy paws in an attempt to appear threatening but only managed to look even more adorable than she already was before. "Ketchup wants to defend Uncle Lin Lin with the help of the Slippers Army because it's super-duper fun to troll together! Ehehehe~ And Ketchup is sure that my little kitty brother Bacon would also join because he's a big meanie who loves trolling others. Meow~"
Iris chuckled in amusement but at the same time felt proud of her AI children's trolling skills. "Do what you want. But be careful not to bring trouble to your Uncle Chonglin."
"Yipee! Aye aye, Mommy! Ketchup can't wait! Bacooooooooooon, where are yoooouuu? Let's do something funâI mean, let's defend our Uncle Lin Lin's honour and reputation! How dare those poopoos badmouth a member of our happy family?! Let's go, avocado! Meow~"
The black cat appeared in an instant beside his sister Ketchup who was jumping up and down in excitement like usual. Bacon's stone face looked bored as always but his tail was already rotating like a helicopter's rotor blades.
"Yay! You're here, Bacon! Ketchup missed you so much, even if you're a big meanie! Meow~"
Bacon ignored her. "Hello, Mother and Father. Bacon is back from Shadow Winds."
"How was it?" Iris asked. "Are you having fun?"
"Yes, Mother. The work is not boring."
She smiled. "I'm glad to hear that."
Bacon turned his glowing golden eyes to Jin Liwei. "Father, Bacon is working very hard. My skills have already improved a great deal. Can Father help Bacon negotiate a salary raise or perhaps a bonus? Uncle Zihao rejected my request. I don't understand why."
Jin Liwei's mouth twitched. This little money-grubber. All the kid thought about was salary. He only started working for his Uncle Zihao yesterday and he was already asking for a raise.
Iris burst out laughing. "Darling, I think this part of Bacon's personality came from Big Sister Jinjing. They're so much alike when it comes to money!" Then she realized something. Her eyes widened. "Oh!"
"Hm? What is it, love?"
She grabbed his arm. Wonder filled her expression. "Bacon inherited his personality from both my big brother and Big Sister Jinjing. Doesn't that make him more like their child than ours? Especially now that the two of them are in a relationship."
Jin Liwei scowled. "No way. Bacon is our child. Nobody else's."
"Father is right, Mother," the black cat AI agreed in a solemn voice. His rotating tail also slowed down. "Bacon is Mother and Father's child. Nobody else's."
"Ah." Iris looked at the two before nodding. "Indeed, you are father and son. It seems like Bacon also got a bit of your personality, darling. It's just not that noticeable."
Jin Liwei's expression appeared better after she said that. He smiled and nodded in satisfaction.
"The cute and mighty Ketchup inherited Mommy and Daddy's best points, too! Ketchup got Mommy's extraordinary beauty and Daddy's outstanding coolness! Uncle Dom said so~ Ehehe. Meow~"
Bacon rolled his golden eyes and started licking his paws in boredom. "Are we meeting with the Slippers Army yet? You called me here to defend Uncle Chonglin's reputation but you're still dilly-dallying. What are we still waiting for? I can't wait to destroy some bad people."
"Bacon, tone it down a little," Iris reminded him. "You'll get your Uncle Chonglin and the Black Stars into trouble if you don't control your destructive instincts."
"Don't worry, Mommy! Ketchup will look after Bacon and make sure that he's being a good kitty baby just like the cute and mighty me! Meow~"
Jin Liwei nodded in approval. The AI siblings were a perfect balance to each other. Ketchup was responsible enough to help keep Bacon's destructive instincts in check while Bacon always remained coolheaded whenever Ketchup's emotions got the better of her. Both were dependable in their own way. Indeed, they were his and his baby girl's children. No doubt about it.
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