Heroes Return

Dong Xue'er nodded: "I have another purpose for coming here today, which is to remind you that the Hero Association in H City has been completely corrupted, and they may very well make you hand over that little sister."

"What! They even want to steal our little girl? I'll make them pay!" Lin Jie said angrily.

“You’re getting angry in a strange way,” the bespectacled man said.

"Then why should we believe you?" Xiao Zhan asked with a serious expression.

"You'll understand once you see these."

After saying that, Dong Xue'er inserted a USB drive into Xiao Zhan's computer. The drive contained considerable evidence of the chairman's wrongdoing, including manipulation of hero rankings and large-scale financial transactions involving certain individuals in H City.

"After seeing this evidence, do you still dare to believe in the current Hero Association?" Dong Xue'er asked.

"Okay, what should we do?" Xiao Zhan asked.

"As I said, I'm about to launch a major operation. In three days, I will lead the righteous members of the H City Hero Association to defeat Ouyang Rui. For this, I need a large number of powerful fighters," Dong Xue'er said.

"But what is the charge? The money transaction will definitely be suppressed. It can't be because he engaged in underhanded practices, can it?" Xiao Zhan asked after thinking for a moment.

“I’m starting to appreciate you.” Dong Xue’er poked his forehead. “You didn’t know you had such good taste. In fact, he’ll be meeting with Evolution Company in three days.”

"You mean you want to use this opportunity to take him and Evolution Corporation down together?" the bespectacled man asked.

“That’s right,” Dong Xue’er said. “If it weren’t for him, Evolution Company wouldn’t be able to freely enter and leave H City. We’ll need your help then, Lin Jie.”

“Okay,” Lin Jie said.

"I hope we can have a pleasant collaboration," Dong Xue'er said.

"Wait, I have a question," the bespectacled man asked. "Do you know who she is?"

The bespectacled man pointed to the little girl beside him and asked.

“I don’t know much either,” Dong Xue’er said with a somber expression. “I only know that she was from the orphanage under the organization you destroyed, but it seems that all the hundreds of children in that orphanage died because of the failed experiments. She was the only successful experimental case.”

"Did you know about their experiments before?" Lin Jie asked. "So, they killed hundreds of little girls before?"

Looking into Lin Jie's eyes, Dong Xue'er nodded.

"So if you knew all along, why didn't you save those children? Aren't you a hero too?" Lin Jie's expression turned stern at this moment: "Didn't you investigate a lot about the chairman and Evolution Company? Why didn't you stop this from happening?"

"At that time, I hadn't made up my mind yet." Dong Xue'er's expression was somewhat evasive. "Besides, if I had taken action then, my secret investigation and evidence gathering would have been exposed, so..."

"So you're just ignoring the lives of those children?" Lin Jie asked.

His expression wasn't good. Xiao Zhan and the guy with glasses beside him kept secretly tugging at his clothes, signaling him not to make the conversation too awkward.

"So I don't want this to happen again." Dong Xue'er lowered her head to Lin Jie: "Please, according to the information, in H City, you are the only person who is not on Ouyang Rui's side and has the ability to break through his defensive field. So I hope you can help me."

"Alright, I promise you," Lin Jie said. "Anyone who lets something like this happen, no matter how noble their perspective, is still scum in my eyes."

At this moment, Lin Jie's aura became exceptionally powerful, almost suffocating everyone in the room. Even Dong Xue'er, who had seen many powerful figures since childhood, instinctively trembled. She could sense that if Lin Jie's aura were to be directed entirely at her, she might lose even the ability to fight.

Chapter 12

After seeing Dong Xue'er off, the room fell into a brief silence.

"I never expected something like this to happen," Xiao Zhan said. "In that case, we'll have to be extra careful these next few days. Luckily, I developed this device to deal with unexpected situations."

"What is this?" the bespectacled man asked curiously.

"Just wear this on your body and then activate this button." Xiao Zhan said, putting the device on and activating the button. A burst of energetic music started playing: "That way you can become a man with his own background music."

"Is it just a Walkman?" the bespectacled man said. "What's the use of this thing?"

“Glasses, you’re still too young,” Lin Jie said from the side. “Haven’t you heard the old saying? In my background music, I am invincible. And this device can actually let people turn on the background music at will. In a sense, it’s already a divine artifact.”

"Gadget my ass! You two have clearly been brainwashed by anime, haven't you?" the bespectacled guy roared.

Just then, the little girl came over and tugged at the bespectacled man's trouser leg: "Hey, where's the delicious food you promised?"

"I'll take you to eat in a bit." After saying that, the bespectacled man looked up at the two people in front of him: "What about this child?"

“I originally wanted Miss Dong to keep an eye on her, but she said she would pretend to leave H City, since she’s already been suspected,” Xiao Zhan said. “It seems like only the few of us can protect her.”

"Speaking of which, Thirteen actually spent two years investigating," Lin Jie suddenly said.

“I heard him say that he also lived in one of these illegal biological modification orphanages when he was a child,” the bespectacled man suddenly said. “It seems she and Thirteen have similar experiences, but she didn’t have Thirteen’s luck.”

"The same experience?" Xiao Zhan said thoughtfully, "It seems that Thirteen had already anticipated this situation beforehand. That scumbag actually went on vacation by himself, leaving us with a mess. No wonder he left in such a hurry yesterday."

“I don’t think so. Thirteen was probably afraid that his bad luck would affect us, so he hid away so that we could give it our all,” Lin Jie said. “I understand his behavior. I hope he can bring us blessings from heaven.”

“It’s Paradise Island, isn’t it?” the bespectacled man said.

“It’s all the same now,” Lin Jie said. “Now our task is much simpler. First, we’ll take the child out for something to eat, and then I’ll have my sister pick out some new clothes for her.”

"Are you sure you want to go out now? It might be dangerous if we leave the Xiao Group building," the bespectacled man said.

"What are you talking about? They dare to blatantly snatch someone in broad daylight?" Lin Jie said. "Besides, we really can't let this kid keep eating spicy strips. I just discovered that this kid will space out whenever he eats spicy strips."

"Ok."

……

"So, what's the matter that you called me out while I'm working?" Lin Wan said, "If it's not something serious, I'll beat you up."

"You'll see when you come and take a look." Lin Jie said, leading Lin Wan into a fast food restaurant. He then pointed to a little girl who was eating a children's meal, with Xiao Zhan and the bespectacled man sitting next to her.

"Who is this little girl?" Lin Wan asked as she and Lin Jie sat down next to the little girl.

“Actually…” Lin Jie thought for a moment and said, “Actually, she is my biological daughter.”

"What?" Lin Wan said in surprise, "This little girl looks to be at least seven years old. You should have been in high school back then."

"You remember when I was a delinquent in school, right? Actually, I met a girl back then. She was attracted to me even though I was still a delinquent, and we fell in love soon after. Later, we broke up because of our different beliefs. It wasn't until a few days ago, when this child came into my life, that I realized I had become a father. At the same time, I also learned that she left me because she had a terminal illness, and she chose to forgo treatment to have the child. So now I've decided to wholeheartedly fulfill my responsibilities as a father," Lin Jie said sadly.

"Oh, that's a good story. Tell me what happened," Lin Wan said casually.

"Damn it, I told you something so touching and you didn't believe me! How can you be so heartless?" Lin Jie said.

Just then, Lin Wan took out a mirror and threw it into Lin Jie's hand: "Look at yourself. With your virgin-like face, no girl except a blind man would be attracted to you."

Xiao Zhan and the guy with glasses were nodding frantically beside them.

Lin Jie picked up the mirror in the bag and looked at himself: "Still as dashing and mighty as ever? How can you tell he's a virgin anymore?"

"Alright, let's get down to business. Also, why is this child dressed like this?" Lin Wan looked at the little girl in front of her, who was wearing Xiao Zhan's coat.

"In fact, this child is currently being threatened by an organization," the bespectacled man said, pushing up his glasses. "We rescued her from an organization that was conducting human experiments, but now another organization is watching her, planning to capture her and use her for human experiments."

"What? Those scumbags!" Lin Wan said angrily, "So what exactly do you want me to do for you?"

"As you can see, this child is an orphan, with no one to rely on, and doesn't even have a decent set of clothes. So we wanted you to help us pick out a few outfits. You know, the three of us men aren't good at this," Lin Jie said.

“That’s easy,” Lin Wan said. “After you finish eating, come with me, and I promise I’ll dress you up beautifully.”

"Okay, big sister." The little girl looked up at Lin Wan and gave her a sweet smile. Lin Wan was instantly charmed by the little girl's cuteness.

"So cute! I'll take you to buy some nice clothes later." Lin Wan said as she hugged the little girl in front of her.

……

"Brother, they've entered the mall, and there's a woman I've never seen before with them," a man said, watching Lin Jie and his group from a distance.

"Really? Let's talk to them in a bit. If they cooperate, fine. If not, we'll teach those guys a lesson about how to behave." Another man said.

"Boss, I heard that Shen Jing Gui Tiao is also in their team."

"Don't worry, that guy's stuck on Paradise Island. He might already be in heaven by now," said the man called Boss.

If Lin Jie and his friends were here now, they would recognize that these three people are actually the H City Golden Horn group who bullied Glasses Bro in the Hero Association.

……

At this moment, Lin Wan was happily trying on various clothes in the clothing store with the little girl in her arms.

Lin Jie and his two companions could only stand outside the store and wait. At this time, many women shopping were pointing and whispering about Xiao Zhan standing there.

"Isn't this the Decontamination Warrior?"

"Yeah! He's a real dirt-removing warrior. I heard he can easily handle any kind of dirt."

"Yeah, I heard from a friend that when he helped her with her 'dirty' act, she felt like she was flying to heaven."

"Really? How about we get him to clean our rooms too?"

"Ugh! If you want to talk to me, wait until my husband is away on a business trip and talk to him alone."

"Tch, you won't get a chance then."

……

"My hero's name is Zhan Chen, okay?" Xiao Zhan said weakly, standing there.

"Wow, impressive! You've captured the hearts of so many young women so quickly." Lin Jie gave Xiao Zhan a thumbs up. "Why don't you change your name to Old Wang next door, and specialize in helping lonely married women or something?"

"You're actually pretty good at something strange," the bespectacled guy said from the side, but the next moment his expression turned sour because he saw three people he didn't want to see.

Following his gaze, Lin Jie and Xiao Zhan also saw the newcomer.

"Come with us," the leader of the Golden Triangle said, pointing to a deserted alley on the side of the mall.

"Damn it! What are you trying to do?" the bespectacled man said, looking at the group.

"This is the chairman's warrant." The leader of the Golden Triangle took out a warrant and said, "You'd better come with us."

“Alright, let’s go,” Lin Jie said before the man with glasses could speak.

……

The six people arrived at a relatively quiet alley.

"I'll be blunt, we want you to come back to the Hero Association with us for some investigation," said the leader of the Golden Triangle.

"Why are you investigating us?" Xiao Zhan asked.

“The Association is currently hunting down the Winter Witch, and you had contact with this dangerous individual before she fled H City. We have reason to suspect that you are in cahoots with her,” said the leader of the Golden Triangle. “In addition, the child you rescued a few days ago is also a dangerous factor, so we hope you will hand her over to the Association as well.”

"What are you going to do with that child?" the bespectacled man asked at this point.

“You have no right to speak here, you piece of trash,” one of the henchmen said. “What you do to her is none of your business.”

"I won't hand it over to you unless you explain it clearly." The bespectacled guy was unusually assertive at this moment.

“That’s right. This child is one of the leads in a criminal organization we’re investigating, so we can’t hand him over to you yet,” Xiao Zhan said from the side.