Heroes Return

Chapter 20

"Drinking?" Lin Bai was surprised, then said to Lin Jie, "Don't joke around! I don't want to drink right now."

"Don't say that. I only invited you to drink with me because you got dumped too. After all, I'm single too." Lin Jie said, then grabbed Lin Bai's fist and walked towards the small park outside the villa. "Speaking of which, where can we find some alcohol?"

"I said I don't want to drink!" Lin Bai struggled desperately, but no matter how many times he struggled, it was useless. He just couldn't break free from Lin Jie's control. Helpless, he could only follow Lin Jie.

"Let's go, what's the point of you staying here by yourself?" Lin Jie said. "We're both single dogs now, so we should have a good drink together. Speaking of which, I got dumped a few days ago too." Lin Jie said while pulling Lin Bai along, "You're also welcome to join our species of single dogs."

"Let me go right now! You bastard! Let me go right now!" Lin Bai struggled and said, looking at Lin Jie's face that infuriated him.

"Alright, alright! Anything can be fine with a drink." Lin Jie still held him and said, "Once you've had a real drink, you'll understand the joy of alcohol. If you have any grievances, just tell your brother."

"Are you kidding me!" Lin Bai said, "I didn't have anything to say to you!!!"

……

An hour later, in a quiet grove of trees, the ground was littered with empty wine bottles.

"You know what? Lin Qian is my older sister." Lin Bai said, taking a sip of beer. "We met when we were little... hiccup!...we met in an orphanage and lived together since we were little. She took care of me like a real older sister. I said back then that we would live together forever! We were really happy back then, even though we had no money, no martial arts skills, and no life skills, we both believed that we could live the life we ​​wanted on our own."

"Oh, so you two are childhood sweethearts." Lin Jie took a sip of wine, then nodded to Lin Bai and said, "I thought you were a sister-complex guy, but it turns out you're not blood-related siblings."

"So what if we're not biologically related? Our relationship is a hundred times better than that of biological children!" Lin Bai said to Lin Jie while drinking. "But not long after, we were adopted by the Lin family and came here. When we first saw life here, we were very happy. We had professional staff to teach us all kinds of knowledge, and there were skilled martial arts teachers to teach us martial arts. The food and accommodation were also a hundred times better than in the orphanage."

"Isn't this great?" Lin Jie said.

"Very good?" Lin Bai said, "You know, what you gain often means what you will have to pay in the future! I didn't understand the meaning of this sentence back then. But now I completely understand what it means!"

"Oh? What does that mean?" Lin Jie asked.

"It means we've lost our freedom and the right to choose our own lives!" Lin Bai said. "At first, I also thought our life here was good, but I quickly realized that this wasn't a kind family. Do you know that the Ancient Clan and Zero had a battle back then?"

"I've heard of that before," Lin Jie said somewhat awkwardly.

"Back then, in order to escape from Zero's clutches, the higher-ups in the family forcibly ordered the servants, who were adopted like me, to hold Zero back!" Lin Bai said, taking another sip of wine. "Back then, Sister Qian and I weren't killed by Zero because we didn't go to the meeting place with him, but everyone else died!"

"Really? There's such a thing?" Lin Jie chuckled and said, "Those servants are too loyal. Why didn't they just run away back then!"

"Do you think that since the ancient clans treat us as servants, they have nothing to manage us?" Lin Bai said, pointing to his heart. "When we were very young, miniature bombs were implanted near our hearts. They can kill us if they're unhappy. So even if those people hadn't tried to stop Zero, they would have been dead! On the contrary, those who tried to stop Zero had a chance to survive."

"So that's how it is." At this moment, a voice inside Lin Jie was frantically kowtowing: 'I'm so sorry, everyone! I thought you killed me out of absolute loyalty. If I had known it was because of the bomb threat, I wouldn't have just killed you all.'

“At that time, I knew that this family was not a kind family at all.” Lin Bai didn’t care what Lin Jie was thinking. Instead, he said to Lin Jie, “So I worked desperately to take Sister Qian away from the center of the family, but at that time I found that I could no longer leave.”

"Why?" Lin Jie asked curiously.

"Because of Sister Qian!" Lin Bai's emotions suddenly became extremely unstable. His face turned bright red, and as if venting his anger, he threw the beer can in his hand fiercely at the trees not far away. The beer can pierced through several trees before embedding itself in another tree, and then he said fiercely, "Because your brother and Sister Qian are engaged!"

"What! My brother is a miserable single dog who's been chasing girls for ten years! And my younger brother already has a beautiful fiancée?" Lin Jie said unhappily, "Damn arranged marriages! Why didn't they fall on my head?"

"That's right! It's that wicked arranged marriage!" Lin Bai said angrily. "If he could really guarantee that he would treat Qian-jie well and make her happy, I would have no objection. But do you know why they decided to have Qian-jie and Lin Ying-nan get engaged?"

"Why?" Lin Jie asked.

"It's simply because Sister Qian's constitution and that Lin Yingnan's offspring have the highest chance of producing even more outstanding offspring." Lin Bai blurted out, "Isn't this just like breeding pigs? Holy crap!"

"Uh..." Upon hearing Lin Bai's words, Lin Jie was at a loss for words, after all, the other party in the conversation was his own younger brother.

“It’s not just that, the key is that scumbag Lin Yingnan doesn’t care about Sister Qian at all!” Lin Bai said, “In his eyes, Sister Qian is just a tool for procreation! So he not only treats Sister Qian badly, but also often abuses her when he’s not in a good mood. You know what? I’ve seen Sister Qian secretly crying several times! But she always maintains a happy expression in front of me.”

"Damn it!" Hearing Lin Bai's words, Lin Jie was also furious and stood up abruptly: "My stupid little brother! He has absolutely no idea what he's doing! I, his older brother, went through all that trouble and still got dumped by the girl! And he just got a girl arranged for him and doesn't even appreciate it. These days, pretty girls are a rare resource! This bastard! It seems that as his older brother, I need to teach him a lesson."

"We really need to...we need to teach that scumbag a lesson." At this point, Lin Bai was already quite drunk and not thinking clearly, but he was still talking to Lin Jie: "Do you know what your damned brother of yours is doing behind the scenes?"

"What is he doing behind the scenes?" Lin Jie asked.

"Human experimentation!" Lin Bai said to Lin Jie with a look of disgust, "That seemingly respectable guy, in order to gain enough power to control the entire family, actually secretly collaborated with those perverted scientists at Evolution Corporation to conduct human experiments! And it was a human experiment with a very low success rate. I think it was called something like the Valkyrie Experiment..."

"How did you know about this?" Lin Jie asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Because I secretly investigated for my sister Qian," Lin Bai said. "Hundreds of girls have already sacrificed themselves for this experiment! Don't you think your brother is a scumbag?"

"You mean my brother sacrificed hundreds of girls for a human experiment?" Lin Jie said angrily, "That bastard! He actually wasted such a scarce resource as girls like that!"

“Yes! He’s a bastard!” Lin Bai said. “Besides, Sister Qian’s physique is also suitable for the experiment.”

"What did you say?" Lin Jie was also surprised to hear Lin Bai's words.

"I'm telling you, Sister Qian was also used for experiments by this bastard!" Lin Bai said. "Fortunately, Sister Qian doesn't seem to have died like the other girls. But you saw it today, didn't you? Sister Qian... she doesn't recognize me at all! That bastard Lin Yingnan actually erased Sister Qian's memory to better control her, and then implanted easier-to-control ideas into her."

"It seems I need to teach my good-for-nothing brother a lesson." Lin Jie's expression had shifted from clear-headed to serious. At this moment, Lin Jie suddenly thought of Thirteen and Mu Mu. Both were victims of illegal human experimentation. He couldn't believe that the seemingly beautiful Lin Qian was a perpetrator of human experimentation.

"Alright, stop drinking, let's go!" Lin Jie suddenly stood up and hoisted the somewhat drunk Lin Bai onto his shoulder.

At this moment, Lin Jie could still hear Lin Bai murmuring, "Sister Qian has forgotten me... She has forgotten me... Damn it! Why am I powerless to stop all of this from happening? Why can't I stop all of this from happening? He has already forgotten all our joy and sorrow! Damn it!"

"Alright, go back first. I'll take care of this for you," Lin Jie said calmly to Lin Qian beside him.

"I'm willing to pay any price to save Sister Qian!" Lin Bai murmured. "No matter what, I'm willing to do anything to save Sister Qian! No matter the cost, as long as she can remember our beautiful memories, I'm willing to give everything I can!"

"Alright, get some rest!" Lin Jie said to Lin Bai, and then a cigarette appeared in his other hand: "I had already quit smoking for her sake. But I don't know why I really want to smoke today."

As he spoke, the cigarette in Lin Jie's hand caught fire.

Chapter 21

After Lin Jie escorted Lin Bai back to his room, it was already dark.

When I left Lin Bai's room and came to the living room, I saw Lin Wan sitting there looking at her phone.

"Brother, you've been drinking?" Lin Wan frowned, then looked at Lin Jie and said, "You reek of alcohol. How much did you drink with Lin Bai? I think Lin Bai is a pretty honest guy. Don't lead him astray, brother."

"Don't worry, it's the man who can't drink who has a real problem." Lin Jie said, taking a stool and sitting down next to Lin Wan. "Speaking of which, you haven't been very energetic lately."

"Aren't you the same?" Lin Wan said to Lin Jie, "Brother, you must have something on your mind, right? I've noticed you've been looking worried ever since you brought Lin Bai back. Has something happened?"

"Hehe, my foolish sister, what kind of thought process led you to the conclusion that I'm so worried?" Lin Jie smiled and looked at Lin Wan: "Or are you worried about your favorite brother right now?"

"Get lost!" Lin Wan said, punching Lin Jie in the stomach, sending him flying.

"Damn, little sister, you can be really arrogant when you're being arrogant." Lin Jie said, standing up and returning to his seat as if nothing had happened.

"Brother, do you remember what you said to me when I was at the research institute?" Lin Wan asked Lin Jie. "We're family, what can't you tell me? Brother? Don't always act so nonchalant. I'm not a little girl anymore."

"Really? But I don't think you've grown much, little sister, although you have." Lin Jie said, glancing at his sister's chest. "Okay, even if you have grown, it's not enough for me!"

"Don't try to change the subject!!" Lin Wan shouted angrily, then punched Lin Jie in the face, but this time she didn't use much force. As she hit Lin Jie's face, her voice softened: "Brother, you're such a jerk. You have to meddle in my affairs, but why don't you tell me what's on your mind? It's so unfair to me."

"Hey little sister, why are you so sure your brother has something on his mind?" Lin Jie said, standing up and addressing Lin Wan. "But I'm still very touched. I never expected my favorite little sister to care so much about her brother. For my lovely little sister, I've decided I'll get MVP in the next two games."

As he spoke, Lin Jie walked over to the game console next to the lobby.

"Brother, you've been smoking, haven't you?" Lin Wan suddenly asked this question.

"Your nose is really sharp," Lin Jie replied.

“Since you’re smoking, why do you say you have nothing on your mind?” Lin Wan said. “I remember you should have quit smoking by now, right?”

"What does smoking have to do with having worries?" Lin Jie suddenly asked.

"Brother, you've quit smoking since Sister Qian stopped coming to our house, right?" Lin Wan said to Lin Jie. "I'm your sister! We've lived together since we were little! You can't fool me, brother! I know you best."

"..." Upon hearing Lin Wan's sudden words, Lin Jie was taken aback, then scratched his head and said, "What are you talking about? I don't quite understand."

“Brother.” Lin Wan pressed Lin Jie back into his seat. “Brother, you must have been feeling really conflicted lately, right? Especially today. I remember you promised Sister Qian that you would never smoke again.”

"You think I have something on my mind just because of something like this?" Lin Jie asked.

"Okay!" Lin Wan nodded.

"You truly are my adorable little sister." Lin Jie said, patting Lin Wan's head. "Sure enough, it's become very difficult for your older brother to keep anything from you now."

“Brother, I have a master’s degree,” Lin Wan said. “You don’t still think I’m a naive little girl, do you? You’re always so mysterious, and even though I don’t ask you specifically, it doesn’t mean I’m stupid.”

"Alright, you guessed right," Lin Jie said to Lin Wan.

"Is your problem with your second brother?" Lin Wan asked at this moment.

"You noticed that?" Lin Jie asked, somewhat surprised.

"I saw how Second Brother looked today," Lin Wan said somewhat unhappily. "He looked like he was about to kill you. Although I haven't studied martial arts properly, it's not like I couldn't tell from his appearance."

"Is that so?" Lin Jie said, "So that's how it is. That kid even wants to kill me?"

"Huh?" he said, somewhat shocked. "Brother, didn't you notice?"

“I didn’t realize it at all. I thought he was just being arrogant,” Lin Jie said.

"Brother, you're really something," Lin Wan said. "Brother, you're such an idiot who can't read the room. Speaking of which, since you haven't figured out Second Brother's attitude towards you, then what exactly is bothering you?"

"Well, actually, it's like this." Lin Jie then told Lin Wan what she had heard from Lin Yingnan.

"What! You're saying Second Brother actually did something like this!" Lin Wan covered her mouth in shock. "What was Second Brother thinking? What power did he use to kill so many people?"

“Yes, for such a trivial matter, the foolish little brother actually abandoned all his integrity.” Lin Jie leaned back in his chair and said, “If he only didn’t care about our blood ties, that would be one thing, but what he did is something I simply cannot forgive.”

“Brother…” Lin Wan said with some concern, “Brother, you’re a superhero now, so are you struggling with how to treat Second Brother?”

“Yes!” Lin Jie said, “Logically speaking, even if it was for the sake of those dead girls, we should have killed him with a single sword strike. But he is, after all, my twin brother! Even if he doesn’t want to acknowledge me as his brother, I can’t treat him as if he isn’t my brother.”

"Brother, are you struggling with what to do with Second Brother?" Lin Wan asked.

"Yes, on one side is family, and on the other side are all the people he killed," Lin Jie said. "If Mom and Dad knew that I personally killed my own brother, I think they would be very heartbroken."

"Brother!" Lin Wan looked at Lin Jie with utmost seriousness. "Brother! Have you started to adopt the scoundrel mentality of the Lin family? You're not really planning to join this family, are you? We agreed to go back after seeing Second Brother!"

"Yes, we've already agreed." Lin Jie was taken aback by Lin Wan's sudden question.

"Then let me ask you, brother, isn't my second brother my own brother?" Lin Wan asked.

“Of course he’s your brother, that’s why I didn’t want to tell you about it,” Lin Jie said.

"Brother, do you consider Second Brother to be our family?" Lin Wan suddenly asked, "And do you consider Mu Mu to be our family?"

“Mumu is of course our family,” Lin Jie said. “As for Ying Nan…”

Lin Jie paused here.

"I don't know, I don't know if Ying Nan should be considered our family." Lin Jie said to Lin Wan after thinking for a while.

"Brother, you yourself aren't sure if he'll come?" Lin Wan asked. "I don't think Second Brother counts as family, just like the other people in the Lin family. They're not really family! But Mu Mu is family, isn't she? Brother! Blood ties don't necessarily make people family! And no blood ties don't necessarily mean they're not family!"

"this......"