Heroes Return

"Forget it, cousin, let's not part with this clueless guy," Dong Xiaoye said. "If he's unwilling, then so be it."

“But…” Dong Xue’er gritted her teeth, but in the end she shook her head helplessly.

Originally, she planned to conduct some ability tests on Lin Jie directly at the training site. If Lin Jie's assessment was satisfactory, he should be able to jump directly to S-rank. In that case, it would be much more difficult for the Ouyang family to cause him trouble later.

"Hey Lin Jie, this pretty girl has invited you like this, and you're still not giving her face," Xiao Zhan whispered to Lin Jie. "Never refuse a girl's enthusiasm, or you'll stay single forever."

"Really?" Lin Jie glanced at Xiao Zhan. Then, turning to the shadowy figure dressed in a maid outfit beside him, he said, "Miss Bu, Xiao Zhan said he'd like some milk."

"no problem."

Ever since Shadow started following Xiao Zhan, he used his connections to get her a new identity. Shadow's current name is Bu Feiwu.

There was this incident when filling in the name.

……

"A new name? That's too much trouble. Why not just change it to Naruto?" Shadow said to Xiao Zhan.

"Do you want to be the village chief?" Xiao Zhan asked.

"why?"

After some discussion, Xiao Zhan gave the shadow a new name: "Bu Feiwu".

"Not useless? What a nice name for water," the shadow said.

"That's still better than just calling him Hokage!"

"Fine, since you're the boss." And so, the shadowy lady, now known as Bu Feiwu, settled into the Xiao Group building as Xiao Zhan's butler.

……

At this moment, Bu Feiwu (in the shadows) walked up to Xiao Zhan with a blemish-covered smudge remover in her hand: "Let me feed you, Master."

As he spoke, he shoved the stick into Xiao Zhan's mouth...

That scene...

As Xiao Zhan struggled, white milk kept gushing from his mouth.

"Waaaaaah!!!"

"What did you say? Master? I can't hear you," Bu Feiwu said to Xiao Zhan.

"He said he wanted to drink more," Lin Jie said from the side.

"No problem, my master."

"Waaaaaah!!"

"By the way, Bu Feiwu can come along too." Dong Xue'er said to Bu Feiwu (in the shadows) who was standing next to her, "You can also participate in the intensive training."

“Me?” Bu Feiwu looked at Dong Xue’er in surprise and said, “But I… I used to work for Evolution Company, so I shouldn’t be qualified to participate in your operations.”

“Of course, we’ve observed you enough these past few days, and I choose to trust you,” Dong Xue’er said with a smile.

"Really?" Bu Feiwu was overjoyed to hear this. She unconsciously used some force, and the entire stick went into Xiao Zhan's mouth. The latter's eyes rolled back, and he immediately fainted.

"Have a good training session," Lin Jie said.

"Are you really not planning to come along?" Dong Xue'er looked at Lin Jie again: "I would be very happy to invite you."

"I have no interest," Lin Jie said to Dong Xue'er.

"I can't believe you'd be so heartless as to reject me." Dong Xue'er put on a girlish expression and said to Dong Xiaoye, "Xiaoye, what should I do? I've been rejected by this heartless man."

"..." Lin Jie looked at Dong Xue'er and said, "I'm strong enough already, there's absolutely no need for training. You people have no idea what the loneliness of the strongest is."

"You? Don't think you're so great just because you defeated two A-rank heroes by yourself. You should know that there are many S-rank heroes in the eight great families." Dong Xiaoye said with dissatisfaction, "There are SS-rank heroes above S-rank. Don't think you're invincible just because you have some skills."

"At least dealing with you won't be a problem," Lin Jie said.

"What did you say?" Dong Xiaoye was furious: "Believe me or not, I'll teach you a lesson today."

“Sure,” Lin Jie said. “Let all of you come at me together. If you win, I’ll go with you to that special training program.”

"You said it yourself!" Dong Xiaoye said, and an ice spear appeared in her hand.

In the end, Lin Jie stayed in H City.

After the fight, Lin Jie asked Dong Xue'er, who was sitting on the ground, "By the way, do you have any news about Thirteen?"

"Don't worry, he's already at the training location." Dong Xiaoye got up from the ground. "Damn, this guy is so strong! Sister Xue'er, you didn't use your full strength just now, did you?!"

"What! You said Thirteen went to the training location?" The bespectacled guy lying on the ground keenly caught the key to their conversation: "Can I not go? I suddenly feel that watching the new anime with Lin Jie is a good choice."

"What do you think?" Dong Xiaoye looked at him coldly.

The next day, under Lin Jie's watchful eye, everyone boarded the plane to the training base.

"Luckily I didn't agree back then." Lin Jie wiped his sweat and said, "I didn't expect Thirteen to go to some kind of intensive training. That place must be hell."

……

Let's go back to the present.

When Lin Jie and the little girl returned home, he was surprised to find that Lin Wan had already cooked dinner and was waiting for them.

"Why are you home so early today?" Lin Jie greeted Lin Wan.

"It's nothing. A group of people came to the research institute to discuss business today, so I came back early. Those people seemed to be from the Ouyang family," Lin Wan said. "Speaking of which, the person you guys killed a while ago was from the Ouyang family, right?"

"Oh, you mean that guy? Don't worry!" Lin Jie said to Lin Wan, "That guy can't pull any tricks."

“But bro, I think he said something to you when I saw it on the news? And then he got in the car with a weird laugh,” Lin Wan said.

"Don't worry, it's just the howling of a loser," Lin Jie said.

“But let’s be careful,” Lin Wan said. “I’ve heard that the Ouyang family is very famous in both the business and political circles. Not only that, but there are also many superheroes in the family.”

"Don't worry! There won't be any problems at all," Lin Jie said.

……

When Ouyang Rui was handed over to the police, he did say something to Lin Jie before getting into the escort vehicle.

"I'll be out soon. Just wait for the Ouyang family's revenge then," Ouyang Rui said before getting into the car.

"..." Lin Jie did not reply, but only gave Ouyang Rui a look.

Only Ouyang Rui saw the red light in Lin Jie's eyes. At the same time, within two short seconds, Ouyang Rui was enveloped by a powerful killing intent. In that short time, he saw himself being killed in various ways thousands of times.

The intense killing intent completely turned Ouyang Rui's mind and spirit into a jumbled mess.

Then Ouyang Rui got into the car with a silly grin. No one noticed that under Lin Jie's gaze, he had been completely turned into a madman.

Often, when a strong aura impacts a person's spirit, those with weak willpower will go mad like Ouyang Rui.

However, Lin Jie didn't plan to tell anyone about this; some things are better left unsaid to oneself...

third chapter

In H City, at the research institute of the renowned scientist Dr. Qin, Ouyang Rui is wearing a brain detection device on his head.

"Doctor, can't we access his memories?" a dignified middle-aged man asked an elderly man with white hair and beard.

"I'm sorry, Patriarch Ouyang, his memories are now completely jumbled up and unreadable. There's no possibility of recovery either; it's a special kind of mental damage. His body is still alive, but I can barely detect any normal brainwaves in him," Dr. Qin said to the middle-aged man before him, wiping away sweat as he spoke. This man was, after all, the head of one of the strongest families in District C.

"Please explain briefly," said the head of the Ouyang family.

"That is to say, the person is still alive, but their soul has disappeared," Dr. Qin said.

"Like a person in a vegetative state?" Patriarch Ouyang asked, frowning.

“It’s different. A person in a vegetative state can still be saved. But if the soul is gone, there is no hope,” Dr. Qin said. “Since the existence of the soul was proven ten years ago, a completely new law has been discovered. That is, even if every cell in a person’s body is healthy and there are no psychological problems, if their soul disappears, then they will never wake up. Soul disappearance syndrome is now listed as a major incurable disease by the World Medical Association.”

"Thank you, Doctor. I understand what to do now," the Ouyang family head said to Dr. Qin.

After saying that, he took out a pistol and shot Ouyang Rui in the forehead.

When he fired the shot, Dr. Qin shuddered: "You didn't have to kill him. Although it's a terminal illness, the world is not the same as it used to be. Maybe there's someone who can save him?"

“Dr. Qin, you are an expert in brain development. If even you can’t solve this problem, then I’m afraid no one else can treat him.” The head of the Ouyang family narrowed his eyes and said, “Besides, our Ouyang family doesn’t need such a useless piece of trash who can’t even handle a small matter.”

"..."

"Isn't this Brother Ouyang? Long time no see." A middle-aged man entered the research institute at this moment, followed by another middle-aged man with an arrogant look.

"Isn't this Brother Dong?" The head of the Ouyang family said, looking at the middle-aged man leading the group. "It really has been a long time."

"Oh? Isn't this Ouyang Rui? What happened to him!" The Dong family head said in surprise, looking at Ouyang Rui's appearance.

"Shouldn't we ask your Dongxue'er about this?" the Ouyang family head said.

"Well..." Patriarch Dong gave an awkward laugh. "Let's talk about this later. Don't worry, I'll definitely give you an explanation for the sake of our friendship. Our plan is currently at a crucial stage, so it's best not to damage our relationship."

"If the plan weren't at such a critical stage, do you think I would be talking to you like this?" The head of the Ouyang family said as he walked towards the door. "I'll wait for you to give me an explanation for this matter. Someone will come and take care of this corpse in a little while."

“That’s for sure,” said the head of the Dong family.

As the head of the Ouyang family walked towards the door, a peculiar light flashed in the eyes of the head of the Dong family.

"Alright, Dr. Qin, let's discuss our plan," the Dong family head said to Dr. Qin. "I hope we can work together privately to expedite the completion process."

"Well... as you know, the manpower in my research institute..." Dr. Qin said awkwardly, "The progress I reported to both of you before was already the fastest possible."

"Don't worry, Dr. Qin. I know you're short-staffed, so I brought our Dong family's technical advisor to help you." The Dong family head then looked at the middle-aged man beside him: "Let me introduce you. This is our Dong family's technical advisor, Dr. Mousse. He will help you expedite the completion of this project."

“But I don’t understand…” Dr. Qin said.

“You don’t need to understand anything. Just follow your own pace. You must know, this is an experiment that could change the future of humanity. If it succeeds,” the Dong family head said after a pause, “you will become the greatest scientist of the new era.”

"But……"

"There are no 'buts'," said the head of the Dong family. "From now on, the two of you will work together to complete this project."

After thinking for a moment, Dr. Qin said helplessly, "Alright."

"Very good, I wish you a pleasant cooperation." The head of the Dong family said with a smile, "By the way, I hope that only the three of us present know that I want to speed up the process. If you want to complete this great project alive."

"...Don't worry, there's no problem." Dr. Qin was so frightened by his words that he broke out in a cold sweat again.

"I have high hopes for you. I personally flew all the way from City B for this project. Don't let me down," the Dong family head said to Dr. Qin.

Watching the Dong family head leave, Dr. Qin glanced at Dr. Musley, who was constantly examining the research institute, and muttered to himself, 'What kind of cooperation is this! It's clearly just them stealing my research results and spying on me. Damn it, who knows what will happen to my research results if they fall into their hands?'