Heroes Return

DouDou then placed one paw on Lin Jie's shoulder and barked a few times.

“Sure enough, the more people I know, the more I like dogs,” Lin Jie said, looking at Dou Dou.

“Alright, let me continue with our plan,” Bu Feiwu said.

"I think I should still be in charge of providing support," the bespectacled man said.

“Yes, you stay here this time. After they bring your glasses to Dong Xue’er, use your abilities to teleport Dong Xue’er and the others out,” Bu Feiwu said. “You don’t need to risk going in with them.”

"Then I'm relieved," the man with glasses said.

“Oh, right, I have another piece of information here. Shangguan Shuai from the Shangguan family might propose to Miss Dong Xiaoye at the banquet,” Bu Feiwu suddenly said.

"I've made up my mind. I'm going to sneak in with them," the bespectacled man said. "That Shangguan Shuai is definitely not a good guy."

"You've really changed quickly," Xiao Zhan said.

"How could I possibly watch everyone get into danger while I stand by and watch?" the bespectacled man said righteously.

"Who would believe you if you said that?" Xiao Zhan said, "Just say you want to win over a rich and beautiful woman."

"Who says I'm destined to lose my chance to win over a rich and beautiful woman?" the bespectacled man said. "I just don't want Xiao Ye to be harassed by some boring men."

“In fact, Shangguan Shuai is a very handsome man. Among the eight great families, he is second only to Long Wenfeng of the Long family in terms of looks,” Bu Feiwu said. “Moreover, he and Dong Xiaoye are childhood sweethearts who have been playing together since they were young, and he also holds a high position in the family.”

"Damn, he's handsome, has connections, is a childhood sweetheart, and knows how to be romantic..." Lin Jie then leaned over and said, "Glasses, you're out of luck."

"Not necessarily," Xiao Zhan said. "Based on my research into various stories of underdogs achieving success against rich and beautiful women, you only need to complete two things to have a chance of achieving that success."

"Which two points?" Glasses quickly leaned closer and asked.

"First, the rich and beautiful girl has to be heartbroken by the rich and handsome guy," Xiao Zhan said. "Second, the average guy has to be willing to drink himself to death for the rich and beautiful girl. But since he's already planning to propose, he probably won't hurt her now, so no matter how hard you try, it won't make a difference."

"..." After hearing what the others said, the bespectacled guy deflated like a punctured balloon: "Forget it, I'll just stay here and wait for orders..."

"Don't say that," Lin Jie said at this moment. "I have a way. All you have to do is kill that rich and handsome guy."

"What?" The bespectacled man looked at Lin Jie.

"As long as we kill that rich and handsome guy, even if he doesn't like you, he'll have no choice but to choose you. Even if he doesn't choose you, at least he won't get the better deal, right? It's better to die together than to fail. And as long as you're alive, you still have a chance, right? Anyway, that rich and handsome guy won't have a chance then." Lin Jie said to the bespectacled man, "And think about it, if you can defeat that guy, doesn't that prove you're stronger than him?"

“You’re right!” the bespectacled man said. “I’ve made up my mind. I’m going there no matter what. I absolutely can’t let that guy have a chance to propose.”

"That's right." Lin Jie patted the bespectacled man on the shoulder: "That's how a real man should be."

"Lin Jie! What's your zodiac sign anyway? Why are you always trying to kill people?!" Xiao Zhan couldn't help but say, looking at Lin Jie. Then he looked at Shi Shen, who was standing to the side in a daze, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm wondering if any of my female fans are my master's goddesses..." Shishen said, "Right now I feel like my master is the pope of a cult that kills people."

"You guys don't know anything! A real man should solve this kind of thing in a real man's way," Lin Jie said. "I've already cut down all my former enemies."

"Alright, now I'm going to assign tasks to each of us," Bu Feiwu said.

"Wait a minute." Lin Jie glanced at his watch and said, "I need to go back for a bit. Xiao Mumu is about to go to sleep, and I need to go back and tell her to stay home before she goes to sleep."

With that, Lin Jie walked out the door: "I'll tell you the plan when I get back."

……

When Lin Jie returned home, Xiao Mumu was sitting on the sofa watching TV while hugging a teddy bear.

"Brother, you're back!" He ran over happily as soon as he saw Lin Jie.

"Little Mumu, have you finished your homework?" Lin Jie asked.

"I'm done writing," Lin Mumu said.

"Our Mumu is such a good girl." Lin Jie patted Lin Mumu's head. "It's getting late, you should go to sleep too."

“But my sister hasn’t come back yet,” Mu Mu said.

"Lin Wan isn't coming back today," Lin Jie said to Lin Mumu. "Aren't you afraid to sleep alone?"

"I'm not afraid at all!" Mu Mu said.

"By the way, Mu Mu. Tomorrow is the weekend. How about you stay at Brother Xiao's place for a day? He might have to go out for a while," Lin Jie said to Mu Mu.

"Um... okay, can I bring a friend along?" Mu Mu asked.

"This one……"

"Please..." the little girl said cutely.

"Okay, it's that Qingqing from last time, right?" Lin Jie asked.

“Yes, she wants to see DouDou too,” MuMu said.

“Okay, no problem,” Lin Jie said.

As he spoke, he put Xiao Mumu on the bed.

"Brother, why are you and sister both so busy?" Lin Mumu asked.

“Adults all have their own jobs,” Lin Jie said. “How about this, I’ll tell you a bedtime story about the journey to the West.”

"Okay."

……

Chapter 17

At an eyeglasses store in H city, the man with glasses bought a lot of glasses in one go.

"We're about to have a fierce battle," the man with glasses said to his new glasses.

'My king, it is our honor to serve you,' the bespectacled man thought to himself.

"Tell me your names," the bespectacled man said.

My name is Guardian Glasses. My name is Swordsman Glasses. My name is Mage Glasses. My name is Deception Glasses.

"Wait, what the heck is 'Fraud Glasses'?" The guy with glasses heard a strange name.

"I am the imported glasses you bought," one of the pairs of glasses said.

"Then why is it called Fraud Glasses?" the man with glasses asked, puzzled.

'Because I was actually produced in a shady local workshop.' The voice of the fraudster echoed in the bespectacled man's mind.

"Damn it! They sold me fakes!! I'm going to return them!" The man with glasses was furious; he had spent a considerable amount of money on these glasses.

"Wait, my king! Please don't send me back. I also possess great power to help you." The voice of the deceitful man with glasses rang anxiously in his mind.

"Tell me what your abilities are," the bespectacled man said to the fraudster. "If you're of no use to me, I'll send you back."

"If you wear my badge, a number will appear above the heads of people you see. The number represents their level of trust in you. The higher the number, the more they trust you. If the number turns red when they speak to you, it means they are lying. Also, the higher someone's trust level with you, the more likely they are to believe a lie I tell them, even knowing it's false."

"The ability to lie and detect lies simultaneously?" the bespectacled man said. "Then I'll try it now," he said, looking at Lin Jie who happened to be passing by the entrance of the glasses shop.

"Hey, Glasses, you have new glasses." Lin Jie greeted the guy with glasses.

The man with glasses then looked at Lin Jie, who was wearing those deceptive glasses. He clearly saw the number 100 displayed above Lin Jie's head and thought, "No wonder we've been together for so long; his trust level is maxed out."

"Lin Jie, actually, aliens are going to attack H City today." The bespectacled man said to Lin Jie while activating the forced trust function of the deception glasses.

"Are you crazy? I need to buy spicy snacks! I'm not going to argue with you." After that, Lin Jie's trust level dropped to 50...

Watching Lin Jie leave, the bespectacled man said to the man with the deceptive glasses, "Didn't you say you could force trust? Lin Jie's trust level has reached one hundred, so why couldn't it be successful?"

"My king, this is not my fault," said the Deception Glasses. "Look at the trust levels of the others."

So the guy with glasses looked at a passerby, his trust level was 10089...

"Damn it! How did you set this trust value system? A random stranger's trust value for me is over 10,000?" the bespectacled man said angrily.

"That's right, 10000 trust points are the basic trust level for someone you don't know to meet you for the first time." The voice of the fraudster in Glasses Brother's mind rang out: "That person is probably the kind of person who's rather naive."

"..." The bespectacled man paused for a moment: "Then what's the deal with Lin Jie's trust value being only one hundred?"

"Just like it appears," the deceptive glasses said.

"Damn it! Where is the trust between people?" the bespectacled man said angrily. "We've known each other for a while now, and his trust level towards me is only one percent of that of a stranger..."

'My king, knowing the truth is often a very sad thing,' the Deceptive Glasses comforted him.

"Don't say anything, let me calm down first."

……

In the training room on the top floor of the Xiao Group Building, Xiao Zhan was engaged in a bloody battle with a group of virtual enemies.

"Ah!" Xiao Zhan easily knocked down a man who was about to attack him with a single punch. Then he jumped back a step to dodge an attack and then threw a punch at extremely fast speed.

In just a few seconds, he landed dozens of punches on the enemy.

He then turned around and placed his palm on a person's chest, instantly clenching his fist. The force of his inch-punch sent the person flying.

"How about it?" Xiao Zhan struck a dashing pose for the two little girls sitting outside the training room: "I'm a genuine Jeet Kune Do master."

Unfortunately, before he could finish posing, four muscular men appeared around him. One of them grabbed his arm, and another punched him in the stomach.

"Ah..." Xiao Zhan bent over in pain: "Why does this virtual character hurt so much when it hits people..."

But before he could finish speaking, he was kicked hard in the back. Xiao Zhan fell forward, and then a muscular man sat directly on his head.

"Damn it..." Xiao Zhan cried out in pain. Then he tried to get up from the ground.

However, those big men didn't give him a chance at all. One of them sat directly on his back, grabbed his thighs with both hands, and started to pull him backward.

"Ouch...it hurts...help..." Xiao Zhan cried out in pain from the sudden movement: "Quick, someone turn off that machine...help me..."

After several unanswered pagers, he looked at the two little girls sitting beside him, watching him: "Could you help your brother turn off that machine... Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

Those muscular men seemed to have grown tired of the strangulation techniques, so they picked up Xiao Zhan and positioned his head towards the ground.

"Wait a minute..." Xiao Zhan looked at the two little girls: "Can you please help your brother turn off that virtual reality device?"

"Oh." Lin Mumu agreed and was about to turn off the projector. But as soon as she got up, Qingqing, who was holding Dou Dou, stopped her.

"Didn't our teacher say that more sweat during training means less blood during battle?" Qingqing said seriously, "The little brother is training, and we can't stop training just because he's suffering a little, otherwise he might die at the hands of bad guys in the future."

"I see." After hearing Qingqing's words, Lin Mumu nodded seriously: "Then I won't turn it off. Brother Xiao, I'll cheer you on."

As she spoke, she and Qingqing sat back down.

"You were taught by that Spartan teacher?! I'm going to complain to the school..." Xiao Zhan was shocked. This was the first time he had ever heard of a teacher teaching a group of seven or eight-year-old children this. Wasn't this child abuse?