Martial artists can never be ultimately insulted.

But just as Yuan Chen was speaking, a heavy thud was heard from the side.

The three of them instinctively turned their heads to look, and what came into view was Chun-Li, dressed in casual clothes and carrying two plastic bags.

The bags were filled with all kinds of vegetables, ingredients, and daily necessities, and upon seeing the scene, they were immediately placed on the ground.

When Yuan Chen saw Chunli return, he was slightly taken aback, and a look of seriousness appeared in his eyes.

Iori Ichika remained expressionless, while Han Zhuli's face showed anger and despair. After all, anyone showing up at a time like this was clearly not a good person...

"Uh... Chun-Li?"

"Sister?" Upon hearing this, Iori Ichika and Han Zhuli were also taken aback, and a hint of confusion appeared in their eyes.

sister?

Looking at all that hard work she'd put in, from 3 pm until 7 or 8 pm just to get everything sorted out, only to find out that the restaurant had completely exploded while she was out getting a residence permit and buying some groceries...

And Yuan Chen, sitting in a chair, covered in wounds, with two defeated dogs lying dead in front of him...

"Destroy it..." Chun-Li's face showed despair.

Volume 1: Chapter 91 - The Shocking Bottom Line of the Malfeasance Note

[Some readers found it absurd that Iori Ichika could use her phone to find information about Yingluo in Chapter 88. After checking, it turned out to be a mistake. I didn't check it when uploading. It has now been corrected to Iori Ichika only seeing Yuan Chen's encrypted identity, but the information is available through Yuan Chen's reasoning and questioning from Hong Kong. Refreshing the page will reveal the correct information.]

Seeing Chun-Li suddenly return, Yuan Chen scratched his head, then gave an awkward but polite smile, quietly pulled his foot away from Han Zhu-Li and the other girl's chest, and then said with an innocent and refreshing expression, "Sister Chun-Li!"

Chun-Li remained silent, her face filled with an indescribable expression.

It's no wonder they're siblings. Although they're not related by blood, Chun-Li has somehow mastered the magnetic field that comes from the continuous activation of life. Her face is blackened, leaving only her eyes emitting a hollow white light.

"...Destroy it."

Chunli muttered to herself.

It's hard to convince someone who's been busy for five or six hours, then spent another two hours traveling back and forth, still thinking about how to live a good life, that they'll come home to find their house completely blown up.

Despite the fact that only one-tenth of the tables, chairs, and benches remained, the walls were cracked, and even the floor tiles looked like they had been hit by some kind of bomb, riddled with large cracks, I still managed to remain calm and composed.

After initially feeling ashamed, Yuan Chen quickly regained his composure and began to ponder in his heart—

If things continue as they are in the 3D zone, Han Zhuli will likely be forced to swallow a large root that is thicker than her neck and even her thighs.

Unfortunately, reality isn't 3D, and Chun-Li doesn't have a large root. In fact, although she felt despair, Chun-Li, with her profound self-control, took a deep breath and said with a face full of despair:

"So... what happened? And what's the situation with these two girls?"

Hearing Chunli's words, Yuan Chen nodded in understanding, then pointed to the two women beneath him and said, "Han Zhuli, a Korean, whose parents apparently died in an accident due to Yingluo's attack. She is now in the old city trying to find Yingluo's whereabouts and seek revenge."

"...Yingluo?"

Upon hearing this, Chunli's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Although she could more or less sense that Yuan Chen was the one dealing with this, Chunli's face still showed obvious surprise after hearing Han Zhuli's identity.

When Han Zhuli first appeared in Street Fighter IV, Chun-Li didn't know her and had no understanding of her. But now it's different; only a few months have passed since Han Zhuli's family met with misfortune.

Putting aside Han Zhuli's status as a 15-year-old national taekwondo champion, the influence of South Korea in the world—or rather, the influence of the Korean Wave and the technological power of large conglomerates like Samsung—is something that Interpol cannot ignore.

Over time, people may forget, but as a member of Interpol, Chun-Li is no stranger to what happened during this period.

After staring at Han Zhuli for a while, Chun-Li recognized her identity quickly. Although Han Zhuli looked extremely disheveled, she had not lost her signature horn-shaped hairstyle. Combined with the taekwondo uniform under her sportswear, Chun-Li quickly recognized Han Zhuli.

"Huh? Is it that prosecutor's orphan?!"

Covering her mouth, Chun-Li looked surprised. She quickly took out her personal terminal, scanned and verified the information, and accessed Interpol's database. After a simple comparison, she exclaimed in astonishment:

"Han Zhuli? Right? Didn't you go missing? What are you doing in the old town of the Battle Realm?"

Upon hearing Yuan Chen and Chun Li's words, Han Zhuli sensed something was amiss. Instead of replying, she subconsciously turned her gaze towards Iori Ichika.

It's unclear when she came to her senses, but Iori Kazuka had already closed her eyes, seemingly fainting again.

But Han Zhuli knew that this dereliction of duty officer was an unkillable cockroach. He had a carbon fiber cushioning plate on his chest, a silicone cushioning pad on his abdomen, and shin guards like those used by soccer players on his legs, as well as protective gear on his arms, shoulders, and back. He looked like he was only wearing a T-shirt and leather jacket, but in reality, he was well protected in every way.

Especially just now, Han Zhuli clearly remembered that when this woman had just returned, Iori Ichika had been staring wide-eyed, diligently recording everything she saw. And now, just as things started to look wrong, she suddenly had an old injury flare up and fainted?

You're kidding me!

Thinking this, Han Zhuli pursed her lips and remained silent.

Although I feel uneasy and uncertain, the situation is far too complicated. Since I don't know what to say, I'll simply remain silent and observe how things unfold...

Seeing Han Zhuli's resistant reaction, Chunli turned her gaze to Yuan Chen.

"So... what exactly happened?"

Seeing this, Yuan Chen smacked his lips and then briefly recounted the process.

"To sum it up..." After a moment's thought, Yuan Chen reached out to Iori Ichika. Sensing something amiss, Iori Ichika instantly activated her three-dimensional defenses, her eyes wide as she stared intently at Yuan Chen.

Even so, Yuan Chen still managed to forcibly take out her police terminal.

He semi-forced Iori Kazuka to open it, then brought up his encrypted message interface again and said:

"This guy saw that my personal information was encrypted, and I'm from Hong Kong, which is currently under lockdown and investigation because of the Terracotta Warriors incident. And coincidentally, I didn't react to Ying Luo at all while I was chatting with Han Zhuli..."

As he said this, Yuan Chen paused for a moment, then pointed at Iori Ichika and said succinctly, "That's how she reasoned."

Then, pointing to Han Zhuli, he said, "She just believed it."

"..."

Not only Chun-Li, but also Iori Ichika and Han Zhuli, who were standing nearby, realized that something seemed amiss after hearing what Yuan Chen said.

Forget about pretending to be dead any longer, Iori Kazuka widened her eyes and said, "Wait, what do you mean I reasoned like this and she just believed it?! Is there something wrong with this? Isn't your identity encrypted?!"

“Oh my god…” Chun-Li cried out in despair, then reached into her pocket and, to Iori Kazuka’s astonishment, as if to say 'Oh my god?!', pulled out an ID card with the IPCO logo printed on it.

"I am Chun-Li, a full-time Interpol officer from Hong Kong. I entered the Dou Jie (international police) to investigate related matters concerning Ying Luo."

Iori Kazuka: "..."

Han Zhuli: "..."

After a brief silence, Iori Kazuka said with feigned seriousness, "Uh, is it possible that it's a forgery?"

Chunli remained silent, but picked up Iori Kazuka's police terminal, entered her code in Interpol, and then showed the screen back to Iori Kazuka and Han Zhuli.

Chun-Li's information and personal authentication were clearly displayed on the screen.

Although her attire was different, her signature almond-shaped eyes, bun hairstyle, and delicate features reminiscent of the Jiangnan water towns made it easy to recognize that the person before her was Chun-Li from the records.

Iori Kazuka gasped in shock.

But as a police officer who had neglected her duties, her survival instincts allowed her to quickly come up with the key to breaking the deadlock after a brief brainstorming session.

"You're an Interpol agent, which has nothing to do with this guy being a wanted criminal in Shadow Luo... Uh, could you be colluding with each other?"

"Wow." Hearing Iori Ichika's words, not only Yuan Chen and Chun Li standing to the side, but even Han Zhuli couldn't help but exclaim in amazement:

"Your dereliction of duty is hopeless. Your country is definitely hopeless if it allows someone like you to join the law enforcement force."

"Shut up! If it weren't for me, you would have been deported long ago!" Iori Kazuka retorted, breaking her guard. Then, she stared at Chun-Li with dead fish eyes, her expression clearly indicating that she would deny everything if Chun-Li couldn't produce evidence.

After all, she's already been demoted to managing delinquent teenagers. If she gets another complaint from Interpol, she'll probably be demoted to the traffic police to issue tickets.

Chunli remained silent, but slowly opened her terminal and then used her permissions to retrieve Yuan Chen's encrypted file.

Normally, Chun-Li wouldn't be able to be directly summoned, but as the daughter of the meritorious agent Copper Ang, Chun-Li not only has impeccable family background, but also stands with Yuan Chen to face important figures in the Shadow Army such as Sagat and Baroque.

Other information is secondary; we can still consult and organize information related to Yuan Chen's identity.

In the line of sight of Iori Ichika and Han Zhuli, Yuan Chen's personal profile and experience clearly stated...

'Working with police officer Chun-Li, they defeated and captured Shagat, a former Muay Thai champion and a member of the Shadow Organization. Before the Shadow Organization withdrew, they destroyed the Hong Kong stronghold, the Sanyuan Society, and defeated Shadow Organization member Baroque…' and the last sentence, 'Due to the mental abilities of Vega, the leader of the Shadow Organization, the data is encrypted, and unnecessary inquiries will be rejected at the discretion of the authorities…' and so on.

Upon seeing Yuan Chen's information, Han Zhuli's face showed a hint of astonishment. When she looked at Yuan Chen again, her face was full of surprise and confusion, as if she were getting to know this ridiculously strong, delicious cook, and seemingly easy-going... Shadow Luo's lackey... all over again.

Looking at Yuan Chen's information, Iori Kazuka hesitated for a moment before stroking her chin and saying, "Hmm... is it possible that this is also a forgery?"

"Ah, you're hopeless, you delinquent cop." Seeing this, even Yuan Chen couldn't help but sigh. Then he simply looked up and suggested, "Sister Chunli, let's just send a report and let this guy become a traffic cop to settle down."

"I was wrong! I was wrong, okay?!" Upon hearing the report, Iori Kazuka immediately surrendered.

"Don't report me! I'll admit my mistake, okay?! I don't care if the traffic police give me a ticket, I just wanted to legally beat up a criminal, what's wrong with that..."

With a look of despair, Iori Kazuka then seemed to remember something and slapped her forehead, saying:

"Hey, how about this, I can be your inside man in the juvenile division? I'm not kidding, I know all the delinquents in this area. You know Hanayama Kaoru? He's the big boss of this area. I went to drink with him on my first day here..."

"Wow." Han Zhuli couldn't help but exclaim in surprise as she watched Iori Kazuka so bluntly declare that he wanted to be their inside man in the juvenile division.

"This malfeasance report of yours really challenges my understanding of the bottom line of the state's violent machinery..."

Han Zhuli's father was a righteous prosecutor. Although his death had a profound impact on her, even Han Zhuli herself gave up on the so-called justice and simply pursued revenge, willing to pay any price.

However, it must be said that corrupt police officers like Iori Kazuka always manage to give Han Joo-ri a deep sense of dread at various times, and the illusion that 'this country is beyond saving'—or perhaps it is not an illusion.

"Don't lead me down the path of crime..."

Chunli sighed.

But Iori Kazuka didn't give up. Instead, struggling to avoid becoming a pathetic traffic cop, she said, "After all, when I was making my deductions, didn't Genji not deny it either?"

"But I didn't admit it either." Hearing this, Yuan Chen chuckled.

"I'm just saying that someone with your qualifications isn't qualified to investigate me. Am I wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Iori Kazuka's face flushed with embarrassment.

But Chun-Li wasn't fooled by her bratty younger brother, Yuan-Chen. She reached out and gave Yuan-Chen a sharp rap on the forehead.

"Don't change the subject! You have plenty of opportunities to explain, it's just a matter of making a phone call," Chunli said, hands on her hips, looking utterly helpless.

"But you deliberately used this ambiguous answer to evade the question, or even to escalate the conflict and provoke them to attack you!"

After a pause, Chun-Li asked with a hint of doubt, "Didn't you just have a fight at the Kengan Association this morning? How come you're fighting again just a few hours later? It seems like you're getting into fights more and more frequently."

Chun-Li's voice was filled with deep helplessness as she spoke.

Looking back at the past two weeks... no, to be precise, it was less than two weeks. Ever since she met Yuan Chen, the world seemed to have been turned on like a switch, and Chun Li's eyes were filled with one battle after another.

Rarely seen fighters are emerging one after another from every nook and cranny: the Muay Thai Emperor, the Masked Prince, Nioh, the Grim Reaper, the Wu Clan, the Kengan Association, and that junior who became the champion of the Tokyo Dome's underground fighting arena at sixteen or seventeen...

Chunli used to not care about things like Bazi (Four Pillars of Destiny) and fortune telling, but now, even Chunli can't help but wonder if there's any truth to the things Grandpa Yuan said about naming children...

Previously, it was just a matter of being prone to turmoil; now it has accelerated to the point of being prone to lawsuits...

If I hadn't returned in time, by the time they discovered that Iori Kazuka had been out of contact for an extended period, the Violence Countermeasures Division and the Violent Weapon Mobile Unit would probably have immediately sent personnel into the old town to investigate.

In response, Yuan Chen simply poked the croissant next to his feet with his foot.

"Because I really like Zhu Li, whether it's her personality, fighting spirit, or talent, she's very good."

Volume 1: 92. The Second Late-Night Snack

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Han Zhuli, who was lying on the ground, was slightly taken aback, and then subconsciously looked up at Yuan Chen.

Feeling the gazes of Han Zhuli and the others, Yuan Chen said frankly, "Actually, before Iori Ichika came, I had a brief sparring session with Zhuli... but to be honest, it was a pity."

"Whether it's her skill or her willpower, the strength that Spider-Woman has shown hasn't reached a level that makes me take notice..." After saying this, Yuan Chen paused, then added:

"If Qi is the expression of physical strength, then Yi is the core of the soul... Judging from the level at that time, even if Zhu Li had another ten years or so, he probably wouldn't be a match for the Four Heavenly Kings of Shadow Luo."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Han Zhuli remained silent but did not offer any explanation.

"So?" Chun-Li raised an eyebrow. "So what does this have to do with your provocation?"

"The tempering and growth of will," Yuan Chen said.

"Although I did have many opportunities to explain my identity, when the misunderstanding first occurred, the will and energy in Zhuli's body were purified at an astonishing speed... As someone who practices Qigong, Chunli, you should be able to understand what this kind of tempering of will represents."

Hearing Yuan Chen say this, Chun Li nodded thoughtfully.

"I see... That makes sense then."

As a classic martial artist, especially since Qigong emphasizes cultivating the mind, Chun-Li is well aware of the profound impact that tempering one's will can have on the future at Han Zhu-li's age.

As he said this, Yuan Chen shrugged:

"Actually, I could feel it just now too. Under the despair of knowing that Zhuli was going to die, her will seemed to have reached a certain critical point... Although it was an illusion, once touched upon, it would be of immense benefit to her future cultivation."