The parking lot outside Central Hospital slowly emptied.
Doctors changed shifts.
Families came and went.
The chaos from the earlier accident had finally started settling.
But across the street...
Something entirely different was beginning.
Lu Chen stood beside his vehicle.
Viper remained several steps away.
The photograph of Shen Tian rested between Lu Chen’s fingers.
For several seconds...
Neither man spoke.
Then Lu Chen looked down at the picture again.
Shen Tian.
Blond hair.
Green eyes.
That same infuriatingly calm expression.
Lu Chen’s jaw tightened.
"What does he have to do with you?"
Viper smiled.
"Straight to business."
"I asked a question."
"And you’re still impatient."
Lu Chen’s eyes became cold.
Viper had known him long enough to recognize the warning.
He lifted both hands slightly.
"Fine."
His smile faded.
"Shen Tian’s family has been interfering with several operations connected to people I work for."
Lu Chen stared.
"Who?"
"People with money."
"Names."
"No."
Lu Chen’s Qi stirred.
Viper didn’t move.
Instead...
He laughed softly.
"There."
"That’s the War Wolf I remember."
Lu Chen took one step.
"Don’t test me."
Viper’s smile returned.
"I didn’t come here to fight you."
"No?"
"No."
He glanced toward the hospital entrance.
Toward Shen Tian.
Rose.
Lin Yue.
Then...
Back.
"I came because we suddenly have overlapping interests."
Lu Chen looked toward Shen Tian too.
Rose was walking beside him.
Close.
Far too close.
Lin Yue on the other side.
Both women smiling.
Both clearly comfortable.
Lu Chen’s grip tightened around the photograph.
Viper noticed immediately.
"Oh."
Lu Chen’s eyes snapped toward him.
"What?"
Viper’s smile became amused.
"So that’s what this is."
"Watch yourself."
"He took something from you."
Silence.
Viper looked toward Rose.
Then Lin Yue.
His smile slowly widened.
"Or..."
"Someone?"
Lu Chen’s killing intent immediately appeared.
Viper stopped smiling.
Not because he was frightened.
Because he had confirmed enough.
Interesting.
Very interesting.
Lu Chen stepped closer.
"Whatever you think..."
"Forget it."
Viper stared.
Then shrugged.
"Fine."
He reached into his coat again.
This time...
A small black flash drive appeared.
Lu Chen looked down.
"What’s that?"
"Information."
"On Shen Tian?"
"Partly."
Lu Chen didn’t take it.
Viper continued.
"Also on the reason I came back to China."
Lu Chen’s expression changed slightly.
"Xue Long."
Viper’s eyes narrowed.
There.
He hadn’t expected Lu Chen to know that already.
"Who told you?"
"Doesn’t matter."
"It matters to me."
Lu Chen’s voice became colder.
"I thought Xue Long was dead."
"So did I."
"You were there."
"After you shot him."
"You confirmed the body."
Viper’s smile disappeared.
"No."
Silence.
Lu Chen stared.
Viper continued.
"I confirmed blood loss."
"Collapsed pulse."
"Two gunshot wounds."
"But..."
He looked away.
"The building came down before we extracted."
Lu Chen’s eyes narrowed.
"You told me he was dead."
"I thought he was."
"That’s not the same thing."
"No."
Viper’s expression hardened.
"It isn’t."
For a moment...
The rivalry surrounding Shen Tian disappeared.
Black Wolf.
Old operations.
Syria.
Bodies.
Betrayal.
Xue Long.
Those memories returned.
Lu Chen looked toward the flash drive.
"What does he want?"
Viper’s expression became serious.
"Qinghe’s Neural Defense Prototype."
Lu Chen’s eyes narrowed.
Gu Qingya.
Of course.
Everything came back to her.
Viper continued.
"And something else."
"What?"
Viper glanced toward Shen Tian again.
"The Shen Family out of the way."
Lu Chen looked toward the hospital entrance.
His expression slowly darkened.
Viper extended the drive.
"So..."
"Like I said."
"Mutual problem."
Lu Chen finally took it.
But...
His eyes remained cold.
"Don’t misunderstand."
Viper raised an eyebrow.
"I’m listening."
"Shen Tian is mine."
Viper stared.
Then...
A faint smile appeared.
"Your enemy?"
Lu Chen looked toward him.
"No one else touches him."
Viper laughed.
"Possessive even with your enemies."
Lu Chen’s expression changed.
"Say that again."
Viper lifted his hands.
"Relax."
Then...
His eyes moved toward Rose.
"Seems to be a theme lately."
Lu Chen’s aura exploded.
Viper immediately moved backward.
Just enough.
"Alright."
"Enough."
Lu Chen glared.
Viper turned.
"We’ll talk later."
"Where?"
"You’ll find me."
Lu Chen’s eyes narrowed.
"I hate games."
Viper looked over his shoulder.
"No."
"You hate losing them."
Then...
He disappeared into the crowd.
Lu Chen remained still.
The flash drive rested in his hand.
Across the street...
Rose laughed again.
Lu Chen looked toward her.
His anger returned.
Shen Tian had already noticed.
Not the conversation.
Not every word.
But...
The unfamiliar aura.
The hostility.
The way Lu Chen stood.
The tension.
Xu Ning hovered beside him.
[Host.]
"I know."
Rose looked toward him.
"Know what?"
Shen Tian kept walking.
"Someone’s watching."
Rose immediately became more alert.
Her earlier blush vanished.
Mercenary instincts returned.
"Where?"
Shen Tian glanced toward the parking lot.
"Already leaving."
Lin Yue followed his gaze.
"Enemy?"
"Probably."
Rose narrowed her eyes.
"Black Wolf?"
Shen Tian looked toward her.
"You recognize anything?"
She watched the disappearing crowd.
Then...
Her expression slowly changed.
"I saw someone."
"Who?"
Rose became quiet.
Then...
"Viper."
Lin Yue immediately stopped.
Shen Tian looked between them.
"That bad?"
Rose’s face had become serious.
Very serious.
"Former Black Wolf."
Lin Yue added quietly.
"Not former."
Rose looked toward her.
Lin Yue continued.
"Enemy."
Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.
Rose exhaled.
"Complicated."
"I dislike complicated."
"You’ll hate this story."
Shen Tian smiled.
"Try me."
Rose glanced toward Lu Chen.
He was still standing near the car.
Watching them.
Then...
She moved closer to Shen Tian and lowered her voice.
"Viper used to run demolitions for Black Wolf."
"One of our best."
"Smart."
"Patient."
"Completely insane."
Shen Tian’s eyebrow rose.
"Sounds charming."
Rose ignored that.
"He disappeared during an operation three years ago."
"Same one?"
Lin Yue asked.
Rose nodded.
"The Xue Long operation."
Shen Tian’s expression changed slightly.
Xu Ning immediately reacted.
[Host.]
I know.
Everything connected.
Again.
Rose continued.
"After that..."
"We learned someone had been selling Black Wolf routes."
"Patrol schedules."
"Supply locations."
"Contract details."
"People died."
Her voice became colder.
"We suspected Viper."
"But never proved it."
Lin Yue folded her arms.
"And now he’s here."
(Author’s Note: IMPORTANT!)
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