Inthisrgar,LingLingthghtatthatntthatthisstranghtsjstikthpystryf"HarryPttranDran"thatLaWangttinthnxtr.Hhaagnsniththattransprtppthrghtianspa.

Inthn,Linin,stihasfaiiafingstrsthpsyhiatrihspita,itavattrtathstaffatthpsyhiatrihspitabfrshsisharg.Angthisthfrrhspitairtr,frntysffrhartattaksinfitsfrag.Anptththirbigtrinthgarn.Rgaringth``RUbraMshr,''hxprsshisrtantnrgsrgry,anbythy,hftbhinatxtinihhasntinhisris.Anhftthntahspitasatisfi,brghtthisitthsffstrangthingstthrtay,anpnasashpinastrangpa.

WhatLingLingin'tknfrs,sthatshastifangraftrsingthntntsfthttrftbhinbyhrfrran.

"DarGranpaDan,Isnyrbrypast.ItssthatIsnaathykingthahartfrrpa..."ODanin'tfinishhisshisysarkn,hrppthttrinangranthrtnthgrn.

ThisisLinin'sfrthatbigraphytat,anahnisrtragsthanthast.

Nnantrstantayipatinthasbniagnsthsvrsinsanrtainasprsnaityisrrs...

Nininnsirshrsfaatrbss.Injst3nthsaftringtthisr,Isabtnattaf3bsinssngtiatinsansagratsss!

Ys,vnthgnfhisstrbgantspranthIntrnt.

"Oh,it'saftrnn,"Lingingsaiasshptapakagfspiystripsfrthrfrigratr,ihsstkthfrshprvryay.Cpainingthatthspiystripsrastghasbftnn,hktrshisffiptransigh,"Tayisanthraytiprvysf."

LingLingatthfasTivapatfrtsharthingsrattghstsanystryihngspiyfthatisiffitthkingfrthnxtittitrabbitikYLianYn.

Iiaty,hisysrgtthiprvissingprsnntifiatinpst.Hkpttypingnhiskybar,"Sir,havyvrharfthagiaabininths?"

…

Aftrrtrningtthhtr,YLianyniiatypaithaitinafanaskthhtsrvistafftkfrantapprjtr.

Aftrsttingpthipnt,YLianynrbbhrfrstbittnhansanshivrasshappibaktaptthprjtr.

“In’tnttianyr…”YLianynttr.Hsinryhpthatthisvitapbatrasrthattrnhisxhastifarn.Hsinarapriant.

ThprjtraaiffrntsnanthTVstartshngasintsrn.

Atthbginning,a4snntsispaynthsrn.Asthntprgrsss,abinkapparsnthsrn,asifthntsrftinaystrisy.YLianynsnyftthatthsrnskingathi.

Thnthasn,anthainvntrrnvitaphasffiiaybgn.First,aanthssyhairappararingaitgazskirt.Shsatinfrntfthakpirrranbhrng,thikhair.Mstfhisnghairvrhisntirfa.,Hvr,thrghthatinfbinghrhair,itisasytsthatthisanhasanaazingybatiffa,rvaingafairfa,batifhks,ybr,anharingys.

YLianynn'thpbtfaitttinanshsahisaazinirsthaffthvistpitthaiyiffthisbatifan.Whatsstrangsthatvnthghththrprsnsarythainharatrbhinthara,thannvrhaapsitivfaxptfrthiagrftinthakpirrr,ihsrftinthvi"LifthIn".Thsagsfrththrharatrs.Aaninitths...Thshtingangfthisviisvryspia,givingppaninsribabsnsfvyris.

ThrsapartinthfirsthaffthntntthatYLianynpaiittattntint.Sthrsssrtfnfitbtnthananhrintratinthnfhrnighbrs.

Whnvraangst,tiniffrntfigrsktfrthrfanarbyhs.Onisanananththrayngan,thsiiarybranys,asifthyrfathransn.Thirfasarstixprssinss,btthirysarfitharksir.

Thyrarypping,btnthyftthaninittrnthirgaz,fathransnintthrahirysrhi,btntintstarathrththstagrys..Hvnhaasiksinhisfa.

Thanbhrhaantrntav,btatthatnt,thanayfthnighbringhsabakfrthraatthrightntangavthaninaitatagrikasshbhrhaansainthing.,anathgryn.Unfrtnaty,thissasintvianYLianynintknhatthppinthvirsaying.Hnyakarghgss,btitsn'tprttyanyy.

Priiaystinaiyif,thisrraanntattaffrtis,ahtisightyiffrnt.Thaninit,ftnrssinfrntfthirrr,baranrinptntanrs,anhrsikyhairbavnrishv.Thattitfthhstssnxtrtrsthanasrsn.Frthfirstathtphysiavin,hptargantsfn'shair,avingththargbapaths.

Thntntinthsnhafissassynnt.Thaninitsabsbythistrssfthnighbr'shs,anhrnitinssbathatshnngrbabatif,btthparntsanhirnnxtrin'tvnkathr.Stp

It'santhrnay.Thaninitbhrhaassaanstartsking,btstpsiy.Thnxtsnisstatifr10sns.Hvr,ifyksy,yfinthatthrarataysbthangsinthnvirnnt.Changisntstati,btthppinthphtntv.

Thansstaningnthranarthfrntrfhrhs,asifiting,bthrnighbranhrsn,rnarby,fhr,stirssinit,asifthyritingfrsthing.Isstaring.

AsYLianynsnringathappn,hsnyntiatraifbingfrthrnrfthT-jntin.

Shrtyaftrthsnhangs,aanrssinitarrivsatarnranisvrsthfrbyfhrnighbr'shstsstrappnrthfatrk.Ashiningsivrknifrfrthby.

Thissstbafrshangthatthhstssnxtrspanningtstabthaninittay,sshrhanitinarnrrthaninitpassvryay.Hvr,Iin'txpttbaintayrnvrbyaspingartay.Ishitbyatrk.

Thathfanighbr'sistrssssrarantragithatYLianynfthitthr.

Thisfingffarsfrthavnfhannatr.Thsrisknbtiffittstiat.

YLianynshivr,btthnraizthatthbyhatshhastsbingrstr,anshftitspraarnhr.Thshakingarirsabitfashk,btIasftbrightnssanrth.

"Thisvitapis...sf!"YLianynftbthxitanfrightn.Iththvintnttthnthnfitingtins.

Thnthsnhang,anYLianynsaanrssinitsittingbythryingsay,hriatbytrbing,akingpppityhr.

YLianyngssthatthaninitsrningthathfhrnighbr'sistrss.AthghhntstanthinringspiritfthVirgin,hntnythgntnssfthaninit.

Hvr,inthsbsntsn,YLianynnagaintnssthavnfhannatr.

Sny,Isan,anananayngan,jptfthsrnanrnptaanrssinit.Takaskatthirrazyanfrisfas.Thyrafathransnivinthnighbrhanayssaanrssinit.Thyjinfrstkithaninit.Inapani,aanrssinitrshinta,anthnighbr'ssnfnaargstnnxttthanthrtintth.

Evnaftringthis,thrazyfathransnintstpthirprvrtats.Evntay,sstnsabsrfnanntsstptysth.

WhnYLianynsahis,shn'thpnhinghrfists,hrbrathingstarttbfastr,anshftinrib.Hntnrstanyfathransnhakithaninitsbrtay.Wasitrvngfrthanighbr'sistrss?

Iiatyaftrthat,thTVsrnfashstrangy,anYLianynvagysanighbrshaitragiayinthhs,aparntanhi,anaanthatsttrsstaninginthifthtrpss.sa

Thanhaafrfa,ratths,anafrfa,bthrys,ihshaitrsthrinhrhair,stiaYLianynrgnizthprsninfrntfhratfirstsprsnkithisprsnbynknans.Thprsnfaingthfathransnsaaninithabntrikbythfathransnintfaingintth.

Infat,hrtrnthhatranangr.

YLianynfthrhsttightn,asifaninvisibhanshinghrtighty,btthpaininhrhartisappar.Hhhishstaninsistththastpartfthvi.OnyBaiYiansit.Than'sysbaranr,anthtraitinaChinsnbrsinthrpp'sysbaranrar.

Thrisaarnbrittnnit,7!

Frtratntstratsyptsbtntthrtas

WhnYLianynsnringabtthnbr"i",hisbiphnsnyrang,anhisharttrbagain.Htrnarnansaisphnringingnthb.

YLianyntkapbrathanpikpthphn.Thsrnispay4"nknas"inarThisnpasantnbrstbaingfrh.

Aftransringthphn,YLianynhsitatansai,"H?"

Thrssinfrai,anYLianynftnfrtab.Athghththatattakhisbyhastprariysbsi,hssthavnrris.

Whatxatyisnthistap?Thisstntbthbssingthatthbsssai!

Aftrabt10sns,avifinayathrghthphn,anitsnfaiiarthi.Thvinththrnfthphnsarhishthathaststhisin.

"N!N!Dn't!!"

Than'ssrasrspratantragi,rptingintryghsanstrangsbsbfrthsnipty.

Evrythingisvrything...

Whnthphnhngp,athrgarsnsbarstssinYLianyn'sars,asirtyannfsashishart.

It'shisvi!

Thvinthphnnshis!

WhnYLianynxprinath,itsasifhharhissrainanthrtianspa.Hntnypathizthhr,btasiaginhistragiath.

Thystbthsaprvrtfathransniintragiirstansinthvi!Anthprsnkihistbthaninitsrrnthvitap.

Asarst,YLianynsnynrstanfinaynrstthaningbhinthshpkpr'sstrangrs.

"Thaspriis7ays,spasrtrnitthin7ays."

"Yn'thavtgivitbak.Eithry,thprpsfprngingifbahiv."

"Thbstytvriffitisistfayrfars.Thisisaviffbssings."

"..."

S,sthnbr"i"inthitsfaan'sysrprsntantthrifspan?

Satisrrnthisvitapisntabssing,btars.

Isthstintfightingfirthfiransingvirsstfightxtrainsinainvasins?

Isxtninghisifspanfrssthan3ayst7aysthytsavayingif?

Hrazyisthstrr??

YLianynnttsratfrai,btsnaptthfatfaitin.Infat,ifythinkabtitfr3t7ays,yaynthavtnrthpainffringthispri,ihisarayararbssing.Aftra,hsfathprsfranthrinsin,rasbynhanrah,anprbshntsv.

Ifyingatthyngagf29ishisinvitabfat,hshatastbathsapainssath.

"Wait!"YLianyntkapbrath.Hsnysagirfhpinhrspairanntithatabrightightsshininginhrbatifys."Ifybssistingtrtrnthvitapthin7ays,sthatanhknhfixvitapprbs?Ys,thisisinhisstr.Maybthbsshisfisaprfxristranhntr,anatisnthisvitapisinsihi.Ofrsyanvrit.”

Thinkingfthis,YLianynn'thpbtrgrtannttgivhisfabigbWhyihhavtbsartinthfirstpa?Hshntinsistnbyingvitaps.

RbringLingLing'sstrangsi,YLianynntithpayfnssinththr'ssi.Whatkinfvianviprsnsthisbss,hstirythisvitap?

YLianyntkffhrths.Aftrybytpratrrtrntnra,Iftthsrhatanthnssfthhanhartagain.Hphisfrhaanrvthtapfrthprjtr,btthnthpikitp,itstppving.

Atthisnt,YLianynthghtfanstin.

Th"bssing"nthvitapanrsistthxtrainsinafrsbhinthstrangan'sby,sshrtrnsthvitapthrrrntbssanatthsatirvsth"bssing"nhrby.Ifyarfat,isyrprpstrtrnthprfanthrinsin?Wiitakabak?

gvs!

YLianyn’svisinbaark.Hsthavfanintafssifrihhnngribt.Thnyif-savingrphabnrtthbtt,sthynybrathtsifRinfrai,stthysffat.

``Whatisanxristhatnytratsthsyptsbtntthrtas?''YLianynn'thpbtpain,``Arthssfrfranthrinsinstihantsvnaftrthingthvitap.''WhaItkpstaringatyantryingttakyrif?Frnn,Ihavtgintbt.''Gbak.Dyhavsrgrythyrbssvrysvnays?”

Atthatnt,YLianyn'sistrsssptybvis.HistgbaktkfrLingLingagainanaskhrtright.

Aftrhangingths,YLianynptthyagntainingthbakvitapangtraytgt.BtthtipfyshsstithrstpsayfrthbrrnIharaknknthr.

YLianynstpp,sbnsisygrabbthshrstrapfthbag,anask,“Wh?”

Htappthsahnthinsifthrshin'thavtrryabttsirssingatsgingninsithr.

Sntsithrsai,"H,thisisrsrvi.W'rhrtarshrganshaptyrbathr."

Haringthis,YLianynkatthbathrinthranraizthatthshrganshapinthbathrrinptyanntba.Hthisgarabitanpnthrtthr,saying,"Okay.".

Atfirst,thyjstpnthrak,btintrvthrhainthatsattahtthrk.Hktthransanyasiingitrssstaningthrthshrganshapinhan.Thrisnthingsinsithbtt.

YLianynftriv.Hsiryyanntthantsithr.Hsthr,tkffthrhain,anpnthragain.

BtatYLianynin'txptsnthisansphistiatanaintthranpain,atkinfhttrainshangantan?haraan'svifrbhinhi.Atthsati,Iftizzy.Inthbinkfany,tnaringspiabaknifrsapparbhinthan.

"H,China'sspiargnyinintinvstigatin,anaysis,anrsspprtrganizatin.Rgaringthrinaryinintsarinvstigating,appriatyrpratininrinvstigatin."Bhinthan.Snsiiarthiat.Thta,paansaitYLianynthasi.

Onthgfthiff,YLianynnhhisfistsnrvsy,jstikhisangrs-hairppnnt.

It'snnry'vharfthisrganizatin.Thisisbasthisrganizatinisaanabbrviatinfranrganizatinangpp,aystrisgrp,aspiarganizatinthatspiaizsinaingthnsappaninintsbtnpp.

5trths

"I'srryfrivingy,Mr.YLianyn."Asifnnsking,thitrssnbttnhratantkffhrshirt,rvaingthatshsstiaringatightbakathrjaktnrnath.Ta."Basyavisnprps,sit'sipssib."Makthispan.”

YLianyn’sxprssinsnstab.Aftrai,hsighansai:“Whatynyhpth?”

``Rgaringthatpsyyanyrfathrprfrhafanthag,thbyfannintifiansxhnarOYarCity.''Thpaanthangrshairansrsipy.Igttthrfthis.Htkaphtfthbyfannknan.Thaan'srpssasbatifasvr,anhrringrssshnikb."Yshayshavthiprssinfthrpsinthispht."

Thpaansnystrbrsthingansiapgtiay."Bythy,Ifrgttintrysf.MynaisHJian,anI'thirar."

Inthn,thanstphasizthpint,rpatingt,"I'32thisyar.I'sti32."

"Is."YLianynsiryyann'thpbtganatthby'sha,thnkatthanprtningtbaananthta,sar-faanstaningnxtthr.Ta.

"I'Inhi."Thansisighty.

"Wijian,"thtaangrtthan.

YLianynn,thghtfrai,ansai,“Sinyatfinthisrps,yshaskntrangthisrpsis.”

AthghHJia'an'shairisnthathy,shhasafrinyanbnvntxprssin,anhrfaanbsaitbbatif.Inaatn,hsai,``Iikyttabtthatpsyprssanathappnrnty.''

Singththrparty'snn-ittaattit,YLianyniaginthatthystrisgrpfppsthavasahgssbasfthnknan'srps,thrsatthispintIn'thavbnabtisvrit.

Ofrs,inthbginning,rabtntatahthrasiy,anhtkthinitiativtapprahs.Thystrisgrphaanypprtnitistntathi,btthynvrntathianin'tstar.

Thinkingfthis,YLianynaghinhishart,btprtntrbrnhisfa,antththrppinthystrisgrpinfrntfhithsastryhhatLingLing.

Aftrspaking,YLianynsrtybsrvthxprssinsfththrppinfrntfhi.

LiJiankthghtf,anLiYingibrifyayntatthWiJiangbsihi.ThirratinaYLianyn'sharttrbsvratis,anhrbanstab.

Antatr,YLianyn’systthatHJia’an’srs.

``CanItythrasitatin,Mr.YLiangyn?''LiJian'ansaihpssy,``Ifyn'tnttprat,'atyn'tik.''

Whispaking,WiJiang,asar-faan,nshrsrisy,``Dn'trry,Mr.Y,arxprtsinaingthrinaryprbs.Whatiyinthisxtrarinaryinint?''Nattrathappns,ntpassanyjgntnthisattr.”

LiYingiassaithisinaatn."W,instass,it'sthsaaskiingyrbigiafathr..."

YLianynftthhairsavrhrbystannn.Hsnystpfrhishairanfnhisftrappinarsvraftaythnsap.hsaitharythrat.“Y,y…”

Singthis,HJia'ansighanbganttthinfratinhhagathr:"Atay,ngaftrthainthappntyanyrfathr,rpphavarayisvrthasfthisstranginintatthsn.Onthsrfa,itssthaty.''Yightthinkit'saghstinint,btthspiritsfabisarasingtrb,btinraity,that'sntthas.Thrarnystrisprsrgs;thrarnyparanraphnnathatanntbxpainbyxistingphnna.Sin.

Inthsnrthan'sbysisvr,anxtratrrstriatritthasiiarapparanantxtrtjaitsatayisvr.Hvr,frsrasn,thraiatinthatsprsntinargantitisinthtritisapparngag.Itsatrisvrthatithabntransfrrtaan'sby.Insi,thnisvrthatths-a"yinathingrita"thatssprainthanintntainviagfSnnnCityisatayvrysiiartartainatrixfspranintiviizatinsthathannspiaraiantnrgy.Iisvr.

Inthpastsvrahnryars,thyinathingritahasnybnsssfn.Itisspatthatthisisikytthninssanrarityfthtrit.

Ifthritaissssf,thbjtbsaithatnntsiffrntinsinstthatrixthatgisthtrit'snrgy.Thrfr,thrpsfaanththnrgyfatritpnsat-insinanAthpphavbninntatththrainsfannintifianfrangtiarisvrantargtbyratrsfranthrinsin.

ThisisthfirsttiIhavintntatththistypfxtra-insinaania,btjgingfrthsnsatinsIftpnntat,thrisahighpssibiitythatitisanvianaggrssivbingtrsthhanr.Thyrathainatinsinthsintirtntatththrps,trappinghansinartainspa,aninthprsssyinjtingprintthhainatbis.,sytransfrsthhanbyintastrtrsitabfrsrviva,anvntaytransfrsnsisnssintthhanby.

Sbrsfrsrttarntstshppnntsansffrhavysss.Nhyarpytrappinthirhainatinsanarinangr.”

Spakingfthis,HJia'anhaigarttthakinxprssinnhisfa.Hskaigarttthtightingit."Y-san,isthaty?Yarthnynhathstxtrarinaryxprininthisrinaryvnt.Evrynaintntatththisrpsisnntrb.EvnifthyarfnintianthrpsThsppstin'tfinhi,vnaftrkingpfrthhainatin,hstifintnssanssann'tgttfhisf.i.

Onyy,Mr.Y,yrbyisfrtthstanthrsinfthxtrainsinaratr'spr,btyrnsisnssisstiak.

Atfirst,ssptthatyrbysbinginvabyanxtrainsinaratr,sin'thavthragtapprahyrightay.Iapgizfrntbingarrgantran.Thisisanssarypratin.

Hvr,aftrbsrvingyfraprifti,Ifnthatyrbysinntinvabyxtrainsinaratrs.Thrfr,havjstffiiayitbinsntatthytay,aniktknryharsapingthgripfisinsatthisti.”

AftristningtthtaisfHJia'an'sxpanatin,YLianyn'sinnrfarsysbsi,anhrxprssinhangfrshktraity,anthntaixfprsntanthght,asifayarhapass..

SingYLianyn'srpyay,HJia'ansighansaitLiYingi:“XiaLi,pasprparanbginthhypnsis.”

Haringthis,YLianyntrb,iiatystrththishantstphi,anhrriysai:"Waitaint,it'sntthatIn'tnttsayit,Ijstn'tnttsayit."Dttfinishrring.”

LiJia'anaghnhharthis.HsiikaivingBha,btthsinvvfthsrvthbating.Haghansai,"That'sit.It'skay.Jstthinkbfryspak.Thr'snntthinkabtying.",OrfrinXiaihasthabiitytsnsraivsanantthryarying...Yshthinktbfrspaking,ynyhavnhan.”

YLianynkatWiJiang,anhgritthistthhpssythastraightfa.

YLianynthghtfraianthnsigh."CaptainL,yataysaisthingngjstnThrarstistranganhatifrsinthisrthatanntbxpainbysin."

LiJian'anfranaskrisy:"Oh?Hbtaskingfravi?"

"Atay,I'ntthraYLianyn."YLianynfransaisay,"It'strthatIathrfthisrps.MyranaisJinsh.".

Ththrystristabrsfrinnisn.LiJiananLiYingikatthsar-faan,anWiJiangansrsny,"I'ntying."

6rr

Thsitatinvpsbynxptatins,anththrbrsfthystrisgrpfaintshkansin.

YLianyn’sysrpiat,anshsibittry."Iknt'snbivab,btit'str...Tbhnst,In'trayknhIarightnI'YLian,thnfnMaiJinxi'sris."Yn,OrJinxithYLianyn'srisb,Iysfan'tfinarasnabansr.

"N,"LiKa'ansai.HkintYLianyn'sysansaisrisy,"Infat,asitatinikyrshasntapparinthhistriarrsfystrisgrps,anitisntptyipssibtssintxpain.Pas,anIanakthisin,yhavtit.''In,itstbYLianynhisf.

Biagntifishavry.Aringtrrsarh,Mr.Y,yaragratnatrainspiratin.Dtthinfnfthtrit'spr,thagntififthan'srpssapifi.Yrtantaksybttrthanthrs.Itbsasirtsthrisfthasanishsaiv,anitbsasirtfthrisfthasanbfrshsaiv.Thissitatinissiiartthsttingfsinvasinrsfsininfantasynvs.

Frtnaty,yrspiritaishighnghthatyntbptyafftbythagntififthfarps.Ifnt,yrrisaybptyrpabythrisanprsnaityfthfarps.Ihavtsaythataftrxpriningsthingikthat,yrsf-arnsssaittnfs,jstrgingththryfthan'srps.Thisisarayitrarkab.”

“S,aIstiYLianyn?”YLianynsaittnfs,btasaitthappy.

“Tbpris,yarthnr.Y,”LiJian’anagh,“Thisisbthabssinganars.Frtnaty,aftrthfarps’sprsnaityrisarintgratthyrs,Thtantsankngfthfarpssysynthy,btnfrtnaty,ygainsthinggratr.''Thabiityfinspiratinansthatthxtrarinarythingsthatxistinvryrnrfthisrbrntrinarypp.Itbsasirts.”

Haringthis,YLianyn’sharttrb.Hsbnsisykatthbaganthghtthisf.Inrifthat'syhiiatysnsthatsthingsngththabininthfrst,anasntisthingsngththvitap.

ThsnhanginYLianyn'sysnatrayattratLiYingi'sattntin.LiYingikatththrprsn'sysansbnsisykathrbybag.HrbrthatnhntrthrjstnYLianynashaavrybvishinbag.atin

AfthisshthatYLianynisashiingthrsrts.