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“Halt, let me check your documents, no unknown vehicles are allowed to enter this area.” A young man in military uniform spoke as he stepped forward. He seemed inexperienced, along with the fact that the epaulets on his shoulder had only one bar, which meant he was probably a fresh recruit to the army.

Bai Jing frowned. But since he didn’t want to make things difficult, he willingly brought out his house card from inside his pocket – which he had in fact removed from within his dimension.

The young soldier looked at the card contemptuously before saying: “I’ll ask you to leave this place immediately. The third house on Block B has been requisitioned by the military after an investigation found that the house was unoccupied...”

“What did you say?” Bai Jing’s face darkened as he listened to these words. He slammed the car door open before stepping out and rushing towards his house. The young soldier tried to stop him, but Bai Jing quickly kicked him aside. At that moment, all that Bai Jing could think about was the overflowing rage in his heart: “Who dares to take my personal property”

Bai Jing’s kick was so fierce that the young soldier was thrown hard onto the ground. Upon seeing this, his fellow soldiers rushed to his aid, some lifting him and holding him up by his arms, while others quickly spoke into walkie-talkies: "There’s someone making trouble at the entrance to Block B, we need back-up."

Bai Jing’s facial expression was quite unsightly and he felt like he was being choked but the raging fire in his chest. If he had been alone, all this fuss would not have been a big deal, and at worst he would have held them accountable and made them pay after the event. However, currently he was with Xiao Sa and his subordinates, so this whole situation left him feeling very embarrassed. He quickly reached the front door to his house and was surprised to find that there was a group of soldiers standing guard at the entrance.

“What’s going on?” soon after, a solemn voice was heard right before the back-up arrived, among them was a security guard for the gated community. When the guard saw Bai Jing he immediately smiled stiffly at him. Seeing that the captain of the troops stationed here wasn’t speaking, the security guard hurriedly greeted Bai Jing, his smiling face far uglier than that of someone crying: “Jing...young master Jing....”

Bai Jing’s face remained wooden. His cold eyes flashed with a fierce glint as he gazed at the group of people before him, then without saying a word, he went back into the car and ordered: “Open the gate!”

“Oh, yes–” seeing that the captain still intended on questioning Bai Jing, the security guard only shook his head as he quickly rushed to the security room from there he opened the gate. He heaved a sigh of relief as he watched several cars pass through, before hurriedly telling the captain: “Hurry to up and inform the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee that its young master Jing who has returned and not some good for nothing scum.”

“Who is this young master Jing?” Although the captain still had his doubts, he dared not ignore the manner in which the security guard was behaving. After all, he was well aware that the people living in this gated community were all of a high social status, otherwise, why would the military send a bunch of troops to come and safeguard this place. Just thinking about the family that had just caused this disturbance left him with an inexplicably ominous feeling in his heart.

Even before he had arrived at the door to his home, Bai Jing heard the sound of a fierce argument coming from inside the house. Among the voices he heard, the loudest was that of an old woman. He also found that the group of soldiers had not left but were still standing guard outside his door.

“Hurry up and leave this place immediately! There is a house in the west of the city that has been specifically assigned for you all. If you don’t leave I will beat you.”

“Oh? You’ll hit me? Will it be one on one or will you all attack at once as a group?”

“You wouldn’t dare! My son is the Head of the municipal party committee.”

“My grandfather is a member of the State Council.”

“You...”

“Sir, please cooperate. When the military investigated, it found that this house was temporarily uninhabited. These are drastic times, so it wasn’t only yours, but other houses have also been requisitioned by the army..."

“My young master will return to his home very soon, so get lost! You have illegally intruded into this house. Since when has the army started to trespass on people’s homes?” Cao Lei spoke fiercely as he refused to give into to their demands by even an inch.

After hearing this, Bai Jing was finally satisfied. His bodyguard was finally working hard for his benefit. A cold voice was suddenly heard coming from the entrance as he entered the house: “Who dares to take my property.”

“Young Master.” Wang Xuebing’s face flashed with joy. There was such a great commotion last night that he was still extremely worried that the young master might have gotten into an accident.

“Young Master.” Qin Yi nodded his head as his face relaxed with relief. Since the outbreak of the virus, there have people constantly coming to the house to harass them. Finally this morning they decided that they would take advantage and commandeer the house. But when all is said and done, they could do nothing since they weren’t the masters of this house. So the return of the young master was a very good thing.

The man in front was stunned for a moment before feeling embarrassed. He didn’t think that the rightful owner of the house would return. Even before he could figure out how to solve this conundrum, the old woman immediately started quarreling. Right from the start, she hadn’t taken Bai Jing seriously, instead, she was extremely bold, thinking that now that the rightful owner was back, they could easily solve this dispute. So she dismissively said: “You must be Bai Jingcheng’s son right? I am a very close acquaintance of the Zhou family. This house had been given out by the government and it is now in my possession. Take your people to the house in the west of the city; I won’t waste my time bickering with you. One day when I see Mrs.Bai, I might help you by saying a few good words on your behalf.”

Bai Jing’s face turned shades of blue and green as his heart filled with hatred anew. The people in this room might not recognize him, but he remembered them all clearly. In his the last life, immediately after he had left with the army escort. Yan Gang - who was the man who had been standing at the forefront- together with this old woman, were the main culprits who caused Wang Xuebing’s tragic death.

“Bang!” a gunshot sounded.

“You...” The woman’s eyes widened as she looked at the blood that was pouring out from her chest, and then she looked at Bai Jing who was holding a gun before collapsing onto the ground and dying. Everyone in the room was flabbergasted.

“Ah! You killed her!” The woman’s family shrieked, as a child in the room burst into tears.

Armed soldiers rushed in and surrounded Bai Jing. No one had anticipated that Bai Jing would suddenly open fire, even still, that he completely had no qualms doing so in front of so many witnesses. Furthermore, he did so while fully aware of the woman’s identity, and in front of military men.

Cao Lei’s facial expression changed as he realized that the situation had suddenly become troublesome. If this had been an ordinary civilian, then there wouldn’t be a problem. However, she was the mother to the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. He could easily dispatch the army to come here and investigate the matter. Worse still, this old woman also had ties to the Zhou family.

Xiao Sa’s face sank, he hadn’t expected that things would turn out like this. With a wave of his hands, all of his subordinates also pulled out their guns, waiting to make their move at the drop of a hat.

Bai Jing’s lips curved up into a cold smile, his casual attitude was as if he had not just killed a human being, but instead had crushed an ant. Bai Jing clicked his tongue then sighed and said: “The world has really become such a dangerous place nowadays; there’s no point in making such a big fuss over a thief being killed in somebody’s home. Don’t you think so Captain?"

Bai Jing chuckled as he fiddled with the gun in his hands, occasionally aiming it at different people in the room. He smiled happily when he saw the cold sweat break out from their bodies out of fear.

Yu Chu suppressed his misgivings, and since he couldn’t remember ever seeing this young master, he said in a heavy voice: “Bai Jing, in my capacity as a military officer, I am now putting you under arrest.”

Bai Jing coked an eyebrow as the smile on his lips became even more pronounced. If he wasn’t already aware of Yu Chu true nature, he would’ve been deceived by his honorable act.

Yu Chu’s heart skipped a beat as he felt a bad premonition spring up out of nowhere. Then he heard Bai Jing say: "You, who do you, think you are? You want to arrest me yet you don’t care that a thief has trespassed into my home, why is that? I was just trying to make a contribution to the Zhou family simply because I feel sorry for General Yang for having raised such ingrates. Tell me, would you boss hold a grudge against me if I also killed you right at this moment?”

Yu Chu’s facial expression faltered for a second before quickly going back to normal. Then a dark look came over his eyes and his voice deepened as he said: "Watch your tongue, little Jing."

Bai Jing smiled coldly: “Little Jing? I never allowed you to address me in this manner. I am not on such familiar terms with the Zhou family. That person that you’re having an extramarital affair with must be pretty good huh? They must have a persuasive little mouth, isn’t that right? Since getting together, you have even repeatedly taken every opportunity to bootlick, while other people describe even more vivid things. Oh, my bad, you were only following orders. But still, how bad would it be for you if this matter was made public? Although you don’t have to worry since I’m sure many people here will definitely defend you.”

As Yu Chu heard this, he became angrier and cursed in his heart. Bai Jing was definitely trying to provoke him. The only thing that he couldn’t figure out was how Bai Jing had come to learn of such a well-hidden secret. He was well aware that it wasn’t possible for him to contact his lover who had been too busy recently, and also there was no chance that he could try and contact that woman either. A fierce light flashed in his eyes paired with a bitter smile on his face. As he swept his eyes over Xiao Sa and others in the room, he knew that he was completely out of options.

Yu Chu quickly weighed the pros and cons, and then spoke with finality: “Mrs. Xu died after she encountered zombies. Thank you for your hospitability today young master Jing, we will now return to our own base.”

“Grandma was killed by him.” The child cried out in tears, refusing to accept Yu Chu’s proclamation. Although he couldn’t understand what the adults were saying, he clearly remembered that his grandma had been murdered and not eaten by monsters.

Bai Jing sneered as he turned to look at Yu Chu.

Yu Chu nodded his head and then looked at the child.

“No, my child doesn’t know what he’s saying. In the future, he won’t make any more irresponsible remarks.” The young woman panicked as she spoke. After listening to the contents of the conversation that had just taken place, she instantly realized that this was a dangerous situation. She was from a political family, and so she naturally understood that they were currently in deep trouble. She also felt a certain hate welling up inside her heart towards her mother, who had been well aware that Bai Jing was not a good person, yet she had still insisted on provoking him?

“Bang!Bang!” Other than the sounds of the two shots fired, there was no other sound in the room.

Bai Jing turned around then said with a voice full of regret: “Captain Yu, this is what’s wrong with you, why do you have to be so heavy-handed with such an innocent child. Make sure to take the bodies with you on your way out, don’t sully my house. Oh, and by the way, today I killed one person, and you killed two people, this will be a major blow to the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee.” Just like this, he basically dragged him into this messy situation.

Yu Chu face darkened at this, then he ordered his people to drag the dead bodies outside; a few of the remaining Xu family members were also forced to help out. Before he left, Yu Chu hesitated before asking: “The matter of the Zhou family...?”

Bai Jing smiled briefly then said: “What can the Zhou family do? Don’t be so paranoid Captain Yu. However, Major General Yan’s health is failing these days, so be careful to not choose the wrong team. To be honest, you’re such a talented person it would be such a shame if you died.” This man had an extremely malicious heart. He didn’t care whether he accomplished his goals through fair or foul means and even his subordinates followed this rule. If Xiao Sa and his men had not been here, Bai Jing was almost sure the Xu family would have already killed him so as to silence him.

However, it could be said that Yu Chu’s luck must be strong if he could so easily kill someone in order to silence them. Bai Jing had only sneered at him and yet Yu Chu had promptly executed the people on the spot; in this chaotic world, only the strong mattered. Because of this, in his past life, Bai Jing had had to join a group of people. And now, even though he hadn’t asked to be reborn, he would grasp at any opportunities that would come his way.

After Yu Chu left, the atmosphere in the house became very heavy. Even Wang Xuebing was stunned. He had watched as the murders took place, but was most disturbed by the child’s death. After all, the child had only been a few years old. Although he was not killed by the young master, he had died because of the young master. He suddenly felt his heart become tense. When had the master become so terrifying?

Bai Jing watched the people in the room; of course, he knew what they were all thinking. He ignored Wang Xuebing and others, and only turned to face Xiao Sa. He didn’t care about the other people thought. But Xiao Sa, he had to know how Xiao Sa thought of him after all of this.

As if he could read Bai Jing’s thoughts, Xiao Sa returned his gaze then said in an apathetic tone: “Even if they didn’t die now, they wouldn’t have remained alive for a long time. Instead of them becoming zombies, it is better that they die now in a clean way. Don’t think too much about it.”

A smile spread out on Bai Jing’s face as he realized that Xiao Sa was definitely not going to blame or condemn him. As Xiao Sa’s words filled his mind, Bai Jing immediately released the apprehension that was in his heart just a moment ago.

Bai Jing smiled as he lazily sat on a sofa. He had been wound up from having to constantly use his psychic power for the past several days. Now he could finally relax.

“Young Master, was what you just said true?” Cao Lei’s facial expression was both calm and cautious. Although his question was very vague, Bai Jing knew that he and Wang Xuebing had once been part of General Yang’s troops, even though 3 years ago for some unknown reason they had left. Cao Lei asked this question not because he cared about the politics, but because he still kept in touch with his former comrades-in-arms. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to help Qin Yi.

Bai Jing nodded his head and pursed his lips: “Of course I was lying. What are you so worried about?" He didn’t know the whole story, but after the forces in the military changed, any fool could guess what had transpired.

Xiao Sa face became serious as he remembered something and asked: “What about the extramarital affair?” It was clear that Bai Jing knew about Yu Chu’s lover, he even knew details like the lover’s little mouth was very persuasive.

Bai Jing laughed in spite of himself: “You believed that nonsense?”

“No.” Xiao Sa flatly denied, his tone much lighter this time.

Bai Jing stopped smiling then pointed around the house and said: “You can pick any room that doesn’t already have an occupant. If you are tired, you can go and rest. Xu Lei will prepare the food.”

“Ok!” Having to prepare meals for more than 30 people, Xu Lei headed for the kitchen with a bitter look on her face. Qin Hao noticed his sister in law’s expression and seeing that he had nothing else to do, he decided to lend her a helping hand.

Xiao Sa’s subordinates also quickly dispersed. From today’s events, their opinion of young master Jing was that he was truly frightening. They were already afraid of making trouble with the military and so they hadn’t expected that things would turn out as they had. Even though their emotions were now calm, the aftermath of this situation just served to remind them that they should never cross the young master Jing.

Next CH 47, next Monday :D:D:D