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A large group of Taiwan Soldiers surged to the mountaintop, countless Powerful Flashlights illuminating the entire peak as bright as day. At that moment, they were astonished to discover a couple standing hand in hand at the edge of a cliff. The strong wind lifted their clothes and hair high, making them appear like an extraordinary pair of celestial lovers. For a moment, everyone was stunned, stopping in their tracks to gaze at the couple by the cliff.
Hong Xiaoyi climbed up, panting. Upon seeing the situation before him, he cleared his throat and said, "Cough cough... What are you all still doing? Capture them alive! You all, surround them from this side! You all, surround them from that side! We must capture them alive! There will be great rewards for those who succeed!"
The Taiwan Soldiers split into three groups—left, center, and right—forming a fan-shaped encirclement around the two by the cliff. The encirclement grew smaller and smaller, now only about ten steps away from the couple. Yet, they seemed completely oblivious, standing back to the Taiwan Soldiers with their fingers tightly interlocked. At this moment, Hong Xiaoyi felt it was his time to step in. He adjusted his uniform and took two steps forward, speaking authoritatively: "Hey! You two! Why don't you surrender immediately? We are the government forces of the Taiwan Kingdom..."
"Xin Yi, do you really think there is a soul after death?" The couple seemed not to hear Hong Xiaoyi's grand declaration and continued discussing their own topic.
"Well, I haven't really studied that," Xin Yi replied. "Besides, we have no experience with this matter. But we should find out soon enough. If there is one, I'll let you know."
"Okay! But remember what you said; no matter what happens, you can't leave me behind. If you go to heaven, I'll go with you; if you go to hell, I'll follow you there too. Anyway, I'm sticking with you!"
"Hehehe... Don't worry," Xin Yi laughed. "I won't leave you behind. Even if we become wandering souls or ghosts, I'll take you along to roam around."
"Great!" Roxy exclaimed with joy. "Hehehe... Then we'll be a pair of wandering souls forever, roaming around, helping others, living freely wherever we go..."
"Alright! It's settled then! Hahaha..." The two shared a hearty laugh.
Crazy! A pair of lunatics! That was Hong Xiaoyi's only assessment of them; they must have escaped from some mental hospital and gone mad from watching too many ghost stories and martial arts dramas. Did they really think they could become wandering souls helping others? Did they believe that under Yama's rule there was already a society where ghosts didn't have to worry about survival but could just wait for Yama to provide food and companions every day? Nonsense! Roaming around helping others without any money backing them was absurd; otherwise, they'd be daytime heroes and nighttime thieves—a classic case of split personality... Damn it! This was getting off track; he almost got caught up in their nonsense. So Hong Xiaoyi shouted loudly, "You two! Are you even listening to your Leader?! I command you to surrender immediately!"
Seeing that they still ignored him, Hong Xiaoyi couldn't help but feel embarrassed and angry. He was a dignified Leader of the Taiwan government forces; when had he ever been treated with such disregard? At that moment, a Company Commander approached him with a fawning expression and said, "Leader, actually they have already surrendered. Look how long we've surrounded them without them moving at all. As for surrendering... well that's our job; just standing here won't make them surrender."
"Right?! Right my ass!" Upon hearing this, Hong Xiaoyi became furious. He thought to himself that this guy must think he's some literary giant from ancient times trying to lecture him on semantics. Even if he lacked culture, it wasn't up to this little nobody to teach him a lesson. So he roared loudly: "Get lost! You're nothing but a pig! Get far away from me! Don't let me see you!"
The Company Commander felt defeated and could only curl his lips as he retreated back into the ranks, thinking to himself that he wasn't wrong; after all, the other side had not resisted, had they? If he didn't send someone to capture them, was he really waiting for them to extend their hands to be bound? As a dignified assassin, shouldn't they have some pride and integrity?
In fact, Hong Xiaoyi also thought that the Company Commander's words made sense. It was just that having his subordinates say such things in front of more subordinates made him feel somewhat embarrassed. A wise decision should be made by himself to reflect his own intelligence and strategy. After cursing the Company Commander, Hong Xiaoyi waved his hand and ordered, "Surround them! Capture them!"
At that moment, Xin Yi and Roxy suddenly turned around at the edge of the cliff and glared at the cautiously approaching Taiwan Soldiers. Those Taiwan Soldiers were so intimidated by their fierce gaze that they abruptly stopped in their tracks, as the killing intent in their eyes sent shivers down the spines of these battle-hardened Taiwan Soldiers.
While the Taiwan Soldiers were momentarily stunned, Xin Yi and Roxy suddenly leaped into action, hand in hand, jumping off the Cliff and instantly disappearing from the Powerful Flashlight's beam. A few bold Taiwan Soldiers rushed to the edge of the cliff and raised their flashlights to shine down below, but apart from the howling wind, there was no sign of either of them. Hong Xiaoyi also came to the edge of the cliff and shone his Powerful Flashlight down, but the dark space below seemed like an unfathomable abyss that mercilessly swallowed the light from the flashlight. Just a few feet down was an impenetrable darkness; Hong Xiaoyi couldn't help but shiver. How could anyone survive a jump from this Cliff?
...
After Guokan's Lijie and Qin Dali waited for half a month without news from Xin Yi and Roxy, Lijie had an ominous premonition. She could only ask Yang Wencai for help to use Guokan's agents embedded within Taiwan Authorities to gather information. In fact, Yang Wencai was also eager to know about Xin Yi because, in a sense, he considered himself an ally of Xin Yi. They had an unfinished plan together that related directly to whether Yang Wencai could continue ruling Guokan District. Yang Wencai was shrewd; he certainly wouldn't naively believe that eliminating Taiwan's agents within Guokan would ensure his safety. If Taiwan wasn't severely weakened, it would eventually swallow up Guokan. To significantly weaken or even destroy Taiwan, Xin Yi was essential because he had already gained control over import-export trade rights that could influence Taiwan's economic lifeline. Thus, Yang Wencai relied on Xin Yi more than anyone else.
Three days later, news finally arrived from Abayir. The Guokan agents embedded within Taiwan Authorities reported that ten days prior, former leader of Taiwan Mei Agency Jiao Xinmou had been assassinated in his residence at Yin-Yang Mountain. A male and female assassin were cornered by Yin-Yang Mountain's guards and ultimately jumped off Yin-Yang Mountain's Cliff when they found themselves with no way out, leaving no trace behind. After receiving this news, Yang Wencai was stunned for a moment; he couldn't bring himself to believe that Xin Yi had died like this. How could that confident young man—who had stirred up turmoil in all of Taiwan with just over a hundred people—die so easily? Was it truly fate's cruelty against talent? Yang Wencai had pinned all hopes for Guokan's continued autonomy on Xin Yi; he refused to accept that Xin Yi had met such an untimely end. However, this information came from high-ranking Guokan agents embedded within Taiwan Authorities; since this news had been sealed off by Taiwan Authorities, simply receiving it proved its authenticity. Yang Wencai locked himself in his Chieftain's residence for an entire morning. Of course, he couldn't mourn for Xin Yi; as a politician, he only cared about his interests and was merely contemplating his next move.
In the afternoon, Yang Wencai personally rushed to the hospital where Lijie was located to inform her of this news. After Roxy left, Big Bull and Qin Dali took turns guarding Lijie's safety at the hospital. When Yang Wencai arrived at the hospital, it happened to be Qin Dali who was there. After explaining the situation to Lijie and Qin Dali, Yang Wencai expressed deep condolences for Xin Yi and Roxy's misfortune. He also subtly indicated to Lijie and Qin Dali that all Heavenly Pride Nation members from Lijie and Beng Hu Camp should withdraw from Guokan soon because it was highly likely that Taiwan Authorities would uncover their series of actions against them during this time. If they wanted to take action against Guokan, Yang Wencai would not be able to defy orders either; thus for their safety considerations, they should leave Guokan as soon as possible.
Upon hearing about Xin Yi's incident, Lijie was completely stunned; she didn't register anything else Yang Wencai said afterward. Her mind went blank as all hope evaporated in that moment like wisps of smoke. She wanted to cry but her dry eyes offered no tears; she wanted to scream but her throat felt blocked by a burning flame that prevented any sound from escaping. The sky had fallen; it truly had collapsed! Lijie's world plunged into endless darkness with Xin Yi's death; the Cliff consumed not only Xin Yi's life but also her soul.
"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law!" Qin Dali called out beside her repeatedly but received no response from Lijie after many attempts. With Yang Wencai gone and Qin Dali feeling lost himself, he didn't know what steps to take next. With Xin Yi gone and Yang Wencai suggesting they sever ties with them, there were still over a hundred brothers from Beng Hu Camp here; where they would go depended on Lijie's decision because after all, she was truly his sister-in-law.
"Oh," Lijie finally came back to her senses after Qin Dali called her countless times and sighed softly: "Dali, you go ahead; arrange things as you see fit for yourself now. I just want some quiet."
"Alright." Seeing Lijie's dazed expression, Qin Dali realized he couldn't make any proper arrangements at this moment either. He couldn't find suitable words to comfort her; having experienced the pain of losing a loved one himself, he understood Lijie's current suffering well enough. In situations like this, advice from others wouldn't help at all; the only way was for her to endure pain until she reached a point where she could no longer feel it—only then would she gradually become numb and not feel so much pain anymore.
Qin Dali quietly exited Lijie's hospital room and gently closed the door...
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