Chapter 137: Chapter 128: Lian Gang Grows! New Members!_2
Another mound of earth.
The road ahead remained bumpy; CC sometimes steadied herself on Lin Xian’s shoulders, at other times hugged him to stabilize her body.
After a rough journey, they finally arrived at the “starting point.”
Lin Xian hid the motorcycle and then pulled CC to hide in an alley.
He glanced at his watch.
A little past five-thirty.
In less than ten minutes, the three-knife thief would appear.
“What are we waiting for here?” CC asked curiously.
“Waiting for a three-knife thief.”
“What the heck?” CC was utterly perplexed.
From afar came Auntie Li’s breathless chasing cries:
“Catch—catch the thief! Catch… catch the… the thief!”
The thief with the black hat passed by the entrance of the alley like the wind.
Lin Xian ran out, directly encountering the anxious Auntie Li.
Auntie Li, as if seeing a savior, grabbed Lin Xian’s arm:
“All right, okay, wait.”
Having said that, he took a quick step forward, chasing after the thief.
CC didn’t know what else to do and followed Lin Xian at a brisk pace, watching him dart left and right.
Lin Xian, like a factory worker on an assembly line, swiftly removed the three knives from the thief’s person, then yanked his belt, securing his hands behind his back on the ground.
CC was truly ASTONISHED by this smooth sequence of moves, blinked her eyes, and looked up at Lin Xian:
“Why are you so skilled?”
“How many times have I done this… I could tie him up with my eyes closed.”
Lin Xian looked at the thief on the ground with his pants pulled down, wriggling in humiliation like a maggot, and dusted his hands off:
“Next, we just wait for our Big Brother to show up, and you can hide in the alley for now.”
Recalling the previous encounter in the woods, she thought of the words this man had said about time reversal, the future and the past, the loop, and the destruction at 00:42…
She walked into the alley to hide and finally turned back for one last look at Lin Xian:
“If you really can loop time… you might as well have brought me here directly to show me this kind of foresight, and I would definitely believe you more.”
“That’s a good idea.”
Lin Xian took note of the suggestion.
CC was right; the name VV was just a knock on the door of trust, but what could truly make CC fully trust him was his own prediction, control, and verification of the future.
Next time, he could probably save some breath and bring CC directly to verify events that were about to happen, as that would be more convincing.
The pile of firewood at the entrance of the opposite alley was kicked away, and Big Face Cat arrived as promised.
“I think it’s possible.”
San Pang nodded wisely, agreeing to the decision to let Lin Xian join the Lian Gang.
“Alright! Then it’s settled!”
Big Face Cat laughed heartily and wrapped his arm around Lin Xian’s neck:
“From today on, little brother, you’re one of us, a member of the Lian Gang!”
“Brother Lian, actually capturing the thief wasn’t solely my doing.”
Lin Xian pointed at the maggot on the ground who had lost his pants:
“I have another partner who is quite skilled physically, not inferior to me in climbing and scaling walls, and she also has a lot of intelligence on the Waste Treatment Plant in New Donghai City. She’s a very talented person, would you consider having her join the gang too?”
“Oh? A talented person!”
“Of course, the Lian Gang welcomes talented people, but… even if it’s a recommendation from you, little brother, the process for joining the gang is the same. They must pass an evaluation, and the majority must agree before it’s done.”
Lin Xian gestured to CC in the shadows:
“Come on out, CC, this is our big brother, Brother Lian.”
Dressed in a tight black outfit, CC walked out from the shadows with her straight, slender legs, her model-like figure casting a long shadow in the afterglow of the setting sun.
She smiled, her eyes curving into two beautiful crescents, with dimples playing at the corners of her mouth. Her pretty face was like a blooming white pear blossom, and she raised her right hand, with fingers as delicate as white jade, to wave at everyone:
Er Zhuzi stood up straight!
Like a steam train’s smokestack, he blew out two streams of hot air from his nostrils and eagerly stepped forward to grasp Lin Xian’s hand in excitement:
“Is this the little sister!!”
Er Zhuzi clicked his tongue and looked at CC with a lack of interest:
“The Lian Gang isn’t Rouge Village or Silk Cave; since when do we recruit women into the gang? Won’t we be laughed at if word gets out? Won’t the other gangs look down on us?”
“Brother Lian! I don’t agree with this woman joining the gang!”
Big Face Cat also nodded in agreement.
The gang had never recruited women before, and he hadn’t expected the new little brother’s accomplice to be a woman.
“What’s wrong with a woman!!”
Ah Zhuang’s tone elevated as he stepped forward, puffing out his chest:
“Since ancient times, it’s adapt or perish! There’s no such thing as an immutable truth in this vast world! I agree! Let this female hero join the gang!”
Big Face Cat was taken aback and rapped Ah Zhuang on the head:
“Where did you learn these words? That’s not like your style at all. You’re almost ready to break into song!”
San Pang looked at CC, her intoxicating smile blooming like pear flowers, and he nodded wisely:
Big Face Cat then turned and rapped on San Pang’s head, knocking twice, which echoed hollowly:
“Are you okay again? Have you learned to jump in with answers now?”
Two votes in favor, one against.
Big Face Cat nodded reluctantly:
“We are quite democratic after all, so… welcome to the Lian Gang! What do we call you, beautiful?”
“CC.” CC had already been unable to hold back her laughter and looked at Lin Xian whilst laughing:
“Your friends are really interesting. But tell me… why not call it the Cat Gang? Why must it be the Lian Gang?”
“That’s a very complicated philosophical question.” Lin Xian whispered, but still joined Big Face Cat, Ah Zhuang, and San Pang in a round of enthusiastic applause: