{"id":18500,"date":"2026-10-13T01:55:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=18500"},"modified":"2026-10-13T02:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:01:23","slug":"death-progress-bar-147","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/death-progress-bar-147\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Progress Bar 147"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Lian Jun didn’t accompany Shi Jin to school in person. He was far too busy, needing to constantly monitor changes in the situation at the front lines and handle the workload that kept piling up as events unfolded\u2014he simply couldn’t spare the time. Gua One and Gua Two were equally tied up, so in the end, it was Gua Three and Fei Yujing who escorted Shi Jin back to school together.<\/span><\/p>

The car pulled up to the school gate. Shi Jin got out and spoke to Fei Yujing inside, “No need to walk me further. You can head back.”<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing insisted on stepping out of the vehicle and said, “I haven’t visited your school yet. Show me around.”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin checked the time. Seeing that it was still early, he nodded, walked over to the driver’s seat to say goodbye to Gua Three, and then led Fei Yujing towards the campus.<\/span><\/p>

It was that time of year again when new students arrived for admission. The entrance of the police academy was bustling with crowds coming and going. Seeing classmates from his own year wearing their uniforms and welcoming freshmen as senior students, Shi Jin suddenly felt a wave of emotion.<\/span><\/p>

A whole year had passed already\u2014it really felt unbelievable.<\/span><\/p>

Following his gaze, Fei Yujing looked over at the students by the gate as well. After watching for a few seconds, he suddenly pulled out his phone and snapped a few photos of the campus gate and the passing students like a tourist.<\/span><\/p>

Coming back to his senses, Shi Jin asked in confusion, “What are you doing?”<\/span><\/p>

“Taking photos for Big Brother to see. He hasn’t seen your school either,” Fei Yujing answered honestly. Turning his head to look at Shi Jin, he asked, “How long has it been since you last contacted Big Brother? Why haven’t you reached out to him?”<\/span><\/p>

Hearing him mention Shi Weichong, Shi Jin reflexively glanced at his progress bar inside his mind, then lowered his head and remained silent.<\/span><\/p>

“Earlier this year when we were on the island, you were clearly getting along so well with Big Brother. You called each other every day and communicated frequently afterwards. It was only during this summer break that you suddenly cut off contact completely. Big Brother is very worried about you.” Fei Yujing aimed his phone at Shi Jin, snapped a photo of him, then opened a social media app and asked, “This app supports video calls. Do you want to see Big Brother?”<\/span><\/p>

“Don’t!” Shi Jin hurriedly pressed down on his hand. Meeting Fei Yujing’s gaze, his fingers tightened before he pulled his hand back, saying, “There’s a reason why I’m doing this… don’t disturb Big Brother.”<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing closed the app and asked, “What’s the reason? Do you still hate Big Brother?”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin glanced at the progress bar in his mind, nodded, and then shook his head, replying, “I don’t really hate him anymore… I just find it inconvenient to see Big Brother recently, that’s all.”<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing scrutinized his expression and didn’t push any further, nodding to show he understood.<\/span><\/p>

The two brothers strolled slowly into the campus. As they passed the sports field, Fei Yujing stopped and asked, “Can we go take a look over there?”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin glanced towards the sports field and nodded.<\/span><\/p>

The two stepped onto the track, walking along the freshly painted lines.<\/span><\/p>

“Do you have morning training here every day?” Fei Yujing asked out of the blue.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin nodded: “Yeah, attendance is tracked and it counts towards our academic credits.”<\/span><\/p>

“Is it exhausting?”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin shook his head: “Once you get used to it, it’s not bad. It’s actually good exercise.”<\/span><\/p>

“What do you want to do after graduation?”<\/span><\/p>

“Just be an ordinary police officer.”<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing suddenly stopped, turned to face him, and said, “Xiao Jin, I believe you understand this yourself: for Lian Jun and his inner circle to completely leave their current life behind and start fresh with clean slates, faking their deaths is their only way out. They can cast off their current identities and adopt new ones to start over, but you can’t. You dealt with the authorities under your real name, presenting your true background to them, and you even enrolled in a police academy controlled by the authorities… Xiao Jin, everyone is very worried about you.”<\/span><\/p>

How could Shi Jin not understand this? Everyone else could change their background, but he couldn’t. Given his status in Annihilation and his relationship with Lian Jun, once Lian Jun assumed a new identity and stepped away, leaving Annihilation completely disbanded, Shi Jin would become the sole remaining figure the authorities could target. Lian Jun had scripted destruction as the final fate for Annihilation. As Annihilation’s deputy leader, what kind of outcome awaited Shi Jin on the day Annihilation collapsed and Lian Jun assumed a new identity? No one could say for sure.<\/span><\/p>

“I won’t allow myself to become a bargaining chip for the authorities to threaten Lian Jun,” Shi Jin said, suddenly raising his head and looking earnestly at Fei Yujing. “When that day comes, it’ll be my turn to protect Lian Jun.”<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing frowned at him and asked, “Then who will protect you?”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin paused before answering, “Lian Jun… myself… and all of you.”<\/span><\/p>

He believed that Lian Jun had arranged a fallback plan for him, and he also believed that with Fourth Brother around, he wouldn’t truly be harmed by the authorities once the dust settled. Besides, he was still the young master of Ruixing Corporation; with such immense financial interests tied to him, the authorities would have to think twice before taking any action against him.<\/span><\/p>

Or rather… deep down, he secretly hoped the authorities would keep him in their notebook forever, monitoring and being wary of him for the rest of his life. That way, his progress bar might never drop to zero.<\/span><\/p>

“I’m sorry. I’m too selfish, constantly dragging you down and taking advantage of you,” he apologized in a low voice, his mood sinking as he felt ashamed of his own calculations and pettiness. He knew his older brothers couldn’t let him go, which was why he dared to be so reckless.<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing reached out and gently patted his head, a look of compromise softening his eyes as he said, “There’s no need to apologize. As I said before, between brothers, there’s no such thing as dragging each other down… Everyone will protect you, and Lian Jun too.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The two brothers took a lap around campus before Fei Yujing went up to Shi Jin’s dorm room to snap some pictures of his living environment.<\/span><\/p>

“You must never let Lian Jun see these photos!” Shi Jin warned sternly, grabbing Fei Yujing’s hand after the shots were taken.<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing tried to pull his hand back without success and asked, “Why not?”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin pulled him out of the room, pointing first to the communal bathroom at the end of the hallway, then to the dorm room lacking its own private restroom, giving him a look that said ‘figure it out yourself.’<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing looked back and forth, instantly catching his drift, and raised an eyebrow: “He gets jealous over something like this too?”<\/span><\/p>

“You’ve never been in love, so you wouldn’t understand,” Shi Jin jabbed back with a profound expression.<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing gave him a deep look and said, “I won’t show Lian Jun, on one condition.”<\/span><\/p>

“What condition?”<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing pushed him back into the dorm room, had him stand in front of his bed, stepped back two paces, aimed his phone at him, turned on the video recorder, and said, “If video calls aren’t convenient, then use this background to record a short greeting video announcing your return to school. Put everyone’s minds at ease.”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin: “…”<\/span><\/p>

“Big Brother and the others miss you very much,” Fei Yujing peeked out from behind his phone, quietly pressing the record button. “Don’t you miss them?”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin felt awkward all over and said, “Let’s not film, it’s pretty embarrassing.”<\/span><\/p>

“What’s there to be embarrassed about with your own brothers? Or do you still hate everyone?” Fei Yujing provoked him intentionally.<\/span><\/p>

Sure enough, Shi Jin frowned, glanced at him, and muttered, “You know that’s not it… Fine, let’s film. Just saying hi is enough, right?”<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing nodded, not making things hard for him.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin suppressed his embarrassment, looked at the phone camera, stood up straight, adjusted his clothes, and once Fei Yujing signaled to start, dryly uttered a few greeting words into the lens, saying he was doing well and telling everyone not to worry. Immediately after, he pounced over to block the phone, saying, “Done, right? Turn it off quick!”<\/span><\/p>

“Already turned off,” Fei Yujing smoothly stopped the recording and slipped the phone back into his pocket. Glancing around the empty room, he asked, “Where are your roommates? Do you want me to wait for them to return and treat them to a meal?”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin quickly refused, saying, “No need, that’s really unnecessary.”<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing’s eyes shifted slightly as he took another look at the room, which showed very few personal traces belonging to Shi Jin. Understanding a bit better now, he didn’t insist further and left the dorm at Shi Jin’s urging.<\/span><\/p>

After touring the campus, Shi Jin walked Fei Yujing out. Fei Yujing felt it wasn’t necessary, as walking back and forth wasted time, but Shi Jin insisted, saying, “I have to see you get in the car with my own eyes to feel at ease. You were attacked once before, so you need to be extra cautious.”<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing conceded once again.<\/span><\/p>

Returning to the school gate, before getting into the car, Fei Yujing turned back to look at Shi Jin and said, “Xiao Jin, Big Brother has been staying at that hospital for a year now.”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin lowered his head and said, “I know… When we were on the island, I told him he could leave there whenever he wanted, but he refused.”<\/span><\/p>

“Until he’s certain that you truly don’t hate him anymore, he won’t come out,” Fei Yujing raised his hand to pat his head. “That’s his punishment to himself. Xiao Jin, I don’t know what you’re worrying about or contemplating, and I know it’s hard, but give it a try. I don’t want you and Big Brother to live in such hardship.”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin said nothing.<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing gently ruffed his hair once more, turned around, and got into the car.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin watched the car drive away, checked the progress bar in his head, and rubbed his temples in exhaustion as he thought of Shi Weichong staying alone at the overseas hospital.<\/span><\/p>

<JinJin,> Xiao Si suddenly spoke up, calling him softly.<\/span><\/p>

“It has nothing to do with you,” Shi Jin quickly responded, forcing himself to cheer up as he uttered words he barely believed himself. “I just haven’t prepared myself mentally yet. It’s got nothing to do with you, so don’t overthink it.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Since starting university, this was the first time Shi Jin showed up at school on time for the start of the term. When Liu Yong and Luo Donghao saw him, they almost thought they were hallucinating. Coming to their senses, they both pounced on him, messing around with him joyfully.<\/span><\/p>

Every day, Shi Jin spoke to Lian Jun on the phone, asking how his day went and how the underworld situation was developing. Lian Jun answered everything in detail, never hiding a single thing from him.<\/span><\/p>

More than half a month later, while having lunch one day, Shi Jin received a call from Lian Jun.<\/span><\/p>

“Gua Nine is dead.”<\/span><\/p>

Clatter<\/span><\/em>. The chopsticks in Shi Jin’s hand dropped onto his meal tray. Then he quickly realized that the “dead” Lian Jun referred to wasn’t literal death. He hurriedly picked up his chopsticks, suppressed his momentary emotional slip, and asked, “Then is he… safe now?”<\/span><\/p>

“It was handled cleanly; he ‘died’ at the hands of Tarantula’s people,” Lian Jun explained, then reassured him, “Don’t worry, I’ll personally come pick you up this weekend.”<\/span><\/p>

“Don’t! Don’t come, safe… your health comes first.” Catching the worried looks from Liu Yong and Luo Donghao across the table, Shi Jin cut off “safety comes first” just in time and switched mid-sentence. Fearing Lian Jun might worry, he added, “I want to eat crabs this weekend. It’s autumn, so the crabs should be nice and plump now.”<\/span><\/p>

Sure enough, Lian Jun’s voice softened: “Alright, I’ll have someone buy them.”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin hung up, and Liu Yong and Luo Donghao immediately leaned in. Liu Yong asked anxiously, “What happened? Your expression looks awful, and you mentioned health and safety coming first\u2014did something happen to Mr. Lian?”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin offered them a reassuring smile and said, “It’s nothing. Wasn’t it raining a few days ago? He accidentally got caught in the rain while going out and caught a cold, plus his driver scraped his car. He wanted to pick me up this weekend, but I told him not to.”<\/span><\/p>

“I see. The temperature’s dropped recently, so running around outside with a cold really isn’t ideal.” Relieved, Liu Yong and Luo Donghao offered a few words of comfort.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin thanked them for their concern and lowered his head to continue eating, though his food tasted completely flavorless.<\/span><\/p>

Although Lian Jun had specifically told him that Gua Nine’s ‘death’ was arranged with Tarantula’s assistance and was completely secure, Shi Jin still felt uneasy without confirming Gua Nine’s safety with his own eyes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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After stumbling through his classes for the rest of the day, Shi Jin slumped onto his bed that evening, completely unable to fall asleep. Eventually, he pulled out his phone, planning to play a round of mahjong to calm his mind before lights-out.<\/span><\/p>

However, after unlocking his phone, his fingers unconsciously opened the browser and navigated to the fishing forum Gua Nine had searched for him earlier.<\/span><\/p>

The page loaded, but unexpectedly, instead of the plain fishing forum, a blank page appeared before him with a single line of bold black text printed across it.<\/span><\/p>

Nine: [I am safe.]<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin froze, then sat up abruptly. After confirming those few words over and over, he excitedly tapped around the page, trying to find a box to reply.<\/span><\/p>

As he tapped, the black text suddenly faded away. Heart skipping a beat, he quickly stopped his fingers.<\/span><\/p>

Another line of black text materialized: [I hope all of you stay safe and sound.]<\/span><\/p>

The text vanished, followed by the entire page. Shi Jin tried to access the fishing forum again, but was met repeatedly with “Page Does Not Exist” prompts. He slowly lowered his phone, finally understanding that what Gua Nine had shown him was never a fishing forum, but a pre-arranged farewell letter.<\/span><\/p>

The lights-out chime sounded right on schedule, and before long, the dorm lights went dark.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin laid back on his bed, gripping his phone tightly under the blanket. After a moment of hesitation, he pulled up Shi Weichong’s number and sent him a goodnight text\u2014the time he had with everyone was limited and precious; he couldn’t afford to waste it anymore.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Facing Lian Jun’s fierce counteroffensive, Meng Qing realized he couldn’t stand against it alone and reached out to Qi Yun. Under Qi Yun’s persuasion, he approached Yuan Peng, offered coaxing words, and brought him back into the alliance on the condition of helping stabilize Snake Fang’s foundation.<\/span><\/p>

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“I’ll go talk to her,” Qi Yun took the initiative to calm Meng Qing. “I’ll help you. For now, you had better focus your attention on dealing with Lian Jun’s counterattack. Lian Jun is a sly opponent and must be handled with extreme caution.”<\/span><\/p>

Meng Qing softened his posture for once, saying, “Then, thank you very much.”<\/span><\/p>

Regarding Qi Yun’s mediation, after holding out for a few days, Lu Shan showed a softened stance as instructed by Lian Jun. Qi Yun then brokered a direct talk between Meng Qing and Lu Shan. Meng Qing suppressed his temper and apologized, and Lu Shan accepted it while offering an apology for her own earlier impulsiveness.<\/span><\/p>

The first rift within the alliance had blown over. Qi Yun then convened another meeting among the leaders.<\/span><\/p>

“Before, I always thought about saving my own strength and watching from the sidelines while you charged ahead, only to act like it was none of my business afterward. That really was too much,” Lu Shan spoke up first with great sincerity. “With the current situation, no one can remain uninvolved. I believe everyone sees that Lian Jun intends to wipe us all out in one fall swoop. The authorities might seem wary and distant towards Annihilation on the surface due to the armory incident, but privately they are still assisting them. For Lian Jun to dare make such big moves, he definitely has official backing. We must unite to tear Annihilation down together and stop letting them run wild as they please.”<\/span><\/p>

Meng Qing gave her due respect, following her lead: “Then what are your thoughts? Tarantula has dealt with Annihilation for years, so you have more experience in taking them down than the rest of us.”<\/span><\/p>

Was he handing her the decision-making power?<\/span><\/p>

Lu Shan raised an eyebrow, scanning Qi Yun who showed no reaction and Yuan Peng whose expression clearly shifted. Her thoughts racing, she smiled at Meng Qing and picked up his thread: “It’s hardly experience. Compared to you all, I simply know better how to dodge Annihilation’s sharp edge. Lian Jun is far too capable; no matter how much business we strike down now, as long as he and his men are still around, he has the means to earn it all back later and retaliate against us ruthlessly.”<\/span><\/p>

Qi Yun’s interest was piqued, and he said, “Are you suggesting…”<\/span><\/p>

“My point is that Lian Jun himself is merely an ailing cripple. The only reason he can ride roughshod over our heads like this is entirely because of his capable subordinates. To put it bluntly, whether it’s Gua One or Gua Two, talents like them could easily serve as leaders in our organizations, yet they willingly risk their lives for Lian Jun. Lian Jun is certainly smart, but without that group of subordinates executing every order flawlessly wherever he points, he’s actually nothing.”<\/span><\/p>

Lu Shan looked around at everyone and continued, “Do you understand now why Tarantula has always managed to escape Annihilation’s grip and even bite back occasionally? Because I never fixate on Lian Jun himself\u2014what I guard against is his inner circle of subordinates.”<\/span><\/p>

Yuan Peng caught her drift as well and asked, “You want to target those Guas?”<\/span><\/p>

“We <\/span>must<\/em> <\/span>target those Guas. Lian Jun is too brilliant; if we play schemes and mind games with him, none of us will win. But if it’s purely about killing, even if we just use human wave tactics, there will come a day when we hit them. Those Guas aren’t like Lian Jun, who can hide behind the scenes all day long without leaving a trace.” Lu Shan smiled with complete confidence, looked at Yuan Peng, and asked, “Lian Jun has been targeting your business and Meridian Gate’s recently, right? Do you know which subordinates he sent to handle it?”<\/span><\/p>

Qi Yun answered ahead of Yuan Peng, “Gua Eight and Gua Ten. Those two keep a low profile within Annihilation and rarely show themselves publicly, but they handle most of Annihilation’s external financial affairs.”<\/span><\/p>

“Precisely them,” Lu Shan snapped her fingers and turned to Meng Qing, saying, “Didn’t you say I wasn’t contributing? Then I’ll spearhead this assassination plot. I can predict Lian Jun’s operational style to a degree. Keep a close eye on the key hubs of your respective business chains\u2014Lian Jun will definitely send people there.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ignoring him, Lu Shan walked to the desk, pressed a few keys on the computer, and checked the nearby phone. A smile suddenly curled on her lips: “Nothing critical? No, we got the finest prize. Get some IT specialists over here. The one we killed definitely held no small position in Annihilation.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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At the resort villa, Shi Jin set up two barbecue grills on the open ground outside the cottage, grilling crabs.<\/span><\/p>

“You can actually grill these things?” Gua Two asked with total distrust.<\/span><\/p>

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“Don’t, don’t! It’s a giant basket of crabs\u2014can you finish them all by yourself? Don’t be so stingy.” Gua Two immediately surrendered, persistently leaning in to help him.<\/span><\/p>

In the upstairs study, Lian Jun stood by the window, watching Shi Jin and Gua Two in the courtyard, and asked, “Has Tarantula’s list arrived?”<\/span><\/p>

Standing behind him, Gua One replied, “Yes, there are six names on the list in total.”<\/span><\/p>

Six of them, surprisingly.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun looked into the distance, eyeing Gua Five as he drove a resort sightseeing cart loaded with vegetables and barbecue seasonings towards the cottage. He spoke, “That’s a bit many… Send Gua Five. Inform him to get ready.”<\/span><\/p>

Gua One froze, uniquely failing to obey the order immediately. After a moment of silence, he asked, “Jun-shao, must it be so rushed?”<\/span><\/p>

“How could it not be rushed?” Lian Jun brought his gaze back to Shi Jin, raising his hand to trace his face through the windowpane. “It’s already October. This year will be over soon.”<\/span><\/p>

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By the time the aroma of grilled crabs drifted upstairs, Lian Jun was the only one left in the study. He walked back to the desk, took out a stack of documents from the small safe in the bottom drawer, and pulled out the file belonging to Gua Nine.<\/span><\/p>

The document was brief, containing only basic resident information and a recent photograph. He read it carefully, then pulled out a lighter and set it alight.<\/span><\/p>

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