{"id":9294,"date":"2019-10-21T16:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T20:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=9294"},"modified":"2025-09-08T18:25:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:25:23","slug":"death-progress-bar-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/death-progress-bar-58\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Progress Bar 58"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Shi Jin soon threw Shi Weichong\u2019s episode out of mind. He dumped the documents his brother left behind into a bathtub filled with water, making them nothing but a pile of waste paper.<\/span><\/p>

Three days later, the official liaisons arrived. There were three in total, two men and a woman. The woman, who was in her fifties and had a kindly grandmother look, was sent to help Old Ghost and Fei Yujing search for the missing Phantom members. Her name was Wen Baozhu, and she was a lawyer of high repute.<\/span><\/p>

She and Fei Yujing clearly knew each other: when the two groups met, she took the initiative to greet him and called him by name without honorifics. Her attitude was very familiar.<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing faced her with a polite and respectful manner. He deferentially called her \u201cTeacher Wen\u201d and personally briefed her about the situation. He couldn\u2019t have been more considerate and thoughtful.<\/span><\/p>

Because it was a general meeting, Shi Jin was also there. As he watched Fei Yujing play a sweet, lovable junior in front of Wen Baozhu, he thought about the man\u2019s usual <\/span>\u2018All of you can get lost, I only care about what can benefit me\u2019<\/span><\/em> attitude and shuddered, rubbing the goosebumps on his arms.<\/span><\/p>

Do all the descendants of the Shi family get strange skills, like changing faces in the Sichuan opera, or Oscar-winning level acting, or bullshiting someone into believing anything, and so on?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

\u201cAre you cold?\u201d Lian Jun asked attentively, noticing his movements.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin shook his head. He stopped paying attention to Fei Yujing and Wen Baozhu, flipping through the documents in front of him instead. \u201cThe government liaisons are already here\u2014when do we leave for the Southeast?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun closed the file back. \u201cIn three days at the earliest. They need to organize the details and establish contact with the southeast side, so there will be some delay.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin nodded his understanding, quite satisfied with this schedule. \u201cThat\u2019s very good\u2014by then, I should be well enough to accompany you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun looked at him as if he was a fool and reached over to hold his hand. <\/span>We\u2019re going to a dangerous place, how can you be happy because of this, silly?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

In the next three days, Shi Jin actively cooperated with the treatment much more than before and finally succeeded in getting a clean bill of health from Uncle Long on the day of their departure.<\/span><\/p>

Aboard the plane, he saw Long Shi.<\/span><\/p>

The man\u2019s hair had been shaved short, his face was a bit gaunt, and he wore the simplest casual clothes. He would\u2019ve looked inconspicuous if not for the black metal choker around his throat.<\/span><\/p>

Perhaps feeling Shi Jin\u2019s gaze, Long Shi, whose head was lowered until now, suddenly looked up. His expression was indescribably ferocious.<\/span><\/p>

Xiao Si exclaimed angrily, <JinJin, your progress bar went up\u2014Long Shi wants to kill you since the moment he saw you!>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin glanced at his bar, which jumped to 550, and his eyebrows rose. He returned Long Shi\u2019s stare, then bared his teeth and raised his hands, fingers forming a strange small shape by the edge of his ears.<\/span><\/p>

Long Shi\u2019s expression changed\u2014apparently, he recalled a bad memory. Hate and fear in his eyes, he couldn\u2019t help but turn to Gua One, who walked beside him: \u201cWhy don\u2019t you believe me? Shi Jin is a monster, he will eat you sooner or later!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

He might\u2019ve as well not bothered because Gua One treated him like air.<\/span><\/p>

Refusing to be ignored, Long Shi pulled the sleeve of a man passing by and said earnestly, \u201cShi Jin really is a monster, don\u2019t be confused by his fake human form! Kill him before he kills you!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The person he grabbed happened to be Fei Yujing. The lawyer gave him a sideways glance, his eyes behind the glasses\u2019 lenses indifferent. He pushed Long Shi\u2019s hand off with his briefcase, patted his sleeve, and strode away.<\/span><\/p>

Being treated as something dirty, Long Shi\u2019s face distorted. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the person sitting next to Shi Jin was Lian Jun and couldn\u2019t control his emotions any longer. He screamed, \u201cJun-shao! Shi Jin will harm you, I\u2019m the only one who is good for you, only me, Jun-shao\u2026 <\/span>Mmph!<\/span><\/em>\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Gua One grabbed his mouth and gave him a shot of anesthetic. Finally, blissful silence fell.<\/span><\/p>

Since it was a specially chartered plane with only the insiders on board, no one objected to Gua One\u2019s actions. Everyone looked as if what had just happened was nothing out of ordinary. Even Wen Baozhu, who appeared the kindest and the most likely to say something, just frowned and didn\u2019t rashly open her mouth.<\/span><\/p>

The excitement over, Shi Jin sat back in his seat. As his progress bar dropped back to 500, he insincerely sighed over Long Shi\u2019s intrepidity, then turned to Lian Jun and asked deliberately, \u201cJun-shao, what if I really am a monster? Aren\u2019t you afraid I will eat you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun was looking through the information and didn\u2019t even lift his head to answer his question, only stretched out his arm. \u201cIf you want to eat, then eat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Grinning, Shi Jin grabbed his wrist and gave it a playful bite then leaned over to read the information with him.<\/span><\/p>

Since they never had any intention of hiding from the others\u2019 eyes, both the three liaisons and Fei Yujing noticed the unusual intimacy between them. The officials were slightly surprised, obviously not expecting Shi Jin and Lian Jun to be in such a relationship. Fei Yujing appeared thoughtful; his gaze moved between the two, but soon, he looked away.<\/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 the plane\u2019s flight evened out, everyone lowered their seats and forced themselves to sleep, hoping to minimize the jet lag. After all, once they landed, things were going to get hectic.<\/span><\/p>

Lately, Shi Jin\u2019s sleep schedule had been extremely regular due to him being a patient, and soon, he woke up. The several attempts to fall asleep after that also failed, and his fidgeting almost woke Lian Jun, so he decided to give up. He leaned over and helped Lian Jun pull up his blanket then tiptoed into the galley.<\/span><\/p>

Surprisingly, it wasn\u2019t empty\u2014Fei Yujing wasn\u2019t sleeping either. He sat at a small table, hammering at his notebook keyboard.<\/span><\/p>

The two brothers paused at the same time and briefly looked at each other.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThe coffee in the coffee pot just finished brewing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Unexpectedly, Fei Yujing opened his mouth first, and his attitude could be called decent; at least, his coldness wasn\u2019t targeted\u2014it was as if he spoke to an ordinary stranger.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThank you for the tip,\u201d Shi Jin replied politely. Instead of coffee, he poured a glass of milk, walked to the seat on the other side of the galley, took out his tablet, and started to play mahjong.<\/span><\/p>

When Fei Yujing heard the faint sound effects of the game, his hands paused, but he continued typing after a second.<\/span><\/p>

On one side, there was a sound of keyboard keys, on the other, quiet clacks of game tiles. The two brothers both minded their own business without disturbing each other, and the atmosphere was surprisingly harmonious.<\/span><\/p>

Time passed. Fei Yujing, finally finished sorting out the information he needed, took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. He looked up at the opposite corner but found it was empty, and there was a thermos full of hot milk on the countertop.<\/span><\/p>

\u2018Spend more time with Xiao Jin, and you\u2019ll see what we\u2019ve missed all these years.\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Suddenly, the words Shi Weichong said that day flashed through Fei Yujing\u2019s mind. He frowned, got up, and looked at the thermos for a while, then sneered\u2014what was it, an attempt to play on his emotions? Was that how Shi Weichong got tricked by Shi Jin?<\/span><\/p>

Just as he thought this, Shi Jin, who he was convinced had left, came into the galley again. The teenager gave Fei Yujing, standing by the countertop but doing nothing, a strange look and asked, \u201cAre you done? Then can you please move?\u201d Then he squeezed past him, got a glass, filled it with hot milk, took a heated-up porridge from the microwave oven, put it all on a tray, and left.<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing vaguely heard voices coming from the cabin\u2014clearly, Shi Jin had prepared this hot milk for Lian Jun.<\/span><\/p>

\u201c\u2026\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

When somebody you have shown to dislike was trying to gain your affection, it was both irritating and embarrassing. However, discovering the other party wasn\u2019t even trying, that you were just flattering yourself, was even more embarrassing.<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing felt he must be too tired. He didn\u2019t look at the thermos again, poured himself a cup of black coffee, and didn\u2019t add sugar.<\/span><\/p>

Grown-up men drank strong, bitter coffee. Only children drank milk.<\/span><\/p>

They landed in L country in the southeastern region. Shi Jin pushed Lian Jun off the air-conditioned plane and nearly knelt on the spot when the hot, humid air outside hit him.<\/span><\/p>

Though the weather was supposed to be most pleasant in April and May, L country was hot and stuffy. It must\u2019ve just rained, because the ground was wet, and the buildings in the distance were distorted by rising water vapor. It was like standing in a steamer.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI really hate coming here,\u201d Gua Nine muttered, his baby face wrinkling in distaste like a prune.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin shared his feelings. He didn\u2019t dare let Lian Jun stay in this sweltering environment for too long and rushed to follow Gua One, pushing the wheelchair towards the airport exit.<\/span><\/p>

In this batch, quite a lot of people came. If they were going to use cars, they would have to be split between several vehicles, which would be both inconvenient and potentially dangerous. So, Gua One had arranged for a tourist bus disguised as owned by a travel agency and stuffed them all in.<\/span><\/p>

The bus was air-conditioned, and everyone could finally breathe. After a short rest, they immediately went to work.<\/span><\/p>

First, Fei Yujing and the government liaisons: they had to get in touch with the diplomatic mission here. The two parties would cooperate and contact the local government, claiming that Chinese citizens who entered L country to do business had suddenly disappeared and were suspected of having been kidnapped.<\/span><\/p>

Secondly, on Annihilation\u2019s side\u2014it was up to them to save the missing people. Gua Two and Gua Three had made preparations here a week ago; once Lian Jun fully grasped the situation, he would take over and decide what happened next.<\/span><\/p>

Finally, the government forces officially stationed here. Because they were unable to assist in the open, they had to arrange various excuses and pretenses for them to be able to move, which had to be done as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>

For a while, the inside of the bus buzzed with phone calls, and everyone was busy\u2026 except for Shi Jin. It couldn\u2019t be helped\u2014he was just a newcomer, not even in this line of business for a year. He was good at fighting, but this kind of work where one needed to arrange and coordinate actions of a large number of people while always aware of the overall situation and its changes was something he had no experience with.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun was catching up with Gua Two, and Shi Jin, sitting next to him, heard a little. Apparently, it had been a hectic week for Gua Two: not only did he mobilize Annihilation\u2019s personnel in this area, but he also sent people to watch Nine Eagles\u2019 movements in the entire Southeast, trying to discover Zuo Yang\u2019s whereabouts. Besides that, he had to keep an eye on Nine Eagles\u2019 ally, Gunfire, and Gunfire\u2019s subordinate organizations. The man was so busy he almost split in two.<\/span><\/p>

Gua Three, who came with Gua Two, was equally busy. He ran around with Old Ghost trying to find the captured Phantom\u2019s members, sent people to investigate the hospital where Long Shi had been hiding and the organizations behind it, and another batch of people to help Phantom tidy up the businesses destroyed by Nine Eagles. He also hated that he couldn\u2019t split himself in three.<\/span><\/p>

As he listened, Shi Jin\u2019s mood got worse and worse\u2014it turned out the conflict between Phantom and Nine Eagles caused a much bigger mess than he initially thought.<\/span><\/p>

Phantom\u2019s members not only in L country but also in the neighboring N and T countries had been captured. Gunfire\u2019s status in the Southeast was similar to that of Annihilation in China, but its ways were much more brutal and wanton. The difficulty of rescuing people from it across several countries was easy to imagine.<\/span><\/p>

The reason why Lian Jun and others chose L country as their first stop was because the hospital Long Shi had been hiding in was here. Besides, China\u2019s and L country\u2019s governments\u2019 relationship was better, which made it more convenient for implementing the later-stage \u201cextradition because of financial crimes\u201d plan.<\/span><\/p>

Summarizing: right now, for the rescue of Old Ghost\u2019s subordinates to count as successful, they needed to snatch them back from Gunfire and move them to L country so L country\u2019s government could cooperate with Wen Baozhu and Fei Yujing\u2019s economic lawsuit and extradite Phantom\u2019s members back to China. This was a far cry from Lian Jun simply having to cooperate with the officials and put some pressure on the local organizations, which was what Shi Jin originally imagined would be all to happen.<\/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 bus drove down a relatively secluded road. Abruptly, Xiao Si cried out, <JinJin, yours and Darling\u2019s progress bars suddenly began to rise\u2014there is danger nearby!><\/span><\/p>

Shocked, Shi Jin focused on the progress bars in his mind. He saw they had indeed jumped straight to 700, and were still rising consistently. A frown on his face, he turned to Gua One, who had just hung up, and asked, \u201cWhere are we going right now?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cTo the residence Old Ghost asked his deputy to arrange for us. It\u2019s close to L country\u2019s government district which makes it convenient for the lawyers to get about,\u201d Gua One explained.<\/span><\/p>

The residence Old Ghost\u2019s deputy arranged for us?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Shi Jin continued to ask: \u201cAre there any of our people over there? Or just Phantom\u2019s members?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThere\u2019s Gua Three, but he\u2019s coming straight to meet us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u2018He\u2019s coming straight to meet us,\u2019 which means, Gua Three was not with the deputy right now, nor did he have enough time to check the safety of the arranged residence in advance or the road we need to take to arrive there?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Voice panicked, Xiao Si warned, <JinJin, the bars are rising faster, 850!><\/span><\/p>

There\u2019s got to be danger on the road ahead! We can\u2019t go any further!<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Shi Jin\u2019s mind worked rapidly. A second later, his face scrunched up. Grabbing Lian Jun\u2019s hand, he whispered, \u201cJun-shao, I have a stomach ache, I need to go to the bathroom. Can we stop, please?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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Lian Jun paused, said to Gua Two on the other end of a phone to wait a moment, and looked at Shi Jin. Seeing the teenager\u2019s expression was distorted in a way that said the matter was quite urgent, he silently patted his hand and gave a sign to Gua One.<\/span><\/p>

The corner of Gua One\u2019s mouth twitched. He got up and approached the driver.<\/span><\/p>

The bus stopped when the progress bars rose to 950. Shi Jin got off in a hurry, but a moment later rushed back inside. Acting exaggeratedly, he begged the driver, \u201cUncle, there seems to be no public toilet around here. Can detour to the nearest one?\u201d<\/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 driver was Annihilation\u2019s member and a native of L country, familiar with the local roads. He started the engine and said, turning the steering wheel, \u201cThere\u2019s actually one near, but the writing system here is a bit different, no wonder you couldn\u2019t recognize it. I\u2019ll take you to a larger one\u2014it\u2019s on the other road of the fork we just passed. The sign is huge and easily recognizable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin\u2019s eyes brightened when he heard this, and he praised the driver in his heart. He thanked him hurriedly, then apologized to the people on the bus for the delay, embarrassed.<\/span><\/p>

Now, other people figured out why the bus suddenly stopped and why Shi Jin rushed down. Seeing him so contrite, of course, they wouldn\u2019t make a fuss\u2014it was a physical urgency, after all, it couldn\u2019t be helped. Nobody minded this short delay.<\/span><\/p>

Only two people looked less than friendly: one was Long Shi, manacled and shackled by Gua One after the plane landed, then thrown in the back end of the bus, and the other Fei Yujing, reclining in his seat with eyes closed. The former\u2019s expression was derisive and full of hate, the latter\u2019s indifferent but with a hint of contempt.<\/span><\/p>

The bus backed up, turned, and took the other road of the fork, deviating from the original route.<\/span><\/p>

The two progress bars began to fall the moment the bus reversed. The moment it turned into the second road, they dropped to 800.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin leaned back in his seat, letting out a sigh of relief.<\/span><\/p>

Frowning, Gua One said hesitantly, \u201cYou\u2026 don\u2019t tell me you couldn\u2019t hold it and just\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

For a few seconds, Shi Jin stared at him blankly, not understanding what he was getting at, then rolled his eyes with contempt, stood, and pulled at his trousers to prove he was unjustly accused.<\/span><\/p>

Gua One fell silent. Seeing that Lian Jun turned to look at him, he quickly changed the subject: \u201cI\u2019ll tell Phantom we\u2019ll be late, so they won\u2019t worry.\u201d Then he rose, wanting to move a few seats away to make a phone call.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin promptly pulled him back down. \u201cCall Gua Three first and ask him where he is. If he\u2019s almost here, then let\u2019s wait for him and go to the residence arranged by Phantom together,\u201d he suggested. This way, there would be more people to help deal with the danger ahead.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYes, good idea,\u201d Gua One nodded. He gestured outside the bus: \u201cThat should be the public toilet over there. Go, if you take too long, I will make Gua Three rendezvous with us here instead of further down the road\u2014anyway, Jun-shao has something he wants to ask him about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin looked outside the window at the small building getting closer and closer. He took the paper Lian Jun considerately passed him, deciding to camp in the toilet for a while.<\/span><\/p>

Despite it being a public one, the toilet was quite nice: practically spotless and with cubicles instead of simple partitions. Shi Jin refused Lian Jun\u2019s offer to go with him, got off the bus alone, and went into a cubicle near the toilet entrance.<\/span><\/p>

One minute, two minutes, three minutes… After ten minutes passed, Shi Jin received a call from Lian Jun and mumbled a few vague words before hanging up.<\/span><\/p>

A few minutes later, Gua Three\u2019s team pinpointed their position using the coordinates Gua One sent them. At the same time, Shi Jin found both his and Lian Jun\u2019s progress bars dropped to 700, which meant they were barely safe.<\/span><\/p>

Thinking so, he stepped out of the cubicle. About to wash his hands, he found Fei Yujing was in the toilet too, also washing his hands.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin stopped, and the two brothers looked at each other through the mirror. Fei Yujing spoke first, his voice cold and a little disgusted: \u201cYou actually didn\u2019t flush the toilet?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin stiffened and reflexively snapped back, \u201cYou actually eavesdrop on people going to the toilet?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

For a second, the air seemed to freeze.<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing\u2019s face darkened. He turned on his heel and strode out of the toilet.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin let out a disdainful snort and washed his hands, savoring the sweet taste of victory.<\/span><\/p>

Gua Three and his team arrived in a dozen of modified jeeps, now parked along the street. Not exactly inconspicuous, they seemed to scream you don\u2019t want to mess with the people in them.<\/span><\/p>

When Shi Jin came out, Gua Three was explaining to Lian Jun the reason for their late arrival. \u201cActually, I should\u2019ve picked you up at the airport, but there was some trouble in Phantom last night, and it delayed me,\u201d he said, frowning.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun sat in the back seat of Gua Three\u2019s jeep. Seeing Shi Jin, he signaled for him to get in too, then asked Gua Three in the passenger seat, \u201cTrouble? What happened?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThere was a traitor, and he almost managed to kill Old Ghost. Old Ghost was so angry he cleaned his organization up overnight. I stayed to help him.\u201d As Gua Three said this, his face turned a bit ugly. \u201cThis time, it wasn\u2019t a small matter\u2014the traitor was Old Ghost\u2019s old subordinate who accompanied him for many years. He now suspects Nine Eagles has been able to hit Phantom so hard because they have moles inside.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin took the opportunity to interject, \u201cThen is the place Phantom prepared for us safe? Since there are moles, maybe our plans were exposed a long time ago, and Zuo Yang now lurks in L country, waiting for us to deliver ourselves into his hands.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Gua Three waved his hand. \u201cNo, it was arranged by Old Ghost\u2019s trusted deputy after they discovered the traitor, so there should be no problem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin said slowly, \u201cWhat if the deputy is also a traitor? What if this is a two-man play\u2014the attempt to kill Old Ghost was just a ruse to let us relax our vigilance by making us think this is Phantom\u2019s internal trouble when in fact, the real target is us?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201c……\u201d Gua Three eyed Shi Jin. After a long moment, he said, \u201cYou have quite an imagination.\u201d If Shi Jin had indeed hit upon the truth, Old Ghost was truly pitiful\u2014there were so many traitors around him.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cBut it\u2019s always right to be careful,\u201d Shi Jin replied, glancing at Lian Jun.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun met his gaze. His fingers tapped on his knee, and he opened his mouth, about to speak, when the sound of an explosion came from afar, followed by a thick column of smoke.<\/span><\/p>

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Anonymous and lantisl caffeinated me~ Thank you~ \u2615<\/p>

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I finally remembered I meant to explain why Guas are Guas, so to speak.<\/p>

“Gua” is pinyin of \u5366<\/a>.<\/strong> It can be translated as symbol, divinatory symbol, octant (!), GT says hexagram… The (code) names follow the pattern of \u5366 + number.<\/p>

My options were:
– Symbol? No.
– Hexagram? Hell<\/em> no.
– Number (like Number One, Two, etc.)? Possible but boring.
– So why not just use pinyin?<\/p>

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