{"id":9695,"date":"2019-11-25T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T17:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=9695"},"modified":"2025-09-08T18:25:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:25:58","slug":"death-progress-bar-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/death-progress-bar-62\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Progress Bar 62"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The two brothers watched the horror movie together. Fei Yujing was frowning, his face solemn. He leaned back in his seat, trying to keep as far away from the tablet as possible.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin had pulled out a bag of melon seeds from who-knows-where. He lazily slouched on the armrest of his single-person sofa, watching the bloody picture on-screen and munching on the seeds. Not only was his face serene, he was even being so annoying that he would blab spoilers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cLook there, under the table\u2014you see that pen? It\u2019s actually foreshadowing. That idiot who went wandering around earlier in the day is already dead. The guy in the checkered shirt killed him.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing glanced at the screen, then flinched and snatched his gaze away. Hidden under the table was a bloody fingerprint and several severed fingers. Taking a deep breath, he leaned back again.<\/span><\/p>

The film continued. However, since Fei Yujing already knew who the murderer was, he was no longer fixed on looking for clues, and his frown relaxed a little.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAnd here, don\u2019t you think this statue looks strange? That\u2019s because that girl\u2019s body is hidden inside. The protagonist is going to be scared, poor thing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Sure enough\u2014the moment the protagonist walked by the statue, it gave a sudden shudder and fell to pieces, revealing the gory horror within.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing was rattled once more, but since the spoiler had prepared him for it, it wasn\u2019t too bad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cOh, another one\u2019s about to kick the bucket. Look, this guy here is gonna get his head chopped off in a sec. Check out the blood\u2014it looks so fake, you can totally tell it\u2019s ketchup.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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Cannon fodder C lost his head, and ketchup\u2026 Oops, blood splattered all over the wall.<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing watched the blood drip down the wall. The scene was supposed to be frightening, but once he noticed the blood was just ketchup, it completely lost the terrifying atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>

After a while, there was an abrupt surge in the music\u2014the protagonist had made a mistake and stepped into the murderer\u2019s trap.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Tensing by reflex, Fei Yujing\u2019s heart began to race.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin\u2019s munching became louder all of a sudden. He leaned over and refilled their glasses with milk, talking in an exaggerated tone. \u201cWhoa, the final confrontation, things get exciting from now on. The protagonist is going to unmask and defeat the killer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The sound of crunching almost drowned out the sound effects, and the climax of the movie played out just as Shi Jin bustled around pouring the milk. When Fei Yujing looked at the screen again, the protagonist had already killed the murderer, who had been pretending to be a ghost.<\/span><\/p>

With that, the truth was revealed: nothing supernatural had ever happened in the movie. Those who died hadn\u2019t become ghosts and hurt others, it was all just a trick. In reality, the killer was just a weak, incompetent coward.<\/span><\/p>

\u201c<\/span>Tsk<\/span><\/em>, no wonder this movie has such bad reviews, the plot is so clich\u00e9. Let\u2019s watch something more interesting,\u201d Shi Jin said, shaking his head with dissatisfaction. He stuffed the melon seeds into Fei Yujing\u2019s hands and fiddled with the tablet, looking for another movie. \u201cOh, this should be nice\u2014it\u2019s a splatter flick. I\u2019ve heard it has no plot at all, just people dying in all kinds of gory ways.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing glanced at the half-full bag of seeds in his hand which still retained the warmth of Shi jin\u2019s body, and frowned. Seeing the teenager tear open a new bag, he hesitated, but in the end didn\u2019t say anything or return the first one.<\/span><\/p>

Drowning, burning to death, car accidents, poisoning, a fall from a height, a falling brick\u2026 As various ways to die appeared on the screen, Shi Jin threw melon seeds in his mouth, looking bored. He kept remarking that this blood was fake, that knife was rubber, there you could see blah blah blah\u2026 He didn\u2019t shut up for longer than ten seconds.<\/span><\/p>

At first, Fei Yujing had thought that watching this movie would be torture, but due to Shi Jin\u2019s commentary, he discovered that those grisly scenes were, in fact, nothing to be afraid of. He moved to grab a seed on autopilot and cracked it, his hand drifting towards his mouth. Absent-minded, he remembered hearing somewhere that cracking melon seeds could relieve stress\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The movie continued, and Shi Jin kept munching and criticizing. Fei Yujing seemed to be listening to him, but looking at the screen, his eyes were blank. He became more and more proficient at eating melon seeds, and the tension in his body relaxed bit by bit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cEh, this is boring too. Let’s watch something else, for example\u2026 this. It\u2019s a show on haunted houses, people say it\u2019s pretty interesting.\u201d Shi Jin changed the movie again. The screams and blood were gone, replaced by refreshing music. After the opening, a low, magnetic voice started to recount the tale of a so-called haunted house.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

After being baptised by the previous horror movies, Fei Yujing couldn\u2019t help but snort in disdain as he listened to the deliberately mysterious narration. Ghosts? There was no such thing. These days, TV shows were getting more and more brain-rotting and careless with their premises.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhat the heck, you call this haunted? Boring, more like,\u201d Shi Jin ridiculed.<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing echoed his words in his mind\u2014indeed, it was awfully boring.<\/span><\/p>

Despite the show being tedious, Shi Jin didn\u2019t put on a new movie, and instead continued to watch, slouched on his sofa. His hands became more and more sluggish as he cracked melon seeds, his body slid down bit by bit, and his comments were gradually replaced by yawns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing heard Shi Jin\u2019s yawns. He persevered through the narrator trying and failing to make the situation more interesting by keeping things mysterious, and yawned as well. He raised a hand and massaged the bridge of his nose.<\/span><\/p>

This show was so boring it was almost incredible. It was making him sleepy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI\u2019ve heard this narrator used to do food shows. You think they were better?\u201d Shi Jin mumbled out of the blue. His head lolled to the side as he spoke, then dropped. He fell asleep.<\/span><\/p>

Fei Yujing gave him a sideways glance. More and more confused, he began to recall some of the food shows he\u2019d seen, his thoughts a thousand miles away from the bloody images that had haunted him for so long. Accompanied by the faint smell of milk and melon seeds, little by little, his eyelids drew shut.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

When the show came to an end, the autoplay switched to the next video, called <\/span>Serene Music Collection For Relaxing Your Mind<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/i> Soft, soothing music played, coaxing the two adults with irregular sleep schedules to sleep.<\/span><\/p>

Early in the morning, Shi Jin was awakened by Xiao Si. When he checked the hour, he found it was almost the time Lian Jun usually got up, so he gave his eyes a quick rub and stood. The tablet had run out of power and shut itself down. He put it away, then took a look at Fei Yujing, fast asleep on the single-person sofa beside him. In for a penny, in for a pound\u2014he moved his brother to the larger couch, covered him with a blanked, and left.<\/span><\/p>

Since Shi Jin\u2019s actions weren\u2019t exactly gentle, Fei Yujing woke up. He opened his eyes, dazed, and caught sight of Shi Jin getting up and walking away. Stunned, he stared at Shi Jin\u2019s back with a blank gaze for a moment, then pulled the blanket up and closed his eyes again.<\/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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When Shi Jin returned to the room, Lian Jun was still sleeping. He tiptoed in and carefully got in the bed, trying not to jostle it too much.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhere did you sneak off to pilfer food from? You smell like melon seeds,\u201d Lian Jun asked without warning, opening his eyes. They were lucid, not like those of someone who had just woken up.<\/span><\/p>

Startled, Shi Jin froze. He looked at Lian Jun for a few seconds, then pounced at him and peppered him with enthusiastic kisses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

So attacked, Lian Jun grunted in surprise and hurried to raise his arms to hug him. Lifting an eyebrow, he said, \u201cDon\u2019t try to distract me\u2026 Mm.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin nibbled on Lian Jun\u2019s lip for the last time, then withdrew. \u201cI woke up and couldn\u2019t fall asleep again so I went for a walk. I bumped into Fei Yujing in the living room. He\u2019s been looking worse and worse ever since the villa, and it didn\u2019t seem he would be able to deal with it on his own, so I made him watch horror movies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun pinched his chin and raised his face up, stopping him from moving away. \u201cAren\u2019t you too soft-hearted?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cSaving a life is beneficial in boundless ways,\u201d\u00a0 Shi Jin replied, letting himself be pulled to lie against him. \u201cActually, I\u2019m still sleepy, all these all-nighters screwed up my internal clock.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cTrying to change the subject is useless,\u201d Lian Jun said, but moved to stroke the teenager’s back with a gentle hand.<\/span><\/p>

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When they woke up, they found that Old Ghost had sent news\u2014Zuo Yang promised to release all of Phantom\u2019s members that had been detained,\u00a0 but under one condition: Lian Jun must come to collect them in person.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>

\u201cZuo Yang sure has a short memory\u2014the idiot just keeps dreaming,\u201d Gua Two sneered upon hearing the demand, rolling his eyes in annoyance.<\/span><\/p>

Everyone\u2019s faces were ugly. They remembered quite well the nasty scheme Zuo Yang had cooked up last time. It wasn\u2019t that long since he\u2019d had it explode in his face, yet here he was, trying to do something again.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin also couldn\u2019t understand what in the world Zuo Yang was thinking. Perhaps the man really was stupid? Though even an idiot would know there was no way Lian Jun would agree to step into such an obvious trap. Did he want to kill Lian Jun so much that he lost all rationality?<\/span><\/p>

{He wants to sow discord, to make my relationship with Lian Jun worse,} from the other side of video call came Old Ghost\u2019s calm voice. He looked at Lian Jun, who had kept silent the entire time, and continued, {I assure you, Lian Jun, that I\u2019m not stupid enough to hold a grudge against you just because of this. It\u2019s clear that Zuo Yang is not negotiating in good faith\u2014I sincerely doubt he ever planned to let my people go.}<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun pondered for a while, then refuted his words: \u201cNo, he would release them. He made that kind of demand not to sow discord, but to stall for time.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

{What do you mean?} Old Ghost asked, surprised.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cNine Eagles developed at a fast pace, but that means their foundation is unstable,\u201d Lian Jun explained. \u201cThey won\u2019t last long if you keep attacking them so savagely. Knowing Zuo Yang, once he discovered he wouldn\u2019t gain anything from this war and might even bleed out instead, he would usually seize a chance to make peace with you and reduce his losses. However, while that does indeed seem to be what he wants right now, this demand calls his sincerity into question, which is the complete opposite of his goal. Why do you think he would act like this?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Old Ghost chewed it over. Suddenly, his expression changed. {Is it because it\u2019s impossible for him to negotiate in good faith? Have my people already been killed?} he growled out, his voice dripping with killing intent.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cNo\u2014it\u2019s more likely they were never in his hands in the first place, and he has no right to decide whether to let them go. Don\u2019t worry, neither Zuo Yang nor Gunfire will kill them unless they have to,\u201d Lian Jun reassured him. \u201cThey are their bargaining chips.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Old Ghost calmed down a little. As he thought about Lian Jun\u2019s words, he frowned. {So according to you, the situation right now is that Nine Eagles wants to return my people to me and bring an end to this incident, but Gunfire\u2014who captured them in the first place\u2014isn\u2019t willing, and they\u2019re in conflict?}<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun nodded. \u201cGunfire is a local organization, with a stable foundation and deep roots in the region. Even if we harass them as we\u2019ve been doing, they won’t compromise just like that, and I have no doubt they\u2019d attempt to bite back. My guess is, Nine Eagles and Gunfire can\u2019t agree whether to fight with us or not. When you add that to Nine Eagles\u2019 failure to help Gunfire gain a foothold in China, it makes me think that their cooperation started having problems long ago.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Old Ghost couldn\u2019t help slamming the table and saying with a snarl,\u00a0 {Good, let the dogs tear into each other!}<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun glanced at him and poured cold water over his temper: \u201cTheir alliance might have problems, but it doesn’t mean it\u2019s broken. Right now, Zuo Yang wants time and breathing space to negotiate with Gunfire, so he needs you to sit still. Once they\u2019re done negotiating, this war will come to a head.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Old Ghost frowned. He took a deep breath to get a hold of his emotions, and asked, {So what should I do now?}<\/span><\/p>

\u201cKeep pressing, the harder the better\u2014don\u2019t give Zuo Yang any chance to rest, force him to clash with Gunfire. Their disagreement can have only three possible outcomes: first, Gunfire completely throws in with Nine Eagles, helps it resist your attack, and keeps fighting with us; second, Nine Eagles convinces Gunfire to compromise, let your people go, and settle this situation peacefully; third, Nine Eagles and Gunfire can\u2019t reach an agreement and their alliance breaks down. Anyway, any one of these results is advantageous to us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

{Any of them? Even if they decide to fight?} Old Ghost asked, brows knitted.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cOf course. Gunfire has many enemies. We just have to weaken it enough and somebody will seize the chance to stomp on it and finish what we started. While both we and Gunfire suffer in this war, we\u2019re fighting on their home ground, this is where their foundation lies. That\u2019s why, in the end, Gunfire\u2019s losses will be much heavier than ours.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

His words completely convinced Old Ghost. {Okay, then I will continue to attack them! Thank you, Lian Jun.}<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun didn\u2019t acknowledge his thanks. \u201cWe\u2019re both just taking what we need, that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Old Ghost, however, didn\u2019t seem to agree. He gave Lian Jun a profound look and cut off the video chat. He decided to do his best to minimize Annihilation\u2019s losses in this conflict.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhat the hell, that look in his eyes just now was creepy. <\/span>Brrr<\/span><\/i>,\u201d Gua Two said, rubbing his arms in an exaggerated manner.<\/span><\/p>

Gua One threw him a warning glance, then turned to Lian Jun. \u201cWhat are we going to do next, Jun-shao?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun also looked at Gua Two. Having made sure he was going to behave himself, he replied, \u201cStop with the cleanup in the outer region for now. Zuo Yang contacting Old Ghost wanting to get a ceasefire definitely pissed Gunfire off\u2014they\u2019re going to put in double the effort in striking back at us. Make our branches in the Southeast reinforce their defenses, then gather troops and start dealing with Gunfire forces here, in L country. Ensure that Gunfire is weakened enough for anyone to see, and break off all business routes leading outside.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAll of them? The hidden ones too?\u201d Gua One clarified.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAll of them\u2014Gunfire won\u2019t become \u2018sensible\u2019 unless it suffers enough losses,\u201d Lian Jun said.<\/span><\/p>

Gua One nodded, acknowledging the order. Seeing that Lian Jun had no other instructions, he was about to take the others and leave, but Lian Jun stopped him.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWait\u2014this time, bring Shi Jin with you.\u201d Not looking at the teenager sitting by his side, who whipped around to stare at him, he continued, \u201cIn addition to Gunfire, you should take care of that organization Long Shi had been hiding in these past few years. Be careful though\u2014with his character, he wouldn\u2019t have chosen it if there wasn\u2019t something special about it, so don\u2019t let down your guard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Gua One eyed Shi Jin, who clearly had something to say to his boyfriend. He exchanged quick glances with the others, and in tacit understanding, he and the rest left the room.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The moment the door closed, Shi Jin grabbed Lian Jun\u2019s palm. \u201cLian Jun, you\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThis should be good training for you,\u201d the older man interrupted. He turned to face him and said, \u201cShi Jin, I\u2019m giving you an opportunity to grow, and myself time to adapt. Learn well from Gua One and the others\u2014and don’t make me regret this decision.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

All sorts of feelings welled up in Shi Jin\u2019s heart.<\/span><\/p>

It turned out that when Lian Jun had said <\/span>\u201cGive me some time,\u201d<\/span><\/i> it wasn\u2019t just to appease him. He was also serious about learning how to make their relationship work. After discovering an issue which might create discord between them, he didn\u2019t try to convince Shi Jin to let it go, but thought about how to solve this problem, and chose to compromise in the end.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin\u2019s heart swelled close to bursting\u2014this man was so earnest and considerate<\/span>.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>

\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t waste your talents taking care of me\u2014doing chores like that will only wear you down and consume your spirit. That\u2019s not what I want to see.\u201d\u00a0 Lian Jun seemed to notice the storm in his heart; in a second, his expression had softened, and he leaned over to kiss his eyes. \u201cShi Jin, hurry up and grow into yourself\u2014I’m waiting for the day that you and I can stand side by side.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin couldn\u2019t stop himself from squeezing Lian Jun tight, rubbing his cheek against his chest. \u201cI\u2019ll learn as fast as I can\u2026 Wait for me.\u201d <\/span>I\u2019ll become my own person soon and help you share the burden you have to bear.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

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After his conversation with Lian Jun, Old Ghost really ignored Zuo Yang\u2019s attempts to negotiate and began to crush Nine Eagles\u2019 industries at an even faster pace, tearing Nine Eagles\u2019 Southeastern business net almost to shreds.<\/span><\/p>

Zuo Yang all but went mad with fury. After finding out that another of Nine Eagles\u2019 outposts had been destroyed, he smashed the receiver down and screamed, \u201cFucking Ghost, is he crazy?! Just for a few subordinates, he gave up all of his businesses in the Southeast! Does he want us to go down together?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cLet\u2019s just give Old Ghost\u2019s people back to him, Boss,\u201d his deputy suggested again. \u201cNot only did we fail to kill Lian Jun last time, but we pissed off the officials too, so they\u2019re suppressing our businesses in China. If things here in the Southeast get any worse, our whole network could completely collapse.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYou think I don\u2019t fucking want to give them back?! Gunfire keeps fucking playing with me, I can\u2019t do anything!\u201d Zuo Yang was fuming with rage.<\/span><\/p>

The deputy hesitated for a moment. \u201cMaybe we should change sides? Phantom only dares to fight like this because it has Annihilation\u2019s support. If we compromise and cooperate with Annihilation to help Old Ghost get his people back from Gunfire, we\u2019ll be able to settle things,\u00a0 wouldn\u2019t we?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAre you an idiot?!\u201d Zuo Yang grabbed him by the collar. \u201cIf we betray Gunfire at this point, Gunfire will find and kill every single member of Nine Eagles. Stop being such a chicken, Annihilation isn\u2019t that frightening!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

In the face of his anger, the deputy shut up, not daring to refute. Inwardly he grumbled, <\/span>If it isn\u2019t, then how come everyone always gets beaten like dogs?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Zuo Yang released his collar and pushed him away, beginning to pace around the room. All at once, he calmed down again, strode to the desk, and dialed a number on the landline. \u201cI need you to keep an eye on someone\u2014the new Gua Four Lian Jun brought to the conference this year\u2026 Yes. I heard them call him Shi Jin, it should be his real name\u2026 Ok, I’ll send you a photo later.\u201d Then he hung up.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThat kid? Why are you interested in him, Boss?\u201d the deputy asked, puzzled. \u201cHe seemed to be newly promoted; no one\u2019s seen him do anything on behalf of Lian Jun. He should be just a rookie.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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Gua Two knocked on the table. \u201cDon\u2019t get distracted. Have you memorized what I just said? Armed conflict is different from covert missions\u2014what\u2019s important is decisiveness and knowing the overall situation at all times. You need to get rid of this habit of letting your thoughts wander.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin let his hand drop and replied, \u201cI didn\u2019t get distracted and I\u2019ve heard and remembered everything you said. By the way, have you discussed who I\u2019m going to follow first, and what my first assignment will be?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYeah, it\u2019s settled, you\u2019re going to come with me and Gua Three. As for the mission objective\u2014here, it\u2019s this. Are you satisfied, dear customer?\u201d Gua Two pulled out a file and handed it to Shi Jin, gesturing for him to see for himself.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin took it and scanned through the information inside. Seeing the name of their destination, he was taken aback. \u201cLishui? Isn\u2019t that the hospital where Long Shi was holed up all that time?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cIt is. I know you\u2019ve always been concerned about this, so I discussed it with Gua One, and we\u2019ve decided to let you go there first,\u201d Gua Two answered. He reached out and clapped him on the shoulder. \u201cOrganizing the personnel won\u2019t take longer than one day. We will leave for the hospital tomorrow morning, so you should hurry up and familiarize yourself with the details of the information.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin threw him a nod to show it wouldn\u2019t be a problem, thanked him, and plunged himself\u00a0 into reading through the documents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Gua Two was somewhat amused seeing him in such a hurry, but then remembered the reason why he was so anxious, and another emotion appeared in his eyes. He poured a glass of water, put it within Shi Jin\u2019s reach, and quietly stepped out of the temporary classroom.\u00a0\u00a0<\/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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