Advance Bravely - Chapter 54
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Chapter 54

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Surgeon Feng Ge in his new movie ^^. Ahhhh, if only I could meet a surgeon like that, I wouldn't mind falling sick once a while ;).

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Tears started to well up beneath Zhi Shui's eyelids, as the man showed a face of sincere penitence.

"Had it not been for you carrying me to your house, threatening me, would I have come up with the idea of robbing you? Had it not been for your unbelievable wealth, as seen in your thousand-yuan shoes, would I have been tempted to collect them? Had it not been for you showing me how to enjoy a carefree lifestyle in prosperity, would I have fallen to the idea of waiter upon providence? If it hadn't been you giving me the feeling of a robber, would I have shown up here for all day long?...Tell me, who is to blame for these but you?"

Xuan Da Yu, taking in the endless series of accusation from Zhi Sui, realized the saying "There are three hundred and sixty trades, and every trade has its master" truly proved its accuracy. Every occupation has its own invincible talent, and among the badass of society was someone like this Wang Zhi Sui, what a miracle this is!

Lying behind every sinner was always a disheartening past, and for Xuan Da Yu, listening to such a past of Zhi Sui was much more pleasing than directly throwing him to the police station.

"At least, get off!", Da Yu's tone suddenly turned calmer.

Wang Zhi Sui, suspiciously and unsurely, asked him back, "You must promise not to hit me."

"I won't, you can get off!"

Only then did Zhi Sui climb down Da Yu's body, as his two foot touched the floor, his eyes still show a sufficient amount of defense. Seeing Da Yu had no intention of attacking, the pressure in his heart eventually wore off.

Da Yu put a cigarette into his mouth. On the point of lighting it, Zhi Sui's two fingers took it away before putting into his own mouth. As if that wasn't enough, he shamelessly told Da Yu, "Take another cigarette"

Da Yu's stoic glare quietly swept over Zhi Sui, long before the elder man opened his mouth, "After all, what's your name?"

"Wang Zhi Sui!"

"Liar!" Da Yu said in rage, "That day I had told my friend in the police office to check for the name, but it doesn't exist in their files."

"Because I generally didn't register for a residency!"

Da Yu asked, "Where's your homeland?"

Zhi Sui twitched his lips several times, answering, "Shandong."

"And you traveled to the north?"

Wang Zhi Sui deeply inhaled the smoke, which then came out from his nostrils and the corner of his mouth as the man's voice lost its previous silly joy.

"My sister drowned, so I was named Wang Zhi Sui. My parents divorced when I was a toddler, then my mom got married again. My dad sold our house and all property, before fleeing away, leaving me with my grandmother. My childhood had got used to the friends' mockeries as I was always in debt of school tuition and other kinds of expenses. Having enough of the way my peers looked at me, I dropped out of junior high school and did the washing-up for a foodstall with a salary of 240 yen per month when I was 13."

"When my grandma passed away, no relatives agreed to bring me up, I came to Beijing. Wandering for seven or eight years with not a stable residence, a station for a night and the hospital's hall for the next one. I dedicated myself to laboring, working for a pork head butcher, have you ever seen them use an axe to chop the head into two pieces? During new year holidays, I worked part-time, didn't sleep a wink for two days and one night to get only 600 yen a month without bonus. After that I moved to the city center, but where to find a work without a degree? I could only be a conscripted labourer, a badger, or changing animals' clothes in the zoo, my income just was so low even thieves won't touch me."

"The night you bumped into me, I only had several yens in my pocket. I stayed in the bar, seducing them to get a glass of wine before they kicked me out. I didn't know you carried me home, and was only aware that you had pulled out a whole thousand yen. Honestly, if I hadn't been pushed to my limits, I wouldn't have robbed from you. I brought that black money to my homeland, bought a bunch of luxurious items to boast before the eyes of my relatives. Do you think when they praised me, there was any pride in my mind...?"

The more Zhi Shui talked, the more emotional he became, in the end the poor man gripped Da Yu's arm as he cried his eyes out, "Big brother, please take me to the prison, I beg you. I really don't live a human life anymore, it's just impossible."

Xuan Da Yu bluntly answered, "Go alone, if it's your wish."

Then, he lit the cigarette, stood up and walked away.

Xuan Da Yu did return home straight away, but he dropped by Xia Yao's house.

Xia Yao had just came back and was standing a hundred feet away.

Yuan Zong silently watched Xia Yao take his belongings out of the motorbike's trunk, leaving only a cellphone behind. Suddenly, Yuan Zong jerked Xia Yao towards him, glaring deeply into those eyes.

Xia Yao scrunched his eyebrows, using little force to push him away.

"Don't touch me, let me go!"

Yuan Zong gave Xia Yao a deep kiss on the lips.

Xia Yao growled in his direction, but as he turned to walk away, there wasn't a hint of anger in his eyes.

With an energized state, Xia Yao reached his house's doorway only to see Xuan Da Yu's impatient expression.

"Hey...you... why did you come?"

Xuan Da Yu shouted, "Fucking hell, this is the second time I've come to your house today!"

"Eh?... Oh, you know how I am, don't like noisy places. I went out to catch some fresh air."

Xuan Da Yu asked, "Who was that man?"

"He's just a motorbike taxi driver."

"A driver who kisses you?"

"Kiss me?" Xia Yao pretended to give his friend a weird look, as if to not know what he was talking about, "How could he have kissed me? You must have mistaken? That was a man, why would he kiss me? There's obviously no problem with me either!" (Oh please! Ever the actor, aren't you Xia Yao =_=" )

Luckily, Xuan Da Yu didn't see them very clearly, not to mention, Xia Yao's attitude was adamant, so he said no more. Moreover, guys talking about such thing wasn't natural.

Feeling guilty, Xia Yao patted Xuan Da Yu on the shoulder, "Alright, let's go inside first."

"I'm not coming in." Xuan Da Yu said, "I came here to tell you one thing, I found Wang Zhi Shui."

"Really? Where did you meet him? Where is he now?"

Xuan Da Yu told Xia Yao the story of him catching Wang Zhi Shui, even retelling Wang Zhi Shui's past in detail, trying to show off his manly forgiveness.

To his surprise, Xia Yao, far from praising Xuan Da Yu, actually looked at him with speculative eyes, "Are you sure you weren't tricked once again? Let me tell you this, Beijing is not what it used to be, the hooligans here have doubled drastically, the police office receives calls from these kinds of trouble all day!"

"It can't be!" Xuan Da Yu glared furiously into the sky, "How dare he?"

Xia Yao thought for a moment, truth to be told, frauds don't usually target someone twice.

The two chatted for a while, Xia Yao asked Xuan Da Yu, "What time is it?"

Xuan Da Yu lifted his left arm. Nothing. He lifted his right wrist. Still nothing.

"Hey? Didn't you buy a new watch a few days ago? Why didn't you wear it today?"

The instant he asked, Xia Yao understood what this meant.

Xuan Da Yu's face turned green as his eyes shot a thousand arrows. Wang Zhi Shui...If you appear before me one more time, I'll fucking use my urine to drown you!

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Happy new year everybody!!! Thank you all for your well wishes on my wall!

Love,

Ann