Chapter 94: Respect Death

Chu Muyun’s eyes narrowed slightly."...Is it about to begin?"

"Aurora City has begun preparations." Bai Ye gently pulled down the brim of his baseball cap, hiding half of his face in shadow. "Although most people haven't realized it yet, undercurrents are already stirring."

Chu Muyun glanced at the city, which seemed to be asleep, and fell silent for a moment."It's coming faster than we thought... Should we bring in Red Heart 6 first?"

"No need."

"It will be very dangerous outside; his strength is still too weak."

"Rank doesn't mean everything. That kid is quite interesting; he won't die that easily..." Bai Ye's lips curved upward slightly. "I'm quite curious how he'll enter Aurora City... without our help."

Chu Muyun shot a glance at Bai Ye, who clearly wanted to watch a show. "This makes us seem quite cold-blooded and disunited internally."

Bai Ye thought seriously for a moment. "Were we ever united?"

"Don't worry, that kid is very clever. He might even bring a little 'Twilight Shock' to Aurora City... I have high hopes for him."

"Have it your way then." Chu Muyun calmly turned and walked back inside."Anyway, if the Red King blames anyone, you'll take the fall."

Bai Ye: ...

Seeing Chu Muyun indifferently retreat indoors, leaving him alone on the eaves, Bai Ye sighed helplessly.

With a casual grab into thin air, a bottle of red wine, stolen from who-knows-where, and a wine glass appeared in his hand.

The rosé wine swirled into the glass, emitting a faint fragrance under the moonlight. Bai Ye held the glass in one hand and clinked it towards the aurora-filled sky in the distance."To death."

He tilted his head back and drained the rosé from the glass.

The next morning.

Chen Ling changed into his black and red enforcer uniform, tidied himself up, and pushed the door open.

As long as his officer appointment hadn't come through, he was still an enforcer for District Three, and daily patrols were essential. As for the fear other Frost Street residents had of him... Chen Ling thought about it all night and decided it wasn't so bad after all.

Honestly, Chen Ling didn't care what others thought of him. After all, he became an enforcer simply to hide his identity; there was no need to go to great lengths to show friendliness to these residents.

Now, everyone on Frost Street feared him, which saved him a lot of trouble. Just as Han Meng had said, enforcers needed to have dignity.

As soon as Chen Ling stepped onto the street, the few Frost Street residents returning from the market saw his black and red figure appear. Their faces instantly paled, and they turned and ran, dropping their groceries!

In a blink, the large Frost Street was once again left with only Chen Ling.

Chen Ling: "..."

Okay, this seemed to be more than just "dignity."

Chen Ling pretended not to notice and continued patrolling Frost Street. Wherever he went, not only did pedestrians completely avoid him, but store owners who had been eagerly watching his direction would frantically shut their doors at astonishing speed upon seeing his black and red figure!

Some owners even tremblingly reached through the gap under their roller shutters, pulled out a red plastic bag from inside, and carefully placed it at their doorstep...

A cold wind swept through the deserted street. Chen Ling looked at the tightly shut shops on both sides and the scattered red plastic bags at their entrances, lost in thought...

He walked up to one of the shops, bent down, and opened a red plastic bag. A pungent, bloody smell assailed him.

Inside were bloody chicken, pig, and ox hearts.

These were the "offerings" from the Frost Street shopkeepers to Chen Ling.

Chen Ling's mouth twitched slightly. After a moment of hesitation, he still picked up the plastic bags one by one and continued on his way...

Chen Ling figured that if he didn't pick them up, these owners would only panic more. It would be a minor issue if they were scared into fleeing Frost Street, but if someone were truly forced to dig out human hearts for him, that would be problematic.

After Chen Ling left, carrying two full hands of plastic bags, dozens of seconds later, the roller shutters of the shops finally opened a crack.

"He's gone?"

"Yes, he's gone... and he took those hearts too."

"Phew... It's good he took them. If he took them, he shouldn't bother us anymore."

"Damn it! Who said he died last night?! I was scared half to death!"

"I checked again today. They said everyone who entered the Ancient Military Archive died, and he was the only one who came out alive..."

"What? He killed everyone else?!"

"I don't know..."

"See? I told you, he's a demon!"

"...Do you think he won't get promoted to an enforcement officer?"

"??? He's an enforcer now and has already caused chaos throughout Frost Street. If he becomes an officer, what kind of mess will District Three be in?"

"I just fear that by then, he won't be satisfied with animal hearts anymore... He could just use some trick to kill people and take their hearts, couldn't he?"

"He absolutely must not become an enforcement officer..."

The shopkeepers reopened their businesses, looking in the direction where the figure had disappeared, all silently praying.

Meanwhile, around the street corner, three enforcers slowly emerged. They watched the still-frightened faces of the people nearby, their brows furrowing deeper.

"Is that the demon enforcer you were talking about?"

"Yes, we heard he used human hearts to terrorize the residents of Frost Street. His reputation has reached us."

"Human hearts? Is that true?"

"Of course not, it must be fake. They say he distributed over a dozen back then; where would he kill that many people...? And he's a newcomer, so he's probably just playing tricks to make money."

"What was in those bags?"

"Protection money, probably? Tsk, tsk, tsk, such a big bag, how much money could be in there?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, a newcomer, yet he's raking it in much more aggressively than us..."

"Hmph, putting on a show."

The three stared intently in the direction Chen Ling had gone, thinking of the several full bags he had carried, feeling something gnawing at them.

"Brother Guo, what should we do next?" A ruthless glint flashed in one enforcer's eyes. "How about we find a place to teach him a lesson?"

The man called Brother Guo's eyes narrowed slightly. After a moment, he spoke with a cold sneer,"Just teaching him a lesson is too easy on him... Xiao Zuo, go to headquarters and tell them..."

Brother Guo gave a few more instructions, and Xiao Zuo's eyes immediately lit up. He couldn't help but clap his hands and exclaim, "That's a brilliant idea!"

"Brother Guo, will this really work? Which enforcer in District Three hasn't skimmed a little? To openly go after him like this, isn't it a bit... much?" another enforcer hesitated to ask.

"Is what he's doing 'skimming a little'? Look at those bags; what the few of us have skimmed combined can't even compare."

Brother Guo seemed to think of something and sneered:"Chief Enforcer Han Meng is the most upright person. If he sees what this kid is skimming... I refuse to believe this kid can continue being an enforcer."