Rebirth: Once Again With You

"Will you come out by yourself, or should I come to you?"

Lin Xiang was in a bad mood. He had been working non-stop for the past three days but still had to chase after one insignificant rat.

The restlessness inside the group spread because of the latest attack. Ye Huizhong scolded him for working half-assedly, but he was actually being judged unjustly. It was because all new recruits were all muscle and no brain!

Even when dealing with something as easy as this, they couldn't do it right. One really shouldn't judge people based on their physique alone. Lin Xiang would rather get a few competent subordinates than a battalion of pig teammates.

For example, Dai Zhiqiang.

Ye Wang was terribly lacking in manpower, but at least there was one who got a good head on his shoulders. Without him, Lin Xiang would probably retire early.

Those new recruits didn't even realize that someone had been eavesdropping on them. They spouted too much information in that person's presence. Now Lin Xiang needed to be the one to wipe their ass.

He was incredibly pissed.

"My mood is really foul right now. I advise you not to test my patience or suffer the same fate as the previous man."

Lin Xiang stared at the spot where he saw a glimpse of the person earlier. From how amateurish they hide, he assumed this person probably wouldn't be much of a threat.

However, Lin Xiang could use one or two people as punching bags to vent his stress. It was a shame he was in a hurry.

Sensing that the person intended to play dead forever, Lin Xiang soon ran out of patience. He threw his cigarette to the ground before stomping it harshly.

"Ready or not, I'm coming to you. Since you refuse to come out, I'll consider you my enemy and not show you any mercy."

"Wait!!"

Lin Xiang's brows raised, hearing a young and feminine voice coming from behind the pile of garbage. It was a girl's voice?

Li Caiyi had both hands raised above her head as she slowly came out of her hiding with a pale face.

"I-I didn't mean to see it. I was just passing by."

The man squinted his eyes as he took Li Caiyi's figure up and down. He felt a strong familiarity with this girl, but where had he ever seen her before?

"Nice try, young lady. But who would have thought of passing by an isolated dumpster like this? I don't like to hit little girl, but I will not spare you if you tell me any lies." Lin Xiang replied coldly.

She trembled harder at his hostility, enough to make Lin Xiang feel bad for scaring the little girl. But unlike his subordinates, he was a professional who wouldn't let his guard down, even when his opponent was just a little girl.

No, he shouldn't lower his guard precisely because she was just a little girl. Their enemy could have deliberately put this girl here to cause unexpected trouble.

"Who are you? Tell me honestly."

She bit her lips before replying in a hesitant tone. "W-why would I tell you that? Uncle, you have to say your name first before asking others."

"Wow, I didn't expect you to have the gall to act cheeky on me. Unfortunately, you have no choice here. That is if you don't want to end up like the previous man."

Li Caiyi broke into a cold sweat, and Lin Xiang knew he had her in his palm. Only a bit more push before she revealed her identity.

"Uncle, aren't you Dai Zhiqiang's colleague?"

Lin Xiang's open mouth stiffened when he heard her question. He glared at the little girl even more. He had no idea where and how she knew the brat's name, but no way he would reveal his brother's identity to a stranger.

"No, I never heard that name before. You'd better not pull something strange out of your tiny brain just to save yourself. This uncle has a bad temper."

He expected her to burst into tears from his intimidation, but the girl rummaged through her bag instead.

"Oi. What are you trying to pull here?" Lin Xiang asked in a dangerously low voice as he readied his hand beside his pocket, ready to take out his knife if necessary.

In the next second, it surprised him when she didn't take out any weapon or similar stuff but a pair of glasses instead. Not understanding what she was up to, he watched dumbfoundedly as she put it on and gathered her hair together in a ponytail.

"Uncle, don't you remember me? We have met before, and Dai Zhiqiang was there too."

3…2…1…Ting!

A bulb lightened above Lin Xiang's head as he finally realized the source of this girl's familiarity. This girl had changed her style, so he couldn't recognize her immediately. But now, the fog inside his brain cleared up.

His hand that was ready slowly relaxed, and the hard line on his face softened.

If Dai Zhiqiang knew he had just threatened his precious one, he probably wouldn't be able to get away with only one or two bruises like before.

"Could it be, you are..?"

"I'm Li Caiyi, and I'm Dai Zhiqiang's friend. Uncle, have you remembered me already?"

Lin Xiang let out an awkward chuckle. "Yes, I did. You looked different from the last time I saw you, so I didn't recognize you. I didn't expect our second meeting to be like this."

Li Caiyi put down her hand, and her hair cascaded on her back again. Unlike before, she didn't appear like a rabbit cornered by carnivores anymore. Her eyes burned with determination instead.

"Uncle, it's fate that brings us together this day. I need your help with something!"

Out of all the responses he had in mind, this one was among the least expected ones.

Lin Xiang almost couldn't believe she was the same girl who trembled like a leaf earlier. Where did she get the sudden confidence to ask a dangerous man like him for a favor?

But this might be interesting. Perhaps Lin Xiang could even get to know something he could use against the cheeky Dai Zhiqiang. As far as he was concerned, except for his family, this girl was his only weakness.

"What can I do to help you, little girl?"

"Please tell me if you also make Dai Zhiqiang do the thing you just did!"

"Ah? The thing I just did?"

"Didn't you just murder someone? Uncle, don't tell me you recruit Dai Zhiqiang to do criminal acts like this in exchange for a good sum of money?" Li Caiyi's face turned ashen in horror. Her eyes were full of accusation towards him.

Lin Xiang could only blame himself for giving such a misleading act.

"Little girl, how about we calm down first? Let's talk about this calmly."

Li Caiyi hugged herself while scooting away from him. "No way. Are you going to kill me to shut me up, too?"

Lin Xiang was a man who honored his bond with his brothers. No matter the cost, he couldn't ruin his brother's relationship disparage because of his blunder. If Li Caiyi knew what Dai Zhiqiang did, there was a chance she would come to hate him, after all.

"No, no! This is a misunderstanding! Uncle might be a thug, but I'm not a criminal. That man from before isn't dead!"