CH 24.2

Xin Yongyuan’s hand is stopped in the air. It does not come down for a long time——Because Lion and Jiang Yiyi aren’t fighting at all.

Jiang Yiyi looks at Lion, who is walking to him, and gives him a critical, judgemental analysis, then concludes, he’s probably another special NPC.

Lion’s speed is great, and he’s in front of Jiang Yiyi in almost no time.

He is looking Jiang Yiyi up and down. It was not clear from afar, aside from the man’s attractiveness, but as soon as he closes in, that sharp sense of danger is like a bamboo shoot bursting out from the ground. It is staggering.

That is not to say that Jiang Yiyi looks dangerous. Quite the opposite, in fact. It is difficult for a normal person to see the endless dark pit behind Jiang Yiyi’s harmless looks.

For Lion, though, noticing this danger is as familiar to him as toeing the edge between living and dead. He’s an expert.

His senses and instincts are all yelling to him, about how dangerous he is.

After stopping there for a few seconds, Lion completely reverts his plans.

“Lion.” He points to himself.

“I’m Doctor.” Jiang Yiyi then looks past him, noting Vulture and Fatty, who are watching them closely, and asks, “and you came to…?”

“Say hello to you.” Lion then moves on to Lin Yi next to Jiang Yiyi, “and this is?”

Lin Yi raises his eyebrow, and shows his stern side as a prison officer, “know not to ask what you should not.”

“My Outstanding Supervisor.” Jiang Yiyi’s answer almost overlapped him entirely.

Lion had no trouble understanding, though, and after a cursory examination of Lion, asks Jiang Yiyi, “need any help?”

It’s a question that is rather familiar. Someone else has asked the same thing. Jiang Yiyi suddenly finds Butcher from among his memories.

【“… Need me to deal with him for you?”】

How did he answer him?

“No need. He’s a friend.”

That makes Lion do a double take on Lin Yi, who forces a smile in response——Jiang Yiyi’s answer did not make him feel blessed at the least.

Compared to having to fight Lion, it is patently clear being a ‘friend’ of Jiang Yiyi’s is a much less enviable position to be in.

“Come to me if you need anything.” Lion stops examining, to offer friendliness to Jiang Yiyi, “I know the fourth floor, and I have men too…”

Then he adds, seemingly out of nowhere, “Black Glove has been ill recently. You might not see him around for a while.”

“I do not really care for him.” Jiang Yiyi takes a peek at Lin Yi, who looks a little tense, before asking, “though that guy…” He raises his chin in the direction behind Lin Yi, “what’s he doing?”

Lion’s eyes follow him, first landing on Lin Yi, then behind himself.

Xin Yongyuan still has his raised hand in the air.

“A friend.” Lion shakes his head at Xin Yongyuan, who retracts his hand. The powder keg that is the tense crowd returns to normal.

“Anything else you need?” Jiang Yiyi asks Lion.

Lion shakes his head, and after one final look at Jiang Yiyi’s poker face, turns to return to the crowd.

“Lion, what was that?” Fatty is the first to ask, “you knew him?”

“You two had better listen to Ye Wang.” Lion’s smile fades, going back to staying aloof of everything, “that guy is trouble.”

“Well, no shit, Sherlock.” Vulture takes a jab at him, “you make it sound like there are people this floor who are not trouble.”

“If we don’t test him out… How would we know how much trouble he is?”

Lion tells Vulture, “do what you want, then.”

Vulture is looking through the crowd around for a suitable scapegoat.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yiyi is also looking closely through the crowd. There are a lot of people on this floor, enough that when they crowd around in the courtyard, half his vision could be filled up by nicknames alone.

“Pummel. Go test him out.”

Vulture did not pick his choice lightly. Lion’s decision and Ye Wang’s warning made him consider carefully, before picking the second-best fighter in his command——He’s still no match for Lion, but Lion is one of the top fighters this floor. He can’t ask too much.

The man he mentioned——Given he’s another unremarkable NPC, Jiang Yiyi does not take the time to note his characteristics——Straightens up, and heads for Jiang Yiyi.

When he approaches, the murmurs around die down.