Chapter 918: Oh No!

The New Year is approaching, and San Francisco's Chinatown is once again filled with a sense of joy.

The streets are strung with colorful silk, Now we need to output lines: English signs are refreshed, and red lanterns hang at every shop entrance.

Every day there are dragon and lion dance performances.

The familiar sound of firecrackers erupts.

The smell of gunpowder after the firecrackers burns makes tourists who came from the mainland feel especially warm, as if it's the taste of home.

In the Ji Family Yuan Zi.

"Lin Shiyi, it's been a year, why haven't you grown at all! Look, I've grown six centimeters taller."

Ji Youwei raised her hand and gestured, frowning as she said.

Now Lin Shiyi has to look at her face, and his head must be tilted even higher.

Lin Shiyi said, "Boys naturally grow slower than girls!"

At this point, Lin Shiyi almost said that he wouldn't truly grow up until fifty years later.

But remembering Lin Jingru's admonition, he held back.

Ji Youwei nodded, "That's right! At our school, the female classmates are generally taller than the boys.

You growing slowly is fine; besides, I don't want to marry or have children early, I still want to play for a few more years!"

My mom says raising kids is very tiring."

Lin Shiyi said, "Raising kids isn't tiring!"

He says that because his siblings, as well as himself, weren't taken care of by their mother for very long, and they grew up this big so quickly.

Ji Youwei said, "Lin Shiyi, do you think a nuclear war could break out in this world!

I've heard classmates say that there are now Enhancers, the world has changed dramatically, and war will soon erupt.

And if war occurs, it will definitely be a nuclear war, and we will all die then."

Lin Shiyi shook his head and said, "Given the current situation, war won't happen easily.

It won't be long before everyone on Earth unites."

He is well aware of his dad's big scam plan.

Song Jiaren was sitting less than ten meters away from the two, holding a romance novel in her hands.

She has reached the age to read such books.

Hearing Lin Shiyi and Ji Youwei talking together, Song Jiaren shook her head.

Lin Shiyi really doesn't know how to please girls!

If it were me, I'd surely say something like, "Don't worry, even if Earth blows up, I'll protect you so you won't get hurt," or something like that.

Why is a man whose mouth is so sweet, like dad, so useless when he has a son?

It seems the son really does take after his mother.

Qi Yiniang just doesn't like to talk much.

But she's a beauty, so even if she doesn't speak, dad will still coax her.

"Big sister, let's go out and have fun!"

Lin Shi stood up and said.

He also felt they'd said enough; if they kept sitting and chatting, they'd die of boredom.

Lin Shiyi still had some vigor; before, he never had this kind of self-awareness.

Song Jiaren was specially invited over by Lin Shiyi.

Thinking that if he couldn't speak, the big sister would adjust the atmosphere.

Now it seems his method was wise; while he chatted, she stayed far away.

Since the conversation was about to kill the sky, he invited her out.

"Sure!"

Song Jiaren closed the book and cheerfully agreed.

The book in her hands she had read several times, almost memorized it verbatim.

Song Jiaren led Ji Youwei out the door, and Lin Shiyi tightly followed behind.

Song Jiaren and Ji Youwei first strolled to a cake shop.

Then they went to a clothing store.

They each bought a nice outfit, and then chose a small Zhongshan suit for Lin Shiyi.

Lin Shiyi reluctantly changed into it.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Lin Shiyi shook his head; he prefers baggy pants.

The main reason is his body is still a bit small, the clothes are loose, making him look even shorter.

Song Jiaren laughed, "Nowadays everyone wears Tang-style clothing outside, for the festive atmosphere."

As she spoke, she pointed at herself.

They and Ji Youwei were wearing red dresses embroidered with dragon and phoenix patterns.

If they added head ornaments and brushed their hair, they'd look like little brides.

After buying the clothes, it was already near noon.

Lin Shiyi checked the time and prepared to treat them to a meal.

At that moment, a gust of wind came from nearby.

Immediately, a robust middle-aged man rushed over, dashing past Lin Shiyi.

It was an Enhancer!

Seeing this person's speed, Lin Shiyi was startled.

Before he could react, he heard Song Jiaren let out a loud scream.

It turned out a middle‑aged man had grabbed Song Jiaren's throat and rushed with her into the children's clothing shop behind them.

Lin Shi Yi furrowed his brows.

Just as he was about to act, another group charged in, blocking the entrance of the clothing store.

They were Hunters from Mi Guo.

Nowadays the world is swarming with Wild Enhancers, and even Guo Jia's own have appeared in large numbers,

To curb Enhancer crimes, enforcement squads composed of Enhancers have been established.

Guo Jia's side has the Heavy Hammer Squad, while Mi Guo's side has Hunters.

The Hunter organization is half public, half private.

They only take cases involving Enhancers and offer high bounties.

When needed, they also serve Guo Jia free of charge.

After a flash of Hunter data passed through Lin Shi Yi's mind, he muttered "damn" to himself.

Although Song Jiaren is the oldest of their eleven children, her combat ability is the weakest.

In terms of combat power, she can't even match a B-type Enhancer.

Mainly because she lacks long‑term training and has no hand‑to‑hand skills.

A short distance away, several men and women with Eastern faces approached, one of them staring at Lin Shi Yi.

Lin Shi Yi subtly gestured, telling them not to act rashly.

Mi Guo's Hunters are also not to be underestimated, mainly because they are numerous.

Lin Shi Yi brought six subordinates.

Whereas the Hunters number in the dozens.

An Enhancer pursued by dozens of Hunters must be fairly strong.

If his subordinates intervene, it would cause chaos on the scene and make things worse.

The incident happened so suddenly that even Lin Shi Yi couldn't react.

At that moment, Ji Youwei finally reacted, her eyes reddening as she began to cry.

Although Ji Youwei has also been enhanced, she is even more miserable than Song Jiaren.

"Don't cry, my big sister will be fine; go over there,"

Lin Shi Yi said to Ji Youwei.

Ji Youwei, knowing she couldn't help, nodded and ran into the nearby crowd watching the spectacle.

If something like this broke out elsewhere in Mi Guo, it would probably already have sparked a riot.

But this is Chinatown, and everyone loves a good show.

"Kid, please stay away,"

A burly man from a Hunter squad walked over, frowning as he spoke to Lin Shi Yi.

Lin Shi Yi nodded, turned, and fled.

He planned to go around to the back of the clothing store, entering it through the adjacent cake shop.

Only a wall separated them, and a single punch would pierce it.

There were already Hunters inside the cake shop.

Seeing Lin Shi Yi, the man gave him a threatening glance, hoping to scare him away.

Lin Shi Yi furrowed his brows.

This was his first time facing such a situation; he thought it would be better if Lin Chang'e were here.

With Lin Chang'e's strength, she could push straight through.

Or that Enhancer would have already been knocked away by a single punch from Lin Chang'e before she could snatch Song Jiaren.

The Hunter who threatened Lin Shi Yi pressed his ear to the wall, listening for any movement inside.

Then he smashed a punch into the wall.

The brick wall was punched open with a huge hole.

As shards of stone splintered, a laugh rang out from inside: "Didn't expect to snatch an enhanced girl so easily; I'll take her to meet Satan."

The Hunter who broke through the wall only glanced inside before turning and running.

Immediately after, there was a "Boom".

An explosion occurred inside the clothing store.

The blast wasn't strong, but its energy left Lin Shi Yi feeling numb.

It was an energy shockwave.

Such an explosion can cause an Enhancer to lose power for a very brief moment.

In that fleeting instant, if another attack lands, the Enhancer's resilient defense becomes ineffective.

It is a weapon developed by Mi Guo specifically against Enhancers.

Crap!