Henry Stone smiled, took a plastic bag out of his pocket, which was filled with green grasshoppers and other small insects, and said with a grin, “I specially went to Mr. Lewis’s yard to get some fresh hot dung, and then caught a big pile of grasshoppers and crickets from Mrs. Walker’s yard. Heh heh, since your landlady is so shameless, let’s give her a long-lost move—the Dung Grasshopper!”

I shuddered all over, very much looking forward to what would happen next.

“David, get back!”

“Okay!”

I grabbed my bedding and dashed more than ten meters away. Henry Stone placed the bucket of dung next to the landlady’s wall, then opened the plastic bag and dumped a big pile of grasshoppers inside. The grasshoppers, all covered in golden stuff, jumped from the bucket straight onto the wall and windowsill, leaving behind lines of poetic traces that couldn’t be cleaned off.

Taking a deep breath, I suddenly slapped Henry Stone on the shoulder: “Little Wolf, you really are the best buddy I’ve had in three lifetimes!”

Henry Stone grinned: “Let’s go, let’s get out of here!”

“Alright!”

Behind us, the landlady’s hysterical curses rang out, but it didn’t matter—I never planned to see her again in this life.

……

On the street, I carried my luggage while Henry Stone helped me with the bowls and dishes.

“David, I came to you this time because I have something to discuss.” He held a porcelain bowl as he spoke.

I nodded, “I know, go ahead, what is it?”

Henry Stone stopped, clenched his fist, his eyes full of fighting spirit, and smiled: “I want to find you, and also Old K and Fox and the others, to re-form the Zhanlong Studio. We’re going to make a name for ourselves in Destiny, create a heroic legacy—what do you think?”

I glanced at him: “Do you have money to buy a helmet?”

“Not yet!”

“That’s no good, let’s wait a bit and earn some money first!”

“David, you’ve already been kicked out, what are you going to do next? Even finding a place to stay is a problem.” Henry Stone looked at me with concern.

I laughed freely: “Hmph, you think that’s going to stump me? I’ll just apply for the night shift at the company, and sleep in the lobby at night with my bedding. There’s a water dispenser, a bathroom, everything I need!”

Henry Stone nodded: “Alright, that’s the only way. When I’ve saved enough to re-form Zhanlong, I’ll come find you!”

“No problem, go do your thing. Where are you hanging out these days?”

“Oh, I got a priest’s license and I’m helping people host weddings at the chapel…”

“Nice, that’s promising…” I gave him a thumbs up. “Go find the people who issue licenses and get me a priest certificate too, we’ll host weddings together!”

“Alright!!”

……

Company.

Security chief Old York slammed the table and chair, pointing at my nose: “No way! You can’t just get the night shift because you want it. We have so many guards in our department, everyone wants the night shift. You want to hog it? No way. And you’re bringing your bedding to the company—what are you trying to do, start a rebellion?”

I smiled gently: “Boss, I wouldn’t dare!”

“Hmph, at least you know your place. You’re on the afternoon shift today, so take your pile of junk bedding away first!”

“Yes, boss!”

Carrying my bedding, I walked out the company gate. Well, rejected again. Sleeping at the company won’t work. But even if the world rejects me a thousand times, I’ll treat the world like my first love. Attitude is everything, so I’ll just find another way.

Just then, a police car suddenly pulled up beside me with its siren blaring. The door opened, and a familiar figure appeared—it was Brian Walker, captain of the criminal police squad, and once my direct superior!

“Get in!” Brian Walker said coolly.

I nodded, tossed my bedding into the car, and sat in the back. “Captain Walker, you’re not inviting me for tea, are you? I’ve been out of the criminal police for two years now. There can’t still be something left unresolved, right?”

Brian Walker laughed: “You punk! Hmph, from SWAT to criminal police, from criminal police to traffic police, from traffic police to auxiliary police, from auxiliary police to security guard. Other people keep getting promoted, but you’re really taking the road less traveled, huh?”

I felt a little awkward. “It’s nothing, really…”

Brian Walker looked at me deeply and said, “Back when you were kicked out of the criminal police, I knew it wasn’t your fault. But you were too stubborn—no one dared to investigate that case, but you insisted on doing it alone. In the end, you caught the killer, but you saw the result. They have plenty of ways to deal with a small-time cop… I really wanted to protect you, but I just couldn’t. You don’t blame your uncle, do you?”

I shook my head and smiled: “Let’s not talk about the past. I’ve already forgotten it…”

“Hmph!”

Brian Walker crossed his arms and said coolly, “This time I’m looking for you because I have a mission for you—a very serious one. I hope you’ll consider it.”

“What mission?” I asked.

Brian Walker said, “You know Tianxin Group, right? Currently the largest military technology provider in southeast China, and a leader in cutting-edge tech.”

I nodded, “Yeah, what about it?”