Chapter 325: No Longer Intimidating
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
As a boring wizard, Zhang Lisheng was actually not interested in getting to know the beautiful girls in the Sisters’ a.s.sociation. However, as a parvenu who was polished by the Vanity Fair in New York, his polite att.i.tude was maintained almost perfectly. However, strangely, when the girls, whom they just met, greeted him, they had a vague smile on, appearing to be very strange.
Particularly after Tina had introduced all the sisters to her boyfriend, Sheila, who was by the side, suddenly said in a drunken yet amazed voice, “Lisheng, I don’t know why but today, I think you look particularly cute. It’s so weird, I never thought that you can be this cute!”
This, of course, made the situation even more confusing.
Zhang Lisheng merely smiled noncommittally. “Sheila, you seem to have drunken a lot. Let me order juice for you to freshen you up.”
“Oh I don’t need any juice from a burger shop. Since we ran into you tonight, we certainly have to go to Boston’s most expensive restaurant and spend recklessly like a nouveau riche. Let’s go, Lisheng dear. Let me take you to have a look at the night in the Beantown that is as lovely as you.”
Then, with hazed eyes, the girl pulled the young man’s arm and dragged him out of the burger shop.
The outdoor air was cold. A breeze carrying the river’s water vapor just so happened to pa.s.s by and sent s.h.i.+vers down Sheila’s spine, allowing her groggy head to sober up right away.
“My dear, I’ve taken your baby out of the fast food restaurant, and now I’ll give it back to you,” She shook her head with force and looked at the expressionless Zhang Lisheng by her side. Without warning, she laughed and pushed the young man towards Tina, whose face had already turned slightly gloomy. “Now, what should we eat for dinner?”
“Didn’t you say that you want to go to the most expensive restaurant in Boston? In that case, let’s go to Malente’s Garden!” When Tina saw that Sheila had returned her boyfriend back to herself, her expression eased as she casually replied.
As she was speaking, a dazzling fire suddenly flashed on the lawn next to the huge performance stage on the opposite bank of the river. Then, after a loud ‘bang’ resonated, miserable cries, howls and shouts slowly filled and spread out in the rising huge smog in the night sky.
Along with the spread of sound was the strange smell exclusive to ozone burning after a violent explosion in the air.
After an instant freeze, the street suddenly became chaotic with people screaming “terrorist attack, terrorist attack…” as they ran and escaped one after another, despite not knowing what they were running away from.
“Terrorist attack? Boston has terrorist attacks too?” Looking around at the scattering crowds under the bright streetlights and neon lights, Zhang Lisheng stepped forward and s.h.i.+elded Tina, Trish and Sheila before asking with a frown.
“There was one during a charity marathon half a year ago. More than 30 people were killed and the murderers were a couple of Iranian brothers. That time, the police screened all the suspects who might have carried out the terrorist attack in the city, and it is said that even after they’ve caught the real murderers, they continue to monitor the potential criminals who might commit crimes. However, I can see that it’s not very effective.” Tina hid behind her boyfriend and explained with her mind at peace.
“Is that so? I wonder what these religious extremists are thinking. After the emergence of the foreign world, all the Earth people should be regarded as compatriots, but they are still playing these horrifying little tricks!” As the preparatory G.o.d of the foreign world, Zhang Lisheng, who was in no position nor qualification, criticized religious fanatics.
They saw four terrorists holding short guns with their heads wrapped in black masks, charging out from the chaotic crowds of the river and rushed to the road.
They were clothed in ordinary jackets but when somebody blocked their ways, whether it was intentional or unintentional, they would pull the trigger directly. Even when they were crossing the road and came across speeding cars, they would also flee while shooting around, their actions were like those madmen without reason.
In such a frenzied shooting, the bullets shattered the front windscreen of a speeding yellow taxi and formed spider-like cracks.
The car tires screeched loudly and ear-piercingly. After the emergency brake, it lost control and slammed into the red double-door sports car by its side. The violent collision adding on to its speed caused the sports car to fly up suddenly. When it crashed onto the ground, it had already become burning sc.r.a.p iron and not long after, bright red blood flowed out of the car.
At once, the street became even more chaotic. However, the terrorists gave a satisfying laughter and fired a few shots in the sky as a celebration.
With amazing eyesight, Zhang Lisheng could see that the skin on the small exposed eyes area of the mask was actually of brown and black color. Right away, he muttered to himself, “These four people must be terrorists. They’re really crazy! They don’t look like Middle Eastern people though…”
When the young man was speaking, a female cry that sounded like sobbing resonated from behind him. “We should go hide! G-Go back to the burger shop! Back to the burger shop…”
“Bonnie, try to look whether the burger shop’s door is still able to open now. Even if we become sardines now, we can no longer squeeze into the ‘can’ anymore! Not only that, I won’t go even if we can hide in the house. Don’t cry, dear! Just stand on the spot and watch the show. I promise you that we’re standing behind a very strong ‘human s.h.i.+eld’. We’ll be fine even if a meteorite falls on us!” Sheila consoled her companions, who had snapped back to reality from their panic, with a lack of concern.
She had seen Zhang Lisheng turning the tide on several occasions in desperate situations. Coolly and calmly using all kinds of bizarre and horrifying abilities, he managed to crush the powerful enemies into powder. For this reason, even though the four terrorists who created the tragedy were shooting maniacally and were already close to them, the girl did not have any plans of running away at all.
In front of Sheila, when Zhang Lisheng saw the terrorists running towards them, his face became even calmer. It was only until the shortest terrorist saw his unusually calm look that a crazy smile gleamed from the terrorist’s eyes before muttering, “Oh buddy, you’re looking for death?”
When he raised the short gun in his hand, the young man finally clenched his fist abruptly and revealed his ferocity that was unlike a human being.
“Click!” A clear trigger-pulling sound resonated clearly from three meters away in the bustling city but no bullet was fired at all.
“Kid, you are lucky.” The short terrorist threw the empty short gun at Zhang Lisheng with force and at the same time, he violently flicked a middle finger up. Then, he ran away with his companion, turning into a dark alley and disappearing without a trace.
When the short gun flew over to him, Zhang Lisheng waved his hand like chasing a fly away. Then, with a shocked look, he turned to look at his girlfriend. “Tina, did you see that? That guy is not afraid of me.”
When one of the girls standing behind Tina saw Zhang Lisheng’s shocked expression, she suddenly broke down and shouted, “He almost killed you with a gun. Why should he be afraid of you? Tina, you should take your boyfriend to see a psychiatrist. Well, although he is really brave… What the h.e.l.l? What am I talking about? We’re merely out to eat dinner but why? Why would we encounter such a thing?”
“Baby, the feeling you give tonight is indeed really different. I don’t mean your look, but your temperament, your aura…” The other people might not understand what her boyfriend meant but Tina understood the great amount of deterring force Zhang Lisheng would give off to an ordinary person when he showed his ferocious look. She carefully studied her boyfriend and whispered before turning around to console her friend who had broken down crying.
“My temperament and aura are very different from before? As though I’m wearing a fake mask?” Upon hearing his girlfriend’s word, Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment. Then, he d touched his forehead and murmured.
At this time, the sound of police sirens in the distance had already linked up to a single stretch. Amidst the continuous glaring of warning lights on the car roof, several dozens of police cars, ambulances and fire engines had been dispatched to the scene of the tragedy.
Upon seeing the arrival of law enforcement forces, many people on the street relaxed and many people fell to the ground directly. More people, however, summoned their courage to take the initiative to cross the road and go to the river to help those who need more comfort than themselves.
“Ladies, G.o.d has blessed us, everything has pa.s.sed! Pick yourselves up, let us go there and help too!” Trish suddenly clapped her hands and said loudly.
Human psychology was sometimes so strange. Being infected by the surrounding people, the girls of the Harvard Sisters’ a.s.sociation, who were originally terrified, looked at each other and nodded with all their might as their gaze became strong. However, right at this time, a discordant voice abruptly reverberated. “Trish, aren’t we supposed to head for dinner instead?”
“Mr. Zhang Lisheng, a bombing incident just took place. Many people have died and more people are injured. We should, we should do something for them instead of going to dinner.”
“Miss Atelis, the saying of ‘Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to G.o.d the things that are G.o.d’s’ is the most useful saying I’ve learnt after staying in the US for several years. Those unlucky people by the river need a doctor, not a group of college girls and a biologist. ”
“Oh G.o.d, how can you be so cold? We’re indeed not doctors, but we can still comfort those panicked people and warm their souls.”
“What those panicked people need is a doctor as well, to be specific, a psychiatrist! Besides, all of you need one too! Take a deep breath and think about it. Which one would be a better option to you right now? To have a seafood dinner, drink some red wine, and finally finish with a chocolate dessert and then go back to take a hot comfortable shower to relax your head so that you can have a peaceful sleep; or cross the road to see those b.l.o.o.d.y pile of dead bodies while enduring your fear to comfort others with words that do not come from the bottom of your heart?”
Atelis opened and closed her mouth. After a few seconds of silence, she looked at Zhang Lisheng and said, “It doesn’t suit you to say these words with such a very comical look of yours. However, I have to admit that you have convinced me, which is, in fact, not an easy task. I think I can now understand a little why Tina loves you so much. you’re indeed a little different from the others.”
“Thank you for your compliment.” Zhang Lisheng smiled faintly. “Now that we don’t have any taxi, I think we should not be able to head to the Malente’s Garden anymore. Let’s go to Hilton Hotel then. I remember that it’s just right at a street to the east when I walked here just now.”