THE SPIDER WEB

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"I'm back!" Guo ChangCheng shouted in the SID hall.

"Ah, Officer Guo. Welcome back." Old Li answered, wiping his hands.

"Where is everyone?" Guo ChangCheng peered around.

"Well... Chief Zhao and Director Shen went to the hospital with Deputy and Commander Chu. Officer Chu is not coming back yet, as for Scientist Lin, he just goes out to breathe some air." Old Li answered.

"Oh... Alright then. I'll go to the hospital." Guo ChangCheng fled to the street.

"Be careful!" the Old Li shouted before the young man completely disappeared.

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Lin Jing roamed around the isles of a music shop. His eyes browsed the racks, trying to find something interesting but nothing he could find.

"Do you need help?" A cheerful lady's voice greeted Lin Jing.

"Well..." Lin Jing scratched his neck, veering his gaze only to trail off as his eyes caught a beauty in front of him.

"Yes?" the lady asked.

"Ah, um... I looking for music that can keep me hyped in a gloomy room." Lin Jing smiled.

"Ahh... I think I know some songs." the lady said, "I'm Sha Ya, by the way." she introduced herself.

"Lin Jing." the scientist took the extended hand.

"Then, Mr. Lin. Please, follow me." Sha Ya opened the way.

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Guo ChangCheng strolled along the street to the hospital. Peered around leisurely, not aware of his surroundings. Suddenly, he felt a tug on his pants. Guo ChangCheng lowered his gaze and found a little cat biting his pants. Smiling, he crouched down to take the kitten.

"Beware, hooman!" the kitten screamed in its soft voice.

"Huh?" the clueless young man lifted his forehead. But Guo ChangCheng did not need more time to discern the kitten's words as an arrow stabbed the wall above his head. "Uwaaa!" he jumped, falling flat on his back.

"Run, hooman!" the kitten said.

Like being awakened from a dream, Guo ChangCheng jumped on his feet and ran away.

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"Thank you," Lin Jing smiled at Sha Ya, "For your recommendation." he waved the CD.

"You're welcome." Sha Ya smiled back.

"When will your shift end?" Lin Jing asked just to get a questioning eye from the lady. "I just want to say thank you for helping me." Lin Jing reasoned.

Sha Ya glanced at her watch, "well... If you are willing to wait."

"Of course!" Lin Jing perked up, "I can wait no matter how long."

"It will end in two minutes, actually." Sha Ya laughed.

"Oh, then it's great!" Lin Jing's smile widened, "should we?" he opened the door nearby.

"Sure." Sha Ya strode outside, as Lin Jing followed her.

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Guo ChangCheng ran as fast as he could without knowing who was his attacker and where should he run. He bumped his back into the wall at the crossroad, peeking around in fear. Suddenly, another arrow stabbed the wall above him. The poor young man screamed and ran away at lightning speed.

At the same time, Lin Jing escorted Sha Ya to the nearby cafe. They just discussed what snack to pick when someone bumped into Lin Jing in maximum momentum and made both of them hit the ground.

"Damn!" Lin Jing cursed his oh-so-not-cool stumble. "What the..." his other curse stopped when he saw the one who bumped into him, "Xiao Guo?"

"I'm sorry Lin Ge..." Guo ChangCheng massaged his almost-broken back.

"It's okay, it's okay." Lin Jing's upset blew out the window, "Are you alright?" he asked as he helped the poor young man to stand up.

"Yes, yes. I'm okay." Guo ChangCheng answered with a grimace on his face.

"Are you sure?" Sha Ya asked, pulling a chair for Guo ChangCheng to sit on.

"Yes..." Guo ChangCheng nodded as he sat on the chair with Lin Jing's help.

"What happened to you? Why do you running like that?" Lin Jing fixed his glasses position.

"Ah!" Guo ChangCheng stood up in sudden only to sit back and grimace from his back pain.

"Careful." Lin Jing caught the young man's elbow.

"No... No... Lin Ge, we have no time for a stop. Someone is trying to kill me."

"Who?"

"I... I... I don't know. But arrows never stop flying over my head."

"What?!" Lin Jing jumped.

"But I don't see anyone." Sha Ya turned her head to see her surroundings.

He peered around as he was afraid there would be more arrows coming. "Xiao Guo... We better find Lao Zhao and Director Shen."

"O... Okay."

"Sha Ya, I'm sorry but I can't treat you to something nice today but if you don't mind we can go another time." Lin Jing pleaded.

"Mhm..." Sha Ya nodded.

"Alright." Lin Jing smiled in relief. "Xiao Guo, let's go." he grabbed the young man's head.

"Eh... What is this?" Sha Ya took something that fell when Guo ChangCheng bumped them earlier. "Northwest mountain-" Sha Ya never finished her read as Guo ChangCheng quickly grabbed the map.

"Sorry, Miss. But this is confidential." Guo ChangCheng lowered his gaze, feeling guilty.

"What so confidential about Northwestern mountain?" Sha Ya snorted, "I used to play around that mountains a lot with my friends when I'm little."

Listen to Sha Ya, both Lin Jing and Guo ChangCheng glanced at each other.

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"How is he?" Wu TienEn asked the head doctor soon after the doctor stepped out of the surgery chamber.

"With the support of the offee serum that he had earlier, Sargent Zhu's body is accepting the organ very well." the doctor's voice sounded positive yet he did not smile.

"Minister Han?" Shen YongZheng asked though he already knew the answer.

"Minister Han was already resting in peace." the doctor replied in a brittle voice. Everyone lowered their gaze when Shen YongZheng nodded.

"Now, all we need is to focus on Zhang Tian's recovery." Zhao YunLan muttered.

"Mhm." Shen Wei sighed.

Zhao YunLan shifted his eyes to his lover, Shen Wei seemingly discouraged. "Shen Wei... Are you alright?" he asked.

Shen Wei glanced back at Zhao YunLan, "do you want the truth?" he returned the question.

"Shen Wei..." Zhao YunLan who already knew the answer tried to soothe the discouraged man, "none of these is your fault."

"In the past, I can do anything to prevent this happen. All my enemy movements were so clear that I can make a move."

"Yet you always come late." Zhao YunLan snorted.

Shen Wei averted his eyes.

"Hey. We both know that not only your power but also your resources are not as strong as in our past life." Zhao YunLan grabbed Shen Wei's dropped hand. "In the past not only was your body trained well to adapt to your power but also your position as the second person after the DiJun. In the present life, you work under bureaucracy. You can't act as fluidly as in the old time. I told you to stop blaming yourself." he caressed Shen Wei's back.

Their conversation stopped by the door noise as several nurses pushed forward a stretcher with the unconscious Zhu Jiu on it. Wu TienEn and Zhu Hong cried in happiness. But their joy was interrupted when another stretcher pushed passed through them. Han YiTing's dead body was covered in a white sheet. Shen YongZheng clenched his fists and bowed down in respect, as the others followed his example. Tears streamed from the old general's eyes as the stretcher passed them.

"If there are no other questions, I have to excuse myself." the doctor said.

"Yes..." Shen YongZheng nodded.

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Chu ShuZhi just arrived at the hospital when the stretchers were pushed out from the surgery chamber. His fury died down immediately as he could see the dark atmosphere surrounding him. "What happened?" he asked his twins brother.

Chu NianZhi took a deep breath and told his elder brother everything that happened in the hospital as they walked outside the stuffed area to the garden. Chu ShuZhi patted his younger brother's shoulder to comfort the man. "Minister Han was a great man. Even though he did a hideous mistake but he redeemed the sin elegantly." Chu ShuZhi smiled, "gold will always be gold." he muttered.

'Yes, it is." Chu NianZhi smiled too. "By the way, Ge... What are you doing here? Didn't you say that you follow Officer Guo?" he asked.

"Ah, now you mention it. I've met Lu Chang and he said hello to you." Chu ShuZhi said.

"Oh... Then, tell him hello from me if you meet him later." Chu NianZhi replied, not aware of the trap.

"It seems you know him well." Chu ShuZhi lifted his flat smile.

"Well... We are comrades."

"Oh... Then you know that he has a pregnant wife and two sons."

"Of course,-" Chu NianZhi halted. Gulping, he stepped back slowly as he tried to find a way to escape.

"So, you already know him?" Chu ShuZhi kept smiling but this time, his eyes were furious.

"Well..." Chu NianZhi scratched his hair sheepishly.

"Still, you told me those lies?!" Chu ShuZhi stepped closer though Chu NianZhi kept striding away. "Do you know that I've been screaming at the poor pregnant lady because I thought that she tried to take advantage of ChangCheng?!" he shouted in anger.

"What?" Chu NianZhi was agape, "You..." he sighed, "don't tell me you confront her."

'Of course, I do."

"But... She is a lady."

"I thought that she is he!" Chu ShuZhi growled. "Chu NianZhi, if I don't pay you back for this humiliation today, my name will not be Chu ShuZhi!" Chu ShuZhi released his strings and swung them at his younger brother.

Chu NianZhi's deft fingers threw his strings and countered the attack, "Ge, calm down!" he shouted in sheer panic.

"Calm down? After what you did to me, I am already calm enough not to use my doll."

"That's not my fault." Chu NianZhi stood for himself, "if only you were honest with yourself, none of that things will happen." Chu NianZhi said amidst countering his brother's aggression.

"Chu NianZhi, even though you are better than me in martial arts but if I don't kick your ass today, I'll fail every elder brother in this world!" Chu ShuZhi refused to listen to his younger brother and kept chasing the poor man who had no intention of fighting him.

"Ge, calm down... Listen to me first!" Chu NianZhi tried to persuade his elder brother but Chu ShuZhi was so adamant to teach his younger brother a lesson.

Both Chu NianZhi and Chu ShuZhi's fight emitted so much power that shook the ground. Shen Wei and Zhao YunLan who stood near the surgery chamber glanced at each other when they feel the tremor. "What's that?" Zhao YunLan frowned.

Shen Wei lowered his gaze, trying to recognize the power pressures. "It's Chu ShuZhi's." he lifted his face.

"What?" Zhao YunLan's eyes widened. "Ma TiHua?" he chased.

"I don't know but Chu NianZhi is there too..." Shen Wei halted as he also worried.

"Let's check them up." Zhao YunLan grabbed his lover's shoulder to calm him up.

"Mhm-"

"Shen Wei!" Shen Wei just nodded when his father's voice echoed. Both Shen Wei and Zhao YunLan whirled around to find the angry old general. "You better see this." he glared at his son.

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When Shen Wei reached the garden, it was already jumbled. Zhao YunLan and Shen YongZheng were agape when they saw two grown men chased amongst the trees. Both Chu ShuZhi and Chu NianZhi acted like children doing roughhousing. But, as their power was involved, the effects were far from being cute.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Shen YongZheng shouted. But Shen Wei's silence screamed louder as his power was emitted, tossing both fighting men to the ground.

Both men grimaced in pain. "Director Shen..." Chu ShuZhi muttered when he saw the energy source.

"Both of you are trained soldiers. You are both fighting here, are you not afraid that HaiXing people could be caught in the middle of your quarrel?" Shen Wei growled.

"If you have a problem, finish it in the training ground." Zhao YunLan added.

"Deeply apologize, Sir..." Both Chu ShuZhi and Chu NianZhi lowered their head.

"Why are you both acting like kids?" Shen YongZheng shook his head. "Now, I am confused about how should I punish you both."

"I'm not." Shen Wei answered his father as his eyes kept glaring at both ridiculous men.

"What? How?" Zhao YunLan asked.

"Cross your arms and pull your ears!" Shen Wei said, "Do it!" he growled as both soldiers hesitated. "Now, lift your left foot!" Shen Wei commanded soon after both men complied with his first order.

"Huh?" Zhao YunLan who already frowned even more confused when he heard it. He grabbed his lover's arm and dragged him a little. "What are you doing?" he asked.

"They've been acting like kids, now they'll be punished like kids too." Shen Wei answered firmly. "Now, you both will stand here like that until the gardener finished with the garden."

"Right!" Shen YongZheng agreed.

"Director Shen! Chief Zhao!" Guo ChangCheng's shout ceased all conversation. The young man ran too fast like forgot how to stop and bumped into Zhao YunLan's hug.

"What's now?" Zhao YunLan grunted as he caught Guo ChangCheng.

"We... We... We..." Guo ChangCheng talked during his struggle to take some breath.

"Alright, alright..." Zhao YunLan patted the young man's back.

"Boss!" Zhao YunLan was not finished with Guo ChangCheng when Lin Jing also greeted him.

"What is it?" Shen Wei held Lin Jing's chest to block the glassed scientist before the man also pounced on his lover.

"We... We found someone who knows about Northwest mountain." Guo ChangCheng explained as Lin Jing gasped for air.

"What?" Everyone was surprised.

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Ma TiHua opened his bedroom curtains, letting the sunshine penetrate the wide glass of the windows. His hands moved swiftly to unlock the windows and breathe the fresh air in a deep inhale. "It's so beautiful morning, isn't it?" he asked but no reply.

Ma TiHua turned his head. A genuine smile adorned his young handsome face when his eyes darted to Ye Zun's physic that sat obediently on the bed. "You like it?" he asked again. The programmed cyborg only nodded.

Ma TiHua stepped closer to Ye Zun and touched his hand. "You are so cold," he said. His fingertips caressed the cold white skin. When his fingers reached Ye Zun's cheek, Ma TiHua kissed the cool plump lips. Soft, light until the program rolled and the cyborg returned his kisses. Ma TiHua pushed his tongue inside the slightly opened mouth, sucking the dormant one.

Ma TiHua pulled himself from Ye Zun, his glossy eyes met the flat one. He sighed. "It seems like I need the present YeZun after all." he caressed the cyborg's cheek once more. "And for that, my plan is on the line already." he smiled.

The spider web was a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinneret generally meant to catch its prey. Not only did the spider silk combine the useful properties of high tensile strength and extensibility but it was also too beautiful that could lure every victim and catch them before they even realized it...

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