Book 3 Chapter 13 - Deputy Director

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Li Yiming turned around to look at his visitor. It was a man in his sixties, not too old by today’s standards, but he looked frail and weak. He made his way through the crowd with the aid of an assistant.

“Are you talking about this bracelet?” Li Yiming was alarmed by his sudden intrusion and waved the jade bracelet he had just bought. He clasped his fingers around Liu Meng’s hand and pulled her behind him. Liu Meng herself hid her hand with the storage ring behind her back.

“No, I’m talking about the one you’re wearing,” The old man smiled gently and limped toward Li Yiming. He was staring at Li Yiming’s storage bracelet.

“I can’t,” Li Yiming swiftly refused. He was even more unnerved by the fact that the old man was interested in his storage bracelet. He was ready to strike if something was ever to happen. With three levels in speed, he would be able to strike at the old man’s vitals before the latter could hit him.

The old man froze: he did not seem to have expected a refusal. His extended hand remained still in the air awkwardly, and then he began coughing violently. His chest heaved as he produced a low, empty cough, just like an old ventilator.

‘Swindling?’ As a precaution, Li Yiming took two steps back and put himself as far...