Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

Leaving Instructor Mu's house, Lin Shen made another trip back to the Dark Bird Base to check on the people at his old home.

As he walked through the base, which felt both familiar and a little unfamiliar, he experienced a somewhat different feeling.

"Lin Shen, it's been a long time since I've seen you," an old man greeted Lin Shen from afar.

"Uncle Liu, you seem to be growing stronger and stronger. I've been out taking care of some business recently and rarely came back," Lin Shen said with a smile.

"Is your elder sister doing well?" Uncle Liu asked.

"She's doing very well. She's running a big business outside, very busy, and has no time to come back. I'll talk to her and tell her to come see you," Lin Shen said.

Information at the Dark Bird Base was limited, and most people there only knew that something had happened to the Lin Family, but few knew exactly what had happened or how the Lin family was faring now.

Uncle Liu waved his hands dismissively, "Business is important; don't trouble her to come all the way back. As long as you all are fine, that's good enough for us old neighbors. It's just that young people from the Qi and Wang families are infuriating, always saying that the Lin family is no longer capable, that you've gotten into big trouble outside and can't return. But I always say, the Lin family members are so kind-hearted, Heaven will surely bless you."

"Don't worry, Uncle Liu, our family is all well."

On his way back, many of the old neighbors and those who had previously worked for the Lin family were surprised and greeted Lin Shen warmly.

It wasn't until Lin Shen reached his claw machine shop that Zhao Li saw him, and her eyes immediately reddened.

"Lin... where have you been... why are you only coming back now... I've been looking after the shop... it's been open as usual... not a single day missed... we were short on stock before... I brought in goods a few times... the accounts are all here..." Zhao Li, with tearful eyes, pulled out the ledger from the drawer and handed it to Lin Shen.

Lin Shen didn't take the ledger but instead put his hand on Zhao Li's head and shook it gently, "Don't cry. Here I am, back now."

"Bastard... let go of your filthy hands... don't touch my Zhao Li..." The fatty rushed in wielding a stool, looking like he was ready to fight Lin Shen to the death.

"Fatty, what are you doing?" Zhao Li quickly stopped Qi Tianfu, grabbing the stool from him and tossing it on the ground.

The usually fierce and domineering Qi Tianfu acted like a little mouse in front of Zhao Li, Lin Shen almost couldn't continue watching.

He was both afraid of Zhao Li and wanted to show fierceness towards Lin Shen, but with just one glare from Zhao Li, he seemed to shrink away with his tail between his legs.

"You two..." Lin Shen watched their actions and expressions, which seemed somewhat out of the ordinary.

"Zhao Li is already my wife now. You'd better mind your manners from now on, don't go touching her. If you mess around again, I'll cripple you," Qi Tianfu, with one arm around Zhao Li's waist, declared his ownership, then said, "And this crappy shop of yours, hurry up and find someone to take over. My wife doesn't have time to help run your crappy shop anymore."

"Shut your mouth." As soon as Zhao Li spoke up, Qi Tianfu instantly cowered, not daring to speak further.

"Lin, we got married. We wanted to invite you, but we couldn't get a hold of you, and no one knew where you were," said Zhao Li, with a blush on her cheeks. She glanced at the fatty, and then continued to Lin Shen, "Lin, go ahead and do what you need to do. I'll look after the shop for you. I don't like sitting at home all day; it's nice to have something to do."

"I didn't expect you two could really end up together. Congratulations." Lin Shen thought for a moment and then said, "I couldn't attend your wedding, so here's what we'll do. Zhao Li, I'm giving this shop to you. Everything except for the stuff in my room will be yours from now on."

"I can't accept that..." Zhao Li immediately shook her head in refusal.

Lin Shen interrupted Zhao Li, smiling as he said, "We grew up together, and I have always thought of you as my younger sister. What's wrong with giving my sister some dowry when she gets married?"

"Lin…" Zhao Li wanted to say something more, but Lin Shen stopped her.

"I will find it very difficult to come back in the future. If you don't take over the shop, no one else will be able to. I think it's good in your hands," Lin Shen said.

"Lin, rest assured, as long as I'm here, the shop will always be here…" Zhao Li was about to continue when suddenly a group of people arrived from outside.

Qi Tianfu saw the people arriving and his face instantly changed. He hurriedly said to Lin Shen, "You should leave through the back door."

Lin Shen looked outside and saw the Qi and Wang families' people arriving, led by the familiar faces of Qi Shuheng and Wang Tian'er, along with other notable members of the Qi and Wang families.

Qi Tianfu thought that they had come to give Lin Shen trouble, and Zhao Li reached out to push Lin Shen toward the back door.

But Lin Shen didn't move and signaled for them to be at ease.

Qi Shuheng and Wang Tian'er, followed by the higher-ups of both the Qi and Wang families, arrived at the entrance and, looking at Lin Shen inside, didn't appear as ferocious as Qi Tianfu and Zhao Li had imagined.

Suddenly, Qi Shuheng and Wang Tian'er knelt down outside the door with a thud, and those who followed suit from the Qi and Wang families also knelt down behind them, creating a large group of people kneeling outside.

The onlookers outside and Qi Tianfu and Zhao Li inside were taken aback, not understanding what was happening.

Qi Tianfu was even more at a loss, as among those Qi Family members kneeling outside was his own father, which left him not knowing what to do.

"Mr. Lin Shen… I was wrong before… If you want to hit or kill me… Just say the word… Please don't dirty your hands, Mr. Lin Shen… I will end it myself… I only ask that for the sake of being neighbors for over a hundred years… You don't hold a grudge against our families…" Wang Tian'er said as he tore open his clothes, baring his chest, and with both hands held a knife above his head, continuing, "If you still feel it's not enough, feel free to do it yourself, I would accept even a thousand cuts."

"Mr. Lin Shen, however you wish to vent your anger, just say so," Qi Shuheng said, his face full of bitterness.

The ordinary people of the Dark Bird Base didn't know the current situation of the Lin Family, but they had heard some news about Lin Shen from outside.

Every piece of news they gathered made their blood pressure soar and their veins nearly burst from the pressure.

Who would have imagined that after the Lin Family members fled in a sorry state, they would rise to such prominence in such a short period of time.

They had heard Lin Shen had become an official of the Great Cosmic Clans, the kind who could wipe out planets with just a word.

Ever since they started inquiring about Lin Shen's whereabouts, they had become more and more sleepless, even to the point of lying awake at night.

Thinking of what they had done to Lin Shen before, his return made them fear to the very marrow of their bones.

Even those human families who held a certain position in the universe after venturing out were petrified at the mention of Lin Shen. They were genuinely scared that Lin Shen had returned to annihilate their entire clans.

One person's ascension could raise all those around them, and old grudges could lead to the extermination of whole families. Such things happened all too often, and they couldn't help but feel terrified.

If they had anywhere else to go, they would have moved long ago. But with Lin Shen's current influence, if he simply expressed a desire for their lives, countless people would scramble to behead them and present their heads to Lin Shen. So where could they flee?

Looking at the Qi and Wang families' higher-ups who were kneeling outside the shop, the old neighbors suddenly realized something: this Mr. Lin Shen of the Lin Family seemed quite different from the Lin Shen they had watched grow up.