Zhang Lei glanced at him and said, "By the way, did nobody know you were here today?" Seeing his bewildered face, Zhang Lei shook his head, then looked at Liu Ning, who was peering out the doorway. "Fine, you're lucky today, but you're still going to get out of here!"
With that, Zhang Lei dragged him to the stairwell and tossed him down, saying, "Kid, get down here right now. Don't let me see you again, or it won't be so easy. And tell that Manager Wang of yours, don't you dare show your face in front of me!"
"Brother, how is it?" As soon as Zhang Lei entered the door, Liu Ning fawned over him.
"What? Are you worried?" Zhang Lei looked at her with a smile.
"No, I'm still your friend, brother. Don't be angry with Ningning, okay? Ningning will be good today!" Liu Ning clung to Zhang Lei's arm. Zhang Lei realized that this was her favorite game; she was using Zhang Lei's arm as a horizontal bar.
"Of course I'm not angry. Don't I know what kind of person my little Ningning is? If you were going to abandon your brother, you would have done so long ago when your brother was being foolish. Eight years isn't enough time for your brother to understand Ningning. How long would it take?" Zhang Lei's eyes were a little red, but they seemed to be full of tenderness.
"Oh, brother, why are you talking about these things? It's making me want to cry!" Liu Ning's eyes also seemed a little red.
"Haha, you fell for it! Understanding is one thing, but punishment is still necessary. You wanted to cry? Today I'll make Ningning cry, haha!" Zhang Lei wrapped his arm around Liu Ning's waist and walked towards the inner room. With a flick of his finger, a gust of wind struck a button beside him, and the thick curtains slowly opened.
"You're so annoying, you bad brother, you tricked Ningning on purpose, I'll bite you to death, I'll bite you to death!" Liu Ning's sweet and cloying voice came from inside the room.
"Slap slap slap!" "You dare bite your brother? Don't you want your butt anymore, huh?"
"No, no, brother, you can have it if you want it, Awu, Awu!"
"Ah, little girl, don't bite there, you can't bite there, hehe, hehe, huff huff..."
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"Little girl, get up!" Zhang Lei pinched Liu Ning's nose and shook it back and forth.
"No, brother, I'm exhausted. Can I be lazy and not get up today? Can you buy me breakfast?" Liu Ning nestled her head against Zhang Lei's chest, acting spoiled.
"Sure, as long as Ningning gets a hundred more spanks from her brother, I'll buy her breakfast!" Zhang Lei said with a sly smile.
"Alright, it's settled then. I'll go buy breakfast!" Liu Ning turned around, revealing her pert breasts, where the red marks from yesterday could still be faintly seen.
"Of course, when has my brother ever gone back on his word? After you've finished beating Ningning, just lie in bed and wait for breakfast to come!" Zhang Lei picked up the bamboo ruler by the bedside.
Ten minutes later, Liu Ning rubbed her poor, slightly swollen bottom with anticipation. She was waiting for Zhang Lei to buy breakfast and to enjoy her brother's pampering. This was something she hadn't experienced in eight years. Although it hurt, Liu Ning still felt very happy. She would rather feel this pain every day.
"Hello!" Zhang Lei's voice came from the living room. "Is this the ZL Grand Hotel? I'd like two deluxe breakfasts to be delivered to me. The address is..."
"No way! Brother, you can't cheat like that!" Liu Ning yelled from inside the house. A hundred slaps on the bottom for a phone number? That's too much of a loss!
"Haha, whatever, you can just lie in bed and wait for breakfast, haha!"
Liu Ning was like a crazed kitten in the room, desperately trying to scratch or bite Zhang Lei, but unfortunately, as long as Zhang Lei didn't want her to touch him, she had no chance of succeeding.
"So tired, whew, brother, Ningning misses you again!" Liu Ning's nostrils flared slightly as she sat on the ground, raising her head slightly. Her cheeks were a little flushed, and it was hard to tell whether she was just tired or really missing you again.
"Really? You're quite interested, little girl!" After hearing her words, Zhang Lei felt that he had thought about it too. What if the breakfast delivery person came? It wouldn't be a problem to make him wait and call again.
"Haha, caught her!" Zhang Lei walked over and picked up Liu Ning, but unexpectedly, the girl suddenly grabbed Zhang Lei and bit his arm hard.
If Zhang Lei didn't want to be bitten, she certainly couldn't. In fact, if the force of the natural rebound wasn't dissipated, it was possible that all of the girl's teeth would be broken.
"Hehe, trying to fool your brother? You've got some nerve. Is your little bottom itchy again?" Zhang Lei gently patted her plump, smooth buttocks twice.
"Yes, so what?" Liu Ning raised his head, striking a pose of unyielding defiance, his adorable expression reaching its peak.
The two people who had just come out of the bedroom went back in. It seemed that Zhang Lei had wasted at least the daytime.
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Looking at Li Yang's information in his hand, Zhang Lei thought that political struggles are cruel, and eight years is enough time for many things to happen.
Li Yang's father has fallen from power, which has also caused Li Yang's status to plummet. Because of past events, he can no longer stay in the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.
Although China emphasizes eliminating all traces of its enemies, recent political struggles have inadvertently emphasized leaving a way out, especially for the children of political opponents.
No one can guarantee their own long-term prosperity, and no one wants their children to suffer the same fate of being driven to ruin. Therefore, it is best not to set such a precedent. No matter who it is, if they are ruthless towards the children of their political enemies, they cannot blame their successors for doing the same thing after they step down.
Therefore, as long as Li Yang doesn't make any particularly sensational mistakes, his safety is guaranteed. Of course, going abroad isn't easy, because he still has the identity of a superhuman, and his previous workplace was a classified area, so he has access to quite a few secrets at home and at work.
However, in the last three months, people with superpowers have become less valuable, so the restrictions on him going abroad are probably not so strict. But this guy is similar to Zhang Lei. In the world, he probably has just as many dead enemies as Zhang Lei, who kills indiscriminately. Who told him to have such a superpower? He's not well-behaved even in his own country, let alone abroad.
Therefore, this guy is unlikely to go abroad in the short term until a solution is agreed upon.
Episode 4: An Eye for an Eye, a Teeth for a Teeth - Chapter 75: What's Deserved to Return Must Return (Part 1)
Zhang Lei has not contacted the State Administration of Foreign Exchange proactively. In their eyes, he may still be the same Zhang Lei who went astray while practicing martial arts.
Although Li Yang is keeping a low profile now, Zhang Lei knows that this low profile won't last long.
Because the effects of many superpowers change after the concentration of vital energy changes, Zhang Lei knew that Li Yang could store at least five superpowers, and there must be some of these superpowers that were no longer suitable.
However, the power index of the new power he absorbs follows the power index of the original owner. In other words, if the original owner's power index was only one hundred, then the power index of the new power he absorbs will inevitably be less than one hundred. Although it can be improved later, everyone knows that improving several powers at the same time is much slower than improving one power.
In other words, it can be basically confirmed that when the new batch of superhumans reach a certain level of superpower index, when this guy makes his move, he will be unable to resist the temptation. It's more like an instinctive attraction.
Based on Zhang Lei's observations, there seems to be an almost instinctive attraction between people with superpowers. However, this attraction isn't universal; some individuals may even experience instinctive repulsion. The key lies in whether their abilities can complement each other in combat. Zhang Lei noticed that several couples with superpowers within the National Bureau of Supernatural Abilities often achieved a synergistic effect where the sum of their powers was greater than the sum of its parts, sometimes even exceeding fourfold.
Of course, it's possible that their compatible fighting styles lead to more collaboration and eventually, feelings develop between them. However, if every couple experiences this, it becomes too much of a coincidence. Not everyone develops feelings over time. Furthermore, if their abilities cancel each other out, their relationships are generally not very good, which indirectly illustrates this point.
The question of whether Earthlings are a race whose instinct is to fight often flashed through Zhang Lei's mind, especially after eight years of naiveté.
When someone is innocent, it doesn't mean they don't think about anything or have any feelings. It just means that this innocence is mostly about fighting. That's why Zhang Lei suddenly had the feeling of seeing through the surface to the essence.
Li Yang can wait, but Zhang Lei cannot, not only because the fire burning in his heart needs an outlet.
More importantly, Zhang Lei was unsure what Li Yang would become if he really replaced all his superpowers with what he considered to be the best superpowers, and whether he was confident in dealing with him. These were the reasons why Zhang Lei wanted to deal with him as soon as possible.