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Morning sunlight warmed his face. The bed was soft, the quilt fragrant. In a white room filled with floral scents, Ye Shisan woke....

For a whole week, You Long’er and Vanilla barely slept. The two usually bickered nonstop, but these seven days, they quieted down,...

Fireseed Tactical Manual, V2.7, Part 3, Section 6, 3.6.211. “…Based on their characteristics, threats are divided into four types:...

In the basement, fear and danger shifted focus in an instant. The heavily armed, wounded stranger slumped in the closet’s broken remains....

Moonlit night, starry sky, Black Mountain. Ye Shisan woke with a start. Grandpa, back hunched, held an oil lamp two steps ahead....

The biggest news on Sweet Potato Street was that Shisan Bakery’s owner, Ye Shisan, had been arrested. Worse, three people claiming to be...

Ye Shisan hailed two cars, bought clothes for his stepfather He Dali and mother Li Fang, and brought the six to Shisan Bakery. He Qiang...

As the sun set, crowds streamed out of the amusement park’s exit. Among them, a man with two girls caught eyes. No surprise—it was Ye...

Yi Qing got a sharp call from the deputy chief, scolding her thoroughly. Her job didn’t require daily precinct check-ins, giving her...

Ye Shisan’s stepfather, He Dali, lived up to his name—a skilled bricklayer. Thirty years ago, bricklaying paid well. He Dali bought a...

The odd cohabitation of four continued for a while, making Shisan Bakery a local name. More importantly, whether due to his outburst at...

In the Dragon Gate Inn incident, Hong Gang’s forces were driven off by Ye Shisan, fleeing in chaos. You Long’er’s call for Dragon Gate...

The meeting with YiQueen was set at an open-air café half a block from Shisan Bakery, ideal for watching the foot traffic at the...

When you have eliminated the impossibles , whatever remains , however improbable , must be the truth.—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)...

Old kang house, mud walls, kerosene lamp.   Ye Shisan jolted awake.   His grandfather, spine bowed with age, gently placed a bowl of...