WILD NIGHTS (ZHANYI)

Chapter 1

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The Xiao's Mansion, Chonqing, China. 10 PM.

"Papa, I might not be able to make it to dinner tonight." A gentle voice was heard from the phone.

A man in his forties smiled when he heard his son's voice, though he is a bit disappointed that his son will not make it to their family dinner.

"ZhanZhan~ can't you make time just for tonight?" He pouted at his son on the phone.

"Papa! Don't call me that! It gives me chills." The man over the phone scolded his father. "Unfortunately pa, we are working on a very mysterious and dangerous case right now. If we were to delay this, it might cause more problems to the citizens."

The older sighed deeply. He understood his son's dilemma for he have also been through it, in his early years.

The Xiao family has served the country of China as Police Officers or Military officials for decades. It is truly their pride and joy to serve the country.

"Papa understands you, my son. Xiao Zhan be careful ah!" The father ended the call after he said this.

"Papa! Is gege coming for dinner?" An eight year old girl climbed on top of the older and sat on the latter's lap.

"Gege won't come tonight. Gege is too busy." The father patted his daughter's head and sighed deeply.

The girl looked down and pouted. She has been looking forward to this family dinner for she will tell her brother and father her achievements in school.

She stood up from her father's lap and smiled.

"Papa I'll go outside and play! Maybe gege can make it and I'll bring him home hehehehe." The girl ran outside of the mansion and went to their family's peivate garden. She plucked flowers and made a flower crown.

"I'll let gege wear this as his punishment! Hmph hehehehehe." She thought to herself.

She continued plucking flowers until a big explosion, coming from their mansion, sent her flying backwards the nearest tree, bumping her head on the sturdy tree. She passed out with blood trickling on the side of her head, still clutching the flower crown in her hand.

The Xiao's Mansion was burned to the ground. Its once pristine white walls with golden intricate designs was now burnt black as the fire continued to consume the whole residence.

Not very far from the mansion, a teenager wearing pure black clothes was grinning like a maniac. On his right hand's wrist a white cloth was wrapped as if he was attending a funeral. On his left hand, his long slender fingers strangled the detonator of a bomb.

The explosion's colors reflected on his eyes as the wind blew past him.

"Number 5, progress report?" An audible voice was heard from his earpiece.

"Number 5 answering. Mission is almost completed. One remaining survivor. Permission to kill. Over." He responded while preparing his Bergara Ridgeback, aiming it towards his prey, a little girl lying unconscious on the grass filled ground but was still breathing.

"From the higher-ups. Permission to kill, denied. Please go back to HQ once finished." The call was cut and he cleaned up while wearing a sour expression on his face.

He looked at the lying girl once more from afar and his forehead creased but he quickly shook the thought away. He wore his backpack and leather guitar case. He went inside his car and drove his way back to HQ.

Nobody knew that inside his guitar case, a deadly weapon was kept.

Once he arrived at his destination. He checked in and went to their leader, also his adoptive father. Shen Xiao Hai.