After Transmigrating into a Book, I Turned the Straight Bigshot Gay (BL) - Chapter 27

Xie Yunshen went out for a night run because he couldn’t sleep, only to find that people from the Top Star Sect were still tailing him.

He smirked and led his “shadows” on several laps around the Yan family estate, running them until their legs were literally shaking before returning home satisfied.

Opening the door to his room, he caught sight of a pair of eyes glowing faintly in the dark, which gave him a sharp jolt.

“Grandpa, it’s a crime for the elderly to pull all-nighters,” Xie Yunshen remarked as he flicked on the light. It was already three in the morning.

“You brat, where have you been these past two days?” Old Man Xie sat on the bed, his face grim.

Before Xie Yunshen could speak, the old man shoved his phone in front of his face. “Look at this!”

Xie Yunshen looked: [Top Star Sect offers a 10-billion bounty for the capture of “Black Impermanence.”]

“Who’s Black Impermanence?” Xie Yunshen feigned confusion.

“Are you still acting? Others might not recognize you, but do you think I can’t?” The old man was so angry his beard was twitching.

“For real? Ten billion?” Xie Yunshen took the phone with a delayed reaction and looked again.

Ten billion…

Strange. He and Old Five went out together, and their nickname was “Black and White Impermanence,” so why was everyone only obsessed with him?

“The Top Star Sect really is loaded.”

“Are you sure that isn’t you?” The old man looked suspicious at his “none of my business” attitude.

“Why does it have to be me? I’m with Mr. Yan every day; I don’t have the time.”

Xie Yunshen spent a good while soothing the old man before finally coaxing him back to sleep. As soon as he closed the door, he opened his phone. Sure enough, the internet was saturated with discussions about “Black Impermanence.” Netizens were begging for resources everywhere.

One of the trending posts was: [Video resources of Black Impermanence on the Dark Web.]

Xie Yunshen quickly clicked in, followed several links, and finally found it.

In the video, Shangguan Hong was tied up, blindfolded, and lying on the floor like a maggot. The perspective was a top-down shot; the person filming looked down from a high angle, feeding Shangguan Hong meat, bite by bite, with a fork.

Shangguan Hong was clearly starving. At first, he struggled even to chew, but once he tasted the meat, he began to devour it, completely disregarding his image. The video lasted over a minute. Aside from the sound of chewing, there was no other noise—no blood, no violence—yet it was eerily disturbing.

Because the person filming wore the same anti-friction finger guards as Xie Yunshen, netizens unanimously assumed this was a video posted by Black Impermanence himself.

The internet was exploding. Netizens were eagerly awaiting Black Impermanence’s next “judgment.”

[Black Impermanence, start the stream and judge him already!]

[Big bro, please go live, I’ll shower you with gifts.]

[They caught Shangguan Hong; does that mean the Top Star Sect is dirty too?]

[What’s the relationship between Yang Zhongxu and Shangguan Hong?]

What on earth is Lin Jin doing?

The video was posted on a foreign site, with an IP traced to some tiny corner of a remote country. The police had no way to track it. However, just half an hour after the video was posted, the Top Star Sect put out the 10-billion global bounty. Clearly, the Sect had reached its breaking point.

Lin Jin, you show-off!

Xie Yunshen immediately called him and let him have it. “You show-off, would it kill you not to act up for once?”

Lin Jin was very calm on the other end. “Hey, I was being helpful. Didn’t you say you were being followed? By doing this, they won’t suspect you anymore, right? You and Black Impermanence can be completely separate entities.”

He had a point. Now the Sect had no reason to suspect Xie Yunshen himself.

“But that camera angle—if someone didn’t know better, they’d think you were playing some kinky game. Tell me, are you just jealous I stole your thunder?”

After a silence, Lin Jin said slyly, “Hehe, you found out?”

“…”

“…”

After all, before the day before yesterday, the news should have been: “Divine Doctor Successfully Saves Charitable Cancer Patient.” Instead, it became: “Black Impermanence Enters the Dragon’s Den, Streams Judgment of Evil Demon.”

“I have another piece of news for you,” Lin Jin added. “Yang Zhongxu has been put on a bounty list by ‘kind-hearted’ people on the foreign web. I heard the BKB organization took the contract.”

“Protecting Yang Zhongxu is the police’s business now. What does that have to do with me?”

BKB was a world-famous assassin organization. According to the original novel, every assassin in it possessed top-tier killing techniques.

“Wait until I finish. Guess who else I saw on the bounty rankings?”

“Who?”

“Your Mr. Yan.”

“What?”

“The bounty is high. Someone on the killer list has already taken the job. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

“Where did you get this information?”

“Oh? Is there actually something in this world you don’t know? Xie Yunshen, I thought you were omniscient.” Lin Jin’s smugness was more punchable than a villain’s.

Xie Yunshen snorted and hung up.

The next day, the police announced that Yang Zhongxu had died in the hospital less than twenty-four hours after being sent there for emergency treatment.

Xie Yunshen was a bit surprised. When that old man was in the abandoned house, his ferocity suggested that even with a stroke, he wouldn’t die that quickly.

There were two possibilities for Yang Zhongxu’s death.

First, the Top Star Sect. Yang Zhongxu knew too many secrets; they couldn’t let him fall into someone else’s hands.

Second, it was related to the BKB organization.

He felt the crisis deepening. If BKB assassins could kill Yang Zhongxu silently while under police protection, then his Bigshot was in grave danger. He had to get stronger.

The next morning, Xie Yunshen met for breakfast as usual. He glanced at Yi Wuyi beside him. Strange, very strange.

“Old Five, did you get into a fight with a cat yesterday?”

“What?” Yi Wuyi asked.

Xie Yunshen pointed at the two thin scratches on the neck exposed by his collar.

Yi Wuyi, a man who wouldn’t flinch if he were stabbed, looked unusually flustered as he tried to cover the tiny wounds.

“Look at that—they’re still fresh. A girlfriend, I presume?” Xie Yunshen smirked knowingly.

Wait, that wasn’t right. He froze as he realized something: Yi Wuyi basically never left the Yan estate unless he was on an order from Yan Shiqi. Aside from sleeping, he spent twelve hours a day with Xie. Where would he get a girlfriend?

Yan Shiqi sat nearby, silently watching Yi Wuyi. His gaze seemed to pierce right through Yi Wuyi’s secret.

Yi Wuyi felt a bitterness bordering on shame. A physical discomfort made him lower his eyes; under Yan Shiqi’s gaze, he felt like there was nowhere to hide.

Yan Shiqi then turned a much harsher look toward Yan Shizhou. Yan Shizhou hurriedly lowered his head, crumbling his bread into his soup bit by bit. He’ll find out sooner or later. Eldest Brother needs to get used to it slowly.

Only Xie Yunshen was left wondering: What is going on? Did I say something wrong?

The atmosphere in the office was heavy all day. Yi Wuyi looked somber, and while Yan Shiqi appeared normal, a low-pressure aura followed him everywhere.

Finally, that evening, Xie Yunshen caught Yi Wuyi alone.

“Old Five, what is actually going on with you?”

Yi Wuyi looked at him. “Sometimes I really envy you. You do whatever you want immediately; you have no burdens.”

“Thanks,” Xie Yunshen gave him a dead-fish stare, “but that’s not what I want to hear.”

Yi Wuyi looked at him. “A-Shen, I’m going to the construction site tomorrow.”

“Are you crazy? I definitely don’t want to hear that either!” Xie Yunshen frowned, turning serious. “Didn’t I say there might be an explosion?”

“Isn’t that exactly why someone should go and investigate? This falls under my responsibility. Should we stop the project just because I’m afraid to die?”

“Has the port construction stopped?” Xie Yunshen was surprised; he truly didn’t know.

“Yes. Mr. Yan ordered all work to be suspended.”

“Then why do you have to go?”

“When a major infrastructure project stops, the Yan family faces government pressure. Plus, some people are taking the opportunity to incite the workers at the site. I have to go see for myself.”

Xie Yunshen hadn’t realized the situation was that dire. It seemed Mr. Yan was under a lot of pressure.

“It’s not just that, is it? Does it have to do with what happened this morning?” he asked keenly.

“Maybe,” Yi Wuyi said. “Maybe I just want to escape the current situation.”

“And what about me? I know there’s danger there, and I’m supposed to just watch my good brother go to his death? If you really die there, how am I supposed to live with myself?”

Yi Wuyi stared at him, unable to find a counterargument. He suddenly smiled, like he had just swallowed a bitter drink. “A-Shen, are you really the same person you used to be?”

Xie Yunshen blurted out, “Wait right here for a second.” Without waiting for a response, he bolted for Yan Shiqi’s study.

Inside, a doctor was examining Yan Shiqi. “Mr. Yan, your condition is much better than the last check-up. It’s beyond my expectations.”

“The headaches have lessened significantly lately,” Yan Shiqi said, sitting on the sofa.

“It seems the insomnia has improved as well,” the doctor added. “Did something specific help? You mentioned that even sleeping pills weren’t working before.”

“Manual hypnosis,” Yan Shiqi said.

The doctor was startled. “If it’s effective, that works.” But he wondered how a man as guarded and suspicious as Yan Shiqi could tolerate someone being by his bed while he slept.

Suddenly, the door burst open.

“Mr. Yan!” Xie Yunshen entered like a whirlwind, the curtains swaying in his wake.

Yan Shiqi looked at Xie Yunshen standing in the doorway and mused, “Yes. The effects are always immediate.”

The doctor realized what he meant and laughed.

Xie Yunshen let go of the door handle. “…”

“Mr. Yan, try not to overwork yourself. I’ll take my leave.” As the doctor passed Xie Yunshen, he scrutinized him with curiosity.

Xie Yunshen felt like everyone was acting a bit paranoid today.

Yan Shiqi looked at him, having already guessed his purpose. “Old Five said he wants to go to the site?”

Xie Yunshen was uncharacteristically grave. “Yes. Don’t let him go. He only listens to you.”

Yan Shiqi leaned back. “Wait one more day. If we still haven’t found anything by tomorrow, I’ll allow the project to resume.”

At this point, there wasn’t much else Xie Yunshen could say. Everyone seemed to have their own difficulties. He couldn’t force Yan Shiqi to bear such massive pressure or make Old Five shrink away from his duties based on a baseless “guess.”

Xie Yunshen sat down next to him and asked, solemn yet mysterious: “Can you tell me what actually happened this morning?”

At the mention of this, Yan Shiqi rubbed his brow. After a long while, he turned to look at him. “If you truly don’t understand, then don’t ask.”

“…” Xie Yunshen felt like today was just one big episode of being bullied.