1931, French Concession, Shanghai

On this day, the police station jail arrested many of the people who had participated in the protests that day.

Ah Li had been arrested not long ago. She was sleeping on the mattress on the floor when she heard a commotion. She then casually shouted, "Hey, are you guys going to bully the newbies again?"

Those who were caught first had their own bosses, and after being beaten up by Ahri, they all behaved themselves.

In the cramped cell, the man surrounded by guards had blood on his abdomen, and someone was supporting him.

"A protest march and a gunshot wound? It's quite a scene outside today."

Ahri sat up and said to the injured man, "Hey, call me boss and I'll save you."

The man next to him put his hand on his waist and then looked at Ah Li as if she were dead.

Ah Li pretended not to notice. She took out a small box from her bedside and said as if no one else was there, "Once you get out of here, it will be difficult. I used to be a doctor in a field hospital. If you don't treat your gunshot wound soon, you will die."

As Ahri spoke, she placed one hand on the small box and tapped it repeatedly with her fingers.

Despite the pain, Xing Ke asked Lu Liuyun to help him over, saying, "Okay, I'll call you boss."

"That's right. Call me boss and I'll protect you. Look at those tall, burly men, all of them are my defeated foe."

As Ahri spoke, she shouted loudly outside, "Hey, someone come here, bring a bottle of strong liquor and a fire."

A short while later, a tall, thin policeman came over with something and said, "Hey, keep your voice down, you're making things difficult for me."

Ahri rolled her eyes, brought the things in, and said, "You haven't paid back the money you owe me yet. We'll talk about it after you pay it back."

"You still need to give me some water, right?"

The tall, thin Xiao Liu chuckled twice, then, noticing that people from other cells were looking over, he pulled out his baton from his waist and said in a menacing tone, "Quiet down, all of you. Don't look at what you shouldn't look at, and don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Ah Li ignored Xiao Liu's shouting outside and said to the others in the cell, "All of you, go squat in the corner and don't make a sound."

Those people were indignant, but the memory of being beaten was still there, so they could only squat in the corner in frustration.

Ah Li looked at Xing Ke and said, "Lie down. Also, tell the person next to you to hold some paper and keep an eye on things so your blood doesn't get my bed dirty."

Xing Ke was helped to lie down. The bedding beneath her didn't have a strange smell; instead, it had a peculiar fragrance.

Before he could even smell it properly, Ali cut open his clothes with scissors, saying, "This long robe is just in the way."

Hearing Ah Li's words, Xing Ke looked at Ah Li very seriously. Ah Li was handsome, especially her eyes, which were very interesting, but she had a fearless and unkempt roguish air about her.

Suddenly, Ahri smiled mischievously and said, "Little brother, don't look at your boss like that, or you'll be in danger if he loses his footing."

Upon hearing this, Lu Liuyun looked at Ali's hand and discovered that she had already removed a bullet from Xing Ke's abdomen.

Ali also took out the cut strips of cloth and medicine, saying, "Use them sparingly. You must return them to me after Grandpa leaves."

Lu Liuyun looked at Xing Ke with concern. Xing Ke touched her abdomen and dug out the bullet. It didn't hurt at all; in fact, it felt a little numb.

Was this person under anesthesia?

Where did he get the anesthetic?

Is there someone in the police station jail who doesn't know about this?

Ali rinsed the scalpel and tweezers with strong liquor and then put them back into the small box.

Immediately afterward, Ahri's ears twitched as she heard the sound of dice being shaken outside. Leaning against the cell bars, she shouted, "You bunch of grandsons, why didn't you call your grandpa to come out and play? Can't you afford to play?"