Chapter 5

" " = Talking

' ' = Thinking

* * = Action

Once Zhang Qie was walking home he saw a police officer. He decided that he would ask them about local gangs because there is no better way to get information about criminals than asking local law enforcement.

As he walked over to the police officer his aura gradually changed, from being semi-distant it changed to a friendly aura, one that charismatic people would have.

Zhang Qie: "Excuse me sir, I just started a project for school about the gangs in our area and I was wondering if you could answer a few of my questions?"

Police Officer: "Sure, what would you like to ask me?"

Although taken aback at first the officer replied swiftly and enthusiastically, it's not everyday that somebody wants to know about his job.

Zhang Qie: "First, could I get your identification? I need to know so I can give you credit in my project."

Police Officer: "You can just call me Officer Fou."

Zhang Qie: "Okay officer Fou, as a police officer you must have some cases related to organized crime, what would the cases be about and what are the names of the gangs involved most of the time?"

Officer Fou: "Well most of the cases we have are relating to drugs, we usually come across a person that has drugs on them and arrest them, after that we bring them to the station and interrogate them on who they got the drugs from, we then set up a sting and try to catch the criminals in the act, although we don't always succeed. As for the gangs that are usually involved, they are either the Vulcans or the Dragoons. Both have hundreds of members scattered around.

Zhang Qie: "And where are they usually active? Would you be able to find them nearby or are they far away from here?"

Officer Fou: "They are nearby here, you can usually find them in a radius of one mile from here."

Zhang Qie: "Okay last question, what times are they usually active?"

Officer Fou: "They are usually active around midnight."

After that Zhang Que thanked the officer and went home, from the information that her received he didn't think it will be to hard to find gang members. He just needed to stay awake until midnight, which he can do easily now that he has advanced in cultivation, he only needs to sleep for two hours now, when he breaks through more he will be able to sleep less and less and focus more on cultivation.

Finally, he reached his home. He noticed his mom's car in the driveway so he was anticipating seeing her again. When he opened the door he was suddenly hugged. He knew it was his mother because she always did actions like this.

Zhang Qie: "How was your business trip?"

???: "It was good, we succeeded in the deal and we also gained a little more than we anticipated."

His mother's name was Zhang Qing, she worked from home but sometimes went on business trips, she was very good at work and people around her considered her to be a very focused individual, she would not stop until she got what she wanted and maybe even more. She also had a side that only her family saw, it was a caring side, she would often dote on both of her children until they got sick of it, although they both loved it secretly.

They both went inside the house after some greetings and sat down to wait for his sister to get home. They didn't have to wait long because after a few minutes the door opened and his sister came through

Zhang Feng: "I'm home!"

After she announced that she quickly walked to the living room where she would usually find her mother or brother (she also saw the car outside). She went to the living room and saw them both there and then gave her mother a hug and sat down with them to talk.

Zhang Qing: "Now that I'm back, what happened while I was away?"

The brother and sister then talked about what they were doing when Zhang Qing was away. She was slightly surprised but also angry that he was bullied and he didn't tell her. After going on a rant for some odd minutes she calmed down.

Zhang Qing: "So basically you have been meditating the entire time I was gone? Is it that good? Don't you have other stuff to do?"

She was concerned about his social life because she didn't hear about him meeting any new people when she was away.

Zhang Qie: "Don't worry I met someone at the cafe who also goes to school with me. Also I meditate because it gives me peace of mind."

He was deliberately vague on who he met at the cafe because if he said it was a female, he would never hear the end of it from his mother. He also didn't invite her to meditate with him because he didn't even have a session of meditating with his sister yet. He felt more and more that he will have to wait until he gets expelled from school to be able to start training his family. It just made him more impatient for the end of the month.

Eventually the talk ended and everybody went off to do their own things. Zhang Qie cultivated because he has nothing else to do. Zhang Feng surfed the internet, looking for memes. And Zhang Qing worked on her computer.

A few hours later they gathered in the dining room to eat dinner, they ate, chatted, and laughed(although one person only chuckled). Eventually dinner ended and they said their goodnights, the house soon was flooded with darkness, it seemed that even the air stilled, only once in awhile you could hear the scurrying of unknown animals on the floor.

The silence continued on for some hours in the house.

It was midnight now, and one room in the house finally showed signs of stirring, the light was turned on and shadows seemed to be dancing about in the room. It was the prelude to death.