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ILE 150

June 26th, 2024

Bloody Hospital (3): Get some fresh air

It was at this point that the main mission was finally released:

[This is a hospital filled with hope and despair. Misguided lambs, what are you waiting for? Escape quickly!

Main mission:

1. Survive for eight days

2. Stay in the hospital for five days

Mission completion: reward 4,000 survival points

Mission failure: deduct 2,000 survival points]

The hint in the main mission was very interesting, revealing a lot of information in just a few lines.

The mission prompt confirmed Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian’s guess that there was something haunted in this hospital. It was also the first time that the trialers were forced to stay in a certain area for a certain period of time.

“It seems that this hospital has some serious problems. They are afraid that people will run away once they arrive, so they use missions to force people to stay here.”

Cheng Huaiqian sat beside Xia Ruize’s bed, his eyes fixed on his lover’s face, looking at him was not enough. In the heart net he at least shared his thoughts seriously, “To survive for eight days, we only need to stay in the hospital for five days. This means that even if we escape from the hospital for the remaining three days, we may not be safe.”

“The rewards and penalties for the Silver Pages Area missions have been doubled, and the rewards for the hidden missions may be even greater.”

Xia Ruize was full of anticipation for the reward after completing the mission. While dealing with Li Hai, the two chatted casually in the heart net. The sunlight shining into the ward was bright and warm, making people feel warm and drowsy.

Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and the door of the ward was pushed open again. This time, a large group of doctors in white coats came in, five in total. They started with Cheng Huaiqian in bed No. 1 and asked about the patient’s condition one by one.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian noticed that the content of the doctors’ communication with patients did not involve much of the condition, but was more about comfort and encouragement. The implicit meaning was that as long as they entered Aardman Hospital, all problems would be solved, and the next step was to wait for recovery and discharge.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian thought about the one in four cure rate and were not too impressed by the doctors who fed Li Hai chicken soup. But when they saw Li Hai burst into tears because of the doctors’ encouragement, they realized that their behavior was too calm.

“If only one of the four people in our ward could survive, he might think it would be him.”

Cheng Huaiqian watched coldly as the five doctors surrounded Li Hai’s bed to comfort and encourage him, spending more time than the other three combined. He decided not to remind Li Hai of the strange phenomenon that the same group of doctors were treating four patients with different illnesses.

Not long after the doctor finished his rounds, the nurse pushed a cart full of medicines and equipment into the ward and placed the medicines for the four people on their bedside tables according to their bed numbers.

All medicines were in the form of loose pills without packaging boxes, which meant that patients didn’t know what medicine they were taking.

Xia Ruize and the other two didn’t care. Li Hai, who had been ill for a long time, was still immersed in excitement and didn’t bother to ask. He cooperated very actively and took the warm water poured by the nurse and swallowed a handful of pills.

“These medicines are the most suitable ones prescribed by the doctor according to your situation. Take them quickly so that you can have lunch at noon.”

Seeing that the other three people were not moving, the nurse urged them on.

The three of them had no choice but to stuff the pills into their mouths, and the next second they would be transferred to the system space. They repeated this four or five times, and finally finished “eating” a handful of unknown medicine.

The nurse was very satisfied with the cooperation of the four patients and gave them a reminder before leaving:

“Okay, you don’t have anything to do this morning, so take a good rest. If you need anything, press the bell. Don’t leave the ward without permission. We will deliver lunch to your ward.”

After she finished speaking, she slammed the door shut. Cheng Huaiqian dived down to try, but found that the door was locked. The patients in the ward could not open it from the inside.

“This is really like going to jail.”

Cheng Huaiqian shook off the discarded door handle and complained unhappily, mainly to Li Hai.

Li Hai did talk, but his attitude when he mentioned Aardman Hospital had changed greatly from when he first entered the ward. He took the initiative to defend the hospital and said:

“We all signed a confidentiality agreement when we were admitted to the hospital. Didn’t we have to be reminded in the contract that all actions at Aardman Hospital must comply with the hospital’s arrangements? Otherwise, the hospital has the right to stop treatment at any time.”

Oh, so they signed a confidentiality agreement?

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian looked at each other and immediately realized that this was another trap. How could the three of them, who appeared directly in the ward after entering the mission world, know what was written in the contract they signed before?

Hearing some sporadic noises, Cheng Huaiqian walked to the window of the ward and was surprised to see that there were people in the large garden downstairs. There were dozens of patients wearing the same hospital gowns as them sitting or standing in the garden, chatting or reading newspapers alone.

The garden was not small, with cobblestone paths and well-manicured grass and flowers everywhere. Looking ahead, there were tall walls and a closed hospital gate in the distance.

“Why are they able to move around in the garden?”

Cheng Huaiqian pointed out the window with a very dissatisfied tone.

But Li Hai was also confused about this question and just asked back: “Ah, right?”

So Cheng Huaiqian determined that the answer to this question was not in the so-called confidentiality agreement, and immediately returned to his bedside and pressed the bedside button.

Soon, a familiar nurse opened the door and walked in. She looked at Cheng Huaiqian standing there quietly and asked in confusion, “What’s the matter?”

After hearing Cheng Huaiqian’s question, the nurse pointed to the notes on the bedside table with dissatisfaction, “Didn’t I tell you that you must obey the hospital’s arrangements unconditionally? Okay, okay, you all have a chance to go to the garden, one hour a day, and you have to take turns going. Your time today is scheduled for 3 pm.”

After giving the answer, the nurse closed the door and left. This time the sound of the door closing was particularly loud, fully expressing her dissatisfaction with Cheng Huaiqian who was making trouble out of nothing.

Cheng Huaiqian walked to the window nonchalantly and continued to look down. The soundproofing effect of the ward glass was very good, and there were no openable windows. He had to listen carefully to vaguely hear some of the conversations between the patients.

Li Hai was truly envious of Cheng Huaiqian’s ability to stand for a long time. Fortunately, the other two patients in the ward needed to stay in bed like him, which made him feel much more balanced.

After a while, Cheng Huaiqian saw medical staff recalling the patients in the garden back to the building. After a while, a new group of patients appeared in the garden.

When this batch of patients was also called back, the nurses delivered nutritious meals to the ward, lifted the table tops on the beds to use as dining tables, and put lunch on them.

The lunch on the tray looked rich and delicious, with staple food, side dishes, and fruits all included. However, for unknown reasons, the three of them did not eat. Under the cover of Xia Ruize’s illusion, they processed the food and took the opportunity to stuff a red fruit obtained from the wilderness world into their mouths, and their stomachs were full.

Li Hai was very excited while eating. He shared his feelings with the three people in the same ward:

“As expected of Aardman Hospital, the special medicine is really effective. I feel much better than before I came here. Now I can even eat something. It’s great…”

Li Hai’s performance was more in line with the performance of a real terminally ill patient entering Aardman Hospital. Xia Ruize and the other two decided to use him as a benchmark to learn from him and perform more immersively.

This was more difficult than fighting.

After lunch, when the nurse came to collect the food trays, she distributed medicines to the four people again and told them that the next three hours would be lunch break, so it would be best for them to take a nap. After lunch break, they would be arranged to go out for a walk.

After taking the medicine, Li Hai fell asleep quickly. Xia Ruize and the other two also closed their eyes. Of course, they were not sleeping, but had important matters to attend to.

After a whole morning of hard work, Gao Hexuan finally hacked into the Aardman Hospital network and showed the data he had obtained to his two teammates.

Before the zone upgrade mission, Xia Ruize spent 1,500 points to upgrade his [Heart Network] skill to the silver medium grade, which could cover a wider range and connect more people. More importantly, people connected by the Heart Network could not only talk to each other, but also transmit the images they see.

Simply put, it was an upgrade from a simple text chat software to a chat software that could send pictures and videos.

Just like now, Gao Hexuan fixed the hospital’s backstage page as a picture and uploaded it to the heart network, while Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were responsible for carefully checking a large number of pictures, and soon found a lot of strange things.

“Even the doctor’s backstage didn’t clearly tell me what medicine the patient was taking. It was all replaced by numbers.”

Cheng Huaiqian was so angry when he found that the doctor’s medical records and prescriptions were all just a series of numbers. Did those doctors really know what medicine they are prescribing?

“They may not know that the prescription may not even be from a doctor.”

Xia Ruize picked out nine pictures from the ones uploaded by Gao Hexuan and put them together. From the simple labels on the prescriptions, it could be seen that these prescriptions were written by different doctors for gastric cancer patients. Except for the differences in the patients’ names and admission dates, the contents of the prescriptions were exactly the same.

Xia Ruize then pulled out five prescriptions for patients with different diseases and placed them together. This time it was even more obvious. Although they had different diseases, there were many medicines with the same numbers in the prescriptions.

“I guess these drugs are probably nutritional supplements that won’t kill you but have no therapeutic effect. It will be interesting to see how this hospital treats diseases.”

After scanning the sleeping Li Hai with his mental power, Xia Ruize continued to express his guess: “Some of it should be sleeping pills. Li Hai fell asleep too fast and too deeply.”

In addition to the strange prescriptions, the three also discovered something strange about the rules and regulations of Aardman Hospital.

The reality was that not only were patients’ behavior subject to strict restrictions, but medical staff also had to follow just as many rules.

For example, no one entering the hospital area could use modern communication equipment. Each of the five floors of the hospital had an independent network backend, and the internal network did not provide the function of mutual communication.

More importantly, the activities of the medical staff and logistics service personnel of Aardman Hospital were all strictly restricted. Simply put, everyone could only wander around in their own small area, logistics personnel stayed in their respective areas, and medical staff couldn’t even go up and down the stairs at will.

There were dedicated liaison personnel responsible for communication between the various areas.

For example, meal delivery. The canteen would prepare meals for an entire floor of medical staff and patients on time every day and hand them over to special staff for delivery. After being handed over twice, the liaison personnel would hand them over to the nurses on that floor.

The plates collected after meals were also delivered back to the cafeteria according to the same process. In short, the boundaries of various areas in the entire hospital were very clear and were not allowed to be broken at will. The rules were strict to the point of being weird.

In addition, the entire hospital had no connection to the external network, and the content of the intranet was scarce and monotonous. This made Gao Hexuan, who had gone to great lengths to crack the hospital network, a little depressed, and he continued to try to connect to the public network of this mission world.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian continued to check the data that Gao Hexuan copied from the hospital’s intranet, trying to find more clues.

At two o’clock in the afternoon, there were people moving around in the garden outside the window. They were patients on the third floor. They had one hour to relax in the garden.

At 2:55, the patients in the garden were taken back to their respective wards by medical staff. Then the nurse on the fourth floor where Xia Ruize was located knocked on the door to remind them that they could go downstairs to move around.

Li Hai, who had been sleeping soundly during his nap, was awakened. He opened his eyes in a daze and saw that three patients had already walked out of the ward. Among them, patient Xia was so weak that he needed patient Cheng to support him, but he did not waste a minute of fresh air and rushed out.

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RT 69

June 26th, 2024

Roman Holiday 1

Su Jue glanced at him, “There’s another saying, if a man doesn’t indulge in romance when young, he’s wasted his youth. You’ve already entered old age ahead of time.”

Lu Yan smiled, “Is it okay for you to say that about your elder brother?”

Su Jue choked again. He was usually the one who left others speechless, especially in front of Li Ran. He was used to it. Now someone finally made him speechless. The feeling was really beyond description. Forget it, he won’t bother with him, who made him the “sister-in-law”? Su Jue complained silently in his heart.

Later, the two most talented men at the banquet were here, and more ladies came to chat with them. However, with Su Jue blocking the way, Lu Yan was happy and relaxed. Lu Yan was drinking a little wine on the side, smiling occasionally, watching Su Jue chatting and laughing among a group of beauties, handling the matter with ease. He often made the other person happy with just a few words without too much ambiguity, and sent away batches of people who came over. Most of them were ladies, but there were also some gentlemen. As the vice president of Starry Sky, Su Jue might not be noticed by many people, but as the second son of the Su Group, almost everyone wanted to make friends with him.

It was not until the theme of the dinner was about to begin that the crowd gradually dispersed and no longer gathered. Even Su Jue could not help but feel a sense of relief.

Lu Yan raised his thumb and said with a smile, “President Su is very charming. It really opens my eyes.”

Su Jue glanced at him unhappily, “Double the punishment today because you’re here.”

Lu Yan chuckled, “Thank you, president Su.”

Su Ju snorted softly, “I did this for my elder brother. Don’t say I didn’t take care of you when the time comes.”

Lu Yan smiled even more happily, “Yes, yes, thank you for your care, president Su.”

Needless to say, the next day’s entertainment section of the newspaper reported that Lu Yan was attending socialite Fang Qiong’s charity dinner. After finishing the filming of the previous TV series, Lu Yan also finalized the next movie to be taken.

In fact, he didn’t have to work so hard. He was already very popular. Even if he didn’t have any new works for the time being, there were still a lot of programs and announcements waiting for him to participate. What’s more, he was now practicing hard for the concert. However, Lu Yan had never been a person who liked to rest on his laurels. He always looked forward. Besides, acting was what he was most interested in. At his young age, why would he care about how hard it was?

This time he took on a literary and artistic love movie, which was a bit sad to say. In his previous life, he had been filming for more than ten years, but Lu Yan, who had never played the leading role, had never had the opportunity to play a supporting role in such a love movie. He had never even played a couple with any actress in a film or TV series. The treatment in this life was completely different, but apart from the previous TV series “When the Wind Rises”, this was also Lu Yan’s first movie with love as the theme.

The movie was called “Falling Flowers” and the director was Li Shihong. There were not many well-known female directors in China, and Li Shihong was the most famous one among them. She had always been good at shooting movies with female themes, and love art films were her best.

It was a coincidence that he got the chance to act in this movie. Li Shihong had invited Lu Yan a long time ago, hoping that he could play the leading role in her movie. But Lu Yan had already taken on “The Order” at that time, so he had to decline.

As a result, some problems arose in Li Shihong’s own film crew, and all the originally planned filming plans were scrapped. By the time she was able to regroup and start filming again, the originally agreed male and female protagonists had already accepted other roles. Coincidentally, Lu Yan was free at this time, so she immediately extended an invitation to him.

Lu Yan couldn’t refuse this sincerity. Moreover, Li Shihong was the best female director in the country. Although her movies were not very popular, they were definitely good. After reading the script, Lu Yan agreed to take the role.

“Falling Flowers” told the story of a couple who, after seven years, find their relationship increasingly dull and their life increasingly lacking passion. Both find such days boring, and after thinking rationally, they decided to break up. But before breaking up, the heroine suggested that they revisit the places they had traveled together when they were in love, as a breakup trip, and the hero agreed.

The story began here. The film would constantly switch between the past and the present. The unfamiliarity and indifference of the two people now would contrast sharply with the romance and passion of the two in the past. How sweet the past was, how ironic it was now. During this journey, the two people kept recalling how much they loved each other. When the day came when they decided to break up, both of them were very reluctant, but various considerations prevented them from having the courage to speak their minds to each other. At the last moment, the heroine turned and left, and the hero suddenly rushed forward, hugged the heroine, and the two kissed in tears.

So this could be considered an open ending.

It was not a very original story, but director Li Shihong’s shooting technique was worth looking forward to. The place where the hero and heroine fell in love was Rome. Therefore, a large part of the film would be shot in Rome, which was not good news for Lu Yan at the moment.

After explaining the situation in detail to Mr. Zhu, Mr. Zhu expressed his understanding and said that for now, Lu Yan no longer needed too much guidance and just needed to practice more, so filming abroad would not delay anything. Only then did Lu Yan feel at ease to follow the crew.

It was already the last day, and the journey had come to an end, just like their love. This was where everything started, and where it would end.

Ji Feng looked at Yu Jin bathed in the morning light. Her hair swayed slightly as she turned around, like the strings of a musical instrument placed on the desk, which once again touched his heartstrings after many years. However, he no longer had the courage to express his feelings as frankly as he did back then.

Ji Feng had a complicated expression, as if he had a thousand words to say, but in the end it just turned into a light sigh. He looked at Yu Jin, and the nostalgia and reluctance in his eyes were so clear even to the usually carefree Yu Jin, but she didn’t say anything.

Ji Feng forced a smile, “Are you leaving?”

“Yeah.” Yu Jin responded lightly, but did not move forward immediately. The two looked at each other for a long time, and Yu Jin finally said, “Don’t you have anything to say to me?”

Ji Feng’s lips trembled, hesitating to speak, and finally uttered two words bitterly, “Take care.”

Yu Jin’s smile froze, her expression was very forced, she nodded, said nothing more, turned and left.

“Yu Jin!” Ji Feng suddenly shouted.

Yu Jin suddenly turned around.

Ji Feng rushed over and hugged her.

The two hugged each other tightly.

Ji Feng lowered his head, found Yu Jin’s lips, and pressed them hard. They kissed deeply in the morning light, as if this was the last time in their lives.

Tears that came from nowhere slowly flowed down the tightly closed eyes and fell on each other’s lips. They didn’t know what it felt like.

The whole movie should end with this shot, but it was not filmed in the order of the plot.

The morning in Rome was exceptionally crisp. The fresh scent of grass and trees mixed with the slight humidity in the air smelled particularly refreshing.

This set of shots was shot three times in total. It wasn’t because Lu Yan and the leading actress’ acting skills were unsatisfactory, but because the director was striving for perfection and wanted to shoot from different angles.

After the shoot was over, Lu Yan took the cup of water handed to him by Song Hui and rinsed his mouth carefully.

The heroine Tian Yue came over and said, “I didn’t wear lipstick today. I just put on some lip balm, orange flavor. How is it?”

Lu Yan said calmly, “It’s a bit greasy.”

Tian Yue tilted her head, pointed at the water cup in his hand, and said with a smile, “If you act like this, I will think you are disliking me, and I will feel very hurt.”

Lu Yan frowned slightly, “I really don’t like the taste.”

Tian Yue deliberately said, “Then I’ll change the flavor next time. How about strawberry?”

Lu Yan raised his eyebrows, “It’s the same.”

Tian Yue laughed, “So, it’s not because of the taste, but because of the person, right?”

Lu Yan said frankly, “That’s right.”

“You are so honest. Aren’t you afraid that I will be angry?” Tian Yue deliberately frowned.

Lu Yan smiled, “Because Sister Tian Yue likes to hear the truth.”

“Haha, you are really good at talking. This way I can’t be angry with you.” Tian Yue laughed, “But just now, I didn’t feel that you were reluctant at all. I almost thought you loved me deeply. You are worthy of being the Cannes movie king”

“The acting skills of the Golden Bell Award winner are equally amazing.” Lu Yan reciprocated.

Tian Yue was a few years older than Lu Yan and debuted earlier than him. She won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actress a few years ago. She had a cheerful personality and got along well with Lu Yan. She usually liked to jokingly call herself a senior in front of him.

Lu Yan felt that there was no need to feel restrained when getting along with her.

“I heard you have a girlfriend?” Everyone has a gossipy heart, and the Golden Bell movie Queen was no exception.

Lu Yan smiled and said, “yes, a lover.”

“Is she an insider?” Tian Yue didn’t understand and automatically asked a question.

“no.”

“Then,” Tian Yue rolled his eyes and smiled, “Does she mind if you kiss another woman?”

“It’s a job, and he knows that.”

“Hehe, you may say that but you may not mean it in your heart. Women are very stingy, you don’t understand.” Tian Yue said earnestly.

“Maybe.” Lu Yan responded disapprovingly, and added in his heart that he was not a woman.

“However, if I had such a handsome boyfriend, I would tolerate him kissing other people.” Tian Yue said with a smile.

“I didn’t expect Sister Tian Yue to be so generous.” Lu Yan teased.

“It depends on the person. I’m not generous at all.” Tian Yue said seriously.

Soon Tian Yue’s assistant came over and took them to have breakfast. Lu Yan looked at her back, thinking about the conversation between them just now, and somehow he became interested.

Song Hui also brought breakfast, but Lu Yan waved his hand and walked to the open space at the back alone.

When there was no one around, he took out his cell phone. The view here was wide and he didn’t have to worry about being eavesdropped by the wall. He quickly dialed a familiar number, and the call was picked up after two rings. Because of the time difference, it was noon there.

The person on the other end of the phone was a little surprised, “Why did you call so early today?”

They talk on the phone or send text messages every day, but usually in the afternoon for Lu Yan and evening for the other party.

“It’s late. We just finished filming a scene,” Lu Yan emphasized in a low voice, “It was the final kissing scene.”

“Hmm.” There was a response from the other end.

It was a normal reaction, but Lu Yan asked, “Do you mind if I kiss someone else?”

“This is your job, I understand. Don’t worry, I won’t take it to heart.” Su Mo said seriously.

As expected, it was just as he said, his lover was so reasonable. Lu Yan thought, but why did he feel so uncomfortable in his heart? Could it be that he was affected by what Tian Yue said?

Lu Yan pondered for a while, but the person on the other end of the phone became nervous, “What’s wrong, Lu Yan, why aren’t you talking?”

“Yeah,” Lu Yan responded softly, and then said in a somewhat depressed mood, “I miss you a lot.”

Lu Yan clearly heard the person on the other end of the phone breathing quickly. After a long while, he whispered, “I miss you too.”

Imagining the other party’s reaction, Lu Yan’s mood became cheerful again. Looking at the gradually rising sun, his eyes were full of smiles. “I really want you to see the sunrise here, too. It’s so beautiful.”

There was silence for a while, and then he said firmly, “There will be a chance.”

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ILE 149

June 26th, 2024

Bloody Hospital (2): Devil

“Everyone, my name is Li Hai. I have stomach cancer. In the last days of my life, it is fate that we meet. If I have affected you in any way, please forgive me.”

Li Hai’s self-introduction attracted the attention of the other three patients in the ward.

After hearing this, Cheng Huaiqian couldn’t help but complain in the heart net:

“Why is this hospital so careless? Xiao Xuan is diagnosed with coronary heart disease, so he should be in the cardiology department. Why is he in the same ward with two cancer patients and a genetic disease patient?”

He responded to Li Hai’s greeting politely: “I came in with lung cancer. To die at such a young age. I still feel unwilling to accept it.”

As long as this hospital was not a hospice hospital, it was always right for him, as a seriously ill patient, to show some desire to survive.

Li Hai looked at Cheng Huaiqian’s young and handsome face, and then at the even younger faces of the other two patients on the beds, and felt a sense of empathy. The four people in this ward are all relatively young. They had not enjoyed the beauty of life for long before they had to leave this world. Who could be truly willing to accept this?

Li Hai, who felt the same way, said excitedly, “Yeah, I’m not willing to give up either. I thought, instead of waiting helplessly for death, I might as well try this ‘devil’s hospital’. There’s at least a 25% chance of survival. I can’t forgive myself if I don’t take this chance.”

This time, Xia Ruize, who was pretending to be asleep, and Gao Hexuan, who was really daydreaming, both turned their attention to Li Hai. It sounded like this Li Hai was a native of the mission world. At least, this adjective “devil’s hospital” was the first time they heard it.

Xia Ruize joined the conversation next, and together with Cheng Huaiqian, they indirectly obtained a lot of background information about the mission world from Li Hai, especially information related to the hospital they were currently in.

In the medical field of this mission world, there was a hospital called Aardman, which was also called the “Devil’s Hospital” by insiders. Even so, for a certain group of people, the qualification to enter the Devil’s Hospital was still their dream.

Because Aardman Hospital specialized in accepting terminally ill patients who are judged to have no hope of treatment by other hospitals, the amazing thing was that after being treated at Aardman Hospital, there was a one-fourth chance that terminally ill patients who had been sentenced to death by major hospitals could recover and be discharged. As for the remaining three-quarters, they would naturally die.

Therefore, even though Aardman Hospital charged high medical fees and there was a high probability that patients would never be discharged from the hospital, for terminally ill patients whose lives were already in the countdown, a 25% cure rate was enough for them to be desperate and gamble their lives and property.

“Although this hospital has a lot of rules, family members cannot accompany the patient and the body will not be given to the family after death, but I have no other choice. Other hospitals have already recommended that I choose euthanasia.”

Li Hai talked a lot in front of Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian who were in the same situation as him. Perhaps it was because they were the same people who chose to leave their lives to the decision of the “devil” and they sympathize with each other.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian looked at each other, with only one thought in their minds: there was something fishy in this hospital!

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ARBPU 21

June 26th, 2024

Doomsday Savior (7): Suffer the consequences

The female ability user hurriedly sent a text message back saying “I’m fine, but it’s not convenient for me to make a phone call now” and went to check on her parents.

The content was similar to that of her good friend, both of them said that they suddenly encountered zombies at home/at work, and they followed the instructions of the TV media and hid at home/office without coming out to cause trouble.

By noon the next day, the zombies in the city were taken away one after another. The authorities sent people to pick up her father and take him home. Then everyone stayed at home to be quarantined. Food and water were delivered to them by special people. Even if the gas ran out, it could be replaced at home, so the daughter didn’t have to worry.

Lin Yi: No, I was really worried these past few days, okay? I really thought it was the end of the world, okay!

This was completely different from the end of the world she imagined. Why was it so horrible described in novels and movies, but when zombies really come, how come the country solved the problem in no time?

Lin Yi took a quick look at the atmosphere around him. Everyone was wholeheartedly supporting that psychopath Li Si, who didn’t see anything wrong with murder and robbery.

After thinking about it, she didn’t dare to speak at this time to avoid saying anything that might bring trouble to herself.

If they concentrated their fire on her, she would be the first one to suffer.

Lin Yi searched online for emergency numbers for special periods of time. Among them, there was a contact number specially prepared for people who were in an emergency and unable to make a sound. After copying the number, Lin Yi composed a text message, concisely describing what she had experienced during this period, and specially noted the brutality of this group of people and their style of killing without blinking an eye.

The next thing to worry about was how to stop these people when they continued to kill people, and how to get rid of the suspicion of crime…

Thinking about the troubles she had during this period, Lin Yi held her forehead in her hand speechlessly and let out a long sigh.

What should she do next?

After the text message was sent, the rescue center forwarded Lin Yi’s message to the C City Guard. The captain of the guard stared at the words “Twenty-seven ability users” in amazement.

When he passed the notice, the team members around him suddenly quieted down. They knew what an ability user was and how much damage a superpower could do. The incident was so shocking that it made people speechless.

Everyone lowered their eyes to organize their weapons and put on their equipment carefully. Even though these equipment might be as useless as paper to those guys who couldn’t use common sense to figure it out, it was their last line of defense to defend their dignity.

“Can I write a suicide note?” someone asked casually.

“Didn’t you write it down when you were on the previous mission?” another person answered.

“Back then, we were facing zombies, which is completely different from the situation now. It’s okay to die at the hands of zombies, but what’s the matter with dying at the hands of the people you’re supposed to be protecting?”

“Can’t we shoot?” someone else said.

“It depends on the situation. After all, we cannot blindly trust the words of those who ask for help and accidentally hurt innocent people.”

“But by the time we realize that something is wrong, doesn’t that mean that someone among us has already died?”

“Okay, stop saying such sad things. Think about what will happen to the people in the city if the mission fails. And you still have the mind to think about whether you can survive…”

They packed their gear, carried their weapons, and walked out of the base.

The captain was standing outside the house waiting for them, ready to tell them how to stop the group of ability users from invading the entire city.

Suddenly, there was a huge noise in the distance, as if some machine was hanging overhead. The huge wind pressure messed up the nearby treetops, and everyone raised their heads to look up.

Helicopters arrived one after another, hovered in the air, and landed fully equipped people one by one.

A tall and capable man walked over after landing, found the captain directly, and said to him loudly: “I got the news that there is a team of ability users here.”

The guards were stunned. They had never expected the response to be so quick. They had just received the notification and put on their equipment when reinforcements were sent over. They quickly said, “Yes! Are you here to support us?!”

Lei Feng: “Yes, we are reinforcements. You have been defending the entire city these days. Thank you for your hard work.”

The guards were delighted, saluted collectively, and shouted: “Serve the people!!”

Lei Feng returned their standard salute.

The future was always changing—this was what Si Qi told Lei Feng.

After arriving at City C by helicopter, he met with the guards. Lei Feng followed Si Qi’s instructions and called Si Qi to report the situation and see if the future that Si Qi saw before departure had changed.

Si Qi: “There are some unexpected situations.”

Lei Feng asked seriously, “What happened?”

Si Qi: “In the suburbs of C City, there is a place called ‘Peace Avenue’. There grows a special plant. It is purple-red and looks like grapes. It can be helpful for vaccine research. Please bring it back to me when you come back.”

In other words, Lei Feng would definitely be able to return safely…

Although these words were not comforting, they were more reassuring than any other comfort.

Lei Feng chuckled and said, “Okay, I will definitely bring it back to you. Anything else?”

Si Qi groaned: “Not at the moment.”

Lei Feng’s voice was indescribably gentle and pleasant: “I mean, do you want something?.”

Si Qi was quiet for a while, and then he said hesitantly, “Pudding.”

Lei Feng obviously didn’t expect Si Qi to answer like this, and couldn’t help but repeat: “Pudding?”

Although he was good at cooking, this was his first time making desserts. He immediately agreed and said, “Okay, no problem.”

After returning home, he would ask the pastry chef how to make pudding.

Si Qi was quiet for a while, then coughed a few times and said, “Add a little more protection to your chest, lower abdomen and right arm, or you’ll get hurt.”

Lei Feng’s expression became softer.

“good.”

This was a prophecy that Si Qi made specifically for him, so he always felt that Si Qi treated him specially.

“You should rest well and don’t work too hard. I see your cough hasn’t gotten better at all. Did the doctor remind you to take your medicine on time?”

Si Qi: “Yes, it’s not hard.”

At the side, the deputy, who was wearing matte black equipment and holding heavy weapons, couldn’t help but look sideways again and again. He and Lei Feng had worked together for more than eight years, but today was the first time he saw Lei Feng smile so gently, which gave him goosebumps all over his body.

When Lei Feng hung up the phone, his assistant came over with a frown on his face. “Are you talking to Mr. Si or your girlfriend? You’re smiling so brightly…”

Lei Feng’s expression changed very quickly after he hung up the phone, and he said coldly: “Can’t I smile?”

The deputy muttered, “…That’s not what I meant.”

Lei Feng glared at him and said, “Why are you still standing there? Have you counted the number of people? Have you sorted out the equipment? Do you have a plan of action?”

He kicked his assistant on the buttocks and said, “Go do your job!”

The deputy let out an “ouch” and walked away feeling aggrieved.

When he reached a place where Lei Feng couldn’t see him, he said to his teammates in a very clear tone: “Our boss must be in love, and it’s unrequited love!”

“Unrequited love is good!” The teammates said slyly, “With the boss’s personality, it will take at least a few years to pursue before he can win his heart!”

“That’s right. We are all single. How can the boss be the first to leave the group?” The group of people looked at each other and smiled tacitly.

The captain of the guard team didn’t know what was going on. He came over with a map and said, “The target of the mission is now here.”

He spread out the map and pointed his finger at a house in the villa area of City C.

Inside the house, a man wearing designer clothes and a watch worth millions of dollars was looking at the crowd with flickering eyes.

The group of people were dusty and weather-beaten. When he walked into the living room, a disgusting smell that he couldn’t tell whether it was sweat or fishy smell hit him in the face, and he almost vomited.

Li Si sat on the sofa, his hands resting on his head, his heels resting on the tea table, and said to the rich man, “As agreed, I brought the people here within a week of the doomsday. How are you handling it? Have you investigated the situation of the guards? Where is the food and water stored?”

The corner of the rich man’s mouth twitched. Now he just wanted to travel back to the time before the end of the world and give his then-whimsical self a slap in the face.

Investigate the guards? What do we do after we find out? Was it really like this guy said, kill all the soldiers, steal all the food and water, and then occupy the city?

It would be fine if the end of the world was as horrible as this guy described, but now the end of the world was no different from the past. So what was their behavior called? It’s called a terrorist attack! It’s called disturbing social order! It’s illegal!

But in this situation, if he regretted it, he would be the one who would suffer. Facing a group of bandits holding knives and guns, the rich man swallowed his saliva and asked, “Is it true as you said, that you have more than 20 ability users here?”

A hot-tempered young man slapped the wall with his palm, burning a big hole in the exquisite wallpaper and burning a large piece of the brick.

“Stop talking so much! Brother Li is asking you a question!”

The rich man’s expression changed slightly. After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, he smiled and said, “It is of course my honor to cooperate with you… But you must have come so far and it must be hard. Why don’t you take a bath and eat something delicious first…”

A group of people looked at the rich man’s neat appearance, and then looked at their own group’s current panic. After a moment of silence, they said, “Yes, Brother Li, there is no need to rush.”

“We have so many ability users, isn’t it easy to occupy a city?”

YuanyYuan said coquettishly: “Brother Li, I want to take a bath~”

Seeing that everyone said so, Li Si agreed: “Okay! No problem!”

“marvelous!”

“Long live Brother Li!”

“We are probably the only ones in the world who can take a relaxing bath in the apocalyptic world!”

The rich man looked strange after hearing this, and thought: “Could it be that Li Si deliberately deceived these people? Not letting them know the situation outside?”

He smiled and said to the group of people: “The bathroom is here, and there is also a sauna…”

He led the group of people to a place where Li Si couldn’t see them, and said in a chat, “Hey, the end of the world has come, and it’s inconvenient. No one can go out! They can only stay at home and watch TV and send video chats with relatives and friends… It’s not easy for you to come here from so far away.”

A group of people were puzzled as they listened: “Ah? Can we still watch TV and send videos now?”

The rich man pretended to be puzzled and said, “Of course it can? Even though the doomsday has come and zombies have appeared, the infrastructure is the same as before, without any changes. Don’t you know that?”

He took out his cell phone, handed it to everyone, and said, “I see. You were on the road, so you didn’t have time to check your cell phones, did you? In fact, on the day of the apocalypse, the domestic situation was stable, and the zombies were sent to a special place for custody. Just in case, everyone didn’t go to school or work, but otherwise it was no different from before.”

The group of people looked more and more upset as they listened, and stammered, “W-what?”

Someone snatched the phone and searched for news, only to find that forums, news, and even video entertainment websites were exactly the same as before. In fact, they were even more lively because everyone had more free time instead of going to work or school.

He opened a short video that a user shot when he was bored at home. In the video, a middle-aged man was fishing for goldfish in a fish tank. He complained in a smiling tone that there were no zombies outside but he still couldn’t go out, and the dog at home was about to destroy the house.

The hearty tone reached everyone’s ears, but it made everyone feel as if they had fallen into an icy cave, and their whole bodies were chilled.

An ability user who followed Li Si and killed many people with him was stunned. He shook his head in disbelief and said, “Impossible… How is it possible… It’s the end of the world?! Zombies have appeared! The animals and plants in the wild have begun to mutate. How can they be the same as before?! Isn’t it said that the world is in chaos now, and order and law have collapsed? Isn’t it said that it is difficult to survive now, and many people have started to eat humans?!”

Seeing the other party’s reaction, the rich man thought that it was true and explained, “Even if the end of the world comes, even if human nature cannot stand the test, don’t we still have the country to support us?”

“Co, country?” A group of people were dumbfounded.

“Yes, we have a country to manage us, so there will be no chaos in the country even if the end of the world comes. Food and water are delivered to every household on time. Except that we have to stay at home and cannot go out, there is no difference from before. I also use the computer to command my subordinates to work remotely…”

The rich man said: “You can also use your mobile phone to check the Internet. It is the same all over the country. Everyone is staying at home and waiting for the disaster to pass.”

The more the ability user listened, the paler his face became. When he thought about what he had done in the past few days, he almost went crazy.

What did he do?

Breaking into private houses, raping women, killing people for fun… In the past, any one of these things would have ruined his reputation and made him unable to hold his head up for the rest of his life. He obviously didn’t dare to do those things, but thinking that the end of the world was coming and the constraints on his head were gone, he was infected by Li Si’s self-righteous attitude and imitated his behavior without any bottom line.

The ability user said in despair: “That is to say, the order has not collapsed, the country is fine, and the army is even better…”

The rich man looked at him with pity, and became more and more certain that this group of people were deceived by Li Si. During this period of time, he was concentrating on rushing on the highway and did not pay attention to the situation outside. He said earnestly: “Yes, everything is the same as before…”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present went completely crazy.

The ability user trembled all over and raised his head with red eyes.

He looked at the group of “witnesses” around him who had witnessed his murder. Flames surrounded him, rising and falling like their breathing, ready to move.

It’s not that all the people in the team were bad. At least most of them were not as crazy as him to kill people. Their hands were clean, so the way they looked at him was very subtle.

The ability user couldn’t accept this look of sympathy and schadenfreude. He said angrily with red eyes: “What do you mean by your eyes… Do you think I’m pitiful? Do you think I’m stupid!!”

The ability user could not accept this absurd reality, and suddenly roared at the rich man: “Why! Why! Why! Why can you stay at home safely without any danger, why should I foolishly cross the city to kill those monster plants and zombies at this time… Why can’t I even have a hot meal or a bath, but you mortals can live a good life like before! Why! “

The more the ability user person thought about it, the more he collapsed. He didn’t know why he should have made the best choice, but ended up at the bottom of the world. Now he was a robber, rapist, and murderer. He could never live an ordinary life again. Even if he became an ability user, he couldn’t become a superior person. He was almost going crazy with regret!!

“Damn it, damn it, damn it, I’m going to kill you! I can’t go back anyway, so even if I kill a few more people -“

The father of the ability user suddenly came over, as if he could not see the flames. He opened his arms and hugged his child tightly, choking with sobs and saying sadly, “That’s enough, son. That’s enough.”

The ability user hurriedly retracted the flame, looked at his father with red eyes, and said in a trembling voice: “Dad…”

The middle-aged man was in great pain: “Son, it’s Dad’s fault. Dad didn’t support you in time… At that time, Li Si accurately predicted the coming of the end of the world, and Dad misunderstood his words, which caused you to become like this…”

He clearly saw his son commit murder and many illegal crimes, but he did not stop it.

This was the retribution that both father and son deserved.

Tears flowed from the eyes of the ability user, and he clenched his fists and said angrily: “No, it’s not your fault! It’s Li Si! It’s all Li Si’s fault! He deceived us! He brought us to this place and asked us to kill people! Before, he used the excuse of making us brave and asking each of us to actively kill people, but in fact he was deliberately dragging us into the water!”

After learning the truth, those who were eager to prove their innocence immediately agreed with this statement, saying one after another: “That’s right! It’s all his fault! He is the one who hurt us!”

The rich man reminded: “In this case, how about we tell more people about this and let them catch Li Si together?”

Everyone’s eyes suddenly lit up, and they all said in agreement: “Good idea!”

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June 24th, 2024

Doomsday Savior (6): Big joke

After Lei Feng scolded the group of scholars, he quickly found the young man.

The young man was sitting in the infirmary receiving oxygen, his face was so pale that not a single bit of blood could be seen.

This made Lei Feng worried: “Your physical condition is too poor, you can’t overwork yourself. Have you had a good rest these two days?”

Si Qi said expressionlessly: “It doesn’t matter whether I take a rest or not.”

Lei Feng frowned and looked at the doctor in the infirmary, “Why is there no improvement after such a long period of recuperation?”

The doctor looked embarrassed and said, “This… Mr. Si may have been born with a serious congenital deficiency. His foundation is damaged. No improvement can be seen in a short period of time.”

Lei Feng said angrily, “What do you mean by ‘no improvement’? If you can’t do anything, what are you doing?”

The doctor was so worried that he was speechless. In fact, he felt quite guilty. He had no idea what was wrong with Si Qi’s body and why no matter how he took care of him, there was no effect.

Si Qi: “They have done their best.”

Lei Feng looked at Si Qi’s expression, which seemed to have accepted reality a long time ago. His heart suddenly tensed up, and he suddenly rushed forward and asked, “Did you see something with your ability?!”

For example… the date of his own death.

Si Qi raised his eyes and looked at him.

His tone was very calm: “It doesn’t matter whether I can see it or not. There will always be such a day in life.”

Lei Feng’s pupils shrank, unable to accept this fact: “Impossible! Tell me the solution, and I will do my best to do it for you! You know, there is absolutely no falsehood in what I say!”

After hearing this, Si Qi’s expression slowed down slightly, and his tone seemed to become softer: “Yes, I know.”

Lei Feng said anxiously: “Then tell me!”

Si Qi shook his head silently, put on his oxygen mask again, and stopped talking.

He knew his own body very well, and there was no need to waste energy on this.

Lei Feng was so anxious that he was about to burst into flames, but he didn’t dare to vent his anger on the frail young man. He stood up angrily and looked around. The people around him reflexively lowered their heads and didn’t dare to look at him.

Si Qi looked at Lei Feng and thought that he couldn’t let down someone who cared about him, so he put down the oxygen mask and said to Lei Feng: “The future will change.”

Lei Feng looked at the young man.

Si Qi: “I changed the future, so what will the new future be like? I need to observe and calculate it step by step. Maybe one day, my future will also change.”

Lei Feng’s dark eyes were gradually brightened by these words, and he prayed sincerely: “It will definitely happen! You can’t give up, you must take good care of your body, and don’t assume that you will… just because of that bullshit ‘future’. You must persevere, understand?”

At this moment, several of his men and medical staff finally realized the reason for Lei Feng’s panic. They originally thought that Lei Feng was making a fuss and caring too much about Si Qi, but at this moment they realized the real reason for Lei Feng’s worry. They were shocked and looked at the young man with eyes full of respect and pity.

So, the boy saw through his own future and knew when he would die, so he acted like this…

Then every day when he was alive, he watched the countdown of his life approaching step by step. How heavy and painful his heart must have been.

But even so, he did not complain to anyone, but quietly did his job, trying his best to save everyone, wanting to do everything he could as soon as possible while he was alive…

A nurse felt more and more sad the more she thought about it, and her eyes turned red. The doctor took a deep breath, picked up the medical record board in his hand, and tried to find a new solution from the pile of reports that he had read no less than a hundred times.

Si Qi leaned back in his chair, feeling the concern of the people around him, and felt a little worried for a moment.

Xiu Xiu noticed Si Qi’s abnormality and couldn’t help but wonder: [Master, are you unhappy? ]

[yes……]

Si Qi said: [The original owner’s wish conflicts with these people’s requests]

There was a price to pay for using the prophetic power, just like using water-based ability required consuming water molecules in the atmosphere. Every time Si Qi used his prophetic ability, his health would get worse.

It just so happened that the original owner’s last wish did not include the option of living a long life. His only wish before his death was that his sacrifice could save more people. That was all. He did not even think about living a happy life.

Si Qi inherited the body of the original owner, so he naturally had to be responsible for the original owner’s last wish. Since the original owner was determined to save more people, he also inherited his will and tried his best to realize his wish and use his ability to save mankind, instead of not actively using ability to help everyone just to live a few more days.

He was a lonely, cold, yet very gentle person.

It’s a pity that such a good person was killed by a scum like the Son of the World…

Si Qi’s eyes turned cold, and he habitually used his ability to predict where the Son of the World was and what he was doing.

He turned around and said to Lei Feng, “A group of rebellious ability users are about to appear in City C. They will kill the local troops and occupy the land as kings, treating all ordinary people as slaves. The leader is named Li Si, a lightning ability user and his ability level is initially judged to be B-level. He has a subordinate named Yuan Yuan who can absorb the vitality of others to attack. It is hard to defend against and very dangerous.”

As he spoke, Si Qi coughed a few times due to overusing his abilities, and continued, “There are more than 20 other ability users… Their strength and potential are very good.”

Lei Feng was surprised and asked, “More than 20 people?”

At present, the government had only found more than 70 people with special abilities in the army. This is talking about all the troops in the country, so the base number was huge! But this man named Li Si actually gathered more than 20 people in one go!

Si Qi nodded: “This man named Li Si can predict the future to a certain extent, so he collected various materials in advance, used the news of the doomsday to gain the trust of these ability users, and took them in as his subordinates.”

Lei Feng’s expression changed slightly and he asked, “Are you saying that he also has the ability to predict the future?”

Si Qi: “Almost.”

Lei Feng’s expression became more and more ugly: “Now that he has this ability, he only thinks about protecting his own interests and acts recklessly by relying on force?”

Si Qi: “Yes, and in the past two days, he has killed at least nearly a hundred people. I mean people, not zombies.”

Lei Feng’s expression instantly became extremely terrifying, and invisible anger burned around him.

“City C?” he asked in a low voice.

“Yes.” Si Qi closed his eyes and “looked”, then said with regret: “What a pity, he will still escape after you go, and it will be useless for anyone to catch him.”

The Son of the World was protected by the power of the world, and the whole world stood on the side of the Son of the World. Trying to stop him was equivalent to going against the entire world. It was difficult for human power to defeat the will of heaven, especially when the will of heaven really existed.

Si Qi once tried to manipulate the network to force the Son of the World to die in a car accident or kill him personally when he just arrived in a world, but the results were always unsatisfactory.

From then on, Si Qi turned to reversing the world line to seize the world’s power from the opponent. When the Son of the World was no longer protected, he would capture or deal with him. This would be much easier.

Lei Feng looked at Si Qi deeply and said, “I believe your prediction, but even if I know it’s not feasible, I will still go. This is my responsibility.”

Si Qi nodded: “I know that even if Li Si cannot be caught, everyone in City C will still be saved because of you. Your trip is very meaningful.”

Lei Feng smiled and said, “With what you said, I am not afraid even if I face more than 20 ability users.”

Si Qi stared at Lei Feng’s familiar eyes, thought for a moment, and said, “Wait a moment, I will write down the identities and abilities of those ability users for you.”

He fetched a pen and paper, lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then began to write down while holding back a cough.

The doctor carefully observed Si Qi’s condition and found that every time Si Qi wrote down the information of a person with special abilities, his cough would become more severe. His expression gradually became serious, and he hesitated to say: “Si——”

“stop.”

Si Qi looked up at him and said calmly, “I know it in my heart.”

The doctor was stunned by these calm words. He looked at Si Qi, who was coughing and writing documents with a pen. Unconsciously, his eyes turned red. He clenched his fists, lowered his head, and bit his lips.

Lei Feng was about to ask something in confusion, but Si Qi handed the written content to Lei Feng and said, “There is no time to lose, hurry up and go.”

“…………”

Lei Feng nodded slowly and left as if nothing had happened. Si Qi said from behind him, “Don’t send your men over to find out anything.”

Lei Feng paused slightly: “…………”

Sometimes prophecy could be a tricky ability.

Lei Feng led his subordinates away helplessly. The doctor asked anxiously, “Do you know that the price of using your ability is that your physical condition will get worse and worse?”

Si Qi admitted: “Since I have this ability, I certainly know what my ending will be.”

The doctor was worried and said, “It’s better to reduce the number of times you use it…”

Si Qi looked at him: “Is it time to consider my own physical condition? If it were you, doctor, would you make that choice?”

The doctor’s expression changed several times. He wanted to persuade the boy, but he felt that he might not be able to win the argument against this boy who seemed to be very stubborn. He hesitated for a long time and finally let out a long sigh.

He said, “I must report this matter.”

Si Qi: “Okay, but you have to keep it a secret from everyone, especially Lei Feng.”

The doctor was puzzled: “Why?” Seeing how nervous Lei Feng was, he was obviously the one who should be told.

Si Qi thought about it for a long time, frowned and asked in confusion: “Yes, why…”

Why did Si Qi subconsciously not dare to face the thought that Lei Feng might be sad because of him?

After thinking about it, he could only say, “Forget it, it doesn’t hurt to let him know.”

…

It was already the fourth day after the doomsday when Li Si and his companions drove to City C.

On this day, the streets and alleys of City C were quiet. No sound could be heard and few people could be seen.

Looking out the car window, people could be seen in the buildings on both sides looking at this place with curiosity, and some were taking photos with their cell phones. They seemed surprised that at this time, there were still people who couldn’t stand the loneliness and drove around outside.

Qi Yuan said anxiously, “Brother Li, didn’t you say that the city here has already fallen? But along the way, we didn’t see any zombies, let alone hear the roar of zombies.

“And you also said that the power station would be attacked and we had to save electricity. We didn’t even charge our phones during the trip. But now it seems that every household here is still at home playing with their phones and watching TV. There doesn’t seem to be any problem with the signal?”

Li Si was a little annoyed by the question: “Didn’t I say that the situation in City C is special?”

He had spent the first few days of his life hiding in school, so he had no idea what the situation was like outside. At least the city where he was was without water, electricity, or signal, and the situation was as bad as it could be. So it seemed that he had made the right decision to leave there and come directly to City C.

“If you stay in City X, it will become like what I said, with zombies everywhere. That’s why I came all the way to City C.” Li Si frowned and said, “I can see the future. Just shut up and listen to me.”

Seeing Li Si’s attitude, the ability users around him immediately accused Qi Yuan of being brainless. They said that Li Si had taught them to awaken their abilities and led them to escape from such a dangerous city. Now the whole world had fallen, but they were the only ones who were safe and sound. It was all thanks to Li Si’s help, so why was he talking so much nonsense?

Qi Yuan looked out the car window at the people hiding in their homes. They looked fearless, with some parents even playing with their babies. He felt something was not right.

Was this what the end of the world would look like?

Why could some people still sit on the sofa with their legs crossed and play with their mobile phones – the way they held the phone was obviously for playing games, right?

Ignoring the criticism from the people around him, Qi Yuan asked, “Brother Li, what are we going to do after we get here?”

Li Si said nonchalantly: “First, we will seize the food, water and medicine in this city, and use this to control the people in the city to work for us.”

Qi Yuan’s expression changed slightly: “You…”

The ability user at the side said: “Brother Li is really amazing. He thought of the most important problem right away! Money is just paper these days. Only food and water are the most important supplies!”

Li Si smiled contemptuously: “Oh, is there any need to say this?”

The female ability user who was brought out of school by Li Si before saw that there was a signal in City C, so she turned on her cell phone which had been turned off in advance. With red eyes, she wanted to check the situation in the school and the city where her parents were, to see if they had sent her any messages before they died.

Perhaps when disaster struck, they did not have enough time…

The female ability user’s eyes turned red as she filled her mind with a lot of crying voices that her parents had sent before they died.

She hid in a corner, wiping her tears while turning on her phone. Within seconds, various text message ringtones began to ring continuously. There were notifications from the government, reminders from operators, and hundreds of text messages from friends and relatives, desperately asking her where she was and why they couldn’t get in touch with her.

The female ability user whose eyes were reddened and who hadn’t had time to immerse herself in sadness: “……???”

Shouldn’t she be the one feeling sad about what happened to everyone?

Why did it seem like everyone was worried about what happened to her? ?

She quickly checked the text messages. Among the many text messages, the one from her good friend in college shocked her the most.

[Lin Yi, where are you? You’re not really leaving school, are you?]

[Before, you asked me to find you at the school gate, but I was busy avoiding zombies at that time and didn’t see your text message. Later, my classmates and I hid in the classroom. At night, the army sent people to escort us back to the dormitory. All the zombies in the school were taken away. We stayed in the dormitory for a day to isolate. After confirming that there were no secondary infections, we could walk freely on campus. I searched the whole school but couldn’t find your whereabouts. Where did you go? ]

[Lin Yi! Please reply to the text message! You can still receive the text message even if you leave school, right? Lin Yi, you won’t be bitten by a zombie, right… Lin Yi… Please reply to me, I’m so scared…]

[Lin Yi, the country said that they are currently researching a zombie vaccine. Even if you become a zombie, you will recover one day.]

[Lin Yi, I will always wait for you, you must be well]

Female ability user: “………………”

She stared at the text message on her phone in a daze, her mind in a mess. She felt that the fear and crying in her dreams over the past four days were just a huge joke.

The author has something to say:

The team of ability users who have been traveling day and night for several days: We are the masters of the future world! ! We live more safely and freely than anyone else! !

Ordinary people who are peacefully staying at home playing with their mobile phones and having nothing to do say: These people are running around at the end of the world, there must be something wrong with their brains.

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June 24th, 2024

Bloody Hospital (1): Understanding

The missions assigned to the trialers in the white paper area were irregular every month. When Chen Dajun was first locked up, he could still comfort himself that this month’s mission would come relatively late. But when January was almost over and he still hadn’t entered the mission world, he couldn’t help but panic.

Chen Dajun didn’t know that there was someone sent by Cheng Huaiqian to keep an eye on him. All his initial calculations and his increasingly panicked and abnormal situations were reported to him.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian really want to know whether the trialers who were imprisoned in the real world could carry out their missions normally.

After the end of January, they had a vague answer to this question. Chen Dajun’s indifference when he was first imprisoned, his panic later, and his final madness were undoubtedly the best proof of this.

Chen Dajun regarded the Endless World as his greatest reliance for success, and this reliance made him not afraid of going to jail. But the reality was that when he was under strict surveillance, his reliance abandoned him.

“It seems that there are prerequisites for entering the endless world. At least people have to be free, not be monitored, and not expose the secrets of the endless world.” Xia Ruize boldly guessed.

Obviously, Chen Dajun, who was under constant surveillance, did not meet such basic conditions.

Inspired by this, Cheng Huaiqian secretly changed his strategy.

Cheng Huaiqian held a grudge. He would never forget that the people who assassinated him and caused Xia Ruize to enter the endless world were all from the Cheng family’s side branch.

The immediate family of the drunk driver who caused the serious car accident that killed Xia Ruize had been trying to gain forgiveness from the victim’s relatives in order to reduce the driver’s sentence. However, Cheng Huaiqian interfered and the final verdict was not only not mitigated but even heavier.

That’s not all. Later, when Cheng Huaiqian suppressed the Cheng family’s side branches, he focused on suppressing the branch that the driver who caused the accident was from. In recent months, their family could be said to be in a state of complete desperation.

It was precisely because he paid close attention to the situation of the Cheng family’s side branch that Cheng Huaiqian discovered the abnormalities of two of the Cheng family’s children, who were suspected of becoming trialers.

Therefore, Cheng Huaiqian’s suppression actions became more covert and cautious, but now he had a new idea. Wouldn’t it be easy to deal with the suspected trialer by finding evidence and sending him to a prison in the real world?

No matter how terrible the items in the endless world were, people who were under all-round surveillance could not even enter the endless world, so naturally they were no threat.

Cheng Huaiqian, who was not stingy in trying, immediately handed over all the evidence of illegal crimes that he had collected in the process of suppressing the side branches to the lawyer for handling, and sent the driver, the culprit who caused Xia Ruize to enter the endless world, and the other three important figures who participated in the conspiracy to assassinate him, to prison.

This year was supposed to be going well, but several disciples of the Cheng family were sent to prison one after another. The turmoil within the Cheng family became the hottest news among the upper echelons in Magic City.

Cheng Huaiqian, who caused all this, took advantage of the fact that his parents were recuperating abroad and lived happily at Xia Ruize’s house.

When he followed Xia father and Fang mother to visit relatives and friends after the New Year, Cheng Huaiqian officially met the close friends and relatives of the Xia and Fang families as Xia Ruize’s boyfriend. Cheng Huaiqian tried very hard to perform, and felt proud and excited after receiving recognition. He wished that his lover’s family would agree to their marriage immediately.

After the warm and lively New Year, society resumed production and life. Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian focused on their business. When it was time for them to meet Gao Hexuan, the three of them appeared in the Endless World team public space together.

The previous mission gave them a lot of survival points as rewards, but the rapid improvement of their physical fitness meant that they had to spend a lot of survival points on purchasing the Lord God’s training auxiliary functions.

In addition, the three of them also spent some survival points on upgrading skills, replenishing equipment and supplies. In the end, each of them had 7,000 to 8,000 survival points left.

Afterwards, the three of them each paid 3,000 survival points and submitted applications to upgrade their areas.

After everything was ready, the three of them left the Endless World and quietly waited for the arrival of the upgrade mission.

The date of the upgrade mission was fixed on the 9th of every month. At noon on February 9th, Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian received a reminder that the upgrade mission would begin in half an hour.

They finished their lunch in two minutes, and returned to their room under the pretext of taking a nap. They locked the door and waited quietly for the mission to begin.

His eyes went dark, and before Xia Ruize opened his eyes again, his mental power had already habitually explored the situation. He found himself in a pure white ward with four beds. There were bedside cabinets beside the beds and an independent bathroom at the door of the ward.

At this moment, four people were sitting beside the bed, looking at each other.

Three of them were Xia Ruize, Cheng Huaiqian and Gao Hexuan, and the other one was a middle-aged man who was looking back and forth at his three fellow patients.

A nurse pushed open the door of the ward and walked in with a trolley. She picked up the list in her hand and called out the names of the four people one by one. After confirming that all the newly admitted patients were there, she placed the hospital gowns on the trolley on the four people’s beds.

“Hurry up and change into your uniform hospital gowns. Remember to take note of the instructions on the bedside table. As long as you follow the doctor’s instructions and take your medicine and have checkups on time, you will be fine.”

After giving serious instructions, the nurse pushed the cart to the next ward.

When leaving, the nurse slammed the ward door shut.

Cheng Huaiqian picked up a folder on his bedside table, opened it and found his “detailed information” inside.

“Oh, I’m a lung cancer patient.” Cheng Huaiqian’s voice echoed in the heart net, “Tsk, luckily it’s fake.”

Xia Ruize picked up the hospital gown and walked to the bathroom in the ward to change into it. He scanned the folder with his mental power and found out that he had a disease called “genetic disintegration disease”. He also learned the results of the various tests he underwent when he was first admitted to the hospital. Although he couldn’t quite understand the test data, he could tell from the text description that his condition seemed to be quite serious.

As for Gao Hexuan, the young man glanced at the screen hanging on the wall and began to carefully try to find the hospital’s network and try to connect to the network.

The communication among the three people took place in the heart network. On the surface, they seemed to be unaware of each other and ignored each other, so the last patient in the ward hesitated for a few seconds and did not dare to start to disturb the silence.

While changing his clothes, Xia Ruize repeatedly reviewed his medical records. At least he knew that the main symptoms of his disease were physical weakness, chronic lack of energy, drowsiness and easy fatigue.

After changing into a white striped hospital gown, Xia Ruize walked weakly to the bedside, lay down on it, closed his eyes, and immersed himself in the role in a second.

Cheng Huaiqian stared at his lover and was about to make a move. Subconsciously, he wanted to jump over and squeeze into the same bed with his lover, but the notes posted on the bedside table were very interesting, so he held back for the time being.

“It is forbidden to take medication without following the doctor’s instructions!”

“It is forbidden to disobey the hospital’s schedule and move around at will!”

“It is forbidden to eat any food other than the nutritional meals provided by the hospital!”

…

A series of strong and overbearing “Forbidden clauses” were printed in bold and large fonts on paper and posted next to everyone’s bed. From what the nurse said, these precautions seemed very important.

“Why are they so strict? Is it hospitalization or jail time?” The middle-aged patient also saw the precautions and immediately complained, trying to start a conversation with the other three people.

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June 24th, 2024

Charity dinner

Time was running out. Even Zhu Yuchi admitted that Lu Yan had a good foundation, but one minute on stage required ten years of hard work off stage. Moreover, Lu Yan did not have ten years, but only half a year. Therefore, Lu Yan spent all his time outside of work on violin practice. During this period, he spent more time with Zhu Yuchi than with anyone else. Although Zhu Yuchi was not a violin major, it was not a problem for him to give Lu Yan some guidance. Sometimes the practice time was too late, so he just stayed at Zhu’s house. Gradually, the two of them felt like close friends regardless of age.

Lu Yan had a good foundation, great talent, and was diligent and hardworking, so his progress could be described as rapid. Zhu Yuchi couldn’t help but sigh, thinking that he was a good talent, but it was a pity that he didn’t take this path, otherwise he would have achieved something.

“Almighty Detective” was filmed from start to finish during this period. Although more energy was put into the preparation for the concert during this period, Lu Yan did not relax his job because of this, nor did he do it perfunctorily because it was a TV series. He still held himself to the highest standards for every shot and every scene.

The cooperation with the crew was also very pleasant. Director Cheng Shang knew that Lu Yan was busy, so he tried to concentrate his scenes together so that he could free up more time. Lu Yan’s high demands on himself also improved his efficiency and saved time.

When Qin Feng came in with the invitation, Lu Yan was selecting the script for his next movie.

“There’s a charity dinner next week. The two public service advertisements you shot a while ago received a good response, so the organizers have invited you to participate.”

Lu Yan took the invitation and asked, “Who is hosting this event?”

Qin Feng replied, “A famous lady in this city, Ms. Fang Qiong.”

Lu Yan nodded, “Oh, a famous philanthropist. Not everyone can attend her charity dinner.”

“That’s right. She doesn’t easily invite people from the entertainment industry. The reason she invited you this time, apart from the two public service announcements, is probably because of the upcoming charity show.”

Lu Yan smiled slightly and closed the invitation letter. “Such a rare opportunity, of course I must go.”

The charity dinner was held in the organizer’s private villa. Anyone entering that night had to hold an invitation. It was certainly inconvenient to bring an assistant to such an occasion, so Lu Yan went alone.

Fang Qiong was a real socialite, not just any so-called “socialite” who had some money, looked decent, and was keen on fashion. The Fang family was also a wealthy family with a long history in the city. Fang Qiong was both talented and beautiful when she was young. Later, she married an equally talented husband. The couple lived in harmony for several years, but unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Her husband was not in good health, apparently he had a disease from childhood. He passed away less than ten years after their marriage.

Fang Qiong and her husband loved each other very much, so she had no plans to remarry after her husband passed away, and they had no children. Later, Fang Qiong became keen on charity, and she would hold several charity dinners every year, and all the proceeds were donated to charity organizations. The city once awarded her a medal of “Great Philanthropist”.

Because the charity dinners hosted by Fang Qiong were completely private, although the scale was not large, it had had a significant impact over the years. Moreover, the guests she invited were all influential people, and the amount of donations raised each time was not small. Gradually, being invited by her had become a symbol of status.

Most of the people Fang Qiong invited were celebrities, or public figures who were truly passionate about charity. Over the years, not many stars were invited by her, and they were all those who had truly contributed to charity. Otherwise, no matter how famous they were, she would not take them seriously. Being invited by her means that she approved of your fame and character.

Every time Fang Qiong held a charity dinner, a large group of media would come. Although they could not enter, they could wait at the door to see who the invited guests were. All guests were required to show their invitations at the door before being allowed in. This also gave reporters who were not allowed in a chance to see the guests. Moreover, most of the guests did not mind the media attention and were even very cooperative. After all, doing charity was a good thing that deserved to be promoted, and being invited by Ms. Fang itself showed their own importance.

Although all the people coming in and out were celebrities in the city, Lu Yan’s appearance still attracted a lot of attention, mainly because he had appeared too frequently in recent times. After returning from Cannes, he had almost never faded from people’s sight.

Lu Yan was as calm as ever, and seemed unfazed by the situation.

Although not all the guests at the banquet had met before, it was rare that they did not recognize each other. They greeted each other politely, and some even took the opportunity to talk business.

Lu Yan held the wine glass in his hand. Although he had tried his best to find a secluded corner, his outstanding appearance was still too conspicuous among the men of varying qualities. From time to time, one or two ladies would find him and talk to him. Being a gentleman to ladies had always been Lu Yan’s principle, let alone on such an occasion. Although he didn’t agree with it in his heart, he still responded seriously on the surface. Most women were quite interesting and would just chat for a sentence or two, then politely walk away when someone else came up.

However, there were exceptions to everything. The lady in front of him had been chatting with Lu Yan for more than ten minutes. During this time, other people came over and tried to say a few words, but were scared away by her cold aura.

Lu Yan had heard of the lady in front of him before. Her name was An Qing. She was the female boss of Shengshi Group and was well-known in the city, not only because of her business skills that were no less than other men, but also because of her private life. She was not married and liked to date young and handsome men. Some people even said that she had kept several male stars as her lovers. It was said that the now famous Zhuo Yunting was once her lover, and it was with her support that he achieved his current status.

Lu Yan had heard of her before, but had never seen her. He thought she was an old woman who was unwilling to be lonely, but she turned out to be a mature, beautiful and charming beauty. She seemed very interested in Lu Yan. She came over to chat with him the first time she saw him, making no effort to hide her admiration and desire.

Not to mention that Lu Yan already had someone in his heart, even if he didn’t, he wouldn’t be interested in such a woman, even though she was pretty and well-spoken. However, apart from talking to him, the other party did not do anything excessive. Although there were hints in her words, they were not explicit. Lu Yan pretended not to understand and slowly negotiated.

Suddenly, a slightly happy voice came from behind, “Isn’t this Sister Qing? I heard from Sister Fang that you were here too, and I was wondering why I didn’t see you.”

The voice was very familiar. Lu Yan turned around subconsciously and saw Su Jue, who was dressed in a white suit and looked particularly handsome and elegant. He was giving An Qing a charming smile.

Before Lu Yan could react, Su Jue glanced at him lightly and gave him a hint. Lu Yan immediately understood and turned to An Qing and smiled, “Since you have friends coming, I won’t bother you.” Then he nodded slightly and turned and left.

An Qing was startled and was about to ask him to stay, but Su Jue moved and cleverly blocked her line of sight, and continued to smile and said, “Why aren’t you happy to see me, Sister Qing?”

An Qing quickly responded, “How could that be? It’s just that it’s rare to run into Young Master Su here.”

Lu Yan moved to a more secluded corner. When he looked over, Su Jue and An Qing were chatting happily. He didn’t know what Su Jue said, but An Qing was laughing. Even when a beauty laughed, she was still a beauty. It seemed that she had forgotten about Lu Yan.

Few women could resist the Second Young Master Su, especially when he deliberately wanted to attract the other party’s attention. It seemed that even someone as cold and aloof as An Qing couldn’t do it.

Seeing Su Jue reminded Lu Yan that he hadn’t seen Su Mo for a long time. He was busy recently, and Su Mo was also busy. Apparently he had a big case to cooperate with the United States this time, and he was in Chicago for consideration. Honestly speaking, if other people were in a relationship like this where they spend less time together, it would be a question whether they could maintain it, but that was not the case with Lu Yan and Su Mo.

They had not known each other for long, and had been together for even less time, but they seemed to be familiar and understand each other as if they had been together for more than ten years. Their attitudes toward love, work, and family were very compatible in every aspect. Moreover, for Lu Yan, a lover who was considerate but not clingy was more valuable than anything else. Although he may miss him deeply, it was also a kind of interest.

Thinking of Su Mo, his thoughts drifted away unconsciously, and were not brought back until Su Jue sat next to him.

Lu Yan glanced at him and said calmly, “It was done so quickly.”

Su Ju smiled, picked up the cup and took a sip, “It’s just an old woman who lacks love. It only takes a few minutes.”

“You are worthy of being the Second Young Master Su, and worthy of being everyone’s lover.” Lu Yan said seriously.

Su Jue glanced at him and said, “I took it as a compliment. But you are not bad either. So many celebrities and rich girls are attracted to you.”

“Same here.” Although he had not seen Su Jue before, Lu Yan could imagine that his situation was not much different from his own.

“I’m different from you. I’m single now.” Su Ju said meaningfully.

Lu Yan smiled lightly, not paying attention to the subtext of his words.

Su Jue couldn’t help but ask, “You and my brother, are you serious?”

“What do you think?” Lu Yan said lightly.

“My eldest brother has never been the kind of person who would play around, and you don’t look like one either. But do you really plan to spend your whole life with him?”

“There’s a saying,” Lu Yan smiled faintly, “Dating without the purpose of getting married is being a hooligan. And I never act like a hooligan.”

Su JuE choked. This man was still sharp-tongued as always. He cursed him without using a single profanity, and he had no way to refute him.

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June 21st, 2024

Involvement

Cheng Huaiqian and Xia Ruize were also amused by the introduction of “A Citizen Fights a Thief” on TV. However, because the relevant scenes flashed by, the two did not take it seriously after being amused, and did not expect that the aftermath of the incident was not over yet.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian realized something was wrong when they followed Xia father and Fang mother to the park for a walk after dinner the next day. Not long into the walk, their sharp intuition, which had been cultivated through battle, told them that someone was following them.

After looking at each other, the two of them tacitly expressed nothing. However, after Xia father and Fang mother finished their walk, the two did not go home together. Instead, they said that they had eaten too much for dinner and wanted to continue walking.

Xia father and Fang mother didn’t notice anything. After giving a few instructions, they went home on their own. Naturally, they were secretly protected by Cheng Huaiqian’s bodyguards.

As for Cheng Huaiqian and Xia Ruize, they took the initiative to walk towards the remote area of the park.

The person who was following them secretly saw the two people holding hands, getting closer and closer and whispering to each other, and cursed them “dogs” hatefully, then took a few big steps and followed them closely.

At night, only the main road with a rubber track in the park was illuminated by beautiful street lights. Some remote areas that were rarely visited during the day had no street lights at all and were completely dark.

At the end of the path, in a remote area with no one around at night, Cheng Huaiqian was hugging his lover, his forehead resting against Xia Ruize’s forehead as he whispered something, but half of his attention was on the path they came from.

Sure enough, the behavior of the two made the people who were following them relax their vigilance. Thinking that the time was right, they slowed down their movements and gradually approached.

Even if the other party moved more quietly, Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaian still heard the light footsteps. Not only could they hear them, but when the other party was only five or six meters away from them, they could already distinguish the figure holding a stick in the darkness.

Chen Dajun stared at a group of figures in the darkness with gritted teeth. He worked away from home all year round, and in previous years he might not even be able to go home for the Chinese New Year. This year, various accidents happened, and no matter good or bad, he finally had some free time during the Chinese New Year and could finally go home to spend the New Year with his family. Unexpectedly, after getting off the train, what greeted him was not his family, but the news that his own brother had been arrested.

Chen Dajun took his crying old mother to inquire about the official information and learned that his younger brother was caught on the spot by passers-by while stealing someone’s wallet. What’s worse, a knife was found on his younger brother, and there was more than 6,000 yuan in cash in the stolen wallet.

Information obtained from various sources stated that his brother’s crime was very serious and he would definitely be sentenced by the court and go to jail, possibly even for three years!

Chen Dajun was so annoyed that he couldn’t help but complain. In his opinion, his brother just made a mistake due to confusion. He couldn’t blame his brother entirely. He should blame the robbed girl. Why was she counting money in the street for no reason?!

His younger brother was usually short of money, and he played cards with his friends for a few rounds when the New Year was approaching, and lost all his money. It was completely understandable that he was upset for a while when he suddenly saw so much money in other people’s hands. Not to mention that his younger brother didn’t really steal the money and was severely reprimanded. Why did he have to go to jail and spend several years in prison?

Chen Dajun couldn’t bear to stay at home and watch his old father smoking and his old mother crying, so he decided to avenge his brother in his own way and save him from prison.

Chen Dajun kidnapped the little girl who deliberately showed her money to lure his brother into making a mistake. In addition, he also hated the two nosy passers-by who tripped his brother and caused his brother to be caught.

Chen Dajun decided to arrest all three of them and scare them into cooperating in overturning his brother’s case, testifying that his brother did not steal the money and was just a prank, so that his brother could be released and reunite with his family to have a good New Year.

So Chen Dajun found Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian who were taking a walk, ready to teach them a lesson.

When there were only two or three meters left between him and the two people huddled together, Chen Dajun no longer hid. He shouted and smashed the iron rod in his hand hard at the figures.

Cheng Huaiqian and Xia Ruize, who seemed to be completely unaware, were not frightened by the sudden attack at all. Hearing the whistling sound of the iron rod cutting through the air, they each took a step back to give the iron rod room to smash down.

Then the two of them took a step back, one on the left and one on the right, and retreated to the side of Chen Dajun who was rushing over. Before Chen Dajun could react, they kicked Chen Dajun’s knee, clenched their fists, and smashed Chen Dajun’s elbow hard.

“Ah!” Chen Dajun felt a sharp pain in his knees and elbows. He thought he had captured the enemy easily and didn’t take the plot seriously at all. He fell to his knees in an instant and the iron rod in his hand fell to the ground.

Chen Dajun, who struggled hard and tried to resist, was suppressed. The next second, a knife chopped his neck. His eyes went dark and he passed out.

Cheng Huaiqian grabbed Chen Dajun’s collar and carried the unconscious man out like a dead body. Xia Ruize took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wrapped his hand, and picked up the iron rod on the ground. The two walked out of the park from a remote corner. A black commercial vehicle was parked on the side of the road, waiting quietly.

Cheng Huaiqian threw the person in his hand into the car with a strong force, and then got into the car with Xia Ruize.

Xia Ruize held the iron rod through his handkerchief and observed it under the light from inside the carriage. It was a solid, thick, rusty iron rod. If anyone was hit by it, there would be the risk of tetanus.

Cheng Huaiqian looked at his lover. Xia Ruize’s handsome face, half illuminated by the car lights, was hidden in the darkness. He lowered his head to look at the unconscious Chen Dajun, his eyes as cold as if he was looking at a dead person.

Xia Ruize could quickly accept and adapt to whatever he encountered in the mission world, but this was not the case in the real world. When he encounters danger in the real world, it stimulates his sensitive nerves and makes him tense.

Furious, Xia Ruize grabbed the iron rod and hit Chen Dajun on the head with force, waking him up from his coma.

Chen Dajun, who was in great confusion due to the severe pain, did not react for a long time when he opened his eyes to what had happened. He stared blankly at the two young and handsome men sitting in the back seat of the business car in front of him.

One of them was sitting with his back straight, while the other was leaning back in a relaxed manner. What was the same was that the way they both looked at him was chilling.

“I advise you to be honest.”

Xia Ruize lifted Chen Dajun’s chin with the tip of the iron rod and poked his throat, which was full of threat. The murderous intention was pouring out towards Chen Dajun, making him tremble uncontrollably.

Chen Dajun’s mind was in a mess. He couldn’t figure out how things had taken such a sudden turn for the worse. He was a mysterious and powerful trialer who had joined the Endless World. Even if he returned to the real world, his enhanced body would make his physical fitness in the real world far superior to that of ordinary people.

This was completely proven when he had a fight at his workplace due to a wage dispute and he had defeated ten people on his own. He could not understand how the ordinary people he looked down upon could easily fight back and subdue him.

“boom!”

Xia Ruize kicked the silent Chen Dajun hard, sending him flying and hitting the back of the front seat, then bouncing back to the floor in the middle of the car. Cheng Dajun curled up in pain, like a cooked shrimp, with all his facial features wrinkled.

“speak!”

Xia Ruize’s tone was more brutal than ever before, and the coldness in his eyes as he stared at Chen Dajun seemed to pierce through him. “I don’t have time to waste here with you.”

Covering his still aching chest and wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Chen Dajun once again felt the powerlessness of having his destiny controlled by others. Just like what he experienced when he first entered the endless world, his self-confidence that had rapidly expanded over the past six months quickly dissipated like a punctured balloon, and fear appeared in his eyes again.

“I, I, I, I didn’t mean to do anything. I just wanted to discuss with you guys so that my brother can be released earlier.”

Chen Dajun’s voice was low and unclear, but he still honestly confessed his plan.

Cheng Huaiqian put one hand on his lover’s back, constantly stroking his lover’s back from top to bottom to comfort his angry lover, and stared at Chen Dajun’s eyes full of scrutiny.

In fact, the two felt something was wrong from the moment Chen Dajun started following them. When Chen Dajun attacked them, they noticed something abnormal in his speed and strength. That was not the strength a normal human should have.

During the time when the man was knocked unconscious and interrogated, some simple information about Chen Dajun was also transmitted to Cheng Huai’s mobile phone. The other party’s experience in the past six months was very abnormal. People around him felt that he seemed to have become a different person, from his previous honest and simple nature to a strong and domineering person.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were very suspicious that Chen Dajun, who looked inconspicuous but was dressed in luxury brand clothes that did not match his temperament, was a trialer.

This was exactly what made Xia Ruize angry and worried. As a trialer, he was very aware of the dangers of being a trialer. As long as a certain price was paid, the magical props in the mission world could be brought back to the real world. For ordinary people, that was simply an overwhelming advantage, not to mention that the physical fitness of the trialer in the real world would be strengthened, which hid great dangers.

Cheng Huaiqian commanded the driver to find the abandoned factory where the little girl he met during the day was imprisoned according to the address provided by Chen Dajun.After confirming the girl’s safety, he called the police and asked them to handle the follow-up matters.

Cheng Huaiqian’s lawyer was already in place and was fully responsible for the follow-up of this matter, ensuring that Chen Dajun and his brother would have a good time to reflect in prison.

Chen Dajun was suspected of kidnapping, intentional injury, illegal entry into a residence and other crimes. The evidence was conclusive. After waiting for trial, he would be imprisoned longer than his brother. Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were also curious about what kind of trouble he could make when his freedom was restricted.

Xia Ruize came home a little later, smelling like smoke from a barbecue. He asked his parents for forgiveness with a smile, saying that he would not eat junk food on the street anymore. His parents let him go. After returning to the room, his expression became gloomy. Together with Cheng Huaiqian, he carefully studied the information about Chen Dajun, his family, and even relatives and friends.

Neither of them expected that their brave act of helping to catch a thief would actually lead to the involvement of a trialer, which made them acutely aware of the crisis lurking beneath the peaceful surface of the real world.

There were more and more trialers. If they could attack ordinary people at will, wouldn’t ordinary people be in danger?

For example, the little girl kidnapped by Chen Dajun was brought out by Chen Dajun after he broke into her home through the window, knocked out her parents, and the family had no power to resist. The outrageous means of the crime and the seriousness of the circumstances shocked even the authorities.

The two of them didn’t know if there were any trialers among the people related to the Chen family, because that would put their own families in danger, so they conducted a thorough investigation of Chen’s family and their relatives and friends, and found that no one had any suspicious signs, so they finally felt relieved.

On the other hand, Chen Dajun, who was imprisoned, was extremely upset. He regretted that he acted in anger without thinking, and was caught as soon as he acted. At the same time, he was filled with endless resentment, resenting Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian for repeatedly harming his family.

Although he was upset, Chen Dajun was not desperate. He knew that he had the Endless World to rely on. Even if he was imprisoned, it would not affect his ability to complete his monthly tasks. As long as he continued to grow stronger, there would always be a way to solve his problems.

But as time passed, the monthly mission did not start, and Chen Dajun finally panicked.

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June 21st, 2024

Doomsday Savior (5): You have no right to command us

Lei Feng’s team drove to bring people from several nearby cities whose names were mentioned by Si Qi. Cities that were farther away had to be picked up by train or helicopter.

Because the country had been prepared for a long time, several transportation hubs were not affected at all. Both maintenance personnel and pilots stayed in their compartments honestly and could go to work immediately when needed.

Therefore, when Lei Feng’s convoy returned, professors, scholars, and psychics from all over the country crossed mountains and ridges and crossed countless cities to arrive at the base one after another, and then were brought to Si Qi without stopping.

A group of middle-aged and elderly people, with an average age of at least 50, sat upright. They saw many familiar faces here, all of whom were among the country’s leading professionals, with qualifications and abilities among the best in the country.

Realizing the importance of this meeting, everyone waited patiently for the person sitting in the seat at the head.

After waiting for more than an hour, a young man who was no more than sixteen or seventeen years old walked in with a tired look on his face, sat down in the main seat with dignity, drank a sip of water, and went straight to the point.

“Let’s start this meeting. I’m Si Qi, you can just call me by my name.”

A group of people looked at the young man silently, with somewhat strange expressions on their faces.

However, the bodyguards standing behind the boy were too conspicuous. They held back and did not say anything to stop him from continuing to speak. The boy continued in a calm tone, “I will arrange your respective tasks next. Since time is tight, please skip the discussion and just do as I say.”

“Academician Lu Mi, Academician Chu Sheng, and Li Muran, please go to Laboratory 304, Building A to conduct research on the defense measures against mutant plants.”

“Professor Zhao Qiyuan and Professor Li Fen, please go to the Ability Research Laboratory on the second floor of Building B to study the evolution of abilities…”

“Wait a minute.” An old academician with gray hair interrupted with a frown, “I am a biologist, specializing in the breeding and habit research of mammals. I am not good at plants. Is there something wrong with your job assignment?”

Si Qi glanced at the academician and said expressionlessly, “No problem, please do as I say.”

“I can’t do it!” Another academician followed suit and said unhappily, “I am very knowledgeable in the field of cell mutation! Didn’t you come here to develop a vaccine to solve the zombie virus? Why do you want me to do something else!”

“Excuse me, Academician Lu, I know you want to make some achievements, but with your ability, you won’t get any results from researching vaccines. It’s just a waste of effort.” Si Qi said this in a rather impolite way, and many people’s faces changed after hearing this. Academician Lu was so angry that his beard stood up, and he said angrily: “I can’t get any results, can you?!”

Si Qi rubbed his forehead lightly with his fingers. He was so tired from working for several days that his brain was dizzy. He said directly: “Yes, I can. As long as you follow my arrangements, the vaccine can be developed sooner or later.”

Academician Lu said angrily: “What can a young boy like you develop! Is this the time for you to play house? So many people outside are worried, and the time of the whole world has stopped because of this! I don’t have time to mess with you!”

“No matter who you are or what your background is, you have no right to waste our time at this time.” A lady said sternly, “If you want to play house, please find someone else. Your arrangement is simply nonsense!”

The atmosphere was tense when the door suddenly opened and Lei Feng, who had settled the handover matters, walked into the conference room.

Because Lei Feng was the first to bring Si Qi’s prophecy, and all the orders a few days before the end of the world were taken on by Lei Feng. Therefore, when the end of the world really came, the troubles and pressures in the past instantly turned into responsibilities and burdens. Lei Feng was currently the chief commander who was specifically responsible for this matter, and was also responsible for the handover with Si Qi. His status and position had changed dramatically overnight.

He came to the meeting room mainly to hear from his subordinates about the various obstacles Si Qi encountered in the base in the past two days. Although most of them were solved by the teenager independently, the teenager, who was already in poor health, was sent to the infirmary several times because of the heavy workload. Now his physical condition had not improved, and he came here without stopping. Facing a group of old scholars who would not give in when it comes to academics, it would be incredible if he could solve the problem easily and smoothly. Lei Feng rushed to help the teenager to calm down as soon as he heard the news.

Sure enough, after the door was opened, what he saw was a tense scene.

The bodyguards stood in front of Si Qi familiarly to prevent anyone from getting angry and causing trouble for Si Qi.

A group of very prestigious professors and scholars in the country all looked at the young man who kept coughing at the main seat with disdain and had no intention of following his orders.

The young man frowned and said, “Didn’t you hear the instructions from above before you came in? Didn’t you hear the instructions from above …

Every time a task was issued, a group of people would start arguing and questioning Si Qi’s qualifications to order them around. They were saying the right things, but in their hearts they were not convinced that they had to listen to the orders of a young boy. They were completely unable to understand Si Qi’s requirements and were unwilling to obey and cooperate.

One person said to Si Qi coldly: “Obeying orders does not mean that we have to accompany you in making trouble. Unfortunately, we are not warriors and we are not used to following orders.”

“If you can’t come up with an arrangement that can convince us, we will take care of it ourselves and you don’t have to worry about it.” Another person said sarcastically.

Seeing this group of people mocking the young man, Lei Feng punched the door with a loud bang. His face was dark and his tone was cold: “Those who refuse to obey orders, get out immediately! This is not a place for you to show off your power and take advantage of your seniority!”

Several elderly people were startled by the loud noise. They jumped in their seats and turned back to look at the officer in panic. They were indeed a little frightened by the fierce aura that was about to burst out.

Si Qi said impatiently: “Well, I’ll give you ten minutes. If any of you feel dissatisfied, you can come out and discuss with me. If your knowledge level is not as good as mine, then just listen to my arrangements.”

Several scholars sneered at his words and mocked him: “You don’t know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is.”

Si Qi was too lazy to respond and pointed directly at Academician Lu: “Please come in.”

Academician Lu was arrogant and said: “I have been researching a new topic for the past two years, but have not yet achieved any results. If you can answer it, I will respect you.”

Si Qi nodded, asked someone to bring a whiteboard, picked up a marker, stood up, and started writing the formula without stopping.

The pen made a slight sound as it crossed the whiteboard. Academician Lu was stunned when Si Qi wrote the first line of the equation. A moment later, he rushed to the whiteboard, staring at the equation with wide eyes, looking extremely serious.

Si Qi coughed twice and turned around to drink a sip of water. Academician Lu said anxiously, “Keep writing!”

Si Qi took the cup of water handed to him by the guard, glanced at him, and said, “Do you believe in my ability now?”

Academician Lu was stunned. Looking at Si Qi’s young face and dark hair, he said dumbfoundedly: “You, you are…”

Si Qi: “Just believe it.”

The owner of this body was very similar to the original owner in the previous world, both of them were cold and indifferent, so Si Qi didn’t say much. He just finished writing the equation at the end and said to the man, “Take a picture with your phone and look at it later. I don’t have time for you to study these now.”

Academician Lu said anxiously: “This is a result I have been studying for several years and still can’t get. How can it be possible that -“

“Things need to be prioritized, Academician Lu.”

Si Qi waved his hand, and a guard nearby took a picture of the contents on the whiteboard with a camera, while another person forcefully erased the contents on the whiteboard amid Academician Lu’s distressed cries.

The people nearby were stunned, not understanding what was going on. Si Qi said, “Who else doesn’t obey my arrangement? Next one.”

The group of people looked at each other for a moment, and finally someone stood up and said, “I have a formula, can you solve it?”

Si Qi glanced at him and said, “Is it appropriate for you to test me with the equation that has troubled you for more than ten years?”

The person opposite was stunned, “How do you know…”

Si Qi turned around to face the whiteboard, and without asking the other party to write out the formula, he directly started writing the analytical formula.

Then the situation was almost exactly the same as before.

This person was yelling “Don’t erase it, don’t erase it, this is a treasure for all mankind!” while the bodyguard cruelly wiped off the contents on the whiteboard. He was crying and jumping up and down in pain.

Now, no one dared to give Si Qi the cold shoulder.

Si Qi: “Is there anyone else who is not convinced?”

The scene was silent.

Si Qi nodded, his voice as cold as ever: “Then please go to the designated location for research as required.”

One of them suddenly asked, “Who are you?”

Si Qi coughed twice, raised his head, looked at the people who were staring at him, and said, “I’ve said it from the beginning, I’m Si Qi.”

Everyone was silent, trying hard to remember if they had heard this name before.

“If you have a research bottleneck or something that requires at least a week of complex calculations, come to me directly and I can give you the answer on the spot.”

After saying this, the boy stood up and left the meeting room, leaving behind a group of mentally shocked experts who were dazed as they accepted the reorganization of their worldview.

One of them grabbed Lei Feng’s hand and refused to let him go, saying stubbornly, “Who is this young man? Why have we never heard of him before?”

Lei Feng: “It’s normal that you don’t know. He is our country’s top secret.”

The group of people were a little shocked when they heard this, and they didn’t know what to say for a moment.

The more Lei Feng thought about the scene where the young man was accused, the more angry he became. He frowned and said unhappily: “But there is one thing I can tell you. The reason why you were able to arrive here safely under the protection of so many people without encountering any danger is because Si Qi specifically asked you to come here! It is not because of your past achievements or your deep experience. It is simply because Si Qi needs you, so he sent us to find you! Since you promised to follow orders after coming here, do things according to the rules. Don’t keep causing trouble just because you think you are capable. This is not the time for you to mess around.”

The scholars looked at each other in bewilderment, and after a moment, they all showed expressions of shame.

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RT 66

June 19th, 2024

Setting out again

Just as Qin Feng expected, after returning to China, Lu Yan’s schedule was full and he was overwhelmed by various announcements.

After more than two years of debut, he won the Best Supporting Actor and Best Newcomer awards at the Baicao Awards in the previous year, and this year he won the Best Actor award at such an important international film festival as Cannes. Such an achievement was quite eye-catching in the Chinese film industry, if not the first in history.

In the face of such achievements, all the previous voices that slandered Lu Yan disappeared for a while. This period of time can be said to be the time when Lu Yan was at his peak.

The re-release of “Sniper” had been a box office hit, which was a world of difference from the previous release. In addition, with the copyright for overseas release, it was no longer a question of losing money, but a question of how much profit could be made. No one would think that the money was too much. Even if one does not care about the small amount of money, one would be very satisfied with such a return.

Now everyone knew that Young Master He was the investor of this movie. When people in and out of the circle meet him, in addition to the usual compliments, they also remember to praise him for his good vision and for making a lot of money by investing in a random movie. Young Master He was in a good mood, and the people under him lived a more comfortable life. So when Young Master He invited Lu Yan to the Golden Palace for a drink, those people were particularly cordial and respectful to Lu Yan.

As a result, several of Lu Yan’s previous works were also uploaded to the homepages of major video websites, all labeled as “Cannes Best Actor’s Masterpieces”, and the click rates soared. The biggest beneficiary was “The Bureau”, which was just released this year. The domestic box office was already good, and now with such publicity, the overseas copyright was selling better than ever before. Gao Xizhe was so happy that he called and praised him, “Lu Yan, you really are my lucky star.”

The only TV series he had taken part in before, “When the Wind Rises”, had also begun to be rebroadcast on major satellite TV stations, and the ratings were no less than when it was first broadcasted.

Even the sales of the new album, which was just released not long ago, have once again reached a climax.

Lu Yan himself was calm at the time when he was in high spirits. To him, this was a foreseeable result, but his fans were different.

Maybe it was because they were suppressed too much by the haters before, and now with the facts to back them up, the fans felt that they could stand up straight and speak louder. For a while, whether it was the Weibo homepage or major forums, in short, the places that were previously visited by haters were now visited by fans. The main title of the post must be “Congratulations to the male god for winning the Cannes Best Actor Award”. After clicking in, the content was varied, anyway, there was no lack of crazy excitement, and by the way, Lu Yan’s various excellent qualities were popularized.

The haters dared not show up for the time being, and the occasional mocking voices were quickly suppressed. Passersbies initially said that although they did not understand the situation, they still congratulated him. However, after being spammed with comments too many times, they became impatient and some of the more explosive-tempered ones turned directly into haters. Therefore, even a high-quality male god like Lu Yan couldn’t please everyone, and the rebellious psychology common in the world also played a big role in it.

Finally, some rational fans persuaded most of the fans to return to the official forum, saying that in order not to bring bad things to the idol, they should keep a low profile in public places and go back to their own turf and do whatever they want. Only then did the situation gradually calm down.

For Lu Yan, past achievements were the past, and the future was what he was working towards now. After returning from Cannes, in addition to being busy with various announcements, Lu Yan had put more energy into selecting his next work.

Now that he had won the title of Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival, his worth had changed in an instant, and he naturally had more room to choose scripts.

When it came to choosing a script, Lu Yan still focused more on the script and the role. If the script and the role were good enough, the price was not a problem. Otherwise, even if the price was high, he was not willing to take it.

Having just won the Best Actor award, he needed more good works to prove his ability. There were also a lot of people waiting to laugh at him, so he naturally didn’t want to slap himself in the face. However, good scripts and good roles were often hard to come by, and there was nothing he could do if he didn’t come across the right one.

Since he couldn’t find any movies that satisfied him, Qin Feng started to pay attention to TV series, and finally found one that satisfied him.

“This is a good script – “Almighty Detective”. Although the name is a bit vulgar, the content is great. This kind of criminal drama has been popular in the past two years. You should take a look at it first.”

Lu Yan took the script and started reading. He read very quickly, almost reading ten lines at a glance, but he did not just flip through the pages hastily, but read every word.

“Almighty Detective” would be filmed in the form of a unit series. Each story was about six episodes, consisting of different cases, each of which was independent but interrelated. As the name suggested, this was a criminal police drama, and naturally it was based on various cases. The protagonist was a private detective, with two assistants, a man and a woman, who used his flexible mind and excellent reasoning ability to solve cases that even the police were unable to solve.

Unlike the serious and dark style of general crime dramas, the tone of this TV series was quite bright. Although the four cases that had been written were all bizarre, they didn’t give people a sense of oppression. What was rare was that the logic was quite rigorous. Even Lu Yan, a mystery fan, could not find any major problems.

The reason why the tone seemed so bright was that the protagonist was different from the image of a righteous man with deep hatred and deep vengeance in ordinary crime dramas. Instead, he was humorous, suave, optimistic and capable, and could easily subdue even the most vicious gangsters.

The “almightiness” of the almighty detective was not only physical, but more importantly mental. One of the protagonist’s most important abilities was instant memory. As long as he wanted, he could remember everything he had seen. Coupled with his meticulous observation and rigorous logical reasoning ability, all crimes couldn’t escape his detection. Such a protagonist was simply impeccable. To use the popular term on the Internet nowadays, he was all kinds of Su.

Lu Yan closed the script and smiled, “It’s quite interesting. Although the subject matter is very common, the content is quite novel. For a TV series, such a protagonist will be very popular.”

Qin Feng agreed, “Not bad. And if you look at the script, the emotional scenes are also very interesting. The heroine is a forensic doctor, who is capable at work but confused in life. After the hero meets the heroine, he changes from a playboy to a loyal knight, saving the heroine from all kinds of dangers. Such a plot will be very popular with female audiences. “

Lu Yan said cheerfully, “Then take it. Once this drama is finished, it will definitely be a hit.”

Qin Feng nodded, “I agree. By the way, the heroine of this drama is Xia Ying.”

Lu Yan suddenly realized and said, “The queen of criminal dramas.”

The efficiency of TV series was always very high. Soon, the news that Lu Yan took over the role in “Almighty Detective” and joined hands with the “Queen of criminal dramas” Xia Ying to fight crime was released. Although it was a modern drama so there was no need for makeup photos, a few promotional photos were still taken. In the photos, Lu Yan was wearing a silver-gray long trench coat with a romantic and confident smile on his face. He looked suave and handsome. Xia Ying was wearing a forensic gown and looked cool, like a queen. The picture was very harmonious.

The TV series had not even started filming yet, but fans were already following it enthusiastically.

Xia Ying was also a well-known actress. Most of the TV series she had filmed were crime dramas, in which she played various types of heroines, either mature or cute, capable or confused, cold or affectionate. Gradually, she had gained the title of “Queen of Criminal Dramas”, and most of her fans were crime drama fans.

This time the two collaborated, and fans of both sides also began to interact in a friendly manner. The most obvious thing was that members of their respective forums visited each other. Even before the filming of the TV series began, the “Full-time Detective Bar” had already been established.

Before going to the crew, Lu Yan unexpectedly met a visitor.

Apparently, the other party called Starry Sky and claimed that he wanted to meet with Lu Yan. Because the other party had a special identity and was a senior in the literary and art circles, and was considered half an insider, the company gave him face and transferred the call to Lu Yan’s agent Qin Feng. Qin Feng agreed first, made an appointment, and notified Lu Yan.

Lu Yan was confused at first, as he did not know this senior in the literary and artistic circles, and did not know why the other party wanted to see him. However, it was always right to respect the seniors, so at the appointed time, Lu Yan arrived at the agreed place in advance to wait, dressed very formally, and expressed his full sincerity.

The other party arrived at the appointed time, and as soon as he saw Lu Yan, he asked straight to the point, “Your violin teacher is called Wang Chong? Did he play the violin at the National Theatre?”

Lu Yan was stunned for a moment, “Yes, how did you know? Do you know him?”

The other party sighed and said, “We haven’t seen each other for almost 30 years. How is he now?”

Lu Yan looked a little sad, “The teacher passed away ten years ago.”

The old man was stunned for a moment, with a sad expression on his face. After a long moment, he sighed and said, “Actually, I have already guessed it, but I just don’t want to admit it. How did he die?”

Lu Yan thought for a moment and said, “At that time, the teacher had a serious illness and died before he could recover.”

“His health has never been very good. I wish I had found him earlier. But he was too stubborn. He refused to contact us old friends until his death. He had to handle everything on his own.” The old man looked nostalgic and sad.

Lu Yan thought for a moment and asked, “It sounds like the senior and the teacher have known each other for a long time.”

The old man nodded and said, “We were once together in the National Theatre, and we had a good relationship at that time. Later, something happened and he was wronged, so he left the National Theatre unjustly. I was performing in another city at that time, and when I rushed back, he was gone. For so many years, I have been trying to find him, but I never expected… “

Lu Yan did not ask about those past events in detail. They were probably some unpleasant past events. He did not like to expose other people’s scars, and being too curious would be impolite.

The old man sighed and said, “Thank you so much for telling me about him today. It finally puts my mind at ease after all these years.”

“You’re welcome. If the teacher knew that he had a friend like you who had been thinking about him for so many years, he would definitely feel very gratified.” Lu Yan said sincerely.

“Since you are his student, and he has probably only accepted you as his student over the years, I would like to ask you for a favor. Is it possible?”

“Please go ahead.”

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