Chapter 62 God? NPC? Or Protagonist? [VIP]

Fortunately, Xiao Sui was brought to the hospital in time. After having her stomach pumped, she recovered, but she still needs to stay in the hospital for observation.

As for the older police officer, he was naturally arrested as the person who maliciously poisoned the victim, and because he was a police officer himself, he was placed under extremely strict control.

Ziyu, one of the victims, naturally stayed near the police station. Fearing that someone might assassinate Ziyu again, the police even sent several special police officers to accompany her.

Even so, it couldn't completely stop someone from climbing in through the hotel window to try and assassinate Ziyu. Fortunately, Ziyu hid in the bathroom and called the police in time, thus escaping a terrible ordeal.

The cleaner attempted to kill Ziyu with a knife under the pretext of hygiene, but was stopped by the special police just as he was about to get close to Ziyu.

Some people deliberately played kitten meows outside in an attempt to lure Ziyu out, but Ziyu was already asleep. Only one special police officer went to check on her and was knocked unconscious. The criminal was also arrested by another special police officer.

In just one night, more than three crimes were committed.

Although the police repeatedly tried to cover it up, the incident still became a trending topic, sparking heated discussions among countless people, and some even dug up Ziyu's life story.

Even if everyone knew perfectly well how innocent Ziyu was, he had now become the target of everyone's criticism.

Otherwise, how can we explain that one person could attract so many vendettas? The victim-blaming theory has never been an exception.

The Qin family also exerted pressure, demanding that Ziyu be protected. The police also knew that the situation was really strange, and questioned all the people involved, but they all just hung their heads and remained silent.

Even experienced senior police officers avoided the topic like the plague and remained tight-lipped about it.

This makes the case seem strange.

Despite arresting so many criminals, they couldn't get a single word out of them; the only thing they managed to get was one question—

Is God dead?

God, God... God!

Sitting in the heavily guarded room, Ziyu fell silent after listening to Xiao Sui's analysis—who had successfully appeared after two days in the hospital, thankfully having blocked Ziyu's poisonous water once, thus gaining the only opportunity to get close to Ziyu.

Xiao Sui was anxious, but he knew that these things couldn't be rushed. After all, who could understand why so many people would suddenly be shouting to kill a perfectly good college student?

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Qin Yuzhen, the scumbag who was leaning on a cane and had his arm wrapped, stood stubbornly at the door, his eyes fixed on Ziyu.

Xiao Sui never expected that Qin Yuzhen, despite being injured, would still try to get close to Ziyu.

Ziyu never expected that Qinyu Town would appear here.

Ziyu asked with genuine concern, "Why are you here?"

When Ziyu's gaze fell on Qin Yuzhen's injured area, his heart trembled, and he remained silent.

He felt a constant tightness in his chest.

This has been the case since the third playthrough.

Qin Yuzhen's voice was low and hoarse. He hadn't rested well these past two days, and every time he closed his eyes, he was filled with countless dreams.

In his dream, he saw himself being blackmailed by a man with an agreement, who deliberately took some ambiguous photos. He saw himself nervously approaching Ziyu to try to explain, but was angered by the young man's pretentious attitude and turned pale.

He saw himself in his dream using pride as an excuse to hide his fear and doubt about Ziyu's love, forcefully pretending to be a complete scumbag, even getting married to someone else, and completely severing ties with Ziyu.

He saw himself in his dream, full of arrogance, thinking that Ziyu couldn't bear to part with him. But after news spread that other men were taking the opportunity to get close to Ziyu, he completely broke down and begged Ziyu to come back regardless of everything.

Until an earthquake took Ziyu's life.

Qin Yuzhen was in so much pain that he couldn't breathe. Every time he dreamed of Ziyu dying in front of him covered in blood, the soul-tearing pain was driving him crazy, as if he had seen this scene countless times.

He thought this dream would end like this, until last night when he had another dream.

In his dream, he regained his memories of his past life, so he took the initiative to approach Ziyu, protect her, and clumsily try to hand over everything he had to her.

But even with all his efforts, Ziyu still fell down the stairs and was injured while interacting with his parents, was stabbed by a stranger and became a vegetable, and had his eyes ruined by a bottle of sulfuric acid from his cousin...

In the end, a gunshot took his life.

But at that time, Qin Yuzhen felt fortunate.

That's great. This time it's his death. All the wealth of his company, including the Qin family, has already been transferred to Ziyu's name. His subordinates will take good care of Ziyu.

Even if he dies, Ziyu can still live a good life.

As Qin Yuzhen closed his eyes, he was still thinking—

I'm so sorry, it seems I haven't been able to give you a happy and joyful life in either of my two lifetimes.

The dream was permeated with an extremely intense sadness, and Qin Yu Town awoke as if suffocating.

The intense sense of loss and despair made Qin Yuzhen want to see Ziyu immediately.

Ignoring everyone's advice, he rushed to Ziyu's side as soon as he found out about her.

Qin Yuzhen's heart finally settled down when he opened the door and saw Ziyu unharmed.

Very good.

Very good--

He's still by his side; he still has a chance to make amends.

When Xiao Sui saw that it was Qinyu Town, he felt relieved. After what happened with the older policeman, Xiao Sui was now in a state of distrusting no one.

But Qin Yuzhen's injured hands and feet were all sustained while protecting Ziyu, so Xiao Sui was still quite at ease with him.

With a successor in place, Xiao Sui voluntarily left.

There are security cameras in the room. Although they can't record sound, it's enough. Several colleagues take turns watching the monitor from the monitoring room.

Qin Yuzhen walked heavily to Ziyu step by step. Looking at Ziyu's normal eyes and face that had not lost weight due to her illness, Qin Yuzhen felt an urge to cry.

He gently approached Ziyu, then slowly knelt down and rested his head on Ziyu's lap.

His left leg was not convenient, so he could only put all his strength into his right leg, but this did not prevent him from getting close to Ziyu.

At this moment, Qinyu Town is like a pitiful, abandoned, and self-loathing big dog.

"sorry."

This is completely different from the young master who was proud but couldn't hide his grievances just a few days ago.

Qin Yuzhen said softly, "Could you like me even a little bit more?"

Ziyu looked at Qinyu Town, and suddenly a thought flashed through his mind.

Ziyu's expression instantly turned strange.

He said in a strange tone, "Qinyu Town."

Qin Yuzhen raised his head and met Ziyu's gaze.

The moment Ziyu saw Qin Yuzhen's eyes, her conviction deepened.

"You have been reborn."

—You've messed up again.

Qin Yuzhen didn't know if he could be considered reborn again; if he really was, this should be his third life.

But looking into Ziyu's eyes, he nodded.

There seemed to be a plea in Ziyu's eyes.

Ziyu found it hard to explain his feelings at this moment. The gloom that had been building up since the third playthrough was finally released. He wanted to laugh and say, "You scumbag, you can actually be reborn! I'm the system now, and I can easily erase your data." But the next second, he wanted to cry.

He couldn't quite understand liking and loving. He hated Qin Yuzhen's indifference towards him as a scumbag in the first playthrough. As mentioned before, he did like Qin Yuzhen's face and body. While treating him as a plaything, he still couldn't help but regard him as his first love.

But the forced happy ending in the story and the terrible wife-chasing drama disgusted and angered him, making him unwilling to admit that he really regarded such a scumbag as his first love.

In the second playthrough, this person was a bug causing trouble, yet he was completely unaware of it, or perhaps he guessed but refused to admit it. He couldn't explain his love and hate; he only remembered the other person's face, which resembled that of that person, and the figure running towards him.

And the daily life of an ordinary couple for three months, the final proposal, and that gunshot.

Ziyu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and all the feelings and thoughts she couldn't explain were swallowed back down her throat.

He said to Qinyu Town, "Why are you here?"

Qin Yuzhen was taken aback, not expecting Ziyu to say such a thing. He honestly replied, "I'm worried about you."

Ziyu nodded: "Okay."

They looked at each other in silence.

Qin Yuzhen waited a while before speaking again, "Do you have any leads?"

Ziyu thought of what happened in the previous timeline.

I have a guess.

This matter happened quite a while ago. He originally thought it was just a bunch of crazy people talking nonsense, but thinking about what had happened before, it might not have been just random talk.

Do you remember the day I was kidnapped?

When Ziyu mentioned that day, a sinister glint flashed across Qin Yuzhen's face. He said, "I remember."

Ziyu continued, "I woke up early that day and heard them talking about something."

Qin Yuzhen asked, "What is it?"

Ziyu slowly uttered two words: "'Divine Punishment'."

Qin Yuzhen: "...What?"

Ziyu continued, “I heard them say that they had to kill me because they were afraid of the coming of ‘divine punishment’. Also, I heard them call someone ‘sir’, which means they are an organized group.”

Qin Yuzhen unearthed that memory from his chaotic dream.

"Ziyu..." Qin Yuzhen's tone was equally strange. Before Ziyu could even ask questions, Qin Yuzhen revealed the truth, "Actually, I never told you this before."

Ziyu: "What's wrong?"

Qin Yuzhen: "After you were kidnapped and deliberately killed, the police quickly found the person involved, but the group that kidnapped you disappeared without a trace."

Ziyu was surprised. He remembered that two of the three people had been killed by each other, and he hadn't completely killed the third one. Even if that person woke up quickly, it was impossible for him to wash away all the bloodstains and leave with the bodies of the two strong men in such a short time.

Ziyu quickly asked, "Where's the bloodstain?"

Qin Yuzhen's face turned somewhat gloomy. He said, "The bloodstains are still there, but the police compared the identities and found that the blood's DNA did not match anyone. Apart from the slight possibility of an official error, the only remaining possibility is that the bloodstains are from a non-existent person."

When you've eliminated all the impossible possibilities, the one that remains, however unbelievable, will become the final answer.

Qin Yuzhen suddenly asked, "Yu Yu, do you still remember the names and faces of those three people?"

Ziyu thought about it carefully, then shook her head: "How could I possibly remember? I don't know them at all..."

A flash of inspiration suddenly touches the nerves in the brain.

As both a mission host and a game player, Ziyu's excellent memory had long made her very familiar with many members of this game world, from the target of her romance to the doctor and teacher.

Ziyu wouldn't dare say he knew them all, but he had at least a few hundred or even thousands of NPCs in his memory.

But considering the burly man who kidnapped him earlier, and the ordinary people who have tried to assassinate him in the past few days.

Surprisingly, none of them were people Ziyu knew.

Ziyu and Qinyuzhen's eyes met once again, and the same name came to mind at the same time.

"Tang Zuo!"

A note from the author:

Actually, there was a little foreshadowing earlier, and I've finally uncovered it, hehe.