Chapter 374 Joining the Resistance (5) - Confrontation with Si Zhong

If Ruo Ningshu dares to make any rash moves at this moment, it would be an understatement to call her a foolhardy person.

Seeing An Ran and her group being escorted by people from other aircraft, Ning Shu became a little nervous. Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed before her eyes.

The girl who was originally following behind her suddenly ran up and started firing at Si Zhong's position.

Unfortunately, her bullets were all blocked by Si Zhong's defensive barrier. The man next to Si Zhong, who was holding a megaphone, immediately raised his pistol and pointed it at the girl who was running past.

Seeing that the other party was about to pull the trigger, Ning Shu did not hesitate to point the gun at the man and pull the trigger directly.

Gunshots rang out, startling the man with the megaphone. He immediately aimed his pistol at Ning Shu's location, but before he could fire, he was inexplicably kicked.

"Don't fire!"

Si Zhong's voice came over, and the others who had been raising their guns to shoot the girl stopped. One of them put away his gun and used his bare hands to subdue the girl.

After leaving a message, Si Zhong ran directly in the direction where Ning Shu was.

When Ning Shu saw Si Zhong approaching, she knew something was wrong and ran away as fast as she could. After all, shooting would be useless against Si Zhong, as he had a defensive shield.

Besides, she didn't really want to deal with Si Zhong. If something happened to Si Zhong, Si Chen would probably just slaughter all of humanity.

But she hadn't run far before Si Zhong caught up with her. Her short legs were no match for Si Zhong's long legs, and she was quickly grabbed by the shoulder by Si Zhong.

Ning Shu was pulled backward by a force and was pulled into an embrace. She was a little dazed, but knew that she couldn't just sit and wait to die.

Although she couldn't actually lay a hand on Si Zhong, she could intimidate him.

She pointed the gun directly at Si Zhong's chest: "Let me go, or I'll shoot!"

Si Zhong chuckled and deftly disarmed Ning Shu, knocking the gun to the ground. With a long stride, Si Zhong kicked the gun far away.

"Now that the gun is gone, I can keep you here, right?"

Even at this point, Si Zhong still had the mood to tease Ning Shu, making Ning Shu blush slightly.

Si Zhong finally saw her and hurriedly explained, "A Ning, I don't mind what happened last time."

My brother said we should follow the rules, so I have no choice but to listen to him. If I insist on doing things my own way, I'm afraid I'll hurt you.

Now that I have meritorious service, exchanging you for me is no problem. You don't need to be afraid of being punished.

Ning Shu was taken aback and stopped struggling. So Si Zhong thought he had run away because he was afraid of being punished? It seems that Si Chen hadn't explained the truth to him either.

She felt that Xiao Lan would definitely tell Si Chen everything, and Si Chen would definitely suspect that she had regained her memories, but he didn't tell Si Zhong.

Why?

Regardless of the reason, Ning Shu believed that Si Chen would never do anything that wouldn't benefit him, so his concealment of this matter must be for his own good.

What benefits Sichen may be detrimental to her. No matter what sinister intentions Sichen may harbor, she must be wary.

Ning Shu said, "I didn't run away because I was afraid of being punished. I ran away because I remembered everything."

Si Zhong was somewhat stunned; he seemed unable to understand the meaning of the words "remembered everything."

Ning Shu was not surprised by his reaction at all: "Isn't it surprising? Why did you change my memories, yet still let me discover the truth?"

Your biggest mistake was altering my perception of the world after changing my memories.

That day, after I was electrocuted, my memories returned, and then I discovered that my memories and cognition contradicted each other.

Compared to cognition, I trust my memory more because memory is real, while cognition seems unreliable no matter how I look at it.

Si Zhong never expected that his plan would backfire: "I admit that I changed your memories because of my own selfish motives, but changing your perception is a gift I gave you."

I did this so that when you wake up, you won't feel like a stranger to this world; I was afraid you wouldn't be able to accept it.

"Now that you have some understanding of this new world, you'll quickly adapt to the real world, Aning. I... mean you no harm."

Ning Shu understood that what Si Zhong said was true. If it weren't so, she would definitely feel very unfamiliar with this world when she first woke up, or even fearful, just like people from ancient times who traveled directly to the modern world.

Even so, she still couldn't accept what Si Zhong had done to her.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw An Ran and the others being led onto the aircraft, and she knew that things couldn't continue like this.

She had to find a way to rescue them or escape, otherwise the news of their capture would not be able to get out.

Ning Shu struggled again, suddenly reaching for the short knife at her waist. She drew it out in a flash, slashing Si Zhong in the process.

Si Zhong's arm was cut, and after a sharp pain, he loosened his grip on Ning Shu. Ning Shu immediately broke free upon noticing this.

He turned and pointed his knife at Si Zhong: "Let them go!"

Si Zhong ignored the injury on his arm and glanced at the aircraft. They were a bit far away and could only see that people were being taken inside.

Blood dripped continuously from the wound onto the ground. Ning Shu frowned as she watched. She didn't really have a chance of winning, but the terms were negotiable.

Si Zhong withdrew his gaze and looked at Ning Shu: "Ning, why do you have to hang out with the rebels? You're not like them."

Ning Shu gave a sarcastic smile: "What's different? Is it because our relationship is special?"

But what will she do after such a relationship breaks down?

She continued to point the knife at Si Zhong: "I'm sorry, I can't abandon them."

She choked up, as if thinking of something: "I've already lost my parents, I can't lose them too."

The "they" she referred to did not only refer to Anran and her group, but to the entire human race, including her friends, even though her relatives were not among them.

"No, you still have me." Si Zhong tried to take a step forward, but Ning Shu stopped him: "Don't come any closer!"

Si Zhong paused for a moment, then resolutely took a step forward and directly grasped the blade in Ning Shu's hand:

"They're not your friends. If you want friends, I can rescue all your friends in the game."

In Si Zhong's eyes, if Ning Shu needed friends, those in the game would be far more reliable than those in the resistance.

"As for your parents, it's a fact that they are dead. You don't need to dwell on the past. Come to me and live for yourself."

Ning Shu cried: "I can't be so selfish. If my parents were still alive, they wouldn't want to see me betraying my own kind just to survive."

"For the sake of all the time I've spent with you, let them go."

Si Zhong remained silent for a while before speaking: "I agree, but you have to come with me. I have something to tell you."

Ning Shu didn't care what he was going to say at the moment; she only heard him agree to let An Ran and the others go.

When Ning Shu was taken away, An Ran and the others had already been released.

Seeing An Ran looking at her with eyes full of guilt, Ning Shu turned around and followed Si Zhong onto the aircraft.