Chapter 54

Go to hell!

No sooner had Bai Rong left than 233 hacked into the system's security network, obtaining the access key in no time.

It anxiously instructed Wei Jiangxue: "Follow my instructions in everything you do later. Remember, don't act impulsively. Your safety is the top priority. I'll have Mi Rui'an and the others move even faster."

Wei Jiangxue calmed herself down and nodded slightly. They were currently on Bai Rong's territory, and as a blind person, she was at a significant disadvantage. It was only because of 233's presence that Wei Jiangxue dared to boldly attempt to find a way to escape.

[System 233: There is a hidden passage in this room, with a door in the middle leading directly to the stairs. Get up now, take five steps to the left, reach out and touch the wall directly in front of you, then press the button and enter the password.]

If Wei Jiangxue walks directly into the corridor now, Bai Rong will definitely spot her. Therefore, she needs to take this secret passage to avoid Bai Rong. As for the fake surveillance video created by 233 in the original house to confuse the public, there's no need to worry about being exposed, unless Bai Rong is bored enough to come back and check Wei Jiangxue's current situation again.

Once Wei Jiangxue had successfully entered the path below, the floor closed, appearing completely still.

As Wei Jiangxue made her way down the wall, she asked 233, "Why is there a secret passage here? Have you checked it?"

[System 233: The information in the database is unclear. Bai Rong seems to be intentionally concealing the purpose of this place. I haven't even gotten a complete map of the passageway, but fortunately, the route we need to take is clear. Go straight first, and I'll tell you when you turn. After I explored this floor, I discovered it has quite a few rooms.]

The construction of the underground laboratory should have been supported by legal documents, but this tunnel... Wei Jiangxue could feel the rough construction techniques just by touching the walls; it seemed like a product of a rushed job.

Why would Bai Rong dig a tunnel for no reason? It's not even that big enough to serve as an air-raid shelter.

Wei Jiangxue was puzzled as her hand touched a doorknob. The door wasn't even closed tightly; she merely touched it, and it creaked and turned backward.

[System 233: Host, I might need you to go in and take a look. I suspect there's a secret here about Bai Rong impersonating Mi Feng. I need to get closer to confirm.]

Wei Jiangxue readily agreed, as she was also very interested in these houses.

She covered her mouth and nose as she entered the room with a slightly pungent smell. Fortunately, 233 said that it was just accumulated dust and not harmful gases mixed in the air, so Wei Jiangxue barely tolerated the strange smell.

[System 233: Mi Rui'an is near the experimental building, but she's still too far from you and me to establish a communication channel, so you can't chat in real time. However, she asked me to pass on a message to you—she's feeling well now, so don't worry about her.]

Wei Jiangxue pursed her lips: "Have you been monitoring her vital signs? Her heat is coming; we need to meet up with her as soon as possible and leave this place."

[System 233: Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. She's in a state of "coming soon, but not yet." Rest assured, I care about this even more than you two do. The protagonist can't get into trouble on the villain's territory. I'll use special methods if necessary!]

Wei Jiangxue didn't ask about its so-called special methods, but instead sped up the process of rummaging through the drawers and cabinets.

She can't see, but doing this will help 233 get information as quickly as possible.

Although the place was dilapidated and old, Wei Jiangxue noticed that there were still many newly added documents. From the feel of the paper, it was clear that some documents had been there for a very long time, while others might have been put in just the last few months.

Could this be the place where Bai Rong handles special agreements? He didn't want anyone to find out, but he couldn't destroy them, so he simply dug an underground space on his own territory to hide them.

With that in mind, Wei Jiangxue opened the next cabinet door.

She reached in and touched not paper documents, but something resembling human skin—

Wei Jiangxue's hand trembled, and she pulled it back: [233! Quick, look, what's in this cabinet?]

[System 233: ...Inside are many human skin masks, all of them showing Mi Feng's face.]

This answer was truly unexpected. Suppressing her unease, Wei Jiangxue took out the human skin mask that 233 had mentioned: "I get it now. I thought she had plastic surgery, but it turns out she was just wearing a human skin mask."

The touch was incredibly realistic, as if Wei Jiangxue was really touching a person's face.

[System 233: I slipped a sealed bag into your pocket. Put one of these in there. You can give it to Mi Rui'an when you leave; she'll know what to do. This way, you'll be assisting the protagonist, and our performance score will increase a bit.]

Wei Jiangxue forced a smile, stuffed the strange object in her hand into a sealed bag, and urged, "Have you figured out the purpose of this room yet? If you've gathered the information, let's hurry up and leave."

[System 233: Hmm, I roughly understand.]

233 also relayed her findings from her investigation in the room to Wei Jiangxue and Mi Rui'an—Bai Rong had stored here information about her gland replacement surgery, backups of confidential documents signed by relevant personnel, and the human skin mask she used to disguise herself.

"Besides these, is there any other evidence?" There's more than one room in the winding tunnel. What will Bai Rong do with those?

[System 233: Deep Scan Initiated—]

However, just as they were pondering Bai Rong's intentions, a loud "boom" suddenly came from the direction of the underground space entrance.

Wei Jiangxue felt the ceiling crumbling: [This house is going to collapse! Get me out of here!]

Without hesitation, 233 decisively directed Wei Jiangxue to leave the trembling tunnel. Once Wei Jiangxue stumbled to the exit, she slammed the doorknob shut. Immediately, a surge of hot, familiar rose pheromones, like an uncontrolled torrent, flooded the space around Wei Jiangxue.

Mi Rui'an!

Wei Jiangxue was overjoyed and immediately reached out to hug him, but the person standing outside the door caught her smoothly.

[System 233: Haha! You still have to rely on me at this crucial moment. Thank goodness I gave you the coordinates!]

"Let's not talk about this now, let's go!" Wei Jiangxue could feel Mi Rui'an's excessively hot body temperature through the fabric of her clothes.

She became increasingly worried about her late heat cycle.

"With yourselves, a frail Alpha and a weak Omega, you think you can escape from my territory? Dream on!" Bai Rong's voice rang out again, tinged with mockery. "An'an, look at you. Why won't you listen to me and stay in the sanatorium for treatment? Your heat cycle is about to begin, and you still risk your life to save an Alpha like this. How devoted you are."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wei Jiangxue felt Mi Ruian grip her hand even tighter.

[System 233: That was terrifying! Why did Bai Rong bring a searchlight? We were underground, but I thought it was daylight outside.]

"Enough with the nonsense," Mi Rui'an's voice was icy cold, and despite the discomfort from the bright light, it still carried a sense of oppression. "Bai Rong, I know it's you. Hiding your face and playing these despicable tricks, afraid to show your true colors, you only deserve to be a rat in the gutter. Do you think I'm stupid? Did I come alone? Of course not, I brought other helpers. Why don't you go check the lobby on the first floor and see who's waiting for you?"

"...You know?"

Mi Rui'an didn't say anything, but she took the sealed bag from Wei Jiangxue's hand and probably waved it in front of Bai Rong.

The voice finally removed the voice changer, reverting to a female voice filled with twisted hatred and morbid excitement: "When did you find out? Just now? I guess you should have recognized me a while ago, right? Was it when I just put on Mi Feng's gland?"

“Not so soon. Your disguise was quite excellent; I didn’t recognize you for a long time. It wasn’t until you first came to the sanatorium to see me as Mi Feng that I felt you had become strange.” Mi Rui’an said, pulling Wei Jiangxue forward. “I was thinking, if it were Mi Feng, he wouldn’t be so cruel yet kind, so indecisive towards me. The pity in your eyes when you looked at me was genuine, as was the resentment. You probably didn’t realize that you had already started to hate me when you were still Bai Rong. So, wearing a dead man’s mask can’t fool people forever.”

These words struck a nerve with Bai Rong, and Wei Jiangxue heard her scream sharply: "Shut up! What do you know? That beast Mi Feng is no loss, and I was already doing him a favor by using his face! I've worked so hard to get to where I am now, do I need you to tell me what to do?"

“I don’t mean to give you pointers. I just think you could have appeared before me as you really were.” Mi Rui’an’s voice was already tinged with impatience. “If you don’t go up and check the situation, who knows what kind of trouble might arise? I don’t care who you’re pretending to be, just don’t interfere with me.”

"I'm hindering you? Haven't you been hindering me all along? From the past until now, all I've ever wanted is to have my own life. How is that hindering you? Mi Feng wanted to kill your mother and eliminate me, who knew the truth. But unfortunately, I survived. I intended to leave, but who knew I would inexplicably find myself possessing Mi Feng's glands and having a human skin mask made to look exactly like his! All of this! It's beyond my control! I know, that damned devil is back! It's forcing my body to do inexplicable things, and then I'm humiliated by those around you, looked down upon by you. Was that my intention?!"

Bai Rong roared and screamed like a madman, saying things that most people wouldn't believe.

Mi Rui'an was taken aback: "No, I didn't do that."

"Of course I know it wasn't you! You were just standing there, looking at me, looking at Mi Feng, looking at all the clowns around us! I saw it from the beginning. This world inexplicably revolves around you. I wanted to leave, but it wouldn't let me! Who else can I blame but you? Mi Feng is dead. I wanted to leave, but I couldn't. That devil urged me to become 'Mi Feng.' At first, I didn't understand why, until I saw you again, I understood. I, or rather 'Mi Feng,' still have an unfinished mission. Mi Feng is dead, so another 'Mi Feng' must complete the task."

Bai Rong laughed as he spoke: "Why should I? This damn world has been disgusting from the very beginning! I wish I could cut off my Omega gland, and of course, I finally succeeded, but I still haven't gained the freedom I wanted! It's Mi Feng, it's you, it's the world that has trapped me here!"

Wei Jiangxue couldn't help but frown: "You..."

[System 233: It has been confirmed that the character "Bai Rong" in this world has awakened self-awareness. System staff will be dispatched to retrieve this character shortly.]

Her words were interrupted by 233's voice. Wei Jiangxue asked blankly, "What do you mean by 'reclaiming the character'?"

"You don't seem surprised?" Bai Rong suddenly stared at Wei Jiangxue. "I heard you saying some strange things. You seem to be just as special as Mi Rui'an."

Wei Jiangxue instinctively turned her face towards Bai Rong, feeling somewhat reluctant: "Yes, but it's not quite right..."

"I don't care if you're right or wrong. Since my secret can't be kept, then you can all go to hell. I just want you to die! Die!" Bai Rong interrupted her with a cold laugh.

The sound of a gun being cocked made Wei Jiangxue feel uneasy. Her limbs stiffened for only a moment before she heard an explosion, and Mi Rui'an pulled her aside.