Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Now that things have come to this, let’s read the novel first! …

Things that He Xianhao found unbelievable happened one after another.

Just as the people from the special department were about to enter the hospital, the person who had been in his sight suddenly disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The moment He Xianhao was stunned, a question came from the other end of the phone: "What's wrong?"

"Wen Zhi...Wen Zhi is missing."

A few seconds later.

"I see." The person who spoke didn't seem surprised.

"Could he have entered the game?" He Xianhao said.

"Keep your eyes on your surroundings. We'll have people check the hospital and the surveillance."

"good."

After the communication was temporarily interrupted, He Xianhao strode out of the ward.

"Yiyuan, where is Wen Zhi?"

Jiang Yiyuan glanced at the direction He Xianhao was walking towards and felt a little strange. "Wen Zhi just left. Brother Xianhao, didn't you see it?"

"Left?" He Xianhao almost turned around and looked behind him.

The hospital's elevator and staircase were at the end of the corridor behind him.

He Xianhao confirmed that he had not seen Wen Zhi coming, but...

Wait a moment.

After careful consideration, He Xianhao also noticed something was amiss. Thinking back now, why did he feel dazed for a moment before Wen Zhi 'disappeared' from his sight?

He Xianhao's brows furrowed.

Jiang Yiyuan said, "Yes, Wen Zhi said he had something to do and needed to go home. What's the matter, Brother Xianhao? Do you have something else to ask him?"

To be honest, Wen Zhi had barely left the hospital in the past few days, except for going home to change clothes. This was also the first time Jiang Yiyuan had heard him specifically explain that he had to leave for something.

Jiang Yiyuan thought that his brother's condition had stabilized, and perhaps Wen Zhi would come to the hospital less frequently in the future.

"Did he say he would come back?" He Xianhao asked.

"Hmm?" Jiang Yiyuan looked at He Xianhao and felt that the person in front of him was really a little abnormal. Does Brother Xianhao's expression mean that he hopes Wen Zhi will come or not?

He Xianhao also knew that his reaction was a bit excessive. He took a deep breath, adjusted his demeanor and said, "Yiyuan, if Wen Zhi shows up again, you must contact me immediately."

“…He’s a dangerous man.”

He Xianhao could not reveal more confidential information to Jiang Yiyuan, so he could only remind his sister like this.

Jiang Yiyuan didn't speak for two seconds: "..."

Why did she feel that He Xianhao in front of her was even more strange. From the moment he met Wen Zhi, Xianhao's hostility towards Wen Zhi was obvious.

However, Jiang Yiyuan still replied: "I understand, Brother Xianhao. If Wen Zhi comes, I will notify you."

He Xianhao nodded carefully, and then his expression softened a little: "Is the follow-up fee enough? I can help."

To a certain extent, this was also one of the main reasons why He Xianhao came to the hospital besides visiting Jiang Shizao.

He was very clear about the family situation of the Jiang brothers and sisters.

"That's enough, Brother Xianhao." Speaking of medical expenses, Jiang Yiyuan felt that this might be a blessing in disguise after his brother's car accident.

"He seems to have bought some medical insurance. I'm not sure about the details, but when I went to inquire about the charges, the hospital staff told me that there's enough money in his medical card, and it also has special medical insurance benefits that cover all of his subsequent treatment and hospitalization expenses. We don't need to bear any additional expenses."

"Is that so?" He Xianhao nodded after hearing this. He didn't know much about the field of medical insurance, but this did help the brother and sister who depended on each other a lot.

He Xianhao realized at this time that Shi Zao's hospital environment was indeed very good.

"But if you need anything later, please contact me."

"I understand, Brother Xianhao." Jiang Yiyuan responded.

………

Bell City High School, Second Complex Building.

After buying the milk tea, Jiang Shizao and Wen Xu came to the side courtyard on the west side of the comprehensive building.

This side courtyard is a neatly designed modern indoor garden where students often rest.

Jiang Shizao chose a seat by the flower bed away from other people, and Wen Xu sat next to him.

After taking a sip of ice milk tea, Jiang Shizao felt refreshed for the first time in a long time.

He felt so good that he wanted to sigh.

Why……

It would be great if this happened in Jiangcheng.

Wen Xu, standing beside him, imitated Jiang Shizao and took a small sip. His eyes narrowed slightly, reflecting the light from the side courtyard, and he looked very satisfied.

A few minutes later, Jiang Shizao said, "I haven't been to the school bookstore yet."

In the passage leading to the side courtyard, they passed by a campus bookstore.

Jiang Shizao observed the bookstore for a moment. It was quite large, and he noticed that it contained more than just study materials. He could vaguely see signs for sections dedicated to literature and languages.

I always feel that there will be novels in a bookstore with this layout...

But this is also a campus bookstore.

"Do you want to go shopping?" Wen Xu asked gently.

"Do you think there will be a novel in it?" Jiang Shizao expressed what he was thinking.

"Shi Zao wants to read a novel?"

...Half an hour later, Wen Xu knew why Jiang Shizao asked that.

This bookstore in the second complex building really has suspense and mystery novels.

Not only that, Jiang Shizao also found several supernatural horror books.

In fact, when Jiang Shizao picked up the books, he looked at the author's name printed on the cover with some nervousness.

...very unfamiliar. The names of the authors of each book were unfamiliar. Jiang Shizao had never seen or heard of them in his own world.

This made him a little suspicious. Could these be the authors of the novel world of "Bell City"?

Finally, Jiang Shizao used his campus card with an astonishing balance to buy all the supernatural novels he could find in the bookstore, plus a few mystery novels that he felt were suitable for infinite flow copies.

Then he gave half to Wen Xu.

“We need to read more novels.”

When handing half of the book to Wen Xu, Jiang Shizao looked extremely serious.

He then pointed to the remaining half of the book in his hand and said, "I'll read these. We can exchange the plots we've read every day."

When Wen Xu took the thick book, there was still a faint smile on his face.

Jiang Shizao said seriously, "I think reading them might help us clear the dungeons. Infinite dungeons are mostly of the supernatural, adventure, suspense, level-breaking, and battle royale variety..."

The previous instance was a novel created by Abyss. Bell City was also a novel world created by Abyss.

If the next dungeon is also a novel created by Abyss... This is of course the best case scenario. In this way, Jiang Shizao feels that his and Wen Xu's clearance rate will be greatly improved!

If not, then reading more novels is always beneficial! And these are novels set in the world of Bell City. Maybe they are related to that infinite game space.

While Jiang Shizao was thinking, he couldn't help but look down at the book in his hand.

How should I put it...

He was actually quite nervous about entering the infinite game space. He should have been more cautious.

But when I saw these books just now...

It was hard to deny... he actually wanted to see it.

It wasn't the reason he gave to Wen Xu above, Jiang Shizao really wanted to read these novels.

Just by looking at the cover content and introduction, he felt that these books looked very nice... They were definitely the kind of books that he would collect when he saw them in his daily life!

...Is this really not a book written by Abyss? Jiang Shizao looked at the unfamiliar author names again.

A few seconds later.

"..." Jiang Shizao felt a little ashamed when he realized that he was still fantasizing about reading a novel to his heart's content in such a critical situation.

But if you think about it carefully, he has really had less and less time to read novels since he became a corporate slave.

Wen Xu smiled lightly at this time, "It's early, you treated me to milk tea and lent me a book to read. I'm very touched."

Wen Xu said, "Today is Thursday. Are you free this weekend? Why don't we go to a bookstore and read together this weekend? I'll buy you a drink. We can have dinner together afterward."

"...Of course, if you're willing, we can have lunch together."

Wen Xu invited the person in front of him to a date.

Jiang Shizao only thought for a second before agreeing!

He nodded and said, "That's fine. I don't know when the next game instance will open, so let's try to spend more time together."

Jiang Shizao didn't even think about dating. He just thought the idea of reading together in a bookstore was a great idea.

The expression on Wen Xu's face became more and more gentle.

Stay together forever?

"That's great." Wen Xu said with a smile.

"Oh right." Jiang Shizao had thought of another important thing. He looked at Wen Xu and said, "Should we go check out that utility room again?"

After returning from the dungeon world, he and Wen Xu had been working with the members of the society. They hadn't had the chance to visit the utility room again.

Jiang Shi had already thought that the existence of the utility room was a bit strange. When he was standing in the corridor on the seventh floor of the Second Complex Building, there was no light in sight.

The bright light in the utility room was strange.

"But it's a bit late now..." Jiang Shizao pondered, "opposite the utility room is the entrance to the rooftop. It doesn't feel very safe to go up there now."

Speaking of the utility room, Wen Xu nodded and said, "It's indeed a bit strange." He explained naturally, "I saw light coming out of there, so I opened the door."

"Then let's go check it out tomorrow during the day?" Jiang Shizao suggested.

"Okay." Wen Xu responded, and they all listened to Zao Zao.

After that, they returned to the activity room on the seventh floor together.

Lin Xi, who was in the activity room, saw the two of them coming back. She was just wondering why she had been away with the transfer student for so long.

"Where are you guys going to build friendship again?"

He Tianyi threw a supernatural card on the table at this time, and reminded Lin Xi: "Play your cards." But when he looked at Jiang Shizao and Wen Xu, for some reason, he felt that he didn't like this transfer student very much.

Jiang Shizao stayed in the club until the school bell rang.

He separated from everyone else at the school gate, except Wen Xu.

When Wen Xu, who was traveling with him, learned that Jiang Shizao was going to take bus No. 444, he smiled and said, "What a coincidence, Shizao. I'm taking this bus too."

Hearing Wen Xu's words, Jiang Shizao's eyes lit up with surprise. The words "late bus ride" had already flashed through his mind. He asked Wen Xu, "Which stop are you going to?"

Wen Xu's eyes softened. He lowered his head to look at the person in front of him and said, "South Bank Station 12."

Jiang Shizao spoke faster than he could think: "You get off two stops before me. I'll go to the 14th stop at South Bank."

After saying this, Jiang Shizao also thought of Wen Qianchuan.

This kind office worker lives near South Bank Station 13.

Come to think of it, we all live pretty close to each other.

…

Wen Xu accompanied Jiang Shi and arrived at the 12th stop on the South Bank.

After saying goodbye to Jiang Shizao and getting off the bus, this person stood by the bus stop sign of Platform 12. Wen Xu looked at the bus that was gradually driving away, and the expression on his face gradually became gloomy.

Station 12 on the South Bank is the limit of the area he can reach now.

Thinking of this, a hint of unwillingness flashed in Wen Xu's eyes.

He had too little time to spend with Zao Zao.

What should I do...

He looked towards the sky above Lingcheng.

At this moment, Wen Xu saw a clearly defined barrier. It divided the space he was in from the direction the bus had disappeared in, tightly sealing off the area further inside.

Wen Xu raised his hand tentatively.

I really want to pry open a barrier.

This way I can stay with Zao Zao forever...

Under the strange skylight of Lingcheng, just thinking about this thought brought a smile to Wen Xu's lips again.

…

On bus No. 444, Jiang Shizao held his breath even with his hair when he passed the 13th stop at Nan'an.

Fortunately, no accidents like the one that happened in the morning happened again on the rest of the journey.

Jiang Shizao breathed a sigh of relief when he got off the bus safely at the 14th stop in South Bank.

It seems that since experiencing that "three-minute" game copy, everything went smoothly tonight.

There were no more supernatural phenomena.

...Is this the reward for participating in the dungeon?

At this moment, Jiang Shizao was looking at the streets with street lights on. The warm yellow lights made everything look so ordinary, just like any ordinary street late at night in May.

Without stopping for long, the man with the backpack walked quickly towards the convenience store.

Jiang Shizao had not forgotten the appointment he had made with his neighbor Wen Zhi to go home together in the evening.