Chapter 63 He Too Was Reborn [VIP]
If there really is a God, what would that God be like?
If there really are protagonists in this world, what conditions must one meet to become a protagonist?
If someone is chosen by the protagonist, they can be upgraded to become another protagonist; if someone is favored by the protagonist, they can become an important supporting character.
Male lead, female lead, second male lead, second female lead, third male lead, third female lead... and finally, nth male lead and nth female lead.
Although they may not have names or surnames later on, they will definitely have some role to play.
This tiny bit of screen time, which doesn't even count as a single line in the original text, is the only pillar upon which these NPCs rely for survival.
How can an NPC who doesn't even have a line of dialogue get noticed by the world?
What would happen if NPCs were forgotten by the world?
*
Interrogation room.
Looking at the older policeman with wrinkles around his eyes, Xiao Sui felt a wave of nausea and painful cramps rise in his stomach again.
The policewoman beside him remained relatively calm and spoke again: "Stop trying to resist in vain. You are a police officer, you clearly know what the consequences of your actions will be, yet you still do it. Why is that?"
Xiao Sui also forcibly suppressed the feeling in his stomach, his face heavy.
“Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely. You should understand that.” Xiao Sui addressed the older policeman by his title. He continued, “If those two officers don't let you off the hook, you could very well be sentenced to life imprisonment for premeditated murder! Life imprisonment or even the death penalty, do you understand?”
The older policeman had his head down, but there was a sense of relief in his eyes.
Xiao Sui couldn't understand: "Don't you have children at home? Why would you do this? You have no connection with that Mr. Ziyu."
Upon hearing the phrase "no interaction," the older policeman's body suddenly stiffened.
The policewoman keenly noticed: "You want to associate with him? Why?"
The older policeman's face instantly turned ugly, and his gaze towards the policewoman became fierce.
Xiao Sui slightly turned to block the older policeman's view: "What do you want to do?"
The policewoman persisted, having discovered a clue: "Or is it that all of you share a common goal, which is to get to know him?"
"No, there are other ways to communicate besides assassination. You have other purposes?"
The policewoman felt a chill run down her spine as she thought about it. It was as if some bizarre truth was laid out before her, and if she were to actually confront it, the feedback she would receive would most likely be a fact she was unwilling to accept.
The older policeman suddenly burst into laughter.
Xiao Sui asked warily, "What are you laughing at?"
The older policeman shook his head and said, "I just want my child to live."
That's all.
Xiao Sui asked in bewilderment, "Isn't your child perfectly fine? What does this have to do with Mr. Ziyu?"
The older police officer refused to speak again, appearing completely uncooperative.
The two newly appointed police officers were completely overwhelmed and didn't know what to do.
"Bang!"
The door was opened by a colleague outside, letting light into the room. Ziyu was pulling Qin Yuzhen along, his chest heaving violently from the recent run.
He shouted, "Tang Zuo!"
Xiao Sui, who was inside the interrogation room, was taken aback. The policewoman noticed a moment of panic in the older policeman who was pretending to be dead, and she immediately stood up.
"Sir, please be more specific!"
Ziyu quickly added, "Tang Zuo, the chairman of the Tang Group."
The Tang Group is a well-known and powerful company. When Ziyu finished speaking, everyone present understood who she was.
Although the policewoman appeared to be looking at Ziyu, her attention was actually focused on the older police officer.
As expected, the older policeman could no longer maintain his composure upon hearing the name Tang Group, and looked at Ziyu in astonishment.
The policewoman immediately replied, "Investigate! We'll go right away!"
*
Although it was called an investigation, the other party was, after all, the chairman of such a large and important company. Without instructions from above, even if they wanted to investigate, they could only investigate superficial things.
Ziyu himself didn't have much hope for the police. After all, he was just an ordinary person. Even if he had encountered these premeditated murders, since they hadn't actually happened, there was nothing he could say.
However, Ziyu forgot that sitting next to him was a young master from the Qin family who was even more powerful than Tang Shi.
Qin Yuzhen looked at the young policeman who didn't know how to start the investigation, raised an eyebrow slightly, and dialed a number.
Not long after, Xiao Sui received a call from someone from the Tang Group, and Xiao Sui's expression changed from worry to surprise.
The moment he put down his phone, he turned to Ziyu and said, "Tang Zuo will come."
Tang Zuo.
—Zuo Zhuan of the Tang Dynasty.
Ziyu's eyes darkened.
Although there is almost no evidence to suggest that the current situation is related to Tang Zuo, Ziyu has a vague feeling that it is all related to Tang Zuo.
If there's no connection, how do you explain how that person in the previous game was able to shoot Qin Yuzhen?
Why did he shoot Qin Yuzhen?
Why did he do that?
Ziyu opened the system panel in her mind again. The button for contacting the main system was still grayed out. Everything was the same as before: full deviation value and chaotic plot.
Ziyu's head was throbbing.
He wasn't an ambitious person to begin with, otherwise he wouldn't have been so happy about the good job his assistant promised.
All he wanted was a stable life where he could focus on his work, but everything that had happened since the second playthrough was pushing him into an even worse situation.
There is also Qinyu Town.
Ziyu was in even more pain.
And Qinyu Town...
Qin Yuzhen noticed Ziyu's increasingly pale face, frowned, and took it upon himself to reach out and pull him into his arms.
Qin Yuzhen patiently replied, "It's alright."
Ziyu was taken aback.
Xiao Sui, who was still happy to be able to complete the mission, saw the scene in front of him and his smile froze. The policewoman next to him rolled her eyes and pulled him towards the hall. They had other missions and didn't have time to feed him dog food.
Now, only Qin Yuzhen and Ziyu remained in the room.
Qin Yuzhen looked at Ziyu intently with his eyes downcast, gently patting Ziyu's back as if coaxing a child trapped in a nightmare.
"It will be resolved."
It feels very warm.
Ziyu didn't shake off Qin Yuzhen. His head was throbbing, but he seemed to find some relief in this embrace.
He silently closed his eyes.
For the first time, Ziyu truly questioned the game.
Is this really a game?
If this is a game, why do these bugged NPCs feel so realistic? Why do even peripheral NPCs have such realistic lives and personalities?
Can he really be brought back to life?
He even began to doubt his one and only experience of returning to the real world.
Really? Or fake?
As time passed, even Ziyu himself didn't realize how long he had been in Qinyu Town's embrace when a familiar voice rang out behind him.
"Young Master Qin."
The seemingly arrogant man, with his smiling face, remained gentle and polite. Standing next to the police, he didn't look like a criminal suspect, but rather like a leader who had been invited to instruct the police.
Tang Zuo laughed and said, "What happened? Why does the Qin family have to take action?"
Ziyu narrowed his eyes.
Tang Zuo looked at him with unfamiliar eyes, which was normal, since the plot hadn't started yet and Tang Zuo didn't know this person.
When Qin Yuzhen saw Tang Zuo appear, he instinctively wanted to stand in front of Ziyu—this was how he always treated his rivals in love.
Ziyu, however, pushed him aside and walked up to Tang Zuo with a normal demeanor.
"Hello, Mr. Tang, my name is Ziyu, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Tang Zuo remained as polite as ever, shaking hands with Ziyu's outstretched hand.
"Hello, Mr. Ziyu, I heard about your situation from Officer Sui on the way here," Tang Zuo said with genuine emotion. "It's truly terrifying. I wonder who is behind this trying to harm you!"
There are still no problems.
The possible expressions, demeanor, and words of a normal, friendly, and even approachable CEO upon hearing that a student has been implicated in a horrific multi-person murder case.
Not a drop of water leaks.
Not a single mistake.
Xiao Sui said, "Mr. Tang, we would like to ask you to come to the interrogation room. Please cooperate."
Tang Zuo: "Okay, thank you, Officer Sui."
Xiao Sui scratched his head sheepishly. He had just graduated from police academy and was a few years younger than Tang Zuo. When he first arrived, he was worried that Tang Zuo wouldn't cooperate, but he didn't expect him to be so handsome and kind.
Unconsciously, Xiao Sui's heart tipped in favor of Tang Zuo.
How could such an understanding and friendly boss be a bad person...?
Tang Zuo smiled gently. He was naturally good-looking, and when he looked at someone so intently, he exuded a deep affection.
Same as last week.
But it's a little different from the first playthrough.
Tang Zuo is too perfect in both the second and this playthrough.
She's perfect; she doesn't seem like the kind of person who would harbor resentment and seek revenge against anyone who looks like their first love just because they were betrayed by him...
etc.
Ziyu suddenly grabbed Qin Yuzhen's hand beside him.
He desperately suppressed the urge to shout and whispered, "Tang Zuo... Tang Zuo is suspicious!"
Ziyu said, "He was reborn too!"
In the first two playthroughs, thanks to his face, which resembled Tang Zuo's first love, Tang Zuo's expression would change more or less when he first saw him, and even in his later interactions with the submissive, there would be some changes in his expression and eyes.
This face is where the story of the second target and the submissive submissive begins.
But just now, Tang Zuo did not react.
He acted as if he had seen Ziyu countless times before, so familiar with Ziyu's face that he deliberately pretended it was an ordinary meeting, remaining calm and composed.
Tang Zuo's actions just now were all correct.
But this only applies when he's facing an ordinary person.
Instead of the behavior one would expect when faced with Ziyu, who bears a striking resemblance to his first love whom he loathed and resented.
Ziyu gritted his teeth.
Since this game won't let him go, he won't just sit idly by and wait to die! No one is so kind as to pretend nothing happened after so many premeditated murders.
Ziyu stared intently into Qin Yuzhen's eyes and said, word by word, "Qin Yuzhen, you have to help me."
Qin Yuzhen watched him quietly.
Suddenly, he lowered his brows and said in a humble and gentle manner, "I will help you no matter what, regardless of the consequences."
He silently added in his heart.
Even if it costs me my life.
It seemed as if he had done a lot to help Ziyu a long time ago.
As Tang Zuo was led away, he slowly curled his lips into a smile.
*
Gradually, these NPCs became more transparent in their lives.
Until a "divine punishment" descended.
It ruthlessly robbed marginalized NPCs of their lives and families, leaving them to wander aimlessly, fearing that the "divine punishment" might come at any moment and take their lives.
Just then, a man who called himself "sir" arrived.
He said this was the world protecting its chosen protagonist, and that they were all abandoned NPCs who could only survive by killing the protagonist and replacing him.
Whoever can kill the protagonist can stop the "divine punishment" and become the protagonist.
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