Chapter 44, I am very angry
After missing the attack, Pei Xiao jumped back and wanted to attack again, but he saw the girl who was hiding behind Si Xu suddenly rushed out and stood between the two of them.
"stop!"
Jiang Ran drew his gun and pointed it at Pei Xiao.
"Stop it, everyone!"
Pei Xiao paused in his forward movement, pointed his cold blade at Jiang Ran, and said coldly, "Get out of the way."
“No!”
Jiang Ran finally understood: this person is Pei Wan'er's relative. He was hostile to Si Xu at first because of Pei Wan'er's death, and now he attacks Si Xu because she said that Si Xu is her boyfriend.
He asked Si Xu: Where did you put Wan'er?
He was so angry now because the man Pei Wan'er once liked had another woman by his side.
Jiang Ran was very angry.
She knew she should be understanding, after all, the other party had lost his loved ones, and Pei Wan'er was indeed innocent.
He is a relative of the victim. What’s the harm in letting him curse a few times to vent his anger?
But she was still very angry.
"You!" Jiang Ran pointed the muzzle of his gun at the stern-faced young man opposite him and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you to Pei Wan'er?"
Unexpectedly, she knew Pei Wan'er. Pei Xiao put down the knife and said, "I am her brother."
"Oh, brother." Jiang Ran said, "Why did you attack Si Xu for no reason?"
For no reason? Pei Xiao frowned, his narrow eyes fixed on Jiang Ran, trying to read something on her face—fear, or anger.
But there was nothing.
The girl's face was calm, her eyes clear and bright, without a trace of impurities. Her hand holding the gun was steady, and she pointed the gun at him without hesitation, indicating that she was willing to stand up to protect the man behind her.
Defending a ruthless killer like Si Xu? What was there for her to defend that kind of bastard? She even pulled a gun on them for trying to save her.
"Since you know Wan'er, you can first ask what the guy behind you did to Wan'er."
"I don't know Pei Wan'er." Jiang Ran said without mercy, "But I know what happened to Pei Wan'er at the base - that's why I'm even more curious about why you attacked Si Xu."
The murderer who killed Pei Wan'er was Yu Huang, and his accomplice was Shen Yang. Si Xu's only two faults were probably... not accepting Pei Wan'er's confession, and failing to discover Yu Huang's conspiracy in time to rescue Pei Wan'er.
But he avenged Pei Wan'er and also created a feud with the Shen family because of this.
Pei Xiao wanted to avenge her sister, so she didn't go looking for Shen Yang or the Shen family. She just wanted to catch Si Xu and beat him up. If this man wasn't so righteous, she really wanted to scold him for bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
"Since you already know, why are you still asking me?" Pei Xiao sneered, "This man killed Wan'er. Do you still expect me to greet him with a smile when I see him?"
Jiang Ran: “…”
Meeting the man's eyes burning with anger, Jiang Ran suddenly didn't want to explain: "The person who killed Pei Wan'er was not Si Xu, and I will not allow you to bully him. If you dare to take another step forward, I will shoot."
His frail body trembled slightly in the harsh wind. He was clearly just an ordinary person, yet he held a gun that could not possibly threaten a mutant and stood in front of him...
Si Xu's anger, which he had barely suppressed due to the provocation, quietly subsided.
He placed one hand on Jiang Ran's shoulder and said softly, "Jiang Ran, get behind me."
"No." Seeing Pei Xiao still trying to attack, Jiang Ran exploded, "If he dares to bully you, I'll beat him up!"
Bully him? Who could bully him? Pei Xiao? Oh, how could a fool blinded by hatred like that bully him?
"He can't bully me." Si Xu grabbed the girl's wrist and gently pulled her to his side. "He's just a fifth-level gold-type mutant."
Jiang Ran: “…”
In her memory, at the end of the novel, Xie Chengzhi's supernatural power barely broke through the sixth level.
The novel describes Xie Chengzhi as an extremely talented psychic, who was also the main combat force of Xiling Base at that time.
Xie Chengzhi's current ability level is level three, but in reality, there are already level five ability people, and Si Xu used the word "just" to describe them.
Jiang Ran secretly glanced at Si Xu: What is the level of this guy's supernatural power?
Hearing Si Xu's words, the four people behind Pei Xiao showed embarrassed expressions and looked away tacitly to avoid embarrassing their captain.
Pei Xiao: "..." He pointed the sharp blade at Si Xu, "Since you're so confident, come out!"
Just as Si Xu was about to take a step forward, Jiang Ran hugged his arm tightly and looked at the person opposite him: "Are you fighting him now to avenge your sister? Or do you want to beat him up because you think he said too much?"
What's the difference? Pei Xiao took a deep breath and ignored the girl's question.
"If you want to avenge your sister, why don't you go find Shen Yang first?" Jiang Ran said, "Let's see who comes first. The one Pei Wan'er wants to drag down with her is Shen Yang."
"You think I won't go find him?"
Jiang Ran: "Then go ahead. What are you trying to do here?"
Pei Xiao: "..."
"You knew you were no match for him, yet you still fought him?" Jiang Ran choked Pei Xiao and continued, "I told you you were bullying him, but you must admit it—Pei Wan'er's brother. If you didn't have that identity, you would have died eight or ten times over. A person needs to have some self-awareness to live a long life, right?"
Pei Xiao: "..." This was the first time someone dared to point at his nose and scold him for being ignorant, and the person was the woman he wanted to save.
This ungrateful...
"Oh, one more thing."
One more thing? Pei Xiao made up his mind. If she dared to insult him again, even if it meant fighting Si Xu, he would beat this ignorant woman to a pulp.
"You knew you were no match for Si Xu, yet you still wanted to save me from him. You're a good person." Jiang Ran bowed and thanked him sincerely, "Thank you."
Pei Xiao: "..."
Staring at the girl who was bending over to express her gratitude, he felt as if his breath was stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down, and his fair cheeks turned red.
The teammates behind were also speechless.
Pei Shuai always said that those who were good at controlling people's hearts could accomplish great things, and this girl was probably one of the best.
They knew their captain well, and he was a tough-mouthed person with a soft heart, and he would only respond to soft words and not to hard ones. After being provoked by this girl, they probably couldn't start a fight.
Sure enough, after two minutes of silence, Pei Xiao put away the blade in his hand and said coldly, "No need to thank me."
Without waiting for Jiang Ran to reply, he called out to his teammates behind him: "What are you looking at? Hurry up! If you let the prey you just caught up with escape again, I'll break your legs!"
The teammates all stood at attention: "Yes! Captain!"
Just like when they came, the young psychics jumped over the two standing people and quickly disappeared into the night.
"Si Xu, just wait for me! After I kill Shen Yang, I'll come back and settle the score with you!"
Before leaving, the captain did not forget to throw out a fierce threat.
Si Xu: "...Psychopath."
…
The good mood of the walk was ruined. On the way back, Si Xu pursed his lips tightly, looking unhappy.
"Si Xu." The man walked so fast that Jiang Ran almost had to jog to keep up with him. "Wait for me."
Si Xu suddenly stopped and turned to look at the person who was a few meters behind him: "Get out of the way, don't follow me."
Jiang Ran: “???”
This is the only way back to the warehouse, so why do I have to follow you? Besides, it's no use being mean to me, I'm not the one causing you any trouble.
After Si Xu finished speaking, he turned around and walked away quickly without waiting for Jiang Ran to respond.
Jiang Ran, who was inexplicably angry, curled her lips and did not chase him. She followed him slowly and shot the heads of two zombies before entering the warehouse.
…
Seeing Jiang Ran coming back, Gu Yunqing waved hurriedly. When Jiang Ran walked over to sit by the campfire, he asked in confusion: "What happened to Si Xu? He came back with a sour face. Did you have a fight with him?"
Picking up a branch and stirring the flames, Jiang Ran said helplessly, "Do you think I look like someone who would argue with him?"
"Then you..."
"We met Pei Wan'er's brother while taking a walk."
"Pei Xiao...oh shit!" Gu Yunqing cursed, and was glared at by Su Qin. He immediately put on a big smile.
Hearing Pei Xiao's name, Su Qin frowned and asked, "Didn't they fight?"
"We almost got into a fight." Jiang Ran briefly recounted what had just happened and asked Su Qin, "Captain Qin, is that Pei Xiao also from the Xiling Base's Special Ability Team?"
"No." Su Qin sighed, "He is the captain of the first superpower brigade of the Dongchao base."
"Huh?" Jiang Ran discovered the key to the problem. "He is Pei Wan'er's brother. Why is Pei Wan'er in Xiling Base?"
The northwest and the northeast are separated by tens of thousands of miles.
"Wan'er is the Pei family's illegitimate daughter. She and Pei Xiao are half-siblings," Su Qin said. "As for how she ended up in the Xiling Laboratory and became a test subject, I'm not entirely sure."
"I have another question," Jiang Ran said. "From what Pei Xiao said today, he should know who killed Pei Wan'er. Why is he still looking for trouble with Si Xu? Moreover, he seems to have some misunderstandings about Si Xu..."
"Well, it's a long story." Gu Yunqing acted like he was telling a story. After a long sigh, he said, "I don't know where that guy got the news that Wan'er had died in Xiling Base. The person who gave him the news twisted the facts, telling him that Wan'er couldn't leave Xiling Base because she was imprisoned by Si Xu. So he thought that Si Xu gave Yu Huang the opportunity to attack Wan'er."
Jiang Ran let out a short "ah", not knowing how to respond.
"The Pei family is the governing family of the Dongchao base. Patriarch Pei Qing is a respectable man, and Pei Xiao, as his eldest son, is held in high regard by the Pei family. Because they are determined to bring back their only sister, the Pei family specially arranged for a special power team to come to the Xiling base to retrieve Wan'er's ashes.
"It was around that time that Pei Xiao met Si Xu and had a fight. Pei Xiao was badly beaten by Si Xu. Fortunately, for Wan'er's sake, Si Xu didn't kill him.
"Let me tell you, Ranran, this is the only person who pointed at Si Xu's nose and scolded him but didn't get twisted into a dough twist by Si Xu. He really should go home and burn more incense for his sister."
Jiang Ran held her chin with both hands and listened quietly to Gu Yunqing's talk about the past grievances: "Later, was the misunderstanding resolved?"
"I explained it clearly." Su Qin said, "I explained it to him personally and gave him Wan'er's diary."
"Then why did he..."
"He's just stubborn." Gu Yunqing curled his lips. "Si Xu didn't accept Wan'er's love. In his eyes, he might be more hateful than those who killed his sister."
Jiang Ran was silent.
Disagreeing with Gu Yunqing's words, Su Qin rolled her eyes at him: "You men always think things are so simple."
"I think it's simple. So, you tell me, he already knows the truth, so why is he still biting Si Xu?"
"Maybe..." Su Qin's mouth twitched when she thought of a possibility, but she didn't say it out loud.
Jiang Ran asked, "Maybe he has Si Xu as a target?"
Gu Yunqing: "Huh?" Target? What target?
"A goal to pursue," Jiang Ran said, "Because my beloved sister likes that kind of person, I strive to be that kind of person—I want to be the kind of person my sister can rely on with peace of mind."
"..." Gu Yunqing sighed, "Then he is really delusional - no matter how hard he tries, he can never become someone like Si Xu...Seventh Brother is a pervert, how can an ordinary person be like him!"
Before Gu Yunqing could finish his words, Su Qin slapped him on the back, and he let out a fake howl.
"He's talking nonsense again." After scolding her boyfriend, Su Qin looked at Jiang Ran and said gently, "Pei Xiao and Seventh Brother met. Did they scare you?"
Jiang Ran shook his head: "No."
Although that man drew his sword against Si Xu, she always had a hunch that he was a good man.
"He thought I was forced by Si Xu and wanted to save me. He also said something..." He said, kill Si Xu and don't hurt the girl.
As a person with special abilities, he shows great protection and care for ordinary people who have not awakened their special abilities.
(End of this chapter)
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