Chapter 25 Xincheng Hospital's actions have left me completely bewildered! (...)
The temperature in the morgue is below zero all year round, and a thin layer of ice forms on the walls.
Shi Yu was pinned against the wall with his hands behind his back. His cheeks, neck, shoulders, and chest were pressed against the wall, and the front of his hospital gown was slightly damp from the ice on the wall.
He was wearing a coat when he came out, but Shen Su pulled it off and used it to tie his wrists. Then Shen Su pushed him to the ground.
Shen Su turned and walked a few steps, then seemed to remember something and turned back, looking down at the disheveled person who had fallen to the ground.
After a while, he squatted down, held Shi Yu's chin with one hand and lifted her face, while patting her fair and beautiful face lightly with the back of his other hand. "Be good, be good."
The tone was affectionate.
His behavior was frivolous.
After finishing this task, Chen Su turned and walked through that door.
This is a single door about two meters high. The entire door is an inky black color, without any patterns or decorations, and there is no door handle. It is impossible to tell whether it is opened by pushing or sliding. Shi Yu also did not find any door switch around it.
Shen Su quickly answered his question with his actions.
The door was automatically activated. It opened automatically when Shen Su walked over and closed automatically after he went in. Shi Yu could only see a vast expanse of white inside, as if it were filled with a thick fog.
Shi Yu slowly sat up using the strength of her waist and legs, and then found a corner to sit down.
His expression remained indifferent throughout.
There was no response to Shen Su's actions or what happened.
People watching the "show" react in different ways.
In room 305, a refined-looking man in a white coat and silver-rimmed glasses sat beside Lin Fengbai's bed, peeling an apple with a fruit knife.
A semi-transparent screen floated in front of the two people, showing a scene of a morgue.
"That was too rude. Not only did they stop people from going in, but they also tied them up?" Lin Qinghe commented while peeling an apple. He shook his head slightly, his tone full of disapproval. "They have no manners at all."
"They're still young, they can't keep their composure," Lin Qinghe sighed.
The surgeon, who performs surgeries regularly, is very skilled with a knife. He peels the apple very thinly, without breaking the peel even after peeling the entire apple.
Holding up a peeled, sweet, and plump apple, Lin Qinghe suddenly asked Lin Fengbai, "Don't you think it would be better if they went in together?"
Lin Fengbai leaned against the headboard without speaking, his face turning very pale, his fingers clenching the hem of his clothes under the blanket.
Lin Qinghe chuckled lightly, not pressing Lin Fengbai to speak, and said to himself, "Speaking of which, he is quite obedient to you. You mentioned the morgue, and he came to the morgue. If he continues to be this obedient, then letting him live a few more days is not a bad thing."
"However, you are not allowed to smile at him again."
As soon as he said that, Lin Qinghe's smile vanished, and his eyes turned into an abyss.
Lin Fengbai lowered his gaze, his eyelashes trembling.
Lin Qinghe found a bone china plate, cut the apple into pieces, used a toothpick to pick up a piece of apple and fed it to Lin Fengbai's lips, but Lin Fengbai turned his face away.
"I don't want to eat apples." Lin Qinghe slowly approached him, her voice low and dangerous, almost brushing against Lin Fengbai's ear. The last sentence was only audible to the two of them, and its meaning was only understood by the two of them: "Do you want to eat something else?"
Lin Fengbai shuddered.
He bit into the apple with stiff lips, chewed it, swallowed it, and tasted nothing in his mouth.
From God's perspective, the viewers in the live stream saw everything very clearly:
Although it was all an act for Lin Qinghe's benefit, I still strongly suspect that someone was taking advantage of the situation!
Is covering your hands with your coat a way of taking the opportunity to hold hands? Is it? Is it? Is it?
[He pinned my wife against the wall! He touched my wife's hand! He pinched my wife's chin! He even slapped my wife's face! Ugh, that bastard Chen Su! But to be honest, I also wanted to touch my wife's face.]
What's inside that door? Why can't we see?
[Lin Qinghe himself didn't watch it; perhaps the scenes were too gory?]
[Chen Su's live stream is currently completely black; he might already be gone.]
[Is the system online? Could you turn on the camera inside the door? Hi? Hello? ???]
...
Lin Fengbai obediently accepted the apple, then lay back on the bed, closed his eyes, and said he was going to sleep.
Lin Qinghe did not leave after watching him fall asleep as usual.
In fact, Lin Fengbai was not asleep either. With this person next to him, he couldn't fall asleep no matter what. He could even feel this person's gaze scanning his body inch by inch, examining every inch of his skin.
The breath was getting closer and closer. Lin Fengbai tried his best to suppress the trembling in his body. He tried his best to pretend to be asleep, even though he knew that the other party had already seen through his poor acting skills.
"You've been so good today." A hand gently stroked the stray hairs on his forehead. Lin Qinghe's voice was quite pleasant, tender and gentle, but to Lin Fengbai it only made him feel scared. "What naughty idea are you thinking of?"
"……No."
Lin Fengbai's voice was hoarse, and he kept his eyes closed, as if not opening them would spare him from facing something terrifying.
"Don't delude yourself into thinking anyone can save you." A low, deep voice boomed down from above, carrying a subtle warning. "No one can save you."
Lin Fengbai's eyelashes trembled slightly, but he kept his eyes tightly closed, not wanting to look at the person in front of him: "I know."
"Good girl." A few stray hairs on her forehead were gently touched again.
The warmth around me disappeared, and the sound of footsteps gradually faded away.
Lin Qinghe left.
A few minutes later, Lin Fengbai jumped out of bed and ran outside.
.
Morgue.
Shi Yu sat quietly against the corner of the wall, and could see the black door that was just inches away when she looked up.
His wrists were still tied behind his back. Although they looked very secure, he could easily break free with a little effort. However, given his current situation, it didn't make much difference whether he broke free or not.
I've been inside for half an hour now.
Shi Yu appeared calm, but his heart was actually beating very fast in his chest cavity.
—I was so angry.
Just now, Shen Su pushed him against the wall, covered both of their hands with his coat, and tapped Morse code on the back of his hand with his fingers. He originally thought that Shen Su was going to convey some important information to him, so after the initial surprise, he quickly calmed down and held his breath to wait.
In the end, Shen Su only conveyed two sentences, both of which were rather unpleasant to hear:
"Could you treat me to a meal after we go out?"
"I'm not picky. The braised noodles you made for Xiaoyuan last time are fine."
Shi Yu wanted to punch Shen Su right then and there.
However, Shen Su had anticipated this, or perhaps he was simply more self-aware, and he tied both of his wrists before he could.
The temperature in the morgue was very low, and the floor and walls were even hotter. Melted ice water soaked most of Shi Yu's hospital gown, and the cold seeped into his body little by little.
Shi Yu didn't feel cold; the cold environment actually helped him think and stay calm.
He is a normal person.
When faced with a problem, a normal person will first analyze the problem, try to find a solution, and if that fails, then consider other solutions.
Normal people will be afraid when they encounter danger, let alone something that threatens their lives.
He is just an ordinary person.
An ordinary person who has only lived for twenty-five years, he is still young and does not want to end his life in this inexplicable way.
Of course, he didn't want to die in the sinking cave either.
Therefore, Shi Yu could not understand Chen Su's way of thinking.
Why can't Shen Su joke with him at a time like this? Why can't Shen Su make such a big fuss but not talk to him about serious matters? Why can't Shen Su's indifferent attitude towards everything, including his own life?
Shi Yu did not waste too much time trying to figure out Chen Su's thoughts.
The most important thing now is to complete the task and then leave the game.
Lin Fengbai said that Lin Qinghe could see everything that happened at the hospital, so Lin Qinghe knew about his conversation with Lin Fengbai and his going to the morgue.
He arrived at the morgue shortly after, and Shen Su followed right behind him; he didn't think it was a coincidence.
Was Shen Su's visit to the morgue guided or instigated by Lin Qinghe?
This is uncertain.
But one thing is certain—
The morgue is a key location.
This can be seen from the fact that these corpses look exactly alike.
Then another question arises—why do all these corpses have the same face? Does this face belong to Lin Fengbai? Or Lin Qinghe? What does Lin Qinghe want with these corpses?
Shen Su shared the same idea: to go through that door.
What's inside the door? What's Chen Su doing inside?
Shen Su and Lin Qinghe are currently teammates. Didn't Lin Qinghe tell Shen Su what's inside the sect?
Of course, there's one more thing.
Shen Su seemed unwilling for him to enter through that door.
So Shi Yu was waiting for Shen Su to come out.
Perhaps Shen Su, once he gets out, can answer some of his questions.
Time passed slowly, but Shi Yu didn't wait for Shen Su to come out. Instead, Lin Fengbai rushed in first.
Lin Fengbai ran very fast and was still a little out of breath. He rushed over and quickly untied Shi Yu's wrists, then unfolded his coat and put it on him.
The coat was already half wet, so there was no difference between wearing it or not.
Lin Fengbai seemed oblivious to this detail, and even straightened his collar and helped him leave, as if something terrible would happen if he stayed any longer.
Shi Yu stood still, and Lin Fengbai looked up at him in confusion. Shi Yu stared at the black door that was so close to him. After a long while, he looked away and asked Lin Fengbai, "What's inside?"
"I don't know," Lin Fengbai replied quickly, his eyes darting away, avoiding looking directly into Shi Yu's eyes and also avoiding eye contact with the door. He urged, "Let's go out first, it's too cold in here."
"I want to go in." Shi Yu's gaze was fixed on the door. "I want to go in and see what's inside."
After saying that, Shi Yu walked step by step toward the door.
Just as they were about to reach the door, Lin Fengbai grabbed her arm forcefully. Shi Yu noticed that Lin Fengbai's hand was trembling, and although he was trying to remain calm, his expression still betrayed his panic. "Don't look anymore, it's not a good place. Let's go back and plan carefully..."
"What's inside?" Shi Yu interrupted, her tone more serious than before.
His gaze fell lightly on Lin Fengbai, yet it seemed tangible, giving one the feeling of being seen through from the inside out.
Lin Fengbai lowered his eyes, and after a long while, he told the truth in despair: "Did you see these corpses here? I don't know what's inside that door. I've never been in, and he wouldn't let me in either."
"But I know that people who go in will come out looking like this."
Lin Fengbai casually lifted a white sheet on a nearby morgue bed, revealing a face that looked exactly like his. He continued, "After I died, my soul couldn't leave this hospital. I wandered aimlessly in the hospital until I discovered that he could see me. Only then did I realize that he had imprisoned my soul."
“However, his purpose was not limited to that. Gradually, he was no longer satisfied with just holding my soul, no longer satisfied with just seeing me…” Lin Fengbai took a breath and his lips trembled slightly as he said this, “He wanted to bring me back to life.”
Shi Yu's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but gasp.
“But how could someone who goes against the will of heaven possibly succeed in bringing the dead back to life?” Lin Fengbai turned his head and smiled at Shi Yu, but it was a self-deprecating smile. “I never thought he would succeed, but he really did, only he did it by crooked means.”
“There are side effects to unorthodox methods. My original body is no longer usable, and using someone else's body consumes it very quickly. Basically, I have to change bodies every day.”
“These…” Lin Fengbai’s gaze swept over the endless morgues and the corpses on them, his eyes filled with sorrow. “They are all vessels that Lin Qinghe chose for me, vessels whose thoughts have been eliminated.”
Looking at the "corpse" on the morgue again, Shi Yu no longer felt afraid, but only saddened.
These were originally living, breathing people, but after being thrown into that door and then coming out again, they became mindless... vessels?
Changing bodies every day is equivalent to killing a person every day.
The corpses here appear endless, but in reality, they are only the tip of the iceberg.
For Shi Yu, this is just a game world, but for the people in it, this is their whole world. They are all people with thoughts, independent personalities, family and friends, their own lives, and they are living, breathing human beings.
What does human life mean to Lin Qinghe?
"Actually, Lin Qinghe and I are not biological brothers."
Lin Fengbai suddenly spoke.
Shi Yu was taken aback.
“We are not twins, we are not related by blood…” Lin Fengbai lowered his head, his voice was a little soft, but his words were very clear, “I am his clone.”
Since the words have already been spoken, I might as well go all the way and finish them.
Lin Fengbai sat cross-legged on the floor and began to tell a story: "The Lin family had some shady business dealings in the past, which made many enemies. They were worried that these enemies would take revenge on their son in the future, so they got involved in the secret experiment of human cloning. They wanted a clone of Lin Qinghe, firstly to reduce the risk of Lin Qinghe being kidnapped, and secondly, in an emergency, this clone could also serve as a living blood transfusion for Lin Qinghe."
"This experiment is illegal. The Lin couple didn't dare to bring it up, so they fabricated my identity as Lin Qinghe's twin brother. The clone looks exactly like the real person, and their growth cycle is exactly the same. The lie of being twins can be said to be airtight."
"Only the Lin couple and those who participated in the experiment knew about this. I only found out after I died." Lin Fengbai's voice was somewhat bitter. "For a long time, I couldn't understand why my father could beat me like an animal? Why did my mother choose my brother over me after their divorce? Was it really because my brother was outstanding and I was immature?"
"When I learned that I was a clone, I understood that I was not the Lin couple's biological child. I couldn't even be considered a person. Why should I expect them to treat me well?"
"The reason Lin Qinghe was able to imprison my soul after my death is because I am his clone and have some kind of genetic bond with him."
Lin Fengbai tilted his head slightly, his gaze falling on a face on the morgue in front of him that looked exactly like his own. He said, "And the reason why my soul can adapt to other people's bodies and achieve a kind of 'resurrection' is also due to this."
After saying so much, Lin Fengbai felt a little tired. He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled: "Actually, many times I've thought about this: he kills people, but he lets me use them. Am I an accomplice?"
"Have you ever refused?" Shi Yu asked.
"How could I refuse?" Lin Fengbai smiled bitterly. "I can't even control my own life and death."
“I don’t know if you’re an accomplice,” Shi Yu answered his question in a calm tone. “But since you’re a clone, human laws should be useless against you.”
Lin Fengbai chuckled: "Thank you for comforting me."
Shi Yu added, "I will try my best to help you, but in the end I may not be able to really help you realize your wish." He sat down next to Lin Fengbai, his expression still indifferent, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger. "After all, I am just an ordinary person, not a savior."
"I know." Lin Fengbai nodded, his tone neither happy nor sad.
Lin Qinghe always says, "Don't expect anyone to save you; no one can save you."
He knew better than anyone else, and he had long since given up hope that anyone could save him.
He knew there were no judges or saviors in this world.
He only sought a moment of peace.
"You care about him a lot."
The two sat quietly for a while, and then Lin Fengbai suddenly uttered this sentence out of the blue.
"No." Shi Yu quickly realized who "he" referred to. He answered decisively, speaking faster than usual. Perhaps even he himself didn't realize the guilt in his words. "We came in together. I don't want to be the only one leaving in the end."
Lin Fengbai didn't expose him; instead, he changed the subject: "What's your world like? Can you tell me about it?"
Shi Yu paused for a moment. He wasn't a talkative person, but he couldn't bring himself to refuse at this moment. He asked, "What kind of topic do you want to hear about?"
Lin Fengbai thought for a moment and said, "Well, I don't want to hear about the big things. Just tell me about some scenic spots near your home, preferably places with flowers. I like lotus flowers, but unfortunately there's no pond in the hospital, and it's not suitable for growing lotus flowers."
“There is a lotus lake near my home, and the lotus flowers in the lake are white,” Shi Yu said.
"Really? I love white lotuses the most!" Lin Fengbai's eyes sparkled with anticipation. "Aren't they beautiful when they bloom?"
“It’s beautiful, very beautiful. It’s even been featured on the TV’s natural scenery channel.” Shi Yu said with a faint smile. “When the lotus flowers bloom in July and August, they are a beautiful sight, with white flowers standing out against the green leaves. Many young people wear Hanfu and take boats to the center of the lake to take pictures. Some film crews shooting period dramas also like to go there to film. It’s a fairly famous tourist attraction.”
"There is a small island in the middle of the lake, on which grows a very tall laurel tree. Under the tree is a shallow fishpond with a large turtle. It is said that wishes made by lovers under the laurel tree are very effective. Therefore, in addition to seeing the lotus flowers, some young couples go to the middle of the lake to make wishes when they visit Lotus Lake."
Shi Yu felt in her pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. It was a hand-drawn hospital map left by Cheng Jianshu. The map was already imprinted in Shi Yu's mind, so the paper was of no use to her.
Shi Yu asked Lin Fengbai for a pen, and on the back of the paper, he drew a sketch of a lotus in full bloom. He then gave the drawing to Lin Fengbai.
"I'm usually busy with work and rarely have time to go out and play. Actually, I've never seen the magnificent sight of lotus flowers in bloom in person. I saw it on TV, which is said to be the best time for lotus flowers to bloom."
Lin Fengbai took the sketch and held it in both hands, looking at it for a while. He looked up at Shi Yu and gave her a big smile, his eyebrows revealing joy: "Although it's just a black and white sketch, I can already imagine how beautiful it is. Thank you."
Shi Yu smiled back at him: "You're welcome."
"You still have the mind to paint?"
A voice suddenly rang out in the quiet, empty morgue.
Lin Fengbai quickly lowered his head and hurriedly folded the sketch into his pocket, then nervously looked up ahead.
At the entrance to the morgue, a tall and slender figure walked towards us.
Wearing a white coat and silver-rimmed glasses, Lin Qinghe still maintained his refined and scholarly image, but at this moment, his gaze behind the lenses swept over the two people sitting on the ground with a hint of coldness.
Finally, his gaze settled on Shi Yu, and he said sarcastically, "It seems you don't care whether your companion lives or dies."
Shi Yu stood up from the ground and reached out a hand to pull Lin Fengbai up as well.
He met Lin Qinghe's gaze calmly, showing no sign of being provoked, and stated as if stating a fact: "If I didn't care whether he lived or died, I wouldn't be here waiting for him to come out."
Lin Qinghe's gaze lingered on their touching hands for a second. In that instant, the coldness in his eyes was almost deadly, but it quickly vanished, and a perfect smile appeared on his lips.
He transformed back into the gentle and refined Dean Lin.
"He's inside. Do you want to go in and find him?" Lin Qinghe's voice was gentle, like an elder giving a junior sincere advice, or like patiently guiding Yu into a trap.
"Why should I go in to find him?" Shi Yu threw the question back at him. "I can wait for him here, but I can't go in to be with him."
"It's dangerous inside, isn't it?"
He spoke slowly and clearly, his words hitting the nail on the head, yet his expression revealed a naive innocence.
Lin Qinghe slowly narrowed his eyes.
"I thought you two had a good relationship." After saying that, Lin Qinghe added, "I mean the kind of relationship you're familiar with."
Shi Yu understood, and he didn't pretend to be naive. He answered the question in a very serious tone: "Yes, Shen Su sometimes does things that are easy to misunderstand. People who don't know the truth will indeed..."
He paused for a moment, as if to appear more sincere, then Shi Yu took a few steps forward to stand in front of Lin Qinghe. Looking into Lin Qinghe's eyes, his expression was full of apology: "Dean Lin, I can only say I'm sorry, the CP you're shipping is fake."
An eerie silence followed.
Lin Qinghe's face was very pale.
These words sounded like Shi Yu apologizing to him, and she even used a popular internet slang term in a playful way.
It was actually a veiled mockery of him for being like a voyeur, constantly watching other people's every move.
Lin Fengbai didn't understand this meaning. He even felt that although Shi Yu seemed dull, she had an interesting soul, and he smiled at Shi Yu.
This made Lin Qinghe even angrier.
The viewers in the live stream burst into laughter.
[hahahaha, so funny! Your ship is fake! Lin Qinghe's expression makes me so happy.]
[He actually knows the term "shipping" (or "shipping")?! My wife is so cute!!!]
[The ship you're shipping is fake! It's officially confirmed! Wake up!]
【？？？？？？？？！！！！！！！！！！！】
After laughing for so long, I realized the clown was myself.
.
"Just kidding."
Before Lin Qinghe's expression completely changed, Shi Yu defused the atmosphere with a casual "just kidding."
His faint smile was impeccable: "They're all internet slang. I suppose someone as busy as Dean Lin wouldn't waste his time online. It was my oversight. But my relationship with Shen Su is definitely not what Dean Lin thinks."
"It's alright, I was overthinking it." Lin Qinghe smiled, appearing very magnanimous, but she wasn't in a good mood.
Lin Qinghe didn't seem to want to talk, so Shi Yu took the initiative to start the conversation: "Dean Lin, is there anything I can do for you here?"
His tone was natural, as if it were a very ordinary chat between friends.
"Why don't you let me guess?"
Lin Qinghe remained noncommittal, while Shi Yu continued, "Dean Lin can see everything that happens in the hospital, and I'm sure he didn't miss my conversation with Lin Fengbai either."
“I came to the morgue, and Shen Su came too. The timing was just right. I know there are many coincidences in this world, but I don’t think there is no connection between the two.”
Lin Qinghe wore a perfect smile befitting a listener, neither refuting nor agreeing.
They probably thought Shi Yu was talking nonsense, or perhaps they thought it was not worth mentioning.
"When Shen Su entered that door, you didn't react. When Lin Fengbai came to find me, you didn't react. When Lin Fengbai stayed with me and waited for others, you still didn't react. It wasn't until I gave Lin Fengbai a sketch that you appeared..."
"What are you worried about?" Shi Yu looked into Lin Qinghe's eyes, slowed her speech, and asked in a very friendly manner. "We just chatted. The sketch was just a quick sketch, and the paper was torn from a notebook. It's not an expensive gift at all. Are you afraid that I'll kidnap him?"
"I am indeed quite scared." Lin Qinghe nodded, admitting frankly, "After all, he is my weakness."
"My only weakness."
He emphasized one point.
This left Shi Yu unsure how to respond.
“But I’m here for more than just this one thing,” Lin Qinghe said, looking into Shi Yu’s eyes. “I’m here to discuss a collaboration with you.”
"Oh?" Shi Yu became interested. "A collaboration?"
"I can take you out."
Lin Qinghe spoke directly.
Shi Yu was taken aback by this answer and paused for a moment.
Lin Qinghe continued, "Don't you think there's something wrong with the game mechanics? It asks you to help us, and if we succeed, we get the benefits, but if we fail, you get the punishment. It's so unfair, why should we obediently listen to it?"
“Although you and Shen Su are not that close, it’s not to the point where it has to be a fight to the death, right? So there’s no need to make things worse for both of you.” Lin Qinghe first considered things from Shi Yu’s perspective, and seeing that Shi Yu didn’t react, he continued to offer his own perspective, “Since you know that I can see everything that happens here, you should understand that I have a lot of authority here.”
"You can bypass the system and cooperate with me directly. I guarantee you'll leave here safely."
After listening, Shi Yu pondered for a while, and seemed to waver a little. He asked, "What exactly is the cooperation method?"
"The system has given you five days, right?" Lin Qinghe got straight to the point. "It's very simple. You don't need to do anything. Just stay here quietly for the full five days, and I'll send you away when the time is up."
This means that Shi Yu should completely abandon the mission.
If he does nothing for the next five days, he will not be able to help Lin Fengbai realize his wish, and thus he will not be able to complete his mission.
What Lin Qinghe said may not be credible.
But it is an indisputable fact that Lin Qinghe was the beneficiary of this matter.
"Sending you out safely" is just empty promises made by the boss to his employees.
"There's no such thing as a free lunch," Shi Yu said.
Lin Qinghe said, "You and my brother get along very well. He enjoys chatting with you, and you even gave him a gift. Consider this my way of thanking you on behalf of my brother."
"Dean Lin is such a good person," Shi Yu exclaimed sincerely.
Just as Lin Qinghe was about to flash his signature smile, he heard Shi Yu's next words, and his smile instantly froze on his lips.
"But to be honest, I don't really believe what you're saying," Shi Yu said.
Viewers in the live stream also expressed their heartfelt admiration:
This scene is so familiar, ah.
[Sometimes ago, someone said something similar, sigh.]
What a coincidence, they're talking to the same person!
[I'm new here, should I follow the procedure or just laugh? Huh?]
...
Ignoring Lin Qinghe's interesting expression, Shi Yu walked past Lin Qinghe and continued until he reached the door: "You said you wanted to cooperate with me, but cooperation requires sincerity. What I see as sincerity is that you tricked your teammates into going in."
"Perhaps it wasn't deception, perhaps he wanted to go in himself, but there might have been an element of your instigation involved."
"If you treat your own teammates like this, how can I trust you?"
Lin Qinghe's expression gradually changed, and his gaze towards Shi Yu became more scrutinizing.
Shi Yu continued, "Lin Fengbai treats me as a teammate, but you may not treat Chen Su as a teammate. You might even think that we are overestimating ourselves and are not worthy of being your teammates, let alone your opponents."
"You don't even bother to cooperate with us."
“Although the rules define Shen Su and me as your assistants, to you, Shen Su and I are outsiders to this world. Regardless of our good intentions or bad intentions, we are ultimately different, not of our kind, and our hearts are bound to be different.” Shi Yu looked at Lin Qinghe from a few meters away, and calmly said something that stirred the heart, “Actually, you want to eliminate Shen Su and me, don’t you?”
Lin Qinghe's expression completely changed.
"With so much power here, why do you need to propose cooperation with me? Isn't killing us as easy as killing an ant?"
Having said that, Lin Qinghe stopped pretending and stared coldly at Shi Yu from behind his glasses.
"So let me guess again." Shi Yu met the cold gaze, and even didn't hesitate to show a smile. "From what you just said, it's clear that your dissatisfaction with the system far exceeds mine."
"Therefore, it is not hard to guess that we need to abide by the rules of the game, and you are also bound by a set of rules."
I underestimated you.
Lin Qinghe suddenly strode towards Shi Yu.
He appeared calm and composed, his tone remaining relatively even, though a vortex of emotion was brewing within his dark eyes behind his glasses.
When Lin Fengbai, who was not far away, met that gaze, his body trembled and he involuntarily took two steps back.
Shi Yu watched the person getting faster and faster away from him, his feet not moving an inch, his smile still on his face: "At first, when I learned that you could see and hear everything in the hospital, I felt it was very unfair, but I soon discovered that the system is actually fair."
“Although you have a lot of power, there are some things you can’t do within the rules, which is why you proposed cooperation.” Shi Yu’s gaze fell on the black door in front of him, and he said meaningfully, “So, you want to use something to get rid of me and Shen Su.”
Lin Qinghe had already arrived in front of Shi Yu and stopped in front of the door, less than half a meter away from Shi Yu.
Shi Yu looked at Lin Qinghe with a slight smile and said, "Do you still think Chen Su is too unreasonable, doing something like tying me up? Shouldn't he have let me in with him?"
Lin Qinghe's gaze fell slowly on Shi Yu, his voice deep and his speech slow: "You're right, you're right about 90% of the things. I did deliberately lure Shen Su in, and I was indeed somewhat dissatisfied with what he did just now..."
"So?" Shi Yu stood still.
No one noticed that the black door next to the narrator opened automatically at that moment.
"So I'll have to do it myself..."
As Lin Qinghe's sinister voice faded,
A powerful force swept towards Shi Yu.
The live stream was flooded with exclamation marks because of this unexpected scene.
[Dean Lin has no martial ethics, holy crap!!!]
[My imagined duel: a battle of wits, intrigue, deception, and strategic planning; the actual duel: Here we go.jpg]
[Dean Lin, we're civilized people, can't we refrain from violence?]
So what's inside the black gate? Is my ship going to fail?
Wait a minute, why is this not going the way I expected?
[Holy crap, Lin Fengbai!!! Lin Fengbai, what the hell?! !!!]
Lin Fengbai's move has me completely baffled! All I can say is, well done!!!
[What?! This turn of events has left not only Dean Lin bewildered, but I'm totally baffled too!]
...
The incident happened in the blink of an eye.
Lin Qinghe came over not to chat more closely, but to push Shi Yu through the door. Just before Lin Qinghe made his move, Shi Yu lunged forward and grabbed him tightly.
Although their plans differed, they exerted force in the same direction, allowing them to roll in smoothly.
But in the end, only Lin Qinghe fell in.
Lin Fengbai rushed over and grabbed Shi Yu's hand in time.
Yes.
Lin Fengbai grabbed Shi Yu's hand.
Amidst Lin Qinghe's shocked, incredulous, and utterly bewildered gaze, Lin Fengbai pulled Shi Yu away.
Lin Qinghe came to her senses and tried to turn back, but the door closed automatically at that moment.
She is very sensible.
Lin Fengbai's move caught not only the viewers in the live stream off guard, but also Shi Yu.
Given Lin Fengbai's position just now, he was actually closer to Lin Qinghe. If he were to save someone, it would be more convenient to save Lin Qinghe. However, he grabbed Shi Yu's hand instead.
When you realize this fact.
Shi Yu's feelings were very complicated.
After a long while, Shi Yu finally calmed down and asked Lin Fengbai, "Will you save me, or him?"
“He should be fine.” Lin Fengbai knelt on the ground, still supporting Shi Yu. He glanced at the closed black door, then looked back at Shi Yu and said objectively, “If someone can really be killed inside the door, then I can gain my freedom. But if he is fine, then your companion will most likely be fine too.”
Shi Yu thought the same way.
Pushing Lin Qinghe in would verify these two things.
What he said just now wasn't entirely true; half of it was speculation. He couldn't guarantee that Lin Qinghe would fall for it. He kept mentioning that door in his speech, his purpose being to lure Lin Qinghe over.
Shi Yu wasn't strong enough to push Lin Qinghe inside; he didn't even know how to open the door. But fortunately, Lin Qinghe was on the same page as him and helped him out.
In fact, at that moment, Shi Yu was prepared to fall in with Lin Qinghe.
Lin Fengbai's intervention was completely unexpected. The fact that he saved him instead of Lin Qinghe was even more perplexing.
"I originally wanted to give up."
Shi Yu had a scraped knee and a red mark on her wrist. Lin Fengbai helped Shi Yu to the wall, and Shi Yu leaned against the wall and said those words.
"Hmm?" Lin Fengbai probably didn't understand the meaning of this internet slang. He knelt down beside Shi Yu and tilted his head to utter a single syllable.
Shi Yu turned her head and smiled at Lin Fengbai, then sighed softly, "But now we can only do our best."
"Huh?" Lin Fengbai opened his mouth slightly, his eyes wide with surprise. He still didn't understand.
Shi Yu did not explain.
He opened the game panel and waited quietly for the system notification.
His mission is to help Lin Fengbai gain his freedom. "Gaining freedom" could mean Lin Fengbai leaving this place completely, or it could mean that the people who detained Lin Fengbai are no longer here.
If the system sends a message that his mission is complete, it means that Lin Qinghe died inside. If there is no system message, it means that Lin Qinghe is fine, and it means that it is not possible to kill someone inside the door.
Lin Qinghe is dead.
The chances of finding a place to stay are slim, and the odds are against you.
But Lin Qinghe is unharmed.
Sleeping in the night doesn't necessarily mean you're safe.
This door may only be for players and have no effect on NPCs.
That is to say, there is another possibility.
The worst-case scenario is that Lin Qinghe is alright, but Shen Su is dead.
Although Shi Yu had disliked Shen Su for many years, he had never gone so far as to curse Shen Su to death.
If Shen Su dies here.
He thought he might feel a little sad.
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