Chapter 21 is not a good bird



\u003cheader\u003e\u003c/header\u003e\u003carticle\u003e\u003cp idx\u003d\"0\" p_idx\u003d\"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\"0\" e_idx\u003d\"0\" e_order "1" We returned to the villa with Zhu Chen. Qianliyan was already half-asleep on the sofa downstairs. Seeing us enter the garden, he immediately stood up, gripping his gun tightly. I waved for Qianliyan to put the gun down, and he obediently placed it behind his back. Zhu Chen entered the house, slowing his pace, and looked around. He asked, somewhat deliberately, "You guys cleaned up the house? I saw it burned down when I came before." /blk /p /cp idx "1" p_idx "" blk p_idx "1" e_idx "0" e_order "2" I sneered, "Brother, stop pretending. We all saw you and those people set the fire together." /blk /p cp idx "2" p_idx "" blk p_idx "2" e_idx "0" e_order "3" Zhu Chen looked a little embarrassed and lowered his head guiltily. Ji Lin'an asked Zhu Chen to sit on the sofa first. I took out a box of instant noodles from my space and tossed it to Qianliyan: "Help our new friend make some noodles, Brother Qianliyan, thanks." /blk /p /cp idx "3" p_idx "" blk p_idx "3" e_idx "0" e_order "4" Thousand-Mile Eye hurriedly took the instant noodles: "I want one too, I'm hungry after waking up." /blk /p /cp idx "4" p_idx "" blk p_idx "4" e_idx "0" e_order "5" I smiled helplessly and took another box of instant noodles from my space. I looked up at Ji Lin'an, who shook his head to indicate that he didn't want any. I tossed the instant noodles to Thousand-Mile Eye again. /blk/p/cp idx "5" p_idx ""/blk p_idx "5" e_idx "0" e_order "6" After Zhu Chen finished eating his instant noodles, I felt like I had a lot of questions I wanted to ask him. Just then, Ji Lin'an came up from downstairs: "Sorry, there are no rooms upstairs. The rooms on the first floor were burned down. There's only one room downstairs, which I've prepared for you. You can stay there." /blk/p/cp idx "6" p_idx\u003d\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\"6\" e_idx\u003d\"0\" e_order\u003d\"7\u003e I wondered when Ji Lin'an went downstairs, and looked at him with a puzzled expression. Ji Lin'an walked over and sat down next to me, put his arm around me, and gently squeezed my shoulder. He looked at Zhu Chen and said, "Let's rest for tonight. It's almost dawn. Let's discuss other things after we wake up."\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/cp idx\u003d\"7\" p_idx\u003d\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\"7\" e_idx\u003d\"0\" e_order "8" I looked at Ji Lin'an's hesitant expression, then immediately turned to Zhu Chen with a smile: "Have you eaten?" /blk /p cp idx "8" p_idx "" blk p_idx "8" e_idx "0" e_order "9" Zhu Chen nodded somewhat awkwardly. I took a set of toiletries from my spatial storage and gave it to Zhu Chen: "There's a bathroom downstairs, so wash up first. I'll get you a bucket of water later, so you can take a quick shower." /blk /p cp idx "9" p_idx "" blk p_idx "9" e_idx "0" e_order "10" Zhu Chen got up and took the toiletries. Seeing us come downstairs, she hurriedly followed. We entered the room Ji Lin'an had prepared. It was fairly clean, with a bed and several cabinets that had previously been used to store supplies, but now they were empty. Having experienced several moves before, we had habitually stored all our food in my space, ready for any escape. /blk /p cp idx "10" p_idx "" blk p_idx "10" e_idx "0"After settling Zhu Chen in, Ji Lin'an and I went back to the second floor. Qianliyan's door was open, and he had already fallen asleep. We didn't disturb him and closed the door directly. Ji Lin'an took out a bunch of keys from his pocket and locked Qianliyan's door. I looked at him with a questioning look. He turned to me and smiled. After locking the door, he pushed me back to my room, closed the door behind him, and locked it. I suddenly understood his intention. He was probably still worried about Zhu Chen's character, and locking the door was for our safety. /blk /p /cp idx "11" p_idx "" "blk p_idx "11" e_idx "0" e_order "12" Lying on the bed, Ji Lin'an looked tired. He kissed my forehead and said, "Go to sleep quickly. There are still many things to do after you wake up." I obediently kissed Ji Lin'an back and closed my eyes to sleep. \u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp idx\u003d\"12\" p_idx\u003d\"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\"12\" e_idx\u003d\"0\" e_order "13" When I woke up, it was already 1 PM. Ji Lin'an was leaning back, holding his phone, seemingly having entered a future scene. I got up, went to the bathroom, drank a glass of water, poured another glass, placed it on the bedside table, and went back to bed. A few minutes later, Ji Lin'an woke up, looking somewhat serious. I took the water from the bedside table and handed it to Ji Lin'an: "How was the scene this time?" /blk /p cp idx "13" p_idx "" blk p_idx "13" e_idx "0" e_order "14" Ji Lin'an finished his glass of water in one gulp, turned around and placed it on the bedside table. I stared wide-eyed, eager to hear what Ji Lin'an was talking about. Ji Lin'an remained silent, probably sorting through his thoughts. After a few minutes, he spoke: "We were betrayed by Zhu Chen." /blk /p cp idx "14" p_idx "" blk p_idx "14" e_idx "0" e_order "15" I stared wide-eyed: "What's going on?" /blk /p cp idx "15" p_idx "" blk p_idx "15" e_idx "0" e_order "16" Ji Lin'an frowned: "Following the tracker's location, we found the mysterious organization's sanctuary. We then went together to have 'Clairvoyance' check the organization's exact location. After confirming it, we returned to the villa to discuss how to deal with them. We planned for Zhu Chen to use his teleportation skill to lure the organization out of the sanctuary, while the two of us would teleport there via the portal. The plan was proceeding normally, but when we arrived at the sanctuary to look for the computer, the organization suddenly appeared and shot us. In the footage, Zhu Chen was standing behind the organization, holding 'Clairvoyance's' gun. It seems he killed 'Clairvoyance' and took the gun when we teleported there, then turned around and joined the organization." /blk /p /cp idx "16" p_idx "" " p_idx "16" e_idx "0" e_order "17" I slapped the blanket hard: "That damn thing, how disgusting! Looks like he really can't be kept here." /blk /p cp idx "17" p_idx "" " p_idx "17" e_idx "0" e_order "18" Ji Lin'an patted my shoulder: "It's alright, since we've seen it, let's just play along." /blk /p /cp idx "18" p_idx "" blk p_idx "18" e_idx "0" e_order "19" I nodded: "We can follow the...""Wait, it suddenly occurred to me that what we usually see in future scenes are the effects of decisions we've made. This time, we haven't even discussed how to attack the mysterious organization yet, so why can you see scenes outside of our decision-making process?" (Image of a webpage with idx and p) Ji Lin'an seemed to realize something as well: "Yes, before entering the scene, I simply wanted to see what the consequences would be if we recruited Zhu Chen, but I never thought about having Zhu Chen join our operation to eliminate the mysterious organization." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c idx\u003d\"20\" p_idx\u003d\"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\"20\" e_idx\u003d\"0\" e_order\u003d\"21\"\u003e I lowered my head and thought, then said softly, "According to the previous future vision, we should only have seen the consequences of our decision to recruit Zhu Chen. Why has it suddenly changed? It's as if the system is deliberately telling us what to do next." /blk /p /cp idx "21" p_idx "" "blk p_idx "21" e_idx "0" e_order "22" Ji Lin'an saw that I looked so worried: "It's okay, don't think about it. Let's go downstairs and have lunch first. It's getting late. Let's find out about Zhu Chen's situation first, and then we can discuss this issue with Qianliyan when we have some free time." /blk /p /cp idx "22" p_idx "" blk p_idx "22" e_idx "0" e_order "23" I didn't even realize it until Ji Lin'an reminded me. I was starving. I got up, changed my clothes, and prepared to go downstairs. Ji Lin'an woke up Qianliyan. I took out a few boxes of instant porridge and soy milk powder from my space and put them on the coffee table in the living room on the second floor. When I went downstairs, I saw Zhu Chen strolling in the garden. When he saw me come down, he stood in the garden looking at us with an expressionless face. I walked over and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?" "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ccp idx\u003d"23\" p_idx\u003d"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"23\" e_idx\u003d"0\" e_order\u003d"24\"\u003eZhu Chen awkwardly touched the sides of his pants with both hands: "It's pretty good, I haven't slept so soundly in a long time." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ccp idx\u003d"24" p_idx\u003d"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"24" e_idx\u003d"0" e_order\u003d"25"\u003e I sneered inwardly, this beast in human form: "As long as you're sleeping well, let's go upstairs and get ready to eat." /blk /p /cp idx "25" p_idx "" /blk p_idx "25" e_idx "0" e_order "26" When we went in, Qianliyan and Ji Lin'an were already in the second-floor living room. They were both standing in front of the glass railing watching us. Qianliyan looked like he was watching a show, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, hands in his bag, and a lewd smile. I glared at Qianliyan with a smile, and he smiled even more lewdly, even bumping Ji Lin'an with his shoulder. /blk /p /cp idx\u003d\"26\" p_idx\u003d\"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\"26\" e_idx\u003d\"0\" e_order\u003d\"27\"\u003e After we finished lunch and cleaned up the trash, we sat back down on the sofa. Ji Lin'an spoke first: "Let's welcome our new friend, Zhu Chen." /blk /p /cp idx "27" p_idx "" "blk p_idx "27" e_idx "0" e_order "28" Ji Lin'an looked at Qianliyan expressionlessly. Qianliyan forced a smile and looked at Zhu Chen: "Hello, I am Zhang Funan, my skills are Qianliyan and Shunfeng'er." /blk /p /cp idx "28" p_idx "" "blk p_idx "28" e_idx "0" e_order "29" Ji Lin'an looked at me again, and I waved to him to let him speak. Ji Lin'an turned to look at Zhu Chen: "My name is Ji Lin'an, my skill is Treasure Chest, and Su Yi's skill is Anywhere Door." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\cp idx\u003d"29" p_idx\u003d"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"29" e_idx\u003d"0" e_order\u003d"30"\u003eAfter saying that, we all looked at Zhu Chen. Zhu Chen was a little uncomfortable and stammered, "Hello, my skill is Flash."\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\cp idx\u003d"30"p_idx\u003d\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\"30\" e_idx\u003d\"0\" e_order\u003d\"31\"\u003e I forced a harmless smile: "Zhu Chen, tell us in detail how you acquired your skills! I'm really curious."\u003c/blk\u003d\"31\" p_idx\u003d\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\"31\" e_idx\u003d\"0\" e_order "32" Zhu Chen immediately put on a panicked expression: "I told you yesterday, it was only after accidentally killing the Flashman that we realized he was the Lucky Guy." /blk /p /cp idx "32" p_idx "" /blk p_idx "32" e_idx "0" e_order "33" I looked at Zhu Chen questioningly: "But the Flashman seems really powerful, how did you kill him?" /blk /p /cp idx "33" p_idx "" "e_cblk p_idx "33" e_idx "0" e_order "34" Zhu Chen clenched his fist: "He tried to steal my supplies. I pretended to give them to him, and just as he was taking them, I killed him with an axe." /blk /p cp idx "34" p_idx "" "e_cblk p_idx "34" e_idx "0" e_order "35" I gave a meaningful "Oh": "Oh...and what about your wife?" /blk /p cp idx "35" p_idx "" /blk p_idx "35" e_idx "0" Upon hearing the word "wife," Zhu Chen's eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce light, which quickly transformed into a sorrowful expression: "I don't know if she's alive or dead now. We only joined forces with Brother Tiger because we had no other choice. Brother Tiger coveted my wife's beauty and used her to threaten me into cooperating with them to kill you. I had no choice but to cooperate with them." /blk /p cp idx "36" p_idx "" blk p_idx "36" e_idx "0" e_order "37" I gave him a sympathetic look: "Oh, I see. So what happened next? Where did those people go, and what about your wife?" /blk /p cp idx "37" p_idx "" blk p_idx "37" e_idx "0" e_order "38" Zhu Chen continued in a pitiful tone: "After setting the fire that day, when I came back, I didn't see you or any supplies. Tiger was very angry, and that night... he assaulted Jiang Kexin. I was also kicked out by them, and I had to survive alone. That's when I met you." /blk /p cp idx "38" p_idx "" blk p_idx "38" e_idx "0" e_order "39" I continued with a sympathetic expression and cautiously asked, "Yesterday when we went to put up the code, we entered your house and saw a corpse. Was that corpse your wife?" /blk /p cp idx "39" p_idx "" blk p_idx "39" e_idx "0" e_order "40" Zhu Chen was terrified: "Yes...""Really? I haven't been back, so I'm not sure." (Image of a computer program) From Zhu Chen's expression, it's clear that things aren't as simple as he makes them out to be. He must know about the corpse; he might even be the one who killed it. This person is truly cunning and dangerous to keep around. (Image of a computer program) p_idx\u003d\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\u41\" e_idx\u003d\u003d\u003d\u003d\u42\" I put on a reassuring expression: "It's okay, it's all over now. Let me show you my skills, and we'll go finish today's kill mission." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\cp idx\u003d"42\" p_idx\u003d"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"42\" e_idx\u003d"0\" e_order\u003d"43\"\u003eAfter saying that, I led the group to the nearby residential area. Ji Lin, An Qianliyan, and I opened fire and killed some of the zombies, completing the mission. However, Zhu Chen behind us did not make a move. Seeing that the zombies were still approaching Zhu Chen and he still did not show any intention of attacking, I called out to Zhu Chen anxiously: "Zhu Chen, do it! Don't you have a knife? Kill them boldly and stab them in the neck. One hit kills them. Don't worry, we are all right next to you. The zombies can't hurt you." /blk /p /cp idx "43" p_idx "" /blk p_idx "43" e_idx "0" e_order "44" Zhu Chen looked at the three of us, hesitated, then raised his knife and stabbed at the zombies' necks, killing three in a row. I reached out and pulled Ji Lin'an over, and Ji Lin'an pulled Zhu Chen, the clairvoyant, and we teleported back to the villa together. /blk /p /cp idx "44" p_idx\u003d\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\u44\" e_idx\u003d\u003d\u003d\u45\" Zhu Chen returned to the villa still looking shaken. There was still coffee-colored liquid on his hands. Zhu Chen's hands trembled, and he shook the coffee-colored liquid off, dripping it onto the ground. I was disgusted, but I still asked with concern, "Are you alright?" "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ccp idx\u003d"45\" p_idx\u003d"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"45\" e_idx\u003d"0\" e_order\u003d"46\"\u003eZhu Chen forced a smile: "It's nothing, I'm just a little nervous. Unlike you guys who use guns for ranged attacks and finish the mission in no time." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c idx\u003d\"46\" p_idx\u003d\"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\"46\" e_idx\u003d\"0\" e_order\u003d\"47\"\u003eI said, "It's okay, you'll get used to it after a few more times." /blk /p cp idx "47" p_idx "" blk p_idx "47" e_idx "0" e_order "48" Zhu Chen, seeing that I didn't say much, turned to Ji Lin'an and said, "Brother Ji...""Can I call you Brother Ji?" Ji Lin'an nodded. Zhu Chen continued, "Could you also give me a gun? I get too nervous using a knife; I panic when zombies get too close." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c idx\u003d\"49\" p_idx\u003d\"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\"49\" e_idx\u003d\"0\" e_order\u003d\"50\"\u003e Little brat, so that's what you were planning. Seeing that Ji Lin'an was about to speak, I quickly interrupted, "We don't have any extra guns, otherwise we would have given them to you already. We just managed to save up the silencers for the Thousand-Mile Eye gun a while ago, so let's wait a bit longer." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ccp idx\u003d"50\" p_idx\u003d"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"50\" e_idx\u003d"0\" e_order\u003d"51\"\u003eJi Lin'an chuckled after I finished speaking, turned to look at Zhu Chen, nodded sincerely, and Qianliyan seemed to understand something, and also said: "That's right, the gun I have was something Old Ji saved up for a long time before he gave it to me. Brother Zhu, you'll have to wait a bit." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c idx\u003d"51\" p_idx\u003d"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"51\" e_idx\u003d"0\" e_order\u003d"52\"\u003e Hearing us say this, Zhu Chen could only give up and shut his mouth in a huff. I got up and stretched: "Sigh, as expected, I'm getting old. After staying up all night, I'm tired and sleepy after only a few moves. I need to go upstairs and take a nap." /blk /p /cp idx "52" p_idx "" "blk p_idx "52" e_idx "0" e_order "53" As I turned my back to Zhu Chen to prepare, I gestured to Ji Lin'an and Qianliyan with my eyes. Ji Lin'an immediately replied, "I'll sleep with you for a while too." /blk /p /cp idx "53" p_idx "" "blk p_idx "53" e_idx "0" e_order "54" Qianliyan, seeing us preparing to leave, also stood up and said, "You two are going to sleep, I'll go back to my room too. I'm not familiar with Brother Zhu yet, I'm a bit socially anxious." /blk /p /cp idx "54" p_idx "" "blk p_idx "54" e_idx "0" e_order "55" Seeing that we were about to leave, Zhu Chen stood up: "It's okay, you don't need to worry about me, I'll just wander around by myself." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\cp idx\u003d"55" p_idx\u003d"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"55" e_idx\u003d"0" e_order\u003d"56"\u003e After saying this, Zhu Chen went downstairs alone. Qianliyan quietly walked to the stairwell and saw Zhu Chen go down to the basement and then return to the room door. Ji Lin'an and I were waiting outside the room. We pointed to his room door, and Qianliyan immediately and quietly closed the door and came over. As soon as Qianliyan came over, I quickly pulled Qianliyan into the room.\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003c/cp idx\u003d"56\" p_idx\u003d"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"56\" e_idx\u003d"0\" e_order\u003d"57\"\Qianliyan sat down on the chaise lounge with a smug look on his face: "How was it? Did I cooperate well?" "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c idx\u003d\"57\" p_idx\u003d\"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\"57\" e_idx\u003d\"0\" e_order\u003d\"58\"\u003e Ji Lin'an and I ignored the clairvoyant. Ji Lin'an opened the surveillance footage and, after making sure Zhu Chen wouldn't come up to eavesdrop, whispered, "I saw the future this morning. You died at Zhu Chen's hands." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ccp idx\u003d\"58\" p_idx\u003d\"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d\"58\" e_idx\u003d\"0\" e_order\u003d\"59\"\u003eUpon hearing this, the Thousand-Mile Eye, who had been half-lying down, sat up: "Damn it, he actually dared to kill me, the great one." /blk /p /cp idx "59" p_idx "" blk p_idx "59" e_idx "0" e_order "60" Ji Lin'an waved his hand: "Don't get excited yet, the content is like this...""\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ccp idx\u003d"60\" p_idx\u003d"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"60\" e_idx\u003d"0\" e_order\u003d"61\"\u003e Ji Lin'an recounted the scene she had witnessed that morning to Qianliyan. The more Qianliyan listened, the more her brows furrowed: "Damn it, how come your ex-boyfriend is so cunning and wicked? You wouldn't believe how timid and cowardly he seems, but he's ruthless when it comes to doing ruthless things." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c idx\u003d"61\" p_idx\u003d"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"61\" e_idx\u003d"0\" e_order\u003d"62\"\u003eI shook my head helplessly: "That's right, I even suspect he killed his wife. A person who would kill his own wife is too terrifying, he absolutely cannot stay with us." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ccp idx\u003d"62\" p_idx\u003d"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"62\" e_idx\u003d"0\" e_order\u003d"63\"\Qianliyan nodded repeatedly: "Yes, hurry up and find an opportunity to kill him. This task is entrusted to you, Lao Ji. Let you personally kill your love rival." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ccp idx\u003d"63\" p_idx\u003d"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"63\" e_idx\u003d"0\" e_order\u003d"64\"\u003e I rolled my eyes at Qianliyan: "What kind of rival is he? He's not worthy." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ccp idx\u003d"64\" p_idx\u003d"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"64\" e_idx\u003d"0\" e_order\u003d"65\"\u003eJi Lin'an looked serious, thought for a moment and said: "Don't rush, it's too easy for him to die like this, we have to make his death worthwhile." "\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ccp idx\u003d"65\" p_idx\u003d"\"\u003e\u003cblk p_idx\u003d"65\" e_idx\u003d"0\" e_order\u003d"66\"\u003e"I and Thousand-Mile Eyes said in unison: "How can one die with value?" /blk /p /cp idx "66" p_idx "" /blk p_idx "66" e_idx "0" e_order "67" Ji Lin'an beckoned us closer, then whispered his plan... /blk /p /article /footer /footer\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/article\u003e\u003cfooter\u003e\u003c/footer\u003e\u003c/blk\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/article\u003e\u003cfooter\u003e\u003c/footer\u003e

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