Chapter 233 Chi Li
Chi Li ignored Liu Shen'ai's words and said to Shiqi gently, "Okay, I'll teach you. Get in the car first."
She opened the car door, and Seventeen sat in the back seat with her. The driverless car then drove towards its destination.
"Well, so... Sister, how did you make Qiao Zhizhang commit suicide?" Seventeen moved closer to Chi Li, but they were still a fist's distance apart. "Wouldn't it be convenient for you to tell me?"
Chi Li leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes. "You'll know soon."
Seventeen saw that she was resting with her eyes closed, and thought she was just tired. He didn't ask any more questions, just said "hmm" softly, turned his head quietly, and glanced out the window.
The tall buildings on the roadside flew rapidly backwards. The early spring sun was red and still, passing through the buildings of different heights, and in the gaps between them, it flickered charming flames, as bright as gold.
She opened her hands and covered her head with them, and the sunlight passed through her fingers and fell into her eyes.
It was clearly a very warm feeling, but Seventeen felt as if he was burned, and tears rolled down his cheeks.
In her memory, spring is a light and beautiful season, when everything comes back to life and flowers bloom in the mountains. She prefers to listen to the sounds of nature rather than the noisy cacophony of human beings.
While she was rolling in the grass, her grandmother would sit on the edge of the field, and her rough fingers would flexibly weave the grass leaves. After a while, a vivid grasshopper would appear.
However, she could never find the grasshopper in her memory again, and now her grandma could never see such beautiful sunshine again.
Seventeen, who had never shed a tear when he first learned of his grandmother's death, suddenly felt a belated sadness as damp as the spring rain.
It turns out that monsters can also shed tears?
While Seventeen was immersed in his own thoughts, Chi Xi, who was resting with her eyes closed, was having a conversation with Liu Shenai in her mind.
"What are you dissatisfied with her?"
"Then what are you satisfied with about her? Haven't you always been indifferent to other people's affairs? When did you become so concerned about a stranger?" Liu Shen'ai asked suspiciously.
"She is calm, rational, and very strong—"
"Hmm... looks a lot like you."
Chi Yan paused and was silent for a moment before she spoke, "Yes, she looks like me."
Liu Shenai heard an unusual sense of frustration in her tone and hurriedly comforted her, "Actually, I admire her, but this is my first contracted host after my upgrade, so I must be cautious."
"Although Seventeen is very capable, the Lord God's mission is extraordinary. How will she respond to unexpected situations? Also, when secular rules and morals conflict with the mission, what will she choose? These are all things I need to investigate clearly!"
Chi Li nodded slightly, "What you said makes sense, but..." Before she could say something else, the car suddenly stopped.
She opened her eyes and looked through the front windshield. The originally busy traffic had come to a complete stop. Impatient drivers began to honk their horns frantically, and the lane was instantly filled with shrill honking sounds.
"There seems to be a traffic jam. Was there a car accident up ahead?" Seventeen asked in confusion, and curiously stuck his head out of the car window to look.
Chi Li caught a glimpse of the roadside slogan "School ahead, slow down", and immediately opened the virtual panel and called up the surveillance footage of the intersection ahead.
I saw a young teacher holding a yellow flag leading a group of primary school students across the road. A conspicuous luxury car was parked at the opposite intersection, with a little fire flashing on the driver's seat.
Chi Qi zoomed in on the image, and a face full of hostility immediately occupied most of the screen. A cigarette was pinched between the other person's withered fingers, and the cigarette was almost burned out.
She looked at the man's message displayed on the screen, her eyes pensive. Something seemed to be wrong...
Then she thought again, if her guess was correct, this might be a good opportunity for Seventeen.
Chi Li said softly, "There's a school ahead. You should get off the car and take a look. I'm worried something might happen to those children."
Seventeen was very surprised. Why was she suddenly asked to care about children she didn't even know? What did her business was about other people's lives?
She sat still, "I only know how to kill, not save."
Liushen loves to hide in the dark and laugh, and there are actually people who Chi Qi can't control. The stubborn tempers of these two people are really exactly the same.
But the next moment, Chi Li said, "Just treat it as a test. Kill one person and save another, so your conscience won't be bothered, right?"
Six Gods of Love: ...
Isn't this really teaching a bad child? Oh no, the bad things this child has done are no less bad.
Seventeen, who likes to do bad things, didn't know that she was being criticized, but when she heard Chi Li's words, she was instantly convinced.
According to the rules of the human world, those who kill are bad, and those who save are good. So if she kills and saves, what does that mean? Is she a god who controls life and death?
Seventeen curled her lips and smiled, this is really interesting.
She got out of the car and walked to the intersection ahead. She looked around. There were schools, factories and commercial streets nearby. It was also after get off work, so the streets were crowded with people. Students, parents and workers were squeezed like sardines, but they were all walking on their own lanes in an orderly manner.
Seventeen thought, it was a very ordinary scene, what bad thing could happen?
She turned her gaze to the group of elementary school students walking on the sidewalk. The red light had already turned red, and the group was only halfway through. A little girl wrapped in a white coat fell to the back, struggling to keep up with the group with her short legs.
The driver, who was forced to wait, became extremely agitated and honked his horn even louder. The little girl seemed to be frightened by the sharp horn and stumbled and fell to the ground.
And the accident happened at this moment.
The luxury car parked across the street suddenly took off, accelerating and charging towards the pedestrians. Like a scavenger among a school of fish, people screamed and fled, and cars parked in the waiting line began to swerve to the side.
But in just a moment, the scene became a mess. The luxury car had no intention of slowing down and was rushing through the crowd. Seventeen even saw the car run directly over a man and crashed into several cars along the way.
Finally, the luxury car rushed towards the group of elementary school students.
The teacher with the elementary school students panicked instantly and hurriedly urged the children to hide on the side of the road. However, with so many children, she could not take care of them all by herself.
The little girl in white, who was ignored by everyone, had just gotten up from the ground when she was knocked to the ground again by the panicked crowd.
She burst into tears of fear.
Seventeen thought for a moment and then ran towards the girl against the flow of people. At this moment, the roar of a car sounded in front of him. He looked up and saw that the luxury car was rushing straight towards the girl.
Seventeen frowned. Is this guy crazy?
She suddenly sprinted forward, picked up the little girl, and rolled to the side. The car missed her, turned sharply, and crashed into them again.
Seventeen looked solemn. If she escaped alone, she would definitely be able to avoid it, but the little girl would be in danger.
In a flash, she had no time to think too much, and she stretched out her hand to push the little girl out. The next moment, a huge force suddenly hit her, and her body was knocked backwards and fell heavily to the ground. Severe pain instantly swept through her body.
Even more terrified screams erupted from the crowd.
"Call the police! Call the police now!"
"What's wrong with this guy? Is he seeking revenge against society?"
"Don't they all drive luxury cars? What's there to take revenge on society for?"
"Find a way to stop him!"
Seventeen had just fallen into a coma when she was awakened by a noisy sound. She lifted her heavy eyelids and tried to keep herself awake.
She has no relatives or friends, and no one will care about her death except herself, so she must not faint at this time.
Her fingers moved with difficulty to reach the phone in her pocket, but before she could get the phone, a man suddenly knelt in front of her, stretched out his hands and hugged her tightly.
He looked up and saw that it was Chi Li. A smug smile appeared on the corner of his lips. "Look! I did it!"
He was completely unaware of how miserable he looked, covered in blood.
Chi Li's eyes were slightly red, and her voice was choked with sobs. "Well, Seventeen is really amazing, really, really amazing."
He raised his hand and gently touched Seventeen's head. "Close your eyes and rest for a while. When you wake up, everything will be fine."
Seventeen wanted to say that she was fine, but her eyes were covered. A strong sense of fatigue came over her, and her consciousness fell into darkness.
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Seventeen woke up and found herself back in the house that Tianqiong had arranged for her.
She threw off the quilt and got out of bed, walking freely in the bedroom. She was surprised to find that there was no injury on her body, as if being hit by a car was just a dream.
But she was sure that it was not a dream.
Seventeen frowned in thought, could it be that Zhou Fanyi had someone heal her injuries? But she had never heard of Tianqiong having any great medical team?
Being able to instantly restore a seriously injured person in a car accident to his pre-accident condition, it’s not an exaggeration to call him a miracle doctor, right?
Just at this moment, voices were heard outside the door. Seventeen pushed the door open and found that the voices came from the TV in the living room, which was broadcasting the news about the luxury car hitting people that day.
Seventeen scoffed, "A luxury car hit someone. If you didn't know better, you would think the car had become a spirit."
The host continued the report with a deadpan expression, "Driver Song Moujun, fired by Tianqiong and then facing a divorce, lost control of his emotions and retaliated by ramming his car into pedestrians, resulting in 35 deaths and 45 injuries."
"According to reporters' investigations, Song Moujun was 28 years old and held a master's degree. He joined the then-thriving Huangtian Group right after graduation. After Huangtian went bankrupt, he switched to Tianqiong, even undergoing a sterilization procedure to focus on his career. His future was bright, but he was fired due to a minor workplace error. His wife, whom he had married out of love, not only refused to comfort him but filed for divorce. These multiple setbacks drove Song Moujun to extremes."
"Experts point out that during this period of profound social change, social hostility is intensifying, while individual stress is often ignored and suppressed. If everyone actively paid attention to the emotions of those around them and expressed kindness in a timely manner, many tragedies could be avoided. In this case, if the company had shown more care and his wife had shown more understanding, Song Moujun would not have fallen into self-destruction."
The more Seventeen listened, the more bored he found it. The official media really always advocates truth, goodness and beauty. Even a terrorist who killed dozens of people wants everyone to love and care for him. It's really disgusting.
She couldn't help but cross her arms and think, compared to Song Moujun, she wasn't hopeless, was she? Why did everyone call her a born cold-blooded monster, while seeing Song Moujun as the result of social oppression?
I can't figure it out.
Seventeen shook her head and decided to go find Sister Zhou Fanyi first. Compared to this, she was more interested in hypnosis that could kill people without bloodshed.
She picked up her phone and was about to send a message when she suddenly felt that there seemed to be a strange thing in the room.
Seventeen froze and turned around warily, only to see a strange woman with black hair and gray eyes standing behind her.
"Congratulations, you have passed my assessment. Do you want to sign a contract with me?" the other party said with a smile.
Seventeen looked puzzled: ???
After Liu Shen'ai's explanation, Seventeen finally understood the whole story.
It turns out that the world she lives in is just a novel, and the reason why Sister Fanyi can order Qiao Zhizhang to commit suicide is because of the main god system.
By signing a contract with this person who claims to be the system, you can change the fate of your NPC and have the ability to make rules. This sounds so exciting.
But, can such a huge and obvious benefit really be easily obtained without paying a price?
Liu Shenai felt a little unhappy when she saw her hesitation. If it weren't for Chi Qi's request, she might not have chosen her!
Then he thought again, if Seventeen refused, even Chi Qi couldn't force him, right?
She immediately said, "Lord God missions are very dangerous. The hosts I've signed in the past have all faced certain death, and few have managed to persevere to the end. So, if you're afraid, forget it and just pretend I've never been here."
Seventeen's expression changed slightly. Liushenai thought she was going to back out, and was just feeling relieved when she heard her coldly say, "Liushenai, huh? I'll sign a contract with you."
Liu Shen'ai's face fell instantly, but she had promised Chi Lu, so she had to do it.
With a cold expression, she popped up the electronic contract and said, "Then please sign your name. Seventeen seems a bit too perfunctory. You can always choose a new name for yourself."
Seventeen nodded approvingly, but did not sign immediately. Instead, he carefully read the terms of the contract.
Liu Shen'ai stood aside, looking at her coldly.
To be fair, the host Chi Li chose for her was indeed very good. Just as she said, she was calm, rational, cautious, skilled, and had strong execution ability. Her only shortcoming was her emotional indifference, but this made her more able to withstand frequent separations and long periods of loneliness. She was simply a host chosen by God.
Liu Shen'ai also knew that even if she were to look for someone on her own, she might not be able to find anyone better than Seventeen.
But she just doesn't like it and doesn't want to accept it.
Because no matter how outstanding, great, or capable Shiqi is, she is not Chi Li.
Liu Shen'ai lowered her eyelashes in disappointment. If Chi Lan knew her true thoughts, she would definitely laugh at her.
Her host is such a cold and heartless person.
But unfortunately, she could no longer accept a second host other than herself.
What is this? Is this what humans call love? Or is it some other emotion?
The six gods cannot be analyzed.
Otherwise, why not sign a contract with Seventeen first?
Liu Shen Ai was about to speak when she heard Seventeen say, "It's signed. Is that all that's left?"
"Oh." Liu Shen'ai sighed and resigned himself to taking back the electronic contract. He then glanced at Seventeen's signature and his pupils suddenly constricted. What was this?
On the electronic screen, a very familiar name was displayed.
Chi Nao.
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