Chapter 345: Ring “At least I can make my own decision on this. …
Lin Xi sighed: "You may not believe it if I tell you."
Gin: “?”
"Scotland committed suicide this time because of me," she said. "Even if it was more because he didn't want the organization to have the opportunity to interrogate him and leak secrets, it was also because of me—he didn't want to implicate me. I always suspected that he wanted to use me as a tainted witness."
Gin's expression looked indescribable.
"Are you guys making a movie?" he asked. "This is a classic scene from a bad movie..."
Lin Xi covered her face.
"Stop the sarcastic remarks," she said. "You have a role to play, too."
Gin: “?”
The next second, Lin Xi grabbed his hand. After a moment of dizziness, time reset itself.
Lin Xi stared at the half-eaten ice cream ball in her hand with regret: "It's a pity that the ice cream that has been eaten can't be replaced."
Gin: “…”
After Lin Xi finished eating her ice cream, Gin silently took out the disinfectant wipes.
"Thanks..." After wiping their hands, they all heard a loud noise coming from the street in the distance.
Gin: “……?”
"Ah, there is a bomber over there who is carrying out a suicide attack and has detonated a bomb." Lin Xi said calmly and grabbed Gin's hand.
Time resets again.
Gin frowned deeply. "Is this... the power of 'fate'? Scotland must die here today, and that's why so many 'accidents' happened?"
"That's right." Lin Xi said, "Well, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you for help next time."
Before he finished speaking, Gin received a new message on his phone.
Punch sent him an address: [Brother, help me snipe.]
Gin glanced at the indifferent Lin Xi and said, "Sniper the bomber?"
Lin Xi nodded, rummaged through the small bag she was carrying, and found a delicate instrument.
"I'll go with you." She moved her slender fingers slightly, and the instrument suddenly shot out a curtain of light, wrapping her whole body. After a few seconds, her figure disappeared like smoke.
No, not disappeared. Gin could still feel her gaze. She simply blended into her surroundings, like a chameleon.
"This is the optical cloaking device I invented." Her voice was still clear and distinct, with a hint of pride. "How is it? Cool?"
"Taikoole," Gin said calmly.
This was a cold joke, because one of the companies founded by Lin Xi as Ms. L was called "Taikule" - and Gin's serious tone made the joke even colder.
Funny point analysis: Taikule and Taikule have the same pronunciation, which makes people laugh.
A laugh like a flat tire came from the transparent air.
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The sniper spot was not far from here, on a rooftop. Gin went up to the rooftop, his gun slung over his shoulder, calm and collected.
In this weather, the sniper rifle lens would reflect light when aiming, but it was obvious that his target was in a state of extreme dementia and did not notice the fleeting light at all.
However, the scene he saw through the scope made the corners of his mouth twitch uncontrollably.
The red-haired Punch beat up the bomber in the street, leaving half of his face swollen.
A ghostly shadow suddenly fell on him. It was Lin Xi who held up an umbrella for him in the optical device.
"The miniature sun umbrella," she said, "is also my invention. During the years we were pen pals, Professor Agasa really gave me a lot of inspiration."
They've invented a bunch of weird things... like a parasol that shrinks down to the size of a lipstick. It's also as light as a lipstick, making it a great tool for reducing the weight of airplane luggage.
Gin waited patiently for the right moment to shoot. Just as the bomber laughed and was about to press the button to detonate the bomb, he pulled the trigger.
He put away his gun. The red-haired girl looked at him from across the crowd.
"Let's go," he said.
Lin Xi sighed.
As soon as Gin put the gun away, Lin Xi grabbed him.
Reset again, Gin looked at her calmly: "What's the reason this time?"
"Scotland was hit by a car." Lin Xi said.
Next, they experienced resets again and again. Gin's brows gradually frowned, and he understood what Lin Xi said about the side effects of resetting time.
The instructions she gave herself became increasingly distorted and incoherent, and she became increasingly insane.
"Did Scotland survive in the end?" asked Gin.
All efforts must at least have a result. If Scotland did not survive, from a utilitarian perspective, Gin would feel that it was all worthless; from a selfish perspective, Gin saw this as Lin Xi's effort to fight against fate.
"Yeah." Lin Xi said, "I thought of a way to deceive the world and make it think that I killed Scotland."
"What actually happened?"
"Actually, I sent him abroad." Lin Xi said, "Remember the '007' lady we found earlier?"
"Kil," Gin said, "The task force is like a sieve..."
"I contacted the CIA through her and handed Scotland over to the Americans. He didn't return to Japan until 2005."
"Is it okay to tell me this?" Gin asked, "I'm part of the world too."
If Lin Xi needs to deceive the world, then he should be kept in the dark.
"Of course it matters, Xiaoqin." Lin Xi smiled. "Before I leave, I'll hypnotize you so that you won't recall our conversation on your own initiative... Ouch, your face turned sour, I was just teasing you, of course you will remember everything, just don't reveal my existence to the other me, and you'll be fine. Your phone is ringing... This time, the task the other me gave you is not easy."
Gin picked up his phone and glanced at it, frowning.
Another Lin Xi ordered himself to kill people in half a block.
"You've gone crazy." He said lightly.
"Hmm." Lin Xi did not refute, "Let me do this myself."
"You come?" Gin glanced at Lin Xi, "Your current health can't even fire a gun with a stronger recoil, right?"
"..." Lin Xi was speechless. "Of course I can't beat others in terms of martial arts... but I'm good at using the power of technology."
She pulled something that looked like a power drill from her bag.
As soon as he took out that thing, Gin felt a sense of crisis that made his hair stand on end.
"The X-25 laser gun, also known as the 'Lazy Author,'" Lin Xi explained. "Its laser can deconstruct NPCs, causing them to dissolve into the world's background."
"NPCs? Kill them?"
"It's not killing them, it's just making them disappear." Lin Xi narrowed his eyes, "Don't get too far away from me."
Her extremely lethal weapon exerted its powerful force and quickly wiped out half of the people in the block.
"Now it's your turn," she said. "You've been enhanced, come on—"
Gin shook his head and turned to go downstairs.
That one was very ill, and this one wasn't much better either.
At this point, the sun had already reached the horizon, and the setting sun cast pure golden light, giving the girl's figure a golden edge.
She certainly looked like she was on the verge of a breakdown, Gin thought.
However, this was all in the past—it would pass. She would get better again, find a way to realize her own wishes, and fight the fate of others as she would her own.
"Mission accomplished," he said.
He looked at the girl and laughed crazily. For a moment, Gin thought the gun in her hand would be pointed at him.
But no, she just laughed until she ran out of breath among the corpses and signaled to leave.
As he turned the corner, he smelled a familiar presence beside Gin. It was Lin Xi who came over and grabbed his hand.
The sun was obscured by something, and the sky suddenly darkened. The moment the meteorite landed, time reset itself.
"This is the last time." Lin Xi said, "If I reset it again, I'll have to use the potion Madera prepared for me."
Brainwashing potion—the mixture of various drugs that Madera had stuffed into Punch. After using that drug, the consciousness of the Karasuma Renye implanted in Lin Xi's body would gradually recover.
This is Madeira's true purpose. To fight fate, one must step into another destiny.
Lin Xi yawned.
After going through another reset with Gin, she said goodbye to Gin and boarded a plane to the United States.
"See you next time, Xiaoqin," she said.
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Ever since Xiao Linxi was taken away by Madera, she has been monitoring Xiao Linxi and Madera through the ghost Shiho.
After healing Xiao Linxi's physical injuries, Madeira once again erased her memories of Hong Kong City and implanted a system in her brain.
Miyano Shiho seized the opportunity and infected the system with the prepared virus without Madeira's knowledge. After completing this task, Miyano Shiho breathed a sigh of relief: her purpose in coming here was finally achieved.
Linxi's life in the United States was much better than in Hong Kong. Madeira changed his tactics, transforming from a cruel and ruthless dictator into a strict but occasionally gentle parent. Linxi usually stayed in the school's art studio, where she met Kim Bonnard.
In 1996, Kim Bonnar was just a 17-year-old boy, shy and timid, completely different from what he became later.
Lin Xi quickly fell in love with this adorable companion—primarily because of his good looks and beautiful blue eyes. Despite a five-year age difference, they quickly became close friends. Upon learning that his friend was a young painter, Kim Bonnard reassuredly decided to study art management and become his friend's curator.
It was just that Kim Bonar disliked the head of the Xiaolinxi family. He had only met him a few times and was keenly aware of the terror hidden beneath the elegant mask of Karasuma Renye.
"His eyes are so scary." Jin secretly complained to Lin Xi, "Like Schmincke in Beauty and the Treasure."
Schmincke is an evil sea monster in the movie "Beauty and the Treasure". He lives in the deep sea and usually disguises himself as an adult man to run to land to harm people. He is a typical villain.
Both Jin and Lin Xi like this movie very much. Jin likes its storyline, while Lin Xi likes it simply because it stars her favorite star, Chrissie Wynyard.
Lin Xi also secretly replied to him: "Your feeling is very accurate, Jin. One night I got up to go to the bathroom and saw him reveal his true form."
Jin was horrified. "So, he really is a sea monster? Does he have eight tentacles and three rows of teeth like Schmincke?"
Lin Xi said seriously, "More than that! Several times, I stepped on the slime he left on the ground when he crawled, and I had to pretend not to see it - you know how Schmincke treats humans who discovered his identity. I'm still a child, and I don't want to die young."
Jin's face turned even paler.
At the age of seventeen, he was timid and cowardly. When other boys had already stayed out all night in the bar, he was still afraid to walk alone at night.
He has a strong sense of empathy and can cry when watching a sentimental movie. He also believes everything Lin Xi says.
Miyano Shiho sighed helplessly.
You are talking nonsense and deceiving people again.
Xiao Linxi winked at her secretly.
Although she had lost her memory, Xiao Linxi still took a liking to the little ghost that only she could see at first sight.
She felt that the little ghost was her fairy godmother, and her existence itself was magic.
And Miyano Shiho did not choose to tell Xiao Linxi about her past, allowing her to remain carefree.
Seeing Jin's expression, Lin Xi burst out laughing. "I was kidding. Come on, Jin, you're already an adult, and you still believe that there are creatures like sea monsters in this world."
"Ah, you're going too far, Lin Xi!" Jin breathed a sigh of relief and complained.
"Sorry - as compensation, you can ask me to do something." Lin Xi smiled.
"Really? Then—" The golden eyes rolled around, "Come with me to the central area next weekend! I'll treat you to ice cream!"
"Jin—" Lin Xi became serious, acting like an adult, "That won't work. Weekends are my painting practice time, I can't go out and play."
The blond sighed loudly.
Xiao Linxi is good in every way except that she has a super strict parent.
If you don't return by curfew, you'll be grounded. After-school hours are clearly scheduled, with very little free time. Even when you go out, you're accompanied by bodyguards... He said those weren't bodyguards at all. They were just minions used by Schmink to monitor Lin Xi!
Because of Karasuma Renya's desire to control Lin Xi, Xiao Jin has since had a deep stereotype about East Asian education.
If he were under such high pressure, he would definitely go crazy! On the other hand, Lin Xi was like a little angel.
After many conversations like this, Jin no longer took the initiative to ask Xiao Linxi out. However, their friendship has remained stable for nine years.
While Linxi was receiving elite education, Jin had already graduated from high school. He went to a local university and chose art management as his major.
By the time he graduated from college, Lin Xi had already overtaken others. Not only did he finish college (although he rarely went to school, he at least completed the credits), he also participated in several exhibitions under the pseudonym "X".
As soon as Jin knew that the new artist "X" was his good friend, he was very happy and ran to the exhibition hall to carefully appreciate his good friend's works.
But...was it because he was overly sensitive? Why did the emotions he felt from Lin Xi's paintings feel so repressed, painful, and crazy?
Jin asked Lin Xi this question.
Lin Xi explained with a smile: "Because it's not just my work."
She said that after she finished painting, her guardian, sponsor and agent, "Sea Monster Schmincke", would take the work away and process it.
"I haven't seen any of the works since then," Lin Xi said frankly. "What has happened to the works? I clearly heard the master say that the exhibition was quite successful."
It was actually quite successful. However, Jin was as sensitive as ever, and although he couldn't say there was anything wrong, he still instinctively felt uncomfortable.
He quickly attributed the problem to the writer's style and the curator's unprofessionalism.
The existing light is too dim, the painting is too low, and the fence is placed too close to the picture, which gives the audience a strong visual impact while also creating a depressing atmosphere.
If it were him, he would definitely make her exhibition bright and brilliant!
He'd already received an offer from the University of Sydney, and they could start collaborating after he graduated! He'd combine his roles as agent and curator, making her the uncrowned king of artists in the economic field...
However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Just as he was going to Australia to study for a master's degree, Lin Xi was also going to study in Japan.
Jin was shocked when he learned about this.
Since Lin Xi and "Sea Monster Schmincke" have been living steadily in this area and have never left, not even traveling far away, Jin subconsciously believes that Lin Xi will stay in the United States as before.
"Okay." He said dejectedly.
Parting with good friends is always difficult for young people to accept.
Lin Xi saw his mood and thought for a moment: "However, I plan to hold a solo exhibition in the fall. Do you want to be my curator?"
Then his drooping brows quickly raised: "Really?"
Lin Xi smiled and nodded.
“At least I can make my own decision on this one,” she said.
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