Yi Huixuan didn't hear any sound for a while, and thought the signal was bad: "Hello? Panyu? Can you hear me?"
Jiang Panyu felt cold all over, and tried to keep her voice calm. "Yeah, I can hear you... You just said that Lin Qinghui is dead? How did he... die?"
"So you were scared, huh? It's scary when someone you know suddenly dies," Yi Huixuan soothed. "Don't be afraid. This has nothing to do with you. I only heard it from someone. They said he got caught in a fight and was beaten to death... Those thugs got so scared they hid the body in an unfinished building. It was only discovered after it rotted and started to stink."
Jiang Panyu bit the back of her hand hard, her eyes were red, and she tried hard not to cry.
Yi Huixuan wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know that the words "This has nothing to do with you" were like a sharp knife to Jiang Panyu, stabbing her already panicked heart.
If Lin Qinghui's death had nothing to do with her, she certainly wouldn't have to be afraid, but Lin Qinghui's death was inextricably linked to her!
No...that's not right. Lin Qinghui and the others were still alive when they were taken away. No one else died, only Lin Qinghui died. He could only blame his bad luck. It had nothing to do with her...it had nothing to do with her!
Jiang Panyu repeatedly told herself in her heart to forget everything in the basement. The other three people were crazy, and Lin Qinghui was dead, so no one knew what happened in the basement that day.
"By the way, Lin Qinghui's funeral is tomorrow. Are you going to attend? I remember you two had a good relationship." Yi Huixuan asked without noticing anything unusual about Jiang Panyu.
"Are you in such a hurry?" Jiang Panyu was puzzled.
"He was already rotten when he was found. If he hadn't been buried quickly, he would have rotted into a skeleton." Yi Huixuan clicked his tongue twice and said, "Although I have always disliked him and thought it was disgusting that he always mixed up with underage girls, I feel bad about his sudden death. I'm going there tomorrow. If you want to go, I'll pick you up at your house."
"Okay." Jiang Panyu said, "Thank you for your help."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Panyu took a deep breath, held the phone tightly, and looked at Jiang Rong's closed door.
Jiang Rong...is he really completely unaware of what happened in the basement?
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Jiang Rong leaned back on the bed, waiting to be in the game again. After rejecting a few friend requests, she stood up and prepared to go downstairs to find something to eat. 022 followed her, its little pink light flashing happily: "What do you want to eat? Cake? Can you describe the taste to me?"
Jiang Rong was curious: [Why would an industrial product like you be curious about the taste of the cupcakes?]
[Because I really want to eat human food.] 022 mumbles: [It feels like I've eaten these things a long time ago.]
Jiang Rong rolled his eyes and said, "How can you eat if you don't even have a mouth?"
022 said anxiously: "Once I have enough energy, I can imitate the appearance of other creatures. If I turn into a small animal, I can taste it, right?!"
Jiang Rong hummed: [Then can you simulate humans? ]
[Of course, it's possible...] 022 said: [But simulating humans is very troublesome and consumes a lot of energy, so let's forget it.]
After saying that, he floated pitifully in front of Jiang Rong and said, "So, can you save some energy for me so I can eat something delicious?"
Jiang Rong glanced at the ball of light in front of her. It was clearly just a ball of light, but she inexplicably saw a small expression of grievance in it. After about two or three seconds, she looked away and said, "It depends on my mood."
0221 chased after her: "So, how are you feeling now? Can we start the mission now? I really want to eat cakes, ice cream, spicy snacks, fruit, nuts, and meat jerky!"
Jiang Rong walked down the stairs, initially ignoring 022. When she reached the first floor and heard the quarrel, she immediately stopped and whispered, "Quiet down."
[Oh.] 022 drifted over curiously and saw Jiang Ci sitting on the sofa in the bright and spacious living room. He was wearing loose home clothes. He looked much more relaxed than when he was wearing formal clothes, and not as stern and intimidating. However, his face was still expressionless.
In contrast, Jiang Nian, who was standing across from him, was utterly furious. His face flushed crimson, and his voice was thick with anger. "...Why are you making the choice for me?! I'm also from the Jiang family, I can use this spot, too!"
Jiang Ci slowly picked up the teacup, took a sip of the steaming hot black tea, and said calmly: "Because I am your elder brother."
Jiang Nian was clearly even more enraged. The sixteen-year-old boy was like an underage lion cub, full of fighting spirit, but he was no match for the adult lion who had long occupied the leadership position in the lion group. His eyes were bloodshot and he gritted his teeth and said, "Jiang Ci, you are being dictatorial! Even if you are my brother, you can't do this!"
"I can." Jiang Ci said calmly, "As long as you haven't acquired the ability to survive independently and are still relying on the Jiang family, then I can."
"..." Jiang Nian was so angry that he almost cried. He clenched his fists tightly and probably wanted to fight with Jiang Ci.
Jiang Rong leaned on the stairs and watched the show for a while, then her eyes slowly moved to the wrinkled application form on the coffee table. Her eyesight was so good that she could see the content clearly at a glance - the First Military Academy Special Student Application Form.
Jiang Nian had already filled out the form, but it was obvious that Jiang Ci had no intention of submitting it for him.
Jiang Rong was very familiar with the methods of her autocratic brother. She still remembered that when she was a child, she wanted to sign up for a boxing class and had discussed it with the teacher. However, Jiang Ci rejected her application without saying a word and asked her to learn the relatively safer judo.
"You were the one who intercepted the application for the April registration season, weren't you?!" Jiang Nian thought of something and stared at Jiang Ci coldly: "My grades have always been good, there's no way I can't even make it to the preliminaries."
Jiang Ci didn't even bother to hide it and nodded: "It's me."
Seeing his self-righteous look, Jiang Nian was so angry that tears came out, "Jiang Ci!"
"I've already told you." Jiang Ci put down his teacup, the porcelain clinking making a crisp sound. He looked up at Jiang Nian, "You're not suitable to go to the First Military Academy. Your parents won't agree to you going there. It's too dangerous. If anything happens to you, have you considered how your mother would feel?"
Jiang Nian said stubbornly, "This is my own choice! My dream since childhood has been to go to the First Military Academy. Even if you are my relatives, you can't interfere in my life like this! I'm sure Mom will understand me."
"I'm sorry." Jiang Ci said, "Mom doesn't agree with you going to the First Military Academy."
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