Chapter 115, World Mission No. 0814, complete...
The person behind the mask looked considerably older than a year ago. There were many more wrinkles around their eyes, their once black hair was now streaked with white, and they had deep dark circles under their eyes. Their face was weary, and they were currently wincing in pain, staring at Wen Chu in shock, speechless: "You…"
He didn't know where Wen Chu got her superhuman strength from.
The three were instantly subdued by the men Lu Ming brought.
The self-defense card was valid for five minutes and was about to expire. Seeing it was him, Wen Chu didn't kick him again, but her mind was full of questions. She didn't know much about why Yang Binshi had suddenly left Baiyue. The technical department staff and Jiang Xing all seemed reluctant to talk about him, suggesting he had done something bad for the company. However, she wasn't a gossipy person and didn't pry into other people's affairs.
As she was thinking, she was suddenly pulled into a strong embrace.
Lu Ming hugged her tightly, as if embracing a lost treasure he had found again: "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Wen Chu rubbed the man's back a few times to comfort him, while softening her voice, "You found me so quickly, you must have had a hard time these past few days."
Lu Ming gently released her, his gaze sweeping over her body to make sure she wasn't injured before he finally regained some composure. He then noticed Wen Chu's hands; her wrists and palms were red, and her palms were somewhat swollen.
A sharp pain welled up in Lu Ming's heart. He took her hand in his, gently stroked it, and then tenderly kissed it.
But the swelling in her palms was clearly from slapping those two people...
Wen Chu felt a shiver run down her spine and through her whole body. She glanced awkwardly at Wen Heng behind her and tried to pull her hand away, but he held her tightly.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault again," Lu Ming said, blaming himself.
The man's eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his arm, which was gripping hers, were bulging and serpentine, which was quite frightening. His body was also trembling slightly.
Wen Chu sensed that he might be having another episode, so she quickly went up and hugged him again: "It's okay, it's okay, I didn't suffer much, really. It's just that the living conditions were a bit tough these past three days, and I got a lot of mosquito bites."
With the crisis averted, Wen Heng finally relaxed, letting out a heavy sigh of relief and rolling his eyes: "Alright, let's go back to being lovey-dovey!"
Lu Ming held Wen Chu's hand tightly, still looking at the red marks on her wrist.
Once they had calmed down a bit, Wen Chu finally couldn't help but look back at Yang Binshi, who was being restrained but still struggling slightly: "Why did he do this?"
"Why?" Yang Binshi sneered as he was pulled to his feet. He replied, "Isn't my current state thanks to him?" His eyes gleamed with a sinister light, as if he had placed all his hatred on Lu Ming. He showed no fear of imprisonment, only a frenzied hatred.
Lu Ming stopped, looking at people as if they were inanimate objects: "You violated company rules, leaked company information, and are addicted to gambling, owing huge debts. What does that have to do with me?"
"Did I want to leak information? Wasn't it you who forced me to? I've been in Baiyue for ten years, I'm practically a veteran, I've worked hard even if I haven't made any great contributions, right? But you, not only do you not trust me, you started to subtly and overtly weaken my power and work as soon as you took office. You already had Jiang Xing in the technology department, why did you have to squeeze in your bedmate! You got the robot project, how glorious that was, and then you kicked me out without a word?"
"So I ended up as a product sales manager? If you had put me in charge of this big project, would I have even considered leaving? If I didn't plan for my own future, would my fate be any different from those you fired before?"
Lu Ming said indifferently, "If you hadn't gotten involved in gambling, the salary and benefits Baiyue offered you would have been enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life. It was your gambling addiction that made you start to be impatient for quick success and opportunistic. You've had the idea of embezzling company funds time and time again. If I hadn't discovered it and stopped you, you would be in jail by now."
Wen Chu never expected that during the time when she was overwhelmed with her own problems and had no time to care about others, this little incident would occur.
She had always thought that Yang Binshi treated her very well, but that it was a bit fake. She never expected that he had such a big problem with her behind her back.
Yang Binshi gritted his teeth, his eyes bulging, looking like a desperate gambler: "Stop talking nonsense! Based on my qualifications, I should be in a higher position, making more money. Baiyue should at least give me some bonuses, instead of me being a product manager at this age! If you don't leave me a way out, I'll find my own! Someone overseas has already offered a high price for your technology. As long as I go there, not only will my gambling debts be wiped clean, but I can also escape the fate of bowing and scraping to you people!"
Beyond redemption.
Lu Ming frowned, turned on his phone, and prepared to call the police and hand the person over to them.
Upon seeing this, Yang Binshi's expression hardened, then he grinned and said, "Lu Ming, I told you, if you dare to break the contract and call the police, you'll have to bear the consequences."
As he spoke, he suddenly mustered all his strength and struggled free from the thugs holding him. He pulled out a pistol from his robe and before anyone could react, the thug closest to him had a bloody hole in his chest and fell to the ground in shock.
The pistol was silenced, but the terrifying gunshot could still be clearly heard within a range of several dozen meters.
Wen Chu shuddered violently, covered her mouth and cried out in surprise, her eyes widening in astonishment and welling up with tears.
This was the first time she had ever seen someone die without warning in front of her, shot dead.
Her mind was a complete blank when, without warning, the gun barrel was pointed at her, making her heart tremble violently.
Immediately afterwards, a figure stepped in front of her, shielding her in his arms.
In the blink of an eye, Wen Chu didn't even have time to react. He heard another muffled, short gunshot, and the man holding him lurched forward uncontrollably, letting out a cry of pain.
Soon, Lu Ming's black shirt was stained blood red.
Wen Chu blinked subconsciously. In an instant, her brain buzzed and her heart almost stopped.
"Lu Ming!" Wen Heng, who was hiding by the door, opened his eyes wide.
Wen Chu couldn't make a sound for a moment, but she struggled desperately to get out of the person's arms and not want to be protected like this, but Lu Ming still held her down tightly.
But the man weakened, and Wen Chu still poked her head out and saw Yang Binshi in front of her.
The gun was still pointed at them, and the crazed man looked like he was about to pull the trigger a second time. Wen Chu was terrified, tears blurring her vision. She shook her head, hugged Lu Ming, and could only shout, "No! No! Here's the information! All of it! Don't shoot! Don't shoot!"
Her voice trembled with fear, and she almost broke into a sore throat.
"Wen Chu!" Lu Ming was in so much pain that he could barely lift his arm, but he still pressed down hard on Wen Chu's arm, trying to pull her back into his arms.
He never expected that Yang Binshi would have a gun on him. The unseen gun hole behind him was like a death warrant. He was filled with panic, but his panic was mainly due to his fear that something might happen to the woman.
The scene was thrown into chaos, and the group had no choice but to find hiding spots.
Yang Binshi laughed heartily: "Now you know fear?"
After sensing that Yang Binshi's murderous intent had subsided, Wen Chu trembled all over and anxiously checked on the person in her arms: "Lu Ming?"
She felt a chill run through her body and pressed her hand tightly against the man's bleeding abdomen. Her own hands were quickly stained crimson with blood. For a moment, she thought Lu Ming would die right in front of her. She tried to speak, but her lips trembled, and it took her a long time to utter a complete sentence: "Are you... are you alright?"
Lu Ming frowned deeply, the color draining from his lips, but his gaze remained fixed on her, as if trying to see her more clearly. He whispered, "I'm fine, don't worry..."
Yang Bin smiled insincerely: "How touching. My wife and children have all run away, what makes you think you can be happy? Since you're not leaving me a way out, let's all die together?"
He held the gun, the muzzle pointed at the back of Lu Ming's head, and approached them with a smug air.
Lu Ming clenched his teeth, silently lowered his head, and brought his mouth close to Wen Chu's ear, saying in a very soft voice, "His target is me. I will protect you. Go to Wen Heng's side immediately; it's safer there."
Wen Chu hugged him and shook her head vigorously: "We don't need the documents, we'll give them to him! The most important thing now is that we get to the hospital right away!"
Lu Ming shook his head, breathing rapidly, and said, "He's gone mad, he might shoot at any moment. You go first, the information is on me, I'll give it to him. Listen to me... hurry up."
Wen Chu wanted to cup Lu Ming's face in her hands, but her hands were covered in blood. Seeing the blood, tears welled up uncontrollably. She had never seen such a life-or-death situation before, and her whole body was trembling violently.
She took two deep breaths, forcing herself to calm down, and hugged his neck, pressing her forehead against Lu Ming's, whispering to comfort him, "You said he's crazy, how could I possibly leave? It's okay, we'll just give him the information."
Lu Ming gave a bitter smile, tears welling up in his eyes, and gently rubbed his head against her forehead: "I'm sorry... Wen Chu."
Wen Chu kissed the corner of his lips: "No need to apologize..."
“If I can’t leave today, then none of you are leaving either.” Yang Binshi approached them, and before he could press the gun against Lu Ming’s head, Wen Chu reached out and grabbed the muzzle without hesitation, quickly shifting the gun towards herself.
He never expected that the other person would react so strongly and instinctively shoot at her.
"Wen Chu!" Wen Heng, who was hiding in the shadows, was so frightened by her action that his heart almost stopped.
Wen Chu stood up and stood in front of Lu Ming.
Yang Binshi was also startled. He had subconsciously pulled the trigger halfway but stopped himself. After all, the woman in front of him was his only bargaining chip, and she couldn't die. He glared at her angrily: "Are you really not afraid of death?"
"Here's the information. Let us go. You know this is your only option," Wen Chu said expressionlessly.
Yang Binshi gritted his teeth, then chuckled lightly, "I underestimated you. You're quite bold. But don't worry, I have enough bullets in my gun to send you and him on your way."
As Yang Bin spoke, he pulled Wen Chu back to his side and pointed the gun at her again: "If you make any more unnecessary movements, the gun won't have eyes."
Wen Chu didn't resist anymore. She was slightly out of breath, her palms were covered in cold sweat. She looked at the wound on Lu Ming's lower abdomen, still feeling lingering fear from what had just happened.
She only thought that if the mission failed, her life might be in danger, but she never expected that Lu Ming would be in trouble.
Lu Ming stared intently at her, his eyes bloodshot, and took out a USB drive from his pocket: "This contains all the project data. I'll give it to you if you release her."
"You need to understand, you have no right to negotiate with me right now. Give it to me right now!"
Lu Ming looked at Wen Chu apologetically, and after receiving Wen Chu's tacit approval, handed the USB drive to Yang Binshi.
Yang Binshi carefully put the USB drive away and breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, now, go prepare a car for me, and release my men! Let me and my men go!"
Lu Ming clutched his shoulder and looked at Wen Heng in the distance.
Wen Heng slammed his fist on the container, his eyes brimming with anger, but he could only helplessly signal his men to let go. The situation quickly reversed due to the enemy's frenzy.
Lu Ming: "The car is at the foot of the mountain."
They stepped out of the container. Yang Binshi was tense all over. He had only gone a short distance when he refused to go any further. He changed his mind, fearing that the other party might be lying in ambush at the foot of the mountain. He looked around and finally chose to roughly drag Wen Chu to the edge of the cliff. Below was the surging sea with its ebb and flow. With just a slight push, the woman would be swallowed by the cold seawater in an instant.
He entrusted his back to the sea, so that no one could possibly ambush him.
This is his last trump card, and he must hold onto it tightly without making the slightest mistake.
It's almost dawn.
“I’ll stand here and wait for you. Hurry up and bring the car over here,” he said.
Upon hearing this, Wen Heng left with his men. Lu Ming stood there, his lips bloodless, his hand covering his wound dripping with blood, his back soaked with cold sweat, enduring unbearable pain, yet his gaze remained fixed on Wen Chu.
Wen Chu smiled bitterly at him, her eyes filled with helplessness and heartache.
Seeing the two men's mutual respect, Yang Binshi sneered, "Lu Ming, you never thought you'd have such a day, did you? Before, you always ignored my words and gave me attitude, but now you have to obey my every command. It feels so good to be in a high position."
"I only wanted you to experience the feeling of years of hard work going up in smoke. Why did you have to make things so complicated? Aren't you scared now?" Yang Bin said, pressing the gun tightly against Wen Chu's head. "Weren't you very strong just now? I didn't expect you to have such strength. But now, try moving it."
"Yang Binshi!" Lu Ming subconsciously took a step forward, looking at the gun barrel with trepidation, afraid that the other party might accidentally fire it in a fit of excitement. "Calm down, I didn't call the police. Now, I can give you anything you want, just don't act impulsively."
The wind was strong by the sea, making the metal sheets of the old shipping containers next to it rustle.
A golden hue appeared on the distant horizon.
Today is actually a nice day.
The temperature on the mountain was very low in the morning. Even Wen Chu felt the cold, let alone Lu Ming, who was losing a lot of blood. His black shirt was already soaked with blood.
The other person must be feeling very cold right now.
She really wanted to hug him.
While waiting for Wen Heng to drive the car up, Wen Chu tilted her head and quietly watched the man in the distance whose clothes were billowing in the wind.
The other person's dark eyes stared at her intently, as if trying to comfort her and tell her not to be afraid. But even though he was trying his best to endure it, he still inadvertently revealed a look of pain.
Wen Chu didn't know Lu Ming's true situation, but it was certainly not optimistic.
"Detection indicates the male lead's affection for the host is about to surpass 100%. Please keep up the good work!"
The sun rose from behind, gradually dispelling the darkness and bringing a touch of warmth to the frozen body.
The waves crashed against the cliff face, and the seawater was so deep that it seemed capable of swallowing any creature that approached it.
Listening to the sound of the tide, Wen Chu turned her head to look at the boundless ocean below the cliff, something she was terrified of.
But in her imagination, her parting with Lu Ming shouldn't be like this. At least it should be under the splendor of the sunset, in the warmth of the sunrise, in the reflection of each other's eyes, instead of in the countdown of each other's lives.
If this drags on, the situation will only get worse.
Her gaze shifted from the unfathomable sea to Lu Ming, tears streaming down her cheeks, but she smiled.
The question that had been troubling me for so long finally found its answer in my heart.
She thought she would walk with him a little further.
Lu Ming seemed to catch something in the woman's subtle movements. He clutched his shoulder, his eyes red, and cried out in a trembling voice, "Wen Chu, don't do anything foolish! We can rebuild the technology! One year, two years, five years, we have time! Don't do anything reckless! I'm fine, I'm really fine! I can handle it!"
Wen Chu's thoughts had already taken shape. Ignoring Yang Binshi's emotional outburst, she smiled even brighter at Lu Ming: "Lu Ming, aren't you very curious about my secret? I'll tell you next time we meet, okay?"
"No! No! I don't want to know anymore! I just want you to stay by my side, I just want you to be alright!" Lu Ming couldn't help but cough violently, his vision blurred by tears: "Wen Chu, Wen Chu, don't do anything foolish... don't leave me... I beg you..."
The sun rose completely above the sea, casting a golden glow on Wen Chu's hair, making her eyes brighter, her features clearer, softer, and more unreal, as if she would disappear from Lu Ming's sight at any moment.
Wen Chu turned around and looked behind her. In the distance, the sea was ablaze with fiery red, dazzling and spectacular: "Lu Ming, look, we still managed to see the sunrise."
She turned to look at him again, her eyes now devoid of the previous distance, estrangement, and defensiveness, replaced only by the curiosity, novelty, and passion she felt when she first met him: "Don't be sad, we'll meet again, believe me."
Lu Ming kept shaking his head, his breathing trembling, but his body was too weak, and his excited emotions had exhausted his strength, so he couldn't say a word.
Seeing that Wen Chu was behaving abnormally and didn't know what he was going to do, Yang Binshi instinctively tensed up. He tightened his grip on Wen Chu's neck and warned, "Don't fucking move!"
Wen Chu raised her neck, still looking at Lu Ming, but then suddenly rammed backward.
All that could be heard was Yang Binshi's panicked and incredulous cry.
"No!! Wen Chu!!!" Lu Ming's pupils clearly reflected the woman's figure falling behind him, and the warmth in his body vanished in an instant.
He clutched his wounded abdomen in pain and rushed forward, only to see the woman and Yang Binshi fall into the turbulent sea.
His heart seemed to die in that instant.
This time, however, he didn't hesitate for a moment. He propped himself up and jumped down.
I don't believe you; you were secretly planning to leave me all along.
You are not trustworthy at all.
Only when I hold you in my arms can it be real.
The system issued three consecutive beeps:
"Congratulations, host, on successfully completing Main Quest Six! With this, all main quests in World 0814 are now complete!"
"Detected that the male lead's affection for the host has successfully exceeded 100%!"
"World Mission 0814 Completion Rate - 100%! Congratulations, host, on successfully completing the mission! We will now immediately teleport you back to the real world!"
The seawater flowed past her ears, and Wen Chu's body sank. Her mind was hazy, and she only felt death getting closer and closer to her.
She vaguely heard a thud, as if a figure was rushing towards her.
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