Chapter 146 The Akina Mountain Speed King: A hero charging into battle, never fearing death...
[4.16-007: @003 Huang Er, have you thought this through?]
003 rolled its eyes, looked straight ahead, and then its gaze drifted vaguely to the outside of the windshield.
The day after the auction ended, he and 007 and 008 had just finished a meeting with Deyue when 007 quickly put his arms around him and 008, as if afraid they would run away.
007, exuding a gangster-like aura, said, "I'll treat you guys to dinner."
008 subtly avoided the question: "No, thank you."
He frowned inwardly. Usually, 007 and 008 were the closest of friends. He didn't understand why 008 seemed like a completely different person after they had just left the trial together.
Thinking back to the meeting at Deyue where they said the three of them would go to trial together next time, and considering the situation of 007 and 008, he felt inexplicably worried.
"It's just a meal; it's rare to have the chance to get together like this."
007 continued to persuade him relentlessly, and he suddenly became curious about what 007 was planning to do.
"What should we eat?"
As soon as the words were spoken, a crack appeared on both 007's and 008's masks at the same time; 007 was pleasantly surprised, while 008 was astonished.
He couldn't help but frown and ask, "What's wrong?"
"I think you're really hungry," 008 said with a smirk, and walked in the opposite direction.
He was confused, but 007 casually hooked his arm around his shoulder, giving him no time to react: "Whatever, it's on me, order whatever you like."
The truth is, 007 didn't care whether 008 came or not; he pulled this whole stunt because he knew 007 would fall for it.
After realizing what was happening, he stopped beating around the bush with 007 and sat down in the private room to say directly, "Speak, what is it?"
"cooperate."
007 spoke frankly, then revealed everything: "This trial will reveal a key that could potentially determine the fate of the entire No Man's Land..."
Putting Xiong Bingxin aside, he actually doesn't mind working with 007, after all, they've known each other for so many years.
However, as 003, he has already regained the player's memories. Xiong Bingxin will enter the trial, and he will definitely become the judge monitoring Xiong Bingxin.
Therefore, he did not readily agree to 007's request.
...Now that the Hanged Man has made a move against Jiang Yang, he feels it's time to have an open and honest talk with Xiong Bingxin.
The parking lot was a bit dark. 003 turned to the side, but before he could say anything, Xiong Bingxin predicted, "Think it over before you speak."
Hmm... 003 got up, hunched over, and crawled back into the passenger seat, sitting down in a spot not too close to Xiong Bingxin. After changing, she specifically asked, "I've thought it through, can I tell you now?"
Xiong Bingxin glared at him in the rearview mirror and thought he was really stubborn. The driver's seat of the old-fashioned bus was cramped, so she simply crawled out and leaned against the fuel tank to face 003.
"Speak."
003 cleared his throat and got to the point: "The one who attacked Jiang Yang was the Hanged Man. 007 asked if we wanted to cooperate."
Xiong Bingxin asked pointedly, "Is it 007 cooperating with me, or are you cooperating with 007?"
The implication is that if 003 wants to cooperate with 007, there's no need to ask her.
But frankly, 003 wasn't sure about this either. He was thinking, "I think you could work with 007."
Xiong Bingxin put her hands in her pockets, a mocking laugh escaping her throat. Instead of responding directly, she threw out a new question: "Do you know which player 007 is?"
003 shook his head. The unspoken rule among judges is not to pry into each other's affairs, no matter how close they are.
"Idiot," Xiong Bingxin muttered under her breath, staring at the tips of her shoes. Then she looked up and said with certainty, "Besides that guy Ji Yang, who else do you see who cares about Jiang Yang so much?"
...That makes sense...
003 was initially worried that 007 and Ji Yang would fight over Jiang Yang...
But what if the two are the same person...?
007's unconventional behavior and Ji Yang's hidden schemes only strengthened his resolve to cooperate with 007.
The situation is clear, but it has also become more complicated.
"If I were to team up with 007, it wouldn't just be me and 007 standing opposite the Hanged Man, but the Chariot and the Brilliant would be standing opposite the Tower together."
"You mean... the Hanged Man..."
Xiong Bingxin really didn't know how 003 had stayed in No Man's Land for so long, so since she had already opened up, she didn't hide it anymore: "The Hanged Man is Wu Yibai."
!!
The three agents did not deliberately hide their identities in the tower. 003 knew that Deyue would not participate in the trial. He originally thought that Wu Yibai would not participate either. He did not expect that what Wu Yibai had hidden was actually the player's identity.
003 was silent for a moment, then walked up to Xiong Bingxin and asked somewhat weakly, "Do you think we can win even if we go to the trial?"
"Will the tower... allow us to leave...?"
Xiong Bingxin: "Yes or no, we have no choice."
“But we are soldiers. Soldiers do not need leaders to fight for their survival.”
003's words were like a needle, precisely piercing Xiong Bingxin's carefully maintained composure.
"To merely survive?"
She sat up abruptly, her voice trembling with suppressed rage: "In just one month, the cheetah is dead, the dunes are crippled, and Azi is ruined."
After leaving Blackrock City, Sand Dune and Azi entered a new trial.
As a result, one lost an eye, and the other lost a leg; the wounds left on their souls had no chance to heal.
She took a step forward, her nose almost touching 003's mask, and her pent-up anger and grievances finally erupted: "Tell me! How many people have died in these tanks over the years! I can't even find the bodies of some of them, and you expect me to keep counting them!"
003 was forced back half a step by the weight of her words, but still stubbornly stared back: "But there are no members of the tank..."
"We hope the leader of the chariots will use this..."
"In an almost begging manner..."
"In exchange for our survival..."
"Begging?" Xiong Bingxin laughed angrily, interrupting him.
The next second, without warning, she made her move, throwing a punch straight at 003's face.
003 seemed to have anticipated this, perhaps even subconsciously waiting for this outburst. He neither dodged nor retaliated.
With a swift and powerful punch, Xiong Bingxin's attacks rained down on 003's arms, shoulders, and chest.
003 remained motionless, only letting out a few suppressed groans under the occasional heavy blow.
With her eyes lowered, Xiong Bingxin's eyes were red, revealing complex and difficult-to-understand emotions, whether it was anger or something else.
But it doesn't matter. For Yu Mengjiang, he doesn't need to understand. All he needs to do is accept all the attacks and let Xiong Bingxin vent her anger.
She continued until Xiong Bingxin was exhausted and stopped.
Xiong Bingxin's chest heaved violently as she turned, stepped into the driver's seat, and slammed the lever shut: "Start!"
Xiong Bingxin was extremely angry on this trip.
She was almost brutal when she got to work. The passenger, who was acting strangely, had just stepped onto the train and hadn't even had a chance to cause any trouble when she delivered a swift flying kick and sent him to his seat without giving him any chance to fight back.
Strangely, among the passengers on this trip was the little boy with the backpack.
If Jiang Yang were here, he would definitely recognize the little boy's wet head; wasn't that the passenger he picked up at the train station?
However, unlike the headless figure Jiang Yang saw at the train station, the chubby boy here has a head.
Little Fatty got into the car and sat quietly in the corner, his hands neatly placed on his knees, eerily docile.
This time, Little Fatty didn't get on the bus at the "cemetery" stop; he boarded at the "fourth stop" and got off at the "fifth stop."
Xiong Bingxin disagreed.
Morning rush hour.
She hadn't forgotten what the auctioneer had said: the car could carry 11 passengers at a time, but it had mutated after carrying only five...
"I'm sorry about that."
The voice of 003 came from behind.
Xiong Bingxin didn't even turn her head: "We have different stances, there's nothing to apologize for."
"Heroes charge into battle, never fearing death."
003's voice was low and hoarse. He paused and continued cautiously, "007 is backed by Deyue. Even if we don't cooperate deeply, it will give us more options."
"The situation at the tower is currently unclear, so there's no need to gamble everything."
Xiong Bingxin looked at him in the rearview mirror, and after a long while asked in a tone devoid of emotion, "Meng Jiang, why did you come to be the judge?"
...003 raised his hand and, slowly, or rather solemnly, removed the judge's mask that he never parted with.
The face beneath the mask held a familiar yet slightly unfamiliar quality.
In Blackrock City, Xiong Bingxin told him, "Get rid of the scars after you get out," but he waited until the trial was about to begin before doing so.
"It's been a long time..."
So long ago, he almost forgot when Nan San died.
After Nan San died, he rushed onto the trial platform like a madman, but De Yue advised him to prioritize the greater good.
But what is the bigger picture? He will never forget why Nan San fell into his arms, nor will he forget the look of relief on Nan San's face.
He was never afraid of death, and even felt that he had lived too long.
Deyue stopped trying to persuade him, stood in front of him and activated his talent. Three hours after the moon shone, he won on the trial platform.
The winning player can leave No Man's Land.
Without Deyue saying anything more, he understood what Deyue meant. He could leave without a care, but that would also mean that all the plans Deyue and Nan Yi had made over the years would be in vain. At that time, his departure would not only cost Nan San his life.
So he deliberately failed to become the judge and was eventually placed inside the chariot.
003 taking off the mask seems more like preparing to begin a belated confession.
He spoke, his voice carrying a calmness honed by time: "Hello, I am Nan Er, the anchor that De Yue placed on the chariot."
...
At the clock tower square, Jiang Yang immediately noticed the wound on 007's wrist and quickly took out gauze and medicine.
007 comforted him, saying, "It's okay, it's just the negative effects of riding a bike for too long."
Why didn't you tell me sooner?
Jiang Yang lowered her head and carefully bandaged 007: "Does it hurt?"
"It hurts~ Honey, just blow on me and it won't hurt anymore~"
Jiang Yang paused, momentarily wavering in her criteria for choosing a partner.
no!
He shook his head violently. He had chosen his wife himself, and he couldn't treat her like this just because he had amnesia.
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