civilwarnovels Chapter 393: Siege on the “Dead” Jiang Ran
Chapter 393: Siege on the “Dead” Jiang Ran
Dead Jiang Ran heard this question, thought for a moment, and said:"I had just awakened and taken control of the body when I was immediately faced with a life-or-death situation. On top of that, a whole string of memories from the time I was asleep came rushing into my mind."
"To be honest, it was quite exhausting. I was controlling the body, fighting a life-or-death battle with people I didn't even know, while simultaneously reading the memories from after I fell asleep. So, when I read that some System had bound to the main personality, and that dying could lead to resurrection, I simply did them a favor and let someone kill me. I came back here."
Dead Jiang Ran said all this without a single change in expression or movement.
Afterwards, he finally made a gesture, poking his right index finger against his temple.
"Right now, I haven't fully read and organized all the memories yet."
After saying this, Dead Jiang Ran stood motionless in place, like a fixed statue.
Meanwhile, the other alternate personalities were looking at each other.
They were all old acquaintances.
They all knew what the other wanted to say.
Their current meaning was, should they, together, take action and kill the Dead Jiang Ran before them?
In the inner landscape world, once an alternate personality like them died, that was true death, complete disappearance.
Just like when the complete version of the main personality descended into the inner landscape world and killed that weakest alternate personality.
That guy completely vanished without a trace.
Now, they were considering whether or not to take action and kill Dead Jiang Ran?
This guy was purely, utterly insane.
Currently, the many alternate personalities here in this small town could coexist peacefully.
But once this guy appeared, it was completely different.
He was truly sick in the head.
One second, everyone agrees to an alliance.
The next second, he can stab you in the back.
A pure, death-loving pervert who just likes to kill.
Others have reasons for killing;this guy simply enjoys killing.
No reason needed.
The silent communication through glances finished.
The gazes of all these alternate personalities fell upon Dead Jiang Ran in front of them. He was still just as deathly still.
And it was within this deathly stillness.
Blue-haired Jiang Ran was the first to charge out.
Similarly, a few alternate personalities ran backwards. They weren't fleeing;they were calling for reinforcements.
Calling the other alternate personalities not present here to join together and surround and kill Dead Jiang Ran.
The deathly, lifeless gaze of Dead Jiang Ran finally flickered with a faint light the moment Blue-haired Jiang Ran charged towards him.
...
Wang Qingzhao went through immense hardship to get Jiang Ran down the mountain.
Then she dialed 120.
An ambulance arrived at the location, charged Wang Qingzhao over eight thousand yuan, and transported Jiang Ran to the Emergency Room of Beicheng City First People's Hospital for emergency treatment.
In the corridor outside the Emergency Room.
Wang Qingzhao sat on a metal bench, quietly waiting.
Since it was still early morning, the place was deserted and cold.
Only she was there, making her figure appear extremely small and lonely.
She lowered her head slightly, staring at her own pair of fair, slender hands.
"It's good to have hands."
She murmured dazedly.
It was precisely these hands that helped her kill the second person in her life.
Tap, tap, tap.
The distinct sound of leather shoes hitting the floor appeared in the corridor.
Wang Qingzhao tilted her head and saw a "familiar acquaintance" she had only met once before.
It was a young man wearing a suit and leather shoes.
The young man also held a brown briefcase in his hand.
He walked over and stopped in front of Wang Qingzhao.
Then, he spoke softly: "I didn't lie to you, did I? Wasn't this game fun? I told you, signing the agreement with me was something you would absolutely never regret."
"Moreover, since it was your first time participating, we even gave you a privilege, letting you go up the mountain on the second day instead of having to be up there from the very beginning."
"Alright, the money should have arrived in your account by now. It's time to hand over the small treasure gold piece you obtained to me."
Wang Qingzhao stared at the young man, her hand reaching for the backpack on the metal bench beside her. She unzipped it.
She handed him a wooden box.
The man opened the box slightly to confirm its contents.
Then he prepared to leave the place.
But at that moment, Wang Qingzhao called out to him.
The young man turned his head: "Is there something else? Are you asking about the start time of the next game?"
Wang Qingzhao shook her head. She lowered her voice: "No. I want to ask, are there any other games like this?"
The young man thought for a moment and said: "I'm only responsible for agreement signings for this particular game, not for other games. I'm sorry, I can't help you with that."
"However, if you're interested, other agreement signers will probably come knocking on your door sooner or later."
The young man walked away with his tap-tap-tapping steps.
From beginning to end, Wang Qingzhao never learned the name of this agreement signer.
The emergency treatment lasted about an hour.
The doctor came out.
Wang Qingzhao asked about Jiang Ran's physical condition.
The doctor said that although the injuries looked severe, they were almost all superficial wounds. There were internal injuries too, but not serious.
Now he just needed to rest and recuperate.
Therefore, Jiang Ran was wheeled out of the Emergency Room, his entire body wrapped in bandages.
He was transferred to a regular ward.
Of course, this regular ward wasn't the multi-person kind, but a single-room ward.
It was arranged by Wang Qingzhao paying extra.
Thus, it was very quiet.
Jiang Ran, wrapped head to toe in bandages, lay quietly on the hospital bed.
Wang Qingzhao also stood silently to the side, lowering her head to stare at Jiang Ran's face, which was similarly swathed in bandages.
The next second, Wang Qingzhao's right hand gently traced across Jiang Ran's bandaged face.
After tracing back and forth a few times, it stopped at his neck.
Then, the right hand withdrew again.
...
On this afternoon when the "I Want to Be the Treasure King" live stream ended.
Ultimate Rich Kid Lin Feng received a letter from Alice Apartment.
Instructing him to check into Alice Apartment one week later.
The 29th round was about to begin.
The envelope from Alice Apartment was the ordinary yellow kraft paper kind.
But the letter paper inside was flashy and gaudy.
That pink-gold color.
Ultimate Rich Kid Lin Feng, who had received the letter, had already returned to his own home.
After returning home, he was already burdened with heavy thoughts.
Receiving this letter now almost made him faint on the spot.
As for his girlfriend, Wang Ziyi.
While Ultimate Rich Kid Lin Feng was at I am the Hero Wang Baobao's house watching the live stream.
Wang Ziyi, having nothing much to do at Lin Feng's villa.
Therefore, she often went shopping and hung out with those two good sisters—the other two girls who were also present that time when the secret of Alice Apartment was leaked, the time Ou Yingying was there.
As for Ou Yingying's death, Wang Ziyi knew that Ou Yingying had died in Alice Apartment.
But she couldn't say it.
What those two girls knew was that Ou Yingying's death was due to a car accident.
This was the death arranged by the apartment, and also agreed upon by Ou Yingying's boyfriend.
When the three girls got together, they mostly talked about Ou Yingying, lamenting how such a young person could die in a car accident.
Wang Ziyi also didn't needle and oppose Ou Yingying like she used to.
After all, the person was already dead;what was the point of competing anymore?
Moreover, regarding the true nature of Ou Yingying's death.
Wang Ziyi also felt a sense of "when the hare is killed, the hound is boiled" and "when the lips are gone, the teeth feel the cold."