hsntnovel Chapter 23 If you want to die, don't drag me down with you.
Chapter 23 If you want to die, don't drag me down with you.
"Our final division of labor is that you and I will be responsible for tracking the wordless book," Pei Zhaoye said.
Although this so-called "discussion" did not last long, it naturally split into two groups.
"Xiao Jiming and the other two were responsible for checking on the victims' condition."
"A fairly reasonable division of labor," Jiang Xing thought to herself. The only unreasonable thing was that neither she nor Pei Zhaoye possessed offensive abilities.
But it doesn't matter, Jiang Xingni's own combat skills can completely make up for this.
"Now, can you sense where the wordless book is?" Jiang Xingni heard Pei Zhaoye ask this question again.
The question sounded very familiar. Jiang Xingni vaguely remembered that Pei Zhaoye had asked the same question just a few hours ago.
What was her answer back then? Oh, Jiang Xingni said she wasn't omniscient.
"Can't you use your surveillance to see where the wordless book flew?" Jiang Xingni retorted.
Immediately, she saw Pei Zhaoye show a look of sudden realization, which turned into regret a few seconds later.
"You reminded me, I can put locators on the monsters in the future," Pei Zhaoye said. "It's a pity, I didn't have time to put one this time."
Jiang Xingni made no comment on his behavior and hoped that the locator would not be placed on her.
She calmed down and focused her gaze on Pei Zhaoye in front of her.
No matter how things develop, the plot will inevitably lead one of the main characters to the location of the wordless book, and all Jiang Xingni can do is bring that process forward.
Pei Zhaoye was completely engulfed by golden light spots, the trajectory of which was what he was about to do... What did he want to do at this moment?
Oh, he wanted to reach out and touch Jiang Xingni's forehead to see if she had been blown silly by the wind.
The light spots represent connections, and also imply other implications.
Under Jiang Xingni's gaze, the points of light gradually converged and spread out into the distance, and Jiang Xingni's gaze followed them.
"Any clues?" The nonchalant, even lazy smile that had been on Pei Zhaoye's face suddenly vanished.
The purple eyes suddenly sharpened when Jiang Xingni made a move, staring at him intently.
The girl blinked, and the originally rich gold color suddenly faded—it didn't disappear, but it was faded enough not to affect Jiang Xingni's vision.
She nodded: "That direction, I don't know the exact location, but the wordless book is there, in that direction."
Pei Zhaoye calmed down and quickly recalled the city in that direction, or the area in that direction of the city.
"Is it in this city?" Pei Zhaoye asked.
Jiang Xingni shook his head: "I'll need to spend some more time on this, but we need to act quickly, the book has already been found."
Upon hearing this, Pei Zhaoye's expression hardened.
He walked to the edge of the tall building and looked down. He could only see the streetlights on the road, which, along with the car lights on the road, shone brightly, just like strips of light.
Being on a tall building always makes people want to jump, so Pei Zhaoye actually asked that question.
"Can you let us both jump straight to the first floor without getting hurt?" he asked, since He Jingtong often did that anyway.
Jiang Xingni: "...If you want to die, don't drag me down with you."
Pei Zhaoye sighed helplessly and could only climb over the railing and choose to go downstairs by taking the stairs.
As he walked, he muttered to himself, "Why don't you learn from He Jing? Jumping off the building is really easy!"
Jiang Xingni repeated expressionlessly, "If you want to die, don't drag me down with you."
They reached the first floor quickly. Although Pei Zhaoye's physical skills were not as good as Jiang Xingni's, it didn't mean he would be out of breath after running a few steps.
At the bottom of the building, there happened to be a black car that wasn't very distinctive.
Pei Zhaoye opened the car door for Jiang Xingni first, and only after she got in did he follow.
"Shall we start the search from this city?" Pei Zhaoye asked.
Jiang Xingni didn't care where the car came from; he just stared into the void—actually, he was looking at the point of light, but to Pei Zhaoye, it looked like he was staring into the void—and then shook his head.
"Where is the city where the last victim is located?" she asked. "We're going to that city."
Upon hearing this, Pei Zhaoye reacted quickly, tapping the communicator hanging on his ear: "Xiao Jiming? Xingxing asked, what city is the last victim in?"
Xiao Jiming was silent for a moment, probably asking a question, before quickly giving his answer: "Luzhou."
Pei Zhaoye hadn't forgotten his excellent geographical knowledge, which told him that the city was exactly in the direction Jiang Xingni had pointed out earlier.
Before the thought had even faded, Xiao Jiming's second sentence reached his ears: "When did you start calling her so affectionately?"
Xiao Jiming was puzzled.
Xiao Jiming was puzzled.
Xiao Jiming asked the question directly.
Pei Zhaoye's tone was deep: "Just now."
Then he hung up the phone, tilted his head and smiled at Jiang Xingni beside him: "Luzhou, let's go."
"But to be honest, I'm really curious about what the world looks like from your perspective." The car sped towards the high-speed rail station the moment Pei Zhaoye said the location. Pei Zhaoye sat next to Jiang Xingni, curious about the answer to this question.
Pei Zhaoye had been curious about this answer for quite some time, but then he remembered what Jiang Xingni had once said: "I can see the truth of the world."
So Pei Zhaoye naturally thought that perhaps in Jiang Xingni's eyes, they were all just a mass of flesh and blood wrapped around bones.
Jiang Xingni had no idea what he was thinking.
However, she has always been very good at perceiving other people's psychology through micro-expressions.
The little girl made an X: "Whatever you're thinking right now, shut your head."
For a moment, Jiang Xingni wanted to say that she had seen the comic, but the instant that thought crossed her mind, she heard the system's scream, which she hadn't heard in a long time.
"No!" the system screamed in Jiang Xingni's mind. "This cannot be exposed!"
Jiang Xing narrowed his eyes, keenly realizing something—the system was too excited, why?
This kind of character setting is not uncommon, and even if it is revealed, it will not cause readers to misunderstand; they will only think that the author is deliberately creating a stir.
However, instead of directly asking about her suspicion, she said, "I'm just thinking about it; I won't actually say it out loud."
The system was silent for a moment, then spoke in a resentful tone: "Aren't you just like that, Miss Gambler?"
Jiang Xing glanced at it; ...
Jiang Xing blinked innocently: "Hehe."
The main point is that sometimes you have to try more things to find out the truth.