hsntnovel Chapter 326 Torture and forced confession in support
Chapter 326 Torture and forced confession in support
"Then why did you want to kill her?" Xiao Jiming really couldn't understand.
He put himself in Jiang Xingni's shoes; if Jiang Xingni were to die and then be resurrected as a monster, he probably wouldn't want Jiang Xingni to die like that.
He would rather Jiang Xingni live like this, even if she is a monster most of the time without human reason—but as long as she has a few seconds of rationality, she is still herself, and Xiao Jiming is still willing to go through fire and water for her.
However, Jiang Xingni didn't seem to see these two things as the same concept.
After considering it for a moment, Jiang Xingni decided to conceal Shan Qing's true identity and carefully explain it to Xiao Jiming.
"She was just like us, someone who fought against the supernatural." Jiang Xingni lowered her eyes, her tone gentle. "Even her death was because she discovered some secret of VOID, and was ultimately silenced."
"I will give her the peaceful sleep she deserves. I cannot let her live like this, becoming the person she never wanted to be, a tool of the enemy."
Xiao Jiming: "What if I die? And then turn into a monster? Will you kill me too?"
Jiang Xingni: ?
What a strange question!
Jiang Xing sighed to himself as he looked at the system. The system was not going to pay any attention to this blockhead who was either genuinely ignorant or pretending to be ignorant.
"No." Jiang Xingni succinctly and decisively refuted Xiao Jiming's conjecture.
Is Xiao Jiming going to die too?
Does the screenwriter not want to make money anymore? Even in a comic series, if they want to introduce a sequel, they rarely do so by killing off the first character.
Compared to the sequels that have been introduced, it's hard to say whether the screenwriter or the fictional character will die out sooner.
Xiao Jiming couldn't possibly be dead. Even if he died and turned into a monster, would he be killed? Would the person who turned into a monster be the same person he was originally? These were all issues that Jiang Xingni didn't need to worry about.
If the story had really developed to that point, Jiang Xingni would probably be dead by now. After she dies, who cares about the deluge behind her?
Xiao Jiming waited for a while, but Jiang Xingni did not explain which one it was that he would not die, or that she would not kill him.
However, Xiao Jiming didn't dare to ask any further. He comforted himself, thinking it must be the second possibility, and then felt satisfied.
Lu Ming, who could clearly see what he was laughing at, quietly rolled his eyes, took a few steps forward, and decided to get closer to Jiang Xingni.
"She's that..." Lu Ming lowered his voice, tugged at Jiang Xingni's sleeve, and asked softly. "The one from the explosion a while ago?"
Lu Ming remembers clearly that the rocket launcher chased after one of the people, and then there were overwhelming reports on the news. To be honest, Lu Ming didn't believe that what was reported in the news was the whole truth, but Lu Ming didn't know what had actually happened either.
All she knew was that she and the downtown area where she grew up seemed to have been saved by that dead man.
Lu Ming's hushed voice did not escape Xiao Jiming's ears; he saw Jiang Xingni nod.
"So she shouldn't become a tool in their hands." Jiang Xingni even pinched Lu Ming's cheek. "And she certainly shouldn't become a testing ground for your growth."
Lu Ming wasn't stupid; he could naturally understand the underlying meaning behind Jiang Xingni's words.
Her mind raced between what Xiao Jiming had said and what Jiang Xingni had just said, until she finally managed to piece together the whole story.
"The organization that gave me my superpowers is the real villain."
"Yama is the victim. VOID wants her and me to kill each other, but even if I do kill her, they might not be able to tell me the truth about my parents' deaths."
"What Xiao Jiming said about seeking revenge on the person who truly deserves it is you who are seeking revenge on VOID."
"You want to kill Shanqing to give her a release."
Lu Ming wore a cosmic cat-like expression, as if his entire being was saying—"I completely understand everything."
Although there are still some things that haven't been deduced—such as the fact that the murderer of her parents was actually VOID—the fact that a minor could deduce these things is enough to prove that Lu Ming is smart enough.
Lu Ming pondered for a moment: "So, you and his parents also died because of VOID?"
Lu Ming asked this question.
Jiang Xingni shrugged: "Anyway, Xiao Jiming isn't."
Xiao Jiming was just a pure orphan, without any deep-seated hatred from his parents' generation.
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Instead of going home, they headed in another direction.
The more Lu Ming looked at the road in front of him, the more he felt an unusual sense of familiarity with it.
"Is Shanqing inside VOID?" Lu Ming asked. "Why are we heading towards VOID's department here?"
Jiang Xingni really didn't know about this.
She could only see the direction the mountain range extended in this direction, and she knew that her group would eventually be led in this direction, but this direction was actually inside VOID—who would know that?
Lu Ming rarely goes home anymore.
After the funeral, Lu Ming's house was almost completely destroyed by that monster, and she was too lazy to find someone to pay for repairs. Anyway, she didn't need to go to school anymore, and now no one cared what she did every day.
Lu Ming spends most of her nights wandering around – since she has superpowers, it's hard to say whether she or the other person is in more danger if she encounters any real danger. For the remaining time, Lu Ming chooses to return to VOID. VOID's base is located underground in the lower city, and there are entrances to the underground from almost every place. VOID is a large and powerful organization, and it doesn't lack a bed for Lu Ming alone.
Therefore, she is quite familiar with every road leading to VOID.
"Can you get in?" With that in mind, Jiang Xingni and Xiao Jiming exchanged a glance, abandoning their initial idea of barging in, and both turned their gaze to Lu Ming. A more accurate question would be—"Can you take us in?"
Lu Ming nodded blankly: "What if I cause them trouble, and they don't tell me about my parents?"
Before Jiang Xingni and Xiao Jiming could even answer, she had already successfully reassured herself: "Then I can just use torture to force them to answer!"
They're pretty quick at comforting themselves.
However, Jiang Xingni fully supported Lu Ming's idea.
Most intelligence can be obtained this way, regardless of whether it's legal or not, since once someone is dead, they can't complain about them anymore.