Chapter 180: You Won’t Survive
“Ah……” A piercing scream tore through the deep night sky.
Immediately, the three people in the room’s vision went black, and they instantly lost consciousness.
Xia Chenge quickly destroyed the listening devices in the room.
The next moment, a petite figure burst through the glass window, soaring into the air, and instantly landed in front of the man holding the gun.
The gun had already fallen to the ground. The man’s face was contorted, and he clutched his right wrist, blood flowing incessantly between his fingers. The pool of crimson on the ground was a shocking sight.
In his pain, he suddenly realized someone was in front of him. He was so scared he abruptly sat back down, looking in terror at the young girl who had appeared before him at some unknown time. He opened his mouth wide but couldn’t utter a single sound: She, wasn’t she at the hotel? When did she get here? Is she really human?
“You seem quite startled to see me.” Xia Chenge crossed her arms and looked askance at the killer.
“Are you human or ghost?” The killer, whose hands were stained with countless fresh blood and who had never believed in ghosts or gods, was now utterly terrified.
Xia Chenge’s eyes curved into a smile: “Guess?”
He slowly turned his head to look at the hotel across the window. The brightly lit room now had an indescribable, eerie and strange aura, as if it were a monstrous beast with its jaws agape, ready to swallow him whole.
Xia Chenge hooked her foot, and the gun was in her hand.
After casually glancing at the gun, she said dismissively: “Using such low-end trash as a weapon.”
Upon hearing this, the killer’s terrified and dazed expression finally loosened. He unconsciously mumbled: “This is the latest model of weapon.”
“Latest model?” Xia Chenge raised an eyebrow. This weapon, in the Apocalypse, was about as useful as a rock. It could only be used to smash zombies, and it couldn’t even blow off a zombie’s head!
At the same time, Xia Chenge heard the sound of chaotic footsteps rushing towards this building.
“Will you confess yourself, or do I have to force it out of you?” Xia Chenge lowered her gaze, releasing a terrifying killing intent.
The killer looked at the person who had been smiling and chatting moments ago, but now appeared as a detached and ruthless demon, as if tempered in fresh blood. He couldn’t help but feel a chill wind, and goosebumps rose on his arms as if a venomous snake had slithered over them.
He was afraid, afraid from the bottom of his heart!
“I, I don’t know anything.” He shook his head frantically.
“You won’t talk?” Xia Chenge ran her finger over the gun. The next moment, the muzzle was pressed against the man’s forehead. “If you die like this, won’t you die faster? But I’d rather let your family see this scene!”
The killer, who had steeled himself for death, heard Xia Chenge’s last sentence, and his already pale face turned ashen.
“I am never soft-hearted towards enemies. You should know that even my aunt’s family had a terrible end for offending me. Do you think I would let your family, who are unrelated, off the hook? You probably forgot that there’s a concept called collective punishment in this world. If you die, your family won’t be at peace either.”
This statement became the killer’s final straw!
He was not a person without connections.
“It, it was Xian Ming!” He lowered his head, no longer resisting. “Xian Ming told me to kill them after they succeeded, frame you, and then fake the scene to make it look like you fled due to guilt.”
Xia Chenge gasped.
Xian Ming was the chief surgeon at Rende Hospital and had a very good relationship with Ling Zhongwen.
It seemed the laboratory had indeed set their sights on her, intending to turn her into their experimental subject.
“I, I was also forced,” the killer added in a low voice when Xia Chenge remained silent.
Xia Chenge withdrew her thoughts and looked at the killer: “If I let you go, you won’t survive either!”
The killer was terrified.
“Xian Ming won’t let you live,” Xia Chenge said calmly.
She threw the gun down and, before the people downstairs arrived, she flashed away and returned to the hotel.
The killer’s eyes widened, disbelieving what he had heard.
“Stop, don’t move!” At that moment, the police had reached the stairwell, aiming their guns and warning the killer.
The killer glanced at the police again, remembering Xia Chenge’s words. He picked up the weapon and committed suicide by shooting himself: If he died, his family could live!
Xia Chenge watched him slowly fall, a complex emotion filling her heart.
If this killer had not died, his family would have surely become Ling Zhongwen’s experimental subjects.
Sometimes, making one wrong choice leads to eternal damnation.
Why would someone wearing a wedding ring walk down such a path?
……
When the police arrived, Xia Chenge had already made all the arrangements.
The situation with the laboratory was too complicated; it wasn’t the time for the police to intervene. If they pushed those people too hard, they might become reckless, and then millions of citizens would suffer.
As a warrior protecting humanity in the Apocalypse, Xia Chenge stated that she could not stand by and watch humanity fall into extreme panic.
If possible, the fewer people who knew about the laboratory, the better.
This matter quickly reached the Xia family and the Ling family.
The elders of both families were furious and sent people overnight to pick them up via private jet.
By ten o’clock the next morning, Xia Chenge, Ling Hanmu, and the rest of the film crew had arrived in Haicheng.
Except for Xia Chenge and a few others, the rest of the people at the airport were still shaken.
A shooting incident, which was originally just a social news event, happening right in front of them felt like being just one step away from the gates of hell.
However, everyone was worried about Xia Chenge. As they parted, they all comforted her, telling her not to overthink things.
Although this incident had left no shadow on her, seeing how much the film crew cared about her, Xia Chenge felt an indescribable warmth in her heart.
After everyone had left, Ling Hanmu and Ning Xia stepped forward.
“Let’s go back and discuss how to explain this to our families.” Xia Chenge’s head ached just thinking about it. In the Apocalypse, people were numb to fighting and killing, but not in this era.
“Let’s pin it on Xu Jingyi,” Ling Hanmu said directly. “He doesn’t lack that kind of charge anyway.”
“Is that considered slander?” Ning Xia asked deliberately.
Ling Hanmu glanced at her: “So what if it is? He was the most suspicious one to begin with.”
“Let’s do that,” Xia Chenge decided.
“You guys are getting worse and worse. My condolences to your enemies,” Ning Xia said, clasping her hands together.
Ling Hanmu raised an eyebrow: “Don’t think I don’t know what happens to your enemies!”
Ning Xia immediately fell silent.
“Sister Ning, I’ve noticed you seem to tolerate him a lot, which isn’t like you,” Xia Chenge said.
Ling Hanmu acted cute: “Little Brother, you shouldn’t try to sow discord like this.”
Ning Xia sighed: “A strong dragon can’t suppress a local snake, and a tiger fallen to the plains is bullied by dogs!”
“I’ll give you a chance to say that again. Who is the snake, and who is the dog?” Ling Hanmu warned, raising his fist.
Ning Xia rubbed her ear: “The wind is too strong, I can’t hear what you’re saying!”
Listening to the two bicker, Xia Chenge’s eyes were filled with laughter. Just as she was about to take them by the arm and lead them out, a man in a hurry, looking at his mobile phone, rushed towards them.
The smile in Xia Chenge’s eyes instantly froze.
