pertwk 7. I'll slap you across the face.
7. I'll slap you across the face.
Jiang Chen dragged his tired body back to his dormitory.
As soon as he got back, he lay down on the bed and didn't want to move at all.
Jiang Chen closed his eyes, but his mind was far from calm.
Cat Master's warning kept echoing in his mind, making it difficult for him to calm down for a long time.
"Why not just enjoy the rest of your days?"
Will you be able to return to a normal life?
Is it to maintain the status quo and prolong the existence, or to risk one's life to find the third piece of the Resurrection Incense and achieve a complete resurrection?
Not to mention the extremely high risks, even if he succeeds, he will find it difficult to return to a normal life as an ordinary person.
So whether it's worth it or not is the question.
He can now eat, drink, walk, and move around. Apart from having a low heart rate and body temperature, he is almost no different from an ordinary person.
As long as you don't think about the sword hanging over your head, you can still live a happy life without a care in the world.
But whenever Jiang Chen tried to convince himself of this, the image of the female corpse under the bed would appear in his mind, constantly reminding him.
His so-called stability is nothing more than a castle on the beach, a castle in the air.
A single wave crashed in, and it collapsed completely.
When the tide recedes, nothing is left.
He doesn't want to become like that.
Jiang Chen was caught in a mental struggle, while Cat Lord surveyed his new territory, showing no interest in Jiang Chen's dilemma.
That's just how people are.
The dormitory door lock turned, and Ai pushed the door open and walked in.
When the light was turned on, it was a bit too bright, making Jiang Chen feel uncomfortable.
"Wow, you're finally back! Where have you been these past few days? You haven't even replied to a single message."
"Your advisor has come over countless times already. Are you still going to read this book or not? If you're not going to, I won't sign you in anymore."
Jiang Chen shook his head and chuckled, "I will read it, I will definitely read it."
Ai Yi nodded in satisfaction, walked over and punched Jiang Chen on the shoulder.
"I thought you were heartbroken and couldn't think straight, I was even ready to collect your corpse! You seem much better now, where have you been these past few days?"
Jiang Chen smiled but offered no explanation.
There were some things he didn't want his roommate, best friend, and confidant to know.
Ordinary people should stay away from inhuman realms, because once you step in, there's no turning back.
Ai Yi's gaze was immediately drawn to the black cat on the desk; he also quite liked small animals.
However, despite liking it, I wouldn't keep one myself.
"Hey, this cat looks unfamiliar. Does our school have any male students with cats like this?"
Jiang Chen sat up: "I ran into him when I went out."
"You're planning to get one, but pets aren't allowed in the dorms."
Jiang Chen shook his head. "It's not certain who will raise whom yet; it's not an ordinary cat."
Oh, this is no ordinary cat. How is it extraordinary?
Ai leaned closer and reached out to pet the cat.
Cat Lord lazily raised his eyelids, gave Ai Yi a look, and told him to figure it out for himself.
(눈_눈)
"What kind of look is that? I feel like... it's looking down on me?"
Ai Yi's hand froze in mid-air, while Jiang Chen lowered his head and remained silent.
Well, it's not exactly contempt, it's more like a bit of disdain.
boom!
The dormitory door was violently pushed open, and three girls stormed in aggressively.
Jiang Chen knew them; they were his ex-girlfriend Qiu Ziting's roommates and best friends, and the one leading them was Li Xiaoyue.
She spotted Jiang Chen immediately and pointed her finger at his nose.
"Jiang Chen, you heartless scumbag, where have you hidden Zi Ting?"
"Hand her over immediately!"
Jiang Chen frowned. He hated this tone; it was like they were interrogating him like a criminal.
He said irritably, "I haven't contacted her these past few days."
Li Xiaoyue didn't believe it at all, and her voice became even shriller.
"You're talking nonsense. If you hadn't broken up with her and resorted to the silent treatment, would she have disappeared?"
"It's all your fault. If anything happens to Ziting, I'll never forgive you."
She acted like a madwoman, throwing a tantrum to achieve her goals.
"If you don't hand over the person, I'll smash your computer."
"I'll report you to the counselor and tell the whole school, so everyone knows you're such a scumbag."
Amidst the clamor of the argument, Jiang Chen caught a single word.
Missing.
A thought flashed through his mind, and he immediately pressed for an answer.
"How long has she been missing?"
A girl behind Li Xiaoyue whispered, "It's been over twelve hours, and the phone is switched off..."
Twelve hours.
A strong sense of unease welled up in Jiang Chen's heart, and an ominous premonition enveloped his mind.
He remembered the night he died, seven days earlier.
Although there was no evidence, Jiang Chen's intuition told him that something must have happened to his ex-girlfriend.
Li Xiaoyue was still screaming and tugging at Ai Yi unreasonably.
"None of you boys are good people; you're all in cahoots."
The noise gave Jiang Chen a headache, and his gaze turned cold as he looked at her. Then he raised his hand.
Snapped!
A resounding slap landed hard on Li Xiaoyue's face.
The force was so great that Li Xiaoyue staggered and fell to the side of the bed.
The crisp sound echoed in the dormitory.
The noise stopped abruptly, and the whole world fell silent.
Ai Yi and the other two girls were stunned.
No one expected that Jiang Chen, who was always gentle and easy to talk to and never even raised his voice, would actually hit a woman.
Moreover, the aura emanating from him at this moment, and the chilling coldness in his eyes, exuded an overwhelming sense of oppression.
These three delicate flowers from the greenhouse had never seen anything like this before. They were so frightened that they huddled together, trembling like quails.
"If making a scene can bring someone back, I don't mind going all out with you, making the whole school know about it, or even causing a huge uproar in the city."
"But if something really happens to her, every second you waste here will only bring her one step closer to death."
"At that time, you will be the biggest sinners."
He took a step forward and looked down at Li Xiaoyue on the ground.
"Now, tell me what she was doing and what she said to you before she disappeared."
Li Xiaoyue covered her face, completely overwhelmed by Jiang Chen's imposing presence, and sobbed as she spoke intermittently.
"She has early morning classes... so she needs to get up early... and when she went to buy breakfast, she asked me if I wanted some..."
"I didn't ask for it and slept until noon. I wanted her to bring me lunch... but I couldn't get in touch with her... When I went to look for her in the afternoon, I found out she hadn't gone to her morning class."
"...Then I heard you came back, so..."
Why can't you use your intelligence capabilities for good?
Jiang Chen rubbed his temples, thinking about what he should do next.
Reporting it to the police won't work; if someone has been missing for less than 24 hours, it's difficult for the police to open a case immediately.
Even if a case is filed, collecting clues and locating the perpetrators all take time.
He knew his ex-girlfriend's family background, so it definitely wasn't a kidnapping; otherwise, her personal safety would be hard to guarantee.
Twelve hours is enough time for the worst to happen.
We must find her as quickly as possible, in the shortest amount of time.
How can we find it?
His gaze unconsciously fell on Cat Master, who was watching the show.