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The plane took off.
Although Zhushi Jiu had anticipated this possibility, he was still unwilling to accept it. The people who had left were only Li Hua, and in the end, Zhushi Jiu and his family did not board the plane. It was clear that using the excuse of the end of the world couldn’t convince his sister and parents. Now, even the last shred of hope was gone, and Zhushi Jiu had to spend a long time convincing himself to accept this predetermined fate.
Sitting in the returning taxi, Zhushi Jiu didn’t explain anything and simply kept silent throughout the journey.
The journey was smooth and uneventful, without any signs of the “end of the world.”
Upon returning home, the family asked, “Is that it? Are you going back to school, Little Ya?”
Zhushi Ya, who was a boarding student, would normally stay at school except during weekends.
Zhushi Ya looked at her brother and shook her head. “I’ll just take a day off, and it’s fine if I ask for two days off from school.”
Although she was still angry, she was worried about Zhushi Jiu’s mental state.
Zhushi Jiu, who had originally planned to escape, had his plans foiled from the very beginning. How could he not feel discouraged?
Their mother glared at Zhushi Jiu and muttered to herself, complaining that he was causing trouble for his sister, making her skip school for a day…
Zhushi Jiu rolled his eyes.
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This was like a movie script, where his parents and sister were the typical “pig teammates” who didn’t know what was going on. But they were his family, and he couldn’t just abandon them.
Now that his plan had failed, he could only look to Li Hua’s situation.
According to the timeline, Li Hua should have arrived in the capital city by now. If the energy blast’s blue light could still cause cellular collapse and death by 10 am tomorrow, it would prove the devastating power of the blue light, which could cover half of China with minimal decay.
If that were the case, then no matter how far he escaped, it would be futile.
Of course, he still didn’t want to give up hope. If Li Hua’s side was safe, then he would make sure to bring his family to the capital city the following week, even if it meant risking his life!
After returning home, Zhushi Jiu excused himself to sleep early and went to his room alone.
His sister, on the other hand, pulled their parents into the living room for a long conversation, discussing something that Zhushi Jiu didn’t hear.
“Am I being treated like a mental patient?”
Zhushi Jiu guessed.
He was very clear about how crazy his words must have sounded to his sister, and the probability of being mistaken for a mental patient was high.
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Zhushi Jiu sighed.
He took out his phone and sent Li Hua a message, telling him to quickly bring his family to escape.
Zhushi Jiu didn’t have high hopes for Li Hua’s execution, and he didn’t think Li Hua could easily convince his family to leave the capital city.
That night, Zhushi Jiu spent a peaceful and uneventful evening.
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On the morning of November 7th, Zhushi Jiu was woken up by his sister, who pulled him out of bed: “Brother, wake up! We’re taking you somewhere!”
Zhushi Jiu, who was pulled out of bed, seemed to understand something and didn’t say a word, silently getting dressed and following his sister to eat breakfast.
“Let’s go,” his sister, father, and mother said, accompanying him.
On the way, Zhushi Jiu vaguely sensed something: “Are we going to the hospital?”
His sister, Zhushi Ya, pretended not to hear, but her hand tightly grasped Zhushi Jiu’s arm.
Zhushi Jiu didn’t try to struggle, and after a night of internal conflict, he was now calm and silent: “Do as you please. You’ll know what happens in an hour anyway.”
At 9 am, the whole family arrived at the Peace Hospital in the west of the city.
On the way to the psychiatric outpatient department, Zhushi Jiu quickly sent a message to Li Hua asking about the situation: “How’s it going?”
Li Hua’s reply was unexpected: “We’re on the high-speed rail, and we’re going to Hei Province for a vacation.”
Zhushi Jiu was shocked and didn’t expect Li Hua to convince his parents: “How did you do it?”
“I tricked them by saying I had a school activity, and the school would reimburse us for a free northern China tour. My family is very simple, and they believed it right away. Unfortunately, they didn’t want to take a plane, so we had to take the high-speed rail instead. Anyway, I’ll bring them to a safer place first, and then we’ll figure everything else out later.”
That was amazing.
“I didn’t expect my biggest gain this week to be you,” Zhushi Jiu couldn’t help but feel grateful. “Remember, no matter what happens, please call or message me at 10 am. Please!”
“No problem!”
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Li Hua sent a smiling face.
Zhushi Jiu’s heart felt heavy.
He asked Li Hua to do this because he wanted to gather more information in this week. If Li Hua died in this week, it would mean that even taking a plane or high-speed rail wouldn’t be enough to escape, and he wouldn’t need to waste his time trying again in the next week.
He believed Li Hua understood this, but Li Hua still said “no problem.”
At this time, Zhushi Jiu suddenly remembered something – Li Hua from last week had asked him to pass a message to Li Hua this week.
He recalled it and sent a message: “By the way, Li Hua, remember to hide the thing in the third box under your bed.”
But Li Hua’s response was silent for a long time.
After a long while, Li Hua shockingly replied: “Brother Zhushi! How did you know about the box under my bed?!”
“I’m not sure; this is the message from you last week,” Zhushi Jiu said, puzzled. “What’s inside?”
Li Hua: “…… Ah, I was so stupid! It’s my collection of small adult books! Oh my god, I didn’t think I’d tell you such an important secret.”
Zhushi Jiu was speechless.
“Originally, it could be played like this… So, Brother Zhushi, please help me pass a message to myself in the next week!”
Zhushi Jiu sighed in exasperation: “What is it this time?”
“My network disk password is LH98919.”
Zhushi Jiu saw the secret he didn’t want to know, almost choking on his breath, and quickly typed a response: “Are you serious? You’re going to fool yourself again?!”
Li Hua half-jokingly and half-seriously replied: “No, Brother Zhushi, you don’t understand. I’m not playing around; this secret can make me believe in you faster. If it doesn’t work this time, I suggest you directly tell me my network disk password next time, which might save some time.”
Zhushi Jiu was stunned, looking at his phone for a long time without speaking.
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