Chapter 45: The Entangled Return of Calamity Before the Day (2)
“Today’s goal is to find Li Nai.”
Juncheng said this after breakfast.
Juncheng, wearing glasses and a white lab coat, with a wild, mad scientist’s demeanor, had somehow borrowed a whiteboard. His long hair made him look quite like a scientist, speaking of which.
After writing “Find Li Nai” on the top of the whiteboard with a marker, Juncheng clapped and said:
“Never mind how we’ll stop the zombie crisis later. The most important thing before that is finding Li Nai. After all, one of our most crucial objectives in returning to the past is to prevent Li Nai from becoming a zombie. As the central figure of this event, we absolutely must keep track of her whereabouts at all times.” Indeed, Li Nai’s location must be secured. Otherwise, if an incident occurs and we are still searching for her everywhere, it would be too embarrassing.
And the most suitable person to carry out this mission would naturally be…
Juncheng and I simultaneously looked at a woman who was formerly known as a stalker.
Zihua smiled and raised her hand, saying, “Captain! I have a question!”
“You are permitted to answer, team member Zihua.”
“Um, can I go on strike?”
“No, this is a very important matter, and someone must carry it out.”
“But this is meaningless! I’ve seen Li Nai’s memories and know her future actions. There’s absolutely no need to monitor her; this is just a waste of time.”
Ah, right. Zihua had seen Li Nai’s memories.
So she would surely know Li Nai’s address and the places she would go. Therefore, there was indeed no need to spend precious staff to monitor Li Nai.
“Then, that won’t do,” Juncheng said, shaking his head and refuting Zihua. “I still have things to do, so it’s necessary to monitor Li Nai.”
“What do you mean? Juncheng, you go do your own thing, why do you still need to monitor Li Nai? Is there any connection between the two?”
“Zihua, you should know about the butterfly effect, right? If some of my actions affect Li Nai and cause her actions to change, then the memories you’ve seen will become unreliable. Therefore, knowing her whereabouts in advance is very necessary.”
“…I see.”
Zihua nodded in agreement.
It indeed made sense.
But it was a bit far-fetched, to be honest.
In the end, unless Juncheng deliberately did significant things, it would be practically impossible to affect Li Nai’s actions.
“So, I’m entrusting this matter to you, Zihua. You don’t need to deliberately follow Li Nai. You just need to install a signal generator on her so we can pinpoint her location. This level should be a piece of cake for you, right?”
“Alright, I get it. You owe me a reward when we get back!”
The moment Zihua agreed, Juncheng grinned slyly, took off his lab coat, put away his glasses, and pulled my hand as he walked towards the door.
“Then, this meeting is adjourned. Zi’ai, you’re with me.”
Zihua, not expecting Juncheng to end the meeting so decisively, quickly stood up and chased after him, asking, “Wait, Juncheng! You haven’t told me what you’re going to do next!”
Juncheng turned back with a surprised expression and retorted,
“Huh? Didn’t I say?”
Wow, I couldn’t even stand his feigned ignorance. This wasn’t just glossing over things; he was treating her like an idiot and didn’t even bother to explain.
“If you don’t explain properly, I’ll get angry!”
The line sounded whiny, but coming from Zihua, it carried an inexplicable pressure. It was probably because her eyes were too terrifying.
But Juncheng seemed not to notice Zihua’s expression change at all. He was still smiling, scratching his head with a goofy grin, then said with a sunny expression,
“Hahaha, I don’t know either~”
“Huh?!” x2
It was so utterly unbelievable that even I couldn’t help but let out a surprised exclamation.
This person was actually going to act without even thinking things through!
Zihua could see through people’s thoughts, meaning Juncheng genuinely had no plan…
How could such a preposterous thing happen!
Even I, who had merged with Juncheng’s copied mental body, was astonished. This was beyond reckless; what kind of empty-headed person could say such a thing…
“If that’s the case, why not continue the strategy meeting and discuss what needs to be done before acting? Let’s delve deeper into our research, Juncheng.”
Putting aside Zihua’s deliberate emphasis, I actually thought the same. No matter how you look at it, you should establish a plan before acting.
Otherwise, not knowing what to do and scrambling around like a headless fly would be meaningless.
But Juncheng had no intention of continuing the meeting. He turned back to Zihua and said,
“You see, I’m the practical action-oriented type. My body often moves before my brain even thinks. You know people like that, right? When playing a game, instead of looking for guides to figure out how to play, they just start the game and explore the gameplay and elements themselves.”
But this was reality, using a game as an example was too careless…
In reality, there’s no chance to restart like in a game. One wrong step and there’s no going back… Hmm? No, now, there is indeed a chance to ‘rewind the save file’… Could it be that Juncheng was thinking of this?
No, that couldn’t be. Zihua’s use of Samsara required Destiny Power. Juncheng wouldn’t be so heartless as to drain Zihua’s already limited Destiny Power.
“Is this what they call acting on emotions, or acting without thinking… Anyway, it’s precisely because of this that I always choose the most difficult path when encountering danger.”
Juncheng gave a thumbs-up and a cool smile, saying cheerfully,
“When the boat reaches its destination, it will naturally straighten out~ That’s my motto!”
Really… so cool…
Blinded by his coolness, I obediently let Juncheng pull me along. It was only after we walked out of the hotel entrance that I snapped out of my daze.
I had noticed it before, but I still harbored feelings for Juncheng. I loved him and was always attracted to him inadvertently, unable to think rationally.
Women in love are all idiots, equipped with a built-in stupidity halo.
Honestly, what kind of time is this for me to still be daydreaming… I should have chosen to be Juncheng’s close friend as a male.
In the end, why did I choose to be female? Even though as a blank soul, there was no gender restriction; as a male, I could have approached him more naturally… Was it out of envy? Envying how happy they looked next to Juncheng, and over time, I also wanted to become closer to Juncheng.
I was also afraid of being distanced, afraid that Juncheng would move away from me. There’s an idiom, “prioritize love over friendship.” Although I knew Juncheng wasn’t that kind of person, I couldn’t help but feel that being his brother wouldn’t be as close as being his woman.
If you look at it this way, my personality is quite suited to being a girl, hehe…
No, it’s because I received some of the emotions and memories from the mental body that I have this thought. Before that, I was more like Juncheng’s friend.
Even Juncheng himself said I was his soulmate, and Juncheng never thought Kuuga would be female.
And back then, I made my mental body female simply because a female form was easier to approach Juncheng… If we hadn’t merged, with one as Juncheng’s friend and the other as his lover, this configuration would have been completely free of conflict. But Zihua ‘kindly’ merged us together.
I can’t figure out my position.
What am I to Juncheng now?
Hey, Juncheng… What do you think of me?
