r18novel Chapter 33 Changing the Impending Death Battle
Chapter 33 Changing the Impending Death Battle
On the way back, the night outside the window rushed past.
Jiang Huaimeng looked at her right hand from the back seat.
The feeling of Lin Zheng's tight grip on her hand hadn't faded yet; his hand was large, warm, and strong.
It feels strange to wrap your hands around your palms.
It hadn't loosened up for over an hour.
Is this what it's like to hold hands? And to have him hold my hand so forcefully while he whispers those awful sweet nothings in my ear.
She picked up her phone and dialed the lab director's number.
He posed his question to the other person: "Does the body react in some way when people take this kind of medicine? For example, might they reach out and grab something or something?"
The person in charge's answer was not very clear either:
"This drug, Mr. Jiang's, actually simulates the state of a person's sleep in the later stages. Logically, people who are taking this drug should also do the things that a normal person can do while asleep."
Therefore, turning over, speaking, simple limb movements, and even other physiological reactions are all possible, and the effects vary from person to person.
Jiang Huaimeng pressed further, "Is it possible for someone in this state to wake up midway through?"
"No, that won't happen. You know there's a folk belief about sleep paralysis, right? If the person who took this medicine has a strong will, they might experience that state within a few hours, and even if they want to wake up, they won't be able to. But most people won't even experience that state."
Jiang Huaimeng still has things she wants to do to Lin Zheng in the future, but these are things Lin Zheng absolutely cannot know while he is sober. Therefore, she solemnly reminds him:
"I hope what you're saying is true. If the other person wakes up on the way, you know what the consequences will be."
The person in charge replied fearfully, "Don't worry, Mr. Jiang, there's absolutely no problem. The dosage of sedative I added guarantees that the person won't wake up for at least five or six hours after taking the medication. You can do whatever you want with the person who took the medication."
The phone hangs up.
Jiang Huaimeng was relieved. Not only could they communicate, but they could also make slight physical movements, and even... physiological reactions would occur.
I have a feeling there are so many things to do in the future.
This medicine works better than I expected.
After returning to the villa tonight, Jiang Huaimeng lay on the large bed in the bedroom, but for some reason, she couldn't fall asleep at all.
She lay on her side, staring at her hands.
Even though I didn't have many thoughts or feelings when I was face to face with him, my attention was focused on his interesting descriptions.
Who knew that after it was over, I could still relive that feeling in my palms as soon as I closed my eyes, and it lingered for a long time.
A strand of Jiang Huaimeng's hair fell down her cheek to her lips.
Scenes from my youth flashed before my eyes, a jumble of images from when I was in school, sick, and confined to a wheelchair every day.
Girls of the same age secretly put on makeup, make friends, date, and hold hands with their crushes on campus.
She could only watch from afar, helplessly watching as even the boys who had once secretly admired her distanced themselves from her after learning that she would never be able to stand up again and would need help even to go to the bathroom.
"If only you had confessed to me sooner, you could have held my hand much sooner, you silly little dog."
Shen hope also didn't sleep all night. Around 2 a.m., she sat alone on the roof of the villa, staring blankly at the moon.
I was still thinking he probably didn't see me...
Hmm, he probably didn't see it. Even if he did, he could probably just think it was a dream.
Hmm... I should... I should...
He sighed silently, blaming himself for being such a useless person. After following President Jiang for so many years, he couldn't even do such a small thing well.
........
The sun was particularly glaring the next day.
Lin Zheng woke up comfortably in bed, the glaring sun shining into his eyes through the window.
He covered his face with his arm.
Looking at his own hands, he recalled the feeling of holding Jiang Huaimeng's hand last night.
Small and soft, very beautiful, but... Shen hope's hands are completely different. Yesterday, when she covered her eyes like a ray of light, those powerful little claws, though they didn't look big and were white and tender, were incredibly fast.
That means it didn't intend to hurt itself; otherwise, the consequences of that dog's paw would have been unimaginable.
Shen hope...Speaking of this woman, I still have something to do about her recently.
It should be soon; the book describes it as happening shortly after Xia Yi's death.
A long-established criminal gang in a neighboring city learned about Shen hope's background through a series of coincidences.
They summoned over thirty professional assassins who planned to assassinate Shen hope in order to indirectly weaken Jiang Huaimeng's expanding power.
However, Shen hope ended up killing all thirty-odd assassins, although the book describes that she also suffered considerable injuries during the resistance and even fell seriously ill for a period of time.
Ultimately, nothing serious happened, and that group was soon wiped out by Jiang Huaimeng, who was eager for revenge.
However, some traces left by this great battle led the female protagonist of the book, who happened to pass by, to discover some clues and begin to suspect Shen hope's identity. In fact, the opportunity for the male and female protagonists to meet was due to this event.
Since the outcome needs to be changed, I naturally can't let Shen hope leave any suspicious clues for the male and female leads.
But how exactly should this plot be changed?
Logically speaking, it would be best to strike first and kill the assassins beforehand to solve the problem at its root.
The problem is that I can't tell Shen hope that someone wants to kill her, because she won't listen to me and might even become suspicious of me because of that.
Moreover, that woman wouldn't reveal his identity as an assassin to me, because that would indirectly expose Jiang Huaimeng's identity as the big boss.
What if I were to take care of them with my underlings? Hmph, even if I put all my remaining skill points into combat, I probably still wouldn't be able to defeat those thirty-odd assassins.
Okay, to be precise, we definitely can't beat them.
Those assassins were trained from a young age, and the book says they always acted together, specializing in team assassinations. Even Shen hope, as the top combatant, struggled and was seriously injured, let alone me at my current level.
Taking the initiative early is the way to go.
It seems the only way to change things is through the outcome.
I'll let Shen hope handle them alone. My job is to keep the male and female leads from going to the fight scene. And after they're done fighting, I'll quickly clean up the scene and eliminate any evidence!
Okay, let's do it that way.
Then a new problem arose.
The book didn't even mention where it was fought!
This part of the story only mentions that the battle took place at a crossroads in Jiangcheng.
But there are tens of thousands of intersections in Jiangcheng! How am I supposed to know exactly where it is?
Unless... I can find out all of Shen hope's recent whereabouts.
"But this woman is elusive. To find out all her whereabouts, I'd probably have to go to Jiang Huaimeng every day. But wouldn't that involve Jiang Huaimeng again? That would be even more troublesome. No, no, I need to think about it again."
Lin's stomach rumbled, and he decided to have breakfast first.
Throughout the entire book, even Jiang Huaimeng and Lin Zheng didn't seem that difficult to control, but Shen hope was truly hard to get to listen to.
He put on his coat and walked out of the hotel.
While pondering what to do, she unexpectedly spotted Shen hope, dressed casually, buying xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) at a food stall.
Huh? The sun must have risen in the west! Why is Assassin hope showing up on his own initiative?!
At this moment, Shen hope was also extremely nervous, not knowing how to ask about what happened last night.