Chapter 18 The Unexpected Pursuit and Killing

After killing Liu Dazhi, Qin Siyang had a week of peaceful days.

During this week, his life was regular, consisting of going to school, having meals in the cafeteria, and studying in the library. On weekends, he would stay at home and relax lazily.

In the first few days after his rebirth, he had made too many big moves, and it was time for him to take a rest.

This week of a slow-paced life made Qin Siyang's previously tense nerves relax.

When he was at school, chatting with Teacher Zhu in the library was quite interesting.

This old lady had profound insights into life and also provided a great deal of help to Qin Siyang.

Of course, he could see Wen Shu's figure in the library every day.

Now, with less than half a year left before the college entrance examination, Wen Shu hardly attended classes anymore. She would just do the previous exercise books in the library every day to identify and fill in the gaps in her knowledge.

It was another early morning. Qin Siyang got out of bed and glanced at the calendar.

[Blue Star Calendar, January 14, 2010]

[Gregorian Calendar, Thursday]

[Lunar Calendar, the 28th day of the 11th lunar month in the Year of the Ox, suitable for encoffining the dead]

Qin Siyang took a look and thought that today's perpetual calendar probably had nothing to do with him.

The boring day passed quickly.

After school, he came to the library again.

"Teacher Zhu, I'm here to help you clean up."

Qin Siyang put down his bag and lunch box and saw that only Wen Shu was left at the table in the library. When Wen Shu saw Qin Siyang coming to clean up the library and knew that it was about to close, she got up and planned to leave.

"Keep studying. Qin Siyang and I still need more than ten minutes to clean up."

Teacher Zhu casually said to Wen Shu.

Wen Shu looked at Teacher Zhu, nodded in gratitude, and sat back in her seat to continue studying.

Teacher Zhu came to Qin Siyang's side and said to him softly with a loving expression, "Student Qin, do you like her?"

Qin Siyang was taken aback. "Huh? No, I don't."

"No?" Teacher Zhu showed a disbelieving expression.

Qin Siyang waved his hand in a slightly disgusted way. "Falling in love is not that interesting."

Teacher Zhu sneered contemptuously. "Falling in love is not interesting? If it's not interesting, why do I remember that you used to follow a girl around happily before, looking as happy as a flower?"

Mentioned by Teacher Zhu, Qin Siyang felt a bit guilty.

Before his rebirth, wasn't he just a sycophant following Li Jingwen around?

He could only say, "It's precisely because I've... been in a relationship that I find it uninteresting."

Teacher Zhu patted Qin Siyang's shoulder. "Qin, there are some things that I, as someone who has been through it, have to tell you."

"Please go ahead." Qin Siyang smiled and listened to Teacher Zhu while tidying up the books on the bookshelf.

Qin Siyang knew that the old teacher liked chatting with young people.

He also quite liked the way Teacher Zhu talked amiably, and he especially liked Teacher Zhu as a kind person.

Since the old person was willing to chat, he might as well accompany her.

"The girl you used to follow, at first glance, she seems a bit impetuous and not like someone who can settle down for a life. So you might feel that after being in a relationship with her, you got hurt emotionally and found it uninteresting."

As soon as Teacher Zhu started speaking, Qin Siyang was stunned.

He was both surprised by Teacher Zhu's gossipy nature and convinced by her keen observation.

In his previous life, he was so close to Li Jingwen, yet he didn't see through her. Teacher Zhu, a library teacher who hadn't talked to Li Jingwen for three years, could actually hit the nail on the head with one sentence.

It had to be said that older people really could judge people more accurately.

"Teacher Zhu, you... have you been observing me all this time?"

"Hey, in the whole library, only you and Wen Shu would talk to me a bit more. Of course, I would pay attention to you two. Besides, you used to follow that girl around all day long. I almost got tired of seeing it, so naturally I recognized her."

Teacher Zhu said in a disgusted tone again, "Before, when you two were together, if I had said something bad about her, you, a young guy, surely wouldn't have listened. Now that you say you're not in a relationship anymore, I can finally say what I've been holding back in my heart."

"I've seen her get close to several boys. Especially with the nephew of Section Chief Zhou, that Zhou... what's his name..."

"You mean Zhou Yang?"

"Yes, that's the guy. They were really close. But every time they were together, you weren't there. And when you two were together, he wasn't there either. So, I think that girl is not good."

Qin Siyang nodded. "You're right. I also found out about this later, so I stopped having anything to do with her."

"Yes, as the saying goes, 'It's better to be short than to have something bad.' The farther away from her, the better. However, Student Qin, Student Wen Shu is a really good girl. If you can seize the opportunity, you'll be happy for a lifetime!"

"This... What are you talking about, Teacher Zhu?" Qin Siyang frowned, caught off guard by Teacher Zhu's sudden attempt at matchmaking.

"Hey, there's nothing that can't be said. Anyway, after you graduate, you'll most likely go out and闯荡 on your own. It's not too early to find a girlfriend now. I just think Wen Shu is great. You're great too. Two kind-hearted people like you should be together!"

"Teacher Zhu, I didn't expect that although you're old, you have quite an open mind. Our grade director is still cracking down on puppy love, but you're here busy matchmaking."

"Tsk, what grade director? He's just a lackey of the principal. You guys didn't have a good time. With the end of the world coming, all universities have been completely reshuffled, and there are very few colleges. Most high school graduates can't continue their studies. Since high school is the end of your student days, can falling in love in high school still be called puppy love? I don't think there's anything wrong with it anyway."

"Seriously, that girl Wen Shu is really nice. I also know her grandmother. I met her a few times when Wen Shu was little, and she was very gentle when she talked. Maybe it's precisely because her grandmother has a good personality that Wen Shu also has a good personality."

"Qin, you also have a good personality, and you're so considerate of this old lady, always rushing to do the work."

"Forget about me. I've only started helping you with the work these past few days. I used to run away as soon as school was over. I'm not that great of a person."

"I know you were doing homework for that little girl before. I don't blame you. Look, as soon as you separated from her, you came to help me with the work. That shows you have a kind heart."

Qin Siyang was stunned. "You even know about this?"

Teacher Zhu smiled proudly. "Your Teacher Zhu can plan things right here in the library and achieve victory outside the classroom!"

"I... I'm convinced by you."

"Don't take what I say lightly. Student Qin, a good partner like Student Wen Shu is not easy to come by. I'll be happy if you two kind-hearted kids get together."

Qin Siyang shook his head helplessly and didn't give a definite answer.

Wen Shu was a good girl, there was no doubt about that.

As for himself?

No good kid would have so many lives on his hands.

He had just killed someone and set a fire last week, and this week he was being praised as a good kid by the teacher in the library.

Qin Siyang always felt that there was something strange about this, but he couldn't tell where the strangeness was.

"What, do you think I'm being wordy, Teacher Zhu?"

"No. I just think that Wen Shu can get into a college, and I'll just be a nobody in society in the future. Being together with her would hold her back."

"You look quite handsome, but why do you talk so weakly like a girl! If she goes to college, can't you go work near the college? Staying on the edge of this safe zone for a lifetime, what future do you have!"

Looking at Teacher Zhu's disappointed gaze, Qin Siyang knew that this old lady was really thinking for him.

But he didn't want to be a sycophant anymore.

"Okay, I understand, Teacher Zhu. Thank you."

"Forget it. It seems you still didn't listen. The choice is yours, and I'm just saying it. Hurry up and clean up. I'm going to lock the door."

Seeing Qin Siyang's perfunctory reaction, Teacher Zhu had no intention of continuing the conversation and started to urge them to leave. Qin Siyang was also helpless. This old lady really changed her attitude as quickly as turning a page in a book.

When he finished tidying up the bookshelf, Wen Shu also packed her schoolbag and was ready to leave.

Teacher Zhu locked the door and said, "I'm going to the restroom. You two go first."

After saying that, she left Qin Siyang and Wen Shu at the entrance of the library.

Qin Siyang looked at Teacher Zhu's back and felt a lot of emotions in his heart. The old lady meant well, but it was clearly a waste of effort. There was no romantic feeling between them at all now.

"Let's go."

"Okay."

The two of them left the school side by side.

They reached the fork in the road again, and it was time to part ways.

Wen Shu said, "Goodbye."

Just as she was about to turn around and leave, Qin Siyang grabbed the strap of her schoolbag. Qin Siyang had a smile on his lips, but his eyes were filled with a cold gaze. "Today, I'll walk you home."

Wen Shu didn't understand why Qin Siyang suddenly seemed like a different person and became proactive.

"No need..."

Without giving her a chance to argue, Qin Siyang took her hand and walked towards her home.

Wen Shu frowned and tried to break free, but she heard Qin Siyang say in a very low voice, "I warned Li Jingwen last week, but I didn't expect her to dare to follow us today."

Wen Shu turned around to look, but she didn't find anything. She looked at Qin Siyang in confusion again.

Qin Siyang held her hand and strode forward.

"My home isn't in that direction."

Qin Siyang turned left and right in the alley, then looked back at her and smiled. "Do you think I'm going to kill someone right at your doorstep?"

"Kill..." Wen Shu's eyes widened in shock.

She thought Qin Siyang was joking.

But the cold gaze in Qin Siyang's eyes just now made her realize that he seemed to be serious.

"No... Classmate Qin, shouldn't we have a good talk with Li Jingwen and the others?"

Qin Siyang said, "If it was Li Jingwen following us, I'd just slap her twice and drive her away."

"No... It's not Li Jingwen? Then who is it..."

Qin Siyang looked back and continued to pull Wen Shu forward.

Wen Shu also looked back.

At this moment, she suddenly saw seven or eight dark figures emerging from the alley they had just passed. The figures were holding weapons, and from the shape, they were iron rods and short blades.

Qin Siyang quickened his pace and pulled Wen Shu into a run.

Wen Shu immediately looked up at Qin Siyang beside her in a panic. "They... Who are they..."

"Probably Li Jingwen's uncle. Her uncle is a well-known gangster in the neighborhood and has taken lives before."

"Then why is her uncle following us?"

Qin Siyang thought for a moment. "To kill both of us. They will probably beat me up and then kill me. As for what they'll do to you..."

He didn't finish his sentence. He just symbolically scanned Wen Shu up and down, and Wen Shu immediately covered her collar.

"But why?! Why do they want to kill us?!"

"Didn't you hear what I said to her last time?"

"Because of her and Zhou..."

"Zhou Yang."

"Because of the thing between her and Zhou Yang?"

"Yes."

"Who exactly is Zhou Yang?"

Just an ordinary person. But his uncle awakened a sequence ability, so he's been on the rise recently. Li Jingwen wants to cling to Zhou Yang's coattails and live the life of a wealthy lady."

"But you said you set a timed email to tell her not to mess around, didn't you?"

Qin Siyang smiled at Wen Shu. "I lied to her."

"Lied?"

"The cost of going to the internet café is so expensive. Where would I get the money? She should have realized this, which is why she asked her uncle to deal with us." "But how did her uncle know if you went to the internet café or not? Was he following you all the time?"

"No, it's too tiring to follow me all the time. I think her uncle must have had someone stake out the internet café for a week. I said I would go to the internet café to send a timed email with a one-week delay and go to the internet café every week to postpone the time.

"If I didn't go to the internet café for a week, it would mean that I didn't set a timed email at all."

Wen Shu was extremely surprised again. "They... Care so much about the thing with Zhou Yang?"

"I was also negligent. Now it seems that Li Jingwen's whole family regards the relationship between Li Jingwen and Zhou Yang as a chance to turn their lives around. That's why her uncle went to so much trouble."

After Qin Siyang's confirmation, Wen Shu was completely stunned. She looked at the people getting closer and closer behind them again and said despairingly, "Then... Then we... Are we going to die here?"

It's my fault for involving you in this. So, I'll take care of this matter."

"You?"

Qin Siyang's smile carried a hint of threat:

"You should be someone who can keep a secret, right?"