Unexpected Pursuit and Killing

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

During this week, his life was a regular routine of going to school, eating at the cafeteria, and spending time in the library. On weekends, he would simply stay at home and relax.

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 slow-paced life in the past week had relaxed the previously taut strings in Qin Siyang's heart.

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

This old lady had deep insights into life and had also been of great 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 until the college entrance examination, Wen Shu almost no longer attended classes. Instead, she would stay in the library every day, doing the old exercise books to fill in the gaps in her knowledge.

One early morning, Qin Siyang got out of bed and took a look at the calendar.

[Blue Star Era, January 14th, 2010]

[Western Calendar, Thursday.]

[Lunar Calendar, Year of Ji Chou, 28th day of the 11th lunar month, suitable for encoffining]

Qin Siyang took a look and thought that today's perpetual calendar should have 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 sitting beside the table in the library.

When Wen Shu saw Qin Siyang coming to clean up the library and knew that it was time to close, she got up and planned to leave.

"Keep studying. Teacher Zhu and I still need more than ten minutes to clean up."

Holding a stack of books, Qin Siyang casually said to Wen Shu.

Wen Shu glanced at Qin Siyang, didn't say anything, and sat back in her seat to continue studying.

Teacher Zhu came up to Qin Siyang and said to him quietly 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 look of disbelief.

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

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

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

Before his rebirth, he had indeed been a "lapdog" 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 on the shoulder: "Xiao Qin, as someone who has been through it, I have something to tell you."

"Go ahead, Teacher." Qin Siyang smiled and listened to Teacher Zhu's words while tidying up the books on the bookshelf.

Qin Siyang knew that the old lady liked to chat with young people.

He also quite liked Teacher Zhu's kind way of talking and especially liked this kind old lady who was kind to him.

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

"The girl you used to follow, she seemed a bit impetuous at first glance. She didn't seem like someone who could settle down and live a good life. So, you might have felt hurt in that relationship and thought it was uninteresting."

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

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

In his previous life, he had been so close to Li Jingwen but still hadn't seen through her. Teacher Zhu, a teacher in the library who hadn't spoken a word to Li Jingwen in three years, could actually hit the nail on the head with one sentence.

It had to be said that older people were indeed better at judging people.

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

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

Teacher Zhu said in a slightly disgusted tone again: "When you two were together before, if I had said something bad about her, you, a young lad, 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 getting close to several boys. Especially with the nephew of Section Chief Zhou, that Zhou... What's his name again..."

"You mean Zhou Yang?"

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

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

"Yes, as the saying goes, 'It's better to be without than to have something mediocre'. You should stay as far away from someone like her as possible. However, Student Qin, Student Wen Shu is a really good girl. If you can win her heart, 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 to matchmake.

"Come on, there's nothing that can't be said. Anyway, after you graduate, you'll most likely go out and make your own way in the world. 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 despite your age, you have quite an open mind. Our grade director is still cracking down on puppy love, but here you are, busy trying to matchmake."

"Hmph, what grade director? He's just a lackey of the principal. You guys didn't have good timing. With the arrival of the apocalypse, all the universities have been completely reshuffled, and there are very few colleges left. Most students can't continue their studies after graduating from high school. Since high school marks the end of your student days, can falling in love in high school still be called puppy love? I don't think so."

"But seriously, that child 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 of her grandmother's good personality that Wen Shu also has a good personality."

"Xiao Qin, you also have a good personality. You're always considerate of this old lady and are always eager to help with the work."

"I'm nothing special. I've only started helping you with the work these past few days. Before, I would run away as soon as school was over. I'm not really a good person."

"I know. You were doing homework for that little girl before. It's not your fault. Look, as soon as you separated from her, you came to help me with the work. This shows that you have a kind heart."

Qin Siyang was stunned: "You know about this too?"

Teacher Zhu smiled proudly: "Your Teacher Zhu here can plan within the library and achieve victory outside the classroom!"

"I... I'm convinced, Teacher."

"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, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

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

As for himself?

No good person had so many lives on their 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 put his finger on what was strange.

"What, do you think I'm being long-winded, Teacher Zhu?"

"No. I just think that Wen Shu is someone who can get into a college, and I'll just be out there making a living in society in the future. Being together would just hold her back."

"You look quite handsome, but you talk as timidly as a girl! If she goes to college, can't you go and work near the college? Staying on the edge of this safe zone for a lifetime, what kind of future is that!"

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

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

"Forget it. It seems you still didn't take my words to heart. The choice is yours. I'm just saying. Hurry up and clean up. I need to lock the door."

Seeing Qin Siyang's perfunctory response, Teacher Zhu didn't feel like continuing the conversation and started to urge them to leave.

Qin Siyang was also helpless. This old lady really changed her mood 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 can leave 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 like casting pearls before swine. There was no trace of affection between him and Wen Shu at all.

"Let's go."

"Okay."

The two of them left the school side by side.

They walked to the same fork in the road as yesterday, and it was time for them to part ways again.

Wen Shu said: "Goodbye."

Just as she was about to turn around and leave, Qin Siyang suddenly grabbed the strap of her schoolbag.

Qin Siyang smiled at the corner of his mouth, 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, taking the initiative.

"No need..."

Without giving her a chance to argue, Qin Siyang grabbed her hand and started walking 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 yesterday, but I didn't expect her to still dare to follow us today."

This completely shocked Wen Shu. She turned around in a panic, but saw nothing. Then she looked at Qin Siyang in confusion.

Qin Siyang held her hand and walked forward quickly.

"My home... isn't in that direction." Wen Shu said somewhat fearfully.

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 in front of your house?"

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

She thought Qin Siyang was joking.

But the cold look in Qin Siyang's eyes just now made her realize that he might be serious.

"No, no, no, no, no... Student Qin, shouldn't we have a good talk with Li Jingwen and the others? Among classmates, there's no need for fighting and killing."

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

"It's not... not Li Jingwen? Then who is it..."

Qin Siyang looked back at what was behind them, sneered, and continued to pull Wen Shu forward.

Wen Shu also looked back.

At this moment, she suddenly saw seven or eight black figures suddenly emerge from the alley they had just passed. The figures were holding weapons, and they looked like 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..."

"Should be Li Jingwen's uncle. Her uncle is a well-known gangster in the area and has people's lives on his hands."

"Then why is her uncle following us?"

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

He didn't finish his sentence. He just gave Wen Shu a symbolic once-over, and Wen Shu immediately covered her collar.

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

"Didn't you also hear what I said to her yesterday?"

"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 has awakened his sequence ability, so he's been on the rise recently. Li Jingwen probably wants to cling to Zhou Yang's coattails and live the life of a rich lady."

"But you said you set up a timed email to tell her not to mess around?"

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 for that? She should have also realized this, so she asked her uncle to deal with us."

"But how does her uncle know whether you went to the Internet café or not? Has he been following you all the time?"

"No, it would be too tiring to follow me all the time. I think her uncle should 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 that was delayed by a week and that I would 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 up a timed email at all. It would also mean that my threat was just empty talk."

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

"It was also my oversight. 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 is going to so much trouble."

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

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

"You?"

Qin Siyang's smile carried a hint of aggression and threat:

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