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Chapter 198 has no chapter view.
The laboratory was deathly silent.
Xie Yungui vaguely remembered that every time he came here before, he would encounter different strange creatures.
He had visited this place more than dozens of times in his memory.
However, each time Xie Yungui encountered a different monster, Xie Yungui would sometimes wonder how many monsters there were, and how many different kinds there were.
Now, the entrance to the laboratory—he had forgotten how many reincarnations he had discovered the proper entrance to—was hidden quite well.
However, no matter how well hidden the door is, it can't stop others from conducting a thorough search.
Xie Yungui walked all the way to the second floor.
Throughout the entire process, Xie Yungui did not encounter anyone.
Not only did he not encounter any monsters blocking his way, but he also did not encounter the ordinary people who were bewitched by monsters and attacked him, as he always did.
Monsters are easy to deal with; just kill them when they come.
The problem lies with ordinary people.
They are essentially innocent people, like temporary mental patients attacking you. If you don't fight back, they will hurt you. If you go too far, you are more likely to be crippled or killed.
Xie Yungui died here a long time ago—probably before he was so determined to keep Jiang Xingni alive, before their fates became so intertwined—.
Because he was worried that he would go too far, he was killed by these ordinary people who had been corrupted.
Xie Yungui felt that this way of dying was too shameful, and he didn't tell anyone after reloading the save file.
He would never be in the same predicament he was in back then, and those monsters that had harmed him were nowhere to be found.
Xie Yungui habitually pushed open a door, and sure enough, he saw a familiar figure inside.
—Song Juexiao and Xiao Jiming were locked in the experimental chamber, while only Pei Zhaoye stood in front of the control panel.
The researchers around him had been knocked down by Pei Zhaoye and were lying limply on the ground.
Apart from Xie Yungui, who had just entered, only Pei Zhaoye was standing in the entire room.
Upon hearing the voice, the gray-haired boy turned his head and smiled at Xie Yungui.
"So it was you." His tone was flat, with a smile that was hard to tell if it was genuine or not. "I thought it would be Jiang Xingni."
The regret expressed in the following sentence is quite genuine.
Those purple eyes were just lazily watching him. Pei Zhaoye asked, "Where are the stars?"
Xie Yungui did not give the other party much attention.
"If you can mistake someone for someone just by their footsteps through a door," Xie Yungui said calmly. "Then you should go back and intensify your training."
Pei Zhaoye scoffed coldly and asked again, "Where's Jiang Xingni?"
This time, Xie Yungui finally raised his eyes and looked directly at Pei Zhaoye.
Two pairs of eyes, one red and one purple, met each other's gaze.
"Your supernatural abilities were overused, so you're resting outside. I'm here to rescue you. How's the situation?" Xie Yungui explained briefly.
Pei Zhaoye's expression changed when he heard the words "overuse of supernatural abilities".
Considering his teammates Xiao Jiming and Song Juexiao, Pei Zhaoye barely managed to suppress his anxiety.
"I'm fine. Xiao Jiming and Song Juexiao are trapped in hallucinations again, but judging from their condition, they should be able to wake up soon."
"As for He Jingtong and Su Yanzhi, I didn't see them." Pei Zhaoye wasn't too concerned about the two of them. "Nothing serious will happen to them."
Pei Zhaoye wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but when He Jingtong was mentioned, he vaguely saw Xie Yungui give a cold smile.
"What's going on with the lab?" Xie Yungui asked.
"I thought you wouldn't ask about something like this."
Pei Zhaoye turned around and sat down in the swivel chair in front of the control panel.
He pushed the control panel, and with a gentle push, he turned himself around from the control panel with effortless grace, resting his chin on his hand and gazing at Xie Yungui with eyes as clear as gemstones.
He truly hadn't expected Xie Yungui to ask such a question.
Logically speaking, as teammates, they shouldn't know the specifics of Xie Yungui's special ability—it's obvious, even after being teammates for so long, He Jingtong and the others haven't been able to fully reveal their abilities, let alone Xie Yungui who just joined the team and is still in the probationary period. Pei Zhaoye should only know that his special ability overlaps somewhat with Jiang Xingni's.
—It seems that they can all predict future developments through some means.
However, Pei Zhaoye also had his own channels.
Essentially, like Su Yanzhi, Pei Zhaoye also had part-time jobs outside to earn extra money.
However, Su Yanzhi's part-time job was more illegal and criminal, while Pei Zhaoye's job could even be described as law-abiding compared to Su Yanzhi's.
Pei Zhaoye is an information broker.
"If you're a precognitive, it's not strange that you want to know this kind of thing," Pei Zhaoye grinned. "After all, not everyone can see the whole future, but if it's you, then it's quite unusual."
Having experienced countless future scenarios firsthand, Pei Zhaoye believed that he treated the world like a save-load game.
If you don't know once or twice, how can you not know after it happens more than ten times?
Xie Yungui's expression remained largely unchanged.
"They were all destroyed before," Xie Yungui said. "This is the first time they've been preserved so well."
Upon hearing this, Pei Zhaoye's expression hardened.
He was just about to ask for details—what did it mean to be destroyed, what happened in Xie Yungui's past or future, in a place Pei Zhaoye didn't know, and what caused the outcome to be changed this time.
However, Pei Zhaoye had not yet had a chance to speak.
The door to the room was slowly opened once again.
Look up.
The black tactical uniform covered the boy's body, clearly outlining his lean and muscular physique, and his dark green eyes scanned the room like a cat's.
Then it landed on Pei Zhaoye and Xie Yungui's faces.
"He Jingtong." Pei Zhaoye said.
He looked up, responded expressionlessly, and habitually leaned against the door frame.
"Is something wrong with them?" He Jingtong gestured around.
When asked the same question again, Pei Zhaoye answered as usual, "No problem."
"You saw Su Yanzhi?" He Jingtong shook his head in reply.
He walked over to Pei Zhaoye: "The information isn't here."
He said.
Pei Zhaoye also knew this.
Xie Yungui's gaze slowly fell on He Jingtong.
He Jingtong did not look back.