novelsite Chapter 223: Whose Remains?
Chapter 223: Whose Remains?
Shan Zhi and Shan Yu, who were still staying at Jiang Xingni's house, were still rummaging through drawers and cabinets.
They successfully received the message through the communicator attached to the mask.
While the two of them were still diligently searching for Jiang Qishi and Ji Hanzhang's belongings, the captain had already formed an alliance with the men in black that they had just fought a few minutes earlier.
If it weren't for their belief in Shan Qing's abilities, they would have seriously doubted whether the man in black possessed some kind of bewitching power, since Shan Qing had only met him once and was already completely devoted to him.
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Of course not.
Shan Qing still had many unresolved questions about the man in black in front of him.
For example, what exactly is her relationship with Jiang Xingni, and why does her speech sound like she knows where Jiang Xingni personally placed her parents' belongings?
For example, what is the origin of the monster that attacked Lu Ming now, and is it the same monster that caused the violent deaths of Jiang Xingni's parents in the alley...?
There are too many problems, and they're stuck in my throat.
Finally, Shan Qing sighed and took Lu Ming's hand.
The girls looked around.
This place was originally Lu Ming's and her parents' home.
However, after the monster's chaotic attack and Jiang Xingni's fight with the monster, there was basically nothing left.
"Let's go," she said softly. "I'll take you there. First, tell me when you and your parents arrived in the downtown area."
Shan Qing originally thought this was a question that would be easy to answer.
Lu Ming is not very old—only compared to Jiang Xingni and Shan Qing.
She was, after all, a fifteen-year-old girl, almost of high school age, not a child still in kindergarten. It was impossible for her not to remember something like this.
But she didn't get the exact answer she wanted.
"I can't remember." Lu Ming looked up at Shan Qing's mask.
Wearing the same masks as the people behind him, their voices were also basically the same after being filtered by the voice changer, with no difference whatsoever.
If Shan Qing were to release Lu Ming's hand now and return to her group, Lu Ming would basically be unable to distinguish who was who among them.
She took off the goggles she was wearing and watched as the monster that had been clearly visible before her vanished without a trace as the goggles were removed.
Apart from being dilapidated as if a typhoon had passed through, the house in front of me showed no trace of anything strange.
Then, Lu Ming handed the goggles back to Shan Qing.
"Thank you..." she said softly. "I'm very grateful for your help, but I'm still too useless; I can't be of any help at all."
"I'm sorry," she kept apologizing softly. "I didn't mean to hide anything, but I really don't remember what happened. I only know that I've been in the Lower City since I can remember."
"I remember being brought to the downtown area by my parents, but I really can't remember how old I was then, and I really can't remember much else—I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I really can't help, I'm so useless..."
Lu Ming almost habitually began to belittle himself.
Then, her open mouth was blocked by an upright index finger.
Shan Qing smiled—although Lu Ming couldn't see her expression clearly through the mask.
When the deer raises its head, one can vaguely sense the emotions of the mountain.
"It's okay, we'll get the answer from somewhere else." Her tactical gloved fingertips covered Lu Ming's lips, blocking out all the self-deprecating words she wanted to say.
Shanqing actually doesn't think she's very good at comforting people.
But she couldn't bear to watch the girl in front of her constantly belittle herself because of other people's mistakes.
"The truth will eventually come out anyway," Shan Qing said nonchalantly. "Don't worry, you're not useless. You're here, you're alive—that's your greatest use."
Then Shanqing watched helplessly as Luming cried even harder.
Shanqing:?
and many more.
She looked blankly at Lu Ming, then blankly turned her pleading gaze to her teammates—even though she couldn't see their expressions through the masks, Shan Qing could feel her teammates looking back at her blankly, and finally, in despair, she wiped away Lu Ming's tears.
Most of the time, Shanqing's job isn't to comfort these sad children on the front lines.
She was in charge of fighting and covering her comrades when they fell.
They are responsible for dealing with those supernatural beings who seem insignificant to the supernatural community, but who can actually harm ordinary people.
But at this moment, when Shanqing squatted down to wipe Luming's tears, she showed no impatience whatsoever.
She values every ordinary person, she values every compatriot, and she practices what she preaches in upholding her own principles.
She was willing to kneel down and wipe away a little girl's tears, even when there were still tasks to be completed.
"Come with us, we'll investigate how your parents died," Shan Qing said solemnly as she looked at her.
Then she heard Lu Ming's voice of refusal.
"No..." she said hastily. "If I follow you, I will only bring trouble to you."
"Besides, I need to stay with my parents; I can't leave the downtown area..." she murmured. "I can't leave."
Shan Qing opened her mouth, wanting to say something in rebuttal, but in the end she just sighed.
"Alright then, we'll come back for you once this is resolved."
Jiang Xingni suddenly realized where the source of her troubles had been since she saw Lu Ming.
It wasn't because Lu Ming and her story were too similar that Jiang Xingni didn't believe there could be pure coincidence in the comic.
Now, she did not leave with Shan Qing, nor did she consider investigating the cause of her parents' deaths.
She was such a timid little girl, yet she dared to stay behind alone.
The connection between the lower city and the outside world is not severed. If you want to leave the lower city, you just need to walk out and take a taxi. Lu Ming can continue to grow up at his relatives' house.
It is even more impossible for Shanqing to allow a minor to leave his parents and live alone without any guardian.
So why is Lu Ming so determined to take this path?
Jiang Xingni raised his head and looked at the sky.
The sky was still hazy and dimly lit.
—Lu Ming was created by the screenwriter to join the main character group.
Xiao Jiming will inevitably return to the Lower City during the summer vacation. All the mysteries of the Lower City, including Lu Ming, will be left to him at that time.
No matter what, Jiang Xingni and Shan Qing cannot change Lu Ming's choice.