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Chapter 368 After Saying Goodbye to You - He Jing...
Pei Zhaoye did not cry after Jiang Xingni died.
Even if the team wasn't particularly harmonious to begin with, having a good relationship and mutual trust doesn't mean that everyone's personalities are compatible, nor does it mean that they treat every teammate the same way.
They could entrust their backs and lives to each other on the battlefield, and they could also laugh and joke with each other in their daily lives, taking each other to all sorts of places to play. But this could not hide the fact that their relationship had always been fractured.
After realizing that Pei Zhaoye was, in a sense, also responsible for Jiang Xingni's death, Pei Zhaoye could fully sense that his teammates harbored resentment towards him.
To be honest, Pei Zhaoye didn't really care about this matter. He had already considered the current situation when he made his choice and decision.
That's why he said Jiang Xingni was really too cruel to him; she ended her life, but he was still alive.
He was the one who had to bear the resentment of his teammates, the one who had to bear being one of the reasons for his friend's death, and the one who had to make all the choices.
So... I need to come back soon. Pei Zhaoye thought to himself.
Moreover, with a change of heart, he became smug again—while his teammates' resentment towards him stemmed from Jiang Xingni's death, who could say that they felt no jealousy towards him when death was already inevitable?
Even though it was painful, it at least showed that he was trustworthy and reliable in Jiang Xingni's heart—unlike Xie Yungui, who caused trouble for Jiang Xingni even when Jiang Xingni was on the verge of death, making Jiang Xingni think about him—he was the special one.
Come back soon. You promised to be resurrected, to return in the future.
Jiang Xingni, you wouldn't lie to me, would you?
It was under these circumstances that Pei Zhaoye was contacted by He Jingtong.
Although He Jingtong has successfully turned over a new leaf and is now joining them in beating up his father, it's worth noting that despite He Jingtong being by Jiang Xingni's side, Jiang Xingni ultimately chose to seek help from Pei Zhaoye.
—The fact that He Jingtong didn't stab Pei Zhaoye in the back is already a result of being influenced by spending so much time with the main characters and still remembering his past feelings for them.
"Can your superpower advance to a higher level faster?" He Jingtong asked Pei Zhaoye directly.
Before Pei Zhaoye could show any doubt and ask He Jingtong what his purpose was, he heard his explanation.
"I suspect that once you advance in your cultivation level, you'll be able to contact Jiang Xingni." He narrowed his eyes. "But we need to be quick; we don't know how much time we have left."
Pei Zhaoye's expression turned serious.
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He Jingtong never contacted Longinus again after Jiang Xingni's death.
He occasionally heard that the authorities were contacting Longinus to inquire whether the Order of the Hidden was involved in the matter—the Order of the Hidden agreed to make the strange events public, which sounded exactly like something the Order of the Hidden would approve of.
The 49th Bureau suspected the Hidden Order Society was involved and it was only natural that they attempted to contact Longinus.
Of all the people, only He Jingtong knew that Jiang Xingni himself was Longinus.
He wasn't interested in sending messages to a deceased person's account. Some people might repeatedly express their longing and love to a number that will never reply, but unfortunately, He Jingtong wasn't that kind of person.
He didn't even say anything to her tombstone after she died.
Sending the message to Longinus was an accident, but by the time he realized it, it was already sent. There were no options to recall or delete personal contact information. He stared at the chat box for a while, never expecting to receive a reply from Longinus.
Longinus: [Received. I will handle Bureau 49's suspicions regarding the Hidden Order.]
He Jingtong's eyes lit up, and he quickly sent a message: 【You're still alive? If you're still alive, why didn't you contact me? Where are you now? I'll come find you right away. Give me your coordinates.】
Longinus: [I am not Jiang Xingni. I am also waiting for her to come back.]
The light in He Jingtong's eyes disappeared.
【Who are you? 】
The question floated idly at the bottom of the chat box, unanswered, and was pushed to the top.
The "Longinus" on the other side did not reply to this question.
He Jingtong told Pei Zhaoye the whole story.
He Jingtong also tried hacking into the communication device, but in the end, he found nothing except for his grandmother who had recently passed away in a mountain village.
After listening to the story, Pei Zhaoye looked puzzled and serious as he used his supernatural ability to search, but he still couldn't find any trace of the other side, Longinus.
While searching, the two would occasionally send harassing messages to Longinus on the other side, hoping to find some clues when he replied.
Do you know why Jiang Xingni is named Longinus?
This system really does know.
It pondered for a second, then answered with feigned mystery: "The Spear of Longinus, the Spear of Fate, the Spear that pierces God, the Spear that pierces narrative."
He Jingtong and the others recognized the first few names, but when they looked at the last one, they saw confusion in each other's eyes.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Pei Zhaoye was able to recognize that the account controlling the other side was not a human, but an AI.
What kind of AI can be so intelligent? What is its energy source? Does it know Jiang Xingni's final whereabouts? Will it suddenly disappear one day in the future?
Therefore, after Pei Zhaoye's next advancement in his superpower, his first reaction was to follow the data and trace back to the back of [Longinus].
In a void, between the real world and a higher dimension, Pei Zhaoye finally saw the culprit.
"Gotcha." He tilted his head, giving the system a sinister smile. "Now, are you willing to explain what happened?"
Where is Jiang Xingni?
Will she come back?
After Jiang Xingni's death, the system drifted between dimensions, occasionally dealing with the troubles left behind by Longinus.
I never imagined that one day I would be successfully captured by the comic book character in front of me.
The system originally thought it would be terrified.
But after carefully examining its own reactions, it only felt bored and tired.
"I don't know," the system said. "I only know she will definitely come back."
At this moment, it saw Jiang Xingni's popularity reach the top, but the comic was not updated, and it did not return to Jiang Xingni's side.
The isolated and unified nation waited quietly like this.
"How long can you wait for her?" Pei Zhaoye asked again.
The answer to the question is also no.
System burnout: [I don't know, I don't know when I'll disappear.]
Jiang Xingni should have already been resurrected.
The system wondered, "Why hasn't it returned to Jiang Xingni's side yet? Why is it still here? Does Jiang Xingni still need it? Does he still need them?"
Pei Zhaoye was so angry about this series of unknowns that his head was throbbing.
Fortunately, the system answered all other questions except for these.
This includes the truth behind the comic, popularity ratings, and the fact that Jiang Xingni is currently ranked number one in popularity and should be resurrected, but for some reason there's been no movement.
So Pei Zhaoye forcibly suppressed his anxiety and waited for Jiang Xingni to return.
One day, when Pei Zhaoye went to find the system as usual, the system had also disappeared.
It's summer again, a full year since Jiang Xingni died.
She hasn't returned yet, and the system is gone too.