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Chapter 142: Clues about Ye Xi (1/2)

“…”

Looking at Qu Zhen, who was completely resigned to death, Shen Cheng stood silently without making any movements.

“This is… my final request.” Qu Zhen lifted his hand, opened his palm, and handed something to Shen Cheng. “With this, you should be able to advance to D very soon…”

Shen Cheng glanced sideways and saw a piece of dark purple feather lying in Qu Zhen’s palm, a feather he was very familiar with.

Could this be… a clue about Ye Xi?

Taking the feather, Shen Cheng shifted his gaze back to Qu Zhen’s dim face. He took a deep breath, pulled out the pistol that Liu Su had given him from his pocket, steadied his slightly trembling hand, and released the safety before pointing the black barrel at Qu Zhen’s forehead.

“Now… pull the trigger…” Qu Zhen’s tired face showed a hint of relief. “What you are aiming at is not a person, but a creature blinded by hatred and completely lost its reason. Don’t hesitate; please, just put an end to me…”

Hearing this, Shen Cheng steadied himself, forced his shaking arm to stop trembling, and, looking at Qu Zhen’s weary expression, whispered softly, “Thank you for your efforts.”

Then, without further hesitation, Shen Cheng pulled the trigger—

“Bang!”

In the next moment, Qu Zhen’s head burst open, a dazzling spray of blood splashing out. His eyes gently closed, and his face wore a smile of liberation, as if he no longer had any regrets.

Shen Cheng wiped the barrel of the gun with his sleeve, then slowly stood up with a gloomy expression. He glanced at Qu Zhen’s corpse and sighed silently.

Before long, several soldiers dressed in the uniform of the Bio-Scientific Institute approached. They saluted Shen Cheng and then began to handle Qu Zhen’s body.

Shen Cheng didn’t look at the process of handling the corpse any longer. He silently put the dark purple feather Qu Zhen gave him into his pocket and turned to leave.

Dragging his exhausted body, he returned to the Cat Café. As he walked up to the second floor and opened the door, a familiar grey-blue figure leapt toward him: “Master nya!”

Stretching out his hands, Shen Cheng caught Cheese. Feeling the soft warmth in his arms, some of the fatigue on Shen Cheng’s face faded, but thinking about how his hands had just been stained with blood, he quietly put Cheese down.

Lifting his head, he saw the girls silently waiting in the hallway. Smiling, Shen Cheng said, “Alright, I’ve told you I’m fine. Go back to sleep now.”

“Senior…” Lin Yuhui started but then hesitated.

It was the first time she had witnessed Shen Cheng’s mission execution, and also the first time she saw Shen Cheng take someone’s life—even though Lin Yuhui still couldn’t determine if that monster was a human or not.

“It’s okay, I’m fine.” Walking up to Lin Yuhui, Shen Cheng raised his hand and gently ruffled her hair. Then, turning his head to look at Yanyan, who was still fast asleep in Milk Tea’s arms, he smiled softly.

“Father…” Yanyan murmured softly and then snuggled further into Milk Tea’s arms.

Seeing Yanyan like this, the girls all laughed softly. Seeing that Shen Cheng was fine, they returned to their rooms at his urging.

Shen Cheng stood alone in the living room, watching the girls return to their rooms. He then sat down at the dining table and began to eat the dinner they had left for him.

He had only taken a few bites when Liu Su, dressed in pajamas, suddenly came out of her room and lightly sat down across from Shen Cheng, resting her chin on her hands as she looked at him and asked, “Is it good?”

“Yes, it’s good.” Swallowing the food in his mouth, Shen Cheng nodded and smiled at Liu Su. “Did you make it, Liu Su?”

“Mm…” Liu Su nodded but said nothing more, silently watching Shen Cheng eat.

After Shen Cheng finished eating, Liu Su suddenly asked worriedly, “Shen Cheng, do you… feel unwell anywhere? Or is there anything bothering you?”

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