The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 42

Ji Mingxiao, having finalized the architectural structure, found a point of entry and drove her mecha into the underground. The space below was vast and chaotic, filled with all sorts of people. She paid no mind to anyone else, simply proceeding towards her destination.

Xue Qingran and Zhao kou were together, watching the surveillance monitors.

“Tsk, Lin Yuan actually drove her mecha in directly.” Zhao kou glanced at Xue Qingran. “Tell me, if you were trapped here, would she do the same?”

Xue Qingran stared at the monitor. “What are you trying to say?”

“You’ve been exposed.” Zhao kuo tapped the table. “This person is the Lin family’s private doctor. She’s been hiding well. If it weren’t for a Lin family servant, I wouldn’t have even known she existed. What do you think her motive is for being with Lin Yuan now?”

Xue Qingran’s expression turned ugly.

“And judging by how smoothly Lin Yuan is operating the mecha, she’s no different from someone on the front lines. Her mental power might have been restored and even enhanced,” Zhao kuo continued. “Tsk, it seems she’s not what you imagined her to be.”

Ji Mingxiao felt like someone was watching her. She narrowed her eyes, pinpointed a few small holes in the wall, and fired a few shots.

Zhao kuo’s screen immediately went black.

He laughed and looked at Xue Qingran again.

“What do you think she would do to you if she got her hands on evidence that you harmed her?”

Xue Qingran pursed her lips.

Ji Mingxiao had already entered a new monitored area.

Xi Ruan was sitting there.

“Untie her,” Ji Mingxiao said, her gun pointed at a person’s head.

The person walked over, trembling, and quickly released Xi Ruan.

Ji Mingxiao only breathed a sigh of relief after stuffing Xi Ruan into her mecha.

“You’ve got some nerve,” Xi Ruan said, sitting behind Ji Mingxiao and looking ahead.

“I used a few skill cards.”

“Big spender,” Xi Ruan sighed. She hadn’t bought much at the mall, the only thing she’d ever bought was that toothpick.

Ji Mingxiao looked around. She saw a large red area appear on her map, which must be mechas. It was strange that mechas would only show up after she had already rescued the person, since underground markets like this would surely have mechas and the protection of high-level officials.

Ji Mingxiao sent another message to Lin Yuan’s father. Then she fired two shots at the ceiling, forcing a breakthrough.

Xi Ruan was startled. This time, there was no careful planning. The moment they broke through, a small section of the ceiling collapsed.

The mechas followed them and surrounded Ji Mingxiao.

“Lin Yuan, you’ve illegally brought a mecha out.”

“I have a permit,” Ji Mingxiao stated.

“Who can tell if it’s real or fake?”

Ji Mingxiao watched as someone emerged from a mecha.

It was Zhao kou.

“Are you just going to rely on your words?” Ji Mingxiao’s voice was cold. Lin Yuan’s father probably couldn’t make it, so these people must have been the reinforcements they had requested. How dark. She felt like she had accidentally uncovered something big.

System A watched the sudden increase of plotlines and other messy things in the backend and had a bad feeling.

“Host.”

“Hmm?”

“You’ve triggered the S-rank difficult mode, and… the current situation is that Xue Qingran already knows you’re acting. Your relationship line has been broken, and some side missions have been added. If you can complete them, the rewards will be doubled.”

“What?” Ji Mingxiao remained calm.

“You can’t see them yet; you haven’t triggered the key plot points.”

Ji Mingxiao: …

“Miss Lin, please return with us to assist with the investigation. You’ve illegally used a mecha, destroyed property, and killed innocent people.”

“Where’s the evidence?” Ji Mingxiao was composed. “I, on the other hand, have evidence of you just now wantonly killing innocents, and evidence of you having someone drug me to harm me.”

Ji Mingxiao raised the cannon in her hand, pointing it at Zhao kou. “Am I wrong to suspect that you’re now trying to kill me to destroy the evidence?”

Zhao kou’s expression didn’t change much. He then sighed and shook his head.

“Ah, while we were in the process of apprehending Miss Lin, she resisted fiercely and accidentally injured three of our members. We had no choice but to kill Miss Lin on the spot,” Zhao kou said with a pained expression.

While Zhao kou was speaking, Ji Mingxiao quietly started a livestream. The title was “Custom Mecha,” and many people quickly joined, recording Zhao kou’s words just in time.

Xi Ruan watched Ji Mingxiao’s actions. It was the first time she had ever seen such a thing.

“Zhao kuo!” Ji Mingxiao shouted. “You’re shameless!”

“Why bother, Miss Lin? Give up your resistance. You can’t beat us. The Lin family shouldn’t even exist. Why should they get to take our Zhao family’s position!” Zhao kou laughed. “As for the evidence you found, you can show it to them down below.”

Ji Mingxiao turned the camera toward her mecha’s screen. The comments were filled with question marks.

“So you’re just going to kill me in broad daylight?” Ji Mingxiao said. “Do you really think no one will find out?”

“What if they do? There are so many people who hate the Lin family. Who would care if one little girl dies?”

Ji Mingxiao laughed. “If I die, I’ll tell them that I died in front of the underground black market in District 9 of Planet A’s Imperial City. I’ll tell them to come find you and see the true face of the Zhao family. Do they think they can do whatever they want in the Alliance?”

“Speaking of which, the fact that you showed up right now wouldn’t have anything to do with colluding with the black market, would it?”

System A was a little speechless watching Ji Mingxiao’s actions. The number of people in her livestream was growing.

Ji Mingxiao estimated her livestream would be shut down soon, so her speaking speed suddenly increased.

“My name is Lin Yuan. I’m the daughter of Major General Lin Zhi. My friend was kidnapped, so I came here and later found out that it was a trap set by Zhao kou of the Zhao family. Now he’s planning to kill me here to further destroy the Lin family. I may not make it into the news if I die, but I hope everyone remembers me. If I die, it will be because of Zhao kou.”

“I have evidence of them killing people in the black market and drugging me.”

A few seconds after Ji Mingxiao finished speaking, the livestream was shut down. But it was enough; there were over a million viewers. Custom mechas were indeed very good at attracting attention.

“Lin Yuan!”

“Oh, you can kill me now. I just started a livestream, so please continue.” Ji Mingxiao’s voice was cheerful. “Come on, kill me!”

Zhao Kou had also seen the livestream. He shared the video on the school’s forum and thoughtfully recorded it. He continued to spread the recording after the livestream was cut off.

Ji Mingxiao looked at Zhao kou.

“Lin Yuan, you have so many tricks up your sleeve.”

“Oh, I couldn’t help it,” Ji Mingxiao laughed, raising the cannon in her hand. “Hmm? Why aren’t you making a move?”

Zhao kou was so angry he laughed.

“Hey, you said some of that yourself. I didn’t force you to.”

System A: This is the first time I’ve seen a host operate like this. It’s so audacious.

Xi Ruan looked at Ji Mingxiao’s profile.

Xue Qingran was also hiding in one of the mechas present, looking at the completely unfamiliar person in front of her. A chill ran through her. She didn’t feel that Lin Yuan was a different person, but rather that she was a deeply scheming individual who had put on a great act.

“Heh, I was just joking with Miss Lin,” Zhao kou’s smile became even more gentle.

“Oh, really? Then I must have misunderstood you. What a shame. It seems I’ll have to trouble you to come back with me to assist with the investigation,” Ji Mingxiao’s voice was gentle. “Oh, by the way, I haven’t been able to contact my girlfriend. I wonder if you’ve seen her, Young Master Zhao?”

Ji Mingxiao’s voice became even more gentle.

“I don’t know her.”

“How could you not? Isn’t she in that mecha right beside you?”

Xue Qingran’s body stiffened. Her back was soaked with cold sweat. Since Xue Qingran had already been exposed, there was no need for her to keep up the act. It was pointless.

Due to Ji Mingxiao’s livestream, others were quickly dispatched to the scene. Ji Mingxiao and everyone else were taken back for an investigation.

When they arrived at the police station, Lin Yuan’s father also arrived, looking displeased. He sighed in relief when he saw that Ji Mingxiao and Xi Ruan were fine. He then glanced at Zhao kou, and his expression grew even darker.

Zhao kou acted as if he didn’t feel Major General Lin’s displeasure and smiled at him. “Hello, Major General Lin.”

“If you have any grievances with the Lin family, you can come to me,” Major General Lin said, his eyes narrowed, full of killing intent.

Ji Mingxiao looked at Zhao kou and took out her communicator. “Hello, I have evidence of Zhao kou’s wanton killing, and of him bribing my girlfriend to harm my mental power. Can this be used?”

Zhao kou looked at Ji Mingxiao, frowned, and his smile gradually faded. He thought Ji Mingxiao was just bluffing, but from the current situation, it seemed she really had evidence. Where did she get it?

Ji Mingxiao played a video. “Don’t worry, it’s a single shot, absolutely no editing.”

Zhao kou looked at the content inside and stood up, slamming the table. It was a video recorded from Xue Qingran’s perspective of their discussion.

Xue Qingran froze for a moment but then understood. If even she could feel it, how could Zhao kou not know?

Xi Ruan felt a pang of heartache watching Ji Mingxiao use her props as if they were nothing.

“I want to know what the charges are for damaging a military reserve soldier, using illegal drugs, and colluding with the black market and killing innocents,” Ji Mingxiao said, speaking slowly.

Zhao kou finally stopped smiling.

People from the Zhao family also arrived. When they heard what Ji Mingxiao said, they glared at Zhao Mo.

“Could there be a misunderstanding here?”

“Clearly not,” Ji Mingxiao said. “Xue Qingran should still have illegal drugs on her. If Zhao kou eats all of them, I’ll consider if there’s a misunderstanding. Our Lin family has done its best for the Alliance, but we can’t even protect ourselves. What would others think if they saw this?”

Ji Mingxiao looked at the person who had just entered. His expression was a little ugly.

“Major General Lin…”

“This matter, you should be explaining it to me,” Ji Mingxiao said, looking at Zhao Yuan. “I’m the victim.”

“The evidence is here. I hope the Alliance can handle this impartially,” Ji Mingxiao said, looking at Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan looked at Ji Mingxiao with displeasure. “Miss Lin, why not just take a step back? Nothing happened to you.”

“Come on, however much medicine he gave me, he can eat it all now. Then we can talk about taking a step back. That would be fair. Nothing happened to me? Wouldn’t it be too late after something happens? Are the Li family so shameless?”

“How can you talk like that, young lady?” Major General Lin glanced at Ji Mingxiao and then looked back at Zhao Yuan. “Come on, let him eat it first, and then we’ll talk.”

The people nearby looked at the two big shots and didn’t know what to say.

Ji Mingxiao looked at Zhao kou and spoke again with malice. “Since you’re going to be a pawn anyway, why not just throw you away now?”

Support The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again