The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 45

Everyone’s faces changed instantly.

“You’re Lin Zhi’s daughter?” The woman looked up and down at Ji Mingxiao with interest.

“Yes,” Ji Mingxiao looked at her.

“Then you’ll be the first to experience it.”

Ji Mingxiao scoffed, “You must be dreaming.”

“Host, why couldn’t you wait until the plot started to act?” System A watched Ji Mingxiao’s next move and couldn’t help but exclaim.

Ji Mingxiao: “Am I crazy? How am I supposed to run when we get to the main base?”

System A: What to do with a host who doesn’t play by the rules?

Ji Mingxiao expressionlessly rushed out of the laser cage, grabbed the woman by the neck, and pressed her against the laser. “Let us go.”

Her head was only a couple of centimeters away from the laser.

This move stunned the sixty-plus people present.

The woman’s eyes widened as she looked at Ji Mingxiao. “How did you get out?”

“I’m thin, so I got through. Do you have a problem with that?” Ji Mingxiao said without a change in her expression.

As she spoke, Ji Mingxiao ruffled the woman’s hair, letting some strands float over the laser.

The woman’s originally smooth hair instantly became messy, like a bird’s nest, and her overall appearance dropped by a lot.

The smell of burnt protein filled the air, causing many people who were also itching to rush out to give up on the idea.

The woman’s eyes widened. Although she tried to smile, she was clearly a little unhappy. There was a hint of in her eyes as she looked at Ji Mingxiao. For a woman, hair is always a very important thing.

Ji Mingxiao’s hand was clamped on the other woman’s neck. Her nails had been augmented with something, and with a little more force, they could pierce her throat.

But to be honest, Ji Mingxiao was also a little scared.

If the woman hadn’t been so confident in the cage, Ji Mingxiao wouldn’t have been able to pull it off.

“Where’s the cage’s switch?” Ji Mingxiao asked in a cold voice.

The woman didn’t say anything, just winked at Ji Mingxiao.

“Don’t flirt with me. I’m not interested in you. You’re too old,” Ji Mingxiao frowned.

The smile on the woman’s face froze: ???

“I’m only 23, missy.” This time, she was really ticked off.

“Really? I thought you were 40. Is that thick layer of powder to cover your wrinkles?” Ji Mingxiao continued. “Do you want to try the truth-teller machine? I think you’re lying.”

The men in the cage were seeing two women bicker for the first time. Her words are really harsh, every one of them is a dagger to the heart.

“Hurry up, where’s the switch?” Ji Mingxiao shook her impatiently.

“You have to stop moving to open it, otherwise it will explode, really. I have no reason to lie to you, my life is in your hands.”

Ji Mingxiao narrowed her eyes. “Then take me to the mecha hangar.”

“I can’t,” the other woman sighed.

“Why?”

“Sister, it’s no use to grab me. I’m not a senior leader,” the woman said with a look of grievance. “I just came here to take a peek at you guys.”

“Sister, please don’t make those faces. Your face and your current hairstyle don’t really suit them. They’re a bit of an eyesore.”

The woman: …

The woman rolled her eyes angrily. “You’re so young, and your words are already so venomous.”

“Didn’t you just say you were only two years older than me? How are you now saying I’m so young? So you were lying?”

The woman: …

“Don’t waste time, take me to the mecha hangar.”

Ji Mingxiao’s fingers tightened slightly. Although her expression was still cold, she had actually looked away.

Blood flowed down the woman’s neck. Ji Mingxiao felt the warm liquid and couldn’t help but tremble, wanting to throw the woman away.

The woman, however, laughed. “First time killing someone? Why are you shaking, little girl?”

Ji Mingxiao twitched her lips and dragged her forward. “Yeah, do you have a problem with that?”

It didn’t matter if she was a person of authority or not. The fact that she came here alone already said something. Ji Mingxiao wasn’t stupid.

And the woman didn’t show any panic after being caught, which clearly showed she had seen her fair share of things.

“Darling, just a reminder, your every move is being watched,” System A reminded.

“Oh,” Ji Mingxiao knew she was being watched. With a place this big, how could there not be surveillance cameras?

The ship began to shake violently again, probably because the space jump was about to end.

Ji Mingxiao looked down at the woman. “You’re not scared at all?”

“Why should I be scared? To be the first person to die by your hand, to become your nightmare, doesn’t sound too bad, does it?” The other woman curled her lips.

Ji Mingxiao: …

What was wrong with this woman?

“Your face has already become my nightmare.”

The woman: ???

By the time the two of them stumbled to the door of the mecha hangar, many people were already waiting there.

“Boss!” The man in the lead couldn’t wait to shout. “Are you alright!”

Ji Mingxiao looked down at the woman.

The woman: …

“Didn’t you say you weren’t some kind of leader? Is your name ‘Boss’?” Ji Mingxiao laughed.

The woman: My cover’s blown in an instant.

“Tsk, let the people out,” Ji Mingxiao said, holding the woman’s neck with one hand and gesturing at her face with the other. “She’s old, but still a beautiful face.”

“I told you, if you let them out in advance, the cage will explode,” the woman said helplessly. “This has nothing to do with us. The other group of people wants the mechas. We’re just the middlemen.”

“Oh, but you still have to let us go,” Ji Mingxiao said expressionlessly.

The woman didn’t say anything.

“If we let you go, what about us?” The man who called her ‘Boss’ frowned.

“Does that have anything to do with me? You don’t care about our lives, so why should I consider yours? That’s rich,” Ji Mingxiao twitched her lips. “There’s no point in us standing here at a stalemate. You might as well give in early.”

“We’re almost there,” the man said.

“Oh.”

“You have no chance of winning,” the man continued.

“Really?” Ji Mingxiao smiled. “From the time we’ve been at a standstill, it’s clear you care about your boss, so you haven’t done anything. With this leverage, I can do whatever I want.”

“You can just let us go and then say that I took your boss hostage. If you’re willing, you can also tell me who wants our mechas.”

“Aren’t you asking for too much?” The man frowned.

“Based on your reaction, I don’t think so,” Ji Mingxiao said with a smile.

The spaceship was slowly descending.

Ten minutes later, it landed on the ground.

Ji Mingxiao maintained the same posture the whole time.

“Have you made up your mind?”

“I’ll go let them out,” the other man said, his face dark and his teeth gritted.

The others were brought out and looked at Ji Mingxiao with surprise. They clearly didn’t expect the negotiation to actually succeed.

Was this woman really a key person?

“There are 23 mechas for 63 of you,” the man said.

“We can carry a few,” Ji Mingxiao said calmly.

“Little girl, even if I let you go, you won’t survive here,” the woman smiled again. “Do you know where this is?”

“Who knows? But as long as we get out, there’s always a way,” Ji Mingxiao twitched her lips. “Open the mecha hangar. Xu Wen, contact the school and see if you can reach them.”

“Don’t bother, you can’t. We can’t contact the outside from here. Of course, you can’t even connect to our internal network,” the woman said nonchalantly.

Ji Mingxiao narrowed her eyes. Mechas couldn’t perform a space jump, and it would take forever to fly back. So, the only option was…

“You can pilot a spaceship, can’t you?” Ji Mingxiao looked at her hostage.

The woman: ???

“So, here’s what we’ll do. They’ll get off, and you’ll fly us back.”

The woman: ???

“Little girl, are you dreaming?” The woman frowned.

“Then let’s die together. I don’t think it’ll be a loss,” Ji Mingxiao smiled. “Sister, I don’t know if you’re 23, but it’s not easy to get to this position. It would be a shame to die like this. Don’t worry, once you get us there, we’ll definitely let you come back.”

“Also, don’t worry. Although I was a little hesitant to do it just now, and to be honest, I’ve been psyching myself up, if it comes down to it, I think I can give it a try,” Ji Mingxiao shook her head. “Anyway, after I kill you, I’ll probably die immediately, so I shouldn’t have nightmares.”

System A: This is crazy.

According to the normal plot, there should have been a long process here where the female protagonist would rise up and meet more friends.

Is this it?

Just as System A was about to speak, the spaceship’s hatch opened. Ji Mingxiao could tell from the expressions on their faces that it had been forcibly opened from the outside.

Who knows what company’s spaceship this was, it was so crappy.

There were many people at the door, and four mechas, all pointed at them in the cabin.

“Oh, are these your partners? Looks like they’re ready to kill you along with us,” Ji Mingxiao said.

The man who had talked the most just now had the ugliest expression on his face.

“I just contacted them and said the boss was being held hostage.”

“Tsk,” Ji Mingxiao twitched her lips.

“Xu Shu! What do you mean?” The woman, Shao Yu, yelled, her face looking terrible. “We brought you the people and the mechas, what else do you want?”

“Shao Yu, you’ve been taken hostage. The next step is for you to let them go?” Xu Shu raised his hand. “So you might as well all go in peace together.”

System A was a little excited.

“Do you still want to get direct control of the mechas?” Ji Mingxiao yelled. “So, shouldn’t you separate us from them?”

Both Shao Yu and Xu Shu looked at Ji Mingxiao.

Shao Yu gritted her teeth. “You’re really something.”

“It’s just negotiating,” Ji Mingxiao looked at Xu Shu and then lowered her voice. “Release the mechas.”

Ji Mingxiao let go of Shao Yu and went back to her own group, putting a distance between them. “Some mechas will explode if you try to take them apart without a password. Are you sure you want to do that? Although you can have robots do it, it’s still a loss. They’ll just blow up.”

Xu Shu narrowed his eyes and looked at Ji Mingxiao. “Then what do you suggest?”

“I actually think…” Ji Mingxiao said with emotion.

The mechas flew out, and Ji Mingxiao and the others got into them at the fastest possible speed. This was part of their regular training. The others had already received Ji Mingxiao’s signal.

The change happened in an instant.

Ji Mingxiao raised her heavy cannon and pointed it at Xu Shu. “This way, the negotiation goes better.”

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