The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 49

Ji Mingxiao glanced at her. “Then who else did you want to go to?”

When Xi Ruan got out of Ji Mingxiao’s mecha, the onlookers were stunned.

“I picked her up on the road,” Ji Mingxiao said, looking at Xi Ruan. “She’s my personal doctor. Let her explain the details herself.”

Xi Ruan felt uncomfortable being stared at so intensely, so she recounted what had happened to her. Of course, she was vague about how she escaped.

“So that place is a restricted zone?”

“Is there any immediate danger?”

“If you don’t resist, there’s no danger. But if you do, it’s death. Several people have already died. There’s no room for negotiation,” Xi Ruan said, frowning.

“So how exactly did you get out?”

The question came back to this point.

Xi Ruan’s mind raced. “Because my family has an ancestral item that allows for instant teleportation. It only works three times… that was the last time. I didn’t want to use it, but seeing the situation there, I still ran out.”

Ji Mingxiao almost laughed at this excuse.

Yet, Xi Ruan continued to speak nonsense with a straight face. “It’s a shame it only works for one person. Otherwise, I would have brought everyone else out.”

“Ancestral items like that exist? That’s beyond current technology.”

“She did appear beside me suddenly,” Ji Mingxiao said, pulling out her personal communicator. “If you don’t believe me, you can check the surveillance inside my mecha. She gave me a huge scare.”

Naturally, the part where Xi Ruan was dealing with the others had been conveniently deleted. Everyone could only see Xi Ruan’s sudden appearance and Ji Mingxiao’s shocked expression.

The crowd erupted instantly.

“It can do that?”

“Why didn’t you just go back to the Alliance?”

“Holy cow, what kind of black technology is that?”

“I wanted to, but who would I go to? Most importantly, I didn’t know where I was. How would I find you if I went back? I’d be free, but what about you all?” Xi Ruan said, looking helpless. “I figured you all weren’t far from us, so I just came here.”

The first sentence was full of team spirit, which subtly increased everyone’s favor toward her.

Ji Mingxiao tapped the table. “As long as we’re sure she’s not a threat, that’s enough. You should start drawing a rough map of what you remember. You’ll forget it soon.”

Xi Ruan: “…”

“I don’t think my memory is that bad.”

Despite her protest, Xi Ruan took Ji Mingxiao’s communicator and began making a map.

“I’m not exactly sure how big it is because our range of movement was limited,” Xi Ruan said, thinking. She then pulled out an ankle bracelet. “This was tied to my leg. It has a tracker, and if you go out of range, it releases an electric shock.”

The crowd fell silent again, looking at the ankle bracelet that had been forcibly torn off.

Xi Ruan cleared her throat. “I’m a bit strong.”

Ji Mingxiao patted Xi Ruan’s shoulder. “Then be gentle. Don’t break my communicator. You can’t buy these here.”

Xi Ruan tilted her head to look at her. “I really want to pick you up and throw you out right now.”

Because Xi Ruan didn’t have many details, it only took her about half an hour to write down everything she knew.

Ji Mingxiao stared at the name “Xiao Cheng” and opened the three-person group chat she had with Xu Shu and the others. The group name was “Send a message, don’t come looking for me.”

[Lin Yuan: Do you know Xiao Cheng?]

A minute later, Shao Yu replied.

[Shao Yu: ???]

[Shao Yu: How do you know that person?]

[Lin Yuan: A friend who escaped from the restricted zone told me the leader there is named Xiao Cheng.]

This time, Xu Shu was also drawn out.

[Xu Shu: That’s impossible, Xiao Cheng is dead. I killed him.]

[Lin Yuan: So who is this person?]

[Xu Shu: He was our former boss. Shao Yu, three others, and I were all Xiao Cheng’s subordinates. Because of some things Xiao Cheng did that were hard to accept, the five of us rebelled. After that, the people who had gathered with Xiao Cheng dispersed and followed us.]

[Shao Yu: Xiao Cheng’s influence here was huge back then. He was number one; basically, no one dared to mess with him.]

[Lin Yuan: Then who is this Xiao Cheng, if he’s dead?]

Xi Ruan leaned over and glanced at the chat log. “That Xiao Cheng wants us to resurrect a person who’s been dead for about five or six years.”

[Lin Yuan: How many years has Xiao Cheng been dead?]

[Shao Yu: Five or six years.]

Ji Mingxiao tapped the table, a bold theory forming in her mind.

[Lin Yuan: I’ll ask my friend to describe what Xiao Cheng looks like.]

“I can draw him,” Xi Ruan said, grabbing a piece of paper.

[Lin Yuan: Wait a moment, my friend said she can draw him.]

[Xu Shu: …]

“When did you learn to draw?” Ji Mingxiao asked, standing next to Xi Ruan.

Xi Ruan was fast, and soon, the rough outline of the person appeared.

“Holy cow, that’s amazing.”

The man on the paper had a gentle smile, but he looked wicked no matter how you saw it.

Ji Mingxiao took a photo, and Xi Ruan began to draw the second man.

[Xu Shu: That’s not Xiao Cheng. That’s Xiao Ye, Xiao Cheng’s sworn brother, who’s always by his side.]

“Xiao Ye?” Xi Ruan leaned over for a look, then took another piece of paper. “Then this person must be Xiao Cheng.”

Ji Mingxiao took another photo.

[Shao Yu: Yes, this is Xiao Cheng. He looks kind and gentle.]

[Lin Yuan: So Xiao Cheng is indeed dead, but Xiao Ye wants to resurrect him.]

[Shao Yu: ???]

[Xu Shu: ???]

[Xu Shu: I’ll contact the others.]

Xiao Ye watched the surveillance footage of Xi Ruan’s disappearance dozens of times, but he still couldn’t figure out how she vanished. Judging by the expressions of the others, they clearly didn’t know either.

“Boss, I know this woman.”

A person carrying a tray of tea entered and looked at the screen, their eyes filled with hatred.

“Oh? Who is she?”

“She’s the Lin family’s private doctor, usually by Lin Yuan’s side.”

Xiao Ye stared at the person for a few seconds and smiled. “Xue Qingran, do you remember what you said when I brought you here?”

“You said you’d tell me secrets about the Lin family, but so far, you’ve only provided this insignificant piece of information,” Xiao Ye said, his eyes narrowing slightly. “Are you toying with me?”

Xue Qingran’s face turned pale, and she took a step back.

“I can tell you about Lin Yuan’s mecha,” Xue Qingran said, pursing her lips. “She told me about it.”

“Go back and write it down for me. The complete details, as much as possible, and don’t make any mistakes.”

Xue Qingran frowned slightly. “But I’ve been in prison for so many years. What if her mecha has changed?”

“It won’t have major changes. Go and write it down.”

Xue Qingran walked out, her lips tightly pressed together. She touched the scar on her face. Her face wasn’t breathtakingly beautiful, but it was certainly not ugly. Ever since she got this scar, she heard countless people pointing and whispering about it.

If it weren’t for Ji Mingxiao, she wouldn’t be like this.

It was all because of Ji Mingxiao.

Hatred seeped out of her eyes.

Ji Mingxiao, who was talking to Xi Ruan, shivered.

“Cold?” Xi Ruan looked at the scorching sun outside, then at Ji Mingxiao.

“Hot,” Ji Mingxiao said, frowning. “I just have a bad feeling. Speaking of which… Xue Qingran has been missing for a long time.”

The only person who could make her feel this uneasy was probably Xue Qingran.

Xi Ruan frowned. “Isn’t she in prison?”

“When she got out, I heard that Xue Qingran and her group were transferred to the front line for forced labor,” Ji Mingxiao said, feeling annoyed. “I hope nothing goes wrong.”

Xi Ruan looked at Ji Mingxiao and quietly covered her mouth.

The two looked at each other.

Ji Mingxiao: “…”

As someone who had one of her predictions come true, Ji Mingxiao arranged for people to stand guard that night.

At 3 a.m., the alarm blared throughout Ji Mingxiao’s district.

However, the alarm was quickly drowned out by the sound of explosions.

The people there were well-trained and slept lightly. Everyone quickly got into their mechas that had been arranged beforehand.

Each mecha fit three people. Although it was crowded, it didn’t affect their performance. Some mechas were even designed with extra space for people.

Ji Mingxiao’s mecha had Xi Ruan with her.

Xi Ruan was huddled in a corner.

She listened to Ji Mingxiao communicating with the others.

“What’s happening?”

“I don’t know,” Shao Yu’s voice was irritable. “We were sleeping peacefully, and suddenly a few bombs came down. My base is in ruins.”

“What do the enemy mechas look like?” Ji Mingxiao asked, squinting as she saw the mechas appear in front of them. “Don’t bother telling me, I see them.”

They were still the mechas of the Aiyi nation. She glanced over and counted around fifty mechas.

Ji Mingxiao immediately raised her cannon.

They had already come with bombs, so there was no point in negotiating.

Xi Ruan looked at Ji Mingxiao’s actions, wanting to say something, but she quietly shut her mouth.

The enemy also clearly had no intention of negotiating. Every attack was aimed at completely destroying the mechas.

Ji Mingxiao quickly found herself entangled with several people.

“Isn’t this a little strange?” Xi Ruan stared at them.

“Yeah, they seem to be very familiar with my mecha,” Ji Mingxiao said calmly.

“Then what should we do?”

“They’re familiar with my mecha, but not with me,” Ji Mingxiao said with a smirk. “My gut feeling tells me Xue Qingran is with these people.”

Her plasma blade directly sliced off the arm of the mecha in front of her.

Xue Qingran, standing beside Xiao Ye, watched with wide eyes.

It was the same feeling as when she stood by the surveillance screen in that underground market back then. The feeling of losing control.

“She’s gotten a lot stronger,” Xue Qingran said, “even more powerful than she was in the underground market.”

Why could she improve so quickly?

Was it the Lin family’s genes?

Born into a good family, with talent. Why weren’t those things hers?

“The difference is huge from what you told me. She looks no different from those battle-hardened soldiers on the front line,” Xiao Ye said, stroking his chin, the smile on his face deepening. “You know what the most interesting part is?”

Xiao Ye didn’t wait for Xue Qingran to answer and continued speaking.

“Her method of combat is completely different from your previous description.”

Xue Qingran’s face grew even paler. “But she was like that before. I don’t know what happened after I left. I really did tell you everything I knew.”

“Oh,” Xiao Ye replied indifferently, then looked back at the screen.

Of the five mechas that had been surrounding Ji Mingxiao, only one remained.

Xiao Ye narrowed his eyes.

She was even more powerful than he had imagined.

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