The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 51

After they hung up the video call, the others exchanged glances, still hesitant.

“Do we really have to cooperate with him? What if he’s deceiving us?”

Ji Mingxiao looked at the person. “Do you have any other way to protect our classmates? If we don’t cooperate with them and Xiao Ye loses, he’ll probably kill everyone.”

“The strength of both sides is obvious. Xiao Ye’s side clearly has a greater chance of winning.”

“They killed our people and now we have to help them…” another person chimed in, clearly unhappy.

“A green hill is a good place for firewood,” Ji Mingxiao said, a little irritated. “We’re not helping them, we’re saving people. This is a condition of the deal.”

“We can’t die. I still suspect that the country of Aiyi and Xiao Ye have some sort of deal that is detrimental to the Alliance. The best outcome is for us to leave safely and pass the message on to the Alliance,” Ji Mingxiao said, looking at that person.

Ji Mingxiao was getting a bit tired of explaining.

She didn’t want to explain anymore, so she packed her things and returned to her mech.

Xi Ruan also followed her out.

“Most people don’t want to do this.”

“Who does?” Ji Mingxiao yawned and pulled out the map she had drawn earlier.

Xi Ruan looked at Ji Mingxiao, a little worried. “What if someone goes and tells Xu Shu?”

“Who knows? What else can we do? We have so few people, and they have hostages. We can do whatever we want after we get back, can’t we?” Ji Mingxiao said, looking wronged. She leaned against Xi Ruan. “Let me lean on you for a bit.”

Xi Ruan had originally intended to push Ji Mingxiao away, but then she remembered how tired she had been lately and silently held back.

Seeing that Xi Ruan hadn’t pushed her away, Ji Mingxiao took it a step further and lay down in Xi Ruan’s arms.

She was doing it on purpose, of course.

She just wanted to see if Xi Ruan would soften up, and she was still the same Xi Ruan from before.

“Why doesn’t anyone understand me?” Ji Mingxiao hugged Xi Ruan.

Xi Ruan: …

Xi Ruan hadn’t wanted to say anything, but this person actually started rubbing against her.

“Ji Mingxiao.”

“Call me Xiaoxiao.”

Xi Ruan took a deep breath. “Are you taking advantage of me?”

“I’m not.” Ji Mingxiao frowned and put on an innocent face. “How can you suspect me like that? I just got suspected by someone else. I just wanted a warm hug.”

Xi Ruan: …

Xi Ruan stared at Ji Mingxiao, and for some reason, the more she looked, the more it seemed like an act.

Finally, she couldn’t help but thump Ji Mingxiao’s back a couple of times. “Get up.”

Ji Mingxiao looked a bit helpless and pained. “You’ve changed.”

“You’re not that fragile,” Xi Ruan rolled her eyes. “You’re just taking advantage of me.”

Ji Mingxiao held onto Xi Ruan’s arm. “How is this taking advantage? You’re the only real person I know in this world. It’s normal for me to feel close to you, just like if something happened to you, your first instinct would still be to come to me.”

“You trust me a lot.”

“I just couldn’t think of anyone else. I don’t…” Xi Ruan looked at Ji Mingxiao’s face and gave it a hard pinch. “Your skin seems to be as thick as a normal person’s.”

Ji Mingxiao gave Xi Ruan a meaningful look. “If you want to touch me, just say so. Don’t make excuses.”

Xi Ruan: ???

“Who wants to touch you! Let go of me!” Xi Ruan patted Ji Mingxiao’s arm twice. “Let go!”

Ji Mingxiao didn’t let go and hugged her even tighter. “Don’t fuss. I want to sleep for a bit. I don’t know when I’ll be able to get a good night’s sleep again.”

Xi Ruan’s hand paused.

Ji Mingxiao yawned. “I’m so tired.”

She looked at Ji Mingxiao’s profile and finally slowly let her hand down. “Fine, I’ll let you hug me for a little while.”

“Okay, I knew our Ruanruan was the best.”

“Who’s ‘our’?”

Ji Mingxiao didn’t say anything and quickly fell asleep.

She really was exhausted lately. Although this was just a game, it required so much mental effort.

The team was divided, their strength was insufficient, and they were surrounded by enemies.

It was incredibly difficult.

Xi Ruan looked at Ji Mingxiao’s face. Who would have thought that the “Lin Yan” who seemed so capable on the surface would be like this in private?

Although this face was unfamiliar, she could still see the real Ji Mingxiao beneath the facade.

Xi Ruan yawned and quickly fell asleep leaning against Ji Mingxiao.

When they woke up again, it was already dark outside.

Ji Mingxiao stepped out of her mech, and everyone looked at her differently. Some understood, and some didn’t.

She didn’t care. The decision had been made and couldn’t be changed.

“I still don’t think this is a good idea,” a few people stood in front of Ji Mingxiao.

Ji Mingxiao was expressionless. “Then tell me what we should do instead?”

The other person faltered.

“We can think of other ways.”

“So, you think,” Ji Mingxiao rubbed her temples. “If you’re not happy with my idea, then you come up with a better one.”

She had been in a leadership position since she was a child, and rarely had anyone come out to contradict her.

This kind of opposition made her a little displeased. It was okay to object, but they had to come up with a better idea. If they couldn’t, then why didn’t they just keep quiet?

Ji Mingxiao pulled the corners of her mouth up. “Don’t tell me some of you actually think Shao Yu and Xu Shu are our allies?”

She scanned their faces, and judging by their expressions, it seemed that was the case.

“How naive,” Ji Mingxiao said, a little speechless. She noticed that the ones who talked the most were the students.

The soldiers, on the other hand, were quiet. Since they had tacitly agreed to let her lead, they had said very little, only occasionally offering suggestions.

They could understand this situation.

“We’re here now, and I’m the one leading. Since that’s the case, I hope you’ll listen to my commands.”

“Are you going to be responsible if something goes wrong?”

Ji Mingxiao looked at the other person. “Oh, if you don’t have a good idea, then shut up.”

She wasn’t in the mood to eat dinner, so she just found something to fill her stomach.

She took out her optical computer and saw that Xiao Ye had sent her a map. It wasn’t much different from the one they had explored on their own, but a few places were specially marked.

Ji Mingxiao narrowed her eyes.

“What do you need us to do?”

Ji Mingxiao didn’t answer the question, she just made a decision.

“Once the mission starts, if anyone commits an act of betrayal, I will restrict their personal freedom. Please be aware. If the decision I’ve made is wrong, then we’ll wait for punishment from our superiors after we return. If you go to the enemy, you’re just sending our whole team to their deaths.”

“We are a team. Be clear about that. Severe acts of betrayal will make you my enemy.”

After saying this, Ji Mingxiao contacted Shao Yu. This time she didn’t have anyone standing behind her.

Shao Yu took a while to answer the video call.

“What’s up?”

“I’d like to know if this area we’re in is part of your defensive perimeter. If it is, we won’t set up night watch,” Ji Mingxiao asked.

Shao Yu was stunned for a moment. “You trust us that much?”

“I don’t trust you, but I don’t have a choice. We’re short on people and need to rest well. We can’t rotate like you guys,” Ji Mingxiao said, frowning.

Shao Yu was silent for a few seconds. “I’ll go check the defensive map.”

Ji Mingxiao tapped her fingers on the table. She had another optical computer in her hand.

She had actually wanted to use a cheat, but since she didn’t have enough balance, she had to settle for a system that provided knowledge for hacking optical computers. This knowledge was permanent and wasn’t tailored to every world.

However, hacking the other party’s optical computer was still difficult for the current Ji Mingxiao. Having theoretical knowledge didn’t mean she could put it into practice.

She was preparing to hack their surveillance system to take pictures of the defensive map.

A number of people watched Ji Mingxiao work on the other optical computer.

Five minutes later, Shao Yu returned, and a few pictures appeared on the optical computer in Ji Mingxiao’s hand.

They were pictures of the defensive map Shao Yu was holding, taken from various angles.

The onlookers: ???

“You’re not in our defensive range. Be careful yourself. We don’t have as many people as you think.” Shao Yu pursed his lips and looked at Ji Mingxiao. “It’s better if we contact each other less. Also, be careful… some people already want to make a move on you.”

“You should know that custom mechs are very tempting,” Shao Yu said before hanging up the video.

Ji Mingxiao looked around. “So, do you still think we’re allies with them? Wake up. Do you really think this is a children’s game?”

A few people exchanged glances and stopped talking. Ji Mingxiao didn’t press them.

She exported the photos she had just taken. A few images.

“You have this kind of skill?” Xi Ruan leaned in.

Ji Mingxiao lowered her voice. “Just learned it.”

Xi Ruan: …

Ji Mingxiao drew a complete map based on the pictures.

She didn’t save it on the computer; it was all hand-drawn. She also completely deleted the pictures she had taken earlier.

“That fast? It’s done?”

The people who had thought they would have to infiltrate the enemy camp exchanged bewildered looks.

During their conversation, when they heard Ji Mingxiao say, “Wait for me to get the thing,” they thought she was being arrogant. They never expected that she really didn’t plan on including the word “us.”

“What if she hadn’t taken it out for us to see?”

“Then I would have had to hack her optical computer directly, but that’s easy to detect and too risky,” Ji Mingxiao shook her head. “Luckily, the heavens are on my side.”

Ji Mingxiao looked at the defensive map carefully, then burned it.

“What are you doing!”

“It’s only safe inside my head,” Ji Mingxiao said, looking at the person who screamed. “If we have this on us, and they capture us, they’ll find it with a search. Hiding it somewhere else isn’t safe either.”

After saying that, Ji Mingxiao directly contacted Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye was a little surprised. “Something wrong?”

“I’ve got the thing.”

“That fast?”

“I have special abilities,” Ji Mingxiao said, smiling. “Otherwise, why do you think I would have agreed to this so easily?”

Xiao Ye hadn’t really wanted to believe in the “special ability,” but not long ago, someone had instantly disappeared on his territory.

“Come and pick us up and take us to your side. Then I will contact the Alliance, and once our people from the Alliance arrive, I’ll give you the thing,” Ji Mingxiao said, looking at him.

“How do I know you’re telling the truth?” Xiao Ye tapped on the table. “And aren’t your demands getting a bit excessive?”

“This defensive map is worth it. People should have integrity. Who knows if we’ll meet again in the future?” Ji Mingxiao’s smile was gentle. “I don’t need to create another enemy for myself. The reason I’m willing to cooperate with you is that I believe you can win in this fight between the two sides.”

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