The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 52

“It seems Miss Lin has a lot of confidence in me.”

“So I hope you won’t disappoint me. I’ve already memorized the defensive layout. I will write it down for you after all my classmates have safely boarded the Alliance’s spaceship,” Ji Mingxiao said.

Xiao Ye tapped on the table, seemingly deep in thought.

“For your sake, I’ve already found the fastest way to get the defensive layout. For you, the faster, the better, right?” Ji Mingxiao continued.

“How do I know if the layout is real?”

“I guarantee it with the reputation of the Lin family,” Ji Mingxiao looked at Xiao Ye. “However, I’m not sure if they’ll change it afterward.”

Xiao Ye fell silent again and glanced at Ji Mingxiao.

“Alright, you guys come to the forbidden zone tonight. I’ll let you contact the Alliance.” Xiao Ye finally tapped the table one last time, clenched his hand into a fist, and withdrew it.

“Okay.” Ji Mingxiao curled her lips. “See you then.”

“When you reach the edge of the forbidden zone, I’ll have someone come to pick you up.”

Ji Mingxiao hung up the phone.

The room remained quiet, and some people hadn’t fully processed what happened.

“It’s over just like that?”

“Are we really going to the forbidden zone? Should we leave some people here, in case something happens, they can react accordingly?”

“I still think it’s too simple and something’s wrong.”

…

“If we go to the forbidden zone, the people here will get the news immediately, and then you’ll become their hostages. That’ll be another trouble,” Ji Mingxiao interrupted their discussion. “We all go together.”

Ji Mingxiao made the final decision.

In the middle of the night, Ji Mingxiao and the others quietly left.

Although Shao Yu said they hadn’t deployed defenses around them, there were definitely still people monitoring them.

After they left, Shao Yu’s side received the news.

Ji Mingxiao and her group sped all the way.

Xi Ruan, sitting in her mecha, was almost going crazy. If she hadn’t eaten so little that night, she would have thrown up.

When they were about to arrive, Ji Mingxiao contacted Xiao Ye, and the group entered the forbidden zone without any obstruction.

Shao Yu and his people were still a step too late and cursed around the forbidden zone.

“I knew they weren’t good people.”

“That woman, the one named Lin Yuan! You can tell she’s full of tricks!”

Shao Yu’s face was the most unpleasant, and he didn’t dare to mention his contact with Ji Mingxiao.

“Let’s go back. They probably won’t come out,” someone shouted. “Let them fight amongst themselves.”

When Ji Mingxiao’s mecha landed, she immediately saw Xiao Ye standing in the center of the plaza. She jumped out of her mecha. Xi Ruan followed behind her.

“Miss Lin, we finally meet.”

“That’s what you said last time. You should change it,” Ji Mingxiao glanced at the people around Xiao Ye. Each of them was carrying a weapon. “I want to see my classmates.”

“Of course you can.” Xiao Ye raised an eyebrow and led the way in a certain direction. Ji Mingxiao followed.

The others followed behind Ji Mingxiao, on high alert, their nerves tense.

Ji Mingxiao was very calm, as if she were strolling through her own backyard.

“We’ll stay here and watch the mechas,” someone wanted to stay behind.

“If they wanted to make a move, they would’ve already. There’s no need,” Ji Mingxiao curled her lips. “After all, the mechas can be controlled to self-destruct from a distance.”

After Ji Mingxiao spoke, she looked at Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye didn’t say anything, just smiled.

When Ji Mingxiao walked into the large building, many people were already asleep, but some were still awake.

As soon as the lights turned on, many were startled awake, clearly having had a rough time recently.

Someone recognized Ji Mingxiao and stared at her with wide eyes. No one spoke; it was very quiet.

Ji Mingxiao narrowed her eyes. It had only been about half a month, but she could barely recognize most of her classmates; they had changed too much.

“There are a total of 1,983 people here. Before we reached an agreement, 27 people died. After that, we didn’t kill anyone, just gave a small warning,” Xiao Ye said. “The bodies are still here, but some have already rotted. You know it’s very hot here, so they don’t last long.”

Some people had already clenched their fists.

“Okay, I want to contact the Alliance.” Ji Mingxiao turned her head and looked at Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye took a pistol from his pocket, wiped it with a cloth, and pointed it at Ji Mingxiao: “You get the stuff out first, and everything will be fine.”

Ji Mingxiao smiled: “Didn’t Mr. Xiao notice that Xi Ruan is gone again, that little girl who mysteriously disappeared?”

Xiao Ye was stunned for a moment, glanced around, and indeed found that the person who had been next to Ji Mingxiao was gone.

“I had her randomly place thirty of my mecha’s spare bombs in this building,” Ji Mingxiao’s lips curled up slightly. “If you don’t let us leave, then let’s all die together. Thirty spare bombs and about twenty mecha self-destructions should be enough.”

Ji Mingxiao’s voice was not loud, but in the empty space, the echo was significant.

No one refuted her. Although Xiao Ye had said earlier that his ability could only be used three times, no one came forward to expose her bluff at that moment.

“Do you really think I’d just come here like this?” Ji Mingxiao clicked her tongue. “I want to contact the Alliance.”

“By this time, she should have finished placing them.”

Xiao Ye’s face darkened.

Ji Mingxiao glanced at her personal terminal. She was gambling. In reality, Xi Ruan hadn’t gone to place any bombs but had bought a teleportation card and gone directly back to her mecha. Only Ji Mingxiao could operate the mecha to get here.

“I know you probably aren’t afraid of death, but since you used the name Xiao Cheng, you probably care a lot about that person, right? Being utterly annihilated, that’s too tragic. I specifically had her place one next to Xiao Cheng’s remains. Don’t worry, the power will definitely be sufficient.”

Xiao Ye’s eyes widened as he stared at Ji Mingxiao, clutching the gun tightly, his veins bulging one by one.

The situation was at a stalemate.

“What’s the point? Let us go back. You can still do whatever you want, even if you just capture those people to be your laborers. You have a grudge against them anyway,” Ji Mingxiao said earnestly. “We don’t have a grudge against you.”

Xiao Ye sneered: “No grudge? If it weren’t for your Alliance interfering in our affairs, my brother wouldn’t have died at all!”

“I don’t know what exactly happened, but judging from this matter, you’re truly a coward.” Ji Mingxiao sneered, her chin slightly raised, showing obvious disdain. “You don’t dare to declare war on the Alliance head-on, so you can only ambush inexperienced students from behind.”

Ji Mingxiao raised her hands and began to clap. After three claps, she stopped and looked around, looking puzzled: “Clap. Why aren’t you clapping?”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then applause began to ring out.

“From what little I’ve heard about Xiao Cheng, he was probably an impressive person. If he knew his brother was like this, would he be so angry that he’d come back to life?”

Ji Mingxiao paused after saying this. “Oh, so you did this on purpose? And you even used the name Xiao Cheng, afraid that you wouldn’t be able to anger him back to life?”

Xiao Ye’s face was extremely ugly. He stared intently at Ji Mingxiao, then let out a scoff: “Miss Lin’s mouth will be torn apart one day.”

“Then you better work on it? Let me go back. I’ll be waiting for you on the battlefield to tear me apart,” Ji Mingxiao said, enunciating each word, her eyebrows slightly raised.

Xiao Ye looked behind him: “Let’s go. I’ll take you to the office.”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The others also wanted to follow Ji Mingxiao but were stopped.

“Only she can come,” Xiao Ye said.

“It’s fine,” Ji Mingxiao waved her hand.

The others couldn’t follow, so they could only watch the two of them leave.

This place was indeed very large, and Ji Mingxiao observed her surroundings.

“I’m still curious, how did Miss Lin get the thing? It shouldn’t have been easy to get.”

“The skills to save one’s life probably shouldn’t be told to just anyone.”

The path here was very winding, but Ji Mingxiao was able to remember most of it.

When they reached the office, there was another person inside.

Xue Qingran.

The other party’s hands and feet were cuffed, and she was lying on the ground in a humiliating position.

When they came in, the other party was still squirming.

The two made eye contact. Xue Qingran’s face was very unpleasant. If she weren’t tied up now, she would probably rush over and fight Ji Mingxiao to the death.

Ji Mingxiao was very calm. She didn’t have any special feelings for Xue Qingran anyway; this life was already ruined.

She just raised an eyebrow and looked at Xiao Ye: “Thank you very much.”

“I didn’t expect you to be so fast. I hadn’t even figured out what to do with her, and you’re already here. You can take her with you later. She’s just a waste of food here,” Xiao Ye said while opening his personal terminal. “We have our own base station here, which can contact various places.”

By this point, Xiao Ye no longer made things difficult for Ji Mingxiao. When Ji Mingxiao contacted the school, the principal jumped up from his chair and then let out a sigh of relief.

Ever since the students went missing, the teachers at the school hadn’t had a good rest, especially the principal.

After all, with so many students, although the Alliance had been suppressing the news, it wouldn’t be able to for much longer. The students’ parents were already starting to get suspicious.

Ji Mingxiao sent over her location.

“Are you all okay?”

“Most of the people are fine… 27 have died. The bodies are preserved, but some aren’t in good condition,” Ji Mingxiao pursed her lips, her voice a little low. “Bring more people to pick us up. This place is very dangerous.”

Xiao Ye looked at Ji Mingxiao and raised an eyebrow: “It seems Miss Lin still doesn’t trust me much.”

“You were just pointing a gun at me. How can I still trust you?” Ji Mingxiao said casually, her expression a little wronged.

However, neither of them was a good person.

The principal’s expression changed slightly. He looked at the coordinates Ji Mingxiao sent and seemed to realize something, his face looking a bit unpleasant.

“I will contact people as soon as possible to bring you back,” the principal said.

“Okay.” Ji Mingxiao nodded. The name of the place could already explain a lot. Judging from the principal’s expression, this place did indeed have a history with the Alliance. “I might not be contactable later, but don’t worry, Principal.”

After hanging up the call, Ji Mingxiao looked at Xiao Ye: “What exactly is the problem between you and the Alliance?”

Xiao Ye narrowed his eyes: “What a great Alliance, telling students every day how benevolent and generous they are, yet all the dirty deeds are hidden so well.”

“This planet was originally called Cloud Star. It was a… very beautiful planet.” Xiao Ye walked to the window and looked outside. “It had a lot of green plants and lakes. The climate was suitable, and the resources were abundant. However, because it was stateless, it was a bit chaotic. It was always in a state of mutual checks and balances, but overall, life was pretty good.”

“Then, the Alliance came and told us to submit to them. They said a lot of things, tsk, all flowery words.”

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