Soul Patch

Chapter 157 Time Capsule

"I, I don't know..."

Xue Xiaowan seemed to have nowhere to retreat after being cornered by Wen Jie, and a cunning glint suddenly flashed in her eyes.

Wenjie's heart sank; it seemed he couldn't push him any further.

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone a living person.

He wasn't afraid of pushing Xue Xiaowan too far and causing her to fight him, but rather he was afraid that Xue Xiaowan would waste resources.

Who knows what Xue Xiaowan's true identity is? She might just be a burly man.

Therefore, as a system patch carrier, it may have previously received system rewards or items.

If we rashly treat Wenjie as the murderer on the spot or as a patch carrier to kill his accomplices, and then release system items or something similar to him, wouldn't that be a waste?

It's like when a formidable enemy is at hand, your own people are still fighting amongst themselves, stabbing each other in the back and shooting at each other, needlessly wasting precious ammunition resources... Isn't that just utter idiocy?

For these patch carriers that perform tasks online, the resources rewarded by the system or the items obtained through lotteries are things they use to save their lives during scenario rehearsals.

"I don't know either, but it wasn't me."

Wenjie's expression softened a bit, and he pulled Xue Xiaowan to sit on the sofa again:

"Since I identified the assistant as having a problem with just one question, the murderer who killed the assistant must have done the same."

Similarly, now that I've discovered your problem, tell me, are you still safe once you leave this meeting room?

Now that things have been said to this extent, Wenjie thinks even the most foolish person should understand by now.

The fact that Xue Xiaowan was able to seize the identity of "Li Shiman's assistant" when performing system tasks shows that she is not stupid; she just had some concerns like Wenjie.

Compared to her, Wenjie felt that the little assistant thought that just because she had the title of general manager's assistant, she could do whatever she wanted and move freely in Huahai.

It's not that she's far from the target of the mission, Li Shiman; not only is she out of reach, but because she's with the general manager, there are all sorts of complicated tasks that she can't handle.

Her secret was discovered, and her identity as the patch carrier was identified, which led to her death.

Xue Xiaowan took a deep breath and looked intently into Wenjie's eyes, as if seeking answers from them.

After a long while, she slowly exhaled, closed her eyes, and said quickly:

"Mr. Wen, since you've figured out who my assistant and I are, I won't hide it from you anymore. I am Patch Carrier No. 3."

This morning, I formed an alliance with my assistant. We planned to divide the work: she would secretly search for the murderer, while I, whose identity allowed me to follow Li Shiman at any time, would be responsible for protecting her.

But before an hour had even passed, the assistant was killed.

As Xue Xiaowan spoke, her eyes reddened again, indicating that she was still deeply saddened by her assistant's death.

Of course, Wenjie believed the more important reason was that after the assistant's death, she was worried that her identity had been exposed.

When the murderer killed the assistant, he must have interrogated her about which accomplices she had found. So, did the assistant betray him?

Even if the assistant held her back and didn't betray her.

The alliance between the two became hers alone, instantly doubling the difficulty of her mission.

This incident also made her afraid to easily reveal her identity. So when Wenjie said those words at the door of Li Shiman's office, she actually guessed that it was in the direction of the system mission, but she didn't reveal it to protect herself.

Wenjie was very pleased to hear this. He discovered that after the butterfly rope buckle issue was corrected, apart from the memory loss, he had made great improvements in many aspects without even realizing it.

And these qualities would naturally surface in certain situations, making him feel that he was no longer that poor loser, but the genuine young master of the Wen family.

"Death is death. If you die in the system, what happens in reality..."

Wenjie only got halfway through his sentence. He wasn't entirely sure about his theory, but he didn't want to appear naive or like he was new to online missions in front of Xue Xiaowan.

He observed Xue Xiaowan's reaction to his words, and saw a hint of surprise flash in her eyes. She quickly leaned forward and asked, "What, Mr. Wen, do you have any way to bring Patch Carrier Four back to life in the real world?"

"Besides! I've been through this once before, and I managed to survive using a prop."

Wenjie spoke casually, but to Xue Xiaowan, it sounded like she was about to kneel down in worship. She exclaimed repeatedly, "Boss, Boss, do you need a leg accessory? By the way, is Mr. Wen doing this to conceal his identity?"

"Um"

Wenjie didn't want her to know too much, as it wouldn't help with the mission. The most important task for the two of them now was to find the murderer.

"What items do you have left? The system just notified us that someone used an item, was that you?" Wenjie steered the conversation back to the mission.

"It wasn't me. I've only participated in two online missions, and each time... I was just a bystander." Xue Xiaowan said, pouting and making a cute face.

"So after two missions, I only got one item—a time capsule, which can turn back time by one minute at the time of release. I don't plan to use it unless absolutely necessary."

Wenjie secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Xue Xiaowan's words:

This means that if the murderer is never found, they can witness Li Shiman being killed and then use this prop to go back one minute from the time Li Shiman was killed.

When it comes to stopping a murder, once the killer is found, a minute is enough.

So he patted Xue Xiaowan on the shoulder and said softly, "Contact me immediately if anything happens. Keep that prop safe, as our Plan B as a last resort, understand?"

Xue Xiaowan was indeed easily swayed by this. When Wenjie spoke to her so gently, she choked back tears and threw herself into his arms.

"President Wen, I feel like this mission is not easy. It seems different from my last two missions."

Upon hearing this, Wenjie paused slightly, then, as if realizing something, immediately asked:

"Was there ever a patch carrier that died before?"

As they spoke, Wenjie put his arm around Xue Xiaowan's shoulder, pulling her away from his embrace.

This serves two purposes: first, it makes the two seem less ambiguous; second, it helps Xue Xiaowan remain rational. Once someone has a reliable embrace, they become too lazy to analyze and think rationally.

Xue Xiaowan, sensing the situation, stood up straight and nodded frantically at Wenjie:

"In the previous two missions, the system rewarded patch carriers that contributed to completing the mission, while those that did not contribute received no reward. There was no infighting among patch carriers as before."

So, when I saw that the system had been forcibly terminated with a patch, I was wondering why the patch carrier would be forcibly terminated.

But after overhearing my colleagues' comments, I learned that the assistant... sigh!

“You’ll encounter all sorts of situations, so be prepared. I think this is just the beginning.”

Wenjie ruffled Xue Xiaowan's hair again, took a few tissues from the tissue box on the coffee table and handed them to her so she could wipe her tears and snot.

Just then, Wenjie's phone rang, and the sudden noise in the quiet meeting room startled Xue Xiaowan.

"It's nothing!" Wenjie said, taking out his phone, pointing to the screen, and saying to Xue Xiaowan:

“My phone just rang. It’s my dad calling. I’ll answer it first. When you get back, keep an eye on anyone who gets close to Li Shiman. Also, keep a close eye on that lawyer Zhang.”

After saying that, he pressed the answer button and held the phone to his ear: "Hello, Mr. Wen, it's me, Wen Jie. Oh... I'm on the 16th floor."

Bonus chapter 3 for the Alliance Leader, I forgot to write the title~

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