Global Collapse

Chapter 91 The villain dies because he talks too much
"But this good fortune didn't last long... It seems a misunderstanding has arisen between the upper and lower classes in this city."

"The lower classes at the coal mine, instigated by treacherous individuals, and believing something unbelievable, actually kidnapped Sean..."

"By the way, you don't know who Sean is, do you? This is Mining City, a famous coal mining city, and Sean is the factory manager of the Mining City Coal Mine Base. The coal mine base is located northeast of the hospital. If you are interested, you can go and take a look over there."

Golden Tiger's eyes gleamed.

Gu Mian put her hands in her pockets: "No, I've already been there."

Jin Hu hesitated for a moment upon hearing this: "You came from the coal mining base? Then you should have seen the mine over there, right?"

Gu Mian nodded: "I saw it."

"So...did you go in?"

"Go in."

Jin Hu was speechless: "They went in?" He clearly didn't quite believe it.

Immediately, Gu Mian produced a convincing piece of evidence: "I met a little boy inside who was distressed because he had lost his face, and he asked me for help..."

Jin Hu watched as Gu Mian pulled something out of his pocket: "I found it for him, it's this, you should recognize it."

As Gu Mian spoke, she unfolded the crumpled face of the blanket in her hand, and Jin Hu's expression immediately turned terrified.

He swallowed hard a few times before stammering, "You, how did you..."

But before he could finish the sentence, he stopped himself as if he had just realized something: "This is the factory manager Sean I was talking about."

"Oh," Gu Mian nodded, then tucked her face back into her pocket. "Go on."

Jin Hu paused for a moment, seemingly organizing his thoughts, before continuing after a few seconds: "The lower classes kidnapped Sean and were instigated to attack our hospital. At that time, the higher-ups dispatched the security forces to protect our hospital, but that wasn't enough. We specifically installed smart locks at the hospital gates..."

That lock is now unusable.

“A fierce conflict broke out between the miners and us. Some people died, including the plant manager, Sean. The riot was eventually quelled, and I thought that was the end, but I didn’t realize it was just the beginning.”

"After the riot ended, all sorts of strange things happened in the city. We understood that it might be the vengeful spirits of the dead. At that time, a large number of residents evacuated from the mining town, and I was supposed to be among those evacuated."

"But I wanted to find out why the miners suddenly rioted, so I was delayed for a while..."

"You know I'm also a lower-class person, and my dream is to save this unequal and ignorant world."

"I understand the hardships of their lives. I know the character of my compatriots well. They are simple, hardworking, and they will find joy even in hardship. They are not the kind of people who would easily incite a riot."

"Then I made a discovery, but the city mutated too quickly; in just a few days, monsters were rampant, and they couldn't be eliminated."

"The higher-ups decided to completely seal off the city. I don't know what methods they used, but it's like a barrier has been erected around the city, preventing any creature inside, including monsters and even living people, from getting out."

“There are still living residents in this city. We are all trapped inside, and the outcome is predictable.”

A look of melancholy appeared on Jin Hu's face as he said this.

"So you're all dead?" Gu Mian only spoke the essential points, without caring at all about the feelings of the person in front of her.

"Yes," Jin Hu nodded, "My soul lingers in the mining town, investigating the truth behind the workers' riot back then, and it turns out my efforts were truly effective."

As he spoke, he looked toward the end of the corridor.

"I found a clue to the person who instigated the workers' riot back then. It's in that warehouse at the end of the corridor. There might be clues to him in that warehouse, or he might be hiding there."

"Perhaps the instigator isn't human at all, but some kind of evil spirit, but I can't be sure because I can't get close to that place... That's what I need you to do."

"Could you check the situation in the warehouse for me?"

The moon outside the window was very hazy. Gu Mian glanced at the moon and thought that the story Jin Hu told seemed to be quite different from what he had investigated.

Without raising any objections, he readily agreed, "Okay." Jin Hu seemed relieved upon hearing this.

But before he could even catch his breath, he was hoisted up tightly again.

Because at that moment, Gu Mian was grabbing one of his arms and forcibly pulling him towards the door.

He panicked slightly: "What are you doing!"

"I don't think you're very reliable, so it's best if we do things together. If you cheat me, I'll feel a little better if I take you down with me before I die."

"Wait! Wait!" Jin Hu shouted.

Ghosts in horror movies and novels often seem to have superpowers.

They can appear inexplicably anywhere—under the bed, in the blankets, in the holes of the toilet; they seem to be omnipotent.

But the ghost that Gu Mian was holding onto didn't seem to have any superpowers.

He was not even as strong as an average person, yet Gu Miansheng dragged him all the way to the end of the corridor.

Jin Hu struggled while staring at the approaching warehouse door: "You'll definitely regret this!"

Gu Mian glanced at him: "It seems like you're the one who's regretting it now."

Without hesitation, Gu Mian kicked the warehouse door in front of her.

It turned out that almost all the doors in the hospital were in disrepair, and the warehouse door, though sturdy, was actually quite vulnerable.

Gu Mian kicked the door a few times, and it was kicked open with a "bang".

As the door was kicked open, Gu Mian's vision suddenly went black; he felt as if he had gone blind again.

Without a doubt, the hospital's electrical circuit was faulty. At this moment, all the lights in the corridor went out, but another light shone into my eyes.

He looked up and saw that the light was coming from the warehouse.

There was no instigator here who provoked the miners, nor any clues about the instigator; there was only a pure white, life-sized human-shaped statue.

At this moment, the statue was emitting a white light.

The walls around the warehouse were covered with corpses.

It's more accurate to say they were nailed on rather than covered, but Gu Mian didn't see any nails used to hold the corpses, so she could tentatively assume they were nailed on.

Gushing blood spread from the corpse, flowing onto the ground, staining the entire warehouse floor red.

“These are all sacrifices,” came Jin Hu’s voice from beside him. “Of course, you are too. In other words, the entire forbidden zone is a sacrifice.”

Gu Mian noticed that Jin Hu next to her had undergone some changes.

He turned his head and saw only a person without skin, like a muscular human model in a laboratory.

The part that was no longer recognizable as a mouth opened and closed: "So you've always thought I was a liar, but there's one thing I haven't lied to you about: this city is indeed sealed off by a mysterious force, and that force comes from here, from what's in front of you."

"But this thing can't create any barrier out of thin air. It needs sacrifices, which is why the forbidden zone is constantly being replenished with lower-class people under the guise of variety shows. We need sacrifices to maintain this thing's activity..."

Gu Mian stared at the blood-soaked figure beside her.

He knew of a theory called "villains die from talking too much," and now it seemed he was about to witness that statement for himself.

“I know you think I talk too much. For years I’ve lived with a bunch of monsters who don’t understand me at all. Life here is incredibly boring. I’ve endured it all these years, until today. Actually, I could have endured it a little longer…”

Upon hearing this, Gu Mian had a premonition that "this instance seems to be nearing its end."

The author doesn't seem suited to writing this type of story; I'll never write it again. (Exhausted)
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