Love, death, and false man

Chapter 68, Section 66: Wasting Time
2030 years.

10/14—10:21
Binhai City, southern suburbs.

Raindrops, strung together like thin threads, rolled over the branches and leaves of the dense forest, and shattered on the asphalt road.

The roads in the countryside were shrouded in a faint mist.

Because Fang Yan's mental state was very strange, he was in a state of adolescent excitement, so Xia Bing, who wanted to slack off, couldn't, and had to drive instead.

Take Fang Yan to Xia Bing's secret base, a fishing cabin by a small lake. This location is important given the long-term cooperation.

If you are being monitored, you can meet at this location and deal with the monitors together.

It is also an excellent place to dump bodies; some fake human figures have already sunk into the lake.

The overcast sky was occasionally rumbled with muffled thunder.

"In order to weave a mysterious crown, the power of the universe must be gathered..."

Fang Yan suddenly said.

[Merit Points: 17200/10000]

In theory, Fang Yan was already eligible for promotion to sergeant, but the Salvation Army had no precedent for promoting someone from private to sergeant within two months, so they simply instructed Fang Yan to continue acting as a private.

With the upcoming war becoming increasingly intense, Lieutenant Sylvia is busy coordinating other operations and is temporarily unable to summon Fang Yan to sign the sergeant agreement.

Unexpectedly, the charlatan we killed that day was worth 1 merit points—a super big catch! But it was all thanks to Ye Yutang's help.

"Is he having a fit of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)?"

Xia Bing, sweating and with a bean-like face, was it really okay to read such an awkward thing out in such a serious manner?
To avoid worrying Xia Bing, Fang Yan did not tell her that he had blown up the monastery with an oil tanker and that he had killed Andy with the stranger he met at the bar.

Upon closer reflection, this move was indeed very unwise. A guy like Xiao Long is dead, so what? There's no need to do this. What was I thinking?

However, I also learned something from him.

Is a life lived in fear not a life at all...?

"I've just been having more strange dreams lately."

Fang Yan was somewhat dazed.

According to Qiao Kexin, Dr. Qiao, as long as you find the singularity and do something that can change history, you can be drawn into the singularity and travel to the future or experience something even more incredible.

Ok……

Hard to understand.

Is it possible that I am already in the future? A multi-layered, nested vector time direction loop is constantly repeating.

It's hard for the human brain to imagine what's going on.

"You seem a bit off. Did something good happen to you?"

Xia Bing turned on the windshield wipers, looking somewhat listless, completely different from when he first met Fang Yan. He seemed a bit too relaxed, which wasn't a good sign.

"of course not."

Fang Yan typed rapidly on his phone, chatting on Weibo with someone whose ID was Sconfitta. The profile picture was a pixelated kitten—pretending to be cute, huh? Interesting.

This person is naturally Ye Yutang.

We haven't seen each other for the past few days. It seems that the time at the dessert shop made her feel very awkward. The things we talked about weren't very meaningful. Most of the time, she kept asking about the specifics of the Ultimate Level 1 ability user, and then she kept emphasizing that the reason her pants ripped open that day was because she was scratched by iron spikes, leaving a small gash on her thigh.

She emphasized it five or six times, which left Fang Yan speechless; she seemed to care about this very much.

Fang Yan had a strange feeling: was this guy interested in him? Why was he contacting him so frequently?

But he wasn't sure; they were in an extremely delicate, even less than ambiguous, semi-ambiguous state—maybe less than half, a quarter? One-eighth?

"Are you in love?"

Xia Bing's smile had a hint of mischief. Strictly speaking, this was puppy love, but she quickly accepted it, thinking it was for the best.

Given that the Salvation Army considers living to 30 a centenarian, and Fang Yan can fulfill his dream and then die, there's no need for me to push my limits. To be honest, this kind of young man is quite pitiful. Pushing his physical limits is one thing, but if Fang Yan has a partner and doesn't leave any lasting trauma, it's a win-win situation.

"No."

Fang Yan shook his head. Classes will resume tomorrow. Ye Yutang said that Fang Yan would wait for him outside the school after school at noon to talk about some things.

"Don't you attend classes?" "Yuanyue Academy doesn't require a high attendance rate for graduation, and besides, I'm a genius girl with special privileges."

You can discuss anything you want to talk about here.

I think it would be better to talk in person.

【why? 】

[As I mentioned at the bar, I don't know why, but you seem very reliable, and just looking at you makes me feel relaxed.]

Fang Yan sat up abruptly, his pupils dilating in shock.

This is a confession, isn't it?! This is definitely a confession! How should I respond?
"Girl, this is a huge problem! What should I say?!"

Fang Yan asked Xia Bing for help, completely at a loss for what to do. He almost had a brain fart and sent her a message asking if she liked him, but that would be too impulsive.

"I'm driving, read me what it says."

Xia Bing estimated that it would probably take another ten minutes or so to reach their destination.

Fang Yan read the contents of the text message aloud.

"Hmm? That's weird. She's manipulating you. You have to retaliate immediately."

"Counterattack?"

"That's right. Otherwise, even if you establish a relationship, you won't be able to get to base in a short time. She'll just treat you as a tool. Only by countering her and getting under her control can you get to base in a week."

"Great! You're a master at picking up girls! Teach me how to do it!"

“Just reply… A handsome, sunny, and humorous guy like me is reliable to most people, and everyone feels relaxed when they see me.”

"Huh? No way! That sounds really annoying..."

"You're still too young. Historical records show that if you don't feel a spark at first sight, there's a very high probability that you'll never feel a spark in your life. That probability is 99.9%. If she has that kind of mentality, you can't make it quick. You have to find the person you feel a spark with at lightning speed."

"Well...that makes a lot of sense. You've easily thought of things I wouldn't have considered."

Fang Yan felt he couldn't miss this opportunity. He was completely smitten with this woman. He didn't know what kind of woman she was, but Xia Bing was absolutely right.

After editing the text, I sent it with a feeling of trepidation.

After a long wait—ten seconds, twenty seconds, half a minute—there was still no reply.

"What did she say?"

"No...no reply!"

"That's hopeless. If she doesn't reply instantly, she's obviously a gold digger. Move on to the next one at lightning speed. You've been living the high life lately with your military pay, haven't you? This girl saw through it. She's just using you as a tool. I can introduce you to a beauty who's into male high school and can get through to the top in a day, not even a week."

"Sis! Really? I'm so touched..."

Just as Fang Yan was about to ask Xia Bing to introduce him to someone,

On the other side, Ji Wei was trembling with anger, undoubtedly because of those sluts who posted harassing messages in the comment section of the urban legend website.

Ye Yutang finally replied to the message.

[It's different. My feelings are definitely different from others. It's like staring at an hourglass that can turn itself upside down, except that I can watch it pointlessly waste time.]

But Ji Wei sent it and then immediately withdrew it less than two seconds later. What's with that... like some annoying, pretentious "literary girl".

Whatever you say, I'll come find you tomorrow at noon.

Ji Wei resent it.

But Fang Yan had already seen it and was momentarily stunned, only replying with two words: "Okay."

Until more than ten minutes later.

Xia Bing had already driven the car to the wooden cabin by the lake, which was used to store fishing gear and night fishing beds. She shook his eyes with her hand, but the guy was still daydreaming.

"What are you thinking about? We're here now. From now on, do as I say. In case of emergency, we can meet here. It's a secret location known only to the two of us. If we need to deal with a big fish, we can also dispose of the body here to avoid causing a social impact. Go fishing for a while. We can't have come all this way for nothing. All the fishing gear is in the house. Hey, are you even listening to me?"

Fang Yan stood there stunned for a long time, his eyes unfocused.

"If only things weren't like this..."

(End of this chapter)