This villain, please exercise some restraint.

Although he did not trust Shi Si, he would not hesitate to seize any opportunity with even a one in ten thousand chance.

He wanted to see the victim, the unfortunate person.

The moment An Xu touched that cold hand, he felt himself suddenly become lightheaded, and he subconsciously turned around to look.

He saw his body still in the position of reaching out, while his eyes were fixed straight ahead, motionless.

This is……

The icy feeling was so real that An Xu turned around and looked at the white-haired boy, "Are you not human?"

"I have never said that I am a human being."

The white-haired boy smiled slightly.

Seeing that his soul and body seemed to have separated in some way, An Xu felt a sense of understandable panic.

When people encounter things beyond their comprehension, the first thing they often show is panic after surprise.

Things seem to be spiraling out of control.

In an instant, the thought flashed through An Xu's mind—perhaps this was another kind of murder planned by the game company.

He even began to regret it, regretting that he couldn't resist the temptation and curiosity to touch that cold, inhuman hand.

Game companies can even manipulate players at will without regard for their feelings in games, so perhaps they also have technology beyond his comprehension in reality.

He should have thought of it long ago, should have been wary of it long ago, should have realized it long ago. It seems that he has been fooled by Shi Si once again.

Thinking of this, a deep sense of powerlessness welled up in An Xu's heart.

Are you lying to me again?

He looked at the smiling boy in front of him, "Actually, you wanted to kill me, just like in the beginning, just like in the beginning, when you were an NPC, when you were in Temperance."

"Ok?"

His response was met with obvious confusion on the face of the boy in front of him.

Why would I kill you? I have no reason to kill you.

He responded with restraint and honesty.

"You must be wondering why I contacted you, right? It's actually very simple. I don't know why you are so favored by my brother, 'The World,' so I wanted to understand what kind of person you are."

"Of course, you said we had some interaction in the past. If you could tell me about those times, I'd be happy to listen as a story."

An Xu turned her head away, clearly not wanting to bring up the past.

For him, those memories, overall, were not pleasant.

"Then close your eyes."

Moderation clearly understood his meaning and did not continue the topic.

An Xu glanced at the white-haired boy, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke, "So, if you still intend to harm me this time, do I have no room to resist now?"

These words seemed ridiculously funny to Moderation, and he did chuckle softly. He wondered if this so-called "protagonist" should also have his head checked at a mental hospital.

Otherwise, how could someone have such severe paranoia?

"Let me reiterate, I mean no harm, if you still can't let your guard down around me—"

The white-haired boy stretched out his hand and pointed behind An Xu.

"Then just go back into your body."

An Xu turned around, looked at his own body, and then looked at the white-haired boy in front of him.

"So, should I now call you Shi Si, Jie Zhi, or something else?"

These words made Moderation think for a couple of seconds.

Call me temperance.

Ultimately, he gave this answer.

An Xu nodded. "When you were Shi Si, you were indeed hard to guard against. But when you were Jie Zhi, at least in our interactions, although you were quite insidious, because we didn't have much verbal communication, I would think you were someone who openly displayed your malice."

"I hope you won't deceive me again in future actions. I'm easily fooled, both before and now... and perhaps still will. If you want anything from me, or if you need me to do something, just tell me directly. Maybe some things can be resolved through simple communication, instead of—"

An Xu slowly closed his eyes and let out a long sigh, "Instead of me treating you as a friend and you still plotting to betray me."

“There are some things that if you tell me, I might not refuse. On the contrary, I might even make concessions and let you gain more.”

"So, from now on, at least for a while, let's be more honest with each other, okay?"

An Xu looked into those dark eyes, and for a moment he felt that there seemed to be many complex things hidden behind that blackness, but the next moment he felt that it was just pure black without emotion or mechanism.

Perhaps the person in front of him didn't fully understand his meaning, or perhaps they did, but An Xu saw that Jiezhi nodded very seriously.

After receiving a positive answer, An Xu felt a little relieved and closed her eyes.

He could hear the wind whistling in his ears, but strangely, he didn't seem to feel the wind blowing on his cheeks. The only sensation he felt was the coldness of the palms of his hands.

That kind of coldness was unlike the temperature a human should have.

For a fleeting moment, An Xu even reasonably suspected that Restraint might be something that had been dead for many years and had come back to life.

This guess doesn't sound reasonable, but—

When An Xu slowly opened his eyes and saw the four large characters "Bo'ai Hospital" in front of him, he felt that this person, Jiezhi, could no longer be measured by materialistic thinking.

Because what's happening now could probably only happen in a game world.

But this is the real world.

"Bo'ai Hospital..."

An Xu looked up at the four words and murmured to himself.

People would occasionally walk through their bodies, and those who passed by seemed completely unaware of their existence.

“We are now in a state of being a ghost. In this state, people in the real world cannot see us, but we can see them, and we can also see the ghosts around us.”

"The process here seems quite complicated. To avoid unnecessary trouble, this format might be much more convenient."

Noticing An Xu's confusion, Jie Zhi explained matter-of-factly.

An Xu was speechless for a moment, but it was undeniable that this form made it easier to move around.

During his six-month recovery, An Xu paid special attention to this young man who, like him, had become known to the public because of this game. Although he had never met him, six months of research had made him quite familiar with the victim's name.

Luo Xun.

A victim who initially went insane due to an experience in a game, and whose condition reportedly worsened during treatment at Bo-Ai Hospital, eventually becoming a complete vegetative state.

The victim had been staying in single room number four on the fourth floor of the hospital, and all the costs of maintaining his vital signs were fully covered by the game company.

Thinking of this, An Xu couldn't help but clench his fist. For the past six months, he had wanted to see this victim, but now that he was actually here, his feelings became somewhat complicated.